Chapter 44: The Third Pathway Error

【Lord of the Mysteries】

【Obtain Sequence 9 Potion: Marauder】

“Very good, the content of my own diary still only has Sequence 9 things.”

“However, counting the ‘Marauder,’ the three pathways of the Lord of the Mysteries are all complete.”

The path belonging to the Lord of the Mysteries has already been laid out.

Now he just needs to continue walking forward on this path.

Ren Amamiya is not surprised.

He picks up the bottle and drinks it in one gulp.

As always, the taste can be said to be quite terrible.

However, after drinking the “Marauder” potion, there is a slight difference.

His wrists and fingers feel some different sensations.

A thick layer of skin on his fingers and palms cracks open, and brand-new skin grows rapidly under the cracked skin.

Skin as pink as a baby’s.

The rough palms of a part-time worker are completely gone; instead, they are more like a young girl’s, slender and fair.

This makes his pair of hands feel as if they have been reborn.

“Is this the benefit given by the Marauder?”

Unlike the “Seer” and the “Apprentice,” because the “Marauder” works with his hands, his fingers, palms, and wrists have all received a bonus in flexibility.

“This pair of hands could completely be used as hand models for others.”

Ren Amamiya cannot help but sigh.

Of course, he definitely cannot go to be a hand model; even if he were to work part-time, it would be impossible to be a hand model.

“No wonder I heard before that a thief’s hands are the key; this is really not just talk.”

Now that he sees his own hands, he can really feel that the description of a thief before was really spot on.

Besides the transformation of his hands, it seems he can also make a basic judgment on valuable things.

For example, this maple leaf gold coin in his hand, besides emitting a golden-orange luster, also carries a hint of pale blue light.

This should be the judgment made on valuable things, just like a highlighting function.

This extraordinary ability is quite good; when facing things of unknown value, he can completely use this extraordinary ability as a judgment.

Whether in modern or ancient times, this kind of extraordinary ability that can judge the value of objects is very popular everywhere.

“If I were in an ordinary world, then after I digested the ‘Marauder’ potion, would it have become a story of ‘I have Golden Eyes in the modern era’?”

That is really hard to say.

Ren Amamiya smiles and shakes his head.

“Then the problem is Ran Mouri.”

“It’s already been two days, right? What kind of thing could make Ran Mouri ask for two days of leave?”

“Should I try divination to see the situation?”

Ran Mouri asking for two days of leave is indeed quite concerning.

Thinking this, he directly takes out the Tarot cards and starts divination.

Nine of Wands, Seven of Stars, Two of Wands.

“Ah???”

These three cards make him pause slightly.

“Shinichi Kudo’s head suffered a severe injury, a huge lie, and disappointment?”

“Shinichi Kudo lied to Ran Mouri because of a special situation, and Ran Mouri felt intense disappointment?”

“...So, does Ran Mouri know about Kudo’s fake death?”

In normal circumstances, this should be completely impossible.

In a normal story, turning from a high school student into an elementary school student is hard to believe; Ran Mouri didn't think that way at first precisely because she didn't believe in such things.

Now that there are the Kudo couple covering for Shinichi Kudo, theoretically, Ran Mouri should not know.

Unless she found out through other channels.

Ren Amamiya looks down at the diary.

“I see.”

“It seems my guess is correct; Ran Mouri really obtained a diary.”

He takes a deep breath.

“Now, on the surface, there are three people who can be confirmed to have obtained a diary.”

“Kaguya Sigong, Nagi Sanzenin, and Ran Mouri.”

“They all have the same traits; they are all the heroines in their stories.”

“And then, their life trajectories have also started to change because they obtained the diary.”

“Hmm, Kaguya Sigong is like this; the situations of Nagi Sanzenin and Ran Mouri cannot be confirmed yet.”

He hasn't come into contact with Nagi Sanzenin yet.

However, he has already come into contact with Ran Mouri.

Whether her life trajectory has deviated, perhaps he can get a conclusion.

Upright Star, Reversed Justice, Reversed Lovers.

“Hiss!”

The situation predicted by these three cards is too severe.

“Tsk tsk~ Kudo, oh Kudo, you are miserable this time.”

“All three cards predict that there is a big problem in the relationship.” ===== CHAPTER 88 =====

“It seems the side effect of the deception being known is too great; the influence of the diary on Ran Mouri seems to be even greater than I imagined.”

“So, is the two-day leave Ran Mouri’s reaction to Kudo?”

“Then, has Kudo moved into the Mouri house?”

The previous two divinations were too exciting; it makes one unable to help but want to know the subsequent results.

Reversed High Priestess, Upright Empress, Reversed Fate.

“The greedy plan was known, successfully moved into the Mouri house, but the plan fell through.”

“Ran Mouri moved out of her own house and is living with Eri Kisaki?”

“Kudo’s plan can be said to be a complete mess.”

Seeing the results of the divination, Ren Amamiya cannot help but sigh.

It is indeed a pity not to watch this big drama from the sidelines.

However, Ran Mouri’s choice does not make one feel the slightest bit surprised.

Knowing the result that Kudo didn't die, and also guessing Kudo’s selfish motive of staying behind and wanting to move into the Mouri house, it is normal for Ran Mouri to be unable to accept it and choose to leave.

“Ran Mouri is still kind-hearted.”

“She didn't choose to expose Kudo’s identity, but chose to leave the Mouri house and temporarily live with Eri Kisaki.”

“But indeed, such a choice is the best choice.”

“Of course, for Kudo, it might not be.”

At this moment, in the Mouri house, in the original room of Ran Mouri, a little boy wearing glasses is sitting there blankly.

“Sigh...”

Looking at the moon outside the window, at this moment, Shinichi Kudo has taken the pseudonym Conan Edogawa and become an elementary school student.

But his mood is very complicated.

Originally, he disguised himself as a child wanting to stay by Ran’s side, but the result was counterproductive.

“I forgot whether Ran could accept the situation when she learned of my death.”

He and Ran are childhood sweethearts who grew up together.

He knows that his death would have a certain impact on Ran.

But he didn't expect this impact to explode under the effect of his own selfishness.

“After all, the relationship between Ran and me is too familiar.”

If they weren't familiar, there wouldn't be the thing that Ran couldn't accept.

It is precisely because they are too familiar that she couldn't accept it all of a sudden.

“Forget it, I just hope Ran can accept it sooner.”

“Now I need to find a way to investigate the organization.”

But thinking of the situation at the Mouri Detective Agency, Conan Edogawa feels a burst of discouragement.

“I really need to think of a way in the future.”

PS: New book, asking for data. ===== CHAPTER 89 =====