Chapter 203, Seventy-Third Cycle (33)
[Sakura: The future we're in now, ten years in the future, is on the same timeline as yours—the future altered by the Hanagaki Martial Arts Tournament—but we still failed.]
[Sakura: Zero, you still disappeared in the explosion during the organization's final battle.]
[Sakura: It took us ten years of hard work to finally deliver this phone to you.]
[Sakura: We have to thank Koizumi Akako's magic for this in large part. It was the right decision to bring the phantom thief Kid into the plan. I'll tell you the details later. Right now, the important thing is Koizumi Akako's prophecy.]
[Sakura: Although she made a gloomy prophecy saying that we could not stop your "death" no matter what, even jumping through billions of timelines could not save you, and that even she dared not and could not get too involved in the cause and effect, we are still unwilling to give up. We will never give up.]
[Sakura: ...After hearing so much, is this the first question you're asking?]
[Sakura: Tsk, okay, that's definitely your style. Don't worry, we're all fine, the only one who's in trouble is you. Don't worry about us, as long as you're okay, we'll be fine too.]
[Sakura: Master Jing is right next to me watching. This time-traveling phone can only use this one chat interface. I'm fast, so I'll explain it to you.]
[Sakura: You better get serious, kid. I really want to punch you.]
[Sakura: I know you're vigilant. In a couple of days, you can check out the hotel where Sera Masumi is staying. Conan Edogawa will also be there and encounter the case, and he'll also interact with Sera Masumi's mother, the shrunken Mary. This is a murder case caused by an accident and a misunderstanding. The male author used his female assistant's story and even killed her. The novel is called "The Cellphone, the Sea, and Me," and it's still being serialized. The final coded message is "I love you." Ran Mouri really likes this novel; you can ask her if you want to know more.]
[Sakura: I'm telling you all this not just to prove something, but also to dissuade you from repeatedly reloading saves to save the victims. We suspect that your insistence on reloading to give everyone a happy ending last time was a contributing factor to the failure. Repeatedly reloading at these chaotic save points will cause you great harm, and this time it's absolutely not allowed, understand?]
[Sakura: For all the cases after that, we found detailed files at the Metropolitan Police Department. Shinichi Kudo, now back to normal, will also help recall the events, and then he'll use this phone to tell you all the information about the deceased.]
[Sakura: Zero, do what you want to do, don't take too many risks, but don't leave any regrets either.]
Rei Furuya looked down at his phone.
This was the seventh time he had looked through the chat history, but no matter how many times he did it, he was still deeply moved.
"Waaaa, I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry. I didn't know, I really didn't know that Ota Jun was your pen name. Why didn't you tell me sooner?"
The man broke down in tears, holding the frail woman in his arms.
But he was eventually arrested for attempted murder.
Rei Furuya put away his phone, pulled his hat down low, and left.
He did come this time and prevented a tragedy caused by misunderstanding, accident, and impulsiveness, but he did not make a formal appearance. He even disguised himself as a waiter and passerby, quietly observing them while blending into the crowd.
Conan Edogawa probably didn't notice him, but he did see Sera Mary, who deliberately showed herself in front of him.
Sera Mary, however, seemed to sense something was wrong. The blonde junior high student, who was also wearing a hat and hiding in the crowd of onlookers, suddenly turned around and looked around. Even though she didn't find Furuya Rei in disguise, she disappeared instantly with a cold expression.
After all, they were elite MI6 agents, so they were still very perceptive and vigilant.
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[Sakura: Alright, now you trust us, right? Let's officially begin discussing the next steps.]
[Sakura: First, the timeline must be changed.]
[Sakura: We can't be sure whether your death back then was simply due to world line convergence or a system malfunction, but the latter possibility is high enough. Perhaps last time, it was your stubbornness that prevented us from making drastic changes to the world line, leading to your eventual death. So this time, we must try to completely alter the world line.]
[Sakura: Regarding how to change the world line, after our trials and tribulations over those cycles, the discussions and research of the past ten years, and Koizumi Akako's divination, we have analyzed some possibilities.]
[Cherry Blossom: There are definitely risks involved. Are you willing to give it a try?]
Rei Furuya paused for a moment while typing.
He was currently at the Matsuda residence, where everyone from the Sakura team was present and staring at him.
Under the intense gazes of those around him, Rei Furuya typed a reply: 【Okay.】
Everyone has gone to such lengths for him, how could he possibly refuse?
[Sakura: Very well, I was originally planning to have me and everyone else over there beat you up if you refused.]
Jianggu Ling: "..."
Has Matsuda become even more irritable ten years later?
[Sakura: The plan to alter the world line begins with your confrontation with the FBI, Shuichi Akai, and the Kudo family.]
[Sakura: Don't worry, Shuichi Akai and the Kudo family from ten years in the future are happy to help you deal with your past self.]
Jianggu Ling: "..."
What a twisted sense of humor!
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