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He genuinely believed that Shinichi Kudo was secretly investigating some case.
But upon hearing what Aragaki Yu said, he realized that things were probably not that simple.
It seems that Aragaki Yu in front of me knows quite a bit of inside information.
After all, what happened to that guy?
The word "death" suddenly popped into Kaito Kid's mind.
Or perhaps it's something else entirely...
However, Kaito Kuroba wasn't too concerned about Shinichi Kudo at the moment. After all, he had his own troubles to deal with, so he didn't have time to care about other people's business.
Kaito Kuroba quickly shook his head, banishing the other random thoughts from his mind.
"Then how did you figure out my identity on the Sallybeth?"
“Oh, you mean that?” Yuu Aragaki thought for a moment and then explained to Kaito Kuroba, “It’s because Ran disappeared for so long, so when you reappeared as Ran, I already had a little suspicion about you. Later, when I mentioned the sea fish to test you, even though you tried your best to control your expression, I still noticed your slight unease for a moment…”
"Damn it! Bastard! It really was you!"
Before Aragaki Yu could finish speaking, Kuroba Kaito angrily interrupted him.
Now he was absolutely certain that the bastard who sent him the fish was none other than Aragaki Yu!
Chapter 161 Kuroba Kaito Comes Knocking
"Well, yes, it's me."
Faced with Kaito Kuroba's questioning, Yuu Aragaki was not prepared to be completely open about it.
Kaito Kuroba: "..."
Seeing Aragaki Yu readily admit this, Kuroba Kaito was momentarily speechless.
In his mind, shouldn't it be that Aragaki Yu vehemently denies this, and then lists numerous pieces of evidence to expose his lies bit by bit?
As it turned out, Yuu Aragaki was so honest that Kaito Kuroba was momentarily speechless.
Kaito Kuroba: "..."
He stared at Aragaki Yu speechlessly.
Aragaki Yu: "..."
Yuu Aragaki looked up at Kaito Kuroba in front of him, seemingly wondering why Kaito, who had been so angry, had suddenly fallen silent.
A strange silence seemed to fall between the two of them.
"Sigh..." Kaito Kuroba lowered his head and sighed silently.
Unable to bear the strange atmosphere, Kaito Kuroba conceded defeat first.
He asked Aragaki Yu with a hint of annoyance, "So, why did you give me that kind of thing?"
Yuu Aragaki wore a matter-of-fact expression: "A gift for you, of course!"
"Ah, no, I mean why did you send me fish!" Even just mentioning fish made Kaito Kuroba get goosebumps all over.
"Oh, of course it's just to give you a surprise."
Seeing Aragaki Yu's "I'm doing this for your sake" expression, Kuroba Kaito immediately became furious: "Surprised? Surprised my foot! This is clearly a shock! You bastard, you must have done this on purpose!"
"Yeah, I did it on purpose."
Kaito Kuroba: "..."
Kaito Kuroba stared wide-eyed at Yuu Aragaki, who was solemnly admitting everything. He felt he had never been so speechless as he had ever been today.
Even though he was the victim, he still had to give up the idea of continuing the conversation.
Kaito Kuroba was afraid that if he continued talking like this, he would be driven to his death by this guy.
"So, how exactly did you know my true identity?" After hesitating for a moment, Phantom Thief Kid finally asked the question that concerned him most.
"It's all the guidance of fate..."
"Speak like a human!" Kaito Kid interrupted Aragaki Yu's explanation without hesitation.
"It was Ms. Akako who told me." Without even a moment's hesitation, Aragaki Yu shifted the blame onto Koizumi Akako without any remorse.
(Koizumi Akako, who was brewing a potion, suddenly sneezed: Achoo!)
"Koizumi... Akako?" Kaito Kuroba was clearly taken aback when he heard this name from Yuu Aragaki.
Kaito Kuroba knew that this mysterious woman who always talked about magic definitely knew his true identity.
Although the woman told him that she learned that he and Kaito Kid were the same person through the guidance of magic.
However, Kaito Kuroba, who firmly believes in science, does not believe Koizumi Akako's words. Even if Koizumi Akako knows his true identity, Kaito Kuroba would rather believe that she just happened to discover his disguise as Kaito Kid and that's how she learned the truth.
