Seeing how enthusiastic the cat was, Kid instantly felt much more balanced.
He reached out, caught the cat on his shoulder, and stood back up. For a moment, he even had the pleasant illusion that, among all its owners, he was the cat's true master.
Just as he was thinking that, the cat cooperatively held out its round paw toward him.
Kid amiably raised a hand and gave it a squeeze.
The next instant, he felt the little magic power he had left visibly drop by a chunk.
Kid: "...?"
...So this cat only looked so friendly because it wanted to get close enough to siphon off his magic power?!
His eye twitched. He felt as though his feelings had been betrayed.
But on second thought, it was only a cat. A little lack of self-control was perfectly normal; it was merely following its instincts as a monster... Kid took a deep breath and barely maintained the expression of a composed adult.
Conan watched the man and cat "getting along amicably," somewhat surprised. "This cat has been to Inspector Shiratori's house too?"
"Inspector Shiratori" shook his head, pulled the cat into his arms, and gave it a vigorous petting. Before Mist Tengu noticed, he decided to get back every last bit of magic power it had drained from him. "I ran into it while on duty. It helped me out a little."
Eating Cat froze and raised its paw, trying to swat his hand away.
Jiang Xia glanced at it. Don't forget the important business.
"..."
Eating Cat silently withdrew its outstretched front paw.
Then, the instant "Inspector Shiratori" relaxed, it suddenly arched its back, kicked his hand with one foot, and, as he let go, plopped to the floor and ran back to Mouri Ran.
Mouri Ran hugged