Conan: Life between Green Plum and Skyfall

(I wrote this at midnight and felt a bit sick. If you feel embarrassed, you can skip it.)

I don’t know if it was because he was running around because he hadn’t recovered from his cold yet, or because he had just traveled through time, but when he woke up, these little ones appeared in front of him!

While casually responding to the words of the little ones, Conan tried to call upon his golden finger.

Unfortunately, no matter whether he called out with his mind or waved his hands in front of him, the so-called golden finger did not appear.

And after confirming his own situation, he was also very sure that there was no so-called jade pendant, ring or necklace that traveled with him through time.

Apart from a pair of plain glasses and a hospital gown, he had nothing on him!

Seeing Conan wandering around and touching things, the three little ones who came to visit him whispered:

"You guys think Conan is crazy because of the fever! He keeps drawing with his hands and touching himself all over!"

"It's possible. I heard from adults that if the fever is severe, it will make the person's brain confused! I think Conan might be in this situation!"

"Ah! What should I do? Conan-kun is so pitiful~"

Listening to the conversation between the three little ones around him, Conan couldn't help but roll his eyes.

Are you kidding! Is he delirious due to the fever? He is completely awake now!

"You guys, please stop talking nonsense! I'm in good spirits, I just want to move around a bit!"

Seeing that the conversation between the three little ones was becoming more and more exaggerated, as if he was about to die, Conan sighed helplessly and made up an excuse.

After confirming that he didn't have any so-called golden fingers, he only felt that his already big head had become even bigger.

"Isn't it said that the golden finger is a standard feature for time travelers? Why don't I have it? How can a poor person like me, who doesn't have the protagonist's halo or the golden finger, but has the halo of the god of death, deal with those vicious bombers, murderers, and organizations that use helicopters to blow up at any time?"

Conan was so desperate that he wanted to kill himself. This was the world of science!

As an ordinary person, he neither has the ability to catch a bullet with his bare hands nor the ability to kick down a helicopter with a football. How can he survive?

“Although I used to like to joke online that the winery was a water plant and an undercover organization that was defrauding funds, this isn’t the real world anymore!

As a large-scale transnational criminal organization, the distillery is not that simple no matter how you look at it! Even Gin, who specializes in killing his own people, has terrifying strength!

I'm not Kudo's washing machine, how can I fight such a big organization? "

Thinking of this, Conan felt even more desperate:

'It would be fine if I traveled to a scientific world, but I became a washing machine.

It would be fine if it turned into a washing machine, but it also doesn't have a golden finger;

If there is no golden finger, then there is no such thing. At least I can travel back to the time when Kudo Shinichi was still a big boy!

If he had come a few days earlier, he would never have gone so far as to get involved with some messy organization. Wouldn't it be better for him to just be his Sherlock Holmes?

He didn't enjoy fame and fortune, and had to shoulder all the risks himself. Why is he so unlucky?

At this moment, the three people who were fooled nearby started to make a fuss again, making Conan feel like his head was about to explode.

Fortunately, at this moment, Xiaolan came in in time:

"Everyone, please be quiet. Conan's illness hasn't fully healed yet, and he still needs to rest. Let's go out first!"

I just brought some snacks, let’s go eat together.”

"Long live Sister Xiaolan!"

The three little ones cheered in unison and followed Xiaolan out of the room.

Looking at the room that suddenly became quiet, Conan began to think wildly again.

"What should I do? How about I contact Dr. Agasa and ask him to call the Kudo couple over, and then I'll leave with them?

But I still haven't obtained Kudo Shinichi's past memories. It's okay to be Conan here with Xiaolan, but if I leave, will Kudo Yusaku really not become suspicious?

Pretending to have amnesia? Even if I did, my personality and instincts wouldn't change, right? I'm not like Kudo, who loves to be in the spotlight.

So it's fine if there's no cheat code, but why don't you even have any memories?!"

The more Conan thought about it, the more depressed he became, and the more headache he got. Finally, his procrastination kicked in, and he simply turned over and fell asleep, with the attitude that tomorrow's problems would be solved tomorrow.

