Anime Crossover: Master is Not Here Today

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Chapter 249 Ai Haibara informs, but in the opposite direction

Sindora prepares to go to the police station with Inspector Megure for questioning. At the same time, the game pods that had been lowered due to elimination on the stage rise up again, and the dim scene becomes bright again.

"Click—" ×n

With a series of mechanical opening and closing sounds, the game pod doors opened one by one.

At this moment, the parents sitting in the audience could no longer contain their excitement. They stood up and rushed to the stage to welcome their children back to their play pods.

"Xiaolan!"

Although Ran Mouri was never eliminated, Kogoro Mouri was finally relieved to see her wake up, unable to hide his excitement and joy.

"father!"

Seeing Kogoro Mouri right beside her, Ran Mouri was equally delighted, but soon, she asked with some doubt:

"Dad, what's wrong with you?"

Because he had just been electrocuted, Kogoro Mouri looked rather fierce.

But in order not to lose face in front of his daughter, he pretended to be nonchalant and chuckled awkwardly:

"Haha, I just tripped and fell, it's nothing serious."

"is it?"

Ran Mouri looked at him suspiciously, clearly not quite believing his story.

"Xiao Lan—!"

"Garden!"

Just then, Sonoko Suzuki arrived late, rushed up excitedly, and gave Ran Mouri a big bear hug.

"I was so worried!"

Sonoko Suzuki said with remorse:

"It's all my fault for letting you play games."

"How could that be? I just wanted to go play, it has nothing to do with the park."

Ran Mouri laughed:

"And look, I'm perfectly fine, aren't I?"

"By the way, where are Conan and the other kids?"

After calming her best friend down, Ran Mouri thought of the other children who had cleared the game with her. She subconsciously looked up and immediately saw Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mashu, as well as Nursery Rhyme and others gathered in front of them.

Finally, her gaze settled on Jack.

Like Conan, she had also witnessed Jack's extraordinary skills and techniques, so how could she not be curious about him?

But unlike Conan, her intuition told her that Jack probably wasn't a bad kid.

Therefore, she didn't feel wary like Conan did; she was simply curious.

"Mom, we are back!"

"Welcome back."

Fujimaru Ritsuka responded with a sound of agreement, then asked with a smile:

"How about it, did you have fun?"

"Ok!"

Tong Yao and Yui felt that the game experience was pretty good this time.

For Tong Yao, although she was mostly just an observer in the game, being able to see a new story made her very happy.

For Yui, being able to participate in the game with her friends as a regular player was already a rather novel experience.

Moreover, she made a new discovery at the end: Noah's Ark, or what is called the artificial AI Hiroki.

Bo Dao and Jack thought it was just so-so.

Bo Dao doesn't really like the state of losing power, and since he hasn't had much of a sense of participation in the game, his main focus is on companionship.

Little Jack isn't picky about playing games; she's happy as long as she can play with her friends. Unfortunately, this time there's another Jack the Ripper in the game that she really dislikes, so the positive and negative effects cancel each other out.

However, the person who gave the lowest rating to the game experience was still Jeanne d'Arc.

She said angrily:

"What a terrible game! It's not fun at all!"

"Well, it's normal for some people to like it and some people to not like it."

Seeing her like this, Fujimaru Ritsuka smiled and comforted her, then asked with some curiosity:

"Speaking of which, I saw you get eliminated in the game. Did you encounter any danger?"

"this.!"

When this was mentioned, Joan of Arc's body stiffened instantly.

But Jack, standing to the side, showed no hesitation and answered directly:

"She was defeated by another version of us in the game."

Upon hearing this, Christmas Joan of Arc's face instantly turned red, veins bulging on her forehead, as she argued:

"That's because I lost my power! Otherwise, how could I have lost!"

Then came some incomprehensible words, such as 'adults,' 'children,' and 'unfairness,' all filled with a cheerful atmosphere.

On the other side, Conan had just climbed out of the game pod when he saw Yusaku Kudo standing not far away, silently watching him.

