The establishment of the Time Travelers Alliance began in the first year of Conan

Chapter 113: The Ritual to the End (Hongzi's Scream)
Facing Dr. Agasa who has lost his memory and Conan who is sobbing softly.

For Xiaolan——

This was obviously another fruitless inquiry.

As soon as Xiaolan left the villa, Conan, who had calmed down, immediately began to ask the doctor how much memory was left.

After listening to Conan's description of the situation, Dr. Agasa's expression was also very serious.

"So, after I took the pill, I lost those memories?"

"Hmm..." Dr. Agasa touched his beard and frowned, as if he was trying hard to search for the lost memory.

Then, a confused look flashed in his eyes.

With a soft sigh, the doctor shook his head.

"I do vaguely remember going on a long journey to research the specific information you requested regarding the 'Frontiers of Science'."

Dr. Agasa tried hard to recall the lost memories, but apart from making him feel a little dizzy, no miracle happened.

"It seems that I really can't remember what happened."

But Dr. Agasa was a little confused about one thing.

"Conan, if it's really as you said, then why would I take the pill that can make people lose their memory?"

Conan came to his senses and realized that something was wrong.

In Conan's opinion, Dr. Agasa's actions are all for the purpose of protecting himself——

"But what kind of protection would be effective if it gave someone amnesia?"

Scratching his hair in annoyance, Conan eagerly pulled Professor Agasa to sit on the sofa, then took out a piece of paper and spread it out on the coffee table.

Conan began to write down the information he now had.

"Let's assume, Dr. Agasa, that after you go out and investigate, you discover the truth that 'Frontiers of Science' mentioned."

"It's even very likely that you, Doctor, have joined that organization, just as the letter you received earlier said."

Conan's voice was thick with doubt, and then he paused, suddenly remembering something.

"Wait, the letter should still be there!"

Suddenly remembering the letter that Professor Agasa had shown him before, Conan skillfully ran to the professor's bookshelf and pulled out the letter from the gap between two books.

Now the contents of the letter were unfolded again, and Conan began to read aloud quietly:
"...Once, I thought I understood the world, or at least could barely scratch the surface of reality, but I was so wrong!... This made me decide that I would disappear into time, I decided to embrace death... And now, I have decided to step into it... Whatever you decide, please remember, once you step into the center of this mystery, there is no turning back..."

Those handwritings sounded like the ravings of a madman, which made Conan feel even more terrified.

What kind of mystery and truth would drive all those who know it to madness and death, or force them to choose to protect themselves by losing their memories?
"So, Doctor, there's some kind of threat that forces you to take this pill."

"And this threat doesn't come from 'the boundaries of science.'

Conan felt that he had grasped the thread of the matter. He placed his watch, which he had carefully protected in his arms, on the table.

"Because in the end, Dr. Agasa, you said that the 'frontiers of science' are not our enemies."

Conan's tone was very serious.

Although there was a voice that seemed to ask him to attribute all this to the organization that he asked Dr. Agasa to investigate.

However, as a detective, Conan believes the information provided by Dr. Agasa——

The valuable information that the doctor exchanged for himself with his own memory.

Even though he was unwilling to believe it, Conan had to admit it:
"Even now, although I don't know how this drug works, I think that organization is likely to make you lose your memory in order to protect the doctor."

"That is to say, Doctor, those dangers do not come from the 'frontiers of science', but from... something else."

This is exactly what the alliance wants.

After all, what could fit these criteria better than a winery with enhanced story timeline?

Looking at the letter with messy handwriting on the coffee table, I remembered what Dr. Agasa had said before about the final outcome of his friend.

Conan even breathed a sigh of relief inwardly.

Compared to facing Dr. Agasa, he is really heading towards death like the owner of this letter.

Conan is now even somewhat relieved that Dr. Agasa only lost his memory for a few days.

Picking up a pen, he quickly wrote down every word Dr. Agasa said before he lost his memory, trying to piece together these scattered clues.

"So far, the clues include 'Holmes', 'cyanide', 'black market', 'scientific boundaries', and..."

Conan's voice suddenly stopped. He looked up at Dr. Agasa who was sitting opposite him, his eyes showing a serious look.

As Conan paused, the two people sitting on the sofa turned their eyes to the object with cold light, the black watch.

"And six pointers."

Conan continued, "According to the information you just gave me, Doctor, if we collect all six pointers, we can uncover the truth."

Honestly, the doctor couldn't believe what he had just said: "Did I just say that?"

It does feel a bit strange to listen to others repeat things that you didn't know you said at the time.

Dr. Agasa touched his head.

"It sounds like a fairy tale."

