Oritis in the world of Detective Conan

Chapter 230: Patchwork of Music (Part )

"Eli Clark/Sephir Melody, codenamed 'The Prophet', is a member of the survivors' logistics team. He is said to be a druid with the ability to control animals and possess the power of prophecy. He was adopted by the elder Melody. Early information indicates that he tried to break away from the Melody family but failed."

"Fiona Gilman/Rosa, codenamed 'Priestess,' is a member of the survivors' logistics team. A mystic, she's said to have been working for the Melody family for a long time, but no records of her earlier activities have been found. She's suspected to be a hidden fanatic."

The abilities of these two people seem to be very special, especially the priestess. Conan still remembers her unique ability to pass through buildings.

"Vera Nel/Chloe Nel, codenamed 'Perfumer,' is a member of the survivor patrol. She manages the Melody family perfume shop. Her true identity is Chloe, but she always believes she's Vera. She's dedicated to developing perfumes that can help people forget their past. Desh has forgiven her mistakes more than once."

Another somewhat crazy member of the Orletis organization. Conan recalled the conversation between the psychologist and the perfumer at that time, and there seemed to be some hidden secret.

"Egg Walden, codenamed 'Painter,' is a member of the Survivor Patrol. He's the only son of the Walden family and a collaborator of the Melody family. He's a self-righteous and arrogant art fanatic who paints with blood. After his mother and sister passed away, he's gradually taking control of the entire Walden family with the help of the Melody family."

This person's situation seems very similar to Uncle Frederick's. Both are family heirs and both have lost relatives. I just don't know if the Melody family is involved.

Conan suddenly recalled something: Wasn't Egg Walden the painter who had originally wanted to buy the art gallery? He later heard that the gallery only exhibited paintings and sculptures, and there were new terrifying rumors.

For example, paintings will bleed, sculptures will cry in the middle of the night and so on. Oh no, these rumors may be true! Paintings painted with blood and living sculptures... Conan secretly made up his mind to stay away from there!

"Joseph De La Thornes/Desi Melodi, codenamed 'Photographer', Supervisor. The current head of the Melodi family, possessing an extremely bad personality and a high social status. His special abilities are unknown, but he claims to be a master of spiritual studies, with photography as his hobby."

Conan scratched his head. There was too little useful information about this Desi Melodi. He had no idea what his abilities as a supervisor were!

Conan suppressed his somewhat depressed mood and looked at the last piece of information. The novelist had been looking at it for a long time.

"Codenamed 'Nightmare', Supervisor. No specific identity information is available. A master pharmacist specializing in memory-related drugs. He possesses android technology and created an individual named 'Mary'. He appears to be one of Oletus' core members. According to Melody, 'Nightmare' also possesses the identity of a survivor."

No wonder Uncle Orpheus is staring at this information! Conan learned that "Nightmare" is a survivor from the professor. The supervisor of "Professor" is "Evil Lizard". The "Fool's Gold" he met before is also a survivor, but he did not reveal it.

Conan carefully recalled what the evil lizard had said at the time. Fool Gold had a close relationship with Nightmare and he knew where Nightmare was based. However, Fool Gold had made it clear that he would not reveal a single bit of information about Nightmare.

Conan was suddenly overwhelmed. It felt so bad that he couldn't get the clue when it was right in front of him!

Back in the living room, the composer, who had rested for a while, had regained consciousness.

"Orpheus, I..."

The novelist poured the composer a cup of hot tea and said, "Now we are back on the same front."

"Orpheus, do you think that if we could possess the ability to manipulate memories like Nightmare, could we bring our loved ones back to life?"

After hearing this, the explorers and entomologists took a few steps back. This idea was really crazy.

"Orpheus, answer me, you've always wanted Alice to come back, right?"

The novelist put down the teacup, walked to a dressing mirror, reached out and broke the mirror. Because he broke it with his bare hands, the novelist's hand was cut by the fragments, and a few drops of blood stuck to the broken mirror.

"Frederick, look." Every broken mirror reflects the novelist. "There may be many mirror images, but there is only one nightingale for me."

"What about little Alice? How are you going to explain it?" The composer clenched his teacup.

"They are different. At the beginning, I cloned her with the same idea as you." The novelist quietly opened the door at the side and looked at the little girl who was playing with Bang Bang inside.

"But they are different, they are all unique. I now prefer to think of her as my daughter."

The composer looked frustrated: "So you don't want to help..."

"I didn't say that." The novelist turned around and sat on the sofa. "The guy who destroyed my beautiful family must pay the price."

The novelist finished speaking, glancing between the entomologist and the prospector. "I think we do have this tacit understanding."

"Although we've almost never agreed on anything since we met, we all seem to agree on the point of holding grudges." The explorer raised his hand in agreement.

Then the entomologist said: "I agree. This is probably the moment when we are most on the same page."

"For Alice, and for Lady Mary." The novelist raised his teacup.

As a bystander, Conan watched the friendship drama of the Memories group and lamented that the bond between these people reminded him of the brotherhood between himself and Hattori Heiji.

[Composer: When can I get this eye makeup off? It's so ugly.]

[Explorer: Just be patient and wait until Conan leaves.]

[Entomologist: After this, I'll go have afternoon tea with Patricia.]

[Novelist: What a leisurely life!]

On the other side, in the Black Organization's safe house.

Gin listened seriously to the mercenary's report on what happened at the Golden Rose Theater.

"So, the Melody family is using those popular actresses to test their potions?" Gin shook the wine glass in his hand.

Amuro Toru nodded. He and the mercenary had already colluded with each other: "Mary Kreborg was used as a test subject for the drug. She couldn't accept her predetermined fate and committed suicide prematurely."

Gin's expression turned serious. "It doesn't matter what happens with Melodi. The key is, have you made any substantial progress?"

The undertaker dug out a bunch of bottles and jars from his makeup case. "It was really hard for me to avoid the Melody family's spy activities. Many of them recognized me. However, I still managed to get a sample of perfume as a test product."

A perfume bottle exactly the same as the one seen in the Golden Rose Theater was placed on the table.

Gin took the bottle of perfume and went to argue with Rum. After all, the incident that should have been handled by the intelligence team was completed by their action team, so he could give the old guy Rum a good scolding.

After leaving the safe house, Amuro Toru asked, "Is that bottle of perfume really an experiment of the Melody family?"

The undertaker took off his mask and said, "I secretly borrowed some of Miss Emma's belladonna juice, so it's not really a lie. After all, this is the real 'Bella Donna'."