>>10077
"Without love it cannot be seen.
So that shall be my choice."

"Love? You just can't teach new tricks to an old dog, huh.
So that will be, then. Good luck."

One by one, Kinjo's senses slowly come back to normal, and he finds himself inside some sort of bar. It looks old-fashioned, but at the same time it feels somehow familiar.

[BG]

[BGM: Otono no mimono]
As you wander off like some kind of hobo, a cute girl gets close to you.
"Kinjo-kun? I heard you were sick, so I thought you weren't coming today. Are you feeling alright?"

>>10082
"...Huh? Where am I? And who are you?"

>>10082
fuck you At least it isn't higanbana again.

As you try to evade the girl's charm attack, another lady appears from nowhere and flanks you.
"Oh my, are you sure it was just a cold? Don't worry, you will remember everything soon enough~"

>>10087
"A cold? ...What's going on? Who are you two?"

Your beg for mercy make no effect against the ladies of the evening. However, your questions seem to have angered her boss.

"Kinjo-san! Good thing you have come. Wayne is busy with an errand today, and the other bodyguards haven't been coming lately. I feel safer now that you are here."

>>10089
"...Well, yeah, I do have that effect on people... Umm, who are you again? I must've gotten amensia somehow."

"Who am I? You don't remember me, Kinjo-san?
I'm Rose Haibara, Madame Primavera. We hired you as a bodyguard a few days ago.
Are you feeling okay? Maybe you should go back home."

>>10090
Kinjo is that a goldbar in your pocket or are you just happy to see her?

>>10091
"Ah, yes, Madam Rose! Well then, what is there to do around here? My sickness seems to be fading away now, so I'll be able to work just fine!"

"Well, there's not a lot of work today, so I guess you can take it easy."

As Rose finishes that sentence, you hear some ruckus outside the bar. A girl comes in crying, seemingly terrified.
"Kinjo-san! Alfred's gang is here!"

>>10094
"Wow, that was fast. Crazy Alfred sure doesn't mess around, does he?"

I move to confront Alfred's gang.

[BGM: No. 9]
Kinjo doesn't waste time and gets his magical rifle out from nowhere, then he finds the mean guys.
"Don't worry ladies, it won't hurt."
"Hey look, Primavera still has bodyguards!"
"Let's teach this white boy a lesson."

>>10097
"Hey, you guys! Leave the girls alone, or things won't end well for you!"

I aim my rifle at them. If they do anything fishy, I won't hesitate to shoot!

Kinjo bravely points his Winchester against the gangsters, however, his Intimidate roll doesn't impress them very much.

"Don't make me laugh! We know you're alone here!"
"Kill him!"

>>10100
"Get back, everyone!"

I aim at the man in the center and pull the trigger, hoping to hit his good arm. At the same time I also try and move behind some tables for cover.

Kinjo shot hits his mark, and he gangster screams in agony.
The rest don't even seem bothered by it, and continue attacking Kinjo. Then, another guy comes from behind and attempts to hit Kinjo with a metal pipe.

>>10102
With one hand holding the rifle, I use the other to grab onto the metal pipe, stopping it from hitting me. Then, I take the rifle and bash it against the man's head.

Time slows down as Kinjo attempts doing something ridiculous. But wait, did time itself slow down, or is Kinjo moving really fast?!
Surprisingly, Kinjo grabs the metal bar just in time, only breaking a few fingers. However, he doesn't seem to care about it, and retaliates swinging his good ol' Winchester against the man.

>>10105
I then put both hands on the Winchester and focus another shot on the remaining thug.

Kinjo prepares himself to shoot again, but something stops him from doing it.
A girl clearly drawn with a different art style appears in front of you. She's being restrained by a thug.
"Kinjo-san!"

Then, another man approaches and talks to you.
"Oh Kinjo, good thing you are here. I heard somewhere that you like me. That's flattering."

>>10107
"Of course, I get along with most white-haired gentleman. So it should be no problem for you to let go of that woman for me, right?"

"I'm sorry, but everything in Primavera is mine.
And now, I'll proceed to feed this girl with my own "cookies recipe", and I would hate to be interrupted.

You know, usually I would kill you now, but I like you. I'll give you a chance, so come on!"

Abusing an opportunity round, Alfred charges against Kinjo and attempts to knock him down.
Our hero manages to dodge his attacks, but his Winchester goes flying after trying to parry a punch with it.

