Conan: I'm Really Not Tokyo Ghost Story

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Unfortunately, for Sano, who had activated his 100% bullet-dodging ability, dodging these bullets was not a difficult task.

Sano stood there with one hand in his pocket, constantly shifting his body.

Turn to the side, lower your head, tilt your neck, squat, bend over, do a somersault.

Sano's absurd dodging movements make it look like he's awkwardly dancing amidst a hail of bullets.

What should have been a speechless scene instead left the witnesses in shock.

Because, by sheer coincidence, Sano managed to dodge the bullet.

It's practically like being able to walk through a hail of bullets without getting a drop of water on you!

Even while dodging bullets, Sano was still able to free up his hands to fire at the henchmen on the other side.

Although Sano's accuracy with a right-handed gun isn't particularly high under current conditions without any external assistance, he doesn't believe his accuracy can be that bad once he closes the distance by dodging bullets 100%.

If that doesn't work, just point a gun at someone's head and shoot. If that misses, Sano will eat the gun!

...This sounds familiar.

Anyway, if things really get urgent, Sano wouldn't mind putting on a fireworks show here; it's not a big problem.

……

About half a minute had passed since Sano fired the first shot.

The peripheral members, who were arranged by Gin to hide outside the factory, were also very efficient and had already rushed into the scene of the gunfight.

Then, just like Gin and Vodka, they froze in place because of the scene before them.

Gin was the first to recover, and taking advantage of the fact that the enemy's firepower was currently focused on Sano, he fired a whole magazine of bullets at the enemy.

...The gunfight lasted only a little over a minute from start to finish.

The vast majority of the credit, of course, goes to Sano.

The best player to draw fire is equivalent to taking damage.

The second strongest offensive output in the entire match, second only to Gin.

Later, it was only because Sano didn't pull out a bomb that he was able to wipe out the enemy team by himself, without even needing Gin to intervene.

However, aside from that, Sano himself was a little... upset.

This experiment, which demonstrated a 100% bullet-dodging capability, showed a higher potential, but the side effects also gradually became apparent.

Because after activating the 100% bullet-dodging ability, Sano will be in a passive, forced braking state, and will not care whether his physical abilities can keep up.

This has led to Sano feeling that... his muscles seem to be a bit strained.

While Sano was lost in thought, Gin, Vodka, and the rest of the peripheral members all kept their eyes on him.

To be honest, these peripheral members were somewhat resistant when they learned that they would be doing a mission with "Black Rye," the cadre who seemed to be mentioned frequently lately.

After all, those rumors were just too detailed and convincing.

That guy is a cursed lone star who can even kill core members. They are just ordinary peripheral members, so wouldn't they be in an even worse situation?

But when they actually arrived, they found that doing missions with "Rye" wasn't as dangerous as they thought.

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In fact, because the other party had drawn away most of the danger, they were actually quite safe, although to the enemy, this cadre was indeed very... "dangerous".

Now that he has finished dealing with the important matters, Gin is able to focus his attention on Sano.

Tonight's situation is undoubtedly beyond Gin's control.

Whether it was Sano's sudden outburst or the opponent's ability to...dance awkwardly amidst a hail of bullets.

It was only at this moment that Gin truly understood what Vermouth meant by "being able to dodge bullets."

...I never expected Sano to have such a skill.

It was... quite sudden.

Logically speaking, Gin should be quite surprised right now, but it seems that because he has gotten used to it, his heart is not fluctuating at all, and he even has a faint feeling of "as expected".

"rye."

Gin finally spoke.

Normally, Gin would have inquired about and praised Sano's unexpectedly excellent performance, but now...

Gin felt it was necessary to fulfill his responsibilities as a "senior" and "superior".

"Who gave you permission to fire the shot on your own initiative?"

"Ok?"

Faced with Gin's question, Sano came to his senses: "Didn't you say you wanted both the money and the goods? Now that you've got the money, isn't it just a matter of taking action and snatching the goods back?"

Upon hearing Sano's answer, even Gin couldn't help but catch his breath.

So that's what I meant... Yeah, right!

"If the situation of the mission is unclear, you should discuss it with your teammates as soon as possible and coordinate your actions, instead of acting on your own. Doing so could easily cause your teammates to fall behind and get into danger."

