Conan: Chief of Rice Flower's Science Points

Chapter 196 Surrender, giant monster!
"Master, um... there are no such creatures now, right?" The demon butler Hasko looked at the magic book that Koizumi Hongzi was studying with some concern.

"It's impossible for a normal person to be that strong, right? I guess... he at least has the bloodline of an ancient monster!" Hongzi said with certainty.

"Master, I don't think the prophecy should be interpreted this way." Hasko was still a little worried, feeling that his master was playing with fire.

"It doesn't matter. Even if I choose the wrong target for this contract magic, I can terminate it at any time." Hongzi said calmly.

"But the prerequisite is that your mental strength must exceed that of the opponent, right?" Hasko still muttered softly.

"Whether he is an ancient monster or an ordinary human being...could it be that my mental power is inferior to his?" Hongzi said, glancing at Hasko.

"That... won't happen." Hasko lowered his head.

As the descendant of red magic and the red witch, Koizumi Hongzi is definitely ranked in the top ten or even the top three "supernatural beings" in the world. Her mental power... has reached the limit of human beings!
Rationally, Hasko believed that it was impossible for a human being to be on par with his master in terms of mental strength, but...

For some reason, he still felt a little frightened.

……

Friday, January 12th.

After school, Koizumi Akako returned home early and prepared a magic circle to "entertain" Shiraishi.

After get off work, Shiraishi also drove to Koizumi's house...

Koizumi Akako doesn't live in Ekoda Ward, but in Okutama Town!
God knows how she enrolled in Jianggutian High School and commuted every day...

Anyway, it took Shiraishi more than three hours to drive from the port area.

Although it is only a hundred kilometers away from the city, it is indeed part of the "Eastern Capital"...

The "Tama" in Okutama-machi refers to the mountainous area around the Tama River. Nishi Musashino City, where UDI is located, is already in the "Tama area", but it is still an urban area...

"Ao" means depth, that is... a mountainous area within a mountainous area. There is no trace of a city in Okutama Town.

As the largest administrative area in Eastern Capital, it is larger than Minato Ward, Chiyoda Ward, Shinjuku Ward, Chuo Ward, and Koto Ward combined, but it has a permanent population of only a few thousand people, and a large part of the population is scattered in small villages.

It basically exists as a huge park in the eastern capital, and most of the area is mountainous.

Koizumi Hongzi also lives in the mountains...

Although she only told Bai Shi the approximate location, Bai Shi saw it at a glance when he arrived - after all, there was only this one building on the entire mountain... It looked like a castle-style mansion!
When Bai Shi drove here, it was already night and the house looked particularly gloomy.

However, Bai Shi had no scruples about this and went straight to knock on the door...

With a creaking sound, the door of the mansion opened, and half of the demon butler's gloomy face appeared from the crack of the door.

"Is Koizumi-san at home?" Shiraishi already knew her name yesterday.

"Please come in." Hasko acted as if Bai Shi owed him money.

Given how remote and eerie it is...if a few more people gathered, it would be enough to stage a "Snowstorm Mansion".

However, there are no high school detectives this time, and this is the "Witch's House", so Shiraishi is not afraid of having to "work overtime".

"Is there no light in your corridor?" Bai Shi asked curiously as he looked at Hasko holding the lantern for lighting.

Hasko: ...

Wouldn’t it be too late to have lights on?

Hasko ignored him.

Under the guidance of Hasko, Shiraishi came to a strange room - mainly because of the strange atmosphere. Koizumi Hongzi was wearing a witch...

Hmm? The witch's robe was very different from what Bai Shi had imagined, and she was facing away from him!

"Koizumi-san, you..."

"You went to see Kuroba Kaito yesterday, right?"

Hongzi already knew about this.

"Well, look at that magician." Shiraishi nodded directly - just saying he was a magician did not reveal his identity, but... another name for Kaito Kidd is "The Magician of Silver Wings"!
"You took the trouble to find me. Do you want to ask me about supernatural powers?" Hongzi still had her back to Shiraishi.

"That's right... ordinary people would be curious if they saw it, right?" Bai Shi did not hide it.

"An ordinary person? Haha, you are not ordinary. I guess... you have the bloodline of an ancient monster!" Hongzi said confidently.

Shiraishi:? ? ?
I guess you guessed wrong!

Although Shiraishi didn't know what the "ancient giant monster" was, he knew from the name that Hongzi's outrageous judgment was probably due to her body shape.

But the problem is...

Bai Shi doesn't understand other things, but his own body is the result of hard work, bit by bit, from childhood to adulthood!
But before Bai Shi could say anything, at this moment, a blood-red magic circle suddenly bloomed around Bai Shi. Circular patterns were carved on the ground, and at this moment, a blood-red light oozed out.

At the same time, a smaller magic circle also appeared under Koizumi Hongzi's feet!
Shiraishi:? ? ?
"Giant monster from ancient times! Submit to me, the Red Witch!"