However, his idea of ​​taking a few more days to think did not come true.

That night, after confirming that Conan was basically fine, Maori Kogoro took him out of the hospital. And the next morning, Maori Kogoro pushed him out of the office door:

"You little brat, I paid for all your hospitalization expenses, and that's fine, but now that you're well, you're still lying around at home? Go to school!"

So, Conan, whose cold had not yet fully recovered, was rushed to school by Kogoro Mouri, who looked impatient and eager to drink.

Looking at the strange yet familiar streets around him, an inexplicable feeling rose in Conan's heart.

Although he was alone and had no attachment to his previous life, this strange world made him feel out of place.

While looking at the surrounding environment, Conan muttered to himself:

"So, this world is still a little too dangerous! How nice it would be if this world was just an ordinary world!

But why is this world a world of science? Why am I Conan? Why don’t I have a cheat code?

Recalling the anime he watched in his previous life, the cheating Kyogoku Makoto, Conan looked up at the sky helplessly.

He doesn't expect to be able to dodge bullets like Kyogoku Makoto, but he also doesn't want to be a fragile blank slate!

"Conan? Hurry up! We're going to be late!"

"Yeah, Conan, what are you doing! Hurry up and catch up!"

"If you're still so slow, we won't wait for you!"

"I know, I'll be right there!"

Looking at the three little figures in front of him who came to the office to pick him up because they were worried about his health, Ke stopped brainstorming, shook his head with a wry smile, responded simply, and then chased after them.

"By the way, Conan, Dr. Agasa asked us to go to his place after school tonight to celebrate your recovery. Don't forget it."

"Hehe, I wonder if the doctor has prepared eel rice..."

"Yuanta! You know it's impossible just by thinking about it!"

"Huh? Why did Dr. Agasa inform you and not me?!"

After hearing what the three people said, Conan was stunned for a moment and his expression became tense.

According to common sense, shouldn't he be the person closest to Dr. Agasa? But why didn't he tell him directly, but told himself through the three little ones?

Could it be that he discovered something unusual?

Thinking of this, Conan's brows twisted into a river shape! He had just traveled through time, but he was not ready to reveal his identity directly!

"Stupid Conan, your phone's out of battery! The doctor couldn't get in touch with you, so he called my house!

Come to think of it, I also really want to have a mobile phone of my own!"

Ayumi spoke.

"Huh? I didn't even notice the battery level of my phone!"

Hearing this, Conan's face turned slightly redder. Of course, Dr. Agasa is not Kudo Yusaku, he doesn't have such strong reasoning ability!

In the original novel, if Conan hadn't approached him and demonstrated his abilities, the doctor wouldn't have believed that Kudo Shinichi had become smaller! Not to mention that he had actually traveled through time!

This kind of thing is even more incomprehensible than becoming smaller! Moreover, he hasn't met Dr. Agasa since he crossed over! It's even more impossible for him to know that he is not himself now!

Thinking of this, Conan shook his head helplessly:

"I understand. Let's go together then!"

In the afternoon, while Ayumi and the other two were playing games, Dr. Agasa called Conan to the side.

"Doctor, what's wrong?"

According to his memory of watching anime in his previous life, Conan greeted Dr. Agasa.

"Shinichi, are you okay?"

Conan was startled by Dr. Agasa's sudden question:

"What do you mean by this question, Doctor? Did I do something wrong?"

There shouldn't be any! Although there are no memories belonging to Conan, the doctor shouldn't be able to see anything with just these two sentences, right?

Thinking of this, Conan, worried that he might have been exposed, responded cautiously:

"I, what could possibly happen to me? I just had a fever a few days ago. It's gone now, and I'm fine now."

"You said you got sick this time. Could it be that the medicine that made you smaller also caused some damage to your immune system? How did you suddenly get so sick?

Although it's the peak season for colds now, you never had such a serious illness when you were a child."

Dr. Agasa looked at the child in front of him whom he had watched grow up and asked worriedly.

So that's what it was. Hearing this, Conan finally swallowed back his heart that had jumped into his throat.

