Chapter 25

Seeing that everyone else was "earnestly" working

and no one was paying attention to him,

he pulled a copy of "Night Baron" from the bookshelf and began to read.

Sometimes he was a chivalrous thief active in the night,

other times he was a cold-blooded murderer.

Almost no mystery enthusiast was unaware of him.

Although Hoshino Ki was not a mystery enthusiast,

since he had transmigrated in,

it was very necessary to read the best-selling novels among them.

The highest realm of slacking off

is that no one can tell you are slacking off at the moment.

From the perspective of others,

Hoshino Ki was currently

not reading a novel,

but frowning as he searched the book for clues that "Kudo Shinichi" might not be dead.

That said,

most of the grunts didn't work very seriously anyway.

For example, the little grunt next to Hoshino Ki

was closing his eyes while holding a magnifying glass to look for fingerprints.

And the guy in black on the right

seemed to be sneaking a snack?

It seemed the selection mechanism for the Black Organization’s outer-circle members wasn't very rigorous.

And rightly so.

The high-level ranks were almost full of FBI agents.

Could they really expect outer-circle members to be loyal?

It seemed Hoshino Ki had to leave the organization as soon as possible.

Following such a jinxed boss,

he would be finished sooner or later.

Hoshino Ki was fully focused,

immersed in reading the novel in his hands.

Thanks to everyone’s concerted effort to "slack off,"

in the end,

in this villa,

only Miyano Shiho noticed anything unusual.

Just like in the plot,

she did not report the anomaly,

but instead dismissed the black-clad personnel here,

letting the Black Organization members return to their respective posts.

The mission was successfully completed.

Hoshino Ki carefully removed his traces from the book he had finished,

and then put it back on the shelf.

He followed behind the organization members,

bowed to Miyano Shiho,

and left Kudo Shinichi’s villa.

As he was leaving,

Miyano Shiho’s gaze lingered on Hoshino Ki’s position for a few seconds.

At night,

Hoshino Ki returned home

and lay on the bed.

It looked like

Miyano Shiho’s sister, Miyano Akemi, was about to die soon.

These sisters were also miserable,

working for a black-hearted organization at such a young age.

The sister wanted to take her younger sister away from the organization, but failed and was instead tricked and killed by the organization.

"Huh?"

Hoshino Ki suddenly sat up from the bed.

In the anime,

the organization gave the task of robbing one billion yen to Akemi,

promising her that once the mission was successful, the Miyano sisters could leave the organization.

In reality, the organization wanted to use the mission’s failure as an excuse to eliminate her.

She robbed one billion.

Rounding it off, that meant the organization robbed one billion.

That didn't seem to have anything to do with Hoshino Ki, right?

Then there was no need to return this money to the police, right? ===== CHAPTER 69 =====

"Buzz, buzz, buzz~"

A phone notification sound came through.

Hoshino Ki was startled.

He raised his hand to pick up the phone placed by his pillow.

He held his breath and focused.

His fingers tapped lightly.

His calm eyes shifted left and right,

staring at the content of the message.

[Mission Location: ** Bank Time: ***** —— Vodka.]

"Whew~"

It seemed the hurdle of the cleanup work at Kudo Shinichi’s place had been passed.

Miyano Shiho really hadn't reported the anomaly to the organization.

He took another look at the message content.

The corners of Hoshino Ki’s mouth curled up slightly.

It came just in time.

The bank mentioned above

was precisely the bank Miyano Akemi robbed.

There was still some time before the mission.

He could perform one more simulation.

Hopefully, he could obtain some useful skills. ===== CHAPTER 70 =====

After all, this mission was somewhat dangerous.

Besides Miyano Akemi, Gin, and others, there were also the police and Conan.

Who knew if the crossfire between these parties would harm the innocent?

Hoshino Ki had not yet mastered skills related to firearms or defense.

He absolutely could not take risks.

In the anime,

Gin was carrying a gun for this mission,

and his marksmanship was extremely accurate.

It only took one shot to kill Miyano Akemi.

Although Hoshino Ki could dominate the world in karate,

he was, after all, still a mortal of flesh and blood.

If the plot changed and the parties brought out cannons for a sniper duel,

and a stray shot hit him,

he really might not be able to escape alive.

Therefore,

"Start simulation!"

[Yes! Starting this simulation.]

[Deducting host points, remaining points: points.]

[Wish you a pleasant experience!]

[Please select the personality for this simulation:]

[Selection: Composed and Rational: View the world with cold eyes, reclusive, likes to stay away from crowds, detaches from emotions.]

[Selection: Persistent and Tenacious: Possesses strong self-esteem; once determined, persists.]

[Selection: Devoted in Love: Emotionally dedicated; once feelings are stirred, they do not change.]

[Selection 4: Desireless: Reaches a state of selflessness; has no demands, has no worries.]

This simulation refreshed two options.

The first option,

"Composed and Rational," looked a bit interesting.

It sounded like a personality that could yield high-level rewards.

Just from the literal meaning, it exuded an aura of a mysterious expert.

It made one look forward to it.

The second option,

"Persistent and Tenacious," was also not bad.

Being able to persist in a certain event

was a good thing.

Only through perseverance could one achieve success.

This kind of personality

could potentially lead to unexpected endings in any situation.

Hoshino Ki fell into a dilemma.

Should he choose option one,

or choose option two?

Judging by the system’s tendency to pull "wild stunts,"

the more conservative the option,

the more "sleazy" the simulated personality might turn out to be.

For example, the "Kind" personality from the last simulation

was a psychopath setting from the start,

turning normal "kindness" into "holier-than-thou."

No matter how kind one was, it was hard to achieve good results.

Now,

Hoshino Ki had an epiphany.

Since both options could potentially turn into "wild options,"

he might as well choose a personality that looked stronger.

All in.

Choose the first option!

Hoshino Ki placed his finger on the first option.

Composed and Rational.

Although it looked very cold,

he could look forward to what the life of a big-shot personality was like.

[You have selected the Composed and Rational personality.]

[Simulation starts!]

[Early morning.]

[You open your eyes.]

[You discover a palm-sized cockroach by your pillow.]

"?!"

Is this reasonable?

How could there be such a large cockroach?

Does the system have a complaint channel?

[You are calm and unhurried, and you smash it with a punch.]

[The cockroach is smashed by you.]

[It explodes into a dense swarm of small cockroaches.]

"!!!!"

Hoshino Ki was numb.

One had to know that the memories of the simulation would eventually be transmitted into his brain.

This kind of scene

really made one’s scalp tingle.

[You are not panicked in the slightest.]

[You pull out your own smelly socks that have been gathering dust for years from under the bed.]

[You shake them!]

[A thick layer of dust shakes out into the air.]

[Then, unhurriedly, you put them on your feet.]

"!!!"

No wonder there were so many cockroaches at home.

It turned out it was because the personality didn't like cleanliness.

[You put on your school uniform in a leisurely manner.]

[You go to the bathroom to comb your hair, which is covered in grease.]

[The comb breaks.]

[You calmly pull out the comb and place it next to the sink.]

[On the way to school, you see an old grandmother looking anxiously at the traffic light.]

[She hesitates whether to step forward.]

[A large truck is speeding from far down the road.] ===== CHAPTER 71 =====