Chapter 227 The Third Player

After the incident with Gwendolyn Riemann, there was no major activity from the three accounts of Saikai Haruto for several months.

After finishing high school and technical high school, "Yuuki Igarashi" returned to junior high school. As a smart, studious, cheerful, outgoing and handsome middle school student, he did well in Teitan Junior High School and got along well with the students in the school. Before long, he achieved the achievement of "rising fame" as a "transfer student". Although he has not yet reached the level of knowing Kudo Shinichi, Igarashi will surely achieve the achievement of "becoming a well-known figure on campus and knowing Kudo Shinichi" if he continues at this rate.

The only thing that can be called a trouble is probably the debuff of "bad luck that can't be improved no matter what, and some harmless bad luck".

The skill card "Survival from the Dead End" is bound to the vest after "Igarashi Yuuki" and "Greedy" are merged. Even after "Igarashi Yuuki" and "Greedy" are separated again, it can only be bound to one of the two vests. Since this world is relatively peaceful, as an ordinary middle school student with super high physical fitness, the possibility of "Igarashi Yuuki" encountering danger is far less than that of "Greedy" in the cursed world. Saikai Haruto simply left "Survival from the Dead End" to "Greedy" who was "hosted" by the system in another world.

So the "bad luck" debuff that had disappeared from "Yuuki Igarashi" for a long time returned again.

Of course, if it's just bad luck, it's not a big deal. After all, with the ability of "Igarashi Yuuki", he can turn danger into safety in most situations. But when he has a "poverty" debuff stacked on him... then it's a different story.

So "Igarashi Yuuki" started living a life of "either going to school or on the way to work" all over again... In terms of "economy", she is the one who has the worst life among the three identities of Saikai Haruto.

It's enough to make anyone shake their head and sigh in sympathy.

The one who is a little better than "Yuuki Igarashi", but not much better, is "Chiaki Uzumaki".

"Asahina Kazuma" died at his hands. Although everything seemed calm on the surface, it could be said that Rum, Furuya Rei, and Morobushi Kagemitsu all disliked him and may have stabbed him many times behind his back.

Ah, there is also Shuichi Akai, who knows when he will target Gin and defect... Saikai Haruto even suspects that when he comes back this time, he may not be targeting Gin, but Cointreau - after all, he is not bragging, but no matter how you look at it, catching him will be much more useful to him as the FBI.

So after much thought, Saikai Haruto decided to let the "Yuen Chiaki" pseudonym run away for the time being.

As for the location, it was also easy to decide - it was still Europe, where Cointreau has been for nearly a decade.

Anyway, when he returned to Japan, he was called back from Europe by his boss in an emergency. If there is any trouble in Europe now, it is normal to throw "Cointreau" back to deal with it, right? As for why there must be "Cointreau" to deal with any problems... Xi Haiqing Dou smiled but said nothing.

It is impossible for him to come back so soon after he has gone back. He has to wait until the story line reaches the first year of Conan at least... As for any messy plots in between, he does not intend to participate in them.

It's not worth sacrificing yourself for one or two unnecessary shots. Xi Haiqing Dou never does business at a loss.

So, before a full year had passed since returning to Japan, Cointreau left Japan again and returned to Europe alone.

The first time is new, the second time is familiar. This time, Miyano Shiho was thrown to Gin's "care", and Saikai Haruto felt relieved.

He also whispered to Miyano Shiho in front of Gin: "If you are bullied by Gin, or if that guy doesn't take good care of you, remember to call me and complain, okay?"

Miyano Shiho gave him a suspicious look: "What's the use?"

Saikai Haruto said confidently: "I can call him in the middle of the night and scold him."

Miyano Shiho was speechless and said bluntly: "So it's actually completely useless, right?"

"Eh hey hey? That's too much, Shirley. So I'm totally useless to you?"

Saikai Haruto said he was hit, but he immediately cheered up again: "But if it's you, my sister, it's not impossible for me to cross the ocean to rescue you, just like a knight crossing mountains and seas to rescue a princess trapped by a dragon. Shirley, do you need it?"

He asked her with a smile, and he actually looked quite serious.

Miyano Shiho was stunned for a moment, but before she could say anything, Gin, who had been standing aside and being deliberately ignored, spoke first: "If you are not afraid of death, go ahead and give it a try."

These two guys were saying bad things about him so loudly right next to him, were they afraid that he couldn't hear them?