"That shouldn't be the case! According to the hospital's examination, I just happened to be infected with the flu. Doctor, you don't have to worry!

If that medicine really does harm the human immune system, the doctor should be able to check it out in the hospital!

Since they didn't say anything, I should be fine! Besides, if my immune system is really compromised, then this wouldn't be just a cold!"

"That's true, but you really need to be more careful in the future. If your immune system is really damaged, your body may not be able to hold on.

Oh, and there's one more thing! What about Xiaolan? She's asked me about your whereabouts several times before!

Although I shirked the responsibility by saying that you were handling a case, she is not a fool!

In the past, if you encountered a case and couldn't meet her, you would often call her. But you haven't called her in the past few days, so she has begun to suspect that you are in danger!

After hearing what Dr. Agasa said, Conan was stunned. Is Kudo Shinichi such a person?

Hadn't he always put the case first? And he actually called Xiaolan? That's not a wash machine at all!

But before he could dwell on it for long, another question emerged and lingered in his mind:

Professor Agasa in front of him cares about him very much, the three little ones who are playing games next to him care about him very much, Xiaolan who is shopping for groceries outside cares about him very much, and even the Kudo couple who are far away in a foreign country care about him very much!

Looking at Dr. Agasa's kind face, an indescribable emotion weighed on his chest. This was the feeling he had longed for as an orphan in his previous life, but did he really have the right to enjoy it?

Does he really have the right to enjoy these emotions when he is not the real Shinichi but just a shell occupying the other person's body?

"Shinichi? Shinichi?"

Just when he was overwhelmed by various thoughts, suddenly, Dr. Agasa's voice sounded in his ears.

Conan, who was awakened by Dr. Agasa, finally came to his senses and put all those things aside for the time being. He responded

"I understand. I'll find time to call Xiaolan."

"I knew you would say that! Look, this is the bow-tie voice changer I prepared for you. With it, you can make your original voice!

Although I know you didn't tell Xiaolan the truth for her own good, but since you've decided to do this and you won't be around for an unknown amount of time, just comfort her over the phone!"

Seeing Conan's thoughtful expression, the doctor took out a red bow from behind his back as if presenting a treasure. It seemed that he had been preparing this thing for a long time.

"Huh? Ah! Thank you, Doctor!"

After receiving the bow, Conan was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that he had traveled so far back in time and hadn't even gotten the voice changer! But, before the voice changer, was his relationship with the three little ones so good?

Logically speaking, shouldn't their friendship have been slowly built up after the incident in Yoko Okino's apartment?

Conan discovered that the gap between his memories and the actual situation of this world seemed to be getting bigger and bigger. He felt that the gap between himself and the world seemed to be getting thicker and thicker!

At night, in the room, Conan looked at the words "Please enter the power-on password" displayed on his phone and fell into deep thought.

"Password, I remember it appeared in one episode, but who would watch anime and specifically remember other people's passwords? Even if I watched Conan again, how could I possibly know the password?"

This is what it’s like to have no memory. Everything around you is so familiar yet strange, and you feel out of place with everyone around you.

For Conan, who does not belong to this world, this feeling seems to separate him from the whole world. He yearns for a better life but dares not accept the kindness of people around him, and dares not pin his feelings on it.

"After all, this place doesn't belong to me. I'm just the one who stole Kudo's future, but he also took away his past. Without the past, how can I have my original future?"

The night is dark and lonely. When you are surrounded by darkness, you feel the most lonely. At this time, the distance between Conan and the world seems to have become even greater. Recalling his experience here, a smile involuntarily appeared on his face.

Doesn't he like it here? How could that be possible? For Conan, who knew what loneliness felt like in his previous life, even if this wasn't the two-dimensional world he was so fascinated with, the family love he had experienced in the past few days was what he had longed for in his previous life.

However, this feeling of being abandoned and isolated from the world made him afraid to accept these kindnesses. Although he tried his best to ignore this sense of distance, he was not a heartless child after all. This ever-present sense of distance reminded him that he could not fit in with this world.