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The mysterious tomcat.

RonToto and their cat. Today is Cat Day 2/22 猫の日 in Japan

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"labyrinth"  by hockrockb.

KAMONOHASHI RON NO KINDAN SUIRI S2 (2024) ⬪ ending theme  

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Apart from the many things that need to be addressed, we still haven’t seen the face of Ron’s tomcat. One of the Chekhov’s guns that we thought would be fired but not at all. Guess there’s nothing about it really.

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If the latest chapter would begin with Toto’s childhood, his interaction with his grandmother, his home, everything about his backstory squeezed in a few pages, that would be cruel, so cruel indeed.

Too late. Too brutal. Too rude.

Please don’t do this. It feels like a waste, or worse, a kick in the stomach.

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You’ve won, Ron!

When the Moriarty progenies acknowledged Ron’s genius, bad things happened.

Chapter 95: Milo Moriarty vs Chapter 169 : Alice Moriarty

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As the finale is approaching, i just want to say thank you so much for this blog!! For almost a year or two now whenever rkdd updates i rush over here to see what you think, its always the highlight of chapter update day if yk what i mean, so im grateful to you!!! I love seeing your posts, and your insight on Dr Watson's character. May you receive many rontotos (whatever that means) I appreciate you!!!! So much!!!! (⁠っ⁠.⁠❛⁠ ⁠ᴗ⁠ ⁠❛⁠.⁠)⁠っ(⁠っ⁠.⁠❛⁠ ⁠ᴗ⁠ ⁠❛⁠.⁠)⁠っ

Oh my god! Thank you so much for this message. Honestly, it made me smile despite this disappointment I am feeling inside.

I am still hoping that this is a matter of misunderstanding between AA and the PR of Shueisha. But methinks AA either has had enough of it or the publication axed it. But I think it is the former. Strange that AA has chosen the weapon of destruction to annihilate her characters that is happening in the real world in real time.

Now that it is going to end I wonder if we are getting another anime. That’s the least of what they can do. But I am afraid that we aren’t going to get it at all.

Thank you very much for following. I appreciate it so much.

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I am devoid of poetry. This story is so abrupt. I feel so empty. AA ending it without telling us about Toto. He’s a blank canvas. Always been. Lately he doesn’t talk about his grandmother. I have a feeling she’s died and he doesn’t want others to know what he’s truly feeling. So instead of bothering Ron about the pain of losing the last relative he’s had he stays with Ron and shares his troubles. He has no one. He has nothing. So that explains his lack of self-preservation. Death is natural. Death is unkind. He’s ready to sacrifice his life all the time. But with Ron he has uses. Ron needs him at the moment. Ron needs an anchor. He’s ready to give him that. On that day he’s seen his chance. When Ron wants to follow Alice, Toto has disagreed. His friend just got his father back, who he lost once but now has returned to him. Amamiya has Winter. Everyone has someone to hold onto. He, Toto, has no one. He’s the perfect choice to do this task because no one is waiting for him. If he dies, no one has to grieve him. Ron will forget him. He has his parents. He’s only Toto. He’s not important.

Don’t die, Toto. (AA, don’t let him die!) We need you. And you are wrong. Ron needs you so much. You are loved.

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Focusing too much on RonToto we haven’t talked about Winter’s growing attachment to Amamiya.

Perhaps it is all for naught.

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Maybe after this he’d have an amnesia. He’ll forget that past identity and would live somewhere else without knowing his previous life. Maybe he’d get bored bc something was missing. Hopefully once he realised this he would think twice and learn from his past mistakes and change his ways.

I know that it will come soon. But this ? I am shocked, everyone.

The Reichenbach Falls, but instead of Ron (SH) it is Toto (JW).

There is nothing new under the sun.

Toto what is with you and your suicidal tendencies ?

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If Toto didn’t follow Alice, Ron would. But of course, their reasons are different from each other. Ron would follow Alice bc he ached for her reasons, the truth of her game, and he wanted to make sure that she wouldn’t come back. But Toto, I know that you have a brand, an ethos, to follow due to your set of morals and your selflessness. Still, AA, does he have to prove that passé blurb you’ve relegated to Toto, “pure, naïve, idiot” police officer ?

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Anyway, the Detective Alliance is the most inept of all the institutions, which particularly boasts of all its number of detectives.

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Yes, Ron, grieve for Toto. Grieve for that partner you’ve taken for granted.

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Am speechless. I don’t think Toto will die. Maybe he will contact amnesia. Maybe bc of the impact of the cluster bombs he’ll be thrown out from the island. He will survive, be saved by a fisherman, live in a nearby island with a new identity. Then memories will start to surface and before he knows it three years have passed. Like in Sherlockian universe where SH was away for three years.

Maybe. But would I like this ending? I would not think so.

Or it is just a dream all along.

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I know that it will come soon. But this ? I am shocked, everyone.

The Reichenbach Falls, but instead of Ron (SH) it is Toto (JW).

There is nothing new under the sun.

Toto what is with you and your suicidal tendencies ?

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Totooooo!!!!

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Thank you everybody here who is nice to me

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Turn it well

I am so sorry, but poor Alice, I killed her off. I have to finish her redundancy. If you like her, I am so sorry again. This is for @flashfictionfridayofficial using the prompt #FFF310 ~ could have been worse. Also, I found this interaction among RonToto and Elliot cute, so I also used it as a prompt. Nothing happened with the antiballistic missile research. Heh. Note: Winter uses they/them pronouns.

