[Comprehensive] Phantom Thief · Phantom Thief

Kaito's reaction was quick.

Although just a few seconds ago, he was still extremely surprised and horrified by his unintentional discovery, but when the entangled (?!) DARK and KRAD were picnicking towards him and Loki Fenrir (==) When he fell in this direction, the young magician had swiftly put all the picnic equipment he took out into his small backpack, and hid in Loki with Fenrir in his arms. In the barrier that was opened casually.

Although the current development of things is not quite the same as the original book (mainly the part about the two heroines of the original work, the Harada sisters), but for Kaito, that was not the focus of his attention, so it was sent back from the previous familiars. In the video, I got a general idea of ​​the movements of the Harada sisters—yes, even though neither Daisuke nor DARK was deeply involved, the sisters were still led by the strong inertia of the plot to the Rachel Museum this time. Here——Kaito, who found that they couldn't even break through the guard at the door, lost interest in paying attention to the two girls after that. The gossip drama where KRAD fell in love and killed each other went...

...cough cough!So should I say that gossip is really charming? ╮(╯▽╰)╭ silently felt a little guilty for my previous "inattention", and at the same time lamented that luckily I didn't miss DARK's return because of this--as for being with him KRAD that fell together?Anyway, sooner or later he will turn back to the Hito boy, and the attitude of the Hito boy is inclined to rescue Daisuke, so there is nothing to worry about at all—Kaito let out a breath, and Dark, who has lost his wings, is about to Just before he fell heavily to the ground, he reached out and pulled the corner of Laloki's clothes, then looked at his lover with satisfaction and nodded in understanding, and gave a helping hand without any trace, so that Dark was able to fall safely to the ground.

And the legendary Mr. Big Phantom Thief seems to be aware of this too.

So although he couldn't feel the exact location of himself and the others because of the barrier, Kaito still nodded slightly when he saw Dark pointed out, which was a small compliment to Loki's previous helping hand.

But other than that, DARK didn't make any unnecessary actions. After all, KRAD also fell into this small bush with him just now. Who knows that he might be Hitoshi who has recovered his will Young man, are you secretly watching his every move at this time?

Thinking of this cautiously, the big purple-haired Phantom Thief circled his fingers, raised them to his lips, and blew a clear whistle...

Not long after, with the sound of rustling leaves, a small white creature that looked extremely cute suddenly popped out from the low bushes beside it.

The little guy has a smooth white fur that is whiter and more dazzling than the first snow in winter. At first glance, it looks a bit like a lop-eared rabbit, but soon you will find that it is completely different from them-compared to the lop-eared rabbit, the little thing To look more chubby, the hind paws that are pulling something behind are not quite the same as a rabbit, but rather resemble a cat’s plum blossom-shaped pads, small front paws, a chubby tail, and a pair of soft white No way, long ears...

The chubby little guy got out of the bushes with dexterous movements that didn't match his figure. The moment DARK's figure came into view, his pair of big ruby ​​eyes were filled with joy and peace of mind.

"Jiujiu~~" the little thing yelled joyfully in a low voice, and ran towards DARK with four paws as if having fun.

Almost in the blink of an eye, the little guy bounced vigorously and landed firmly between the wide-open arms of the purple-haired young man. He happily rubbed his little head against his master while enjoying his master's loving touch. Looking at the other person's neck...

"Jiujiu~~" Master!You are here~ Wiz is so worried about you~

The little guy shouted happily.

At this moment, Dark's expression was also unbelievably gentle: "Wiz! Are you okay?"

The little guy with the white hair ball shook his head when he heard the words, and happily "chirped" a few more times, as if to appease his master.

After feeling that DARK was completely relieved, the little guy jumped out of his master's arms one by one, ran back to the bush where he crawled out from, and took a lot of effort to paint a painting that was almost completely black. dragged to the owner's side...

"Jiujiu~~" The master is Daisuke's painting!Wiz is back!

"Thank you Wiz, it's lucky to have you here." Dark smiled slightly when he saw this, leaned over and rubbed his little familiar's soft head: "It helped me a lot."

