On the signal tower atop Tsutenkaku in Osaka.
Dressed in white and wearing a white top hat, Kaito Kid flashed a confident smile.
He elegantly extended his hand, and a white dove carrying a listening device landed on his finger.
After removing the listening device, Kaito Kid spread his arms and called out as though opening a show, "Ladies and gentlemen, the performance is about to begin..."
The moment he finished speaking, a rather lazy voice rang out.
"To put it in Naruto's words, doesn't this guy have a bit of chuunibyou?"
The speaker was Shikamaru, who had been waiting there all along.
Besides Shikamaru, Sasuke, Conan, Ino, Ai Haibara, and Heiji Hattori were also there.
As for the troublemaking trio, Conan and Shikamaru hadn't brought them along.
Catching Kid wasn't particularly dangerous, but those three could easily mess things up!
Kid froze for a moment at the sudden appearance of the kids and Heiji Hattori.
Anyone thin-skinned would have been mortified to be caught striking such a flamboyant pose and delivering lines up there.
But who was he? He was Kid. No one knew his real identity anyway, and with his overwhelming urge to perform, having a few kids watching only made him more excited.
"Kid with the glasses, looks like you cracked my riddle again, huh?"
Kid turned toward Conan with a smile.
"You guessed wrong. It wasn't me." As he spoke, Conan glanced at Shikamaru beside him.
Seeing that, Kid also glanced at Shikamaru and smiled. "Another troublesome little brat!"
"What's with all the chatter? Let's just get him!"
Sasuke leaped into the air and lunged straight at Kid.
Kid hadn't expected a little kid to jump so high.
Still, he was just a kid. What good would jumping high do? Kid drew his Playing Card Pistol