The Pirated Onmyoji of the Detective World

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"Hehehe... You probably don't know, do you? My grandfather planned to tell you his true identity after his magic performance was a success. There was also an unsent email on his computer: 'I succeeded! I wonder what everyone thought of this magic show! -- The Tale of Ikasama and Harui Fuden'."

Kikuyoshi Tanaka's smile had a somewhat poignant quality to it.

"However, the reason I killed Nishiyama and Hamano was not because they discussed in the chat room that they wanted to see Harui Fuden's escape performance again, which ultimately led to my grandfather's failure to perform after his comeback and his death. After all, choosing to come back and continue his beloved magic performance was my grandfather's own choice. Even without them, my grandfather had always been thinking about making a comeback."

"But it's not enough, they actually..."

As he said this, Kikuyo Tanaka's handsome face began to contort into a ferocious expression.

Chapter 204 Betrayal

“What I can’t forgive is the comments Mr. Nishiyama and Mr. Hamano made about my grandfather in the chat room after his accident—such as, ‘Being able to die on stage, that old man must be hoping for it!’ ‘This is the only hope for the elderly, lol’ ‘It’s hilarious,’” Kiku Tanaka’s tone sounded extremely calm and indifferent, which sounded somewhat strange.

"After seeing what these people said, and thinking about the message my grandfather hadn't sent yet, I suddenly felt both regretful and unwilling, so I couldn't help but do these things."

Looking at the sorrowful expression on Tanaka Kikue's face, Kuroda Naoko hesitated for a moment before explaining on their behalf, "However, if they knew that Ikasama-doji was Master Harui, they wouldn't..."

“That’s right.” Tanaka Kiku looked up at Kuroda Naoko, a slightly melancholic smile on his face. “But I think there’s someone who actually noticed my grandfather’s identity a long time ago.”

Naoko Kuroda seemed somewhat surprised: "What? Who is it?"

Tanaka Kiku suddenly looked at Doi Takaki beside him: "Doi Takaki."

"Wh-what...!?" Everyone looked at Doi Takaki in surprise.

For them, this was even more surprising than knowing that Ikasama was actually Mr. Harui Fuden.

Looking at Doi Takaki, who was scratching the back of his head with a simple and honest expression, looking a little embarrassed, they couldn't understand how someone who looked so dull could see so much.

"This, how is this possible..." Sonoko stared blankly at Doi Takaki beside her. She never imagined that this person, whom she disliked at first glance, would bring her so much shock.

Kikuyo Tanaka nodded slightly to Takuki Doi to express her gratitude: "Because I noticed that before my grandfather's comeback performance, he received an email from him encouraging him..."

"However, I'm really curious, how did you know all this?" Tanaka Kiku suddenly put away the sadness in her eyes and stared at Aragaki Yu in front of her with a puzzled look.

“I, I…” Aragaki Yu suddenly paused, glanced at Doi Takaki beside him, and after quickly weighing the pros and cons in his mind, decisively betrayed him: “All of this was just told to me by Mr. Doi Takaki.”

As he spoke, Aragaki Yu didn't forget to pull out the note that Doi Takaki had given him earlier from his sleeve to confirm his words.

"???"

Kaito Kuroba, disguised as Takuki Doi, was originally sighing over the matter of Mr. Fuden Harui when he heard Yu Aragaki's words and was stunned.

He handed over the information about Harui Fuden and Tanaka Kiku to Aragaki Yu precisely to avoid exposing his true identity, hoping to resolve everything through Aragaki Yu's identity as a "detective".

Kaito Kuroba was initially relieved that his fellow student, Yuu Aragaki, was present today, providing him with considerable convenience.

But who would have thought that Yuu Aragaki would actually sell himself out after showing off!?

Kaito Kuroba looked at Yuu Aragaki with a resentful gaze: "Ah, no, when someone betrays their brother, at least they say 'I'll have to pay more,' but in your eyes, am I that cheap?"

Seeing Doi Takaki's aggrieved and resentful expression, Aragaki Yu responded with a self-righteous look, "Anyway, it's all over. Kaito, you should reveal your true form as Phantom Thief Kid and fly away in style. I was just helping you out..."

Kaito Kuroba: "Heh..."

"But, but, Doi-ta, how do you know all this?" Mr. Ara-yoshi, unable to contain his curiosity, asked him.

When Kaito Kuroba heard this question, he immediately felt uneasy, fearing that Yuu Aragaki would betray him completely before he was even ready to run away.

As a result, he breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Yuu Aragaki was sitting quietly in her seat and had no intention of saying anything.

Conan, the little detective who had been forgotten by Aragaki Yuu since his appearance, suddenly spoke up: "That's because he's also a magician!"

Kaito Kuroba: "..."

Holy crap, how could I forget about this kid!

"Ah, a magician?"

Everyone looked at Doi Takaki, who had awkwardly stood up from his seat, with surprise and suspicion.

"What, haven't you noticed yet?" Conan quietly took two steps toward Doi Takaki's location. "If you rearrange Doi Takaki's name in katakana... that's right, it's Kaito Kid!"

Amidst everyone's surprised expressions, Doi Takaki, who had already gotten up from his seat and moved away from everyone, somehow managed to slip a smoke bomb out of his body and land it at his feet.

