My name is Hayakawa Hotaru, and I have the smartest childhood friend in the whole world.
He can identify the culprit in a detective manga at a glance. He can also decide what we'll eat every day in an instant, and even solve the hardest homework with ease.
He takes care of everything for me, so I don't have to do a thing. I just wait for my childhood friend to arrange everything.
It's the best thing in the world! (shouting)
But my online friend Onigiri-kun told me I'm being mentally controlled, that I've lost even my most basic freedom and have been turned into a useless idiot.
What? My childhood friend has a skill I don't know about?
My eyes lit up. "Ranpo, Ranpo! Could you, like, perform that mental control thing for me?"
Ranpo made a note to get even with Onigiri-kun, then patted her head. "Sure. I'll show you when we get home."
Silly little Hotaru wouldn't be able to survive without me.
Mr. Mori, watching from the sidelines, could only marvel.
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* OOC warning
* If AU with a dark Ranpo, raised by Mr. Mori. Very dark, with lots of original settings.
* Hotaru is the sort of useless little thing who would lie down rather than sit, stay home rather than go out, and ask Ranpo rather than think for herself. If you don't accept this characterization, don't force yourself to read it.
* Blurb written on July 11, 2023
Theme: A love where both people choose each other
