The establishment of the Time Travelers Alliance began in the first year of Conan

Chapter 306 Now, Hasegawa Tsuki has discovered the troublesome aspects of this [universe].

For Hasegawa Tsuki, she did a lot in the last two weeks of 1993.

In a sense, she was simultaneously testing the waters of three Masters who would summon Heroic Spirits in the future.

Of course, the first thing she did was to gather intelligence on the entire Fuyuki City.

For example, by detecting the RSI values ​​at various "key locations" and attempting to find the historical inertia operating mechanism of this "shell".

This may sound strange, but that's the reality.

Although the Conan Universe-002 discovered by the Alliance is more dangerous than the Type-Moon Universe-001, it is much safer in terms of preserving its own existence.

Because the Alliance is already very clear about both the data collection on [Conan Edogawa] himself and the matters that [the Conan universe] "cares about".

Furthermore, considering that the "Detective Conan Universe-002" is, in a sense, nearby in the "this universe"—if the concept of "nearby" truly exists—it would be even more convenient for the Alliance to send out support.

Yes, the [Execution Level] is now planning to send support forces to the [Detective Conan Universe-002].

Although the RSI value anomaly effect of "Conan Edogawa" in the "Shell Universe" is not manifested in the "timeline", but rather in the form of "rendering degree" or "existence index" summarized by Team Member Imai.

However, regardless of how to use Conan Edogawa's own will and subconscious guidance to lead him to choose a better ending remains a question.

—The league can even be said to be very adept at it.

However, the plan to "render" an entire Earth, or even the solar system, in one go was unsuccessful.

However, the map of Beika Town that he drew by hand, and the "Imai Yuhiro-e" in the upper right corner of the map, which symbolized his existence, were eventually successfully handed over to [Edogawa Conan].

Therefore, after the mission entitled "Emphasis on Spatial Geographic Elements" was completed, Beika Town's "Existence Index" has stabilized within a relatively reasonable range.

After altering his timeline, Imai, under the guise of investing in more accurate drawing equipment for Professor Agasa, finally obtained a very rudimentary identity.

After understanding the fundamental bottom line of the Conan universe, and without disturbing the historical inertia...

All the alliance needs to do next is to gradually build on this advantage and try to get Conan Edogawa to admit to things other than "cases".

It's even easier than in this universe.

Because that universe doesn't have the annoying interference of the dual timelines.

Although these new anomalies, known as "rendering missing" or "existence broken", will still cause some issues.

Overall, however, the league anticipates it will take a considerable amount of time before it attempts to resolve the issue.

after all--

Even if we want to save everyone from the "case," we must at least "fix" the "Earth," its buildings, life, and its history first.

While some psychological burden has been lifted in a sense, considering the current "completion" of the plan and the final effect the alliance hopes to achieve...

"It's possible that even after going through all the historical inertia, we still won't be able to establish a relatively stable structure!"

These are Bai Zichen's original words.

Therefore, from another perspective, perhaps the "Detective Conan Universe - 002" scenario is actually more difficult to solve.

And if you shift your focus to the Type-Moon Universe-001, the situation becomes even more pronounced.

"The RSI values ​​of individuals such as Tokiomi Tohsaka, Kariya Matou, and Kirei Kotomine are also barely over 100, and the fluctuation ranges are not even that different?"

Hasegawa Tsuki frowned as he looked at the "body samples" of the three participants in the Holy Grail War that the "insect-like drones" had brought back.

"In other words, they are very likely derived from some kind of RSI anomaly effect in a certain sense."

The conclusion is incorrect.
TDD then pointed out Hasegawa Tsuki's mistake.

There are very clear criteria for judging RSI anomalies and their derivatives, but the relevant information at present does not match them.
In fact, after the universe was completely safe, the RSI calculation formula had been revised several times with the help of Conan Edogawa himself.

RSI =(0.5× TC)+(0.3× PLS)+(0.5× CC)+(0.1× CS).

