Chapter 86: He's off to save the world.
By the time Furuya Rei woke up, everything had already been settled.
They've already (been forced) to defect, and there's no going back now. Besides, everyone's shrunk, and the Miyano sisters will be punished, maybe even turned into experimental subjects. So they might as well try to live in this physical state.
"You're surprisingly optimistic, Rei-kun," Miyano Akemi said with a smile.
Her originally gentle tone, combined with her 7-year-old appearance, made her even more adorable, reminding Furuya Rei of a summer twenty years ago, when Elena-sensei was still around.
Furuya Rei looked away somewhat awkwardly: "...Um, um."
At this moment, Miyano Shiho's older sister alarm sounded, naturally stepping between the two: "So let's check the situation."
She glanced at Edogawa Conan, whose mind was now blank and overwhelmed with information: "You should thank me. Before that, everyone who took APTX4869 died, except for you, who was missing. So I and others came to your house to investigate, and I found that all your first-grade clothes had disappeared—but I corrected it to show that you were dead."
Edogawa Conan: "...What?"
Her sister wasn't dead; she was right beside her. Miyano Shiho showed no sign of the shock of her research being used to kill. Instead, she appeared somewhat arrogant: "Ah, you don't seem to know? The drug you took is called APTX4869, and it's the one I researched."
Edogawa Conan remained calm: "Ah, you mean this? I know, Nozaki told me about it."
Miyano Shiho: "..."
Edogawa Conan: "Besides, haven't you already developed an antidote? Although it's only a work in progress."
Miyano Shiho: "...?!"
While they were exchanging ideas, on the other side, Furuya Rei and Morofushi Sora'aki sat together: "So, what is your purpose?"
Morofushi Sora'aki glanced at him but did not answer.
Furuya Rei clicked his tongue: "Me and the others are the exceptions. If you're thinking of bringing Scotch and the others over, I don't think it's very likely."
"I know a little about Scotch joining the organization. He was taken away 22 years ago. He accidentally killed the person who killed his parents, and the organization happened to see it and brought him back with them."
"None of us have relatives in the organization, so no one can stop us from leaving if we want to." Furuya Rei said. "But doesn't Scotch have an older brother? Although Scotch has always acted like he doesn't care about him, he should actually care about him a lot."
"He once told me that if you want to protect someone, you have to act like you don't care or pretend to be malicious. That's the best way to protect them."
"Perhaps most people don't know this, but it is indeed a threat to him, and he won't easily choose to defect from the organization."
Morofushi Sora'aki tilted his head: "I didn't intend to take him with me."
Furuya Rei: "...Then what is your purpose?"
Morofushi Sora'aki: "Protect the world."
Furuya Rei: "..."
Furuya Rei: "..."
Furuya Rei turned to Edogawa Conan and asked, "How old is this person actually?"
Edogawa Conan: "...Huh? You didn't know? A high school student."
So Furuya Rei understood.
Morofushi Sora'aki: "I think you are thinking about some very impolite things."
Morofushi Sora'aki never intended to bring the others back into the light. People who had already adapted to the darkness would only have their eyes hurt by the sudden light.
And there's something else. Suddenly, Morofushi Sora'aki said to Miyano Shiho, "It's fine for you and Furuya Rei to stay here, but it's not okay for your sister."
Miyano Shiho, who had seemed completely relaxed, suddenly exploded: "What did you say?!"
"You should know the properties of the drug you made. You don't actually believe it's such a coincidence that you and the rest of you just happened to escape the toxicity, do you?"
Miyano Shiho: "...!"
Morofushi Sora'aki continued, "You and Furuya Rei will be fine if you stay, but if Miyano Akemi stays here, she will die."
The end of science is metaphysics. Miyano Shiho knows better than anyone how terrible the drug she is researching is. Edogawa Conan's success can be attributed to coincidence, but it's unlikely that so many people around her are so lucky.
As a scientist and the person who knows drugs best, Miyano Shiho, though she didn't say it, was the first to believe what Morofushi Sora'aki said.
Morofushi Sora'aki: "I can protect you for a short period of time, but when that time is up, if Miyano Akemi is still by your side, then she will die."
This world is trying its best to maintain the original storyline. It's fine if you're not around Edogawa Conan; the world's consciousness turns a blind eye. But why do you have to stick around the protagonist?
Well, sorry, death is coming!
Miyano Shiho clenched her fists; she was unwilling to make such a choice so easily.
Furuya Rei and Edogawa Conan were a bit confused, unable to understand this slightly mystical conversation.
Miyano Akemi believed it too. For no other reason than her mother's recording, she believed Morofushi Sora'aki. So, based on Morofushi Sora'aki's request, she continued, "Can I still contact Shiho? When can we meet?"
Morofushi Sora'aki thought for a moment: "How about a year from now? If you want to contact me during that time, you'll need to go through me."
Miyano Shiho: "Why should I believe you! What if you do something to my sister..."
Miyano Akemi stopped her sister and asked, "Only a year?"
