forever lv.0

Rushing into the house, throwing off his sneakers, and throwing his schoolbag at the entrance, Kudo Shinichi couldn't help but swear that these things that seemed to be completed in an instant were so time-consuming.He just swallowed the leftover sandwich in the refrigerator, and the dinner was settled so rashly.

If the Kudou and his wife, who are far away in a foreign country, find that their precious son lives so casually just for games, they will definitely be worried and heartbroken.But, of course, this worry need not last long.People with bright minds may indulge in one thing for a short time because of the novelty, but they with better self-control ability will soon wake up, look at their behavior positively with rational logic and clear thinking, and quickly get out of it .

Get out of it quickly...

Kudo, who didn't intend to wait for a minute, looked at the machine at hand, and calculated the time it would take to grind the coffee beans and start making coffee.In the next second, he realized that time was still passing while performing such lightning calculations, so he resolutely gave up this move.

It's better to take advantage of this gap to boil some water and make a cup of instant coffee to save time, um.

Take a positive view of your behavior with rational logic and clear thinking... Kudo Shinichi did it.However, the addiction in games probably hasn't reached the time to get out.

Hearing the water that had not yet reached boiling temperature "gurgling" rolling, Kudo trotted to start the computer.The system was recently reinstalled by the doctor, and he is very satisfied with the almost lag-free operation.When everything was ready, he clicked on the game, typed in the login information faster than his personal record, and clicked "Login".

A loading screen was displayed on the screen, and the water boiling in the kitchen made a sharp beep calling him not to forget the instant coffee.

Shaking the instant coffee, which may not taste as good as the traditional process, but still has the refreshing effect, Kudo returned to the computer.On the screen is an empty shot of pastoral shades of light green, fading out the main title of the game.This time he didn't skip it.

After careful design, the gorgeous but not exaggerated metallic cursive English characters appear on the left side of the lens.

"Gemini War".

The language center of the cerebral cortex is running quickly.After adopting several versions of the translation and feeling that it was too secondary, Kudo chose to remember the original title.

It would be embarrassing to talk to the group of guys at school and say a translation that no one else has heard of.

Putting the mug of coffee aside, Kudo started his second day of exploration in the game.

Due to too much time and energy wasted in unnecessary directions the night before, Kudo has not made much progress in plot exploration.The game screen shows Novice Village, where Kuroba seems to have been waiting for a long time.

"You're finally here?" He turned around. "It's really slow."

"No way, because I have to go to school." After clicking the "Send" button, Kudo hesitated for a second whether to explain to Kuroba what "school" is in reality.

"...Oh." Kuroba didn't seem to have any doubts about this. "If you don't mind, let's start exploring today?"

"Obviously the level is still zero, doesn't it matter?"

"Why don't you go buy equipment soon?" There was a hint of order in the words.

Sighing, "It turns out that the current game even asks players to pay so blatantly." Kudo wandered around the Novice Village, and finally found a weapon exchange.The moment he clicked into the selection menu, he laughed unceremoniously.

Of course, Kuroba couldn't hear it.

"How about this set?"

"..."

"I personally think that the attribute value of this set of equipment is not bad?"

"..."

"The appearance is also very good."

"... Detective, you must have done it on purpose."

"The upper body effect of this set is also quite good." Ignoring Kuroba's statement of protest, Kudo focused all his attention on the selection of equipment. Of course, the focus was misplaced from the beginning.

"That's why I said from the beginning not to choose a magician..." Kuroba continued to read, "The attack power is poor, and the appearance is also annoying..."

"No, it looks good." After typing words that could be said to be against his will in the dialog box, Kudo's serious typing posture finally failed.He couldn't stop laughing, he leaned on the table, and laughed loudly at Hei Yu's appearance in wearing a pointed hat and a cloak with stars hanging from the corners.

As if sensing something, the black feather on the screen was silent for a moment, and dialog boxes began to pop up one after another like bullet screens.

