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

Chapter 322 Lin Shengchao threw a Shinichi Kudo into the universe (9k views, please vote at the end of the month!)
Although the Alliance's path to advancement in [Type-Moon Universe-001] was fraught with difficulties—

Whether it's perfecting the [Leap Terminal] or attempting to interfere with the [Holy Grail War], every step is fraught with pitfalls.

But in another world, namely the [Detective Conan Universe-002], the situation is completely different.

Especially the experiment of conducting a certain degree of real-time communication, and even material exchange, within the "shells" of the two "Conan universes" is progressing very rapidly.

This "bridge" project is named "Intershell Hole".

This is precisely the Alliance's attempt to pilot a connection between the [worldview cluster universes].

In its construction, Shinichi Kudo from this universe made an absolutely indispensable contribution.

……

However, none of this affected Shinichi Kudo personally.

In his view, it was just an ordinary morning, nothing out of the ordinary.

The morning sunlight streamed through the gaps in the curtains and onto the floor; the familiar bedroom furnishings remained unchanged.

He sat up in bed, rubbed his head, and casually threw off the covers, starting to wash up and get dressed as usual.

Now, looking at the reflection in the full-length mirror in the dressing room, the high school detective unconsciously raised the corners of his mouth and let out a silly grin.

"Hmm...this outfit is not bad. I didn't expect Xiaolan to buy it for me and it fits so well...could it be—hehehe..."

Although I don't remember the scene of receiving the gift very clearly anymore.

However, Shinichi Kudo was very satisfied with the gift that Ran Mouri had given him.

"Oh! And don't forget this bow tie and watch."

He reached into the drawer and took out a small object.

—It was that bright red children's bow tie.

Logically speaking, this kind of thing is more suitable for kindergarten children.

But for some reason, it now seems to have a strange and special attraction.

Shinichi Kudo skillfully tied the collar knot.

That movement seemed to carry a subconscious, fluid quality, as if it wasn't the first time wearing it, like some kind of inertia that had been repeated countless times.

Then there was the watch—

The black dial has a delicate yet cool metallic sheen, with six slender hands quietly arranged in the center.

The watch was handed to him along with the Sherlock Holmes stories.

As Shinichi Kudo looked at it, he immediately recalled the scene of Ran smiling as she stuffed the gift into his arms.

"I've already finished reading this book!"

To be honest, he felt that Ran Mouri, whose face was full of interest at the time, was the best gift.

Xiao Lan... she actually has an interest in Sherlock Holmes!
Conan even remembered that after their last meeting, Ran actually asked him for advice on how to become a "detective"!
"Shinichi, do you think... it's possible for me to become a detective?"

These words still resonate in Shinichi Kudo's mind to this day.

This is absolutely unbelievable!

He couldn't help but gently pat his cheek.

What happened yesterday was like a dream I was too lucid to be real, so much so that when I woke up this morning, it was still vividly etched in my mind.

Shinichi Kudo felt—

Something must be wrong with this world.

Otherwise, how could that violent woman who always talks about being a "deduction maniac" suddenly say something like that?
And, that... gentle expression?

However, the watch that was already properly fastened, and the cold, mechanical feel of it against my skin, was like reality reaching out and pinching me hard.

Everything that is happening right now is real.

The detective raised his arm, bringing the black dial without any numerical markings close to his eyes.

Six slender hands, seemingly carved from various precious gemstones such as amber, obsidian, and aquamarine, are securely set in the grooves of the dial.

Staring blankly at the hands, Shinichi Kudo murmured softly, "So... what do these six hands mean?"

As if in response to his question, Ran Mouri's voice suddenly echoed in his mind—

That day, when she handed him the watch, a mysterious smile played on her lips:

"Shinichi, if you solve the mystery of this watch... I have a surprise for you!"

What exactly was the surprise Xiaolan mentioned back then?

The high school detective couldn't help but let his imagination run wild.

Could it be—a novel signed by Sherlock Holmes himself?!

He shook his head violently, banishing this overly beautiful, even unreal, fantasy from his mind.

Besides, a watch has absolutely nothing to do with "Sherlock Holmes".

Yesterday I spent a long time studying it myself, and apart from finding a button on the side of the dial that can make the watch cover pop up, I couldn't figure out what the hands meant.

Shinichi Kudo couldn't help but yawn as he thought about how he had spent almost the entire night researching the secrets of this watch.

