Perhaps sensing that a certain high school detective was about to curse someone in the face, the adults who were about to carry out their crazy plan returned to the main topic.

"I don't recommend you to board the cruise ship." Zhu Fu Jingguang said seriously.

Something that Kudo Shinichi has been doing recently involves a cruise ship that secretly belongs to Karasuma Renya. As the cruise ship's departure date is approaching, he wants to board the cruise ship to find out what's going on.

"Every year, the situation on the cruise ship is quite complicated. Most gangs are unaware that the ship belongs to Karasuma Renya," said Morifushi Kagemitsu. "So, apart from a few high-ranking individuals, the crew is a mixed bag of people at the lower and middle levels, making it very dangerous."

"Besides, I have a bad feeling." Hagiwara Kenji frowned. "Karasuma Renya's pursuit of immortality has made him increasingly irrational."

Who knows what he will do on this cruise.

"I'll wear a disguise and stay hidden," Kudo Shinichi insisted. "There are nearly 10,000 people on the cruise ship. It's impossible for the organization to focus on me that easily."

Akai Shuichi: "I will stay with him."

Morufushi Kagemitsu and Hagiwara Kenji looked at each other and agreed.

"I want to go too!"

After learning about this, Yuu in the fifth week of the game had a good reasoning, "The cruise ship will be sailing across the Pacific Ocean for nearly half a month. If you are all on it, wouldn't it be more dangerous to leave me alone in Beika Town?"

"There are so many ordinary people on the cruise ship, it doesn't matter if I join them."

Thinking that ordinary people on the cruise ship could return safely to land every year as long as they didn't get involved in the games played by the upper echelons, Zhu Fu Jingguang relented, "Okay."

With them around, it’s like sending Xiaoyou on a trip.

Before leaving, Noah's Ark asked the mermaids to make a backup of itself, which was a non-intelligent version.

[This year's cruise ship is set up with a local area network, and cannot contact the outside world. If I couldn't stay in Xiaoyou's body, I wouldn't be able to enter there.

Just in case, Xiaoyou put the USB drive away. If you encounter any difficult problems, the program in the USB drive can solve most network problems.

Yuu did as he was told in the fifth week, "Yes."

On the day the cruise ship set sail, the fifth week Yu and his companions, wearing new disguises, followed the crowded crowd to board the cruise ship.

Within half a day, the cruise ship reached the middle of the Pacific Ocean.

Lying on the railing on the deck, looking at the sparkling sea, Wu Zhoumeyou was in a comfortable posture with a nostalgic look on his face.

I miss home a little.

He spent most of his time on the go during these two weeks, and the place he lived in was average, which resulted in him going out less frequently.

"What are you thinking about, Xiaoyou?" Shuichi Akai noticed his mood change.

"The smell of the sea is so nice~" Yuu took a deep breath in the fifth week, "Brother Shuichi and Shinichi can go and do their work, don't worry about me."

As members of the organization, Kenji Hagiwara and Kagemitsu Morifushi went to higher-level positions early in the morning.

"Okay, Xiaoyou, be careful. If there is anything, contact us through this." Kudo Shinichi handed him a detective badge.

"Okay~"

In the fifth week, Yu, who was acting alone, accidentally met Muranishi Yoshishi.

In the first and second rounds, apart from Rei Furuya and the people from Investigation Section 1, this person is the one he has the best relationship with.

Seeing an acquaintance here, in the fifth week, You did not rush forward.

There are many members of the organization on the cruise ship, so it is better for him not to get too close to them.

Not to mention the transactions on the upper deck of the cruise ship that ordinary people cannot imagine, for ordinary people who know nothing about it, this cruise ship is really just a place where they can have fun and enjoy the beautiful scenery.

On the first day of the voyage, Wu Zhoume You did not play the amusement facilities on the cruise ship and basically stayed on the deck.

It was not until the sky was completely dark and visibility became low that he reluctantly withdrew his gaze from the sea level and went to the restaurant to reunite with others.

"There will be a thunderstorm tonight." Yuu worried in Week 5. "The sea gives me a very uneasy feeling."

A cruise ship this size should be fine. Noah's Ark assured the mermaid.

After five weeks, Yu Xiangxiang also thought it made sense. The cruise ship carried nearly 10,000 people. Even if it belonged to an organization, the quality would at least be up to standard.

"Something's not right."

When they met at the restaurant, Hagiwara Kenji looked serious. "Apart from those low-level members, several codename members left by helicopter early."

