The afternoon sun shines on this beach with almost no shade, causing the temperature of this beach to rise even higher.
The bustling crowds here, as well as the various beautiful girls in swimsuits coming and going, also add a touch of hot atmosphere to this beach——
"Huh...it's so hot!"
Under such a temperature, Conan, wearing a swimsuit, was staying in the shallow sea area by the beach, relying on the sea water to cool down, but he still couldn't stand the high temperature.
Of course, rather than the weather, perhaps the scene in front of him was what made him more agitated——
"Kacha——"
"Yuanzi! Where are you taking pictures?"
As the shutter of the camera rang, Xiaolan, who had just stretched out her hand to straighten her swimming trunks, couldn't help but blush immediately. She turned and looked behind her at Suzuki Sonoko, who was wearing a leopard print swimsuit. She was a bit squeamish and angry.
road.
"It's the scene when you pull down your swimming trunks! It's such an exciting moment!"
Facing the questioning from her best friend, Yuanzi smiled lightly and said while holding the digital camera that captured the scene just now.
"What are you going to do with that photo?"
Blushing with embarrassment, Xiaolan couldn't help asking Yuanzi.
"Do you even need to ask?"
But regarding this, Yuanzi said indifferently:
"Of course you will show it to your Shinichi after he comes back! I think... he will be very happy!"
Covering her mouth and laughing softly, Yuanzi said to Xiaolan as if teasing her.
"Idiot! Shinichi is not someone who will be happy when he sees that!"
Hearing this, Xiaolan said with a helpless smile.
Then, Xiaolan stretched out her hands, turned around shyly, and asked Conan behind her:
"Right? Conan thinks so too, right?"
"Ah? Oh...um..."
Conan, who was a little flustered and whose heartbeat was racing because he saw Xiaolan's actions just now, replied uneasily.
"Hmph! What does this kid know!"
In this regard, Sonoko sneered at Conan's answer——
"Hey! Over here, come and catch me!"
However, just when Conan was looking at Xiaolan, behind Conan, several girls playing hide and seek in the shallow sea area came to Conan and his team, laughing and joking.
Moreover, without paying attention, one of the girls accidentally knocked down Conan, who had only one head above the water, causing Conan to fall immediately and his whole body fell into the sea——
"Oops! Are you okay?"
In response, the two girls in swimsuits who were having fun noticed Conan and couldn't help but stepped forward to help Conan out of the water, and then asked with concern -
"Well... not bad..."
Looking at the beautiful girl in front of him, Conan couldn't help but said with a slightly red face.
"Conan, are you okay?"
At this time, Xiaolan and Yuanzi couldn't help wading over and asked about Conan's condition.
"I'm fine, Sister Xiaolan..."
In response, Conan said with a childlike smile.
"I'm really sorry, we..."
"Hey! You are not..."
However, just when the two girls who bumped into Conan were about to apologize to Xiaolan and Yuanzi, who looked like the guardians of Conan's child, Yuanzi looked at the two girls in front of him and suddenly said in surprise——
"Garden?"
Similarly, after seeing Yuanzi, the two girls were stunned for a moment, with expressions of surprise on their faces——
"Shiyin? Chiyo?"
At this point, Yuanzi couldn't help but call out the other party's name——
It turns out that they are Usami Chiyo and Kashiwagi Shion, members of the idol group "Kendo Girls" whom Sonoko met after a previous concert at Shiodome Arena.
"Why are you here?"
Yuanzi was greatly surprised by this and stepped forward to say hello. Then Yuanzi also called Xiaolan and chatted with them——
Therefore, as the trigger for the two characters to notice each other, Conan could not help but be temporarily forgotten by the four girls.
Faced with such a situation, Conan was not bothered at all. From a child's perspective, it was quite interesting to watch the chat of four beautiful girls in swimsuits at such a close distance——
"Hmph - you are indeed a little pervert!"
However, an indifferent yet cold and arrogant chuckle made Conan tremble all over.
After being stunned for a moment, Conan turned his head and looked towards the source of the sound. Conan saw that not far behind him, Xiao Ai, wearing a dark blue one-piece children's swimsuit, was looking at him meaningfully.
Hold yourself——
"you……"
Conan was greatly surprised when he saw this, and felt unbelievable that Xiao Ai would appear here——
"What's wrong? You can come, but I can't come?"
As if reading Conan's thoughts from his face, Xiao Ai couldn't help but asked in a cold voice.
"No...it's not..."
