Counterclockwise · Rewrite the Stars

In a blink of an eye, Saturday is here.

Kudo changed into his clothes, and at the appointed time, he came to the Whomping Willow on the edge of the Forbidden Forest and waited for Hattori's arrival.The willow tree is waving its vines on the side with its teeth and claws, trying to hit the young man in the dark blue cloak who is standing not far from him, but it always returns in vain and becomes more irritable up.The other students in the third grade and above who had obtained the permit had already set off for Hogsmeade village. The whole castle stood in the dark and looked a little deserted and weird.But that was a good thing for Kudo - he didn't want to be seen sneaking off to Hogsmeade with Heiji Hattori.

After a few more minutes, Hattori finally arrived late.

When this man with healthy, wheat-colored skin saw his boss and long-time friend who was about to say something with a stern face, he immediately put his hands together and said sincerely: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, there was a delay—your clothes look quite expensive , have you finally been unable to resist going to Gringotts to withdraw money?"

Kudo snorted softly, but didn't tell Hattori Heiji that Kaito Kuroba planned to buy him the clothes, and then asked, "Where is the way to Hogsmeade here?"

Hattori smiled heartily: "Leave it to me."

Kudo watched as Hattori approached the notorious Whomping Willow familiarly, and quickly pressed down on one of its scars before the cane could reach him——

The rattan narrowly stopped less than one meter away from Hattori, and did not move.

Hattori jumped down the tree nimbly, and pointed to a hidden passage under the tree that was only revealed at this time: "Go from there."

Kudo gave Hattori a sideways look inexplicably, and the other party scratched his head resentfully: "...so that's why I am Gryffindor and you are not, Mr. Prefect. You never want to sneak out of school to play— —”

"That's because I can justifiably leave school." Kudo clarified.

Hattori blinked innocently: "Really?" Then he looked at Whomping Willow meaningfully.

"..."

This moment and that moment, you bastard!

Kudo decided not to talk to this annoying ghost for the time being, and walked in first as he saw the road clearly with the faint light of the fluorescent light.

Hattori shrugged and walked in after him.After the two disappeared in the secret passage, the Whomping Willow began to wave its canes arrogantly again, as if nothing had happened, guarding the secret tunnel in the cold night.

They came to Hogsmeade village smoothly, and Kudo had already put on the hat of his cloak. The wide hat covered his eyes and hid his entire face in the shadows.He put away his wand and followed closely beside Hattori Heiji.

Hattori said in a volume that only they could hear: "Kudo, you look like a gloomy miniature Death Eater, and the rate of turning heads is really high."

Kudo kicked Hattori expressionlessly.

Hattori yelped in pain, but still didn't give up teasing: "Many people seem to want to strike up a conversation with you but dare not. Maybe they are afraid that you will directly pull out your wand and throw horrible black magic. It's so funny."

"... Hattori Heiji." Kudo gritted his teeth.

Hattori stood aside vigilantly: "You must not abuse your subordinates! Otherwise, I will report you to the Ministry of Magic!"

Kudo smiled coldly and shook the wand in his hand: "Let me remind you, Mr. Hattori. In theory, I am still underage and protected by the Ministry of Magic. So..."

"Shameless!" Hattori was indignant, "It's so shameless!"

"This is called rational application of the law." Kudo calmly corrected it.

After arguing all the way to the door of the Three Broomsticks, they finally ended this childish sparring and started working at the same time.

They found the short black-haired man sitting in a corner of the buzzing Three Broomsticks, crowded with Hogwarts students, smoking a cigarette and dangling a glass of wine.Compared with the appearance in memory, he has not changed much, his long and narrow Danfeng eyes are half closed, and he doesn't know what he is thinking.It's just that his long black hair has been cut off long ago and has become neat and clean, and he wears a simple knitted hat on his head.

After the Kudo kimono sat down, he raised his eyes and looked at Edogawa Conan who was covered by the cloak and only showed his chin. Over the years, you really have become more and more interesting, kid."

"Mr. Akai, don't laugh at me." Kudo sighed helplessly, raised his hand and lifted his hat slightly, and adjusted the position of the brim of the hat so that he could see Akai Hideichi while the people at the next table could not see him the whole picture.Hattori professionally cast the Silencing Charm and Confusion Charm on the side, and the noisy voices disappeared completely.

"Are you looking for me to ask about that time?" Akai asked bluntly.

Kudo nodded briskly: "I want to know the origin of that organization. I have every reason to suspect that they are behind the incident against Hogwarts."

