“Ladies and gentlemen!” KID grinned, standing up on the rooftop. The exhibit had closed at ten, but the cops and his fans were swarming about. They figured out the note after all. Good. That would make this much less boring. Over his outfit, he had a black cloak and a red and gold scarf. It was an interesting occasion, stealing something unrelated to gems after so long.
“I hope you enjoy this evening. You see, I may be a lion at heart and bold, but I can be rather ambitious. A gem of our time is what I seek and I shall get it. Maybe read it a bit before I return it. It is a fine series, after all, and I do need more practice with my English. I’m getting rusty.”
He bowed and used a smoke grenade so he’d appear to disappear. After he was out of sight, he slipped down into the crowd, making sure his Kaitou outfit was hidden and his black cap on.
Hakuba always loved a good heist, but even he had to roll his eyes at Kid’s speech. After all, the thief could have just snuck into his bedroom at any point and borrowed his copy of the series! But, ah well, it was fun and a very good opportunity to break out his robes, school uniform, scarves, and facsimile wand. This got some looks from those on the police force, but the young detective didn’t care. They were all very aware that he was a half-brit, and wore such tonight just as he did his superior-quality, completely detail-accurate reproduction tie. That is to say, with pride.
But unlike the other detectives, Hakuba stood at the back of the crowd, only observing the movements of those within. He had a radio on him from the force, and listened to their coordinated efforts, simply smirking. With Hattori-san and Edogawa-kun already chasing after the elusive thief, what was the point of getting himself involved?
Besides, he had three more scarves to give out, and figured that it would be better for them to come to him instead of pointlessly going in after them.