Conan: After teaching the protagonist, they offered their loyalty.

"That's just magic," the woman said with a laugh. "A little trick to fool people."

"Excuse me, but what are everyone's plans for tonight?" the woman asked.

“We’re planning to see the Hobbess Troupe’s performance tonight.” Nakamori Aoko paused for a moment after saying this, then stared intently at the other person. “You wouldn’t happen to be that Judy Hobbess, would you?”

The woman smiled, took out her monocle from her pocket and put it on. "Yes, thank you for liking the Hobch Book Company. If you don't mind, I would like to invite the three of you to a performance."

Fuheshel hadn't intended to answer, but after hearing the invitation, he nodded, "I'm also very interested in magic."

Why not go if you're getting something for free? Besides, a ticket to the Hobbes' Magic Troupe isn't cheap.

Who knows if Gin will reimburse me after I finish the mission?

“I can tell, otherwise you wouldn’t have asked about the thief’s methods,” Judy Hopper said with a smile, taking three tickets out of her pocket and handing them to the three men. “Looking forward to tonight’s performance.”

"Oh, really? Thank you so much." Nakamori Aoko put away the tickets. "May I ask where the next performance will be?"

Because the Hobbestro's performance locations are uncertain, they essentially perform wherever they go.

“I’m sorry, this is the last performance of the Hobby Spellcasting Troupe.” Judy Hobby pressed down her hat. “I will be disbanding the troupe afterward.”

"Huh?" Nakamori Aoko asked, puzzled. "Why? Everyone seems to like it..."

Because Kaito Kuroba loves magic, she thinks that being able to do magic is a very impressive thing, so why would she want to disband the group?

"Because magic, in essence, is the same as thief, deceiving the audience out of their money." Judy Hopper gave a wry smile.

Her parents lost their lives in a magic accident, which caused her to hate magic.

"Looking forward to your final performance." Fukuro Jinji didn't ask why, a slight smile playing on his scarred lips as he looked at Kuroba Kaito and Aoko. "Well then, I hope you have a good date..."

"W-what date? We're just friends!" Aoko blushed instantly upon hearing this, and steam began to rise from her hair.

"Tch, this guy's a real chatterbox," Kaito Kuroba muttered.

"Well then, I'm off too. Goodbye." Judy Hopper smiled at the two of them and walked towards the crowd.

"Hey, Kaito, today's the last performance. Let's go straight there later so we don't have to wait in line," Nakamori Aoko asked.

“I…” Kaito Kuroba hesitated for a moment.

His disdain just now was just an act.

Actually, I was still a little wary of that tall man from earlier. His indifferent expression and black trench coat made me wonder if he was really from that organization.

Moreover, according to Grandpa Terai, that organization seems to be preparing to target Crimson Tears as well.

........

At this moment, the cheetah sitting in the car frowned slightly; he was a member of that zoo.

You have received a mission to steal the Crimson Tears.

But it seems that some extraordinary person has appeared.

That person was terrifyingly strong just by looking at his stance. He would never believe that the other person was an ordinary person.

He turned to look out the window... staring at the man's back.

As if sensing something, the other person turned their head and looked precisely into the car through the crowd.

hiss!

Noticing the other person's gaze, the cheetah couldn't sit still any longer and patted the driver on the shoulder, "Drive."

"Huh? Wasn't the boss's mission to have us monitor that woman?" the driver asked, looking puzzled.

"Drive faster!" Cheetah shouted, seeing that the gaze hadn't disappeared.

"Yes!" The driver was startled and immediately started the car, speeding away.

Sitting in the car, the cheetah recalled the man's eyes—calm, indifferent, as if life couldn't stir any ripples in his eyes.

Masaka, could it be?

The cheetah suddenly remembered that, for the sake of a certain gem, the zoo had directly attacked a female member of another transnational criminal organization.

Unfortunately, the other party was skilled in disguise and voice changing, and discovered their plan, causing them to lose track of them.

But the zoo leader seemed determined to obtain the woman's jewel, going so far as to find and destroy her hidden stronghold in order to find out where she was.

All they got was information about the Thousand-Faced Witch and the winery.

Could this person be from that organization...?

Thinking of this, the cheetah broke out in a cold sweat.

He took out his phone and dialed a number, "Hey, Spider, there seems to be a problem with today's mission..."

.........

The Hobch Theatre Company's performance hall.

On stage, one wonderful performance after another unfolded.

Because the company is called the Hobbs Magic Troupe, in addition to common magic tricks such as turning pigeons into paddles, guessing cards, and making people disappear, they also have complex projects such as human projectiles, mind reading, and walking a tightrope on a unicycle.

During breaks in the performances, the host would tell heartwarming stories to liven up the atmosphere.

"Next up is a genius magician I've discovered!"

"He can turn decay into magic, and make anything ordinary incredible, just like magic."

"His magic is full of mystery and danger. Every performance is like walking on a tightrope, and that's exactly what he is!" The host stopped midway through his sentence.

From below the stage, the voices of Phantom Thief Kid erupted in fury.

As the lights shone on the stage, a puff of white smoke appeared!

"Leave the show to me!" A fake Kid appeared on stage, wearing a white suit that didn't fit his body and no monocle.

"Ah!!! It's fake, Lord Kid isn't that ugly!"

"Yeah, yeah, and it's a sharp-nosed monkey named Ersai, who is it anyway?"

"Holy crap, give me my money back!"

A loud commotion erupted from the audience, even causing chaos among them.

At this moment, the police rushed over to maintain order and also sent some officers to pursue Kidd.

The fake Kidd was somewhat bewildered as he watched the rioting audience rush towards the stage.

Wait a minute, there's something wrong with this script.

He was just ordered by Spider to attract the police's attention here, so why did it cause a riot among the audience? Damn it.

Looks like we should tear him up.

Anyone who didn't know better would think he had come to Beika Town.