"I feel that a very small number of people can endure it, which means that thing is a defective product."
"Yes, it really is a defective product. So few people can succeed, do you think those people would take it?"
"Tsk, tsk, tsk. To prevent this guy from pretending to be a child later and going to bathrooms or similar places to cause harm to others, I decided to give him a different kind of life."
Kirishima Shoko was stunned when she heard that and spoke in an incredulous tone.
"No way?"
Kirishima Shoko was thinking about whether he would really do such a thing, and Shiro understood what she meant, thinking that anyone who had watched the anime knew how excessive some of his actions were.
"Why would I lie to you?"
"Do you believe that this guy will later, as a child, definitely go to public bathrooms?"
"I've seen it."
Shiro simply pointed to his eyes.
Kirishima Shoko knew that if he wanted, he could use his abilities to see many different futures, and that he had certainly seen the most likely scenario that had not been altered in any way.
"It seems that everyone's heart hides a beast inside. For him, shrinking is the best opportunity to release that beast."
Kirishima Shoko could not help but sigh. After all, Conan at those ages would not do such things, but after shrinking he could act without consequences. Still, with the mind of an adult in the body of a child, he could do whatever he wanted.
"I must say, what you said is correct. That's exactly how it is. So, Kudo Shinichi has disappeared, and becoming Kudo Aiko is quite good."
Kirishima Shoko was completely speechless when she heard that, and then realized what Shiro intended to do.
"Can you change the name? I feel really strange that you're giving him that name."
"Same meaning, same meaning."
Kirishima Shoko watched as Shiro waved his hand, then clapped his palms, looking as if he had finished.
"His 'tools for crime' have now completely disappeared."
"I personally did that; no one can restore it. It has been erased from the concept itself."
"I'm really curious what this guy will do when he wakes up and realizes what happened?"
A very malicious smile appeared on Shiro's face at that moment.
"He will probably want to die, right? After something like this."
After finishing that, he made him float in the air, then threw him into a nearby trash can and closed the lid.
"I'm really a good person. So that no one would find him, now he's safe~."
Shiro sighed after all that, looking like a true philanthropist.
Kirishima Shoko, watching Shiro's actions, realized how repulsive that person was to him.
"It seems that Kudo Shinichi is quite irritating to you."
"Emmm… Although in some sense I am more hypocritical and worse than him, if I don't like something – I don't like it. I have the power to bully him, and that is the difference between us."
Shiro was quite self-aware; after all, he was not a good person either.
Kirishima Shoko, hearing that, felt helpless. Mostly because Shiro's perception of himself was too clear. Indeed, as he said, there was a fundamental difference between the two of them.
In fact, Shiro was countless times more malicious than the other side, but the difference was that Shiro had the power to keep everything under control, while the other side did not.
"Forget it, forget it, let's go eat."
"After all, for now there is no contact between me and him."
Kirishima Shoko heard the words "for now" and realized that this person probably had some other plans, but she said nothing and simply followed him quietly.
Kirishima Shoko could never have imagined that Shiro's bottom line was so low that he planned to take someone's person and become his stepfather.
...
"Harukatei?"
Shiro looked at the sign in front of him, not expecting that she would bring him here.
"This was opened by a graduate of Totsuki Academy, and I heard that the food is quite good."
The name sounded somewhat familiar to Shiro, just a little, because some of his memories were blurred.
Hearing the name Totsuki, he thought for a moment, guessing that it was probably some side character or something similar. Otherwise, it would not make sense that it sounded familiar to him.
"Then let's go in here. I don't mind."
When Shiro and she entered, the waiter immediately greeted them and asked if they had a reservation.
Shiro was stunned when he heard that, then looked at Kirishima Shoko.
Kirishima Shoko stepped forward at that moment, calmly, or rather habitually, handled the situation and said that they had a reservation for two.
After confirmation, they were immediately led inside.
Shiro sat down, and when the table was prepared, he curiously asked:
"Is this place reservation-only?"
"Yes, that's right."
"Some ingredients even require reservations several days in advance, but I didn't know if you would be busy this week, so I could only make a regular reservation one day in advance."
Shiro suddenly understood when he heard that.
"So, it was planned in advance. By the way, weren't you afraid that I might not come or that I would change the location?"
Kirishima Shoko looked at Shiro's smiling, teasing expression and shook her head.
"You wouldn't do that. Even if something came up, I could simply cancel it, as long as I paid enough."
Shiro heard the confidence and trust in her tone, which left him speechless for a moment.
As one refined dish after another was served, even the usually calm Kirishima Shoko began to show an expression of enjoyment. It had to be admitted that, after the merging of this world, it was normal for delicious food to provoke such expressions. She was no exception.
In contrast to her, Shiro ate without any expression on his face, creating a sharp contrast at that moment, or rather, his expression was in complete opposition to anyone else dining there.
Kikuchi Sonoka, the head chef and owner, would stay outside when there were no other reserved guests, because she could observe the situation at the tables. At that moment there was only Shiro's table, so she saw everything clearly.
A very beautiful and elegant girl had an expression of enjoyment on her face, which was a confirmation of her cooking, but the other, seemingly ordinary young man had a completely expressionless face, as if he were eating something entirely ordinary, which dealt a blow to her confidence.
Kikuchi Sonoka was somewhat confused. Did something go wrong with her dish so the guest was not satisfied?
As time passed, probably when they were almost finished eating and it was time for dessert, she personally brought it.
"Two guests, are you satisfied with the dishes I prepared tonight?"
Kikuchi Sonoka approached with a professional smile, placed the dessert down, and asked the question. That situation was actually quite normal for collecting feedback from guests.
Kirishima Shoko nodded when she heard that and said sincerely:
"It's delicious, I am very satisfied."
Then she looked at Shiro with a smile, as if she wanted to hear his opinion.
"It's fine, especially since I saw how much Shoko enjoyed it."
Kirishima Shoko was not surprised when she heard that, because she knew very well what the situation was in that area. Unless the food was prepared by a top chef with a real 'Chef's Heart', he would give only a barely passing grade. Otherwise, for him it was almost the same as eating ordinary food.
Of course, it was not that there was no difference; he simply categorized all of it as ordinary tastiness, like the difference between boiled potatoes and fried potatoes.
Kikuchi Sonoka obviously did not know that and countless question marks appeared in her mind. What did that mean? And his personal evaluation?