Detective Conan: Birth of the Demon Child

"Ding! Congratulations on successfully signing in with Hidehiro Matsui. You are rewarded with 1 point of strength value, which you can claim at any time."

Hearing the notification sound in his ear, Suzuki Seimei's lips curled up slightly, and he casually touched Gomera's monster suit.

Matsui Hidego wiped the sweat from his body with a towel and asked with a smile, "Little brother, do you really like Gomera?"

"These monster movies can only fool children! They're outdated and will eventually be phased out. This is the last one."

Before Suzuki Seimei could answer, a sarcastic voice suddenly rang out, followed by a middle-aged man in a black suit and gold-rimmed glasses who walked over with a disdainful expression.

(╬￣Dish￣)

Upon hearing this, Matsui Hidehiro's expression changed slightly, and a cold glint flashed deep in his eyes.

Upon seeing the newcomer, everyone present unconsciously revealed expressions of disgust.

The newcomer ignored the disapproving looks from the crowd and said to himself, "Those movie soundtracks have been played to death, and they always follow the same pattern. However, the set design and special effects for each scene cost a lot. Even the little elf who debuted at only fourteen years old is now twenty-four years old and has long been outdated."

Looking at the three large characters "Can Sign In" floating above the newcomer's head, coupled with this guy's extremely sarcastic and vicious words.

It's obvious that you're the victim this time!

"Ding! Congratulations on successfully signing in to Kamei Osamu. You are rewarded with two years of [Lifespan]. You can claim it at any time."

Suzuki Seimei secretly touched the person who came and discovered that the sign-in reward was lifespan, which made him even more certain of his guess.

To be honest, it's been a long time since I've seen someone with such obvious pre-death syndrome. It's like his face is saying "Come and kill me."

Chapter 83 Ultraman Tiga (Please vote and add to your favorites)

Kamei Osamu smiled smugly and said, "By the way, the rough cuts we shot yesterday have all been developed. Everyone can go to the screening room to take a look."

When Tomomi Sakaguchi, who plays Emera, saw Osamu Kamei preparing to leave, she couldn't help but call out, "Producer Kamei, aren't you coming to see it with us?"

"Forget it, I won't watch such a childish movie. You guys can watch it all you want."

After finishing his sentence, Kamei ignored the unpleasant expressions on everyone's faces and swaggered away from the filming location.

"This person is so mean!"

"That's right! Gomera is not childish at all."

"Gomera is our good friend. It's because of bad people like this that Gomera has rioted."

Watching Kamei Osamu's departing figure, Genta and his fellow fans couldn't help but feel indignant on Gomera's behalf.

Haruaki Suzuki asked curiously, "Director Mikami, what did that uncle mean by that? He said this is the last one. Does that mean the Gomera series is coming to an end?"

ε=(′ο｀))) Sigh...

Director Mikami sighed and nodded slightly, saying, "That's right, the Gomera movie we're currently filming is the last one in the Gomera series. Perhaps it really is as Producer Kamei said, that tokusatsu movies like Gomera are already outdated."

As the creator of the Gomera film series, director Mikami was also reluctant to end the Gomera film series.

However, ten years have passed since the first Gomera movie was released, and judging from the box office performance in the last two years, Gomera movies are indeed not as popular as they used to be.

Therefore, it is quite normal that the investors do not intend to continue investing in the production of Gomera's films. Director Mikami was just a little unwilling, but he could understand the investors' thoughts.

"No! I don't agree with that statement. Perhaps the Gomera series of movies is not as popular as it used to be, but I believe that the future of the tokusatsu industry is still very good."

Suzuki Haruaki, halfway through his sentence, tugged at Director Mikami's hand and said, "Director Mikami, I'm actually planning to invest in and film a tokusatsu movie. I have a lot of pocket money. If you're willing, I'd like to invite your professional team to help me film an Ultraman series tokusatsu movie."

Looking at Suzuki Haruaki's innocent and adorable appearance, Sakaguchi Tomomi couldn't help but bend down and pat his little head, saying, "Little brother, filming tokusatsu movies is not child's play; it costs a lot of money."

Just making a Gomera costume would cost over 300,000 yen, not to mention all the props and equipment needed. Your allowance won't be enough!

︿(￣︶￣)︿

Director Mikami and the others also showed kind smiles. Children will be children; they are so innocent and cute.

It was obvious that everyone thought the pocket money Suzuki Seimei mentioned was at most a few tens of thousands of yen, so of course they didn't take his words seriously.

After staring at Director Mikami and the others for a while, Suzuki Haruaki suddenly asked, "Isn't 1 billion yen enough?"

"One billion yen?!"

Upon hearing this, Director Mikami was slightly taken aback, then chuckled and said, "Little brother, do you know how much one billion yen is?"

With a serious expression, Suzuki Seimei said, "Of course I know. If you are willing to help me film a tokusatsu series of Ultraman films, I can invest one billion yen to film the first Ultraman Tiga."

Faced with Suzuki Harumi's extremely serious gaze, the smile on Director Mikami's face gradually froze, and he even had the illusion that this child was not joking.

Director Mikami, unsure of Suzuki Haruaki's words, turned to Professor Agasa and asked, "Agasa, who exactly is this child?"

"His name is Suzuki Seimei, the young master of the Suzuki Group." Dr. Agasa said with a wry smile, "Perhaps he really can come up with a billion yen... as pocket money."

"Mitsuhiko, am I dreaming?"

"I...I don't know either."

"Ten billion yen in pocket money? How could anyone possibly have that much pocket money?"

Although Genta and the others already knew that Suzuki Seimei's family was wealthy, they didn't know exactly how wealthy they were. Hearing these words now felt like a dream.

