Conan: The Man Behind the Romance

Chapter 419 Finale - Nothing Happened Today

Half past eleven.

The sun shines on the bluestone streets, pedestrians are bustling about, and shopping conversations and laughter are intertwined.

A young couple walked out of the door of the B&B, blended into the crowd and walked towards the street entrance side by side.

"How about going to Kinkaku-ji Temple after dinner?" asked Yingsheng.

"Is this the effect of your controlling the aura?" Xiaolan looked around and found that almost no one paid special attention to them. They were like a drop of water flowing into the ocean.

For ordinary people, this is normal.

But for the extremely charming firefly, this is very abnormal.

"Everyone has his own path to walk, so why would they pay attention to others all the time?" Yingsheng said, "I have seen the model of the Golden Pavilion. It is very beautiful and intricately carved."

"I also heard that it's beautiful there, but I'm sorry, I've already made an appointment with Sonoko to visit Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine together in the afternoon, so we'll have to wait until next time," said Xiaolan.

"There are so many places worth visiting in Kyoto. It's impossible to visit them all in this short period of time." Yingsheng pointed to a blank painted horse hanging in front of a roadside shop and said with a smile: "So, can I ask Ran to help pay my respects on my behalf?"

Ema are wooden prayer boards on which you can write your wishes and hang them in shrines.

"Of course." Xiaolan nodded with a smile.

Yingsheng went to buy an ema with a white fox head on the front. He borrowed a brush from the shop owner, dipped it lightly in ink, and wrote two words in one breath in the thin gold style on the back.

Safe.

The shop owner's eyes lit up, and he was about to refund the money and beg Hotaru to write a few more pages, but he saw Hotaru had returned to the street and handed the ema to a young girl, so he had to give up with regret.

"Please." Yingsheng said.

"Yeah." Xiaolan put away the ema, a little confused, "Xuantian doesn't care about this either?"

"If you believe it, it exists. If you don't believe it, it doesn't exist. Why do you have to keep thinking about it?" Yingsheng smiled, "I hope Inari God will bless me so that I won't be alone."

Xiaolan's heart moved, she nodded, said nothing, and continued to move forward with Yingsheng.

When they reached the intersection, they went their separate ways.

Three seconds later, Yingsheng turned around and watched Xiaolan's back gradually blocked by the crowd and could no longer be seen.

"Feel sorry."

Qingliu Qiansu's voice suddenly rang in her heart again.

"What happened the night before yesterday is nothing. Don't mention it again." Yingsheng turned and went into the nearest ramen restaurant and ordered three bowls of signature ramen, all of which were super spicy.

"I'm sorry for my existence. If I weren't there, we would probably still be young and everyday." said Aoyagi Chiso.

"You're getting more and more ridiculous. I just heard from passersby that there was a gunfight in the cemetery east of Wujiao Bridge. I think you live over there."

"It was Gin who was hunting down Bourbon, and the outcome is unknown. Bourbon is in Kyoto, apparently looking for Miss Elena."

"Hey, why?"

"Ms. Elena said that before he joined the distillery, Bourbon was a kid who was often injured and always went to her clinic. There was nothing more to say. She didn't know why Bourbon came to her. She just called to ask, but no one answered."

"Maybe it's just like the white moonlight, it's quite interesting." Yingsheng smiled, "Where are you going this afternoon?"

"A place of destruction and rebirth."

"Is this your spur of the moment idea, or did they decide? I don't want to run into you guys by chance."

The Sharidon of Kinkaku-ji Temple was completely burned down in 1950 and rebuilt in its original form in 1955. The gold foil decoration on the entire outer wall of the hall was completely replaced in 1987, making it even more magnificent than before.

Renovation of ancient buildings is a common thing, but this incident caused a sensation at the time. Later generations made a far-fetched connection between "relics" and nirvana in the fire, and related literary works were passed down.

It therefore has some extra meaning.

"Of course they chose it." Qing Liu Qian Su said, "Master, I don't recommend that you go to the Golden Pavilion. What if you end up like Lu Zhishen, who became round when hearing the tide and became silent when seeing the letter?"

"…Do you really think Xiaolan is just my anchor?"

"Hmm... where is the master going this afternoon?"

