After I divorced from chaos step

"Qingxi."

During Dazai's delay, the door of the elevator opened, and outside stood Yukichi Fukuzawa, the president of the Armed Detective Agency.

Seeing him, I immediately thought about Ranpo, so I had to put it aside for asking Dazai about Odasaku.

"Why did you come here today?" Fukuzawa Yukichi asked.

When I took Ranpo out of the detective agency, I promised Kunikida Doppo that I would take good care of Ranpo, but now...

"Mr. Fukuzawa—"

"Come in and talk."

Fukuzawa Yukichi pushed open the door of the detective agency. Today is not a day off, and the members are busy with work in an orderly manner. I followed him and walked in.

"Mr. Fukuzawa, I'm sorry about the chaos."

The person in front stopped suddenly, I lowered my head and almost bumped into his back.

I stared at the floor, only the sound of papers turning around.This floor has two vertical lines, which I recognize, because just look to the side and you can see the scrambling workstations.

His desk is always full of potato chips and wave soda, as well as mystery novels and daily newspapers. He seldom cleans it up by himself, but Kenji Miyazawa or Naomi Tanizaki help him tidy it up.

All the members of the detective agency took good care of him.That's why Kunikida Doppo specifically asked me when I wanted to borrow him.

But I couldn't do it.

"Ranbu wanted to save me, he—"

It was really hard to tell them the cruel news.

Can't speak.

"Random steps." Fukuzawa Yukichi slowly turned his head and narrowed his eyes slightly, but the next sentence made me fall into extreme shock.

"who is it?"

He asked me, who is Ranpo?

How can it be?Are you kidding me?

Today is not April Fool's Day!Even Boys' Day is over.

"Mr. Fukuzawa, Ranpo was dissipated by... in order to save me."

Maybe this is Fukuzawa Yukichi's new way of developing a sense of humor, so he made a joke about who Ranpo is.But when I said this, he just frowned slightly, and didn't show a little bit of sadness.

What's more, it's bewilderment, the incomprehension of what I said.

"Qingxi, what's wrong with you?" Fukuzawa Yukichi asked again, "Is Ranbu your friend? What happened?"

how can that be!

I looked up and looked around, no one was shocked and sad by the news of Ranpo's death, even Kenji Miyazawa, who had the best relationship with Ranpo and the youngest, was curious.

I turned my face and looked at the chaotic workstation.

There is nothing there.

"Where's the workstation here? This was originally the location of Luanbu."

Yes, absolutely not wrong.

Here's where the random steps are.

There should have been a long table with a row of pop sodas on it.Every time Luanbu finished drinking soda, he would take out the glass beads in the soda bottle and put them in a pudding bottle, which had already accumulated a pile.

He likes to put his legs on the table when he eats snacks. My mother once bumped into him and criticized him severely, saying that he didn't sit or stand.

"Qingxi-san." Miyazawa Kenji looked at me worriedly, "This place has always been empty."

"Are you kidding me? Ranpo, Edogawa Ranpo." I tried to calm myself down, but I felt my whole body trembling, "Your detective agency members, Mr. Fukuzawa, you Don't you treat him like your own?"

"Eh?" Tanizaki Junichiro scratched his head, "There really isn't a member named Edogawa Ranpo here."

Kunikida Doppo took out his notebook, flipped it over and said, "Could it be that you are confusing customers with our members? Well, I have never had a customer named Edogawa Ranpo here. Gen-san, do you have any?" Is there a profile or photo of that person?"

photo?

I took out my phone from my pocket, but remembered that I had deleted all the photos about Ranpo - I still had his line account and e-mail.

I flipped through my phone quickly, only to find that these two things were completely missing in my phone.

"Impossible." I searched again, still nothing.

I remembered the group created by Dazai, looked through it, and it disappeared.

"..."

All traces of Luanpo on my phone, and even in the entire detective agency, have been erased—wait a minute, maybe whose supernatural power it is.

The range is likely to be within this space, but people who are beyond this range should not be affected anymore.

I ignored the doubtful and worried eyes of the people around me, and immediately ran to the balcony and called my mother.

