"Edogawa Ranpo" said nothing, but those words hit him right in the heart. The burning sensation on his back that was gradually weakening seemed to grow stronger again, as if it wanted to burn his body from the inside out, leaving only ashes on the ground.

Saving the world has nothing to do with Ranpo-sama.

"Mr. Ranbu?"

Dazai called out, but the latter did not respond for a long time.

Under everyone's gaze, "Edogawa Ranpo" silently huddled in his chair, with his messy hair not held down by his hat brim showing a little. Dazai Osamu saw that his hands were tightly clenched, placed on his knees, and trembling slightly due to the pressure.

Before he could say anything else, Edogawa Ranpo suddenly raised his hand and took off his detective hat. The sharp pain did not make him show any abnormality. His face was normal and he said helplessly: "This kind of thing is very troublesome to explain. Isn't it better to just deal with the source?"

"Really? Is it okay even if you have to come back?"

"…Ranpo-sama didn't intend to stay outside forever."

Edogawa Ranpo stared at him for a while. In his eyes, it made no difference whether it was a lie or the truth. It just made his mood drop a little.

Of all the people present, he was the only one who could see the state of Edogawa Ranpo's body at that moment.

Edogawa Ranpo turned his head away in anger and stopped looking at him: "It's up to you. I, the detective, won't interfere."

The others were unable to interrupt the conversation between the two Edogawa Ranpo, and they just felt like they were walking in a fog without understanding anything. However, from the detective's words, they could infer that the specific details would not be revealed to them, and asking more questions would probably be a waste of time.

Dazai Osamu saw that he could not dig out any more information, so he yawned lazily and crumpled the useless piece of paper into a ball, which flew into the trash can in a perfect parabola.

He took two or three steps and lay back on the long sofa, closing his eyes and thinking about the ins and outs of many recent events. Whether intentionally or not, whenever he opened his eyes, he would see "Ranpo Edogawa" sitting on the chair.

"Akutagawa Ryunosuke" had no sense of presence throughout the whole process. He held the book that "Edogawa Ranpo" had thrown to him earlier in his hand, and simply opened the page and lowered his eyes to read——

Author’s name… Natsume Soseki?

When "Akutagawa Ryunosuke" saw the author's name, his pupils trembled instantly, and his eyes subconsciously scanned the surroundings for the target, and finally stopped on a calico cat on the windowsill.

There seemed to be nothing wrong with the cat lying down and resting in a normal position - but Natsume Soseki in the world of "Akutagawa Ryunosuke" also had supernatural powers, and he could not forget it after seeing it once.

After all, it is still very scary to see the cat that comes to my house for meals every day suddenly turn into a living person right in front of me.

"Akutagawa Ryunosuke" compared the shape of the calico cat's patterns, and every detail matched.

——The Natsume-san here also has a cat ability?

He suppressed his outward emotions, put aside things without actual evidence, opened this work that did not exist in his world, and read it carefully line by line with a calm mind, automatically blocking out all other sounds.

The swivel chair slid smoothly to the side of Edogawa Ranpo under intentional control. The two similar people sitting together gave others the feeling of two green-eyed cats getting together.

Nakajima Atsushi turned his head and looked out the window. The clear weather was covered with dark clouds. The sky was gray and gloomy. The sunlight had difficulty slipping through the gaps and was quickly blocked.

"It looks like it's going to rain."

The rain was dripping down the ground, and the gray clouds had completely blocked the sun. The sky was getting dark, and people on the street gradually dispersed, or went into the roadside shops to avoid the rain.

The rain is heavy and there is no possibility of it stopping in the short term.

Suddenly, the roar of a crane was heard in the distance on the street. It came closer and faster, and was surrounded by a circle of red light as it flew past overhead. People looked at it in confusion, but in the end they just thought it was an illusion in the rain.

Everyone in the detective agency was busy with their own affairs, and some had already fallen asleep amid the noise.

Edogawa Ranpo paused in his movement to pick up the things and lightened his force, so that the plastic bag did not make any loud noise.

He smiled a pleased smile.

Sometimes people themselves may not realize that they have begun to get used to the new environment and people, and even let down their guard.

This is of course referring to "Edogawa Ranpo".

He hadn't had a normal schedule for a long time, and the longest he could sleep was three hours. Those monsters could always break through the barriers he set up, so "Edogawa Ranpo" had to stay awake at all times, and even if he slept, it was mostly a light sleep - if he slept deeply, he would most likely meet death in his dreams.

What exactly is this monster? Where did it come from? Edogawa Ranpo has no idea about these things.

The world was trying to hide it from him.

After all, this "end of the world" is the composition of this world itself. If "Ranpo Edogawa" deduces the truth, this world will fall apart, and "Ranpo Edogawa" himself will be destroyed along with the world.

Even though he was sleeping in the detective agency at this moment, "Edogawa Ranpo" had wrinkled brows.

He began to fall into the abyss, screaming as he was swallowed by the darkness. There was no one there, and nothing for him to cling to and hold on to, to stop his descent.

