"If you looked as good as I do, you could pull it off too." Fujino patted him on the shoulder and spoke with great earnestness.
Not that Little Maple had fallen for his looks.
She really did like him...
But he couldn't exactly say that outright.
If he did, the kid would probably jump straight off the airship.
Kuroba Kaito, meanwhile, silently drew a question mark in his mind. "What do you mean by 'looked as good'?"
"Could you stop throwing out weird phrases with no explanation?"
Fujino realized he hadn't taken that into account. After a moment's thought, he said, "It means you're not as handsome as me. Got it?"
"..."
Kuroba Kaito shot Fujino a sidelong look, his eyebrow twitching.
What's wrong with my looks?
I have the same face as Kudo Shinichi, for crying out loud...
He sighed inwardly, then took out The Lady of the Skies and examined it beneath the moonlight. Finally, he let out another sigh. "This one doesn't look like Pandora either..."
"So what's the point of doing all this?"
Fujino glanced at Kuroba Kaito. "At the rate you're going, you'll only check a few dozen gems a year. How many famous gems are there in the world? Can you really search them all?"
"For all you know, the gem's hidden somewhere you'd never expect. You're just wasting your time..."
"What else can I do?" Kuroba Kaito sighed helplessly. "It's about my dad. Even if I can't find it, I still have to lure those guys out and deal with them. I have to keep going, even if it's pointless."
Then he chuckled. "Besides, it's not entirely pointless. The name Kaito Kid is back in the spotlight, isn't it?"
"That's true."
Fujino nodded. He could agree with that. "You've inherited the name Kaito