In the world of Detective Conan, the female characters are all acting strangely!

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If you give up your lifespan—

"life..."

"I don't recommend you choose lifespan~" Xia Ye waved her hand and said, "Lifespan is useless to me, but it's very important to you. If I take away any number of years of your lifespan, you will age that many years directly. You are so young and beautiful, it would be such a waste to choose lifespan!"

"And what about wealth?"

Kimie Shimabukuro seemed to have taken a liking to it.

She doesn't have a strong desire for money.

And she wanted to know what the consequences would be for the other options.

"wealth?"

Xia Ye smiled faintly and said:

"If you choose wealth, from now on you will only have the financial means to maintain a minimum standard of living!"

"I'll make sure you have a place to stay and don't starve—"

"As for other wealth, even if you acquire it, you will quickly lose it in various ways!"

"For example, if I give you 100 million yen, you'll immediately spend it on other things, and you won't be able to keep it!"

"By the way."

"If you choose even greater luck—"

Do you know that unluckiest person in all of Japan?

“I know, I saw it on TV. It was a DV video made by an elementary school student, saying that his uncle encountered all sorts of bad luck every day. Although it’s hard to believe, it seems to be true!”

Shimabukuro Kimie roughly understood what Natsume meant.

"You mean, if I choose luck as my reward, I'll end up like him?"

"You think beautiful!"

Xia Ye glanced at her and chuckled softly:

"That's the most basic level of bad luck. If you give up all your luck, your bad luck level will be much higher!"

"Mosquitoes and cockroaches always seem to be targeting you, and cars splashing water all over you are nothing compared to the fact that an earthquake could be precisely positioned right under your feet to bring you misfortune!"

"So I advise you not to consider luck anymore. You might as well just give up your lifespan and end it all, so you don't have to experience all the misfortunes and suffer a fate worse than death!"

"Is that an exaggeration?"

Kimie Shimabukuro stuck out her tongue.

Imagine experiencing things every day that are ten or a hundred times more unlucky than that unluckiest person in Japan. You might as well just die!

"It's that exaggerated!"

"That--"

Shimabukuro Kimie asked thoughtfully:

"Xia Ye, can you tell me what kind of compensation your senior sister paid for her efforts? She told me it was a secret and didn't tell me!"

"Senior?"

Xia Ye was slightly taken aback.

Then I remembered who it was, since it was a character who only appeared in that background story.

These are customers created by the system.

Of course, it's fictional.

But the characters are real.

Moreover, Xia Ye actually recognized that name somewhat!

"Well, in principle, people on the dark web aren't allowed to disclose client information, but that doesn't apply to me, so I'll tell you anyway—"

Xia Ye explained, "The reward she chose to give was family affection. After all, her immediate family members had all passed away, and her distant relatives took advantage of her misfortune after she fell on hard times. So, she was clever in giving up family affection, and she didn't suffer any great loss!"

"Wait, she gave you her family affection, which means—she now considers you her only family?!" Shimabukuro Kimie was dumbfounded. Her senior hadn't mentioned this. She even said she wanted to ask Natsume to do it again. Was she just putting on an act all along?

If she became Xia Ye's family, wouldn't she be able to see him more often?

That's absolutely true.

Xia Ye found it somewhat amusing.

The system's background was very thorough; Shimabukuro Kimie's senior classmate truly had her fate changed, and she genuinely considered him her only family. From the moment she was created as the Evil Mastermind, he had been in contact with her through messages and phone calls—

The system is all about realism!

"She treats me like a younger brother!"

"Pfft——!"

Kimie Shimabukuro covered her mouth and chuckled, unable to suppress her laughter.

This result is actually quite strange.

The senior entrusted Xia Ye with the task, and the revenge was successful. She also regained her family's property. Although she paid with family affection as a reward, she got rid of those relatives who took advantage of her misfortune. Even an outstanding man like Xia Ye became her younger brother. Overall, she really made a fortune!

And Xia Ye—

I worked hard to complete the task, and I also gained an older sister!

