Chapter 407

"Well, we can discuss more specific matters after those two people come over." William glanced at his phone and casually placed the screen face down on the table. "After all, the permanent staff at the office cannot be moved, and you have already given up. By the way, hurry back to the kitchen, Emiya. Otherwise, Shirou might rush out to trouble you."

"Ah, I see."

Wei Gong raised his hands, turned around and walked back to the kitchen, and in the process blocked a few curious employees who had just left Chaldea not long ago in the kitchen again.

"Those two people?" Roman looked at William strangely and turned on his phone. "Didn't you just call me today..."

"I think they should be here soon." William smiled and made a gesture to silence Roman. "Have you found the message?"

“I see.” Roman turned off his phone again and looked towards the door. “After all, except for Chaldea, time in other places moves forward linearly.”

The doorbell rang again.

"Nice to meet you again, Professor William. We brought an extra person with us. Should that be okay?"

Three women wearing butterfly hair accessories poked their heads out of the door and looked at William and Roman with smiles.

"It doesn't matter, but I hope you guys can come with fewer people." William raised his eyes and reminded the three, "When you find new people to participate in the mission, this kind of situation will appear. You are being followed, Miss Shinobu. Even if you members of the Demon Slayer Corps are worried about the safety of your companions, shouldn't you change your approach?"

"Come in." Shirou Emiya, who was released by Emiya, took a tray and took a quick look at the door. "This place can be considered a base of Chaldea. Instead of eavesdropping outside, it is a better solution to directly participate. If you don't want the three of them to leave you and make decisions on your own."

"This is Dr. Roman's hot chocolate and strawberry cake - Professor William's set meal will have to wait a while."

"Then you can move over and sit next to me." William suggested to Roman, "Let the three sisters sit over there."

When the Butterfly Sisters sat down opposite William and Roman, Kiritsugu Emiya, who was kicked out by his family for being arrested because he was not good at cooking, was also herding the members of the Demon Slayer Corps into the store one by one.

"Well, now we're all here." William cleared his throat and got to the point of this meeting. "Shirley will be put into the gas chamber by Gin today. All the necessary conditions have been met. We can prepare to recover the complete research data of the silver bullet."

Then, on a rainy night, a girl collapsed at the door of Kudo's house.

"Well, the necessary preparations for Beika Town have been completed." In the dark room, Sherlock held an unlit cigarette and looked at William, "I'll trouble you to arrange other places, Lian."

"Ah, in the next scene, it's their turn to appear—" William leaned against the wall and smiled at Sherlock, "Don't you think it's appropriate for them to appear together with Bermode? Besides, there's another pair of guys that I can't command. After all, the white guy has already appeared quite gorgeously, and the other two guys must have been ready as well."

"What's going to happen next is really exciting." Sherlock turned his back to the window and lit the cigarette in his hand.

After a while, the names of two thieves dominated the hot searches on social media platforms one day.

"It seems that Phantom Thief Kidd is better in this regard." The white-haired young man in the green cloak stood in the shadows, humming and talking to the white-haired young man in black behind him, "The Holy Grail Phantom Thief Amakusa Shiro Tokisada."

"Well, since we've already sent out the notice, let's not worry about it anymore - Mr. Detective Edmund." Amakusa* Shiro looked back at the gloomy Avenger and smiled happily, "I even specially inserted the notice in the same place where Kidd put it."

"Although the security of the treasure this time is still being prepared by Suzuki Jirokichi and the Second Investigation Division..." Edmund turned around and stood face to face with Amakusa Shiro, "But the provider of the treasure--"

"It's Edelfeld and Einzbern." Amakusa Shiro took off his spirit clothes and changed back into the clothes of the Holy Church. "Everyone has mentioned this matter in the system, right? Edelfeld provided the gems, and although the Holy Grail was nominally provided by Einzbern-"

"But in fact, it was taken out of the Chaldean warehouse, and then the appearance was randomly modified and embedded with gems." The blonde woman fixed her hair that was blown by the wind and turned back to look at the two people. "The legend of the treasure was made up by people in Chaldea who went to different timelines - but your mission this time is only..."

"Bring a grand entrance performance." Amakusa Shiro smiled confidently and was the first to turn around and leave the rooftop where the three met. "I will make a big noise at the treasure exhibition to attract everyone's attention. I'll leave the other work to you, Irene Adler."

"...We really don't fit in here." Olgamari sighed and pressed her forehead, looking at the crowd in front of her speechlessly. She turned her head and asked Kirshtalia who was standing beside her, "Don't you think so?"

