The establishment of the Time Travelers Alliance began in the first year of Conan

Chapter 287, "[Detective Conan Universe - 001]", is part of the "Shell Universe," a sub-universe belonging to the Detective Conan universe.

A detective greater than God.

This is not a humble expression.

Just as Conan Edogawa sensed—

He was walking in that woodland of reasoning in His own identity.

And "thinking" and "memory"—

That belonged to His most precious pets and treasures.

He then offered Him a new universe.

Maybe, I mean maybe.

That woodland called "Deduction";

Those thoughts that awaken like spring thunder;
Memories of the truth about "everything"...

Perhaps they were never just metaphors.

From Lin Sheng's perspective at the top of the Star Tower, he witnessed the entire process of a universe coming into existence from nothingness.

Is that eerie villa deep in the mountains merely "a universe solidified in crystal"?

Of course, it's not just "like".

As the proverb says, "Everything here is worthy of His glory."

That universe, a universe exactly the same as the universe we have today—

It's just... just there.

In the recent "Twilight Mansion Case," the detective Conan Edogawa created a truly authentic universe.

Just as the detective softly recounted—

"Even if everything is full of loopholes and no matter how mysterious and bizarre... those things that were originally unrelated will begin to connect with each other."

"And those chaotic threads, when faced with me, must become clear."

And more importantly——

"Everything that may seem illogical will be subject to my thought..."

—It will then be filled and shaped according to the thoughts of [Conan Edogawa].

So, from the very first second He stepped into that villa.

There was no time, no space, and even thoughts seemed to drift into the depths of emptiness and the wilderness.

Conan Edogawa's dream then materialized.

Just as Conan said—

At the boundary between reality and illusion, what he plucked was a "fruit of truth" that was intertwined with both.

……

His judgment falls on the oldest clock.

Kogoro Mouri's true password is "DOM".

"DOM" comes from the Latin word "Dominus" (ruler), which is also "Dome" (dom).

That dome, symbolizing judgment and law, is like the temple in all myths, offering a righteous perspective overlooking all living beings.

—It symbolizes Conan Edogawa's pursuit of "justice" and "order," and what he considers to be unshakable sacredness.

……

Behind his brilliance lies the shadow of another.

"Ran Mouri", her real code is "ONE".

“ONE” means “unique”, symbolizing a unique emotional projection and bond.

She is the part of Conan Edogawa that is hardest to let go of in his identity as "Shinichi Kudo". She is the indescribable, eternally waiting, and uninterrupted shadow in his memory.

—It symbolizes Conan Edogawa's longing for those who are recognized as "unique" and for being cherished and needed.

……

My unspoken permission was an affirmation of praise.

"White Horse Scout", his password is actually "NOM".

"NOM" is French for "name" or "surname," symbolizing the power of "identity," "recognition," and "naming."

"Praise and recognition" is what those children, lurking beneath labels like "annoying little detective" and "a Sherlock Holmes-obsessed mystery fanatic," crave.

—It symbolizes Conan Edogawa's desire to be recognized by his family, his vision to reclaim his identity as Shinichi Kudo, and his hope to be understood without having to uncover the "mystery".

……

I'm not an actor, but the one who sets up the stage.

The password for "Mogi Harufumi" is MOD.

"MOD" is the foundation of "modify" and means "adjustment or modification".

He is not a character, but the one who sets up the characters; he is not a performer, but the one who weaves the truth and reveals justice.

—It symbolizes Conan Edogawa's instinctive tendency to "control the situation" and the detective's desire to control every "detail".

……

And “Da Shang Zhu Shan” symbolizes the end, the conclusion, and the finality of “END”;
"Senma Kōdai" symbolizes "DEN" (nest), which represents safety, concealment, and mystery.
"Ikumi Gunda" symbolizes crying, illogicality, and irrationality, which are all part of "EMO" (emotions).

Yes.

Everyone in the Twilight Villa, everything that had just happened, was, at that moment, part of Conan Edogawa's deduction.

This is a dream carefully crafted by the alliance.

Just like Conan "wakes up" from his drowsiness, from the moment he "runs" through the wide-open door of that annex.

The affairs of the two universes began to quietly synchronize.

From the moment Edogawa Conan began "deduction" under the identity of "Edogawa Conan".

He then discovered what He was facing—

It is “his other detectives”;
It is “his Kogoro Mouri or Ran Mouri”;
Even, it is “His Phantom Thief Kid”.

None of this is a strange "other," but rather a reflection of certain desires, regrets, and perceptions in His memory.

And all these answers ultimately pieced together to form the final deduced statement.

——ONE DEMON END.

This is also the only piece of information that [Conan Edogawa] must understand.

But He can only know the "first half".

The other half, or the most important information, must be obtained by the real Conan without understanding its true meaning.

