Teitan Elementary School, teacher's office.
"Teacher Kobayashi, please take good care of Ai Haibara in the future."Aizen glanced at Ai and said to Sumiko Kobayashi.
Sumiko Kobayashi nodded and smiled, "Aizen, just leave her to me. I'll take good care of her." Then she leaned over and reached out to touch Ai Haibara's head.
Ai Haibara, though a child in body, was an adult in spirit. She didn't like being touched on the head, so she took two steps back, avoiding Sumiko Kobayashi's hand.
Seeing this, Sumiko Kobayashi withdrew her hand, feeling a little embarrassed. She obviously didn't expect Ai Haibara to avoid it.
Aizen smiled and said, "Teacher Kobayashi, I'm so sorry. Ai is a little shy."
Sumiko Kobayashi smiled and said, "I believe she'll get better after spending some time with the kids."
Aizen nodded and turned to Ai Haibara and said, "Ai, please wait at the door. I have something to say to Teacher Kobayashi."
"Okay!"
Ai Haibara, carrying a schoolbag, responded, glanced at him, and turned to walk towards the door.
After Haibara Ai left, Aizen clasped his hands behind his back, then placed them in front of Kobayashi Sumiko, revealing a bouquet of red roses.
"Sumiko, this is for you!"
Kobayashi Sumiko gaped in surprise. Then, blushing, she cautiously glanced out the door. After making sure no one was watching, she hurriedly took the roses and whispered, "Aizen, we agreed not to act too intimate at school. If my students see us, it'll be hard for me to manage them."
Aizen smiled and asked, "No one's around now, do you like it?"
"Yes, I do,"
Kobayashi Sumiko whispered, overjoyed. She placed the roses on her desk and carefully arranged them, feeling a sweetness as if she'd eaten honey.
Aizen walked over to her and whispered, "As long as you like it." Kobayashi Sumiko had no previous relationship experience, something Aizen discovered after investigation. Thanks to his tactics, combined with his True Love ability, Kobayashi Sumiko's favorability rating for him now stood at 86 points. Kobayashi Sumiko didn't want the students to know she was in a relationship, so she told Aizen not to act too close to her at school. Aizen agreed without a second thought, believing it wouldn't hurt him.
"I'm going to take Ai to class now, you should go back first,"
Kobayashi Sumiko whispered, then picked up her textbook. She felt shy being alone with Aizen.
"Then I'll go first."
Aizen didn't force her, giving Kobayashi Sumiko a surprise kiss on the cheek before turning and heading outside.
"Aizen, really..."
Kobayashi Sumiko gently caressed the spot she'd been attacked by, watching Aizen's retreating figure with a shy smile. She lowered her head, her cheeks red as a ripe apple.After a while, Kobayashi Sumiko finally composed herself, took a deep breath, and headed outside, textbook in hand.
"Ai, let's go,"
Kobayashi Sumiko greeted Haibara Ai, who was standing at the door, smiling as she walked ahead.
Ai Haibara quietly followed behind Kobayashi Sumiko, not saying a word.
Kobayashi Sumiko led Ai Haibara to the outside of First Grade Class B and opened the door.
"It's a girl!" "Great!" "So cute!"
The students in the classroom had clearly already known that a transfer student would be arriving today, and they all stared at the door. Upon seeing Ai Haibara, many exclaimed in delight.
"Everyone, return to your seats."
Kobayashi Sumiko waved her textbook, then walked to the teacher's desk, put down her textbook, and began writing on the blackboard with chalk.
"What? It's just a girl. Is there any need to be so exaggerated?"
Conan said speechlessly, supporting his head with one hand. He wasn't as excited about Ai Haibara's arrival as the other students.
Ai Haibara's eyes scanned the classroom. When she saw Conan, she smiled to herself, but her face remained expressionless.
"Okay!"
Kobayashi Sumiko, who had written Haibara Ai's name on the blackboard, turned and said, "This is Haibara Ai, the transfer student who'll be studying with you all from now on. I hope you all get along well with her."
"Okay!"
Everyone, except Conan, responded loudly.
Kobayashi Sumiko smiled and said, "Great! Everyone's so energetic. So, where will Haibara sit?"
"Teacher, here!"
Kojima Genta waved, stood up, and pulled out a chair next to him. "No one's sitting here, so Haibara-san can sit here."
Haibara Ai walked down the stairs and headed to the front.
"Here!"
Kojima Genta beamed.
Haibara Ai ignored Kojima Genta and walked over. Then, she walked over to Conan's table, pulled out the empty chair next to him, walked in, and placed her schoolbag on the table.
"Huh?"
Conan looked at Haibara Ai in confusion, confused as to why she was sitting next to him.
All the students in the class were watching, but Haibara Ai ignored them, took out a book from her bag, and said to Conan, "Please give me some advice."
"Uh... yes!"
"What? You're making such a sour face,"
Kojima Genta snorted, displeased. Being ignored by Haibara Ai made him seem displeased. Children's emotions are so direct. Happy is happy, unhappy is unhappy.
Tsuburaya Mitsuhiko also said, "She's so cold."
Yoshida Ayumi, sitting in the front, softly explained, "I think she's a little nervous because she just got here."
Clap! Clap!
Kobayashi Sumiko clapped her hands and said, "Okay, everyone, it's time for class."
"Yes!"
The entire class responded in unison.
From that moment on, Haibara Ai began her school life, her first class in Teitan Elementary School's first-grade class, and her indissoluble bond with the Young Detectives.
At this moment, Conan had no idea who Haibara Ai was, or what her presence meant. He simply assumed she was an ordinary transfer student and paid little attention to her. After class, he resumed his boring life. For him, learning first-grade knowledge is boring, but he can't refuse this kind of boredom and can only accept it helplessly.