"First go to Mantiantang headquarters, then to Murata Manufacturing, and visit all the companies in the list given by Noah's Ark. With current information technology, we still have a long way to go to welcome Xuantian to come. First, we need to find a carrier that can carry the prototype."

"…So Miss Lan's rejection of you, Master, just gave you some time."

"Hey, hey, I'm just feeling miserable right now, so I'm using work to numb myself." Yingsheng sighed, "I was planning to invite her to Hokkaido after our trip to Kyoto. We had already agreed on this, but now we can only wait until later."

"I hope you can get back together soon. But, Master, has she still not confessed to you?"

"It was my problem in the first place, why should she confess? Just drive carefully, I've got the ramen."

"Not spicy enough I guess."

"What a vicious curse." Yingsheng took two bites and said helplessly, "It's true."

……

……

Two days later, Wednesday.

The second-year school trip of Teitan High School has ended.

After all, Yingsheng did not wait for the next time that Xiaolan mentioned. He has been visiting a number of IT companies in Kyoto these days.

On the return bus, Yingsheng sat in the last row, his head leaning against the window, looking at the scenery outside the window sparkling in the afternoon sun.

The sky is clear, white clouds are floating, and tree shadows are swaying by the road.

The colorful flowers stretched out into brilliant lights. In the twisted air inside the car, which was clearly warm but inaudible, the colorful colors gradually gathered into a whirlpool-like scene, almost sucking away Yingsheng's entire sight and soul.

A figure suddenly appeared in the vortex.

She was wearing a gorgeous blue wide-sleeved kimono with flowers of the world painted on it. The sash was scarlet and had sparkling gold threads, making everything around her shine.

She sat in front of a pitch-black alchemy furnace that was as tall as a mountain. Her fair and delicate profile looked like a relief, as if she were not a living thing.

Yingsheng held his breath. He felt that this person looked very familiar, but he had clearly never seen him before.

"who are you?"

He seemed to have asked, but also seemed not to have asked.

The woman didn't move at all, she was probably a real sculpture.

Yingsheng slowly closed her eyes, the vortex disappeared, but the sculpture still existed. As the sound of bells and chimes suddenly rang out, she slightly turned her head to look at Yingsheng.

Yingsheng was stunned.

Because of those blue eyes, he thought he saw Xiaolan at first glance, but the rationality and tenderness contained in them made him feel that he saw Kisaki Eri.

Her face was like an unfathomable cloud, and only her eyes looked directly into Yingsheng's heart.

And the eyes were constantly changing, lavender, wine red, black, gold...

Finally, it turned into a colorful vortex.

The breeze blows by, scattering colorful small flowers on the roadside.

"Students, we will be arriving at school soon. Please take your belongings with you and don't leave them on the bus."

In front, Judy spoke Japanese with a strange accent.

Yingsheng slowly opened his eyes and found that it was almost dusk.

His consciousness became a little groggy again, and Yingsheng suspected that he had a concussion from hitting the car window. He sat up straight, rubbed his head, and thought about what he had seen before.

Did I also vaguely see that scene two days ago in the morning?
Just a scene...

Looks like it's on the moon?
The background is the boundless universe and the dark and shining earth that occupies most of the horizon.

The car stopped at some point, and after a series of low-pitched noises, footsteps were heard approaching in the aisle.

Yingsheng looked up and saw it was Xiaolan.

"I left something at Suzuki Tower, so I'm going there with Sonoko. If there's a traffic jam, we won't be back tonight," she said.

"Do you need me to take you there?" Yingsheng asked.

"No, you don't look very well?"

Yingsheng smiled and said, "The atmosphere in the car is so lazy that it makes people want to doze off. You guys go first."

Xiaolan looked at his normal expression for two seconds, nodded, and left. Together with Sonoko who was waiting on the roadside, she got into a black Mercedes that had been on standby for a long time.

Yingsheng stretched lazily, stood up and got out of the car, and walked slowly back to Ian's apartment alone under the setting sun.

"Master, are you undergoing a spiritual transformation, or is there something wrong with you?"

A white Corolla on the side of the road honked its horn and rolled down the window. Aoyagi Chisou, who was wearing a silver windbreaker in the driver's seat, took off her sunglasses and looked at Yingsheng.

"I'm really emo, can't you see?"

