The great revival of Yuri Kosaka

"Is it something very important?" Airi Sawachika asked helplessly as she looked at another piece of takoyaki placed in her hand.

"It's important to say it's important, but it doesn't seem to be important to say it's not important. It has something to do with the IBM5100 that everyone in the previous lab was talking about." Yuri Kosaka was also a little helpless. He didn't expect news at this time.

The IBM5100 is a very delicate thing. When no one wants it, it may sit in a corner without movement for many years. But once someone wants it, a bunch of people will suddenly jump out and fight for it.

"ibm5100? I remember it was a very old computer." Although Airi Sachina didn't join everyone in the lab to chat at that time, she was the most talked about at that time.

It seems to be an IBM 5100, so she was very impressed.

"That's right, the world's first portable computer. I put a request online to buy it, and someone finally contacted me just now." The person who contacted Yuri Kosaka is now in Akihabara. It seems that he recently watched Steins;Gate. Later, I realized that the antique gadget at home was so valuable, so I took it to Akihabara and sold it.

However, after the other party worked hard to move the things to Akihabara, he found that there were many, many people watching, and there were also people who wanted to buy, but no one was willing to give a fair price.

Most of the bidders were because they had watched the recent Steins;Gate. It seemed like they were bidding with the mentality of buying anime peripherals.

So the other party is now urgently seeking medical treatment, and is asking those who want to buy online one by one.

Considering the other party's impatience and the fact that he forcibly took the things to Akihabara without any inspection, Kosaka Yuri felt that the other party might have taken the things out secretly behind his parents' back, otherwise he would not be so unorganized.

As for whether this is the case, Yuri Kosaka has not seen the other party and cannot fully judge, but if this is the case, there is no guarantee that someone will make a move when the price is right for the other party.

So now he is going to Akihabara to get the IBM 5100 that the other party is selling on the roadside.

"In that case, there is nothing you can do. Don't worry about me. Let's go, Kosaka-san." "Sorry, I'm really sorry. I will make it up to you next time. I'm leaving first." Yuri Kosaka apologized continuously, and then stretched out his hand. Zhao, he stopped a taxi next to him. It was still a certain distance from the subway station, and it would take a certain amount of time to wait for the subway. He left first and rushed there in a taxi.

"He said it as if I was let go. Oh, can't there be a better way to say it?" Airi Sawachi waved her hands and watched Yuri Kosaka leave. After the other party left a distance and was alone Then he relaxed and said somewhat speechlessly.

"Eh, wait..." After relaxing, Airi Sawachi's brain began to spin, and what Yuri Kosaka had just said reappeared in her mind.

"He told me to eat well. Ugh, has the fact that I can't cook been exposed... No, he seemed to have said that he wanted to cook something for me before that?" Airi Sawachika stopped moving forward, and she The rapidly running brain has already realized what Yuri Kosaka meant by saying sorry just now.

"That guy, if there is no emergency, is he going to my house to cook dinner for me?!" The shocking fact made Airi Sachina's mind a little panicked, but because the other party had already been to her house once before, , now it is just a possibility, and it will not plunge her into chaos.

"No, no, I don't have any ingredients at home. Maybe he invited me to his home... Then this is even more wrong, but what should I do if he really invites me? Do I want to go? No? No. It seems not very good, but suddenly going to the boy's house is a bit, ahhhhh!" The more Airi Sawachi thought about it, the more confused she became, and she couldn't help but howl to the sky, attracting passers-by to watch, and the passers-by watched It also made her realize that she was still on the road, so she hurriedly left the place.

However, when walking, the two boxes of takoyaki in her hands affected her performance and prevented her from walking very fast. This also made her focus on the takoyaki that she had ignored. ""It's said to be a snack, but this is already enough for a full meal." "The portion of takoyaki given by the uncle was very large. There were 12 takoyaki in each portion, and 24 takoyaki in two portions. For Airi Sachina, it was no longer enough for a snack. After eating these, she didn't even have a supper tonight. Needed.