Yasuko has sent her father and mother-in-law Hanamaru home, and her mother is probably taking care of them now.

The phone was quickly connected, and the sound of the get out of class bell came from inside.

"Qingxi, why call me at this hour?"

"Mom, something happened to Luanbu."

There was two seconds of silence on the phone.

I was so nervous that I even stopped breathing.

Mom slowly asked: "Who is Luanbu? Your new colleague? I haven't heard you mention it."

"Stop joking with me, okay? Ranpo is my husband. Although he and I are divorced now."

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Mom's voice suddenly increased, "How can you get a husband if you haven't married yet? Have you read too many anime and novels? I told you to work hard..."

After receiving her lecture, I made a second call to Granny Hanamaru.

What broke me even more was that Granny Hanamaru said that she had never heard of Edogawa Ranpo at all.

She also never owned a duck farm, and she said she has always lived with my parents and enjoyed her old age happily.

"Where can I move those things? It's tiring to raise small animals... Chuya, I don't know him. Who is this?"

A duck farm that has never been there before, Chuya Chuya, who has no connection with his grandmother.

My heart sank a little bit, it was summer, but I felt as if I was in an ice cellar, and my whole body was cold.

I called Chuya Zhongyuan for the third call, but the other party said that no one answered.

……

"Qingxi-san, we really don't know that Edogawa Ranpo." Miyazawa Kenji handed me a can of coffee, "But if you need to find someone, I'm happy to help."

"Thank you."

I didn't have time to be depressed. After leaving the detective agency, I went directly to Ranpo's house—the place where I lived for half a year.

When I left there a month ago, all traces of my existence were erased, even the name on the house number.But this doesn't completely erase the traces it left in my heart.

I am familiar with every plant and tree here, anywhere.

You can find your way with your eyes closed.

I have planted bamboo and a small loquat tree in the yard, and I like to paste pink window grilles on the windows.Ranbu likes to lie by the window to watch butterflies, and more often to lie on the rocking chair in the afternoon and bask in the sun, next to a small table full of snacks...

"how is this possible?"

I could find the way with my eyes closed, but I couldn't find it after searching three times.

The houses of the left and right neighbors are still there, but the house of Luanbu is completely gone.The houses of the two neighbors on the left and right were close together, with only a very narrow alley in between.

I walked into the alley and looked at the path, with moss on it and stones full of mottled marks.

As if it was supposed to be like this here.

I turned on my phone and searched for Edogawa Ranpo, only to find Edogawa Conan, a member of a young detective team.

...without wandering.

All traces of Edogawa Ranpo's life have been erased from this world.

Why is it?

I couldn't figure it out, but at this moment, someone called, and it turned out to be Chiya Kirihara, whom I hadn't contacted for a long time.

I hit the answer button.

"Really, where have you been, senpai? The store is very busy right now, and Amuro-kun doesn't know where to go, so come back quickly. Otherwise, I'm going to report you to Marui-senpai!"

"...Sorry, something happened to me and I need to ask for leave."

"Are you in trouble?" Kirihara Chi also paused, and asked cautiously, "Did you quarrel with Minister Yukimura again?"

"..." What does this have to do with Yukimura?

"Hey, it's normal to have conflicts between male and female friends. My girlfriend often quarrels with me, saying that I always play games and ignore her. If Minister Yukimura apologizes to you tonight, please forgive him."

"Boyfriend and boyfriend?" The question I blurted out made Kirihara Akagi say "hmm" in confusion. "Kirihara, I'm not good at counting days, how long have I been with Yukimura?"

"What, does this still need to be counted? You have been dating since the end of the second year of junior high school."

I did date Yukimura, but only for a short time.

"Didn't I break up with him when I went to Russia to go to school?" After that, Yukimura and I basically had no interaction.

Although I regretted it later and tried to contact him, but because of Tosi, I failed.

"Senior sister, what are you talking about? How have you ever been to Russia to go to school?" Fumta Marui wondered, "You, like Senior Marui, went to Lihai University directly after finishing high school in Lihai. After that, the two of you partnered up. Started a business and opened a coffee shop. It's over, it's over, are you dizzy from arguing with Minister Yukimura?"

