"Professor Agasa's weird inventions actually have times when they sell..."
Not yet understanding what Ai Haibara meant, Conan assumed Professor Agasa had sold something strange like rainbow bombs again and sighed sentimentally.
Professor Agasa was undoubtedly a gifted genius in many respects.
Whether it was his tranquilizer watch, multifunction glasses, or power-enhancing suspenders, all of them fully demonstrated Professor Agasa's abilities in materials science and emerging technologies.
Though they had always been close, perhaps because of his limited understanding of Professor Agasa, along with hearing his parents mention that Professor Agasa made custom props for magicians, Shinichi Kudo had always thought of him as that eccentric old neighbor who tinkered with personal hobbies and called it scientific research...
Sure enough, the thought processes of geniuses were always somewhat different from those of normal researchers. Naturally, the road to making money and becoming famous was especially difficult.
"Something useless to some people might be a life-saving treasure to others. How did that saying go again?" Ai Haibara recalled Tang Ze's tone and imitated it. "Trash is just a resource put in the wrong place, right?"
Feeling like she was subtly calling Professor Agasa's inventions little pieces of trash, Conan found the familiar sarcasm strangely familiar. "..."
The children, whose attention had already been drawn away by the food, did not notice the two whispering. The three of them were completely immersed in blissful happiness.
"So much delicious food!"
"And we can pick whatever we want!"
"There are fish cakes, and so much meat and dessert..."
The three children quickly figured out where to get their trays without being taught. They did not wait for the others trailing behind them; after choosing seats, they dashed off like unleashed animals.
Watching their carefree backs, Conan's expression could not help but relax.
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