Only Yuanzi, a naive newcomer who only pretends to love dragons, blinks her eyes, completely clueless.

If Kuroba Toichi's fate is still unknown, then the death of magic master Reiko Chikamiya is a scar on the hearts of magic fans back then.

I already felt very sorry when I heard that she had an accident while preparing for a performance.

Six years later, it was revealed that her carefully trained disciples conspired to murder her in order to take her place. This regret turned into resentment and hatred for the injustice of God.

This added an even more fantastical element to Reiko Chikamiya's already illustrious magic career.

“But little brother,” 46-year-old Araki Yoshino sighed, then asked, “you were just born when Chikamiya Reiko passed away, weren’t you?”

Have you seen her perform?

To everyone else, Gao Yuan's expression appeared calm, but Kaito Kuroba could tell that it was a quality a magician should possess.

In the words of his father, Toichi Kuroba, a magician must have a "poker face" that cannot reveal any emotion.

Kaito Kuroba has already acknowledged that the child before him is an excellent magic apprentice.

So why did he put on a poker face when Reiko Chikamiya was mentioned? ...

While Kuroba Kaito was pondering, Takato replied casually, "I've seen the recording of her performance."

This explanation wasn't entirely unacceptable, so the others let it go and turned to ask others instead.

When asked about the garden, this young lady replied with her characteristic boldness, "Of course—"

"—Lord Phantom Thief Kid!"

"Pfft..." Kaito Kuroba sprayed his drink all over the table.

...

"Ninety-nine Wenkang!"

"Sanada Ichisan!"

"..."

The discussion gradually heated up, and the group went from admiring a particular magician to listing a wide range of famous magicians.

Takato glanced at Kuroba Kaito and saw that he was still staring at Tanaka Takahisa, who seemed to be completely unaffected, so he smiled faintly.

"The wind blows through the spring well."

When Gao Yuan uttered the name, the discussion seemed to be snapped in two by pliers, and everyone fell silent.

“Ah…” the young Mako Kuroda stammered, “...the magician who tragically died in an accident during a performance last month…”

"What a pity!"

“It’s not just a pity,” Araki continued. “Master Harui Fuden retired early, and your generation probably doesn’t know much about him.”

"In our time, he was adored and fascinated like a magician!"

Faced with these stories told by the elderly, the young people, lacking any real connection to the stories, could only nod in agreement.

Tanaka Takahisa remained silent, his expression unreadable.

“However, little brother Yaozhi,” Araki laughed, looking at Takato, “why do you only like magic masters from the previous generation?”

"You've watched quite a few videos, haven't you?"

Gao Yuan nodded seriously, ignoring the look that Kuroba Kaito was giving him.

“Great magicians deserve to be remembered forever,” he said. “I believe that I am not the only one here who remembers Master Harui Fuden.”

"Yes, yes, and me too!" Kaito Kuroba raised his hand.

What exactly is this child trying to do?

Discussing the person her most respected in front of her granddaughter who wanted to stand up for her grandfather?

Is this considered controlling the situation?

Is this trying to stir up trouble?

Kaito Kuroba, who is invincible on the magic stage, finds that the situation is getting out of control.

Before I could figure out how to salvage the situation, that troublesome kid spoke up again.

"And... Ms. Tanaka, you too, right?"

"'Fake Child' was the stage name that Master Harui Fuden used when he first started out."

"You didn't just use this name as your chat room nickname out of curiosity, did you?"

"W-what?..." The way everyone looked at Tanaka Kikue changed.

"Tanaka, you admire Harui Fuden, right? Why have you never mentioned it to us?"

Does this even need to be mentioned? It's clear you're all fake fans.

Kaito Kuroba silently complained from the side.

Someone openly using "Fake Kid" as a nickname, and you don't even know who she idolizes, is like someone calling someone "Kaito Kid's dog" and then asking them, "Do you know Kaito Kid?"

As expected, Tanaka Takahisa quickly composed herself and smiled easily.

"I thought you guys could tell... or maybe my hobbies are just too niche."

“However,” Gao Yuan didn’t give her a chance and continued to ask, “I heard that Master Harui Fuden has a descendant.”

"To be precise, she's an only granddaughter, and her surname is... Tanaka, right?"

"Ms. Tanaka, is that you?"

According to Japanese etiquette, this is not how most people speak.

So once you say that, it's pretty much a certainty.

The concept that "Tanaka Takahisa is Harui Fuden's granddaughter" was immediately accepted by everyone.

"Really, Tanaka, why don't you say anything?" Kuroda Mako suddenly felt sorry for her and tried to take Tanaka Takahisa's hand, but was gently pushed away.

Thinking about how much pain her grandfather's death must have brought her, a group of friends were all a little teary-eyed.

"Yes, you should have told us..."

"Master Harui Fuden... what a pity..."

"He must love magic so much that he couldn't let go of the stage, which is why he decided to perform again..."

"It's truly a cruel twist of fate..."

Amidst your gentle, comforting words, Tanaka Takahisa's expression gradually darkened.

"Enough!" she shouted, her voice so loud it shook the bowls and plates on the table.

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