Where's my childhood sweetheart?

"Ranbu, this matter..."

Yosano Akiko's expression showed hesitation visible to the naked eye, she turned her head and glanced at Ayou again, with a hint of firmness in her eyes.

"If I had to say it, I might turn a blind eye."

"what are you talking about!"

Edogawa Ranpo looked at Akiko Yosano in disbelief.

"My past... Luanbu, you know it too."

As if recalling something, Yosano Akiko's expression darkened slightly, she lowered her eyes and spoke softly.

"Of course life is precious. But not dying is torture."

She thought of the 'ridiculous' undead army, soldiers who kept fighting, were healed by themselves, and then went on to the battlefield without stopping.It was obviously well-intentioned, but in the end it became a nightmare.

"So if that's the case, then now is her best chance."

Temporarily freed from the control of the people behind the scenes, you can make your own choices during this time.

"..."

Edogawa Ranpo fell silent, super reasoning allowed him to see more clearly than anyone else, precisely because of this, he was more aware of the consequences.

He knows what is the best thing better than anyone else, but sometimes he doesn't want to see clearly, or in other words - turn a blind eye.

"But……"

Edogawa Ranbu's eyes were stained with mist, like a child lost at the intersection, making people feel distressed for no reason.

"I finally found it..."

"Random steps, don't be willful at this time."

Yosano Akiko smiled helplessly.

Maybe the process of life is a long farewell ceremony, and everyone is slowly walking out of your life.One day, maybe Mr. Fukuzawa, maybe she, maybe someone from the detective agency will leave forever, but this is the trajectory of fate, the most important thing is not to hold on tightly, but not to stay Sorry farewell.

"Because I have experienced similar things, I can understand a little bit better. It is no longer a matter of cherishing life or not."

The purple eyes stared at Edogawa Ranpo, and Yosano Akiko's eyes carried the understanding of those who have experienced it.

"It's that she can't feel anything other than wanting to be relieved."

It's like those soldiers who could still smile to defend their home and country, gradually all turned into tired and numb walking dead.In the end, they collapsed and died in their own hands.

Standing there in a daze, obviously there was no sound, Edogawa Ranpo seemed to have heard the unspoken words with Yosano Akiko.

The most fortunate thing is that Ayou hasn't reached that time, that level of despair.

After whispering with Yosano Akiko, Edogawa who came back stared at Ayou for a long time before puffing his cheeks hesitantly, and turned his head slightly.He watched Ayou from the corner of his eye, with great reluctance in his voice.

"What if...if I don't stop you."

"Hey?"

Ayu was shocked.

What the hell have you two been talking about in less than a few minutes?This attitude change is so big? ? ?

The girl sitting upright showed surprise on her face, and Edogawa Ranpo suddenly gained courage.He walked to Ayou's side, looked at the girl who was much younger than him at this time, half knelt down, held her hand and put it on his face.

"If I don't stop you, can you still treat me as well as before?"

The half-kneeling posture made him a little shorter than Ayou who was sitting on the chair. He looked up at the other party, his blue eyes full of straightforward prayers.

"Why are you so persistent? Wouldn't it be better to just pretend that I'm dead? After all, I was indeed dead at that time."

There was a warm touch in the palm, staring at Edogawa Ranbu's eyes, Ayou could only be deeply puzzled.

"My emotions have disappeared, and I can't give you an equivalent return. Quyou's story is over. It is her luck to meet you. She is very happy, and she is smiling even when she leaves. .”

She said so, trying to make the other party give up.

"So that's enough..."

"not like this."

Edogawa Ranpo's voice was firm.

"It is our luck to meet Qu You."

Yosano Akiko on one side smiled slightly.

"I believe no matter who it is, his answer will definitely be this."

"So it doesn't matter if you lose your emotions or feel unreal..."

Edogawa Ranpo's eyes were shining brightly, like the newborn sun, filled with innocence and frankness.That is the unique brilliance of people in their youth. They are courageous and fearless, as if nothing in the world can be their hindrance.

"Let's recreate new memories! I'll make you fall in love with me again!"

Ayou: "..."

Although it is very touching, why does this sound so wrong?

Ayou lowered her eyes, the young man in front of her was sincere and enthusiastic, as vivid as in her memory, as if the initial hesitation and world-weariness had never appeared.

He has grown up very well.

Involuntarily, the corners of her mouth curled into a soft arc, and she bent her eyes, the sky-clear eyes clearly reflected Edogawa's disorderly appearance.

Who can refuse such a young man?

"I really can't help you."

There was sunlight passing through the transparent glass, just like this scattered behind her, the whole person seemed to be shining.

Obviously it's just because of the light, Edogawa Ranpo also knows this clearly, but why can't he look away?

Fascinated, he heard a chuckle.

"It seems that I want to raise a 'son' again?"

As she said this, her expression was as gentle as the setting sun melting into spring water.

Edogawa Ranpo's blue eyes suddenly lit up.

"I'm already much older than the shopkeeper."

As he said this, he slapped his chest in a vow.

"So it's my turn to take care of the little shopkeeper!"

"Oh?"

