Out-of-control players in the world of Detective Conan

Chapter 447 God of Games

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"The resort hotel is over there, and it has food, water, electricity, and gas. You can help yourselves with everything."

Jirokichi Suzuki led everyone into the resort hotel.

All the people on the island had been cleared out, and there were no waiters left. Apart from the doctors from earlier, the only other people on the huge island were the tourists.

A sense of isolation from the world inexplicably arose in everyone.

"It seems the rooms here are much better than those on the airship."

Qi Ming led Ai Haibara to a random room. Ai Haibara was looking around curiously when she saw Qi Ming sit on the bed and turn on the TV.

"..."

Ai Haibara frowned as she looked at the scene on the screen and sat down next to Qi Ming.

"I still feel like something's wrong with you."

"What, is it that other people think there's something wrong with me?"

Qi Ming replied to Ai Haibara, but then continued to speak.

"But there really is something going on. It's like one day in class your classmate suddenly tells you, who knows nothing about this, that you're doomed. That's how I feel right now."

"Is it because of... the movies we watched yesterday?"

"It should be. This is the final step. After watching it, I will be able to unlock the hidden storyline."

Qi Ming nodded, his eyes glued to the screen.

Hidden plot?

Ai Haibara looked at Qi Ming with a puzzled expression, and was about to ask a question when two voices came from the doorway.

"Mr. Qi Ming, Ai, are you going to the beach later?"

The two didn't close the door when they came in. Ran Mouri and Sonoko Suzuki came out of their rooms and looked at the two of them with smiles.

Now that they no longer fear death, they just want to let loose and have some fun.

However, upon noticing the content playing on the screen, the two women paused, their eyes drawn to the images.

"Hey, is that Conan in this movie?"

"It's not just Conan, Ran is in there too."

"..."

Ai Haibara sighed helplessly. To prevent these two good girls' worldviews from being destroyed again, she felt she should take action now.

"Sisters, weren't you going out to play? Let's go, your brother wants to rest for a while."

"Hmm, oh, let's go then, Ai."

Ai Haibara nodded, but before walking out of the room, she turned back to look at Qi Ming.

Like a woman's innate premonition, she always felt that some inexplicable change would occur in Qi Ming after she returned.

……

Qi Ming was the only one left in the huge room.

After more than 60 minutes, the last movie finished playing at double speed.

Qi Ming touched his forehead. After watching the movie, the strange feeling in his heart grew stronger and stronger.

He should have known, but it was as if a lock was tightly binding him to the truth.

Until the system's voice rang in my mind.

[Congratulations, host! You have now watched all the feature movies.]

[Rewards have now been issued]

"This, this is?"

A clear, ethereal voice echoed in his mind, suddenly flooding Qi Ming's brain with a wealth of memories.

No, it's not quite right to say it was instilled, since these memories were originally his.

He didn't feel any discomfort, but Qi Ming's eyes became somewhat confused.

Feeling the images flashing through his mind, Qi Ming closed his eyes and accepted the memories that were being awakened.

There was no need to consciously sort through the memories released from his mind. Qi Ming opened his eyes, and his eyes became clear again.

"So, Detective Conan, this world is actually..."

Qi Ming muttered to himself, and the system chimed in at the opportune moment.

[It seems the host has already realized this.]

"...So, that's the truth."

Yes, that's right.

So that's how it is. Is this the truth?

Qi Ming took a deep breath and then gave his answer.

"You just crudely copied an anime to make a game."

"No wonder there were so many bugs, you just copied and pasted it without even fixing them!"

【…】

Perhaps Qi Ming's answer was too extraordinary, because even the system took a moment to process it before giving a reply.

[Host, don't deceive yourself. The system is your best partner, and it understands what you're thinking.]

[That's right, this isn't a game; the system has thoughtfully brought the host here.]

This is reality for you.

After a moment of silence, Qi Ming smiled.

"...Haha, you're so funny."

However, as if to avoid the system's earlier remark, he changed the subject.

"And then? What other hidden plot points are there?"

"Wasn't it supposed to be a hidden plot point if we watched the whole movie? Where did the hidden plot go?"

[That was a hidden plot point. Also, please don't try to avoid what the system just said.]

The system remained silent, leaving Qi Ming alone sitting on the bed with a stiff smile.

He didn't know what he was thinking at that moment; his mind was just filled with images of the things he had done in this world.

His expression kept changing until finally the corners of his mouth, which had been raised, slowly turned down, and Qi Ming's expression returned to calm.

Perhaps feeling that simply thinking about it in his mind wasn't enough to express his emotions, Qi Ming spoke up, his voice echoing in the room.

"……boring."

"I was wondering what it was all about, but it turned out to be just this."

Qi Ming's reaction was unexpected, and the system no longer seemed to leave after saying only a few words as it used to.

The mechanical voice became lively, as if the thing talking to Qi Ming had changed.

[Host, think about what you've done in the past. Don't you have anything to say?]

The system's voice boomed in Qi Ming's mind, but Qi Ming found it somewhat amusing and picked at his ear.

What can I possibly say?

Don't you want to express your feelings about the things you've done?

"So what? Should I feel guilty?"

Qi Ming revealed a disdainful smile and rolled his eyes at the air.

"So what if those people died? Besides, their deaths were clearly entirely your fault, and had nothing to do with me."

【…】

The system fell silent, perhaps finding Qi Ming's answer somewhat incomprehensible.

Seeing this, Qi Ming pressed on relentlessly, saying, "The strong oppress the weak; this has always been the case in every world. Now that I have the power you gave me, that's what I'm doing. So what?"

"Instead of wasting time asking me these questions, you should ask those capitalists what they're thinking when they're exploiting their employees and not paying them wages. You always blame yourself for everything... I..."

[Stop, host, I know you have a broad perspective, but please stop talking.]

"Humph."

Seeing the system back down, Qi Ming snorted coldly.

After a long silence, he spoke softly again.

"Although so much time has passed, there's something I haven't forgotten. And, I called you System, and now you actually think of yourself as a system?"

"You've had enough of watching me have fun, so you, the god of games with the worst temper, have been fooling me for so long just to watch me have my fun today?"

"But I'm sorry, I'm very open-minded about it, you probably won't see it."

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