Kaito: Look at Me! Look at Me!
The full moon hangs high in the sky.
Moonlight streamed down from the night sky, illuminating the rooftop of the Museum.
Coming to his senses from the hallucination, Fujino turned his gaze to the dark figure standing on the stairwell.
At this moment, the illusion was shattered.
The shape of the shadowy figure was now clearly visible.
It was a man dressed in a black night suit.
The man had a black headscarf wrapped around his head, the tail of which fluttered in the wind. He also wore a silver-white mask with three red eyes that shone brightly.
"I saw a red light after I turned around and then fell into an illusion. That must be what's causing this, right?"
Fujino narrowed his eyes slightly, lost in thought.
Psychological suggestion?
Hypnosis?
Or is it magic?
As a materialist, Fujino had no idea what the principle behind this was.
But one thing is certain: the tool the other party used to pull him into the illusion was the mask he was wearing.
Fortunately, the mask couldn't continuously pull people into illusions.
It seems there should be a cooldown period.
[A new Detective Profession Mission has been detected. Please check your inbox!]
A voice suddenly interrupted Fujino's thoughts.
"System Task?"
Fujino paused for a moment upon hearing this, then glanced at the System Task interface out of the corner of his eye:
Detective Profession Mission: SPIDE
Mission objective: Defeat 'SPIDE' (Spider)
Mission Rewards: 1 million yen, 100 Detective Reputation points
"The nightmare I created has actually been broken?"
The man at the top looked Fujino up and down with interest. "Truly remarkable. There are only a handful of people who can break through my illusions with their own willpower, and you are one of them..."
"I'm very curious, how exactly did you break through my illusion?"
Fujino accepted the System Task, raised his head, and said in a deep voice, "The will of man."
"It's actually human will or something..."
The man let out a classic villainous laugh, then continued, "My target this time is Kaito Kid, it has nothing to do with you, I advise you not to interfere!"
Fujino glanced at the newly released System Task, ignoring the chuunibyou in front of him, and turned his gaze to Kuroba Kaito.
At this moment, Kuroba Kaito's gaze was blank.
They are clearly still in an illusion.
Looks like I'll have to give him a physical wake-up call.
It's clear that he alone isn't enough to deal with that strange man called Spider.
Fujino grabbed Wooden Sword and smashed it hard against Kuroba Kaito's skull.
"Bang!"
"Ah!"
Kuroba Kaito broke free from the illusion.
Feeling the excruciating pain from the top of his head, he stared blankly at Fujino.
"Woke up?"
"What I just did was..."
Kuroba Kaito rubbed his aching head, looking puzzled.
"You were just under that guy's illusion spell. I woke you up with a single blow."
Fujino weighed the Wooden Sword in his hand. "You owe me a favor, you know."
"..."
Kuroba Kaito glanced at the Wooden Sword in Fujino's hand with mixed feelings. "No wonder my head felt like it'd been hit by a brick, it was you..."
Before he could finish speaking, a familiar voice called out from the side, "Spider!"
Fujino turned around and saw Hakuba Saguru rushing up the stairs, shouting at the man named Spider, "It's all over now!"
"It's you again... You're really troublesome!"
Spider waved to Hakuba Saguru, clearly indicating they were old acquaintances.
Then, under the watchful eyes of Fujino and Kuroba Kaito, Hakuba Saguru slowly floated up two or three meters high.
"Magic?"
Fujino's gaze was fixed on Hakuba Saguru. "No, it's not magic, it's magic tricks."
"You noticed it too?"
Kuroba Kaito, standing to the side, smirked, "Not bad observation skills, Great Detective."
"Likewise."
Fujino glanced at Kuroba Kaito, "The techniques he uses are somewhat mysterious, but in the end, they're just magic."
With the aid of his Vision Enhancement Glasses, Fujino quickly discovered the mysterious technique by which Hakuba Saguru could fly into the air.
The reason why Hakuba Saguru was able to fly into the air was entirely due to the two transparent Golden Spider Silk threads fixed to his shoulders. These spider silk threads had been specially treated so that they blended into the night under the dim light, and a Hot Air Balloon Device was connected to the end of the steel wires.
The bottom of the hot air balloon was coated with a light-refracting substance, creating the illusion of invisibility.
"I'm going to deal with that Spider thing. You go rescue that narcissist Hakuba Saguru and then come help me, understand?"
Fujino said something to Kuroba Kaito, then reached into his pocket, popped an Advanced Reaction Card and an Advanced Perception Card, and then charged forward with his Wooden Sword.
The dark figure in the hallucination was actually the embodiment of his original resentment, bitterness, and various negative memories that remained in his subconscious.
The illusion of the Spider happened to activate the subconscious.
Having severed that subconscious thought, he now felt completely relaxed, and even his swordsmanship had improved considerably, making his thinking more agile.
My resolve has stabilized.
However, the matter of pulling him into the illusion cannot be left unresolved.
That Spider should also experience the pain of going into the alley with six legs and coming out with only two.
Come on! How many floors do you have to carry a single grain of rice up?
"Hey! Is this how you treat me..."
Kuroba Kaito watched Fujino rush towards the Spider's back, sighed, and felt a strange sense of resentment.
Just now, wasn't this guy acting like he was ready to decide the winner and lose?
Why are we leaving him here now?
Why do I feel like I'm being ignored?
Douzi: Look at me! Look at me!
Fujino rushed towards the Spider.
As the Spider saw Fujino charging towards him, a wicked smile crept across its lips.
He raised his hand, and a Steel Needle appeared in his palm.
He flicked his hand, and the Steel Needle shot towards Fujino.
The Steel Needle wasn't moving very fast, but Fujino kept his eyes fixed on Steel Needle, raising his Wooden Sword.
"Snap!"
The Wooden Sword struck the silver-white Steel Needle with precision, then fell to the ground with a crisp sound in the direction the Wooden Sword had been swung.
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The Spider was clearly stunned for a moment.
Fujino didn't give the Spider a chance to react.
He slammed his right foot onto the rooftop.
With a feeling of weightlessness, Fujino leaped high into the air.
In mid-air, he raised the Wooden Sword and then slashed at the Spider on the top of the stairwell.
The Spider didn't really take Fujino's attack seriously.
He might be a little more worried if it were a samurai sword.
But the Wooden Sword...
It's just a Wooden Sword.
He didn't think the Wooden Sword posed any threat to him.
With a loud "boom!" as a Wooden Sword sliced through the air, the Spider, who had raised its hands in defense, was caught off guard and wanted to meet the Wooden Sword head-on.
Then, the Spider was slammed a meter away by the enormous force, crashing into the wall of the stairwell behind it like a 'Spider' that had been swatted away.