My youth story, a crossover anime, turns out, is FGO!

"Haha, it turned out to be a misunderstanding."

Shinichi Kudo, with a freshly baked bun on his head, awkwardly scratched his head.

There's no way around it; whenever it comes to Ranka's love life, this famous detective's mind just stops working, and he's nowhere near as sharp as he usually is.

"Seriously, apologize properly, Shinichi."

Ran Mouri crossed her arms over her chest.

Shinichi Kudo blurted out, completely lacking in emotional intelligence, "But her outfit is so suspicious, and even if it wasn't catching her cheating..."

"You still dare to talk back!" Eriri bared her teeth and brandished her claws, wishing she could rush up and beat him up.

“Kudo-kun.” Arthur’s gaze sharpened. “Under no circumstances should you speculate or judge a lady.”

"..." Shinichi Kudo was speechless. He was used to being a detective, and his words always offended people.

"I'm sorry." Shinichi Kudo clasped his hands together, and after truly realizing his mistake, he was still very sincere.

However, Shinichi Kudo continued to observe Arthur. This guy was definitely not an ordinary person. Just now, his aura alone almost made him breathless!

"So you two aren't boyfriend and girlfriend." Sonoko Suzuki also breathed a sigh of relief, because she had just been tearing up, wondering why every handsome guy she liked was either taken or a jerk.

"No."

Arthur was honest and didn't see that Eriri's cheeks were already puffed up.

"So, does Arthur have a girlfriend?"

"I……"

Eriri stood up abruptly. "I'm going to the restroom."

He then stormed out in a huff.

Arthur was left to deal with Sonoko Suzuki's seemingly endless questions gently. This blond youth had a really good temper. Even though Sonoko's little mouth kept chattering and annoyed Shinichi Kudo, he still answered each question patiently, only avoiding those he didn't want to answer.

Suddenly, Arthur stood up, smiled at Kudo and the other two, and said, "Eri hasn't come back yet. I'll go ask her."

The young man turned his face away, and his expression immediately turned cold.

There was a strong smell of blood, and I just heard someone fall down.

Arthur walked straight to the bathroom and asked in a low voice, "Eri, are you alright?"

No one answered.

Arthur opened the door abruptly. The blonde girl turned deathly pale, collapsed to the ground, huddled in a corner, and pointed at the opposite side in utter horror.

Large amounts of blood seeped out from the gaps under the cubicle doors, staining half the corridor bright red.

"Yinglili."

Arthur strode over and half-supported Eriri: "It's alright, Eriri."

“Arthur, there…” Eriri’s body was still trembling, her voice almost hoarse, and she subconsciously leaned into Arthur’s arms.

It would be too inhumane to avoid it now.

Thinking this, Arthur avoided the sensitive areas and gently lifted Eriri into his arms.

"Anyway, let's get out of here first." She couldn't take any more shock.

He gently placed the girl on the chair, made her a cup of hot tea to hold, and after confirming that she was calm, Arthur turned to Shinichi Kudo, who was staring at them curiously, and said:

"Call the police, someone is dead."

"What--"

The police arrived quickly, and one of them, a short, stout officer wearing a yellow hat, looked speechless: "It's you again, Kudo, buddy."

"This is the case calling for a detective, isn't it?" Shinichi Kudo chuckled dryly.

"Oh, it's him! No wonder he looked familiar. He's the famous high school detective, Shinichi Kudo!"

"Heavens, a murder has occurred! When can we leave?"

The women around whispered among themselves. Although they had heard that someone had died, they had not seen it with their own eyes and felt that it was none of their business and did not feel anything real.

"Ahem." Inspector Megure coughed twice. "Once we understand the case and confirm that you are not suspects, you can leave."

By this time, Shinichi Kudo had already rushed to the crime scene to investigate, and the surrounding police officers were no longer surprised.

"Is this Ms. Sawamura the first person to discover the body?" Inspector Megure looked at Eriri, then his view was blocked.

The blond youth maintained his warm smile, his tone leaving no room for doubt: "She was terrified just now; this is not the time for her to recall."

Logically speaking, this was against the rules, but Inspector Megure subconsciously shrank back and didn't say anything more.

"It's okay, I've calmed down now." After taking several sips of hot tea, she wasn't so scared anymore. Eriri sniffed, her nose slightly red, and her blue eyes were moist. "Ask away."

