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Ever heard the phrase 'hit the books'? Yeah, I did it quite literally. I literally hit the hooks when all its contents... well, how should I say it? Inappropriate? Yeah, inappropriate. I never really knew when Kaitou-chan became a pervert but I didn't think it would be as early as first grade.

It had been a year, really, when that 'I love Kaito Kid-san more' happened. Shin had been ecstatic when he realized the both of us will be walking to Teitan Elementary for the next few years together. Though, he had scowled when he realized my class is too far from his and Ran's.

Anyways, let's get back to my first topic. Kaitou-chan being a pervert at age six. I didn't want to believe it myself but meh, it's true. By the way, did I mention that he absolutely dislike Kid now? I didn't use the word hate because hey, Kaito Kid is still Kuroba Toichi-jiisan, Kaitou-chan's father.

For the better part of my news, well, more like a better part of what I've heard around school, I was already earning myself a title of a detective. There was this incident when a sixth grader left school around seven and he saw a rather disturbing sight of a glowing man being carried away in one of the halls.

After hearing that, I was intrigued. Who wouldn't be? Er, I guess kids who got scared. This happened around six months ago when I was still in first grade. Without my teacher's knowledge (though, I did ask permission from my parents and they unsurprisingly agreed), I stayed at school till no one was left but me.

I wandered around the hall and took in Teitan's scene. The school looks a bit creepy when there's no one in sight and when there's no light to illuminate the halls. First, I went to the hall where the sixth grader saw the glowing man. There was no clue as to what happened or who it was. Next, I went down the hall where this 'murderer' must have been.

If I remember correctly, the end of this hall leads to the Science Lab and the janitor's closet. Before I can open the door to the lab, however, I heard things crashing down in the janitor's closet and a yell. I quickly entered the lab but kept the door ajar. I crouched low and peeked through the gap.

From the room next door, a man carrying a suspiciously wrapped thing came out. As he passed the lab, something dripped down from whatever he was holding. The light from the street lamp outside made me see the sheen of sweat on the man's neck but couldn't see his face since he was looking at the other side.

I looked at whatever liquid it was that fell and expected blood. Much to my belief, it wasn't. That liquid is glowing and the only thing I could think of is the element Einsteinum but that's crazy expensive. The last thing would be the chemical in those glow sticks.

Everything suddenly clicked together.

The next morning, I asked an audience with the school staff. No one asked why a seven year old is asking for one because well, I'm the daughter of a famous mystery novel writer. "What's this all about, Kudo-chan?" My adviser questioned. Call me dramatic but I really wanted to do this since I realize I'm reincarnated.

My hands were inside my pockets and my glasses (yes, I wear glasses FYI) caught the light. "Sensei, you still remember the glowing man incident, right?" They were taken aback by how much my tone of voice changed from childish to serious. I sat down on the lone chair in front of the staff (I did tell you to call me dramatic) and chuckled.

My actions unnerved everyone, that I was sure of. "Y-Yeah, what about it?"

"I know who it is." There were suddenly gasps of surprise that filled the empty court. The star of this case flinched at my notion and I couldn't help but smirk in triumph. I needed to be sure and this was a sure way of knowing this person's true identity. "The incident took place at the janitor's closet at the second floor, which was just beside the Science Lab."

I paused to make sure that everyone was listening. "The first incident happened around seven and the second incident happened half past seven." Sensei raised an eyebrow. "What second incident-"

"- which happened yesterday. I stayed late here with my parent's permission." Sensei sighed and rubbed his temple. I knew he was thinking 'oh god, why a child like her'. "When I heard a noise at the closet, I took cover at the lab. The culprit exited next door with a thing wrapped in blanket. This thing is the glowing man.

Now understand that that's not possible. The only reason for that is the chemical found in glow sticks, dipheynl oxalate and hydrogen peroxide. These two solution are separated by a glass cylinder and when people breaks it in half, these solution mix and reacts by glowing."

I was certain the staff of the school were giving me incredulous looks.  I mean, how would you react when a six year old say things some adults don't even know? "There was an abundant amount of that in the janitor's closet since the Science Lab is stop small."

I stopped to look at that person's reaction before continuing. "There isn't anything malicious about this event. It's only an accident. There are two person involved. One, the glowing man and two, the person carrying this man." I inhaled and continued.

"There isn't a better explanation other than person B accidentally knocking the two solutions off the shelf and falling onto person A's form. You don't need to be so nervous, Yukino-sensei, Ren-sensei." Both aforementioned nervously smiled, not afraid to admit their fault.

That day, no one can forget either. It was the day I became Teitan's Detective. And then, there was Shin, who followed in my footsteps. Ah, it was a great year. However, I'm now in fifth grade and turning seven in a few weeks.

Life is just getting more livelier as the years pass by.