[Comprehensive] Phantom Thief · Phantom Thief

The air in the room gradually condensed.

The earl sat there quietly with his teacup in his hands, his eyes drooping. Opposite him, the black-haired human teenager and the blond Norse god had almost the same completely relaxed and calm expressions on their faces. Before I cared about Mr. Earl's proposal, it could be regarded as quite rude.

On the contrary, it is the attitude shown by Earl D who is least likely to object to the "humanoid beast" he sincerely suggested before.

The handsome black-haired young man wearing glasses changed his previous gentle and quiet posture. Ever since Earl D announced his invitation to him and Fenrir—of course, in the earl's view, this is indeed a most polite and thoughtful invitation, but hearing it in the dark In wild ears, it is undoubtedly this unknown mysterious pet shop owner who is actually instigating him and Nissan to leave their father!

--How can this be!

Although it has never been so obvious, but it is indeed the second son of the evil god who is controlled by the father and controlled by the brother. Now he is really touched, and he is absolutely not allowed to be touched even a little bit. The Achilles heel, completely furious!

"Mr. Earl, I think you must have misunderstood something." In Anno's deep voice, there was a coldness that Kaito had never heard before—even the time when Loki was "kidnapped" by bank robbers. , Kaito has never heard Anno speak in such a cold tone...

"If the 'precious beasts' you mean are creatures like these so-called 'pets' in your store, then unfortunately, you seem to be doomed to be disappointed."

At this moment, the legendary Nordic giant snake that huddled its body and could even envelop the entire land completely put away its usual gentle and stable appearance, revealing its sharp fangs that shone with a cold light without any concealment—" Although I don’t know how you judged that we are not human, but... imagine us as such a weak and harmless 'precious beast'?"

"This is... a bit too self-righteous!"

Although Anno and Fenrir are not gods in the strict sense, they are the sons of gods, and they are not mixed with the blood of the gods at all. Both father and mother are absolute gods with the purest divine power. The sons of gods, except that they are not endowed with godheads, are actually no different from gods in the usual sense in other respects.

And the beast-shaped appearance endowed them with even stronger power—otherwise, if Fenrir was just an ordinary wolf, how could he become the terminator of the life of the main god Odin in the twilight of the gods?

As for Anno...

No matter how gentle and harmless he usually is, it can't change the fact that his main body is a huge and fierce one, which needs to be imprisoned in the cold, dark, bottomless deep sea by Odin's secret tricks.

It can be said that Loki's three children - Fenrir the demon wolf, Jormungandr the giant snake (Dark Field) and Hull the king of the underworld, the power possessed by these three brothers and sisters is the power that even the Lord God Ding would also feel extremely afraid and helpless, and had to use tactics to weaken and resolve it in advance.

Therefore, it is not even appropriate to call them "beasts".

In the God Realm, An Ye is not clear about the positioning of the other fierce beasts, but the three siblings?From the beginning to the end, they have been called the Sons of God by others—of course, it is not ruled out that some people call them "monsters" in private.

However, these emotions belonging to others, such as awe or jealousy or suspicion or fear, are trivial things that are not worth caring about for Anno, but for his elder brother and younger sister... …and no less.

So at this moment, in this unknown pet store with a weird atmosphere everywhere, he was dubbed a "precious beast" by the owner, and was earnestly persuaded to hope that he would leave his father and devote himself to this pet store. Come to the store and become a member of this group of so-called "precious beasts"...

Although judging from the owner's tone and performance, he seemed to be standing on the side of An Ye and Fenrir, sincerely offering them a suggestion that he thought would be the most beneficial to them, but An Ye felt nothing but anger. And some kind of weird helplessness, but it's hard to give birth to any other feelings.

――Although he clearly knew that the pet shop owner who called himself Earl D was actually just misunderstood his identity and the relationship between him and Loki Kaito, that's why he made such... Rescue him from what kind of misery-like actions...

