Refuse to allow Conan to join the main storyline

Koizumi successfully collected 250 energy points.

Now all ten storage spaces are full, so she can only choose to strengthen the existing items.

Well, a five-yen coin (+7), disposable gloves (+9), skills: Agility (+1), dust, water (+2), a small black cat, a backpack of time bombs, a bomb remote control, an adult male, and a sawed-off shotgun.

How should I choose?

Koizumi sat on the side of the road and thought seriously for a long time, and finally made up his mind.

First, the only skill must be prioritized. However, you can still do an experiment by the way.

If she doesn't touch the little black cat or herself, can she upgrade her skills by just touching other cats with energy?

Koizumi looked around and saw that while she was daydreaming, several cats couldn't stand the loneliness and ran off to play, leaving only the big orange cat with its paws tucked in its lap and its eyes squinted, too lazy to move.

Koizumi reached out and stroked it.

"Ding! I found that the creatures I have included do not have their skills included. The inclusion has failed."

"Ding! Found a creature that can enhance biological skills. Enhancement in progress... Biological skills: Agility, secondary enhancement completed. Remaining energy 190."

"…Three enhancements completed. Remaining energy 100."

Koizumi paused while petting the cat, and his head was covered in sweat.

Oh my god, luckily I didn’t lose any energy for failing to record, it was really scary! But I didn’t expect that, as a cat, Daju actually has new skills!

Wait, Daju's skill, could it be something like God of Cookery...

Well, new skills and stuff like that will happen after the space is expanded, and we don’t know when that will happen.

In short, it’s definitely a good idea to worship this big fat cat as your ancestor first!

As for the law of strengthening, it is completely consistent with her previous speculation.

The points used for strengthening are equal to the value collected x the number of times the strengthening is performed.

If agility wants to be enhanced for the fourth time, 120 points are required, which is not enough this time.

So how should the next 100 points be allocated?

Of her current possessions, the number of times the coins and gloves have been enhanced has almost reached an integer, so why not give it a try and see if upgrading these two items to +10 will bring any changes.

Koizumi waved his hand and took out the disposable gloves.

"Ding! Found that the enhanced item has been included. It can be enhanced. Reinforcing... Ten enhancements have been completed. It can be upgraded. Upgrading... One upgrade was successful. The item status has been stabilized. The remaining energy is 80."

There has really been a qualitative change!

It took 9 points to go from +10 to +10, and 10 points to upgrade.

Keep going!

"Ding! Found that the upgrade item has been included. It can be enhanced. Strengthening... One upgrade completed. Remaining energy 70."

"…Secondary strengthening completed. Remaining energy 50."

Souga, the basic value of the upgraded item enhancement becomes 10, so when enhancing it again, the energy used becomes a fixed value of 10x the number of enhancements.

Well, let's try the gloves first and see if there are any changes.

... Damn, that was a mistake! How can I wear a glove on one hand?

Tsk, let's continue strengthening. Next is the five-yen coin.

+8, +9, +10, upgrade completed, remaining energy 13.

Well, although she knew that there would be a qualitative change, what could a coin become? Koizumi didn't have much expectation. She sensed it casually.

Hmm, there seems to be something extra in her consciousness?

Koizumi's heartbeat suddenly accelerated. She opened her eyes and stared at the coin in her hand for a moment, swallowing her saliva.

She could actually feel the location of the coin!

Koizumi stood up and threw the coin out with force.

The position of the coin in my consciousness has indeed changed!

WTF! WTF! Isn’t this a tracker? The key is…

Koizumi waved his hand, and a stack of ten identical five-yen coins appeared in his palm.

She has ten such trackers!

Awesome!

Koizumi's heart was pounding and he couldn't calm down for a long time until he heard a prompt voice in his ears.

"Ding! The selection is about to time out, and the energy is fading..."

A hint that has never been heard before appears!

Just when Koizumi was about to use up the remaining energy, he suddenly remembered that when he first came through, it was because of the choice timeout that the remaining energy was converted into storage space.

If I just leave it alone, will there be an extra grid?

