Shared Heavens from Douluo Continent

Asako Miyoshi was one of Japan's foremost beautiful magicians. Twenty years old this year, she had studied under the renowned magician Motoyasu Kujō.

Her parents had died when she was young, leaving her to depend on each other with her older brother, the genius magician Kichiro Kinoshita.

Unfortunately, a rope always snapped at its thinnest point, and misfortune always sought out the unlucky!

Because Kichiro Kinoshita's talent for magic was so exceptional that it seriously threatened his master Motoyasu Kujō's standing, Motoyasu had secretly plotted to kill him.

And Motoyasu Kujō's actions had happened to be witnessed by seven-year-old Asako Miyoshi, planting the seed of hatred in her heart.

Later, Asako Miyoshi was adopted by kindhearted people. She changed her name and identity, entered Motoyasu Kujō's school, and became one of Japan's leading female magicians, all while secretly seeking an opportunity to avenge her dead brother.

In the original story, after Asako Miyoshi killed Motoyasu Kujō, she had also intended to kill his seven-year-old daughter, Ayano Kujō.

However, like Yoko Sawaki, Asako Miyoshi was kind by nature. In the end, she could not bring herself to harm Ayano and chose to turn herself in at the police station.

After finding Asako Miyoshi, Dai Changsheng similarly offered to avenge her brother in exchange for bringing her under his command.

Because Dai Changsheng's stamina and recovery ability far surpassed those of ordinary people, Yoko Sawaki and the others were simply incapable of facing him alone. They had long since joined forces to take him on.

Perhaps because their experiences were so similar, the two women soon became close friends who could talk about anything.

Whenever Dai Changsheng came looking for Yoko Sawaki or Asako Miyoshi, they would call the other and invite her over to play Landlords.

Before long, Asako Miyoshi arrived at Sawaki Dental Clinic. She and Yoko Sawaki changed into nurse uniforms and began giving Dai Changsheng a thorough examination.

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The next morning

"Ring, ring, ring..."

Accompanied by a piercing alarm, Dai Changsheng abruptly opened his eyes from sleep and switched off the phone that would not stop ringing.

Only after seeing that the date displayed on his phone was Saturday did Dai Changsheng secretly breathe a sigh of relief and turn his gaze toward Yoko Sawaki and Asako Miyoshi.

The two naked women were sleeping sprawled against his chest, one on each side. Clearly, they had been exhausted by the previous night, to the point that even the alarm had failed to wake them.

Looking at the two women, who were already utterly spent and unable to endure any more of his favor, Dai Changsheng could not help revealing a somewhat helpless expression.

Originally, after sharing Hong Kong Film World Dai Changsheng's physical abilities, Yoko Sawaki and Asako Miyoshi could barely hold their own when they teamed up.

However, ever since Dai Changsheng had shared Douluo-Dai Changsheng's physical abilities as well, the battle had become completely one-sided. Even together, the two women were no match for him.

"Sometimes, having too much energy isn't a good thing either~"

Young men were naturally full of vigor, and coupled with the influence of Hong Kong Film World Dai Changsheng's memories, Dai Changsheng, once an innocent young man, had become an old rogue.

Burning with desire, Dai Changsheng played with Baby's Canteen while recalling the original plot. Before long, he thought of three suitable targets.

Those three targets were Akiko Yonehara, Kimie Shimabukuro, and Natsuki Koshi.

Akiko Yonehara was a teacher at Haido Elementary School. She was a beautiful, long-legged woman with glasses who had once taught at Teitan Elementary School and had also been Ran Mouri and Sonoko Suzuki's elementary school teacher.

Three years ago, Akiko Yonehara's student Minako Mochizuki had accidentally discovered that Mr. Sugiyama and Kohei Shimoda were secretly engaging in illegal school admissions and had told her about it.

Not long after that incident, Minako Mochizuki was found hanged to death in the ballet club classroom. In the end, the incompetent police concluded that she had committed suicide due to excessive academic pressure.

But Akiko Yonehara knew that Minako Mochizuki had been murdered. After three long years of guilt and self-blame, she still decided to kill Mr. Sugiyama and Kohei Shimoda herself, avenging Minako Mochizuki's death.

According to the original plot, Akiko Yonehara would encounter Ran Mouri and Sonoko, who were out on vacation, while carrying out the murders. In the end, Conan would expose her murder method through Ran Mouri's mouth, and she would be arrested by the police.

Akiko Yonehara's situation was similar to Asako Miyoshi's and the others'. It was only because Japan's police were so incompetent that they had no choice but to seek revenge with their own hands.

Rather than letting Akiko Yonehara be arrested and imprisoned for avenging her student as in the original story, Dai Changsheng might as well bring her under his command!

Kimie Shimabukuro, meanwhile, was a shrine maiden on Ameshima Island—Mermaid Island—in Wakasa Bay, Fukui Prefecture. She was a classic black-haired beauty with straight hair and was also skilled in Disguise Technique.

Bound by her mother's dying wish, Kimie Shimabukuro had no choice but to remain on Mermaid Island, playing two roles by herself every day.