"The boss sent me a last-minute email." Zhu Fujingguang frowned, "ordering me to take a helicopter."

However, because Fūya Rei suddenly fell into a coma, he stayed and did not go on the first few rounds of helicopter rides.

As soon as he finished speaking, Hagiwara Kenji received new information from the communication equipment inside the cruise ship belonging to the organization members.

"I received the same order as Komorobushi."

The atmosphere at the dinner table suddenly became much more solemn, which had never happened in previous voyages.

However, due to the lack of intelligence, even Zhu Fujingguang, who grew up in the organization, was unable to get any news.

"If it were a movie, it would be a sign of a major disaster, such as a cruise ship sinking." Knowing that there would be a thunderstorm in the evening, Yu in the fifth week said casually.

Several people's eyes were focused on him.

In the fifth week, Yu burped in fear, "Pah, pah, crow's mouth, it won't happen!"

"To some extent, it is indeed related to crows." Hagiwara Kenji held his forehead.

"Xiaoyou, can you give me your USB drive?"

Kudo Shinichi's brain was working rapidly, analyzing all the clues at hand, "Karasuma Renya must be planning something terrible!"

In the fifth week, Yu handed the USB drive to him without hesitation.

It was already past eight o'clock in the evening when they finished their meal, and they continued to get busy.

Outside the cruise ship, thick dark clouds gathered over the Pacific Ocean as time passed. Bean-sized and dense raindrops hit the sea surface one after another, stirring up waves.

In the fifth week, Yu returned to his room alone and ran into Muranishi Yoshini again.

The other party was communicating with someone, and the conversation could be heard faintly. Hearing certain key words, he immediately slowed down his pace to catch up and open his ears.

"The organization ordered me to activate the bomb in the lifeboat compartment when the time comes... Have the group's personnel withdrawn yet... Okay..."

“!”

Without having time to think about it, in the fifth week, You attacked Muranishi Yoshini from behind with an electric baton who had just hung up the phone, and immediately informed Kudo Shinichi of the news using the detective badge.

After using an artificial intelligence program to invade the local area network on the cruise ship without leaving any traces, Kudo Shinichi also happened to find some traces at about the same time.

"Karasuma Renya is crazy!"

Kudo Shinichi's incredulous voice came through his detective badge, "Tons of bombs have been placed in the power room on the bottom floor of the cruise ship. At the same time, the internal program is set to lock all rooms, passages and doors inside the cruise ship after nine o'clock."

After nine o'clock, most of the tourists had already returned to their rooms. When the bottom of the cruise ship exploded, they would be trapped in their rooms, waiting to drown.

In the fifth week, Yu subconsciously looked at the time. There was only one minute left until nine o'clock.

It's too late.

After receiving the news, Akai Shuichi rushed back and tied up Muranishi Yoshishi tightly. He also relayed the situation to all parties involved, "Speyside left by helicopter to contact outside rescue."

"Scotland and Bourbon are together. Bourbon has just woken up."

I guess he's still sorting out his memories of the original world.

As for Glenlivet, who had not recovered his memory, he said in a very willful manner, just like in previous years, that he was too lazy to play the cruise game, so he did not get on the cruise ship at all.

"This is just like the legend of ancient sacrifices to the sea god." Kudo Shinichi murmured, "No, Karasuma Renya would even send people to verify the authenticity of the legend of Mermaid Island... Changsheng..."

When a person's power and wealth reach their peak, the greatest pursuit left is to prolong his life.

Yuu couldn't understand it at all and pursed his lips, "No matter how many lives he sacrifices, the Sea God won't pay attention to his wish!"

"Even water monsters wouldn't do such a cruel thing to humans!"

"Most of the passengers on the cruise ship's passenger list are ordinary people, while the upper echelons are high-ranking officials of the Di Ai Group or forces hostile to the organization."

As the cruise ship continued to shake and explode, Zhu Fujingguang joined the conversation, "I'm in the cabin where the lifeboats are. The bombs have been neutralized, but there are not enough lifeboats here to evacuate all the passengers on the cruise ship."

Not to mention the bad weather outside the cruise ship, with low temperatures and big waves, it was a question whether the passengers could hold on until rescue arrived.

At this moment, Yu stumbled on the spot.

A large amount of water was entering the bottom of the cruise ship and the cabin was tilting.

The bomb at the bottom was not controlled by the local area network, and Kudo Shinichi only had time to unlock the program that locked the room door.

There were panicked shouts from passengers outside the corridor. In the fifth week, Yuu steadied himself while swaying, lowered his eyes, and raised his hand to touch the shell necklace.

