Chapter 421 The Correct Way to Strip a Vest

When Kid was mentioned, Jiang Xia immediately thought of what he had heard from Mao Lilan about the Suzuki Museum when he met her by chance on the Hokutosei train a few days ago.

However, considering the season, there is still some time before the art museum opens.

So this time, Kidd did not go to Osaka for activities, but instead sent a notice letter to Tokyo about a gem called "Red Ghost".

Jiang Xia thought carefully about the key words, but didn't have much impression. So he realized with a little regret that there might be no ghosts to pick up in this incident.

However, no matter what, it's not a loss to have the energy core. It just so happens that he has nothing to do at night, so he can take some time to go over and check the situation...

In the evening, Jiang Xia finished sending cats, locked the door of the office, and returned home.

The location Kidd had predicted was not far from his home. The puppet constructed by Mist Tengu was traveling very quickly.

Jiang Xia finished his dinner, washed up, and fell onto the bed as usual, covering himself with the quilt.

Then he skillfully left his main body at home, letting the shikigami and the ghost fetuses pour out of the house.

Metaphysical materials piled up in hidden corners and condensed into the shape of Mist Tengu.

Jiang Xia first rummaged around nearby to find his usual puppet tool kit, put it into his wide sleeves, then took off in the night and headed straight for his target.

…

Today is a full moon.

On top of the Bincheng Museum, Kidd retracted the cable and clung to the edge of the building's windowsill like a piece of light dust. He looked up at the huge, bumpy moon in the sky, feeling vaguely uneasy.

There is a hidden thief secret room in Kidd's house, which contains various equipment left by his father Toichi Kuroba, as well as some teaching recordings.

Today, Kidd suddenly learned from a recording that in addition to magic, there is also unscientific magic in this world.

…His worldview was suddenly shattered, and he thought he would be surprised.

But it didn’t.

Later, when he saw the white suit in the secret room that symbolized the identity of the Phantom Thief, Kidd was silent for a moment and suddenly understood why he was so indifferent.

——What's magic? He has even seen real monsters, and has even been robbed by Mist Tengu many times. His acceptance of the worldview has already broken the limitations of science...

Kidd quickly put magic and other things behind his mind and concentrated on preparing today's theft plan.

However, now, we have arrived at the building where the target gem is located.

For some reason, Kidd suddenly became uneasy again.

He looked around the empty building and thought that his uneasiness might come from the abnormality of the police - Inspector Nakamori did not bring a group of people to block him outside the building today... Could it be that the main trap was set in the exhibition hall?

Kidd adjusted the brim of his hat, carefully pried open the window, entered the building, and walked along the quiet corridor to the exhibition hall.

His figure disappeared around the corner.

Another figure hovered down from the air and hovered next to the window that Kidd had pried open.

Jiang Xia drove the Mist Tengu vest and observed for a moment, then folded his wings and landed on the windowsill.

He looked through the window to where Kidd disappeared, then turned back to look at the empty night, a little confused.

——A vague black line extended from a very far distance, one end was tied to Kidd, and the other end extended far away, with no end in sight.

Jiang Xia stared at the strange black line passing by the window for a while, carefully avoided it, pushed open the window, and fell into the building.

After standing firmly, he walked a few steps along the black line in the direction of Kidd. He couldn't help but turn his head to look at this line that was as ethereal as smoke.

——It really looks like a stretched piece of murderous aura.

But apart from the appearance, judging from the taste and the energy it contains, it is different from murderous aura.

After hesitating for a moment, Jiang Xia was still curious and tentatively raised his hand to touch it.

…It’s cool to the touch, very soft, and very resilient when pulled tight—it feels similar to murderous aura.

After a pause, Jiang Xia tried to take out a sealed ghost mint, opened it, and shook it next to the black line.

The ethereal black line still flowed quietly between Kidd and the unknown target, with no sign of being absorbed by the ghost mint.

…It seems that it is really not murderous intent.

So what exactly is this?

Jiang Xia studied it for a while but didn't understand it, so he gave up temporarily and decided to wait until Kidd got the gem, and then follow the line to see if there was any situation.

...Speaking of which, although there is no detailed information about Kidd in his spoiler memory bank, he vaguely remembers that Kidd has a female classmate who can do magic.

This line might have been created by that witch.

I don't know what her purpose is... But now, let's focus on grabbing Kidd's energy core. At least this is the harvest that can be seen in the present.

Jiang Xia put the ghost mint away again, followed the murderous black line, and walked towards where Kidd was.

…

"Dragon whiskers, fish tears, kappa's eyeballs, and Kuroba Kaito's handkerchief... With just these simple ingredients, the last man who refuses to bow down at my feet will disappear completely."

In the eerie castle, Koizumi Hongzi was wearing a soft robe, her dark red eyes reflecting the palm-sized Kid doll and a heart-shaped chocolate in front of her. She said lazily, "Although the result is satisfactory, it is really boring to obey without any difficulty."

A burly servant who was just over a meter tall held her wand and stood behind her, respectfully agreeing, "You are just taking back something that is rightfully yours. This process is really hard to have fun with."

Koizumi Hongzi raised her chin slightly, reluctantly agreeing with the first half of the servant's words.

She put the magic chocolate aside and played with the mini Kid doll in her hand, ready to wait for the dark clouds to disperse and the magic power to be at its peak, and then pull Kid to the trap she had set.

——Koizumi Akako is the legitimate heir of the Red Magic.

A while ago, she was bored and used the magic mirror to tell fortunes, and asked a question for fun: Who is the most beautiful person in the world?

The magic mirror said respectfully: The most beautiful person in the world is Miss Hongzi, and all men will become her captives...except Kaito Kid.

Koizumi Akako listened with a smile on her lips, then smashed the mirror with a click - she was very dissatisfied with the last "except".

Later, Koizumi Akako came to school on Valentine's Day and unexpectedly discovered that among the group of boys who surrounded her and wanted chocolate, there was one person who was particularly special - Kuroba Kaito.

After being surprised, Koizumi Hongzi made a simple inference in her mind:

It is known that all men in the world, except Kaito Kid, will become her captives;

Now that Kuroba Kaito can actually say "I don't want her chocolate"...

...There is only one truth, Kuroba Kaito is Kaito Kid!

After neatly stripping off Kid's vest, Koizumi Akako decided to eliminate this unique exception.

(End of this chapter)