This is also the most difficult part for the alliance to accomplish in this "ritual".

……

Let's rewind a few hours.

Rewind to the moment when the "Holy Grail" system is activated, and Kogoro Mouri is about to reveal the whereabouts of the "Fifth Pointer".

At the twilight villa where everyone gathered.

Kogoro Mouri, who plays "Conan Edogawa"; Kaito Kid, who plays "Kogoro Mouri"; and Akako Koizumi, who plays "Ran Mouri"—

They have already fulfilled the conditions for the beginning and end of "The Twilight Villa Case".

Just as I have repeatedly emphasized before, before Conan actually arrives at the Twilight Villa.

The outcome of the "Fifth Pointer Case" has already occurred.

In other words, the pointer named "Twilight Dawn" has been embedded in the "Cosmic Narrative Engine".

Then the problem is coming.

What is the significance of the alliance choosing to reenact "The Twilight Villa Case"?

"We need Karasuma Renya to be the ultimate culprit. He must be the root of all evil, and he can be the only one."

Koizumi Akako then set up the "True Twilight Villa" while giving a brief explanation to Kuroba Kaito.

“【Conan Edogawa】must not be the starting point for everything.”

Therefore, Karasuma Renya, who escaped and left with the "truth" that was intentionally given to him, was given a "black pot" (a metaphor for being unfairly blamed).

—This is a very necessary and indispensable arrangement.

"Why?" Kaito Kuroba didn't quite understand.

"Because he is the righteous demon of light."

Koizumi Akako's voice sounded somewhat impatient and anxious.

Because what they restrict is precisely the behavior that was repeatedly and explicitly prohibited in the second pointer case—

I've infiltrated Conan Edogawa's dream.

They even want to use this dream to manipulate and influence that glorious, pale sun!

Of course, in Hongzi's view, doing this directly is tantamount to courting death.

"So we must rely on something—"

She took a deep breath and slowed her speech: "We need to leverage the existing historical momentum."

An already predetermined ending will leave them with a narrow, barely perceptible path to survival.

"As long as we repeat this ending, the predetermined ending will ensure our survival, rather than dying tragically in some detective's dream."

"Even, if my guess is correct..."

Hongzi's voice trembled slightly at that moment—

She understands just how terrifying Conan Edogawa is far better than Kaito Kuroba does.

"Everything that happened in this dream will also be real."

"This detective will directly... directly 'copy' a universe just like the one we have now."

Koizumi Akako then placed the watch that Kaito had stolen on the dining table.

She "moved over" a "chair".

Then, he guided Kogoro Mouri, who was groping in the "darkness," to climb up the wall where a magnificent clock hung.

"Click——"

As Kogoro Mouri removed the clock, a hand embedded in the back of the gold clock was revealed.

Koizumi Akako took the pointer from "Mouri Kogoro" and then tossed it to Kuroba Kaito.

"Next, Kaito, your task is very simple."

“Modify that clock, and then put the hands back along with the watch.”

"Give me the props like the scripts that were given to other people in the dream, and you're in charge of the logic and details of the mechanisms."

As she spoke, she dragged the megaphone, which was meant to act as the organizer, to the front of the dining table.

This robot is very rudimentary; it looks like a simple mannequin. Where the head should be, there are facial features, but instead, it's a speaker that takes up the entire face.

—It looks exactly the same as the original "The Twilight Villa Case".

“We can’t just reveal the clues directly,” Koizumi Akako said in a low voice, “because that would be tantamount to admitting that we were the cause of everything.”

"You don't want to know what the outcome will be."

Koizumi Akako looked towards the alliance, or rather, the script that Lin Sheng had personally handed to her.

"Therefore, we must use the reflection of His subconscious to dismantle the designed mystery and integrate it into a part of His self-awareness, so as to prevent the clues from being driven out."

Her gaze fell upon the structural elements marked on the script.

"Fatherhood and law, motherhood and tolerance, love and identity, recognition and existence, the desire for control and irrationality..."

"Tsk." The red witch scratched her head in annoyance. "I'm only good at love and irrationality!"

Koizumi Akako looked at the TDD on her wrist with a pang of regret. Lin Sheng had given her a large sum of "salary and budget" before she left.

"We can only try to anchor it forcibly using the CYZ effect. Hopefully, the remaining margin will be enough for us to escape alive from another universe."

As Kaito inspected the clock's structure, he reinstalled the black watch, then turned to look at Akako.

"Hongzi, I still don't quite understand."

"Sigh—" Koizumi Akako sighed deeply, "Tell me, what don't you understand?"

"If Kudo really could create the entire universe in the blink of an eye."

"Why don't we just try to get him to dream something that matches reality..."

Kaito Kuroba's voice grew softer and softer under Akako Koizumi's disapproving gaze.

