1 Chapter 1

◎【It's just acting.】◎

The sunlight fell gently through the glass window, and the sound of uniform footsteps suddenly sounded at the door of the Armed Detective Agency.

A team of bodyguards in black rushed up the stairs like arrows. Their tall and mighty figures cast layers of shadows, and in an instant they surrounded the detective agency.

Nakajima Atsushi shuddered and stood up suddenly, "Who are you?!"

Black clothes...

Could it be the Port Mafia attacking? !

The previously lazy detective agency immediately became alert.

Kunikida Doppo looked solemn, holding the notebook firmly in his hand, tense and ready for battle; Yosano Akiko walked out of the infirmary slowly, dragging a machete behind her, and glanced coldly at the man in black; Dazai Osamu was pulled up by Kunikida Doppo and was leaning lazily beside a chair.

Edogawa Ranpo raised his head from his arms, took out his glasses and put them on.

The people in the detective agency looked at the men in black at the door.

The surroundings were so quiet that only the breathing sounds of the two sides could be heard. The air seemed to be rapidly compressed, just waiting to explode suddenly when the conflict broke out.

Is it an enemy attack?

still……

President Fukuzawa Yukichi observed calmly for a moment, then took the lead in breaking the atmosphere: "I wonder if Your Excellency——"

“Bang, bang!”

His words were interrupted by the sound of orderly footsteps.

The group of men in black ran into the room with expressionless faces and quickly lined up in two rows. Their speed and movements were so skillful that it seemed as if they had rehearsed it thousands of times.

Under the vigilant gaze of everyone in the detective agency, they raised a hand——!

Nakajima Atsushi's breathing hitched.

Is it coming!?

That hand quickly clasped to the chest——

The men in black all bent 90 degrees and bowed towards the door.

They shouted in a loud voice: "Master, please come in!!"

“…………?”

There was dead silence in the detective agency.

Surrounded by the men in black, a figure stepped into the detective agency.

That was a young boy.

The snow-white long hair was tied behind the head with a piece of red silk. The ponytail behind her swayed gently with the person's steps.

There was a hint of arrogance on that face that had lost its childishness.

He raised his chin and looked down at everyone.

The golden pupils reflected the sunlight, clear as a piece of amber.

After seeing the scene inside the detective agency, the other party frowned slightly and said in a surprised tone:

"Is this how the Armed Detective Agency treats important clients?"

He scoffed.

"It's a far cry from the detective agencies on the news."

“…”

No one responded to his words.

Everyone in the detective agency looked at him strangely, all speechless.

Only then did Nakajima Atsushi understand the meaning of the other party's words.

Commissioner, principal?

This look of wanting to ruin the place...

It doesn't look like you're here to place a commission! !

【Good acting.】

A mechanical voice sounded in the boy's mind, praising, "Your name is Ye Yue Shen, right?"

[I have great confidence in you. This mission and the subsequent plans are now handed over to you. Can you complete it? ]

Ye Yueshen replied: [Don't worry, I'm a professional.]

Not long ago, Ye Yueshen was bound to a knife system. As the name suggests, this is a system that distributes knives to the audience and collects pain points.

The system provides three vests, allowing him to play various misunderstanding scripts.

Including but not limited to a series of extremely melodramatic scripts such as [Because he has no mouth, others only realize that they have misunderstood him after he dies, and then regret it], [Because he can't express himself, he always subconsciously expresses his love with disgust, and the person who is recognized never knows the truth until he dies].

Ye Yue Shen is very confident.

He was recognized and bound by the system with just one sentence—

He said: [It’s just acting.]

The system was overjoyed: [Okay! It's you.]

The alias Ye Yueshen is currently using is called Mu Ye Xue Che, and he is the son of the director of the Special Ability Special Agent Department. He acts arrogantly and recklessly. All Ye Yueshen has to do is maintain his superficial personality and make everyone hate him.

[Then, when the vest leaves the stage, everything will be made public, letting everyone realize they've misunderstood him.] Systematic online guidance, [This kind of knife pierces deeply, and the reader's pain level will surely rise rapidly.]

[The forum will be open after the first part of the plot is completed. You can read the readers' feedback and adjust the script in time.] The thoughtful system wanted to print the instructions in Ye Yueshen's mind.

[I'll be leaving in a few days, but don't worry, there will be a rudimentary system left to accompany you. It's just not very intelligent... You can check your pain value by opening the system panel now.]

Ye Yueshen called up the system panel, which had only one number: 0%

This is the audience's pain value.

Ye Yue Shen agreed to everything and turned his attention back to Vest No. 1.