As for Anno's clear and straightforward refusal, in Earl D's view, it was a reaction that was completely unimaginable, and even should not have occurred at all, so thinking of this, the earl immediately showed a dazed and confused expression—" Why deny it? Could it be that you are guarding against me, thinking that I, like that group of humans, want to use your power to achieve some selfish desire?"

Tilting his head, the shoulder-length black hair that hangs softly and softly forms a beautiful arc on his cheeks. Even in the eyes of Luo Ji and his son, who are used to seeing all kinds of beauties in the God Realm, their appearance can be regarded as really good. The outstanding Earl narrowed his eyes and showed a more sincere and sincere smile than before.

"Please don't think so." The earl said softly to Anno while smiling, "My clan's attitude towards rare beasts has never changed, and it's the same with humans..."

"So, please don't have any worries, follow your own wishes..."

"My wish is to stay where Kaito-kun and Loki-sama are." He interrupted the earl's unfinished "advice" forcefully, and Anno had already calmed down by this time, and his tone no longer seemed so so It was cold and frightening.

But... also not much better.

The dark-haired young man, who had always been very gentle and polite in front of outsiders, made people feel that he was easy to get close to, still had a cold face. Under the earl's wide-eyed gaze, he reiterated his persistence again, and... the tone was extremely solemn.

——It seems that although I still feel a little angry and dissatisfied with the earl's previous actions and performance, after the anger has settled down, the young man who can return to the frequency of calm and rational thinking has also realized that there is a gap between the earl and himself. Some huge differences in cognition are the most important factor that led to the current embarrassing situation of chicken and duck...

"Mr. Earl, it's the same as the previous sentence. Although I don't know how you judged the inhuman identities of me and Nisan, one thing is certain is that neither of us can be the one in your mouth. The 'precious beast'." Taking a deep breath, Anno curled up the corners of his lips, and soon the gentle and kind smile that Kaito was familiar with was on his face again.

But I don't know why, this time, Anno's gentle smile, which was obviously no different from usual, made Kaito's heart tremble suddenly, even a cool breeze seemed to start blowing from behind... …

I always feel as if someone is going to be unlucky or deflated...

Silently lowering his eyes, Kaito pretended to carefully observe the lines on the wall of the white porcelain carved teacup in his hand, and decided that no matter what happened later, he must pretend that he didn't hear or see.

Upon seeing this, Loki glanced at his lover indiscriminately, with a slight smile on his lips...

And almost after such a small interaction was exchanged between the two, An Ye's voice soon resounded throughout the quiet room again.

"Mr. Earl."

He stretched out his hand and pushed the round eyes that suddenly started to reflect light for some reason, and the corners of the black-haired young man's lips were slightly raised, and he raised a shallow smile with unknown meaning, "I think...you must not have understood it more carefully before. Are the names of our group correct?"

Is it because I was too excited to meet the rare "precious beast" and forgot?Or... have you ever thought about paying attention?

For Anno, the answer was that it didn't matter which one.

The only thing that makes sense is...

"So, you 'of course' don't know, the little black dog you mentioned, his name... is Fenrir, right?"

Asking this with a smile, Anno picked up the teacup, took a sip gracefully, and then... stopped talking.

The count was sluggish for a quarter of an hour because of the amount of information in Anno's words.

And a quarter of an hour later, everyone in the room witnessed another... a not-so-gorgeous transformation...

"Fenrir?! You mean...that Fenrir? I think...that Fenrir?" The count's eyes flashed with light that almost dazzled everyone.

"Ah~~Fenrir~It's really that Fenrir~~" Suddenly flashing in front of Kaito, the earl held his face dreamily and stared intently at the black-haired boy who was hugging him lazily in his arms The yawning black-haired puppy, "I didn't expect to see such a legendary existence~"

"But wait..." After being intoxicated for a while, the earl suddenly seemed to wake up, and turned his head to look at the black-haired young man who was still sitting calmly drinking tea: "You just... called this puppy ...'Nissan'?"

"Yes." Anno admitted generously with a smile.

Then in the next second, they were fortunate enough to witness the beauty named Earl D's... alien (?) transformation... ==

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"Ahem, please let me apologize again for my previous faux pas and recklessness."