Akai shrugged noncommittally, and looked up to take a sip of the scotch in the glass: "It's not surprising. What do you want to know?"

"That blond man at that time..." Kudo turned pale because of bad memories.He adjusted his breathing, and then said, "That guy named Gin, who is he? And this organization... What's going on?"

Akai's eyes flickered a little, he raised his glass and took another sip of wine, and then began to tell: "No one knows his real name. Ever since I successfully broke into this organization, he has always been the second in command of the organization. Rumors say that he is actually the top leader, and he has already controlled the people behind the scenes in his own hands-of course, some people say that he is loyal to the top leader who has never shown up. There are different opinions, but they all show that he has an important role in the organization Alternative exalted status.

"Of course he himself... You've seen him too. He's almost that kind of person. To achieve his goals, he will be unscrupulous, ruthless, ruthless... all can be used to describe him.

"This organization has been around for a long time - we don't even know when it originated. But what is certain is that this is a multinational organization that controls the dark forces of the Muggle and wizarding worlds. Almost everything you can Every terrorist attack and event that comes to mind has more or less their presence.

"Actually, the Ministry of Magic of many countries has secretly set up a special task force against this organization... But it's a bit strange. As the chief Auror, you don't know about this. It may be the reason for your country's management system, I am not very good at evaluating .

"This organization is too intricate, and like a colossus, it has become a shadow of uneasiness over human society. For so long, many countries have tried to get rid of this force but have failed, and lost many people...including him. "

Akai said that he stopped here, staring at the half-drunk wine in his hand with dim eyes, and finally sighed silently.He changed the subject, and then said: "But according to the information provided by the kid next to you, it is an opportunity for them to take action against Hogwarts. Hogwarts has always been a thorn in the side and a thorn in the flesh of this organization. They must We will do our best to capture this pure land, which symbolizes the inviolability of the wizarding world, to declare their sovereignty."

Kudo pondered for a moment: "You mean, please enter the urn?"

Akai raised his eyebrows approvingly.

Unexpectedly, Kudo shook his head and objected directly: "No."

He saw Akai's doubts, and said categorically, "This is absolutely not acceptable. You are right. Asking you to enter the urn is indeed the most effective and most likely way to directly and severely injure them."

Hattori spread his hands helplessly at the side, and continued: "But, let me remind you, Mr. Akai, Hogwarts is also a school of magic. It represents not only the inviolable pure land of the wizarding world - it is our wizarding world. the future of the world."

Akai blinked, looking at the two Aurors from the British Ministry of Magic who were a round younger than him but equally dazzling, his original thoughts were burned to ashes under their gaze.

He smiled and shook his head: "Well, you are right. I really didn't count on this. But I hope you will think about this plan... There are not many opportunities to severely damage this organization. During this time, I will Stay in the UK, just contact me if you need anything."

He put down his wine glass, and his bright eyes tempered by the silent war directly met Kudo's eyes, and then he bent his mouth, his voice hoarse and soft after being smoked: "Don't be afraid. You are not alone. War, Kudo Shinichi."

Time suddenly went back.

At that moment, Kudo seemed to have returned to that dark day again, and he heard the man in front of him say the same thing to the black-haired man who had been buried in the past forever.

He remembered that at that time he was carried by Akai Hideichi on his shoulders and fled outwards. He struggled drowsily and begged Akai Hideichi to take the black-haired man who had fallen to the ground and lost his vital signs away from this never-ending place.

Then what happened?

Oh, yes, at that time, the stern Akai Hideo who didn't change his face even when facing gin yelled at him for the first time: "He is already dead, do you want to die with him too?"

Thinking about it now, Akai Shuichi is obviously more painful than himself.They had known each other for so long and became comrades-in-arms without knowing it, but they didn't rescue him from this bottomless swamp at the last moment, allowing him to be swallowed by the dark quagmire and disappear into the eternal night.

Kudo looked at the short-haired man in front of him, gritted his back teeth hard, and gave him a smile that was uglier than crying.

"...Mr. Akai, I... I'm really sorry."

Akai's eyes didn't betray any emotion in him.This sentence is like a stone thrown into the vast ocean, only a little bit of waves are stirred up, and then it disappears completely.

He put down the cup without saying a word, waved his hand to undo Hattori's spell, and put the cigarette in his mouth again.

When passing by Kudo, Kudo heard the man say lightly: "There is nothing to be sorry for, kid. Not every story will have a happy happy ending. All we can do is try our best , no regrets."