Chapter 123 Another Invitation
Pei Zhen was in a very strange state. He felt that he was holding an inexplicable object that was constantly jumping in his hand. When he put his main consciousness outside the book, the rules and distortions infected this "object" tightly. Elliot stood in front of it and did not miss any of its changes; and when he put his attention back on his own body, the "scene" of the world being shattered fell into his eyes.
Other people in the villa couldn't see it, but he could. He saw something scarlet that dyed the entire sky red, chains running through the cracked ceramic-like outside world, and at the junction of the sea and the sky, the shadow of another world flickered like a phantom. Its "vanguard" had visited the main theater of this world last night.
Everything they did was not only to fulfill their original stories, but also to bring the information of another world here. They killed, chased, and were killed. Didn’t this also symbolize the collision, friction, and fusion between the two story worlds?
When there are strange phenomena in the sky, how can the living beings under heaven remain immune? They will also fall into competition, which is a projection of another "war".
Inside the villa, Edogawa Ranpo separated from Shinichi. He ran quickly in the corridor. Behind him, the footsteps of people chasing him with knives and saws were close and clear. He gasped slightly and jumped down from the upper floor. The hem of his clothes fluttered in the air. He knelt on one knee and landed smoothly. He looked back and saw the burly figure looking at him coldly from above.
"This kind of physical strength is not what a normal person should have," he thought as he ran, his eyes cold, "I killed his brother before, which made him go berserk. Now he is indiscriminately hunting down everyone in the villa."
"It's normal that Morishima didn't love them, because this is their home. There are secret passages in this house, and they could hide in them. But it's strange that there's no information about the 'Butler'. He doesn't have the passage, and he was the one who did the final thing. He hasn't been found yet, so he hid really well."
He recalled the real purpose of his coming here. "'Butler'? No, given his personality, if he was the 'Colorless King', this matter would have been publicized to everyone long ago. The real identity of the 'Doctor' outside was also exposed by him. 'Ryuichi' is a person who likes to show off. His talent makes him like a needle sticking out of his head. He can't hide for long. As for Morishima Ai in the original plot, the 'Colorless King' should not have reached the point of wearing women's clothes. A figure seen in the Yokohama military headquarters earlier also showed that he was a man..."
He calmly turned a corner: "So it can only be him?"
"Actually, this isn't hard to guess," he thought silently, "Kyosuke's disguise is really careless. He doesn't mean to make things difficult for me. Isn't inaction a kind of support? If his power is used here, then the plot and puzzle solving will suddenly become a scene under the power of the strong. The reason why I haven't moved is also because of his inaction. I don't know what he thinks, and I don't understand his personality, so I want to observe him for a while. The phrase 'not moving is good' is the best interpretation of him."
"But now it seems," he suddenly jumped forward, dodging a sharp throwing saw blade that flew over. The cold blade scraped across his face, and his eyes flashed with sharpness, "He came here, it is impossible that he didn't know the plan of the Transcendent. There must be an agreement between them, otherwise, no matter what he wants to do, the other party may destroy it. Only with one side, he could have brought the 'Colorless King' here. He should even be his helper. He has been staying here just to help him from the inside at some point."
"Perhaps this is the price he paid for helping him escape in Yokohama." Edogawa Ranpo's mind worked very quickly.
"The two have formed an alliance. Now, no matter how the Red King and the Green King want to find the Colorless King or question him about the Book, they have to think about the consequences." Edogawa Ranpo sorted out a series of things: "This is a deterrent, to show our strength before everything develops to the worst. After he knows that the two kings are looking for him more and more frequently."
"Now that he's gone, it's time for him to use his power!" Ranpo silently made the inference in his mind. "That transcendent one asked me to come here to meet him, and the others he invited are all variables! All passers-by! All fish swimming in the turbulent stagnant water. He is observing what will happen to us!"
"But fortunately, we won't die, and the 'doctor' didn't object to his leaving," Ranpo breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. He looked at his murderous brother who was always chasing after him, and his heart was as calm as the waves. Compared with the changes in the top level, the current murderous maniac was just a small disaster in the story. "Of course, all those grand things are fake. The knife I can see is the 'real' one. If I can't get through it, I don't have to think about the future!" He jumped to the side and avoided the murderer's swift knife.
