[Conan] I just want to be a magician quietly

I am finally alive again!

Ryo Wakagi threw off the quilt and jumped up from the bed where he had been lying for a week. While Matsuda's dog was still asleep, he rushed over and grabbed the dog's head angrily, rubbing the majestic German Shepherd like it had just rolled in the trash can.

Matsuda:? ?

Kenji, who was awakened by the noise, said, "Hahahaha, is it true that appearance is determined by the heart? You had a pretty face when you were a human, but why do you look so stupid when you become an animal?"

Matsuda, who was being rubbed and laughed at for no reason, grinned, "How can a walking parrot that can't even learn to fly laugh at me? Show me how you handle women with ease!"

Kenji Hagiwara: ...

Ryo Wakagi looked at the two little animals fighting and nodded in a good mood. A good day really starts with adding fuel to the fire.

He sat down at the table and turned on the TV to see if there was any interesting news recently.

"Neon's largest game company is about to develop a virtual experience game with Schindler's company. A grand first public conference will be held at the Beika City Hall. Thomas Schindler, the president of Schindler's company, is about to arrive at the scene..."

"Puff..."

Black smoke suddenly came out of the TV, and the screen went dark instantly.

Relying on his height advantage, Hagiwara, who was squatting on the cabinet and looking down at Matsuda Dog, took advantage of the other party's inattention and secretly took a bite. He looked back at the suddenly scrapped TV. He was not used to the way -80 greeted.

"Well, it's a pity that I only have wings now, otherwise this level of repair, I..."

"Bang!"

Before he finished speaking, the TV screen exploded with a crash, and the fragments flew towards the direction of Wakamu Ryo.

Wakamu Ryo calmly picked up the bowl and shrank under the table, then pulled over the chair he had just sat on, and used the back of the chair as a shield to block all the flying fragments.

When the fragments all fell to the floor with a crackling sound, he stood up and continued to eat breakfast with the bowl in his hand.

Hagiwara Kenji: "... I'm really powerless to this extent."

Hagiwara Kenji was a little frustrated and contributed a lot of emotional points.

Wakagi Ryo showed Kenji an admiring look. Newcomers are easy to pull. Look at Jingguang and Matsuda, they are completely immune to this kind of scene.

Matsuda, who is already used to it, took advantage of Kenji's distraction and jumped up with a claw on the wings of Kenji's parrot. Wakagi Ryo raised his finger and used magic to create a scene of feathers flying around, adding a little dramatic conflict to the scene.

It's a pity that the fake dog and the fake parrot don't shed hair, otherwise the two might hurt each other even more (≖ᴗ≖)✧

After eating, Wakagi Ryo wiped his mouth and said, "I'm going out for a while."

Jingguang calmly took out a broom and swept the fragments on the ground together, and pulled out Kenji who was stuck in the gap of the sofa cushion while fighting with Matsuda.

"Well, be careful, I'll ask the home appliance company to send another TV this afternoon."

Wakagi Ryo took out his mobile phone, opened the live broadcast of the TV station with his mobile phone, and continued to watch the news interview just now.

"...Thank you Mr. Thomas for taking the time to answer our questions."

On the screen, the female reporter in professional attire watched Thomas Schindler leave with a business smile, then faced the camera and continued to explain the news of this large-scale press conference.

"According to the written materials released to the media by both parties in advance, this game called Cocoon allows players to enter a capsule like a cocoon and play in a virtual world under hypnosis. In a game with a sound recognition system, players can talk and play freely in the virtual world..."

"This game provides five stages for players to play freely..."

At this time, a phone call came in, it was Amuro Toru.

"What's wrong, Amuro-san."

"Thomas Schindler is coming to Neon."

After saying this, the other side of the phone fell silent, as if waiting for Wakaki Ryo's reaction.

"I will solve this matter myself, don't interfere."

Amuro Toru hesitated and hummed, "Call me if you need help."

"Okay."

Wakaki Ryo came to the periphery of the Beika Municipal Building, and before he could enter, Noah's Ark discovered him immediately.

The screen of his mobile phone suddenly went black, and a line of words appeared on it.

