"Changing into school uniforms because it supposedly fit the Koshien theme? That's way too ridiculous." Tugging at his clothes, Heiji Hattori curled his lip, but still answered the PD's call and walked out.
Being a student was hardly a bonus for a detective. He had always been the type who disliked wearing school uniforms, not to mention that his high school had strict rules about them and did not allow casual alterations.
"Since it's Koshien, we should have a little youthful energy, shouldn't we?" Saguru Hakuba smiled with narrowed eyes as he stood by the dressing room door. "Don't we look pretty good dressed like this?"
"...Why didn't you change?" Heiji Hattori looked at Saguru Hakuba, who was still wearing a suit and striped shirt, his brow twitching. "You make it sound so convincing."
"Ah, because I didn't attend high school in Japan. The school I studied abroad at had no particular uniform requirements, and I usually wore casual clothes to school." Saguru Hakuba spread his hands. "If you don't believe me, you can look up interviews and crime scene photos from when I was overseas. I've always dressed this way."
"But you've already transferred back. Doesn't your school have uniforms?" Heiji Hattori's thick brows twitched nonstop now as he argued more stubbornly. "Isn't Ekoda High School's uniform pretty similar to mine?"
"Oh? You've been paying close attention to what I'm doing, Hattori." Saguru Hakuba flashed a toothy grin. "I only officially enrolled recently. I haven't received my uniform yet, so naturally I have nothing to wear."
Heiji Hattori really wanted to turn around, pull out his spare uniform, and say, Then you wear mine. But seeing Saguru Hakuba's expression, he barely managed to restrain himself.
Maybe it was because this guy felt like some stitched-together hybrid of Shinichi Kudo