Thinking woke up from the dream, and "Ranpo Edogawa" took back the control of his body. This dream was just like usual, with only monotonous black. He was used to it and could even imagine different candy flavors in his dreams.

"It's impossible for Ranpo-sama to go back so easily."

He seemed to be talking to someone. His falling momentum stopped and he stepped on solid ground. His uncontrollable heartbeat slowly returned to a normal frequency. He simply sat down on the spot, resting his cheeks on his hands and looking in a certain direction.

"Ranpo-sama doesn't want to be the savior." He accused the existence in the dark.

I was abducted into this world at a young age. Not only did my life go from an easy start to the maximum difficulty, but I was also given the false title of a savior, while in reality I know nothing.

Edogawa Ranpo knows a lot more about the end of the world than others, but the most important things are hidden in the existence of the "world". The so-called savior and the pillar of the world are just false titles, and the information he can get from the "book" is limited.

It's not like he hasn't thought about it before, what if there was an armed detective society in his world? Maybe he wouldn't have to live alone, and would have a partner who could rely on him - but he couldn't think about it anymore.

"Edogawa Ranpo" tried his best to stop thinking about it. The more he thought about it, the harder it was for him to let his reason override his emotions, which also meant that he had a weakness again.

But the Armed Detective Agency is really good.

He said to himself that the daily life he glimpsed from the "book" was something he had never experienced before.

"Edogawa Ranpo" stretched out his hand and received a small candy from the void. It was a very familiar brand. In the 'apocalyptic' world, this was almost the only store that still sold some useless snacks. Candy was one of them, but the price was also very high. It took almost a week's normal supply to exchange for it.

"Edogawa Ranpo" put the candy in his pocket and patted it. He was not surprised by such stinginess. In the end, he had no choice but to suppress his impatience: "Okay, okay, Ranpo-sama will definitely come back."

Back to that devastated world.

"Awake."

"Edogawa Ranpo" slowly opened his eyes, and straightened his upper body that was lying on the table. As he moved, a coat slipped off his back. He grabbed it subconsciously, and his eyes stayed on the coat for two seconds, blinked, and then looked at the owner of the coat - his counterpart.

A window was half open, but it was away from where the two were wandering, so that the wind would not blow directly on them.

After the rain stopped, a cool breeze brought a natural breath of air in through the window slits and dissipated the cold temperature in the room, so it didn't feel cold at all.

The sequelae of the long-term incorrect work and rest schedule all appeared after a deep sleep. He had a hard time staying awake, all the muscles in his body were tired, and the drowsiness kept coming, urging him to fall asleep again.

This gust of wind could help him get back to normal as soon as possible.

Edogawa Ranpo slept until the evening. The rain stopped for ten minutes, and the faint stars twinkled in the sky. He reached into his pocket and held up the coat with his other hand and handed it back to Edogawa Ranpo.

The candy was in his pocket, and he felt the round candy as soon as he reached into his pocket. He took it out and put it into Edogawa Ranpo's open palm, as a return gift for the lollipop he had taken from him earlier.

He took out a pair of black-framed glasses with no prescription from his pocket and put them on slowly. "Edogawa Ranpo" yawned slightly.

Soon after the rain stopped, most of the people in the detective agency were gone. Even "Akutagawa Ryunosuke" had nothing to do, so he went out to help investigate the recent attack.

"You are so enthusiastic, Ryunosuke."

The enthusiastic "Akutagawa Ryunosuke" touched the tip of his nose and felt a little itchy. He didn't expect that it was "Edogawa Ranpo" who was "praising" him behind his back, so he just thought he was a little cold.

Kunikida Dopo grabbed Dazai Osamu by the collar and went to another house to ask for instructions. Nakajima Atsushi and Izumi Kageka were arranged to follow him.

The three of them became more silent than each other, and the awkward atmosphere spread quietly.

The shoes splashed water when they touched the ground. Akutagawa Ryunosuke was not very familiar with Yokohama here. The map that was originally given to Edogawa Ranpo by Nakajima Atsushi was transferred to him, and the general location was clearly marked.

He took this opportunity to memorize the route on the map, not noticing the hesitant look on Nakajima Atsushi's face.

A red light flashed overhead accompanied by a loud bang, flew out a short distance before stopping abruptly and turning back.

A shadow was cast in front of him, and Akutagawa Ryunosuke slightly raised his head, which had been lowered. The person who came was just the right height for him to see without having to raise his head completely.

The orange-haired young man jumped off the motorcycle, and his gravity ability allowed the motorcycle to slowly land on the ground. He looked inexplicably sexy in a black suit with a choker fastened around his neck.

"Akutagawa Ryunosuke" stopped where he was. Nakajima Atsushi recognized who it was, but was silenced by the young man's intimidation with his eyes.

He raised his eyebrows. Although he had expected it, it was still a little unbelievable to see it with his own eyes.

"Akutagawa?"

Author's words: Concerned citizen: Akutagawa Ryunosuke (not like that)

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