Reinforcement Stacking

"Damn."

Fujino cursed inwardly and quickly raised the wooden sword in his hand to block in front of him.

Bang!

The wooden sword collided directly with the stool. The moment they made contact, the wooden stool was dented.

With that sound, Fujino quickly retreated a few steps to dissipate the force.

Staring intently at his slightly numb arm, Fujino couldn't help but frown. He took out a Perception Enhancement Card and crushed it.

[Perception Boost 100% activated for host; Countdown 0-0-59]

[Strength Boost 100% activated for host; Countdown 0-0-59]

"Die!"

At that moment, Kawashima Hideo roared, swinging the stool in his hand, and smashed it towards Fujino's face again.

After being strengthened by the system's dual perception abilities, Fujino didn't directly confront Kawashima Hideo's stool this time.

Instead, his figure flashed, and he dodged the attack.

Then, he turned and appeared behind Kawashima Hideo. The wooden sword in his hand was raised high, and he swung it with all his might towards the back of his head.

Bang!

A clear, resonant sound echoed throughout the room.

This time, Kawashima Hideo didn't cry out in pain. Instead, his body stiffened silently, and he fainted.

Gazing at Kawashima Hideo, who looked like a dead dog, Fujino stepped forward and delivered another blow.

After that, he took out the rope he had prepared earlier and tied him up in a Shibari-style bondage.

Having done all this, Fujino turned off his phone's camera function and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Whew... this guy's combat power is a bit outrageous."

Staring at Kawashima Hideo, who was tied up in an indescribable manner with the red rope, Fujino wiped the sweat from his temples and wondered, "Even after activating Detective Enhancement, I was almost beaten. Is this guy really a fifty-something old guy?"

He had to know that after activating Detective Enhancement, a 100% boost should put him at least at D+ level. He wouldn't say he could crush ordinary people, but he could definitely overpower them.

Yet, he almost couldn't handle this old guy... Is he really a fifty-something old guy?

It felt more like a furniture store warrior.

However, after recalling a certain high school girl who could smash utility poles with a single punch, Fujino's doubts vanished.

Is it reasonable for a fifty-something old guy to have C-level combat power?

It's very reasonable, and very Conan-esque.

The combat power in the Conan World has always been a mystery. If ordinary people were classified by combat power levels, they would generally be below C.

Slightly stronger criminals could reach C to C+.

Detectives like Sato Miwako usually hovered around C+, occasionally reaching B.

And Ran, that human-like Berserker, her normal combat power is C+ to B, and she can occasionally reach A+ when she goes berserk.

The gap between D+ and C is about double, the gap between C and B is about triple, and the gap between B and A is currently unknown.

As for the top-tier S-class, they have already surpassed human limits, being able to crush steel spears with their bare hands as a common occurrence.

Of course, the levels are just rough estimates by Fujino.

He couldn't be sure of the exact levels.

Combat power would naturally change differently depending on the situation.

[Detective Enhancement time has ended, cooldown countdown: 0-29-59]

The system prompt suddenly interrupted Fujino's thoughts.

Fujino glanced at the system interface upon hearing the sound and saw that the Detective Enhancement skill was in cooldown.

"It seems Detective Enhancement isn't infinitely usable, but has a cooldown?"

Gazing at the cooldown countdown, Fujino murmured, took a deep breath, and calmed his mind.

Late at night, in front of a residential house.

After throwing Kawashima Hideo into the piano room, Fujino followed a small path and stealthily made his way to Hirata Kazuaki's house.

He wasn't worried about Kawashima Hideo waking up suddenly.

After all, even if he did wake up, Kawashima Hideo, already bound by the Shibari, wouldn't be able to untie the rope.

As for whether he would call for help... it could only be said that Fujino had stuffed his mouth with what smelled like socks that hadn't been washed in three months, and had also wrapped his mouth with tape twice.

Even if his tongue's strength was astonishing and he could truly make a sound, after coming into contact with his foul-smelling socks, he would likely pass out again.

"Are they asleep already?"

Fujino looked at the darkened two-story house in front of him, wondered, then opened the phone camera on his chest and climbed over the courtyard wall.

Gazing at the unclosed window on the second floor of the house, he took a deep breath, then activated Detective Enhancement, and then crushed another Strength Enhancement Card.

[Detective Enhancement activated for host at 100%; Countdown 0-1-59]

[Strength Boost activated for host at 100%; Countdown 0-0-59]

As two system voices sounded, Fujino gripped a protrusion on the wall and easily climbed up, smoothly infiltrating the room.

This was a new tactic he had just figured out: stacking enhancements. By activating an enhancement and then immediately using a corresponding card, the effects of the Detective Enhancement and the card enhancement would stack. During the enhancement period, his combat power would increase exponentially, reaching at least C-class combat power. The only drawback was the need for a large number of enhancement cards. Fortunately, when he drew the Swordsman Profession yesterday, he had also drawn several enhancement cards. These cards, combined with the Detective Enhancement, were enough for him to have his way on Moon Shadow Island.

"Snore-snore!"

As soon as he infiltrated the civilian house, Fujino heard a strange sound. His heart tightened at the noise, and he quickly pulled out his Wooden Sword, carefully moving towards the source of the sound. The strange sound was coming from the bedroom. Fujino pulled open the bedroom door and saw Hirata Kazuaki lying in a twisted posture in his futo on the tatami, fast asleep. The snoring sound emanated from his nostrils, ceaseless.

"Sleeping quite soundly," Fujino quipped, observing Hirata Kazuaki's less-than-elegant sleeping posture. He then silently took out his Wooden Sword, deciding to help him achieve a more presentable state. He moved forward without a sound, and with a swift motion, brought the sword down.

Clang!

A crisp sound. After a series of twitches, Hirata Kazuaki, still deep in sleep, fell silent. Seeing this, Fujino dared not be careless. After delivering another blow, he leaned down and pried open Hirata Kazuaki's eyelids. Seeing his eyes rolled back, confirming he had truly passed out, Fujino sheathed his Wooden Sword.

Next, Fujino took out a length of Red Rope and tied Hirata Kazuaki in a Go-kaku-jime binding. He also took off Hirata Kazuaki's smelly socks, stuffed them into his mouth, and taped it shut. After finishing these preparations, Fujino began to search the room. With the boost from double perception, he quickly discovered something unusual on the floor of the storage room. Despite the shelves being covered in dust, that particular spot was clear, and there were several fresh footprints. Fujino pried open that section of the floor and found it packed full of White Powder. It seemed this was the "low-priced powder" Kawashima Hideo had mentioned, which Hirata Kazuaki had just imported from abroad. Looking at the full bags of White Powder, Fujino couldn't help but sigh, "This is truly… something."