To keep it a secret, he didn't step forward, but just stood there looking at the other person. The father and son exchanged a knowing smile, thus completing a silent exchange.

After exchanging greetings, Kudo Yusaku turned and left without looking back, continuing with his work.

Conan scanned the surroundings and quickly spotted Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others.

After all, with so many people like Fujimaru Ritsuka gathered together, they were quite conspicuous, making it hard not to notice them.

Moreover, apart from him, no one else knew Hiroki's true intentions and all thought that he was actually carrying out a death game.

Therefore, seeing their children who had narrowly escaped death, the parents embraced their children and wept, their emotions a mixture of joy, relief, and lingering fear.

In this atmosphere, Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others seemed out of place, chatting and laughing, looking very relaxed, as if they didn't really take the death game seriously.

He looked at them with a complicated expression. No matter how you looked at them, they didn't seem like the kind of people who would be associated with assassins or the mafia.

However, based on the current situation and his speculations, he had to remain vigilant and suspicious of them.

Just then, he suddenly noticed that Ai Haibara had left the game pod and was walking towards Ritsuka Fujimaru as usual, talking to her.

He couldn't hear what they were talking about, but after a while, Fujimaru Ritsuka suddenly looked up at him.

The moment their eyes met, Fujimaru Ritsuka gave him her usual smile and then naturally looked away.

However, Conan felt a chill run down his spine, as if he were being pricked by thorns.

Could it be that Haibara not only didn't tell me about Fujimaru Ritsuka's situation, but also betrayed me to Fujimaru Ritsuka?

This time, Conan wasn't entirely wrong; Ai Haibara did indeed approach Ritsuka Fujimaru to discuss Conan's matter.

Ai Haibara reminded Ritsuka Fujimaru:

"Ritsuka-neechan, Edogawa has probably noticed you this time."

"Ok?"

Fujimaru Ritsuka was a little confused when she heard this, so Ai Haibara briefly explained what had happened in the game to her.

Although Conan has never spoken to her, based on her understanding of that guy, after seeing Jack's performance in the game, Conan will definitely become suspicious and question Fujimaru Ritsuka's identity, and this time he will probably relentlessly investigate.

That's why she came specifically to remind Fujimaru Ritsuka.

After hearing Ai Haibara's story, Jack's head drooped immediately, and he asked Fujimaru Ritsuka with a very dejected expression:

"Mom, did we do something wrong?"

Seeing little Jack's pitiful state, Fujimaru Ritsuka immediately reached out and patted her head, comforting her with a smile:

"How could that be? It's not a big deal."

Then, she smiled at Ai Haibara:

"If Conan really wants to know about my situation, I'm not necessarily against telling him."

"Of course, as long as it's not publicized so that the whole world knows."

I'm having writer's block, it's so frustrating.

I often get writer's block at the end of a story or when connecting different parts; it's so difficult.

I'll post this chapter first; the next one might be released around midnight or tomorrow.

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Chapter 250

"It really caused quite a commotion last night."

The next day, Dr. Agasa watched the news report on television and couldn't help but sigh.

Regardless of Noah's Ark's original intentions, it publicly claimed that it was a death game wagered on the lives of fifty children, most of whom were second or third-generation descendants of political and economic tycoons. This was undoubtedly a heinous event.

More importantly, Noah's Ark was not human, but artificial intelligence, which is an unprecedented criminal case in human society.

These two incidents, once reported, instantly caused a huge uproar in the whole society, with everyone from officials to ordinary people joining the discussion, which was unprecedentedly intense.

In contrast, the report that "the chairman of the IT giant Sindora is a descendant of Jack the Ripper" did not stir up any public opinion in this huge wave.

In Sindora's mind, her rivals, who would have attacked her en masse after learning of this, are now also trapped and preoccupied with their own troubles due to the negative impact of Noah's Ark.

Meanwhile, Conan is relentlessly pursuing Ai Haibara, his purpose, needless to say, is naturally related to Fujimaru Ritsuka.