"But, as for takoyaki, that uncle seems to be very simple to make it. Maybe I can buy some molds and try it... Hehe, that idiot will definitely be surprised."

Chapter 97 General special attack on malfunctioning machinery

"I'm back. Hey, Yuri, why are you free to come here today...Wait, wait, is this thing under you?" In the room of the Future Props Research Institute, he wandered into the lab from outside. Rintaro Okabe saw Yuri Kosaka in the room and said hello casually.

But when I saw Hashida Yuri standing next to Kosaka Yuri, I felt something was wrong. When I got closer, I saw the ancient gadget at his feet.

"ibm5100, this is definitely the ibm5100. Where did you get such a legendary thing?" Hashida looked at the ancient but charming gadget under him, his eyes looked a little blurry, he really didn't I thought Yuri Kosaka could do this in real life.

"There was a high school student who didn't know where he came from. He took this thing from his home warehouse to Akihabara and sold it. I spent a lot of effort to get it." "High school student? Really? He will definitely do it afterwards. He will be scolded by his family." "I don't know, but the price I gave the other party is higher than what I bought online, which is considered a normal transaction." "It is higher than what I bought online. Can I ask how much it cost? "It cost me almost 110 million yen in total. I should have been able to get it for 8 to 90 yen. No."

But because it was in stock, I went there too late. Several people bid with me. Fortunately, no one was willing to continue bidding after it exceeded 100 million yen, so I reluctantly won. "The current online purchase price of IBM5100 is probably between 75 and 80, but since there are multiple purchase information for this price, if you really want to buy it, the price will be between 15.00% and [-]%.

In addition, it is difficult to judge the collection value of such antique machine products when purchased online, and the premium price for spot products with relatively good quality is reasonable.

Even so, generally speaking, 100 million is the end, and if it is too high, it is unreasonable. At least if you don't want it in the future, you will definitely have to lower the price when you want to sell it.

After all, the ibm5100 can now be said to have only collection value and no practical use.

If you really think about it, if you buy a Nokia from ten years ago, the performance may be higher than this IBM5100.

"110 million yen?! Is this thing worth so much?" Although the price of the IBM 5100 had been discussed before, he was still a little surprised to hear that Yuri Kosaka spent 110 million yen for such an antique machine.

"There is a slight premium, but it is still within an acceptable range. After all, this is an IBM 5100!" Hashida Zhi knew the price of this thing and thought it was quite reasonable.

Before Steins;Gate was aired, the IBM 5100 was already famous as a legendary fantasy computer. At that time, the guaranteed guarantee was only 6 or 70 in the circle of antique machine enthusiasts.

The recent broadcast of Steins;Gate has further increased its value. Currently, it only slightly exceeds one million, which is considered a normal price.

It's just that it's hard to say how this kind of thing will fare in the future. It's different from the latest products or the products from a few years ago.

This thing cannot be classified as electronic products but should be classified as collectibles.

No one can say whether prices will rise or fall in the future.

So except for those who are not short of money who will buy it and display it on their collection wall, the reasons why normal people buy this thing are usually quite confusing.

If Steins;Gate hadn't been a hit recently, generally speaking, no one would have bid against Yuri Kosaka.

But conversely, it can also be said that if Steins;Gate had not been a hit, high school students who knew nothing about the value of the IBM 5100 would not have stolen the stuff at home and sold it.

"By the way, can this thing still run? It looks so old." The good condition of this IBM5100 is based on the fact that it has been on sale for decades, and its appearance is actually quite old.

However, despite the age, there are not many dents on the surface, and there are no traces of bumps, but the inside is not easy to judge.

"This is the next thing to test, but Yuri, do you really want me to test the IBM5100?" "Of course, you are very proficient in this kind of thing." "You are not that proficient, and it is my first time to use the IBM5100. See the real thing." "Don't worry, if even you can't handle it, I have a last resort." "The last resort? What is that?" "Well, let's wait until it doesn't work. In short, let's try to turn on the power first. ." "Yes, let me take a look at the current situation of this IBM 5100 charcoal now." Hashida Zhi carefully moved the IBM 5100 from the ground to the table, then took out a power cord and the now almost extinct line.

