Conan: I'm Really Not Tokyo Ghost Story

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...Because even a layman like Vodka, who hasn't had much experience with sniping, could see that Sano's sniping technique was unprofessional.

Sniper rifles are all about distance and accuracy, and their recoil is significantly greater than that of pistols.

In addition, even the slightest error in a sniper's aim can become a huge mistake at a greater distance.

Therefore, in order to minimize errors, snipers often choose to lie prone on the ground for support, or at least find a stable spot.

Holding it up with your hand like Sano does, isn't that just a joke?

From the moment Sano received the gun to the moment he put on the sunglasses and struck a pose, the entire process took just over ten seconds. The group of people who had initially had some doubts about his sniping skills suddenly became somewhat disappointed and speechless.

"boom!"

With the sound of a gunshot, Sano was jolted back a step by the recoil, a sight that made Gin and the others show expressions of "I knew it."

what.

Sano himself was also momentarily stunned.

...The effect of recoil was forgotten.

In that case, even if I aim the ballistic trajectory at the target, I probably won't hit it.

Sano felt a little embarrassed; his attempt to show off had backfired, and he'd made a fool of himself again. Tsk...

Just when Sano himself and Gin and the others thought that the shot would definitely miss, the humanoid silhouette that appeared after the storm subsided stunned... well, everyone except Sano.

"You hit him!?"

Vodka cried out in disbelief, causing Chianti, who was standing nearby, to widen her eyes in as well.

"How is this possible!?"

"Static firing at 600 yards, one shot kill, in that environment, in that posture..."

Cohen muttered to himself.

Did you hit it?

Hearing the three people's words, Sano also looked at the outline in surprise... but unfortunately he couldn't see anything clearly.

This shouldn't be happening. The gun shook so much when it was fired, how could this be...?

Suddenly, a guess came to Sano's mind.

In fact, in theory, it is absolutely impossible for a bullet to have an absolutely precise trajectory.

The environment, the performance and condition of the firearm, and the sniper's preparation before aiming all have a certain impact on the so-called "ballistics," and the coefficient of this impact is difficult to calculate with data.

Otherwise, humans could use technology to create a ballistic simulator that resembles the effect of sniper sunglasses for snipers to use.

...Of course, it might be possible to actually make it, but the "trajectory" would most likely become wider and wider as the distance increases, making it not very practical.

It's better to let the sniper rely on his own skills and the feel he's developed over the years.

Sano's sniper sunglasses, being a non-technological product, are more accurate in this regard, to the point that they can "predict the future".

In Sano's original conjecture, this "prediction" should have taken into account the performance of the firearms, the distance, and environmental factors.

Now it seems that, in addition to this, Sano's skills, or rather his own condition, were also taken into account as a factor in the calculation?

To put it bluntly, the trajectory of the bullet that Sano saw before firing the shot was actually the trajectory that would have occurred if he had been affected by the recoil and taken a step back.

...If that's the case, wouldn't Sano instantly become a world-class sniper?

No, if we only compare static shooting, then it's the strongest in the world, and it's much stronger than the second strongest.

This is an incredible artifact!

Sano was filled with astonishment.

Of course, this is just speculation, and we need to try it a few more times.

"Cohen, try again."

Before Sano could finish speaking, Gin had already rushed to the projector.

After a series of actions, the ground beneath Sano's feet suddenly began to rise, reaching a height of over ten meters, and tall buildings were projected all around him.

...This is yet another new feature I've never seen before. It seems my exploration of organizational devices is still not deep enough.

Sano began to have doubts.

"Static firing at 650 yards".

Gin coldly reported the relevant information about this simulated sniping, but what he didn't mention was that he had specifically chosen this environment.

Light, field of vision, wind speed, and weather are all optimal conditions that can be achieved for outdoor sniping.

This is a standard that snipers like to use to compare skill levels; in other words, it is the best way to test a sniper's specific skill level.

Sano raised an eyebrow, but didn't reply. He simply pulled back the bolt and resumed the same aiming posture as before.

...Last time, Sano was just careless. Although the recoil of a sniper rifle is indeed greater than that of a pistol, he has the advantage of superhuman strength. If he is careful, he will not make any embarrassing mistakes.

However, under the watchful eyes of Gin and the other three, Sano aimed for a long time but failed to fire, which immediately made them frown.

What's going on here?

Even if sniping takes time to prepare... but judging from Sano's posture, it doesn't look like he's preparing at all. Instead, it looks like he's... looking for something?

