People are in Conan, but Ace Attorney

Chapter 1019 The Nemesis of Black and White

It wouldn't be difficult for Hakuba Saguru to find Kuroba Kaito's house.

Even if he wasn't the only son of Superintendent White Horse, he could easily find the location of the former great magician Kuroba Toichi's house simply by asking where he lived.

He stood there in front of Kaito Kuroba's house and knocked on the door.

A moment later, Kaito Kuroba opened the door and stared blankly at the person in front of him.

This was Hakuba Saguru's first meeting with Kuroba Kaito since arriving in Tokyo.

Prior to this, the two had never interacted. Since Hakuba was new to the area, he had no real contact with Kaito Kid and naturally had no intention of transferring to Ekoda High School.

Therefore, Kaito Kuroba and Saguru Hakuba are in a state of mutual acquaintance, where neither knows the other.

Just as Kaito Kuroba was about to ask Hakuba Saguru who he was and why he was knocking on his door...

Hakuba Saguru spoke.

And he opened with a bombshell.
"Kaito Kuroba, you must be Kaito Kid!"

"I'm here because I want to discuss something with you."

Kuroba Kaito:?
Kaito Kid? Me? Don't be ridiculous, how did you open my box so easily?
Kaito Kuroba immediately denied it and was about to close the door.

In contrast, Hakuba Saguru also pushed the door in the opposite direction. One side insisted that the other was Kaito Kid, while the other side stated that they were definitely not Kaito Kid.

They argued and sulked there, like petulant elementary school students.

Just then, Terai Kinosuke walked out from the side holding Kaito Kid's uniform and asked,
"Young Master Kaito, do you want this uniform washed? I think it's a bit dirty."

Kaito Kuroba and Saguru Hakuba simultaneously turned to look at the Kaito Kid uniform in Kijima Terai's assistant.

Terai Kinosuke sensed something was slightly off.

Therefore, he also glanced down at the Phantom Thief Kid uniform in his hand.

Then, he looked up again and saw Hakuba Saguru, and then, with a look of grim determination, said...

"Now that things have come to this, I have no choice but to confess."

"As you can see, I am Kaito Kid!"

Hakuba Saguru: ?

You might be Kaito Kid, but it's unlikely that you are Kaito Kid.

Kaito Kuroba, who originally wanted to argue with Hakuba Saguru again, couldn't resist when he saw that Terai Kinosuke had even brought out Kaito Kid's weapon. He reluctantly let Hakuba Saguru come in and sit down.

After they were both seated, Kaito Kuroba didn't forget to say something.

"I'm a magician, and Kaito Kid is a magician too. Is it okay for me to collect two of Kaito Kid's costumes? I think it's perfectly normal, after all, Kaito Kid's uniform is just a regular magic show costume."

Hakuba Saguru nodded slightly and said...

"Yes, this was the costume that Kuroba Toichi often wore when he performed back then. But after he rescued the Phantom Thief Lady while wearing this costume, he stopped wearing it when he performed."

Kuroba Kaito:?
I only recently found out that my mom was also a phantom thief when she was young, and she was even a phantom thief lady who debuted earlier than my dad. How did you know that right away?

Is that my mom or your mom? She looks so familiar.
Kaito Kuroba stubbornly retorted,
"I already said I'm not Phantom Thief Kid, but if you have something to tell Phantom Thief Kid, then I can reluctantly pass it on for you."

"Speak, what do you need from Phantom Thief Kid?"

Hakuba Saguru frowned, then continued,

"According to the DNA test results, you are the Phantom Thief Kid from the Queen Cerissa White incident. You are an outstanding magician and phantom thief, but you didn't even know that your own hair was falling out at the scene."

"You still won't admit you're Phantom Thief Kid even now? Do you think it's too embarrassing?"

Kaito Kuroba and Saguru Hakuba, one in black and one in white, started arguing again. Watching the two debating whether Kaito Kuroba was actually Kaito Kid, Kisuke Terai thought that if no one interfered, they could probably talk until midnight.

Just when he had a headache.

The door to the Kuroba family's house was knocked on again.

Terai Kinosuke immediately turned around and opened the door, his eyes lighting up when he saw Hikaru Mugen standing outside.
"Young Master Xiang Yuan, you've finally arrived! Please take a seat!"

Xiang Yuanguang:?

Although we seem to have met a few times before, we don't seem to be very close, right? Why are you so happy that I'm here? I have a feeling something bad might happen if we go in.

However, Xiang Yuanguang was eventually admitted.

The main theme is someone with exceptional skills and great courage.

Back then, in the Millennium Tower, a group of armed special forces soldiers walked in without even blinking at Yuan Guang. Now, it's just the Kuroba family.

It's hardly a den of dragons or tigers, so what does he have to fear?
However, as soon as he entered the living room, Xiang Yuanguang regretted it.

Hakuba Saguru, who had previously appeared confident and in control when talking to Xiang Yuanguang, is now engaging in childish banter with Kuroba Kaito.

He was so engrossed in his own art that he seemed oblivious to the world around him.

Xiang Yuanguang looked at Terai Kinosuke next to him, and Terai Kinosuke responded with an embarrassed smile.

He was out of options, otherwise why would he have invited Xiang Yuanguang in as if he had seen a savior?

"I see."

Xiang Yuanguang nodded and walked towards Kuroba Kaito and Hakuba Saguru.

The two men, one in black and one in white, immediately realized that there was another person in the living room.

However, when I saw that it was Hikaru Mugen.

Hakuba Saguru and Kuroba Kaito tacitly ignored the presence of Mugen Hikaru. However, just as they were about to continue their argument about whether Kuroba Kaito was actually Kaito Kid,

Xiang Yuanguang applied the principles of classical mechanics.

He delivered a Mori Shinken punch to the head of both Hakuba Saguru and Kuroba Kaito.

The effect is outstanding.

Hakuba Saguru and Kuroba Kaito's eyes instantly cleared.

If others knew that Hakuba Saguru was the son of Superintendent General Hakuba of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, they certainly wouldn't dare to lay a hand on him, but Mugen Hikaru didn't care where he was.

When he says "take action," he really means it.

Even if Hakuba Saguru were here, or even if Superintendent Hakuba himself were here, he would still perform classical mechanics as usual, since the right principles apply at any given time.

Seeing that Hakuba Saguru and Kuroba Kaito had both calmed down.

Xiang Yuanguang then spoke.
"If you're talking about the mysterious organization, specifically the zoo thing, then tell me now."

"Kuroba Toichi died at the hands of a mysterious organization. You just need to be straightforward and make things clear, and Kuroba Kaito will naturally consider whether or not to come and help you."

Did Toichi Kuroba die not in a performance accident, but at the hands of a mysterious organization?

Hakuba Saguru was somewhat surprised.

The main problem is that Kuroba Touichi died too young. He was only a few years old when he died, so he definitely didn't know about what happened back then. However, if he had known about it...

They would definitely speak their minds frankly.

If you have useful information but don't use it, are you still a detective?
(End of this chapter)