Fortunately, as a lover of ancient machinery, Hashida has stored a bunch of adapters with their own sockets in the lab throughout the ages, so there is no need to worry about being unable to connect to today's computers.

And what is being tested now is only whether it can run, not to the point where it needs to be connected to a computer.

"Wait, Tongzi, although I don't know enough about this computer, but if many computers in the early years were imported from abroad, is there any problem with the voltage?" Rintaro Okabe had this question mainly because the voltage in Japan is 110v, and a large part of foreign countries have a voltage of 230v. It is normal for him to have such questions because he does not know enough about computers.

"No problem, although the IBM5100 was indeed sold to Nordic countries in the early years, but look at this, this logo shows that this unit is imported from the United States. The United States uses the same 110v voltage as here, but you are thinking right. Just in case, let me add a transformer." Although Hashida Zhi didn't think there would be anything wrong, he thought that the circuit in the lab often tripped. After hesitating for a while, he connected a transformer to the power supply and connected the power interface of the IBM 5100 to the power supply. on the transformer. "Now is the time to witness the magic!"I press! "..." "..." "No response?" "No, the power light is indeed on. Tsk, something is damaged inside." "After pressing the switch of this IBM5100, the power indicator light did light up, but no image appeared on the 5-inch CRT picture tube, and it was unusually silent.

"Is it possible to save it?" "Well, it's hard to say unless we take it apart and take a look.

I can't be sure. "Then let me try this time-tested mechanical treatment method." ""A tried and true mechanical treatment method?Wait, wait, you're not going to do that, give up. Although it's like that in the movie, in reality doing this will only make things worse. " Hashida didn't react at first, but then a flash of lightning flashed in his mind, and he immediately understood what Yuri Kosaka meant and spoke out to dissuade him.

"Don't worry, trust me, this is the last resort!" Yuri Kosaka stretched out his palm, clenched his fist, and slammed the IBM 45 in front of him at an angle of 5100 degrees.

The next moment, a string of green dots flashed on the CRT picture tube of the IBM5100, which was silent, and then the startup screen popped up.

Chapter 98: Taking over the streets of Akihabara

"Bullshit! You actually used this method to make the IBM 5100 run normally." Hashida looked at Yuri Kosaka in disbelief. It was hard to imagine that this nonsense method really made the IBM 5100 run normally.

"Of course, let me tell you, this is a tried-and-tested mechanical treatment method!" In actual terms, the main effect is not that punch, but the punch Yuri Kosaka used when he hit the fuselage of the IBM 5100 with his sperm. The control ability controls this ibm5100.

An order was issued to let ibm5100 repair itself and then run normally.

The final performance result is what everyone can see, IBM5100 is getting better.

Otherwise, how can the 45-degree beating repair method commonly seen in movies work? To be effective, you should not use your hands, but kick with your feet. That is the orthodox movie-style repair method.

"I always find it unacceptable, but forget it, it's a good thing it's running. Let me explore the inside of this IBM 5100 charcoal." "You actually put charcoal on the back of the computer. You really have enough buckets." "What's wrong with Jiatan? Jiatan, this is an IBM 5100. People like you, Oka Lun, who have no love for machines will not understand." "There is no need for that kind of love." "What?! Even Oka Lun I don't allow you to say such things." "Then I'm done with today's work, and I'm going to go shopping on the main street of Akihabara. Do you want to go with me?" Just as the two were arguing, Kosaka Yu Li felt that he had completed today's task and was ready to go out and say goodbye.

"Eh? Why don't you take this IBM5100 with you?" "No, I bought this just to put it in the lab. Just study it." "Gu, if you want to buy something like this, you might as well give it to the lab directly. Provide research funds." "Hey, Oka Rintaro, you are too tacky." What do you say when Okabe Rintaro is not in the middle two state? He is really a tacky, or down-to-earth guy. This may be the same as His hometown is related to a fruit and vegetable store.

