How did you bunch of silly group members also time travel

Noelle: This isn't the first or second time the fox has tried to mislead people, but I didn't expect it to backfire this time~

Holmes: So, now you can tell me how the original story begins.

Holmes: Anyway, according to you, I've already won the game from the start, and it's already the finale.

Sirin Kaslana: It's not exactly a straight-through, it just removed the main motivation for advancing the main storyline.

Heart of Thunder Lord: It's not entirely out of the question. After all, if they knew about the brewery beforehand, even the Heisei era's Sherlock Holmes would have intervened without hesitation.

Holmes: ......

Newbie just filling in the numbers: ∠( ? 」∠)＿

This lady is Elena: Hey~

Newbie just filling in the blanks: As for the original work, there's really nothing to care about.

Newbie just there to make up the numbers: So, after you went along, Gin discovered you, knocked you unconscious with a stick, forced you to drink one of their organization's most dangerous drugs, and then left.

Holmes: I see. So it's because my constitution is somewhat unique that the medication wasn't fatal?

Holmes: On one hand, those people were watching me, and on the other hand, I had a death time limit due to the drug. We were constantly playing a game of cat and mouse, and in the end, the detective won!

Noelle: ...

Seven-Colored Leopard Jumping Jade: I can't say I guessed it all right, but I can say it was completely off track. /Eating melon seeds

Holmes: Ah, did I guess wrong?

Shinichi Kudo recalled what Miss Fox had told him before: after this incident, his relationship with Ran Mouri progressed rapidly.

This statement misled his thinking at the time, but judging from the discussion among the group members, it is indeed true, just not fully stated.

With the emergence of things like inter-universe chat rooms, he is also a character from a comic book world.

Holmes: Could it be that I died and became a ghost, using Ran to conduct detective work and ultimately destroy that criminal organization?

Thunder Lord of the Mind: Damn, this guess has gone up a whole level!

This young lady is Elaina: Mr. Holmes of the Heisei era seems to be adapting very well to this chat group, taking this kind of thing into consideration so naturally~

Holmes: Existence is reality. A qualified detective only needs this kind of thinking after broadening their horizons.

Newbie just filling in the numbers: At times like this, I have no choice but to tag a certain electrifying girl.

Seven-Colored Leopard Jumping Jade: @NewbieGirlWhoJustMakesTheNumberIsBusySleeping/Funny

Holmes: So, is this how the original story begins?

Celine Kaslana: Don't worry, it's not like that, but it's still pretty absurd.

Holmes: That's outrageous too?

Noelle: For example, have you ever thought that one day you might suddenly become a primary school student?

Holmes: ...Seriously?

Noelle: Yeah, seriously (hands on hips)

Holmes: Well, I've thought about it now.

No wonder, no wonder those guys all acted as riddle tellers back then, swaying left and right, but just wouldn't tell him the specifics.

So they were all waiting for him to be drugged and turned into a primary school student!

Fortunately, due to that unclear spoiler, he inadvertently avoided the original beginning and did not become a primary school student as in the original work.

Otherwise, this will definitely become the main topic of teasing him in the group chat.

Shinichi Kudo believed that these netizens were definitely capable of doing it!

Holmes: Wait a minute, the experimental drug turns people into elementary school students. Could that criminal organization be developing an elixir of immortality?

Newbie (just filling in the numbers): Congratulations, you got it right!

To the newbie who just wanted to fill in the blanks: By the way, I can also tell you that this drug has an extremely high success rate if taken by someone under 20 years old. In the original work, the two examples of people under 20 who took the drug both ended up as elementary school students.

Holmes: The other person must be my teammate.

Holmes: Since it's a comic book, they'll definitely try to avoid character repetition. That guy who's a high school detective like me is definitely out of the question.

Holmes: Comic books need climaxes, so the most suitable climax would be someone from that organization who appears and then beats me up. That would be both interesting and suspenseful, and it could also fill one or two chapters of filler content.

Holmes: So, there's a high probability it's someone who defected from that organization.

Newbie just there to make up the numbers: Why couldn't you have joined the group sooner?! (Slightly annoyed)

Holmes: ?