Gin's eyebrows didn't move, and his mood was calm - his mentality was trained by Saikai Haruto every day, and he had long been immune to this level of "bad words".

If someone goes to Europe and wants to come back without the boss's permission... then he will definitely shoot him first.

Miyano Shiho also shook her head decisively: "I don't need it."

The tone is very firm.

Just like he said, only a "princess" needs a "knight" to rescue her. The question is, does she really need Cointreau to treat her as a princess?

No, of course she wasn't. She wasn't a "trapped princess", Cointreau wasn't a "knight protecting the princess", and Gin... Gin was probably just... maybe not a "dragon", right? She thought uncertainly.

So she didn't need Cointreau's "protection"... Besides, she couldn't tell what his protection was like, or whether it would be there.

She can protect herself.

"You're so thoughtful, little sister." Nishimi Haruto, who hadn't thought much about it and just said it casually, frowned and couldn't help but rub her hair, ruffling her short hair slightly.

"It looks cute even when you act like an adult."

Gin's heart skipped a beat as he was ignored by two people again.

“I’m not a kid anymore.”

After such a long time, Miyano Shiho still couldn't get used to his overly intimate behavior. She shook off his hand unhappily, took a small step back, and looked at the young man in front of her with a smile on his face and an unchanged expression, her heart beating slightly.

She could never guess what was in this guy's mind. Every time she thought he would be angry, he would still indulge her. But on things that seemed easy to talk about, he would never allow her to refute him.

Fortunately, this time this bad and vicious guy is finally leaving...but the fact that he left her to Gin still makes people feel particularly unhappy.

"Then I'm relieved. Remember to take good care of my sister, Gin, but don't turn her into a second you or let others corrupt her."

The young man in black and pale face stood up, his long white hair falling from his shoulders naturally as he moved, a casual smile in his golden eyes: "I hope that when I come back next time, I can see that you guys can get along as well as I do."

Miyano Shiho and Gin's expressions suddenly became indescribable.

——When will this guy realize how seriously he has misunderstood himself?

The white-haired young man seemed to be unaware and continued chattering: "Oh, by the way, Gin, remember to take me off the blacklist. Although I know you don't want to let me go, you still shouldn't miss me too much, at least don't..."

"You can go now."

Gin couldn't help but interrupt him, his expression was extremely cold: "Now, take this brat and your messed up things and get out of my house."

"Oh, I almost forgot. I thought this was my room."

Xi Haiqingdou blinked innocently: "But it doesn't matter, it's all the same anyway. And it's almost five o'clock. Can you really bear it in such cold weather?"

Gin said simply: "Get lost."

——How can a dog that suddenly appeared in someone's house at four o'clock in the morning and disturbed their sleep have the right to say such things? !

...Well, at least he just moved his hands and didn't really shoot. Xi Haiqingdou shrugged his shoulders and stopped talking tactfully.

Generally speaking, although "Chiaki Uehara"'s life is much better than "Yuki Igarashi"'s in terms of economy, it is also much more dangerous and exciting.

Although there is no Rei Furuya, Kagemitsu Morofushi, or Rum and Shuichi Akai in Europe, Europe is much more chaotic than Japan. As the degree of freedom increases, the danger also increases linearly - in addition, Europe is also the place where people with special abilities are discovered. Although people with special abilities rarely appear in the eyes of ordinary people, there are many of them in the eyes of these black organizations.

Besides, the organization's undercover agents are not only in the Japanese headquarters, but also in other parts of Europe. However, there are only a few who have code names and remain in Europe - although Saikai Haruto himself is one of them.

Fortunately, after staying in Europe for so many years, it can now be considered half of his base camp. With the "cheat" of the system, it is not difficult for "Yu Yuan Chiaki" to protect his own safety there. At least it is not more difficult than being surrounded by N undercover agents in Japan.

So overall, there are pros and cons, but for Saikai Haruto the pros outweigh the cons at the moment, so it's barely acceptable.

As for "Mochizuki Kaoru"... currently, it can be said that she is the one who lives the most comfortably among the three aliases.

He doesn't have to worry about where to find a job like "Yuuki Igarashi" every day, nor does he have to encounter a "hay of bullets" every few days like "Chiaki Yuzen". Except for the occasional editor urging him to submit manuscripts and the occasional deadline, his life is simply too comfortable.

