[Conan Doujin] The Mystery of Theseus

Puzzle6 is written as "companion" and pronounced as □□.

If you want to hide something, all you need is a lie.

But if you want to hide a lie, you will eventually be tightly bound by the tangled chain of cause and effect, until your throat is tightly clenched and you can't breathe, until your feet are tied and you can no longer move forward.

Until walking scarred and exhausted physically and mentally at the end, when I suddenly want to look back and see what caused the current situation, maybe I will betray myself involuntarily.Fetters, secrets, and things that must be guarded are no longer so much concerned.

When I feel really tired, even the truth that should never be unsealed seems less important.

It would have been nice if it had been said at the beginning.

Kuroba Kaito didn't feel that his life had changed much after that.He carefully maintains his noisy and joyful daily life, always vigilant whether he is inadvertently being tricked by his fellow detectives in a friendly way.

In fact, to this day, Kuroba is no stranger to the detective, a creature who should wear a disguise and hide on the street corner, but now has become a handsome and handsome creature.It doesn't matter to him whether he is a returnee student or a detective whose name has shrunk.Isn't it a detective? It's not unusual to have another one.

It's just one more guy who needs to hide.

Oh, and it might not be that accurate to say "one more".After all, "Phantom Thief", a high-risk occupation that may lead to prison if spoken out, should be kept from the whole world.

In all fairness, Kaito Kuroba was still a little secretly happy.Now that Kudo Shinichi is troubled by the troublesome identity that can't escape for a while, and he has no time to take into account the name of the strange thief who has a strong sense of presence recently.

As long as there will be no helicopter monsters like last time, they would shoot without saying a word... Thinking of that unpleasant experience, Kuroba still couldn't help but tremble with fear.Although the clock tower was successfully protected in the end, the process was quite difficult.Standing in the center of the stage, not only have to pay attention to the moving lights at any time, even if you forget the lines, you still have to maintain your demeanor and calmness, and you have to deal with invisible obstacles from the dark auditorium from time to time... This What kind of stage play is it?

Not to mention the high risk, you won't even get the appearance fee.

Sure enough, it's still a hardware problem.Fiddling with his poker, which is not complicated in mechanism but easy to use, Kuroba secretly thought whether he should bring this prop, which is almost the signature of Kaitou Kidd, to the doctor, and add a few more to it. Parts add several functions.

Two days later, the doctor's house.

"The sound quality is clear, it can be used for information exchange in a small area, and the shape is simple and easy to carry..." Hei Yu pointed the small device in his hand to the light, squinted his eyes and observed it carefully, "It feels like it can be used as a bug, and the weight is also very light ,” he turned his head to look at the inventor who was no longer young, “it’s amazing!”

"I wanted to tell you that the badges for those little devils were ready, so I asked you to come and accept them." Edogawa leaned against the door with a half-smile, "It looks like you had a great time."

"That's because the doctor's invention is really amazing," Hei Yu praised without hesitation, "Believe me, doctor, this is definitely the greatest invention of this century!"

"With that little function, even old-fashioned mobile phones can't compare, how can you say 'the greatest'..." Edogawa couldn't laugh or cry when he praised him, "Don't exaggerate, As far as the doctor is concerned, if you praise him to the sky today, tomorrow he will be able to create an invention to destroy the world—"

"Hey, Xinyi, what you said is a bit too much..." The doctor, who was already a little blissful after being praised, didn't know whether he should be happy or sad for a while.

"Can I keep this?" Kuroba asked the doctor almost with bright eyes.

"It was originally made for the little ghosts. Of course you can keep it." Thanks to Kuroba's help, the grinding and assembly of small parts saved a lot of time. The doctor naturally made the appearance of the high school student in front of him The teenagers are also included in the "Youth Detective Group".

Whether it is 7 years old or 17 years old, in the eyes of people who have already left that beautiful era, they are all equally immature.

This seems to be a good idea... Lying on the bed in his room and playing with the small badge, Heiyu vaguely felt that he had gotten used to the life of switching between the two identities.

The famous detective probably felt the same way.As long as you grasp the balance between these, it seems that you can laugh easily.Even the consequences that need to be faced after the secret is revealed are no longer so terrifying.

So one day, Kuroba asked this question openly. "I think based on your relationship, it's completely understandable for Ms. Lan to say 'being drugged and turned into a child'. It's okay to tell her, right?"

"It's not as simple as what you said." Edogawa rolled his eyes at him, "If I could say it, I would have said it from the beginning. But in this situation, the longer the time drags on, the harder it is to speak..."

It's not impossible to be honest.Once the opportunity is missed, it will be difficult to find an opportunity to puncture the lie that follows the subjective consciousness first and lies ahead.If it weren't for the doubts in my heart, I'm afraid I would have wanted to tell the other party "I'm here!" at the first second after the identity was misplaced.

"In the final analysis," Hei Yu hit the nail on the head, "You are afraid that after everything is exposed, Ms. Lan, who is furious about your sister and brother Play's cohabitation life, will do something out of the ordinary." Shaking his head, "Don't worry, I didn't see Watson beating Holmes when he came back. It's too late to say he was happy, so I think Miss Lan will understand—"

What fell on Kuroba's forehead that day was Paget's illustrated single-volume hardcover "Return".

Don't underestimate the weight of words and books.

Heiyu, who was beaten again, picked up the dropped book from the ground without tears. The thin and mean British gentleman on the cover seemed to be mocking something in his unsmiling eyes.

By the way, regardless of whether the text records the fact that Holmes was beaten by Watson after the great return, the world line in which the exasperated veteran wanted to punch that guy in the face must exist.

Basically, after being smashed by the complete works of Sherlock Holmes, including the translation and the original, paperback and hardcover, Kuroba finally realized that some jokes are It cannot be opened.

But reality never stops joking.The more you want to hide something, the more quickly it will be exposed to the sun.And there seems to be no other solution than to accept that fact and move on.

"Are you free recently?" At a time between the stage exam and the stage exam, when there was no full moon and no gem exhibition, Hei Yu once again received a text message from a certain elementary school student, which was like an action order.

"There's a guy I want to introduce you to."

"He is very interested in you and said that he wants to meet you no matter what."

For a moment, Kuroba Kaito was surprised by the joy that quietly flashed in his heart.

Edogawa Conan is finally no longer an identity that needs to be completely played.

companion.

A companion with whom a common secret is shared.

Maybe we can become good friends, we can trust each other, and we can walk side by side in the unknown future.

Almost immediately, Kuroba composed a "Of course I'm free" reply and sent it.The guy who can make that Kudo say "I want to introduce you to me" must be a trustworthy and good person.

It finally appeared, without painstakingly fabricating crappy lies in front of him, but with the most natural attitude to accept the companions he associates with.

Kuroba was sincerely happy for Edogawa.

Although this companion does not belong to him.