The Pirated Onmyoji of the Detective World

“He is Holmes’s nemesis. He controls the dark streets of London and is said to have great influence over all of Europe. He is the Napoleon of the criminal world.” Conan turned around and explained Professor Moriarty’s identity to the children.

Snapped--

Just as the children were pondering Professor Moriarty's identity.

Suddenly, a crisp clapping sound rang out, startling the children.

When they turned around, they realized that it was Aragaki Yu who clapped his hands to attract everyone's attention.

Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Aragaki Yusai slowly walked to Conan's side, pointed to Professor Moriarty's name on the documents compiled by Holmes, and reminded everyone: "If Chairman Sindora is hailed as the emperor of the IT industry, then Professor Moriarty is the undisputed emperor of the dark side of Europe during this period, so everyone should be careful about the activities that follow."

"..."

The children were stunned at first, but then almost jumped up from the ground.

"Wait a minute, big brother Aragaki, you don't mean we're going to..."

“That’s right.” This time, before the children could finish their questions or before Aragaki Yu could answer them, Haibara Ai, who had been admiring the room’s layout, spoke up. “In other words, following the usual pattern of the game, our next goal is to find a way to meet Professor Moriarty.”

"But Professor Moriarty, though he's pulling the strings behind the scenes, is someone who rarely shows his face. How can we find him?" Xiaolan interjected while the children were still in a daze.

Conan wasn't too worried about that, and explained with a smile, "If the professor doesn't show up, then we can just go find someone related to him, like Colonel Sebastian Monlang."

"So that's how it is! Go find Colonel Monlang, Professor Moriarty's confidant!" Xiaolan clapped her hands excitedly, her face beaming with excitement.

However, her smile froze after only a moment.

She hesitated for a moment, then looked at Conan and stammered, "But...we don't know where the Colonel is..."

"He must be..."

"A poker club in the city center."

Before Conan could finish speaking, Aragaki Yu had already given the answer.

"Forehead……"

Conan, whose answer had been given first, swallowed the rest of his sentence.

Then, when his gaze fell on the eager young detectives, he suddenly remembered what Aragaki Yu had just said, and his heart became uneasy again. "He is the second most dangerous person in London, so everyone must be careful when you come into contact with him."

Just then, Yuan Tai, who happened to have opened the desk drawer, suddenly became excited, "Look, there's actually a real gun here!"

Boys naturally love this kind of thing, so Genta picked up the revolver from the drawer without hesitation.

Unexpectedly, Genta's actions caused Conan's voice to instantly become serious.

"Genta! Put him back right now!"

Startled by Conan's stern voice, Genta hurriedly put the pistol back in the drawer, his face turning uneasy.

Even Mitsuhiko and Ayumi, who were standing next to him, were somewhat frightened by Conan.

"Using weapons you're not used to is useless! It will only cause trouble. Put it back!" Conan warned the children again without hesitation, worried that they might have some other ideas.

"Oh, okay, alright..." Genta and Mitsuhiko took one last reluctant look at the pistol in the drawer before decisively closing it.

Although they can be reckless at times, they still listen to Conan's advice in life-or-death situations.

Besides, Ran-neechan and Aragaki-nii are here too; they might not even have the chance to use a pistol.

……

After confirming that there were no clues left behind in the room, the group quickly reached a consensus to head to the poker club in the city center to check things out and meet Colonel Sebastian Monlang.

Because they didn't know if there was a time limit in the game instance, the group ran out of Holmes's residence one by one without waiting for Mrs. Hudson, who had gone to make tea, to return.

But no one noticed that Hideki Moroboshi, who had been silent all along, dawdled and fell to the very end.

Chapter 683 If nothing unexpected happens, something unexpected will happen

Although Yuu Aragaki didn't see what Noah's Ark did inside the house, based on his fragmented memories from his past life, he could roughly guess what Noah was thinking.

There are too many players in this instance right now; we need to find a way to eliminate some of them.

The gun in Holmes's house is the perfect prop to cause chaos in the upcoming plot.

In this game, although Noah's Ark can control the game's development, since he has decided to play the game with these children, it would be too boring to change the game's progress by modifying the game data. Therefore, some small props that can affect the game's development are still very necessary.

As for Noah's Ark, Yuu Aragaki naturally wouldn't stop him.

It's quite amusing to see these mischievous kids get their comeuppance.

