Transformed into the leader of an esoteric sect in Japan

However, Ai Kurosawa would stare at the glamorous female protagonists on TV with shining eyes, her body swaying to the rhythm of the music, and sometimes she would suddenly hum the tunes on TV.

It seems that this little girl, who always has a serious face, does have some hobbies that are appropriate for her age.

The phone had a lock screen, but thankfully it was unlocked with a fingerprint sensor; she unlocked it with a simple press of her right index finger. Kurosawa Shizuki felt incredibly lucky; at least she didn't have to rack her brains trying to guess the lock screen password.

Kurosawa Shizuki plans to start by gathering information from her contacts.

First, you can see the contact information for various Black Sun cult members, which I quickly scanned.

First, there were the members of the secret cult. Apart from her personal assistant, Yukise Nakamura, there were several "Lion" level fanatics from the Heikyo branch. Each name had a corresponding note, which gave Shizuki Kurosawa a certain understanding of the division of labor within the cult.

The Pingjing branch has seven fanatics at the second stage or above, and a total of four departments. Each department is headed by a Lion-level fanatic, and there are three fanatics serving as deputy heads.

The Execution Department, the largest and most populous department in the cult, carries out all sorts of missions within Heikyo, ranging from idol-making to secret assassinations. **That's Sakata Shinji, the one wearing the lion skin.**

The Public Relations and Public Relations Department is responsible for maintaining the cult's image, conducting esoteric propaganda among ordinary people, maintaining the cult's various external facades, and handling emergency public relations in case of sudden crises. **It is led by the relatively young Yukari Hasegawa, who seems to have considerable experience in operating various new media platforms.

The Intelligence Department gathers intelligence throughout Heijō, conducts espionage activities against other religious groups and the Anti-Suppression Bureau, and purges internal defectors. **Her name is Kurosaki Jubei; she seems to own a bar and nightclub. I've never seen her before. I think she was on a special mission during the ceremony. Looks like she's not doing her job very well; even this undercover agent has become a saint…**

The Sacramentation Department appears to be the highest-ranking department, primarily responsible for matters related to the Black Sun God, such as the promotion of members of the order, the holding of various forbidden rituals, and the sacrifices to the god. Kurosawa Shizuki herself, as a saintess, is the head of the Sacramentation Department.

There were several more calls from classmates and teachers, after all, Kurosawa Shizuki was still a high school student and maintained certain social connections within the school.

The only thing that caught her attention was that several classmates' names had the prefix "Ghost Club" in front of them. Was this the club her predecessor had participated in at school? As the leader of a secret cult, participating in a club with such a name still made Kurosawa Shizuki unable to help but make some connections.

Besides the school and the cult members, there were two mysterious numbers with rather strange prefixes: "7" and "141." These two numbers were of unknown significance, and Kurosawa Shizuki considered making a call to test the waters. Her intuition told her that there was definitely something wrong behind these two numbers.

However, making a call without knowing anything about the other party would obviously arouse suspicion, so Kurosawa Shizuki eventually gave up the idea.

py, "No one understands Detective Conan better than me"

(A Conan fanfic, reinterpreting the cases and incorporating elements from the worlds of Kaito Kid and Cthulhu, with Ai Haibara as the female lead)

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How could a soccer ball shoot down a plane?

How can a karate kick a dagger in half?

Why did Newton's coffin lid rattle?

Why does death so frequently claim people under the cover of night?

Is the shadowy figure, whose features are obscured, a human or a ghost?

Who is responsible for this completely chaotic timeline?

What lies behind the dense array of anesthetic needle marks on her neck?

Behind all this, is it the distortion of human nature or the decline of morality?

Please stay tuned for Hedgehog Cat's daily updates of Detective Conan fanfiction at 12 PM and 18 PM.

Section 12, Chapter Twelve: What do you want me to see?

Next, I started checking the other apps on my phone.

I installed a few currently popular pay-to-win mobile games and tried to open them. I found that the original owner was obviously a heavy spender. All of these games were stuck. Did the original owner use all the wealth he obtained from the cult here?