Yingsheng didn't even raise his eyelids and continued walking on his own.

Aoyagi Chiso drove slowly beside them, "Mori Ran is probably just acting. She still cares about you, but she doesn't know how to face it. But it's definitely not love. The result of using delusion on her last time is enough to prove it."

"Now you know it, why don't you change your name to Donald and run for president in America."

"…Speaking of which, the Tokyo governor election will be held next July. Should Ms. Aida participate?"

"Let Suzuki Jikichiro go first. The situation may be a little unstable in the next few years."

"Oh, do you want to go to the bar?"

"...I'm not so fragile that I need comfort." Yingsheng raised his hand and threw a handful of banknotes at the cars behind him that were honking their horns. Amid the exclamations of the crowd, he got into the back seat of the Corolla and said, "Let's go to Jianggutian. I'll ask for the specific address."

"OK."

Qing Yanagi Chisu stepped on the accelerator to the bottom.

Yingsheng called Hongzi and asked for her home address. At seven o'clock in the evening, he rushed to a European-style villa in a gloomy forest and saw the butler waiting outside.

"Mr. Shuiyue, please follow me."

The butler bowed respectfully to Yingsheng.

Yingsheng nodded and followed him onto the stone path. Soon they saw Hongzi in the castle hall.

She wore a black tube top, a red cross-body skirt and black high-heeled over-the-knee boots. She was covered with lots of gold and red jewellery, which made her look extremely gorgeous. Combined with her stunning looks and the large areas of fair skin that were generously exposed, she looked extremely sexy.

"This is fate, Suigetsu-kun."

Hongzi was leaning against a stone throne, her left hand resting on the armrest to support her cheek, her legs crossed, a faint smile in her wine-red eyes.

"I was just looking for trouble. I could have resisted the power of your magic, but I knew I was going to die, so I not only didn't resist, but I helped it to become stronger."

Yingsheng walked towards Hongzi along the red carpet embroidered with gold edges.

Hongzi raised an eyebrow. "According to what you said, 'Narcissus', you took advantage of that opportunity to integrate all the images related to love in your mind and let her participate in all the key points in your life?" "But how is that possible? Didn't you say that this would be contradictory? And you used Mao Lilan and Kissing Eri as examples."

"That's true in most cases, but who can blame me for having come into contact with that kind of existence?" Yingsheng's eyes were far away. "If I had to give her a form, she would definitely flow like smoke and clouds. Her existence is so vast that it can accommodate all contradictions. Fire and frost coexist in her."

“The best part is, she was really involved in most of the key moments in my life.”

"In a way, they are all part of me."

Hongzi's eyes twitched, "Such a perfect existence, you are not talking about Miaoyin, your other personality?"

"...You can understand it this way." Yingsheng stopped in front of Hongzi's throne, "I came to you to ask if there is any way to further improve that personality."

"So you are sure that Miaoyin is your true love?"

Hongzi felt that Yingsheng should probably, perhaps, indeed continue his studies in a mental hospital.

"Of course my true love is Xiaolan." Yingsheng shrugged, "I just want to perfect that personality and eliminate it to solve the problem. Now her existence form makes me confused."

"Haha, do you believe this yourself?"

"That's what it is."

Hongzi looked at him for a few seconds and saw that he looked calm and his eyes were still clear. Then he stood up and walked to the back.

"I don't have any idea about this. I'll ask Lucifer for you. Wait for me here."

"Thank you very much."

Yingsheng sat cross-legged on the ground with his eyes closed.

The butler was about to make tea for Yingsheng, but when he saw this scene, he stopped and retreated quietly into the shadows.

After a while, Hongzi came back and said to Yingsheng:
"Lucifer said this is a very simple thing. Since you can control your own mind, you just need to constantly replenish Miaoyin's personality. She will improve herself."

"And your feelings towards Mao Lilan are probably also influenced by Miao Yin's personality. When you see a talented person, you can't help but want to be a teacher."

Yingsheng raised an eyebrow and looked over. "The second sentence was also said by Lucifer? Is the Lord of Hell also so gossipy?"

"I think so." Hongzi said casually.