Adhering to the principle of "I don't move until the enemy moves", Xi Haiqing Dou has maintained the usual life of "Mochizuki Kaoru" in the past few months. His days can only be described as calm and smooth - he has hardly encountered any "strange" things.

This of course includes meeting Dazai Osamu again.

After all, he has given up his identity as a "dead soul" and now considers himself just an ordinary novelist. Naturally, he has no reason to take the initiative to investigate Dazai Osamu, a member of the Port Mafia, or his friendship with him... He and Rimbaud knew each other before Rimbaud joined the Port Mafia.

Originally, if Dazai Osamu had not suddenly intervened, during the two days of investigating Gwendoline, Saikai Haruto had considered whether to let "Mochizuki Kaoru" enter the Supernatural Special Agent Department.

——A person is free to move freely, but there are always inconveniences, and he must have a reasonable reason to participate in the subsequent comic plot and to increase his presence on the forum. The three Yokohama local organizations that appear the most in the entire comic are naturally the best choice.

However, there are too many main characters in the Port Mafia, which means there are many changes. In addition, he also has to consider the fashion sense of the character and the comic positioning of the character. It is not a good choice for him.

The same is true for the Armed Detective Agency - on the one hand, the number of members of the Armed Detective Agency is not as large as that of the Port Mafia, and it is also the location where the main events in the comics are involved. Once any additional member is added, it will easily attract the attention of the "player" if something abnormal happens; on the other hand, the Armed Detective Agency is still much weaker in terms of "influence" than the powerful Port Mafia and the Special Agent Bureau backed by the government. If they want to use the surrounding forces to do something, it will never be as convenient as the Port Mafia and the Special Agent Bureau.

What's more, there is the constraint of "Mochizuki Kaoru"'s character... plus there is also Edogawa Ranpo in the Armed Detective Agency, so it is hard to guarantee that Saikai Haruto can see anything from "Mochizuki Kaoru".

Even after Natsume Soseki guessed what he was thinking of, the "Three-minute Plan", he didn't think of persuading him to join the Port Mafia or the Armed Detective Agency. Saikai Haruto thought that it was probably because he had almost realized the true character of "Mochizuki Kaoru".

As for the Special Powers Division, on the one hand, he has old acquaintances there, and on the other hand, they rarely appear in the original work, which means that he has a lot more freedom to play his role, and can directly or indirectly and naturally participate in the comics without even having to find an excuse - as a member of the Special Powers Division, isn't it perfectly reasonable for him to intervene or observe what happens between people with special abilities at close range?

Through the "Gwendoline" incident, the people of the Special Powers Agent Department "accidentally" verified their guesses about him, and then with a simple pull, they smoothly reached the ending of "Mochizuki Kaoru suddenly became a non-staff member or a staff member of the Special Powers Agent Department, and the Special Powers Agent Department helped him hide his past identity." The final result can be called a perfect "win-win" situation.

——Originally, that’s how it was.

Unfortunately, Dazai Osamu appeared in the middle of the process. He solved the problem of Gwendoline by himself, and even his identity was not exposed at all... The last words he said to Gwendoline helped to reduce the possibility of exposing his identity as a "dead soul".

Xi Haiqing Dou was at a loss for words for a moment, and simply didn't know what to say.

——But in short, at least during this period of time, he doesn’t have to worry about the “Dead Soul” vest falling off “Mochizuki Kaoru”.

Therefore, Haruto Nishimi temporarily stopped thinking about joining the Special Powers Department.

Dazai Osamu's words to Gwendoline must have been intentional... but he is not sure whether his real intention is to prevent him from joining the Special Powers Department. Although this seems like Saikai Haruto is overly "narcissistic" and overthinking it, since that guy has the script, this outrageous guess is not impossible.

Haruto Nishimi simply gave up guessing Dazai Osamu's intentions and stopped thinking too much about it. He decided to let things take their course according to the character of "Mochizuki Kaoru".

Anyway, it's not him who wants to do something now, but Dazai Osamu - no matter what he is planning, what does it have to do with him, a stranger who "knows nothing"?

Well, that's it.

Several months passed like this, until Saikai Haruto almost forgot about Dazai Osamu's existence, when one day...something happened that was extremely unexpected for "Mochizuki Kaoru".

He finally met Dazai Osamu again.

——A Dazai Osamu who looks extremely miserable, dying, and being hunted.