Edogawa Satoru who wanted to be a detective is not a good sorcerer

Gojo Satoru gave him a mask to cover up his cursed power. The mask was so ugly, with blurry facial features and a layer of fluff around it, it looked like a blooming chrysanthemum.

Edogawa Satoru suspects that Gojo Satoru is trying to stop him from leaving school with an extremely ugly mask.

Well, he could only say, Gojo Satoru, you did it, and did it very successfully.

He watched his classmates leave, and then he had nothing to do, and since the great devil Gojo Satoru was also on a business trip, he wandered around the school.

Tokyo Jujutsu High School, whose full name is Tokyo Metropolitan Jujutsu High School, has beautiful scenery and well-completed greening projects, which is similar to the village where he lives in Yokohama.

Speaking of Yokohama, he thought of his brother.

Now Edogawa Satoru likes to cry very much.

He once wanted to endure it, but a sense of self-esteem that came from nowhere was burning in his heart, reminding him when his eyes stung that he must not relax, must not be weak, and must not be defeated by this little pain.

He was torn between the Edogawa family, with the Ranpo family on one side of the rift and him alone on the other.

It had been like this for as long as he could remember.

why?
Is it because I’m not your biological child?

He was skeptical from the beginning, and during his eight years of life in the Edogawa family, even after he had completely integrated into the family, he remained skeptical.

but.

Ranpo loves Edogawa Satoru, and Ranpo dotes on Edogawa Satoru very straightforwardly.

That day he opened his eyes, stretched his limbs, and saw his father, mother, and brother. They spoke a language he could not understand yet.

Everyone hugged him, coaxed him, uttered garbled sounds, and looked at Wu with worried eyes as he cried silently. He might have been very small at that time, but he could not understand language even though he was five years old, and he cried without making any sound, like a fool.

Before Wu realized the intelligence of the Edogawa family, he always thought that the adults who cared about him didn't know that he could speak, nor did they know that his eyes were full of vigilance.

The boy who was called brother was only eight years old, with cute black hair. He suddenly stretched out his hand to hold Wu's head, and with his other hand he pressed Wu's left eye hard. He couldn't struggle, and felt the pain of his eye being pressed to pieces, and he whimpered unexpectedly.

He was very scared, he was already very scared and careful! Why did you want to hurt him?
The hand moved away.

The rebound pain was more unbearable than pressing it. His throat made a hissing sound and his crying was suppressed in his heart.

Water dripped onto his face.

The boy was crying, crying loudly, and he said to Wu, "Cry, cry."

[cry.]
The meaningless gibberish disappeared after his eyes were pressed, and he heard clearly what the boy said.

cry.
It was the first word he learned.

If it weren't for Ranpo, he wouldn't have cried, he would have been able to bear it.

Emotions splashed out with tears.

Ranpo saw him crying and rushed over to hug him. He still remembers clearly what Ranpo said: "Cry. Don't endure the pain, don't be wary of me, cry as much as you want, brother will protect you."

[But you are the one who bullied me. You made my eyes hurt so much.]
Wu thought to himself.

He probably didn't say it out loud, did he?

Why did the boy kiss his forehead and say "Sorry, I hurt you. Sorry, there won't be a next time"?

From then on, he was doted on by Ranpo in every way. His brother followed him around, and he was the first to eat desserts, read new books, and buy clothes.

If it weren't for his parents, he might have been spoiled by "the most powerful Ranpo" long ago.
It was not until his brother, who accompanied him to learn to control his eyes, developed acquired squinting that Wu and his brother's roles were reversed, and he followed his brother around all day, hoping to find a way to help his brother cure his squinting eyes.

for example.

Dad likes to tease him. Dad is a famous detective and likes to give questions to children. Ranpo can always give the answer quickly, but Satoru can't. Before he can sort out the relationship, the murderer has already been spoiled.

But there was one time when Ranpo didn't speak for a long time.

It was a serious case of intentional homicide. The murderer used a trick to make others think that the death was caused by a car accident.

Wu finally figured it out. He raised his head high and said loudly, "Dad, do you think I've figured it out?"

Dad: “I think you figured it out.”

[…Aaaaaah!]
"No! You're going to say you think I didn't expect it!" he said angrily.

"No, you figured it out."

"..." He pursed his lips and said in an anxious tone, "Dad! Tell me quickly why you think I don't!" Mom was watching them with a smile.

Ranpo patted Satoru, "Hmmmm, I don't think you've thought of that yet."

Wu raised his head proudly: "Hey, actually I want to--"

"You figured it out," Dad interrupted.

The intention to cry is brewing.

Wu acted like a spoiled child to his mother: "Mom, you said you didn't expect it~"

Mom covered her face and put the camera in front of her: "Okay, Satoru hasn't thought of it yet."

Finally, Edogawa Satoru spoke: "In fact, I have already—"

Dad: “You figured it out.”

"Wow!!!"

Unable to hold it back any longer, he burst into tears and turned to Ranpo: "Brother, Dad bullied me, wuwuwu."

He blinked at Ranpo, his blue eyes filled with salty sea water.

Ranpo felt a sense of mission. He walked to his mother and gently tugged at the corner of her clothes: "Dad bullies my brother. Dad is bad!" He pretended to cry, but after five seconds he couldn't stop and burst into tears with real emotion.

Mom turned to look at Dad with a cold gaze.

dad:!
Everything was recorded on the camera that day, and I would show it every year on my birthday.

Looking back now, he didn't know why he liked Ranpo. Every time he came up with an answer, he would quickly deny it.

