Survival Manual of the Science Fiction World

It's obvious that Kid hired him to help Conan fight the organization; he can't possibly fight himself, can he?

So sometimes having too many aliases isn't a good thing...

"Speak, what is it that you want with me?" Lucifer extinguished the flames with a flick of his hand, then slightly raised his eyes to look at Kidd.

"Exactly, could you move or destroy the bomb in the bracelet without anyone noticing?" Kidd looked at the demon that had just appeared, his mind racing, but when Lucifer asked him, his gaze remained fixed on the demon tasting wine on the throne in front of him.

A few drops of red wine stained the devil's lips, making him look sinister.

"Of course, my dear collection. I've helped you this time, shouldn't you pay a price?" The devil's gaze lingered on his heart, his eyes filled with lust.

"The price won't be you waiting for me to come of age—"

“Don’t get me wrong, my dear collection. I am a demon, not a benevolent one. I’ve been helping you all along, yet I have to wait for you to come of age, and I’ve gained nothing in return.” Lucifer licked his lips. “This time, I want to taste your heart’s blood.”

Isn't this request a bit too much?

Reject me now!

Tell them you want to find it yourself!

That way I won't have to figure out how to deal with you!

Show some backbone! Don't make me look down on you!

"Okay...I promise you."

...Are you a sore loser?!

How could a game between an organization and mortals like you involve demons?

You have no martial ethics!

The problem is, what should I do now?!

Chapter 507 You want to know too, right?

"Tell me, what difficulties have you encountered?" Lucifer crossed his long legs, propped his elbows on the throne, and tilted his head to look down at Kidd, his eyes indifferent and sinister, seemingly much colder than before.

Although Lucifer kept saying he would take his soul away when he came of age, Kidd had gotten along with him quite well before, so Kidd sometimes forgot that the person he thought he got along with well and who sometimes seemed to be full of curiosity about the human world was actually the cold, ruthless, evil, and arrogant demon in front of him.

Chu Ming watched as Kid's expression changed repeatedly, but he remained silent. He couldn't help but quietly urge him on; if they delayed any longer, Conan would arrive first.

"Since you're somewhat interesting, if you want to back out, I'm not entirely unwilling—"

“Of course I’m not backing down, I’m just organizing my thoughts.” Kidd quickly replied, stopping his rambling and briefly summarizing the events to Chu Ming.

"You want me to move the bomb to save those people?" The demon on the screen seemed intrigued. He leaned forward slightly, tapping his fingers lightly on the armrest of the throne, looking rather gossipy. "Is it someone you like? Which one?"

Black mist poured from the demon's fingertips, forming a black light curtain. Several figures gradually appeared on the light curtain, some male and some female, with the only thing they had in common: they all wore a glowing bracelet on their hands.

"I just checked, and all of these people have the bracelets you mentioned, and they all contain bombs. Which one of them do you like?"

Kid looked at Conan, Hattori, and the others on the screen, his lips twitching: "No..."

"You're actually willing to exchange your heart's blood for someone insignificant?" The demon sat up straight and dispersed the light barrier. "You should know that once I have your heart's blood, it will be enough for me to control you and make you my puppet. Tsk, although I like your souls, people with such dazzling souls really do like to meddle in other people's business."

"A puppet?!" Kidd exclaimed, "What do you mean?"

"You don't know?" Chu Ming curled his lips slightly. "That's right. You are human and don't understand what heart's blood is. Heart's blood is the purest drop of blood in your heart, which gathers all your essence. This drop of blood will affect your heart meridian and interfere with your mind. And what we demons are best at is manipulating blood, using this drop of blood to control you."

Kidd looked at the demon who seemed to be threatening him and suddenly laughed: "Thanks, but I know you won't do that, right?"

If it weren't for the arrogant person beside him, he probably wouldn't have realized that this was a subtle suggestion to reconsider.

As expected of the demon who rules pride, even advice sounds like a threat.

"Not now, but once you come of age, you will eventually become my puppet." Lucifer made a hand seal, and a black mist gradually appeared around him. When the mist dissipated, a boy with delicate features and a pale face appeared beside Lucifer, who looked to be about fourteen or fifteen years old.