The situation was urgent, Akai Shuichi no longer cared about Muranishi Yoshishi on the ground, and pulled Wu Zhoume Yu over, "I'll take you away first."

"What about Brother Shuichi?" In the fifth week, Yu followed him for a few steps and tried to break free from his hand.

Shuichi Akai clamped the arm in his hand tightly, and Yu was unable to break free. He put force on his feet and stood still to show his determination.

"And Shinichi and Jingguang-nii, are you all going to stay?"

He whispered, "You want to save the people on the cruise ship, and I want to too."

The mermaid's natural duty is to protect the sea. So many lives are about to be buried in the sea. Whenever they encounter it, no mermaid will turn a blind eye.

“…”

The Detective Badge channel fell silent, and Kudo Shinichi and Morofushi Kagemitsu, who really wanted to stay, did not respond.

Akai Shuichi stared intently, even the ordinary disguise|mask could not hide his sudden cold aura,

"Even if we don't save them, they can still be saved after the game is over. I'm staying here to clean up the traces, and I'll catch up with you soon."

"But, in the fourth episode, Xiuyi knew that I could rewind after my death, but he still risked his life to save me."

The fifth week's talent didn't believe his nonsense, nor was he frightened by his cold face. He met the man's gaze without fear.

"Brother Xiuyi said that death is a very bad experience, and this is true not only for me but also for others."

"I am more suitable to stay and rescue than you humans!"

The fifth week, Superior was getting angrier and angrier. "The sea won't accept the bodies of you humans. Go back to your land!"

It was clearly Uramaru Renye who did the bad thing, but in the end Dahai had to take the blame. How hateful.

Normal and unpredictable shipwrecks are fine, but he wants to reject this man-made one on behalf of the sea!

Kudo Shinichi, who wanted to persuade them, caught a word and said, "Wait, wait...you humans?"

Akai Shuichi guessed, "Is it magic?"

Yuu lowered his head. "Pretty much. It was super, super, super loud."

"But... everyone can survive."

After saying that, he raised his eyelids slightly and looked firmly at the man who was still holding his arm.

Akai Shuichi remained silent, but the strength in his hands loosened a lot.

In the fifth week, Yu's eyes lit up and he withdrew his hand.

"Xiaoyou, just do it if you want to."

Morofushi Jingguang, who had been listening in through his detective badge, said, "We have the organization to deal with."

Yu refused in the fifth week, "We can't implicate you. Otherwise, if Karasuma Renya finds out, he won't let the seniors go."

To use the power of the shell necklace, he would not be able to maintain his human form.

Thinking of this, Yuu bit his lower lip and said, "Is Furuya-senpai here? If Karasuma Renya's men see my appearance later, you will definitely be implicated."

In the organization, the person he has had the longest contact with is Senior Furuya.

"Who needs to consider a lot of follow-up matters before saving someone?"

Furuya Rei spoke through Morifushi Kagemitsu's detective badge and sighed, "Xiaoyou, we'll talk about the aftermath of the rescue after that. I'll find a way to solve it."

Akai Shuichi, who still didn't know that the person in front of him was a fish, simply said, "What are you going to do, young master?"

"Let me return to the sea."

Wu Zhoume You's eyebrows curved, and he gave the man a gentle smile, "When we return to the sea, leave the rest to me."

So Shuichi Akai took him away from the chaotic passengers and came to the lower level space that led to the sea.

At this time, the cruise ship had tilted nearly 50 degrees, and the lower space was filled with cold seawater pouring in from outside, and the water level was constantly rising.

"Really? You don't need to bring an oxygen tank?"

Thinking that the young man's magic was too noisy, and therefore he couldn't cast spells on the cruise ship, Zhu Fu Jingguang was worried about going to the sea to avoid everyone's sight. "Where should we go to pick you up later?"

Fūya Rei, who had recovered his memories of the original world, stood aside and watched silently.

"No need." Yu scratched his cheek. "If I need an oxygen tank, I'll be so embarrassed."

Which fish in the sea would need an oxygen tank!

After saying that, Yuu took a step back and fell backwards with his back to the water. "Noah will help me contact the seniors. I'm leaving now."

In the fifth week, the moment the tip of Yu's hair touched the water, his unremarkable face instantly changed into a look that seemed to be favored by the gods. His pure and dazzling orange hair grew wildly until it reached his waist.

All the clothes on his upper body disappeared, replaced by an orange collar and shell necklace around his neck, and a light orange armlet with a wave-shaped knot on his left arm.

