Kid: "..." A moment of happiness had come at the cost of such profound suffering. If there was a next time, he definitely...
He would definitely still do it!
...Of course, next time he would have to switch the position of the hang glider so it would not be knocked away by suddenly sprouting wings. As long as he had the hang glider, even if the wings vanished high in the air, he could still fly a considerable distance.
And next time, he would have experience. He would not recklessly fly into a place he could not return from—anyway, he had already suffered through it. If he did not use the experience he had gained to enjoy himself, would he not have spent all that time soaking in seawater for nothing?
The only question was whether he could get more of that miraculous smoke from the detective. Perhaps he could look for the Mist Tengu?
As his body temperature returned, so did Kid's quick wits. While pretending to weakly answer the rescue workers' questions, he planned his escape route midway through.
Not far away, Inspector Megure suddenly sensed something. "Hm?"
Officer Takagi and Officer Shiratori were still beside him. Hearing his question, they looked over. "What is it?"
Inspector Megure looked around the rescue site. "I think I just heard Kudo's voice."
Officer Takagi froze. "Kudo Shinichi? Isn't he investigating a case out of town?"
Officer Shiratori was a wealthy second-generation heir himself and paid closer attention to news about jewelry. He recalled something. "Could it have been Kid in disguise? I heard that Phantom Thief appeared at the theater last night looking like Kudo Shinichi."
"!"
The three officers suddenly realized that they might have a chance to catch Kid.
Shiratori asked Inspector Megure, "Where did you hear