The Split-Actress in Conan's World

Chapter 21: One Day of the Witch in the World of Science

In the early morning, the psychological clinic in Jianggutian was as deserted as usual.

Professor Lecter warmed a cup of hot milk and had a simple bacon and egg sandwich for breakfast.

Yesterday, the psychological clinic's phone was connected after a long time, and a housekeeper from a wealthy family made an appointment for a consultation for the next morning.

Soon, the sound of the car engine stopped outside the clinic, and it seemed that a customer had arrived.

Quite on time.

Professor Lecter looked up at the clock. It was exactly eight o'clock in the morning.

The muffled sound of the double car doors closing was not very obvious because of the walls.

A white hand pushed open the door of the reception room, followed by the sound of high heels tapping, as if the lake was frozen on a winter night.

The quiet atmosphere was broken. Professor Lecter raised his eyebrows slightly. Without saying anything, he silently took out a pen from the pen holder at the corner of the desk and began to write something on the paper.

After entering the room, Koizumi Hongzi did not walk around casually, but stopped behind the sofa and looked around. Her eyes lingered briefly when passing by the huge "Divine Punishment" on the wall, and finally fixed on Professor Lecter who was concentrating on writing.

She always maintained her posture, with her chest out and her chin slightly raised, revealing her smooth swan neck, looking incredibly proud.

Reaching out to push her wine-red hair behind her ears, Koizumi Hongzi spoke calmly, with a hint of disdain in her tone: "Foolish mortal, are you the psychiatrist that humble servant is looking for?"

Professor Lecter didn't even raise his head as he quickly wrote three more lines.

Seeing that he didn't respond, Koizumi Hongzi didn't want to get embarrassed. She snorted coldly and walked around to the front of the sofa and sat down.

She was wearing the school uniform of Jianggutian High School today. The skirt was pulled a little short, and when she sat down, it was tight against her legs. She had no choice but to cross her long legs together and twisted it slightly without making a sound.

After parking the car, the old butler came in. He had a hunched back, almost bent into a “>” shape, but his manners were very decent, and Professor Lecter was very satisfied with this decent manner.

"Excuse me for bothering you, Mr. James." The old butler closed the door quietly and bowed slightly to the two of them.

"I contacted your firm yesterday and made an appointment for today's consultation."

Professor Lecter put down his pen, walked out of his desk kindly, made a welcoming gesture, and shook his hand.

"Of course, Mr. Butler, I am ready for this."

Koizumi Hongzi curled her lips, picked up an apple from the fruit bowl out of boredom, turned her wrist to look at it, and then took a bite.

"For reasons that are inconvenient to elaborate, the young lady has never cried since she was a child. I also have some common sense. If this continues, her stress and emotions will not be released, and her mental state will definitely be affected over time."

The old butler sighed, took out his handkerchief and wiped his wrinkled face.

"Please find a way to solve this problem. Of course, please avoid overly stimulating treatments if possible."

Professor Lecter comforted him: "Please rest assured, Mr. Butler, this is not a difficult problem. As for your concern..."

He smiled reservedly, pulled out his office chair and sat down, rummaging through the drawers. "I am a typical conservative and will not take radical measures."

The old butler left the reception room worriedly, leaving space for the two.

Koizumi Hongzi had secretly glanced at them several times when they were talking just now. After the old butler left, she pretended not to care and leaned on the sofa in a daze.

But Professor Lecter had sharp eyes and noticed at a glance that the fruit plate was half empty.

Without exposing the girl's thoughts, he sat calmly at his desk, sorting out the files.

Finally, Koizumi Hongzi lost her patience and broke the silence, saying, "Psychologists have been called 'servants of the devil' since the last century. Although I know that they have little to do with the real devil, I also have a rough idea of ​​what they look like when they are working."

She put one hand on the back of the sofa and looked at Professor Lecter, who was doing nothing, with contempt: "Are you fooling my servants?"

Professor Lecter didn't intend to argue with Chuunibyou. He adjusted his glasses and spoke calmly, as if he was really saying something that was a truth. "Obviously, you don't want anyone to get into your heart and do any psychological counseling."

"And I am happy to be idle and earn a consulting fee for free. As long as we spend two hours in peace, isn't that a win-win situation for everyone?"

How could the noble witch waste your precious two hours here? !

Koizumi Hongzi was so angry at this quack doctor that she almost laughed. She stood up and took off a mithril bracelet from her fair wrist.

There was a charm spell engraved on it, and she directly mobilized her magic power to activate it. Professor Lecter, who was working not far away, paused and then put down his pen.

"Dear witch, you are mentally healthy. It can be said that even if the whole world is full of twisted lunatics, you are the most normal one."

He walked up to Koizumi Hongzi, half-knelt down, grabbed her outstretched hand and kissed it, and spoke gently.

Koizumi Akako laughed exaggeratedly, just like a bad witch in a fairy tale whose conspiracy succeeded.

Professor Lecter quickly called the old butler in and told him that the consultation might have to end early because Koizumi Akako was mentally very healthy and did not require any unnecessary intervention.

