6 p.m., Dorobiga Park

"Shinichi, don't you eat it?" Mao Lilan took a fried sweet, looked at Kudo Shinichi, who had just bought one for her and Conan, and asked curiously.

"I ate something before, so I'm not hungry." Kudo Shinichi just shook his head, then looked in Conan's direction. "Where else do you want to go next?"

"To be honest, it always feels a little weird," said Maolilan, with a look that was slightly bothered by something. "Honestly, it seems like you're in for a treat all the way, and I always feel like ...... It's a little too much to go. ”

"If you say it to ordinary people, it's true, but I'm me," Shinichi Kudo shrugged. "This time itself is because you have encountered such a change, so I specially invited you - if it is a normal situation, it will probably AA? But at least this time, I brought enough budget with me, so you can buy whatever you want, and you don't have to have any scruples. ”

Beside him, Conan, who was eating sweets, couldn't help but shiver, and looked at Kudo Shinichi with a look of resentment and dissatisfaction. And Kudo Shinichi didn't say anything after noticing Conan's resentment, and Kwon didn't see it.

"By the way, the one in front seems to be ...... The mascot of this paradise? Moriran suddenly looked at a large squirrel figure in front of him—a life-size doll disguised by a staff member, who seemed to be selling multiple dolls of the same style in various sizes. I want to buy one, I think I can, right? ”

"Of course you can," Kudo Shinichi said with a look of course. "You can buy it, there is no need to ask my opinion - today I am your exclusive personal bodyguard + mobile wallet."

As Kudo Shinichi and Conan could have predicted, Moriran was clearly very fond of the fluffy dolls, and chose one of them, a medium-sized stuffed squirrel that could just be held in his arms like a flannel bear, and held it on his chest and stroked it lovingly.

But instead of choosing the stuffed squirrel toy, Maolilan put down the bigger one after seeing another, smaller doll. "New One...... Why don't we buy this one? Buy this one a little smaller. ”

"Is the big one expensive?" This was Kudo Shinichi's first reaction, but when he stepped forward and looked at the price tag, he found that although the large dolls were more expensive than the smaller ones, they were far from exceeding his purchasing power, so there was no need for Maoliran to refrain from doing anything in this regard. "It's not that expensive, why don't you buy this large squirrel?"

"Hmm...... It's not mainly about the price, it's about ......" Moriran took the little squirrel doll, looked at it for a while, and then handed it to Kudo Shinichi, who was already holding the big squirrel doll. "Shinichi, you take this, I'll see what it looks like."

"I'm holding such a small doll?" Kudo Shinichi was stunned for a moment, but he did so - he put the large doll back on the table, and then took the small squirrel doll in his hand.

Then he found that the squirrel doll was a little too small, even so small that it was difficult for him to show it to Ran.

In this case, he chose to hold the little squirrel doll in the palm of his hand and show it to Maorilan in this way. "Xiaolan, do you mean that I will show you this?"

Maolilan, on the other hand, seemed to be in a state of stupor, thinking about something, and did not respond to his inquiry.

She seemed to remember something, and though it wasn't clear, she was sure it was something that had happened before, not a fantasy or something like a fantasy.

……

I don't know how long ago, in a park.

"Xiaolan, do you know what the most attractive treasure here is?" The image of the person in front of him is a little strange, a large part of it seems to be taken from the [Kudo Shinichi] in front of him, while the other parts feel a little different - the image of this person is obviously more lively than the Kudo Shinichi in front of him, more energetic and youthful, and more in line with his own aesthetics...... Maybe it's Shinichi Kudo that he has quietly beautified in his heart?

"I don't know." Although Maolilan didn't open his mouth, he still seemed to hear his answer.

"Come, close your eyes, open your palms," With Kudo Shinichi's request, Xiaolan found that Kudo Shinichi was putting his hands behind his back at this time, as if he was hiding something behind his back.

What could it be? With such curiosity, Maoriran obediently closed his eyes and leaned his hands together in a gesture ready to pick up something.

Then he realized that Shinichi Kudo's hands had touched hers.

To be honest, Mao Lilan has no memory of this incident at all, but she seems to be able to really feel her own emotions at that time.

It was an unprecedented tension.

"New ...... Shinichi? Just when she was so nervous but a little greedy with her eyes closed, secretly feeling the touch of Kudo Shinichi's hand, an unexpected situation happened. Yes! What is it? ”

Something tiny suddenly began to pound on the tips of her fingers that were pressed together.

"Okay, Xiaolan, now you can open your eyes." With a rather smug tone, Kudo Shinichi said.

"What...... Yes! As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw what was tapping her fingers rhythmically.

It was a small, cute squirrel.

"Squirrel?" Maolilan carefully picked up the little squirrel and slowly moved it in front of him without scaring the other party. "It's so cute!"

In order not to frighten this little guy, Mao Lilan deliberately used a very light tone. "Is this the indigenous people here?"

"Yes," Kudo Shin's smile and smug look were evident. "This little guy likes this kind of place the most - why don't you think about feeding him something?" I brought his favorite nuts and bread. ”

"Nuts and bread, do you know what it likes to eat?" Xiaolan said curiously.

"To be exact, squirrels like to eat these the most," Kudo Shinichi said with a smile. "Squirrels are animals that grind their teeth, so there's nothing wrong with giving them some nuts like a hard food. At the same time, bread that is soft enough to be soaked in milk is a very loving food for their digestive system, and can also be fed to them. How about it, let's try it? ”

Still immersed in such memories, Mao Lilan in reality also showed a sweet smile.

In front of her, Conan was a little puzzled by the reason for her smile, but in the end he chose to appreciate her beautiful smile.

And Kudo Shinichi just stood in place, maintaining the posture of holding up the little squirrel, and even if Mao Lilan had really been in a daze for a long time, and left him out for a long time that caused dissatisfaction among ordinary people, he just picked up the large squirrel doll that Mao Liran was holding at the beginning, and continued to wait quietly for Mao Lilan's reaction.

It's like he has infinite patience and never has any negative emotions.