As for whether it will affect the passage through customs, Aragaki Yuu has absolutely no need to worry.

Let's not even mention that Conan actually completed the game without any major incidents in the original series.

Moreover, his other shikigami have now entered other games. With their abilities, it's just a matter of crushing everything in no time!

Since Noah's Ark agreed to let its shikigami enter other game instances, it already shows that Noah's Ark did not really want to kill these children.

After meeting Conan, Ran, and the Detective Boys, even if I had such thoughts before, I have now completely given them up.

Or perhaps the true purpose of Noah's Ark was, from the very beginning, to "stand up for Hiroki."

……

"There are 30 people left..."

Back on the street, Conan looked up at the clock on the distant tower, his expression changing slightly.

It had only been twenty minutes since they entered Holmes's residence, and yet more than ten players had already been eliminated.

Although he hadn't placed his hopes on anyone else, the terrifying speed at which players were eliminated still secretly alarmed Conan.

Of course, apart from Conan.

Ai Haibara, who had just stepped out of the house, immediately looked at the clock. After noticing the number the minute on the clock was pointing to, she couldn't help but frown.

Unlike Conan's worries, the meticulous Ai Haibara immediately thought of something else that sent chills down her spine.

Since everyone is entering different instances of the same game, theoretically, the difficulty of each instance should be roughly the same.

By now, apart from those currently here, more than half of the players who entered other instances have been eliminated.

On their side, apart from the initial collapse of the stone bridge, they had not encountered any dangerous situations.

Moreover, even the collapse of the stone bridge seems to be a warning from Noah's Ark to Professor Agasa and his friends for interfering with the game.

That is to say...

If nothing unexpected happens, something unexpected is about to happen on my end.

Thinking of this, Ai Haibara shuddered and subconsciously tugged at Yuu Aragaki's sleeve. "I... I think it's better if we don't go looking for Colonel Meng Lang... I suddenly have a bad feeling..."

"..."

Putting aside Aragaki Yu's reaction, Noah's Ark, who had just come out of the house, suddenly froze.

He was somewhat bewildered, but without making a sound, he touched the pistol he had hidden at his waist, secretly giving the girl in front of him a thumbs up in his heart, "Wow, your premonition was spot on!"

As for Aragaki Yu, he grabbed Haibara Ai's small hand.

∑(O_O;)

Ai Haibara, caught off guard by Yuu Aragaki's actions, stared at her hand being held in his palm, momentarily stunned.

Could this man be comforting himself because he's nervous...?

Just as Ai Haibara was about to explain something, Yu Aragaki's next words made her take her words back.

“Ai is right. Colonel Monroe is no pushover. In the Sherlock Holmes stories, he is not only greedy and cruel, but also incredibly intelligent, and extremely loyal to Professor Moriarty.”

“If Jack the Ripper really has some connection with Professor Moriarty, then if we were to investigate Jack the Ripper, we would naturally be on the opposite side of Moriarty, and Colonel Monlang would naturally not be on our side.”

Seeing Conan and the others walking ahead turn around to look at him after hearing the voice, Aragaki Yu paused for a moment before continuing, "In other words, from a game perspective, what follows is probably the first mini-boss we'll encounter in the game."

"..."

Conan, watching Aragaki Yu spout nonsense with a straight face, unconsciously wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

If any game were to design Colonel Monroe as a mini-boss, Conan swore he would never play a game of that difficulty!

……

Thirty minutes later, outside the back door of the poker club.

Conan, looking both excited and cautious, instructed the others, "Then you guys wait outside first. Aragaki-nii and I will sneak in through the back door to check the situation."

"Then you'd better be careful!"

Although Xiaolan was a little worried, she still agreed.

After all, she and the Detective Boys were used to Conan's way of doing things, and with Yuu Aragaki by Conan's side this time, there shouldn't be any major problems.

As for myself, it's better to stay outside and watch over these children.

The members of the Junior Detective Club, having heard Yuu Aragaki's explanation, surprisingly refrained from acting rashly and obediently nodded in agreement.

As for the second and third generation cliques that fell behind, they naturally had no objection to the fact that some people were willing to be cannon fodder and rush in.

Only Hideki Moroboshi and Yuu Aragaki, whose eyes "inadvertently" swept over him, exchanged a glance and then gave each other a "have fun" look.

Next up is the fun part: causing some trouble.

……