What Era Is It, Still Writing Traditional Diaries

Miyauchi Kouka muttered to herself as she watched her younger brother turn and leave without hesitation.

"Honestly, he gets bored after only an hour of wandering around. He should talk to Megumi more..." Although the school year had only just begun, Miyauchi Kouka and Kato Megumi had already developed a close friendship where they could call each other by name.

"What were you just saying, Kouka?" Kato Megumi asked, noticing her friend muttering beside her.

"I was talking about my brother. He always has a poker face, and I don't know what he does all day since starting high school. He's practically being isolated as a weirdo in his class," Miyauchi Kouka dared to speak ill of Miyauchi Hiyage in his absence.

Hearing this, Kato Megumi felt a bit strange.

Even though it was her first time meeting Miyauchi Hiyage today, for some reason, when she saw him, she felt as if there was a sun standing beside her.

Furthermore, how could someone who was actively invited by several sports clubs become a freak in class?

However, she thought about it again. Such matters seemed unrelated to someone like her, who had little presence. Perhaps the warm weather today was causing her to have some sort of illusion.

So, she quickly pushed aside her curiosity. After listening to Miyauchi Kouka's complaints about her brother, she continued to accompany her in choosing clubs around the school.

Meanwhile, on his way home, Miyauchi Hiyage realized some issues.

It seemed he shouldn't use Celestial Joy Tea continuously anymore. Keeping the Pure Yang Body in a state of constant excitement would have some side effects.

Miyauchi Hiyage muttered this to himself. Today was likely when the Yang energy within him had leaked out, unintentionally attracting members of those sports clubs.

If he used Celestial Joy Tea every other day from now on, this problem shouldn't occur.

Thinking this, Miyauchi Hiyage, who returned home more than an hour later than usual, happened to run into Professor Agasa, who was returning from outside, as he walked through his front door.

"Professor Agasa, are you just returning from outside?" Miyauchi Hiyage greeted him casually.

However, Professor Agasa seemed preoccupied with something and was startled when he heard Miyauchi Hiyage.

"Oh, it's classmate Miyauchi. Are you heading home so late today?" Professor Agasa awkwardly touched his nose and let out a dry laugh.

"I was accompanying my sister to tour the school's clubs, and it took quite a bit of time," Miyauchi Hiyage briefly explained his situation.

But Professor Agasa remained somewhat absent-minded. "Oh, clubs. Clubs are good. High school students should join a club to truly feel like high school students."

Miyauchi Hiyage could tell something was off with Professor Agasa at a glance.

However, before he could ask, there was a commotion from the alley behind them.

As Miyauchi Hiyage turned his head, Yellow Temperance, beneath his feet, darted out first.

Through Yellow Temperance's perspective, upon seeing Conan slumped over in the alley and the stout middle-aged woman, Miyauchi Hiyage quickly recalled the scene from his past life's memories.

Wasn't this a classic early Conan storyline?

Yusaku Kudo and Yukiko Kudo returned to Japan and discovered their son had shrunk. To create a sense of urgency for Conan and to take their son away from Japan, they deliberately staged a "Conan kidnapping case" in front of Conan.

"So Conan's story has progressed to this point," Miyauchi Hiyage recalled Yellow Temperance.

Since it was a familiar plot, it should be fine...

How could it be fine!

The food was practically served to him. If he didn't stir things up, wasn't he looking down on Conan?

Chapter 68: Conan, Open Your Eyes, I Am Shinichi Kudo

The commotion from the alley was quite loud, and Professor Agasa naturally noticed it.

He appeared even more nervous now, afraid that Miyauchi Hiyage's sudden appearance might disrupt Yusaku and the others' plan.

Little did he know that Miyauchi Hiyage had already set his sights on Conan.

He feigned curiosity and asked Professor Agasa, "Professor Agasa, is there some commotion over there?"

Professor Agasa wiped his forehead. "It seems there's some noise. It's probably just some stray cats or dogs. Some stray animals occasionally come around here. Don't mind them; they should leave on their own soon."

"Then I'll go take a look too. I grew up in the countryside, and we even had a raccoon dog at home. I'm quite capable of dealing with these stray animals," Miyauchi Hiyage said, walking towards the alley.

Seeing this, Professor Agasa broke out in a sweat. Fortunately, Yukiko Kudo in the alley had successfully subdued her son.

Upon hearing the conversation between Professor Agasa and the other young man, she quickly utilized her acting skills.

Confirming that her son had indeed fallen asleep, she hastily put on a panicked expression and emerged from the alley carrying Conan.

