The main story of Volume 1, the youth era, has come to an end. Generally speaking, it was a mix of bitterness and sweetness, truly the taste of youth—(Get out!)
The next chapter will be a Shiratori side story (containing important content)
The next volume will be Time flies!
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A little Easter egg for this chapter. Everyone, count how many you found just by reading the main text.
1. What Vermouth said to Gin was before the Black Organization told Gin about this matter; in other words, Sister Bei informed Gin in advance (while Nana was still alive), whereas the Black Organization only spoke up after everything had settled.
She mentioned this to remind Gin, but she didn't explicitly say that Nana had not died; she felt that Gin should be able to figure it out herself.
But she didn't expect that Gin actually didn't care about Shiratori Midori's family; her source of pain lay in her inability to face Shiratori Midori, whether she would be affected. She didn't go looking for Nana, it wasn't until Nana appeared that he realized there was another survivor.
2. Vermouth also thought that Nana was dead. After all, the two events occurred in such rapid succession that it was highly probable Gin wouldn't have had enough time to find her before the Black Organization arrived; finding someone and then taking the time to disguise the death would have been a tight schedule. Furthermore, since Gin had personally handled the staging of Nana's death and left no traces behind, Sister Bei believed that Nana was dead as well.
3. While acting, Gin had to deceive both the newly promoted Organization Cadre and Sister Bei—although he had already realized her intention in revealing her cards to him ahead of time, he was still unwilling to take the risk.
So he expressed grief, but what he asked was, "Is Sherry's sister also dead?" To Sister Bei, it was the grief of Gin failing to save someone, to the newly appointed Organization Cadre, Gin's reaction was perfectly fine.
Gin's acting is superb!
4. Gin eventually realized that Vermouth had told him about this in advance, he also realized that the Black Organization's intention was to tell him only after they had silenced everyone involved. She reacted quickly, ultimately, he had doubts about Sister Bei's actions.
5. To be honest, neither Amuro nor Akai are strictly speaking good people—in the original work, the early arrangement for Amuro to expose Akai's disguise involved involving innocent people, Akai also used innocent people in order to join the Black Organization; they both have their own dark sides.
Gin is even darker than them; in this chapter, he killed innocent people to protect Nana, which is why he said he is "very selfish."
He really is not a good person—his values do not represent the author's values.
6. I have said before that Shiratori has mental issues, but that doesn't mean Gin doesn't have issues; it's just that her issues are not mental.
In this chapter, her reasons for accepting Shiratori Nana are manifold: first, because of Shiratori Midori; second, because if he ignored the homeless Shiratori Nana, she would surely die; third, because he somewhat admires Nana; and fourth, because he has realized her own problems.
Shiratori's role is more than just a white moonlight, as this chapter demonstrates.
If it weren't for her, Gin would never have discovered her own problems; at the end of this chapter, he has changed a little.
As for what kind of problem, I have been planting some foreshadowing all along.. I think everyone has already sensed it, I will write about it in detail before the second volume begins.
7. Gin underwent some psychological changes in this chapter; perhaps they weren't obvious, but they were there.
To put it simply, at the beginning of this chapter, he wouldn't have cared about Shiratori Nana at all.
8. Shiratori Nana is indeed a good girl
9. The Author is Adorable
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Author's Note
—This shows the difference between Gin and Akai. After indirectly causing Miyano Akemi's death, Akai would look after Haibara Ai, but Gin only feels sorrow for Shiratori. She doesn't feel any grief for Shiratori's family, nor does he have any desire to protect them.
And besides.. the death of Shiratori's parents was actually predestined long ago.. Honestly, I always thought that when Shiratori first betrayed the organization, someone would have mentioned something like, 'Why did the Black Organization let her parents off the hook?'
The little girl is truly too naive here; just like Haibara Ai, she thinks that once she is dead, everything will be over. But Conan is right—once she is discovered, it will certainly implicate those close to him.
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Thanks to the two landmines from Little Angel Guoke, love you, mwah~
Thanks to Meow Unspeakable Little Angel for the mine, love you mwah~
Chapter 18 Snow Country: Shiratori Side Story - The snow in the mirror grows even more dazzling, liv..
I.
Sometimes, Shiratori Midori would wonder if, given another chance, she would still accept that Puzzle.
Probably not?
After all, it was the source of all "accidents."
But, if she truly made up her mind not to take that Puzzle, Shiratori felt a sense of hesitation.