"Have you ever thought about this, Kaito?"

Koizumi Akako waved her hand, then looked in the direction she was pointing. Akako had intended to summon a phantom to explain. There was no reaction from the red magic whatsoever.

She sighed softly.

"We're not the only ones bound by 'character design.' Have you ever thought about what Conan's true character design is?"

She turned to look at Kaito, her eyes filled with weariness.

"Also, have you ever thought about who created the concept of 'historical inertia'?"

……

Research on [character design].

It has always been one of the highest priority topics established by the Department of Narrative Studies.

The analysis and modeling of the character design structure of the specific individual [Conan Edogawa]—

This is of utmost importance and the core of the core.

Then, as you continue your research, you'll find that you get almost no useful information.

Because the analysis of Shinichi Kudo's character design is completely consistent with Professor Agasa's subjective judgment:
"He was just an ordinary kid who liked Sherlock Holmes, was passionate about solving cases, and had a strong sense of justice."

Therefore, the conclusion of the [Character Design Dynamics Department] is very clear.

"Therefore, logically speaking, the cycle, the impact of the crime rate... all of these should have nothing to do with [Shinichi Kudo]."

That is, neither Shinichi Kudo nor Conan Edogawa could logically be the source of the Alliance's current predicament.

Just as Lin Sheng realized, Conan or Kudo was indeed just an ordinary person.

And his public persona should reflect this as well.

After Koizumi Akako and Kuroba Kaito joined the alliance, even more questions arose.

"According to the information provided by Mr. ZC-01, the individual named Koizumi Akako does indeed have information about red magic in her character design."

"This is theoretically consistent with Kaito Kuroba's talent for jewels, mechanisms, and theft, and with Professor Agasa's talent for invention."

This is undoubtedly a self-consistent explanation for the abnormal relationship between the "persona" and its RSI value.

"In this way, theoretically, Conan Edogawa could solve cases without causing any of these consequences."

"At the same time, the time node-based time flow structure contradicts the linear time flow inside the [loop]."

The universe has made many unnecessary structural and design changes, and there must be a deeper reason for this.

……

The answer to all of this became clear after the Hoshimi Tower case.

after all--

The one who sees through the only truth is the famous detective Conan, who looks like a child but is far more intelligent than ordinary people!

The only one who can see through the truth is the seemingly childlike but exceptionally intelligent Detective Conan!

Therefore, Conan himself deduced part of the answer at that time.

The independence of a character comes from the story.

The non-independence of the character design also stems from the "story".

The background and development history of a character and the character's personality and behavioral logic are mutually causal—this is a closed, self-identifying, and self-interpreting system structure.

Therefore, as the core of the "Detective Conan Universe," all events that occur in this world are ultimately an extension and projection of the "Edogawa Conan" character design.

Everything that happens in the Conan Universe is part of the Conan Edogawa universe.

It is as stable as a rock, so stable that even the universe itself is unshakable.

And the "case" element is the underlying tone of this universe.

Therefore, it has also become part of the character design of [Conan Edogawa].

If the above conclusion holds true—

"Even if [Conan Edogawa] creates a multiverse."

"This time system and historical process, which is based on time nodes and the order in which cases occur, will not undergo any substantial change."

"It's even highly likely that, even if we borrow from Conan Edogawa's fantasy and add elements like magic, the CYZ effect, or futuristic technology, we might still be able to deviate from the original story."

"Perhaps initially there will be a series of short-lived variations such as magic detectives and super robot detectives."

"But in the end, the trajectory of all history will return to a standardized development path that is similar to the inertia of history, with [Conan Edogawa]'s subjective perception at its core."

Just like Conan Edogawa, who knew the truth and longed to change everything.

In the end, however, he became the "Seven Chapters of Conan".

It has become part of the truth that Conan Edogawa is pursuing.

This is not a predicament that can be broken.

This is a pre-determined structure.

……

After the dream universe "ended," Koizumi Akako stole a glance at the small figure who had fallen into a coma.

There was nothing dangerous on that mahogany chair.

The traps that were incredibly dangerous and deadly like blades in my dreams are now just—

It's just a cup of calm, undisturbed "sleepy black tea".

In reality, Kogoro Mouri, in the "reality of a dream," just drank "red tea" as "Conan Edogawa."

At this moment, he was slowly waking up from his hospital bed in the emergency room, his eyes still filled with confusion and bewilderment.

The girl, exhausted from her intense emotional turmoil, had fallen asleep in the chair—

Ran Mouri felt like she had a strange "dream".

But now, filled with joy at her father's awakening, the girl quietly forgot the blurry and unreal fragments of her dream.

The first thing Koizumi Akako did after regaining consciousness was to gently move away from Conan.