"Ms. Sawamura, when did you discover the bloodstains? Did you hear any noise? I estimate you were in the bathroom for about 3 minutes. What were you doing?"

Shinichi Kudo leaned closer, and Inspector Megure's lips twitched, but he didn't stop him.

"I found the bloodstains just now, and there was no sound...." Eriri said thoughtfully. "As for what you said I did, I didn't actually go in before; I was washing my face at the sink."

Eriri had only left in a fit of anger; she simply washed her face at the sink and then spaced out for a while.

The sink and the toilet were separated, and Eriri, who was both embarrassed and annoyed, didn't notice the back at all.

"As for what happened next..." Eriri's pupils contracted as the terrifying scene resurfaced in her mind, "it was just like what you saw."

Eriri clearly didn't want to talk anymore. Shinichi Kudo wanted to ask a couple more questions, but he was stopped by the smiling but imposing Arthur, experiencing the same treatment as Inspector Megure.

Inspector Megure patted Shinichi Kudo on the shoulder: "I understand you, Shinichi. It's like you're facing an angry boss." You can't muster any resistance at all.

Shinichi Kudo remained silent, his sharp gaze seemingly able to pierce through a person.

"By the way, Arthur," Shinichi Kudo suddenly asked, "why did you immediately tell the police to call and say someone was dead?"

"Although there was blood, there was no body, so it's possible that someone didn't die, right?"

Everyone was immediately suspicious, yet found it hard to believe. After all, the blond youth had such a noble air about him that he didn't seem like a murderer at all, but rather a prince from some country.

"Because there is no heartbeat," Arthur replied calmly.

Hey, how sensitive do your senses have to be to hear a heartbeat?

Shinichi Kudo was skeptical, but all the existing evidence suggested that Arthur was not the murderer.

Unbeknownst to Shinichi Kudo, the blonde girl who had been keeping her head down looked up, her eyes showing surprise, but she remained silent.

Fortunately, the case was not complicated. Once the alibi was cleared up, the murderer quickly broke down in tears under Shinichi Kudo's deduction, accusing the victims of betraying their friendship and stealing her boyfriend.

"That woman stole Junsuke and doesn't even appreciate it!" The disheveled woman gritted her teeth. "Now she's got her eye on Arthur. She's been spying on us lately. I can't let that bitch get away with it, that's why I decided to kill her here."

Arthur, who was mentioned: ?

Arthur was unaware that he was also involved, and could only offer a helpless, bitter smile.

Then the murderer was handcuffed and taken away by the police. After this incident, the young girls who were in love no longer had the mood to look at handsome men and all left, leaving the store manager with nothing but tears in his eyes.

"What kind of mess is this?!" The store manager was speechless.

"I'm sorry, manager, it seems I'm partly to blame for this as well," Arthur apologized gently.

"Nothing of the sort!" The shop manager was perfectly at ease with this. "It has nothing to do with you, don't worry about it." Besides, without Arthur, where would all these customers come from for his coffee shop?

"Arthur, I'll come see you again next time!"

This is Sonoko Suzuki, still clinging to hope before she left.

"Let's go, let's go!" Shinichi Kudo urged impatiently.

After Kudo and the other two left, there were even fewer people in the shop, leaving Eriri all alone.

"I'm leaving too."

She wanted to ask something, but in the end she didn't. Eriri, who had lost her father, was carrying her backpack and looked somber.

Seeing her lonely figure, Arthur asked the shop manager, "There aren't many people here now, can I leave early?"

"Go on, go on." The stubble-covered shopkeeper watched the two figures walk away and clicked his tongue, "That's youth for you."

Arthur caught up with her in a few steps: "Let me take you home, Eriri."

As a knight, he shouldn't let a girl who has just experienced fright go back alone.

Eriri did not refuse.

Throughout the journey, Eriri clutched her bra strap, constantly hesitating.

"Hey, Arthur."

"Ok?"

The blond youth beside her turned his head to the side, and in the sunset, his sculpted features appeared even softer.

"I want to ask you a question."

Before Arthur could answer, she took a deep breath and asked the question.

Why don't you have a heartbeat?

The time she was rescued, and this time, Eriri finally remembered what felt off.

Even though she was pressed against Arthur's chest, she never heard the deep, powerful heartbeat that should have been there.

This proves that... the young man before us, though wearing a human-like skin, is by no means human.

Arthur, who exactly are you?