The waves were surging on the sea, the previous darkness was enraged, and in the sky, the silver-white thunder was dancing like a snake. But if you look closely, you will see that the inside of these thunders are actually made up of fine chains, and they are as red as the sea, until they are covered with a strange scarlet coat. In this world and here, all the rules are no longer there, leaving only a scene that is more terrifying than the end of the world.
And it was here, in such a scene of annihilation of all things, a human figure was floating in the air. White light emanated from his body, and his entire body was filled with this majestic light. He stood in the air like a king holding a sword of authority. He raised his hand, the rumbling thunder and lightning calmed down, the surging sea calmed down, and the impending doomsday seemed to retreat in front of him. He was nailed here, as if nailing down the last bit of life in this integrated world.
It was Pei Zhen who had been criticized by Edogawa Ranpo before and whose power was becoming stronger and stronger and could no longer be concealed.
He looked back, and his clear eyes seemed to see everything in the villa.
"You also heard that the world may be changing," Shinichi saw Morishima Ai and Komachi Koyuki coming out of the passage. After communicating with her, he asked with a complicated expression: "I don't know what the people born here want to do, but I know that this will probably threaten the story space itself." After all, no matter what, the integration of new things will probably not cause rejection from the old side.
"You seem to have an extra concern for us." Morishima Ai was so sharp and intelligent that she quickly understood the source of this: "You know the person who wrote about us? Can you tell me what kind of person he is?" She asked curiously, and Komachi Koyuki couldn't help but turn her head to look at her.
Kudo Shinichi was stunned for a moment, then he smiled bitterly and said, "As long as you don't feel resentful that your own fate is determined by others, that's fine."
Morishima Ai was silent for a moment: "After all, we were born because of him. If he didn't deliberately put all the suffering on me and had malicious intentions, I think I would still be willing to admire him."
Kudo Shinichi smiled and said, "How should I put it? He is indeed the character he created. It is said that the protagonist has the shadow of the author. I don't know who said this. I don't know how to describe him to you, but I can guarantee that he likes you..."
Shinichi told her a lot about Amano Tsuru, "...Although he's a detective, he doesn't really care about the affairs of the agency. He doesn't pursue fame or fortune, and he just lazily rests all day. To be honest, I've seen it so many times that even I envy him."
"It feels like he has a sense of unfettered freedom. Although it seems that something happened in the past, it still doesn't bind him. Although he maintains this detective agency, it's like maintaining a social identity."
"Don't believe his poor reasoning words. He is definitely a guy with a top-notch brain, but he never shows it. Maybe it's because this kind of life is just right for him." Knowing that Morishima Ai couldn't go out, he told them a lot about Amano Tsuru. Later, even he couldn't help but sigh: "Many of people's sorrows come from not getting what they want. I don't know whether it is good or bad for him to live like this. But people have to live their own lives. The evaluations of others are like smoke, which will be blown away by the wind..."
"It's true, the name suits the person." Komachi Koyuki couldn't help but say.
Morishima Ai smiled: "Is that the kind of person he is? I'm still quite happy about it."
They chatted about the author of the book, Amano Tsuru, not knowing that Pei Zhen was watching them outside. What they had to do next was to set up arrangements to deal with the murderer who entered the villa. Edogawa Ranpo attracted the attention of his "little brother", giving the others time to make more preparations.
Pei Zhen knew that under the hands of these people, if the murderer had no other means, he would eventually be defeated by them. This time the plot development in the story was different from what he expected. Maybe it was because it was the first time to try this kind of experiment, so he was a little unfamiliar with it. It can be improved later and he should learn from it in the future.
Pei Zhen looked outside the book again. Next to Elliot, the big raccoon was still lying there. His sight shifted to another place where two guests saw everything. They were the ones who were flipping through the books before. What they were invited here were not their real bodies, but only part of their will.
The reason why they agreed was because the invitation came from the "Colorless King"!
This king, who never revealed his whereabouts and whose existence was only confirmed by the news passed down from generation to generation in the Imperial Pillar Tower, showed up briefly in Yokohama City and took away a page of the "book" that can be said to be a world-class treasure. Even from head to toe, he has not done anything. He is more mysterious than the "Silver King" and more brilliant than the "Gold King". He is the "Colorless King" of this generation, which makes many people curious to the extreme!
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