35 Chapter 35
◎This magical world◎
Chapter 35 [This Magical World]
Agatsuma Sayuri is increasingly curious about what kind of incredibly powerful person the original owner was, who was able to save so many people and solve the problem that the change in the world line might affect the subsequent plot.
It's astonishing that she could remember so much of the plot. Detective Conan is a massive, 31-year-long series, arguably Japan's nationally recognized manga. Of all those 31 years, Agatsuma Sayuri can only remember a handful of the main plot points. For the rest, even vague recollections of daily life, original anime cases, and even some theatrical adaptations are considered remarkable, let alone the detailed details of time, place, and characters.
Besides, "Detective Conan" is centered around Edogawa Conan, whose appearance stems from a pill that shrinks people when Kudo Shinichi was 17. Kudo Shinichi is only 13 years old now, and Edogawa Conan hasn't even been born yet.
I didn't expect that so many victims could be unearthed before this incident. So how many people would they have to save in a single year three years later?
"Now is not the time to give you a detailed introduction. Let's eat first."
My wife, Sasa, placed her plate in front of her. Unlike the others in the audience, her breakfast was a traditional Chinese one: steamed dumplings, scallion pancakes, and sweet soy milk. She also added a few cherry tomatoes, grapes, and tangerines, making it seem incredibly nutritious.
After finishing breakfast with difficulty in front of everyone, Sayuri's brain finally started to work after being hit by the huge amount of information.
She wiped her mouth, grabbed Hagiwara Kenji, who hadn't left her side, and asked, "Since you and Matsuda know me, what about Morifushi Kagemitsu?"
"Do he and Rei Furuya know me?"
"Neither Morobushi-chan nor Furuya-chan knew you. The first time we met was at the bombing scene."
Kenji Hagiwara's smile has never faded since Agatsuma Sayuri mentioned "Morofushikage". If Agatsuma Sayuri can no longer see the special meaning in this smile, then all these years of being a fan comic novel author will have been in vain.
"You don't know everything, do you?"
Hagiwara Kenji raised his index finger and shook it left and right, "No."
As my wife Sayuri breathed a sigh of relief, his smile grew even more malicious. He tilted his head slightly to indicate to the people behind him, "I think everyone knows now."
hiss--
It was true that she liked Zhu Fujingguang, but asking about the person she liked in front of so many people was no different from reading a love letter to the other person in public.
My wife Sayuri's face suddenly turned red.
Oh no, oh no, her makeup today was not very heavy, and now everyone saw that she was blushing.
"Don't be shy, Sayuri-chan. We've known for years that you like Morifushi Kagemitsu."
"Yes, I knew it since I joined my wife's family."
"You originally declared that you wanted Zhu Fujingguang to marry into my wife's family."
According to the rule that "if you fail to die when you should, you can only hide your identity or join Agatsuma's family", if Morofushi Kagemitsu failed to die when he committed suicide in the original work, and then fell in love with Agatsuma Sayuri and got married, then he really had only one option, which was to marry into Agatsuma's family.
However, Hagiwara Kenji had just stated that Morofushi Kagemitsu had never met Agatsuma Sayuri before. Agatsuma Sayuri's declaration clearly occurred before she lost her memory. A simple timeline analysis reveals that the original owner's proposal to marry into the family was made before the person being declared knew her at all!
Agatsuma Sayuri's brain seemed to be stuck for a while, and finally she sighed and covered her face with her hands.
What was her personality like before?
The laughter in the room could not dispel the shame of my wife Sayuri. She just wanted to end the meeting quickly and let her go back to her own room.
"Ah..." As soon as she thought of her own little house, Agatsuma Sayuri noticed something wrong.
"Speaking of which, why can Butler Kazuyuki enter my room directly? Could it be...?"
"Oh, that's what you think. That large, cheap, and decently sized rental house is my wife's."
To put it bluntly, my wife and Xing simply took the key to the main property, opened the door, and then stood in front of the next head of the family.
It may be illegal for a landlord to open a rented house and enter the other party's bedroom without permission, but if the tenant is his own young master, it is likely that the "landlord" is the person who takes care of the young master, which seems to be very reasonable.
Why did Agatsuma Sayuki feel that Agatsuma Kazuyuki was the one who cared for her? He had such a precise grasp of her personality, his clothing preferences, his behavior, and his mastery of language, that she was on the verge of wanting answers without flipping the table in her impatience. If they were just a normal relationship between a head of household and a housekeeper, Agatsuma Sayuki was completely skeptical.
"Is Sayuri still troubled by the fact that her memory hasn't recovered?" A voice that was difficult to tell whether male or female came from far away and stopped beside Hagiwara Kenji.
The man straightened his clothes, squatted down steadily, and looked at Agatsuma Sayuri with a smile on his face, slightly looking up at her.