No, judging from the development companies, they are mostly products of Shadow Sun Company, owned by Hase Yukari, or its affiliated studios, such as "Desperate Bulwark", "Adventure Tale of the Divine Weapon Girl", and "The Rose Pavilion in Seclusion"... It seems that this was an internal welfare account for the original owner, the kind that sends tens of thousands of recharge currency to the mailbox every week.

I'm not in the mood to grind mobile games right now, so I'll close the game and look at other things.

LINE doesn't seem to have anything particularly special about it. It has class groups, a few game groups, and a few literature exchange groups, but the original owner clearly doesn't like using LINE. Aside from group chat messages, there aren't a single private message. Perhaps there were private messages in the past, but they should have expired and been deleted. As for the LINE friend list… it's all just nicknames, what can you possibly know?

The things they follow on Twitter and Facebook are quite diverse, but several are clearly part of the Black Sun Cult's secular businesses, including several game companies, television stations, internet companies, and entertainment companies.

A beauty blogger, a not-so-famous celebrity, an illustrator's account, several light novel authors, the Prime Minister of Japan, astrological predictions, tarot cards, love horoscopes, and accounts belonging to school classmates. These all seem to be things that normal teenage girls would follow.

The only noteworthy thing is that the original owner had two Twitter accounts, the other of which was an official account with 30 followers.

"Yu Mu Sha, a well-known light novel author signed with Misra Publishing, whose representative works include "Dream of the Void" and "The House of Corpses". Her new work, "Summer, Black Flame, Her Fingers", is currently being serialized, and the first volume has been published!"

The official account is mostly filled with tweets from novel authors, such as previews of new books, reviews of classic works and light novels, and replies to letters from readers. It's quite active.

Based on the tweets, we can roughly guess the genres of the previous author's novels. "The Dream of the Void" is a fantasy novel with an allegorical theme of another world, while "The House of Corpses" is a horror novel about the resurrection of the dead in a small town. The latest work, "Summer, Black Flame, Her Fingers," appears to be a light novel with elements of suspense, superpowers, and the supernatural.

I saw in the system panel that the previous owner did indeed have the title of "light novel author," but I never imagined it had developed to this level...

"I've been quietly following Yumu's novels for a long time. They are truly amazing. Each one uses a different theme, and the unique descriptions are like something crawling and lurking in the endless darkness, filled with terror and ominousness, extremely cruel and absurd, yet full of tranquil beauty. They are just wonderful!"

"The new book starts off uneventfully, but it feels surprisingly real. The unexpected plot twists in the middle don't feel abrupt at all. I look forward to what happens next!"

"I just want to know if this is another depressing story? The relationship between the male and female leads is so close to the brink of disaster, it's like they're doomed at any moment~ It'll probably end up like that scene where they draw their swords and kill each other at the slightest disagreement, it's a classic trope."

"You old thief, hurry up and fill in the pit. I'll jump into every pit you dig."

Looking at the dense stream of praise and enthusiastic comments from various readers under each post, Shizuki Kurosawa couldn't help but reveal a bitter smile.

I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint these readers, won't I? There's no way I can continue writing a new book. After all, she'd never written a light novel in her previous life, especially not in Japanese.

Moreover, she has so many messy things to deal with in real life. Not to mention the cult, there's also that mysterious and unpredictable "great enemy" secretly eyeing her and Ai.

Cluck cluck cluck, I'm done with this.

But the thought that the novel could trigger negative emotions in readers and allow her to reap nightmare points made her reluctant to cancel the project.

I really need to take some time to study the original owner's works and see if she can continue to fill in the plot holes along the original owner's lines. If that doesn't work, I should save up some Nightmare Points to exchange for one of the skills in the system that provide strong artistic inspiration, such as [Intoxicated Delusion]. After all, the higher the popularity of the work, the more Nightmare Points I will earn in the future. This deal shouldn't be a loss.

Having exhausted all the information she could find on her phone, Kurosawa Shizuki finally turned her attention to the only laptop on the desk in her rented apartment.

After powering on, the power-on password was unsurprisingly displayed.

