Chapter 225: Game

"Ah, I apologize." Jodie said apologetically, "I am Jodie Starling, English teacher at Teitan High School."

"Hehe, Jodie-sensei is our class's English teacher, and she has captivated the group of boys in our class." Sonoko teased.

"Hello."

After Senichi and Conan politely returned the greeting, they looked at Sonoko and asked, "We didn't hear that you were going to invite the English teacher to come along?"

"No, no, it's not like that."

Sonoko quickly waved her hands and said, "We just happened to meet here. Jodie-sensei really likes the Japanese arcade games and says they are very popular in America too, but she always has to queue up there. So, after coming to Japan, she comes here to play every day off."

Without Jodie having to explain, Sonoko already helped Senichi resolve the doubts, and Jodie, on the side, gave an embarrassed smile and nodded in agreement.

"I see." Senichi responded with a knowing expression and nodded.

Of course, Senichi knew all of this, but to avoid any suspicion, he pretended not to know anything and acted like it was their first meeting, using the appropriate social etiquette.

After all, since he saved the Miyano sisters, he had become a key investigation target for various organizations, and he couldn't afford to be careless.

Asking about the other person's identity and why they came to the arcade were the most common social greetings during the first meeting, but Senichi took them very seriously.

Because these were the easiest blind spots and vulnerabilities to be overlooked.

Senichi never underestimates anyone.

Especially those related to the Black and Red members in the Conan world. They could identify problems from subtle clues.

After all, standing behind Jodie was the man known as the "Silver Bullet," Shuichi Akai.

Perhaps ordinary people couldn't notice, but Senichi believed that after hearing their first meeting without the usual social greetings, Shuichi Akai would definitely become suspicious.

Why was that? It was actually a simple question.

Let me give an example to explain.

Suppose there is a criminal who killed someone close to himself. In this case, he knows when the victim died, and this is an impressively known information for him.

So, in order to escape from suspicion, he would act as if nothing happened.

If the victim's body is found, and then the police come to question him, his reaction would certainly be feigned surprise.

However, no matter how good his acting skills are, most people would subconsciously ignore a certain question.

That question is when the victim died.

When people hear about the death of an acquaintance from others, the first words they usually say are almost always the same.

And the criminal, because he subconsciously knows the time of the person's death, would often unintentionally overlook this question.

Because there's probably no one who knows more about this matter than the criminal.

At the same time, in order to cover up any guilt, the criminal would often focus on acting surprised, hoping to deceive others, but would inadvertently overlook the most subconscious reactions.

And Senichi is facing this problem.

Deep down, he knows information about the other person, even the true identity and purpose of that person.

So, subconsciously, he might show familiarity, and if he does, this inconsistency would become a fatal flaw.

Perhaps in the eyes of ordinary people, they wouldn't notice this incongruity at all.

But for people like Shuichi Akai, Conan, and Senichi, these subtle incongruities are as obvious as when two strangers meet and one of them doesn't greet the other and starts talking directly.

This might lead Shuichi Akai to think that Senichi knows the true identity of Jodie.

And knowing Jodie's FBI identity would mean that Senichi is not an ordinary person, and that would require investigation.

At the very least, it is necessary to ascertain whether he is a foe or friend, which inevitably will trigger an in-depth investigation by the other party.

If Shuichi Akai were to notice Senichi and choose to pursue the investigation further, Senichi would have a big headache.

Senichi remembered that Conan had skillfully anesthetized Sonoko to solve a case when they first met Jodie. As a result, he identified Conan as someone to watch out for.

Although it seemed that Shuichi Akai had detected the reason for Conan's intelligence from the beginning, but unlike Conan's carefree attitude, Senichi was well aware of the benefits of being cautious and remaining hidden like Voldemort in the background.

If possible, Senichi even wished he could continue to act undercover until the grand finale.

After exchanging greetings, everyone naturally prepared to play games together at the arcade.

Under Jodie's recommendation, they came to the supposedly hottest fighting game machine which uses mechanics to simulate a real fight.

With Jodie's guidance, Ran easily understood the game rules and, relying on her experience as a Taekwondo champion, achieved victory.

On the other side, Senichi also achieved a victory, unlike Ran, who was being watched by Sonoko and others.

Moreover, in the midst of the battles, he experimented with button combinations, familiarized himself with the character selection, and effortlessly KOed his opponent in the second round.

Well, let's face it, this thing is just a game. It only requires slight body movements to control the game characters, and with a few combo moves memorized, anyone can get the hang of it.

For someone like Senichi, who has martial arts skills and a good grasp of his body, combined with terrifying reflexes and a super memory, familiarizing himself with this game was absolutely effortless.

One could say that in a world where games depend on reflexes and speed, Senichi had reached the pinnacle, full of talent points.

Even if he was just starting, he could easily bully most ordinary people without any problem. If he faced a professional-level expert, he might lose in the early stages due to their experience and skill.

But as long as he endured some beatings, accumulated experience, he could become invincible, winning championships until his hands got tired.

The reason Senichi was familiar with this game was that in his upcoming plan, he needed to utilize high-level gaming skills to execute his plan to prevent the case from happening and ensure its successful completion.

One couldn't escape the "Fate tricks". At the time, Senichi felt that drawing a gaming skill with 3 years skill points was somewhat of a waste, and he might as well have invested it in a professional skill.

But now, Senichi can only exclaim "it's really great!"

In this particular plan, the 3 years gaming skills acquired are indeed essential abilities for the Senichi plan. Thanks to this, he has filled in the gaps in his mind, enabling him to fully unleash his talents.

Otherwise, for this plan, he might have had to allocate precious all professions skill points to gaming skills.

As for the present...

The images received by your brain through your eyes are in 'bullet time,' and your body can keep up with the commands from your mind, coupled with proficient combat experience...

It's as if riding a flying dragon on someone's face; how could others even stand a chance!

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