(POV Third Person)
"Dude that con was awesome as fu—"

"Alfred don't cuss right. There could be children around here"

"Ah whoops... almost forgot that"

Alfred was rubbing the back of his head sheepishly while Kiku continued drinking some of his water. The gaming convention they were attending just ended a few minutes ago so they were now on their way to eat lunch.

"So Alfred-kun, where are we eating?"

"We're going to Ercimento! One of my fav places to eat at when I'm in town"

"Ah, I see"

"Though, would you mind if we make a quick stop after eating?"

"Hm—Ah! You want to visit, right?"

"Yeah. I didn't get to last time I was here because I was with some others who never met him, and were in a rush to go home"

"I see no reason to say no, and I wish to pay my respects too"

With that conversation done they made their way over to a familiar area for Alfred by now.

~Time Skip~

"Here we are Keeks, one of the best places to eat in town!"

"Alfred-kun let's just go inside already"

"Hell Yeah!" Alfred opened the door and strolled in like he usually did, Kiku following him inside.

"Hey Eli! How've ya been?"

"Hi Al, I'm doing just fine. And, who are you with today?" taking a glance at Kiku.

"Ah, hajimemashite. I am Kiku Honda, from Japan"

"Ah, konichiwa Honda-san. Watashi no namae ha Avieres Elise. Pleasure to meet you, anyways I'll show you to your table now" [A/N Translation: Hello Honda-san. My name is Elise Avieres]

Alfred and Kiku stood there, surprised for a moment at her sudden change of language, before following her to an empty table and taking their seats.

"Here's the menus, I'll be right back"

"Ah, thanks Eli"

Elise rushed to other tables who were either asking for refills or their bills, leaving Alfred and Kiku by themselves.

"So Keeks, any theories from earlier?"

"Alfred, you really believe me to not have theories for this stuff? I am offended. I think he is still alive though"

"Dude, they already said more than about fifthy years have passed since the sunset mansion stuff so how the hell will he be alive?"

"Ther—You know what, let's discuss this over food before we get too loud" Kiku mildly glared at Alfred. Hey, he goes through a lot of research for his theories and shall defend them at all cost.

"Hey guys, I'm back. So, have you decided on what to order?"

"I'll go with my usual NY surprise pizza, some gelato, a serving of New York Strip Steak [A/N sounds so wrong....], and large fries"

"I would like some tonkatsu and bancha tea please"

"Alright! I should be back in about 5 or so minutes. I'll serve the bancha tea and fries first while you wait for the rest" the two nations nodded as Elise turned around and make her way towards the kitchen.

~Time Skip~

"Here you go, buon appetite!" Eli said as she placed their tonkatsu, pizza, and steak on the table.

"Thanks for the food Els!"

"itadakimassu" Kiku quietly said as he took the chopsticks began eating.

"No problem"

"Ise-neechan!" A young girl with silky long black hair called out as she took a seat at an empty table.

"I'll be right back guys, enjoy the food!"

As Elise left, the two nations waited for a small moment before they gave a pointed stare to the other.

"No. Not possible. I say it is Iori"

"Nope. And do you know Aoyama-sensei's writing style? Not probable"

Hence, their theories debate continues to go on.

~Time Skip~

"Wait, am I hearing things or are you two debating about Rum's identity in the Metantei Conan anime?" Elise asked curiously as she put down the gelato and grabbed the empty pizza plate.

"You know Metantei Conan Avieres-san? Ah, I mean Miss Elise" Kiku corrected himself from the Japanese way of addressing to the one that is more common to Westerners. Though his Japanese accent still seeps through.

"Yeah. I am a little behind on the anime, but I am up to date with the manga. So I have my own bunch of theories I guess...... I still swear to time if it is not obvious enough....."

"Who do you think Rum is then?" Alfred asked on a whim.

"Wakasa Rumi. No doubt in my mind it is her"

"Yes! Someone who understands me!"

"Wha- no. I'm pretty sure it's Iori though..... why are you looking at me like that?"

