People are in Yokohama, the vest is fully open

Edogawa Ranpo is very sad now.

After using super-reasoning, he enthusiastically drew Tanizaki Junichiro's plan to find another self, completely forgetting Fukuzawa Yukichi's order to go back as soon as possible.

But Edogawa Ranpo eventually lost his way because he couldn't tell the road and find the direction.

However, Edogawa Ranpo was not discouraged by this. On the contrary, he breathed a sigh of relief and yelled openly: "Accidentally got lost—then Ranpo-sama can only go to the finish line and wait."

The clues on the other Ranpo-sama are as complicated and entangled as a disturbed ball of wool, but Edogawa Ranpo still found out his address logically: the other self seems to have a close relationship with Hoshino Yuu, and he is now Lives in the White Crow Book Club downstairs of the Armed Detective Agency.

"Isn't it because I just discovered him now that he seemed a little angry when we met?"

Thinking of the other self who lives downstairs of the Armed Detective Agency, but he has not been found for so long because he is busy with the recent disappearance case, Edogawa Ranpo can't help but fall into deep thought.

"Ranpo-san, where are we going next?" Junichiro Tanizaki followed Edogawa Ranpo around for a while with a big bag in his arms. ask.

At that time, Edogawa Ranpo did not struggle with this issue for too long.

Hearing Junichiro Tanizaki's question, he readily handed over the task of leading the way to Junichiro Tanizaki: "Let's go back!"

"? Is this the end, Mr. Ranpo?" Tanizaki Junichiro didn't know what Edogawa Ranpo was looking for, but it was obvious that they hadn't found the target at all.

"Yeah." Edogawa nodded perfunctorily, and he took out a delicious bar from the shopping bag in Junichiro Tanizaki's arms.Peel it off and stuff it in your mouth.

After taking a bite, Edogawa Ranpo randomly chose a direction that seemed to be right and walked, smiling and urging while eating, "Let's go back faster, Tanizaki."

"Hey? Wait, Ranpo-san! Go this way—!"

Although it is strange, Tanizaki Junichiro has long been accustomed to Edogawa Ranpo's style, and he has worked hard to lead the way for the boyish Mr. Detective.

Edogawa Ranpo followed Tanizaki back to the detective agency in such high spirits, and went straight to the White Crow Book Club on the third floor.

Although it can be seen that the other self seems to want to avoid him for some reason, but Edogawa Ranpo takes it for granted that this is just the shyness of the other self.

No matter how different they seemed because of, or how resistant the other self was, Edogawa Ranpo didn't think he would really hate himself.

After all, no matter how he changes, he is still Edogawa Ranpo.

The only person in the world who can never hate Ranpo-sama is Ranpo-sama!

——So, after the other self is done with work, he will definitely come back to find him.

Before being brought home by Fukuzawa Yukichi who came to look for him, Edogawa Ranpo, who was sitting cross-legged at the door of the bookstore, believed so firmly.

Until Fukuzawa Yukichi was stuffed into the bed, Edogawa Ranpo was still puzzled: it is absolutely impossible for another Ranpo-sama not to think that he will be waiting for him at the finish line....... Why didn't he come back in time?

Edogawa Ranpo tossed and turned in bed, unable to sleep, thinking about the clothes on another Ranpo-sama, thinking about his origin, thinking why he hasn't come to him yet...

In the end, he thought of the emotions that didn't belong to him that surged in his chest when he saw another Edogawa Ranpo: surprise, resistance, panic and confusion...... and that I vaguely don't know if it's the closeness of my illusion.

Thinking about it, Edogawa Ranpo couldn't help but feel a little frustrated, it was the emotion of another Ranpo-sama.

Although I don't want to admit it, but... the other Ranpo-sama seems, seems, probably even more awkward than I thought.

Edogawa Ranbu was lying on the soft pillow, but his thoughts flew out of the window: The other self should also want to see him very much...but for some reason, the other self has not been able to see him until now. Just chose to repel and escape.....

Edogawa Ranpo couldn't help turning over again: he didn't even have the courage to open his arms to him.The other Ranpo-sama is just like those stupid adults who are too shy to show they care.

