[Detective Conan] This Is My Second Run, and I Have Something to Say

The moment he took a fatal bullet for a colleague, Shiraihara thought his life was over.

When he opened his eyes again, he was staring at the familiar gates of the police academy, completely bewildered.

Standing in front of him were his dark-skinned classmate, wearing a stern expression and clearly ready to lecture him, and his cat-eyed classmate, trying to smooth things over.

What is this? Was I reborn? Is this the legendary second playthrough?

Shiraihara sighed and accepted his fate, beginning a second stint at the police academy.

He thought this would be a standard “live again and save my friends” story. Keeping his secret close and trying to stay out of trouble, Shiraihara quietly plotted how to pull those friends who had died young back from the brink.

Then, during the holidays, his violet-eyed classmate dragged him excitedly into a clothing store. After making him try on seven or eight outfits like a doll, Shiraihara finally managed to escape in disarray by pretending to get a call.

But the voice on the other end made him freeze. “Eight p.m. Same place.”

Shiraihara: “...Huh? Who is this?”

The voice on the other end snapped, “Onaya, did going to the police academy make you lose your mind?”

So this wasn't some ordinary second playthrough at all!

...Though, I guess a second playthrough was never ordinary to begin with...

A bomb crisis involving eight bombs broke out at a wealthy man's banquet. The Bomb Disposal Unit's star duo hurried to the scene to defuse them.

Hagi: “Matsuda, I think I fell in love at first sight with that lady.”

Matsuda: “Huh? Did the shock scramble your brains?”

Hara, undercover as a guest to gather information, was screaming internally: Save me, save me, save me! Aaaah, don't come over here!!!

Shiraihara: “I'm on my second playthrough. I've got things to say, and I'm going to say them!”

Please note before reading:

* Pairing: Kenji Hagiwara

* In his first life, the protagonist was an ordinary police officer. In his second, he's the son of a career criminal.

* Classic death-flag kicking.

* An intelligence agent in the action group.

* The cross-dressing in the blurb is required by the plot. The protagonist is not a cross-dressing enthusiast!

Theme: No matter how much the world changes, you are still yourself.