[Comprehensive] Phantom Thief · Phantom Thief

"At nine o'clock tonight, come to worship the 'Angel of the Mask'. ——Dark the Phantom Thief."

The notice that was sent to the boy of Meizhishan was in the simplest form. The time and target were announced clearly. Compared with the code form that Kaito would occasionally use when he rose There is no concealment to speak of.

But as far as Kaito knows, this should be the usual form of announcements used by almost all monster thieves—even he himself, in most of the time when he is not interested, uses such a simple form of announcements at will own arrival.

but……

"'Masqueraded Angel'? That's what the painting was originally called?"

In that case, it seems to be too commensurate with the recent frequent occurrence of various bizarre events in the CLAMP Academy in this painting...

"No, the name of this painting that has been handed down since it was exhibited in the academy is 'Smile of the Holy Angel', not 'Angel with a Mask'." of.

"It is said that the director who decided to keep this picture of the angel in the academy as an exhibit for outstanding students liked and appreciated the picture so much because of the holy and compassionate smile on the angel's face in the picture."

Therefore, if this painting really has such a name, I believe it is absolutely impossible for it to have the influence and status it has today in CLAMP Academy.

——Then...what went wrong?

"Can the file of the student who created this painting be found now?" Because it was DARK who sent the notice, Kaito actually had quite a few secrets about the possible hidden behind this picture of an angel. It's very guesswork, so all he needs now is enough evidence-can be used to confirm his guess.

"Of course. Su Fang!"

"Yes, President."

Under the gesture of the boy from Meizhishan, Su Fang, a blue-haired and cold-faced handsome boy, took a step forward, and at some point there was an extra file in his hand——

"According to the internal information of the school, the student who created the outstanding representative painting 'Holy Angel's Smile' of the most famous student in the CLAMP Academy was Hikari Sho, who was studying in the high school 60 years ago. This senior was in the school at that time. The most talented art student, it is said that the paintings drawn by him are very beautiful and spiritual. Almost every time a work is completed, it will be snapped up by well-known collectors and art lovers at home and abroad at high prices. The remaining works that belonged to the seniors were only hung in the masterpiece exhibition hall under the fierce efforts of the incumbent director at the time, the 'Smile of the Holy Angel'..."

The young man in Yingcun slowly narrated the life of the creator of "Smile of the Holy Angel". The clear but not cold voice, in the ears of others, has an indescribably comfortable and pleasant sound, which makes people gradually want to immerse themselves in it , or even simply... can't stop.

However, Kaito's thoughts drifted away uncontrollably the moment he heard the name "Hikari Sho"...

——Bingshou, who has the special ability obtained after selling his soul to the devil, can inject vitality into the works of art created by himself, thus... endowing the works of art with "life", the cursed creator family ...

"Sure enough, as long as you have something to do with Dark, probably... you can't escape the presence of the Hikari family either."

Shaking his head secretly and sighing, Kaito turned his head and looked at the blond detective who was sitting next to him, but had been silent and silent since the beginning: "Loki?"

Kaito is not sure how much Loki knows about the Hikari family, and with his current situation, it is not easy to say too much to Loki on this topic.

—He couldn't explain why he was so "informed".

It's not that I don't trust Loki, it's just...

As long as Loki's memory is not recovered, Kaito will not be able to trust Loki absolutely and hide nothing like before.

This has nothing to do with whether you can believe it, but just like Loki once noticed, some things... are destined not to be lost.

Therefore, before finding those memories and fetters back, no matter how harmonious and tacit they get along with each other, there will always be something between them. Something that should have existed between the two of them...

Loki has noticed this, and Kaito...has also noticed it long ago.

"It's nothing, Kuaito."

So, before Kaito started to feel embarrassed, Loki first showed him a reassuring smile.

"From this picture of an angel, I can indeed feel an unusual energy. But unfortunately, it is not an 'evil energy' in the usual sense." In the trio of beautiful boys headed by the boy from Meizhishan, because of their own When he suddenly raised his eyes and raised his eyes, Loki spoke again and explained slowly, "Although the way it works is very similar, the energy attached to this painting is far less than that of the real painting. evil."

"Or to put it another way, it can be said that the reason why this painting has such a strange energy is actually because its creator has a certain degree of 'evil spirit', or in layman's terms, it can be called the power from the devil. 'Gift' - the power of demons."

