Being in Detective Conan, being officially part of the organization is just too awesome!

three days later

Meeting room at Training Ground No. 1

At this moment, the seats on both sides of the conference room were already filled with members of the Tokyo branch.

Besides the usual five members: Gin, Vodka, Lin Chia-yu, Tequila, and Cohen.

Pisco and Ireland, who are usually busy managing the group's affairs, Calvados, who follows Vermouth around like a sycophant, and Shiho Miyano, who has been impersonating Nan Liang for a long time, also came here.

On the large screen in the conference room, the channel that Vodka had switched to was playing a program on Nichiri TV, hosted by an old acquaintance, Yoko Okino.

Yes, everyone gathered together, not for anything else, but just to watch Chianti's match.

Lin Jiayou has already forwarded her warm invitation to everyone to the group chat.

The official members of the Tokyo branch put down their work and came to Training Ground No. 1.

Of course, not everyone came.

People like Kiel, Stout, and Vermouth all said they were too busy.

Calvados originally wanted to continue following Vermouth, but she disapproved, so he had no choice but to watch Chianti's matches instead...

It's already 7:30.

Lin Jiayou glanced at his watch and said those words precisely when the minute hand pointed to six.

Upon hearing this, Gin gave Vodka a cold look.

Was there a delay in the television broadcast?

"No, I don't think so,"

Vodka wiped the cold sweat from his hands, quickly checked the equipment, and only then did he feel confident.

"Reporting, brother, there is absolutely no delay!"

"Um,"

Gin nodded in satisfaction and looked at Lin Jiayou.

"The TV station is taking too long. We'll have to wait."

"I can see it."

Lin Chia-yu remained unfazed.

The tequila next to him, listlessly smoking a cigarette, muttered a somewhat speechless complaint.

"These people are so long-winded, why bother with all that rambling?"

"Since it's a competition, why not just put it to the test and see what it's really like?"

"What's the point of all this analysis?"

“Hey, Tequila, that’s not how it works,”

Vodka, a long-time viewer of various idol programs, has something to say about this.

"These things may seem useless, but they are sometimes necessary."

Tequila rolled her eyes at him, feeling that what this guy was saying was all bullshit.

Vodka spoke again, giving a vivid example.

"Look, when we go to Kabukicho, don't you also point and comment on those poor girls?"

"You can't just jump into battle and try them out one by one, can you?"

"Tsk, tsk, tsk..."

Agave smacked its lips.

"That makes sense."

That makes absolutely no sense...

Lin Jiayou remained silent.

Vodka's intelligence is so low that it can only fool tequila...

"It's about to begin!"

The sharp-eyed Irishman pointed at the players who were appearing one by one on the big screen and shouted a reminder.

Gin, feigning reluctance, turned his head away; Tequila stubbed out his cigarette; and Calvados ended his call with some unknown young girl...

Everyone turned to look at the screen.

The center-backs took turns entering the field during the match.

Chianti, who carried the organization's hopes, was positioned in the middle of all the contestants.

After the contestants entered the venue, the host, Yoko Okino, explained the rules again.

"Blah blah blah, blah blah..."

The general idea is that everyone has to play against another person once, and after everyone has played against each other, the three people with the highest scores will advance to the national finals.

After an introduction that didn't interest anyone, the long-awaited competition finally began.

Ten minutes later...

The first game is over.

"Hehe, it seems that Cherry's special training during this period has been somewhat effective."

Pisco stroked his beard and chuckled.

Just now, Chianti won the first match and took the first point.

Everyone wore satisfied smiles.

Um, except for Gin.

Although he was inwardly satisfied, he remained expressionless.

"Hmph, not doing their proper job."

Gin commented on Chianti in this way.

Lin Jiayou and the others selectively ignored him.

Then, one match after another unfolded.

Since all the matches were played simultaneously, the entire event didn't take very long; it was over in just over two hours.

Host Yoko Okino announced the final results of the competition.

"The contestants who have advanced to the national finals are Conan Mouri, Heiji Edogawa, and Kogoro Hattori. Let's give them a warm round of applause!"

"Who will win the first Yinyuan Cup 300 Heroes Tournament, the 50 million yen prize, and the voucher for the Sindora Group's virtual reality game, 'Cocoon'? Let's wait and see!"

"This program is sponsored by Suzuki Media Co., Ltd. Thank you to all the contestants and guests, and thank you to all the viewers watching..."

The moment Yoko Okino announced the end of the match, Gin snorted coldly, stood up, and uttered a chilling sentence.

"waste!"

After saying that, he turned and left without looking back.

Losing at a game? What a disgrace!

No one refuted Gin's words.

Seeing Gin leave, Vodka quickly turned off the equipment in the conference room and followed his older brother.

Pisco also stood up, smiled, and shook his head.

"It seems Chianti still has a long way to go."

After saying that, he left the meeting room with Ireland.

Then, everyone left one by one.

Lin Jiayou shook his head slightly in his heart.

After hearing Chianti's outrageous remarks that day, he knew that Chianti was unreliable.

As expected...

Chianti won; Gin was just being sarcastic.

If she loses, Gin will be really angry.

It's one thing for a full member of an organization to neglect their duties and play video games, but they also damn well lost the game in front of a national audience.

This is absolutely shameful...

Of course, this was Gin's idea, not Lin Jiayou's.

He didn't care whether Chianti won or lost the match.

He's more concerned about something else now.

In her closing remarks, Yoko Okino mentioned something that surprised him somewhat—

The virtual reality game from the Sindora Group, named 'Cocoon'...