[Comprehensive] Phantom Thief · Phantom Thief

The night was silent.

The huge first-quarter moon hangs horizontally in the middle of the clear and cloudless night sky, and the bright moonlight projected straight down makes it seem that some dark shadows that are about to move in the night have nowhere to hide.

In the princess lounge on the fifth floor of the Art Museum of the Principality of Sabrilla, through the large double windows, the bright moonlight shines directly into the room without hindrance. , coated with a layer of shining brilliant silver...

Kaito is looking at the painting.

——That’s right, look at the picture.

As a phantom thief, even if he is a phantom thief who focuses on gems, Kaito's ability to identify and appreciate works of art other than gems is actually quite extraordinary.

So, just standing in front of the painting and observing it carefully for a while, Kaito easily judged that there must be something wrong with the oil painting in front of him.

"This level of camouflage... I really dare to do it." Shaking his head pretendingly, Kuai Dou sighed loudly.

——There is a certain degree of deviation in the level and color from the original oil painting introduced in the information when it was produced. Although it cannot be said to be very obvious, as long as a professional connoisseur carefully identifies it, it must be true. It's not hard to see the flaws.

However, this oil painting was brought to Japan from the Principality of Sabrila as a rare treasure. The reason why no problems were found in the process...

Presumably, apart from the fact that the exhibition has not officially started yet, so the group of professionals have not had the opportunity to really get in touch with the painting at close range, the so-called "demon" students who possessed the owner of the oil painting definitely contributed a lot .

only……

Turning his head and silently glanced at a certain princess who was sleeping soundly in the middle of the big bed, the corners of Kuai Dou's mouth twitched uncontrollably——

Come on, you are possessed by a demon anyway, just like that, someone uses a small hypnotic gas to knock you down easily... Is this really good?

However, this also confirmed Kaito's previous guess from another aspect.

First, although the devil will be hostile to outsiders who rashly approach the painting it chooses to possess and is likely to use supernatural power to attack, but once the host falls into a state where it cannot actively regain consciousness for some reason, if the person approaching the painting is not With the existence of the power to seal the demon, the possibility of the demon forcing the host to use power to attack is actually very small.

——This point can be proved to a considerable extent from the fact that Kaito was less than five meters away from the oil painting, but he was not attacked in any way, and Princess Ann was still unconscious under the effect of hypnotic gas.

And the second conclusion is that, as Kaito predicted, in the face of any supernatural phenomenon, as long as it is used properly, technological means may not be impossible to gain an advantage and victory.

The evidence is still a certain Her Royal Highness who is sleeping at the moment.

Kaito speculates that the reason for this situation is probably because even if she is possessed by a demon, Her Royal Highness herself is not really out of the category of ordinary people, so once the demon is unsuspecting and chooses some ordinary people, she will not be able to resist It is actually not that difficult to subdue people who are possessed by demons.

It's just how to expel or seal the devil after this...

Shrugging his shoulders, Kaito said that this is not something he should worry about and worry about.

"Forget it, let's just do another good deed." Anyway, he has already done a lot of good deeds tonight, and this one or two are not bad.

"I just don't know, can that Miss Saintess arrive within the time limit?"

He raised his hand and glanced at his watch, there was still about half an hour before the hypnotic gas expired, Kaito thought about it, and decided to get out of the way as soon as possible - the things that will happen in this room later are important to him. After all, the orthodox phantom thief who relies on the power of science and technology is too fantasy. If it can go smoothly, then it's okay, if there is any accident...

Someone who regretted his life said that it is better to kill the possibility of such an accident in the cradle.

As he turned around and was about to walk towards the door, Kaito's footsteps stopped abruptly.

Considering that she doesn't know her target, Joan of Arc, who has been transferred from the exclusive oil painting exhibition hall on the third floor to the princess lounge, may have already played the classic chasing and fleeing classic police and thief in the museum at this time. Game, if I follow the original plan to take the evacuation route in the pavilion at this time, it may add a lot of risks. Kaito simply turned back, planning to temporarily pass through the window and use the safety rope or suction cup to escape directly from the outside of the exhibition hall.

As for those Japanese police officers who may be encountered outside the museum?

Mr. Phantom Thief, who has perfectly disguised as a police officer for countless times, said that as long as he leaves this yard, he will not be afraid of anyone!

He didn't put away his iconic white monster outfit, because the exhibition hall itself has a white exterior wall paint color, Kaito prepared the safety rope, and was about to climb up the window sill...

The door of the room was suddenly pushed open, accompanied by a large piece of pink petals flying all over the sky, under the effect of strong light from an unknown source, a slender blonde girl suddenly appeared at the door!