——It has to be said that even if Kaito didn't know some facts beforehand, Loki's judgment is already very close to the so-called "truth".

However, when the word "gift" was mentioned, Loki chuckled very inconspicuously, and a sneer flashed in his eyes for an instant.

"Since Sister Tiger has heard about my existence from a certain channel before, you should know that there are indeed certain phenomena or strange ability systems in this world that cannot be explained and proved by scientific means and viewpoints, but now It is certain that this painting... is one of them."

"Of course I believe in Mr. Rocky's judgment." The Meizhishan boy who had witnessed some extremely supernatural scenes that only existed in legends when he was in the Angel Tuzuo Academy before, almost before Loki finished speaking. At the same time, he gave such a reply with confidence, "If we didn't fully believe in Mr. Rocky's ability, we wouldn't have gone to great lengths to entrust you to solve this incident."

"But now the strange thief is involved..." I also heard about DARK's activities and various deeds, and the Meizhishan boy is really troubled at this time, "It is said that he has never missed a shot since his debut, and he can even fight The legendary Kaitou Kidd is comparable...Although I have the same confidence in the defense of this villa, but..."

This painting is not in the private collection of the Meizhishan family, but in the public possession of the CLAMP Academy, although there is not much difference between the two for the Meizhishan teenagers (after all, the CLAMP Academy was founded by the Meizhishan family. In fact, it can be regarded as the property of the Meizhishan family), but if the painting is really stolen in his hands, it will be difficult to explain to the chairman or the students in the academy.

And when the Meizhishan boy mentioned the name "Kidd", no one noticed that Xiaoling's movements froze for a moment.

However, compared with Xiao Ling, Kaidou's response was much calmer and composed.

"Actually, if the sister tiger doesn't insist on this picture of an angel, I think it's better to just let that Mr. Dark steal it smoothly."

Seeing that the people in the living room were all paying attention because of his statement, Kaito put down the difference in his hands, and smiled at the slightly frowning blond boy: "It's not that I don't have confidence in Loki. I believe If he wanted to, the special energy attached to this painting should be easily cleared away, but...by then, this painting... probably won't be in its original posture. "

Although the beauty and skills still exist, but after the vitality injected into it is forcibly deprived by external forces, the original strange attraction will also disappear. The difference before and after this cannot be said to be huge, but it will never be small. ...

The Meizhishan boy quickly understood the meaning behind Kaito's words.

After thinking for a while in silence, the blond boy whose IQ was said to be so high that NASA would come to Japan to dig people finally sighed deeply, and did not make a decision right away: "Senior Kuroba reminded me to write it down. It's just that this painting has an extraordinary symbolic meaning to CLAMP Academy, how about it...I have to discuss it further with the chairman."

"Naturally. I'm just making a suggestion. Of course, Mei Zhishan has to make his own judgment on what will happen in the end."

Kaito smiled and nodded, but he thought in his heart that he had helped Dark this time, and now...they are not in debt.

In this way, the issue of the disposal of the angel map was put on hold for the time being, and the only thing to do was to wait for the younger sister of the mountain to contact the current director of the school after dinner, and the two would discuss and decide together.

Before that, there is no need for Loki and Kaito to worry about all the arrangements for the angel map.

"If in the end they decide to really let Dark steal the angel map, then naturally there will be nothing for us in the follow-up. And if their final decision is to keep the angel map no matter what, I believe it is just like the sister tiger. Speaking of which, with the security system of this villa itself, there is no need for us to follow up to join in the fun - I remember, you are not keen on catching strange thieves."

Kaito said so to Loki with a sense of peace of mind, and then he immediately pulled people out to go skiing with him.

Under the leadership of the professional entourage, the two took the cable car to the largest snow slope near the mountain villa, and then... spent the whole afternoon there.

So by the time Kaito and Rocky, who had had a good time skating, returned to the main house of the villa, dinner was almost ready.

The five of them enjoyed a sumptuous dinner prepared by the chefs in the restaurant on the first floor. The Meizhishan boy left alone shortly after the dinner, and went to have a video call with the director as planned, Eagle Village The boy and Xiaoling stayed behind, and together with Kaito and Loki, they spent quite a while in the entertainment room.

So gradually, the night fell, and began to cover the entire villa little by little...

The time is approaching nine o'clock, and the black-winged phantom thief hiding in the darkness will soon...

Coming soon!