Now that the initial excitement has worn off, a strange, discordant sense of fatigue and sluggishness is creeping through my body.

—It was as if a membrane separated him from the world.

But regardless, today is a school day, and avoiding being late is the most important thing.

Shinichi Kudo glanced down at his watch instinctively, only to realize that the watch didn't display the time at all.

The pointers were stationary, and the dial had no markings.

It is completely unusable as a timekeeping tool.

Clearly, until it discovers the pattern, this six-hand watch can no longer serve as a timekeeping tool.

"Oh right! What about the detective watch that Professor Agasa gave me?"

Shinichi Kudo turned around and began rummaging through the drawers.

Finally, in a compartment at the very bottom of the wardrobe, he found that "familiar" little box.

"Ha, that's more like it..."

But he froze halfway through his sentence.

Am I seeing things?

Upon seeing the detective watch, Kudo immediately thought he must have stayed up too late last night and was hallucinating.

The hidden compartment in the drawer seemed to both exist and not exist.

At one point, I even saw it "flicker".

Shinichi Kudo would swear on his reputation as a detective.

That little box definitely "flickered" like a light bulb that was switched on and off rapidly.

Even the detective watch appeared to be slightly "clipping" in his field of vision.

It seemed to overlap slightly with something outside the air, like a floating shadow.

Or perhaps, it's as if they've been isolated in another "space-time".

The watch's outline became blurry, as if distorted by a cloud of hot air.

The light reflected from the dial seemed to sway slightly in the air, like moonlight scattered into a halo in the rain and mist.

Shinichi Kudo picked up the watch.

As he watched the hands tick away as always, and the clear markings on the dial steadily pointing to "7:50," he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"As expected... it must be a problem with the lighting," he said softly.

Shinichi Kudo looked up and subconsciously glanced at the light strips on both sides of the changing room ceiling.

The originally bright and uniform cool white light has now become grayish, even grayish-white—as if no one has cleaned it for a long time.

The thick layer of dust, like a curtain, covered the room, making it look like a haunted house that hadn't been entered for many years.

"I remember cleaning just the day before yesterday?"

A doubt arose in Shinichi Kudo's mind, but time was running out for him to ponder this trivial matter.

Whether it was the sluggishness from staying up all night debating, or the "7:50" clearly displayed on his watch, both were reminders of his condition.

I'm going to be late for class!

Shinichi Kudo skillfully put on the equipment:

The belt, the sneakers, and the glasses given to me by Professor Agasa...

While internally complaining:
"When exactly did this happen? Doctor, you actually sent me so many things..."

As for the two watches, Conan certainly wouldn't be foolish enough to wear one on each wrist.

He casually stuffed the watch that could display the time into his pocket, slung his backpack over his shoulder, and immediately heard a crisp sound of glass colliding.

—In the side pocket of his backpack was a Sherlock Holmes commemorative magnifying glass.

He remembered immediately.

He had promised Sonoko and the other classmates that he would give them a bunch of souvenirs he won at the "World's Number One Detective Park" the day before yesterday as gifts.

"We've already made an agreement, we can't break our promise."

Kudo ran quickly to the entrance hall, opened the door, picked up his skateboard, easily stepped on it, and then dashed off—

"Shin...Shinichi?!?!"

The shout, filled with utter surprise and disbelief, made Shinichi, who was about to accelerate, abruptly stop.

He quickly steadied himself and turned around, only to see Professor Agasa standing blankly at the door, his pupils trembling.

"Oh, it's the professor?"

Shinichi Kudo scratched his head, somewhat puzzled. "What happened?"

"Shinichi, you...you...you..."

Professor Agasa said "you" several times in a row.

He even ran up to Shinichi and, seeing his confused expression, pinched his cheek hard.

"Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! Doctor! What are you doing—!"

"You found the antidote for that drug?!"

Dr. Agasa's excited words completely confused the detective. Shinichi Kudo felt that the feeling that "the whole world is not right" was growing stronger in his heart.

He looked at Professor Agasa.

"Doctor, what are you talking about? What antidote?!"

"It's APTX-4869! The drug that turns you back into a child!"

"To become...a child?"

"Oh no……"

Just as Shinichi was about to ask something, he seemed to realize something and suddenly slapped his forehead.

"You've lost your memory, Shinichi!"

