Conan: I'm Really Not the Manipulator

Why be sad? Why go...

Going to...

Kotomine Jonah stopped walking.

The umbrella slipped from her hand unknowingly, and the rain wet her hair, but she was unaware.

She looked at the red-haired figure in the mirror that was so close to her. Seeing that familiar face, her whole body trembled violently.

"elder sister?"

The red-haired figure looked at her with a pale face.

Her dazed expression instantly turned into ecstasy.

The umbrella flew to the side, but she didn't care. She rushed over and raised her hand desperately to touch it, but she touched nothing. There was only the cold touch of the mirror on her fingertips.

She discovered with pain that it was only her own face.

"elder sister……"

Tears slid down Kotomine Jonah's cheeks and mixed with the rain.

Her vision was blurry, and a person who she couldn't tell whether it was a man or a woman, a friend or an enemy appeared before her.

Kotomine Jonah covered her head.

She just felt cold, her whole body was cold, and the throbbing pain in her brain made her want to scream.

——At that moment, it seemed as if something was completely shattered in her mind.

A huge pain came over her heart, her legs went weak, and she finally collapsed to the ground, screaming hysterically.

"elder sister……"

“Why…why would I…!!”

The person standing in front of her stretched out the umbrella in his hand only after seeing her complete reaction, kindly shielding her from the rain temporarily, and sighed at the same time.

"That's true."

She looked up and saw a light brown color without any emotion.

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Mirror Flower and Water Moon, a skill possessed by a passerby player that can modify the will of others.

In addition to determining the initial method of defense, Aoyagi Akimitsu also had to confirm - if one day he was not properly prepared and unfortunately hit by this skill, was there any way to remove it by personal will?

Hakuba's memory gave him a hint, so when he noticed that Kotomine Janna was planning to go to the convenience store to investigate, he persuaded Hojo Toika to go there as well.

As long as she heard her asking the boss about Bourbon, this player who loved to abuse skills would definitely change his will.

To ensure that they would meet, he kept an eye on both sides. Hojo Toika was not a big problem, but Kotomine Janna was more troublesome. He deliberately led the public security stalker away temporarily to give her some respite and allow her to enter the convenience store within a time that he could control.

The facts turned out to be just as he had guessed.

Bai Jiu, who cares about promotion, realizes something is wrong when "he" gives up the opportunity, and Kotomine Jonah, who cares about her twin sister very much, will break free when she gives up revenge for her sister.

——This skill can change one’s will, but it cannot change the obsession in others’ hearts.

The system does not give players perfect active skills. Each of their skills has flaws, or limitations.

For example, his skill [Big Lie] can make his skill clone unable to be photographed. It’s okay when he acts alone, but it will be noticed if he is with other people.

The rabbit's skills can only be used in human form, and when using some functions, the body will be unable to move.

Baijiu's skill is to prevent bombs from exploding, but the success rate is only 90%.

At present, the active skills have been preliminarily understood. Next, we need to confirm the passive skills...

"elder sister……"

The red-haired woman who fell to her knees was still screaming.

Aoyagi Binguang looked at her with pity. He really sympathized with her because he understood her feelings very well, but at the same time, as the culprit, he felt no guilt at all.

Not at all.

Chapter 110 Imposter

With the help of Hojo Tobiko, Hakubato finally left the special detention room on the third day and was allowed to return to Investigation Section 4.

Because his cell phone had not been returned yet, he had to borrow a public phone to call his parents. After Mr. Baijiu received the call, he immediately drove over to pick him up.

When he returned home after a few days, all the accusations and annoying voices finally disappeared, and Baijiu felt dazed.

When Mrs. Baijiu saw him step into the room, she saw his face that had not been properly taken care of for several days and his numb eyes, and her eyes suddenly turned red: "You have suffered these days."

Bai Jiu watched his mother walking towards him. She reached out her hand and stroked his cheek worriedly, her eyes full of concern, and slowly she forced out her first smile in these few days.

"It's okay, Mom... Just take a break. I have to go back to work tomorrow."

His voice was a little hoarse because he hadn't spoken for several days, and Mrs. Baijiu felt even more distressed when she heard it.

"You still want to go back? Your colleagues will definitely talk about you behind your back..."

"It's okay." Baijiu repeated, "I have more important things to do. I have to go back."

His tone was gentle, and his voice seemed to come from deeper inside his body, which made people's backs chill. But looking at his expression, he still had that calm smile.