"I'm Minoru Asano, a doctor. As Sayuri remembers, I should be a clinician, but after joining my wife's family, I also minored in psychology. If you feel troubled, you can always talk to me."
"Eh? 'Mase Minoru'... your case should happen three years from now, right?"
"Yes. Don't worry. When everything happens as it should, we will naturally accept our fate."
Asami lifted the hair behind his ears. Even though he was wearing men's clothes, he still had an indescribable intellectual beauty.
Sadly, Agatsuma Sayuri was still pondering his words, unmoved by the hair-twisting gesture. Instead, Hagiwara Kenji, who was standing next to Aso, caught the underlying meaning and immediately interjected, "Don't worry, little Sayuri. Mr. Aso simply said we'll do our best to keep the plot unchanged."
"It would be difficult if the plot didn't change, right?"
Agatsuma Sayuri may not remember the other cases, but the general plot of the "Moonlight" murder case is still fresh in her memory. Asami Miura is not only the character who helped the young detective grow in the original work, but also a character that many viewers sighed with regret.
To use novel tropes, he's the archetypal beautiful, strong, and tragic character. He's beautiful because he can disguise himself as a woman; he's incredibly capable and intelligent, but unfortunately uses his skills for evil purposes; he's tragic because he lost his parents early and had to resort to crime to kill his enemies.
Such a memorable character, even after many years, Agatsuma Sayuri still has an impression of her.
"So many of us have come together to help each other get through this difficult time."
"Not only those present here, but also those who were unable to return today and those who have changed their identities."
The first part of them survived with the help of Agatsuma Sayuri, and then formed an organization spontaneously to survive the so-called "established fate". This organization gradually formed a close connection under the name of a certain "Agata".
The real surname of the current head of the My Wife clan is not My Wife, and not all other members of the family have changed their surnames - they mostly use two sets of names for external and internal use.
When you are away from home, your identity is given by yourself.
As long as my wife's family recognized their identities, they were members of my wife's family. As for how much of my wife's family's true bloodline was left, no one knew unless they investigated carefully.
Like Agatsuma Sayuri, she now knows that she is the next head of the Agatsuma family, but before she didn’t know, she was just an ordinary person struggling to survive.
Thinking of this, my wife Sayuri pretended to touch her chin and asked curiously, "Since you all know my identity and can arrange a place for me to live, why do you let me live without anyone to rely on?"
Everyone in the room who hadn't left laughed.
A familiar-looking woman took two steps forward and stopped beside Hagiwara Kenji, greeting him with a smile: "Hello again, Sayuri."
Agatsuma Sayuri thought she had been surprised for a long time and nothing could make her mood fluctuate anymore, but she didn't expect that the appearance of this person would be the climax of her surprise, "Ms. Hirota Masami?!"
"Sayuri knows my true identity, doesn't she?"
My wife Sayuri, somewhat bewildered by the other party's explicit suggestion, asked tentatively, "Miyano Akemi?"
"Yes." Her smile was as bright as when we first met.
"So, our first meeting was planned? And Akai Shuichi also knows me?"
"No, Lord... Akai doesn't know you." When mentioning Akai Shuichi, Miyano Akemi obviously showed a little loss, but quickly returned to normal.
Rather than explaining Akai Shuichi's affairs, she put the previous question aside, simply because...
"That meeting wasn't planned... Occasionally, mistakes like this happen."
After Agatsuma Sayuri lost her memory, no one took the initiative to help her. The main reason was that they were afraid that Agatsuma Sayuri would not be able to handle her relationship with Morifushi Kagemitsu. After all, the other party was an undercover agent trained by the public security, and his vigilance and precautions were not on the same level as ordinary people.
Only if Agatsuma Sayuri really knows nothing and has a non-existent background, making it difficult for the public security to investigate enough, will Morobushi Kagemitsu be able to approach her on his own initiative.
Only in this way will Agatsuma Sayuri follow her heart and hold on tightly to the only stranger in the world who is related to Morobushi Kagemitsu.
"Sayuri, ask yourself, if you knew everything, would you still say 'I will pledge my love to you' to Morofushi Kagemitsu when you first met him?"
A loud noise exploded in my wife Sayuri's head. She looked at the people in the room with understanding expressions and stammered, "How do you all know this?"
In the corner of the room, a woman raised her hand and said, "I said—"
Finally, Sayuri had time to glance around the corner. Sure enough, it was a familiar face. Kawakami Mika, the employee at the milk tea shop where Sayuri worked part-time, besides the manager, her closest relationship.
"Sister Kawakami...you...I..."
"You are also a member of my wife's family?"
【Author’s words】
①The manga has been serialized since 1994 and ends on June 30, 2025.
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