The cheeks on Edogawa Ranpo's side were slightly flushed due to the slight squeeze, and he muttered to refute the thoughts that came to him just now: "No, no matter which one...Ranpo Da People can't be stupid!"

Before he finished speaking, Edogawa Ranpo's heart seemed to skip a beat suddenly, and suddenly a familiar palpitation made him freeze in place.

This is?

Suddenly the air was emptied and time stopped.

For a moment, Edogawa Ranpo felt as if another person lived in his body again, this feeling—here again!

Edogawa Ranpo subconsciously squeezed the pajamas that wrinkled his chest, and a sense of joy, relaxation and intimacy that did not belong to him suddenly swept his whole body.

This is...another Ranpo-sama's mood...

"unacceptable!!"

Edogawa Ranpo, who was still deceiving himself just now, sat up directly from the bed, he couldn't believe what he felt.

The feeling of joy came and went faster.Edogawa gritted his teeth in Luanbu and repeatedly recalled the joy of reunion after a long absence. Mr. Detective only felt the sour bubbles in his heart bubbling so badly that his eyes were almost red with anger: "Daddy!" Idiot! Ranpo-sama is a big idiot!"

The movement in Edogawa Ranpo's room caught the attention of Silver Wolf Swordsman. He nervously pushed open the sliding door of Edogawa Ranpo's room to check his situation: "What happened, Ranpo?"

Edogawa Ranpo didn't answer, Fukuzawa Mikichi turned on the light and was shocked to find that Edogawa Ranpo, who had always been heartless, turned red angrily like a child at this time.

He looked aggrieved as if he was angry, but also as if he was unbelievably sad.

It's as sad as if a primary school student found his best friend and had a better friend than himself.

"Ranpo, are you... having a nightmare?"

Edogawa shook his head in chaos and didn't say a word, his eyes were red as if he was about to cry in the next second.

After his parents passed away, he wandered in this strange world repeatedly. Even though he had a genius mind, he was dismissed as a monster because of his inhumanity.

It was the president who later took him in, gave him a place to stay, and used white lies to let him find a similar kind of person who could get along with him-"supernatural beings".

The child who can see through all the truths in the world stubbornly grasps at the straw when he is most confused and helpless.Since then, he has firmly believed that he is not different, but just found the wrong group because he didn't realize his identity as a superhuman.

The kid named Edogawa Ranpo deceived himself like this, until he was forced to see the reality clearly in the battle with Allan Poe not long ago.

——He is not a supernatural person, he is just an ordinary person with a great mind who is squeezed out by ordinary people.

Edogawa Ranpo is no longer the weak and immature police cadet who was obsessed with finding similar police cadets when he was young. Although he refused to admit it on the face, he still accepted this fact in his heart.

He is different from everyone.

But.......another Ranpo-sama appears.

When he had already started to learn to give up and not to look any more—another similar person who could understand his lonely mind in this chaotic world and was absolutely in tune with him appeared!

"What the hell happened, Ranpo?"

Fukuzawa Yukichi's concern made Edogawa Ranpo even more aggrieved for no reason, but this other Ranpo-sama who absolutely understands Ranpo-sama...but he doesn't like him at all like him!

In the end, under Fukuzawa Yukichi's repeated inquiries, Edogawa Ranpo, who barely calmed down, just slowly pulled the quilt over his head, and choked out a sentence: "I fell asleep, President."

"Random steps..." Fukuzawa Yukichi sighed helplessly, and didn't ask any more questions.

.......

.......

Coast, abandoned buildings.

The moonlight did not know when it suddenly brightened a lot, and Zhong Yuanzhong could barely see the clothes of the person in front of him through the faint moonlight: he was not wearing Edogawa Ranpo's iconic detective uniform, but a suit he was very familiar with. dress up.

Before Nakahara Chuya wanted to understand the inexplicable familiarity of Edogawa Ranpo, he heard Edogawa Ranpo in front of him say again: "Okay, okay, let's go... ...."

"This is not a place for you to—"

Before Hoshino Yu had time to say anything more, Nakahara Chuya interrupted suspiciously: "Who are you?"