Kaito Kuroba is also somewhat conflicted at this moment.
Seeing the gardener's warm hospitality and the occasional strange looks Xiaolan cast his way, he knew that although he looked like the friend they were talking about, these two girls didn't suspect him at all.
Hakuba Saguru and his group might not be so sure.
They actually went to check the museum's register and even approached me directly, asking if I was interested in the Dark Star.
That guy, how did he become so difficult!
There's also that big-headed elementary school student and that young detective with a black cat.
After returning, Kaito Kuroba investigated Conan and Yoruichi Toyama. Although they were detectives or detective assistants, they were not very famous and should not have posed any threat to him.
But that night, on the rooftop of the Beihu Grand Hotel, the one who first stopped the police team and pointed out that he was mixed in with them was the Black Cat Detective.
It was the elementary school student who suggested that everyone memorize the police badge numbers to determine whether they were real or fake.
These two, along with their old rival Hakuba Saguru, might actually cause them some trouble.
But who is Kaito Kuroba?
Is such a trivial matter enough to stop my actions? A few detectives who only know how to follow the magician around and criticize him?
On the contrary, especially Hakuba Saguru's bold move of bringing him directly to the Queen Celeste, made Kaito make up his mind.
I must get my hands on the Dark Star!
And you must ensure that no one can find any fault with you!
The Magician Under the Moonlight, Arsène Lupin in the Heisei Era, Phantom Thief Kid, Full of Ambition.
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When Chairman Suzuki announced the official start of the celebration party, Kaito Kuroba, who was with Sonoko and the others, and Yoruichi Toyama and her group also returned to the banquet hall on the ship.
The officers brought by Inspector Nakamori immediately guarded all the entrances and exits of the hall, looking very professional.
However, neither side, which had been secretly confronting each other for some time, included them in their combat strength calculations.
After all, it was Inspector Nakamori, who had been exposed to the exhaust fumes of the Kaito Kid for 20 years, and everyone trusted him.
Yoruichi Toyama gently stroked the feathers of Pengnosuke on her shoulder, her gaze fixed on Mrs. Tomoko in the center of the hall.
As expected, Mrs. Tomoko held up the small jewelry box in her hand and showed it to the guests.
The well-trained waiters also distributed the same jewelry boxes to everyone.
Inside the box was the black pearl known as the guardian deity of the Suzuki Foundation, the Dark Star.
Mrs. Tomoko confidently declared that even if Kid were present, he wouldn't be able to tell whose was the genuine article.
Upon hearing this declaration, Hakuba Saguru immediately went over and nudged Kuroba Kaito.
Who do you think will actually possess the Dark Star?
Kaito Kuroba paused for a moment, then smiled awkwardly and scratched his head.
"How could anyone have guessed that! There must be at least five hundred guests here, right?"
"The magician's choice, isn't it?" Yoruichi Toyama approached and spoke slowly.
"It may seem like a random selection, but it actually contains an element of inevitability. Kuroba-kun, you should be quite good at this, right?"
"Aren't you from a family of magicians?"
"Ah, um..." Kaito Kuroba, caught off guard, didn't know how to answer.
Of course, he had already guessed that the real Dark Star could only be kept by Mrs. Tomoko herself.
But what does that have to do with the magician's choice?
Is this detective making wild guesses, or is he trying to trap himself with this fabricated charge?
Kaito Kuroba knew that as long as he didn't make a move this time, the people in front of him would at most only suspect him, but wouldn't be able to accuse him.
But last time, our feint almost got us killed. If we fail again this time, wouldn't that mean we're afraid of these half-baked detectives?
Thinking of this, Kaito Kuroba couldn't help but sneer.
"However, Mr. Toyama, the magician's choice cannot be explained in that way!"
"That Phantom Thief Kid probably didn't know that Mrs. Suzuki would use this method to protect the Dark Star."
"So, the rules of this puzzle game are the same for everyone, whether it's for Phantom Thief Kid or for all of us."
"Didn't Mr. Toyama guess who the real Dark Star is in?"
When confronted with a question, Toyama Yoru was preoccupied with putting the black pearl she had obtained on the lapel of her suit.
"Oh, I already guessed." After straightening his clothes, he replied leisurely.
Then he walked away on his own.
Kaito Kuroba, who had just missed with his punch, was left standing there sulking.
On what grounds? On what grounds?
Why do you all doubt me just because I went to a museum?
Why don't you all suspect that he's Phantom Thief Kid in disguise? ...
Perhaps because it was the first time he had encountered such a carefree person, even the usually elegant Kaito Kuroba was gradually affected by his emotions.
Just as everyone had put on their black pearls and were waiting for Mrs. Tomoko to announce the next part of the event, suddenly, all the lights in the banquet hall went out.
Only a beam of light, seemingly from nowhere, focused on the white figure that appeared in an instant.
He was dressed in a retro suit, wearing a top hat, with a monocle in front of his eyes, and a white cape fluttering behind him.
With a long laugh, "Phantom Thief Kid" stood lightly in mid-air as if he had no weight.
In his raised hand was a black pearl that shimmered with peacock green light.
"I'm sorry, Mrs. Suzuki, all plans are useless now."
"I have obtained the Dark Star. Thank you all for your patronage!"
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