Conan sighed. "I do trust you, Heiji, but you were also the one person whose support I couldn't AFFORD to lose at that time," he said, looking at him seriously.

"And besides...the worst had happened that could happen to me without being dead. And you knew it, so you didn't need to think I was crazy on top of that." He doesn't quite meet Heiji's eyes at this, looking uncomfortable. "Or...at least we all thought it did." He added.

"Stupid god tree," a dark mutter under his breath, almost inaudible.