At first the old butler was skeptical, but the professor threw out a lot of technical terms and took out his own professional certificate and personal resume, and finally convinced the old man.

The old housekeeper finally felt relieved, went out and drove with Koizumi Akako back to the old house on the outskirts of Ekoda Mountain.

The next day, Koizumi Hongzi went to school as usual.

"Hongzi!" Nakamori Aoko waved and greeted her excitedly. Her innocent smile made people feel good when they saw it.

What a lovely sapphire...

The slight jealousy that was growing in her heart was cut off by Koizumi Hongzi as soon as it showed signs of emerging.

Qingzi has always treated her as a good friend. She can feel the sincere and straightforward feelings very intuitively. She really can't feel any hostility towards this girl.

Besides, why should a noble witch be jealous of anyone?

In response to Qingzi's enthusiasm, she simply hummed and tilted her face slightly as a greeting.

"That sapphire is so dazzling." Bai Matan had stood beside her without her noticing, holding a cup of coffee in a thermos in his hand, and exclaimed in a connoisseur-like manner.

"Being with such an energetic person, I feel like I've become more lively." He took a sip and seemed to notice Koizumi Hongzi's gaze. He was stunned for a moment, then made a gesture to hand it over with a playful expression.

"Would you like to try some? I hand-ground the Blue Mountain this morning."

She glanced at him with disdain, and the aroma of coffee drifted in front of her. Koizumi Hongzi couldn't help but sniff it with her nostrils flaring.

Bai Ma Tan chuckled, withdrew his hand, turned around and walked back to his seat, and soon other girls crowded over him, excitedly asking him about another case he had solved.

"Ah, look out the window!"

Someone's exclamation drew her attention to the window again, where she saw a dark shadow hanging on a rope, swaying in the wind.

It's Kuroba Kaito!

Koizumi Hongzi's face changed. She had not received any bad news about Kuroba Kaito during the past few days of divination. How could it be...

"Kaito!" Nakamori Aoko was in a panic. Without thinking, she opened the window, climbed onto the windowsill, and rushed out.

Fortunately, she hugged the figure's waist and did not fall down.

"Hey, stupid Aoko!"

The young man's panicked voice came from the upper floor. It turned out that the thing hanging there was just a puppet dressed up as Kuroba Kaito. The real Kuroba Kaito was hiding upstairs holding the rope.

Fortunately, he held on tightly, otherwise he would have been taken away by Nakamori Aoko just now.

"Are you stupid? Even if it's not a dummy but the real me, I'm afraid I'll die faster if you pounce on me like this!"

After pulling the rope up with all his might, Kuroba Kaito reached out to Nakamori Aoko and pulled her up.

"Who told Kaito to always do these scary pranks? Aoko doesn't think that much!"

Nakamori Aoko blushed and mumbled, trying to cover up the fact that she had acted stupidly by speaking loudly.

The two returned to the classroom safely, which made the classmates breathe a sigh of relief.

Koizumi Hongzi also felt relieved.

You should have said it earlier. Her divination can’t be wrong.

It's just Kuroba Kaito's daily prank.

Watching Kaito and Aoko playing and fighting in their daily lives, she felt inexplicably relieved.

At this moment, she felt a burning sensation coming from her wrist. She pulled open her school uniform sleeve painfully and found the bracelet engraved with enchanting magic.

It was glowing an ominous red light, something that was beyond the witch's control.

She had engraved so many alchemical objects and had rarely lost control, so she was a little overwhelmed.

Although she did not mobilize any magic power, the charm magic on the bracelet was inexplicably activated and shot towards Kuroba Kaito who was a few steps away with unstoppable force.

broken!

Koizumi Hongzi's mind went blank for a moment. Ever since she lost to that guy last time, she promised not to use charm magic to attack him again.

What if he uses this as an excuse to accuse her of going back on her word?

Where is the witch's dignity?

She could only hope that the Phantom Thief was skilled enough to dodge the magic and pretend that nothing had happened.

Unfortunately, Kuroba Kaito was concentrating on dodging the mop swung by Nakamori Aoko at this time, and he was so focused that he did not notice the impending crisis.

The charm magic hit Kuroba Kaito squarely.

He stopped dodging and the mop stopped a few centimeters above his head. Qingzi looked at him suspiciously, always suspecting that he was up to some trick again.

But it's impossible to really hit him with a mop.

In the stalemate, Nakamori Aoko reluctantly put down the mop, but Kuroba Kaito still did not move. She suddenly felt a little heartbroken, as if a small insect was secretly biting her heart.

"Kaito?"

She called out tentatively.

Kuroba Kaito remained silent and did not respond.

But there was action.

An indescribable premonition appeared in Koizumi Hongzi's heart, and she subconsciously wanted to escape.

But Kuroba Kaito was much faster than her. He blocked her retreat and approached her step by step, forcing her into a corner.

The coffee in Bai Matan's hand suddenly lost its taste.