Seeing Professor Agasa, she rushed over to him, saying anxiously, "Professor Agasa, it's good that you're back. My son, Conan, has a terrible cold. Could you drive me and Conan to the hospital?"

Although Professor Agasa's acting wasn't great, he had no choice but to go along with it. "Oh, oh, I understand. I'll go get the car right away."

He glanced at Miyauchi Hiyage and deliberately offered an explanation.

"This is Conan's mother, Edogawa..."

Seeing that he seemed to have forgotten his lines, Yukiko Kudo quickly interjected, signaling Professor Agasa to hurry and leave, assuring him that she would handle things here.

"I am Edogawa Fumiyo. You must be the new neighbor who just moved in, right? Thank you for taking care of my Conan before."

She continued to quickly explain her identity.

She mentioned working abroad and wanting to take Conan with her this time.

Conan was thinking of saying goodbye to Professor Agasa before they left, but he didn't expect his cold to be so severe that he couldn't hold on before reaching Professor Agasa's house.

"It's all my fault as a mother. I haven't taken good care of him, and I didn't even notice he was so seriously ill," Yukiko Kudo became increasingly engrossed in her act, attempting to portray herself to Miyauchi Hiyage, the neighbor, as a failing mother who still wanted to try and start anew with her son.

Seeing the tears welling up in his eyes, what else could Miyauchi Hiyage say?

Truly worthy of being a former acclaimed actor; if I hadn't read the script, I would have truly believed it.

Dealing with Yukiko Kudo certainly consumed a lot of Miyauchi Hiyage's brain cells. Fortunately, Professor Agasa's hands and feet were nimble enough, and he quickly drove his Beetle out of the garage.

Seeing that Miyauchi Hiyage didn't show any suspicion, Yukiko Kudo left after saying a line about meeting again if there was a chance, hastily hugging Conan and getting into Professor Agasa's car.

As a side note, she also took a tiny fragment of Yellow Temperance that had split off.

The portion of Yellow Temperance that split off was able to move a considerable distance from the main body, and as long as it stayed within ten kilometers, Miyauchi Hiyage could retrieve it.

It's just that the split-off portion had no consciousness and would quickly lose its ability to function and disappear without a supply of organic matter.

However, there was no need to worry about the lack of supply for the time being. Yukiko Kudo had stuffed a lot of cotton and fabric into herself to disguise herself as a middle-aged, overweight woman.

Yellow Temperance consumed these materials very slowly, so a tiny fragment would barely be enough to sustain its survival. Therefore, there was no need to worry about Yukiko Kudo's life.

Originally, Miyauchi Hiyage was a little worried that Professor Agasa and the others would drive too far. In that case, he would have to call Professor Agasa and find out their location by having Professor Agasa say his name.

But fortunately, they eventually stopped about six or seven kilometers from his house.

After that, he sensed the magic several times from that location, indicating they were discussing their new neighbor.

Once the location was confirmed, Miyauchi Hiyage no longer needed to rush.

He slowly finished his bento, and then unhurriedly completed today's diary.

There wasn't much to say about today's diary entry, other than to let Black Cat experience what Kasumigaoka Utaha usually felt.

After all, Black Cat's literary level...

It was purely the self-indulgent writing of a chuunibyou girl.

Rather than relying on becoming a light novel author to earn money to subsidize the household, it would be more practical for her to get a virtual avatar and become a game streamer.

Black Cat's gaming skill was already professional-level, and now with the addition of Ripple, people might even suspect she was cheating.

Coupled with her habit of always using the weakest characters when playing games, this gimmick would be enough to make her live streaming successful. She wouldn't get rich, but it would be much more reliable than writing light novels.

After finishing today's diary with a swift stroke, feeling the magical surges coming from all directions in a short period, Miyauchi Hiyage made some more preparations. When the clock struck ten, he went out with Jerry.

It was already very late at this hour, and there were hardly any pedestrians on the road.

Miyauchi Hiyage dodged the street surveillance along the way, while also using Yellow Temperance in inconspicuous places to alter his appearance and physique.

It was Jerry's first time venturing so far from home. Sitting in Miyauchi Hiyage's pocket, it kept poking its head out, observing the surroundings.

When he reached a spot less than a hundred meters from Conan's current location, his steps gradually slowed.

The Yellow Temperance beneath his feet extended outwards, confirming the surrounding situation before he cautiously moved closer.

