Refuse to allow Conan to join the main storyline

[Merlot, originating from the Bordeaux region of France, is recognized as one of the six best red wines in the world. Because of its rich taste, it is usually not used as an ingredient in cocktails, but is more likely to be drunk alone. ]

Koizumi: ...

[As expected of you, you really understand. 】

[Of course, I'm a professional! In fact, I've also learned how to mix cocktails. Do you want me to show you my skills?]

[No thanks, I don’t drink. ]

[You are on holiday now! I want to drink! ]

[Reject! I don't believe your drinking habits.]

[Tsk! But speaking of it, Merlot is suitable for drinking neat and is not usually used in cocktails. This is really like you. ]

[Don't guess, it's just the Barnum effect.]

【……What's the meaning? 】

[It means you think too much, don't take it personally. ]

After writing this sentence, Koizumi originally planned to end the conversation here, but Sakurai Izumi insisted and added another sentence.

[You don't even consider the possibility that the gentleman has special abilities? Maybe he can really identify people through blood. ]

If he really had this special ability, he should have known the true identity of the Whiskeys in the original book, and now he must have known my origins. Is it possible that he didn't react after knowing it? I don't believe that anyone in this world has the ability to break through the blockade of the world's will.

Koizumi stared at this for a long while: "I don't believe it. And I can't be sure that the person in the monitor is really the boss behind the scenes, although his style is indeed quite intimidating. And do you think there is really an omniscient person in this world?"

【you! 】

Koizumi: ...

Hearing her speak, the little black cat looked up at her without blinking: [Quan?]

Koizumi reached out and touched its head: "Yes, it's me. No one else has changed."

The four perceptive little guys around her had long noticed that she would turn into another person from time to time. After all, the personalities of the two souls were quite different, and Sakurai Izumi couldn't understand cat language.

"I'm going to bed. Sakurai will probably be out and about. Keep an eye on her and don't let her drink too much."

【Mmm Good. 】

【Hello! 】

"Just bear with it for a while! We have to meet with the Maori family tomorrow."

[Ahhh I don’t care, I’m craving alcohol! I want to drink! ]

Koizumi ignored her and directly destroyed the letter used for their conversation, then leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes.

Sakurai Izumi opened his eyes after a moment and muttered in dissatisfaction: "Really, I am obviously the master!"

"Meow."

Sakurai Izumi stared at the black cat in his arms, hugged it and rubbed its head hard: "...For the sake of the cat, I forgive you."

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Koizumi slept until noon. When she opened her eyes drowsily, she found herself lying on her bed, holding a large pillow in her arms, feeling warm.

Koizumi thought it was a big orange, so he reached out and stroked it, then realized that the feel was not right.

She looked down and saw Mao Lilan nestled in her arms, looking at her with a pair of big eyes and smiling: "Good morning, Sister Sakurai."

"……morning."

The memories of last night were loaded one after another, and Koizumi's brain was finally fully turned on.

She simply hugged Mao Lilan tightly in this position and rubbed against her: "Why not just leave you to warm my bed, it's really warm."

"Hee hee hee."

Mao Lilan laughed when she rubbed her, and the two of them played around for a while before officially getting up. Koizumi looked up at the time and it was almost ten o'clock.

"Sakurai-san, I, I made breakfast, do you want to eat it?"

"Eh?"

Koizumi was surprised: "When did you wake up?"

"It was around seven. Heijiang led me to the bathroom, and Daju and the sheriff took me to the kitchen downstairs. Ares ran out to play. Oh, and I've already fed the cat, and the cat food and water are all in the backyard."

Koizumi: ...

Hiring child labor is illegal, so forget it.

"Come on, let me taste your cooking."

But just as she crawled out of bed, her cell phone rang.

"Sakurai, we're already at the entrance of the cat cafe, are you guys there?"

Eh? So early? Xiaoquan looked up at the clock. Could it be that the couple didn't sleep at all last night?

She looked down at Mouri Ran. When the child heard Kisaki Eri's voice, the smile on her face disappeared and her mood became depressed.

She silently went forward and hugged Koizumi, whispering: "...I don't want to go home."

Not knowing whether the person on the other end of the phone heard what she said, Kisaki Eri remained silent.

Koizumi sighed softly and patted her head: "Let's go, go down and open the door for them first."

Seeing Koizumi's disheveled appearance, Kisaki Eri was immediately shocked: "Hey, did you just wake up?"

Koizumi laughed awkwardly and let her and Maori Kogoro, who was following behind with a grim look on his face, in: "Xiaolan, take everyone to the reception room upstairs. I'll go get some drinks."

"......Yeah." Mao Lilan lowered her head and walked upstairs first.

After watching the three people go up the stairs, Koizumi turned and entered the cat cafe's kitchen, and then she was stunned by the scene in front of her.

On the kitchen counter, there were a dozen colorful cups lined up, each with a piece of paper underneath with the name of the cocktail written on it.

[This was made by another older sister yesterday. She said, well, you can’t drink it and you can’t look at it. ]

Koizumi was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

The little black cat jumped onto the table and used its claws to pick out a hidden note: [She said this is a letter for you. ]

Koizumi picked it up and took a look.

[I've prepared everything, aren't you tempted to try it? ]

Koizumi sneered and whispered, "You really think I know nothing. These things will all return to room temperature after being left overnight. What's the point of drinking them?"

She didn't have time to clean up, so she could only leave it like that and go upstairs with the tea.

In the reception room upstairs, all three of them were silent. Maori Kogoro and Kisaki Eri sat opposite each other, turning their heads away and not looking at each other. Although Maori Ran was sitting next to Kisaki Eri, she looked very uneasy. When she saw Koizumi appear, she hurried over to serve her tea.

Xiaoquan thought for a moment, touched her head and said, "Xiaolan, there are a lot of cups in my kitchen that haven't been cleaned up, have you seen that?"

Xiaolan nodded: "Yeah, it looks good."

"Can you please help me by dumping all that out and washing the cups?"

"Oh, you don't want it anymore? It looks great."

"It's just for show, but you can't drink it. Please help me clean it up."

"Oh, that's okay."

Xiaolan obviously understood that this meant she should leave, so she obediently agreed to go out and sensibly helped them close the door.

Koizumi looked at the two adults in front of him and sighed helplessly: "Are you planning to go somewhere else to continue arguing? Or should I avoid it too?"

Kisaki Eri glared at Maori Kogoro with dissatisfaction and said something that surprised Koizumi: "This man actually thinks my cooking is bad!"

“It tastes terrible!”

"I made this with good intentions to thank you, but you have this attitude!"

"I'm just telling the truth, what's wrong with that?"

Koizumi: ...

"Wait, wait, wait, could someone explain this to me from the beginning? So it's just a matter of cooking?"

After Kisaki Eri's explanation, Koizumi realized that another plot event had happened when she was unaware!