All these changes happened in the blink of an eye. In less than a second, the fifth-week Yu was wrapped in sea water.

"wait……"

Unable to stop it in time, the few people who stayed behind stared with wide eyes as they watched the light, broad, translucent orange tail fin raise a cluster of small splashes of water, and then disappear into the depths of the water in an instant.

The Whiskey trio, who had not seen each other for a long time, fell into a deafening silence.

"Mr. Akai, order in the lifeboat cabin is getting out of control!"

Kudo Shinichi's anxious voice rang out from the detective badge, mixed with a slight sound of electricity.

"...I'll be right there." Akai Shuichi suddenly came back to his senses as if he was electrocuted and replied.

The pupils of Morofushi Kagemitsu and Fūya Rei trembled as if they were awakened.

What did they just see?

fish??

Mermaid???

“!!!”×3

Without paying attention to the reactions of the three humans, Yu, who had transformed back into a mermaid, swam quickly to a location five kilometers away from the cruise ship.

"Boom—"

On the sea, huge waves were rising and thunder was roaring, as if they were going to swallow up the cruise ship.

In the face of the might of nature, tiny human beings can only float and sink, struggling to survive.

In the fifth week, Yuu, who was sinking under the sea, tightly grasped the shell necklace on his chest.

[Xiaoyou, just go ahead and do it. I'll be with you.]

"Um."

In the fifth week, Yu clasped his hands in front of his chest, closed his eyes and prayed, and his long hair with slightly curled ends floated in the sea behind him.

He exhaled slowly, and the shell necklace on his chest lit up with orange light.

"In the distance, a voice was heard calling..." (Note 1)

The moment the song started, everyone on the cruise ship and trying to survive in the sea heard it.

Then, it was as if an invisible hand gently and slowly smoothed the surging waves on the sea, calming them down and accepting the humans who were stranded at sea.

"...in a state of calm where the waves are invisible, the tears of the world are about to fall asleep in a dream..." (Note 1)

A beam of orange-gold light shot up into the sky from where Yuu was in the fifth week, and went straight into the clouds.

The roaring thunder suddenly stopped, the raindrops gradually became smaller, and finally disappeared.

The dark clouds then dispersed, revealing a starry night sky to people.

The sea suddenly became gentle.

“…Who was it that used that gentle voice to gently call me not to give up, as if he knew that I had the truest wish in my heart…” [Note 1]

"Something's swimming over here!"

Without life jackets, people struggling on the sea surface screamed.

"Yes, it's dolphins and killer whales!"

While rescuing people in the sea, a whale shark pushed him onto a lifeboat without warning. Fūya Rei's eyes were blank, "This noise is really..."

It’s super super super big.

Fūya Rei glanced around at the passengers who were either in the lifeboat or on the wooden planks, thinking about how to deal with the organization.

In short, he doesn’t know even if you ask him!

After the song was over and he was sure that all humans could hold on until rescue arrived, Yu opened his eyes in the fifth week and turned to dive deeper into the sea.

[A submarine is approaching.] Noah's Ark gave a timely warning.

In the fifth week, You swung his fish tail without looking back.

However, in the dark seabed, the mermaid, emitting a very faint orange-gold light all over her body, was extremely conspicuous.

"Catch up with it!"

Karasuma Renya, who had already retreated to land, looked at the images transmitted back by the submarine with red eyes, "Mermaid, there are really mermaids in the world!"

He summoned the mermaid!

Hiding his shock, Gin controlled the submarine to catch up.

"No, let's change our target."

Realizing they couldn't catch up with the mermaids at this rate, Karasuma Renya sullenly gave the order, "Go attack those returning marine creatures, or the people on the cruise ship."

A torpedo was launched from the bottom of the submarine.

The tip of his ears twitched slightly, and Wu Zhoume You, who had noticed something unusual, stopped swimming and said, "Don't follow me, disperse quickly, the farther away from me the better!"

There was a rare absence of fighting, with groups of dolphins, killer whales and several whale sharks evacuating in all directions.

The next second, the torpedo exploded in the sea.

In the fifth week, Yu avoided the huge shock wave caused by the torpedo and swam in the opposite direction of the school of fish.

But the second torpedo was still fired towards the school of fish.

Then came the third and fourth.

Fortunately, the fish dispersed in time and were only rolled over a few times by the aftermath of the shock wave, and were not injured.

Apparently, seeing that the fish schools had almost dispersed, the submarine changed direction and headed towards the cruise ship.

Seeing this, Wu Zhoume You's eyes flickered. This can't go on.

