Tangze: Being Oblivious Feels Great

"So that's how it is. So Professor Moriya noticed you at an exhibition and specifically invited you to this tea party... That's amazing."

As soon as they drew near, Sonoko Suzuki's somewhat deliberate voice reached their ears, making Conan shudder.

There was actually nothing wrong with what she said, and her phrasing was perfectly polite. The problem was Sonoko Suzuki's voice. It was just...

Simply put, it was so affected it was terrifying.

"I don't have any exceptional talent. Professor Moriya had a disagreement with someone, and I merely spoke up for him a few times." The boy facing away from them had a magnetic voice. He gave a slight shake of his head at Sonoko Suzuki's flattery. "It hardly counts as appreciation. What Mr. Moriya valued wasn't my work."

Sonoko Suzuki's eyes remained fixed on his face, her spring-breeze smile unchanged. "Being able to join Professor Moriya's conversation already proves that you're a highly skilled painter, doesn't it? Don't be overly modest, Kitagawa—"

"No, it was merely a fortunate coincidence. At the time, Professor Moriya was..."

"What were you talking about, Yusuke?" Moriyama Teiji had originally been holding a cup of tea and looking for a few potential clients to chat with. He took one long step to the pair's side, slung an arm around the boy's shoulders, and directly stopped him from continuing. "You must be Miss Sonoko Suzuki from the Suzuki Conglomerate. A pleasure to meet you. Your visit today truly honors this humble home."

He knew it. There had to be something wrong with the wiring in this handsome, seemingly steady young man's brain!

He had definitely not given Yusuke Kitagawa that invitation so he could come here and expose his dirty laundry. More accurately, it had been meant to shut him up.

Yet this young