[Successfully participated in the 'Roller Coaster Incident'. Talent Copy Count +1, Talent Upgrade Count +1.]
A pleasant notification tone rang in Hoshimiya Yuu's mind. His eyebrow twitched.
Did things wrap up with Gin?
I wonder if Kudou Shinichi shrank or if he's permanently gone.
Since he was having dinner with Ran at a restaurant, Hoshimiya Yuu decided to use the upgrade count right away.
He first tried to upgrade the Red-quality Transmigrator talent, and as expected, the prompt indicated it was already at the maximum level and could not be upgraded.
Even if it could be upgraded, he wouldn't choose it right now.
The bonus provided by the Transmigrator talent wasn't what he urgently needed.
So, the choice for the upgrade was obvious: the Purple-quality talent, Eidetic Memory.
Strengthening his memory would be a great help for future learning and training, as well as for recalling the past plot details.
Ideally, he wished it would instantly restore all his former memories.
Hoshimiya Yuu was also tempted to upgrade the Blue-quality Handsome talent. With enhanced charisma, pursuing… ahem, interacting should become easier.
However, his current charisma was sufficient, so he ultimately decided to invest in the Eidetic Memory for a greater return.
Upon confirming the upgrade, a vast sea of memories suddenly boiled in his mind. Countless images flashed rapidly, like a slideshow.
Even the memories from his previous life when he was four or five years old, long since forgotten, became incredibly clear at this moment!
Kindergarten, elementary school, junior high, high school, college…
Innumerable vast and complex memories were sorted and stored by category.
Among them, the memories of watching Detective Conan and reading various related forums were distinctly categorized as a separate group.
After organizing the memories of his past life, the memories of this current life unfolded like a scroll and were also categorized and stored.
The tumultuous memories gradually calmed down.
The System notification sound followed immediately in Hoshimiya Yuu's mind.
[Upgrade successful. Acquired Orange-quality talent: Memory Palace]
Memory Palace (Orange): The perfect application of the Memory Palace technique grants you near-infinite memory capacity. The vast memories from two lives provide you with extensive life experience and various secrets. Learning speed is significantly enhanced, speed-reading ability is significantly enhanced, and memory is significantly enhanced.
I did it!
This Daoist Priest is successful!
Hoshimiya Yuu felt the clarity of the memories in his mind, his eyes filled with excitement.
He had been worried that he needed a Red-quality memory talent, but now it seemed the next upgrade could be used to enhance his physical capabilities.
Of course, Hoshimiya Yuu hadn't forgotten Hitomi Kuujo's behavior, which was completely different from his memory, and he wouldn't treat others based on rigid, preconceived notions from the plot.
After all, when watching anime, one only sees a very superficial part of a person.
But it didn't matter, as long as the trajectory of the key events remained the same!
As a Transmigrator with clear memories, Hoshimiya Yuu could easily acquire things that ordinary people couldn't achieve even after decades of hard work!
Now that he could clearly recall some details from the plot, the funding problem that had plagued him for over twenty years would soon be solved. Furthermore, his safety when participating in future fated events would be significantly enhanced.
Hoshimiya Yuu quickly regulated his emotions, but the swift change was still detected by Ran.
"Hoshimiya Nii-san, you seem very happy?"
As expected of someone with the Orange-quality talent Sixth Sense; her intuition is incredibly sharp.
Privately admiring the girl's powerful perception, Hoshimiya Yuu smiled. "I'm naturally happy to be having dinner with such a lovely and beautiful girl like you, Ran."
"Oh, Hoshimiya Nii-san, honestly…"
Ran's beautiful, oval face flushed slightly. While shy, she couldn't help but feel happy.
After chatting for a while, seeing that the time was right, Hoshimiya Yuu asked, "Ran, are you full?"
"Yes, Hoshimiya Nii-san, are you full?"
"I am. Then let's head home. The weather is changing; it looks like it might rain."
"It does. The weather was so nice during the day."
Looking out the window, Ran seemed incredulous.
It was as if the weather had cleared up specifically for her outing today, and as soon as it got dark and it was time to go home, the sky immediately became overcast.
As the two walked out of Tropical Land, Hoshimiya Yuu happened to glimpse Gin and Vodka quickly moving through the crowd and getting into that iconic Porsche 356A.
Truth be told, an all-black outfit was strange in broad daylight, but it was suitable for nighttime operations.
Especially when doing something shady.
If it weren't for the Dynamic Vision talent, Hoshimiya Yuu might not have even spotted Gin and Vodka blending into the darkness.
Ran followed Hoshimiya Yuu's gaze and also saw Gin and Vodka.
Seeing the two men, she was reminded of Kudou Shinichi.
These two are leaving, so why is Shinichi still nowhere to be seen?
Ran frowned, and a bad feeling settled in her heart.
While her affection for Kudou Shinichi had certainly decreased recently, they had grown up together after all.
Kudou Shinichi was her friend, just like Suzuki Sonoko.
She still cared about her friend's safety.
"Hoshimiya Nii-san, wait for me."
Ran pulled out her phone and dialed Kudou Shinichi's number.
Beep, beep, beep…
The phone rang for a long time, but it went straight to the voicemail prompt without being answered.
Putting the phone down, the bad premonition intensified.
Hoshimiya Yuu naturally knew what was happening. "Ran, maybe Kudou has already gone back…"
The words he intended to use to comfort Ran were caught in his throat. With the formerly vague memory now clear, Hoshimiya Yuu naturally knew how Conan would come to live at the Mouri Detective Agency next.
And how he would later take advantage of Ran using his identity as a child.
Now that Hoshimiya Yuu was here, he certainly couldn't let that happen.
If Kudou Shinichi was truly gone, that would be one thing. But if he had shrunk, and Ran went home like this, Conan would likely still end up moving into the Mouri Detective Agency.
I've got it…
After a flurry of brainstorming, Hoshimiya Yuu came up with a plan.
"Ran, let's go look for him. We'll follow the direction those two men just came from."
"Okay, thank you, Hoshimiya Nii-san."
After a slight hesitation, Ran, accompanied by Hoshimiya Yuu, walked toward the Ferris wheel.
As she walked, she called out Kudou Shinichi's name.
Under Hoshimiya Yuu's deliberate guidance, the two soon reached a corner behind the Ferris wheel.
Seeing the electrical box deep in the grass, Hoshimiya Yuu knew Kudou Shinichi was hiding behind it.
He deliberately brought Ran along to search, not only to prevent Conan from moving into the Mouri Detective Agency but also to confirm Kudou Shinichi's fate.
If Kudou Shinichi was dead, he needed to be prepared.
If he had indeed shrunk, letting Ran witness Conan wearing Kudou Shinichi's clothes—especially since Kudou Shinichi wouldn't have realized he needed to maintain a disguise yet—would solidify the fact that Conan = Kudou Shinichi, no matter how unbelievable it seemed.
This way, he would not only prevent Conan from moving into the Mouri Agency but also prevent the possibility of Ran lowering her guard and being taken advantage of later because she believed he was just a child.
As for Ran knowing Conan's true identity…
Since the other party had still shrunk, this detail wouldn't affect the subsequent plot development at all.
Hoshimiya Yuu curled his lip. Now that he remembered everything, he knew that in the later stages of the anime, virtually everyone except Gin and Ran knew Conan's real identity.