The Black Technology of Conan World Was Truly Terrifying

"Ah--!"

"How did this machine explode?!"

"It's smoking!"

The others clearly lacked Fujino's composure and were startled by the exploding machine.

"Fujino... are you alright?"

Hara Yoshiki somehow produced a fire extinguisher and quickly put out the fire. He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and looked at Fujino with an apologetic expression.

"No..."

Fujino shook his head, looking at the still-smoking time machine with a puzzled expression. "Is it normal for your machines to explode?"

"Ah, this..."

Hara Yoshiki paused for a moment, then frowned and said, "I don't know either. This has never happened before... Besides, the machine's design means that even if it malfunctions, it shouldn't explode."

"Yes, how could this kind of machine explode?"

Professor Agasa was also somewhat puzzled, and curiously examined the machine while rubbing his chin.

"..."

Ai Haibara wandered around the venue, drawn by the sound of the explosion. She walked over and fell silent as she looked at the exploding machine.

As a science and engineering student, she was also somewhat puzzled by the fact that computers could explode.

"Buzz buzz buzz!"

At this moment, the machine emitting black smoke began to hum.

Fujino turned around and saw a photograph spill out from the undamaged outer shell and fall to the ground.

Fujino: "..."

This machine is really good quality; it can still output images even after it exploded.

However, he didn't pay much attention to it.

He stepped forward and picked up the photo.

But just as he saw the contents of the photo, his expression suddenly froze.

The photo, blackened by smoke, appears to be covered with a shattered glass effect, behind which lie two worlds, one half black and one half white.

His face was situated between two worlds. On the black side, he looked exactly the same as he does now, while on the white side was a familiar yet unfamiliar face, slightly fatter than him, with a beauty mark at the corner of his eye.

"Fujino- Senior, let me see what you'll look like in ten years!"

Sonoko then came over and curiously examined the photo. "Huh? That's strange, there's no change at all... And, does this machine add animation effects?"

"That is indeed a bit strange."

Ran leaned over for a look and nodded in agreement. "I feel like there's something different about Fujino- Senior here. He seems familiar, yet also a bit strange."

"Is there?"

Fujino narrowed his eyes slightly and exclaimed in surprise.

"Really!"

"It's just like Kamen Rider transformation scene!"

A few little ones gathered around, chattering away.

"It's possible that the machine is just broken."

Fujino chuckled awkwardly, glancing at the time machine as he said, "After all, it's already exploded, so the photos that come out are bound to be a bit strange."

"Uh-huh!"

Sonoko nodded firmly, trying to reassure herself. "It's definitely a machine malfunction! My photos must be like that too!"

Fujino nodded in agreement, glancing back at the machine as a thought crossed his mind.

The reason Ran felt both familiar and unfamiliar was probably because the man in the photo was a combination of two versions of himself from different worlds; to be precise, the slightly chubby one was his past life...

Normal predictions of future appearances are generally achieved using AI in conjunction with databases. Although the technology in the Conan World is not very mature, the AI technology at this time is quite outrageous.

He initially thought it was an AI drawing, but after seeing this photo, he immediately dismissed that idea.

Even AI couldn't predict what he would look like in another world...

Does this thing scan the soul directly?

Is there some kind of magic involved?

The advanced technology in the Conan World is truly terrifying...

After the brief incident, Sawaguchi Chinami received a phone call and then led everyone to the banquet hall on the 75th floor of the building to meet the president of the Tokiwa Group.

Take the VIP elevator directly from the second floor to the seventy-fifth floor.

The group admired the surrounding scenery through the floor-to-ceiling windows for a while.

We arrived at the 75th floor in no time.

The elevator doors opened, revealing a huge banquet hall.

The ground was covered with a uniform green carpet, with light colors used as accents around it. At the very front, there was a very large lectern, and workers were hurrying around, setting up the venue.

"Mori- Senior."

A woman wearing a red suit, with neat short brown hair and an exceptionally refined and capable appearance, walked over and greeted Mori Kogoro: "It's really kind of you to come all this way."

"Tokiwa, it's been so long!"

Mori Kogoro stepped forward with an awkward smile, then glanced back at the group behind him. "If you ask me, you're the one who should be causing trouble. I was supposed to come alone, but these kids insisted on coming along as soon as they heard we were going to visit Tokiwa Company's building, which has made things a bit complicated for me."

"It doesn't matter."

Tokiwa Mio didn't seem to care. "After all, our company makes video games, so it's perfectly normal for kids to like them."

"Hello, I'm Mori Ran."

Ran stepped forward and greeted her with a smile, "My mother, Eri, asked me to give you her regards."

After mentioning her mother and seeing that her goal had been achieved, she turned around and introduced the others who had come with her, "This is my classmate Suzuki Sonoko, Fujino Doji, and the scientist Professor Agasa, and Conan Edogawa..."

"Nice to meet you. My name is Tokiwa Mio... Let me introduce myself as well."

Tokiwa Mio greeted him politely, then turned around and introduced the elderly man standing beside her, dressed in a gray kimono, with gray hair and a short stature, as "this is my painting mentor Kisaragi Hōzui."

"Kisaragi Hōzui, is that the famous landscape painter?"

Sonoko thought for a moment and quickly remembered who the other person was, "My dad really likes landscape paintings and mentioned this person to me before..."

"Isn't this the heiress of the Suzuki Group?!"

At that moment, a middle-aged man with a chubby build and a bald head, with only a ring of hair sticking up around his neck, standing behind Tokiwa Mio, suddenly noticed Sonoko and exclaimed in surprise.

Suzuki Sonoko: "?"

Uncle, I don't know you!

Upon seeing this Tokiwa Mio quickly introduced, "This is Ōki Iwamatsu, a councilor from Nishitama City. This building was able to be built thanks to his help."

"Hey-hey!"

Ōki Iwamatsu puffed out his chest and held his head high, exuding the arrogance of a superior, and extended his hand with a smile, saying, "We met at the banquet last time! I really didn't expect to see you here today!"

Sonoko: "..."

She tried hard to recall, but couldn't remember the other person.

After all, she attends so many parties, how could she possibly remember any congressmen?

She glanced at the outstretched hand, then at the other person's lewd expression.

I feel a bit nauseous.

Faced with the strange man's advances, she decisively chose to retreat behind Fujino, who was standing to the side.

Fujino: "..."

Why are you running behind me?