At that moment, the doctor muttered worriedly to himself, "Yes, that must be it!"

"Because of that medicine, you lost your memory when you turned back, which is why you went to school as usual!"

As Professor Agasa spoke, he forcefully pulled Shinichi's hand.

Amidst the high school detective's complaints about being late, Dr. Agasa drags Shinichi back into the living room of his villa.

"I'll explain in detail later, Shinichi. Let me call Ai-chan first."

Who is Ai-chan?

Shinichi asked the question unconsciously, and the imitative tone made the doctor stumble.

He almost couldn't hold back and fell to the ground.

"I actually... heard the name 'Ai-chan' from Shinichi's mouth..." the doctor muttered to himself.

This dream, which defies common sense, is truly terrifying.

From Shinichi Kudo's perspective, the doctor kept muttering words he couldn't understand, and then picked up the landline phone and skillfully dialed a number.

"Beep...beep...beep..."

For some reason, the rhythmic ringing of the telephone made Shinichi Kudo feel a little nervous.

It seems—something big is about to happen.

……

Radio waves traveled across the street and time zone to a classroom at Teitan Elementary School.

Teitan Elementary School, clay sculpting classroom.

During the brief break between clay sculpting classes, a vibration came from inside her bag. Under Conan's curious and inquisitive gaze, Ai Haibara took out her phone and glanced at it.

"Doctor..."

She said softly, then looked up at Conan, signaling him to shield her.

Then, Haibara buried her head in the desk drawer, using her schoolbag and body to cover herself, and quietly pressed the call button.

"Doctor? Is there something you need?"

"Ai-chan, do you know if the antidote for that drug could cause amnesia?"

"No, Doctor, didn't I try it before?"

Conan's voice, like a ghost, rang out from the other end of the microphone.

Under Ai Haibara's disapproving gaze, Conan lowered his head and quietly interjected to explain.

"Aside from the body becoming extremely hot, like having a fever, after the antidote wears off and you revert to your original state, there are no other signs of memory impairment..."

"Keep your voice down." Haibara glanced at Conan sideways, reminding him to lower his voice.

That was clearly Conan's voice.

As for Professor Agasa, he didn't even know how he ended the call.

He just nodded and responded subconsciously, and chatted perfunctorily for a few minutes about what he might have discovered.

Then, he slowly put down the microphone.

A chilling sensation traveled from Conan's childlike voice through the microphone to Professor Agasa's heart.

The air seemed to have stopped moving.

Professor Agasa even sensed that there was a figure watching him from behind.

He had to use all his strength to activate the muscles around his neck and turn around to look—

He looked at "Shinichi Kudo" standing behind him, with an innocent and inquisitive expression.

"Gudong-"

Dr. Agasa swallowed hard.

—It seems I completely misunderstood.

He suddenly remembered that it was afternoon, which meant that Shinichi was going to "morning school" in the afternoon.

But if we say...

If the Conan who's at Teitan Elementary School, hanging out with Ai, is actually Shinichi Kudo...

Then, who is this... this high school student in front of him?

"Doctor? Why are you sweating so much all of a sudden?"

At this moment, in Professor Agasa's view—

Shinichi Kudo's innocent, curious voice.

It's like a lost ghost repeating its past as a "high school detective"—it's terrifying and horrifying!

When Professor Agasa faced this terrifying scene, his limbs went cold, his fingers trembled, and he didn't know what to do.

"Ding-dong-"

A doorbell rang.

Professor Agasa swears he has never heard such a pleasant doorbell sound before, as if fate had thrown him a lifeline!
It's simply heavenly music!
For Imai, who had been hiding on the roof for a long time, this moment of appearance was already planned.

He had been lying in wait on the roof of Professor Agasa's house, and the moment "Shinichi Kudo" stepped into the villa, he nimbly slid down the roof tiles to the door.

TDD had already lit up red on his wrist, indicating the RSI value in the room below. The RSI values ​​of both individuals briefly fluctuated significantly.

—This is the perfect time to press the doorbell.

……

In fact, it's exactly as Yuhiro Imai described in his post on "This Universe".

This Conan universe, without a dual timeline, is, in some ways, far more benign and even friendly than our own universe. In this universe, there is absolutely nothing that would exploit historical inertia to actively attack the Alliance.

