Chapter 26

[In the middle of the crosswalk is a small cart loaded with fresh vegetables.]

[You calmly bypass the old grandmother and walk past.]

[You continue on your way to school.]

[Who has such a lack of civic virtue, parking trash randomly?]

[When you have walked far away,]

[a "earth-shattering" collision sound suddenly comes from behind.]

[Immediately following is the sound of cargo collapsing.]

[The people in front of you are all "startled" by the noise; they turn back to look.]

[Then they run over with anxious and panicked expressions.]

[You hear someone shouting for help.]

[Screams, shouts, and car horns mix into a mess.]

[You remain indifferent, still walking along with composure.]

[You lament the shallowness and restlessness of the world.]

[You believe that a person should be as steady as Mount Tai.]

[Behind the school gate, the dean of students criticizes you severely.]

[The other party says you should go clean yourself up.]

[You are unimpressed.]

[You believe that cleaning is a manifestation of a fast-paced life.]

[A person should try to slow themselves down.]

[One’s life should follow its natural course.]

[The bacteria on your body all have their reasons for existing.]

[Humanity should slow down its pace of development and advance and retreat with nature.]

"???"

This "composed and calm" in the personality

refers to being as composed and calm as a sloth?

Hoshino Ki was numb.

[You walk into the school.]

[In the classroom, your classmates clear out a large empty space just for you.]

[You are very moved and silently pull a bag of cockroaches out of your schoolbag.]

[You place them on the ground.]

[This is a gift from nature that you are giving to everyone.]

"!!!"

A lapse in judgment.

This personality

is still an extraordinary "alien species."

From ancient times to the present,

no one has ever given cockroaches as a gift to others.

[The cockroaches scatter and flee.]

[They are full of vitality.]

[The classmates let out a cheer.]

[You see that some of them have eyes that are often filled with tears.]

[You know it must be because they love you so deeply.]

[After school,]

[you walk alone to the park.]

[You discover a few children playing a "detective game."]

[The little boy leading them looks very much like your classmate—Kudo Shinichi.]

"Edogawa Conan?"

In this simulation,

Edogawa Conan has finally appeared.

His hair has bangs in the front,

and two protrusions on the back.

His standard outfit is a blue suit, white shirt, gray shorts, and a red bowtie.

With such an outfit,

it’s hard not to notice him.

[One of the little girls among them notices you.]

[She runs toward you anxiously.]

[She says that while the children were playing,]

[due to an accident, one of the children was accidentally injured.]

[They hope to get your help.]

[Thinking that you have nothing to do at home, you agree to the other party’s request.]

[From the conversation, you learn that]

[among them, a little boy named Kojima Genta, while they were playing hide-and-seek,]

[accidentally scratched his leg.]

[They are all children and are too weak.]

[They can't carry Genta.]

[This park is usually sparsely populated.]

[There is no one else nearby to ask for help.]

[Just then, they happened to run into you.]

"Kojima Genta?"

Kojima Genta is in the Detective Boys,

self-proclaimed leader.

Although he sometimes speaks nonsense,

he is full of a sense of justice.

He is fat, has a huge appetite, and loves eel rice the most.

He thinks of food first whenever he encounters anything.

A little boy who likes Yoshida Ayumi.

Hide-and-seek is a game the Detective Boys often play.

There was even an episode where Yoshida Ayumi hid in someone’s car trunk,

a scene mistaken for a kidnapping incident.

Unexpectedly, in the simulation,

they are also playing hide-and-seek.

How much do children like playing hide-and-seek?

[The little boy leading them walks over, his manners polite.]

[He explains to you the location of Genta’s injury and the dangerous situation.]

[The situation is very urgent.]

[It seems they want you to take Kojima Genta to the hospital as soon as possible.]

[You are unhurried.]

[You slowly pick up Kojima Genta.]

[The other party’s blood flows down his thigh to his shoes and socks, then drips onto the ground.]

[The children below are anxiously urging you to hurry to the hospital.] ===== CHAPTER 72 =====

[You walk toward the hospital step by step, unhurriedly.]

[The little boy leading them shouts loudly,]

[asking if you can hurry up.]

[It’s a matter of life and death.]

[You look at the other party’s anxious appearance.]

[You don't care.]

[Children are just so impatient.]

[You finally arrive at the hospital.]

[Genta is sent for emergency treatment.]

[The doctor says if it had been one minute later, Genta’s leg would have been ruined.]

[The little boy leading them glares at you.]

[He must be thanking you for your help.]

[If it weren't for you, Genta would have been in trouble.]

[You look around.]

[You see that the work in the hospital seems to require even more composure and calmness than students studying.]

[All the doctors and nurses look very anxious and panicked.]

[You are very helpless.]

[You believe this hospital needs your salvation.]

[Therefore,]

[you start preparing to take the medical licensing exam when you get home.]

[You are very smart; in just a few months, you obtain your medical license.]

[You leave school and take your medical license to the hospital for an internship.]

[When preparing medicine, you are calm and unhurried.]

[Outside the window, patients are piled up.]

[They all express great affirmation and support for your service.]

[Because you see them all raising their fists,]

[and their mouths are also opening and closing.]

[Their expressions look extremely excited.]

[That is their way of cheering and applauding for you.]

[One day later,]

[the head nurse wants to promote you.]

[She transfers you to give IV drips to patients.]

[You believe it is because your orderly work has received the affirmation of your superiors.] ===== CHAPTER 73 =====