I clenched my phone tightly: "No, I didn't quarrel with him, so I hung up first."

"Hey, senpai, Minister Yukimura--"

Akiya Kirihara was still chattering, so I hung up the phone.

...not just shuffle.

Even the traces of Tuo Si's existence have been erased.

I picked up a stone and held it in my hand with a little force.

Stone didn't respond.

I clenched it tightly, and when I spread my palm, it was still lying firmly in my hand, showing no sign of being dissipated.

My supernatural ability has also disappeared.

——Qingxi, this is the life you want.

A distant and strange voice came from my mind, he said to me softly: "Qingxi, this is the life you want."

I calmed down, and walked slowly towards the Marui coffee shop, reading the memo on my phone while walking.

Yes.

Ordinary people.

I became the normal person I dreamed of being.

He didn't know Ranpo, didn't get supernatural powers, didn't go to Russia to study, didn't know Tosi, and didn't join the rats in the house of death.

I grew up in Kamakura. After finishing Rikkai High School, I went directly to Rikkai University. Then I opened a coffee shop with my good friend Bunta Marui. The business is good, and the branch has opened to Yokohama.

My boyfriend is my childhood sweetheart Yukimura Seiichi who I have been dating since I was in middle school. He is a star in the tennis world and the idol of many girls, but he has been with me for many years and our relationship is stable.In his game, the best audience seat will definitely reserve a place for me.

No matter how busy he is, after the game, he will take me to eat my favorite food.

……

When we walked to the coffee shop, Akira Kirihara waved at me with dissatisfaction: "Here! Senior sister, you are too cunning. You ran out to play by yourself, and Mr. Amuro disappeared. Are you all so bad?"

I opened my mouth, not knowing what to say, and quickly changed into my overalls.

The furnishings are exactly the same, no different from the previous coffee shop.

"Miss, can I have two tissues here?"

A familiar and deep voice came from behind, I turned my head and saw Mori Ogai in casual clothes, with curved eyebrows and a kind smile on his face.Next to it is Alice who is eating French fries.

"This kid needs tissues."

"……it is good."

He never looked at me or spoke to me after I handed him the tissue.

It seems that he really took Alice to enjoy a cup of coffee and spend a leisurely afternoon.

I don't have supernatural powers, so naturally I can't attract his attention.To him, I was just an ordinary coffee shop waiter.

Great.

This has completely turned into the life I want.

I looked in the mirror and said to myself over and over again, this is really good.

"Sister, Minister Yukimura is here to pick you up, so don't be angry with him again."

"Chi Ye, I didn't quarrel with Qing Xi."

Pushing open the locker room door, I saw Yukimura Seiichi wearing a hat.With two cups of coffee in his hand, he smiled helplessly after seeing me: "I accidentally drank a very good coffee, and I want you to try it, but I'm afraid that if you buy coffee from another store, you will be kicked out of here. "

"Minister Yukimura is too much! Why are you still buying coffee from our enemies?"

"Know yourself and the enemy, and you won't be in danger in a hundred battles."

Yukimura handed me the coffee in his hand, and the other cup to Akaya Kirihara.

"Thank you."

"The collar is crooked." He stretched out his hand naturally and straightened the collar for me, "Okay."

In a trance, I remembered that when I walked out of the house, I helped him tidy his clothes in the same way.

"Let's go to that French restaurant tonight." Yukimura took out two coupons from behind, "Then go ride the Ferris wheel."

I lowered my head and looked at the reply email from Zhongyuan Zhongye.

I wrote several letters, but he only replied with one sentence.

【Who are you? ? 】

Even Zhongyuanzhong has nothing to do with me.

"Qingxi, where are you going?"

I didn't care about Yukimura Seichi's obstruction, I rushed out of the coffee shop and ran all the way back.

There's one more person, at least one more person, and I'm going to ask him for clarification.

What the hell happened? !

"Isn't this the life you want?" Dazai propped his chin and said with a smile, "A stable and peaceful life."