"That guy definitely knew Little Fei had an alarm system installed, so he decided to use violence to destroy it. But he was afraid Cassidy could fix Little Fei and use the tracking function to find the big benz... So he dumped the damaged drone somewhere and ran away with the big benz."

Luka put his hands on his hips, seemingly quite pleased with his deduction, completely oblivious to the speechless expressions of the two people opposite him.

"...Huh, why are you frozen? You should give your opinion."

— — Detective Conan.

"Uh... that's certainly an unusual line of reasoning."

Conan could tell that Mr. Luka was indeed not very good at this. Although he hadn't personally gone into Celestial Screen to investigate, he could vaguely sense that Luka had overcomplicated the entire case.

"Huh?" Ayumi tilted her head. "That doesn't make sense... Since that thief was able to use violence to destroy Little Fei, he must have already 'approached' it, which should have triggered the alarm. Luka is skilled in boxing, but he is completely inferior to our Junior Detective League when it comes to deduction!"

"I bet Clara did it! Doesn't she remote-control robots? Maybe she hacked into Little Fei remotely and disabled the alarm!" Mitsuhiko offered his guess.

"Sigh... So why would she do that?" Haibara Ai sighed softly, asking the question calmly in return.

"W-well, of course, it's because Clara wanted the parts inside the robot! Doesn't Clara love picking up mechanical parts on the side of the road?"

"...Picking up roadside parts and actively dismantling a robot to get parts are two completely different things... Forget it, there's nothing much to guess about this kind of case. If Luka really wants to solve the case quickly, he should tell Clara about the situation immediately. When it comes to mechanics, professional matters must be handled by professionals."

— — "What do you think, Seele?"

Seele pondered briefly and said, "I feel like... Luka's deduction is quite reasonable. Provided there was only one thief. I didn't expect you to be more than just brawny."

"Hahaha, 'three limbs developed' is more accurate. Since you all agree with my deduction, let's just follow this line of thought and start searching."

Before leaving, Seele suddenly asked, "Luka—do you often help people find things?"

"I suppose so? Kids who lose things always come to me."

"Mhm... No wonder."

Luka looked around. This place was full of endless tents, with machinery and the garbage of Wanderer life scattered everywhere in the snow.

"So dilapidated... I wouldn't want to live here."

Seele shook her head. "The people here don't want to either, but they have no choice."

"We can change this, right?"

"Mm."

— — Arcane.

"I can understand Seele and Luka's desire to change the current situation, but... it will likely be difficult for them to see substantial changes in their generation."

Mel set down the teacup in her hand, withdrawing her gaze from the vast snowy landscape in Celestial Screen, and sighed softly: "The debts Belobog owes alone will probably take several generations for them to repay."

"Debt and interest are a mountain weighing down on them, ensuring the law-abiding Belobogians can never rise up. Historically, there have only been two ways to change a nation's impoverished situation."

She held up one finger: "The first way is to sign trade agreements with powerful nations, exchanging vital resources for a chance to breathe—" Her voice carried a hint of mockery, "But you must understand, Mel... those powerful nations will never allow you to truly become strong. They will cling to you like leeches, keeping you perpetually in a state where you can just barely survive, but never truly recover."

"And the second way?"

"The second way is much simpler." She held up a second finger. "It is also the fastest and most effective method—plunder. Seizing the resources of other countries through war, and opening markets by force. Just like Noxus is doing."

Mel frowned slightly. "But how many lives will that cost?"

"Cost?" Ambessa chuckled. "My dear, in this world, any progress comes at a cost. The only difference is whether you pay the cost, or you make others pay it for you."

"I believe in Belobog's military strength. They have such powerful war machines, yet they only use them to build walls and houses... It's truly a waste."

She redirected her gaze to the vast ice and snow of the lower levels. "If they could acquire dozens of starships from the Interastral Peace Corporation, and if that Supreme Guardian lady were willing to make a decision—Belobog's war machines could certainly occupy nearby star systems and seize the mineral deposits there for their own use... Only then could Belobog truly rise."

— — The three split up to search the vicinity, and before long, they actually found an old drone in the snow. However, they couldn't immediately determine if it was the one Cassidy had lost.

"Here... Look, it seems someone deliberately scratched the painted letters off the casing, and they didn't do a very clean job." Seele pointed to the blurred coating on the drone's surface.

"Oh, indeed! Good eye, Seele. Whoever did it must have been in a great hurry."

Among the group, only Stelle had repair experience. After spending a little time working on it, the little guy was able to fly again.

"Beep—Bop! Little Fei—Restart Complete!"

"Searching for big benz system signal... Search failed. big benz is too far from this unit. Tracking function activated."

After the system voice finished reporting, Little Fei flew off in the distance.

After flying an unknown distance, Little Fei stopped in front of a traffic light and a Wanderer. Seeing this, Luka and Seele immediately understood and confirmed the person's identity as the thief.

"Hey, friend!"

"...W-who's there?!" The Wanderer turned around guiltily. Seeing the three people approaching aggressively, his momentum immediately weakened by three points. "Red bands... Molehills?! What are you doing here? I... uh, I'm doing fine, I don't need your help! You, you guys should leave quickly and mind your own business!"

Seele snorted upon hearing this. "Hmph, spending every day thinking about getting something for nothing, constantly engaging in petty theft and mischief... How could you be doing well?"

"Ha, I have to argue with you there, Seele!" Luka laughed, pointing to the traffic light next to him. "Look at that big benz; this level of theft is certainly more than just petty mischief, isn't it?"

"W-wait a minute, how do you know the robot's name? Are you—"

"—You guessed right, Cassidy sent us! Hand over what you stole, or get ready to meet the Champion's fists!"