[Mr. Wakaki, please go to the lounge on the top floor. 】

Okay, the child program Moran really has no ability to resist the mother program Noah's Ark. Ruo Muliang shrugged and followed the crowd into the building.

On the top floor, Ruo Muliang just walked to the door of the lounge, and the door opened automatically with a beep.

Artificial intelligence is convenient, it is really completely liberating.Both hands.

There are two spare machines of "Cocoon" in the rest room. After all, these machines have to be airlifted from the United States to Japan, and the program circuits inside the machines are too complicated. If there is any bump during transportation, the final operation will be affected, and it will be difficult to find someone who can repair it for a while, so it is normal for Schindler Company to carry spare machines.

There is a large screen in the center of the lounge, and a line of words is slowly typed on the screen.

[Long time no see, Mr. Wakagi. ]

"Long time no see, Noah's Ark."

Wakagi Ryo got close to the device that looked like an eggshell and took a look. He reached out and knocked on its shell with interest.

To be honest, he wanted to play a game, but he was worried that -80 would make a small problem with a part in the instrument and give him a live version of Sword Art Online.

"The final development of 'Cocoon' has been completed. Is it possible for Hiroki's ideal to be realized?"

[Neon's social development is too rigid. Family inheritance and hereditary system almost monopolize the high-level positions in various industries. If you want to make this country better, you must clear this connection once and for all.

On the day of the official exhibition, the grandson of the deputy director of the Metropolitan Police Department, the son of a financial tycoon, and the daughter of a ruling party politician, the second and third generations who carry the future of Neon will all enter the device to experience this virtual reality game. 】

Wakamura Ryo nodded without comment, but in fact he was not optimistic about this plan.

After all, Noah's Ark said fiercely, but in fact it did not really eliminate the children who failed to pass the game. It is recommended to learn from the style of the infinite flow master next door (bushi)

Hiroki's wish is very beautiful.

He wants to start with these children whose values ​​have not been fully determined, change the hereditary system that has continued to this day in most industries in Neon, and save the tragedy of the whole society constantly repeating the wrong history.

All I can say is that ideals are beautiful, but reality is cruel.

The formation of human values ​​depends more on the environment and education they are exposed to after birth. It is impossible to achieve such a change by relying solely on the "trial" in such a virtual game.

Tsk tsk, the truly effective method is not as simple and crude as collective brainwashing while these second-generations are trapped in the game.

But unfortunately, decent people will not do such things.

In fact, there are more tactful methods. Have you seen Inception? Implanting ideas in their subconscious and then subtly influencing them in their future growth is also possible.

However, Ruo Muliang is too lazy to worry about the future of Neon. He just wants to come and play a virtual game, and then after the plot is over, he will kill Thomas Schindler with a knife to complete the task of revenge for the parents of this body.

"Can I take a look at the game you prepared?"

[Yes]

Noah's Ark sent the process of several games to Wakamura Ryo's phone, including the medieval pirate copy, the Paris-Dakar cross-country race copy, the ancient Roman Colosseum copy, the Solomon's treasure copy, and the last one, a detective suspense copy with London in 1888 as the main scene, which occupied a large part of the original plot.

Wakamura Ryo finished watching all the game processes, touched his chin and looked at the big screen.

"I don't think it's good."

[? ]

Wakamura Ryo seriously asked Moran to forward the precious video footage of Conan and Kudo Shinichi's suicide to Noah's Ark.

"Look, shooting, flooding, explosion, fire, things that some people will never experience in their lifetime, this child has experienced them all in a short period of time, but look at how much his work style has changed?

Some people are very stubborn, and serious cases require drastic measures.

Don't you think that the current Japanese system has reached a point of terminal illness?"

[……]

Noah's Ark's CPU seemed to be stuck for a moment, and then began to analyze and run at a high speed.

[What you said seems to make sense, but this plan...]

"Hey, I didn't mean to say that your plan is unreliable, I just want to say..."

Ruo Muliang smiled at the screen,

"Please increase the intensity."

Anyway, there are still three days before the official release. This period of time is enough for Noah's Ark, an artificial intelligence that can evolve automatically, to change the original game process to a hellish difficulty.