[Xiaoyou, I'll help you disrupt the submarine's recordings. Come on.]

After all, people in the submarine need to communicate with the outside world, so it is impossible to cut off the Internet.

Upon hearing this, Yu in the fifth week judged the distance from the cruise ship and opened his mouth again.

Sound waves of frequencies inaudible to human ears spread through the sea and hit the submarine.

Watching the submarine's engine stop and gradually sinking, after confirming that it could no longer move, Yu in the fifth week seized the opportunity to swim away.

Karasuma Renya: "Did you take a picture of the mermaid's face?"

Gin: "Sorry, Boss, we only have its back in the picture. The only front view is blocked by the light from the mermaid, so we can't see its specific appearance clearly."

“Damn it!”

As Yu said in the fifth week, everyone who was involved in the sinking of the cruise ship survived.

Similarly, the noise was so loud that the survivors shared their experiences, and everyone thought they were collectively hallucinating.

Regardless of how the rescued people reacted, on the organization's side, Karasuma Renya sent people to search the Pacific Ocean on a large scale, as if he would not give up until he found the mermaid.

After swimming all the way from the Pacific Ocean to the Indian Ocean, in the fifth week, Yu looked at the familiar sea and finally chose to find a place to rest.

Although there is no mermaid palace in the Indian Ocean of this world, it still makes the fish feel at ease.

[Xiaoyou, the people in Scotland want to inquire about your situation.]

"Uh." Yuu hesitated, "It'll take me a few days to transform back into human form."

What do you eat then? Do you sleep in the ocean? Does the pressure at the bottom of the ocean have no effect on you?

Kudo Shinichi, who had been asking a series of questions, took a breath. "Noah said you're in the Indian Ocean. You'll have to choose a country when you land, right? Malaysia? Singapore? Maldives?"

How many days do you need to wait? We'll pick you up!

Fifth Week Yu covered his ears, "Shinichi, don't get excited."

"I'm asking on behalf of those adults." Kudo Shinichi coughed a few times and said righteously.

Yuu glanced around the simple underwater cave he was in, skipping over the previous series of questions, and said, "See you in Singapore!"

It seems that I will have to eat sashimi these days.

By the way, there is human food in the Mermaid Palace. In Game 5, Yuu recalls that at least the food in the palace was cooked.

But it’s not that sashimi can’t be eaten. It’s just a matter of a few days, and those humans don’t have to worry about it.

"Bye Shinichi~"

【Hello!】

"Noah, I'm going to take you to the underwater world. Don't tell them about my situation."

【……】

Three days later, Kudo Shinichi and Akai Shuichi, wearing disguises, picked up the energetic mermaid somewhere on the coast of Singapore.

"This is a new disguise|mask."

Seeing that he was still wearing the same clothes from three days ago, Akai Shuichi, who had been shocked by his three perspectives, calmed down and said, "Let's go to the hotel and rest for a while."

"no problem!"

After a proper rest, Yu took the initiative to ask, "What's the situation with the organization?"

Noah didn't tell him anything these days.

The two humans who came to pick up the mermaid didn't answer immediately.

"Bourbon and the others probably won't be able to meet us during this period."

After a moment, under the mermaid's burning gaze, Akai Shuichi spoke, "The organization is checking the passenger list on the cruise ship."

"Muranishi Yoshishi is an undercover agent sent by the Teiai Group." Kudo Shinichi frowned. "We blamed him for the fact that the lifeboat was not blown up."

He disguised the unlocking of the room passage as an accidental programming error.

"To save his own life, he bit him to death... The mermaid had companions on the cruise ship and had come into contact with him."

Normally, everyone would know that Muranishi Jisi was just talking nonsense.

But what he said happened to be the truth.

In order to find the mermaid, Karasuma Renya will not miss any clues, even Bourbon and Scotland who stayed on the cruise ship and did not evacuate are suspected.

Scotland is okay, but Bourbon was more suspected by the crazy Karasuma Renya because he had made a mistake in the fifth round when Yu faked his death.

Fortunately, the story of Bourbon's coma on the cruise ship was true and was witnessed by other members, so he was reluctantly let off.

However, both of them were excluded from the mission of finding the mermaid, making it inconvenient for them to do anything in secret.

Fortunately, Speyside, who "evacuated" in time, was assigned to the task of finding the mermaids and was able to continue to deliver news to them.

Three days, 72 hours, 4320 minutes.

Time is both short and long.