"Ai, do you know what the power-on password is?" Kurosawa Shizuki asked, turning her head.

"Sister, how dare you ask me?" Kurosawa Ai said resentfully while watching TV. "You set this password to keep me from going online under the pretense of helping me focus on my studies. Now that you've forgotten it, you're asking me again. How am I supposed to know the password?"

With a headache, Kurosawa Shizuki started searching the house again for clues about the computer password. However, she couldn't find any notes with memos tucked in any book, nor could she find any hidden corner with a certain number. She asked the two sisters for their birthdays, their father's birthday, and the time their father disappeared, but none of them were correct.

Kurosawa Shizuki felt there must be some very important information hidden in the computer, and slumped down in front of it, muttering to herself, "But I can't guess the password at all."

However, just as Kurosawa Shizuki was about to give up, the shadow behind her changed again.

To the astonishment of Kurosawa Shizuki and Kurosawa Ai, a girl's figure slowly rose from the twisting shadows. Judging by her size alone, she was almost identical to Kurosawa Shizuki.

A ghostly girl in black stood silently beside Kurosawa Shizuki, not even glancing at her, and reached her jet-black left hand toward the computer keyboard.

The typing speed was not fast, and Kurosawa Shizuki was able to easily memorize the computer password by observing the position of the shadowy fingers.

It's definitely a password that you absolutely can't guess by brute force. It's a thirteen-digit password that has nothing to do with birthdays or anything like that. It also contains symbols, uppercase and lowercase letters, and numbers that have no discernible pattern.

The computer was unlocked, and the girl's shadow, who had remained silent all along, turned and gave Kurosawa Shizuki a cold look before her body shattered and dissipated, returning to her shadow form.

“Big sister, it seems that although you have forgotten everything, you still remember your shadow at least,” Kurosawa Ai said, pinching her smooth chin as if in thought. “Could this have been your original plan?”

Kurosawa Shizuki's heart was in turmoil. The girl's shadow was undoubtedly almost identical to her own body! Moreover, the shadow knew the computer password. Could it be that she had retained the original owner's memories?

Or perhaps, it was actually the original owner's incarnation? The original owner never died; she simply hid in the shadow behind her?

If this is true, then what exactly was the original owner plotting? What was her place in the original owner's plan? Kurosawa Shizuki absolutely did not believe that the original owner would willingly give her body. If the original owner was really still living in the shadows and wanted to take back the body, then what should she do?

The shadow unlocked the computer's password for her. What exactly was hidden inside the computer that it wanted to show her?

Kurosawa Shizuki began browsing the contents of the computer.

P.S., the original owner will not be resurrected. I really dislike plots where several personalities are crammed into one body, but the original owner will definitely have a role to play later.

PS2, does anyone know how to properly end a chapter? No matter how I try, I don't feel like other authors have that perfect ending technique that makes readers want to keep reading. It's so difficult!

Section 13, Chapter Thirteen: Strange Maps

This computer is very clean. Apart from a few standard office software, music software, and video software, nothing else is installed. The hard drive is basically empty.

The original owner had no sense of organizing files; all files were basically left haphazardly on the desktop. After the password was cracked, all the secrets were left for Kurosawa Shizuki to browse.

A PDF map file, which appears to contain a map of Pyeongkyo, is titled "Overview of Pyeongkyo Layout".

There were also dozens of diary entries. The original owner had a habit of writing a diary, which made Kurosawa Shizuki feel good, at least she could observe the original owner's daily life indirectly. The only problem was that the diary seemed to have stopped being updated as of May of last year.

The folder titled "Secret Cult Investigation Files" appears to contain the original owner's investigation report on the secret cults in Heijing. At a glance, wow, Black Sun Cult, the Association of the Divine Bonds, the Four Elements Holy Body Association, the Opening Gate Association, the Zero Death Cult, the Holy Secret Hydra Association... In just Heijing, there are more than a dozen secret cults, large and small, that the original owner recorded here. Heijing must really be a complete mess.