—Now, every letter and number in this formula can be broken down into even more complex formulas.

In fact, you can almost only find it on the first page of a book like "Elementary Calculation of RSI Exponent" or other research books, in the section introducing the history of RSI value formula research.

In fact, apart from the PLS value, which is the formula for the "normal human environment existence index", only minor modifications were made after further analysis of the [real timeline].

The numerical calculations of causal consistency, temporal consistency, and consciousness synchronization are already tens of thousands of times more complex and longer than the "Standard Lagrange Model formula".

—It should be noted that this formula is generally considered to be one of the longest, most complex, and most difficult to understand physical formulas in the history of human physics.

The entire research team made extremely arduous efforts to unify the RSI value fluctuations of the Conan Universe-002 and the current universe under the same framework.

The value of the "Existence Index" is analyzed based on its fluctuations within the "historical inertia," and compared to the changes in the "timeline" within the "historical inertia," it is broken down into three dimensions for integration.

Frankly, it seems that as we explore the [Type-Moon Universe-001] further, this formula will become even longer and more complex.

However, if you don't need to be accurate to ten decimal places, or hate performing complex correction calculations, or analyze the meaning of each sub-index, then...

The CYZ effect can be given a fairly accurate result directly.

Because all you need to do is compare the strength of the antagonistic relationship between the [CYZ effect] and the [shell] mechanism or influence.

A high RSI value indicates that a greater degree of the CYZ effect is required to achieve the same effect.

If the shell contains a core, its RSI value will be very high.

For example, [Conan Edogawa].

After the third pointer case, he had a value as high as 333.

So much so that if a single investment of less than double digits is made in the CYZ effect, it may not produce any noticeable results.

Of course, this wasteful behavior of the CYZ effect has now been explicitly prohibited.

Even the RSI value detectors within the alliance have been replaced with materials that have been "dipped" in a cyclic radiation field.

However, for Hasegawa Moon, who is in the [Type-Moon Universe-001],

Until more precise research is possible, using the rate of decline of the CYZ effect as a comparison is barely acceptable.

Moreover, the RSI value measured so far is not very high, and the effect of the cost is negligible.

The conclusion given by TDD is:

High RSI values ​​have not been detected in Japan so far. Without finding any obvious RSI anomalies, and based on the data analysis, it cannot be confirmed that this "universe" necessarily has some kind of absolute core.
Hasegawa Tsuki attempted to offer an explanation.

"Could it be... that the root cause is actually the core?"

According to the Narratology Core theory from the Story Structure Lab, this is unlikely. Currently, there is no information indicating that the Root is a driving force behind this worldview universe.
Generally speaking, an unconscious object will not become a "core".

This is like how you can't call the "Big Bang" of this universe the beginning of everything.

It might be more like a "background introduction".

If we were to draw an analogy, the "root" might be similar to the concept of a "detective" or a "case," and it is indeed the supreme thing in the "universe."

But its greatness doesn't come from the "detective" or the "case" itself, but from "Detective Conan".

Therefore, TDD currently still tends to be—

Based on relevant historical inertia information, three most likely possibilities have been identified.
Possibility 1 (more likely): Considering that this [worldview universe] has the concept of 'parallel universes' and 'division phenomenon', the abnormal effect of an individual's RSI value is also divided.
Possibility 2 (more likely): [Core] We are not currently in the world/timeline we are in.
Possibility 3 (less likely): This [worldview universe] does not have any RSI value anomaly as the [core], nor does it have any corresponding "derived effects".
Now, Hasegawa Moon has discovered the troublesome aspects of this [Type-Moon universe].

Although the mechanism of the "shell" does not seem to be able to use its full power from the beginning due to the deviation of "historical inertia".

But if you can't even confirm the existence of the [core], or whether it exists at all—

How do you determine which one is the correct "historical inertia"?

For example, if [Type-Moon Universe-001] chooses a particular individual from the [Holy Grail War], such as [Kiritsugu Emiya], as an important node in its narrative.

