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Elementary school, a place that makes people feel warm.
No matter how many times one cried and fussed back then, once they left this place and matured, they would occasionally recall the incomplete brain-development joy they experienced in elementary school.
But now, Haibara Ai, who was visiting this place for the second time, had no happy thoughts at all.
"Wait, I don't think I ever went to elementary school, did I?"
Although not much time had passed since she left the Black Organization, Haibara Ai felt as if many years had gone by.
She only vaguely remembered that her pre-school education was completed within the Black Organization.
Recalling her past, she, Haibara Ai, a Black Organization code-named member Sherry, graduated from Harvard University in the Free Federation at 18, was proficient in multiple languages, and obtained double doctorates in Chemistry and Medicine…
As for now?
Hmm… her current status was the most educated person in Kisaragi Rin's household.
"Haihara is emo again."
Anya, standing in front of Haibara Ai, read all of her thoughts, a terrifying smile curving her lips, ready to use this matter to threaten Haibara Ai later.
Before Anya could even threaten her, Haibara Ai poked her back, and when Anya turned around, she said expressionlessly, "Anya, this time, there's absolutely no way I'm helping you eat the vegetables you don't like."
"Waku waku! How did you know!"
Anya's face fell in surprise, and then she read what Haibara Ai was thinking.
Haibara Ai: Silly Anya, you still can't hide your expressions even now…
Haibara Ai was, after all, the most educated person in Kisaragi Rin's household. For Haibara Ai, it was simply too easy to understand Anya's thoughts through micro-expressions from a 'waku waku' kid who wore her emotions on her sleeve.
In response, Anya also came up with her own way of dealing with it.
Squinting her eyes into eyebrow-like shapes, Anya bared her teeth and smiled, combining her expressions into a somewhat perverted grin.
"Haihara, this threat won't work on me at all. I can give the vegetables to Kanna to eat."
Maintaining her expression, Anya said, while Kanna opened her mouth in front of her, indicating that she indeed didn't mind eating the vegetables, as it was all just one gulp anyway.
"If vegetables are fine, then what about the next class question?" Haibara Ai whispered into Anya's ear, "Next time the teacher asks you a question in class, I'll just keep thinking about random things and won't tell you the correct answer."
Anya's facade broke in a second, her eyes welling up with tears, and Kanna also looked over anxiously.
"No way!"
"Ai-chan, no!"
Both Anya and Kanna were the types who struggled with studying.
Anya could read other students' minds, but if there were too many people around, Anya would get dizzy and nosebleeds from hearing too much.
Later, she came up with a method: whether it was a question or an exam, she would clear her mind and ignore others, only listening to Haibara Ai's thoughts. After all, Haibara Ai's answer would definitely be the correct one.
This was her painful realization after initially copying Haibara Ai's answers entirely and getting a perfect score.
Hmm… because of that one perfect score, the teacher considered Anya an honor student and often asked Anya questions when other students couldn't answer.
Kanna was indifferent to studying, but her usual homework relied heavily on Haibara Ai's help.
With this one strike, Anya and Kanna could only temporarily accept Haibara Ai's leadership.
…
It was noon now, and the three of them were queuing up, preparing to heat their bento boxes in the microwave.
Because they had to wait, Kanna had previously suggested that she heat the bento with magic. Haibara Ai didn't know Kanna's strength, and Anya couldn't read Kanna's mind, so they naturally agreed.
Then… Anya and Haibara Ai's bento boxes turned into ashes.
As for Kanna's bento, she had already secretly finished it when it was first packed and hadn't even cooled down yet.
After a moment of silence, it was Haibara Ai who eventually found Spider Mother to transfer several more bento boxes over.
For the next few days, Anya remained unconvinced that Kanna couldn't control her power, and Kanna had no self-awareness whatsoever about her power control.
After several bento boxes were destroyed, prompting Loid Forger to ask the teacher to check if Anya was being taken advantage of, the matter finally subsided for a while.
Today, Kanna, Anya, and Haibara Ai queued up in order, striving to be ordinary elementary school students.
The microwave heated up quickly, and after waiting for a moment, Haibara Ai returned to the white dining table with a pink strawberry bear bento box.
"What delicious things do you have today? Want to trade?"
The dining table was Kanna's territory. Before Haibara Ai could even sit down, Kanna was already looking over impatiently. Tohru, who prepared her bento, only had normal cooking skills, and Kanna felt that the bento brought by Anya and Haibara Ai tasted better.
"Kanna-chan, help yourself."
Anya displayed her bento, not daring to disobey the evil dragon's demand for food.
However, Kanna wasn't excessive; she only took one bite of each dish to taste, then patted Anya's arm with a cute expression that seemed to say, "You understand, I'll protect you from now on."
"Let's see what's in here today…"
Haibara Ai sat down and opened her bento box as well. Although she could go back to Infinity Castle directly for lunch, Haibara Ai considered her current identity as an ordinary elementary school student and ultimately decided to be more normal.
"The main dish is grilled rice balls, and for side dishes, braised ribs, fish pieces, peas, and green peppers. Did Mitsuri prepare today's bento?"
Based on the green peppers, Haibara Ai made an accurate judgment.
The reason was that she had already explained that she wasn't a child, but Kanroji Mitsuri still liked to treat Haibara Ai as a child.
For example, Mitsuri heard from the mothers at the market that "children should eat more green peppers."
During Haibara Ai's time at school, Kanroji Mitsuri basically acted as her mother, including picking her up and dropping her off, although Kanroji Mitsuri would always get engrossed in the snack stalls at the elementary school entrance…
Picking up a rib and feeding it to the eagerly awaiting Kanna, Haibara Ai rested her small face in her hand, watching Kanna gulp it down, not even spitting out the bones, in her "fierce" manner. After calming down, she felt that such an ordinary life wasn't bad at all.
Unfortunately, all three of them had a knack for attracting trouble, and when they gathered together, their power was extraordinary.
Reading Haibara Ai's thoughts on how peaceful life was, Anya suddenly remembered something and raised her hand, suggesting, "Do you want to go out and play together after school?"
"What is it?" Kanna inquired.
"Anya wants to adopt a big dog."
"Father agreed before, but he's been very busy recently and hasn't had time to take me to choose a pet. Why don't we go together after school?"
As she spoke, Anya's eyes even sparkled with anticipation. She bumped her fist excitedly and said, "It's decided! This activity will be called Anya and Haibara Ai and Kanna's Great Adventure!"
"It'd be better to call it the King of Fighters Tournament Elementary School Team."
Haibara Ai retorted expressionlessly.
"Unbelievable, unbelievable…"
Kanna tapped her lips, offering her opinion on the slogan for this adventure.
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