Listening to the crisp mechanical sound in his mind and the translucent blue text appearing in front of his eyes, Akikawa Kyousuke finally felt completely relieved.
"Since the system says the task is complete, that means I won't be convicted, right?"
"It makes sense if you restore the card. What's the difference between this skill card and the characteristic card?"
[Skills have levels, from highest to lowest: MAX, S, A, B, C]
[Characteristic cards have no level, but they are unique and usually exclusive to a specific character]
When Akikawa Kyousuke had doubts in his heart, the system in his mind also provided an explanation.
After asking a few questions in a row, Akikawa Kyousuke now had a general understanding of this system.
The system will provide choices under certain circumstances and then distribute rewards based on those choices.
The [Skill Card] and [Characteristic Card] will be divided into two types: [Temporary] and [Permanent].
For example, the skill card he got this time was permanent because it didn't have a [temporary] mark.
Temporary skill cards and characteristic cards will only last for one hour.
In contrast, the difficulty of completing options to get temporary skill cards and characteristic cards is much easier.
"The illustrations of Kudo Shinichi and Sera Masumi were unlocked after my interrogation two days ago, which means I have to come into contact with the corresponding characters and something has to happen to unlock them."
"Since this skill card is permanent, there's no need to save it."
Akikawa Kyousuke felt curious about what kind of skills he could extract.
"The primary school Shinigami and the handsome detective."
Although Akikawa Kyousuke didn't know much about "Detective Conan," he also knew that Conan's true identity was Kudo Shinichi.
As for Sera Masumi, Akikawa Kyousuke wasn't familiar with her.
However, he had heard someone call Sera Masumi by name before, so he knew she was the "handsome" detective with short wavy hair.
Through brief contact, Akikawa Kyousuke hadn't found anything in Conan that excited him.
Because, according to Kyousuke's superficial impression, Conan was intellectual, and his real effectiveness in combat didn't seem very strong.
Although Akikawa Kyousuke wasn't arrogant enough to think he could compete with the primary school Shinigami protagonist in terms of IQ,
He still felt his mind was sharp enough.
His biggest weakness now was clearly this frail body.
Therefore, the fighting skills used by Masumi Sera when trying to stop Detective Takuto Nakajima had a great appeal to Akikawa Kyousuke.
Akikawa Kyousuke was more interested in physical enhancement than intellectual improvement.
After a brief period of deliberation, Akikawa Kyousuke decided to choose [Sera Masumi] as the skill extraction target for the [Skill Card].
[Character Selected: Masumi Sera]
[Skill Acquired: Reaction (S)]
"S! Is that handsome detective that good?"
Although he didn't manage to draw Sera Masumi's combat skills, his reflexes could be considered a physical enhancement.
Only a bit surprised,
The "handsome" detective, who seemed to be just a high school student, appeared to have quite strong fighting skills.
After all, S is already the highest level below the MAX ceiling.
In his previous life, Akikawa Kyousuke had also lived on the edge, but he had never seen anyone with such exaggerated strength.
"How could a high school student's fighting ability compare to martial arts and action movies?" Akikawa Kyousuke mentally complained, feeling very pleased with the skills he had gained.
After safely surviving the crisis following the time travel, it seemed that the peaceful, stable life he had longed for in his previous life was now within reach.
Although Akikawa Kyousuke had no intention of getting involved in these dangerous incidents,
He wasn't prepared to have more contact with the primary school Shinigami, detectives, and police.
But it's always good to acquire some self-protection skills.
Just as Akikawa Kyousuke was happily thinking about what he would do after recovering,
someone knocked gently on the door.
"Excuse me, is this Mr. Akikawa's ward?"
Then a strange female voice came from behind the door.
"It's not a doctor or nurse, so it should be the person who will take me to the Metropolitan Police Department to collect my belongings, right?"
Akikawa Kyousuke guessed the identity of the other person based on her actions of knocking on the door and the question she asked afterward.
The doctors and nurses in this hospital usually knock and open the door directly.
They wouldn't ask like the person outside the door now.
Of course, there's also the possibility of some reporters interested in this car accident wanting to interview him.
However, reporters usually don't give interviewees the chance to refuse, let alone use this method as an opening statement.
"Yes, please come in."
After hearing Akikawa Kyousuke's response, a woman who looked around 25 years old, dressed in a blue suit and carrying a briefcase, entered through the door.
"Obviously, it's late August, but she's still wearing formal clothes and even a coat."
"Wearing high heels means she's not driving."
"She wore a suit jacket in such hot weather, yet there were no traces of sweat on her shirt or collar."
"She doesn't seem like she put on a coat before coming through the door."
"Did she just take a taxi directly?"
"Her attire is very formal and simple. Wearing a suit when meeting me means she's at work, and taking a taxi suggests a profitable profession. Could she be a police officer? Or an attorney?"
Akikawa Kyousuke observed the woman who entered and made judgments in his mind.
After entering, the other party directly introduced herself and explained her purpose.
As it turned out, Akikawa Kyousuke's guess was correct.
"Hello, Mr. Akikawa, this is our first time meeting. I'm an attorney at Eri Law Firm, and my name is Midori Kuriyama."
"This time, I was entrusted with the responsibility of escorting Mr. Akikawa to retrieve his personal belongings from the Metropolitan Police Department."
"In addition, regarding your mother's inheritance, insurance compensation, and other matters, Mr. Akikawa may also entrust me to handle them on your behalf."
"Eh?"
Akikawa Kyousuke was still wondering why he needed to go through the trouble of having a lawyer accompany him just to retrieve his personal belongings.
But after hearing that the other party was already aware of his situation, he realized that she must be an attorney cooperating with the police, or an acquaintance of Conan and Sera Masumi.
The first possibility wasn't a big deal, but the second could mean self-monitoring.
"That's fine, then I'll have to trouble you, Ms. Kuriyama."
Akikawa Kyousuke put on a grateful expression on his face and thanked Kuriyama Midori.
"Then, without further ado, shall we go for discharge procedures now?"
(End of chapter)