KID didn’t mind Hakuba clinging, though it was obvious he was nowhere near as comfortable in the air as the thief was. This was to be expected though, he supposed. He didn’t have much time to ponder on it though; they were losing altitude fast.
KID steered toward his chosen landing area, scanning the area for any potential dangers as he started the actual descent. Once they were close enough to the ground, KID started reaching for his glider release button. “Ready, Tantei? Brace yourself!”
As soon as the order was given, KID released the glider, the pair dropping a few feet to the ground. He loosened his hold on the half-Brit and took a few running steps, keeping his balance until the momentum was gone.
Ready?
Ready for what?!
Hakuba pried his face away long enough to see the ground, just in time for it to come rushing at them much faster than he wanted it to be. Fortunately, even though there was plenty of internal screaming, the detective managed to have the presence of mind to unravel himself from the thief and likewise hit the ground running.
Unfortunately, he was not nearly as good at this as Kaitou was, or as in practice, and the impact was far too heavy. It slowed him down and, after the first few unconscious steps of momentum, stumbled until he was pitched forward.
At least this time he hit the ground with a roll – sort of (it wasn’t intentional) – turning over himself as his shoulder didn’t have quite enough leverage against the ground to stop the rest of his body that came right after. Palms stinging, Hakuba hurried to get back to his feet, suddenly aware of several fresh sensations of pain. But that didn’t matter; he had to keep up.