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

Hearing this, even Takagi Wataru, who was standing next to him, was taken aback. He hesitated for a moment before saying,

"Inspector Megure, then I'll also..."

"Go ahead, I'm good enough at maintaining order here."

Inspector Megure said generously,

He glanced at Chen En beside him and had a better understanding of the situation.

With Brother Chen En here, whether the Cocoon Game announcement event is chaotic or not is up to him. As long as the police force isn't so large that they can't block the entrance, what's the big deal if one or two people leave? It's no big deal!

Chapter 416 A game where you can only win or lose isn't a game at all.

Inspector Megure placed his hopes on Chen En.

However, Chen En simply pulled out a white coffee cup from somewhere.

He stared at the game screen in front of him, took a sip of coffee, and watched as the game's visuals changed as it progressed. Unlike before, Professor Agasa was now able to do more things.

At least, the in-game and out-of-game communication function enabled by Professor Agasa was not turned off by Noah's Ark.

Hiroki Sawada wanted to isolate the connection between the game and the outside world, with the aim of letting players of the Cocoon game grow up in the face of death without the help of adults. However, the problem is that the game he provided was not for children.

Even Conan, known as the Sherlock Holmes of the Heisei era, was completely dumbfounded.

So much so that at the last moment, Hiroki Sawada had to resort to a deus ex machina to bring out the reclusive Sherlock Holmes to remind Conan. With such difficulty, and the so-called helper only providing a single clue, it hardly qualifies as a game.

There are no tutorials, no room for error, no gameplay, it's just a one-sided massacre.

Hiroki Sawada, influenced by his adoptive father Thomas Sindora, was too extreme in this regard. He completely failed to consider the fact that children, with their limited experience and knowledge, would only be overwhelmed by danger and unable to think clearly in the face of such games.

A crisis alone is not enough to help children improve; they need at least a channel to acquire knowledge.

Surprisingly, the internal situation of Cocoon Games has undergone some changes.

Chen En had to consider whether he should participate in the game as the fifty-first player of the Cocoon Game, personally compete with Noah's Ark, and complete this virtual game in his own way.

As is well known, Cocoon Games has a fifty-first game pod, which is installed on the stage.

The stage mechanism was used to make the game pod float and sink freely. The game pod was not originally connected to the game channel, but Chen En had previously asked Cun Zhongbin to solve this problem.

If things take a different turn, Chen En will use a special virtual computer to access the game pod of the Cocoon Game, ensuring that he can directly manipulate all of its backdoors with his own consciousness while entering the virtual game world.

He is still thinking.

At this very moment, inside the screening hall of Cocoon Games,

Many parents have been given communicators to communicate with their children inside the game instance. They are racking their brains and doing their best to guide their children on how to deal with the current crisis.

For the first time since becoming celebrities, these Tokyo luminaries felt like they had lost a lot of brain cells.

Their efforts seem to have yielded remarkable results. With the encouragement and support of their families, the children have mustered their courage and overcome one crisis after another. So far, very few players have been eliminated.

This is not right.

Noah's Ark was clearly aware of this.

Although this is a game, it's not a fun place. None of the dungeons have any margin for error. Just like real life and death, if you're not careful or don't notice something, you'll die instantly.

However, the current version has more room for error and more time to think when encountering danger.

Someone modified the content of the Cocoon game, using those hidden doors that Hiroki Sawada hasn't been able to find out yet, directly changing the game's underlying rules, giving players time to think, and only players who give up thinking will be directly eliminated.

This might allow players to progress faster than they expect.

However, this deviates from Hiroki Sawada's original intention, because Sawada hoped that players could grow and progress independently, completely unaffected by external influences, even in life-or-death situations.

"That's really impressive, Batman."

A stream of data representing emotional fluctuations flashed across the Noah's Ark program.

However, the reminders from outsiders only really work for the four less important copies. The real core copy, 19th-century London, is completely ineffective in terms of any parent's reminders of key points and knowledge.

That was the main battlefield chosen by Hiroki Sawada.

He wanted to bring Batman into the game, to have a proper talk and showdown with Batman in this virtual world, and to make the 19th-century London replica a stage for fate that no one could predict.

Hiroki Sawada has already chosen a catalyst that will absolutely bring Batman into the Cocoon game.

Prior to this, the interior of a 19th-century London copy.

Previously, during their first encounter with Jack the Ripper, Conan had already noticed that Hideki Moroboshi seemed a bit off. Therefore, although he was focused on the game at hand,

However, he maintained a certain level of focus on Hideki Moroboshi throughout, and then said,

"Did everyone hear that? The Scotland Yard officer said 'Inspector Lestrade'."