Whenever the Mermaid Festival was held, Kimie Shimabukuro would disguise herself as the 130-year-old longevity woman and publicly hand out Dugong Arrows to tourists, all so that the small island, which attracted many visitors through its mermaid legends, could survive.

What Kimie Shimabukuro had not expected was that the fire that had burned her mother to death three years ago had not been an accident. It had been deliberately set by the three childhood friends she had grown up with, who wanted to test whether the longevity woman truly could not die.

Only after accidentally learning the truth did Kimie Shimabukuro decide to avenge her mother herself.

The Kimie Shimabukuro of the original story was an extremely optimistic person who loved life, yet she was sent to prison by Conan merely for avenging her dead mother. It was truly regrettable.

Therefore, Dai Changsheng planned to bear Kimie Shimabukuro's sin of murder for her, allowing her to continue living optimistically.

As for Natsuki Koshi, she was a highly controversial character—a beautiful detective with something of a tomboyish streak.

About a year earlier, Natsuki Koshi's best friend had been caught up in the Lavender House Locked-Room Murder Case while working as a maid for a wealthy family.

The case had actually been the young mistress's suicide, but another high school detective had wrongly classified it as murder and identified the maid as the culprit.

Unable to endure the police interrogation, the maid committed suicide, yet the incident was reported as "the culprit committing suicide out of guilt before her arrest."

To seek justice for her best friend, Natsuki Koshi eventually devised the Detective Koshien deserted-island case and disguised herself as a contestant, intending to expose the detective who had caused her friend's death.

In the original story, Natsuki Koshi's willingness to put herself in danger to avenge her friend won the favor of many people.

Unfortunately, after Natsuki Koshi was sent to prison, she could no longer appear in the later plot. To satisfy the audience, the author later created a female detective very similar to her—Masumi Sera!

Akiko Yonehara

Since Kimie Shimabukuro and Natsuki Koshi were both outside Tokyo, Dai Changsheng planned to move first and recruit Akiko Yonehara, who was closest to him.

After leaving Yoko Sawaki's apartment, Dai Changsheng drove to Haido Elementary School and quickly learned the location of Akiko Yonehara's apartment.

As Akiko Yonehara, dressed in a white blouse and a black pencil skirt, pushed a shopping cart through a supermarket near her apartment, Dai Changsheng, clad in a black trench coat, suddenly blocked her path.

Looking at the ordinary-looking stranger before her, Akiko Yonehara furrowed her willow eyebrows. "Sir, may I ask what you want?"

"Ms. Yonehara, do you remember the child named Minako Mochizuki? Do you want to avenge her?"

Hearing Dai Changsheng's words, Akiko Yonehara's pupils abruptly contracted. "Who exactly are you?"

"There are too many people here. Why don't we find somewhere else to talk?"

Dai Changsheng glanced at the other supermarket customers, made a gesture of invitation to Akiko Yonehara, and led her to a private room at a nearby restaurant.

Only after the waiter serving their food had left did Akiko Yonehara ask solemnly, "Who exactly are you? Why do you know about that child?"

The police had long since publicly declared that Minako Mochizuki had killed herself due to excessive academic pressure. Unless Dai Changsheng knew the truth behind the matter, he would never have asked whether she wanted to avenge her.

"You can call me the Cleaner. My job is to help people clean up sinners whom even the law cannot punish."

Dai Changsheng spoke with utmost seriousness. "I happened to learn the truth about that child's death, and I also know exactly who the two killers were.

"If you want to avenge that child, I can help you deal with those two pieces of trash.

"That way, you won't have to dirty your hands, and you can comfort that child's spirit in heaven."

"..."

Akiko Yonehara pondered for a moment, then revealed an interested expression. "What do you want? Money?"

"Money? I don't lack that stuff. What I want is you!"

Dai Changsheng shook his head, a teasing smile appearing on his face. "If I'm not mistaken, you were already preparing to avenge that child personally, weren't you?

"I like women like you—loyal and devoted. I'll trade the lives of those two pieces of trash for your obedience from now on. I think that's a very fair deal."

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Faced with Dai Changsheng's undisguised, burning gaze, Akiko Yonehara's pretty face flushed slightly. Then she said with determination, "Fine! As long as you kill those two pieces of trash for me, I'll be yours from now on."

"Then just wait for good news!"

With that, Dai Changsheng stood and left the private room.

The golden crow sank in the west, and the bright rabbit rose in the east.

After taking a bath, Akiko Yonehara emerged from the bathroom wrapped in a pink towel. As she dried her damp hair with another towel, she turned on the television to watch the news.

A major news report was playing on television: a Shinkansen train had actually suffered a massive explosion.

Had the famous detective Kogoro Mouri not discovered the suitcase containing the bomb in time and thrown it off the train, it would likely have caused extremely serious casualties.

In truth, Conan had discovered the bomb, but worried that it would draw Gin and the others' suspicions, he had given the credit to Kogoro Mouri.

"Those two really are reckless enough!"

As Akiko Yonehara watched television absentmindedly, a deep, magnetic voice suddenly rang out.