"To seal the devil born in the darkness! I am the messenger of the gods, the kamikaze... Joan of Arc!"

——Although it doesn’t have the necessary poses that can be called lore like Sailor Moon (you use this word to express praise or derogation?), but Kaito said that the fixed lines are amazing...

Sometimes it's really embarrassing!

especially……

Thinking of Zhongcun Arina's setting of Joan of Arc's life experience in the comics, Kaito covered his face, and for a moment, he really had the urge to kneel down immediately.

The setting of the reincarnation of Joan of Arc in France in the [-]th century is already miraculous and powerful, okay?Miss Kusakabe Maro, you really don't need to go back and forth... In the previous life, it was Eve, the ancestor of human beings!

As one of the legendary Eve's billions of descendants, Kaito really felt the pressure!

Silently watching the girl Phantom Thief standing at the door with a bit of embarrassment and staring at him in a daze after uttering the special lines for appearance in a high-profile manner but not getting the expected response, Kaito Finally, he sighed silently.

……never mind.

Is the other party a girl after all?

And...she is a strong, independent, optimistic and kind girl.

As a gentleman, as long as you don't touch your bottom line, you should not embarrass and be at a loss for women who deserve respect and gentle treatment.

Thinking of this, Kaito raised the corners of his lips slightly, put his right hand around his chest, leaned slightly, and gave an elegant gentleman's salute to the blond girl standing blankly at the door: "Good night, beautiful lady. Your appearance is So gorgeous and unexpected, please forgive me for not being able to greet you immediately because of a momentary distraction."

The extremely gentle tone, the magnetic and charming voice, the slender and tall figure under the bright moonlight, the inadvertent elegance and grace revealed when leaning slightly...

——It has to be admitted that whether it is intentional or unintentional, the existence of the boy named Kidd or Kuroba Kaito seems to be born with some unknown magical temptation, which makes people only need one See, then... I can no longer look away easily.

So even the girl Joan of Arc, who was used to seeing beautiful men, was stunned for a while.

When she finally came to her senses and thought of responding, the strange thief in white standing by the window over there had already curled up her lips slightly. It's hard to imagine what kind of outstanding and charming face a person with such a gentle and elegant smile will reveal after all the pretense is gone.

Joan blushed again because of her own imagination and the other party's calm and indifferent posture, but she hastily revealed a look that was obviously a story, only under the reminder of her little partner who kept flying around to remind her to pay attention--the quasi-angel Feiyin. Make a calm "calm" expression: "You are... Kaitou Kidd? I have heard the name for a long time, but I didn't expect... It's really not as good as seeing you today."

Kaito just nodded generously when he heard the words, and did not show any pride or surprise because of being praised by the beautiful woman: "To each other, to each other. Messenger of God, Miss Kamikaze Thief Joan of Arc."

The girl on the opposite side was startled when she heard the words, and then, under Kaito's seemingly focused gaze, she couldn't help but slowly blushed, and it took a while before she recovered.

"In that case, then I'm not being polite. The painting "St. Villian's Blessing" hanging on the wall is the goal of my trip, if you don't mind..."

"Of course." Kaito nodded knowingly again, and without waiting for Joan to ask again, he took the initiative: "Originally, my mission has been completed, and I was planning to leave before."

——Unfortunately, it was interrupted by someone's sudden appearance.

Although Kaito didn't say it out loud, but judging by Jeanne's expression, how could there be anything he didn't understand?

However, Kaito did not intend to embarrass the girl in front of him again, so he stopped this topic and said instead: "Now that Miss Joan is here, then... I will take a step first."

Said, Kaito turned around, was about to grab the safety rope and jump out of the window, when he didn't want to, suddenly a pair of small hands hugged his neck silently!

"Lord Kidd, where are you going? Ann hasn't greeted you yet!"

The little blond princess woke up at some point and said this to Kaito with a smile on her face, but those blood-red eyes, which were abnormally widened and the pupils were erected, were filled with a chilling light , in the dark lounge where the lights were not turned on, an ominous red glow shone.

Kaito, who was pinned down, stared speechlessly at the blond princess who was obviously stimulated by the arrival of Joan of Arc, thus breaking free from the effect of hypnotic gas and successfully triggering the state of demon possession, suddenly felt that he had recently... ...It's really bad luck==

Glancing sideways at the girl Joan of Arc, the envoy of God, who was standing at the door, she kept calculating the escape method in her heart, and even the young Kaito, who had already awakened to use a certain secret hidden deep within him, didn't know that at a distance Not far from the exhibition hall, a mysterious deity whose body is still unknown is running at full speed...

Come galloping here.