Mrs. Baijiu thought that her son had been suffering these days and had not recovered yet: "Go take a shower and eat something after you take a shower. I made all your favorite food."

Baijiu nodded and turned to walk towards the bathroom on the first floor.

The bathtub was already filled with warm water suitable for bathing. Bai Jiu took off the dirty clothes he had been wearing for several days, slowly immersed himself in the water, and let out a long sigh.

Before he had soaked for a few minutes, he suddenly heard a quarrel outside the door.

"Meet me..."

"No... Why should I meet her? It's not my son's fault that she wanted to be a bait... She asked for it and was interrogated for months... Don't meet her!"

Baijiu listened to their vague words and raised his voice to ask, "Dad, Mom, what happened?"

Mrs. Baijiu's exasperated voice came: "It's your girlfriend's sister! She heard from somewhere that you're back and wants to see you!"

Kotomine Jonah?

Bai Jiu was startled and sat up straight, gripping the edge of the bathtub with his fingers.

If he had to say who he felt most sorry for this time, it would undoubtedly be his girlfriend and her family.

"The daughter of this family is restless to begin with, with a weird red hair, and can't even wash her clothes properly... I advised Jiyue to find someone from a similar family, but he didn't listen, and now he's been entangled!"

Mrs. Hakuba had always looked down on Kotomine China and had previously sorted out the profiles of many girls for Hakuba to choose from. Now that her son had been detained for a few days, her dislike for her had skyrocketed.

Baijiu listened to her words without saying anything. He did not agree, nor did he make any excuses.

"Shu Yue, do you want to see her?" Mr. Bai Jiu's voice came from outside.

"not see."

Bai Jiu answered without even thinking.

Kotomine Joanna already hated him, and now that her sister had died, she didn't know how she would greet him. He would also be embarrassed facing China's family, and didn't know what to say.

It would be better not to face both sides.

"Then I'll reject her."

"Tell her not to come here again! What kind of family would teach someone like that..."

The sound outside the door gradually faded away.

The white dove inside the door closed his eyes tiredly.

The water was warm, but his whole body felt as if it were soaked in ice water. He couldn't help shaking whenever he thought of the doubts and accusations he would face when he returned to Investigation Section 4 tomorrow.

But he did not back down, he had to go back.

——Only by going back there can he take revenge on the people he wants to take revenge on!

……

Kotomine Joanna was turned away, and after listening to the unkind voices inside, she said goodbye politely and turned away.

She met up with her colleague who was waiting for her at the door. Her colleague was not angry at her for delaying work, but asked her how she was doing with concern.

Kotomine Joanna said helplessly: "They didn't let me in, and Mrs. Baijiu even scolded me."

My colleague's eyes widened: "They are going too far, aren't they? Do you want me to knock on the door for you?"

"Forget it, let's go." Kotomine Joanna interrupted him, and at the same time glanced at a corner quietly, "The scheduled interview time is almost up."

She opened her bag and gently placed her cell phone, which she had been holding in her hand, into the compartment, next to the other one.

"We still have an hour to go. We can walk there slowly. This is my first time there..."

Seeing that there was really nothing unusual on her face, her colleague changed the subject back to work.

The research institute was not far from the villa area. The two of them walked on the road, with vehicles passing by from time to time on the road beside them. She took out a bottle of mineral water and drank some.

When passing a popular park, she suddenly stopped and whispered to her colleague in an embarrassed manner.

"Well, please wait a moment, I'm going to the bathroom..."

The colleague nodded without any doubt and took out a cigarette from his pocket. He might have wanted to smoke one a long time ago. "I'll wait for you here."

Opposite this park is a residential area and there is a commercial street nearby. There is a queue in the women's area of ​​the public toilet that extends all the way outside.

She waited patiently for a while and finally got inside. There were people queuing at the door of each cubicle, isolating it from the outside world.

Kotomine Joanna's heart began to beat faster. She glanced outside secretly and with very small movements, then turned back as quickly as possible and carefully took out another cell phone from her bag.

She turned on her phone, which still had plenty of battery left, so she didn't do anything extra and logged into the chat room right away.

——Colombo’s Kamen Rider is online again.

Seeing the online name belonging to her sister light up again, Kotomine Joanna's throat became blocked and she couldn't speak for a moment.

[Colombo's Kamen Rider: They are still following me. I did what you said, but I don't know if they will follow me into the women's restroom.]

[Colombo's Kamen Rider: I went to Hakuba's house just now, but they didn't let me in, and Mrs. Hakuba was very angry.]