While everyone in the detective agency was still in a daze, they saw the young man calmly walk into the room. The man in black beside him dragged out a chair for him to sit down.

"What are you still standing there for?"

The other party propped up his chin and said, "Come here, I want to issue a commission."

“…”

The silence lasted only a second.

It was as if the suspended detective agency had come back to life. Facing the client, everyone was very polite, with tea, snacks and other refreshments placed at his fingertips.

It was the first time that Nakajima Atsushi had seen such a scene. He took out a notebook and stood beside the other person and asked, "Hello, what should I call you?"

"Muye Xueche."

"Okay, Muye-kun." Nakajima Atsushi quickly wrote it down, his voice tense and nervous. "What is the content of your request?"

This young master definitely has no shortage of protection.

Coming to the detective agency with such fanfare...

Could it be that there is a more important commission?

To assassinate someone? Or to have the detective agency do some dirty work?

Nakajima Atsushi's expression gradually became serious.

While Nakajima Atsushi was lost in thought, Murasakibara Xueche spoke.

His tone was casual, as if he was talking about something insignificant:

"I want to join the detective agency."

“……?”

Nakajima Atsushi paused for a full three seconds.

Add, add what?

Detective agency?

ah?

Nakajima Atsushi pursed his lips, and the tension in his heart was diluted by this strange answer.

He raised his head and glanced at the man in black behind him with an indescribable look.

——Are you here to mess things up?

Nakajima Atsushi didn't know how to respond for a moment.

Seeing this, Dazai Osamu walked up to Kuroe Yukito, blocking Nakajima Atsushi behind him. He leaned down slightly and asked slowly, looking serious, "Why do you want to join the detective agency?"

The other party replied: "I saw it in the newspaper."

Dazai Osamu was surprised for a second: "Huh? Is that all?"

Saw it in the newspaper and wanted to join?

This reason is too perfunctory.

"Are you interrogating a prisoner?" Murasakibara Xueche raised his eyes, shifting his gaze from Dazai Osamu to Fukuzawa Yukichi.

He said directly: "Let your president talk to me."

“…”

Arrogant.

Arrogant.

This was the first impression everyone in the detective agency had of Murasakibara Xueche.

[Okay, okay, with your acting skills, you'll succeed in everything you do.] The system was full of praise.

Ye Yueshen said: [Keep a low profile.]

Fukuzawa Yukichi stepped forward.

"Mr. Mu Ye." He put his hands in his sleeves and stood in front of Mu Ye Xue Che.

This scene was extremely strange.

He was obviously the president of the detective agency, but at this moment the other party was sitting leisurely while he stood upright in front of the other party.

This actually made him look like a young member who came for an interview.

The silver-haired man paused slightly, adjusted his tone, and said seriously, "Joining the detective agency is no joke. Have you really thought it through?"

Mu Ye Xue Che nodded: "Of course."

Fukuzawa Yukichi continued, "To become a full member of the detective agency, you must first pass the entrance examination..."

"Can I skip this by paying for it?" Mu Ye Xue Che asked.

"...I can't." Fukuzawa Yukichi closed his eyes and continued, "One week."

"During this period, you can join the detective agency as a 'temporary member.'" His voice dropped, setting a deadline for Mu Ye Xue Che without question. "But if you still fail the entrance exam after a week, please leave on your own."

A week?

Ye Yue thought carefully for a moment.

Plenty of preparation time.

He confidently said to the system: [It's easy.]

Inside the detective agency, Fukuzawa Yukichi looked at the young man in front of him. The young man lowered his eyes in thought, and after a long pause, he replied with disdain, "You're asking for too much."

Mu Ye Xue Che stood up and the man in black beside him handed him a black umbrella.

"It's just an entrance examination."

He walked straight out the door.

Fukuzawa Yukichi was stunned.

Did he give up on joining the detective agency?

When he reached the door, Mu Ye Xue Che paused for a moment. He suddenly stopped where he was and turned his head to look back.

Those golden pupils were dazzling and fixed on Fukuzawa Yukichi.

"The assessment will start in a week, right?"

He said.

"I'll join the detective agency."

"As a full member."

As soon as the words fell, there was the sound of orderly footsteps. Mu Ye Xue Che left the detective agency with a group of bodyguards without any hesitation.

Fukuzawa Yukichi was stunned for a moment before realizing that something was wrong.

"Wait a moment."

He wanted to call out to Mu Ye Xue Che, but the other party was faster than he imagined and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Through the window of the detective agency, Fukuzawa Yukichi saw that the group had already walked downstairs.

The white color belonging to Mu Ye Xue Che was covered by a large umbrella.