Alfred continues mercilessly attacking Kinjo, now trying a badass "impossible-angle kicking attack."
This time, Alfred lands a clean hit on Kinjo, and gets him on the floor. However, as he stands up, he notices his favorite scalpel fell from his pocket.

>>10111
I take the scalpel and attack Alfred with all I've got!!!

Kinjo takes his old comrade and rushes against Alfred. Seeing this, Alfred grabs his knife and prepares himself.

Dodging Alfred's swings with relative ease, Kinjo finally counterattacks...!

Kinjo attacks land true, and Alfred finds himself soaked in blood.
"You bastard... don't you know what the catch's with comedy relief villains? They play dirty!"

Just as Alfred finishes his sentence, the rest of his gang starts shooting Kinjo. Trapped in a rain of bullets, Kinjo's body gets pulverized a hundred times and he falls dead.

The world gets silent again for Kinjo. However, very far from there, a voice laments on the meta-plane.
"...Oh well. One more to go."

On a different place, our Player 2 has his own adventure.

You wake up, or so you think. You find yourself in a place similar to the one Kinjo found himself in, but the aura here is a little different. The air is thin, and your lungs have to work extra hard to get and mix some oxygen into your blood. You hear some noise, but it isn’t something you can recognize.
You lost your sense of time long ago, and there’s nothing you can do besides wonder how much time you will stay here.

Slowly, the noises you have been trying to listen to start sounding as syllables, and later as words.

“I would like to congratulate you, but I cannot. Your work as a detective was praiseworthy, but your attitude over the game caused you to neglect the motive.
It’s time for you to end that little story.”

[BGM: かがみさん]
You wake up. You are on the place where that wicked game took place. Didn't it end already? Didn't you win?

"...!"
"Ozaki-sensei... How...? Why are you here?"

>>10120
"Whoa whats going on?"

I survey the room

Ozaki's search doesn't give him much information. A second ago he was sure there were only other two people in the room, but another three students had suddenly appeared from the shadows.
"Sensei... how could you..."
"Oh man, that was fucking great. Lying at the end and faking your death! If your GM wasn't such a jerk, it could have worked!"

>>10122
"Lying at the end and... Wait hold up. Didn't everyone die?
No better yet, why are you meta-aware?"

"Welcome to our teaparty, Ozaki. I don't remember inviting you, but now that you took the trouble to pay us a visit, well, we cannot kick you out. Can we?"

"Mwahahaha, that was brilliant, Ozaki. The game ended and my crime went unpunished! The only thing the world knows is that that Kanamori, the teacher loved by everyone, was the victim of a terrible murder case!"

>>10124
"...Wait a second. It sounds like you are saying nothing was resolved? That nothing was solved.

Did you guys miss the real teaparty or what?"

[BGM: 暗き昏き闇は月を背に]
"The real teaparty? You mean the Game Master's excuse to let you live?
Don't make me laugh; what he said doesn't change the fate of his game. Maybe everyone is safe outside this place, but the rest of us are destined to be trapped in this gameboard. Such is the fate of a game piece!"

"Very well. That's enough, Kanamori. Let's finish this now.
Ozaki, your mission here was to solve a mystery, and you did it magnificently. You solved each howdunnit and easily spotted the culprit.
But had your opponent decided the whydunnit was as important as the rest of the game, and it would have been your loss.

So, I will ask you this just once. Do you think you did a good job as a detective?"

>>10127
"If they didn't stop altering the rules I could have used my other limb for a perfect win but what can you do?

Yes I do. Not by the standard of law but by the standard of a mystery novel, which this is.

Of course that is completely opinion based."

"The standard of a novel mystery? Dohoho... Please tell me more about it."

>>10130
"Poor choice of words on my part. What I mean to say is that from a perspective of a higher being my actions would make the story more entertaining and could be commended. While from a piece's perspective some might find it appalling or even heinous depending on your beliefs.

In any case as the detective I solved the crime, which was the task to begin with. All in all that would suffice as being a "good detective".

"A higher being? Kihihihi... What are you talking about!?
More entertaining? For who? No matter what you say, a detective who doesn't care about the heart of the story is just scum!"

>>10132
"There is a difference between heartless and scum~ Many cases, just like this one, was solved without it.

In any case may I ask, you said we are all stuck here right? So that means all the students, along with all the teachers including Ozaki the science teacher right?"

"Your vague second theory was not enough. There's a difference between solving a game and understanding it."

