Isekai Online's
Chapter 19 - MOCAD System
For some Isekai Online Players, the quest is the most troublesome Quest. That was because almost all of the quest Quests listed on the Quest board had insurance implied in them.
If only the Player were more thorough when reading the Quests given by the Adventure Master Guild, events such as the Quest's failure to pay a loss would not occur. Because of this Player error that makes the search Quest not in demand especially with the rumors that say it is a Scam Quest.
I was just trying to stay at a neutral point, not taking sides with either the Player or the NPC. This is purely the fault of every individual who makes use of each other.
In this case, I prefer neutral.
It is actually a bit scary if the Player receives a Quest with a high risk of failure. It would not be wrong if they called this kind of Quest a Scam Quest. Just imagine, the Adventure Master Guild only had the role of a Quest provider from NPCs but if the Player failed to meet the Quest needs, then the Player was considered a failure and was required to pay the cost of that failure.
It's a bit unfair, but that's what happened at Isekai Online.
The real world and the virtual world have the same problem!
Deceiving each other!
Since when does gaming technology apply this one human nature?
When I heard about the quest, what I had in mind was a Quest that limited a certain place and time to look for something. But it seems like Isekai Online has its own dictionary to group several types of search Quests.
At least, that one quest had been completed.
Mile Sinov, a woman who is the owner of the Nekoya Inn and an information network service provider is in front of me.
His request to find a Player was fulfilled and he coincidentally searched for me.
Hearing the request to search for her lost granddaughter was extremely difficult to fulfill.
That's because I don't have enough information to find it.
If only he had any information about his grandson, of course he would not need my help and this meeting would only be about giving up responsibility for Will and Saku.
The mile sitting in front of me was still down, he was still waiting for my answer to accept or reject the request he gave.
That quest was not a problem, it was just that I was busy thinking about putting the case in which direction.
In front of me, there were three rows of thin screens waiting for my answer.
[Missing People Case]
[Kidnapping Case]
[Child Prank Case]
It seems, the system from my Class Detective took the initiative to group these types of cases. Unlike my first experience where the system automatically generated a Quest and a search for evidence that could still be found.
But in this case, not a single clue was found and the Quest had to be manually selected.
I really don't know how to proceed with this case.
Will, Saku, and Kotori who were beside me were still silent. Let me think about finding the best solution from Mile's request.
I think it's time to test the feasibility of the Nekoya Inn information network. First test-Drive of the contract we've built.
“Mile.. May I know what your grandson is like? at least I need to know who the person I'm looking for is” I asked Mile who was still down.
Seeing his reaction still drowning, I could only hope to get a little information that might help me to explore the case.
Even in the modern era where technology has developed, finding one person among millions of hundreds of people will be difficult. Unless you have obtained personal information such as your name or address. Specific searches will be easier to find, even to find a fugitive can be done easily if you already have information about him or track him with GPS embedded in his body. Technology is useful when used by the right people.
“My grandson? She is a jolly little girl and actively playing with small children around here” replied Mile.
“Tiny girl? I hope this isn't a case involving Lolicon or something. I've read digital literacy about a little girl who's being exploited in a“
“Uhuk! Senpai!” suddenly Kotori cut my conversation. Judging from the look in his eyes that looked at me, he hoped not to continue my dangerous sentence.
What harm? What kind of crime does not take advantage of the resources of its victims?
“Is it a little girl? How's the feature?” I continued my question.
“She has short hair like a male, her ears and tail are black just like mine, has Fire-type magic match, black eyes, and amazingly large magic capacity.”
Looks like I'm dealing with a tomboy here.
Is this called a reverse-harem?
“Since when did he disappear?” continue me.
“One... ah. if calculated with today, I think there have been three days he disappeared.”
“Three days?” it was quite a long time to decide whether his grandson disappeared or not. Wait, what exactly did Mile do during those three days?
“Have you reported it to anyone capable of handling this?”
“Huh? You mean the royal army?” somehow Mile's tone had such emphasis on not trusting the royal army.
“Isn't it natural to report it to them?”
“I don't know how Player sees them but this information will probably help you, they will only work if get paid accordingly!”
“Oh, that's. in my world it's like that too. To expedite the affairs needed money as a lubricant.”
“Even Player is like that too??” ask Mile.
“Not all Players more precisely” refute me.
“So you did not report the loss of your grandson to the royal army?” I continued my question.
“After they made a heinous accusation to me, why should I ask for their help?” reply Mile in a weak tone.
Eh?
Haaaa?
Whatisthis? I think I opened something that had been closed for a long time.
“Forget that, may I know what happened that day? before you can be sure that your granddaughter is gone” I try to divert my questions to close the hole I opened. It's not good to see grandmothers who are depressed at past events.
“She was just late coming home from her school.”
“Only late?” I didn't hear wrong, did I?
Late from school?
So this kid's in school?
Waitaminute! Is there a school here?
I just found out!