Looking down from a high place, one could only see a mass of people in black holding a black umbrella and quickly leaving the street where the detective agency was located.

Fukuzawa Yukichi slowly came back to his senses and frowned slightly. "The entrance exam isn't in a week."

One week is just the deadline.

The actual entrance examination may begin at any time.

The boy seemed to have misunderstood his meaning.

"Should we tell him?" asked Nakajima Atsushi.

"I don't think so." Dazai Osamu put on his headphones, closed his eyes and lay back on the sofa. "This kind of misunderstanding can also be considered as part of the assessment."

Nakajima Atsushi hesitated for a moment and said, "Mr. Dazai is right."

Kunikida Doppo, who was typing away on his keyboard, suddenly looked up and said, "I've found out the identity of that person."

He adjusted his glasses. "Muye Xueche, 19 years old, son of the director of the Special Ability Special Agents Department."

The others looked over, and Kunikida Doppo flipped the information he had found over for everyone to see.

“But it’s not the current one.”

Kunikida Doppo's expression was complicated.

"He is the true leader of the Special Ability Division, the one who only participates in major decision-making in Japan."

“…”

[The first part of the storyline is complete, and the animation will be finished in five minutes.] Unlike the system, this electronic voice was even colder and more inhumane.

[Current pain value is 0%, do you want to enable the forum function? ]

Ye Yue Shen sat in the car and chose [Yes].

【Author’s words】

Gently put the column pre-collection——

Think about what players will do

Akira Shirakawa is bound to a game system. In order to save the world, the system asks him to make Yokohama into a game and release it in another world, so as to change everything with the power of "players".

Subsequently, a holographic game called "Yokohama Story" came out and swept the entire different world. It has exquisitely detailed publicity and a super-intelligent and super-realistic experience!

Players from another world excitedly flocked into the game.

*

[Mission Release: Please choose your position]

When the players saw it, they were like, wow, so many organizations!

Armed Detective Agency? Special Ability Division? Ouch! There's also a hidden organization called the Five Decaying Deities!

Only children make choices! All players must join in!

[Task release: Please complete the organization's daily tasks to earn points]

[Unfinished Penalty: Randomly clear an item from your backpack]

Players who have joined numerous organizations: ...Where's the planner? Get out there and get beaten!

The missions of these organizations are in conflict!

The Krypton man clicks on the game store.

What? Can I spend real money?

Yay! Money power activated!

Players began to explore more ways to play——

[Hey everyone, it seems like there's fog in Yokohama... Wait! My special ability is master-devouring!]

[Such beautiful modeling, such exquisite real-time demonstration animation, Yokohama Story, I will not allow anyone to disobey you!]

[Anyone care about the newbie guide NPC... That's Shirakawa Akira, he doesn't look like an ordinary NPC!]

[Oh my god, Mimic is coming! Help! Their health bars are showing!]

*

Akira Shirakawa, who serves as the NPC guiding new players, is in trouble.

He worries every day about how to create new version content to maintain players' enthusiasm for logging in every day.

Villains don't cause trouble...

Shirakawa Akira had a flash of inspiration.

Why not let him be the villain!

The system that saw the relevant discussion post on the forum: [……? ]

Wait, this isn't right, why does the host have so many identities?

If this continues, the host will be regarded as the ultimate BOSS!

*

A group of strange people appeared in Yokohama.

They clearly had no connection, yet they all ended up going to the same place.

Their actions turned the whole world upside down.

Faced with the important NPC Dazai Osamu, some players chose to open a bandage shop in front of Dazai Osamu's house.

Player gives a speech: [After selling bandages downstairs from Dazai Osamu for a year, I've successfully made a fortune!]

Dazai Osamu passing by:?

Facing the important NPC Mori Ogai, a player infiltrates the Mafia as an undercover agent and is successfully captured. Inside the interrogation room, the player refuses to surrender: "I will never betray our organization! I will never reveal that our boss's name is Akutagawa Ryunosuke! Never!!"

Akutagawa Ryunosuke's pot fell from the sky:?

Mori Ogai: ...

They were a strange group of people, and everyone in Yokohama thought so at first.

Until disaster strikes.

Player: [The rewards for the server-wide group battle are so good! Friends, follow me! We can definitely finish it in seven days with just one person! !]

The people of Yokohama watched as the players rushed towards the heart of the disaster:? ! !

These people are crazy!

Hidden in the crowd, Shirakawa Akira watched with satisfaction as the final boss's health bar dropped: "System, you can praise me now."

system:【……】

What is it doing? Is this still Yokohama?

#NoCP

#Contains forum body

#The Black Hand Protagonist