"In short, that's it, what do you say?" "I pass, I want to study this IBM5100, I want to see what the rumored unique functions are." "Where are you, Ji Zhen?" "I just came back from outside, I don't want to Move, Yuri, go alone." "Um...that's it." Seeing the two people who didn't want to go out at all, Kosaka Yuri suddenly remembered something and asked curiously.

"Speaking of which, have you done what you mentioned at the last party?" "What?" Yuri Kosaka asked him suddenly, and Hashida couldn't remember what he was referring to.

"It's the thing that lets you hack into the screen in the streets of Akihabara." "Ah, that's it, I did it for the time being." "Ahem, ahem, no, you actually did that, Tongzi." Rintaro Okabe, who didn't really care at first, was obviously a little surprised when he heard that Hashida Zhima had hacked into the screens on the streets of Akihabara. After all, when he talked about it that day, it was no different than a joke.

"I just tried it as a joke. I didn't expect it to be surprisingly easy. Of course, I just hacked in and haven't done anything yet." "It will be too late to do anything later. Doesn't it really matter?" "It's okay. It’s okay, I’ve just informed the company of those screen holders, so if I just rent it for a few minutes, there shouldn’t be any problem.” In fact, Yuri Kosaka has only sent some recent rental messages in the name of SBL company. .

But this is enough. If we forcefully use a few minutes during non-commercial time to make a sudden broadcast, this level should be fine.

Even if they were asked afterwards, it could be said that the email had been sent a long time ago. The short film was uploaded in advance, so they could fool it without knowing what happened.

Generally this is enough.

Although it seems unlikely, if anyone really gets to the bottom of it, Yuri Kosaka will have one last resort at the end.

Normally he doesn't like to do this, but he still has to use it when he really needs it, so it's a last resort.

"So Yuri, are you really going to broadcast something, the same thing as the ones you posted online before?" Yuri Kosaka's Twitter account has posted many times on video websites with unclear meaning.

In the video, Hashida guessed it would be something similar.

"Almost, but the protagonist is still fierce, so it should be fine." "What-what!? Why is it me again." "Well, well, it's familiar again, it's still the same as before, and the conditions are still the same as before , Oh, by the way, this IBM 5100 will be paid for your image." "This IBM 5100? Yes! I agreed on behalf of Oka!" "You guys, Tongzi, are too easily bribed." " Think about how you agreed last time, Okaru." "Then the negotiation is established, wait a moment, a short video will be sent soon." Yuri Kosaka picked up his mobile phone and remotely operated his home computer through his mobile phone. Have your home computer send a short video to Hashida's computer. "This short film only lasts a few minutes. I made it when I went home after the chat that day. Because it was a short video of a few minutes, it took a very short time, so I fooled several people on my home computer.

Not long after, with a 'ding' sound, Hashida's computer received an email with a video.

"Then I'm going out now to feel the public's reaction. Are you coming with Jiezhen?" "Tsk, it's based on me again. There's no other way. In this case, I have to go and see." "Oh, yes. After all, it is just a short film, which is different from animation, so this time I just used your face. Your personality has nothing to do with you, and your experience has nothing to do with it." "In that case, there is no need for my appearance at all! Just use your own face, your own!" "If someone is popular, I might appear, but if it's not popular, that's it." "Tsk, I always feel like you have some conspiracy." " No, I can definitely say that this is just my personal hobby." "So your hobbies are very weird, just look at the videos you posted." Kosaka Yuri is more often rational than rational. I will act with emotion. I thought of it today and I am going to do it today.

As for the impact of suddenly taking away the playback rights of Akihabara Screen, it has nothing to do with him.

What he wanted to see was the reaction of passers-by when the video was suddenly broadcast without any expectation.

The short film Yuri Kosaka sent to Toru Hashida was strictly speaking a trailer for the game.

