Chapter 1
[Diary: Today, Xiao Luo found Grandpa Fukuzawa~, who led her to her older brother (crossed out) Dazai and her father. Xiao Luo also rescued the little chick princess.]
But what Xiao Luo really wants to know is when will Dazai-nii be willing to be her sugar daddy?
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"Goodbye, System Brother! I'm off!" Dressed in a brown detective outfit, Little Luo carefully adjusted her pretty deerstalker hat, flicked her cape, and confidently bid farewell.
"System brother, wait for my good news!"
【Okay! Good luck, Xiao Luo! Come home soon!】 The light in the system space flickered in earnest response.
"Okay!" The energetic child opened the system door, responded loudly, and jumped out.
[Host: Koro]
Age: Eight years old.
Current identity: Detective Xiao Luo.
Task completion rate: 0/7
The mechanical screen next to her displays Xiao Luo's current status.
"Hi!" The little girl hopped and skipped out of the wall of a small alley, and as she moved, the cute little key hanging around her neck popped out from her collar.
[Assistant System Notification: Host, please close the door!]
"Oh!" Xiao Luo, who had already left the house, silently turned her head and closed the vortex that looked out of place on the wall.
The vortex gate slowly disappeared, leaving only the walls that looked just like the surrounding walls.
"Where is Xiaoluo going to find her dad?" Looking at the empty surroundings, the child poked at the semi-transparent screen and asked curiously.
"Please take this task seriously, host. Do not tamper with the subsystem." The dull, mechanical voice said calmly.
play……
Did she just play around? No.
That means they were slandered.
The wronged little girl blinked and poked at the screen even harder, leaving deep fingerprints on it with her chubby little hand, as if asking curiously, "Why don't we find six, or eight, but seven dads? Is it like collecting seven to summon Shenron?"
[Please take this task seriously and do not misuse the subsystem.]
Suddenly remembering something, the child pulled a small notebook, about the size of his palm, and a children's pen from his pocket, then grasped the pen...
He stood on tiptoe and poked it hard.
A screen devoid of any self-awareness: ...
What a wicked child.
The child's pen went straight through the semi-transparent system. The child was disappointed. It seemed that what the system brother said was true; no one could see or touch anyone but himself.
Snap!
Xiao Luo slapped the screen in displeasure, leaving a clear mark on it with her chubby little hand.
【Please take this task seriously, host. Do not tamper with the subsystem.】The screen repeats this monotonously.
Snap!
[Please, host...]
Snap!
【please……】
Snap!
Finally, the screen disappeared after Xiao Luo played with it.
[If the host needs anything, please call 0345!] After leaving this message, the screen remained silent, gradually becoming transparent and disappearing.
"Hahaha! This is the price for slandering Xiao Luo!" The child laughed loudly, hands on hips with smug satisfaction.
After Xiao Luo finished being smug, she finally remembered that the screen was an auxiliary tool given to her by the system, and now she had used it up and lost it.
Oh no! She remembered that this was the system brother who was born from her body before she left.
If Barbie Q appears, will she be torn to shreds by criticism?
The child squatted down, fidgeting with the hem of his clothes. After hesitating for a long time, he finally couldn't help but awkwardly whisper, "0345?"
[Host, I'm here! Subsystem 0345 is at your service!]
"Please don't talk about me anymore, and I won't be angry with you anymore, okay?" the child said shyly, like a thief, in a furtive whisper.
[Sorry, subsystem 0345 does not understand what you mean.]
Xiao Luo sighed, wondering why the other person didn't understand. She was about to say that the other person was really stupid when she realized that the other person had apologized to her and that they had just made up.
After pursing her lips and hesitating for a long time, the little girl sighed with maturity. Oh well, since the other party was given to her by the system brother, she would forgive the other party for being a little fool.
"Ling San... Tong Tong... Why is your name so long!" Xiao Luo was just about to tell the other person that she wouldn't mind, when she suddenly realized that she couldn't even remember her friend's name.
Waaah X﹏X, the little kid covered his head guiltily.
[Sorry, subsystem 0345 does not understand what you mean.]
Hearing the self-address on the screen again, Xiao Luo's eyes lit up. Then, afraid that she had forgotten again, she quickly said, "Subsystem 0345, can I call you 00 from now on?"
The screen flashed twice. [Host name confirmed, Zero Zero.]
[Naming complete. Please proceed to the next step.]
Instructions...? Was it asking her what their next step was?
Xiao Luo thought carefully: Where should she take her best friend to play?