In order to prove himself, and because some high-level executives of the Divine Love Group who knew the inside story were also interested in mermaids, Muranishi Yoshishi proposed the idea of replicating the scene to test whether mermaids could be summoned.

In the underground city of the Di'ai Group, there are many people who have been ruined by gambling, owed huge debts, and have no human rights to work as illegal miners in the underground city where there is no sunlight.

These people may not be enough to make up the same number as the passengers on the cruise ship, but they are at least thousands of people.

This plan was to have been implemented within these three days, but was stopped by Speyside.

He suggested that since the scene was to be reproduced, the weather conditions should also be taken into consideration.

Otherwise, if we miss this opportunity and want to find so many people again, we will waste more time.

Karasuma Renya suppressed his restless emotions and listened to these words.

The plan was postponed.

In the Pacific Ocean, the next thunderstorm will be in half a month.

Kudo Shinichi opened his mouth but couldn't utter the information.

In the fifth round, Yu will definitely choose to save people.

Of course, if they were in their place, they would make the same choice.

But this time the organization must have set up a tight net to capture the mermaid. If Yu is caught, he will face a reality more terrifying than death.

Seeing that the two were silent, Yuu noticed something was wrong and stared at Akai Shuichi intently, "Brother Shuichi, what are you hiding from me?"

Akai Shuichi looked at him deeply and told him all the information in a calm tone.

"Mr. Akai!" Kudo Shinichi didn't understand why the FBI said that.

"I don't think there's any need to hide these things from Xiaoyou."

Akai Shuichi looked at the mermaid who fell silent after hearing the information, "He will have his own judgment."

Although he is a fool, as long as the facts and reasons are explained, Yuu will basically listen and never cause trouble.

"I don't recommend Xiaoyou to rescue them."

Akai Shuichi didn't address him as "Young Master" as usual. "Xiaoyou, this is already the fifth round. The longer you survive and the later you start the replay, the more information and benefits we can maximize."

"But advice is just advice." He changed the subject, "Whether you want to listen to it or not is up to you."

Yu's fingertips curled up, and the light in his eyes no longer wavered, "I will go to save people, and I will do my best to survive."

"It seems I need to prepare myself mentally to attack the young master."

Akai Shuichi, who had expected this, snorted and laughed, referring to what happened after the mermaid was caught.

In the fifth week, Yuu thought of something, "There's no need to do anything with Xiuyi."

Akai Hide's eyes flickered slightly, as if he was thinking about something.

"Hey, hey, of course we humans have to use the power of science to rescue." Kudo Shinichi crossed his arms and squinted his eyes. "I'll come up with an idea in half a month."

Fifth Week Yu nodded seriously, "I know, Shinichi is the smartest."

"..." Kudo Shinichi looked away, "No, not really."

A lot happened in the next two weeks.

Prime Minister Karasuma was assassinated, and Karasuma Renya's power in this area was hit hard.

The economic chains of companies under the Karasuma Group have been cut off many times for unknown reasons, resulting in heavy losses.

Gin was ambushed by an unknown force while on a search mission at sea. He was the only one on the ship who managed to survive thanks to his physical fitness.

"What a shame."

Zhu Fushi Jingguang, who was behind the scenes, made a regretful sound, "But finally, no one is supervising me."

Gin needs some time to recuperate after being seriously injured.

Wrapping the senior in a huge transparent bubble and smuggling him away from the bottom of the sea, avoiding everyone's blind spots in the fifth week, Yu was still frightened, "Brother Jingguang almost got blown to death himself!"

"Compared to this, it's better than letting Gin regain his memory."

With the help of the mermaid, Zhufu Jingguang came to a deserted coast.

He turned around, looked at the mermaid who had followed him ashore, and suddenly said, "Xiaoyou, my brother is often called Zhuge Kongming. He also likes things from the Three Kingdoms period of China."

In the fifth week, You seemed to sense something and looked at him quietly.

“There’s a sentence in there that says this.”

Zhu Fujing's blue-gray eyes were filled with tenderness, "Life is mortal, and life is short."

Life is accompanied by death from the beginning to the end. If he dies, there is nothing to regret.

Besides, I have lived one more life.

Zhu Fujingguang smiled and said, "Since I'm called a hero, I should do something heroic."

In the fifth week, Yu had a bad feeling, "Brother Jingguang..."

Zhu Fujingguang raised his hand and touched his head, "I know that the orange pearl in Xiaoyou's shell necklace has incredible power."

"But, from now on, no matter who among us gets seriously injured or dies in front of you, Xiaoyou, promise me that you won't use it."