It was a trailer for a game he once liked very much, but the protagonist was reshaped and used the appearance of Rintaro Okabe.

Chapter 99 Start broadcasting

"Maid Cafe Alice~Welcome to you." "Maid Cafe Rocklock~Please come and visit us all." "Mengmeng Cafe, today's coffee is only [-]% off. We look forward to your arrival." Akihabara's On the streets, especially the most important streets, there are always piles of maids soliciting customers on the roadside. How can I say that the competition in the maid industry is also quite fierce.

"Half off coffee, [-]% off cake, that's an unexpectedly high discount." Rintaro Okabe casually took the flyer from the discount maid shop and said with some surprise.

"But do you want to go? You don't know how desperate this maid cafe near Akihabara Station is." Yuri Kosaka forgot to take a look at the flyer in Okabe Rintaro's hand and was very convinced that Okabe Rintaro Taro won't go.

This is not just because the maid cafes in this area are expensive, but also because this is the street closest to Akihabara Station, showing a very authentic Akihabara scenery.

This authenticity does not refer to the real otaku culture, but to the otaku culture recognized by ordinary people, so that unfamiliar outsiders and foreigners can feel a sense of it after they come out of the station.

Wow, it’s a maid, it’s anime peripherals, this place is truly Akihabara, it’s a street that gives people this feeling, it’s very commercialized.

Therefore, the prices in maid cafes in this area are quite high. If a normal maid cafe is [-]% higher than half of the restaurants, then the maid cafe here will be [-]% higher than an ordinary maid cafe.

As a result, pedestrians on this road can see maids soliciting customers on the roadside every certain distance, and the atmosphere is quite... ...indescribable.

If you really want to experience a traditional maid coffee shop, it is best to go to a place three blocks away. The rent is not so high in an average location and the competition is not so fierce, so you can have the feeling of an ordinary maid coffee shop.

"It's impossible to go there. A maid cafe in a place like this can only be regarded as a cosplay, without the soul of a maid at all." "Oh, oh, Jiezhen, you said the lines that a barrel should say." "Don't compare me to him. I've seen buckets entering the maid cafes in this area before." "Really? Are you shopping here? In a way, it's admirable." "I I asked him out of curiosity, what do you think he said? He actually said that the cute magic here is more distinctive than other places, that's enough." "The specialty...it should be a particularly commercial one, right? , a form that often appears in animation recently." "Maybe, but that's what I think

It seems that there are very few maid cafes that are run by individuals, so I’m a bit confused. "That kind of maid outfit is probably just a normal uniform... Well, it's almost time." "It had been almost 10 minutes since Yuri Kosaka and Rintaro Okabe came out of the lab, and there was a huge screen above the electronics mall not far to the right of Akihabara Station, which made him start editing text messages and sending them to Hashida arrives, allowing the opponent to play.

"Hey, look, that guy is the Phoenix Academy Murderer, right?" "Who is that? Someone you know?" "Idiot, he is the male protagonist in the recent new series. Look at his white coat. And that face, the degree of restoration is too high." Two men and women passing by saw Yuri Kosaka and Rintaro Okabe. One of them paused when he saw Rintaro Okabe, and was quite surprised. I started chatting with my friend next to me.

"Eh? Isn't this kind of costume very common? Are you sure he is a cosplayer?" "Probably, the features are too obvious." The woman seems to be accompanying the man here, although she also feels like an otaku. But I don’t recognize Rintaro Okabe at all without looking at the recent new show.

"Gu, I really shouldn't have agreed to you in the first place." It's okay to be far away from the otaku, but Rintaro Okabe is still too conspicuous on the main road in Akihabara, mainly because he wears what he wears most often when he goes out. That white coat.

In the past, this was just his private server, but after Steins;Gate was played, he always attracted the attention of passers-by when he went out wearing this outfit.