—After all, she was genuinely a little afraid of Conan.

She reached out and removed the mask she was wearing to disguise herself as Ran Mouri, then shook her hair, revealing her true appearance with her red hair falling down.

"Kaito, have you figured it out yet?" She turned her head and grinned mischievously. "If you haven't figured it out yet... then you'll be the one to carry that child into the car in a bit, right?"

Kaito couldn't help but click his tongue.

To be honest, he would have had plenty of courage to do this if Koizumi Akako hadn't pointed out what Conan had actually done.

After she explained the true meaning of the plan to herself and asked those two questions...

He only has three-tenths of his courage left.

"Alright, I'll take care of Conan."

He agreed with a wry smile, then beckoned to Ishihara Aki and several other police officers who had come in.

"Except for that child, immediately take everyone else away by helicopter. As for Oosugi's body..."

Kaito Kuroba glanced at the lifeless corpse.

"Let GSSRA make proper arrangements for his family."

He was the first to die, but also the only one who truly "left" that chair.

However, the real-life Daesang Choo-seon is different from the desperate and greedy actor in the dream.

It was not greed that caused his death, but rather his repentant and sacrificial heart that sent him into the quiet darkness.

"Yes, sir!" The special task force members belonging to the [Reality Intervention Department] saluted Kaito.

After instructing them to begin setting up the scene according to plan, Kaito Kuroba approached the figure of the child slumped over the table.

Kaito gently picked up the child.

Then, as he walked towards the restaurant door, he asked Koizumi Akako.

So what is the answer to the question?

Koizumi Akako looked at Kuroba Kaito, a hint of heaviness flashing in her eyes.

"This is a structural problem of the universe."

"All of this is unchangeable; we have never truly escaped the inertia of history."

"For example, regarding the story timeline, suppose at a certain point in time the story hasn't progressed to the point where a future case will occur—"

"Then where does this trajectory it cannot deviate from, this future it must reach, come from?"

She paused, her tone suddenly tinged with sadness:

"The source of the power of the dual timelines is Conan Edogawa himself; they serve Conan Edogawa."

Kaito Kuroba was stunned; he found it hard to accept this fact.

"Hongzi, so you mean..."

"Was the 'historical inertia' actually written by the detective himself?"

"Perhaps, but you'll have to ask Mr. ZC-01 about that."

"However, I tend to think it's not."

They have now walked out of the courtyard.

Koizumi Akako raised her head and looked at the sky in the distance, which was beginning to brighten—

After that long, endless night, dawn is finally coming.

"However, I tend to think it's not."

Hongzi repeated her answer in a low voice, recalling the figure of Conan who had disappeared before her eyes.

His struggling gaze, his suppressed emotions, the pain and bewilderment he displayed—they were not fake.

"Therefore, I am more inclined to believe that... all of this is related to the universe."

"But can't this detective create a new universe?"

“Yes,” Hongzi nodded gently, “because when we say ‘universe,’ we may not be referring to a single thing.”

She lowered her head, and a question that Conan and Lin Sheng had discussed in the Star Viewing Tower came to mind.

The truth that Conan was unwilling or unable to investigate at the very beginning.

Aside from the CYZ effect, there's the universe itself.

Hongzi then recalled the question that Lord ZC-01 had once asked her:

"Hongzi, what exactly does the 'shell' in this 'Shell Universe' refer to?"

"Also, does the term 'Shell Universe' really refer only to the universe itself?"

—Now it seems the answer is clearly no.

At this moment, when the real and authentic universe that [Conan Edogawa] dreamt of is laid out before us.

"Sigh~~"

Although there was absolutely no need to make such a sound, Lin Sheng still couldn't help but gasp.

"In retrospect, His prudent decision at the time was indeed the right one."

"If the Alliance really thinks that leaving 'space' will allow them to escape to a safe place..."

"Does the 'universe' in '[Shell Universe]' actually refer to the world of 'Detective Conan' itself?!"

Looking at the two universes that were simultaneously located in the "Detective Conan Universe" that he perceived.

Lin Sheng was increasingly feeling overwhelmed.

Now even if I or Conan create a "multiverse" or "other universe system", it will be useless.

Because they have reached a boundary, a structural limit that cannot be crossed.

now--

Lin Sheng, or the alliance.

They finally got a glimpse into the worldview system.

—【Detective Conan Universe-001】is part of the 【Shell Universe】, which is part of the worldview of the "Detective Conan" series.

This is a simple yet incredible fact and answer.

It is authentic, serene, and leaves no room for argument.

Fortunately, the owner of [Detective Conan Universe-001] took the initiative to stand on the other side.

—Hope remains.

PS: I've finally brought up the concept of "worldview system".

I need your monthly votes at the end of the month! >﹏<

(End of this chapter)