A storm of shock erupted in Kid's heart.
Just as he was breaking out in a cold sweat, wondering how to get away, the monster behind him finished absorbing Magic Power and tentatively tapped him with those sharp spikes.
Only after confirming that he really had no extra Magic Power left did Spider Lady stop, somewhat dissatisfied.
"..."
Although the Magic Power he had saved up for so long was gone again, Kaito Kuroba looked at the spikes that had stopped poking toward his vital point and could not help breathing a sigh of relief—at least for now, this monster seemed to only want to fleece him for Magic Power. It did not seem to be planning a feast of human flesh.
The newly appeared monster had not attacked, but Kid's curiosity could not help growing stronger.
He had wanted to turn around and sneak a look at this monster he had never seen before. But when he caught sight of the spikes pressed against him from the corner of his eye, he suddenly found them familiar—they looked exactly like eight enlarged spider legs.
Kaito Kuroba: "..." Wait, could the thing behind him be a terrifying, furry giant spider? The kind that would stare at him with eight eyes the moment he turned around, then open its bloody maw and bite his head right off.
Thinking of a spider enlarged to human size, Kaito Kuroba silently shuddered and quietly stopped turning his head.
He tried to communicate. "Um, actually, I'm Jiang Xia's good friend too! Look, I just saved him from that pretty auntie's evil clutches!"
Whether those words had worked or for some other reason, the next moment, accompanied by a faint rustling sound, the dangerous spikes actually withdrew.
Kaito Kuroba: "..." Jiang Xia's name was that useful among