Chapter 78 078 Biographies of Famous People
In the Joint Major Crimes Unit's Public Discussion Area, Holmes sat at the top of the conference room, a pipe dangling from his lips. As usual, he didn't light it, using it simply as decoration.
On one side of the conference table, Edogawa Ranpo, wearing glasses, sat casually in his chair.
Further down, Lewis and Fabre quietly pretended not to exist.
"So, the UN's second-best-case scenario was Romain Rolland. But Romain Rolland didn't kidnap anyone—even though you had plenty of time before you found him, right?"
Looking at this person who also possessed remarkable talent, Ranpo was unusually in high spirits, and even his words revealed a sense of joy.
—If I had to use an analogy, it would be like an elementary or middle school student who has finally found common ground with their classmates.
“Well, he was one of the clerks at the time, so he definitely didn’t gather information by collecting supernatural abilities.” Edogawa Ranpo changed his mind halfway through his sentence, “No, I should say he didn’t gather information by relying on real-time supernatural abilities at least.”
Holmes nodded, pipe in mouth, and spoke up the moment Ranpo finished speaking.
Just as Holmes was seamlessly responding, Ranpo suddenly glanced at Holmes.
"Furthermore, according to our inquiry, after successfully infiltrating the clerk's ranks, he volunteered to help with bandaging."
Seemingly finding it uncomfortable (and a bit silly) to talk and play with a pipe in his mouth, Holmes calmly took the pipe and continued his analysis.
"At the time, he had every opportunity to observe the entire room from a safe area. However, he deliberately chose an action that would have a higher chance of being discovered..."
Ranpo spoke, his voice almost overlapping with Holmes's: "That is to say, he needs reasonable physical contact."
The overlapping of voices surprised Holmes slightly. He glanced at Ranpo and chuckled, "You learn very quickly."
Ranpo mentally calculated Holmes's speaking speed and vocabulary, then proudly raised his head: "Of course! This level is no challenge for this great detective!"
While this isn't difficult for Ranpo, finding someone who can keep up with his pace is a form of "entertainment."
(Dazai Osamu, who isn't here: Eh, isn't this just the very basic stuff? I can do that too!)
After casually exchanging a few words with Ranpo, Holmes sat in his seat, deep in thought.
"Furthermore, the most prominent feature of Romain Rolland's 'Lives of the Great Men' is its imitation."
"Combining these clues, the answer is obvious..." Holmes unconsciously stroked his pipe, a subconscious action when he was deep in thought. "However, this is truly an overused superpower..."
UN, Nautilus Interrogation Room.
Holding the small dagger, Defoe looked at Verne, who was putting a sack over Romain Rolland, and said with a hint of helplessness, "So, what am I supposed to do?"
His standing there so rigidly doesn't seem intimidating; it just makes people feel confused.
While busy, Verne casually remarked, "Just imagine that sitting here are the cats that steal your things, or the birds in your field."
After hearing Verne's words, Defoe subconsciously imagined it for a moment, and the next instant, Defoe's expression suddenly turned fierce and menacing, stopping the child from crying.
Without paying special attention to Defoe's expression, Verne, who was already aware of Defoe's possible reaction, added: "And they have already succeeded."
Then, Defoe's expression...
His expression was so fierce that it seemed as if he could devour the person in front of him alive without any hesitation or restraint; let alone stopping a child's crying, anyone under nine years old who saw it and didn't suffer a sudden cardiac arrest could be considered a young hero.
Even though he wasn't being targeted by Defoe, the gaze that came from behind him for a moment still sent a chill down Verne's spine.
UN first discovered Defoe's amazing talent when he was invited to go fruit picking. When they arrived, they found that Defoe's scarecrow had been blown down. As a result, a flock of birds of unknown species were hopping around in Defoe's orchard and had already eaten quite a bit.
Defoe's expression at that moment... Cervantes was instantly terrified into Don Quixote, Shelley instantly reverted to being almost 17 years old, and Vladimir almost pulled out all the weapons in his bundle to take everyone down with him...
Romain Rolland, strapped to a chair: "To be honest, I'm starting to get scared now."
The perceived temperature dropped by at least five degrees. Defoe's murderous aura permeated the room as if it were about to cause a physical phenomenon. Even though the two people in the room were Defoe's companions, they subconsciously shivered a little.
"And you say you're not good at scaring people?" Verne muttered under his breath as he approached Romain Rolland, earning a wry smile from Rolland (though it was invisible at the moment). Verne then straightened up and patted Rolland on the shoulder with satisfaction.
"It's done."
“Then I’ll use ‘Lives of Great Men’ now.” The hood slightly distorted Romain Rolland’s voice, but it didn’t matter much. “Five seconds left.”
"five."
The essence of "biography of a famous person" is "observation" followed by imitation, aiming to get as close as possible to the original target you wanted to imitate.
"Four"
If one only wants to change one's appearance, a photograph is enough to achieve a perfect resemblance. Any subconscious behavior recorded in the data can be perfectly reproduced in the state of imitation, just as perfectly as Roland's habit.
"three."
If it's about imitating supernatural abilities, you can imitate the basics just by watching someone use it, you can imitate a deeper level by fighting with them for a while, and if you understand them well enough, you can even imitate them exactly the same way.
"two."
"Biography," on the other hand, is separate from imitation. It is a special ability that can only be achieved by observing and imitating the life of the person after their death. It is an imitation that can no longer be classified as imitation.
Romain Rolland gained complete control over the extraordinary abilities of his targets by incorporating their personalities into his own.
Just as that special ability originally belonged to Romain Rolland, it will not stop at the upper limit of the true holder, but can continue to be developed and explored.
"one."
Then, beneath the biography, there is a similarly unique form of imitation.
Just as the countdown ended, Romain Rolland's aura changed, and a sense of helplessness and fear surged forth from him.
"Where am I? Where is this place?"
The voice was completely different from before, but Verne was not surprised. Instead, he stepped forward and roughly ripped off the hood that was on Romain Rolland's head.
What was revealed next was a face filled with terror and completely unfamiliar.
"It is an honor to have you here, sir." Looking at the man who should have been Romain Rolland, Verne gradually revealed a chilling smile.
"We have a few questions, and we would appreciate your cooperation."
This can only be achieved by engaging in physical contact with the target for a sufficiently long time, and without retaining any of the "Romain Rolland" mindset.
Completely acquire the target's personality, abilities, and memories. Even if you had no prior knowledge of the target, you can fully grasp their essence and completely transform them into someone entirely different from yourself.
This is the (Biographies of Famous People: Complete Imitation Model)
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