Seven-Colored Leopard Jumping Jade: Hint, Fuli doesn't like to use her brain much / Swallowing Gold Ingots

True Lord of Thunder and Lightning: If you had come in earlier, you would have been able to think about many of the things she encountered before.

Celine Kaslana: It's not too late now, is it?

Holmes: (Ashamed)

Holmes: I think it's better to try to think for yourself. Relying too much on others will always lead to problems.

Noelle: That's certainly true, but that doesn't stop an external brain from being useful.

Newbie just filling in the numbers: ∠( ? 」∠)＿ Okay, let's get back to the main topic.

Newbie here to fill in the numbers: Although our Heisei-era Sherlock Holmes avoided becoming an elementary school student, we can't really say we've completed the game yet.

Holmes: Hmm, my situation, and Ran's... are actually more dangerous than in the original story.

Gin, this character should be the villain who is his counterpart.

This person's escape will inevitably bring him into the organization's sights.

Although he may not be taken seriously, he will likely be investigated, and Ran Mouri will also be under scrutiny because of him, potentially facing danger.

Holmes: Although I highly doubt how this organization, riddled with traitors, manages to survive, as the biggest mastermind in the story, its capabilities must be considerable.

Holmes: I need power to protect Ran.

Newbie just there to fill a spot: Once you've mastered it, it's like a game-changer, unless the brewery can use high-powered firearms to deal with you~

Noelle: Hmm, my group status is about to drop by 1 again.

I am Elena: I recommend becoming a mage here, there are just too few mages in the group.

Seven-Colored Leopard Jumping Jade: Is it too little?

True Lord of Thunder in My Heart: I can only say not much

Xinmu Yulei Zhenjun: "Detective Conan" and "Magic Kaito" share the same universe, which means magic exists there.

Holmes: Hmm, I remember you guys mentioned that last time too.

Newbie just there to fill a spot: That magic isn't that great~

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Chapter 996 As if he hadn't fallen asleep yet

hiss...

Miss Fox closed the group chat and rubbed her temples.

Unexpectedly, things went wrong. I didn't get to see the show I was looking forward to. Such a big Conan character just vanished in an instant.

"Really...why don't we find some time to go over and personally administer the A drug to him?"

I never imagined that revealing just this little bit of information would allow Shinichi Kudo to avoid becoming Conan Edogawa.

Is this what an intelligence-based character is like?

I don't know if he's overthinking things or if it's because he's good at analyzing things.

Perhaps it's because Conan's comedic talent was so strong in the original work that this aspect was overshadowed.

"But speaking of which, Sora is clearly intelligent... well, with the internet, he's just a lazy bum."

After all, internet addicts usually only come online to chat during their downtime while playing games, or to take a break.

Expecting him to use his brain is only possible in an emergency.

Normally, it's just a mascot.

"Forget about all that, let's just go find a demon god's corpse to play with!"

Mebius urged him somewhat impatiently.

"This creature I've never seen before is truly intriguing!"

To move, though it's not expected that he'll be able to move at all.

At least it's watchable.

Of course, it would be even better if someone could wear it and experience the entire experimental process from a first-person perspective.

So, with all that thought going on, the idea of ​​building goodwill was completely thrown into the trash by Möbius.

Compared to a god-like being like a demon god, I'll save the effort of building up my favor for another time!

"What exactly is the principle behind the immortality of creatures that can't die?!"

"The principle is that they are not living things!" Miss Fox replied instantly.

"Gan Yu didn't say that demon gods are living beings, did he? The Rock King Emperor we just met is one too. No matter how you look at it, he doesn't fall into the category of living beings."

To the naked eye, it certainly looked like a dragon, and the noble young master in disguise also looked just as human.

But from a spiritual perspective, it's not like that.

Miss Fox isn't good at describing the specifics, but she can still give a general overview.

That is—the Rock King Emperor is a stone spirit!

It's not a dragon, nor a living creature, and I don't even know if it counts as a demon god; it's a stone that has come to life!

"That Geo Archon is fundamentally different from the demon god corpses under the Liyue lands; he doesn't seem like a demon god."

The remains of the demon god are clearly visible from the perspective of spiritual awareness.