Ai Haibara had been prepared for Aikawa Kaze to make some outrageous demand and was agonizing over where to draw the line. When she suddenly heard that request, she froze, even wondering whether she was hearing things.
It wasn't just Ai who froze. Conan himself was stunned too.
"Y-you, you, you-you-what nonsense are you spouting?!"
"Is my request too much? I don't think it is. I didn't even ask you two to have kids."
"..."
"Sure, there are some pretty unscientific factors involved in the drug that shrank you, but she's still one of its researchers! Even if she was forced into it, doesn't she still bear some responsibility? Shouldn't she clean up her own mess?"
However Aikawa Kaze looked at it, his request wasn't excessive. He just wanted to fulfill a childhood dream. That was perfectly reasonable!
Besides... he remembered that Ai had a bit of a self-destructive streak. This would give her some pressure and motivation too!
Especially in the second stage, once Ai learned the conditions for becoming a "heroic spirit"... heh heh, wouldn't she have to turn into a hardcore grinder, working herself to the bone every day to farm reputation?
What did that idiot Aoyama know about Detective Conan? Why saddle Ai with some ambiguous love triangle? Wouldn't it be better for her to shine on her own as a brilliant goddess of science?!
At that thought, a faint trace of killing intent crept into Aikawa Kaze's eyes as he gave Conan an unsettling look.
"What? Don't tell me you're unwilling? Ran is such a wonderful girl, and she's waited for you so long without a single complaint, without even knowing what's going on. Don't tell me you actually dare fall for someone else?"
His demeanor suggested that if Conan showed even the slightest sign