Chapter 980 [Observation] Did you sell us out to the church?
The tiny Kawasaki Machi listened to their words with a blank expression.
Kawasaki Masuru kept her head down, her expression unreadable.
Morataya glanced at them, picked up her teacup and took a sip. "Although we can't find that organization, I think our church has no shortage of members who can conduct biological experiments. If you don't mind, we can have them take some of the True Knowledge's blood for research."
Kawasaki Masuru did not answer, but lowered his head as if he was thinking. After a long while, he nodded and agreed, "...Okay."
Morataya immediately contacted Yuna and asked her to bring several researchers over.
Yuna arrived quickly, followed by a man and a woman dressed in white coats, each carrying a box.
Behringer blinked. "So the church has other costumes too."
Morataya glanced at him and said, "Nonsense, our church has the freedom to dress as we please."
Behrfinger: ...
"I have to go." He glanced at the time.
"Go ahead, go ahead."
After waving goodbye to Bechfinger, Morataya turned to the lab technician, pointed to the little boy in Kawasaki Makoto's arms, and said, "Draw some of his blood."
"Okay." The two nodded, took out the box next to them, took out masks and gloves, put them on, disinfected the blood-drawing tools with alcohol, and prepared to draw blood.
Little Zhenzhi stared wide-eyed, then snuggled closer to Kawasei Maru's arms.
Kawasaki Masuru lowered her eyes, gently patted his back, and comforted him, "Don't be afraid."
Xiao Zhenzhi glanced at him and extended his hand to the lab technician.
The lab technician completed the blood draw very quickly, causing Kawasaki Machi almost no pain.
Morataya smiled and said, "Alright, since our researchers have helped with the research, from now on, you two are also members of our church."
Kawasaki Maru: "?"
Kawakita Machi: "?"
"..."
As expected of...Merataya.
"It's one thing for Zhenliu to be forced to join the church, but why do you have to enslave such a small child like Zhenzhi?" Liu Qingyao exclaimed in shock.
Morataya rolled her eyes wryly. "Just because he's small doesn't mean he won't turn back."
"Sigh." Liu Qingyao sighed and said with sympathy, "Poor Zhenzhi Zhenliu, she was targeted by some wicked witch from the very beginning."
Morataya: "..."
Kawasaki Machi: "...You don't have to make it sound like we're in such a miserable state."
Liu Qingyao, unrepentant, replied, "How can it not count?"
...
Although she was forced to become a member of the church, Kawasaki Maru did not refuse and accepted it calmly.
And he didn't care about the church's practices.
After all, he had half-demon blood flowing through his veins.
Therefore, his sense of justice and compassion are not as great as those of Kawasaki Machi.
Kawasato Machi is now no different from a child, so Kawasato Maru completes almost all the tasks by herself.
Besides dealing with the church's mission, he was also investigating the biological experiment organization, especially returning to the so-called "cult" location for a thorough investigation.
Following those few clues, they found the main members of the "cult".
In another location, they similarly brainwashed many residents using the guise of "religion" to induce them to make offerings.
late at night.
Kawasaki Maru sneaked into the house where the "cult" leader lived and cast a small spell on him.
Then I glanced at his hair color—it wasn't red.
He may not be a formal member of that organization.
Kawasaki Maru frowned and threw another "Truth Revealed" at him, but this was not a spell used by angels, but by demons, as he had gradually mastered the bloodline of demons.
The cult leader looked dazed, as if he couldn't distinguish between reality and illusion.
"Why do you want so many children?" asked Kawasaki Maru.
The cult leader paused, then his expression suddenly turned fanatical and crazed. "Of course, it's to show my faith and determination to the gods! If I can get a response from the gods, I will be immortal!"
"...Immortal and indestructible?" Kawasaki Maru repeated the words softly, then continued calmly, "Ordinary creatures cannot achieve this level of perfection. What makes you so certain that you can?"
"Of course! Lord Norris told us that as long as we work hard enough, the gods will surely see us!"
The cult leader remains fanatical.
It seems that in his attempt to deceive others, he dragged himself into this scam as well.
Kawakita Maru calmly replied, "Those children will be used as test subjects in biological experiments, right?"