He slowly opened his eyes, his movements slightly stiff, and knelt on one knee beside Lucifer, his voice hoarse and dry: "Master."

Lucifer looked at the light screen: "I couldn't get away from the banquet, so I'll take this opportunity to show you my previous puppet. His soul wasn't as dazzling as yours, so I didn't bother waiting for him to come of age and just turned him into a puppet. How is it? Isn't it exquisite? I'll give him a portion of my power, and this time he'll help you."

After saying that, he disconnected the communication without waiting for Kidd to speak again.

If I don't hang up soon, I really won't be able to catch up with Conan.

Fortunately, I found something good in the store: a humanoid robot that can be controlled remotely via brainwaves. It is not equipped with a large arsenal and has no weapons other than a simple protection system and flight system.

According to the product description, it should be a toy for children on a high-tech planet. Before officially operating the mecha, children can practice by connecting the toy with their brainwaves from a young age. It is cheap and easy to use. The downside is that it does not have weapons or an AI to assist it. Before connecting with the brainwaves, there are only simple logical actions.

But for someone like Chu Ming who likes to get the maximum effect with the least amount of points, this is simply a magical tool.

As for his sometimes stiff behavior, Chu Ming had already made an explanation for it in advance. After all, it was a puppet, so it was normal for it not to have its own thoughts.

(o ゜ ▽ ゜) o ☆

On the other side, after the communication ended, Kiddon stood there, slowly covering his chest. He had just seen the puppet and couldn't help but think about what he would become when he grew up.

He kept the fact that the devil had his eye on him to himself, a secret he kept to himself.

He didn't know if his decision to seek help from the devil was impulsive, but seeing several lives disappear before his eyes, he felt he couldn't do it.

Although he didn't know how Lucifer planned to extract his heart's blood, he felt it couldn't be as serious as having his soul taken away and being turned into a puppet when he was already an adult.

Moreover, he had just overheard Lucifer's conversation, in which two names were mentioned: Asmodeus and Mammon.

Legend has it that seven demons govern the seven deadly sins, with Asmodeus representing lust and Mammon representing greed.

Judging from their interaction just now, demons don't seem to get along very well. But then again, if they did get along, they wouldn't be called demons anymore.

Lucifer claims to be the Lord of Hell, but when he tried to make a move, Asmodeus threatened him with Mammon, saying that Mammon would be very angry if he did.

Although Lucifer was not threatened, this shows that he is not the only one in Hell. Perhaps he can use this as an excuse to escape...

Unaware that Kid was plotting to divide the forces of Hell in an attempt to find a way out, Chu Ming bought a robot from the online store after hanging up the phone. He then input Kid's image into the robot, gave it the command to find Kid, and relayed a message to Kid.

Immediately afterwards, he drove at high speed, taking a shortcut to the Fantasy Park. Finally, just as Conan's little green dot on the minimap was about to cross the road, he beat Conan to it and entered the park using the bracelet he had taken.

At this moment, Vermouth was completely unaware that a scapegoat had been thrown at her from nowhere. She was still immersed in the joy of "accompanying Angel to the amusement park" and even tolerated the annoying Sherry by her side.

But when she saw Chu Ming reappear in her sight with Matsutake Yusuke's face, she couldn't help but darken her face, walk to the side and hurriedly make a phone call.

"Didn't you go to help? Why are you back? Have you finished your business?"

"Sigh, the first thing my sister says on the phone isn't about caring about me anymore. She wasn't like this before," Chu Ming said in a teasy tone. "Sigh, now that she has a beauty by her side, all she does is ask about the mission like my older brother. I'm so sad~"

"...Don't cause trouble."

"Okay, I've figured it out. But Conan just ran this way like a madman. Maybe Sherry told him you were here and he thought you were here to arrest her." Chu Ming twisted the truth.

Vermouth glanced sharply at Ai Haibara, who was cowering behind Ran like a quail in the distance, and said with some displeasure, "Why would I wait until now if I wanted to make a move?"

