After Failing to Pass as a Bystander in the Detective World

[A fated couple, with plenty of delusional misinterpretations (30%) and mind-bending deduction (50%)] Edogawa Chisato couldn’t understand why people kept treating him like a dangerous criminal. He was just an ordinary passerby living an ordinary life in Mihua Town, the world’s most notorious crime capital. His life had always gone according to plan: school, work, and falling in love at first sight with his boyfriend, Mr. Subaru, a graduate student at Toto University who was just as ordinary as he was. So what exactly looked suspicious about that? A narrow-minded, vindictive man who quietly manipulated others’ emotions and could scheme his way into making people willingly walk to their deaths with just a few words. Even if they miraculously survived, they’d spend the rest of their lives in constant fear. A terrifying mastermind of crime. How was he, with his usual broad-mindedness, easygoing nature, and innocence so extreme that he was often far too easy to fool, anything like that sort of person?? He could understand it if other people didn’t know any better. But Mr. Subaru, the bespectacled elementary schooler, and that blond, dark-skinned guy were all Sherlock Holmes fans, and even detectives. Surely they could see how absurd this conspiracy theory was, right? “...” ...Why are you all silent? I’m really not Moriarty!!!!!! Please note: ① The pairing is Edogawa Chisato × Mr. Subaru (Cat Guy/Akai). Bottom Chisato. A romance between a man who seems to be a mystery novelist but is actually... something else? and a man who seems to be a university graduate student but is actually a former FBI agent. ② Includes plenty of conspiratorial misunderstandings about Chisato’s feelings, identity, and past, as well as love-triangle drama, including but not limited to those topics. [Lots of side characters’ delusional interpretations.] ③ The story structure is sweet romance + mind-bending deduction/delusional interpretations, then romance and mystery-solving, followed by mystery-related bonus stories. (The bonus stories take place before the main story and provide background for it.) The bonus stories are currently being updated! Coming soon: My Divine Child, Gojo, Falls for Me, a Four-Times-Married Parent of Nine, book no. 10945956. Crossover with multiple anime series, mainly Jujutsu Kaisen, Detective Conan, and Demon Slayer. A devilishly charming, fully grown bad cat × a 28.5-year-old shut-in. Bottom protagonist, love-triangle drama, one-on-one sweet romance. (This one is purely focused on romance!) Link in the story announcement! Check out my friend’s new serial: Welcome to the Nazarick Funeral Company, book no. 6985186. Male protagonist, no romance. Click to read about Ainz Ooal Gown working a day job in the Detective Conan world! Premise: Even in the mud, flowers can bloom toward the sun.