I'm in Conan, but I'm in Ace Attorney

"It doesn't seem like a script that can't even last ten or fifteen minutes and ends dismally."

...That's true. It will take at least three to five hours to get to the end of the game.

Xiang Yuanguang shook his head. He noticed from the beginning that the speed of time flow inside the cocoon game seemed inconsistent with that outside.

No, it can’t be said to be inconsistent, but there is a subtle feeling in the timing…

For example, if the Young Detectives wanted to cross the three districts from their birth point to 221B Baker Street, it would take a considerable amount of time just on foot, but from the outside, this time seemed to be compressed.

Conan, Haibara Ai and Gina followed Gina to the hospital closest to where Reito Hosou was shot, and the time they took was almost the same as the time it took the Junior Detective League and Mouri Ran to arrive at 221B Baker Street, three districts away.

It’s just like... the game character clicks on a coordinate on the map and is then teleported there.

"…Strange, hasn't Professor Agasa cracked the firewall of the Cocoon Game yet?"

Seeing the scene in the ward where Conan was, Xiang Yuanguang suddenly thought of the content of the original plot.

Originally, Dr. Agasa should have successfully hacked into the Cocoon Game at the beginning of the game and had a brief contact with the protagonist group.

However, so far, Dr. Agasa has not been able to hack into the firewall of the Cocoon Game...

"...Mr. Amuro, the number of game pods on the field is not just [55], right?"

The blue hedgehog said this, already quietly making a plan in mind.

And Fūya Rei narrowed his eyes and looked at the game diving cabin that was originally on display.

"Mr. Xiang Yuan, that machine is an exhibit, although it can access the five game scenes of the Cocoon Game."

“However, there will be some performance reduction, and it cannot reach the level of simulation of the official product.”

"I think... you'd better think about it for a while."

In the ward, the girl who had been calling herself Sheriff Lestrade finally explained the whole story. "As you just said, Sherlock Holmes has disappeared."

"I came here thinking that Hosou Reito, as one of the detective's friends, might know something."

"But... I feel like I can't get any information at all. I feel like I've gained absolutely nothing."

Gina Lestrade looked a little depressed.

The information she provided was within Conan's expectations. In his mind, Holmes was the perfect detective.

The strength of a perfect detective in his home turf and facing the area he is most familiar with is immeasurable. Jack the Ripper's true identity will probably be discovered soon.

In other words, it is a reasoning game, and having an almost omniscient auxiliary NPC as a teammate is a bit too "over the top". Conan would rather not have this teammate.

It’s not that he doesn’t want to see what the famous detective Sherlock Holmes in this world looks like, it’s just because... what Sherlock Holmes’ appearance as a teammate means is too bad.

Since Sherlock Holmes appears as a teammate, it means that in the eyes of Noah's Ark, the difficulty of this game scene is so high that it is only possible to pass it with the help of this legendary figure.

The Death Student pushed up his plain glasses. He had no intention of looking for Holmes's location.

If Noah's Ark wanted Holmes to be a teammate, then he would have shown up on his own even if they didn't look for him.

If Noah's Ark didn't want Holmes as a teammate, he wouldn't be able to find it even if he turned London upside down.

Just when Conan wanted to ask about the progress of the investigation into the Jack the Ripper case, Haibara Ai next to him suddenly spoke.

"Where is Miss Alice now?"

...Miss Alice? Who? Such a common name, is there such a character in the novel?

Conan's thoughts suddenly stopped, and he looked at Haibara Ai beside him hesitantly.

Officer Lestrade did mention the word "she" just now, but how did Haibara Ai know the specific name?

How come? We entered the game at the same time and went to the hospital at the same time. How come you know more than me?

Facing Conan's somewhat confused eyes, Huibara Ai smiled proudly and said softly.

"Hehe, great detective, this is not a game for you alone."

She was staying at Xiangyuan Universal Office and was present when Baosheng Reito visited.

Therefore, after the conversation, Haibara Ai asked Genko what the "Watson" mentioned by the other party was about.

So, Xiang Yuanguang thought for a while and briefly explained the information about "Watson" to her.

(Alice Watson, the daughter of the professor in the Baskerville case, was raised by Holmes.)

(Many of the Sherlock Holmes stories were also adapted into novels by Alice Watson.)

(If [she] was looking for someone after Holmes disappeared, it could only be Alice Watson.)

While Conan was thinking, Haibara Ai was also thinking.

She knew very well that if Gina was willing to help, it must be because of Alice Watson.

Therefore, the existence of Alice Watson should be brought up at the first moment of the conversation between the two parties to deepen the impression.

If [the game player] is invited by [her] to find the trace of Sherlock Holmes as a game setting...

There is no doubt that the communication between the two parties will be interrupted at the first moment!

"Although we were asked by Miss Alice to help, we can't contact Miss Alice now."

"Excuse me, Miss Gina, do you know where I can find Miss Alice?"

Chapter 531 Awakening of Hosou Reito

"Didn't she tell you where she was going next?"

Gina raised her hat slightly with some doubt.

But on second thought, this kind of thing is not impossible...

She thought about it and then spoke.

"I don't know where Alice is going, but I heard that she seems to have gone to a nearby university to investigate."

"Although I wanted to go find Alice and ask her what was going on, I never had the time..."

Inspector Lestrade then brought up a new character.

"Because the officer who was recently transferred to Scotland Yard learned about my relationship with Senior Gregson, and he said something like 'it's not easy to have such an active mind', so he helped me get promoted from a trainee police officer to a full-time officer."