It was still the most luxurious room in the pet shop, and it was the same people sitting opposite each other. The difference was that the tea and snacks on the table had been changed again, and the black-haired beauty whose image had completely collapsed before, It also returned to the appearance when the few people first met, with a dignified and indifferent appearance, but there was a rare bit of shyness (?) embarrassment in the tone...

"If I knew this was the case..."

——Who would have a brain twitch to provoke you group of killers, bastards!

Turning his head silently, the Earl, who found that he had accidentally provoked a group of legendary beings who must not be provoked out of a moment of curiosity, said that he felt a lot of pressure.

If he felt a bit of surprise and excitement when he first learned the true identities of two of the people in front of him, then after he calmed down, the only thing left in the earl's heart was boundless horror—— —He wouldn't be so stupid that he didn't think that since these two have such identities, then who would make them willingly follow and protect them!

It's just... It's easier to please God than to send God away. The count looked at the four guests sitting opposite him peacefully, twitched his lips, and suddenly felt that his recent misfortunes never come singly.

But before he could think of any effective means to invite these distinguished guests out of the store without offending others, the black-haired boy who had been acting relatively calm all this time suddenly said—"Count, I I have said that I want to pick a few small pets in your store, I wonder if it is... convenient now?"

Before the words were finished, three eyes swept towards a certain black-haired beauty. After making him stiff for a moment, a signature smile that belonged to the manager of the pet shop immediately hung on his lips.

"Of course. If it's Heiyu-kun, you..." Just for the sake of the precious beasts in his family, he would definitely recommend a good pet for this boy that is 100% satisfactory and will not bring him any harm. ah!

Otherwise, it is guaranteed that the three of them will be furious, and the precious beasts in his family will...

Earl D, who didn't care about his own safety, only wanted to protect his own precious beasts, didn't notice that there was a sly smile on the corner of the black-haired boy's lips from an angle he couldn't notice. In the eyes exchanged with his blond lover, there was a trace of...deep meaning...

"Then, the contract is concluded, please treat your pet well, and don't break the contract at will."

After finding a pet that suits the boy and signing a new contract, Earl D symbolically explained this sentence according to the usual practice, and then waved off the group of four people and one dog almost in tears of joy.

"Quick! Ah Tian! Pack your bags! We're going on a trip!"

"Wait... Earl, why are you in such a hurry..."

"If you don't hurry up, if they come again next time, where can I find him such an obedient and worry-free pet? Our place is a rare animal museum, not a wish-fulfilling store!" Wait, count, you seem to have been disturbed by something up!

"Oh my god!!!"

"Okay, I got it, Earl, you are really troublesome! If you think of someone else, just say it, and you still have such an excuse..."

"Ah Tian! ==＋"

"Okay, okay, I won't say anything..."

……

There was a series of ups and downs in the pet shop, but Kaito didn't know about it.

The young magician who just got a group (...a group?) of super satisfied baby pets was smiling and exchanging his views on today's "adventure" with his lover, when the phone in his pocket vibrated suddenly...

"Huh? It's that Conan guy? I didn't expect them to be quite efficient."

Kaito originally thought that it was hard to change back to Kudo Shinichi, and since he was in Osaka, which was not where he usually hangs out, Conan had to take this opportunity to date and communicate with Xiaolan, so perhaps he was concerned about the mysterious organization members who were arrested. Interrogation, the result will not come out so quickly, but I didn't expect...

"This guy is so impatient."

Clicking on the email and looking at the ten lines at a glance, Kaito found that the result did not seem to be much different from what he expected. This group of people in the organization is really just the members of the very bottom or even very close to the periphery, commonly known as... Thugs = =

So Conan and the others naturally did not ask for any more valuable information.

"But having said that, even if this result has been expected, but when it is confirmed..."

It's still very depressing...

Shaking his head, Kaito was about to put away his phone, but at the last moment he saw the last sentence of the email -- "Not long ago, another group of people from the organization fell into the hands of the police, and the cause... was Blue's birthday?! "

How is this going?Could it be...

The plot has been changed? !