Chapter 34 Chapter 34 I finally remembered I could go back to the game! ...
The atmosphere was weird for a while.
The young client and the president walked in front. She looked at the nearby scenery with curiosity, not affected by the surrounding atmosphere at all. The black-haired boy who came with her looked uncertain at first, but then seemed to have figured something out, and he felt relaxed and even laughed at others' jokes.
Aside from the two of them, the president remained calm, though small details revealed a hint of uncertainty. Ranpo remained confident, unaffected. Kunikida's brain was overloaded, his face dazed. As for her...
Yosano Akiko thought about the conversation she had heard before, and the shock on her face was still there.
"Hey, Kunikida, what do you think the client just said?" Yosano Akiko grabbed Kunikida's pigtail, glanced cautiously at the girl walking ahead, and asked quietly, "By the way, where are we going? Is there anything we can't say in the detective agency?"
"...I don't know." Kunikida Doppo recalled the wonderful expression on the president's face at the detective agency just now. His lips moved and he uttered a few words.
Then he quickly pulled himself together and defended the president, "But it must be something important, or the client takes it very seriously, so it needs to be kept confidential."
"That doesn't mean we're going to have to mobilize all of our forces, right?" Yosano Akiko asked, puzzled. "Even the detective agency has closed its doors."
"this……"
Just as Kunikida Doppo was pondering this question, the leader of the group paused and uttered two words: "We're here."
"Have we arrived at the client's place?" Yosano Akiko looked up and was stunned. "Do... Dojo?"
Is there some agreement that needs to be resolved here? Did the president do something wrong?
"Akiko, stop thinking!" The calm Edogawa Ranpo knew what she was thinking at a glance and immediately couldn't sit still. He said angrily, "I told you to read less light novels! Seriously, what's so good about those illogical and melodramatic stories!"
It would be better if you wrote one yourself!
"Look at what you've gotten yourself into! Ranpo-sama has reminded you so many times, isn't it obvious?"
"Mr. Ranpo, did you give any other reminders?"
"ha?"
The two of them stared at each other with wide eyes, frozen for a moment.
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Following different NPCs, the path is indeed not so easy to repeat. Not only can the map be lit up, but there will also be people who pull lost players back.
Kill three birds with one stone, mom no longer has to worry about the player getting lost!
After the player took the wrong path three times and was pulled back, and clicked on the trash can five times but was stopped each time, the kimono version of the swordsman NPC leading the way finally stopped.
"We're here." The Kimono version of the Swordsman NPC kept his aura restrained, but the momentum surrounding him had formed a visible cyclone, causing his sleeves to flutter.
Fukuzawa Yukichi had a complicated expression, although to others he still looked as cold and unapproachable as ever.
But when he saw Kamikami Chiyo, he was indeed shocked and even subconsciously wanted to draw his sword.
After all, he was that person's disciple, and with his connections to the government, he had some channels to collect information - it was natural for him to recognize her identity.
If it weren't for Ranpo's crazy hints, and if she hadn't done anything extreme...
But wasn't this Miss Chief too unsuspecting? When he tentatively suggested that the detective agency wasn't working well and he wanted to move to another location, the girl readily agreed before he could even finish his words, not fearing any traps.
I heard that Mr. Mori works diligently every day and has received a lot of praise from members of the port mafia.
The leader of the mafia is so brazen and outspoken. Is he really not afraid of Mr. Mori's evil ambitions?
Do I have the confidence to do this, or do I trust him, a stranger whom I have only met once?
However, I wouldn't do that kind of thing.
"Miss Chiyo, please."
"Wuhu, Mr. Yuji, please." The player looked at the empty space in front of him, put the fishing bucket that he had always carried with him back into his backpack, moved his left hand slightly, and walked up first.
He was wearing a sailor suit today, but luckily the skirt was an anti-gravity pleated skirt, and he was also wearing a men's jacket with many pockets. The player took the opportunity to stuff a blood-recovering item into those pockets.
[Special Mission: Obtain Fukuzawa Yukichi's Approval
Mission content: Fukuzawa Yukichi is the president of the Armed Detective Agency and he is also a master of swordsmanship with very strong fighting ability. It is fate that they meet today. Swordsmanship against swordsmanship, both eyes are filled with tears.
Mission requirements: Without using any special abilities, survive Fukuzawa Yukichi's hands for three minutes.
Mission Rewards: Experience, Mall Coins +20, Armed Detective Agency Favorability +20, Swordsmanship Proficiency +20
Mission time: unlimited]
【Special mission challenge begins! 】
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In the huge dojo, there were only two people standing there holding swords.
"Well, before we begin, let me say something." The player in combat mode had a cold, golden gaze, a stark contrast to the player who was teasing NPCs in their spare time. Their combat intelligence was also heightened. "For the sake of fairness, neither of us will use our special abilities. Is that okay?"
Fukuzawa Yukichi: "Don't worry, Miss Chiyo, I'm an ordinary person. I don't have any so-called special abilities."
The player's head was full of questions. "? You have such an honest face, and yet you lied to me so confidently?"
After all, you are a president, how can you have the nerve to say that you are an ordinary person?