Shiraishi:? ? ?
The two magic circles clearly resonated at this time.

but……

Bai Shi didn't feel anything unusual. Ancient giant? Me?
The next moment, Bai Shi suddenly felt a little dizzy...

[Achieve the S-level achievement "Witch's Trial" - This is the honor given to the hero who has fought a true witch-level existence in a stalemate in the trial. Reward points: 10000.]

Shiraishi:? ? ?
How did the "achievement" come about?

and……

S grade?
That's it?

Bai Shi was also confused at this time. He knew in his heart that the other party must have done something, but...

Not only was Bai Shi unable to understand what was done, but the rewards he received also made him feel baffled!

The last time I received an S-level reward was for [Unyielding], which was the bloody battle in the parking lot...

At that time, Bai Shi really almost died!

But now, Shiraishi was just a little dizzy...

At the same time, Shiraishi discovered that Koizumi Akako was pointing a sickle-shaped "magic wand" at him, her face looked ugly, and... she looked shaky.

"A stalemate...?" Bai Shi vaguely guessed that this was probably a contest of mental strength between the two.

Before this, Bai Shi had never been involved in a contest of this level. In Bai Shi's opinion, [mental power] was completely a "mental" function, such as concentration, momentum, and counter-momentum...

As for such a mysterious operation as "confrontation on the mental level", Bai Shi had never heard of it, or even thought about it.

Of course Bai Shi doesn't know how to do that!
The so-called confrontation was completely caused by Koizumi Hongzi's mental power surging over and fiercely hitting Shiraishi's mind, but...

Shiraishi was just dizzy!

"You... aren't an ancient monster? Why... why is your mental power so strong!" Koizumi Hongzi's eyes were full of disbelief.

It had occurred to her that she might have been wrong.

But if it was a mistake, it would be a mistake. At most, the materials for setting up the magic circle would be wasted. Since I had an absolute advantage in "mental power", I could make Bai Shi faint at any time and terminate the magic of subduing that did not meet the conditions, so as to avoid causing the most serious consequences.

but……

What Hongzi didn't expect was that Bai Shi's mental power was actually at the same level as hers in "quality", and... far superior in "quantity"!

Just like in a physical confrontation, when two people are both Lv10【Physique】, Shiraishi weighs 159kg and the other weighs only 59kg...

But compared to the physical confrontation, Shiraishi was completely incompetent in the mental confrontation and just let himself be attacked. However, even so, it was already very strenuous for Hongzi.

Because unlike hitting someone with fists, where the reaction force does not hurt you much, in a mental confrontation, even if one party is weak, it will cause great damage to the other party. Even if Shiraishi has no skills, Hongzi can't beat him for a while, and...

When Shiraishi noticed this confrontation, he also tried to concentrate.

Normally, this is not something that can be accomplished with just concentration, but under Hongzi's pressure, Shiraishi...

Ding--

[Learned a new skill "Telekinesis", current level Lv1. 】

coming!

With Hongzi's external stimulation, Shiraishi quickly got started, and...

After getting started, Bai Shi can add some points!
Ding - ding - ding -

Bai Shi directly used more than 14000 achievement points to upgrade [Telekinesis] to Lv8. Although the consumption of [Telekinesis] is not as good as [My Style Fighting Technique], it is at the same level as the basic attributes, and the consumption of upgrading other skills is greater.

After his telekinesis improved, Bai Shi immediately realized his situation!
Previously, in the battle of mental power, his "blood volume" was ten times higher than Hongzi's, and when their mental powers were similar, Hongzi also had to bear the counter-injury...

Now it seems that Bai Shi only has 10% of his blood left, and Hong Zi only has half of his blood left!
In other words, Bai Shi's mental power is nine times that of Hongzi, and even lying still has consumed half of her mental power!
The remaining part of Shiraishi is still about the same level as Hongzi's heyday...

It was at this time that Bai Shi stopped being a "lazy fish" and fought back!

Hongzi: ???
Fighting against "half-blood" with his full strength, Hongzi suddenly realized that something was wrong, but it was too late to react.

Originally, Hongzi had already believed that Shiraishi really didn't understand supernatural powers, otherwise he wouldn't have just "laid there" and let her waste time.

but……

Bai Shi’s foundation is incredibly strong, and even “lying still” makes her exhausted, and gradually… there seems to be resistance, and she’s not so “lying still” anymore?

This guy...is he taking this opportunity to learn some mental confrontation techniques?
Just when Hongzi felt it was absurd, Bai Shi really started to fight against the spirit, and in the next moment...

boom--

Hongzi's head buzzed and she couldn't help feeling dizzy!
Although he is still inferior to Hongzi in mental confrontation skills, he is twice as big as her, and his level 8 [Telekinesis] is not low...

Hongzi was completely suppressed in an instant, and the magic circle backfired on the spot!

[Achieve the A-level achievement "Witch's Promise" - Under the backlash of magic, the witch is forced to fulfill three promises... Reward points: 3000.]

(End of this chapter)