Edgar Allan Poe/Relationships

The Guild=


 * -|Armed Detective Agency=


 * Ranpo-kun

Ranpo Edogawa
"Ranpo-kun... you don't understand. Working with others, and living in society...To me, it is nothing but an agony. When I lost our battle of brains that day... my spirit lost all reason to be involved with other people. It wandered in dark rooms for a very long time. But now I know... it's all right to live after all. Your hands are full of glory and praise, Ranpo-kun. If I could have that... Yes! I must take them from you! Even if it means burning you up!"

- Poe's initial anger towards Ranpo due to the latter defeating him in a detective contest which humiliated Poe.

Six years prior, Poe was defeated by Ranpo in a detective contest. As a result, Poe lost all his reason to be involved with other people and fell into depression. This result caused Poe to harbor anger against Ranpo, vowing to take Ranpo's freedom of working with others and living in society - eventually planning his revenge to him to take glory and praise Ranpo is getting or achieving.

They then met again during the Guild's operation in Yokohama to which Poe proceeded to challenge Ranpo once again in exchange for giving out the Guild's weaknesses to the Armed Detective Agency- a challenge find the murderer in his set-up novel. During the course of Ranpo's investigation inside the novel, which Poe confidently states that Ranpo won't be ale to figure out the criminal or the method, Ranpo successfully gets out from the novel together with Yosano much to Poe's shock.

After hearing Ranpo's deductions on how he solved the mystery, Poe was taken back, even being in a slump from being defeated once again by Ranpo. However, upon hearing that Ranpo remembered their match and acknowledging Poe's skill, Poe was left speechless, indicating that he already acknowledge Ranpo's wit and acknowledges his own defeat to him.

From then on, Poe helps Ranpo with his requests including bringing a manuscript or helping him catch a person to which Poe evidently tells himself that he find it oddly difficult to turn down Ranpo's requests and even called his rivalry with Ranpo as complex On the other hand, Poe also sometimes ask for Ranpo's help such as approaching him and asking for his deduction in solving a murder case.

Additionally, Poe uses his ability as an aid to Ranpo and to the Agency during times - including writing a novel for Ranpo that will aid him during the battle with the Port Mafia on the cannibalistic mutual destruction event, help him transport a culprit into the novel, or create a safe setting in his novel for the Agency that can served as their bases. Poe also became Ranpo's collaborator in directly saving Fukuzawa from his captivity.Moreover, Poe has given Ranpo one of hs novels for the latter's "10,001 Shelters", where Ranpo could retreat to in times of emergency

During one of Ranpo and Poe's conversation on Poe's novels, Ranpo easily deduced the killer even before Poe finished introducing the characters. As a result, Poe becomes frustrated and decided to give Ranpo some handicap in order for the latter's deductions to fail and proceeded to give Ranpo some spectacles. Initially, Ranpo displays a behavior indicating that Poe has succeeded but shortly after, Ranpo threw these glasses to Poe, indicating that those tricks won't work on him.

Kenji Miyazawa
Poe was approached by Kenji during the Agency's celebration after the three-way battle and offered Poe if he wants something to drink. Poe awkwardly responded by asking Kenji if there's something that will suit his.

Louisa May Alcott
Poe once approached Alcott to ask her comments on his new novel draft, upon reading the draft, Alcott shares her comments, much to Poe's panic after.Alcott once approached Poe to ask for his help in Tom Buchanan and T. J. Eckleburg's case.

Howard Phillips Lovecraft
Poe once turned to Lovecraft for advice on a idea for his new novel specifically wanting Lovecraft to models for his book. Unfortunately, Lovecraft didn't hear Poe's whisper and just walked away from him.