The last few folders were filled with the previous owner's drafts, all of which were novels written by the original owner. Opening the folder of the latest serialized novel, I was pleasantly surprised to find that the original owner had already written three volumes, but only published one volume. So there were still two volumes of drafts left. At least for now, Kurosawa Shizuki didn't have to abandon the project. As long as the drafts could be published, everything would be fine.

The first thing Kurosawa Shizuki opened was the map file.

The original owner marked various areas in major cities, indicating the control range of the major forces in Pingjing. In some places, only one force was dominant, while in other places, several forces coexisted.

The organization with the largest area of ​​control was undoubtedly the Anti-Suppression Bureau, the nominally official secret religious suppression organization, which controlled about 40% of Pyeongkyo City, including the city center, the east, and the south-central part.

Next is the Jieyuan Divine Society, accounting for about 30%. The Black Sun Sect's control area is slightly smaller than that of the Jieyuan Divine Society. Then come other relatively small-scale secret sects.

The various esoteric sects in Heijing are deeply entrenched, and just looking at this bewildering map, it's impossible to make sense of the whole situation. In most urban areas, multiple esoteric sects are vying for influence at the same time. It's hard to imagine how the authorities will manage such a chaotic Heijing. It looks just like Tokyo in my previous life, which was completely occupied by gangs, and the gangs were even challenging the government. It's absurd and bizarre.

In addition to marking the areas of influence, the original owner also marked various strange messages released by the Black Sun Cult on the map.

Since they are called strange creatures, they are probably non-human beings that are beyond the comprehension of ordinary people. Obviously, it would not be good to send them to various places in Heijing.

"Strange Mothman, Third Stage, High Risk, Expected to be harvested on April 12, 2019, Release Location:..."

"Strange Siren Head, Second Stage, Medium Risk, Expected to be harvested on June 24, 2019, Deployment Location:..."

"Strange Bone Cherry Blossom, Fourth Stage, High Risk, to be handled by the Anti-Extermination Bureau, Drop Location:..."

"The Strange Ancient House, Phase 1, Low Risk, disposed of by the Black Sun Cult, drop site:..."

"Strange Red Death Mist City, Fifth Stage, Cataclysmic Level, Maintain Observation and Concealment, Suspected Minion of a Major Enemy, Deployment Location:..."

After counting, there were roughly dozens of anomalies deployed throughout Pingjing, each marked with its danger level, handling method, and deployment location. Some seemed to be native to Pingjing but were observed and recorded by the Black Sun Cult; others were captured by the Black Sun Cult and specifically deployed to enemy territories and anti-suppression bureau headquarters to cause trouble; and there were also several so-called natural disaster-level anomalies, all of which were marked "under observation" by the original owner and were all beings at or above the fifth stage.

Kurosawa Shizuki guessed that the "state" designation was probably a quantitative standard for the intensity of the anomaly, but she didn't know exactly what it represented. Perhaps it corresponded to the six stages of superhumans in the Anti-Extermination Bureau?

As for the methods of handling them, some of the original owners intended to deal with the strange creatures themselves, while others were left to the Anti-Suppression Bureau and the Black Sun Cult to handle. The original owners' criteria for judging how to deal with the strange creatures are not yet clear.

However, since Kurosawa Shizuki had previously discovered that she could devour ghost infants to make her shadow grow, perhaps she could visit these strange beings on behalf of her predecessor when she had time. No matter how strong these strange beings were, they could all be controlled by the Black Sun Cult and deployed to various parts of Heijing. Kurosawa Shizuki felt that most of them were not as terrifying as the things hidden in her shadow, and would probably be easy prey for her now.

What particularly caught Kurosawa Shizuki's attention on the map were the special natural disaster-level anomalies, all of which were specially marked with a bright red pen by the original owner.

"The enemy's henchmen have appeared! Maintain distance! Continue to observe!"

Silently noting down the marked areas, before figuring out what exactly this "great enemy" that had caused the Kurosawa family such a predicament was, Kurosawa Shizuki's rationality told her that it was best to stay as far away from these places as possible. Before having enough information, it was better not to act rashly and risk death.