Morofushi Sora'aki: "Hmm, a year is enough. The organization will probably disappear in about a year."
Everyone: "?!"
Everyone: "How is that possible!"
Morofushi Sora'aki: Because you don't understand the timeline of Detective Conan at all.
Morofushi Sora'aki was too lazy to answer, since no one would believe him anyway: "You have one choice: I'll take your sister away, and you can contact each other through me; or you don't believe me, and your sister will die in less than a year. Choose."
Miyano Shiho: "..."
Because of the world's inherent distortion, the world consciousness tends to turn a blind eye. As long as they don't get close to the little detective, everything is fine. Morofushi Sora'aki's original plan was simply to avoid the other people appearing in front of Conan, so he gave up on his strategy.
Speaking of which world, which world should he take Miyano Akemi to? The Good Friends World won't work, because there's already Miyano Akemi there. He doesn't know anything about the Beastified World. Gender-Swapped... ah! That seems like a good idea!
That's a gender swap! You could throw everyone over there without any problem!
Morofushi Sora'aki clenched his right fist and tapped his palm: "Let's knock him out and pack him up to take him away?"
That way, we don't have to worry about them courting death by getting close to Conan.
Furuya Rei: "...Are you referring to the way you just treated me?"
Morofushi Sora'aki decisively ignored him: "Speak, what is your choice?"
Edogawa Conan: "Wait?! I'm so confused. Why would she die right next to me?"
Ignoring everyone else, Morofushi Sora'aki looked only at the Miyano sisters. The two sisters exchanged a glance, and Miyano Shiho took Miyano Akemi's hand: "Sister!"
Miyano Akemi smiled and said, "Don't worry, Shiho, I'll contact you."
Morofushi Sora'aki nodded: "It seems you've all made your decisions."
To shatter the young detective's worldview, Miyano Akemi pulled Miyano Shiho and Furuya Rei aside and gave them a long speech telling them to take care of themselves. She then apologized and thanked Edogawa Conan and Professor Agasa, saying, "I'm sorry, we can't use the funds we have at the moment..."
Professor Agasa chuckled and said, "It's been a long time since it's been this lively here. It's alright, it's alright."
Edogawa Conan: "...You guys didn't ask for my opinion at all, did you?"
"Don't look away! Don't ignore me! I'm talking to you, Nozaki!"
Morofushi Sora'aki: "Alright then, let's go."
Edogawa Conan: "Hey!"
Furuya Rei and Miyano Shiho are both blessed with special abilities, and given that the current storyline has been fast-forwarded back to 50%, they are already quite safe.
Miyano Akemi didn't ask any more questions and obediently followed Morofushi Sora'aki as they left this world.
Morofushi Sora'aki: It sounds a bit like a love suicide, although that is indeed the literal meaning.
Morofushi Sora'aki reverted to his adult form and picked up Miyano Akemi: "Close your eyes."
Miyano Akemi obediently closed her eyes.
When she opened her eyes again, she couldn't help but widen her eyes in surprise, because right in front of her stood a man who looked remarkably like her.
However, Morofushi Sora'aki had already disappeared without a trace.
"Oh, right, brother, there's something else I forgot to say..." Miyano Shi opened the door, looked at the little girl who had appeared in the room, glanced down at Miyano Akemi's face, then looked up at his brother Miyano Akira's face, and hesitated before asking, "Is this the child that Rye gave birth for you?"
Miyano Akira gave an awkward smile: If I said I didn't know anything, would you believe me?
Miyano Akemi also wore a similar smile: It feels so subtle.
Looking at the smiles of the two people, Miyano Shi was certain once again: Yes, they are definitely biological children.
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Having resolved matters in both worlds, Morofushi Sora'aki clapped his hands and awoke from his own world.
He yawned, feeling quite pleased with himself; saving the world was indeed an addictive thing.
As soon as he stepped outside, he saw his brother standing right next to his door, giving him a slight smile: "I want to apologize to you first, Sora'aki."
Morofushi Sora'aki had a bad feeling.
Morofushi Hiromitsu said, "Ten minutes ago, I opened your door without your permission, but strangely, you weren't in the room."
Morofushi Sora'aki: "..."
Morofushi Hiromitsu smiled and continued, "Would you like to tell your brother where you went last night?"
Morofushi Sora'aki: "..."
Morofushi Sora'aki realized he had been betrayed—he had always known that the protective energy was insufficient, but his body had always remained in this world before. Why was it that this time, his body was taken away along with him? And why did his brother happen to come in this time?
"I'm going to save the world, do you believe me, brother?" Morofushi Sora'aki asked, looking up with unusually serious blue cat eyes.
Morofushi Hiromitsu was taken aback for a moment, then nodded with a gentle smile, his eyes crinkling. "I believe you. So, would you like to tell your brother in detail about how you saved the world?"
Morofushi Sora'aki: It seems we can't hide it anymore.
Although he didn't really try to hide it very seriously.