However, due to Sherlock Holmes's immense influence, this address was later specifically allocated to a museum commemorating the great detective.

In the game's setting of late 19th-century London, a world where Jack the Ripper and Inspector Lestrade are active, there is also Sherlock Holmes himself and his home on Baker Street.

Yoruichi Toyama entered the house without incident.

As expected, neither Holmes nor Dr. Watson were home.

Mrs. Hudson, the talkative but kind landlady, readily accepted Yoruichi Toyama's explanation and invited him into the house.

"On such a cold day, you must need a cup of hot tea." As she said this, she actually brought over a cup of steaming black tea that looked incredibly comforting.

Yuanshan Ye thanked him, and was then told that he could leave a note for Mr. Holmes and his companion, stating his purpose.

And you can stay here until dawn before leaving.

This plot setup is just too thoughtful.

Yoruichi Toyama couldn't figure out whether it was because she had Conan's first playthrough walkthrough in her hands, or whether the plot was just going to proceed this smoothly.

So what exactly makes these so-called high-difficulty dungeons so difficult?

While pondering and pretending to write notes, Yoruichi Toyama soon spotted the notebook on her desk.

That was also the first important clue the game provided to the players.

Information about "Jack the Ripper" obtained by Sherlock Holmes.

However, there is still no clue as to Jack's true identity or appearance.

Unless we catch them in the act and apprehend them at the crime scene, we have no clue what to do.

Finding someone in a city as vast as London is like finding a needle in a haystack.

So, what's next...?

Yoruichi Toyama's pen paused in mid-air as she recalled how Conan had acted, when suddenly a screen popped up in front of her, like a system notification.

User Kengo_Akechi has requested to add you as a friend. Do you accept? Y/N_

What?

Didn't they say that players aren't allowed to communicate with each other to prevent cheating?

Yoruichi Toyama's first reaction was to look down on Noah's Ark, the GM.

You said you allow players to add each other as friends, so why don't you let us team up?

Can't we still exchange messages?

Because the name was so familiar, Yoruichi Toyama selected "Y" without hesitation.

Distant Mountains

The wise message arrived immediately, without even punctuation, which shows that he was very certain who the person he had added was.

Yoruichi Toyama spent some time discovering that she could write directly on the screen with a quill pen.

Handwritten text is quickly converted into computer font and displayed as the old-fashioned cursor jumps.

"Michika, where have you gone?"

The cursor moved to a new line, and after a short wait, the reply appeared.

221b Baker Street, the home of Sherlock Holmes.

"Huh?" Toyama Yoru instinctively turned his head and looked around the room.

No hidden figures were found.

That's for sure. He and Mingzhi didn't team up. Although they were playing the game at the same time, they were progressing at different stages.

"By the way, how did you add me as a friend? I can't find this feature."

The moment the message was sent, that chilling electronic voice came through again.

"He cheated! He's using cheat codes! I'm going to kill him..."

The game rules do not prohibit players from adding each other as friends.

It was as if you could hear Noah's Ark's furious declaration; the cursor jumped, and a line of text popped up.

"The GM secretly modified the data, preventing players from freely forming teams, thus exploiting a loophole in the game rules. Our current friend-and-chat interactions are simply retaliation."

"Once a player has started playing, the GM has no right to forcibly kick them out of the game unless they fail a mission."

Yoichi Toyama picked up his pen, intending to reply, but as he watched the lines scrolling up the screen, he simply sat down at his desk and rested his chin on his hand.

Of all people to mess with, you had to pick on that troublemaker.

Well, but...

According to the original storyline, couldn't Noah's Ark have tampered with the game to warn those who didn't follow the rules?

He just pulled a trick on me.

Is it a case of the weak bullying the strong and the strong being afraid?

Just then, they heard Noah's Ark, which had been silent for a moment, suddenly emit a sound of gritted teeth.

"Damn it! This cheat code of his is stuck on Sherlock Holmes... I can't get rid of it!"

Although she didn't understand what it meant at first, Yoruichi Toyama couldn't help but burst out laughing.

...

The melodious music in the bar continued, making Lan Zexi's voice sound even more pleasant.

"Sherry...I hate her!"

She said it so bluntly, her expression unchanged, but her voice carried a hint of hatred.

Yoruichi Toyama, sitting next to her, shifted slightly and looked at her intently.

"She is a genius girl who received specialized elite education from a very young age. At the age of 11, when others had not yet graduated from elementary school, she was specially admitted to Cornell University to study biomedical engineering."

"At 17, she graduated with her doctorate and returned to Japan, where she began working for a secret organization..."

At this point, Lan Zexi seemed to pause intentionally.

Those deep eyes were fixed on Yoruichi Toyama.

Yoruichi Toyama then repeated, "The organization?"

Lan Zexi nodded.

"Yes, it was a large and little-known organization. It had no name, only a code name—"

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