"...Okay, anyway, I know it's not the right one, and that's enough." Yingsheng took out a blood-red crystal from his pocket and threw it to Hongzi. "According to your notebook, I made it from the blood of a hundred greedy people. See if it counts as the Philosopher's Stone."

"what?!"

Hongzi's pupils trembled as he looked at the blood-red crystal that was shining brightly in the air, and he quickly stretched out his hands to catch it.

"Hey, hey! You better be careful!"

Even without careful verification, Hongzi could vaguely feel the strange power contained in it based on his intuition.

But the next second, her eyes became fierce again, "You killed a hundred people?"

"No, it's just that I've been visiting various upper-class people in Kyoto these days. When I meet someone who meets the criteria, I perform magic for them." Yingsheng said, "They are all healthier now than before. This is the best of both worlds."

Hongzi suddenly realized, "With the Qingli Rejuvenating Pill, you can perform surgery on them and take their blood at the same time."

It would be good if no one was injured, but...

Hongzi looked at the blood crystal in his hand, and his interest waned. "Without the soul participating in the sacrifice, it can at most be regarded as the crystallization of the original sin of greed, not the philosopher's stone."

"Do you want me to go to the prison?" Yingsheng asked.

"Forget it, I'm just curious about the Philosopher's Stone." Hongzi raised the blood crystal, "This one is also very good. Lucifer must like it very much. We can make a deal with Him."

"I'm glad it's useful. Otherwise, I don't know how to thank you." Yingsheng stood up, "Then I'll leave first."

"Hey..." Hongzi pouted slightly, "Don't you think I'm included in your Miaoyin image?"

"Of course there are, but the ones who are most clear at the moment are Lawyer Hime and Ms. Aida," said Yingsheng.

"Where's Maori Ran?"

"She is special, exceptional."

Yingsheng waved his hand and left without looking back.

Hongzi snorted and threw the blood crystal to the butler, "Put it away first. When you have collected all the seven deadly sins, find Lucifer in hell and exchange it for the soul of a dead person."

In the divination, she had foreseen Yingsheng's death.

Just five years later, Xuantian arrived.

Yingsheng had already gotten back into the Corolla that was waiting outside. Qingyan Chisou started the car, looked at him in the rearview mirror, and said in a sighing tone:
"I didn't expect that the one Master likes is Miaoyin."

"That's the effect of magic, and how can the personified Miaoyin still be Miaoyin?" Yingsheng rubbed his temple, "What is Ms. Aida doing now?"

"Watching a psychology lecture on the projector, taking notes, and eating potato chips." The voice of Noah's Ark came from the radio, "Also, Koizumi Hongzi said you are going to die."

"I plan to use myself as the carrier of Xuantian's prototype. Of course I will die. But my spirit will coexist with Xuantian, so I am not actually dead."

"same as me?"

"If you still think you are Hiroki Sawada, then that's about right. By the way, Elena is already planning to clone your body, do you want to die too?"

"After my personality is revived, I will die, and Noah's Ark will return to an unconscious state. You will be the intermediary and use magic to guide Xuantian's will into the master. According to Koizumi Hongzi's divination, it will take about five years."

"It should be about the same. Integrating forces, deducing technology, and negotiating with Dongda to build a computer cluster in Wudang Mountain, five years is considered fast." Yingsheng tapped his forehead, "We'll talk about this prospect later. What is Lawyer Fei doing now?"

"I'm practicing my cooking skills according to the recipes and constantly encouraging myself," said Noah's Ark.

Yingsheng burst out laughing, "This girl is really cute, but isn't she confident in her cooking skills? Why does she need to practice?"

"I guess you complained to her several times these days that Japanese food is too bland."

"I'm so touched, Qian Su, please go as fast as possible!"

"It's already the fastest. This is a Corolla." Qing Liu Qian Su shook her head and said, "Master, your cooking skills are also very poor. Instead of rushing to help her, why don't you go out and eat hot pot. I know a place with very authentic taste."

"Let's make progress together. Let's go eat hotpot tomorrow." Yingsheng touched his chin, "Qian Su, do you mind being a backup?"

"You came to me after Mao Lilan rejected you, right? Haha, Master, you don't want the relationship to go bad, do you?"

"After we finish eating, we will go to Yokosuka to cause trouble. The soldiers there actually caused trouble in Hanxiang Lengyuan last night. After Chiyoko showed up, they still wanted to get drunk and crazy. It was really annoying."

