Conan: I'm really not the mastermind behind the scenes

Chapter 3 Is this a comic book world? ! ([-]-in-[-])

Aoyagi Binguang always felt that he was a normal person.

You will be upset when you quarrel with your relatives, you will be happy when the rugby team you support wins, you will help the children who are being bullied by your friends to take revenge, you will silently greet your boss when you encounter troubles at work, you will stretch out and think after work after a busy day. What to have for dinner...

His emotions and daily life are basically the same as those of his peers.

——Except for occasionally killing someone, occasionally blowing up a street, and occasionally demolishing an entire building, it’s really normal.

Unfortunately, such a normal and peaceful life suddenly changed a few months ago.

Aoyagi Binguang's birthday was at the end of May, and he heard that voice for the first time on his birthday.

[You are now invited to become a world player of "Detective Conan". Do you accept it? 】

The inexplicable sound that reached his ears made Aoyagi Binguang, who was changing his pajamas, stunned on the spot.

Detective Conan?
what is this?
Private detective is a legal profession in the United States. Some incompetent FBI agents will even ask detectives for help when they go out in the field. He knows a few detectives, but none named Conan.He only knew the name of the original author of Sherlock Holmes.

And what does that player mean?
Qingliu Binguang was confused. He poured himself a few sleeping pills, drank them with water, and then went to check the situation in the house.After making sure that there were no unclosed electronic devices in the room, he opened the window and looked outside. There was even silence outside - after all, it was three o'clock in the morning.

He thought that he might be hearing hallucinations due to lack of sleep and excessive stress, so he chose to have a good sleep.Three hours later, the voice sounded again.

[You are now invited to become a world player of "Detective Conan". Do you accept it? 】

Aoyagi Binguang opened his eyes. After a few seconds of silence, he sent a message to his colleagues and asked them to help him make an appointment for a physical examination. Then he got up as usual to wash up and make breakfast.

Then the third day, the fourth day, the fifth day...

[You are now invited to become a world player of "Detective Conan". Do you accept it? 】

On the morning of the sixth day, Aoyagi Binguang took the physical examination report showing that everything was normal. After a moment of silence, he picked up the phone again.

"Hello, are you Dr. Garcia?... I am Qingliu. I would like to make an appointment for a consultation with you. The time is..."

This time he sent a message to the best psychiatrist working with the headquarters, explained his physical condition to the team commander, and submitted a week-long leave application.

So, nearly three months have passed.

From the end of May to the end of August, it started at midnight and [-] a.m. every day, and then at [-] noon and [-] p.m., and the sound became louder and louder.

Aoyagi Binguang, who heard this sound four times a day, finally gave up his resistance on the 80th day after his birthday, when Gin was forced to send him to a tissue therapy center for electrotherapy.

[You are now invited to become a world player of "Detective Conan". Do you accept it? 】

【……I accept. 】

……

After silently accepting it in his heart, Aoyagi Binguang could no longer see Gin's ferocious face, and his consciousness instantly entered a black space.

Maybe it was because he had been harassed for too long. When he saw this weird space, his first reaction was not to be wary, but - can I wake up naturally every morning from now on?

[Hello, seventh player, I'm glad you joined this game. 】

Aoyagi Binguang has a good upbringing. Even if the other party harassed him for dozens of days, he still replied in a gentle tone: "This is my honor. How should I call you?" 】

[You can call me 'Game System'. 】

The voice seemed to come from all directions, and also seemed to ring directly in his head.Qingliu Binguang felt his eyes blurred. A translucent pop-up window appeared in front of him, with many lines of text popping up on it.

[These are the rules of the game. While you are reading, I will also give you a brief introduction. 】

Aoyagi Binguang raised his hand to touch the pop-up window and browsed through it line by line quickly but in detail. At the same time, he pricked up his ears to listen to the introduction of this game system.For people like him, multitasking is a basic skill.