Therefore, avoiding the mechanism problems of the "shell" becomes very simple.

Because in this way, Hasegawa Tsuki only needs to keep the historical inertia in Emiya Kiritsugu's "subjective feelings" unchanged.

And if you can't find a certain [core]...

Who knows, what if, halfway through the intervention, a high RSI target like Chaldea or Emiya suddenly appears and you're face-to-face with it?

After all, compared to the clear "main storyline" of "Detective Conan".

Perhaps the universe I've descended into is just a sentence spoken by a heroic spirit in his memories, or a few words in his "background information".

For example, something like, "Ah! I met him in the Fourth Holy Grail War in a parallel universe..."

Just like the word "trap" that the league has repeatedly emphasized—

If this universe is merely a drop of honeydew hanging on a spiderweb, it would be disastrous if it eventually turned into a "graveyard of empires" from which we sink ever deeper.

and--

"Even if there is no absolute core, their RSI values ​​are too weak."

Although Hasegawa Tsuki doesn't know what would happen if a shell had many cores, or even what would happen if it had no cores at all.

She stared at the data in front of her and muttered to herself.

"But that's just too low."

If TDD's first assumption is correct.

So no matter how slight the increase in that kind of "profit sharing phenomenon" is due to the existence of parallel universes, it is still at least an increase.

Even if there is no "core" in the first place, as beings recorded in the "historical inertia," these people should still be different from ordinary people.

"But the RSI values ​​of all of them are not much different from those of ordinary people around them, just fluctuating around the cosmic RSI background index."

—This is practically telling Hasegawa Tsuki that everyone in this Holy Grail War is completely unimportant in the grand scheme of things.

This is so bizarre that it only reinforces the suspicion that it's a "trap".

Furthermore, this also relates to another very serious issue—

Will the mechanisms of historical inertia, or the shell, take into account the psychology, emotions, and even consciousness changes of the characters within it?

If we care, when would a shift be considered a departure from historical inertia, triggering a response from the universe?
This is particularly evident in this universe.

For example, Ran Mouri's awareness of the truth—this point undoubtedly exists in a gray area within the context of historical inertia.

She suspected that Conan was Shinichi on many occasions.

But at what stage, and to what extent, does the process need to be reset because it's considered "certain that Conan is Shinichi"?
In this universe, as long as she doesn't reveal anything that makes others, especially Conan Edogawa himself, aware of this, it's still acceptable.

But as mentioned earlier, in the Type-Moon Universe-001 without a core, what is the bottom line that this shell can accept?

Therefore, whether it's out of some personal motives after knowing about the "historical inertia," or out of testing one's current situation, it's all part of the process.

Hasegawa Tsuki's first task is to prevent certain tragedies from continuing.

The method used was the same as the method the Alliance used against Professor Agasa.

—Utilize the [persona].

All indications suggest that "character design" and "historical inertia" should not be confused.

While it's unclear which side is more important, the [Shell]'s current emphasis on them doesn't seem to differ significantly. As for how to ensure the future the alliance needs, without disrupting [historical inertia], it's about rationally steering towards a path completely opposite to the outcome of [historical inertia].

The league already has a wealth of experience.

Let them fight each other first.

Then, by using the shell to retaliate against the "disturbance" it caused, while the shell is "calming" the bad situation, it leaves behind a result that the alliance needs, but which does not conflict with the shell's purpose.

Therefore, we followed the route given by TDD that conformed to "historical inertia" but yielded completely different results.

Hasegawa Tsuki walked into the Matou family's house without any hesitation.

Then, through the fourth chapter of "Conan the True Man's Seven Chapters," the technique of "Puppetry," and the puppet magic that works on "nerve cell structure" after TDD's improvement.

Hmm—if that can still be called "puppet magic."

Hasegawa Tsuki stood in front of Matou Sakura and Matou Kariya, severing Matou Sakura's ability to perceive the outside world.

