Conan: I'm Really Not Tokyo Ghost Story

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If you're talking about using it, Sano wouldn't need it.

If we were to sell it, although we could certainly get a good price, that wouldn't be ideal.

It's really a headache.

After completing the last task, Sano's performance-boosting work for the day was temporarily over.

Instead of going home immediately, Sano turned around and went to the abandoned factory where the Black Reapers gathered.

Sano has removed all the restrictions on the Black Death Vest, and the benefits are not limited to the Vest's actions, which have become more free.

Even the Black Reaper's tools are able to play a greater role because the restrictions have been removed.

For example, some problems that Sano couldn't solve with the Black Death disguise couldn't be solved by the Black Death either, but now that the Black Death can, the Black Death can too.

In this respect, the two are almost a single entity.

Therefore, Sano naturally wanted to make the Black Reaper's role even more significant.

Therefore, these tool workers had already begun receiving rather unprofessional training beforehand.

To put it simply, it's about maximizing combat power.

Among these tens of thousands of "tools," there will always be a few promising talents who can be further developed into advanced "tools."

Just like in the bloodbath experiment with the special attack suits, Sano had many bruises and wounds on his body, a large part of which were caused by these promising young talents.

If these guys hadn't joined the Black Reaper, and had followed a normal trajectory, they would likely have become top henchmen for various yakuza organizations in the future.

It's a brand new generation!

Seeds of the future!

Although now Sano has led them astray—no, it should be said that he has led them astray.

Anyway, Sano has already picked out all these promising talents and personally trained them to form a special delinquent squad of more than a dozen people.

Because they're wearing special attack uniforms, this squad might still be called a special attack team in the future.

"Hey, do you have any oil left? I'm out of oil, can you share some with me?"

"Oh dear, I only have so little, and you still want to ask me for more? Can't you just buy some yourself?"

Upon arriving at the factory gate, Sano saw a dozen or so delinquents gathered together, fighting over an iron bucket, and some even pondering over a small electric scooter.

They're called electric scooters, but they actually all use gasoline.

Because charging electric scooters is extremely troublesome in Japan, the members of the Black Reaper organization basically modified them after unifying transportation. Apart from the outer shell, the internal structure is not much different from the old motorcycles, which still use gasoline engines.

Even when doing data analysis, the proportion of people using bicycles in Japan is many times greater than the proportion using electric scooters.

Sano was completely unaware of the inside story and was simply misled by the salesperson to boost his sales figures.

Of course, given the enhanced sunlight charging effect, this doesn't really matter.

...Let's get back to the main topic.

The so-called delinquent youths are just like those spirited young men in Sano's past life. It's one thing to cause trouble, but when it comes to showing off, well, those who know, know. They're really a bit... well, short on cash.

Especially after joining the Black Reaper, Sano forbade these guys from engaging in money-making schemes such as collecting protection fees... Of course, even they themselves no longer want to do that.

...That's why it's even more so.

In short, it boils down to one word.

poor.

They're so poor they can't even afford gas.

Apart from a few wealthy individuals who can act recklessly and a few more sensible people who work to earn money, most members find even eating a simple meal a hassle.

...I don't think I've ever considered this aspect of the issue.

In the past, Sano treated these people as mere tools, things that could be discarded at will. But now that he wants to maintain long-term development, he definitely has to find a way to solve this problem.

But as for a good solution, Sano couldn't think of one for the time being.

At first glance, there are only two possible solutions.

First, Sano directly paid for these guys out of his own pocket.

If Sano works hard to boost his performance every day, he might not become extremely wealthy, but at least solving these people's basic needs for food, clothing, and shelter will not be a big problem.

But Sano didn't want to do that.

It's better to just throw them away than to have to pay for their upkeep.

The second option is to find your own way out.

If these people were to work and support themselves, and the costs were shared and each person took responsibility, then it certainly wouldn't be a problem.

If these people could really just quietly and patiently go to work, then there wouldn't be a need for Sano to solve the problem.

