Detective's Disappearance / DRV3 / (SaiOuma-OumaSai)

Chapter 1

Updated at: September 15, 2021

Edited at: November 18, 2021

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    *RING RING RING*

Shuichi woke up in his room. Or, what he thinks is his room.

He abruptly sat up and panicked for a few seconds before calming down. Relax, Shuichi... relax... He got out of his bed and opened his room door. He sees a hallway with a few doors. All doors were closed.

All he remembered is that he was blinded in a flash when Maki opened the door.

Okay, Shuichi thought as he went out of his room. I'm inside a house. Was I kidnapped...? Who's house is this? He looked for the bathroom and luckily found it within a minute. He thought something was about to happen if he wasn't cautious.

He closed the bathroom door and looked at the mirror. He had messy bed hair, his ahoge messed up too. What threw him off is that he is wearing a suit with a blue tie instead of his in-game outfit.

I'm inside another version of me, am I... Shuichi thought as he sighed. He looked around and decided to get ready.

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After he was done with his "usual morning routine," he found a phone, knowing it was his, and turned it on. To his surprise, there were about 13 missed notifications. The most recent one said that he was late for a short meeting at the police station.

Me? I have a job? At a police station?! Shuichi was shocked. He looked at his attire and realized one thing; he was a detective. He put his phone in his bag with all the other stuff that was ready for him and dashed out the door.

Being in the new world is strange. Shuichi had been spending his life in the killing game, he literally forgot places. Is this world the same in my world? I don't see any difference. He arrived at the police station after 5 minutes of running and dragged himself inside.

"Oh! Sidekick!" Shuichi recognized the voice and glanced at him.

Kaito Momota. Only he was wearing a police uniform. Shuichi took notice of the other officers and his eyes widened. Kaede.

The one who had been executed in his world, in the killing game.

Okay, this is a dream. He thought as he gaped at Kaede. Wake up!

"You were so late this time!" she told him. "Did you oversleep?"

"N-no..." Shuichi answered hesitantly. "And hello... Kaito."

"Mornin'!" he said back with a smile.

"Saihara! You were late!" a voice boomed, startling Shuichi. He broke into a sweat. Must be the boss, he thought in fear. I'm dead as fuck-

"S-sorry! I... kinda thought today was Saturday..." Oh, great. What a stupid lie. Shuichi mentally slapped himself. He's not a lying type like Kokichi, and not to mention he lied to the boss! 

Fortunately, the boss told him to come inside to talk about something, not even caring about the cheesy lie Shuichi had just come up with. Shuichi hesitantly walked inside the office and sat down on a chair. The boss sat across from him and pulled out a file folder. He opened it and took out a sheet of paper and slid it towards Shuichi. He glanced at it and was surprised to see what he wasn't even expecting to see.

"You see this person?" the boss asked. Shuichi slowly nodded.

"I want you to find this person. He's currently called 'The Phantom Thief.' We haven't found his true identity yet, and all detectives we have called so far declined this case. We're hoping you can accept this case so we can get down to business."