"Jiujiu~" The host is not polite

"It seems... I seem to have disturbed something?"

At the moment when the master and servant looked at each other and smiled, a cold male voice suddenly came from not far away, piercing the sweet and harmonious atmosphere in the audience in an instant. DARK turned his head quickly, and saw the blue-haired boy who had returned to Rei Hiwata's body standing not far away, staring at him indifferently...

"Hito?"

Unexpectedly, although DARK's attitude is not close, it is not as defensive as in the original book.Looking up and down at the young man, the purple-haired monster raised his eyebrows, and the expression on his face was a little bit of interest and joking: "What? That guy was pushed back by you?"

This statement of his is obviously more than what it represents on the surface, but what the deeper meaning points to, the teenager who was ridiculed was not interested in knowing.

Glancing at DARK coldly, the blue-haired boy remained indifferent and said, "You still have the mood to joke? Although I don't know what you did to this painting before, it could slow down the collapse of the world in it, but now it seems... that Approaches seem to be failing."

And as if to confirm the words of Ridu boy, the thick black color that only occupied a huge part of the screen suddenly began to agitate, accelerating the speed of erosion to the surroundings!

DARK's heart sank.

He remembered that Loki had said to himself with a serious expression before he dealt with the painting, "All I can do, in the final analysis, is just a kind of 'delay'. The other side that this painting leads to The world is about to reach the limit of the time it can exist, whether you want to forcibly tear your companion's soul out of it, or want to completely stabilize the world on the other side and slowly find a way to rescue, the final result is, It can only accelerate the demise of that world."

At that time, Dark didn't quite understand what kind of effect Loki's so-called "delay" could achieve in the end, but now, he thinks he understands a little bit.

At this time, Rito's actions are very interesting.

I saw that the blue-haired boy took out a pen out of nowhere, and then... began to smear on the almost completely black screen.

After that, an incredible scene happened!With the sweep of Hito's pen tip, the picture infested with thick ink began to gradually restore its previous appearance...

"This is 'repair'." Seeing the doubt in Dark's expression, Hito explained in a flat tone, "Although it can only prolong the life of this painting a little, I think...before you bring Daisuke out , is this enough time?"

As for why Hito can do such a thing?That's because, of course, he... is an "Ice Hunter" after all...

His expression was in a trance for a moment, but he immediately regained his clarity in the next second. When he raised his eyes again, he seemed to be that "calm, indifferent, cold-hearted and cold-hearted" Rito Ren again.

"What? Why don't you hurry up?"

Seeing that DARK was still not moving, Hito, who was also very worried about the red-haired boy trapped in the world of the second hand of time, couldn't help but urge him.

DARK took a deep look at Hito after hearing this, but didn't say much, instead, he simply jumped into the painting through the window that Hito repaired.

And the development of the next thing is no different from the original plot - DARK took his half body and successfully escaped from the world of the second hand of time that was about to collapse, and before that world collapsed completely, Rito will seal up Elio The time wedge of the special soul is thrown into the picture. At the end, Elliott and Friedel, the lovers who have been separated for an unknown amount of time, and who miss each other even beyond death, are finally able to meet at the last moment. meet again...

"Although it is a tragedy no matter how you look at it, unexpectedly there is such a 'happy' ending... This seems to be the highest state of cruelty?" Hiding behind the enchantment, through Loki Kaito, who captured all these developments in his eyes, sighed in a low voice, raised his eyes and silently looked at the one who had been sitting at the bottom of the tree without any other reaction since he flew out of the painting. Redhead boy.

—— Daisuke has returned.

With the full cooperation of Hito and DARK, his safe return seems to be a matter of course.

It's just that the shocks I suffered during the time in the world in the painting, the shock I received when I learned the "truth" of the story between Friedel and Elliott, was the first time I was alone. At the same time, he noticed the almost piercing nostalgia and longing for his half body and lover DARK, and... until the end, I couldn't really help Friedel. The dazedness and powerlessness of being able to watch her disappear with the second hand of time...