“I'm not too sure about this information but just in case, usually the children who go to school come home at what time?”
“And where did he go to school?”
“What question is important?” ask Mile.
I can only nod my head in agreement.
“In the Kingdom of Nestrad, King Alexander Allen implemented a policy whereby every child aged seven to ten years is required to participate in basic education managed by the Arcadia Academy.”
This information I just received gives a little idea of how this could have happened.
“Typically he came home with his friends but when I found out that his friends were missing, he said, I panicked a little and tried to find the remaining information by asking his classmates as well as some people along the way home they.”
Whatisthis? He panicked while looking for information. That's grand!
“Eh? Did you just say his friends disappeared?” I asked to be sure.
The answer I got was a small nod of his head.
Broadly speaking, the case involves the search for a little girl aged around seven to ten who attended Arcadia Academy and went missing on her way home with her friends.
It's very interesting.
By the way..Where is the Arcadia Academy located?
“I think, I need a map to see possible situations that have occurred.”
Kotori who was sitting next to me pulled my arm. In front of him there is now a thin panel showing a map of the location where the Arcadia Academy stands and the location of the Nekoya Inn marked with a pin on it. It seemed like he had an understanding of the layout of the Nestrad Kingdom building.
I must admit, Kotori still has the ability to understand what I need.
Looking at the map of the location where the Nekoya Inn and Arcadia Academy stood, it turned out that the distance was quite close. Based on the location map and the scale displayed, the rough size was roughly only two kilometers with the main road connected.
If this were just a kidnapping case, would anyone dare to kidnap them on the main road?
Especially abducting a bunch of little kids who just got home from school. Didn't any witnesses see it?
“There is only one way to Arcadia Academy, if your grandson disappears, there should be someone who sees them right?”
“One way?” Mile looked at me with a wondering look.
“Not Nekoya Inn and Arcadia Academy connected with the main street?”
“That's true, but there are a lot of small streets that they often use to go home. When the clock came home, the main street was very full of passing horse carriages. For her safety, I told her to pass the alternate path.”
Alternative road?
I confirmed this information with a location map screen in front of me.
There is no other way I can find. There was only one main road clearly visible on the location map.
Player's maps don't seem accurate.
It seemed, all the maps accessed by the Player had a poor degree of accuracy. I can't possibly use that map information as the main ingredient of the investigation, I need a map with a high degree of accuracy.
I ignored the three thin panels that were still floating before me and accessed the [Detective Tools Shop] hoping to find a map that might just be able to help find information.
There were all sorts of items and systems in the [Detective Tools Shop] menu until my eyes caught something unique.
The object is shaped like a satellite called MOCAD System.
Whatisthis?
Magic Orbital Control and Data Analysis (MOCAD) is a data collection and analysis control system that orbits in the sky of Isekai Online.
This system does not sound very useful and in accordance with the current conditions? But it was too expensive to use the system. 1 Gold Coin for seven days of use. Isn't that blackmailing Player like me? Even if this system was directed at me. It felt rather heavy and unfriendly in the bag.
Since I desperately needed this system, I accidentally pressed the purchase button and resulted in a thin screen that was in front of me opening, bringing up rows of magic circles and menu lists to control the MOCAD System.
The sudden appearance of the magic circle and menu screen caught the attention of Will and Saku, they were shocked when they saw it.
“H-Hans? What is it?” ask Will.
There are many menu options offered by MOCAD System such as direct impressions from orbit, weather movement, heat detection, magic wave detection, plant detection, monster detection, and many more.
Whatisthis? Military satellites for espionage?
I also explored every menu setting option the MOCAD System offered. Of all the options offered, I chose the direct view option from orbit.
Unexpectedly, Isekai Online turned out to have a round-shaped world.
What is the ideal shape for a planet? But our earth is elliptical, not round.
There was a control button to shift the screenshot and I moved that button towards the territory of the Nestrad Kingdom. Finding the territory of the Nestrad Kingdom was not difficult, it was because the MOCAD System displayed my current position, so I could easily recognize the territory of the Nestrad Kingdom.
The screenshot that was in front of me now showed the territory of the Nestrad Kingdom starting to wake up in the morning. Some of the small activities of NPCs could be clearly seen. It's like we're seeing them right out of the air.
The mile in front of me was shocked to see what I had done.
“I-this..isn't this a secret magic used only by royal spy forces?” mummified Mile.
The faint muttering of Mile was heard by me.
I feel a little guilty for having heard his little murmur, but this is a system devoted to Class Detective. It was very expensive for seven days! Please do not equate with magic that can be used at any time!
With Kotori's location map still open, I tried to adjust the location point of Nekoya Inn and Arcadia Academy. This MOCAD system shows the existence of five small street points connected to the Nekoya Inn. Since this is a live broadcast from orbit, its accuracy level is unquestionable.
“There are five other street points connected to Nekoya Inn” Kotori talking like reading my mind.
“Should we check the road one by one, Senpai?” ask Kotori.
