Refuse to allow Conan to join the main storyline

After clearing out the personnel from the Rum secret experimental base, Koizumi found a suitable room and made some rearrangements.

As for the arrangement method, she referred to the information Dr. Gu gave her, which contained records of organizational experiments on soul transfer.

First, grooves were dug on the floor, and then tin, a metal with a lower melting point and lower price, was used instead of silver to melt and cast a huge and detailed magic array.

After the pattern solidifies, it is aged using chemicals and drugs.

Because he had to keep it secret and couldn't ask anyone for help, Koizumi had to do it himself.

Of course, the existing puppets and Sakurai gave her great help.

Even so, this huge project took up a lot of her time and energy, and it took more than half a month to complete.

After the magic circle diagram is finally completed, continue to perfectly replicate the other furnishings and props in the laboratory according to the photos in the experimental records.

Compared to the previous step, making old tables, chairs, operating tables and instruments is extremely easy.

Then, three days ago, she finally completed the arduous task of replicating the work.

Next steps…

Upgrade Fujiwara Yuto's puppet.

6500 points, upgrade from level to level , and still choose the "manual control" option.

Then, leave three spare skill points and invest the remaining three points into the puppet.

There are still three options when upgrading from level 3 to level 4.

[Option 1: Precise imitation. Option 2: Soul connection. Option 3: Anthropomorphism. ]

When Koizumi saw the option of "anthropomorphism", he immediately thought of the problem that puppets cannot speak and have stiff expressions.

So I chose option three without hesitation.

The upgraded puppet is becoming more and more like a real person in appearance!

The skin that originally had a bit of plastic texture became like the real thing, with real skin color, elasticity and temperature. When cut, red liquid would flow out, burns would produce a barbecue-like aroma, and fractures...

After a limb is broken, you will find that the internal structure and material are still the original material, not real flesh and blood.

But judging from the appearance alone, it is completely possible to deceive the audience 100%.

Afterwards, Koizumi landed on the puppet again and repeated the above experiment.

No sense of touch, no sense of pain, with real and delicate expressions, but still unable to speak.

Keep upgrading!

The three options for the 4-5 upgrade became...

[Option 2: Exact imitation. Option : Soul link. Option : Personification . ]

If we continue to anthropomorphize it, perhaps the puppet will evolve an internal structure similar to that of flesh and blood.

Can you fill in the gap that puppets can't talk?

Hard to say……

After much hesitation, Koizumi chose "Soul Link".

Then she suddenly fell into a coma without any warning...

When he woke up again, Koizumi found that he really had a split personality this time.

Part of her consciousness was split and attached to the puppet.

Koizumi looked at Fujiwara Yuto who was standing opposite him.

From her perspective, Fujiwara Yuto's face was a little pale, his brows were frowned, and he looked at her intently with a very complicated expression.

Fujiwara Yuto also looked down at Koizumi who was still sitting on the floor.

From Fujiwara Yuto's perspective, Koizumi's face was a little pale, his brows were frowned, and he was staring at him intently, with an equally complicated expression.

Koizumi stood up and took out a mirror.

Fujiwara Yuto took the initiative to move closer to her and entered the range of the mirror.

Two faces, same expression.

Then, as this thought came to her mind, Fujiwara Yuto relaxed her frown and tried to make other expressions.

Smiling, angry, thoughtful...

In a split second, Koizumi changed his funny expression and turned into his usual character.

Silent, cold, with a mocking and malicious smile on the corner of his mouth.

Koizumi: ...

Fujiwara Yuto can be put into the storage space and left to move freely, or Koizumi can enter and manually control him, but he can no longer be controlled by Sakurai.

This puppet has completely become Koizumi's clone.

She did not try to upgrade immediately, but spent a whole day getting used to the strange feeling of her soul being torn apart.

after one day.

The last skill point can be used for the puppet, upgrading level 5 to level 6!

[Option 2: Precise imitation. Option : Anthropomorphism . Option : Primary intelligence. ]

Should we continue to be anthropomorphic or increase intelligence?

This is the most difficult choice Koizumi has ever made.