"Sure enough, it's better to change your profession. Magicians are so annoying."

"...What is this magic wand? It's so redundant."

"This style is very unreliable at first glance, change it, change it."

"...Why the hell is there even a star in the dialogue box?!"

How much this guy resists the profession of a magician... Kudo wanted to complain about this, but suddenly saw Kuroba's latest speech.Subconsciously observing the changes in the dialog box, he laughed again at the moment when the dialog box with a dark blue background and a five-pointed star lit up in the corner.

He moved his hand to the keyboard to type something in response, and inadvertently, coincidentally and inevitably, his elbow touched the mug placed on the side of the keyboard.

Before he could make a move to save it, the almost untouched cup of instant coffee was dumped on the keyboard.

isn't it...

When an accident happens, people always have a mental reaction delay of a few seconds.Perhaps it was because he couldn't accept the reality, and he was searching for various feasible explanations that could deny the accident in his mind, or maybe he was hit too hard, which caused his thinking to be completely blank in the first few seconds.

Of course, no matter which of the above situations is the case, this delay is often fatal.

Kudo's mental delay in dealing with emergencies is obviously much faster than ordinary people, but the current situation has reached the "fatal" level the moment he reacts.

For the keyboard.

Suddenly rescuing the keyboard from the coffee that was spreading across the table, Kudo held it face down, watching the liquid dripping from the gap between the keys onto the floor in dumbfounded amazement.

When I tried to type again, several keys had already started to fail, including a and e, which are essential in the morphemes of all major languages.

"Is there anyone else?" After a long time without getting a response, Kuroba started to chat again.

"Hello?"

"…disconnected?"

After careful consideration of various combinations, Kudo found that with only a few valid keys left on the keyboard, there was no way to input any complete sentence, and the on-screen keyboard that comes with the system can only be run independently outside the game system.

It is simply a desperate situation that cannot be spoken.

Today's game time has not yet reached the planned value, and the real adventure has not yet begun, so Kudo's game progress was simply and directly forced to terminate.Even if he still wanted to take any remedial measures, the unusable keyboard blocked all the way like a granite barrier.

Or go buy a new one.

If anyone had ever actually seen the sun rise from the west, his expression must have been [-]% consistent with the classmate who happened to meet when he saw Kudo leaving the repair shop with the keyboard under his arm.

"Kudou, you bought such a good keyboard..." The classmate was full of reverence, looking up and down the keyboard as if he was looking at a sacred object, "Are you going to play a competition? !"

"No," Kudo waved his hand, "It's just that I started to get in touch with games recently."

"What game?" A game that can match such an advanced keyboard must be very fun, and the student showed obvious concern.

Wow, it turns out that just a little mention of the game is a good way to start the topic.Kudo was quite surprised by this immediate topic development.

"'GeminiWar,' ever heard of it?" "

"I've never heard of it, but it sounds like a big deal," the classmate waved his hand, "I'll try it this weekend—"

It turned out that it wasn't such a popular game, and the interactive design was so high-end... Shrugging his shoulders noncommittally, Kudo walked towards home.

"Why was there no sound all of a sudden yesterday?" As soon as the game was loaded, Black Feather's dialog boxes popped up one after another.

yesterday?Kudo raised his eyebrows at this time description.

According to the time elapsed in the game, he only stayed in the game for less than half an hour yesterday before quitting.If time stops after the game exits, Kuroba won't have to wait too long.

So, the time in the game is the same as the real time?In order to verify his idea, Kudo entered a new question.

"How do you know it's 'yesterday'? "

Wouldn't it be too difficult for a question of this level... While thinking about it, Kuroba had already given a reply.

"Because the system time needs to be consistent with the real world."

real world?

Have you mentioned the word "real world" to this game character before?

The doubts were not resolved, but increased.Kudo wanted to ask something more, but Kuroba gave a task reminder as if to promote the development of the game plot.

"The equipment is complete, so it's time to start the adventure today, right?"