Chapter 96

"It's a pity, none of them took action."

"I think not taking action is the normal thing to do."

Suzuki Sonoko fully understood the thoughts of the big ice block and the tsundere little brat to hold their forces.

Encountering such an abnormal situation.

A reborn person like Amamiya is already special enough, and now he's carrying a diary whose situation is unknown; it would be strange if they could actually take action.

"That big ice block Kaguya Sigong is no fool."

"That big ice block has been educated in selfishness since long ago; she absolutely will not do anything without absolute certainty."

"Amamiya, you took the initiative to tell her about the diary's marvels, so she will be even less likely to act rashly."

"That arrogant little brat is far more rational than anyone else; she won't do anything excessive just because of the benefits right in front of her."

"Besides, that arrogant little brat is really just a little tsundere; her personality isn't bad at all."

Although the big ice block is a selfish person, that's just her outer shell.

The Kaguya family has never treated Kaguya Kaguya as an heir.

Just a girl, a Princess raised by the Kaguya family, nothing more.

If she didn't put on a front, she would probably have long become the puppet of that former heir of the Kaguya family.

As for that arrogant little brat, Nagi Sanzenin, in essence she's just a little girl with a slightly bratty personality.

Even as the only granddaughter of Sanzenin Tei, she has never used her status to do anything truly crazy.

The craziest thing was just the other day, when she gave that big ice block Kaguya a hand.

Suzuki Sonoko knew the personalities of those two very well.

So she was also very certain that even if Amamiya really did reveal some flaws, those two wouldn't really do anything harmful to Amamiya.

"But, Amamiya, what you said isn't wrong either."

"This diary thing is very marvelous; according to what you and Xiaolan said, you can also get some benefits by writing in the diary and reading it."

"Then this thing should really have a protection mechanism for the host and a punishment mechanism for the holder."

At this moment, Suzuki Sonoko was quite certain that both the protection and punishment mechanisms existed.

The priority of the diary's holder definitely wouldn't be higher than the diary's owner.

To prevent the diary's owner from being schemed against by the holder, the protection and punishment behind it must be extremely severe.

"I think so too."

Ren Amamiya also felt that this kind of protection mechanism existed.

His excessive boldness had an element of gambling, but he was also gambling on the diary's protection of him.

It's just that he gambled right, and didn't need to test the diary's protection mechanism.

"Mao Li, now that you know who Kudo really is, is your choice to accept him?"

"No."

Mao Li Lan shook her head slightly.

"It's hard for me to accept him after knowing that Shinichi lied to me."

"Besides, I don't think his hiding was entirely to protect me."

"He has his own 'ulterior motives'."

"But I don't want to say much about his 'ulterior motives'."

She still didn't want to talk about Shinichi's 'ulterior motives'.

Even though she was very clear about it, and felt very bad about it.

She wouldn't keep talking about Shinichi's 'ulterior motives' behind his back.

"Amamiya, I want to ask about the subsequent story."

"Mao Li, I need to explain first—no matter how wonderful this story is, sixteen years have passed, and I can't remember every single detail clearly."

"What you want to know, I might only be able to give you a rough idea."

"Of course, except for some stories that left a deep impression on me, I might still remember those."

"Mm, I know."

"In that case, go ahead, what do you want to know?"

After patching things up, Ren Amamiya wanted to hear what Mao Li wanted to know.

"I want to know, in the original story, some important things that happened to Shinichi later, and also whether my dad and mom made up afterward?"

"……"

These two questions made him pause slightly.

Then he lowered his head and smiled.

"Mao Li, you really are a girl who always cares about other people."

"Perhaps it's precisely because of this that you became an important character in this story."

"Kudo turning into a child and moving into your home is the beginning of the story."

"After that, Kudo took the alias Chuankenan and became one of the important reasons for your father, Mao Li Xiaogang's, rise to prominence."

"In the subsequent story, Kudo ran into quite a few troubles—some he provoked himself, and some came looking for him on their own."

"As for the important things Kudo encountered later, that should be Miyano Shiho."

"A person who shared his fate, who took the same poison and turned into a child."

"She is also the one who took over the development of that drug."

"If you can't understand it deeply enough, you can think of that person as the woman Sherlock Holmes admired most—Irene Adler."

"……So, is that girl who shared Shinichi's fate also in an extraordinary relationship with Shinichi?"

The moment the name Irene Adler was spoken, Mao Li Lan instantly understood.

Irene Adler is the woman Holmes admires most.

Since Amamiya compared that girl who took the same drug as Shinichi to that figure, the implication was obvious.

Mao Li Lan pressed her lips together, then quickly let go.

"They are comrades."

"As a story, think about what readers want most."

"Interesting people and interesting events."

"Exactly. Miyano Shiho undoubtedly appeared for this reason; she takes Watson's place."

"Because Kudo's identity must remain secret, you cannot take that role, so someone else must fill it."

"Kudo needs an assistant, and he needs clues, so Miyano Shiho's appearance perfectly fills that gap."

"..."

After a brief silence, Mao Li Lan shook her head.

"So, in the subsequent stories, did Watson also develop some feelings for Mr. Holmes?"

"No, that would be too absolute."

"However, some later stories did indeed move somewhat in that direction."

PS: New book, seeking data.