The 14-year-old boy experienced for the first time what it means to be "powerless".

And derived from this is the deep anxiety and the possibility that one day in the future, I will encounter the possibility of losing my lover, but I am still as powerless and unable to do anything at this moment. fear.

Bending over and burying himself between the tightly hugging knees, Daisuke tightly closed his eyes, not wanting to vent his confusion and fear with tears weakly.

However, in the next second, when he was hugged into a familiar and warm embrace...

"Stupid. Am I not... right next to you?"

Familiar, deep, the voice of his most important person...

Daisuke blinked his eyes and was stunned for a while, then...slowly, little by little, the corners of his mouth curled up—ahh...this person is his DARK!

So he stretched out his hands and hugged it back slowly but firmly: "Well, I see, DARK."

I am not afraid of anything anymore.

As long as...you are still by my side.

Sporadic white snowflakes suddenly floated in the dark night sky, and the embracing couple raised their heads tacitly at the moment when the cold six-petal "flower" fell on their cheeks, looking at the untimely white petals all over the sky ...

"This must... be the last magic that Folidie'er and Time Second Hand sent to thank you."

Lowering his head to touch the brows of the red-haired little lover, DARK said in a low voice with a soft and tolerant smile in his eyes.

The red-haired young man was slightly taken aback when he heard the words, and then quickly revealed a warm and bright smile that Dark was familiar with: "Well... I heard Folidie'er's voice."

After finishing speaking, Daisuke raised his head and stared quietly at the snowy night sky with his lover. The huge hole in his heart that was ruptured by the disappearance of the girl was gradually filled by the tenderness and warmth brought by the person beside him, leaving no trace of it. Gap...

And in a corner not far behind them, Kaito, who has been hidden behind the barrier and watched the whole process, nodded with satisfaction after seeing this scene: "Sure enough, choose that time to let senior materialize Going to comfort Daisuke is the most appropriate thing~ Good job Loki! Go back and reward you."

"Oh? Kaito... how do you reward me?"

——Keep an inch, you are talking about the current Loki, right?

Kaito curled his lips, although the expression on his face was a bright "contempt", but he approached him without any hesitation, just like this in front of his son (Fenrir), openly at the corner of his father's mouth Printed a light kiss: "This is a deposit paid in advance."

After the kiss, he didn't pay attention to the reaction of someone + a certain dog. The black-haired magician turned around and strode away gracefully——

Hmph, want him to be deflated and watch him blushing, arrogant and angry?Loki, don't be too complacent!

Unknowingly, someone who was really arrogant thought so, and his steps suddenly took a bigger step - call it a day and go home!As for the thank-you gifts from his seniors and Daisuke?

Rubbing his chin, Kaito began to seriously consider whether he would be slapped away in anger if he asked his senior for a hundred pieces of his love experience...

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Nearly half a month has passed since the last unexpected DARK request for help.

The life of all members of the Yanque Detective Agency has not changed much after that, it is still warm, plain and happy.

And Kaito finally got used to his sophomore life again a little bit, and because his memory can be regarded as very against the sky, many things that happened in the past became another reliance for him to act. The little convenience is not mentioned here. In short, if the trouble of never growing up is excluded, Kaito finds that the last time he was a sophomore in high school is not as sad as he imagined—except that the freshness and interest are slightly lacking...

It was another weekend, Kaidou returned from a trip with his good friend You Boy, and picked up a (?) black-haired little Zhengtai with a sad expression in his yard...

"Brother Kaito." Xiao Zhengtai sat in the corner with his knees hugged, and after Kaito discovered his existence, he never stopped shooting him with cute-type killer rays...

"You don't come to me." The child complained miserably in a soft voice, "You don't take me with you if you have fun."

"It was so rare and interesting to help Senior DARK last time, but you all refused to let me participate."

"Brother Kuai Dou, you don't love me anymore."

