“I never knew that. But will it give him anxiety, if he thinks KID has decided to show up? I don’t want to give the guy a heart attack.“ There was some irony to all of this, a sticky web of lies and conflicting interests all centered around the existence of Kaitou KID. And the elephant in the room was bugging him.
“But I wonder… You and I have these banters, where you accuse me of being KID and I deny it. Did you ever tell him about your suspicions? Maybe he’ll leave some priceless gem out, thinking I’d try stealing it, if you did tell him.” His tone was light and joking, but he would behave himself if that were the case. Mostly.
He shifted his head just a bit and stretched his legs. “That’d be pretty low, stealing from a charity event, even if I were KID.”
“He’d heard that I had pestered you about it… and told me to ‘leave that poor boy alone,’ but I have not discussed any evidence with him. He and I do not go over my cases, typically… the superintendent general does not have time for things like that.” Hakuba shrugged dismissively, looking once again to the floor – and his bare feet sticking out from the blanket. Hm. Not very proper, that. He pulled them back, straightening up on the couch next to Kaito.
“If you’re concerned, I can give him a vague idea of your plan ahead of time. Or, you can discuss it with him yourself… I’m sure he’ll love it, regardless. Honestly, I think he might secretly be a KID fan, himself… and I would be surprised if Nakamori-keibu were to attend… so you should be safe."
A brief pause.
"I’ll watch out for you.”