"Then the so-called [Jack the Ripper Serial Murder Case] ​​occurred in our area. If I skip work to look for someone at this critical moment, the officer would probably be disappointed..."

As she said this, she seemed to have some respect for the new officer from Scotland Yard.

However, Conan couldn't think of any police officer in the original work who could do this.

As for Gregson...if he remembered correctly, he seemed to be a colleague who often opposed Sheriff Lestrade.

I didn’t expect that in this story, I would advance directly from a colleague to the level of a senior...?

"Ms. Gina, I suspect that the [Jack the Ripper serial murders] are related to the disappearance of Sherlock Holmes."

"Otherwise, how could the [Baskerville Hound Incident] that led Holmes away happen at the same time?"

"This incident... was clearly solved by Dr. Baosheng and Mr. Holmes working together, wasn't it?"

Conan brought the topic back to the Jack the Ripper serial murders.

No matter what, he must first get to the crime scene where Jack the Ripper committed the crime.

Otherwise, let alone bringing Jack the Ripper to trial, even finding Jack the Ripper won’t be possible!

The Death God pupil had a serious expression.

"I think the sudden appearance of Jack the Ripper, a cruel killer, is most likely a conspiracy by the professor."

"No matter how you think about it, in this (game) environment, only the professor can create such a murderer."

"…Only the Professor?"

For some reason, Officer Lestrade seemed hesitant, which made Conan narrow his eyes.

He felt very strange because the professor, as the main villain in the Sherlock Holmes stories, was almost the scapegoat among the fans.

Although he didn't know whether the Hound of the Baskervilles incident was really related to the Jack the Ripper serial murders.

However, it is certainly right to put the blame on Professor Moriarty first and guide the story back on track.

Could it be that the Holmes in this game scenario has not yet come into contact with Moriarty?

Or did Sherlock Holmes investigate Moriarty without ever mentioning it to Officer Lestrade?

Conan was caught off guard by the presence of Officer Lestrade.

His little face was full of surprise for a moment, as if he was hit by a huge shock.

Professor Moriarty died ten years ago? Does that mean Holmes has already experienced the Reichenbach Fall?

How could the current time be the end of the 19th century? Did Noah's Ark adjust the timeline?

Just when the atmosphere between the few people reached a stalemate, a cough was heard.

They all turned to look at Hosou Reito, who seemed half dead but should have been dead long ago according to the actual situation.

The doctor, who had managed to keep the patient alive by some unknown means despite being shot straight at the heart, opened his eyes.

His eyes surprised Haibara Ai a little, because she didn't seem to see the slightest bit of anger or fear.

On the contrary, the other party seemed to be happy about something, but how could anyone in the world be happy about being shot?

"...cough, cough, cough... The Professor is dead, there is no doubt about it..."

Hosou Reito coughed twice, and with the help of Haibara Ai, he struggled to sit up and leaned against the wall. His eyes fell on Gina, and a bit of surprise appeared in his eyes.

"...I told you that you are smarter and more special than other children..."

"...But there is no shortage of geniuses in this world. There is no need to hide it so strictly..."

Although Reito Hosou did not say the name, Conan vaguely felt that he was talking about him.

The Elementary School Student of Death shook his head. How could he tell Baosheng Reito that he was not just a genius boy.

But is it the product of the rejuvenation of the once famous high school detective Kudo Shinichi?

"...The reason why I didn't die from the gunshot and am still awake now is because of the plot..."

"...Noah's Ark has arranged me as an important plot character in this game from the very beginning..."

The doctor said unbelievable words, and Conan subconsciously looked at Officer Lestrade beside him.

However, Officer Lestrade did not seem to hear these words. He just looked at them in a daze.

"...To make a long story short, in order to prevent me from completing the game, Noah's Ark will increase the difficulty in several aspects... First, the detective, Sherlock Holmes..."

"...Noah's Ark won't let him die, but it won't let him appear in front of you easily...Then there's the lawyer, Naruhodō Ryunosuke, whose prototype may be the real-world version of Mugen-Gun-Hitsu..."

"...I guess Noah's Ark will make Naruhodō Ryunosuke lose the qualification to enter the court, and it will also cause a person to be slandered as Jack the Ripper, creating a new lawyer character to enter..."

"...You need to find out who this lawyer is...After the detective and the lawyer, there is the prosecutor...The original prosecutor was Baroque Vanzix, my former comrade..."

"...Then there's Asougi Ichima, who is a close friend of Naruhodō Ryunosuke and a current trainee prosecutor... He's very likely working undercover alongside the mastermind... I'm not sure of the details..."

"…Finally, there are the judges and the police…These two positions that decide the final outcome of the case and the final progress of the investigation are bound to have problems, just like the prosecutors, and there is a high probability that problems have already occurred…"

"... Be wary of any officer-type characters that appear during this period, whether they are from the police station or the chief judge..."

When Hosou Reito said this, he was hinting at something, almost pointing at Gina and saying that there was something wrong with the officer who was parachuted into the Scotland Yard police station and who currently trusted Gina.

Regardless of Gina's next reaction, he just leaned back and his tone became somewhat relaxed.

"Now, it's time for you to take action. Gina, considering our previous friendship, I'd like to give you a piece of advice..."

"You should leave too, otherwise, something you don't want to see might happen next."

...something I don't want to see?

Gina Lestrade lifted her hat and looked at Dr. Baosheng in front of her suspiciously.

Wow——————

The door of the ward was opened, and Conan took Haibara Ai and left without hesitation.

His decisiveness made Gina a little confused.

Could it be that the complaints that Baosheng Reito just said gave them some new inspiration?

thump.