[There are a total of seven players participating in this game, and they will be randomly divided into three camps: red team, black team and passerby. 】

[The red side is the law enforcer. Most of the players in this camp are police, agents, detectives and other professions, and they are the righteous side that cracks down on criminal activities; the black side is the lawbreakers, and the players in this camp are the evil side who commit major crimes; passers-by are bystanders. , there are all kinds of professions, they may save people, they may commit crimes, they may also do nothing. 】

[Those from the same camp are teammates, and those from different camps can become allies.Factions are not fixed and can be changed through their own behavior. Players in the red and black camps cannot switch to the passerby camp.Each player has one and only one chance to change, and cannot jump repeatedly. 】

[Your current camp is black. 】

Qingliu Binguang was not surprised that he was classified as black. He was indeed a heinous person.Once what he has done is exposed, no matter how much money he spends to hire the best team of lawyers, he can only go from being put in the electric chair to being imprisoned for hundreds of years.

[How can I end the game? 】

[After the game starts, red and black players will receive tasks one after another.When all tasks are completed, even if the game is cleared, the game system will be unbound from the souls of all players. 】

[Are there any passersby? 】Qingliu Binguang noticed this.

【No. ] The system replied, [Passenger players always have no missions even if they change factions. They have the highest degree of freedom among the three major factions. 】

Aoyagi Binguang listened and pulled the page down. He looked at the text and said: [Can you explain to me the plug-in function in the game in detail? 】

【OK. 】

There is no emotion in the system’s voice: [To ensure the game experience, the game will provide several plug-ins for seven players. 】

[First, pinch your face. 】

[Players can use this function to adjust their appearance. Not only their appearance, but also their gender, age, race, height and weight can be changed.There are three things that cannot be changed: eyes, voice and scars.The greater the change, the longer the cooldown until the next use.This function can also add, remove and move organs in the body. 】

Aoyagi Binguang asked: [If I am injured, can the damaged skin, bones or organs be restored to a normal state? 】

[Theoretically yes, but in practice it needs to be done with caution. ] The system said without emotion, [There have been cases in other worlds where players 'recovered too quickly' and were sent to human laboratories. 】

Upon hearing about the human experiment, Aoyagi Binguang's expression remained unchanged: [I understand. 】

[Second, protect the halo. 】

[Players and their immediate family members in the game, parents, spouses and children, will have a halo of protection.The aura is immune to most physical damage, and players cannot break the aura on other players or their relatives. 】

After hearing this, Aoyagi Binguang, who had been calm since entering the space, frowned for the first time.

【Can't break? ] He repeated, [In other words, you can't hurt them no matter what? 】【Cannot be broken under normal circumstances. ] The system said slyly, [As for what the special situation is, players need to explore it themselves - there are many places in this game that players need to explore on their own, which is one of the fun things about the game. 】

Qingliu Binguang said nothing and the system continued.

[Third, animal messengers. 】

[Each player has two kinds of animal messengers, which can be summoned and driven to act for them. Players themselves can also turn on the messenger form and transform into these animals. 】

[Your animal messengers are wolves and snakes. 】

[Are all types okay? 】 Qingliu Binguang asked.

【Anything is fine. ] The system said, [If you come into contact with fossils or cells, you can also resurrect wolves and snakes that became extinct decades or even millions of years ago, or cultivate hybrids that combine different advantages. 】

[Fourth, exclusive skills are also the most important one. 】

[After the player draws the ID, the system will generate an active skill and a passive skill for each player. 】

[As long as you know the real appearance and ID of other players before they pinched their faces, you can query the passive skills in the system; if you know their real names in the game, you can query the active skills.Each person has three opportunities to query others. 】

[Teammates can exchange skills. Exchanging skills will not affect the power of the skills. There is only one chance.Taking into account the lack of abilities of some players, teammates or allies can transfer tasks and leave their tasks to others to complete. The transfer will cost skills - the effect is cut in half - as a reward. 】

[Exchange and transfer are limited to active skills. 】

[Active skills cannot be effective on teammates or allies; all skills follow the principle of camp mutual restraint. If the skills of players from different camps and unaligned players conflict, the one with the dominant camp will take precedence. 】

[The principle of mutual restraint between camps is: red square can defeat black, black can defeat passers-by, and passers-by can defeat red. 】

Qingliu Binguang was thoughtful after listening.