As for Koizumi Akako, Kuroba Kaito only regarded her as a severely delusional chuunibyou girl who fantasized about a magical world.
Moreover, it's the kind that's beyond saving.
(Koizumi Akako: (*￣m￣))
How could such a bizarre and fantastical thing as magic possibly exist in this world!
Kaito Kuroba has always scoffed at such things.
"Damn it! That Koizumi Akako, she promised to keep her identity a secret! You really can't trust women, especially pretty ones!" Kuroba Kaito couldn't help but complain in his mind.
He had no doubt about the truthfulness of what Aragaki Yu said.
After all, besides her butler father, only Koizumi Akako knew her true identity.
Moreover, he found that Aragaki Yu's somewhat neurotic temperament actually seemed to be a good match for Koizumi Akako, that kind of neurotic, ah, no, that kind of chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) girl.
"Ha! Damn it, Koizumi Akako! I, Kuroba Kaito, will remember this grudge!"
(Achoo! Koizumi Akako sneezed again. She finally couldn't help but put down the potion in her hand and touched her head in confusion: "That's strange, what's going on? I don't have a cold!")
……
"What's your purpose?"
Kaito Kuroba looked at Yuu Aragaki beside him with a hint of wariness.
This guy knew his identity, but instead of calling the police, he did something so outrageous that he couldn't understand it. He even left behind enough clues for me to find him.
It's obvious that they have some ulterior motive, and it must be related to me in some way.
Although reason kept reminding Kaito Kuroba not to follow the clues he got from Mrs. Suzuki.
All of this is clearly a trap to lure you in.
Driven by intense curiosity, Kaito Kuroba did it anyway.
Yuu Aragaki thought for a moment, then put his hand on Kaito Kuroba's shoulder: "Yeah, I need your help with something."
Since Kaito Kuroba asked so directly, what he wanted was naturally to get straight to the point.
Kaito Kuroba was startled by Yuu Aragaki's sudden gesture of putting his arm around his shoulder. He looked up into Yuu's eyes and noticed a hint of eagerness in them. For some reason, a chill ran down his spine: "What do you want...!? Let me tell you, I like girls! Don't even think about it!"
Aragaki Yu: "???"
His hand, which was on Kaito Kuroba's shoulder, suddenly froze.
Kaito Kuroba, do you want to hear what you're saying?!
Seeing Yuu Aragaki's suddenly cold expression, Kaito Kuroba realized that he had probably misunderstood him.
"What exactly do you want?" Feeling the hand of Aragaki Yu gripping his shoulder so tightly it hurt, Kuroba Kaito was on the verge of tears. "Please just tell me already! If it's within my power, I'll definitely do it!"
"I want to learn your disguise technique, please teach me," Aragaki Yu stated his purpose.
As for the skill of disguise, which is essential for monks traveling and killing, Aragaki Yu had long coveted it.
Especially after Gin came to him, Aragaki Yu became even more eager to learn how to disguise himself.
For Yuu Aragaki, having multiple identities to handle both his work with Gin and his own identity as an Onmyoji is extremely convenient.
Unfortunately, in the world of Detective Conan, there are very few people who are proficient in the art of disguise.
Among them, the most skilled was the legendary Kuroba Toichi, who was also Kuroba Kaito's father and the former Phantom Thief 1412.
Unfortunately, he has been missing for a long time, and there are even rumors that he died eight years ago.
The other few were the guys who had received the true teachings of Kuroba Touichi.
Vermouth, this mysterious and dangerous woman, was the first person Yuu Aragaki passed over, not even considering whether he would have a chance to get close to her.
Even if he had the opportunity to get close to her, Aragaki Yu would prefer to keep his distance from such a dangerous woman.
Secondly, there's Yukiko Kudo.
However, firstly, he had no relation to Yukiko Kudo, and secondly, neither the Kudo father nor his son were simple characters. Yuu Aragaki did not want to expose his knowledge of disguise to the Kudo father and son.
Therefore, after much thought, the easiest and safest option for me is Kaito Kuroba.
……
"Huh?" Kaito Kuroba blinked, looking at Yuu Aragaki with a puzzled expression.
Ah, no...