Then, in a cloud of smoke, he quickly transformed back into his original form.

He transformed from a kind-hearted fat man into the Phantom Thief Kid that everyone knows.

"I never expected you to take such action!" Conan looked at the Phantom Thief Kid who appeared in front of him, seemingly excited. His hand secretly touched the watch containing the tranquilizer dart. "Red Herring, just like your pen name, you've completely confused us all!"

Kaito Kid, adjusting his hat, gracefully emerged from the smoke and politely addressed everyone: "Actually, I didn't mean to mislead you. The reason I came here is simply because I'm curious why the long-deceased Ikasama is still active in the chat room. That's all."

"Actually, Ikasama Doji was the stage name Mr. Harui Fuden used when he first debuted performing magic. So, I knew at first glance that Ms. Tanaka, who is currently using this account, is his granddaughter. I also saw through Mr. Hamano's magic tricks before." Although he couldn't see Kaito Kid's face clearly because of his monocle, his voice sounded extremely regretful and dejected. "I just didn't expect her to actually kill someone. By the time I noticed, it was too late. It's really... too embarrassing."

"..."

Aragaki Yu glanced at Kaito Kid with a somewhat speechless expression. He knew that there must be a reason why this guy would leave him with this show-off opportunity.

Ah, so you were afraid of being embarrassed by revealing your true identity.

"Now that the matter has been resolved, I'll take my leave. Goodbye, everyone!"

Before everyone could react, Kaito Kuroba threw two more smoke bombs before Conan could raise his hand to aim the tranquilizer at him.

As the thick smoke filled the living room, it simply disappeared from everyone's sight.

"Damn it!" Conan stomped his foot in frustration as he watched the Phantom Thief Kid disappear without a trace. "I let that guy get away again!"

Sonoko, however, stood frozen in place, looking completely bewildered, and didn't recover until Kaito Kid disappeared: "Hehehe... I, what did I miss..."

Chapter 205 Sonoko is hopeless.

In the living room, Conan suddenly realized something and ran quickly towards the window.

He reached out and braced himself against the edge of the bed, leaning out of the window to look outside.

Just as he expected, Conan saw Kaito Kid standing on the rooftop, his white cloak billowing in the night.

Seeing Conan's face peeking out, Kaito Kid gave him a meaningful smile: "Then I'll take my leave, little detective!"

The next moment, a pair of hang gliders unfolded behind Kaito Kid, and after leaving a message, he jumped off the roof and flew away into the distance.

"We will surely meet again when the bells toll to announce the end of the century!"

……

"What the hell!" Conan sullenly sat back down in his chair, squinting his crescent-shaped eyes and staring intently at Aragaki Yu, who was leisurely drinking tea.

Yu Aragaki put down his teacup and looked at Conan with a puzzled expression: "What's wrong, Conan?"

Conan's eyes were full of suspicion: "Aragaki-nii, you already knew, didn't you? You knew that Mr. Doi Tou was Kaito Kid, didn't you!"

Yuu Aragaki nodded without hesitation: "Yes, I had my suspicions when I heard his name, and I was pretty sure when he slipped me the note."

"Then why don't you sue us?" Conan looked at Aragaki Yu, who remained expressionless, his heart filled with suspicion.

Although Aragaki Yu had indirectly revealed Kaito Kid's identity before, he still felt that there was some connection between Aragaki Yu and Kaito Kid.

"That's right! Aragaki, how could you not tell me that Doi Tou's true identity is Lord Kid!" Sonoko grabbed Aragaki Yu's arm and complained to him bitterly.

For her, this was a chance to have a sweet, close encounter with her idol!

But she actually pushed him away with her own hands.

"Sonoko, don't be like this!" Ran, who was standing to the side, felt a little embarrassed seeing Sonoko clinging to Aragaki Yu with tears streaming down her face, so she quickly pulled her away from Aragaki Yu's side.

“You didn’t ask me!” Aragaki Yu said, as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

"..."

Ignoring Sonoko's murderous expression, Conan reminded Aragaki Yuu, "But he's a thief, Aragaki-nii-san!"

Yuu Aragaki shrugged: "But he didn't steal anything from me."

"But he's a jewel thief! He's stolen so many jewels from people, including Sonoko's!"

Sonoko: "No, I don't mind!"

Yu Aragaki: "But it seems like he returned them all later."

Conan: "..."

Seeing Aragaki Yu and Sonoko defending Kaito Kid at the same time, Conan couldn't help but feel a little frustrated.

Oh no.

Or perhaps Conan simply felt a surge of anger towards Aragaki Yu.

As for the garden...

Conan thinks she might be beyond saving.

Conan tried his best to persuade Aragaki Yu: "But in the end, he still stole someone else's things, so he's still a criminal!"

“Uh…” Aragaki Yu paused, looking at Conan with a puzzled expression, and replied, “If he returned it later… then it should be considered a loan, not theft, right…”

Conan: "..."

Xiaolan: "..."

Tanaka Kiku and the others, caught in an awkward silence, unsure of what to talk about, remained silent: "..."

Only Sonoko clapped her hands and nodded in agreement with Aragaki Yu's statement: "Yeah, you're right!"