Checking out the path they were on might give a small clue as to how the perpetrator could have taken them?
The question this time is why did they kidnap this group of kids?
How do they bring this group of kids?
What was the environmental condition at the time of the incident?
Were there any witnesses during the incident?
The information coming in so far is just information on their disappearance. Looking at the three panels still in place, I have to confirm something.
“Mile, how about other kids?” I asked to confirm something important.
“They have disappeared and their parents have reported the case to the royal forces” Mile replied briefly.
“Are there any reports of kidnappings lately?”
“...”
Hearing that last question, Mile did not answer anything and there were only small movements in his ears and tail. That was enough to ascertain what had happened in this region.
I glanced at the three panels still floating before me.
[Missing People Case]
[Kidnapping Case]
[Child Prank Case]
I can finally confirm this is a kidnapping case. That's why I chose to include this case in the [Kidnapping Case] category.
After I selected the category of the case that was going on, a thin screen of Quest opened in front of me,
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Special Quest – Princess of Nekoya Inn
Mile Sinov, owner of Nekoya Inn and an information network service provider has one problem at hand. The granddaughter who was very close to him suddenly disappeared on the way home from school with her friends. There were no eyewitnesses in the incident. Based on the known information, his grandson had disappeared for three days. There are reports coming to the royal soldiers about the disappearance of the children.
Main Objective:
[1] Find evidence of kidnapping!
[2] Find the victim!
[3] Save the victim!
Optional:
[1] Arrest the perpetrator!
[2] Kill the culprit!
[3] Clean up the evidence!
Difficulty Level: [Uncertain]
Recommended Level: [Uncertain]
Gift: [Uncertain]
Time Limit: [Uncertain]
Do you want to receive this Quest? (Voice Command: YES/NO)
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Looking at the Quest screen that had suddenly appeared in front of me, made me a little surprised. Now I have to enter this Quest category manually? Where did that automatically-appearing Quest go?
“Umm.. YES” I vaguely pronounced that Voice Command as Quest retrieval approval.
[Detective Book Case detects active Quest! +1 Quest added!]
[Detective Book Case has been updated! 1 Active quest recorded!]
Oh, this Quest has entered the [Detective Book Case] automatically. I almost forgot to have the book.What is it like to forget something that is not important but turns out to be important?
I think we've been in this room from night till morning. I could see Mile who was holding back her drowsiness after giving her the required information.
Wait up! Means Will went to the Adventure Master Guild at midnight? Did they open their building for 24 hours?
“It looks like we have a kidnapping case here” muttered me.
Seeing me mutter a little, Will who had been observing the live broadcast of the MOCAD System looked at me.
“Hans, what skill is this?” ask Will.
I slightly ignored the question and switched to playing the MOCAD System that was in front of me.
There are several filters offered by MOCAD Systems. I tried to replace the live broadcast display of the MOCAD System with those filters. If there was a recording of the previous day's events, it would be helpful. It's like a live recording of a satellite orbiting the Earth.
Kidnapping essentially forces the victim to join or be voluntarily lured to follow the perpetrator. Usually, this act of kidnapping is based on economic demands that lead to the exchange of ransom, personal revenge, unpaid debts, or policies of political opponents for unusual cases. Classic and often happens. I'm more concerned about abductees who could have been traumatized.
In the real world though, kidnapping is one of the most popular criminal activities. With the help of technology, some kidnapping cases can be prevented and even solved, even by involving several legal entities and criminal experts to straighten the common thread that occurs.
The FBI's National Crime Information Center (NCIC) has recorded in 2019 there are 87,500 active reports that fall into the category of missing persons cases. Some reports have been included in the list of abductions with 35% of victims under the age of 18 and 44% of victims between the ages of 19-24. The rest are still unknown missing persons case reports.
My finger accidentally stopped on a filter of the MOCAD System that displayed magical activity.
A small white wink that appeared on the screen made me blink. Did I see wrong?
If only I could replay what happened.
I also tried to touch the thin screen and surprisingly there are some buttons that look like a video player application.
This is what I think it is, right?
A button similar to turning events back, I immediately touched the button and slowly the MOCAD System screen displayed the events that happened before.
I found the Jackpot feature!
This is what I need!
Let's look at how far the MOCAD System is able to display events that have occurred.
“Kotori..” I looked at Kotori who was preparing to receive my orders.
“Looks like I need coffee for this one” heard my request, Kotori immediately stood up and rushed out of this room.
“It looks like I'm very busy with this new toy” I said as I pressed the panel that turned the incident back. I was looking for what happened three days earlier.
“Hey, Hans.. What skill is it?”
“Hans..”
“Oiu.. Did you hear me Hans?”
I guess, I should get used to hearing Will's curious questions that keep bothering me.
“Are you trying to ignore me?”
“OY! HANS!”
“HAAAAANSSSS!!”
What other trials are these?
Not a second from my decision, I gave up and preferred to satisfy Will's curiosity about the MOCAD System.
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