In the fifth week, Yu shook his head, his expression unconsciously pleading, "No..."

"We will meet again, won't we?" Zhu Fu Jingguang hardened his heart and spoke word by word, "We will meet again."

"So, Xiaoyou must come back with the information so that we can get revenge."

Half a month passed quickly.

As Kudo Shinichi said, this rescue did not involve mermaids, but the power of science was mobilized.

After all the recent setbacks, Karasuma Renya, who failed to summon a mermaid, calmed down.

It doesn't matter for the time being that the Prime Minister was killed. Before this, thanks to his position as Prime Minister, most of Japan's political arena had already been dominated by Karasuma Renya. It was only a matter of time before a new person was elected.

After multiple verifications, the organization discovered that it was the Suzuki Group that was targeting the Karasuma Group.

Karasuma Renya joins forces with the Ooka family and the Teiai Group to hunt down the Suzuki Group in the business world. The Suzuki Group gradually loses the upper hand and is on the verge of collapse.

In this round, the first person to die was Kenji Hagiwara.

He was secretly passing messages during the mermaid search mission, but his actions to hinder the search were eventually discovered.

In order to prevent the organization from using him as a threat to the mermaid, Kenji Hagiwara quickly blew up most of the organization's bases and died together with the people who came to hunt him down.

Following closely behind were Morofushi Kagemitsu and Matsuda Jinpei.

Gin was unwilling to be ambushed, so he found clues of the murderer, but was confused when he discovered that it was Scotland.

Even if he didn't understand, it wouldn't stop him from dealing with the traitor.

This time, Zhu Fushigi Kagemitsu killed Gin as he wished, and successfully took away an enemy general before his death.

Because of his relationship with Kenji Hagiwara, Jinpei Matsuda, who recovered his memory very late, was also suspected.

Without giving the organization a chance to test him, he followed suit and, along with the research data and results, seized most of the organization's important research bases and took away another wave of people.

After a lot of people died in the organization, Karasuma Renya realized that there must be someone behind the scenes, so he set his sights on Kudo Shinichi, the most likely person.

After many days, another storm is about to come over the Pacific Ocean.

[Mr. Akai is leading the FBI and MI6 to suppress the organization's overseas forces.]

Kudo Shinichi communicated with the mermaid through artificial intelligence. "I have handed over all the intelligence and analysis so far, as well as the results and plans of various experiments targeting the organization's power, to Noah."

Yuu, who had been witnessing the deaths of his predecessors, responded softly, "Yeah."

"This week was pretty good." Kudo Shinichi tried to lighten the mood, "At least I survived to the end, haha."

Yuu in the fifth week: "Yeah."

【……】

Bourbon is the only one left in the organization, and Mr. Ida hasn't recovered his memory yet. I don't think I can use much scientific power this time.

Yuu in the fifth week: "Yeah."

[Xiaoyou, saving people is right, and there's no need for any reason.]

Kudo Shinichi said firmly, "In the original world, when I was Conan, I made a lot of noise when rescuing people. A normal seven-year-old would never make that kind of noise."

Yuu smiled and said, "I know."

"Shinichi, I have no regrets."

If he had the chance again, he would probably make the same choice.

【Then...see you next week.】

"good."

After changing back into mermaid form, she swam to the Pacific Ocean in the fifth round.

The sky was dark and overcast, the sea breeze was raging, and the waves were getting higher and higher.

Looking at the ship slowly sinking not far away, this time he did not sink to the bottom of the sea. Instead, he swam back to the shore, found a reef to sit on, and let his tail be exposed to the humid sea breeze.

In the fifth week, Yu put his hands behind his back and said, "Noah, don't be scared. The sea is really gentle and beautiful."

I have seen it.

Noah's Ark said cheerfully, "During those three days, Xiaoyou took me to see the sunrise over the sea. I took some photos of it."

"Then let's wash it out next week."

【no problem.】

In the fifth week, Yu closed his eyes, and a melodious song spread across the sea.

"Why do I always pray, how will the dream end..." (Note 2)

[People from the organization are heading this direction.]

In the fifth week, Yu opened his eyes, but did not jump back into the sea.

"...This is the last song. I hope the bell announces the present. This world will belong to love, not to the strong..." [Note 2]

The dark clouds dispersed, and the bright sunshine fell, adding warmth to the mermaid's cool body.

The first person to arrive near the reef was Rei Furuya, who was holding a gun.

"Brother Ling." Yuu looked back in the fifth week, his orange-gold eyes curved, "I kind of understand what brother Jingguang said to me."