>>10134
"Exactly, that's why I had to explain the rest to the GM himself. After that he declared my victory. I guess he never showed you that part.

Well in any case, this is only restricting for Ozaki the Science Teacher, but nobody said anything about Toshio the Undercover Detective who went to investigate the death of Kinjo Goldbar.

Gm confirmed both of these. So anyway, it's been fun."

I leave the world.

The undercover detective attempts to "leave" the classroom... but no door is visible.

"So you think it's really that easy? You think it's okay to ignore and insult game pieces just because it's a game?
Oh no, Ozaki, it isn't. You know, because pieces can come back and do the same to you. It was my intention to settle this conflict in an elegant manner, but you leave me no choice."

"Good night, Ozaki. I hope you enjoy your next travel more."
The principal's shadow starts to move by itself, and it morphs into multiple black, eerie tentacles.
They start grabbing, and constraining Ozaki, not letting him escape. Soon enough, the detective breathes for the last time and perishes.

Very well. I have completed the execution. You can do the rest, kids."

Ozaki's students gather around the corpse of his teacher, wondering what the Principal meant, but then, it becomes obvious.
One of the tentacles that were grabbing him before is now around his neck, and it pulled him up, keeping Ozaki's corpse in the air.
The detective once pretended to hang himself, and now he had really done it, and become an excellent piñata.

You wake up for real now. The shock from dying in your dream was enough to make you open your eyes.
Your body feels numb; the cold water made your blood move slower. You can't stand up.
You can see your friend Kinjo Goldbar, unconscious on the sand. It seems somehow both of you managed to survive.

>>10141
Finally, we have been waiting a long time for this anon! Let's start your real game;Blow*** of the Golden Witch!

>>10143
I regain my consciousness.

"Damn you ALFREEEEEEEED!!!!!!
...Wait, that was a dream?
You know, I'm happy to be alive, but that means... the girls aren't...!!!"

Kinjo wakes up and attempts to shout, but he starts coughing instead; his health is no better than Ozaki's.
Seconds later a man runs toward you with a worried expression.
"You... Can you stand up?"

>>10144
Looking at the sand under my body I pick out a few shells and pocket them. Without saying anything I then attempt to stand.

Ozaki grabs a few shells and attempts to stand up. It ends up being quite difficult, but, with a determined expression on his face, he manages to do it... for five seconds. Then he faints again.
"Stay there, I will help you now."
Seeing his friend decided to have fun by himself on the sand, Kinjo faints as well...

[BGM: Rose]
You wake up (again). This time you find yourself on a real bed, and it seems someone has tried their best to make you heal you.

>>10149
I survey the room to see if anyone else is here with me. If not I'll sit up in the bed and see if I'm wearing anything clothing. I'll then look for my clothing if it's in the room."

Ozaki notices they are still wearing their clothes from before. Another person is in the room, and she gets close when she notices you're awake.
"Oh, you are awake now. Tell me, how are you feeling now?"

>>10151
"Fine... I think. I don't really recall what happened. Who are you and may I ask where this is?"

>>10151
"I don't know about that guy, but I feel much better! Thank you for taking care of us. Where are we, anyway?"

"Dohoho, my name is Chiyo Kumasawa. I'm a servant of the Ushiromiya family.
You are on Rokkenjima right now, the private island of the Ushiromiyas.
One of the servants found you near the beach, so we don't understand the situation very well either~"

>>10154
"I see... We both must've washed up here after our boat was destroyed in the storm. My name is Kinjo Goldbar, and this is my friend, Toshio Ozaki. Nice to meet you."

"You just woke up and you are already so full of energy... I would like to remember how it feels to be so young. Any of you care to help me remember~?"

>>10156
"Ahahah I don't think either of us are in any shape for that."

Ozaki and Kumasawa joke around for a while, until another person enters the room.
"You seem to be in great shape. I didn't think you would wake up so soon."

>>10158
"In any case, we really don't have any business here. Sorry for intruding like this..."

"Any business?" Nanjo ponders "But how did you...?"

"Oh, Nanjo-san. They are survivors of a terrible incident," Kumasawa rushes to answer.
"Their boat was damaged and they washed up on the island. It's a miracle they are alive right now."

"You fell from a boat? You were very lucky then, not many boats get near of this area...
Anyway, Krauss-sama wanted to be informed if you woke up, so, if you excuse me."