"Because, Iori is not even part of 3 suspects group" She bluntly pointed out.

"Well yeah but that's probably cause—"

"What other animes do you know Av-I mean, Miss Elise? Let's just move on shall we? We have been having a debate on this for hours so I doubt we can convince Alfred anyways, we'll just wait for when that is animated and shown in the anime, right Elise-san?" Kiku suggested as politely as he possibly could.

"I suppose. Also just feel free to call me anything using the Japanese Honorifics stuff. I can tell from earlier you are not used to using the Western style of addressing people"

"Ya sure Els? Cause ya might not be used to it?" Elise just shrugged in response.

"No worries, I have a few best friends who are Japanese so I am pretty used to it. Plus she and her brother taught me some basic Nihongo too "

"Ah, alright. Arigatou Avieres-san"

"Un, nandemonaiyo Honda-kun. Anyhow, do either of you know Jibaku shonen Hanako-kun?"

"Important question in regards to that, manga?" Kiku asked.

"Number 4 picture perfect arc?"

Elise and Kiku gave each other a pointed look before nodding solemnly "The pain. It hurts so bad. No one is ever prepared for it"

"Huh? What's so bad about it? I mean, it's just a cute anime?" Alfred asked, confusion apparent on his face. The two others at the table gave him a 'What the fuck are you talking about?! Are you stupid?!' look. Though Kiku's could only be seen by the small twitching of his hands and eyebrow, very unnoticeable to the untrained eye.

"Alfred-kun, just how many episodes have you watched?"

"Um, the trailer and snippets of HanaNene?" Elise facepalmed when he answered that.

"Al, remind me to make you watch it the whole thing when season one finishes........"

"I'll help provide the dvds to play"

"Huh? Am I missing something here?"

"Just, just wait for us to make you watch it" Elise said quietly, thinking of something.

"And or read the manga"

"Yeah, and maybe the manga"

"Kay, anyways, Files of Young Kindaichi?"

"Oho~ hell yeah"

"Obviously Alfred-kun, I was the one who introduced it to you"

~Time Skip~

"See ya Eli! Me and Keeks gotta go now"

"It was nice meeting you Avieres-san"

"It was nice meeting you too Honda-san. And see you again next time Al. Hope to see you again, now if you'll excuse me, I still have some customers to attend to" Elise waved to them before heading back to the other customers.

The two nations walked towards their next destination.

"So Keeks, what d'ya think of Elise?"

"She is quite amazing in her own way I guess. But I got a weird feeling back in the restaurant, like there was someone watching us when we were not paying attention......" Kiku trailed off.

Alfred shrugged "Eh, it's probably just another anime fan who overheard our. debate and wanted to join but was too shy"

"I suppose"

"But why did it seem familiar?"

~Line Break~

After waving goodbye to the two, she walked back inside, passing a certain table in the corner.

"I suppose Elise is replacing me to you guys, right Al? Well, it is better for you to just forget I ever existed and move on from our friendship"

Word Count (without A/Ns): 1300 words
A/N
Hello Humans and Geese and whatever you guys are! Sorry this is a few days late, my wifi was being crap and would not let me upload shit. And sorry for this being a short chapter too. It was originally longer, but I cut out most of the theories in the end for a better flow of the story. So, how did you guys find it so far? Feel free to comment and everything! I love reading or seeing reactions. Also some more good news, the book cover is finally coming soon because my sister finally found her sketchbook that has it! How she lost it in the house is a mystery but I lose my pens and pencils all the time in the house so I guess I cannot say anything. Some feedback about me trying to do American slang would be nice, whether or not I should continue doing it or not will be up to you guys. Also the whole 'Els' thing, I always thought Alfred would call her that, but I had no idea how to write it. So this chapter was kind of a test for it too. If you guys do not like it, I will just go back and edit this. But if you do like it, I will go back to the older chapters and edit those. Thank you for the support and hope to see you all soon and stay safe!   ~Sincerely, Akina Saya D. Naragsak