In the end, in order to try to solve the fatal weakness of the puppet that it still cannot speak, Koizumi chose "Humanization 2".

update completed.

This time the puppet really has an internal structure similar to bones and internal organs.

In other words, he has a voice!

Under Koizumi's gaze, Fujiwara Yuto turned his head and smiled at her: "Nice to meet you, I'm Fujiwara Yuto."

Koizumi's mind moved, and he entered Fujiwara Yuto's puppet body.

She clenched her fist and felt the touch and power that she had never felt before when controlling a puppet.

She took a few steps on the spot and stretched her body.

Perhaps because of the function of soul connection, this body is surprisingly light, comparable to her body with the "Agility" skill!

He picked up the scalpel on the operating table, wielded the knife nimbly, and cut the puppet's arm.

It was like cutting into a piece of pork, but there was no pain.

Well, that’s fine too.

Koizumi smiled.

She hooked her finger at Sakurai Izumi's body.

Sakurai's originally soulless eyes suddenly became bright.

She blinked her eyes, smiled and held out her hand to Koizumi: "Come, let's get to know each other again. My name is Sakurai Izumi, nice to meet you."

Koizumi shook the hand tightly and said with a smile: "Nice to meet you. I am Koizumi from the 2023 Flower Planting Company."

Sakurai smiled and teased, "I thought you were going to build me a new body."

Koizumi shrugged. "Plans can't keep up with changes. There's nothing wrong with this now, right?"

She grabbed Sakurai's hand and pulled it hard, and the two of them hugged each other tightly.

"No matter what, I finally got what I wanted!"

"Um……"

Sakurai's voice was nasal.

Koizumi could feel wetness on the side of his face.

Unfortunately, the puppet is still imperfect. It not only has no feeling of pain, but also no tears.

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At night, there were only two people in the abandoned steel mill.

Koizumi put aside all his plans and calculations for the first time in a long time, and took a leisurely walk and chat with Sakurai.

"I'm really surprised. It turns out that you are not from this time and space?"

"Yes, we call this situation crossing over."

"Time travel... Don't tell me time travel happens often in your place?"

"Haha, no no."

As Koizumi was talking, he was stunned: "Oh, no, I should say... I don't know.

"Systems and time travel were originally only plots in novels in our country. I have imagined what would happen if I traveled through time, but it was just a fantasy. I never thought that one day this would actually happen to me!

"Well, since I'm an example, maybe there really are a lot of time travel cases, but I just don't know about it?"

She scratched Fujiwara Yuto's messy hair.

"I think, when I get back I can do some research to see who wrote the first time-travel novel and whether it's the author's real experience!"

"Then the 1999 that Vermouth mentioned is also from the same time and space as you?"

"Yeah. Same space, different time."

"Haha! Isn't this setting a precedent? Why don't you investigate this person first when you get back?"

"Oh, you're right! Let's see how he traveled through time. Oh no, maybe I'll be able to meet him soon, why not just ask him directly? But before I meet him..."

When it came to this, Koizumi's high spirits fell again.

She turned her head to look at Sakurai and said hesitantly: "...You should know what I'm going to do next, right?"

"Yeah, I already know."

Sakurai Izumi sighed and touched the back of his neck: "You are still worried about this thing, even if it costs your life, you have to take it out."

"Um...sorry."

"Why are you saying sorry to me?"

Sakurai sighed: "It was you who died..."

"But it's still your body after all."

"Do not."

To Koizumi's surprise, Sakurai said firmly: "Izumi, even if you created this puppet of Fujiwara Yuto, the ownership of Sakurai Izumi's body is still yours. Although I can come out to control it, I am still just your assistant."

Sakurai reached out and touched Koizumi's head.

"Don't worry about me, don't feel any psychological burden, I won't hold you back. Don't forget, I am just your second personality now, we have the same goal."

After saying that, Sakurai stood up and extended his hand to Koizumi.

"Come on, don't waste time, just continue what you are doing.

"But you have to remember, you have to remember clearly, this is your fourth death! The experience of dying and being reborn will corrode your mental state, and reduce your vigilance and sensitivity. Don't risk your life so easily again!"

"Well, I see."