"Ding! Energy conversion is complete, service is over. A reminder will be given before the next singularity appears."

Uh?

It's only been two minutes, how come it's gone?

Wait, decay...

I had 13 energy points left just now, and 10 points were deducted per minute, so it was all deducted in two minutes?

Xiaoquan looked at her watch. From the time she collected the 250 energy points to now, exactly 17 minutes had passed.

Understood.

The energy starts to decay from the fifteenth minute after it is collected, decreasing by 10 points per minute. After thirty minutes, the remaining energy is converted into storage space?

就算转化一格背包只需要1点能量，那按照这个规则，她至少需要10X15+1\u003d151点能量？

Thinking about the glorious light gate in her memory, Koizumi knew that the price of storage space could never be so cheap!

Ahhh, I feel like I've hit a wall and missed out on billions! The coin tracker and gloves in my hand are no longer useful.

In order to relieve his depression, Koizumi petted cats crazily.

The big orange cat feels so good, big, soft, fluffy and warm. It is really a good cat that heals people's hearts!

Feeling his emotions had calmed down, Koizumi picked up the gloves again and began to study them.

After one upgrade and two reinforcements, this pair of disposable gloves has undergone a huge change. It is thin, light, tough, and fits the skin very well. If you don't look carefully, it's really hard to tell that she is wearing gloves. What other changes are there...

Koizumi pulled the two ends of the glove hard to stretch it. It seemed that it could be used as a not-too-long rubber band.

Then...

She filled her gloves with water and swung the glove around twice. Is this a meteor hammer?

And then...

Koizumi scratched her head. Her imagination was limited, but she couldn't think of any other tricks.

In the distance, the tabby cat, the cow cat and the little black cat seemed to have discovered something and started howling.

Daju lifted his butt and walked slowly over there.

Well, never mind. She is on vacation now. I will have to worry about this kind of thing later. Today’s harvest is already rich enough.

Koizumi turned back into a cat and understood what the cats meant.

Tabby Cat: [Come here quickly, we found a big guy, there are a lot of delicious food inside! ]

Cow Cat: [We have Big Orange's favorite shrimp chips! ]

Little black cat: [I want to drink milk! ]

Another vending machine? My goodness, do you guys have to eat a meal every time you see one?!

Koizumi paused.

Daju looked back at her and with a firm look he silently urged her to walk faster.

Koizumi: ...

Okay, okay, they’re just four cats, they can’t possibly eat me bankrupt…right?

Come to think of it, she had been staying with a few cats these days, eating snacks as meals, and she felt that she missed hot meals a little.

Hey, speaking of food, there seems to be something very important. What is it?

Well, never mind, she's on vacation!

The four cats were eating happily, but Koizumi felt so distressed while eating.

After three days, the cash in her wallet was almost gone.

Koizumi could only silently count the inventory in his space in his mind to divert his attention from the money.

Coin trackers (10+1): 0 pieces (1+2), gloves of unknown function (3+2), skills: Agility (+), Dust, Water (+), a small black cat, a pack of time bombs, a bomb remote control, an adult male, and a sawed-off shotgun.

Yes, I also included a living person waiting for experimentation, although I don’t know whether this person is currently being held in the Metropolitan Police Department or has been sent to prison.

I haven't recovered my bombs and sawed-off shotgun yet. I wonder what changes will occur after upgrading these two items.

The same goes for dust and water. I can't imagine any special effects coming from them.

curious!

Well, she still had to go to the Rice Flower Police Station to take a statement about the convenience store bombing case.

Youqiao is probably still waiting for me to provide news.

And her fireworks display!

It’s a headache. There are so many things to do.

Ah, now I remember, there's a dinner party at the Kudo family this weekend! Hey, isn't that tomorrow?

Kudo Shinichi also emphasized that she should prepare entertainment programs.

Although it is fun to amuse him with coin magic, it becomes boring if you use the same trick too much.

So what kind of program should we prepare?

Koizumi's eyes fell on the four cats eating and drinking in front of him, and suddenly his eyes lit up.

Got an idea!

Humph, you guys have spent thousands of yen on food and drinks for free, so please help me out a bit!