Fast forward half a year after another, and the co-written novel is finally nearing completion.

One day after school, Atsuko Taketori came home and found Ryoichi Takahashi in her room, flipping through the manuscript of the novel.

Takahashi Ryoichi is one year younger than Taketori Atsuko, so she can just use her notes.

Taketori Mie was busy preparing dinner, and when Takahashi came to visit, she couldn't do anything, so she asked someone to go up and find it herself. In her eyes, Takahashi Ryo is a family sooner or later, and there is no need to worry too much.

Ryoichi Takahashi didn't know which one was the notebook, so when he took it, he accidentally caught the manuscript of the novel.

After discovering that the content was wrong, he wanted to close the book, but the beginning was so attractive that he couldn't help but read half of the book.

Taketori Atsuko was very nervous after finding out. She also knew her mother's attitude, and she knew that Takahashi Ryoichi and Taketori Mie had a good relationship, so she might tell her.

But soon, Taketori Atsuko realized that Takahashi Ryoichi didn't see the relationship between the two heroines in the book, and just thought they were very good friends.

The neighbor was sent away without any risk, and a few minutes later, Ikeda Chikako arrived with a bag of snacks.

After the two finished writing the end of the novel with a laugh, and accidentally mentioned the word "published", Atsuko Taketori became depressed.

The two protagonists of "Blue Kingdom", one surnamed "Bamboo" and the other "Ikeda", have similar personalities to them. Although the probability is very low, if Taketori Miei sees or hears about it, it will definitely be hidden...

When Atsuko Taketori whispered, "This kind of book cannot be published," Chikako Ikeda noticed the change in her mood.

However, she thought differently about the specific reason, thinking that Atsuko Taketori was worried that no publishing house would accept the subject.

Tomokako Ikeda suddenly remembered her brother, the Ikeda family is also a big chaebol, and her brother happened to have some business in the publishing industry.

The phrase "I asked him to find a way to publish it" almost blurted out, but at this time, Ikeda Tomoya suddenly remembered that Atsuko's birthday was coming soon.

...this book can be used as a birthday surprise. Is there anything more memorable than publishing a book infused with the hearts and minds of both of them?

No!

Therefore, although Taketori Atsuko's lost appearance made her very distressed, Ikeda Chikako held back her words and said nothing.

When he left this time, Chikako Ikeda borrowed the manuscript under the pretext of wanting to read it again.

The birthday is next Wednesday, and I don't know if I can catch up. If you can't, add several times more money, and you should be able to do expedited...

Taketori Atsuko sent people out without knowing anything, and stopped by the stationery store to buy a few tubes of pencil leads.

When she got home, she pushed open the door of the room and was shocked to find Mie Taketori standing in front of the desk, flipping through her diary.

Taketori Atsuko underestimated a mother's intuition.

Taketori Mie always knew where her daughter's diary was hidden - hiding the book between the book and the bookshelf, that was all she used the rest of the means. It's just that before, she felt that her well-behaved daughter would not be out of line, so she didn't deliberately peep.

The diary didn't write too straightforward words, but the vague feelings made Taketori Mie suspicious.

The two quarreled for a few words, and Atsuko Taketori grabbed the diary with red eyes, wiped his eyes, and ran out of the door with his head down.

Chikako Ikeda is in her brother's office, urging him to publish the book as soon as possible.

She has written less before, but this is the first time she wants to get an article published.

Ikeda Sa turned a few pages curiously, and frowned slightly after seeing the emotional line inside. But he didn't say anything in the end, just asked his sister what pseudonym she wanted to use.

Ikeda Chikako remembered this question.

According to her idea, just write the names of the two people together.

But considering that Atsuko Taketori doesn't like to be pushy, she thinks it's best to ask the other party's advice first.

She was about to make a phone call to Taketori's house, but when she walked to the cabinet and picked up the receiver, through the wide floor-to-ceiling windows, Tomokako Ikeda saw a familiar figure outside at a glance.

It was raining heavily, but the man walked with his head down without putting on his umbrella, and at his feet was a black cat that couldn't stop fluttering from the rain.

This tragic scene made her heart skip a beat, and she chased out in distress.

