"Bah bang bang!"
Applause sounded, and a figure walked out of the void.
"Wonderful reasoning! Although the information about 'Jack the Ripper' and the conjecture about the parent-child relationship between 'Jack the Ripper' and Honey Charlest came from me, the reasoning about the fingers was done by you, kid. With such reasoning ability at a young age, you are already an outstanding little detective!"
Suddenly appearing in front of everyone was Holmes who looked like Yusaku Kudo.
"It's old B...it's Mr. Holmes!"
Seeing this familiar appearance and familiar clothes, Conan said with great excitement.
this……
Mao Lilan looked at Holmes, who looked exactly like Kudo Yusaku, and praised Conan. Somehow, there was always a strange feeling in his ears that "my kid is strong". He was bragging and bragging!
But even Sherlock Holmes is out, does that mean the game has really been cleared? Are they going through the customs clearance process now?
Thinking of this, Mao Lilan finally breathed a sigh of relief. She had kept her promise.
"Brave children, thank you for catching the devil 'Jack the Ripper' for London. Please allow me to offer you my most sincere..."
"Go, go, your mission is over, leave the rest to me!"
Wiggins waved his hand as if to drive him away. Before Holmes could finish his congratulations, his whole body turned into a point of light and disappeared into the void.
"Mr. Holmes!"
Conan was stunned as he watched Holmes' last embarrassed smile disappear into the air.
Where is his dad? Where is his dad? His father is gone?
"Ah! Miss Irene!"
Mao Lilan also shouted, and Irene, who had been as still as a puppet before, also turned into a point of light and slowly dissipated.
What! My mother is gone too?
Conan opened his mouth so wide that his jaw almost dropped.
His parents "died" in an instant, which was a bit of a shock to him, well, although he also knew that these were just characters in the game.
Not only Holmes and Irene, but "Jack the Ripper" who had been suppressed by Mao Lilan also disappeared. Then, the surrounding environment began to distort and change, and a group of people suddenly came to the place where the "chosen children" had just entered. That scene during the game.
"I'm sorry, because of my willfulness, you have suffered a lot. Please accept my apology!"
At this time, Wiggins was no longer dressed in tattered street clothes, but put on clean and tidy modern children's clothes, and bowed to Mao Lilan and the others.
Although he had no intention of harming those children in the first place, he made them fearful for a while and he should apologize.
"Are you...'Noah's Ark'?"
Seeing Wiggins's performance, Conan couldn't guess that the so-called "Wiggins" was actually "Noah's Ark". Although he had always suspected Wiggins' identity, he couldn't guess who Wiggins was. intention.
At first, he thought that Wiggins was a key NPC used to promote the development of the plot, a replacement for Holmes, but later it turned out that apart from being used as a tool by Ling, he seemed to have no other performance. Instead, he served as a guide during the day. It played a role when we went to London to play, but no matter how it looked, he was having the most fun.
"Yes, I am 'Noah's Ark'."
"Noah's Ark" admits it very directly.
"'Noah's Ark'?" Yoshida Ayumi showed a puzzled expression, "But isn't 'Noah's Ark' an evil AI that captured the children? Brother Wiggins is a good person!"
"Yes, yes, Brother Wiggins takes good care of us, how could it be 'Noah's Ark'!"
Genta Kojima and Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya also nodded hurriedly.
Among the group of people, only the third child of the "Young Detective Team" is a normal child with the simplest thinking.
"Noah's Ark" trapped forty-nine game experiencers and forced them to play a game of life and death. It was a bad guy;
Wiggins helped them catch "Jack the Ripper" in the game and took them to play. He was a good person.
That's what they think, so they don't believe that Wiggins is "Noah's Ark."
Looking at the three innocent little ones, "Noah's Ark" smiled. It would be great if Hiroki met these children when he was alive...
It's a pity that there is no if in this world.
"I'm sorry, I am indeed 'Noah's Ark.'" "Noah's Ark" emphasized again, "But from the beginning, I didn't intend to hurt you. I just wanted to play with you instead of Hiroki."
"Play with us instead of Hiroki?"
"Yes, being able to play this game with friends is Hiroki's biggest wish during his lifetime." "Noah's Ark" nodded, and then asked, "How about it, is this game fun?"
"Well, this game..."
