magician under the moon

"Sorry, the user you dialed has shut down, sorry..."

"Damn it" I can't count the number of times I called Qingzi, but Kaito, who has always been calm and self-sufficient, was a little overwhelmed by the invariable answering voice, and he slammed the phone on the passenger seat.

It has been more than an hour since Amano's villa left, and he was so anxious that he even forgot to bring the two companions who came with him.But even though Kaito stepped on the gas pedal desperately, he was still in the suburbs at this time.Ignoring the constant cold sweat on his forehead and the constant clamoring pain from the wound.Kaito took a deep breath hard, and after making sure his tone could return to normal, he picked up the phone again.Several numbers were dialed, but the answer was equally unsettling.

"Well, Kaito... Qingzi? Didn't their teacher call to say that they are going on an outing in the next two days? Why, didn't you go together?" This was Uncle Nakamori's answer.

"Qingzi? She didn't come to class. What's the matter with you two, skipping class together. Could it be that you are going on your honeymoon?" This was Tao Zi's answer.

"There is no new news, where are you now, don't worry, Qingzi escaped by himself, and he should be arrested soon..." Hanging up the phone unilaterally was Conan's answer.

'What to do, where did Qingzi go? 'Kaito's brows became tighter and tighter. 'According to the available information, the people in that organization already know that Qingzi is my childhood sweetheart.This means that if they can't find me and the Pandora in my hand, these men in black are likely to look for Qingzi everywhere and use her to threaten me.In order to avoid this situation, I will let Conan send someone to protect her secretly.But,'

Thinking of this, Kaito's hands began to tremble unconsciously again, and his face became extremely pale. "Qingzi, please, don't have..."

"Oops!!!" Being too close to the car in front made Kaito slam on the brakes, but the huge inertia brought by the high speed kept the forward momentum unchanged.Kaidou made a quick right turn subconsciously, the car narrowly avoided the car in front, but rushed towards the guardrail on the expressway.I wanted to dodge again, but it was already too late.

"boom!!!"

After the loud noise, everything returned to calm.Everything happened too fast and too suddenly. After half a minute, the middle-aged man, who was almost knocked over, realized it and hurriedly got out of the car for inspection.I saw that the front of the car that hit the guardrail was almost smashed, and a puff of black smoke was constantly coming out.

"Oh my God!" The owner of the car rushed to save people, but found that the door was opening from the inside.A teenager who was coughing violently tried to get out of the car slowly.It didn't seem to be a serious problem, but blood was constantly oozing from his forehead.

"Young man, how are you, are you okay?"

"I'm fine." His voice was a little weak, but he couldn't tell he was frightened. "Fortunately, I reacted quickly and lay down on the seat before hitting the guardrail. Otherwise, the broken glass of the front window would have been enough for me."

"How can you drive like this? The young people nowadays are really, oops... what should I do? Wait a minute, I'll help you wrap the wound, no, call an ambulance, it can't be done if the collision is so serious Well, there is some internal injury, I, right now, call an ambulance." Compared to the person involved, the middle-aged man was flustered.

"Uncle." 'I don't have the time now' but didn't say the second half of the sentence.

Kaito looked around and saw that there were no other vehicles, so he showed a cute smile. "Don't cry, a little injury. Compared to this, there is something I want to ask for your help."

'I didn't notice just now, this young man looks really decent. '

"What's the matter?" The middle-aged man looked at Kaito who was walking slowly, without any vigilance.

"That's right, let me borrow your car."

"Ah?..." Before the poor middle-aged man could react, Kaito had already slapped him on the neck, causing him to temporarily fall into a coma.

"I'm sorry, I'm in a hurry. Don't worry, I'll return it later." Kaito said to himself, dragged the middle-aged man who 'kindly' borrowed the car to the side of the road, took off his coat and covered him.Then walk away.

"Qingzi, please wait for me to show up. Before that, you must be fine."

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"Where is this?" Qingzi stopped walking while panting heavily.He was suddenly kidnapped on the way from school a few days ago. Although the two unknown guys didn't hurt him, no one can suddenly adapt to a life of fear.So finally this evening, taking advantage of the opportunity to go to the bathroom, he sneaked out of the window quietly.Immediately afterwards, he ran like he did just now, and he didn't know how long he ran, and he didn't know where he was now, but let the fear in his heart urge his legs to repeat the mechanical movements until just now.

