Shirou's clones number 30 million

Hasegawa Shirou nodded slightly and reached out to shake hands with him.

After they separated, Kitahara Shirou ran to the side and excitedly began experimenting with his ability to summon the Black Phantom, and the other Shirous followed suit.

Soon, the white mist space was filled with black phantoms.

It took about two minutes for things to calm down again.

"It doesn't seem to be of much use," Black Dragon Shirou sighed. "If I had obtained demi-human abilities when I was weak, I would have devoted myself to studying them and using them to perfection."

"But now, magic already requires a lifetime of study, and the abilities of demi-humans are really rather useless."

Sun Wukong nodded repeatedly, echoing:

"Yes, the only useful thing is immortality. Although ghosts have great potential, there's really no need to explore them further."

"Physical immortality only increases the margin for error; in reality, it's not very useful."

Hasegawa Shirou remained silent. It wasn't just these two; in many of Shirou's worlds, the energy level was too high, and the abilities of demi-humans were indeed too useless.

Like Aizen, a Shinigami who lives in the Soul Society year-round and fights entirely with his soul, his immortal physical body is of no use whatsoever.

Even he himself, to be honest, his demi-human abilities were pretty useless.

After all, in this modern world devoid of supernatural abilities, who could kill themselves? Who would kill themselves?

"Sigh... Before, I was like a man possessed, analyzing demi-humans at all costs."

"But now that I've calmed down, I realize that from the moment I entered this place, my demi-human abilities were completely unnecessary for me."

"Congratulations, you're finally awake." Hayami Shirou smiled slightly and asked again, "So, what do you plan to do next?"

"Next, I want to find a new research topic, but I can't find a good project that suits me right now."

"In that case, could you help research an antidote for APTK4869?"

"Is there any need to study this? Please wait a moment."

Hasegawa Shirou vanished instantly, only to reappear a few dozen seconds later.

At this moment, he held a bottle of mineral water filled with green liquid.

"Here you go, the antidote I just developed."

"Uh...that's way too fast!"

"Fast? I finished analyzing APTK4869 while I was analyzing the demi-humans. I have all the ingredients memorized, and I can come up with hundreds of different combinations of antidotes."

"sharp."

Hayami Shirou took the mineral water bottle and casually shook hands with him.

In that instant, their memories were swapped once again.

In the few dozen seconds he was gone, Hayami Shirou used some common ingredients and alcohol at home to extract the medicine.

Since there was no suitable container, it was put into an empty mineral water bottle.

The medicine is green because it contains a lot of vegetable juice.

Will this work?

"Don't worry, I'm absolutely sure. If it doesn't work, you can come to me."

"What I mean is, isn't this kind of vegetable juice with added alcohol a bit too unprofessional?"

"No, it's very rigorous. I've carefully considered all the ingredients, and this is the most suitable combination."

"Ok."

Hayami Shirou didn't say anything more. Anyway, it wasn't something he wanted to drink, so vegetable juice it was.

If Conan were to die from drinking this thing, the Reverse Light Sword could revive him, so there's no need to worry too much.

Seeing this, Kitahara Shirou couldn't help but interject:

"I don't really think this is reliable. Can this vegetable juice turn a child back into an adult? They're not vegetable people."

“This isn’t vegetable juice,” Shirou Hasegawa shook his head slightly, denying it. “Although it contains many common vegetables, it also contains milk, so it would be better to describe it as a multi-functional beverage.”

"Was that the problem all along? They even added milk, was it to prevent him from developing osteoporosis after suddenly growing bigger?"

"No, it's because pure milk contains a special component that can be used directly without purification."

"Well, if even strong liquor can be used as an antidote, then vegetable juice isn't too strange," Kitahara Shirou said, somewhat speechless.

"How many people is this serving? How much does Conan need to drink?" Hayami Shirou asked again.

Although Ai Haibara claims she doesn't want to return to her original state, it's impossible for Shirou Hayami to only prepare the antidote for Conan and not for her.

Whether she wants to recover is her problem, but whether or not she gets the medication is another matter.

