Conan: I won’t clean up my innocence after joining the organization

Ai Tanihara of a certain world line.

[Note: This world line has nothing to do with the main plot]

'today……'

'It's a special day...'

A voice came out faintly, and the sound echoed in the room, with a bit of sinister laughter.

The transparent body floated in the middle, and Ai Tanihara's smile became more and more sinister.

In the dim candlelight, two children sat around a table.

At this time, the young Matsuda Jinpei looked at the cake in front of him with a helpless face.

He also had a bandaged wound on his forehead.

The wound was caused by a fight yesterday afternoon.

Those guys were always talking nonsense, and he just couldn't help it.

Kenji Hagiwara on the side put a birthday hat on Matsuda Jinpei's head. In order not to give Matsuda Jinpei a chance to refuse, he also urged him at this time.

"Hurry up, Jinpei-chan, it's time to make a wish."

"I know...I know." Matsuda Jinpei responded awkwardly.

His face was illuminated by the candlelight.

Soon, he closed his eyes.

Think back to what those noisy guys said.

There was a bit of annoyance between his eyebrows, and a wish emerged in his heart.

Hope I can make one more friend this year.

A friend who won't look down on me.

After reciting it silently several times, he opened his eyes.

Hagiwara Kenji watched him blow out the candle.

It was also at this time that the small salute that had been prepared long ago was fired.

"Jinpei-chan, happy birthday!"

"Happy birthday!" Tanihara Ai's faint voice came out.

Even though no one could hear her, she spoke anyway.

At the moment when Kenji Hagihara's salute sounded, she spoke excitedly again.

"Happy tenth birthday, oh yeah~"

The sudden sound in his ears startled Matsuda Jinpei. He stood up and quickly turned on the light in the room.

However, looking around, there was no one else in the room except him and the Hagiwara guy.

Looking at Hagiwara Kenji again, he didn't react at all, as if he was the only one who heard the voice.

"Jinpei-chan, what are you looking for?" Hagiwara Kenji looked around, and suddenly thought of Matsuda Jinpei's old father who was already drunk and sleeping on the sofa, and he felt a little depressed.

Maybe Jinpei-chan is thinking about his parents.

"nothing."

Matsuda Jinpei shook his head and sat back on the stool.

No matter how hard I listened, I couldn't hear that voice anymore.

Sure enough, it must be his illusion.

He thought so.

After sharing the cake Hagiwara Kenji brought, although he doesn't eat much sweets, Matsuda Jinpei still ate a lot today.

As he ate, he sobbed a few times, and as if he was afraid that his tears would cause too much shame, he quickly took a few breaths.

He secretly glanced at his little tame, and Hagiwara Kenji seemed not to hear, as he was eating the cake by himself.

There are many idiots who always spread rumors regardless of the truth.

Too many to count.

However, even so, Hagiwara Kenji still stood by him and stayed with him whether he went to or from school.

"Hagi." He suddenly put down the fork in his hand.

"What's wrong? Jinpei-chan." Hagiwara Kenji looked up and saw the serious expression on Matsuda Jinpei's face.

"We want to be good brothers for life." Matsuda Jinpei said.

"Okay." Hagihara Kenji agreed.

Two teenagers who still have a sense of justice imitated the actions of the characters on TV.

Fist bump.

The two laughed again, filling the room with laughter.

By the time Hagiwara Kenji left, it was already past ten o'clock, and Matsuda Jinpei, who was already sleepy, also finished cleaning up and turned out the lights.

He lay on the bed and slowly closed his eyes.

But also at this time.

The somewhat ethereal female voice appeared again.

Ai Tanihara squatted beside Matsuda Jinpei's bed and spoke softly.

"Good night, Matsuda-kun."