Jiang Xia gently patted Noah as he spoke over the thudding sound effects:
"I remember you have information related to the Schindler Company—you can design a compact 'Holographic Game access device,' something in the style of glasses or a hat.
"It doesn't need to actually work. It just has to look like condensed high technology. The Organization is full of adults, so they might not be as easy to fool as high school students. They may not accept a mere phone connection. Anyway, make some kind of device first, just for appearances."
Noah nodded and carefully took note of it.
"Also..." Jiang Xia flipped through Noah's skills and gave the matter some thought.
Noah's "Confidentiality Clause" looked extremely powerful, but in truth, it was only powerful when it came to "confidentiality."
—If the user did not actively press agree, or strongly wished to "leave the game," the failure rate for pulling them in would be especially high.
...So he needed to find a way to make people willingly come in and play.
The high school students would not be much of a problem. Their curiosity was stronger than anyone's. A little ambiguous intel as bait would be enough.
As for the Organization...
"Using some fake 'Sherry-related intel' as a reward should be enough to lure Gin and Vermouth in.
"When it comes time to hand out the 'reward,' we can guide them to one of Akai Shuichi's usual haunts. That way, even if they fail to catch Sherry, it won't be because the game's information was inaccurate, but because that damned Akai Shuichi was covering for Sherry. The two sides might even have a direct clash."
Jiang Xia imagined the scene and found it wonderful, though he added cautiously:
"Still, we can't fake this kind of intel every time. We