Damn it, we actually have to act as parents to these people and make a living for them. It's really enough already.

Sano grumbled to himself twice, then walked over to the group of delinquents.

"Boss!"

When the special forces members saw Sano, they immediately straightened up, put their hands behind their backs, and bowed their heads to greet him.

"Ah."

Sano nodded in response, and was just about to start training as he had done a few days ago when the blond delinquent came up to him.

"Boss, a guy who claims to be an official came by today and said he wants to meet with you and have a chat."

Sano raised an eyebrow, but wasn't too surprised.

After all, as mentioned before, Sano took down one of the three giants of the Tokyo Yakuza, and the people behind him would certainly not swallow this insult easily.

But who exactly is behind this?

That means they are the ones who have the ability to create rules... or the ones who are above the rules, thus maintaining the balance of the situation.

The reason Sano was hunted down by two factions in his past life was because he first provoked the Black faction, and the commotion grew bigger and bigger, which forced the White faction to take action as well.

Therefore, even if the other party has no intention of revenge, in order to prevent imbalance, they will at least not allow such an unstable factor as the Black Reaper to continue to act recklessly.

However, as mentioned above, although those who maintain the balance will inevitably be more powerful than those who are being balanced, if they are not the creators of the rules but just ordinary superiors, then it means that they also have to abide by the rules.

If there is no suitable excuse to start a fight directly, then negotiation is the only option.

Of course, it makes no difference to Sano whether the other party wants to negotiate or fight.

Because Sano simply couldn't be bothered with him, otherwise what could he do?

Only by enjoying rights can one have obligations.

Sano's refusal to allow the Black Reaper to act recklessly is not just empty talk.

For a player who hasn't even entered the game, the rules are utterly meaningless.

If you want to target them, the other party can only do so by changing the rules.

But if it really comes to that, then the Black Reaper will be completely useless.

It doesn't matter.

Ignore it.

After casually waving his hand, Sano suddenly threw a punch, hitting the shoulder of the blond delinquent who was unable to dodge and was barely raising his hand to block. The delinquent staggered back several steps.

"Enough with the chit-chat, let's get started."

Sano then turned his attention to attacking others.

Sano didn't really have much experience with training methods for the special attack team. Anyway, the delinquents grew up by fighting, so he just kept it the same.

Real-world practice is always the best form of training; that much is always true.

Yes, that's how Gin trained Sano back then, there's no mistake.

……

The next day, Sano slept until the afternoon and just got up to get something to eat.

The two consecutive task trigger prompts almost made Sano spill the water from his instant noodles.

【Please capture Numabuchi Kiichiro and take him to the police station. Completion will earn you 100 enhancement points. Mission time remaining: 35:29:59】.

[Please dominate the delinquent world of Japan. Rewards will be distributed based on progress, with a maximum of 1,000 enhancement points. Remaining time for the mission is 11999:59:59.]

Holy crap, are they really aiming for national domination?

Why did it trigger so late? But the rewards are pretty good, and the mission time limit is quite long, comparable to the mission for high-ranking cadres.

Sano tore open the seasoning packet and emptied it, closed the instant noodle lid, and began to bite his fork with a blank look in his eyes, as if his mind was wandering.

It wasn't until quite a while later that Sano suddenly realized he had another task and pulled up the system map to check his location.

Speaking of which, the name Numabuchi Kiichiro sounds kind of familiar...

Ok?

Why should I say it myself?

However, when Sano saw the red dot on the map, which was hundreds of kilometers away from him, his eyes widened involuntarily.

"So far?"

Sano tilted his head: "Is this... Osaka?"

Wait a minute, the name Osaka sounds familiar too.

Ah, Hattori Heiji, that dark-skinned guy!

Sano clapped his hands, remembering where he had heard the place name before.

Actually, Sano doesn't really understand the regional divisions in Japan.

What I saw and heard in my past life was nothing more than... Tokyo, Hokkaido, and maybe Mount Fuji.