"This is enough for about a dozen people," Shirou Hasegawa pondered. "One sip is enough to restore your health. I filled a whole bottle; it should be enough for at least a dozen sips."

"Oh...? It seems I'll need to prepare new containers and separate them when I get back."

Originally, Shirou Hayami intended to hand over the mineral water bottle to Conan intact.

But now that I think about it, it would have been better to prepare the utensils again.

Expensive utensils can make him mistakenly believe that he has spent a huge sum of money, thus making him even more grateful.

"By the way, what would happen if an ordinary person drank this antidote?"

"Oh...?" Shirou Hasegawa chuckled softly. "Would you like to try it?"

"No, it's just curiosity."

"This drug is specifically for people whose bodies shrink after drinking APTK4869, but I haven't really considered what would happen to ordinary people if they drank it. They might age ten years instantly, or it might have no effect at all?"

"Don't you know either?"

"I can only say: it's hard to say, clinical trials are needed."

"Now that you say that, I'm even more worried."

"Do you need me to take it back and experiment with it? It will only take a few minutes."

"Never mind, it's not like I'm the one who needs to use it anyway."

After thinking about it, Hayami Shirou decided to abandon the idea of ​​letting him take it back for experimentation.

Anyway, even if Conan drinks himself to death on the spot, he still has the Reverse Light Sword to back him up, so there's nothing to be afraid of.

Chapter 418 Sometimes, the tactic of provocation can be quite effective.

Chapter 418, Section 419: Sometimes, the tactic of provocation can be quite effective.

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"Who is it? Knocking on the door so late at night, could it be a request?"

Kogoro Mouri impatiently opened the door and frowned slightly when he saw that the person outside was Shirou Hayami.

"Kid, why did you lie to me on the phone? Eri has no intention of remarrying."

"Is that so? Then I must have misread it."

Hayami Shirou smiled and said, feigning regret:

"That's true. After all, Ms. Eri Kisaki is getting on in years and isn't as popular as she used to be."

Kogoro Mouri frowned and couldn't help but say:

"So what? Even though she's getting older, Eri is still the center of attention!"

"Please don't say such stupid things that you don't even believe yourself, thank you." Hayami Shirou shook his head slightly. "Once a woman is over forty, crow's feet appear very quickly, and her skin is not as radiant as before... In another two years, eye bags will appear."

"Like you, you might speak up for her, but only because she's your wife, not because you like her."

"When Ms. Eri Kisaki stands next to an 18-year-old beautiful girl, you would definitely look at the 18-year-old one, right?"

"If even you, as her husband, view her this way, I don't need to elaborate on what others are thinking."

Kogoro Mouri unconsciously clenched his fists and fell silent for a moment.

Is this how the outside world views me?

I initially thought he was just using reverse psychology, but now it seems that's exactly what he was thinking.

For some reason, Kogoro Mouri suddenly felt a strong sense of panic at this moment.

Especially when she thought about Eri Kisaki looking old and faded a few years later, she felt a suffocating sense of panic.

At the same time, there was also a feeling of heartache.

What you treasure is nothing more than roadside weeds to others.

"Are you here to fight me?"

"No, I was just passing by and came up to chat with Uncle Mori for a bit. I also wanted to apologize for my slip of the tongue on the phone earlier."

"Is this how you apologize?"

"No, the apology hasn't even begun."

Hayami Shirou paused for a moment, then continued:

“I mentioned on the phone before that Ms. Eri Kisaki might be getting married.”

"I'm sorry, I just misread it."

"Actually, if you think about it carefully, it's clear that at her current age, it's impossible for her to remarry."

"Once a woman gets older, no one will want her anymore."

Kogoro Mouri's heart tightened, he clenched his fist, then relaxed it again.

At this moment, the sense of panic in my heart was beyond measure.

At the same time, the image of his wife sitting alone in the room, with no one to talk to, unconsciously surfaced in his mind.

By the time he came to his senses, he had already pushed Hayami Shirou aside and started running.

He couldn't remember why he was running, but at that moment he suddenly recalled the feelings he had more than 20 years ago, and all he wanted to do was run to his wife and tell her that he loved her.

As for the original reason for the separation, it seems to no longer matter.