This is actually easy to understand. The red side restrains the black side, which is in line with social values. The reverse setting is easy to encounter the harmonious beast;
It's easier to understand that black restrains passers-by and passers-by restrains red.Take criminals and police as an example. If a criminal runs into a crowd, the police will not dare to shoot at will because they are surrounded by ordinary people. The people become a "burden" to them, but criminals can attack without restraint.

[In addition, for other characters in the game, skills will also have different effects depending on the opponent’s camp.For example, if you are a black player, the skill effect on other black players is 100%, the effect on other passers-by is 150%, and the effect on the red player is 50%. 】

After talking about plug-ins, the system went on to explain some rules.

[Each player has a 'plot modification restriction', which is initially locked. When restrictions exist, players cannot directly change the plot.This restriction cannot be opened by the system and can only be unlocked by the player's own efforts. 】

[The player has a value of 'willpower'. If it drops to 20, the system will ask whether to quit. If it drops below 10, the system will force the player to quit.Exiting early due to personal willpower issues will not affect other players. 】

[Players cannot die in the game.Once you die, you can choose to 'resurrect in place' or 'resurrect in a safe area' - please do not despise life because of this. During the resurrection, the system will not block any player's feelings. 】

【OK. ] Qingliu Binguang said briskly, and he laughed: [I have always cherished my life. 】

[Players cannot reveal the existence of the game, the truth of the world, or the future fate of others to people other than the players. This cannot be done by speaking, writing, or using secret codes. Violators will be banned. 】

[Last point, players cannot lie to teammates or allies. 】

After listening to a lot of rules, Aoyagi Binguang wrote them all down: [What is the basis for drawing the ID? 】

[Extract certain evil deeds possessed by the player among arrogance, jealousy, rage, laziness, greed, gluttony and lust. 】

[I’m afraid there will be more than one, right? 】 Aoyagi Binguang questioned, 【If a person only has one of these, this person can definitely be called a saint. 】

[The system will calculate the player's current personality and mood and select the most matching ID for the player. 】

Qingliu Binguang was noncommittal. In the boundless darkness, seven cards appeared next to the pop-up window.The patterns on the backs of these cards facing him were exactly the same, so he picked one at random.

He did not open it in a hurry, but asked himself the last two questions.

[What exactly does "Detective Conan" refer to?Who are the other players? 】

["Detective Conan" is the name of the world you are currently in. This is a Two-dimensional world created by high-dimensional world cartoonists. 】

[The other six players are all time-travelers from the same high-dimensional world as the cartoonist and know part of the future direction of this world. However, each of them has a different number of 'plots'. 】

[You are the only indigenous player. 】

Qingliu Binguang was stunned.

……

The ward was filled with the smell of cigarette smoke. Aoyagi Binguang took a slight sniff and recognized that this was the most popular brand of gin. He gradually calmed down.

[After the game officially starts, 'I' will no longer speak, and players' questions will be answered by intelligent customer service. Players are asked to explore for more game details on their own. 】

[Players can use their mobile phone or ring to open the game system, and the system will bind the player's current mobile phone as the system mobile phone. The loss of the system mobile phone and ring cannot be compensated.Others cannot see the system interface, but can see the phone and, under certain circumstances, the ring. 】

[I wish you a happy game and all your wishes come true. 】

The sound of the system completely disappeared.

Aoyagi Binguang sat up from the bed, and the first thing he saw was the electronic shackles on his ankles that pressed against his tattoo. He turned to Gin aside.

"Any cigarettes?"

Gin glanced at him, still pointing the gun at his head, while using his other hand to take out the cigarette from his pocket and throw it to him.

Aoyagi Binguang bit the cigarette, picked up the lighter next to him, lit it, and looked in front of him again.

The pop-up window in front of him was flickering. It was not that it was flashing, but that a snake-shaped angel with twelve wings on its back was holding the pop-up window in a trembling hand.

The pop-up window was as big as a laptop screen, and this angel was only half the size of Aoyagi Binguang's hand, and his thin arms would be unable to support him at any time.

Two lines of text clearly appeared on the pop-up window.

[Congratulations on becoming the seventh player in the world of "Detective Conan". 】

[Your game ID is—Rage. 】

(End of this chapter)