[Do you want to start the mission to find your father?] Seeing that the host has not done anything for a while, the screen skips the question and proceeds to the next step.
The little girl, pondering where in another world to take the other person: ...
Oh right, she's here to find her father.
The child, who had already forgotten the task, guiltily covered her head again; she hadn't done it on purpose.
"Yes, yes, that's right, Xiao Luo wants to find her dad."
Upon receiving the instruction, the screen began to flash, displaying the message: "[Extracting elements related to 'Dad' today.]"
Element 1: Detective.
Element Two: Emerald green eyes and black hair.
Element Three: No Inherited Extraordinary Abilities
"...What do you mean (●.●)?" Xiao Luo asked blankly, confused. How could she not understand Ling Ling's words?
[Element extraction complete. Please find the ordinary detective with green eyes and black hair.]
An ordinary detective? Could there be extraordinary detectives? Xiao Luo couldn't help but mutter to herself.
What are special abilities? Are they magicians? Little Luo herself is a fire mage.
She secretly made a gun gesture with her hand; it was a self-defense trick her brother taught her: fireballs blasting!
"Are there magicians in this world?" Little Luo wondered, when she heard a stiff voice behind her.
"What are you doing?"
Startled, Xiao Luo jumped up, made a gun gesture with her right thumb and forefinger, and shouted, "Who's there! Don't move!"
Upon seeing the other person's appearance, Fukuzawa Yukichi's pupils contracted, and he immediately froze.
He got up early for his morning exercise as usual, and also took the opportunity to maintain order in Yokohama, which had been disrupted by the arrival of the group.
Unexpectedly, while passing through a small alley, I spotted a child dressed as a detective.
The child, dressed in a neat detective outfit, squatted in the corner, covered his head and muttered to himself, while gesturing with his hands.
For some reason, Fukuzawa Yukichi suddenly thought of Ranpo, with whom he had first met.
He was squatting by the counter, talking to himself on the phone, just like that.
Although it's unclear what the child with his back to him is doing, this alley is not safe; it's a deserted place, and leaving this child here could easily lead to an accident.
So Fukuzawa Yukichi asked aloud, but his attempt to speak gently seemed to have little effect; the child was clearly startled.
Fukuzawa Yukichi was surprised that the other person would be so frightened that he would jump up and point at him, telling him not to move. He was also surprised to find that the other person had a face that looked very much like Ranpo's.
“You…” Fukuzawa Yukichi was somewhat confused. Ranpo had no other relatives left, so why was there a child who looked so much like him, all alone here?
"Who are you? What do you want!" Before he could finish speaking, the child interrupted him arrogantly. She tried to put on a stern face and asked in a fierce manner.
Fukuzawa Yukichi opened his mouth, but chose to answer the child's question first.
“I am Fukuzawa Yukichi, the president of the Armed Detective Agency. Just now… but this place is not safe, and I would like to remind you to leave.”
Fukuzawa Yukichi? Never heard of him. Koro ignored him completely, focusing her attention on the detective agency. With curiosity, she asked, "Detective agency? What's that? Is it where detectives live?"
“No, it’s where detectives accept cases,” Fukuzawa Yukichi replied, trying to soften his voice. “Now that I’ve answered your question, please answer mine.”
Little friend, what's your name? Where do you live? Why are you here all alone?
"Huh? Is it a question-and-answer session?" Xiao Luo asked in surprise.
“That’s right.” Fukuzawa Yukichi nodded.
The child thought that since the other person had already answered her question honestly, it wouldn't hurt to answer the other person's question now.
"My name is Xiao Luo, but I'm Xiao Luo! I live in this space now, and I'm here to find my dad!" the little girl said proudly.
"I'm all alone now, I'm eight years old, and I can find my dad all by myself, but my brother can't!"
As she spoke, Xiao Luo suddenly remembered that the person opposite her was the president of the detective agency and the boss of the place where she accepted cases. Her eyes suddenly lit up and sparkled. "Hey! Fukuzawa..." The child, who had already forgotten the other person's name, hesitated again. She skipped over it nonchalantly, "Uncle! Help me find my dad!"
Uncle Fukuzawa… Fukuzawa Yukichi was somewhat dazed. How long had it been since he had heard that address? His gaze softened involuntarily. Although he didn’t know the child’s background, seeing her always reminded him of Ranpo from before.
Seeing that the other person didn't respond, Xiao Luo assumed it was because they were unwilling. She pursed her lips and thought seriously for a while. After a long while, she tugged at the other person's clothes and looked up: "I'll submit a request. Isn't your detective agency where you take on cases? I want to submit a request to find my father."
