Without pretentious lines, without a grand stage performance, and without that brazen, conspicuous white figure, Kaito Kid was especially eerie today. It wasn't like last time when Kudo clearly felt it wasn't the thief he knew or had faced before. But this time, the feeling and aura had returned, only... the phantom thief had changed. He seemed more menacing.
Even Inspector Nakamori noticed something different. No longer shouting loudly as before, an uneasy feeling settled over him. He couldn't help but look up, one hand gripping the police car door.
Why is Kaito Kid more... more dangerous than usual?
A gleaming soccer ball sliced through the sky, sparking as it returned to Kudo Shinichi's feet. Kaito Kid dodged it effortlessly, lightly licking his lips. Kudo smiled, "Hey, Kaito Kid? You're especially serious today."
Kid didn't reply, as another soccer ball flew towards Kaito Kid. This time, Kid had to jump off the roof, narrowly avoiding an arrow shot from the shadows.
How terrifying, he almost forgot he was on the territory of a master of traps, a planetarium designed by a genius architect from the late last century.
But so what? Kaito Kid revealed a few red balls with a wicked smile. Could these traps really outsmart him?
Never.
If there are so many gimmicks, why not just blow a hole through them?
As expected of a phantom thief, even his thinking was so different from others. "I just want to borrow your equipment to get the answers I need. You're blocking my way, so I have to 'break in'."
His pure white suit vanished into the night.
Inspector Nakamori watched Kaito Kid blow a hole in the planetarium's hemispherical dome, stunned, mouth agape... Today, Kaito Kid was really out of the ordinary.
"Hurry! It's Kid! Group A and B, surround the front entrance. The rest, follow your team leaders' instructions inside. Move on!" Nakamori shouted, closing his radio with a mutter, "Useless, all of them, following orders one by one."
Kudo Shinichi and Hattori Heiji exchanged a glance and, in tacit understanding, entered the planetarium with the tactical team. Nakamori Aoko, who arrived with Inspector Nakamori, followed closely behind.
Without any extraneous movements, without any flashy techniques, Kaito Kid was not a magician today but more like an assassin targeting his prey. Dressed in black, he approached his goal step by step.
Hypnotic gas, tear gas, electric guns paired with conductive wires, he used them all, bodies falling one by one.
"You... you can't come any closer! Surrender now, Kaito Kid!" One brave yet trembling officer blocked Kaito Kid's path, while the others lay unconscious on the ground.
"Move."
With a lazy yet imposing tone, the officer complied, falling to the ground. Kaito Kid had no time to bother with him, striding to the western entrance of the planetarium. Moonlight peeked through the clouds, focused into a beam by the lens at the front of the modified armillary sphere.
Today was early June, right in the Gemini constellation period, under the patronage of Dionysus. Kaito Kid took out the green gem from his chest, standing in front of the large customized armillary sphere.
His fingers traced the intricate metal globe until he found Athens, Greece—where Dionysus' temple was located. He lightly touched the gem, fitting it perfectly into place with a click.
Rumbling sounds echoed from the top floor of the planetarium as metal grates rose around him, forming a cage like that for a trapped beast. But Kaito Kid had anticipated traps.
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Accomplice__ Kudo Shinichi x Kaitou Kid, Kaito Kid x Kudo Shinichi
Fanfic※ I put my story on AO3 [Kid, Stay awake, I promise that I will find you!] Conan kept promising, but it sounded so bleak. It was clearly a farewell, yet he couldn't admit it. Kaito Kid weakly smiled, trying hard to lift his hand to brush away the du...