"This..." The leader paused upon hearing this, seemingly unwilling to say more, but due to the effect of "revealing the truth," he continued, "Of course, those are all sacrifices. It doesn't matter if they fail, after all, they did it voluntarily, and they won't suffer any harm if they succeed."
"Is the purpose of the experiment simply to achieve immortality? And what is the name of that organization?" Kawasaki Maru continued to ask.
Leader: "Of course, it's not just about immortality. You yourself said that immortality is difficult to achieve, but longevity is worth a try."
He only answered the first question, and it's obvious that he didn't know the answer to the second question.
Kawasaki Maru clicked her tongue lightly.
It was well hidden.
He was about to remove the spell from the leader and leave when the man suddenly turned bright red and stammered, "The origin of life... the end of death, life and death are intertwined, I will eventually be resurrected..."
Kawasaki Maru quickly retreated, and almost a second after he left, the cult leader's body suddenly exploded, covering the entire room with a layer of blood and bits of flesh.
Kawasaki Maru gently pushed open the door, stood in the doorway without changing her expression, and looked into the room. Then she noticed a line of words made of the leader's flesh and blood on the side wall:
[Death, the master of life and death]
Kawasaki Maru's gaze narrowed slightly, and she murmured softly, "Death...the Grim Reaper."
The next second, the flesh and blood inside the room began to disappear at a visible speed, but in a short while, the room returned to normal, without a trace of blood.
But Kawasaki Maru knew perfectly well that the cult leader was truly dead.
Kawasaki Maru's eyes flickered slightly as she reached out and felt the sensation.
There were subtle fluctuations of demonic energy... but they were completely different from any demons he knew.
After erasing all traces of her presence, Kawasaki Makoto left.
"Huh? What do you mean? The members of Death are all demons??" Liu Qingyao was the first to be shocked.
"No... Demons aren't immortal either, but are they serious about using humans for experiments?"
Morataya looked on in disbelief.
"Is it possible that humans were transformed into demons and then used for experiments?" Behfinger muttered a guess.
Kawasaki Machi: "...A demon shouldn't be a vampire, right?"
X, whose race was suddenly mentioned, remained expressionless. "Vampires can live forever without experiments."
He paused, then added, "Except for a few."
"What's wrong? Are you all going to die young?" Morataya suddenly turned her head and looked at Asa with curiosity, then launched a close-range attack.
Asa raised his head with a smile, looking at her with a deep gaze. "Yes, I won't live much longer."
Morataya: "..."
She silently turned around and then reached out to hug Kita Ayane's arm.
...
After a long period of research, the church's experimental members finally developed a medicine that could temporarily restore Kawasaki Machi's health.
Seeing the somewhat dazed young man, Kawasaki Maru couldn't help but wave her hand in front of his eyes, "Shinji?"
Kawasaki Machi snapped out of her daze, glanced at the people around her, and then looked at Morataya and Behefinger with a hint of confusion: "Hmm? How come you guys suddenly grew up?"
Kawasaki Maru: "...?"
Morataya: "...What suddenly?"
Behrfinger: "Huh?"
The three exchanged a glance and tacitly left the room to start a small group chat.
Behringer said with feigned seriousness, "He doesn't seem to remember the time when he shrunk."
"Is it possible that the memories of the two versions of him are not interconnected?" Morataya pondered for a moment and then said.
Behfinger glanced at Kawasaki Masashi, then hesitated before speaking, "Is the little Machi without memories still the little Machi? It feels like a completely different person."
Morataya nodded in agreement. "Indeed, when he shrank, he completely believed he was human."
Kawasaki Masuru remained expressionless and did not express her opinion.
Behfinger and Morataya stared at him, exchanged a glance, and nodded affirmatively. "Okay, it's him."
After saying that, the two of them pulled Kawasato Machi back to the room, one on each side, and stood by the bed asking Kawasato Machi with concern, "Are you feeling unwell anywhere?"
Chuan Shengzhenzhi glanced at them suspiciously a few times, then shook his head slightly upon hearing this, "I'm not uncomfortable, but I find you all rather strange."