Without waiting for the blond man to respond, he continued, "I don't want Zero-nii to bear the psychological burden of killing me."

Mermaids who come from the sea should return to the sea.

Jianggu Ling was uneasy, "Xiaoyou."

"Brother Ling, let me tell you a secret."

Yuu, in mermaid form, winked at him and said, "I'm actually an orange pearl mermaid from the Indian Ocean~"

As the mermaid's last words fell, Jingu Ling's pupils suddenly shrank and his breathing stagnated.

The mermaid sitting on the reef gradually became transparent.

"Brother Ling, we'll see you later."

Facing the sunshine, countless transparent bubbles of all sizes float towards the sky and fly towards the sea.

An orange pearl rolled down from the reef to the feet of Jyouguchi Zero.

He subconsciously wanted to bend down and pick it up.

“Snap—”

Before the blond man could touch it, the orange pearl turned into a small bubble and dissipated into the air.

Human beings are mortal, and their lives are short.

In the vast universe, the immortals will eventually meet.

Achievement achieved: [Child of the Sea.]

Hasegawa Yuu suddenly sat up in bed and gasped in fear.

Noah's Ark was anxious, [Xiaoyou, how are you feeling? Are you okay? ]

"...I'm fine." Hasegawa Yu blinked slowly, "It doesn't hurt."

Turning into foam, this is what it feels like.

It feels so light that it seems to be able to go to any corner of the sea.

Hasegawa Yu took the Garfield doll from the bedside table, bent down, and buried his head in the little doll's arms. "I'm really fine, just like before, I need to calm down."

[Xiaoyou.] Noah's Ark kind of hated the fact that he didn't have a body at the moment.

He glanced next door and saw that the even more annoying FBI was not at home either.

Running around again late at night!

Finally, Noah's Ark said: [Xiaoyou, do you want to call Bourbon? ]

"……Um."

The call was connected quickly.

"Xiaoyou, what's wrong?"

Hasegawa Yu moved his body. Due to the time difference, it should be the congressman's working time at Zero's place.

"Brother Ling." He said sullenly, "Can I ask you a question?"

"It's the same old rules. Feel free to ask, Xiaoyou."

Hasegawa Yu: "Why do some people always dream of immortality? They are even willing to kill their own kind to achieve it."

Hearing the question, Jiang Guling paused and said, "Xiaoyou, big fish eat small fish, and people will eat people too."

"When a person's material pursuits reach a certain level, the human part of him may be eaten away bit by bit. Once the human part is eaten away, of course, only the animal nature remains."

"So, I don't really think those who have wild ideas, lack empathy, and harm their own kind are 'human beings'."

After hearing the answer, Hasegawa Yu didn't ask any more questions and lay back on the bed, "Brother Ling, I kind of hate someone."

"Who? I'll help you kill him."

Hasegawa Yu puffed up his cheeks and said, "Brother Ling, you said you wanted to be a good bad guy?"

Why are you killing people again!

"Okay." Furiya Ling seemed helpless, "Xiaoyou, can you wait for me for a moment? I'll call you back right away."

"oh."

Hasegawa You hung up the phone obediently and wrapped the whole fish in the quilt.

The wind and waves from the Pacific Ocean could not invade the land for a while. It was very quiet outside at this moment, with only the occasional sound of vehicles passing by at night.

In less than a minute, the call from Rei Furuya came in.

Hasegawa Yu pressed the answer button.

"I have a meeting soon, so I changed to an invisible headset."

Fūya Rei took the initiative to explain and dealt with some minor issues. "It's probably early morning over there, Xiaoyou. Time to go to bed."

Hasegawa Yu didn't move, "I can't sleep."

"Don't worry, I'll be with you, Xiaoyou." Furuya Ling chuckled softly, his voice magnetic. "Didn't Xiaoyou say you hated someone?"

“This call will not be dropped.”

It turns out that Brother Ling understood what he meant.

Hasegawa Yu snorted, and that brother Ling had deliberately pretended not to understand before!

"Did Xiaoyou close her eyes?"

In the darkness, Hasegawa Yu secretly charged his phone, turned on the speaker, and did not answer.

Furuya Rei didn't ask any more questions.

Hasegawa Yu heard rustling noises, light footsteps, and the voice of Fūya Rei communicating with someone else from the other end.

He closed his eyes unconsciously and his breathing slowed down.

"Good night, Xiaoyou."

Before falling asleep, Hasegawa Yuu did not forget to reply, "Good morning, Brother Zero."