"It seems Conan has woken up and is currently looking for an opportunity to cut through his ropes." From a distance, Miyauchi Hiyage had Yellow Temperance go and take a look, seeing Conan tied up and carelessly thrown onto the dusty floor.

Although motionless, he had clearly woken up.

It had to be said that Yusaku Kudo and Yukiko Kudo went to such lengths to make their son recognize the situation and leave Japan with them.

It was a pity that due to the plot, Conan couldn't leave the Mouri Detective Agency.

So, in the manga, it was depicted as Conan saying, "I'll handle my own affairs," and thinking to himself that he couldn't leave Japan for Ran's sake.

At the time, this part didn't seem like much, but after so many years, with Ran consistently remaining outside the main storyline and her screentime almost catching up to that of an extra, this part felt a bit awkward.

So, if you weren't planning on telling Ran your identity, what exactly were you staying by Ran's side for? Was it just to bathe with your Ran-neechan?

After muttering a few complaints in his mind, Miyauchi Hiyage controlled Yellow Temperance, using Ripple to put the Kudo couple, who were pretending to be asleep on the sofa outside the room, into a deep sleep.

Immediately after, he changed his appearance to that of Shinichi Kudo and walked into the room where Conan was being held.

Thanks to the online media and Shinichi Kudo's attention-grabbing personality, news of his television interviews could be found with a simple online search.

Looking at Conan, who was lying on the floor pretending to be asleep with his eyes closed, Miyauchi Hiyage squatted down and softly said to Conan in Shinichi Kudo's voice.

"Conan, open your eyes. I'm Shinichi Kudo."

Chapter 69: Analyze it with your scientific mindset.

When Conan heard his own voice echoing in his ears, he was a bit bewildered, as he hadn't yet experienced Kaitou Kid or Heiji Hattori directly hacking his account.

Regardless, he knew that the person standing before him was aware that he was awake.

Helplessly, Conan could only open his eyes.

Under the light from outside the room, Conan could clearly see a man who looked exactly like him squatting in front of him, watching him with an expression that seemed to be enjoying the show.

Conan's peripheral vision quickly glanced outside the room.

The two Black Organization members who had kidnapped him were now lying on the sofa outside, fast asleep, seemingly completely unaware of the situation.

Had they been drugged?

Countless possibilities flashed through Conan's big head.

But regardless, at least this man hadn't shown any dangerous attitude towards him yet, so it was possible to try and communicate with him.

He put on a serious expression and looked at the "himself" in front of him, asking, "Who are you? Are you also a member of that organization?"

"Don't be so serious," Miyauchi Hiyage said, sitting cross-legged on the ground and looking at Conan in front of him. "What if I really am Shinichi Kudo?"

Seeing the disbelief on Conan's face, Miyauchi Hiyage casually uttered words that could destabilize Conan's very core: "After all, compared to a poison that can revert a high school student to a grade-schooler, defying all scientific laws, haven't you ever considered that the memories in your head might have been artificially implanted?"

Conan's expression froze. He was about to retort, but Miyauchi Hiyage continued.

"Do you know about Relic technology?"

"It's a technology that allows consciousness to be uploaded to a data network, and then imported into another person's brain, thereby achieving soul immortality. Judging by your brilliant detective mind, do you think a poison that makes people younger is more scientifically plausible, or is my described soul datafication technology more likely to appear?"

Under the guidance of the "self" before him, Conan subconsciously began to ponder.

But in this era of rapid advancements in network technology and the swift development of various artificial intelligences, Conan, after much thought, had to admit that the latter seemed indeed more likely to appear in this era.

Could it be that on the night he was poisoned by the Black Organization, his consciousness was extracted while he was on the brink of death and transferred into this current body?

No, his current appearance was exactly the same as when he was a child, and even his blood type hadn't changed. How could that be explained... Could it be cloning technology?

Conan broke out in a cold sweat, beginning to doubt his entire existence as he constantly considered other possibilities.

For example, perhaps he had long been targeted by another mysterious organization due to his brilliant mind, and they had been secretly cultivating his clone. Then, due to the attack by the Black Organization, that mysterious organization had to urgently retrieve the unfinished clone and transfer his consciousness into it before his original body's consciousness completely dissipated.

And now, because his identity had been discovered by the Black Organization, the people from this mysterious organization had to appear before him again to reveal the truth.

Although his body had changed, the brilliant detective Conan, whose intellect remained extraordinary, believed he might have uncovered a new truth.

It wasn't until he saw the "self" before him looking at him with a teasing expression that he realized his thoughts had been completely guided by the other party.