"You can have my dad pay the service fee once you find him! I'm just a kid and can't pay, but if you find my dad's child, he'll definitely give you the money."
Xiao Luo carefully analyzed the situation for the other party, trying to get them to agree to the commission.
Fukuzawa Yukichi chuckled. Even if she hadn't said that, he would have agreed anyway. Just as the little girl was starting to get a little anxious, the tall, silver-haired swordsman extended his hand. "Alright!"
Xiao Luo was excitedly about to hold it when she suddenly remembered her brother's words and became wary: "Wait a minute, you're not a human trafficker, are you?"
Fukuzawa Yukichi couldn't help but smile. Had he only thought of this after talking to him for so long?
He didn't mention how famous the detective agency was, nor did he question the child's judgment.
The Silver Wolf Swordsman continued to extend his hand, saying earnestly, "Of course not, I can guarantee that!"
Xiao Luo hesitated for two seconds but still clenched her fist, shaking it loudly and threatening, "If you lie, I'll shoot you!"
Although he didn't know what "TuTu" meant, Fukuzawa Yukichi assured Koro again, "No, it won't."
"Alright then!" Xiao Luo reluctantly followed in the other person's footsteps.
Holding the child's soft, chubby little hand, Fukuzawa Yukichi's heart softened; this was the first time he'd ever felt this way...
Perhaps because of his past sins, neither children nor animals would approach him; this was the first time he had ever held a child's hand.
It's so soft, so soft that you don't dare to use any force.
A little boy next to him skipped along, curiously asking, "Uncle! Have you ever received a request to find someone? Is it easy to find them?"
Fukuzawa Yukichi nodded slightly and answered seriously, "Yes, we have received many requests to help find people. There are gains and losses. Do you remember what your father looks like?"
"I've never met my father, but I know he's in this city," Xiao Luo said, somewhat disappointed that Fukuzawa Yukichi couldn't guarantee it. To ensure the older man would genuinely help her, she...
The child tempted, "Uncle, you're so kind to help me. I'll let you find all my dads in the future!"
Fukuzawa Yukichi paused for a moment, then lowered his eyes, amused by the child's innocent words.
Where else could her father possibly go that he would need the detective agency's help every time?
"Never seen him before?" Fukuzawa Yukichi pondered. "Then do you have any clues about your father?"
“Yes!” Xiao Luo said loudly. She thought about Ling Ling’s words and said seriously, “Daddy has green eyes and black hair.”
Fukuzawa Yukichi listened attentively, not surprised, because the child also had this hair color; did he look more like his father?
"He's also a detective!" Xiao Luo quickly added, realizing she had missed one.
Fukuzawa Yukichi froze on the spot, his raised foot stopping. What?
The Silver Wolf Swordsman's face showed no shock, only the blankness and confusion in his eyes betrayed his true feelings.
He lowered his head blankly, and once again met that face that was extremely similar to Ranpo's.
The little boy's bright green eyes sparkled as he asked expectantly, "Uncle, can your detective agency find him?"
Fukuzawa Yukichi looked at the little girl seriously for the first time, scanning her face inch by inch. She looked so much like her father. Her father also had this color and was also a detective.
Is it really possible for something to happen so coincidentally?
"Huh? Uncle? Uncle Fukuzawa!" Little Lo, seeing Fukuzawa Yukichi standing there expressionless and silent, called out loudly in confusion.
Why is this uncle so quiet? Is he sick? Can she really ask him to help her find her father? Xiao Luo became deeply worried.
The little girl frowned, looking a bit hesitant. Maybe she should just find it herself?
It's better to do it yourself than to bring along a mentally ill person.
"Uncle? If it's too much trouble, then forget it. I can..."
Her little hand, which was about to let go, was suddenly gripped, and the words Xiao Luo was about to say were cut off.
When Fukuzawa Yukichi heard the child call him, he suddenly hallucinated Ranpo's childhood appearance. Just as he was wandering around, he suddenly heard the child's words about backing down, and subconsciously he grabbed the soft little hand in his palm.
“…Little girl?” Fukuzawa Yukichi realized he had frightened the child and called out hesitantly.
"Mmm! Xiao Luo, but Xiao Luo!" Xiao Luo nodded hurriedly. She now suspected that the uncle was a little mentally unstable, so in order to appease him, she adopted the attitude of treating her own brother and nodded vigorously.
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