“We’re not surprised,” Behfinger and Morataya replied immediately, then turned to look at Kawasaki Maru in unison. “We’ll leave this to you now, and we won’t disturb your conversation any longer.”
"..."
Glancing at the two who immediately turned and walked away after speaking, Kawasaki Makiru was speechless. After exchanging a glance with Kawasaki Machi for two seconds, she sat down next to him and told him what had happened.
After hearing this, Kawasaki Machi remained silent: "...?"
()ha?
He rubbed his temples, looking a bit annoyed. "Wait, let me sort this out."
"Those masked guys I encountered were members of a biological experimentation organization called 'Death.' The drug they injected me with turned me into a child, and I have no memories of my current self, nor do I have any memories of being a child, right?"
Kawasaki Masuru nodded slightly.
Kawasaki Machi slightly tugged at the corners of his mouth, forcing a smile. "Ah, the world is truly amazing. I've actually encountered something like this."
He pressed his hand to his forehead for a few seconds, then looked up at Kawasaki Maru as if remembering something. "You're saying that members of 'Death' are suspected of being demons? And not the demon race we're familiar with?"
“Yes, but that aura is very weak. I’m not sure if the members of Death are demons themselves, or if humans are using the power of demons,” Kawasaki Maru replied calmly.
Kawakita Machi frowned. "Demons want immortality? Their lifespans are already long enough."
"But it's also possible that the demons wanted to do something, so they made a deal with humans," Kawasaki Maru calmly added.
Kawasaki Machi nodded, glanced at Maru, and joked, "Did you sell us to the church?"
Kawasaki Maru looked directly at him and nodded seriously upon hearing this, "Yes."
Kawasaki Machi: "...Ah, okay then."
Bechfenger, who was also forced to become a church member, said: "Hmm... Makoto, you accepted it so naturally."
Kawakita Machi smiled and said, "It's been several years, how much can still be changed?"
Bechfenger nodded in agreement, “That makes sense.”
"But you still obediently went to do the mission in the end, didn't you?" Bertrand pursed his lips and complained unhappily.
Bechfenger scratched his head shyly, then used what he had just learned: "Can it change too much?"
Bertrand: "..."
Liu Qingyao: "Unlike me, at least I'm not."
Morataya: "..."
...
The medicine only kept Kawasaki Machi alive for about a month before he turned back into a child.
Whether he returns to his original state or shrinks back into a child, he will have to endure intense pain.
Molataya was horrified watching from the side, but Kawasaki Machi managed to hold back her scream.
Kawasei Maru picked up the now-shrunken Machi, glanced at Morataya, and said expressionlessly, "We're leaving. Contact us by card if you need anything."
Morataya twitched the corner of her mouth. "Okay."
Not long after Kawasaki Maru left the church, Behfinger suddenly came to him, saying that he had encountered a similar case to Maru.
Although he wasn't sure if it was for the same reason, he still took Masahiro to Japan.
Fortunately, they had stayed here for a while before and were somewhat familiar with the place.
Knowing that the Edogawa Conan that Behefinger mentioned lived in Beika Town, Kawasaki Maru rented a house there and even found a school for Machi.
Kawasaki Maru had investigated and specifically sent Machi to Conan Edogawa's class.
Conan Edogawa: "..."
ah……?
this……
His true identity was known to Maru from the very beginning...
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Feeling various emotions, including but not limited to those of watching a show and those of investigating, on his own, Conan Edogawa appeared calm on the surface, but in reality, he was panicking.
I'm drenched in sweat.
The culprit, Behfinger, peeked at him, then immediately pulled his neck back and guiltily touched his nose.
...
Kawasaki Maru was either investigating Death or dealing with tasks assigned by the church, so he didn't study this subject much at all.
“Alex, there’s a nice girl here. Go and get her out of the police’s clutches,” Morataya’s voice came from inside the crystal.
"Just take her away?" Kawasaki Masuru stood at the edge of the building, the wind making his cloak sway. He looked down at the city and said in a low voice.
“That’s right. After bringing her out, go to the Skytree. I’ll have Behfinger meet you there.”
"good."
Kawasaki Makoto nodded, put away the crystal, and headed towards the mission objective.
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