[Conan Doujin] The Mystery of Theseus

Puzzle28 When two straight lines are neither parallel nor intersecting, their relationship is □□.

Passing through a point, an infinite number of straight lines can be radiated.

When a point moves in a fixed direction, the space it can move is a fixed straight line.

With a straight line as the axis, an infinite number of surfaces can be determined.

Although each surface is just a narrow slice, when they are aggregated together, they constitute the entire space, our world, and the world that we can't see yet.

But these are just worlds born around a fixed point and a fixed straight line.When that point starts to move, that line changes position, and the world becomes endless.

Determine another point in space, and draw another line from it - now we can have a plane.A vast, boundless plane that cuts through the entire universe.

In the same plane, if two straight lines do not intersect, they are destined to be parallel.And when they have intersections, more planes can be created.

The movable range of a point has been upgraded from single-dimensional to multi-dimensional, and the world begins to have thickness and become three-dimensional.But no matter how that point moves, it cannot leave the straight line it is on.

The point defines the straight line, and the straight line is its cage.

And the fragments of the world intercepted by the one-dimensional time have no other possibility.

A few days after that, Haibara contacted Edogawa again, saying that the last bug had been fixed, and the doctor asked him to come back to help with the test.

Reluctantly, Edogawa still went.

"Called me over again, I really don't understand what the doctor's nerve is wrong and refuses to repent," he complained when he changed his sneakers at the entrance, "It's no good to ask me to test the game, maybe the game It's because of me that the bug occurred."

How is this usually explained? Bug physique?

"It is the job of the tester to confirm that the fixed bug will not reappear, isn't it?"

"But I'm not a tester." Edogawa threw off his left sneaker angrily. "For me, whether the bug is fixed or not, the game is still the same." He bent down to untie the right shoelace , "There is no need to play the same game twice."

Haibara didn't comment on his passive sabotage, but changed the subject without a trace. "It seems that you had a lot of fun with the side missions." She folded her arms and leaned against the wall of the entrance. "Is there any contact these two days?"

She did not identify who the contact was.Edogawa shook his head.

"There is still no news at all." He stood up and kicked the changed sneakers aside. "I have also been to his house, but I still can't see him."

Huiyuan, who was often used as a reference by Edogawa, was also tired of being asked strange questions frequently.Under her repeated questioning, a certain detective, who will not take it easy until his hypothesis is completely confirmed, finally revealed all the problems he has been groping for.

"According to what you said, if you want to meet each other, you need to meet certain conditions and create some kind of reason," Haibara came to the conclusion simply and directly after understanding Edogawa's theory with his own thinking, "Would you guys meet?" Isn't the reason for coming here obvious?"

"Oh?" Lazily raising his tone, Edogawa waited boredly for her to start the game, "I'm curious what kind of explanation you will give."

The game entered the loading interface again, this time much smoother without any lag.

"Meeting needs to create conditions, and the conditions are two-way." Without leaving the computer screen, Haibara listed the prerequisites given by Edogawa, "The conditions on your side may be met, so the problem lies with Mr. Thief." Side." She turned her gaze, with a hint of teasing in her eyes, "In other words, he doesn't need you that much."

The loaded game stays on the title interface, because the doctor does not have the ability to do art, and there are only bare game names and system options on it.

He doesn't need me that much?

Edogawa, who has always been very conscious of the protagonist, naturally doesn't like this statement.

The protagonist is always needed, and the protagonist is always omnipotent.The world cannot function without a protagonist.

"Are you kidding?" Edogawa unilaterally chose not to accept all the remarks, and simply picked up the controller and started the game. "As long as I am willing, there is nothing I can't do."

Ah, at this time, I began to selectively escape.Watching the other party take actions that were contrary to his previous attitude jokingly, Haibara vaguely felt that he should speak more clearly.

Always avoiding the fact that you don't want to face it is not a long-term solution after all.If you only answer the questions you can do, and skip all the slightly difficult questions, you may end up handing in a blank paper.Avoid the most important and take the lightest, go around the difficulty, and finally stay at the bottom of the sieve, it must be the most annoying problem that cannot be escaped.

"Then what do you think you can do to help him?" Huiyuan didn't pick up his handle, but watched Edogawa perform the single-person operation, "If he really felt it was necessary, he would have asked you for help isn't it?"

Edogawa continued to stare at the game screen without answering a word.

"If you ask me, your small alliance is only temporary." With a shallow sigh, Haibara continued, "If you really want to go to the end, you will definitely part ways."

No matter how perfect the debug is, it is no match for the handicapped.With a violent hand shake, Edogawa looked at the GameOver that jumped out on the screen, and pursed his lower lip anxiously.

"I think," he said, "there is still a possibility of going on."

"It's not up to you to decide," Haibara folded her arms, "Think about what we're doing now." Her gaze pointed to the stack of materials piled up next to the computer, "I will do it for Shinichi Kudo Go back and continue to study, everyone in the FBI can be regarded as reliable companions," she added an emphasis on "tentatively", "and Mr. Thief, I don't see any direct connection between him and the truth you want to find in the end."

"With his ability," Edogawa put down the controller, "it can help us a lot."

"That was just a one-sided contribution," Haibara's direct tone was utterly merciless. "After that? Don't you still think about being friends carelessly after everything is over?"

"Isn't it possible?" retorted, "Let everything go back to normal, isn't it that we're going to—"

"Has his problem been solved?" Haibara raised the corner of his mouth sarcastically, "Edogawa is no longer Edogawa, but Mr. Thief is still Mr. Thief."

At a loss for words, Edogawa didn't say any more.

He originally thought that after he could restore his identity as Kudo Shinichi without fear, everything would be resolved.The daily life that is full of sunshine and can laugh heartlessly can be staged every day.

"Finally realized?" His voice lowered, and Huiyuan manually cut out the GameOver picture on the screen, "There is no way to complete the main mission and the side mission at the same time."

What if I say yes?

This rebuttal is undoubtedly a big statement that is more difficult to realize than "I will be back soon", and Edogawa did not say it.

Haibara is right. If the conflicts are not resolved at the same time, the future where everyone can laugh together without hindrance will never come.

If only I had never met him...

The moment this terrifying thought crossed his mind, Edogawa was startled.

Haha, running away again.He frowned helplessly.

The detective should not be so pessimistic if he avoids the question fundamentally.

Later, as if the blocked band was suddenly lifted, the existence of Kaito Kuroba returned to the world of Conan Edogawa.

Not only did he come back, but he was even more noisy than before.

tbc.