The witch lady's hands were held tightly, and she had no power to fight back. Kuroba Kaito leaned over and grabbed her lips fiercely.

The whole class was in an uproar.

Koizumi Hongzi felt like she had suffered a heavy blow. A tear squeezed out of the corner of her eye uncontrollably, blurring her vision.

Looking past Kuroba Kaito's face which was so close to her, she vaguely saw Nakamori Aoko take a few steps back, then turn around and run away.

Tears fell.

The magic power in her body was like a defeated garrison, which scattered in all directions.

Ruined.

There will never be another person in the world who understands magic, and no one will be able to untie this out-of-control enchantment magic.

The world has forever lost a young man named Kuroba Kaito and the elegant moon thief.

Instead, he was replaced by a puppet who did whatever Koizumi Akako wanted.

Her long-cherished wish came true.

"Kaito Kid", who refused to kneel down at the feet of Miss Witch, finally became her captive.

But why do I seem so unhappy?

She forcefully pushed Kuroba Kaito away. The man was like a dog in heat at this moment, with nothing but lust for her in his eyes.

Koizumi Akako broke free from his restraints and chased after Nakamori Aoko in the direction she ran.

Why does it become like this?

She suddenly had an urge to burst into tears.

Like a kaleidoscope, the memory of the day she first met Kuroba Kaito flashed before her eyes.

It was the first time I met a man who was not captivated by my beauty, the first time I saw through the true identity of Kaito Kidd, the first time I felt magic fail, the first time I almost cried...

No matter if it was the youthful Kaito Kuroba, or the mysterious Kaito Kid who seemed to be omnipotent, they were all so attractive that they attracted Miss Witch's gaze and made her unable to look away.

How did it become like that?

Before I knew it, the scene around me turned into the big fountain in the center of Dorobiga Paradise.

Why did she come here?

There was not much time to react, and a familiar figure was standing on tiptoe beside the fountain, looking up at the water column.

She seemed to hear some noise behind her and turned around. Her eyes were a little red, but there were no traces of tears.

"It's you, Hongzi." Nakamori Aoko tried hard to smile, but the result was not very ideal, and her expression made herself look like the mascot of the park.

"Why are you here? Did Kaito's confession being so hasty make you angry?"

Hongzi felt a little aggrieved by her question, but no one felt more aggrieved than the girl in front of her.

She just felt that it shouldn't be like this.

"Don't be angry if he does something wrong. Kaito is just like that, very childish. He always does whatever he thinks of." Aoko turned her head and continued to look at the surging fountain, leaving only her back.

Yeah, same as you.

Hongzi was silent. She had a lot to say, but at this moment her mouth was covered by a strange force and she couldn't speak. She could only add this in her heart.

"Actually, when I knew Hongzi liked Kaito, I was very happy for Kaito. Hongzi, a popular girl like you, can like Kaito. Doesn't it prove that Kaito is an excellent person?"

"I'm very happy that Kaito is recognized by others, just like I like watching him perform magic every time. Maybe he has performed that trick a long time ago, but I will still act surprised, and he will be very satisfied. Kaito's confident look is really handsome!"

"But today, he seemed to have suddenly made up his mind and ran to kiss you, Hongzi. I don't know why, but I felt a little uncomfortable..."

Hongzi vaguely heard her sniff.

"This is probably like when the clock tower was going to be moved. When Aoko heard the news when she was a child, she cried very sadly." Nakamori Aoko turned around, put on her cheerful smile again, and walked in front of her.

"Now that I think about it, the bell tower didn't originally belong to Qingzi, so it's understandable that it wants to be moved away."

She looked at Koizumi Hongzi with burning eyes. There was determination in her blue pupils, but also a hint of pleading.

"Qingzi just hopes that the place he moves to will be better, and that the new people will pay more attention to him."

"I just hope he can be cherished a little more."

"Okay, Anko?"

Koizumi Hongzi was speechless, she didn't even dare to look her in the eye.

"Hongzi is also a very important friend of Qingzi. Hongzi's love has been reciprocated. Qingzi is very happy for you!"

Nakamori Aoko held her hand, and there was a hint of relief in her voice, which made Hongzi want to escape even more.

It seemed that at some point, the force that prevented her from speaking disappeared, and she shouted, "No, it shouldn't be like this!"

She jumped up suddenly, and in front of her was the oil painting "Divine Punishment" that occupied half of the wall.

The hands of the wall clock had just completed a circle and it was almost eleven o'clock.

Koizumi Hongzi gasped for breath and tentatively covered her chest with her hands. She felt a little relieved when she felt the solid beating of her heart.

She turned her head to look at the desk and saw Professor Lecter quietly sorting files.

Feeling her burning gaze, Professor Lecter glanced at her lightly without saying anything.

At least he didn't run up to her and give her a kiss on the hand.

Koizumi Hongzi withdrew her gaze and saw the half-empty fruit plate on the coffee table in front of her. In an instant, she felt drained of all her strength and fell on the sofa.

She thought of something, grabbed her wrist as if she had been electrocuted, and dropped a mithril bracelet.

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