1250 [Join Us, Jiang Xia] Please Vote o(〃'▽'〃)o
Jiang Xia glanced at Kid and fell silent for a moment. "..." You were unhappy if he caught you, and unhappy if he didn't. Phantom Thieves really were troublesome. But there was plenty of Energy Core, so whatever...
He casually plucked a strand of Magic Power and said nothing more, leaving the Phantom Thief to agonize over whether he wanted a Detective's help.
Kid sensed himself being plucked and came back to his senses. Looking at the Magic Power rapidly vanishing between Mist Tengu's fingers, he felt conflicted.
But thinking about it seriously, Mist Tengu's suggestion was indeed an option.
—Not many people knew that Kaito Kuroba was "Kid," which meant the pool of potential helpers was extremely limited.
Kaito Kuroba truly didn't feel at ease letting Grandpa Jii, at his age, play the Phantom Thief. At the same time, having an old man pretend to be a high school student... made him even less at ease. It just felt like he would be exposed.
By comparison, Jiang Xia was clearly a much better fit for the image of a "high school student," and he was smart. Even if he ran into a risk of being exposed, it wouldn't be difficult for him to bluff his way through it.
As for the danger a Detective posed to a Phantom Thief...
Kaito Kuroba thought with reckless resignation, Anyway, Jiang Xia has known I'm Kid for ages. If he wanted to catch me, he would've done it already. He wouldn't wait until now to make a move. Besides, though Jiang Xia did carry the risk of exposing him, he was still a living person—far more reliable than the Black Technology Rubber Doll Grandpa Jii had provided.
And compared with some shapeshifting yokai, at least