Conan: I'm Really Not Tokyo Ghost Story

In broad daylight, a group of people finished off all the drinks on the shelves in the bar.

Ok……

Another bunch of drunkards.

With nothing else to do, Sano turned his attention away from the clone of Kurosawa Blade and instead tried his luck at the original Kurosawa Blade at home.

"Random enhancement in progress. Congratulations, host, your keyboard has been enhanced successfully..."

...What the heck?

keyboard??

Sano, who happened to be watching anime, looked down and his gaze fell on the wireless keyboard that he had just bought. Was he going to become a keyboard warrior?

What use would it be?

Is it being able to slap the enemy across the screen, crawl over the network cable to take them down, or have laning tactics achieve tangible results?

Can a simple phrase like "Your mother is gone" cause such immense emotional distress?

After a moment of silence, Sano raised his hand and touched the keyboard, and the effect appeared before his eyes.

Enhancement item name: Hacker Keyboard.

Grade: B.

effect:

Hacker's Hand (When holding this enhancement, the faster the holder presses the keys, the stronger their hacking skills will be, with no upper limit, but it consumes mental energy).

Restrictions: None.

Note: As long as my hand speed is fast enough, I am invincible.

...It's hacking technology?

Sano straightened his back somewhat unexpectedly, a skill that leans towards soft power.

It wasn't exactly the first time.

Sano was genuinely pleasantly surprised by how perfectly soft it was.

Without the slightest hesitation, Sano put down his crossed legs, picked up the keyboard, typed a few words, and adjusted his position, ready to experience the actual effects firsthand.

After making all the preparations, Sano suddenly didn't know where to begin.

...It is said that the faster the hand speed, the stronger the hacking skills.

The problem is that Sano's hacking skills are completely nonexistent.

It's like how the more you twist the throttle on a motorcycle, the faster you go, but Sano doesn't even know where the throttle is, or how to start it. It's a similar principle. Do you have to learn the basics first?

After stroking his chin and pondering for a few seconds, Sano had a sudden inspiration.

After raising his index finger, Sano exhaled, and then—"Snap snap snap snap!!"

Sano was pounding away on the keyboard.

Of course, this is just randomly pressing buttons... but not entirely, because Sano only pressed one button, only saying that you need to be fast, but not how fast.

How can this not be considered fast?

With the idea of ​​finding a loophole and exploiting a small bug, Sano's one-finger typing was almost turning into a blur. He felt that if he kept typing, the keyboard would either smoke or be pierced through. But luckily, he found the right loophole.

A wealth of knowledge suddenly appeared in Sano's mind.

This knowledge was vast and complex, but Sano didn't feel uncomfortable at all.

It's like an instinct; it can automatically integrate and apply itself.

coming!

After this knowledge reached a certain limit, Sano finally stopped just using one finger to press a button and started using both hands to apply the knowledge evenly.

The ten fingers danced across the keyboard as if playing the piano.

Since the goal is to experience it, then naturally one must try it.

While hacking techniques are not all offensive methods, the basics remain the same. Therefore, Sano needed a target, and he randomly picked a lucky one—a website that happened to be on the browser's homepage.

In other words, it's a so-called internet company.

What Sano needs to do now is to familiarize himself with this new equipment, aside from how to use it.

More importantly, you need to understand the skill level.

What can be done, and to what extent?

A small test.

Probe gradually.

...In fact, so-called hacking techniques are both difficult and simple in a way.

The main approach is still through code.

In the online world, there are countless different houses, and code is the brick.

Writing code is like building a house, or more precisely, laying bricks.

If you're good at bricklaying, you can demolish someone's house... well, considering all the practicalities, it should be demolishing the walls of someone's house.

They built another road for it.

Of course, hacking techniques can't be used to attack other people's houses.

Making one's own house more solid, or making up for it when someone else is building one's house, or even going so far as to build someone else's house, are all acceptable options. However, how to build it quietly is another matter entirely... In short, Sano quietly sneaked into the internet company's house without being noticed by the security guard.

Now, Sano can smash things up here whenever he wants.

Demolish houses, plant time bombs, remote-controlled bombs, or even steal bricks to take back.

It’s okay.

But Sano wasn't a really bad person, and he wouldn't ruin someone's life's work for no reason. But after thinking about it, he felt that he should come and go quietly.

It's really not interesting.

They simply gave the house a new look, just like leaving a "So-and-so was here" sign at a tourist attraction, leaving behind a few big characters.

"Keyboard warriors, here we come!"

Looking at the company's facade that he had transformed, Sano couldn't help but smile. It was a pity that the concept of keyboard warriors didn't exist yet... and even by then, Japan probably wouldn't have that concept.

Hopefully, the onlookers won't misunderstand anything anymore.

This title was adopted as a nickname for a hero, similar to that of Black Mask.

Isn't this just a completely new account?

Unfortunately, aside from those few real alternate accounts, Sano doesn't need any other aliases. Even if he does have one intentionally or unintentionally, it will only be temporary.

After erasing all traces and upgrading the walls around his computer and all the phones he used for different identities, adding security features, alarms, and even countermeasures, Sano shut down his computer, picked up his keyboard, put it in his pocket, packed up, and headed out to the internet cafe.

I randomly picked a corner seat and sat down.

Sano pulled his hat down low, looked around, and then pulled out a tissue to cover the camera—if he wanted to test the limits, he had to find a strong opponent.

But there's no risk involved.

Therefore, being cautious is the right thing to do, so that even if things go wrong, it won't be a big deal.

After flexing his fingers, Sano exhaled and resumed his one-finger Zen.

Once he got into the zone, Sano set his sights on the Metropolitan Police Department this time.

...Now Sano is not only conducting an experiment, but also has other purposes.

Sano was quite curious about what the deepest secrets of the official channels were.

In addition, there are also wineries.

If this trip is successful, then Sano will go to the brewery's house.

It's not that it's impossible?

The code kept appearing on the screen, reflected in Sano's eyes.

In just a few minutes, Sano had successfully broken into the target's house.

However, there are many more rooms inside. It will take some effort to unlock the doors, and there might even be safes inside, where the truly important things can be taken.

...As expected of the Metropolitan Police Department.

The difficulty has increased by more than one level compared to the last time.

Sano was deep in thought, but his hands kept moving. Otherwise, if he lost focus and the effect wore off, he would have to start all over again with the One-Finger Zen technique.

I won't say anything about the trouble.

The key issue is that we might miss a good opportunity, or even give the enemy a chance.

Next, Sano chose to break into what was probably the most difficult room, but this finally caused some commotion. Before he could completely break into the room, the house's alarm system detected him, and he launched a simultaneous defense and counterattack, which greatly reduced the speed at which he broke into the room.

The key issue is that it is being counter-tracked.

Although their skill levels are far inferior to Sano's, they are not weak either. The biggest problem is the difference in numbers. It is estimated that there are around thirty people working together.

Two fists can't beat four hands...

Sano quickened his pace, multitasking, defending and attacking at the same time.

In this situation, the only option is to fight head-on.

But as time ticked by, Sano's defense became increasingly ineffective.

no way.

There is no such thing as an impenetrable wall in the world. In network attack and defense, offense is a better form of defense. This is why Sano's offense was also effective, and the reason why he did not concentrate all his manpower on defense is the same.

Only by destroying Sano's weapons can the defense be considered truly successful.

"...As expected, there was a safe."

After successfully breaking into the room, Sano found the last line of defense for the most crucial item, so he simply abandoned all defenses and focused all his efforts on breaking into the safe.

Then, in just a minute or two...