Upon learning that Suzuki Seimei was actually the young master of the Suzuki Group, Director Mikami no longer dared to treat him as an ordinary child. Instead, he asked with anticipation, "Little brother, can you tell me what the Ultraman series of tokusatsu films you're talking about are like?"

If the Ultraman tokusatsu film that Suzuki Haruaki mentioned has great potential, Director Mikami would be happy to help make it, as he himself is very passionate about the tokusatsu industry.

“If it’s just a verbal description, you won’t have a direct understanding of it. Could you prepare some drawing paper and pencils for me? I can draw and explain it to you at the same time.”

"Wait a minute, I'll go get your drawing tools right away."

Upon hearing this, the prop master in the crew quickly went to fetch his own drawing tools.

After taking the pencil, Suzuki Seimei immediately began sketching the outlines of three giants on the white paper in front of everyone.

"Swish..."

As the statues of the three ancient giants gradually took shape, Suzuki Seimei began to narrate in his childish voice: "In the ancient times of Earth, there was a race called the Dark Giants..."

The three children, who were initially shocked by Suzuki Seimei's outrageous extravagance, were quickly drawn to the story he was telling. They eagerly gathered around him to watch, completely absorbed in the story of Ultraman Tiga.

It took more than half an hour for Suzuki Seimei to give a general overview of the plot of Ultraman Tiga, outlining a brand new Ultraman world for everyone.

"Seimei, when will Ultraman Tiga be released? I'm so excited!"

"Me too, I really want to see it!"

"Conan, aren't you looking forward to it too?"

"I'm a little bit looking forward to it~"

Before Director Mikami and the others could even react, Genta and the others couldn't help but shout excitedly, surrounding Suzuki Seimei and bombarding him with questions.

Haruaki Suzuki replied with a smile, "That depends on whether Director Mikami and the others accept my invitation. If they do, with their years of experience filming Gomera, I think they should be able to finish filming the first Ultraman Tiga series in just a few months."

(?w?)

Upon hearing this, Ayumi and the others instinctively looked at Director Mikami, their innocent eyes filled with anticipation.

"Since the children love Ultraman Tiga so much, of course I won't refuse." Facing the children's expectant gazes, Director Mikami smiled sincerely and turned to Hidego Matsui and the others, asking, "Hidego, Tomomi, what do you think?"

Chapter 84 The Final Test for the Beautiful Assassins

Upon hearing this, Hidehiko Matsui and the others replied without hesitation, "Of course, no problem."

The staff members present were basically long-time colleagues who had worked together for ten years.

People were initially worried that many would lose their jobs after the Gomera movie ended.

Now that they've heard that Seimei Suzuki is willing to invest 1 billion yen to have them film a new tokusatsu movie, they certainly won't refuse.

Matsui Hidego, who originally planned to kill the bastard producer Kamei Osamu after the Gomera movie ended, abandoned this erroneous idea because he had a new motivation.

Doing one good deed every day brings immeasurable merit!

Upon learning that Director Mikami and his team had accepted his invitation, Suzuki Haruaki immediately contacted the legal team at Mantendo Company and asked them to draft a contract, which he then formally signed with Director Mikami and his team.

As for the 1 billion yen that Suzuki Seimei promised to invest, it will be drawn from the working capital of Mantendo Corporation.

Seimei Suzuki owns 60% of the shares in Mantendo Company, which means he has absolute say in the company and can easily move funds.

To avoid impacting the development schedule of the Pokémon series of games, Haruaki Suzuki did not withdraw all 1 billion yen at once, but instead allocated the funds in batches.

The first investment was only 100 million yen, enough for the production team to complete the basic construction. Suzuki Haruaki would only withdraw the second tranche of funds once the first phase of construction was completed and met the standards.

Although Suzuki Seimei was not short of money, he was not a fool either.

If all the funds were handed over to Director Mikami and his team at once, it could easily lead to the funds being used beyond the budget.

It's not that directors like Mikami embezzled these funds, but rather that when they had enough money, they would subconsciously choose to use better and more expensive props, and unknowingly exceed the budget.

Therefore, investing in batches is the safest approach, as it prevents the production crew from making rash decisions and spending money recklessly, allowing them to use the funds more rationally.

Due to his limited energy, Suzuki Seimei mostly handed over the filming of Ultraman Tiga to director Mikami and others, and he only needed to occasionally go to the filming location to check on the progress.

Anyway, since Suzuki Seimei has memories from his previous life to compare with, as long as the Ultraman Tiga filmed by Director Mikami and his team isn't too far off from the Ultraman Tiga from his previous life, he can accept it.

……

A remote island

Urged on by a group of fully armed mercenaries, twenty girls dressed in tank tops and sweatpants were herded to the final assessment location.

If it had been the day before yesterday, these seventeen or eighteen-year-old girls might still have been looking forward to the final assessment.

Over the past six years of hellish training, several girls who couldn't keep up with the training pace died every month, and in the end only forty of the strongest girls persevered.

Therefore, everyone hopes to pass the final test and become a professional assassin under Madam M's command, so that they can leave this hellish place and live the life they want.

However, what they didn't expect was that Mrs. M suddenly barged into their dormitory last night, forcing them to kill each other.

Everyone must kill a fellow member and carry her body out of the dormitory. If the task is not completed within two minutes, everyone remaining in the dormitory will die.

It's important to know that these girls who have persevered until now are all companions who have lived together on the island for six years. Even if they aren't best friends, they are still friends.

As a result, Mrs. M forced them to kill their own friends, making these young assassins, who still had hopes for the future, deeply understand the horror of the assassin profession.

After killing their companion of six years, most of the girls, except for a few carefree ones, didn't sleep well last night.

It wasn't just because they killed their companions, but more because they were starting to worry about tomorrow's final assessment.