[HIATUS] The Scarlet Memories [Detective Conan OC] (English)

Chapter 9

- You took some time to figure it out, Cider.

- So you do know me?

- Allow me to repeat myself: how about follow me? Sorry for bringing you here without your consent, but I have no intention of leaving you on the streets.

I sigh.

If I was on the streets, it was precisely to no longer have any link with my past ... But I admit that the idea of ​​having a roof over my head is tempting. Especially since I feel I can trust Okiya-san more than Bourbon.

- Well, I don't really have a choice anymore, since I'm already here ...

- Follow me.

He exits the car and heads for the mansion. I go after him to the entrance and follow him inside. The entrance is huge. From where I stand, I can see a wide hallway containing doors here and there. Okiya-san steps forward and I follow him to a luxurious lounge. Several sofas and armchairs surround a large coffee table. Behind, a television screen is proudly placed on a custom-made piece of furniture and surrounded by shelves.

- This house does not belong to me, but is to an old acquaintance.

My guide said, smirking.

- And ... Could you tell me who you are?

He turns to me, seemingly surprised, and laughs out loud.

- Are you telling me that you followed me all the way here without knowing who I am?

I feel my cheeks blush as he peels off...

His skin? Oh no, he was wearing some sort of mask...

He now looks slightly older, his hair is black and he wears a woolen cap.

No...

I recognize that face ... it's that of the man who was there when Scotch died ...

- You are...

I remember the name Bourbon said when I talked about him.

- Akai Shûichi...?

He laughs even more.

- You already forgot me? It's only been three years yet ...

What should I do...? Can I trust him now that I know who he is? Now that I know he was also there when Scotch died? That he let me kill him?

My head hurts again at the memory of that moment. I see Scotch, dead, and Akai Shûichi, a smoking gun in hand. He turns slowly to Bourbon, further on.

"Traitors must be punished, right?"

I feel hands around my shoulders. I open my eyes and lift my head. Akai Shûichi stares at me.

- Are you okay ?

As I try to answer my vision darkens and I my legs give up. All I feel before I pass out are two arms holding me back and preventing me from falling.