It took a street to catch someone, and Atsuko Taketori looked very autistic, didn't say anything when asked, and didn't want to go home.

Tomokako Ikeda sighed, thinking of the "secret base" she often used - a suburban villa left by her grandfather, so she had an idea and took the bus to wander there.

Shiraishi's eyes when looking at Chikako Ikeda became kind - he was still thinking about how to deal with the Shura Field, but Chikako Ikeda actually coaxed people.

The two girls took a hot bath, put on clean clothes, leaned against each other and whispered, and while they were talking, they confessed in passing, and then shrunk into the same quilt.

On the ground close to the bed, a black cat raised its head secretly, its neck stretched longer and longer.

But just as his eyes were about to rise above the edge of the bed, and when he saw the situation on the bed, a hand pressed his head precisely, and Chikako Ikeda ruthlessly pressed the cat's head down: "Don't make trouble."

Sata Ikeda dialed the phone, but the bell rang next to her, and she turned her head to see that Tomokako Ikeda's eldest brother was next to her umbrella, who didn't have a phone at all.

"...she thinks that it's a mistake when she can change it. It's due on Friday. The time is so tight, and she forgot to think of a pseudonym in advance."

Sata Ikeda threw the receiver back on the landline and looked at the secretary who was holding the manuscript next to him: "Forget it, you send the manuscript to proofreading first, and the pseudonym will be her real name. I'll ask her tomorrow, if you want to change it, I will tell you."

If she can't do it on time, she will definitely complain again. Anyway, it's a child's game, and it's over to deal with it.

In the villa, Shiraishi was leaning on the carpet with a towel on his back, lost in thought.

In this virtual world, what is he doing here?

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While thinking about the meaning of the life of a cat, a light suddenly flashed in front of him.

There is actually a new task hanging on it:

[Save the stubborn girl who was brutally dismembered x1

Reckless boy whose rescue plan was revealed x1]

[Start the countdown at 0:03:12]

[Task location: grove fifty meters away from the villa [Map]]

"!"

Shiraishi glanced back at the bed, slipped out of the bedroom, and found a place where no one else was.

The countdown of the task is also based on the real time flow rate, so it has not changed.

Shiraishi was able to ask the matter clearly: "Can I temporarily leave the virtual world? The mission here will not be interrupted? Can it be suspended?"

The Q version assistant's eyes fell on the pointed cat ears, and after a while, he reluctantly recovered and touched his pocket.

She took out three quiz cards stacked on top of each other and unfolded them, with """""X" on them in order.

Can go, can't be interrupted, can't be suspended...

In the current virtual world, there doesn't seem to be any need for him. As long as you complete the tasks in reality quickly, you should be able to come back in time.

...Since both missions can be both, there is no reason not to go back.

The dog food was also a little tired, and Shiraishi looked back at the bedroom and nodded: "Let's go."

Back in the real world, when he opened his eyes, Shiraishi felt that his situation was not right.

Looking down, the body is actually in a virtual state.

He immediately looked around for a week and found that this was a room on the second floor of the villa. His body was lying on the bed, his raincoat had been stripped off, and a towel was placed on his forehead.

Hidden so hidden can be found, talent ah...

With slow progress in the virtual world, Taketori Atsuko may be the type that needs a long-term safe environment to "eliminate regrets."

Since I don't know how long I will stay in it, it's better to put my body away first, or throw it in a villa in this kind of wilderness. There are no Maorilan or Saiyan guards around, and I feel very insecure...

Anyway, there is only himself in the room at the moment. If someone comes to this room halfway and finds that he is gone, when he comes back, it can be said that he went for a walk after waking up.

Thinking of this, Shiraishi immediately took out the Poké Ball as soon as the blurring state ended.

Just as he was about to smash down, the door was suddenly pushed open from the outside, and Conan and Mao Lilan walked in one after the other.

They were talking in a low voice, but when they turned around, they saw that there were more people in the room, and they were stunned.

Mao Lilan clenched her fist nervously, but, probably because she was startled by the quirky mask of the mask, she didn't rush over immediately.

"You're still alive?!" Conan was also shocked, and he was still a little emotional after he recovered.

