People are in Conan, but Ace Attorney

Chapter 530 Gaining Trust
Xiang Yuanguang is not sure whether the real Sherlock Holmes is good at lock picking, but as for the Sherlock Holmes in the cocoon game setting... he does have the skills of lock picking and theft.

Therefore, although Xiang Yuanguang outside the game does not know what Nanatsuki Koshimizu is thinking, if more information is considered, the results that can be speculated will be similar.

"…But if we attribute it entirely to gameplay, it's still a bit too much of a stretch."

Xiang Yuanguang subconsciously reached out and touched his forehead. He felt that there was still some problem with this guess.

The reason is the same, Noah's Ark does modify the existence of things in the game scene based on gameplay considerations.

However, there is absolutely no need for that strong artificial intelligence to modify the script specifically for a single player.

Now that the [Professor] has captured Sherlock Holmes, it would be impossible for him to withdraw his defense so easily.

Unless there is a real need for the professor to make this choice, it will lose its rationality.

"Mr. Amuro, may I ask where [Kiritani Kazuto] is now?"

He turned his head to look at Furuya Rei beside him, and Furuya Rei said unhappily.

"We're still on the way. It'll take at least ten to fifteen minutes to get to the game venue."

"Although I don't know how long the script of this cocoon game is, but as of now..."

"It doesn't seem like a script that couldn't even last ten or fifteen minutes and ended dismally."

...That's true. It will take at least three to five hours to get to the end of the game.

Xiang Yuanguang shook his head. He noticed from the beginning that the speed of time flow inside the cocoon game seemed inconsistent with that outside.

No, it can’t be said to be inconsistent, but there is a subtle feeling in the timing…

For example, if the Young Detectives wanted to cross the three districts from their birth point to 221B Baker Street, it would take a considerable amount of time just on foot, but from the outside, this time seemed to be compressed.

Conan, Haibara Ai and Gina followed Gina to the hospital closest to where Reito Hosou was shot, and the time they took was almost the same as the time it took the Junior Detective League and Mouri Ran to arrive at 221B Baker Street, three districts away.

It’s just like... the game character clicks on a coordinate on the map and is then teleported there.

"…Strange, hasn't Professor Agasa cracked the firewall of the Cocoon Game yet?"

Seeing the scene in the ward where Conan was, Xiang Yuanguang suddenly thought of the content of the original plot.

Originally, Dr. Agasa should have successfully hacked into the Cocoon Game at the beginning of the game and had a brief contact with the protagonist group.

However, so far, Dr. Agasa has not been able to hack into the firewall of the Cocoon Game...

"...Mr. Amuro, the number of game pods on the field is not just [55], right?"

The blue hedgehog said this, already quietly making a plan in mind.

And Fūya Rei narrowed his eyes and looked at the game diving cabin that was originally on display.

"Mr. Xiang Yuan, that machine is an exhibit, although it can access the five game scenes of the Cocoon Game."

“However, there will be some performance reduction, and it cannot reach the level of simulation of the official product.”

"I think... you'd better think about it for a while."

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In the ward, the girl who had been calling herself Sheriff Lestrade finally explained the whole story. "As you just said, Sherlock Holmes has disappeared."

"I came here thinking that Hosou Reito, as one of the detective's friends, might know something."

"But... I feel like I can't get any information at all. I feel like I've gained absolutely nothing."

Gina Lestrade looked a little depressed.

The information she provided was within Conan's expectations. In his mind, Holmes was the perfect detective.

The strength of a perfect detective in his home turf and facing the area he is most familiar with is immeasurable. Jack the Ripper's true identity will probably be discovered soon.

In other words, it is a reasoning game, and having an almost omniscient auxiliary NPC as a teammate is a bit too "over the top". Conan would rather not have this teammate.

It’s not that he doesn’t want to see what the famous detective Sherlock Holmes in this world looks like, it’s just because... what Sherlock Holmes’ appearance as a teammate means is too bad.

Since Sherlock Holmes appears as a teammate, it means that in the eyes of Noah's Ark, the difficulty of this game scene is so high that it is only possible to pass it with the help of this legendary figure.

The Death Student pushed up his plain glasses. He had no intention of looking for Holmes's location.

If Noah's Ark wanted Holmes to be a teammate, then he would have shown up on his own even if they didn't look for him.

If Noah's Ark didn't want Holmes as a teammate, he wouldn't be able to find it even if he turned London upside down.

Just when Conan wanted to ask about the progress of the investigation into the Jack the Ripper case, Haibara Ai next to him suddenly spoke.

"Where is Miss Alice now?"

...Miss Alice? Who? Such a common name, is there such a character in the novel?
Conan's thoughts suddenly stopped, and he looked at Haibara Ai beside him hesitantly.

Officer Lestrade did mention the word "she" just now, but how did Haibara Ai know the specific name?
How come? We entered the game at the same time and went to the hospital at the same time. How come you know more than me?

Facing Conan's somewhat confused eyes, Huibara Ai smiled proudly and said softly.

"Hehe, great detective, this is not a game for you alone."

She was staying at Xiangyuan Universal Office and was present when Baosheng Reito visited.

Therefore, after the conversation, Haibara Ai asked Genko what the "Watson" mentioned by the other party was about.

So, Xiang Yuanguang thought for a while and briefly explained the information about "Watson" to her.

(Alice Watson, the daughter of the professor in the Baskerville case, was raised by Holmes.)
(Many of the Sherlock Holmes stories were also adapted into novels by Alice Watson.)
(If [she] was looking for someone after Holmes disappeared, it could only be Alice Watson.)
While Conan was thinking, Haibara Ai was also thinking.

She knew very well that if Gina was willing to help, it must be because of Alice Watson.

Therefore, the existence of Alice Watson should be brought up at the first moment of the conversation between the two parties to deepen the impression.

If [the game player] is invited by [her] to find the trace of Sherlock Holmes as a game setting...

There is no doubt that the communication between the two parties will be interrupted at the first moment!

"Although we were asked by Miss Alice to help, we can't contact Miss Alice now."

"Excuse me, Miss Gina, do you know where I can find Miss Alice?"

(End of this chapter)