Akiko Yonehara instinctively turned her head and saw Dai Changsheng, dressed in a black trench coat, stepping out from behind the curtains in her living room.

Seeing Dai Changsheng, who had somehow appeared inside her home, Akiko Yonehara's expression changed slightly. Then she asked expectantly, "How did that matter go?"

"I've dealt with those two pieces of trash. Their confession video is in here."

Dai Changsheng took a portable camera from his trench coat pocket and handed it to Akiko Yonehara.

When Akiko Yonehara opened the footage, she saw Mr. Sugiyama and Kohei Shimoda, the men responsible for Minako Mochizuki's death, crying bitterly in a dilapidated warehouse as they confessed to their crimes.

Once the two had confessed to every crime, a hand wearing a black glove appeared in the video and mercilessly pulled the trigger, blowing both their heads apart.

Rather than being frightened, Akiko Yonehara revealed a smile of vengeance fulfilled.

While Akiko Yonehara watched the video, Dai Changsheng gently pushed her down onto the sofa and devoted himself wholeheartedly to enlightening her through the transmission of knowledge and fluids.

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Time passed like a white colt flashing through a crack, and in the blink of an eye, more than half a month had gone by.

Over the past half month, Dai Changsheng had also taken advantage of the holidays to seek out Kimie Shimabukuro and Natsuki Koshi. On the condition that he would help avenge them, he successfully brought both women under his command.

In addition, influenced by Conan's innate Grim Reaper aura, Dai Changsheng had also been swept into several cases during that time.

For example, Dai Changsheng had accepted an assignment from the Organization to assassinate an antique dealer. Before he even had the chance to act, however, that antique dealer had been killed by Conan.

Although Dai Changsheng knew it was merely an accident, Gin and the others saw it as Dai Changsheng having killed the antique dealer and framed someone else for the crime.

After all, the Organization's famed Chameleon Snowflake was best at disguising the deaths of targets as accidents, thereby avoiding police investigations.

Seeing Gin and the others overthinking things on their own, Dai Changsheng could not be bothered to waste time explaining. He simply went with the flow and put on an inscrutable air, conveniently earning some mission bonuses for free.

"Yuda, the murderer apprehended due to detective Kogoro Mouri's deductions, escaped from prison last night.

"This man has always acted with extreme caution. He previously employed a clever scheme in an attempt to kill his wife Keiko and fraudulently claim insurance money. After Kogoro Mouri's investigation, his scheme was finally exposed and he was arrested..."

As Dai Changsheng made breakfast in the kitchen as usual while listening to the television news, one particular report suddenly caught his attention.

If I remember correctly, after Yuda escaped from prison, not only did he fail to flee Japan immediately, he even hired a professional killer to murder Kogoro Mouri for revenge, didn't he?

Dai Changsheng carefully recalled the original plot and silently grumbled to himself.

To be honest, Dai Changsheng had no interest in Yuda himself, but he was quite interested in the beautiful assassin Yuda had hired.

Although Dai Changsheng had already recruited quite a few women, those women could only do it—they could not fight.

Maya Tachibana

Since Yoko Sawaki and the others were kind by nature, Dai Changsheng did not want their hands stained with blood. Therefore, he still planned to recruit several beautiful female assassins who could both do it and fight to work for him.

According to the original plot, the beautiful assassin hired by Yuda was named Maya Tachibana. She was a professional killer with a voluptuous figure who specialized in killing with steel wire.

Perhaps due to the protagonist's aura, Maya Tachibana encountered a traffic accident and lost her memory before she could even find Kogoro Mouri.

Later, with Ran Mouri and the others' help, Maya Tachibana successfully recovered her memories, but she still did not abandon her mission to assassinate Kogoro Mouri. In the end, Conan sent her to prison.

Rather than letting Maya Tachibana rot in jail, Dai Changsheng might as well recruit her and train her into a fiercely loyal hound.

On the other side, Ran Mouri and the others, who were eating breakfast, also saw the news that Yuda had successfully escaped from prison the previous night.

Kogoro Mouri did not take the matter seriously at all, but Ran Mouri worried that Yuda might seek revenge against him. Therefore, she decided to use the next few holidays to stay by his side with Conan as his personal bodyguards.

Seeing Ran Mouri's worried expression, Kogoro Mouri could not say anything more. He could only take her and Conan with him to the horse-racing track.

Not long after Ran Mouri and the others left the detective agency, Dai Changsheng, who had changed his appearance with Disguise Technique, silently followed after them.

"Number Four! Number Four!"

"Princess Xibei, go!"

"Run, run, run..."

Listening to the cheers soaring into the sky around him, Conan held a cola and popcorn, his little face filled with speechlessness.

Normally speaking, no one would bring a child to a place like a horse-racing track, right?

Hidden in the shadows, Dai Changsheng took in Conan's expression through binoculars and revealed an amused smile.

Before long, Kogoro Mouri, that old gambling addict, lost all of this month's spending money and left the horse-racing track dejectedly with Ran Mouri and the others.