Out-of-control players in the world of Detective Conan

December 31, 21:30.

In a remote, deep forest on the outskirts of the city.

Ai Haibara sat on the high-end sofa that Qi Ming had somehow brought, eating popcorn while watching Qi Ming bustling about in front of her.

Around Qi Ming, metal objects of various shapes were laid out on the ground, while he himself squatted on the ground holding two simple forging hammers.

He struck the metal with a rhythm, sometimes striking it with both hammers at the same time.

The collision produced a crisp sound that echoed, and Ai Haibara unexpectedly heard a faint melody within it.

Ai Haibara yawned and glanced at the time on her phone.

So what exactly are they doing here...?

For Ai Haibara, the last day of the year seemed no different from any other day.

There are simply more pedestrians and tourists on the streets.

After lunch, Qi Ming took me to the supermarket to shop. After eating out, we went for a walk in the park together.

After returning home in the afternoon, Qi Ming sang some songs with her, and then it was evening again.

Ai Haibara felt something was off.

That is, Qi Ming seems unusually normal today.

Therefore, Qi Ming seemed particularly abnormal!

After all, Qi Ming seemed unusually excited after buying clothes and returning home yesterday, sitting on the sofa talking to himself.

One minute they'll say something like, "If you dare let him fly off the planet, the screen will go black and he'll quit the game."

Then he said something else: if the moon were just a texture, he would report this poorly made game to the system committee.

Anyway, that's it.

I don’t understand, I don’t understand at all.

However, one thing is very clear: Ai Haibara has a feeling that Qi Ming will make a big move the next day.

But today was a rather uneventful day, and Ai Haibara assumed it was because Qi Ming suddenly fell ill yesterday.

With this in mind, Ai Haibara thought that the last day of the year would pass peacefully.

Finally, Qi Ming childishly jumped on the floor like that.

Light a firework, yawn, and take a nap.

Just wait until you open your eyes to welcome the first day of the new year.

But it wasn't until 6:30, right after I finished dinner, that I realized it.

She was about to go wash the dishes when Qi Ming unexpectedly picked her up.

He rode his magical broomstick into the deep mountains and forests.

Then Qi Ming waved his hand again, and a pile of metal appeared on the open ground.

And then……

It became what it is now.

Qi Ming told her to sit and wait a while, while he took a forging hammer and started hammering on the ground.

They've been banging on it for a full three hours.

Is this person born in the Year of the Ox?

You've been typing for so long without taking a break?

Ai Haibara, watching Qi Ming continue his repetitive actions, finally couldn't help but ask:

"Brother, so what exactly are you doing right now? Can you tell me?"

Hearing the sound behind him, Qi Ming turned around with some confusion.

Even though the movements of his hands did not stop.

"Can't you see? Aren't you supposed to be very smart?"

"..."

Ai Haibara stared directly into Qi Ming's eyes.

I'm smart, not crazy. How could I possibly know what you're doing?

"I can't tell, I can't tell at all."

"What am I building... Hey, do you want to know?"

Qi Ming was about to give the answer, but suddenly changed the subject and said to Ai Haibara with a mysterious smile.

"...I don't really want to."

"You really don't want to?" Qi Ming pressed.

"I really don't want to."

Are you absolutely certain that you don't want to know what I'm doing?

Ai Haibara rolled her eyes at the side.

This guy is really a bit childish.

"I want to know, okay?"

"Want to know?" Qi Ming chuckled. "Are you sure you want to know? You won't regret it."

"No regrets."

"Then you should act cute and I'll tell you."

Seeing Qi Ming's smug look, Ai Haibara pouted in annoyance.

Is this guy trying to trap me?

Ai Haibara took a deep breath, her beautiful eyes curving into crescent moons, and said with a sweet smile:

"Onii-chan, can you tell me what you're making?"

"One more thing, brother, I'm building a spaceship."

"..."

Ai Haibara began to regret her decision.

So why would I cooperate with Qi Ming when I clearly know he's unreliable?

Haibara sighed, lowered her head, and shook her head slightly, her small hand supporting her forehead.

If you say you're a magician, fine, but I can accept magic brooms and magic clones too.

But now you're telling me you want to use these things on Earth to build a spaceship, then I'd really be grateful.

bang bang.

"It's done!"

Two metallic clanging sounds rang out, followed by Qi Ming's joyful shout.

Ai Haibara's thoughts were interrupted, and she looked up to see what kind of trouble Qi Ming was up to now.

However, just as their eyes were fixed on the pink spaceship that had appeared beside Qi Ming...

Ai Haibara, who had been expressionless, suddenly widened her eyes and opened her mouth slightly.

"What's this?"

"Hey spaceship, I told you, after playing Taiko no Tatsujin for over three hours, you finally built it for me."

Qi Ming stretched and patted the boat with a happy expression.

It's called a spaceship, but it's actually not very big; it's probably only about the size of a helicopter.

There is no extra space inside; there is only one cockpit.

Qi Ming also wanted to build some high-end, luxurious, and classy spaceships, and he did have the blueprints and materials for that.

But the manufacturing time is a bit too outrageous. Just imagine, a rhythm game that takes three hours to build a small spaceship.

If he were to build a large one, he'd probably really get angry and start hitting people with a hammer.

Ai Haibara arrived in front of the spaceship and patted the pink fuselage in surprise.

No, she thought to herself that she hadn't blinked either.

Just by lowering his head slightly, the pile of metal materials on the ground turned into this pink airplane.

Wait a minute.

Qi Ming is a magician; magic exists in this world.

Judging from Qi Ming's previous abilities, this guy might be...

A space mage?!

Yes, it must have been Qi Ming who used some kind of spatial magic to take back the surrounding metal materials while I was looking down.

Then they secretly released the planes that had been prepared beforehand.

Ai Haibara breathed a sigh of relief and patted her chest contentedly.

Yes, that's definitely the case, probably.

...But it's still a bit far-fetched, isn't it? What kind of plane is this guy messing around with?!

"Come on, put on your clothes and helmet, and we'll be ready to board."

Qi Ming made a camera gesture and pointed it at Ai Haibara, then handed her an orange spacesuit.

Qi Ming, on the other hand, changed into his spacesuit and put it on perfectly in an instant.

Ai Haibara looked at Qi Ming's attire with great interest.

It seems to make a pretty good impression.

Ai Haibara doesn't believe this is some kind of spaceship.

Even magic couldn't be that omnipotent, could it?

It's probably just a regular airplane; this guy just wanted to create a certain atmosphere.

Oh well, if this guy wants to play, then I'll just play along.