The Detective Conan End-of-Life Hotline Operator

[I'm taking time off to recover from illness and won't be able to update for a while. I'm applying to unlock the chapters. I'm so sorry for the long delay. I may fill in the gaps if I get the chance later.] [Please add my upcoming works to your reading list: "Survival Game in Mihua, but I'm a Lifestyle Player" and "The Underworld Emperor's Forum Has a New Order!"] Blurb: [I regret it so much...] [If only I hadn't said that just now...] At two in the morning, Matsukawa Ikuya receives a call from the dead. What reaches his ears is the voice of someone in their final moments. After awakening this almost supernatural ability, Matsukawa Ikuya is bound to a System called "With Unity in Hand, the World Is Mine." The final words, last wishes, and regrets of the dead are all keys to unlocking death scenarios. His job is to enter the chosen scenario and reverse the person's death. Succeed, and the worldline corrects itself. Fail, and he receives a "Token of the Dead," preserving the possibility of going back and waiting for another chance to begin. Ordinary art student Matsukawa Ikuya: "It's a nice way to kill time. Sounds fun. I'll give it a try." So, in his first week bound to the System, he becomes Mihua Town's top mediator, trying to resolve misunderstandings with a kind word and make Mihua a more harmonious place; "Stop fighting already! With all the time and brainpower you're spending devising locked-room murders and coded messages about death, why not try publishing an SCI paper?" The second time he receives a special call, he realizes just how malicious the System is. In the scenario, he's forced to die alongside the dead, earning several consolation-prize plushies called "Tokens of the Dead"; "As confirmed by experience, the most effective way to save someone is to knock the person you're supposed to rescue unconscious, then go find the culprit yourself." After the plushies representing the "dead" fill the third row of his display cabinet, he grows increasingly irritable and decides to become a middleman selling plushies for pure profit; "Mr. Amuro, see this little cat-eyed guy plush? Want one? It might even let you talk to the dead!" In the fourth month of repeatedly looping through scenarios, on a dark and stormy night, he climbs into the bed of his black-haired, curly-haired neighbor right in front of the neighbor's dad... "Why are all of you so difficult? I'm done trying. Better to sleep than kick the bucket! Good night." Matsukawa Ikuya's antics catch the attention of his steward, Saeki Ya, who's far away in Italy diligently managing the family estate. Saeki Ya (teary-eyed): Young master! Have you finally decided to come back and inherit the family business?! Matsukawa Ikuya (coldly): Stop bothering an ordinary art student. He turns around and sees his curly-haired neighbor staring at a white Mazda RX-7 outside, clutching a set of tools and looking eager to take it apart. Matsukawa Ikuya: ...Maybe inheriting the family business isn't such a bad idea after all? * The first time Matsuda saw Matsukawa Ikuya, it was as if endless rain began to fall in his ears. "We may have just met, but we've already traveled a long way together." "It doesn't matter how many times we start over, because we'll meet again every time, and every time I'll be drawn to you." "Our love will always be alive." * This story could also be called: #Why Did the Person I'm Trying to Save Die Again?# #Whatever, I'll Take Care of It. If the First Run Doesn't Work, I'll Just Start Another# #Worst Case, We All Turn Into Plushies# [Reader's Guide] 1. Detective Conan is the main setting, pairing with Matsuda, one-on-one romance, happy ending. 2. Inheriting the family business doesn't mean the Mafia, but there are some Katekyo Hitman Reborn elements. The protagonist's stance is mostly on the side of the good guys, with a touch of gray. 3. The timeline and some plot points may be heavily modified, with lots of foreshadowing early on. 4. More to come if I think of anything. -- Upcoming work 1: "Survival Game in Mihua, but I'm a Lifestyle Player" -[Welcome to the Mihua Survival Game]- -[You chose the profession: Combat Player - Sword Master] -[You drew the identity card: Company President] -[Unfortunately, you were poisoned to death] Yudao Kui gets a new game. Players must struggle to survive in a city that seems peaceful and ordinary on the surface but is riddled with danger. Yudao Kui: "A survival game? Of course I'm putting points into combat first." Then she dies. "Combat Stats Are Nothing in the Face of Murder in All Its Forms" After dying for no apparent reason several times, Yudao Kui swears that if she gets another chance, she'll build high walls, stockpile food, and bide her time--no, wrong story. She'll play it safe, stockpile supplies, develop in every direction, make connections everywhere, survive to the end, and take back everything that's hers (x). So, in the next round, she randomly draws the profession: All-Round Lifestyle Player. Someone might have poisoned the food at the restaurant? No problem. She's a [Chef]. She can cook for herself, and not only is the food safe, it can randomly grant a stat buff. An explosion starts draining her health? Easy. She's an [Alchemist]. One dose of potion restores both her red and blue bars. Someone's trapped in a basement? Coming through! She's a [Miner]. She was digging for ore and accidentally broke through. She'll help fill the hole back in later. A shady group is meeting at the bar? Don't worry. She's a [Bartender]. She'll turn every fruit wine and liquor in the place into cocktails. By the seaside at night, Yudao Kui casts her line and hooks a cat-eyed man whose eyes are as blue as sapphires. She unhooks the unconscious man and tosses him aside, then casts her line again-- "Tch, still no fish." "The [Fishing] skill is so hard to level up." The love interest is most likely Hiro. -- Upcoming work 2: "The Underworld Emperor's Forum Has a New Order!" In the underworld, there's a Mirror of Mortal Ties. Those who live there can use it to watch events in the world of the living. To build a modern underworld and enrich the viewing experience for its residents, Lin Guang, an underworld employee appointed by the King of Hell, travels back to the dawn of Chinese history and sets up a forum where everyone can freely discuss: "The Second Qin Emperor Inherits His Father's Legacy and Destroys the Seventh State. Is This a Distortion of Human Nature or a Collapse of Morality?" "The Han Emperor Gaozu Was Attacked by Someone Wearing a Sack in the Middle of the Night. Who Was the Culprit?" "Emperor Taizong of Tang Seeks Physicians and Psychological Therapists. Excellent Benefits!" "Why Are There Sounds of Children Being Beaten in the Hongwu Emperor's Courtyard Every Day? Can Someone Do Something? It's Disturbing the Neighbors!" Once the underworld residents have saved up enough points, they all seek out Lin Guang. "Taking orders? How about hiring a stand-in to do the fighting?" Lin Guang, with the Book of Life and Death in one hand and a soul-catching rope in the other, nods. "No problem. It's just a business trip to the world of the living. Don't forget to leave a five-star review." So Lin Guang dons different bodies, rebuilding the Qin Empire at the end of the Qin dynasty, playing a sorcerer in the reign of Emperor Wu of Han, wielding the Huabei payment rules during the Shu Han era, and putting on a supernatural performance at the Xuanwu Gate in the early Tang dynasty... Lin Guang: "I've got too many orders. I can't finish them all. I really can't." Probably a viewing forum plus historical quick transmigration. -- *Completed works by the same author:* "Did the Detective Conan Player Get Banned Today?" "Sorry, I'm Also an Undercover Agent, Gin" Theme: Cherish life and never give up