Immediately following a series of questions came out of his mouth:

"You came here to bandage people? Where is he hiding now?" Looking at Shiraishi's body lying on the bed, Conan realized something and added, "You know him?"

Skillfully ignoring Conan's question, Shiraishi looked at the two at the door, then at the main body, and suddenly realized that this was also a rare experiment opportunity.

If it fails, it's a big deal to return to the body, and then rush into the woods with the virtual state again.

The two protagonists saw the man in black glanced at them indifferently, and then looked back like he was looking at the air, and then he raised his hand and slammed it down, using some tool he didn't know, to smash the head of their innocent neighbor. knock.

After knocking, the body was still the same body, and it couldn't be put into the ball.

Sure enough, "can't be activated by being stared at" is a common problem that most system props have... This really shouldn't be considered, props must be thick-skinned in this world!

Mao Lilan didn't expect Shiraishi to beat someone first, although she was a little scared, but in order to protect her neighbors, she still shouted "Stop!" and wanted to rush over.

Conan suddenly reached out to stop her.

In the second or two that was delayed, Shiraishi, who had satisfied his curiosity, opened the balcony door without hesitation, and jumped down from the second floor on the railing.

The mask's body was already light, and the mud and layers of dead leaves also gave him some cushion.

When Mao Lilan rushed to the balcony, she had no night vision and could only see a dark forest.

"Run away... Is he the bandage man just now? But his face seems to be thinner than the bandage man."

A few strands of rain were blown into the balcony by the wind and stuck on her face. Mao Lilan wiped her face, remembering her hapless neighbor, and hurriedly returned to the bedroom, worrying, "Mr. Shiraishi, are you all right?"

"It's okay, the black cat just now...cough, the man in black is holding a plastic ball, which is not lethal."

Although Conan is very confused by this conclusion, it seems to be true whether he looks at the style or listens to the sound after the knock.

This made the question mark in his mind increase instead of decreasing.

Perhaps the black cat's hand is a black technology sign measuring instrument, but the method of use is relatively special, just like the invention of the doctor occasionally has some small defects...

From this point of view, his reasoning before was correct, there was a certain connection between Shiraishi and Black Cat.

Since it's not the same person, that's acquaintance?

If Shiraishi was in charge of collecting data and Black Cat was in charge of saving people, then they would often appear in the same place, and UU reading www.uukanshu.com would be able to explain it.

Just why did the two of them do this? Out of a sense of justice?

Shiraishi, who was running in the woods, didn't know yet that his ordinary body had been put on an extraordinary hat.

The distance of more than 50 meters is not too far. When I rushed over, there was still a minute or two left in the countdown of the task.

Under the tree, Chikako Ikeda and Ryoichi Takahashi were arguing emotionally. If it weren't for the rain and the wind from the mountains passing through the forest, their voices might have entered the villa.

Shiraishi didn't say much nonsense, he relied on himself in the dark and tried to throw a narcotic bomb at it.

However, this gas form of ammunition is easily affected by rain, and it is not different because of "Butterfly Ninja".

There is only one way to do it...

A seldom-used lariat-shaped wire protrudes from Shiraishi's cuff.

The two people in front became more and more excited. When Takahashi reached out to touch the murder weapon, Shiraishi threw out the steel wire, caught him precisely, and then pulled it hard.

Ryoichi Takahashi rubbed his back on the ground and slid awkwardly in front of Shiraishi. His clothes were messed up with mud and stains, and the knife that had not been pulled out hit the stone, making a clicking sound.

- After escaping from Maurilan before, Takahashi Ryoichi tried to find the axe, but he couldn't find it at all, so he finally had to steal a knife from the kitchen.

He seldom fights with people, and he has no experience in dealing with this kind of being pulled and thrown. When he finally wanted to draw a knife to resist, a black gloved hand quickly reached out, pinched the spray bottle, and snorted in front of his face. Press it several times.

Takahashi Ryo's eyes darkened and he quickly lost consciousness.

Tomokako Ikeda, who was next to him, was holding a flashlight and holding an umbrella, watching all this dumbfounded. Growing up in a peaceful society, she had never seen such a scene.

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