After all.. although this "accident" didn't bring nothing but bad things.
At the very least, for Shiratori, the existence of that youth was enough to outweigh all the bad things brought by Puzzle.
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2.
All the "accidents" brought about by Puzzle originated from a true accident.
At that time, Shiratori was only twelve years old, just an elementary school student—not one of those "fake elementary students" who would later become Death Gods—at her most innocent age.
She was very naughty when she was little, not "well-behaved" at all. The little girl was exceptionally clever and quick-witted, so even though she made mistakes constantly, the adults could never bear to blame her as long as she acted cute and acted spoiled.
One afternoon's class was incredibly boring, the little girl didn't want to stay in the classroom, so she slipped out and followed a few of the school's "bad kids" when they snuck away.
That was the first time she skipped school.
Although the result was a good beating.
However, since that time, the little girl would occasionally skip class in secret. She enjoyed staying outside for a while in leisure and ease, she had also grown fond of the thrill of "breaking the rules."
Of course, it wasn't often; it was only occasional, she would never let it interfere with her grades—otherwise, it would be more than just a simple beating.
Counting carefully, it was a number that could be counted on one hand.
But it was during one of those rare occasions—so few that they could be counted on one hand—that she encountered that "accident" that would change her life forever.
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Three.
Shiratori could no longer clearly remember what the man who had asked her for directions looked like.
But she still remembered that the man looked exhausted, gasping for breath repeatedly, with something in her eyes that Shiratori could not understand.
Shiratori Midori showed him the way; she was somewhat worried about him and even asked, "Are you alright?"
The middle-aged man gave Shiratori Midori a weak smile, offered her thanks, then departed.
At that time, the little girl Shiratori was very happy that she had helped someone.
A few days later, on her way home from school, Shiratori saw that person again and greeted him with great surprise and delight.
The middle-aged man looked at Shiratori with a bewildered expression, only realizing who this little girl with twin tails was after she reminded her.
She gazed at Shiratori for a long time, her expression filled with complex emotions—at that time, Shiratori still did not understand.
Then, the middle-aged man gave the little girl a Puzzle, telling her it was her gift of thanks to her, before hurriedly leaving.
She had a strange scent on her; Shiratori Midori felt somewhat bewildered, as she did not know what that smell was.
Looking back now, Sherry realized it was the scent of blood.
It was a bloody scent she had been exposed to for a long time, one that could not be washed away.
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4.
Shiratori Midori never saw that man again.
Back then, she did not yet know that the Puzzle she held as a thank-you gift was the origin of everything.
Fate had already bared its ferocious fangs at her.
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Five.
The person from the Black Organization who brought her there told her that she had accidentally witnessed one of the organization's transaction sites, now she had two choices.
Either join us, or die.
Shiratori Midori had never doubted that there was some hidden truth behind her "being" recruited into the Black Organization.
After all, she was just an ordinary little girl whose parents were both ordinary people; what could there possibly be about her that would warrant the Black Organization's attention?
Even for those who later noticed the traces of the Black Organization, ordinary people had no choice unless they possessed special talents; they basically had no choice but to die. He had only felt a moment of confusion back then.
Then she thought that perhaps it was because she was too young back then, thus she had escaped a disaster.
After all, once a conviction is formed, it is not easily changed.
Besides, at that time, his focus was no longer on self-pity or dwelling on the reasons why she had joined the Black Organization.
He met a youth who would change his life just as his had been changed.
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6.
That was a very, very beautiful youth.
He was also an exceptionally outstanding youth.
The Youth stood beside the Instructor, his back straight like a slender yet incredibly stubborn poplar tree. His features were handsome and refined, his complexion as pale as a thin layer of fine snow in early winter; his lips were somewhat pale, making him look like someone who did not care much for speaking. His green eyes were like a quiet lake, his gaze carrying a faint layer of the cold frost of an autumn night.
His silver hair was tied into a ponytail, the ends resting softly and smoothly on his shoulders, light as a butterfly quietly landing on one's fingertips.
Silver hair, like scattered moonlight, was interwoven through the youth's hair.
Did he descend from the moon?
The little girl stared blankly at her, it wasn't until the person beside her nudged her that she realized she had been daydreaming.
The Youth seemed to notice his distraction, lifting his eyelids with indifference and casting a faint glance at him.
The little girl couldn't help but smile.
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Seven.
The youth is truly remarkable.
He seemed to handle everything with such ease.