Conan: I'm Really Not the Manipulator

Aoyagi Binguang quickly noticed his gaze again. He raised his hand, touched his head, and asked softly.

The rabbit was alert and did not ask the biggest question.

[Lust: I feel like it’s so relaxing for us to go shopping like this, is that okay? Should we start preparing for that mission right after we get back?]

[Raging: No matter how urgent or important the task is, the executor has to make a living. Moreover, many tasks require caution, patience, and slow planning. Being impatient will only lead to failure...]

Aoyagi Binkou replied to him as he walked.

[…Try to adjust your mindset and enjoy life. Sometimes psychological problems are more troublesome than physical defects.]

Rabbit suddenly remembered the willpower value on his character interface. It was 78 yesterday and 81 this morning. He had no idea what the pattern of the change was.

He was curious about his teammates' stats, and suddenly saw two paragraphs pop up in a pop-up window.

[Raging: You don't have to worry about why I'm so friendly to you. I said it before in the tower, we are teammates and should help each other. ]

The rabbit was stunned.

He didn't expect that Qingliu Binguang saw through his worries and even pointed them out directly.

Before he could respond, two paragraphs of text popped up in the translucent pop-up window.

[Raging: Based on our communication yesterday and today, I really like you as a person, so I am willing to take care of you in places where it is inconvenient for you.]

[After all, we are the black players, the criminals who are feared by others. Other players may exclude us... If the two of us don't unite, the next game will become more difficult.]

Rabbit knew very well that teammates could not lie to each other - he had just verified this himself - these words were what his teammates really said.

"..."

Looking at the sincere words on the pop-up window and the gentle face so close to him, Rabbit's cheeks gradually turned red with strong guilt and shame.

【Lust: I’m sorry…】

Aoyagi Binguang smiled indifferently.

[Angry: No need to apologize, it's normal to be vigilant. I'm going to the bookstore next, is there anything you want to read? ]

They soon arrived at the door of the bookstore.

Rabbit raised his hands and rubbed his face, trying to adjust his mindset, and stood up again to look at the bookstore in front of him.

Since this is the Conan world, should he follow the crowd and read detective novels? He originally had no interest in mystery and had never even read the most famous Sherlock Holmes.

Speaking of which, Japan's sex industry is very famous. In domestic games, female characters have to wear clothes to cover up their flesh, but Japan does not have this problem and can sell games or magazines about this openly. So should he...

The rabbit was thinking, his eyes swept across the poster on the wall, suddenly stopped, and then slowly widened.

White short hair, two hairpins on the left side of her hair, and this name... Kyoko...

Isn't that my wife Yui Shino's detective character?!

The rabbit looked at the poster, stunned.

...Why is she wearing Conan's clothes? !

Chapter 18 Clues to other players?

Aoyagi Binkou was always paying attention to the rabbit's movements, so he felt it the moment his body stiffened and straightened.

Just now in the supermarket, he reacted so strongly because he encountered an undercover agent from an organization. What is it doing now?

Aoyagi Binkou raised his hand and stroked the rabbit's head. At the same time, he followed the rabbit's line of sight and a poster came into view.

It was a two-dimensional style poster, which depicted a girl with white hair that reached her ears, two hairpins in her hair, a pair of black-framed glasses on her nose, and a blue suit and red bow tie.

It’s a bit weird for girls to dress like this, but the style is good, so the overall look is beautiful.

He looked at the title above -

This is a masterpiece by a talented and beautiful girl writer that only appears once in a thousand years! It caused a sensation during its online serialization!

A suicide room using ice, an amnesiac girl's journey to find her memories, the second volume of "Detective Kyoko" is now on sale!

"..."

Aoyagi Akimitsu discovered that the Japanese seem reserved and introverted, but are actually particularly exaggerated when evaluating people, often calling them geniuses or beauties that are rare in a thousand years.

Then, he quickly noticed the aforementioned ice cube committing suicide.

When Rabbit talked about Conan's plot last night, he talked about the main plot and some important cases interspersed. Aoyagi Akiko usually reads mystery novels and is a little interested in the cases, so he didn't let him skip those cases that are not related to the main plot.

In one of the cases, a man broke up with his girlfriend, who later became a well-known idol. When he failed to get back together, he stalked and harassed her, and even ran to her house to commit suicide - he fixed a knife with ice, jumped with his back facing down, so that it looked like homicide, and put the blame on his girlfriend.

This is a case in Conan that will happen in the future, and now it’s being published as a novel?

【Rage: Could it be another player? 】

Aoyagi Hiromitsu remembered it clearly. The game system said there were seven players in total, and he was the seventh. Rabbit had just crossed over, too, just a little earlier than him.

As for when the other time travelers traveled through time and how long they traveled, he had no idea.