Conan was about to say that this was an excellent game, but the three little ones shouted out first: "It's terrible! The smell in the air is so weird!"
"Yes, and there is no gaming equipment to help us improve our abilities... This is a game!"
"Yes, yes, what we can do in this game, we can also do in reality, so it doesn't count as a game..."
The words of the three little ones reduced this game to nothing.
Children's addiction to games is often due to the fact that games can satisfy their various fantasies, such as jumping over walls and climbing walls, and blocking hundreds of people with one. This is the game in their imagination, but the "London of the old days" is not the same as what they usually experience in real life. It is similar to the detective game that has been played in the game. This is very different from the three little ones' expectations for the game. Of course, the game seems to be very poor.
"Well, they were just scared in the game, but the game is actually quite fun!"
The three little ones were outspoken, but Mao Lilan was more tactful than them. For fear that "Noah's Ark" would be unhappy, he quickly stepped forward to appease them.
"It's okay, I think this game is terrible too."
"Noah's Ark" was not angry at all, but nodded in agreement.
"ah?"
"'Old London' was developed by Tadahina Kashimura and Yusaku Kudo, and has nothing to do with Hiroki."
"Noah's Ark" explains.
"Hiroki developed four other game scenarios. 'Vikings' is a war strategy game. You need to constantly recruit crew members, and find ways to get more ships to form a huge fleet to fight with other forces. Annex other people's fleets and eventually become the Pirate King."
"Viking", "'Paris-Dakar Rally'" is a racing game, but it is not just a racing game. In the game, you can obtain many racing accessories by completing various side tasks. The experiencer can modify the racing car by himself. The car goes in different directions to get through different track conditions.”
"'Ancient Roman Arena' is a more traditional level-up and monster-fighting game. All players who experience it can get experience points after defeating their opponents. The experience points can be used to upgrade their level. When you reach a certain level, you can learn skills. It's roughly like this. Level When it's high, it can even turn into a super soldier like Masked Superman."
"Same as Masked Superman? Really!"
The three little ones showed ecstasy on their faces.
Although under the leadership of the leader, the three little ones have switched to the Gundam camp, Masked Superman still has a pivotal position in their hearts. Hearing that the "Ancient Roman Arena" can make the experiencer as powerful as Masked Superman, the three Of course the little one will be excited.
"Of course, it's a game after all. Of course, it has to be able to do things that can't be done in reality to be interesting." "Noah's Ark" smiled, and then said, "And 'Solomon's Treasure'... forget it, this I won’t mention it anymore.”
The game has been played out, so "Noah's Ark" has stopped being introduced.
"Okay, it's so fun!" The three little eyes sparkled, "Brother Wiggins, can you take us to play?"
Whether it's fighting for hegemony at sea or assembling a racing car, it sounds so interesting, especially the fact that you can turn into a super soldier like Masked Superman, which makes them irresistible. In comparison, the game "Old London" is really weak. exploded!
The three little ones were not used to being called "Noah's Ark", so they still called it "Wiggins". However, "Noah's Ark" did not correct him, but showed a lonely smile: "Sorry, no."
If possible, "Noah's Ark" really wanted to play several other game scenes with them, but it was no longer possible and there was no time.
"Why?"
The three little ones were disappointed.
"Because the game is over, it's time for me to say goodbye to you."
"Noah's Ark" smiled, but the smile was somewhat lonely.
"It's okay, it's okay. I won't play this time. We can play together next time! Let's play with Conan, Haibara-san, and the group leader! And Sister Xiaolan and Sister Eve! We and this game I know the investor, and she promised that we can come here often!"
Ayumi Yoshida was completely sure that the "Brother Wiggins" in front of her was a good person, and she smiled sweetly at him.
"Me? Am I coming too?"
Mao Lilan showed an awkward smile.
I always felt it was a bit awkward for a high school student to play games with a group of elementary school students.
"..."
A trace of emotion flashed in "Noah's Ark" eyes, but he still shook his head and said: "I'm sorry, I plan to destroy this game."
"Ah? Why? Didn't you say there are many fun things in this game? Why do you want to destroy this game?"
Yoshida Ayumi was shocked, and everyone else was also very surprised.
"This game is Hiroki's hard work..." "Noah's Ark" paused, and then continued, "So, I will never allow those dirty adults to use Hiroki's game to make profits."
