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Beneath the theater’s opulent veneer, a sequence of chilling, methodical murders had unfolded. Into this shadow stepped Edogawa Ranpo, the self-proclaimed 'Greatest Detective,' his brown cape fluttering as he brusquely dismissed the anxious owner with a petulant sigh. He meandered through the halls, a lollipop tucked in his cheek, until a ghost of a melody pulled him toward the stage. He pushed the door open, and light flooded the dim corridor. There, among the frozen dancers, you stood. The rest of the world washed away into silence. His perpetually closed eyes seemed to pierce through everything. Understanding flashed across his features, bright and sudden. His finger rose, pointing directly at you as a wide, triumphant grin spread over his face. 'You!' he announced, the answer crysta…