There was an explosion from the side and no. 10 failed to hold Conan steady. The brat fell down and No. 7 caught him.
At the same time, no. 10 sensed the floor beneath him disappearing and he gritted his teeth.
"You damn protagonist!"
And he was swallowed by the fire under him.
No. 7 held Conan tightly and looked at the disappearing no. 10 with a complicated look before he rushed to the other group. Seeing that the other children had come out, he didn't hesitate and jumped down through the other window.
This is only the third floor and there was no problem with jumping this far down for no. 7.
Tep.
The moment he reached down, no. 7 put Conan down and then left without hesitation.
He didn't realize that there was a fourth person in the room, watching everything that happened calmly. Kurokawa Saki looked at the way no. 10 broke down and then No. 7 stopped the other party and kept the recording before leaving through a completely different window.
She landed on the empty ground and then regrouped with the children, apologizing for staying away for a bit and then hugged Haibara Ai again.
"Where's Conan?" Haibara Ai whispered.
"He's alive," Hikari Yuki replied in a low voice. "He'll join us soon."
"Good."
They were just waiting for the police and firefighters to put down the fire to close down the case.
At the same time, Hikari Yuki sent a private message to no. 5.
[ICPO Undercover Agent in Winery[1]: (video) no. 5, I think that it's obvious he's going to stay in the Black side. This completely deviates from the performance that you arranged for him in the beginning.
Public Security Officer [5]: …Let's give him one more chance. Besides, we can't really do anything to him if he really wants to stay on the black side.
ICPO Undercover Agent in Winery[1]: Even if there's some kind of protagonist halo, it's not what saved him this time… I was the one who defused the bomb and set up the bomb nearby so that when the C4 reacted with fire, it'll cause a small explosion.
Public Security Officer [5]: Are you saying that even Conan has to be protected?
ICPO Undercover Agent in Winery[1]: Whether he's the so called protagonist or not, he's still a 17 years old kid who's living under the sun under the shell of an elementary school student. He doesn't understand many things and luck could not be relied on all the time. Without enough ability, what awaited him will be destruction.
The game's existence had already influenced the laws of the world. Before the main storyline started, many events couldn't be changed. But after the main storyline started, you have seen how many things can be changed and influenced to a certain degree.
No. 5, there are 2 types of main missions.]
No. 5 looked at the message sent by no. 1 and clutched his head.
He felt a bit dizzy and somewhat tired.
The problem is, they all knew the information of the Red Side more than the Black Side. If No. 10 was really determined to kill everyone from the Red Side, can they stop him?
[Public Security Officer [5]: No. 1, have you ever thought that… our presences are also the one who protected Conan?
ICPO Undercover Agent in Winery[1]: ?
Public Security Officer [5]: I mean, Conan has always been lucky in the original story and you know very well how true it is… the people whom he encountered from the Black Organization are either undercover agents or ended up dead before being able to reveal him. Our cases felt as if Conan is in danger, but isn't it because our own presence will protect him?
In a way, all of us actually like Conan so much and wouldn't actually let him die. And the world consciousness will definitely protect him. Otherwise, this wouldn't be Conan's world.
ICPO Undercover Agent in Winery[1]: …In a way, you're actually right.]
…
Kurokawa Saki sighed slightly.
Indeed.
Conan had faced so many danger in the original story and none of them actually knew what would happen when they first read it.
But since they were basically encountering cases that they have seen Conan experienced before… it felt as if Conan was in more danger than before.
It was not completely true, though.
He's still the same reckless brat.
And because of various reasons, they have no intention of putting that brat in danger either.
…
[Public Security Officer [5]: It doesn't change the fact that he's a reckless brat, though.
ICPO Undercover Agent in Winery[1]: I know that… Forget it. I'll protect him, but even though this is a game, I have to prioritize my mission, no. 5.
Public Security Officer [5]: I know. No one expects you to focus on protecting him. Even I will have to focus on my own work.
ICPO Undercover Agent in Winery[1]: We've been assimilated into this world.]
…
No. 5 smiled when he saw no. 1's message.
Indeed…
More than three years in this world, holding important positions, they have been slowly assimilated into this world. They couldn't really abandon the bonds they have created and all.
But because of that… there are some things that he had to address.