"Fortunately, I wasn't caught up." After looking at him again as if to confirm, he finally secretly heaved a sigh of relief.However, once the tense nerves are relaxed, the exhaustion of the body will start to be irresistible, causing Qingzi to sit paralyzed on the ground all of a sudden, and the long-lost sleepiness comes unexpectedly at this time.

"No, I can't fall asleep here." Qingzi reminded himself in a low voice, and pinched his thigh fiercely.Although the force was a bit too much, the pain was somewhat effective.

Barely opening his eyes, he looked around.Dim lights, cat meowing in the corner, rotten smell in the air, the most ordinary alley, so ordinary that it cannot be recognized.

"I can't stay here, at least go to the street to find a way to go back." Struggling to get up, I found that my limbs were already weak.However, the brain was extremely active at this time, a feeling of deja vu brought my thoughts back to the past, and a memory that had been dusty for a long time came to my mind.

Five years ago, at the same night, in the same nameless alley, I was also lost, and I also had no strength to move on.Just as he was crying out of fear, a familiar voice sounded from behind.

"Where did you go? I've been looking for you for a day. If I convince you, I'll get lost when I go out for an outing." The tone was impatient and annoyed, but worry was written all over his face.

"Why are you here? You didn't go to see Dad's magic show, so you didn't participate..." The tone of surprise and uncertainty, as if the boy in front of him was just an unexpected hallucination.

"Idiot, the performance is over early. As soon as I got home, I received a call from the head teacher, saying that you were missing."

"You... are you here to find me?" There was some surprise, with uncertainty.

"That's... that's not it... Don't misunderstand, who is looking for you, can't I just pass by here!" He pretended to be very fierce, but his face turned red all of a sudden.

"Wow~~"

"Oh, don't cry, I didn't mean to hurt you, okay, don't cry, everyone told you not to cry, my God, what should I do, if you cry again, I won't care about you..."

"Wow~~"

"Oh, that's not what I meant. Don't be afraid. Didn't I come?"

"Wow~~" The crying became louder, the little girl always does this, once she finds that she has found support, she cries even harder.In fact, my heart is warm.It's not that he doesn't want to go home, it's just that he can't bear to see this arrogant and mischievous boy in front of him, comforting himself constantly.

Perhaps, at that moment, in a certain corner of my heart, a name was quietly planted, Kuroba Kaito.Tears flowed down again without disappointment, just like myself five years ago.

"Kaito, where are you, I miss you, come and take me home, okay... I don't want to stay here, I miss you... Okay, comfort me like before, take me home , okay..." The loneliness and fear that had just disappeared swept over again.

"Clang...clang...clang...."

A bell not far away pulled Qingzi out of his memories.

"Where is this voice?... I seem to have heard it somewhere. Wait, if you follow the sound... maybe..." It seemed that he had heard hope, and finally regained his feeling in his limbs that could not move.

Stand up slowly, support the wall with your hands, and move forward step by step.When the No. 12 bell rang, the long-lost light finally appeared at the end of the dark alley.

"Great." The body suddenly gained strength, and after three steps and two steps, a deserted square appeared in front of him.It is not because there are no people to be seen here, but it is strange that all the people are standing in place as if frozen, their eyes are looking in the same direction, and there are various surprised expressions on their faces.But Qingzi didn't notice this, because she only had eyes on the building that just made a sound --- the clock tower in the middle of the square.

"It's actually, here..." Qingzi will never forget the conversation in front of this bell tower ten years ago

"Huh? Are you waiting for someone too?"

"Well...I want to go out with my father, but he also said that he may not be able to go because of his busy work..." A rose suddenly appeared in front of the girl. "Here! My name is Kaito Kuroba, please give me your advice!"

The sky began to drizzle.

The line of sight has long been blocked by a transparent liquid, whether it is tears or rain, and everything around him seems to disappear in an instant, moving forward unconsciously, as if being pulled by a rope called fate.

step,

When did it start?They say they hate it, but they always expect him to stick to themselves forever, so they go to school, after school, chat, and fight together.

two steps,

When did it start?Whenever a person endures loneliness, he can't help but think of him, so we go shopping together, listen to music, eat supper, and watch magic tricks together.

three steps,

Since when?The eyes always follow his figure, carefully collecting his emotions one by one.

Since when?Every time he secretly looked at his sleeping side face, his heartbeat accelerated uncontrollably.

Since when did I unknowingly... fell in love with this boy who likes magic and pranks—Kaito Kuroba.