Conan: I'm Really Not Tokyo Ghost Story

But at this level alone...

It's fair to say that the official side underestimated themselves, or rather, the Japanese official side.

It's much weaker than I imagined?

Never mind, it's irrelevant.

Sano glanced back at Conan, then looked at a helicopter in the distance that was somewhat different... it belonged to a television reporter broadcasting live.

The authorities didn't stop it.

They probably wanted the general public to see it.

Unfortunately, this may become the most shameful thing in Japanese history.

At the same time, this will be a super big event that will cause a sensation around the world.

The moment the giant black beast was summoned, the fusion effect was activated.

Two pairs of large wings spread out.

The moment the raindrops were knocked away, a surge of air caused Sano to rise from the ground and soar into the sky, leaving Conan behind him almost dumbfounded... because he had sensed something was wrong from that one glance Sano gave him when he turned around.

This black mask seems different from the ones before.

It's not some mystical concept like "temperament," but rather a genuine physical appearance.

eye.

The original black mask and the so-called Kamen Rider were completely identical except for the color. That mask was actually a helmet, which, according to the official Kamen Rider setting, was a motorcycle helmet.

But in reality, this helmet is very different from a regular helmet, especially the eyepiece.

Some only have a pair, similar in shape and size to normal human eyes, goggles, well, let's just call them goggles for now.

And that glimpse that Conan just saw.

The goggles on that helmet were very, very large.

Yes, it's big, much bigger than before, almost bigger than a fist, if you connect the two big round frames in the middle.

It felt no different from a normal motorcycle helmet.

Conan was initially wondering if he had misjudged the situation because of poor visibility due to the rain, or if Kurosawa's equipment had been upgraded.

But looking at it now...

Those large wings really make one think of a black angel.

...Hmm, rye.

Then, thinking about the current candidates for the black suit, basically none of them look like humans or have superhuman abilities. Only Kurosawa, although he is quite good at fighting, seems to rely mainly on that equipment... Conan may not be able to give a clear answer to the performance of the other guys, but that thing should be a scientific product no matter how you look at it. Since he can wear it, others should be able to wear it too, right?

Or even, mass production, modification...like this?

But upon closer inspection, another question arises—if Kurosawa is just a useless guy who fights based on equipment, then why is he a member of the Black Clothes?

Others possess unique abilities that far exceed those of normal humans.

Kurosawa may be quite capable in combat and intelligent, ranking well even in the Public Security Bureau or the FBI, but he might not be enough for the Black Organization.

...This was Conan's original guess.

It's possible that only Kurosawa can use this equipment, but the specific details are unclear.

Maybe, just like in Kamen Rider, the transformers are chosen, they have some special energy or genes in their bodies or they have signed a contract or something... cough cough, Conan knows this is a bit far-fetched, but it is precisely because it is far-fetched that he is the same as everyone else.

There should at least be such a limitation for it to be reasonable, but now...

Conan was momentarily confused.

Meanwhile, Sano, having reached the desired altitude, had stopped ascending.

Just as Conan observed.

The Kurosawa disguise that Sano is now wearing is no longer just a simple mask; it has been enhanced with elite effects.

That's right, at this moment, Sano is wearing both a Superman keychain and a thug suit.

Both being A-grade enhancement items, one can add a special effect to its form, while the other simply has a single form. It's quite a strange situation.

[Elite Enhancement Effect: Gain the Hand of Justice, allowing you to touch and modify all enhanced items. The initial modification effect is random, but subsequent effects are fixed. Each modification effect lasts only ten minutes, and the same enhanced item cannot be modified consecutively within 24 hours.]

...transformation.

A similarly subtle statement.

It's a bit complicated to describe in detail, but for example, Sano modified sniper sunglasses, and the result was that these things were directly integrated into the helmet.

The original effect is gone, replaced by a new one.

Firearms Proficiency (The user will become proficient in the use of all firearms.)

Another example.

With a wave of his hands, Sano's assassin's twin guns instantly transformed into a pair of slender pistols—well, basically, the barrels of the two guns became longer, about the length of a forearm, making them look like submachine guns.

