[Comprehensive] Phantom Thief · Phantom Thief

In the blink of an eye, the line of sight has been completely occupied by a deep purple.

The hair of the person behind was flying, and it slid across Kaito's cheek inadvertently under the blowing of the night wind, and there was a slight itchiness in that soft touch, which made Kaito lean back reflexively, so , and the face of the future man came into view more clearly——

The fine and flowing dark purple long hair, the charming and deep eyes of the same color, the exquisite and perfect facial features as if carved by heaven, have been kneaded together in the most suitable way, forming an amazing picture A handsome and flawless face...

Because of being held in the arms of the other party, Kaito can't accurately predict the height of the incoming person for the time being, but thinking about it, if he can easily put a 174cm tall and 58kg Kaito into his arms so easily, the incoming person probably won't be better than Kuaito Dou should be short.

The arms around his waist are strong and strong, and his heartbeat is steady and gentle from the chest that is tightly pressed together. Kaito is amazed that there is such a strong power hidden under the seemingly thin and slender chest of the other party. Under the gaze of those charming purple eyes that seemed to be smiling but not smiling, he opened his mouth with a generous expression——

"Thank you for your help in this critical moment, Mr. Unknown Gentleman."

"You're welcome, little guy." Looking at the calm and composed Kaito in his arms with great interest, the mysterious visitor hooked the corners of his lips, showing a handsome and unruly intoxicating smile: "I was just passing by by chance. It’s just seeing a colleague in distress. Under such circumstances, I can’t leave you alone, right? Although... I soon discovered after this, maybe you... don’t need my help?"

——It was only a blink of an eye from when he took the person into his arms to seeing the expression on the other person's face clearly. However, in the whole process, this young man who was about the same age as his Yizhu There was no trace of panic and fear on his face...

A certain person then understands that he may be... troubled.

But after that, he immediately received a sincere and unadulterated thank you from the young man in his arms, which made someone who was already quite curious and interested in this little colleague whom he encountered by chance couldn't help but feel a sense of gratitude towards him. It looks more and more different——

Elegant and warm and courteous...

These days, peers like teenagers are rare.

And Kaito also got a lot of information from Naruto's response.

First of all, since the other party calls Kaito "peer", it means that he himself should be a phantom thief.

As for how he judged Kaito's identity?

Twitching the corners of his mouth, Kaito thought, even if he didn't know Kidd's iconic white top hat and white cape, just his attire alone is definitely enough for others to recognize his identity as a phantom thief——

People living in this strange world of comics seem to have some kind of inexplicable obsession and fanaticism for "Phantom Thief", a special profession that is difficult to judge in absolute black or white, which makes them easily You can recognize several kinds of unique costumes of strange thieves, and can use this to instantly judge which strangely dressed passers-by who passed by them in the middle of the night, and it was later confirmed that they were indeed a famous and peerless strange thief ...

It's a pretty interesting world, right?

Shrugging his shoulders, Kaito states that he has given up any hope of "normality" in the world.

Turning his head and not hiding the meaning of observation in his eyes, Kaito's eyes swept over the almost perfect face of the person in front of him inch by inch - the slightly raised eyebrows, the deep and charming purple eyes, delicate and straight Straight nose, glossy lips...

This person seems to have concentrated all the favor of the Creator, and Kaito, who has always been quite satisfied with his appearance, can't help but feel a sense of sympathy (?) for finally meeting his opponent. (Young man, are you narcissistic?)

And in Kaito's impression, the existence that met such appearance standards, was with him, and was able to steadily bring him close to his arms under the situation just now...

Inadvertently shifting his gaze to the back of the person who came, Kaito was finally 100% sure of the person's identity when the expected pair of huge black wings came into view——

DARK, living in the body of a male descendant of the Niwa family, the legendary... black-winged phantom thief.

"I didn't expect to run into the legendary senior in this kind of place. It seems... I'm lucky."

Ignoring Dark's previous ridicule of "Maybe I don't need his help", Kaito raised his eyebrows, his expression became more natural and at ease under the other party's increasingly interested gaze: "But Senior Dark, you... ...Did you really pass by here by chance?"

His gaze drifted slowly towards the group of police officers who were making a mess on the ground, starting their police cars and calling for helicopter support by radio, and the smile in Kaito's eyes became even wider: "Although it still doesn't seem very useful now, But underestimating the police...even a great Phantom Thief might suffer a bit, okay?"

— like today.

If it wasn't for the prophecy provided by Loki that made him wake up first and make some adjustments to the plan, maybe...he might really be like the original book, being forced by the white horse detective and almost being caught by the police live.

but……

Kaito originally thought that the black and white mentioned in the prophecy referred to himself and the white horse respectively (after all, their surnames are indeed one black and one white), and the phrase "when the black wings are shrouded in golden light", it should be It was me who was helped and protected by Loki——in addition to being called the evil god, Loki actually has the title of Vulcan in his official job, so the golden light is on the top, and Kaito's surname is Kuroba. , Isn't it "black wings"!