Conan's eyes lit up again, and he recalled what the doctor said -

“It’s like collecting all the dragon balls to find the most beautiful thing.”

Conan suddenly became excited, "It's even possible that I can help you recover your lost memories, Doctor!"

Dr. Agasa was stunned for a moment, and then a light laugh escaped from his mouth——

The old man suddenly stretched out his arms and hugged Conan tightly.

"Conan, since you said I just said you might be in danger..."

Dr. Agasa's tone was filled with deep concern. He stared into Conan's eyes and said, "Safety first, understand?"

Then, Dr. Agasa smiled carelessly. "As for the memories of the past few days, if they're lost, then so be it. It's no big deal anyway."

Dr. Agasa, who has now lost his memory, is actually more optimistic than Conan.

He patted Conan's shoulder, his smile still easy.

"To be honest, I think the other side of the story might not be all bad news. At least, the path to the truth is right in front of us."

The doctor gently picked up the black watch from the coffee table and carefully put it back into Conan's pocket.

"After all, it's only six pointers left, isn't it?"

As the watch fell back into Conan's pocket, the gears inside this watch that could not be disassembled, which were made entirely of time crystals, began to turn -

The ritual leading to the end has begun.

……

About ten minutes before Conan arrived at Dr. Agasa's house, Dr. Agasa was listening to all the plans that had just been presented to him with a serious expression.

"...So, I'm sorry, Doctor. This time you must truly and completely lose your memory. This is a necessary condition for the ritual to start."

"We must let [Kudo Shinichi], or more precisely, let [Edogawa Conan] himself uncover the truth."

"But please don't worry," an executive-level councilor walked out of the circular door and interrupted Dr. Agasa's words of self-sacrifice that were about to come out.

"We have brought you the timeline mask that was personally created for you. All your memories from this period will be preserved in another folded timeline through the form of a dormant personality."

A smile appeared on the congressman's face, a smile that showed true acceptance of Dr. Agasa.

"That person said that we must not allow even one of us to be harmed in the slightest!"

The MP applauded.

"Congratulations, Dr. Agasa, you are now a member of the Alliance's executive team."

As for the plan and ritual that Professor Agasa had learned about—

That was the first real prediction since the prediction machine was started not long ago.

The following are the original words of the current head of the Narrative Studies Department:

"We've been using this thing as a wishing machine so much that we almost forgot why we named it that in the first place."

In short, ever since they discovered Conan's magical use for the prophecy machine, the group of crazy people in the Narrative Studies Department have devoted themselves to this device.

Having tasted the sweetness, they want to take a leap of faith and solve all the problems in the Conan universe.

And in the end they actually achieved some results.

"You mean, they actually received a prophecy from the future?!"

This incident shocked Lin Sheng. After using his own sense of time to confirm it again and again, Lin Sheng confirmed the accuracy of the news.

Yes, this time, the prophecy machine gave the alliance a ritual, a logic, and a technology.

Unlike the form that modifies reality to satisfy wishes, it spews out a true prophecy.

……

At the same time, in a distant Japanese village, Koizumi Hongzi's face changed.

The divination crystal ball began to glow without her even urging it.

"This shows that the world has reached a critical juncture again."

The crimson-haired witch explained to a figure beside her.

"I can now divine future developments with greater ease."

Therefore, the legitimate heir of red magic would certainly not miss this opportunity. She stretched out her hand, trying to make those light spots gradually solidify in the air.

But this time she was wrong.

As Koizumi Akako couldn't help but take the initiative to peek into this other prophecy about the future.

Those points of light eventually formed a few secret words:

Airplane, secret room

——is the starting point of the cycle

Detective Paradise, Wireless Phone

——It is the introduction of the century

Black, Red, Murderer, Detective

——An indispensable element of the Quartet
Kudo Shinichi, Dr. Agasa, Mao Lilan
——Three necessary founders
spiral, parallel, contradiction
——The two most important sacrifices
Desperate city, crime city, sin city
—A physically tangible core

Shinkansen, One Billion Yen, Moon Shadow Island, Iron Tower, Magician's Twilight, Ghost

——Six pointers pointing to the end

“They will…they will…Aa ...

Koizumi Hongzi's face suddenly turned pale, as if she had seen some extremely terrifying future.

She finally let out a scream.

"We have no future?!" Then he fell into a coma.

On the side, Kaito Kidd, or rather Kuroba Kaito, who had disappeared for a long time, sighed solemnly.

Ever since he had breached the witch's protection and was led to escape by her classmates, he couldn't remember how many times he had sighed.

Always on the run... on the run...

Where can you escape to in the end?

(The first volume of this book has officially entered its mid-term stage, and the hint of the six pointers is believed to be very clear!)

(End of this chapter)