"Conan doesn't believe that. He just thinks that since you're a member of the organization, you're hanging around Ran and Sherry, you're bound to cause trouble." Chu Ming subtly fueled the fire. "Sister, how about we put on a show together? Let's see if, in a life-or-death situation, this little detective will choose his girlfriend or Sherry, who's connected to the organization and can help him find the truth!"

"Sister, you must want to know too, right?"

Chapter 508 Do me a favor

Vermouth didn't actually have the same perverse sense of humor as Chu Ming. Although she did want to know and was curious whether Conan would put Sherry ahead of Ran, she didn't want to cause trouble for Conan and Ran over it. Especially since she knew that Conan genuinely liked Ran, but given Conan's personality, he truly didn't want the people around him to die because of him, especially when it was a decision he had to make himself.

If this continues, Conan will definitely break down.

Therefore, she decisively declined Chu Ming's suggestion.

Unfortunately, Chu Ming had already planned it all out, so how could he let Vermouth refuse?

"Sister can only choose to participate or watch. If sister doesn't want to participate, that's fine too, but trying to undermine me seems a bit inappropriate, doesn't it?" A smiling voice came from the receiver. Vermouth frowned slightly. Recently, Granburg has become increasingly crazy. Although it had been a bit crazy before, it was mostly normal.

How come after following Gin for so long, I haven't learned anything I should have, but instead picked up all of Gin's bad habits?

Why don't you learn from Gin and do more missions?

"Didn't you promise me you wouldn't take action against them for the time being? You said you'd leave them alone as long as they didn't interfere with the organization?" Vermouth retorted.

Chu Ming acted shamelessly: "I didn't do anything, and I didn't want their lives. Besides, what I promised was to temporarily guarantee their safety, but I didn't guarantee their mental well-being."

"Alright, I saw Conan rush in. You can go along with him and say you won't do anything this time, but don't reveal that there's actually nothing going on~ Otherwise, I don't know what I might do when I get bored~" Chu Ming said with a smile, but it was full of threat. After saying that, he hung up the phone.

Vermouth's hand holding the phone stiffened slightly for a moment, then she slowly released it, returning to Ran's side with a heavy heart. Her gaze swept over Ai Haibara and lingered for a while.

After learning that Ran had a bomb that would explode if she left the Fantasy Park area, she and Ai Haibara briefly coordinated to prevent Ran from going out with Sonoko and leaving her in the Fantasy Park, just as Sonoko was about to take Ran to a restaurant across from the park for dessert.

Although she still couldn't stand Sherry's behavior, she was prepared to choose to be selectively blind, considering Sherry was also protecting Ran. But now, in this situation—

Conan, who had just arrived, caught a glimpse of that complex look in her eyes. Fearing that Vermouth was about to make a move, he rushed forward in three strides: "Ran-neechan!"

"Conan?" Ran waved happily. "Weren't you with Dad? Where is he?"

"Uncle went to investigate a case. Who is this lady?" Conan looked at the somewhat familiar figure, his lips twitching. That organization is getting more and more ambitious; they're even disguising themselves as Sherry and wandering around everywhere...

"This was commissioned by Ms. Miyano to your brother Shinichi for investigation. Shinichi went to investigate on his own, and Ms. Miyano just came along to play with us." Ran smiled gently and wiped Conan's sweat. "Why are you all sweaty?"

Conan's heart skipped a beat. He grabbed Ran's hand, which was wiping his sweat, and pursed his lips. "Ran—Big Sister..."

He is now very confused and doesn't know what to do.

Ran is his lover who is more important than his life, but Haibara—after spending so much time together, how could she not have any feelings for him?

Although she was a member of the organization before, after getting to know her for so long, he realized that Ai Haibara was not in control of her own destiny within the organization, and now Ai is his friend... If someone has to die to save Ran, he would rather it be himself who dies.

There's never been a definitive answer to this kind of thing.

"What's wrong, Conan? You look so worried today." Ran didn't pull her hand away from his grasp, but instead used her other hand to rub his brow, smoothing out the wrinkles. "You look like a little old man."

"Ran-neechan—" Conan suddenly looked up and blinked, "If someone asked you to choose between Shinichi-nii and—uh, Sonoko-neechan, who would you choose?"

"Huh?" Xiaolan was stunned.