"Didn't they die accidentally?"

Noah's Ark asked, emphasizing the word "accidentally".

"What's a small shrimp? What I'm most upset about is naturally Washington, which is too arrogant. Instead of cooperating with them, it's better to establish the East Asian Free Trade Zone." Yingsheng sighed, "My rationality has really declined. Hiroki-kun, please help give them a warning afterwards."

"Yes, but their weapon system is an independent network, and Yaoguang needs to help with social engineering." Noah's Ark said.

"No problem." Qing Liu Qian Su said, "Master, you are now acting like a serious person."

"Haha, so you agreed?"

"Maybe Mao Lilan will agree. After all, she didn't break up with you. Although I think she doesn't love you, it's even more impossible for her to fall in love with Suzuki Sonoko. Her recent behavior is more of a deliberate act for you to see, hoping that you will give up on her, an ordinary person."

"What you said makes sense, but it's strange. Didn't Xiaolan see through it all before? Why did she suddenly feel inferior again?" Yingsheng touched his chin and thought.

"Human beings are born with a life full of entanglements, and with my messiness, it's normal for her to feel guilty and embarrassed," said Aoyagi Chisou.

"So...should I be honest with her? She'll be embarrassed."

"Suzuki Tomoko has always wanted to marry Suzuki Sonoko to you, and she still has the same idea now..."

"Okay, you don't have to say anything." Yingsheng interrupted unhappily, "Do you think I'm Dumas?"

"Well... aren't you?"

"...Yes, I am deeply sinful, but that is definitely a bad idea."

"Just like Lawyer Fei, just keep it a secret." Qing Liu Qian Su said casually, "You are going to hell anyway, why are you still being so reserved at this point?"

Yingsheng thought for a moment, "Do you think it's possible to clone a few of me and use 'Transformation and Freedom' to graft the cause and effect?"

"You cheat on yourself?" Qing Liu Qian Su gave Ying Sheng a thumbs up without turning her head. "You are worthy of being a master. You can easily think of such an amazing play."

"...Ms. Lu, you have changed."

"I'm serious. They are all willing to do this, and you are a master of time management, so there is no point in disappointing anyone." Qing Liu Qian Su said, "In our world, marriage and family have long been deconstructed. I don't know what you are struggling with every day, Master."

“It’s definitely the anchor point.”

"In order to be transformed into a human being, you must follow universal values ​​and fall in love and marry Mao Lilan, right?"

"But this main plot doesn't conflict with other branches, and you won't be exhausted to death anyway."

Yingsheng had a dull look on his face and was speechless.

"It's a happy decision, Master. If you're still hesitant, just go back to the furnace and start over." Qingliu Qiansu swung the tail and braked suddenly, "We've arrived, Mr. Liuying."

"Once you enter the world of mortals, you will experience karma."

"Since you can't be truly ruthless, you can only fly harder among these flowers."

Yingsheng looked at Anyue Apartment outside the window, was silent for a few breaths, suddenly laughed out loud, pushed the door and got out of the car.

"I guess her cooking skills must have improved a lot today."

"Everything tastes good when pepper is sprinkled on it." Qing Liu Qian Su drove away, stretched out her hand and waved out of the window, "See you tomorrow, Xiao Liuying."

"Tomorrow...haha." Yingsheng shouted at her, "Tomorrow the world will explode!"

"Wrong, the sun will rise as usual tomorrow."

"What about today?"

"Today? Naturally, nothing happened."

Aoyagi Chiso shouted in response and merged into the traffic.

I am not worthy, so I have to go to the construction site.

Finish it early to avoid torture.

The problem with this book seems to be the same as the previous one: the protagonist is too strong, the original characters have too many roles, and the plot is too exaggerated.

Everyone is here to watch "Detective Conan", not to see Firefly!
How can it be repaired!
This kind of original music is far inferior to plagiarizing the plot!

I am so retarded!
In short, thank you all for reading this far. I can only say that my level is not good enough.

But I wrote it with all my heart, without any watering down, and I don’t even want to continue writing just to get by.

About the new book, maybe we’ll talk about it next year.

If any.

over.

Thank you all again.

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(End of this chapter)