In the end, Xiao Ling, who has evolved from a sad little mushroom squatting in the corner alone to a cute little kid holding the corner of her brother's clothes and complaining about being coquettish, pouted, and shook Kaito's clothes, "Hello, Xiaoling!" sad."

Kaito froze.

... Well, he admitted that he really has no natural resistance to things like "cute creatures".

For example, a cute and well-behaved child who knows how to act like a baby at the right time, such as a little black dog with the same characteristics...

No matter how mature, elegant and stable Kaito is as a magician or a phantom thief, sometimes, it can't be a weapon against the temptation of cuteness...

"Little clever ghost!"

So in the end, facing the little Shota who said "I'm so sad, I'm so wronged, I'm so sad, Brother Kuaito, come and comfort me!", Kaito could only stretch out his hand and pinch the tip of the other's straight nose in a funny way. , and scolded with a doting smile on his face.

So Xiao Ling smiled sweetly: "Brother Kuai Dou said that he wants me to be more cunning."

It turns out that Rei Ijiin, who is gentle and stable that does not meet her age, was spoiled by the contact with Kaito and the other two members of the Phantom Thief Alliance. , becoming even more... like a ten-year-old boy.Right under Kaito's eyes, Xiaoling, who was so serious at first sight and looked like a little gentleman, has gradually changed into the current appearance - she can act like a baby, she can complain, she can be dependent, she can Sly and nimble pursing his lips into a smirk...

Kaito thought, this is what a child should look like.

Conan's false boss... Forget it, we don't want him.

Shaking his head to get the face of his old opponent, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, out of his mind, Kaito stretched out his hand to pull Xiao Zhengtai, and the two walked slowly to the backyard where the faint aroma of black tea was already coming from - I believe that Anno must be ready by this time After a delicious afternoon tea, just wait for them to pass.

"Why didn't you call before you came? If I knew you were coming, I'd make an appointment with You." —Young boy You seem to be in the middle of a break recently, and his schedule is not as full as before .

"Hmm... Maybe it's because I want to surprise Brother Kaito?" The child tilted his head with a cute face, "And I'm here to send invitations, and I'll bring them directly to Kaito after they're printed. Brother, I never thought of making a phone call beforehand."

As she spoke, she stuck out her tongue playfully, and the smile on Xiao Ling's face became brighter.

Kaito then raised his eyebrows: "Is it the invitation card for the school festival that I mentioned earlier?"

"Eh? Brother Kuai Doo remember?"

"Of course, I promised you that I would definitely go."

"Hey~ I'm so happy, Big Brother Kaito takes my affairs so seriously!"

"Damn kid! What does that mean? Did I put you in the freezer before!"

"Oh, I was wrong Kaito brother let go! It hurts~~~"

"Hmph. Let's see if you dare next time."

"I hate it, Brother Kaito is getting more and more tempered by brother Loki's spoiling!"

"What are you talking about, kid!"

"Ah~ I don't dare anymore~~ Help, brother Loki!"

……

The sound of laughter vibrated from the small courtyard and spread far away before gradually dissipating.

And when this happy afternoon tea was over, Kaito personally sent Xiaoling to his family's car, and walked side by side on the way home, Kaito turned his head and looked at the blonde lover beside him: "Um... Loki is going to attend Xiaoling's school festival with me, right?"

"of course."

"Then let's call Anno and Fenrir too, after all, it's the school festival of the legendary CLAMP Academy."

——Among the many works, the four older aunts who drew the plots of death, torture, death, and abuse described it as a super luxurious school that is unparalleled in the sky and on the earth!

Just by thinking about it, Kaito can foresee how luxurious this school festival, which Ling, his president, and Su Fang-senpai see as normal, will be held...

"So we mobilized collectively and went to visit together. Such opportunities are indeed rare."

The head of the family (?) Kaito saw that his own Rocky did not object, so he finally made a decision.

So, a week later, the well-prepared team of the Tanque Detective Agency appeared at the shining gate of CLAMP Academy...

——By the way, this school gives people the feeling...why does it look so much like a famous killer tennis game? →