Somewhat helplessly, Conan unexpectedly said——
"It's just that if you come here, Mr. Akechi..."
"Well, of course he's here too."
Calmly, Xiao Ai replied.
——"Xiao Ai, let's go."
While they were talking, Kashiwagi Shion and the others who were chatting with Xiaolan Sonoko seemed to have almost finished their conversation, so they seemed to have something to do. After saying goodbye to Xiaolan and Sonoko, Kashiwagi Shion and the others said goodbye.
He said to Xiao Ai——
"okay."
Xiao Ai responded calmly, and then Xiao Ai followed Kashiwagi Shiyin and the others and walked away.
——"What, this guy..."
Regarding Xiao Ai's attitude, Conan couldn't help but roll his eyes at Xiao Ai's back, feeling very baffled.
"Hey? Isn't that Mr. Akechi's child?"
However, after seeing that the child who left with Kashiwagi Shion and the others was Xiao Ai, Xiao Lan couldn't help but feel a little surprised and asked.
"Ah, of course!"
In this regard, Yuanzi explained:
"Because they are Mr. Akechi's friends."
"Huh? Is that so?"
Xiaolan said with some surprise:
"Then Akechi-san is also in Izu now? Then why don't we go play with them? It seems that Sonoko has a pretty good relationship with them, right?"
Hearing this, Yuanzi waved his hands helplessly and sighed:
"No, no! Have you forgotten the purpose of my coming here?"
"Well, aren't you just looking for a boy as usual?"
Xiaolan is naturally clear about Yuanzi's thoughts.
In this regard, Yuanzi explained:
"That's right! And I came here specifically to adopt a civilian strategy this time!"
"What's the meaning?"
Puzzled, Xiaolan said doubtfully.
"Previous trips were either in my villa or in a high-end hotel. This would make people think that I am the kind of flower on the mountain that is unattainable! In order to allow boys to approach with confidence, I specially stayed in the old hotel this time.
In an old hotel.”
It's a bit sad, Yuanzi sighed.
"Ah, that's it..."
Xiaolan said ignorantly.
——“It’s completely meaningless!”
Conan complained helplessly in his heart.
"But, what does this have to do with you not going to see Miss Kashiwagi and the others?"
Xiaolan was even more puzzled.
"Of course it does matter!"
Mentioning this, Yuanzi seemed very excited:
"If we stand with beauties like them, boys' eyes will be attracted by them all! And..."
As he said that, Yuanzi's mood suddenly dropped——
"and?"
Tilting her head, Xiaolan made a confused sound.
"And even without them, I now have someone by my side who can attract the attention of all the boys who come to chat with me!"
Yuanzi seemed to be wailing and said in despair.
"Ah? Who is it?"
Xiaolan looked around for a moment, wondering who Yuanzi was talking about——
"It's you! Xiaolan!"
Pointing at Xiaolan who was a little confused, Yuanzi said distressedly.
"No, that's not the case..."
Xiaolan felt very confused about this.
"How not!"
In response to this, Yuanzi recounted what happened in the past two days -
"Whether it was on the train when we came here, or at the fireworks display near the hotel last night, or the eyes of the men on the beach... Xiaolan, didn't you notice it?"
As he spoke, seeing Xiaolan's troubled look, Yuanzi puffed up his mouth and sighed:
"Forget it, in order to relieve my worries, not only the one just now, but also the photo of you secretly taken in your underwear last night, I will also send it to Shinichi!"
"What!"
Hearing this, Xiaolan blushed and said in panic.
At the same time, Conan's expression also became very exciting——
For example, even if I want to stop Sonoko, I can't help but be unable to take action...
"Garden!"
Wanting to grab Yuanzi's camera, Xiaolan panicked——
"Oh, I lied to you! I didn't take the photo!"
Seeing Xiaolan's cute and sincere expression, Yuanzi suddenly burst into laughter, as if he had succeeded in joking, and said to Xiaolan.
"It turns out it was a lie..."
Conan on the side felt a little regretful about this...
——"Hey! Ladies, are you free?"
However, while Yuanzi and Xiaolan were having fun, at the beach, a handsome young man wearing a fashionable floral shirt and shorts greeted Xiaolan and the others with a confident smile...
…
"Hello? Chiyo, I think I saw the man who harassed Moroha just now, looking for Miss Sonoko?"
However, on the other side, Kashiwagi Shion and others who had not gone too far, turned around and glanced in the direction of Xiaolan and the others, Kashiwagi Shion seemed to notice something...