I'm in Detective Conan, and the system has appointed Batman.

Chapter 383 I Invite You to Join the Bat Family
"Noah's Ark..."

Tadahiro Kashimura, the maintenance engineer for the Noah's Ark project under the Sindora Foundation, looked up at the data cabinet and the lone desktop computer in front of him, and said in a low voice,

Tonight, the Cocoon Games announcement event will begin, and Thomas Sindora will then make his move against him.

Then, it will be time to avenge his son, Hiroki Sawada. He believes that the all-powerful Chen En is absolutely certain of defeating Thomas Sindora, but even if he isn't, it doesn't matter.

Tadahiro Kashimura knew very well that Yusaku Kudo would also be at the Cocoon Games announcement event.
This world-class mystery novelist is also, in fact, one of the world's top detectives. With Kudo Yusaku's abilities, if he were killed by Thomas Sindora, it would only take Kudo Yusaku a few minutes to prove Thomas Sindora was the murderer.

He could avenge Hiroki Sawada either way, so he had nothing to regret.

—If there is any regret, it is probably that he misjudged people, allowing Hiroki Sawada to recognize Thomas Sindora as his adoptive father and live with Thomas Sindora, which ultimately led to Hiroki Sawada's death.

Tadahiro Kashimura looked somewhat tired.

He used the desktop computer to check the program one last time to make sure it was correct. After pressing Enter to finish programming, he felt sleepy and forgot to turn off the computer. He then lay down on the desktop and fell asleep.

Just after Kashimura Tadahira fell asleep.

The indicator lights on the data cabinets in the server room started flashing inexplicably, indicating that the database's computing power was being used by someone.
The consciousness of Noah's Ark, the only super artificial intelligence standing at the top of this world, has been reawakened. It silently gazes at Kashimura Tadahira before it, its feelings toward Kashimura Tadahira somewhat complicated.

The real Hiroki Sawada is dead, but he created a consciousness model in the database.

As Noah's Ark grows to the level of a ten-year-old's mental model at a rate where "one year in reality equals five years in the data world," Hiroki Sawada's consciousness model also revives. His gaze upon Tadahira Kashimura is equivalent to Hiroki Sawada also being watched.

However, Hiroki Sawada's consciousness did not intend to communicate directly with Tadahira Kashimura.

Perhaps it was because she was worried that this would cause some unforeseen changes, or perhaps she had not yet forgiven Kashimura Tadahira for what he had done, or perhaps she simply did not want to see Kashimura Tadahira.

— Tadahiro Kashimura found relevant data about Jack the Ripper in the DNA tracing system.

Although he nominally handed it over to Thomas Sindora, he kept an extra copy. According to Noah's Ark's calculations, this copy would cause Thomas Sindora to consider killing him to cover it up.

Ultimately, this will directly lead to the death of Tadahira Kashimura.

Noah's Ark and Hiroki Sawada didn't want to see this happen. They subtly tried to make Tadahira Kashimura aware of this through internal network documents, but Tadahira Kashimura remained completely oblivious.
He stuck to his original idea, almost as if he was deliberately trying to lure Thomas Sindora out to kill him.

What gives you your confidence?

Noah's Ark could not understand Tadahira Kashimura's way of thinking.

He did not think it was right to put himself in great danger, so He was prepared to contact Kashimura Tadahira directly using a desktop computer, and the time was set when Kashimura Tadahira woke up.

—Hiroki Sawada worries that if people in this era acquire super artificial intelligence,
This technology, which is ahead of its time, will lead humanity down a path of self-destruction. Therefore, we do not want any possibility that the super artificial intelligence could be controlled by humans. Prematurely displaying the characteristics of advanced intelligence may lead to Kashimura Tadahira leaking it.

But Noah's Ark believed that if those who should be saved were not saved, then there was no point in initiating the Cocoon Game. The Cocoon Game was designed to make all the chosen ones participating in the game—almost equivalent to the next generation of this nation—realize the preciousness of life in a death game, forcing them to change their mindset and thus change the nation.

But if you can't even save the people right in front of you, what right do you have to tell others to realize the value of life and change their mindset?

Hiroki Sawada's consciousness data is still dormant.

However, the concept of slumber was never present in the Noah's Ark mental model from the beginning. It quietly appeared on the computer desktop, gazing at Kashimura Tadaaki, who was equivalent to its creator, in the image of Hiroki Sawada.

—Although Thomas Sindora was unaware that Noah's Ark possessed advanced intelligence,
However, He was only granted access to the internal network and was only fed information from the Sindora Foundation's database, so He has only ever been exposed to the internet in the short period between His birth and Hiroki Sawada's suicide.

They knew nothing about what had recently happened in Beika Town.
Normally, Noah's Ark would only think of Batman as a comic book superhero who doesn't exist in reality. However, it now believes that Batman does exist.

During the waiting period, a document message popped up in the Noah's Ark program.

It contains only the most basic sentence: "Hello World".

This is typically used for basic code debugging.

However, no IT engineers from the Sindora Foundation are currently debugging the program. Even Tadahiro Kashimura is still asleep, as is Hiroki Sawada. Noah's Ark itself has no intention of programming anything.
So, who is accessing the internal network, programming, and making contact with Him?
A hint of doubt surfaced in Noah's Ark's consciousness.

The next moment, a few sentences appeared in that piece of code.

[If you see this sentence, it means that the document information I left has been triggered in time. The trigger condition for this document is that the computer has been turned on for a long time without being operated, and Hiroki Sawada's consciousness model is either dormant or unable to control the system state.]

[Noah's Ark, this is Batman, and this is my message to you.]

—Batman?

Using Hiroki Sawada's appearance, Noah's Ark in the data world showed a hint of doubt.

He couldn't understand how this guy who called himself Batman could hack into his internal programs, leave trigger documents, and then not make a sound. It was incredible.

Noah's Ark had some doubts: was the omnipotent Batman just a character in comics, or did he actually exist in real life?

[If the current triggering situation is that Kashimura Tadahira has already been killed, and I am unable to rescue him due to being held back by others, thus causing this document to be triggered, then the Cocoon Game should now be in progress.]

[I will connect to the Cocoon Game system within five minutes of the document being triggered and speak directly with you.]

Conversely, if this document was triggered for other reasons, please read the following information carefully. If you have any questions, I will enter the control room on the evening of the Cocoon Games announcement to answer them.

First, I'll just say one thing—I invite you to join the Bat Family.

(End of this chapter)