After all, just like those subtle, constantly trembling "details of reality" that "Shinichi Kudo" had just witnessed—

Existence itself, in this universe, is merely something that flickers like a light bulb in the gap between disappearance and existence.

This is why the plan repeatedly emphasizes that he must successfully induce Dr. Agasa to make that phone call.

In this universe, something only "exists" when Conan Edogawa "knows" about it.

And His ignorance means that your "existence index" is zero.

In fact, according to Yuhiro Imai's observation, the scope of this "don't know" is quite broad!

This concept even includes things that Conan Edogawa subconsciously or subjectively "ignores"!

For example, if Conan is going to a place with security checks, or wants to take advantage of a "blind spot" or "security trap".

Then, whether it's a person or an object, it will simply "disappear" naturally.

And it also ignores a whole host of other things, including "physical laws"—

If He decides that He can jump over a certain trap, then gravity will not exist.

If He wanted to stop the suspect, the speed and weight of the football would increase without limit.

Furthermore, even if the suspect is "killed" by this football, His disregard for the "concept" of "killed by football" will forcibly anchor the suspect's "existence".

This "Edogawa Conan" in the "universe" seems to have been in an extremely powerful state from the very beginning.

Yuhiro Imai no longer wanted to think about it.

In all my various actions, how many times have I witnessed sudden changes in gravity, atmosphere, time, space, and so on?

He's pretty much used to those bizarre and fantastical scenes now.

More importantly, through his frequent "harassment" of Professor Agasa, and indirectly through Conan's hints.

"The doctor's house has a very safe basement."

After mentioning this point to Conan several times, half-jokingly and half-truthfully.

The concept of a "safe basement" was finally tacitly approved and fixed by this universe, just like the geographical boundaries of Beika Town.

Imai knew that this was one of the "anchor points" they would be using next.

……

Now, Professor Agasa and Shinichi Kudo, standing beside him, are at the edge of that space that looks like it came from a science fiction movie, their eyes filled with disbelief.

What they faced was the [Detective Conan Universe - 002 Alliance Base], slowly taking shape on the boundary between the unreal and the real.

It is a structure that is still unfolding—

The corridor stretched into the distance as if being infinitely replicated. Its boundaries fluctuated visually, as if pixelated and unstable, as if reality itself was collapsing and reconstructing around it.

Perhaps for this reason, the room in front of me was completely empty, like a white tomb, and it seemed that even space and time did not exist here.

Of course, all of this is more like an extreme science fiction spectacle.

As for Yuhiro Imai, he had been waiting for this moment for an unknown amount of time.

Now we can finally successfully complete the first step of the plan.

"Professor Agasa, the situation is a bit urgent right now, so I won't go into details."

He handed the doctor an identification card, his tone unusually anxious.

"Most of your questions can be answered by following the mini-map on your ID card and going to the designated rooms."

He turned to Shinichi Kudo, his expression becoming even more serious:
"And Mr. Kudo, please come with me to the core of the base immediately—only you can ensure that Conan Edogawa can successfully maintain a stable state before he returns."

Just like Professor Agasa in the original universe, he saw the edges of the corridor in front of him as if they were "pixelated," constantly undulating in a blurry manner.

Dr. Agasa finally seemed to wake up from his dream and hurriedly nodded in response.

"Oh... Ah! Okay, okay!"

……

Guided by Yuhiro Imai, Shinichi Kudo walked through those ever-changing corridors.

Finally, he arrived at a room that shone with a familiar golden luster.

He felt as if he had seen this scene countless times before.

In the center of the room stood a silver-white cocoon-shaped device, and even a unique pale luster shone on the shell.

Yuhiro Imai gestured for him to come in.

"Mr. Kudo."

A look of awe and respect appeared on his face.

"You'll understand the details once you enter."

Then--

"Lin Sheng! Lin Sheng! Can you hear me?!"

The detective's excited, somewhat noisy voice echoed inside the Star Tower, making Lin Sheng's scalp tingle.

"My [Detective Watch] actually works!!!"

"I mean—without using the CYZ effect!!"

"Yes, I already know that."

Lin Sheng's voice carried a hint of helplessness, and his response was tinged with weariness.

"Huh? I can't use it again?"

Then came a surprised voice from the other end, one that even sounded somewhat disappointed.

"Yes, Mr. Kudo."

This time, Lin Sheng's voice carried a hint of gritted teeth.

"Please set all the hands on your [Detective Watch] to 3 PM. Once completed, your privileges will be restored."