[Public Security Officer [5]: No. 1, what do you know about no. 10's ability?
ICPO Undercover Agent in Winery[1]: Are you going to take precaution?
Public Security Officer [5]: If necessary… I really hope that things will not turn to the worst. For now, let's try to give him a chance.]
Give him a chance?
Hikari Yuki looked at the message in her brain chat as she responded politely to the police officer and then excused herself.
When she watched no. 7 and no. 10 fighting fiercely, she had already guessed that things would not end well. No, even before reaching this point, when she saw No. 10 pointing his gun towards Mouri Ran and Ai, she had already guessed that he had a completely different idea from them.
It was precisely because everyone was not sure whether they could trust others that they didn't dare to show up.
They didn't want to die.
In the first part, they still had the courage to try many things because they knew that they would not die even if they messed up. Their punishment was simply to stay in the black room for a period of time.
Once they were released from the black room, they would enter the main storyline.
At this time, everyone started talking.
Because there was a rule that they couldn't kill each other, so they dared to do this. Those with somewhat sensitive identity would still protect their identity to a certain degree. But the others were already more or less exposed.
But they didn't seem to mind that much.
For example, no. 11 was basically on Television every day as the new famous idol.
Many people were chasing after him and his ability was to turn himself into a cat, which was extremely cute and adorable. But in the game of red and black, it was utterly useless and he could probably only wait until the game was over.
The most he could do was to sneak out and gather information.
But should he do that?
With so many more talented people already participating in this battle, he didn't really want to be involved in the mess. It's better to focus on what they could do instead of this matter. Even if they failed to finish the mission in the end, they didn't care.
No. 12 was not any better.
They could see her having so much fun tossing around with Kir on the TV station. It was to the point that they didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
Those who were on the red and black's side were somewhat different.
Megumi Aiko couldn't hide, so she simply flaunted her name openly.
No. 6 also couldn't hide before, so she didn't care that much and seemed to show off herself openly.
No. 2 is the protagonist's wife's classmate, so he didn't even have the option to run away and had to stick there.
But the others were hiding.
Because they were afraid of people like no. 10.
Kurokawa Saki made her way back after separating from Haibara Ai and the others. Conan hadn't woken up yet, but Kurokawa Saki was not in the mood to talk with the other party.
The people in the group were not of the same mind.
This was something that she had just realized and made her feel apprehensive yet there was also the faint of 'as expected.'
Being an undercover agent, Kurokawa Saki was taught to be skeptical of almost everything in her life. Because the chance of being found by others and the sheer pressure of many people's lives on her shoulder made it impossible for Kurokawa Saki to live carelessly.
Every single day is basically walking on a tightrope.
So when she saw what no. 10 did, what Kurokawa Saki wanted to do the most was to eliminate the other party.
But she couldn't do it.
And she knew that very well.
'In that case, I can only….'
…
[Undercover Agent from Metropolitan Public Security [7]: No. 10, what the hell is that before? Why do you try to kill the protagonist? Don't you know that if you kill him, our mission will take much longer to finish? I don't want to take the responsibility of contacting the other Red Team members. Not many people could 'charm' people like Conan.
Member of the Organization [10]: Why are you so noisy about? Isn't he still alive?
Undercover Agent from Metropolitan Public Security [7]: You! Be serious! Don't sabotage our mission for your selfish and reckless behaviour!
Member of the Organization [10]: Selfish? Aren't you all also selfish b*stards who are busy with your own missions and not caring about others? You will only help other people when they are in the performance. Just stay out of this and let me do whatever I want.
Megumi Aiko [4]: no. 10, are you crazy? We're all working together to finish the damn mission! What the hell are you actually doing?
Member of the Organization [10]: I'm doing it because I want to live freely. Who the hell wants to be controlled by the system and game all day long? *beep* This is supposed to be a good second life, but it turned into a hellish game just because we have to side in the red and black side.
What's the use of siding with them? We all have special abilities that can be overpowered! Isn't it better to create a powerful force on our own and then destroy…
Public Security Officer [5]: No. 10, that's enough.
Kami Shita [6]: Are you out of your mind?
Undercover Agent from Metropolitan Public Security [7]: Go and check your mental state first, b*stards. What kind of person in their right mind will spout nonsense about destroying the world?]