Conan: I'm Really Not the Manipulator

【OK. 】

The system's voice was emotionless: [In order to ensure the gaming experience, the game will provide several plug-ins for seven players. ]

【First, pinch the face. 】

[Players can use this function to adjust their appearance, not just their looks, but also their gender, age, race, height and weight. There are three things that cannot be changed: eyes, voice and scars. The greater the change, the longer the cooldown time before the next use. This function can also add, reduce and transfer organs on the body. ]

Aoyagi Akimitsu asked: [If I am injured, can I restore the damaged skin, bones or organs to normal? ]

[Theoretically, yes, but in practice, you need to be careful.] The system said emotionlessly, [In other worlds, there have been cases where players ‘recovered too quickly’ and were sent to human laboratories.]

When hearing about human experiments, Aoyagi Hiromitsu's expression remained unchanged: [I understand.]

【Second, protect the aura. 】

[Players and their immediate family members in the game, including parents, spouses, and children, will have a protective aura activated. The aura is immune to most physical damage, and players cannot break the auras of other players and their relatives. ]

After hearing these words, Aoyagi Bingguang, who had been calm since entering the space, frowned for the first time.

[Unbreakable?] He repeated, [So, they can't be harmed in any way?]

[Under normal circumstances, it cannot be broken.] The system said cunningly, [As for what the special circumstances are, players need to explore them themselves - there are many places in this game that players need to explore on their own, which is one of the fun of the game.]

Aoyagi Binguang said nothing, and the system continued.

【Third, animal messengers.】

[Each player has two animal messengers, which can summon and drive these animals to act for them. The player himself can also activate the messenger form and transform into these animals. ]

[Your animal messengers are wolves and snakes. ]

[All kinds are fine? ] Aoyagi Akimitsu asked.

[All are OK.] The system said, [If you have access to fossils or cells, you can also revive wolves and snakes that became extinct decades or even millions of years ago, or cultivate hybrids that combine the advantages of different species.]

[Fourth, exclusive skills, which is also the most important one. ]

[After the player draws the ID, the system will generate an active skill and a passive skill for each player. ]

[As long as you know the real appearance and ID of other players before the face is pinched, you can check the passive skills in the system; if you know the real name in the game, you can check the active skills. Each person has three chances to check others. ]

[Teammates can exchange skills. The exchange of skills will not affect the power of the skills. There is only one chance. Considering that some players are not capable enough, teammates or allies can transfer tasks and give their tasks to others to complete. The transfer will cost skills - the effect is reduced by half - as a reward. ]

[Exchange and transfer are limited to active skills. ]

[Active skills cannot be effective on teammates; all skills follow the principle of faction restraint. If the skills of players from different factions or unaligned players conflict, the one in the advantageous faction will prevail.]

[The principle of the camp restraint is: the red side restrains the black side, the black side restrains the passers-by, and the passers-by restrain the red side. ]

After listening to this, Aoyagi Binguang seemed to be thinking about something.

This is actually easy to understand. The red side restrains the black side, which is in line with social values. The reverse setting is likely to encounter harmonious beasts.

Black restrains passers-by, and passers-by restrain red, which is easier to understand. Take criminals and police as an example. If a criminal runs into a crowd, the police will not dare to shoot at will because there are ordinary people around. The people become a "burden" to them, while the criminals can attack without restraint.

[In addition, for other characters in the game, skills will also have different effects depending on the opponent's camp. For example, if you are a black player, the skill effect is 100% for other black players, 150% for other passers-by, and 50% for the red team. ]

After talking about plug-ins, the system continued to explain some rules.

[Each player has a 'plot modification restriction', which is initially locked. When the restriction exists, the player cannot directly change the plot. This restriction cannot be opened by the system, and can only be unlocked by the player's own efforts. ]

[Players have a value called "willpower". If it drops to 20, the system will ask whether to quit. If it drops below 10, the system will force the player to quit. Quitting early due to personal willpower issues will not affect other players. ]

[Players cannot die in the game. Once dead, you can choose to "revive on the spot" or "resurrect in a safe area" - please don't take life lightly because of this. During the resurrection period, the system will not block any senses of the player. ]

[Okay.] Aoyagi Binguang said cheerfully, and he laughed: [I have always cherished my life.]

[Players cannot reveal the existence of the game, the truth of the world, and the future fate of others to anyone other than the players. This cannot be done verbally, in writing, or in code. Violators will be banned.]

【Finally, players cannot lie to their teammates or allies. 】

After listening to a bunch of rules, Aoyagi Binguang wrote them all down: [What is the basis for drawing the ID? ]

[From arrogance, jealousy, rage, laziness, greed, gluttony and lust, extract a certain evil behavior that the player possesses. ]

[Is there more than one?] Aoyagi Akimichi questioned, [If someone only has one of these, this person can definitely be called a saint.]

[The system will calculate the player's current personality and mood, and select the most matching ID for the player. ]

Aoyagi Binguang didn't comment. In the endless darkness, seven cards appeared next to the pop-up window. The patterns on the backs of the cards facing away from him were exactly the same, so he picked up one at random.

He didn't rush to open it, but asked himself the last two questions.

[What exactly is "Detective Conan"? What kind of people are the other players? ]

["Detective Conan" is the name of the world you are currently in. This is a two-dimensional world created by a cartoonist from a higher-dimensional world. 】

[The other six players are all travelers from the same high-dimensional world as the cartoonist, and they know part of the future direction of this world, but the amount of "plot" each person knows is different.]