"I understand, I'll give it a try."

Then came the persistent harassment via telephone.

Finally, after the "Cocoon System" re-implanted memories into [Shinichi Kudo], it disappeared again.

How many times has this happened?

How many times did that detective call himself for the "first contact"?
Indeed, establishing communication between two universes for the first time is an exciting and memorable event.

But what if this "first establishment" happens hundreds or thousands of times?

In fact, judging from that detective's keen observation, this situation will likely occur countless times.

Thinking of this, Lin Sheng finally couldn't hold back any longer.

He glanced at Conan beside him, ignoring the somewhat embarrassed smile on his face, his tone carrying a hint of suppressed anger:

"I said—Conan."

"Didn't you say that at this 'point in time,' your passion for 'deduction' had temporarily subsided a little?"

"Ah! This...that..."

Conan awkwardly turned his head to the side, scratching his head sheepishly, trying to hide the guilt in his voice.

"After all... that's a detective's keen intuition..."

However, regardless of the outcome, the result reported by Lin Sheng to the "execution level"—

Everyone in the Character Dynamics Research Center of the Narrative Studies Department had already started cheering.

"Success!"

"Verification successful! We have confirmed that within the same [worldview system], the 'character inertia' of the same [character design] can be inherited across [universes] to a certain extent!"

……

In fact, the Alliance had already considered many ideas on how to allow a character to continue "their own traits and abilities" in another universe.

The most crucial breakthrough, of course, came from the research into the identity of [Koizumi Akako].

"Based on the information we have, Councilor Hongzi is very likely from another [worldview group].

"And the prototype of her character happens to be indirectly mentioned in the [Detective Conan series]."

The research director then presented the conclusion that excited the entire department.

"If Koizumi Akako can use the abnormal RSI value to interfere with the timeline of [Ekoda High School] and push the [historical inertia] of Phantom Thief Kid towards the development path of another [universe]—"

"Therefore, it is highly likely that Conan Edogawa in this universe can also express his corresponding abnormal traits in other Conan universes."

However, considering that, according to the information sent back by Captain Imai, Shinichi Kudo of [Detective Conan Universe-002] has become [Conan Edogawa].

Thus, the experimental plan to send a pure version of Shinichi Kudo before he shrunk into that world was born.

In the end, it was only half a success.

Faced with Lin Sheng's complaints, Conan comforted him:

"Oh dear, didn't we say before that if there's any mistake in the [persona], then the [shell] on the other side might not recognize it?"

Lin Sheng rolled his eyes:
"Yes, if I didn't have to answer every 'phone call' immediately."

For the Alliance, being able to communicate with [Detective Conan Universe-002] in real time is undoubtedly a good thing.

In fact, judging from Shinichi Kudo's feedback over there...

Because the other [Conan Edogawa] has also gone through several cases.

His watch, or more accurately, a part of his character development, is also usable.

Although it's not possible to replicate the power of the Pale Sun one-to-one in this universe.

However, it's impossible to replicate Conan's "insight" in the "Moon Shadow Case," his "luck" in the "Desperate Revival Case," and so on...

Considering the unique characteristics of that "universe," it is, in some ways, more efficient and practical than a purely "timeline" feature.

After all, reality will exist as long as Shinichi Kudo, who is acknowledged by the shell, thinks the situation is as it is.

However, this is just the beginning if you really want to achieve that kind of all-powerful wish-granting machine.

Given the current situation, being able to have a 3-minute call each time is already quite an achievement.

Because theoretically speaking—

Shinichi Kudo should never realize that he comes from another universe.

When he realized that he actually came from "this universe" and that he was different from his "persona," he broke free from his preconceived notions.

Of course, this is precisely the use of the CYZ effect and the fundamental reason why the "cocoon system" was developed.

This three-tiered system of "concealment-reset-restoration" is specifically designed to construct the fact that "this only happened in virtual space" the moment Shinichi Kudo "breaks the mold," and to make the CYZ effect acknowledge it.

Of course, the downside is:
Because the alliance obviously cannot confirm whether each incoming call is an emergency.

Therefore, in order to make reasonable responses and plans within just a few minutes.

— Lin Sheng himself answered each “phone call”.

This is also why Lin Sheng finds it somewhat annoying.

Because "communication" utilizes the CYZ effect, regardless of his state or the time point, he can receive those "repeated" phone calls.

