“Well, that is a little bit far fetched, Hakuba-kun.”
And a bit too much flattery for yourself. I don’t do that at the expense of others and you know this very well.
“Didn’t you say you’ve met the guy only once before? Did you tell him all about yourself? Besides… you guys were on a case, right? So perhaps the focus was a little somewhere else?” Although the stunt with the phone was a tad risky, just a little.
But you must really dislike him… no wonder he was confused at me playing you, I was way too nice.
“Fair enough, Kuroba-kun… apologies; my feathers were a little ruffled, and I seem to have taken your attempts at smoothing them a bit too carelessly.Yes, we’d only met once, and the spirit of competition was certainly the order of the day. Unfortunate, really…”
“…I had rather hoped that Hattori-kun and I could have been friends. Ah, but this is a subject for another day, really. I could endlessly debate the Koushien, but let’s not. Instead, let’s just hope that KID avoids the tacky apparel next time, and we can avoid this whole mess.”