Conan Is Over, So I’m Starting a New Story
Whenever I start a long-form story, I’ll follow the timeline and write it bit by bit. No need to rush.
I couldn’t afford to commission five characters, so the cover only has one person.
Currently accepting name suggestions.
Note: This is not a secret identity story in the usual sense. The memories are not shared, and it’ll probably be pretty heartbreaking. The protagonist may die.
[Heroes in Their Twilight Years] Ikawa Kazawa
The original body is lying in bed in a vegetative state. And then... nothing. I’m just waiting for my secret identities to wake me up.
“He shouldn’t have died without a sound.”
I want so badly to open my eyes and see the sunlight. Everything that once seemed so ordinary has become an impossible luxury to me.
In a lightless laboratory, the only proof of his existence is the slow beat of the heart in his chest.
The narrow-eyed man grabbed his mustachioed classmate and grinned. “Hey, Mouri! I’m your contact! Surprise!”
“If I suddenly disappear one day, don’t come looking for me.”
As if I’d do that, you idiot.
After many twists and turns, Mouri Kogoro finally found a lead. He was going to track down the person who’d been missing for years and give him a good beating.
[Incompetent Police Officer] Angetsuji Meishin
Hiding in the shadows, feeling inferior and cowardly.
Afraid, yet unwilling to give up on moving forward.
“Keep going. You absolutely mustn’t stop here.”
Where exactly is the finish line? No one has told me the answer, so I’ll keep moving forward until the day I die.
As the Cleaner’s shadow drew near, he thought, If I’m the one who dies... that would probably be better than you dying. No, definitely better.
He pushed those hands away and made the other person aim the gun at him. His heart was full of unwavering resolve. He smiled more brightly than ever. “Please live well in my place.”
This is just... a necessary sacrifice before we welcome the sun.
All the evidence was consumed by the fire and swallowed by darkness. Several undercover agents mourned the person who had already died.
[Cleaner] Imasaki Gawa
Eliminate everyone who stands in the organization’s way.
Loved by others, despite being a villain.
“How long are you planning to stay in this organization? What if we ran away together?”
At the end of a long, dull life, what should one do? Once, the only choice was to remain in the darkness with the organization forever.
Now, watching the blood slowly stain the ground, he sighed and fulfilled that last request. Then I’ll hug you, just once, okay?
The scent of blood still lingered on his black clothes. A necklace made of keys glittered in the light. Cold as a heartless machine, he gave no sign that a seed was about to break through the soil inside him. “Boss, the mission is complete.”
[Bird in a Cage] Takizawa Hara
An experimental subject raised in a laboratory.
Longing for all the things ordinary people have.
“You have a name of your own. You’re not 0719.”
He cherished life so much and hoped to see every sight in the world someday, yet he fell amid the organization’s ashes, making one last request: Please hold me. Just once is enough. Just once.
His pale eyes were full of reluctance. He didn’t want to be alone, so he whispered again and again, “Please don’t leave me behind.”
He pleaded, as if he were ready to fall to his knees and beg them at any moment.
I don’t want to stay in the organization. Please take me away.
The flaming fire warns me off by its own glow.
Save me from the dying embers hidden under ashes.
[Before Dawn]
A strange figure who appears under cover of night.
A forgotten person abandoned by the light.
“You’re such an annoying guy.”
If you say that, why are you still unwilling to abandon me? You really are a strange guy.
He understood the police officer’s determination, so he smiled and thought, I hate you, but I’m still willing to help you. I guess I’m a strange guy too.
He grinned mockingly, but his praise was sincere. “The troublesome officer has finally learned to face things on his own.”
But I don’t want to die with you~
He slipped away, becoming a nameless ghost for good.
Theme: Please don’t forget that the sun will rise after the night
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I feel like Conan can never be finished. If I really wait until the end, I may not be able to read this article. I hope the author can write more about the previous ones. ?