Chapter Seventy-Seven

After leaving the castle, various buildings modeled after the Middle Ages spread out in front of you, and then, as if invaded by a virus, all the buildings began to flash blue-red afterimages, flickering and began to collapse.

The ground and the sky turned black, and began to derive from the place where you stepped on, turning into an endless black space, but unlike pure black, I don't know where the light source came from to illuminate everything.

The boy who was originally walking forward suddenly disappeared, and Okiya, who subconsciously chased after him, frowned, and even wondered if this was also part of the game's design, using the hallucinations of familiar people to make people leave the scene.

Thinking like this, the man stopped and was about to observe his surroundings when he heard a voice suddenly coming from above his head.

[You're looking for me?] ]

The boy I saw in the castle hall just now was sitting in the air, as if he was sitting on a transparent chair, he shook his legs slightly, and a little doubt flashed in his heterochromatic eyes, [Strange, I don't think I have seen you before.] ]

Okiya opened her mouth and didn't speak for a while.

This boy who appeared out of thin air again is no different from just now, it is simply a miniature version of Ikekawa Na, but the eyes are completely different.

The gloom and coldness in the depths of his eyes were more than ten times stronger than those in the eyes of Ikekawa Nai when he had not yet lost his memory, and his complexion was sickly pale that had not seen the light for a long time, which made the dark blue under his eyes very obvious.

"I just saw you out of thin air, and I was a little curious." The man who still looked like Okiya quickly adjusted his expression, he pushed his glasses, and a little doubt flashed on his face, "And you look a lot like one of the testers who participated in the game in the banquet hall just now, and he is my friend." ”

After saying that, the man stared at the other man motionlessly, observing his expression all the while waiting for the next step.

Unexpectedly, he was responded to with an inexplicable chuckle.

[…… Burst. ]

Before Okiya could be surprised, he opened his eyes because of his next sentence, and several sharp lights shot out of his dark green eyes, with vigilance and temptation.

[Shuichi Akai.] You are Shuichi Akai. ]

There was no questioning tone in his words, and the boy stared at him for a while, then suddenly laughed, and said firmly: [First Ley, then the FBI agent, and now why are you disguised like this?] But judging by the way you look, you shouldn't be ready to tell me. ]

Okiya frowned, and also said a firm sentence: "You know me." ”

Could it be a data intrusion? Or is it just the hallucination of the system created by the memories extracted from his brain, and in this space, everything is very likely to happen.

If it's really a ...... that already exists in this space? data, so what does all this have to do with Ikekawa Na, and why would he use his appearance.

[Of course.] The boy stood up and walked down the unseen staircase, [Of course I know you.] ]

[…… How long have you been here. The other party obviously didn't want to continue the topic, so Okiya observed the other party, and quickly changed the topic, ready to continue the temptation.

[Time has no meaning in this space.] The boy sitting on the high place looked down at him, [Haven't you heard?] Everything that is engraved into data becomes eternal, and so do people. ]

Okiya inexplicably felt that this was a hint, but before he could ask anything more, a shout came from behind him.

"Mr. Okiya-"

He turned his head to see that all the castles and buildings just now had turned black and disappeared from the virtual space, and Mao Liran led Edogawa Conan to hurry towards this side, and behind him were Amuro Toru and Ikekawa Na, who were looking at the surroundings while looking at the surrounding situation.

The things in the hands of the two of them that had been blocked by the glass fragments had long since turned into data points along with the castle.

“…… Have you ever seen what is in the sky? Ikekawa frowned, and before Moriran could open his mouth to call out, he could clearly see a ...... in the air Stuff.

"Same as before." Toru Amuro also noticed, "A black shadow like a mist. ”

“…… Just fog? ”

After receiving an affirmative answer, the dark-haired man's heart sank a little more.

What he saw was not a cloud of mist, but a figure that was not much different from the silhouette of a person, and although he could not see any details clearly, it could never be described as a dark shadow.

And if Shuichi Akai can chase this 'thing' all the way here, I'm afraid what he sees is not just as simple as black fog.

Why is that? This 'thing' seems to look completely different in the eyes of different people.

He called out to the two people in front of him and said casually, "Why did Mr. Okiya suddenly come here, is there anything wrong?" ”

"Huh? I didn't see anything wrong. Mao Lilan thought about it seriously before shaking his head and said, "I only saw Mr. Okiya suddenly run out, and then this...... The space becomes black. ”

Sure enough, everyone sees something different.

But what is the difference in form that is seen......

Mystery emerges one after another, and before pondering the question, Ikekawa Na suddenly felt a wave of turmoil, and he subconsciously clenched the dagger he brought out of the banquet hall in his sleeve, and then realized that something was wrong.

