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

After Ai Haibara put on her spacesuit, the two entered the cockpit and fastened their seat belts.

Qi Ming took a deep breath and asked Ai Haibara.

He had never actually flown before, but he was feeling a little excited.

"Are you ready, little lark? We're going to a place even farther than the farthest reaches of the world."

"Um……"

Ai Haibara nodded gently in response.

Although she didn't understand what the lark meant, she decided not to ask.

Anyway, I definitely wouldn't understand Qi Ming's explanation.

Ai Haibara looked around the cockpit.

It didn't seem as futuristic as I'd seen in the movies.

It could even be described as very rudimentary: there were no complicated operation buttons, or even a control panel.

Only one row... keyboard?

This is worse than an airplane, at least it can't fly!

"Now that we're ready, let's take off."

Qi Ming rubbed his hands together excitedly.

Then he pressed the Enter key on the keyboard.

The system had already given Qi Ming a heads-up before the spaceship was even manufactured.

Do you want to choose the user-friendly interface or the actual operation?

Qi Ming naturally chose the foolproof method.

After all, while game simulation is great, if it's too realistic in certain aspects, it becomes pure torture.

boom--

As the keyboard was typed, the engine roared and the spaceship slowly rose into the air.

"Ready, 3, 2..."

"1!"

To Ai Haibara's astonishment, Qi Ming simultaneously pressed W+Shift and Space.

嗖

Then, the pink spaceship burst into brilliant light and soared into the sky in the blink of an eye.

Like shooting stars, two blue streaks of light trailed in the air.

……

A ramen shop on the street.

The man in the suit was eating ramen while complaining to his female colleague next to him.

"My two ex-girlfriends didn't believe me. They both said I was a liar, but I'm perfectly honest, okay?"

"After I explained it to them, these two women actually suggested that I see a psychologist. I... sigh!"

After taking a big gulp of noodle soup, the man in the suit looked at his female colleague next to him.

"Ah Xiang, you're the best. You trust my character."

The female colleague waved her hand.

"Do you think I don't know what kind of person you are? You can't lie at all. I'll help you explain to them another day."

"Forget it, what's past is past."

The man in the suit looked up at the sky and sighed, just in time to see a pinkish-blue shooting star flash by in the sky.

Staring in disbelief, he quickly patted his female colleague on the shoulder and pointed to the sky.

"Ah Xiang, look at the sky! There's a UFO!"

The female colleague looked up in surprise, following the direction the man in the suit was pointing...

Nothing at all.

"It really was a pink UFO! It disappeared in a flash! Ah Xiang, did you see it?!"

"...Why don't you go see a psychologist?"

"You...you don't believe me either?"

……

universe.

The pink spaceship hovered in front of the blue planet.

Ai Haibara stared blankly at the planet before her, her bright eyes reflecting the same azure color as the planet itself.

She stared at the giant spherical object with her small mouth agape, speechless for a long time.

play for real?

Is this really a spaceship?

Have they really arrived in space?

Ai Haibara rubbed her eyes.

No, no, no, that's a bit too sci-fi.

It should be images, right?

Is the windshield actually a screen?

However, as Qi Ming continued piloting the spaceship... he started typing on the keyboard.

Qi Ming finally docked the spaceship on the moon and opened the cockpit.

Stepping onto the surface of this pale sphere, Ai Haibara had no choice but to believe it this time.

This really is the moon!

"Ai, you rest in the house for a while. I'll be back after I've circled the globe once."

house?

What kind of house?

Ai Haibara turned her head with these thoughts in mind.

But then, out of this desolate white desert, a semi-circular house suddenly appeared.

Ai Haibara watched Qi Ming hop away happily like a rabbit.

She felt as if she was getting closer to the truth about Qi Ming's identity.

For some reason, Ai Haibara thought of what Qi Ming had said to her last time.

Aliens may exist, but adults cannot turn into children.

confirmed.

Qi Ming is actually an alien!

Moreover, they are probably not ordinary aliens, but rather amnesiac aliens from an advanced planet!

Following this logic, Ai Haibara seems to understand why.

Ai Haibara stopped thinking about the problem. She glanced at the house but didn't go inside. Instead, she walked around in the same spot with great interest, jumping left and right.

I'm actually on the moon!

……

After a while, Qi Ming walked back from the other side of the sphere with a puzzled expression.

"Brother, where did you go?"

Ai Haibara noticed Qi Ming's expression and asked curiously.

Could it be that this guy regained some memories because he went out into space?

They wanted to see if there were any similar people here, or if people from their planet had built a lunar base here.

"It's nothing, I'm just checking if there are any flags planted here."

Upon hearing Qi Ming's words, Ai Haibara immediately realized what he meant by "flag".

A slight interest was piqued in her heart.

"Did you see it?"

"Hehe, who knows?"

Qi Ming played the role of a riddle teller, but instead of giving an answer, he simply hung a red flag on the spot.

"Alright, alright, let's get ready for the New Year."

Qi Ming led Ai into the house and took off his space helmet right in front of Ai Haibara.

"Take it off, there's oxygen inside."

Ai Haibara took off her helmet with a puzzled look, and after finding no discomfort, she took a deep breath.

Then, with a slightly serious expression, she looked at Qi Ming and asked:

"Brother, I have a question for you. Can you answer it seriously?"

"Hmm? Go ahead and ask."

Qi Ming perfectly demonstrated his double standards towards Conan and Ai Haibara.

Ai Haibara took a few steps closer to Qi Ming and slowly said, "You're actually an alien, aren't you?"

"..."

Qi Ming took off his equipment and touched Ai Haibara's forehead.

"He doesn't have a fever, so how could he say something so unscientific?"

However, Qi Ming then rubbed his chin again.

They're on the moon now, so they could indeed be called aliens.

But I don't want to discuss such a simple question...

Are game players considered aliens in the game world?

People from another world?

Qi Ming shook his head, clearing his mind of thoughts to the universe, and pulled Xiao Ai to the French windows, quietly watching the semicircular blue star outside.

Seeing that Qi Ming did not answer her question, Ai Haibara did not press him further and also turned her gaze to the window.

Anyway, as long as she knows what's going on, that's fine.

……

The two stared silently out the window for what seemed like an eternity.

Qi Ming glanced at his watch; it was 23:59 PM.

"It's time to ring in the new year."

Qi Ming muttered to himself, gently pressing a button on a remote control in his hand.

hum-

After a buzzing sound, the spaceship that was originally parked outside suddenly changed direction, its wings flipped, and dozens of colorful beams of light surged out.

Like lightning, the beam of light appeared in the center of the floor-to-ceiling window in the blink of an eye.

Then the beam of light exploded like fireworks, dazzling and spectacular.

Ai Haibara stood up and slowly walked to the window, her eyes reflecting the unique glow of the fireworks.