Do you like intelligence, appearance, or personality?

No, that's not right.

What he wanted to give Ranpo was a unique and sole reason, not a one-sided, ignorant, or simplistic explanation. Ranpo had all the virtues he admired, and none of the vices he hated.

This kind of people.

Can't help but like it.

Later he discovered that his world was different from Ranpo's world.

Mom and Dad said to Wu: "Ranpo has a strong reasoning ability to see through the truth. We don't want him to hurt others accidentally, and we are also afraid that others will hurt him because of this, so we came to live in a mountain village with almost no people. But, Wu, your arrival changed our minds."

"It's only natural for the Edogawa family to see the truth," the adults looked at Wu tenderly and gently stroked Wu's head, "Don't you have it too?"

"Have you ever been hurt by this ability?"

Satoru recalled the experience of eye pain.

"This is not a mission, nor is it a goal. Wu can refuse at any time. Can we ask Wu to work with Ranpo to find the most appropriate way to get used to and accept the use of this ability?"

"Brothers, together."

His hand was joined with Ranpo's.

He had always thought that the endless collection of information was the "shortcoming" of the eyes.

However, his family told him that this was an ability, a talent, and a small means to maintain family ties.

"Ability" entangles them tightly together.

He had been away from Yokohama for nine weeks, and the fact that he had no news was the most obvious news. Although his brother was smart, he acted according to his own will and did not pay attention to etiquette.

The only person in the world who can hide Edogawa Ranpo is Ranpo himself.

If he didn't want Wu to come find him, then no one would be able to find Ranpo.

Perhaps after listening to his endless bragging, some people would think that it was just Edogawa Satoru over-beautifying his relatives, and that Ranpo was just an ordinary smart kid.

He would just chuckle.

It's pitiful to laugh at this person. He can't even imagine meeting a true genius in his life!
If Gojo Satoru is the "Son of God" in the world of sorcery, then Edogawa Ranpo is the god of the future world of reasoning.

Wu had witnessed with his own eyes how Edogawa Ranpo caught criminals from thousands of miles away and searched for enemies from tens of thousands of miles away, but he could restore the erased traces and destroy the existing things in the midst of laughter and chatter. When Edogawa Ranpo became famous, he was only twelve years old.

This unique intelligence in the world was just a casual glance from his brother.

but.

It was Ranpo who said he would protect Satoru, so where is he now?

[Thinking of...my brother...]
So this is what missing someone means.

Wu wanted to cry instantly. When there was no one around, he slowly let out tears.

Gojo Satoru was on a business trip, his seniors were on a mission, his classmates were not in school, and the principal was in a meeting.

In such a big school, there were only him and a few sorcerers who were in charge of guarding the barrier.

He slid down slowly, holding onto the wall, deliberately punishing himself for the pain of falling.

He loved to cry because his eyes were always stinging, and when the tears flowed, warmth soothed his eyeballs. It was Ranpo who broke through his strange sense of shame and his family's tireless comfort and consolation that warmed his heart.

The words came out of his mouth: "Ranpo, where are you?"

He then realized that he had made a sound, which shuttled through the woods and aroused the reproach of the leaves. He wiped away his tears in panic, looked around, and regained his innocence.

It’s hard to imagine that a technical college is so big. It’s much bigger than the “small place” that Gojo Satoru mentioned.
He slowly walked all over Tokyo Curse High.

The first house he bought was among the villa complex closest to the technical high school. At that time, he guessed that perhaps the monster killer's lair was nearby, otherwise it would not be so clean.

He was a little tired, and the Gojo family's kimono was dirty by him and looked gray.

What was Gojo Satoru thinking when he took over his household registration?

Do you simply think that Edogawa Satoru is very cooperative, or do you hope to find out the reason for the appearance of "Edogawa Satoru" from the household registration?

Wu felt that he was quite lucky.

He took out the cursed spirit that was tightly wrapped in cursed energy from his kimono. It was impossible to see that there was something hidden inside.

"As expected, if Edogawa Satoru can't tell the difference, Gojo Satoru can't do it either."
"Then what's next."

He opened his hands and released the compressed curse spirit. His ugly pet stretched its body and spit out an object that was several times larger than him. This inspiration came from a post on the curse exchange website section about how to remove curse spirits.

"While everyone is away, for the sake of our future friendly relations, I am going to give you all a big surprise!"

Edogawa Satoru mustered up his energy and got busy.

Yokohama.

dong dong.

"Please come in."

The subordinate handed the red-marked file to Taneda Santoka: "This is a closed case, but the missing boy has not been found yet. His name is Edogawa Satoru, and his father is a famous detective known as 'Clairvoyance'."

"I know the superintendent's clairvoyance. There is no case that cannot be solved."

"There are two children in the Edogawa family. One went missing after attending the police academy, and the other went missing in an orphanage. The police superintendent believes that this case is a targeted retaliation against the families of police officers, and they take it very seriously. Edogawa Satoru's case was classified as a crime committed by a psychic, so they hope that we can transfer the file to them. They want to re-investigate it."

Taneda, who was still a special level one, nodded and flipped through the files: "The director of the orphanage, starved to death? Was he classified as a supernatural being just because of that note?"

"A case from a week ago..." Why did he write the words "superpower" on the paper? It was superfluous.

There must be something behind this that has not been uncovered.

Taneda waved his hand: "Since this is a case involving a superpower, we should investigate it together."

……

"Reporting to the commander, it was discovered that the surveillance of the police academy had been modified."

(End of this chapter)