【Lust: I don’t know.】

The rabbit was equally excited and even typed the wrong words: [It could just be a coincidence, anyway, let’s buy a copy and take a look! ]

……

They entered the bookstore. Aoyagi Binguang looked up at the classification posted above the bookstore and walked towards the back row of bookshelves.

There were three young girls standing in front of the books. They looked like high school students, and they were probably hanging out together during the last few days of summer vacation.

One of the tall girls picked up a copy of "Detective Kyoko", while another seemingly frail girl looked down at the books with a complicated expression and raised her hand to touch her wrist.

There was an obvious scar on it, as if it had been hit hard on the corner of the table, and it was left not long ago.

Aoyagi Binguang noticed the strange look on the other party's face. He paused and subconsciously moved to the side, intending to listen to what they were saying first.

"I didn't expect that after Hojo dropped out of school, she would become a full-time writer." The tall girl turned the book to the back and sighed, "That's great. I thought dropping out of school would have a big impact on her."

Another girl with a bob haircut put her hands on her hips, her face full of dissatisfaction: "I still don't understand why she dropped out of school. No one will invite us out to play in the future."

"There's no other way. After something like that happened, she couldn't stay any longer."

The tall girl sighed, holding the book in her hands and taking another one from the bookshelf.

"Those teachers turned a blind eye when the 'witch' bullied her classmates, just because she had a congressman's father. Now her family is in trouble, and Hojo, who had the biggest conflict with her in the past, is the first to be suspected by the police..."

"What the hell are those salary-seekers doing? When a congressman gets into trouble, instead of suspecting his political opponents are behind it, they start to suspect his daughter's high school classmate?" The girls with bob haircuts complained together.

She said as she looked at the weak girl: "By the way, I remember that she invited you to Hokkaido to relax in early August. How is she doing recently?"

"She's... okay."

The frail girl lowered her head, bit her lips lightly, and showed a hesitant expression, as if saying "I have something on my mind, I have a secret, come and ask me."

"what happened?"

Her appearance really attracted the attention of her two female companions.

"After we came back from Hokkaido, she invited me to her house and I met her younger brother..." said the weak girl.

The girl with the bob haircut recalled: "Her brother seems to be in the second year of junior high school? I heard her say that he is a little naughty, but he is not a bad person by nature. He listens to her very much and has a good relationship with his classmates in the class."

"..."

The frail girl raised her hand and looked at the scar on her wrist. She showed some struggle on her face and finally closed her eyes: "...Afterwards, when we were having afternoon tea, a man suddenly came to visit us, looking for Yuanxiang."

"Eh? Really?" the tall girl asked with interest, "Is he from the publishing house? Or her boyfriend?"

"I don't think so, because the man was very cruel to her. I was in the living room and heard them quarreling in the yard."

The girl with the bob haircut asked, "What are they arguing about?"

"do not know."

The weak girl shook her head.

"I only heard him say 'what did you do to me' and 'it's a hard-won promotion opportunity', and Tobira responded with 'this is for the mission' and 'nothing can happen to these two'...all words I couldn't understand."

The other two girls were equally confused.

The girl with the bob haircut touched her chin and said, "Before Hojo dropped out of school, I saw a man picking her up after school once. Could it be him?"

"How come I don't know?" The tall girl was stunned.

"I walked from the street behind the school. I saw it by accident because I walked that way." The girl with the bob haircut said, "I saw that man on TV before. He seemed to be a policeman!"

The tall girl was even more confused: "Ah? She... Is it because of the congressman's family incident that the police are still bothering her?"

"Probably not, that was before..."

At this moment, a strong voice interrupted their conversation——

"I'm telling you guys, don't chat in the store, it will disturb other customers!!"

The bookstore owner's voice made the girls tremble. They apologized one after another, turned around and walked out. The tall girl went to the cashier to pay.

It was not until the three girls had all left that Aoyagi Akimitsu, who was standing behind another bookshelf, came out.

He exchanged glances with the rabbit on his shoulder, and the rabbit twitched its ears.

[Lust: ... Let's buy the book quickly and talk about it after we get back. ]

Aoyagi Binguang was about to nod when he suddenly felt a chill on his back and subconsciously looked behind him. He saw the bookstore owner looking at him and his rabbit angrily.

"Sir, please do not bring your pet into the bookstore!!"

Chapter 19 High-profile passerby player

"..."

Aoyagi Binguang remained calm despite being yelled at: "Sorry, I will leave soon."

Under the deathly gaze of his boss, he picked up the second volume of "Detective Kyoko" that was originally blocked by those girls, picked up a few other books on the bookshelf, and walked towards the cashier.

"Thank you for your patronage. The total is 10400 yen."

When it was time to pay the bill, the boss finally looked relieved.