This opening left Conan speechless. Couldn't Kousuke just keep it short and sweet?
At the current pace, how long will it take to finish telling the story?
Why doesn't this guy start from the Big Bang?
Unfortunately, if he wanted to know the truth, he could only listen to Guangyou's story.
Thinking about this, Conan sighed. Sometimes being too curious isn't a good thing.
"Conan, do you still remember the Six Doors in the virtual world?"
When the topic of the Six Doors came up, Guangyou was a little distracted because the three words always reminded him of the other Six Doors.
The next second, Guangyou shook his head, shaking these random thoughts out of his mind.
"Of course I remember. There are five doors that correspond to five different scenes, and also five different mission objectives."
That incident left a deep impression on Conan. After thinking for a few seconds, he replied, "As for the remaining door, I don't know. I remember Noah's Ark said that door was specially reserved for you."
Conan hadn't thought of this before it was brought up, but now that it was, he seemed to understand something. "Could it be that you and Noah's Ark made some unspeakable deal inside that door?"
"Look at what you're saying... it's like I did something shameful behind that door." Kouyu rolled his eyes at Conan and explained, "Back then, Hiroki didn't talk to me about artificial intelligence at all, he just laid down some rules for me... two rules."
"I guess one of the conditions is that you can't directly interfere with the game process, otherwise the game is lost, right?" Ai said, offering her guess.
“Yes, that’s right.” Kōyū nodded, confirming Ai’s guess, and then continued to say to the others, “The other condition is that if we lose the game, I will have to accept the punishment along with you.”
This can't really be called a condition, since Hiroki never intended to actually end the children's lives; he just wanted them to know that the situation was critical.
The effect was quite good; as soon as one child cried, most of the other children would cry along with him, like it was contagious.
"After agreeing to those two conditions, I chose the London scenario. I won't go into the details of what happened after that; you all probably know." Kōyū glanced at Conan and asked, "Remember that ending?"
Conan recalled for a moment, then nodded: "I remember, that ending was really inexplicable. I felt like I was just playing a minor role, with no sense of presence at all."
It was nighttime in the game, and the cold wind was howling. He was facing off against Jack on the roof of the train.
The railway tracks were next to a bottomless abyss, and the station was still a long way off, making escape virtually impossible.
In this situation, Conan believed that the game had entered its final stage.
The Jack in front of me is clearly the final boss of the game; defeating him will allow me to complete the game.
Conan never expected that Moriarty, played by Kousuke, would suddenly appear and cause trouble, taking Jack away with him.
The tense atmosphere vanished instantly, and Conan, who had been building up his emotions, had nowhere to vent them, making him feel extremely uncomfortable.
It was the same later on. He originally wanted to have a great scene with Guangyou, but in the end, he couldn't help at all.
Conan felt a bit frustrated at the thought of all this. Looking at Mitsuyu, he said impatiently, "Could you please tell me about that artificial intelligence instead of spouting a bunch of useless nonsense?"
"Why are you in such a hurry? Can't you let me explain slowly? Besides, everything I'm going to talk about is related to artificial intelligence."
Kouyu understood Conan's feelings, but he still retorted as usual before continuing, "Back then, Hiroki told me through that door that if I could have fun, he would give me a gift."
This statement was quite clear, and everyone present immediately understood why the artificial intelligence was in Guangyou's hands.
Hiroki was simply very happy with the whole game, so he gave the artificial intelligence he had developed to Kouyu as a gift.
"I see." Professor Agasa nodded. "So, that ending was something you deliberately designed, Mitsuyuki?"
“Yes, but it wasn’t for the gift.” Guangyou nodded, explaining to himself, “I didn’t know he would give me Noah’s Ark as a gift. My main purpose was just to make him have fun.”
This reason greatly reduced Conan's resentment towards Kousuke.
After the game ended, Hiroki talked to him a lot, and that's how he learned about Hiroki's background and experiences.
Seeing that Mitsuyu's intention was to make Hiroki have fun, Conan had nothing to say. What did his own frustrations matter compared to Hiroki's background and experiences?
Wait, what Guangyou just said was the main purpose, right?
Is there a secondary objective?
“Actually, I have another secondary purpose, which is to get more screen time.” Kōyū sighed. “Hiroki assigned me the identity of Moriarty, so of course I have to make use of it! Otherwise, it would be too boring. I’m not going in for a trip.”
"..." Conan revealed an expression of "I knew it," his lips twitching slightly as he thought to himself, "I overestimated you."
Then Conan heard Kōsuke say confidently, "You have to steal the spotlight, not have someone else arrange it for you."
"...."
Conan is speechless about this guy.
Okay, okay, let's get down to business.
"So what do you plan to do now?" Conan decided to give up arguing with Kouyu and changed the subject, saying, "Artificial intelligence has far surpassed the current level of technology and can easily cause trouble, so we must have a well-thought-out plan."
“Yes.” Guangyou nodded and stated his plan directly, “I plan to purchase several servers to serve as the carriers for artificial intelligence, and then use firewalls to ensure security in the early stages.”
Conan roughly understood what had happened. He had no objection to Mitsuyu's plan, but it seemed he couldn't be of much help in this operation.
He doesn't understand servers, and he doesn't understand writing firewalls.
Is he going to be relegated to the sidelines again this time?
"No, this feeling of only being able to play minor roles is too uncomfortable. I have to think of a way."
A moment later, Conan suddenly realized something. He didn't really understand buying servers and writing firewalls, but his dad definitely knew people who could help.
Conan suggested to Mitsuyu, "How about I contact my dad? He definitely knows someone who can write firewalls, and then the firewall's performance..."
Before he could finish speaking, Guangyou abruptly interrupted him, his tone very serious: "No."
"Why?" Conan asked, puzzled. "Don't you trust my dad either?"
Guangyou shook his head and said earnestly, "It's not that I don't trust your father; on the contrary, I trust him a lot. But I don't trust the people your father hired. If your father hired someone from the FBI, do you think this artificial intelligence would still be in my hands?"
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