BWDC:SDDK Chapter 112: Is This Science? Is This Magic?
Even with every door and window in the exhibition hall tightly sealed, a powerful gale began to dance through the hall without warning.
The scene left everyone present in a state of shock. Hakuba Saguru's eyes widened in disbelief.
Was this... was this science? Or was it magic?
For a strong wind to appear indoors without cause, either someone had opened the doors and windows to let the outside air in, or someone had installed industrial blowers or other wind-generating equipment inside the hall. However, considering the sheer force of this wind, any mechanical device capable of producing it would have been impossible to hide.
Hakuba Saguru had personally scoured the exhibition hall several times and hadn't found a single trace of any gadgets left behind by Kaito Kid. What kind of magical prop could Kid possibly be using to conjure such a gale?
As if possessed by a mind of its own, the wind lunged forward and snatched the nearby power cables. In the next instant, the cords were ripped clean from their sockets, plunging the entire exhibition hall into pitch-black darkness.
The electronically driven shackles instantly lost power, falling away from Koizumi Akako's body. Meanwhile, the capture net Hakuba Saguru had installed was caught by an updraft and blown upward in the opposite direction.
It landed squarely on Nakamori Ginzo and his team of officers. The Tokyo Metropolitan Police officers began to cry out in confusion, with Nakamori Ginzo's voice echoing through the chaos.
"This must be Kaito Kid's trap!"
"Ah! Who's on top of me? Get this net off us!"
Rumble!
With a thunderous sound, the ceiling was peeled open from the inside out. Moonlight flooded into the hall from above.
The powerful wind swirled around Kaito Kid, catching the hem of his white cape and making him appear ethereal and elegant—a sight that left the onlookers momentarily spellbound.
However, in the next second, Kid pulled a broom out of nowhere and mounted it. Abandoning the gemstone, he took on a rather feminine image as he straddled the broom and flew toward the opening in the ceiling.
Instantly, Kid's elegant aura vanished completely.
Nakamori Aoko covered her mouth in shock, staring at Kid's retreating figure for a long time before blurting out:
"Kaito Kid is actually a transvestite!"
Nearby, Kuroba Kaito—who had just taken advantage of Hakuba's distraction to pick his own handcuffs—snapped his head toward Aoko.
Kuroba Kaito: ?
I know you're technically not talking about "me" right now, but don't you think that's a bit rude?
While he grumbled inwardly, his hands didn't stop moving. A small pellet slid from his sleeve and exploded on the floor.
In an instant, thick smoke filled the hall. The visibility provided by the moonlight vanished, leaving the exhibition hall in total darkness once again.
Nakamori Aoko, the first to come into contact with the smoke, subconsciously let out a yawn. An overwhelming sense of drowsiness instantly washed over her. The officers trapped in the net, who were still struggling to get out, began to yawn one after another.
Nakamori Ginzo managed one loud yawn before realizing what was happening. He yelled, "Damn it, it's those sleep gas bombs again... that wretched... Kaito... Ki..."
Before he could finish, Nakamori slumped forward, falling into a peaceful sleep.
The exhibition hall fell into a profound silence.
Meanwhile, on the rooftop of the exhibition hall.
Having used the hole she created to pull herself up to the roof, Koizumi Akako breathed a sigh of relief. To be honest, she didn't have much experience with actual magical combat.
Her life had mostly been a series of easy victories; being suddenly bound by shackles earlier had actually startled her. She had almost forgotten her incantations. Still, at least everything was proceeding according to plan...
Akako suddenly looked up at the sky. The sky was no longer blue; it had turned a vivid, bloody red, and even the moon was obscured. A massive spiderweb appeared directly in her flight path.
Akako's brow furrowed.
---That eight-eyed Spider illusionist had finally made his move.
But whether it was illusions or stage magic, they were nothing more than clumsy imitations of true Magic. How could a Great Witch like herself fall for such a trick?
"I'll show you my true power!" Akako declared.
She prepared to invoke her magic, but in the next heartbeat, her surroundings shifted again. Flames began to rise all around her. She could clearly hear the screams of young girls.
"This is..."
Akako froze in shock. A primal fear welled up from the depths of her soul. She realized her body could no longer move; she was tied to a cross with thick ropes. Even though she knew it was an illusion, she found herself unable to move her limbs.
She was surrounded by a mob of people holding torches. Their eyes were filled with hatred as they roared in unison:
"Burn her! Burn her! Burn her!"
---The medieval Witch Trials.
This was the nightmare that had haunted her heart from the very moment she inherited the legacy of the Red Witch. Now, someone had brought it to life.
"Oh, a little Witch, is it?"
A man dressed in black, wearing a three-lens night-vision device on his head, appeared beside her at some point. He looked at her as if seeing through her disguise and remarked:
"Though you aren't the one I was waiting for..."
"You will do just fine."
What on earth is happening?
Kuroba Kaito, now fully dressed in his Kaito Kid uniform, appeared on the rooftop. The scene before him left him stunned.
In the span of just a few seconds, Koizumi Akako—who had been flying through the air on her broom—had been taken down cleanly. Even her magical disguise had dissolved, revealing her original long dress.
Kuroba Kaito: ?
Didn't you say illusions and magic were just "clumsy imitations"? Why did you go down in less than three seconds against an illusionist? What the hell happened?
Kaito scanned the area but couldn't see any sign of the illusionist. He rushed to Akako's side, reaching out to help her up.
But in the next moment, the unconscious Akako snapped her eyes open. A sharp dagger had appeared in her hand out of nowhere, and she lunged to stab him.
Before the blade could connect, a powerful surge of electricity coursed through Akako's body. She didn't even have time to twitch.
"Ahhhhh!"
Akako let out a scream and slumped backward, falling into a total state of unconsciousness.
Accompanied by the whirring sound of a retracting grapple gun, the Dark Knight in his combat suit ascended from the edge of the roof, appearing in Kaito's line of sight.
Ren Ichimonji's gaze fell upon Koizumi Akako. His brow furrowed, a look of genuine surprise crossing his face.
---Hypnotizing Koizumi Akako in just a few seconds?
You're telling me this guy is Scarecrow? Are you sure it's not the Mad Hatter?
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