Saying this, Nanjo grabs a telephone and have a short talk with someone. After that, Nanjo says he got something else to do and leaves the room.

Some time passes without any major event. You get up from your bed and chat with Kumasawa for a while.
Apparently you are feel much better now, and the old servant praises you again for being full of energy.

About fifteen minutes pass, and a man enters the room.
"Oh, there you are. Welcome to Rokkenjima.
My name is Ushiromiya Krauss, eldest son of the family head.
Nanjo has informed me of your situation, so please make yourselves comfortable."

>>10176
"Thank you for all of this. We may be here awhile so I apologize for the inconvenience."

After hearing his response I then ask Krauss what time it is and inquire about dinner/food.

Krauss smirks at Ozaki's remark, and replies to him.
"Hungry already? That means you guys are feeling better.
It's about 4:30 PM right now. We should have dinner soon, but, if you wish we can get something prepared for you now."

>>10189
"Ah no worries. I just wished to gain my bearings. My mind is still not at 100% yet."

I inform Krauss that we can wait until dinner is ready for everyone to eat.

>>10189
>>10190
"...Actually, I'll take you up on that offer. I can't think straight on an empty stomach, so some food would be nice."

>>10192
"Oh really? My bad then. I guess it takes something of this magnitude to break your eating habits eh?

I will wait until later to eat."

"Oho, Kinjo-san is hungry? I'll get something for you, then.
Gohda-san would get angry if I asked him to prepare something right now. He has been really busy with dinner all day.

Hohoho~ Tell me Kinjo-san, do you like mackerel?"

>>10194
"Mackerel? Yeah, that's fine with me."

Surprised by Kinjo's answer, an evil grin appears on Kumasawa's face. She promises to return with healthy food and leaves the room. Krauss laughs, and then he says:

"Heh, you surely decided to visit Rokkenjima on an odd day. Today is the Ushiromiya family's conference. We only make one each year, so you were pretty lucky."

>>10196
"I'd say surviving the storm would be considered luckier but who knows... Now that I mention it, I wonder how the other passengers fared.

Do you by any chance have a radio Krauss? We should probably contact someone about our survival and figure out what happened."

"We have. In fact we tried to contact Nishima a while ago, but it seems the storm is already affecting our communication with the exterior.
Did you know someone else who was in the boat with you?"

>>10199
"Not personally but I imagine there were quite a few casualties which concerns me.

That explains the situation then. It looks like we will be in your care until this storm passes."

>>10199
>>10200

"...Well, there was this one guy with a fedora, but I'm not too worried about him. He's been through worse.

Anyway, the storm is that bad huh? When do you think the weather will clear up?"

"We don't know. If the storm is as strong as the radio said, it might not go away until the day after tomorrow.
Don't worry about it, you will be our guests until that happens."

Krauss stays silent for a while, as if there was something bothering him, and then he adds:
"...Maybe I should return to the main house now."

>>10202
"Oh by no means feel that you are obligated to stay here. I'm sure Kinjo and I can find a way to entertain ourselves until dinner."

>>10202
>>10204
"Yeah. We'll be able to keep ourselves busy, so don't worry."

"Very well, once you eat, I will introduce you to the rest of the family. If you need something else, please talk with one of the servants" says Krauss, still looking a bit concerned. Saying this, Krauss leaves and the detectives finally are alone in the room.

>>10207
Not feeling too trustworthy of these people, I check our beds for any traps.

In a perfect example of meta-autism, Kinjo checks the beds, searching for any kind of lethal trap.
However, it seems all the traps are too well hidden for him to find them.

>>10208
"Kinjo what are you doing?"

>>10210
"...Er, nothing too important. What do you want to do, Ozaki?"

>>10211
"Well that servant said she was going to bring you some food so I don't think we should wander too far. Although these guys are rich enough to have a mansion on a private island so my curiosity is telling me to check out the rest of the place.

You can stay here if you like."

>>10212
"Sure. I'll stay and make sure the old lady brings the food here."

>>10213
"Sounds good. See you then."

Before I leave I survey the room we were sleeping in. I then leave the room and enter the hallway; surveying that as well.

A quick survey of the room reveals that there are two beds, two detectives, and some basic furniture in it.
Inspecting the furniture, Ozaki finds a notebook and a pen on a table, which probably no one would miss.

Leaving the room you find yourself on a hallway with another five rooms in it. You also see some stairs leading down.

>>10217
I head down the stairs and survey the bottom floor.