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Fandom: Kamonohashi Ron no kindan suiri

Characters : Ron Kamonohashi, Toto Isshiki, Elliot Moriarty, the Moriarty siblings, brief appearances of Kei Moore, Spitz Feier, Knight Bran Jr., Kissaki, mention of Amamiya

Word count : 1096

TW : violence, allusion to death, attempted suicide, mercy killing

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WHEN Alice Moriarty fell to her death from the watchtower where Toto at first found Gojazu-sama tied with a noose, Ron surged in, then jumped too just to check that his villainous cousin was indeed not breathing and not merely acting until the scaffolding and the flooring gave way and collapsed.

“Ron??! Ahhh! What a fucking bastard!” Toto screamed following his best friend. Though he knew the reason the younger man did it, he did not want to blame Ron’s audacity to question his godlike persuasion of invincibility. All the Moriarty progenies knew a thing or two about faking death and were extremely cunning playing triple bluff until the end.

Toto found Ron lying face down crushed between the broken pieces of lumber while holding Alice’s corpse.

Finding he was a-okay after Toto checked his vitals, the forbidden detective smiled at his friend, which could also be a grimace, and gripped his arm assuring the police officer that he was safe. But at the moment he could not utter a single word.

A flurry of footsteps began to come in. The reinforcements from both the Detective Alliance and the Japanese government arrived with Kei in tow. Amamiya gathered her trusted men and immediately secured the perimeter where the body of the luckless teenager was found. So young and so dead.

“Senpai, you must stop giving your partner a heart attack!” Kei scolded Ron.

He assisted Toto by taking Ron’s other arm, Toto could only mutter. Beads of sweat peppered his forehead but was glad that Ron was still intact.

“It could have been worse, to be honest.”

A couple of hours ago there was a brief altercation between the siblings Alice and Winter after the Detective Alliance intercepted the test missile from their base in Tokyo.

The girl could not believe it. She came out from her bunker when she saw everyone on the island standing wondering what went wrong after the trickling of the cluster bombs supposed to have hit the island failed.

“What happens now?” Cried Alice seeing the non-result of her handiwork.

When there were no missiles in sight and the cumulative forces of the Japanese army and the detectives from the alliance slowly encroached on the island, several bullets hit Kissaki rendering him defenceless. Alice gathered him into her arms.

“Spare me, my dear child, from suffering further,” he said begging for mercy.

She stood up, took the katana behind the family’s executioner’s back and cut his head.

The girl was so distraught. She began to run away. Winter was not far behind.

“It is over, Alice!” They reasoned.

“No, no, no!!!! Stay away from me!”

Alice then found Knight on her way beside the others pleading that indeed her game was over.

“I haven’t lost yet!” Waving her hand and between her fingers was a capsule that could be a cyanide.

“The fuck! Alice this is madness!” Winter told their sister.

“I will not accept defeat!”

As she dropped to her knees to swallow it, Winter quickly kicked Alice’s arm attempting to subdue their sister for the second time. The girl struggled to flee from her sibling. When she successfully got away from Winter she ran and ran toward the woods. Finding the tower in sight, she climbed hastily without missing a beat. Ron, Toto, and the others followed her.

“Alice!” Winter’s voice almost cracked.

“Don’t be stupid, Alice!” Ron screamed too.

When she reached the top, she miscalculated her step and fell through the crack straight to the ground.

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Like a scene in an adventure film this was how Elliot found his son, Toto, the others, and the wrecked tower. He was holding a weakened Milo tucked under his arm, who Alice imprisoned in the basement for many months.

The young man, who could not believe upon seeing his uncle alive picking him up, fainted but quickly recovered. Milo’s feet were severely injured from whatever his youngest sister inflicted on him. Elliot decided to carry him like a bride outside prompting the crowd to look at them.

Winter came up to them, glad that Milo was still breathing.

“Alice is dead,” Winter informed their brother.

“Ah!” was all Milo could say. Elliot guided them to the alliance’s ambulance helicopter.

“I will take over from here,” Spitz nodded at Elliot.

“I am sorry.” Spitz touched Winter’s shoulder and bit his lip. He did not know why he was apologising. They were all in this mess because of their wayward little sister.

Winter shook their head, “This is the best thing that could ever happen…” They awfully wanted to shed tears for their little sister, but somehow, none came that made them feel disgruntled.

“Do not force yourself, Winter,” Milo tapped Winter’s hand. He lay on the stretcher while a doctor tended to his wounds. Spitz gave the Moriarty siblings some space. Only God knew what would happen to them.

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“I will touch your body, all right? Give me a sign where does it hurt?” Toto’s insistence brought delight on Elliot’s heart as he watched them.

“I am f-fine, Toto… there’s nothing to worry about,” the younger man’s bottom lip was bleeding. He must have bitten it when the accident happened. His face turned red though upon hearing that Toto wanted to touch his body.

“You—” Toto shook his head, embarrassed now. “That is not what I mean.”

“Besides, it will not get worse. Because you, Toto, are here with me,” Ron wheezed as he struggled to talk. His ribs were aching to tell the truth. He kept mum about it, yet Toto knew that he was putting up a brave face, so he glared at him.

Elliot found the opportunity to say what was on his mind.

“Well, son, I think it is time for us to give each other a hug,” Elliot said as he poised to gather both men into his arms.

Ron stopped his father swatting his hand away from his body, even using it as if to protect Toto from the onslaught.

“I’m already Japanese.”

Toto furrowed his brows glancing at his friend. “What? You always hug me whenever we meet and say, ‘I’m British.’”

“Toto! Shut up!"

Elliot burst into laughter opening his arms wide.

Ron pouted, “I will not!” When he tried to cross his arms in defiance, he screamed in pain.

“Ron!”

“I am fine!”

“Idiot.” Toto gave him the sweetest smile as the sun began to shine.

“My sons!” Elliot finally got what he wanted. His arms enveloped Ron and Toto amidst the chaos around them.

~ fin ~