In the sky, Sano was indeed frantically searching for a target.

...What a piece of crap! Relying solely on a sniper scope, you can't even see where the target is.

Sano scanned the projected buildings through his sniper scope, only to find that even at this rate, he might not be able to find them by dawn.

But if you move the sniper scope away and use your eyes to search a wide area, all you see is pitch blackness, and you can't find anything at all.

Left with no other option, Sano pulled off his sniper sunglasses, resembling someone wearing reading glasses, and prepared to search.

That should prevent us from being "blind" anymore, right?

Unfortunately, it seems that because of the system's judgment, this still counts as "wearing" these sunglasses, and Sano is still blind.

In response, Sano had no choice but to take off his sunglasses to regain his normal vision. After quickly locking onto the general direction and location of the target, he put his sunglasses back on and successfully located the target figure using the sniper scope.

Sano's actions caused the four people below to frown even more deeply.

If we take the action of Sano taking off his sunglasses out of the picture, the others might think that Sano was affected by the sunglasses, so he decided to take them off and concentrate on his work. However, if we add the previous "looking for something" behavior and the action of putting the sunglasses back on at the end, we can understand that Sano was distracted by the sunglasses and decided to take them off to concentrate on his work.

A peculiar guess then emerged.

That means Sano was indeed affected by the sunglasses, but the effect was greater than imagined... and outrageous.

A "top sniper" who can hit a target 600 yards away in a storm can't even see where the target is because of a pair of sunglasses?

Of course, this might not be even more outrageous.

What's even more absurd is that if sunglasses have such a big impact, why does the other person still insist on wearing them?

When asked about this, Gin and the others almost always thought it was for the sake of showing off.

But then I felt that this kind of unwarranted "showing off" was really unacceptable, so a deeper thought emerged—

The reason the other party is "showing off" like this is because they are influenced by a certain factor and are therefore "imitating" the behavior.

It's like an organization's rules and regulations that never stipulated that members must wear black clothes, but since the initial members all wore black, later members began to subconsciously imitate them and follow the lead of their predecessors.

Especially for Gin, who had previously been known to become a bomb maniac after using bombs on Sano, he was even more convinced that this guess was correct.

...But who is the culprit behind Sano's current imitative behavior?

There seemed to be actually one person present.

Gin, Antiodolka, and others instinctively looked at Cohen.

Honest Cohen looked around and then awkwardly touched his sunglasses.

"Cough, these are my goggles..."

...But the problem is that Sano didn't know these were goggles.

Gin and Chianti didn't say anything more and looked away.

Only Vodka's eyes, hidden behind his sunglasses, gradually began to look somewhat strange.

Thinking back to Sano's question about his sunglasses that afternoon, Vodka suddenly had a thought that made his heart skip a beat—could he be partly responsible for this?

No way, no way, how could Sano possibly imitate someone as insignificant as himself? Heh...

Vodka chuckled inwardly and offered himself a word of self-consolation, but two seconds later he silently distanced himself from Gin by two steps.

"boom!"

Just as Gin and his friends finished their brainstorming session, Sano on the elevator platform had already pulled the trigger.

As the projection disappeared and the humanoid silhouette emerged, it was confirmed that Sano had once again been killed with a single shot in this simulated sniping exercise.

"Amazing..."

Chianti exclaimed in admiration, her eyes sparkling.

If Chianti might have been a little unconvinced when Sano hit the target at 600 yards in a stormy environment, she now acknowledged his skill when he hit the target again at 650 yards in perfect conditions.

Putting everything else aside, at least in terms of static shooting alone, the opponent is undoubtedly a top sniper whose sniping skills are in no way inferior to his own and Cohen's, and may even be slightly better!

Chapter 191, Vodka: Gin in front, Sano behind

I wonder how he compares to Shuichi Akai.

"Again."

Gin didn't waste any words, but simply turned around and started another simulated sniper training session, this time at a distance of a full 700 yards.

Sano didn't waste any words either, simply repeating the same steps as before and locking onto the target.

This time, however, Sano did not fire. Moreover, after raising the gun, he lowered it again in just three seconds.

"Missing."

Upon hearing Sano's unwavering surrender, Chianti couldn't help but widen her eyes and shout, "Hey, no, you haven't even tried yet, how do you know it won't work? At least fire a shot first!"

Gin, standing to the side, also frowned: "You have absolutely no confidence?"

Sano nodded: "No need to try, you definitely won't hit it."