BWDC:SDDK Chapter 117: Fleeing Tokyo by Train Overnight
"Hello? Spider, this is Snake. Where are the hell are you right now?"
"Was the plan to kill Kaito Kid successful?"
Snake, one of the codenamed assassins of the mysterious organization known as Magic Group, was currently contacting Spider via communicator. He was extremely dissatisfied with Spider's performance.
As fellow codenamed assassins, their status should theoretically be equal. However, because Spider's track record was exceptionally outstanding, "That Person" had directly offered a high price to have Spider interrupt his previous mission and divert to Tokyo. The objective: eliminate the Kaito Kid, who had recently resurfaced.
Initially, the mission to kill Kaito Kid had been given to Snake. But because his performance during the operations was, frankly, a bit of a disaster, That Person couldn't bear to watch any longer and notified Spider to take over.
Snake was deeply resentful of this.
He was a codenamed assassin, and so was Spider—why should he have to act as Spider's subordinate? Just because Spider had better results?
Now, seeing Spider being chased around like a stray dog, his mood had improved slightly, giving him the leisure to call and "check in" on him. Of course, he made sure to lace his words with mockery.
"What was that thing chasing you earlier?"
"An acrobat? Or some prop master who escaped from a circus? For you to be beaten and chased by that kind of trash, your 'purity' is way too low, isn't it? If the mission to kill Kaito Kid fails this time, I'll be the one taking it back."
--- Considering you helped me out with a cover shot just now, I'll let your attitude slide for today.
The illusionist Spider simply picked up the communicator and said, "The assassination plan failed."
"Snake, Kaito Kid isn't the priority. What matters is the guy beside him cosplaying as Batman," Spider said in a low voice. "If you keep this mindset while trying to assassinate Kaito Kid, I guarantee it's only a matter of time before that monster breaks your legs and sends you to the ICU for emergency care."
He scanned his surroundings, his heart finally settling a bit.
At this moment, Spider no longer possessed the poise of the world's greatest illusionist. The three-eyed night-vision goggles he usually wore were nowhere to be found. His glider had long since snapped and been tossed into a nearby dumpster. Even his phone and identification had been lost in the sewers during a crash landing, likely washed away to some foul-smelling place.
This wasn't normal. It was very abnormal.
All of this had been caused by a series of "accidents"—sudden gusts of strong wind, mysterious harassing phone calls, and his night-vision goggles' components suddenly malfunctioning and sparking an explosion.
A magician never performs without preparation.
Although Spider wasn't a magician in the traditional sense, preferring to call himself the world's greatest illusionist, he still made necessary preparations. Situations where his equipment malfunctioned for no reason after he had already escaped danger simply shouldn't happen.
Not to mention the strong winds that were powerful enough to snap a glider's frame. If there had been any chance of winds that strong tonight, Spider would have abandoned the operation and waited for Kaito Kid's next heist notice. Using a glider in such weather was practically a suicide mission.
At that moment, Spider couldn't help but think of one person.
Back on the rooftop, he had used the advantage of a preemptive strike and the environment to strike fear into that witch disguised as Kaito Kid, then used illusions to hypnotize her, intending to use her as a tool to kill.
By now, that witch had likely been rescued or awakened by Kaito Kid.
It was highly probable that this string of bad luck was her "gift" to him.
--- As a member of a secret organization seeking the Pandora Gem, which contained the secrets of immortality, Spider wasn't entirely ignorant of magic.
Facing what was likely a magical attack from a witch, he had found the best countermeasure!
And that was to run!
As long as he ran far enough, the witch's magic wouldn't be able to catch him!
"What are you talking about? He's just a circus enthusiast. How can he be a threat?"
"You're being chased all over the place not because that guy is strong, but because you are weak! I told you already, Kaito Kid is my prey. You should hurry up and go back to where you came from!"
"There's nothing left for you here!" Snake said mockingly as he shouldered his sniper rifle and walked down the street.
The next moment, he heard a strange sound.
Vroom— Vroom vroom—
Snake: "?"
Why did that sound like a train whistle?
"I'm leaving now," a voice came from the other end of the line.
The next second, accompanied by the sizzle of electrical sparks, the line went dead.
Snake: "?"
It sounded like things were pretty lively on Spider's end.
Fine. Since Spider had hopped on a train to flee Tokyo overnight, the mission to kill Kaito Kid belonged to him alone. The credit would naturally be his alone as well.
"Hmph. I was actually going to allow you to be my assistant."
"To think you were scared off by such a small setback. It seems I'll have to enjoy this glory all by myself!" Snake said arrogantly.
Inside the magical crystal ball, Spider could be seen looking disheveled as he boarded the train.
Seeing this, Koizumi Akako, who had already changed into her "Ushi no Koku Mairi" (Ox Hour Curse) ritual attire, couldn't help but grit her teeth in frustration. She raised the crystal ball, instinctively wanting to smash it.
The crystal ball, terrified, immediately cried out for mercy.
"Most, most, most beautiful Lady Akako, please spare me!"
"I don't want to be thrown into the trash like the Magic Mirror!"
The Magic Mirror that Akako had smashed in a fit of rage earlier was likely already waiting to be destroyed at a landfill. The crystal ball did not want to suffer the same fate.
Hearing the plea, Akako reluctantly set the ball back down. If she hadn't been smashing her divination tools so frequently lately, she would have broken this one just the same.
Watching the images projected by the crystal ball, Akako's eyes narrowed slightly.
If she were to cause some trouble for the train's engine...
"Forget it. That would be too cruel."
Spider could die for all she cared, but it wouldn't be good if the entire train derailed with him. Based on the train's speed, Spider would likely escape her divination range in a few hours.
It was a pity to let him get away this time.
She sighed, pulled out a chair, and sat down gloomily. She took off the candle crown from her head, blew out the candles, and tossed aside the Spider straw doll that was riddled with nails.
"Ushi no Koku Mairi"—a ritualistic curse similar to a Japanese urban legend. If a normal person performed it, the target might only suffer a bit of minor bad luck. But when performed by a Great Witch like Koizumi Akako, the misfortune inflicted was on an entirely different level.
"By the way, you said that as a Red Witch, no man can resist my charms."
"Why is it that Ren Ichimonji is immune to my charm, just like Kuroba Kaito? He even used a stun gun on me!" Akako rested her chin in her hand and asked the crystal ball.
The crystal ball hesitated for a moment before tentatively replying:
"...Because he's Batman?"
Koizumi Akako: "?"
End of Chapter
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