Mihua Has No Villains

[Volume Six Complete] Updates at 11 p.m. Unrestricted inline comments are now open. Apologies in advance for OOC.

Coming up: Now It's Ad Time and Getting Hunted by the Entire Universe Is an Absolute Blast

What's there to see in everyday Beika?

Killers, criminals, and...

No. In this world, Beika has no detectives, no Sherlock Holmes of the Reiwa era.

Shinichi: What? What do you mean there are no detectives?

KP: Simply put, because of what happened before, you no longer exist in Beika Town, or even in this world.

Shinichi: Then what do we have to do to truly return to this world?

KP: Start by drawing a card, you little menace.

Shinichi, the top student at the police academy, came home for a holiday. As he opened the door, he looked down at the murderous Gin and bent over apologetically.

"Brother Koto, is your elementary school holding a parent-teacher meeting? Want me to go for you?"

"I just went. Koto beat up five kids today, made an indescribable thing in art class, and got a failing grade in music."

The expressionless FBI agent polished his gun, his golden hair gleaming. "Also, the Brit is cooking dinner tonight. The menu is an American deli mixed with Mexican slop."

"I work very hard at my job, Amuro."

Shuichi, a staff member at the Poirot Cafe, stood in the kitchen holding a cup of coffee. He asked the city girl sprawled on the sofa with some concern, "Big Sis Sherry, are you doing all right today?"

"Understood, Boss. I'll take care of it right away." Shiho hung up with an expressionless face and looked over at the elementary school student copying out the fifty Japanese syllables while radiating murderous intent.

"Gin, how about we switch? You can be the big sister, and I'll be the elementary school student."

Gin: ...

Maybe this world should just be destroyed.

[Sanchek Warning]

The second installment of the Beika Trouble-Maker Squad. It fully continues the style of the first installment, and the plot described here may not happen depending on the dice rolls.

You don't need to have read the first installment to enjoy this fun, perhaps-questionable tabletop campaign. In short:

A group of max-level troublemakers and a veteran investigator run the Beika scenario over and over, constantly switching identities, taking turns as elementary school students, and saving Beika Town (not really).

[Main Ingredients]

0.1 scientists + 3 detectives + 1 Mr. Gin: a full cast of troublemakers in a comedy routine. Ensemble cast, half comedy and half tabletop campaign, a game among familiar faces. Congratulations to a certain special guest for becoming a regular.

1. My own take on an unofficial tabletop campaign, with lots of original house rules. It uses the Call of Cthulhu Seventh Edition rules and can be read as an Infinite Flow System novel. You don't need to know Call of Cthulhu campaigns to follow along. In the campaign world, dice decide everything, including intelligence and the superhuman skills characters start with.

2. No romance in this story, only a friendship forged through thick and thin while fighting the mysterious KP who keeps setting traps for them.

2.5. This is a [multiple POV ensemble cast] story. The five characters listed as protagonists share the lead role and the plot equally. The character sheets are listed in the order they appeared in the first installment, not by importance.

The dice and other factors may determine which characters take center stage in each scenario. There is no single, absolute protagonist or central character.

3. A comedy group with running gags, everyday bickering, and plenty of OOC moments. These include, but are not limited to, Sanity Checks, KP narration, map progression, and Saint Bourbon spreading rumors.

4. 99% of the dice results are rolled manually. Any fudged rolls will be clearly labeled. Hidden agendas and the Dice Gods coexist.

[Directions]

[Possible Side Effects]

Based on comments on the completed first installment and reader feedback, this story may also contain OOC, stereotypes, too many ridiculous antics and too little logic or common sense, too little screen time for certain characters in the protagonist roster, the protagonist being "put down" to hype up a mysterious guest from the previous story, and not being orthodox enough as a Call of Cthulhu campaign.

This list of warnings may grow over time. Before opening the story, please consider as fully as possible whether any of these might bother you, to avoid an unpleasant experience.

[Please Note]

- The scenarios are original. No existing scenarios have been used, and no permission is granted to adapt or use them.

- Please don't mention other scenarios, authors, or works under this story. Please respect other creators' work and don't mention this story under other works.

- This story does not involve, allude to, or satirize any real-world country, region, religion, group, organization, industry, institution, event, or person. Please don't make any real-world associations or connections either.

- No unsolicited writing advice or controversial topics, including but not limited to how to be a KP, whether this is an orthodox Call of Cthulhu campaign, why a certain character doesn't appear, ship wars, or ideological awakening.

- No made-up words, invented words, obscure terms, nonstandard usage, or strange vocabulary absent from the nine-year compulsory education curriculum. Anything of the sort will be deleted immediately.

- The author promises not to use AI for any purpose, including generating content, assisting with writing, polishing, or proofreading, and forbids all AI use. However, the author's knowledge is limited, and research may inadvertently turn up contaminated sources. If you spot any professional or general-knowledge errors, please help correct and explain them. Thank you.

- No need to notify me if you drop the story or save it for later. Please don't spoil anything.

The cover is still a privately commissioned illustration for commercial use or a complete buyout. No permissions or licenses are granted. It will be changed frequently as the plot develops.

The synopsis was screenshotted on 08/12/24.

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