[You are the only indigenous player. ]

Aoyagi Binguang was stunned.

……

The ward was filled with the smell of cigarettes. Aoyagi Binkou took a light sniff and recognized that this was the brand that Gin smoked most often. He gradually calmed down.

[After the game officially starts, 'I' will no longer speak, and players' questions will be answered by the intelligent customer service. Players are requested to explore more game details on their own. ]

[Players can use their mobile phones or rings to open the game system. The system will bind the player's current mobile phone as the system phone. Loss of the system phone and ring cannot be compensated. Others cannot see the system interface, but can see the mobile phone and, in certain circumstances, the ring.]

【I wish you a happy game and all your wishes come true. 】

The sound of the system disappeared completely.

Aoyagi Binkou sat up from the bed and the first thing he saw was the electronic anklet that was pressing down on his tattoo. He turned to Gin who was standing beside him.

"Is there any cigarette?"

Gin glanced at him, the gun still pointed at his head, and with his other hand he took out a cigarette from his pocket and threw it to him.

Aoyagi Binguang bit the cigarette, picked up the lighter next to him and lit it, then looked in front of him again.

The pop-up window in front of him was flickering, not the window itself that was flickering, but the hand of a snake-like angel with twelve wings on its back that was holding the pop-up window was shaking.

The pop-up window was as big as a laptop screen, and the angel was only half the size of Aoyagi Binguang's palm, and his thin arms could collapse at any time.

Two lines of text clearly appeared on the pop-up window.

【Congratulations on becoming the seventh player in the world of Detective Conan. 】

[Your game ID is——Rage. ]

Chapter 4 Big Lie

fury.

After seeing his ID, Aoyagi Binguang had a rough guess about the identity of the snake-shaped angel in front of him.

In the legend, the demon corresponding to rage is Samael, known as the Lord of Hell and the Serpent of the Garden of Eden. He is a snake-shaped angel with twelve wings.

But allusions are just allusions. This little thing in front of us, whose support for the pop-up window is crooked, probably does not have any terrifying abilities. It is more like a mascot than an angel or a devil.

Aoyagi Akimichi looked at the mascot that came with the system. The demon with the appearance of an angel lowered his trembling hands, the translucent pop-up window disappeared, and he fluttered the wings on his back.

The flapping of the twelve wings at the same time was quite impressive, and the whole demon turned into a furry ball, turning into a white shadow and whizzing towards Qingliu Binguang's right hand.

In just a blink of an eye, a ring appeared on the index finger of Aoyagi Binguang's right hand. There was no decoration on the outside, only the three letters "ira" printed on it.

Aoyagi Binkou was stunned and his first reaction was to go see Gin.

Gin in front of him looked normal, with his hat brim and bangs covering most of his face, and he was completely unaware of what had just happened.

"..."

Seeing that Gin couldn't notice him even though he was so close, Aoyagi Akiko first breathed a sigh of relief, but then began to feel depressed because of the three-month countdown.

Could it be that the harassment from the system and his response during this period made the people in the organization think he was crazy? If he told them the truth, these self-righteous guys would probably become even crazier than him.

Unfortunately, due to the rules of the game, he couldn't say this.

...Otherwise, he really wanted to see what their expressions would be when they knew.

"What are you thinking?"

Gin keenly noticed that there was something wrong with Aoyagi Bin's eyes.

"When can I go out?"

Because there were other people around, Aoyagi Binkou did not check the ring for the time being. He took off the cigarette and held it between his fingers.

"If I stay here, I won't be able to prove my ability. Besides, I have an FBI mission in Japan this time."

As an active member of HRT, Aoyagi Akimitsu will rush to the scene of a highly dangerous attack at the first opportunity. Whether he is cleaning up the mess of organization members who have not done something cleanly or adding a good resume to himself, he is a good department.

In terms of work content, he is not a special agent, but a special police officer. However, in certain special cases, he will still accept some investigation tasks.

For example, the reason he came to Japan this time was because his boss asked him to investigate a certain killer - Gin told this before he came to Japan.

He was supposed to come in early July, but during that time a medical scandal broke out in Japan that affected tens of thousands of people, and the situation was a bit chaotic, so he waited until now to come.

"Tomorrow. The organization has some intelligence on the killer you are investigating. I will pass it to you later."

"Thank you very much. If there is anything else I can help you with, I will let you know as soon as possible."

Aoyagi Binguang smoked just to calm himself down. After calming down, he put out the half-smoked cigarette and reminded Gin bluntly.

Gin didn't answer.

After a while, he finished the cigarette in his mouth. Seeing Qing Liu Binguang withdraw his hand, he also put out the cigarette butt in the ashtray.

Since he didn't say anything, Qingliu Bingguang took it as his agreement.

He changed to a more comfortable sitting position and took an apple from the fruit basket on the bedside table. Electrotherapy requires fasting, and he hadn't eaten for the whole afternoon. Now he was so hungry that he could eat a cow.

While eating, he looked at the electronic anklet on his foot and asked, "When will I take this thing off?"

"After confirming that you are okay."

Gin took out another cigarette and put it in his mouth, and finally put down the gun in his hand.

"What's the unlock code?"

"My fingerprints."