"But it would be even weirder to go to the other side." Marisbilli sighed, turned on his phone and showed the news to Olgamari and Kirshtalia, "Although most of the people here are fans of those two thieves."

"But since the Holy Grail can be related to historical research, you just have to bear with it." Lansermello crossed his arms and sighed to comfort the others. "After all, didn't you come here with the idea of ​​staying away from danger? Compared to the detectives who always appear at the scene of the murder, the thieves who return the property to its original owner can be said to have the highest survival rate."

"By the way, what are the gems on display this time?" Fujimaru Ritsuka, who had been busy replying to messages from the servants, finally had time to join the conversation. "I only know that Amakusa and Kidd have their eyes on the same treasure..."

"Although it is the same treasure, it is just because the gem that Kidd wants is inlaid in the Holy Grail." Kirshtalia turned back to look at Fujimaru Ritsuka, "You should still remember what kind of power the ruby ​​has, right?"

"Although the power of the four elements is generally determined by color, this is only the most basic use." Fujimaru Ritsuka replied to Kirshtalia, "I remember that ruby ​​should also be used for healing...ah. So that's it, it's not the Holy Grail 'Universal Wishing Machine', but this Holy Grail 'Cup of the Blood of Christ'!"

"That's why they were chosen by Kidd and Amakusa together." Kirshtalia smiled. "After all, Kidd's family seems to have started stealing gems for some mysterious rumor. It is said that it seems to be somewhat similar to the professor's work, but their research achieved this goal a long time ago..."

"So, the shadow that the white pigeon is chasing is not a crow."

"Time is almost up." Marinesberry checked the time and reminded the four people, "This time the treasure is placed in a glass display box fixed in the air by steel ropes - let's see how these two magicians will steal this treasure."

When the second hand of the clock pointed to 12, the exhibition hall was instantly plunged into pitch darkness.

"The phantom thief Amakusa Shiro Tokishin makes a grand appearance! Although stealing is bad!"

As Amakusa Shiro's voice rang out, the light in the exhibition hall was restored - and the two thieves were exposed to everyone.

"It seems that Amakusa was the first to go on the wire, so Kid didn't appear directly on the glass box." Fujimaru Ritsuka looked up at the situation and made a quick inference, "The treasure is still in the display box, but the police should be able to approach Kid soon - because he is standing on the ground, not suspended in the air like Amakusa."

"The design of this building... the moonlight should be able to fall directly from the skylight." Kirshtalia blinked and looked at the skylight that was not opened because of time shortage. "I guess, whether it is Kidd or Amakusa, they will not leave this exhibition hall - at least not before everything over there is finished."

Unlike Kid, another extremely popular thief does not like the cheers of fans, so the scene is currently maintaining a quiet atmosphere - but the thief Kid, who is about to be approached by the police, does not care about the thoughts of his colleagues.

Then, the white smoke covered the audience's vision and blocked the police's pursuit of the thief.

"Ladies and Gentlemen!! Magic show to start!!"

As the smoke dissipated, the skylight opened, and the silver moonlight fell on the strange thief in white - and in his hand was the golden holy grail that should have been left in the display box.

The crowd below erupted in cheers - no one noticed that the position where Amakusa Shiro was standing on the wire looked like it had reached the display box and then turned back.

"There is a difference between magicians and magicians." The green detective standing among the police officers laughed while holding a cigarette holder. "Amakusa's hands are not as good at magic as Kid's. The display box was not damaged at all, which means that the thief who took out the treasure was not Kid, but Amakusa."

"Then I'll take this 'Blood of Christ'." The thief Kidd elegantly pressed down the brim of his hat and said goodbye to the people, "Goodbye--!!!"

Shiro Amakusa ruthlessly shot two roses from his magic gun, cutting a wire and destroying the balance of the thief Kid. Of course, he took this opportunity to return to the railing upstairs and leave the precariously suspended wire.

"That chalice is not something you should touch, little magician." Amakusa Shiro adjusted his monocle, smiled, put away his black prop gun, and reached out to the thief Kidd who was hanging on the wire in a somewhat clumsy manner. "Although I am also a thief, let's be honest - sorry!"

"This is my victory, so I accept it with gratitude."

The white-haired detective walked calmly out of the dark corridor and stopped in the shadow just one step away from Amakusa Shiro.

"Have you forgotten something, Amakusa Shiro Tokisada?"