"This is a completely fictional character from the novel Sherlock Holmes. To be more precise, he should be called Inspector Lestrade. However, that's not important. What's important is that Inspector Lestrade represents something."

The members of the Detective Boys, along with the three players next to Hideki Moroboshi, focused their attention on Conan.

Ran Mouri, standing next to Conan, covered her mouth and said in surprise,

"Inspector Lestrade is a character in the Sherlock Holmes stories. Since Inspector Lestrade exists, there must also be a famous detective, Sherlock Holmes, right?"

Upon hearing this, the members of the Junior Detective League exclaimed in surprise.

The back of their Junior Detective League's detective badge features Sherlock Holmes with a pipe. They couldn't possibly be completely unaware of this world-famous detective, Hideki Moroboshi remarked softly.

"I know, but where should we look for Sherlock Holmes?"

Conan and Ran Mouri exchanged a glance.

Then the two of them said in unison,

221B Baker Street!

Although it's just a game,

However, Conan would be quite happy if he could actually go to Baker Street. Moreover, since Sherlock Holmes really exists, Conan's understanding of Holmes would make it no problem to have him join as a teammate.

From this perspective, this might be the Noah's Ark that replaced Hideki Moroboshi.

Perhaps they just want to experience the game by using the player's identity?

Looking at the enthusiastic members of the Junior Detective League,

Hideki Moroboshi's eyes narrowed slightly.

He was somewhat surprised, because Shinichi Kudo seemed to have completely blended into the segment, while the little girl next to him... who couldn't be found in the DNA database, was still calmly observing.

But it doesn't matter anymore.

He has already designed the script.

Another, a script that unfolds completely differently from the original one.

Chapter 417 The Century's Most Famous Detective and Nemesis

"Only by being covered in blood can we achieve final victory."

A homeless man playing the accordion walked past the alley entrance, singing a strange song. Conan, upon hearing this, subconsciously rubbed his chin, realizing that this was probably a hint from Noah's Ark.

Covered in blood? Does that mean there's going to be a battle scene next?

Or perhaps it's not as simple as the literal meaning, but some other metaphor he doesn't know about?

"Now there is a problem."

Ai Haibara's calm voice interrupted Conan's thoughts. The group had reached the street outside the alley. She turned her head and asked...

"We don't know where we are right now."

"If we want to get to 221B Baker Street, then we need to know our current location first. Otherwise, if we don't even know which way to go, we might not be able to find 221B Baker Street until dawn."

Other civilians would only take to the streets at daybreak, as the legend of Jack the Ripper instilled fear in everyone.

Conan frowned at this.

He was contemplating whether to turn back and meet with Inspector Lestrade to ask about the situation when, a moment later, a familiar voice came from the sky—Dr. Agasa was speaking into his direction.

"Conan, can you hear me? You are currently in the Whitechapel area. 221B Baker Street is to your southwest. Yusaku asked me to tell you that your current game identity is that of members of the Baker Street Squad."

"If you can find Sherlock Holmes, then Sherlock Holmes will become your teammate."

Professor Agasa's voice was fine at first, but it started to become intermittent later on.

After patiently standing there for a while, Conan finally memorized all of Professor Agasa's words, piecing them together in his mind. Then, his brow furrowed, because he knew Professor Agasa wouldn't speak like that at this moment.

This isn't some kind of prank; it sounds like there's a network issue causing buffering, or perhaps an audio problem.

Conan glanced at Hideki Moroboshi again.

At this moment, upon hearing this clearly cheating sound, Hideki Moroboshi showed no extra emotion on his face, as if this matter had nothing to do with him, and he was simply happy that someone had helped him.

Without asking any further questions, Conan immediately said,

"In that case, let's go to 221B Baker Street."

“Since we are the Baker Street team, there is no doubt that Sherlock Holmes will be on our side, and with his extraordinary wisdom, he will solve the case in a very short time!”

Conan doesn't even need to think about it; the Sherlock Holmes in the virtual game world is absolutely ridiculously strong.

It would be even more powerful than Sherlock Holmes in the novels, because this kind of character is designed like a deus ex machina reading a script. If we could really find Sherlock Holmes, then uncovering the true identity of Jack the Ripper would be a certainty.

After quickly determining the direction, Conan immediately led the Detective Boys and Ran Mouri southwest.

Behind them, a boy following Hideki Moroboshi spoke hesitantly.

"Moroboshi, do you think what this four-eyed guy is saying is true or false?"

"Although I don't know much about the Sherlock Holmes stories, I have heard of Sherlock Holmes, one of the most famous detectives in the world. I don't think the game developers would let Sherlock Holmes join the team so easily, would they?"