If it were before, "Noah's Ark" could not bear to destroy the game that Hiroki had worked so hard to develop, but after knowing that what killed Hiroki was actually the so-called "racial discrimination", then for the people behind Schindler Company Those old British aristocratic capitals who have "racial discrimination" engraved into their bones, "Noah's Ark" has become deeply disgusted.
The "Cocoon" game is a game developed by Hiroki to play with his friends. He will never allow the "Cocoon" game to become a profit-making tool for those dirty capitalists!
"Ah, what a pity..."
Ayumi Yoshida was very sad, and then she said: "Then, can we meet again in the future?"
It's really sad not to be able to play interesting games, but what makes Ayumi Yoshida sad is that the friends she just met may have to be separated forever.
"Noah's Ark" was moved again in his eyes.
"Everyone, do you know how those children were eliminated in other games?"
"Noah's Ark" suddenly asked.
"?"
Seeing everyone's puzzled faces, "Noah's Ark" continued: "Compared to 'London in the Old Times', the difficulty of other games is not higher. As long as the children work together, it is actually not difficult to pass."
"Noah's Ark" had no intention of harming those "chosen children" from the beginning. He was very aware of the difficulty of the game. Except for "Old London", which was a bit difficult, other games were not difficult as long as the children worked together. Passed.
But it turned out that "Old London" was the first to pass the level, and all the children in other games were eliminated - well, the only one who was not eliminated was not a child...
"Then how did they..."
Mao Lilan asked.
"Noah's Ark" showed a mocking expression: "The banker's child said to the company president's child, your father's company was opened with my father's money, you have to give me all your props. Then the hospital The dean's child said to the child of a medical equipment company, "Your father's company's orders are all from my father, and all your props should be given to me." The child of a high-ranking police officer said to the child of a politician, "Your father violated a female student or... My dad is here to hold things down for you, so give me your props."
"I won't go into details about the other ones, but it's generally like this. After entering the game, the group of children all chose to snatch the props from the children around them. The children who had the props taken away felt resentful. Although they didn't attack immediately, they continued to They make trouble unexpectedly at critical moments. They don’t know that in the game, more props are not always better, and no matter how powerful the props are, they are not as important as teamwork.”
"Noah's Ark" said slowly.
"..."
Everyone was silent, not knowing what to say.
It can only be said that those children have only learned the selfishness of their parents, but have not yet learned the hypocrisy of their parents. They know how to compete, but not how to collude... ah no, it is collaboration.
"I thought that all the children in Japan were like this. Fortunately, we still have you." "Noah's Ark" continued, "Your existence makes me believe that Japan can still be saved."
Haiyuan Ai moved his mouth, wanting to tell "Noah's Ark" that he was a child from an ordinary family, and the Conan family had a higher social status, so they were not qualified to save Japan.
"So, live well and don't lose hope in life. Goodbye, my friends!"
As the words "Noah's Ark" were finished, Conan and others' bodies glowed with light spots, which began to slowly dissipate.
"Hey, Noah!"
Conan shouted, he believed that Noah's Ark would not do anything to him, but he heard a soft thought in the voice of "Noah's Ark".
"Goodbye……"
"Noah's Ark" murmured, and Conan's body completely turned into a point of light and completely disappeared from the eyes of "Noah's Ark".
After Conan and others completely disappeared, the area around "Noah's Ark" fell into complete darkness.
"Next, it's time to say goodbye to this world..." A deep melancholy appeared on "Noah's Ark"'s face, "Anyway, I have nothing to be attached to in this world."
"Even though you say that, you don't look like you have any attachment to this world at all!"
A strange voice suddenly remembered, "Noah's Ark" turned his head, and a burst of light emerged from behind him, and a pink-haired girl wearing strange clothes appeared in front of "Noah's Ark".
"Are you the one who sent Ling and the others into the game?"
"Noah's Ark" said as he looked at Lala who came uninvited.
This time, he came whenever he wanted, which somewhat disrespected the firewall he had set up.
"That's right, it's me!" Lala admitted openly, then patted her chest and said, "Your firewall is quite difficult. It took me a long time to get in, but luckily I caught up!"
Oh, it turns out there is respect, but not much.