Gin criticized Sano with a stern face.

"...Oh, okay, I got it."

Sano shrugged, as if he really understood.

Seeing this, Gin didn't say anything more, but began to instruct the outer members to clean up the battlefield and then prepare to destroy the evidence.

However, it seems that my guess was correct.

Gin was distracted, thinking about another reason why he had asked Sano to join him on this mission.

That was a test of Sano.

The results of the trial are now in.

That is, the probability of death is extremely high when teaming up with Sano, which is a real fact and not a rumor. However, it is not as mystical as the rumors suggest, but rather because there is a genuine risk involved.

Of the five people who have teamed up with Sano, excluding Koren and Tequila who died after being caught up in a stranger's murder plot.

The remaining Mescal, Icewine, and even the still-living Vermouth were most likely in grave danger because of Sano's actions.

Sano is arrogant and never considers the existence of others when doing missions; at most, he will only consider his own mission objectives.

Therefore, their actions during missions are often extremely arrogant, which also brings great risks.

Sano himself is fine, since he is capable and can resolve or escape unharmed even if he causes trouble, so he is not in any real danger. However, it may not be the case for the other core members.

Just like this mission, we acted immediately upon receiving the order.

If the enemy's firepower hadn't been drawn away by Sano, both Gin and his henchman Vodka would have been in considerable danger.

To put it bluntly, Mescal and Icewine were probably caught in the crossfire of Sano's actions, which led to their deaths.

Vermouth was the same, but she was slightly more capable and luckier, which allowed her to escape unscathed and survive.

To put it bluntly, this guy not only attacks enemies, but also teammates; he's the type who can't distinguish friend from foe when he fights.

...While that might be a bit of an exaggeration, the essence is the same.

Vermouth's assessment of Sano's double-edged sword is indeed quite apt.

Gin sighed inwardly, but this was for the best. At least it wasn't what he had originally feared—that Sano had deliberately killed his teammates.

No one is perfect; we can improve gradually later.

If all else fails, let Sano return to his old state of acting alone. Although it is somewhat against the rules, it is better than losing a codename member every time.

Seeing that the outer members had finished cleaning up and were ready to destroy the evidence, Gin suddenly remembered something, looked at Sano beside him, and asked, "Rye, what's this about the... brewery you mentioned earlier?"

Sano turned around, paused for a moment before realizing that he seemed to have unintentionally said the words "drinkhouse" earlier.

Actually, this nickname seems to be a concept proposed by Sano's system, and the members of the brewery themselves have never heard of it.

In other words, the organization doesn't actually have a name.

"...Um, it was my own idea. Since our codenames are all names of liquors, and the peripheral members don't have codenames either, it feels like we're in a liquor factory, so I thought 'liquor factory' was a good fit."

Sano made up a random excuse to get away with it.

Upon hearing Sano's reply, Gin thoughtfully lit a cigarette: "Hmm, not bad. I'll report this to the boss later."

Um? ?

Sano raised an eyebrow in surprise, then smiled and said, "I wonder, if the boss adopts my suggestion, will it count as a performance bonus?"

Gin looked at Sano expressionlessly, without saying a word.

Tsk, they're trying to get something for free.

Sano pursed his lips. Although, strictly speaking, this nickname was something he had gotten for free from the system.

Mission accomplished. With a loud explosion, Sano hitched a ride with Gin and left in the firelight.

"Oh, right, I have another task tomorrow night. I'll email it to you later."

Gin said this in the car.

Before Sano could speak, his phone suddenly rang.

He took it out and saw that it was an unfamiliar number, but it was calling the SIM card that Sano usually used.

Sano intended to hang up immediately, but Gin spoke up again: "Put it on speakerphone."

Upon hearing Gin's words, Sano's brows immediately furrowed.

...Is this a sign of self-doubt?

Recalling the time before the Three Flowers Society mission when he had a minor disagreement with Gin, and the "heartfelt words" he heard from him, Sano didn't pay much attention to them and pressed the answer button and the speakerphone button one after the other.

"Hello, who is this?"

"it's me."

The voice on the other end of the phone sounded familiar, but Sano couldn't place it.

"Who are you."