Everything that had been constructed dissipated when the space turned black, but the dagger, which also came from the banquet hall, remained, as if it had been specially prepared for the participants to pick up.

The waves in the space just now caused two doors to appear in front of everyone, and inside were different spaces.

[Testing, Integration...... Sorry for the bad ...... Swim...... Experience. ]

The female voice, still dutifully narrating, dissipated under the final loud electronic sound, and the message flooded over the broken audio, revealing it through floating handwriting.

[Complete the mission and get out of time and space.] ]

[Complete side quests and work together to solve the final quest: the mystery of the lords.] Please note that injuries will result in forced withdrawal, and the number of participants in any one side quest cannot be less than 1. ]

The door on the left was dark, and after a few people looked at it for a long time, there was a sudden thunder in the darkness, and the lightning that followed lit up the entire interior of the scene, which was a dilapidated church.

The sudden noise startled Maorilan, and she took a few steps back, and white letters appeared next to the door.

[Venue: Chapel.]

Side Quest: Leave

Recommended number of participants: 2 people]

Inside the other door is a bright and magnificent annex, the doorway is full of colorful flowers, completely different from the dilapidated church just now. Unlike the previous door, the introduction next to it is more detailed.

[Synopsis: As a nobleman from another city, you have been invited to the Lord's annex and will be attending the city's festivities tomorrow, but the annex does not seem to be as peaceful as it seems, and a conspiracy is brewing under the flowers......

Venue: Dusk Annex

Side Quest: Investigate the impending murder in the annex and find out the truth

Recommended number of participants: 3 people]

[Please Select——]

'Go to church. ’

At that time, the words that the figure had said in his ear were remembered in his mind again, and Ikekawa Na's expression moved, and he took a step towards the door on the left, and looked at the introduction next to him, "Is this the only task?" ”

"It's kind of like an escape room-like game." Okiya touched his chin, after disguising himself as a graduate student, he knew something about the entertainment that was new and popular among high school students, "Judging from the situation inside, I'm afraid there will be horror elements." ”

"Horror, terror ...... element?" Maolilan, who had always been afraid of ghosts, stared at him and took a step back again.

Conan Edogawa didn't have much interest in escape rooms either, and the annex, which had already written the word 'murder' on the introduction, apparently completely attracted the boy's attention.

He took the hand of the girl next to him and said with a smile, "Sister Xiaolan, then let's go to the one on the right, right?" After all, you are so cowardly, if you are frightened by what is inside...... Oops! ”

He responded with the girl's fist thumping above her head.

"In that case, I'll go to the room on the left." After nodding to the two of them, Ikekawa Na took a step forward and stood outside the door on the left.

Whatever the purpose of the voice in his ear was, he should take a look.

Before entering, he first observed the whole church inside by the flickering lightning, it was a typical church, with a high spire and a window at the top, but the inside was very dark, as if it had been nailed up with something.

Whether it's the mottled walls, the bright light that only appears when lightning arrives, and the ruined garden, it looks like a place that would go out of a horror movie.

"I'm more interested in the church......

Okiya's unfinished words were quickly interrupted by the blonde man next to him, "Mr. Okiya." ”

With a fake smile on his face, he didn't even bother to pretend anymore, and there was a black gas around him, "Since you are Miss Maori and Conan's companion, then it is probably not a responsible act to leave them behind, right?" ”

"I thought that this link only needs to choose the task that I am more sure of." "It's not a responsible act to rush into an unfamiliar space with your companion for this reason without being sure. During my graduate studies, I also played escape rooms with some of my peers, so I should have some experience and ...... Mr. Amuro, as a detective and a disciple of Mori Kogoro, should be more sure about dealing with murders, right? ”

This sentence was quickly stabbed back: "I see that in terms of investigating the case, Mr. Okiya doesn't seem to be idle, right?" ”

An inexplicable smell of gunsmoke suddenly filled the air, and Ikekawa Na turned her head to meet Mao Lilan's extraordinarily complicated eyes, and immediately turned her head away from her gaze.

How do you feel that these two people are arguing, and he is the one who is involved in the end?

Taking a deep breath in his heart, he felt that he had seen this scene many times, "Since we all want to come to the church, then I will go to the annex with Miss Maori." ”

It's just that he feels that he is related to the organization, and that he can gather more useful information by following him, and there is no need to do this...... Bickering, right?

How does it seem a little childish.

It was impossible for him to give up the church, this sentence was just said casually, but he didn't expect that after saying this, Mao Lilan was even more excited than the other two.

"No! Absolutely not!! ”

Quickly realizing that he was too loud, Maolilan covered his mouth and shrank back.

But no!

If Mr. Amuro and Mr. Okiya go to this together, I'm afraid something even more terrifying will happen!

(End of chapter)