Who would have thought that the first half of this prophecy is actually about the appearance of White Horse Detective and the duel between him and Kaito, but in the second half, it is about DARK...

This is probably some kind of accidental fate, right?

Thinking like this, Kaito obediently was reminded by him, regardless of the bursts of shouts from the ground (the content was nothing more than "Kidd and his accomplices, you are surrounded! Hurry up and catch them!") , spread his wings and flew directly to the distant Dark, holding him in his arms, until the art exhibition hall, and the group of Police Officer Nakamori and even if they flew out of that person's field of vision, it seemed that they could still feel the scorching heat from the betting The owner of the line of sight, White Horse Tan, was left far behind the two of them, so Kaito raised his hand and tugged at someone's collar, motioning for the other person to find a random corner and put him down.

……

"What happened today is really troublesome for seniors."

As soon as his feet touched the ground, Kaito quickly distanced himself from Dark, nodded slightly, and thanked the purple-haired phantom thief who was still watching him with interest.

"...It's just a small matter." Dark, who was solemnly thanked, was startled when he heard the words, and then waved his hand casually, signaling Kaito not to care, "But if you want to repay me, little guy... tell me your name ?”

This time it was Kaito's turn to be startled.

However, under the gaze of DARK's smiling purple eyes, Kaito quickly reacted.

Raising his hand and lightly lowering the white top hat on his head, Kaito bowed slightly, and gave a gentle gentleman's salute in the direction of Dark, which looked obviously elegant and humble to the extreme, but at the same time revealed a kind of arrogant gentleman's salute that was not offensive. : "Good night, dear sir. Kaitou Kidd, I would like to extend my sincere greetings to you."

After Li Bi raised his head, he saw Dark's amethyst-like clear and intoxicating eyes deep into a deep smile for no apparent reason...

"This greeting... I accept it."

The purple-haired phantom thief suddenly raised the corners of his lips, took two steps back under Kaito's perplexed gaze, and then... suddenly leapt towards the sky!

"Then, goodbye, my lovely...little junior."

Accompanied by a whispered farewell that sounded in the ears, DARK's figure had already flown away, leaving only a solitary black feather, accompanied by the fine snow slowly falling in Kaito's amazed sight, finally ... quietly resting in his palm.

"This is my dedicated communication tool. If you want to see me next time..."

DARK's voice came from all directions, and was slowly gathered into the feathers in Kaito's hand...

"This is really..."

It's not the first time I have encountered a non-technological monster, but this... no matter how you look at it, it's a bit too magical, right?

Carefully put away the feathers, Kaito didn't stay any longer—there is someone at home waiting for him to go back...

※※※

After returning home that day, Kaito naturally told Loki about DARK.

The two agreed that from Dark's performance that day, he didn't seem to have any plans to become an enemy of Kaito, so whether it was the encounter itself or the feather left by Dark for communication, it was all after that. It was quickly left behind by the two, and did not bring any special changes to their peaceful daily life. (Of course, it is not ruled out that this is the result of someone's deliberate guidance)

And as winter is coming to an end, Kaito's Ekota High School decided to set the last extracurricular activity of this semester as backcountry skiing, and each grade was assigned to a different ski resort on a class basis——

"It is said that this can avoid many unnecessary accidents caused by the large concentration of students and the school's failure to manage everyone."

Kaito told Loki a certain theory from their principal with a meaningless face.

"So that's it. I won't be here from tomorrow until Sunday. Don't forget to prepare three meals for yourself."

Kaito doesn't agree with someone relying on his status as a god, sometimes if he doesn't come to the detective agency, he simply skips three meals - although he may not really need it.

And someone who was being told by Kaito solemnly raised the corners of his lips slowly at an angle that the other party didn't notice, showing a tricky smile—as expected, Kaito...is really soft-hearted.

While feeling the kind of faint joy that seems to have been absent for a long time and never felt in the bottom of his heart, Loki simply put down his work and sat next to Kaito: "Otherwise... I will accompany you. you together?"

"Together with what?"

"Skiing." Someone said it as a matter of course. "I don't know why, but I always have a bad feeling about your activities this time. So, let me go too, so that if something happens, I can protect you nearby."

"... Whatever, whatever you want." Kaito actually wanted to say "I'm not a woman so I don't need you to protect me!", but looking at Loki's face full of pleading(?) and With an expectant expression, he couldn't help...and his heart softened again.

Besides, Loki's premonition was not wrong. Kaito remembered that Miss Witch would attack him again during the skiing lesson, and the method used was quite unscientific. If he was alone... Although it may not be sure that he will be recruited, it will not be safer than having Loki following him.

So in this way, the two finalized the weekend itinerary together.It’s just that Kaito doesn’t know it yet, when he arrives at the ski resort, he will find that the “surprise” waiting for him there is far more than just one person...