Ayou's eyes turned around Edogawa Ranpo's body a few times, and then teased with a smile.

"But who said before that he couldn't button his clothes well in the morning?"

Edogawa Ranpo: "..."

etc!Why do I remember this so clearly! ! !

In Yokohama, far away, a man named Osamu Dazai took off his earphones, with an elusive and meaningful expression in his eyes.

Fortunately, he had placed three bugs, otherwise it would have failed.But...he seems to know something important.

……

……

As he had just recovered his memory, for Edogawa Ranpo, he didn't want to leave Ayu at all, he just wanted to be a humanoid pendant hanging on Ayu's body and follow her forever.

Coincidentally, Yosano Akiko only thought so, but Fukuzawa Yukichi's phone call was very spiritually killed on Yosano Akiko's mobile phone, so she had to take Edogawa Ranpo back to Fukuzawa Yukichi Kyrgyzstan explained.

After finally removing Edogawa Ranpo, and handing over the position of the killer who shot before, Ayou waved his hand, and after saying goodbye to the two, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

She doesn't have to worry too much about Yokohama, because the random steps that she remembered will definitely be separated by Nakaya Dazai Mori Ogai.

after all……

He is such a naive person! (shock——)

Now, the most important thing is other people.

As she kept thinking in her mind, Ayou's eyes gradually became darker.

Katsuki Bakugo who regained his memory, and Mr. Unlucky.

Thinking about such things all the way, when Ayou returned home, she was shocked to find that someone came to her at home, and this person was the one whom she only met once.

——Oda Sakunosuke.

"Xiaoyou, you are back."

Qi Mu's mother saw Ayou who entered the room, smiled and waved, motioning Ayou to look across from her.

"Look, there is a very calm gentleman coming to see you."

Ayou: "..."

This description... is really appropriate.

Looking at the uninvited Oda Sakunosuke with surprise on his face, Ayou was thinking quickly in his heart.

It stands to reason that the other party has confirmed that she has nothing to do with the original her, and he can't take the initiative to contact Yokohama, so he shouldn't recognize her.

and……

He seems to have forgotten to tell Ranpo Oda that he is still alive! _(:з」∠)_

"Hello."

Ayou sat next to Saiki's mother, and greeted Sakunosuke Oda with a puzzled face, as if he didn't know each other.

"Sir, did you come to see me for something?"

Oda Sakunosuke seemed to have been prepared, he stared at Ayou seriously, his voice was low.

"I want to confirm something, can I talk to you alone?"

Ayou:? ? ?

Could it be that someone leaked something?

"No problem, since this is the case..."

Before finishing speaking, Saiki Kurumi suddenly stood up.

"In this case, mother will go back to the room to tidy up the clothes first, Xiaoyou, you can talk with Mr. Oda in the living room."

Saiki's mother returned to the room very considerately, not at all worried about her daughter being alone in a room with a strange man, leaving Ayou and Oda Sakunosuke alone looking at each other.

Ayou: "..."

Mom, you have a big heart...

In a moment of silence, Oda Sakunosuke spoke first.

"I'm sorry for the sudden and presumptuous visit, but I really have something important to ask."

Ayou straightened his expression, and looked at Oda Sakunosuke solemnly.

"Excuse me sir, what do you want to ask?"

Unabashedly, Oda Sakunosuke spoke out about his own problems.

"I learned from a new friend that you have been committing suicide, so what I want to ask is..."

There was a pause in his words, and his blue eyes cautiously observed the girl opposite.

"You are Quyou, right?"

His words were incomparably certain, as if he had some definite evidence that allowed him to make a conclusion.

There was another silence in the living room where there were only two people. Ayou stared at the red-haired man just across the table, feeling a little absurd and ridiculous in his heart.

Why did the things she tried so hard to avoid always happen without her knowing?

"If I say..."

She paused, and said a lie that was not a lie.

"I'm not?"

She thought that without those emotions, she couldn't be said to be the person they had been with, but that person was indeed her again.

Like a rebuttal, but with a tenderness that belongs to her alone.

She doesn't want to use different emotions to get along with those people. Without some emotions, she can't enjoy those kindness with peace of mind, so she tries her best to urge herself to give back with the same emotions.

Oda Sakunosuke watched Ayou quietly. His career as a killer gave him a keen perception. Although he always looks so plain and watery on weekdays, it doesn't mean that he is really like this.

At first, even though he sensed something was wrong, he really didn't think too much about it. However, until recently, he accidentally heard about her from a friend he knew.

Under his questioning, the other party finally told him.

It was a girl looking for death.

Suddenly, as if he had been enlightened, something that had been neglected reappeared in his mind. His thinking was running quickly, and he arranged a possibility that seemed real.

It was this possibility that made him find this place.

At this time, he had already got the answer from her eyes.

Oda Sakunosuke stood up, he stretched out his hand, put it on the top of Ayou's head, and rubbed it gently.

"I understand."

When he said such words, his sea-like eyes brought a clarity that penetrated the world.

"If that's what you want."

Then I will follow your wish and pretend not to know you.

but……

Thinking like this, Oda Sakunosuke began to think about another thing.

Should he also move to Shizuoka with the children?