Justice Dual Pistols (Unlimited ammo, ten times the rate of fire, bullet speed, and range, and all bullets fired will have high-explosive armor-piercing properties.)

They were met with surprised glances from the soldiers on the helicopter at the same level.

Sano raised his two guns and pulled the trigger.

"Da da da da—"

Two jets of fire shot out and hit the two armed helicopters directly.

When these bullets hit the plane, they almost immediately penetrated the outer armor, went deep inside, and then... exploded into countless fireballs with a "boom".

The massive armed helicopter was completely engulfed in flames, leaving not even a rough wreckage behind. Only countless flaming fragments fell from the sky, demonstrating the power of armor-piercing and high-explosive properties.

Each bullet is almost equivalent to a rocket.

It also boasts a more terrifying rate of fire and range than a regular submachine gun, not to mention the bullet speed, and finally, it has unlimited ammo.

It's practically like wielding two mobile turrets.

Of course, this would eliminate the original effects of the assassin's dual pistols.

We can only wait for ten minutes to pass, or for Sano to remove the modifications himself.

But if it's deactivated, then it can't be modified again within 24 hours.

Anyway, that's the gist of it; it's like getting a new set of equipment... In a sense, it's equivalent to farming stats in a game?

Sano had almost forgotten how many pieces of equipment he had, but this meant that the number of his equipment had almost doubled, although less than half of them could only be used for ten minutes a day, and very few of them were actually useful.

...After all, it's about farming keywords.

It's fair to say that those who know, know.

Getting mediocre results is common; getting good results depends on luck; and getting a bad result...

Not surprising.

At least most of the items Sano retrieved were trash, not as good as before.

Fortunately, there are a few that are usable.

...Putting everything else aside, just the fact that the sniper sunglasses were a simple skin modification made Sano very satisfied; it finally had a bit of the Kamen Rider feel to it.

"Da da da da!"

When they came to their senses, the planes in the sky and the troops on the ground had begun to counterattack, and now the bullets were truly more numerous than rain.

At this altitude, ground-based firearms are of little use.

Only a few snipers and machine gunners were able to fire effectively.

Of course, whether the shot hits or not is another matter. Sano is mainly dodging the machine guns from the planes. As for artillery shells... perhaps he still has some reservations, or perhaps he is confident. In any case, he hasn't taken them out yet.

Therefore, although they can't fly very fast with those big wings.

But Sano was still able to dodge the aircraft's firepower and move between the buildings with ease, and then casually wiped out the Self-Defense Force's air force.

...The main problem is that these guys were too careless.

Furthermore, the urban terrain gives Sano an advantage due to his greater flexibility.

all in all.

To outsiders, it appeared that Black Mask had destroyed several aircraft in just two or three minutes and then turned his fire on the ground troops.

This makes the outcome even less of a suspense.

Compared to air power, the things crammed together below are hard to move. If it were just a few cars accelerating wildly on the road, Sano might find it a little difficult. But here, he felt like he was pouring boiling water on a swarm of ants attracted by a piece of sugar that had fallen to the ground, especially with the advantage of altitude.

Sano didn't need to worry about his bullets not reaching the ground, but those on the ground were completely out of reach.

...Looking down from a high place, how small human beings are.

"Da da da da!"

"Boom boom boom boom..."

The ground was repeatedly bombarded by explosions, and soldiers and armored vehicles were crushed one after another.

at last.

The authorities couldn't stand it any longer. They must have received orders. Sano saw the anti-aircraft missiles on the armored vehicle start operating, but he felt it would be better to call them anti-aircraft guns rather than anti-aircraft missiles.

After all, missiles, just by their name, give the initial impression of being used for ground attack, while artillery shells are different, even though they can also be used for ground attack.

But more importantly, it combines ground sweeping and precision strikes.

...After all, who could have imagined that the enemy would be able to fly in the sky after we came over here?

It would be good enough to have a standby anti-aircraft gun, why would they bring a missile specifically... Besides, even if they did bring one, it's not certain that it would be usable.

Even anti-aircraft guns have to be used with extreme caution these days, let alone missiles.

"boom!"

"call out--"

In the blink of an eye, dozens of shells were already circling around Sano.

Sano had no choice but to abandon his attack and quickly move to dodge.