"Good." Gin bared a sinister smile. "Keep watch around the perimeter. Don't make any rash moves. I'm heading over now."
Meanwhile.
Kudo Yusaku was about to hold a book signing and couldn't stay in Japan much longer.
Professor Agasa drove him to the airport.
Afterward, Professor Agasa drove his little Beetle back home.
He flicked on the light switch, only to suddenly spot a figure on the sofa. He jumped in fright.
"Ai?" After a moment, he recognized the person on the sofa. Professor Agasa patted his chest and let out a breath. "Why didn't you turn on the lights?"
Haibara Ai came back to herself, stood up, picked up the coffee cup from the table, and drifted back toward her room like a ghost.
Professor Agasa: "..."
Ever since returning from the launch event for that Holographic Game, "Cocoon," a few days ago, Ai had been listless... This wouldn't do. How could such a young girl spend all day acting so gloomy?
Professor Agasa scratched the back of his head in distress. Then he suddenly remembered something, and his eyes lit up.
—Although Haibara Ai looked very composed, Professor Agasa remembered that she was actually quite fashionable. She liked all sorts of shiny, novel things. And just now...
Professor Agasa hurried forward and blocked Haibara Ai's path.
Then, under her puzzled gaze, he reached into the pocket of his oversized coat and rummaged around before quickly pulling out an Invitation Letter with gilded edges. "Ta-da—"
Haibara Ai tilted her head in confusion. "...Hm?"
"An invitation to the opening ceremony of Nishitama City's Twin Towers! They're opening next week—these are currently the tallest twin towers in Japan, facing Mount Fuji. They say the view is so spectacular, it feels like looking down upon the whole world!"
Professor Agasa