"I've become a celebrity. Isn't this a good thing?" "What a good thing! It only adds a lot of trouble to me. A few days ago, Mayuri said that she was asked if Dudu was doing it while working. They're imitating the ones in the new series." "Then they're too unqualified. I can't even hear Mayuji's voice, so they're definitely not voice actors." "That's not the problem, hey!" '咚'~'click'~~' Boom'~'Kacha'~~ While the two were arguing, Hashida Zhi, who was far away in the lab, had already taken over the broadcast rights of this area of ​​​​the screen under the command of Yuri Kosaka.

The screen that was originally playing some kind of looping advertisement suddenly went black, and some kind of gear-like background sound with a weird rhythm began to play in the darkness.

"I actually did it..." Seeing the screen go black, Okabe Rintaro also understood that Hashida Zhi must have started to act, and looked at the screen unnaturally.

The main reason is that the current plot of Steins;Gate overlaps too much with his daily life.

Although the current short film Yuri Kosaka claims that it only uses his image and his character and experience have nothing to do with him, he was still somewhat concerned about it before the final film came out.

"Is this going to play something?" "It's a very common thing, let's go." "Wait a minute, I want to take a photo with that Phoenix Academy murderer." "Hey~ If I go back too late, that guy from Wataka will If you are angry, you might as well drive away alone." "It's okay, it's okay, just take the subway back when the time comes. And don't look at what that guy Watakao said, in fact, deep down in his heart he must be He loves us." "Does he love us?! In other words, he is a tsundere, hehe~hehe~~" The two passers-by didn't leave either. The one who recognized Rintaro Okabe seemed to like him very much. Steins;Gate has only played three episodes but it already has a certain degree of die-hard fans.

"Um, I'm sorry, can I take a photo with you?" After talking to his companion, the young man ran up to Rintaro Okabe and tried to take a photo with him.

At this time, a picture also appeared on the screen above.

The first thing that appeared on the screen was a close-up of a beach, and then the camera continued to stretch forward.

During the stretching process, some crab corpses began to appear one after another, and it was unknown why these crabs were surrounded by some black lines.

'faintiy~i'll go' A very ethereal female singing voice appeared when the camera was stretched, and along with it appeared a black handprint suddenly pressed on the beach.

The trailer of Chapter 100 Death Stranding is invincible and good.

"Tsk, I actually wanted to take a group photo, but I refused. This will definitely become a hidden danger for the agency to discover me!" "He is just shy. Wait a moment and let's talk after reading this." "Shy? In this kind of restoration? Under the premise of the degree... It looks like an interesting science fiction movie trailer, let me watch it together." In this man's view, Okabe Rintaro's degree of restoration cannot be said to be high, it can only be said to be exactly the same.

Therefore, it is a bit incomprehensible for Kousaka Yuri to say that the other party is shy, because returning to this point has nothing to do with shame, not to mention that this is Akihabara, and it should be a more admirable performance.

However, what was being played on the screen was indeed interesting, so he stopped talking about it and planned to ask for a photo after watching it.

The black handprints on the beach on the screen keep moving forward, as if an invisible person is crawling with the palm of his hand, and where the handprints are pressed, some black water will always emerge.

'to take this~' The background music continues to sing, a pair of human

The feet appear on the screen during the song.

The camera stretched forward from the feet, and what appeared on the screen was a slightly thin naked man.

At this moment, the other person was lying on his side on the black sand. The white skin formed a sharp contrast with the black sand, making people focus on this man. "The most noteworthy thing is that in front of the man, there is a baby flopping on the ground. The umbilical cord on the baby's abdomen is not even broken, and it extends from the abdomen and connects to the man." At this time , the black handprints from before reappeared, crawling around the man and the baby.

'head on~' The man struggled to get up from the ground, picked up the baby on the sand, and then the camera switched.

The upper body of Rintaro Okabe, who looked very desperate, appeared on the screen, and there were some traces of residual fingerprints on his exposed skin.

Rintaro Okabe, who was holding the baby in a birth posture, had a very painful expression on his face. He hugged the baby with an expression of despair that everyone could see. He closed his eyes tightly and seemed to be crying while holding the baby.