"Does the president have special abilities?" Yosano Akiko asked with a puzzled look on her face.
"No? I've never seen the president use his special abilities before?"
Only Edogawa Ranpo quickly saw the truth and shouted to Fukuzawa Yukichi, who was about to draw his sword, "President, she is right! You just didn't realize your own abilities before!"
Fukuzawa Yukichi, who only realized he was a person with supernatural powers until now: ...
"So it must be because of the president's special ability that he knows that I am a person with special abilities!" Edogawa Ranpo believed it firmly.
Fukuzawa Yukichi: ...No, Ranpo, I don't know whether I have special abilities or not, but you really don't have any.
You revealed a truth that even the renowned detective Edogawa Ranpo didn't know. Your Intelligence +1.
"Alright! Let's begin!" The player, impatient with the length of time it took to complete the challenge, rushed forward first, "Here I come!"
In order to reduce the damage, both of them used wooden swords. This caused the player who had been relying on the +20 strength of the "Not Disadvantaged" sword to have his strength greatly reduced compared to before, and the force of the swing also changed.
So, Fukuzawa Yukichi easily found the flaw and knocked the player's sword away.
Player: ...Surprised!
"That's the end of it," said Fukuzawa Yukichi.
"One more time." The player lying on the ground raised his head firmly with a stubborn look on his face.
This time, players save the file first!
【Save successfully】
The player finally remembered that he could save the game, and was actually worried that he would not be able to complete this special task today. Haha, he was really scaring himself.
Well, players, this is not cowardice, this is a necessary strategy, strategy!
The first rollback——
The player's wooden sword was picked up by Fukuzawa Yukichi, and after 30 seconds, the challenge mission failed.
The second rollback——
As he advanced and retreated, Fukuzawa Yukichi seized the opportunity and he persisted for one minute and 30 seconds, thus failing the challenge.
The third rollback——
The player stepped back, stepped on the edge line, and persisted for two minutes, but the challenge failed.
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The 9th rollback——
Things can exceed 3, but they cannot exceed 3×3.
The player looked at the swordsman NPC with a serious expression. After the first nine training sessions, the player finally mastered how to use the changed body strength and also understood the NPC's sword-wielding habits.
"This time, I won't lose." Just wait and see, NPC! It's going to surprise you!
The player attacked first, but was successfully blocked by the NPC. He immediately retreated three steps and dodged the NPC's forward step and horizontal slash of wooden sword.
A flaw appeared on the NPC's left side, and the player's high agility came into play, moving to the right and stabbing! The wooden sword was deflected by the NPC and the player took advantage of the situation to attack.
Bang——, the player lost 5 points of blood and the time came to 1 minute.
"There's a flaw!" The player's feet moved, revealing a gap in the previously impenetrable defense. The player feigned an attack on the NPC's face, but in reality, it attacked his feet. The NPC was forced to move, taking several steps backwards, about to step on the edge...
The player is about to win...?
!!!
A cold light flashed, and the player subconsciously stepped back. When he came to his senses, he saw that the NPC had forcibly stopped retreating. Not only that, he also used the cold light generated by the sword swing to force the player back, and then took back the sword.
"Damn it, come again!" There was still one minute left before the challenge was successful.
The leader lady's swordsmanship has become more and more mature as she has used it. At the beginning, she didn't even know how to hold the sword.
This wasn't the case with that sword before. It seems there's a secret. Perhaps this is one of the reasons for visiting the head of the Armed Detective Agency, to learn his swordsmanship...
besides……
Dazai Osamu looked at Edogawa Ranpo with an unclear look.
"What? Are you looking at Lord Ranpo like that?" Edogawa Ranpo, who had been watching this competition as if it were a TV show from the very beginning, had already started eating the snacks he brought with him.
"No, I just saw Mr. Ranpo eating so happily, and I couldn't help but feel a little eager." Dazai Osamu said calmly.
"...Tsk, you little brat who doesn't tell the truth." Edogawa Ranpo glanced at him, "I really can't like you at all."
"If you keep doing this, you'll miss a lot of things."
Dazai Osamu laughed instead of getting angry. "Haha, I can also say that if Mr. Ranpo continues to eat snacks, he might miss a lot of things."
"?" Edogawa Ranpo stopped what he was doing and looked at him carefully, a rare look of confusion. "What's going on? You're a guy who rarely tells the truth, and yet you didn't lie in this sentence?"
Recalling the past, he said confidently, "Tell me, what will I miss?"
Facing the eager-eyed Edogawa Ranpo, Dazai Osamu ignored him, smiled, and turned his head away. "It seems something has changed on the field. Let's continue watching."
The players on the field were as nimble as cats and as agile as mice, dragging out time long enough, but they were still inexperienced in the back and forth.
Under the pressure of the NPC, the player was forced to step on the edge line again and declared failure!
"It's over. You're amazing, President Yukichi-san." The player took out the item, took a bite, and smiled happily. "This way, I've achieved my goal!"
You held out against Fukuzawa Yukichi for 6 minutes.
[Special tasks exceeded quota]
[Quest rewards are distributed to players' backpacks]
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