BWDC:SDDK Chapter 105: The Organization Has Decided; Koizumi Akako, You Shall Be Kaito Kid!
At Kaito Kid's hideout.
Kuroba Kaito's expression was currently plagued with distress.
He had truly been put in "Checkmate" this time.
Saguru Hakuba had demanded that Kuroba Kaito remain within his or Aoko's line of sight at all times until Kaito Kid made his appearance. Otherwise, he would conclude that Kuroba Kaito was, in fact, Kaito Kid.
Under normal circumstances, a high school detective wouldn't have the authority to determine Kaito Kid's identity with a single assertion.
However, Saguru Hakuba was the son of the Superintendent General of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.
His father, Superintendent General Hakuba, was the highest commander of the entire Tokyo MPD. This was precisely why Saguru Hakuba could freely enter exhibition halls accessible only to the police, and even invite unrelated personnel inside.
Saguru Hakuba had a powerful father.
But a powerful father wasn't all he had.
He possessed top-tier deductive and analytical skills among high school detectives, the backing of nearly all the resources of the Tokyo MPD, an entire information research institute that trusted him implicitly, and even a hawk named Watson.
Such an opponent was a thousand—no, ten thousand—times more troublesome than Inspector Nakamori!
---And, before leaving, Saguru Hakuba had made one thing explicitly clear.
He stated that after everyone else left, he would personally add an extra trap to the security. Anyone appearing in the exhibition hall during that timeframe, other than himself, would be treated as Kaito Kid in disguise.
He had requested Inspector Nakamori to maintain a strict lockdown, ready to make an arrest at a moment's notice.
The information Kaito had gathered during his scouting mission this afternoon seemed to have already become obsolete.
What's more, he hadn't even figured out his dinner yet—
His butler, Jii Konosuke, had disappeared to who-knows-where.
He hadn't eaten a single bite of dinner so far, and he wasn't in the mood to cook for himself.
"What's wrong? Feeling troubled?"
A giggling voice drifted over.
The source of the voice was eerie.
Kaito looked toward the opening facing the sea in surprise.
A figure was slowly approaching from there.
Slowly flying in.
That's right, flying.
Koizumi Akako was like a witch out of a fairy tale.
Riding a broomstick without any visible wires or strings, she slowly flew into Kaito Kid's secret base. She then sat down in a room as if she owned the place, saying with a smirk:
"Well? Did something happen?"
"Do you need me to use my all-powerful magic to solve your problem?"
She whispered something quite terrifying:
"For instance, using magic to make that person named Saguru Hakuba disappear from Tokyo?"
Of course, she wouldn't go as far as to actually kill him.
Although Akako could use magic to orchestrate a murder scene straight out of Final Destination, sending Hakuba to the Sanzu River via a string of accidents, she wouldn't kill easily.
Doing so would affect Kaito's opinion of her, and she didn't truly want to do it herself.
She only said it with the intention of putting Hakuba in the hospital for a while to ensure he couldn't show up at the scene—as for Nakamori Aoko?
Akako wouldn't even need to intervene personally.
Even if Kaito was at the scene, he could easily create chaos right in front of Aoko, hide the Pink Sapphire, and then reappear before her.
Finally, he could use an inflatable Kaito Kid mannequin equipped with a hang glider to perform the act of Kaito Kid flying away into the distance.
It was simple.
Kaito used that method frequently.
"I wouldn't suggest you do that."
"Though I don't know if you're an Enchantress, Zatanna, or some other magic-user, killing without cause is not a permitted action."
Ren Ichimonji's voice echoed from the stairwell.
He descended step by step, with Jii Konosuke following closely behind him.
It almost gave the illusion that Jii Konosuke wasn't Kaito's butler, but Ren Ichimonji's.
Hearing this, Akako looked up at Ren Ichimonji.
She found that this madman, who called himself Batman, was already wearing a look of disapproval.
It was said that the more often one interacted with Batman and the longer it lasted, the higher the probability of being pinned to the ground and beaten by one of his various countermeasures.
Akako didn't believe in such a possibility.
Still, she didn't plan on having a massive argument with him here.
She was the one and only Akako Koizumi in this world.
Aside from Kuroba Kaito, no male could resist her charms.
There was no need to lock horns here with this "thing" called Ren Ichimonji, who might be a man, a woman, or just Batman.
---Ren Ichimonji did, however, have a plan to deal with Koizumi Akako.
He had noticed that the mages of this world were quite peculiar.
Even someone like Akako couldn't use magic if her concentration was broken or if she was unable to speak.
In other words, the methods used to deal with Zatanna in the DC Universe would be just as effective against Akako.
It was hard to imagine that a master of backward-speech magic like Zatanna, who could easily perform miracles beyond human capability, could be defeated simply by a blow to the head, a gag, and being shoved into a water tank to drown.
Restraining Akako would be even easier than restraining Zatanna.
Akako's power came from within herself; she didn't have an "Upside-Down Man" constantly fueling her.
"Grandpa Jii, where did you go just now?"
Kaito sighed, shifting his focus away from the tension.
He turned to ask Jii Konosuke about his whereabouts.
In response, Jii stepped closer and whispered, "I promised Batman that I would keep this matter a secret."
Kaito was about to say something when he saw Batman's disapproving gaze.
It was so cold it made one's heart chill.
Kaito abandoned that line of questioning.
He sighed and said, "Saguru Hakuba revealed my identity in public."
"If I'm not standing in front of him and Aoko at 8:00 PM tomorrow while Kaito Kid appears to steal the Pink Sapphire, then he will conclude that I am Kaito Kid."
"It's a challenge, but I don't think it's impossible."
---If he used a body double effectively.
Utilizing a bathroom break might create enough of a time gap to pull it off.
Beside him, Jii immediately said, "That's simple, Master Kaito."
"I just need to disguise myself as you and go there like I did before, and everything will be..."
"No, Grandpa Jii, your technique is too poor. It won't work."
Kaito's words were exceptionally blunt.
His gaze fell upon Ren Ichimonji.
---Perhaps Ren Ichimonji could do it.
Aside from the disguises and quick-change techniques that wouldn't be needed for this specific role, Ren Ichimonji possessed the same mastery of gadgets and stage magic. If this "Batman" was willing to condescend to play the part of a "Riddler," then everything would be resolved.
Just as Kaito was about to ask Ren Ichimonji for the favor...
Akako, standing nearby, smiled and said, "Then why don't I just play Kaito Kid?"
The red magic whistled forth.
In the next instant, Akako's form transformed into an exact replica of Kaito Kid.
Even her uniform had changed along with her.
Seeing this, Ren Ichimonji couldn't help but frown.
It seemed he wouldn't be able to place a tracker on those clothes...
Seeing the result, Kaito finally nodded.
The Organization has decided; Koizumi Akako, you shall be Kaito Kid!
End of Chapter
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