"In the inal story, it was only Ran who broke her shoeces. But here, even Sonoko's shoeces snapped. It seems the Death God has indeed arrived, and his scythe has severed a bond that's sted over a decade," Ren mused quietly to himself.
He couldn't help but chuckle.
The serialization of Detective seemed to have dragged on lohan even Naruto and Bleach. With over 1,000 episodes and still no end in sight, the scythe of fate had certainly deyed the story long enough.
Shaking his head, Ren stopped paying attention to the two heroines and shifted his focus to the protagonist.
Having been rec earlier, Ren already knew where Shinichi was heading.
But there was o rush. He inteo take his time, ensuring he didn't cross paths with the two "model employees" of the Bck anization.
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Slowing his pace, Reually arrived at the remote locatiohe trade had occurred. Finding a bench along the roadside, he sat down leisurely, waiting for the act to unfold.
Not long after, a middle-aged, ht man emerged from an alley in a hurry. He anting heavily, ae it being nighttime, he wore a pair of sungsses.
The sight made Ren raise an eyebrow in admiration.
"You're still wearing su night? you even see where yoing?" he muttered, shaking his head.
After a moment, Ren tio atiently. The transa inside was likely plete, but he wasn't in a hurry to get involved.
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Ten mier, Ren stood up aered the dark alley opposite the bench. He moved quietly, his footsteps barely making a sound.
Turning a er, he found only one figure lying on the ground, a high school boy.
The boy's head seemed to have been struck, with traces of red blood matting his hair.
No one else was in sight.
"Ah… ah…"
The boy whimpered weakly as Ren approached, his voice barely audible.
Ren's eyes lit up. The famous se was about to begin.
Standing silently, he started rec.
The high school student, writhing helplessly on the ground, cwed at the grass with trembling hands as if trying to alleviate the pain.
His body began to shrink. Slowly but surely, the high schooler's frame diminished, his limbs growing shorter, and even his clothes being ically oversized.
Wheransformation stopped, the boy was no longer a teenager but a child of seven ht.
"From today on, Kudo Shinio longer exists," Ren murmured. "Only Edogawa remains."
A smirk tugged at his lips.
"Pray, Shinichi. Pray that Ra have a diary of her own, or everything about you will be exposed."
Satisfied with the rec, Ren turned a. He had no iion of staying lohan necessary.
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Having worked all day, Ren o rest. Tomorrow was Sunday, a perfect day to rex and check the reward he'd receive for today's diary entry.
As for Shinichi, now lying unscious on the ground…
"Well, he's still breathing, isn't he? It's just a head injury. Nothing too serious," Ren muttered to himself, dismissing the matter entirely.
There was no point iing further involved. The less he meddled, the fewer unnecessary plications he'd face.
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After Ren's departure, two groups of people arrived at the alley.
The first group frow the sight of the child lying on the ground. After a moment of hesitation, they pulled out cameras and snapped a few photos before leaving.
The sed group was simirly puzzled but didn't focus on the child. They took a few photos and quickly departed.
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Meanwhile, Nagi and Kaguya received the photos from their respective bodyguards.
"A child?"
Nagi frowned as she examihe images.
"That ma into the alley, and now there's a kid lying there?"
"The murder at the amusement park happened on the roller coaster, didn't it? So why is there a child in the alley?"
Isumi chimed ione cautious.
"Nagi, we should sider the safety of the child."
Maria, standing nearby, reassured her.
"Don't worry, Miss Isumi. The bodyguards have already notified the police after taking the photos. The child will be fine."
"That's a relief," Isumi said, exhaling softly.
Maria scrutihe photos more closely and immediately noticed something strange.
"Why are the child's clothes so oversized?"
Nagi and Isumi both turheir attention back to the images.
"You're right. These clothes aren't suitable for a child at all," Nagi remarked.
The child appeared to be seven ht years old, yet the clothing was clearly meant for an adult.
"What do you think, Isumi?" Nagi asked.
"Well, Nagi, perhaps we should wait for that gentleman to update the diary," Isumi suggested.
"That makes sense," Nagi agreed. "Since he went to the alley, he must have known something would happen there. If he left without taking a, it's likely he khe child was safe."
The situation was undeniably strange. A child wearing adult clothes in such a text was highly suspicious. But without further clues, it was impossible to deduce what had happened.
Waiting for the diary update seemed like the best course of a.
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As Nagi made her dearia offered a practical suggestion.
"Nagi, Miss Isumi, since we're waiting for the diary update, why don't we head home?"
"Good idea," Nagi replied.
The day had beeful, but after noon, Nagi felt restless being out in public. Havily obtaihe Vision, she wao experiment more with her newfound powers.
However, the crowded amusement park wasn't an ideal pce to test them.
Now that they were heading home, she could finally unleash her powers freely, at least in front of Maria and Isumi.
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Meanwhile, Kaguya silently examihe photos sent by her bodyguards.
"Hayasaka, did any Shinomiya family bodyguards apany us on this operation?"
"No," Hayasaka replied with a shake of her head.
"Sihought this entire operation was irrational, I used bodyguards from the Hayasaka family instead. I didn't want the Shinomiya family to catch wind of it."
"Are they trustworthy?"
"They're loyal. I selected them personally from my mother's reendations."
"Well done."
Hayasaka's caution reassured Kaguya.
"There's no need for us to stay at this amusement park any longer. As for the identity of the child in the alley, I trust the diary will provide answers soon enough."
"Uood. I'll also make sure our people remain silent about this operation," Hayasaka assured her.
"Good."
