[Shinichi's situation is beyond my uanding.]

  [It seems that after I left, the people who went to Tropical Land because of me tacted the poli advand sent the unscious Shinichi to the hospital.]

  [Perhaps because Shinichi was atose, the hospital o find his family. So, they used the phone in Shinichi's clothes to tact his parents, even calling back Kudo Yusaku and Kudo Yukiko, who were abroad.]

  [This is truly a surprise.]

  [But what surprised me even more was Shinichi's choice.]

  [In order to stay, he decided to pletely abandon his identity.]

  [Holy, I admire Shinichi's decisiveness.]

  [Anyone who has seen Shinichi's dition would know that what he took wasn't poison but rather the intended effect of the drug.]

  [The anization really is remarkable, having developed a drug with rejuvenating properties.]

  [The cept of "loy" has always beeimate goal for people throughout history.]

  [Even with boundless wealth, it all eventually returns to the earth. "Loy" is the aspiration of all those in power.]

  [This holds true for every era and every high-ranking individual.]

  Putting down his pen, Ren pondered carefully. It made sense.

  In the end, no one could escape the desire for loy.

  "But does this mean the researd development ability of the anization is strong or weak?"

  "They were capable of developing a drug with rejuvenating effects, but after losing the Miyano couple, they seem to have stagnated in terms ress. Or perhaps the Miyano couple's daughter is the only one capable of tinuing their research."

  "It's hard to say."

  The anization likely has numerous talented personnel.

  Particurly in researd development, they must have recruited stists from all over the world.

  However, aside from the Miyano couple and their daughter, it seemed the anizatioher researchers capable of developing APTX4869.

  Knowing that the Miyano couple's daughter was a rare talent who could further the drug's development, they still allowed their top operative to toy with the Miyano sisters.

  Clearly, by trolling Miyano Akemi, they could have easily trolled Miyano Shiho. So why did the anization choose such extreme measures?

  Was it simply to highlight their striternal rules?

  Regardless, Rehat the anization's as were ughable.

  The development of the drug was clearly their priority, yet the anization's objectives seemed to have shifted to stirring up chaos everywhere.

  "So, is this just a prab by Rum to wrest trol from Karasuma Renya?"

  Ren had no iion of delving too deeply into these mysteries.

  He had watched Detective before his reination. Sixteen years had passed sihen. Who could remember everything clearly?

  Besides, the number of episodes iive was lohan his own lifespan. Who could watch all of them and remember every critical plot point?

  Right now, his i y iher Kudo would live with the Mouri family iure.

  "Shinichi must have some selfish motives for staying."

  "On one hand, it's definitely for Ran."

  "How could he give up so easily after harb a crush for so many years?"

  "I'm sure he's worried. Worried that Ran might fall in love with someone else in his absence."

  "But abandoning his past identity to stay behind is not a wise decision."

  By giving up his identity, he could stay close to Ran in the same try.

  However, being forced to watch from the sidelines without being able to intervene would be far crueler than remaining oblivious.

  In the inal story, wasn't there a doctor who had deep feelings for Ran?

  In a special episode set ten years ter, wasn't it hihat Ran even proposed to him? Tsk, I wonder how things will py out this time.

  This tent seemed worthy of being recorded in his diary.

  But Ren knew he had to wait and see how things unfolded with Ran.

  Amamiya Ren was curious, but he also uood that some things shouldn't be written about too extensively.

  Especially while he was searg for the other diary owners.

  "By the way, are the owners of these diaries always this cautious?"

  At that moment, the diary owners whom Ren was muttering about were silently reading the entries in their hands.

  "Loy… that is indeed what every person in power desires to pursue."

  Kaguya nodded in agreement with that part of the diary.

  Throughout history, tless individuals had sought immortality, yet without exception, they all failed.

  "It's astonishing that an assassinatianization would actually research such a drug and even achieve some results."

  "Hayasaka, if you had the opportunity to obtain loy, would you pursue it?"

  "Yes," Hayasaka replied holy.

  "But more than loy, I would prefer immortality."

  As everyone knows, loy and immortality are pletely different cepts.

  Rather than simply living longer, as a girl, what Hayasaka valued more was maintaining her beauty.

  "You're really greedy."

  Kaguya couldn't help but mock her, though she fully agreed with her se.

  pared to loy, immortality was more aligned with a girl's desires.

  She gnced back at Hayasaka Ai.

  Dark circles shadowed her eyes, the whites of her eyes were bloodshot, and her wrists were slightly red and swollen.

  "You spent the whole day processing the meat?"

  "Yes."

  "Have you reflected on your as?"

  "…Yes."

  "Hmph. Then I'll let your betrayal slide this time."

  The punishment had bee, and Kaguya chose not to pursue Hayasaka's betrayal any further.

  That said, Hayasaka hadn't acted on her own initiative. Otherwise, Kaguya wouldn't have let her off so easily.

  "tact Aunt Nao and ask her to e over tonight."

  "Yes."

  The affairs of the Hayasaka family o be addressed.

  Kaguya was keeping track of time and monit the state of the Shinomiya family.

  Yesterday, Nagi had given her an answer.

  In three days, uhe family head ged, the Shinomiya family would be headed for ruin.

  Based on her uanding of her eldest brother, he would undoubtedly seek her out.

  As for how her eldest brother would know?

  Kaguya didn't think her brother was so inpetent that he wouldn't even reize who was betraying him.

  Even if Nagi's behind-the-ses as were subtle, they still left clues.

  As long as her brother discovered that Sanzenin was involved, wouldn't the woman who had met with Sanzenierday be the obvious answer?

  That evening, tulled into Shinomiya Kaguya's mansion.

  One beloo the main family, while the other was from the Hayasaka family.

  The people from both cars exited at the same time.

  "Nao."

  "Good evening, Master Oko."

  "It seems my little sister is truly taking a now, even going so far as to summon you."

  Oko smiled, but in Hayasaka Nao's eyes, that smile was filled with desotion.