Become a Phantom Thief from the Comic World

"Ok?"

When he heard someone calling him, Dick raised his head and looked at Dean suspiciously.

"Dean? What did you just say?"

"I mean, are you thinking of something when you're so fascinated? There seems to be a riddle challenge in the school right now."

Dean stretched out his finger and pointed at the messy classroom behind him, showing strong interest on his face, just like the other students.

"I have listened to the answers given by many people. Their opinions are different, but they all make sense. Dick, you are the smartest person I know. I want to hear what you have to say about the notice letter. idea."

"How can it be as smart as you say? I just took a look at it. Maybe my ideas are not as good as others."

Dick smiled at Dean and said he was just watching for fun.

"You say this as if you are not just looking at it. Just say it casually. Don't worry, even if your explanation is outrageous, I won't laugh at you."

Dean naturally hooked Dick's shoulder and teased.

"Okay, then I'll just say it casually. In fact, I haven't fully understood the contents of this notice letter. I've only confirmed part of it."

Hearing this, Dean's heart moved. Dick's words were "not completely solved" and "certain". The implication was that he had already solved more than half of the content.

And although he didn't say it explicitly, Dick was obviously very confident in his interpretation.

Dick lowered his head and looked at the notice letter, pointed at it and said: "The feast of the nobles is luxurious and noisy. The general meaning of this sentence is the most straightforward. It refers to the auction next Saturday that gathers the upper class people, and then when Corot When North returns to where he started..."

Just as he said this, Dean suddenly interrupted him.

"Wait a minute, what about that sentence in the middle about the tragedy of Troy being forgotten?"

"That sentence..." Dick scratched his head in embarrassment, "This is the part I haven't figured out. If we insist on understanding the tragedy of Troy as Helen, the cause of the war, or the Trojan horse massacre at the end, although it can also be explained , but I always feel it’s too far-fetched.”

"What you said is indeed a bit far-fetched."

Dean nodded solemnly and echoed.

"When Chronos Returns to His Origin, it is about the time when Kaito Kidd committed the crime."

Dick continued to interpret.

"Cronos is the god of origin believed in by Orpheus, one of the three major sects in Greek mythology. He is the first cause of all things in the universe and also symbolizes time. When Chronos returns to the origin, he returns to the source of time. Of course Kaitou Kidd cannot travel through time, so this sentence means the starting point of the day, which is 0:00."

"Finally - Hermes will appear in front of everyone and reveal the final deception."

Dick raised his chin with both hands and said: "Hermes is talking about Kaitou Kidd himself, because Hermes is the patron saint of thieves, so it is the most appropriate name for him. Most of the scams revealed are related to the upcoming ones." Maybe it has something to do with the rumors about the 'world's largest pink diamond' being auctioned."

"Taken together, it seems that Kaito Kidd's goal is not to steal something, but to expose a scam..."

At this point, Dick began to show a pensive expression again, his face was full of confusion, and his voice became lower and lower.

"But, why would he do this?"

"What was Kaito Kid's motive for committing the crime? If he was not interested in money, why did he steal precious gems?"

Looking at Dick who was deep in thought, Dean showed approval.

As expected of someone taught by Batman, it only took such a short time to decipher the notice letter down to the last detail.

"However, even if you interpret it, you may not be able to understand my plan. It is better to say that this notice letter is meant to be understood."

A glint flashed deep in Dean's eyes, and his exchange with Dick had already let him know that this magical boy was following his own rhythm.

He shook Dick's shoulders, shaking the latter out of his deep thoughts.

"Hey! Dick, what are you thinking about?"

Dick came back to his senses and said with a dry smile: "Sorry, I thought too deeply about the problem just now."

At this point, Dick suddenly turned to stare at Dean and said, "Dean, I want to ask you a question."

"what?"

"Do you know a magician who is so proud of his magic talent that he cannot be satisfied with just performing on the stage and has the idea of ​​using magic to do some criminal acts to attract attention?"

Dick asked seriously.

"Or, have you ever heard of that down-and-out magician who thinks he has talent but doesn't get a chance to show it, and tries to prove himself by committing a crime?"

"Dean, you are the best magician I know. You know the people and things in this circle much better than I do."

"Are you asking if you can find out who Kaito Kidd is through his identity as a magician?"

After listening to Dick's question, Dean really thought about it for a while, and then said: "Seriously, there are countless magicians in Gotham who have similar thoughts, just like the clown in the circus who wants to kill people. many."

"However, magicians whose skills can reach the level of Kaitou Kidd are very rare. There are no more than twenty well-known magicians including me. As for whether there are hidden geniuses among those unknown and down-and-out magicians, then I It’s not clear.”

Dean did not deliberately reduce the suspicion that he was Kaitou Kidd, but directly stated that he did have the corresponding abilities.

After all, this is all public information, so emphasizing that I can't be Kidd makes it even more suspicious.

"Twenty...Thanks Dean." Dick nodded clearly.

"By the way, why are you asking this all of a sudden?"

At this time, Dean deliberately showed an inquiring expression and stared at Dick for a long time.

"I remember that when everyone talked about Kaitou Kidd before, you looked uninterested. Why are you suddenly becoming curious today?"

Dean asked Dick suspiciously.

"Also, whenever news about super criminals appeared in the past, you were very active, but from the beginning to the end, you didn't seem to be interested in the topic of Batman and Robin... I said Dick, could it be you?"

Of course Dean knew why Dick suddenly asked about the Magician. He was Robin and a superhero. It was normal for him to want to catch the super villain Kidd.

As Robin, he is very close to Batman. It is normal for Dick not to catch the unfounded speculations about Batman by outsiders.

The problem is, Dick doesn't know that Dean knows that he is Robin.

Faced with Dean's sharp eyes looking directly at him, Dick was stunned for a moment.

"Are you... a member of the Super Criminals fan club?"

Dean asked seriously.

Dick: "..."