This is the best approach until everything settles down.

……

Now, standing at the end of the corridor, looking at that wooden child standing in the middle of the corridor.

Kariya Matou's regret began to surge again.

Ever since he met Aoi Tohsaka a year ago, his heart has been slowly gnawed away by worms made of regret and resentment.

"Ho...ho..."

The fluctuations in his emotions attracted the insects.

As they wriggled, they burned Matou Kariya's body as if it were in hellfire.

No, perhaps it's more like being stripped piece by piece from the plate by those demons wielding knives and forks.

For this Master from the Matou family, being devoured by those filthy creatures called "Crest Worms" had been going on for a whole year.

And what Matou Kariya obtained—

Aside from the conditions that barely met the Holy Grail's selection criteria for summoning a Servant, there was a pair of lifeless, dark purple pupils that met my eyes.

This was a girl with purple hair and purple eyes, and when she saw Matou Kariya, she rarely showed a trace of fear and apprehension.

“Sakura…” Kariya felt a little sad. “Did Uncle scare you?”

"Hmm." The girl looked at the half-crippled person in front of her. The "scent" emanating from him, almost like the end of life, made Matou Sakura a little... a little scared.

"Uncle, your face..."

"Ah, it's nothing, there was just a slight mistake during practice."

Anyone can see that this is a lie.

Kariya now looks as if he has just walked out of a graveyard. His right eye is cloudy and gray, and the muscles in his face have a zombie-like appearance due to the necrosis of the nerves.

Perhaps sensing the child's distrust, Yan Ye gave a wry smile.

"But... I should say Uncle isn't as good as Sakura, after all..."

Yan Ye stopped speaking. The child he was trying to save even quietly took a step back.

"Uncle Yanye, you seem like a different person..."

In Matou Sakura's eyes, Uncle Kariya's expression had become even more terrifying.

The tiny insects, about the size of a thumb, slithered under the skin of his face, as if the person in front of him wasn't a real living creature, but a leather coat riddled with holes.

Sakura Matou could even hear the continuous rustling sounds coming from the man in front of her. It was the soft, continuous grinding of teeth against flesh from the [Crest Insects].

Even the blind and somewhat shrunken eyeballs, like deflated lifebuoys, floated in the dried-up pool called the eye socket. The insects, like in a relay race, joyfully "pushed" it around.

But this tormented man only felt pain for the suffering of the child before him, and for the happiness that Aoi had lost.

Meanwhile, Kariya Matou's resentment towards the magician who had pushed his daughter into the abyss and destroyed the happiness that Aoi and Rin could have had only deepened.

The murderous intent that arose from it even made the child in front of him, who was already like a puppet, show fear.

After all, fear might be the only emotion this child is allowed to show.

That evil man named Zouken Matou, that beast in human form who would exploit and sacrifice others to prolong his life—he laughed heartily at the torment of purity and the obsession with others.

The thought of the torment Sakura had endured throughout the year made Kariya's inner turmoil seem even more unbearable than the physical pain.

Even now, under the ravages of the [Crest Insects], he should only have less than two months to live.

But that's enough.

As long as I win this Holy Grail War.

After obtaining the Holy Grail, it can be used as a bargaining chip to gain Sakura's freedom and help the child return to—

Perhaps his mind was warped by the torment he suffered, both mentally and physically, or perhaps it was simply hatred for Tokiomi Tohsaka, who had also participated in the war—

It was because he adopted Sakura from the Tohsaka family into this despicable clan that Sakura suffered such torment.

The evil of Matou Zouken at that time still seems vivid in my mind.

"But... if in the end you want a girl who is completely unharmed..."

He then led Matou Kariya to the underground insect storage.

Then, Kariya saw in despair the girl who was... enveloped by insects and trapped in a sea of ​​insects.

Zouken Matou revealed a heartfelt joy because of Kariya's pain and despair.