What is he after?

Are you doing charity?

"Is it that funny?"

Xia Ye looked somewhat speechless.

Although I suddenly have an older sister, she's actually a very beautiful woman, quite pleasing to the eye, so what's so funny!

"sorry!"

Shimabukuro Kimie blushed.

"fine--"

Xia Ye waved her hand, indicating that she didn't care.

"Actually, I suggest you do what your senior did and use family ties as a reward—"

"To be realistic, your grandmother and mother are already—"

"Your current family ties are maintained by the older generation of islanders."

"Once you abandon family ties, even if you want to protect the island, you don't need to consider their feelings anymore."

"Family ties?"

Shimabukuro Kimie seemed to be deep in thought.

He raised his head and looked into Xia Ye's eyes:

"If I choose family, you'll become my only family in this world, right?"

"That's right!"

Xia Ye nodded, indicating that she was right.

"Based on your sister Xue's case—"

"You should treat me like a younger brother too!"

"After all, I'm younger than you~"

"Actually, if I could have a younger brother like you, any ordinary girl would be laughing in her sleep, right?"

Looking at Natsume's incredibly handsome face, Shimabukuro Kimie thought, "With a younger brother like that, I could show him off eight times a day!"

Thank you for the compliment!

Xia Ye readily accepted her praise.

After all, it's a fact. Even if he wanted to be humble, his strength wouldn't allow it!

"Then I have one last question!"

Shimabukuro Kimie frowned slightly, her pretty face showing worry.

"If I choose family, and you become my only family, then my attitude towards my mother and grandmother..."

Regarding this point...

Xia Ye's eyes showed some regret: "It is indeed a bit inappropriate. After using family affection as a reward, your mother and grandmother will still be your most beloved relatives in your memory, but there won't be much emotional fluctuation. After all, all your family affection has gone to me!"

"Then I won't choose family!"

Kimie Shimabukuro decisively abandoned this option.

Her mother and grandmother were her emotional support; taking them away from her heart felt like a huge piece of her heart had been torn out!

Even if you don't feel heartache for some reason, it's definitely not pleasant to have an emptiness in your heart!

When I miss my mother and grandmother.

Yet, not a ripple stirred within me.

It’s chilling to think about it!

"That's true~"

Xia Ye wasn't too surprised.

After all, in the background setting, Shimabukuro Kimie's senior didn't have a very good relationship with her parents.

Her father cheated on her, and her mother remarried, so she didn't really feel the warmth of family.

Therefore, her revenge was simply revenge plus taking back the family property. Using family ties as a reward is perfectly reasonable, and there's nothing to be conflicted about!

however--

Kimie Shimabukuro, however, is different.

She has a deep affection for her mother and grandmother.

It's highly unlikely that they would give up these invaluable family bonds.

"So, what do you want to choose?"

Xia Ye stroked her chin and pondered:

"Choosing friendship isn't entirely right either. It's fine to give up your crazy friends, but your senior is also your friend. If you give up friendship, she'll become a stranger."

"Why don't you choose a skill?"

"Give me the skill of disguise or something as payment."

"Although it's not of much use to me—"

"But as long as it passes contract verification, that's fine!"

"Pfft~"

Seeing Natsume racking her brains for a solution, Shimabukuro Kimie smiled gently, her beautiful eyes shimmering with tears.

"I said, are you really doing charity work?"

"If other people had this opportunity, why would they care about family, love, or friendship? They might even want to turn me into their slave!"

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"And here you are, agonizing over which reward will have the least impact on me. Are you even from the underworld? How can you be so kind and reliable?!"

"No way~"

Xia Ye shrugged and spread her hands, smiling as she said:

"My biggest flaw is that I can't bring myself to be ruthless towards beautiful women; it's just my personality!"

"If you were really the middle-aged man who wore makeup before, I wouldn't have said so much!"

"Just take ten years of his lifespan as payment, I have no interest in his love, friendship, or family!"

"You're really honest!"