The detective was far too quick to realize something was wrong!

Lin Sheng sighed inwardly.

"If I had known, Conan should have chosen a time when he wasn't feeling well, like when he had a fever and was a bit slow."

……

Of course, besides verifying that the character designs share certain commonalities within the same worldview system, this also serves as a basis for further investigation.

Another equally important point is—

"The separated CYZ effect has indeed increased due to the interference with that [Professor Agasa]."

Lin Sheng had a vague premonition.

No, it wasn't a premonition, but a real feeling.

At that moment when Shinichi Kudo lay down into the "Cocoon System".

At that moment when Professor Agasa truly understood the truth about the universe.

Lin Sheng clearly felt—

[Detective Conan Universe-002], CYZ Effect Redundancy:

49 strings → 133 strings
Perhaps 100 strings represent some kind of boundary, or perhaps it's simply because the "alliance" of that "universe" truly has a point of contact.

Lin Sheng then allowed his will to slowly spread along the "cable" that had become increasingly clear and resilient.

He could vaguely sense that in the blurry, luminous mirage-like world, Shinichi Kudo, located in the [Detective Conan Universe-002], was standing right opposite him.

During a break when the detective was observing around based on "intuition" and "luck," Lin Sheng gave him another flick on the forehead, forbidding him from making any phone calls except once a day if there was nothing important to do.

Then, he looked down at Conan, who was looking at him expectantly, and nodded.

"If there were a few more... I should be able to get through this."

The Department of Narrative Studies' guess was indeed correct.

If I can "suddenly" appear in this universe, there should be no reason why I can't go to other places.

Conan immediately grinned mischievously: "Then it can bring your 10,000 CYZ effect—"

Conan's words made Lin Sheng sigh.

"Just say you want me to directly trigger the mechanism of the [shell]."

He paused, and before Conan could slip away, he lifted the back of his collar.

"Sigh, it seems you haven't read any of those books."

Lin Sheng's tone became somber.

"For the sake of the alliance's development, and to give you the responsibility of being a [core] member, I have decided—"

The next second, one of the detectives blinked, looking somewhat bewildered.

When Conan came to his senses, he was standing on familiar fine sand, and the gentle sound of waves was in his ears—

He was standing on a beach in Hawaii.

“Eh—???”

Amidst that instantly sour expression, Conan's familiar voice echoed from the sky.

"Conan, let's continue this Hawaii training until you've finished studying 'Analysis of the CYZ Effect' and 'Elementary Framework of the [Shell Universe] Mechanism'."

“I will have Mr. Yusaku and Ms. Yukiko keep an eye on you.”

In the distance, a member of the [Research Layer] on vacation immediately ran towards the genius who had been marked as needing "tutoring".

"Mr. Kudo! Let's begin right away!"

……

As Lin Sheng felt the increasingly "clear" feeling of [Detective Conan Universe-002], an idea emerged in his mind.

He restrained his will, directing a wisp of consciousness toward another extremely faint, almost broken line—

A probe channel pointing to [Type-Moon Universe-001].

The results after careful examination were disappointing.

"They only... delivered the 10th string?"

As Lin Sheng muttered to himself, his figure suddenly appeared in the office of the [Core Layer].

"Tongzi, it's time for the [Execution Layer] to begin preparing to advance the [Ring Belt] and enter the 'Third Cycle Era'."

"The situation on Type-Moon's side is much more complicated than we imagined; the attenuation is far too severe."

Shigenobu Hitomi raised her head, projecting a series of plans from the Alliance regarding the [Type-Moon Universe-001].

"You mean—?"

"As for the [Detective Conan Universe-002], all we need to do next is follow the [Universe's] plan and rhythm to let the CYZ effect continue to grow."

"But something's not right about the Type-Moon universe."

Lin Sheng's voice became serious:
"Based on the second message sent back by Hasegawa Tsuki, she should have already affected [Lion's Robbery], but my effect value has not increased at all."

Shigenobu Hitomi's expression turned serious.

She noticed that ZC-01 stated that "the effect size did not increase at all."

She nodded: "I understand. I'll have the research team compile the information and progress right away."

"We will redeploy support and send at least 100 strings over at once to see if we can establish a communication link similar to that of the Conan Universe-002."

"At least... establish a sustainable synchronization threshold."

(End of this chapter)