"She cried and screamed terribly for the first three days, but from the fourth day onwards, she didn't make a sound at all. I put her in this insect chamber as soon as it was light this morning to see how long she could hold out..."

"Grandpa said I don't need to go to the insect warehouse today."

Sakura Matou's voice interrupted Kariya's painful memories, "He said there's an even more important ceremony today."

Today is the day to summon the [Servant].

Yan Ye squatted down, gently hugged Xiao Ying in his arms, and then, amidst her bewilderment, told her about his decision.

"Sakura, how about we all go out and play together after Uncle finishes his work?"

Before the child in front of him could react, he agreed on her behalf.

"It's settled then. I'll bring Mom and my sister along."

"...Can I...can I still see them?"

Her wooden, emotionless response, like a machine, only made Yan Ye hug her even tighter.

“Yes, of course,” he said. “Uncle assures you.”

Kariya stood up and walked towards the underground insect warehouse amidst Sakura's farewell.

The man knew perfectly well that the tragedy that had already occurred could not be undone.

His life was coming to an end, and this "irreversible" feeling was a decision he had already made long ago.

But what about Sakura?

They were stripped of their surnames and loved ones, cruelly tortured by magicians, and even ravaged by insects...

Matou Kariya slowly stepped onto the downward stairs.

The conscious half of the body dragged the other half, which was gradually expanding with death, downwards, as if stepping onto the stairs leading to the underworld.

But he was still thinking about the child.

Today, Sakura's emotionless demeanor was so terrifying that it made Matou Kariya feel uneasy.

"Slap!" He slapped himself hard across the face.

This is all because of his cowardice!
This is the pain he should have had to bear!
He actually caused a child who knew nothing to sacrifice himself in his place.

But for some reason, he couldn't help but think of those lifeless eyes again.

Yan Ye felt as if he had just been staring at the flickering, ever-changing shadows cast by the candles beside the stairs leading to the underground insect warehouse.

The cold wind, coming from the ground or from Sakura's pupils, gradually cooled down Kariya's resentment.

That's exactly what he's afraid of.

Even though he prayed again and again, even using his own life as a prayer.

But this child, who had closed himself off, had become like a puppet...

Even if I could really send her back to Aoi's side, could she really return to normal?

The shifting shadows in the pupil of his left eye, the eye that still could see, sparked a strange thought in Matou Kariya's mind.

He came up with a way that could definitely save Sakura.

As long as I get the Holy Grail, it won't matter, right?

If we just make a wish that none of this ever happened, that the history of the Matou family never existed in the first place, wouldn't that be great?

And... shouldn't those Heroic Spirits called "Servants" be extremely powerful?
Shouldn't the power of those Heroic Spirits be able to easily relieve the pain on myself and Sakura?
Shouldn't they all be heroes of justice?!

If that's the case, then even killing Zouken Matou should be achievable, right?

The psychological suggestion has taken effect.
Standing before Matou Kariya, Hasegawa Tsuki was certain that part of this man's "persona" had broken through its limitations.

She turned and walked toward Matou Sakura, who was "waiting" for her at the end of the corridor.

To prevent any errors or abnormalities from being exposed, the "doll-like personality" that replaced "Matou Sakura" in making the responses still needs further adjustments.

As for the culprit...

Hasegawa Tsuki's gaze went directly through the floor to the rotting soul and decaying body, and that filthy worm.

Yes, considering that summoning a Heroic Spirit inevitably involves accepting Command Seals, as well as requiring a thirst for the Holy Grail and sufficient Magic Circuits.

All these requirements inevitably rely on the magician "himself" to make them.

TDD has been tested, and its personification has not produced anything like "electronic command spells".

To avoid potential traps, the alliance would certainly not allow Hasegawa Tsuki to take such a risk.

Now, it all comes down to who has the worse luck, this "criminal" or that murderer.

However, considering that Heroic Spirit panel used a full 10-string CYZ effect.

Whoever it is, the criminal who summoned that detective will surely suffer His wrath.

(End of this chapter)