Inside the museum, red magic clashed fiercely with a sharp scythe, as Koizumi Akako and Hugo's battle reached a fever pitch.
On the other side, Kaito Kid and Vivian's entanglement continued, and everyone's attention was drawn to this magnificent aerial battle.
However, Mouri Ran, who had been quietly observing, inadvertently glanced at the location of the jewel on the roof and suddenly let out a questioning sound.
"Huh? Look quickly! Next to the jewel… what's that round, green thing?" Ran suddenly pointed towards the jewel and exclaimed, "It's holding the blue wonder!"
This exclamation was like a clap of thunder, instantly pulling everyone's attention from the sky back to the rooftop.
A Bangboo, round and cute like a green doll, had appeared beside the jewel with a sneaky air, no one knew when.
It was using its two small, nimble mechanical hands to laboriously hold the goddess statue, which was embedded with the blue wonder.
Although the goddess statue was only a base for embedding the blue wonder, it was still pure gold.
This Bangboo clearly intended to take it all.
Upon being discovered, this green Bangboo clearly panicked, its movements froze, and its large electronic eyes flickered with an expression of alarm.
It was Nicole's Amilion!
Rin recognized this familiar Bangboo at a glance, raising an eyebrow, it seemed Cunning Hares was also involved this time.
Seeing itself become the center of attention, Amilion panicked and fumbled, actually pushing the heavy goddess statue, along with the blue wonder, towards the edge of the roof.
"Ah! The jewel!" Officer Nakamori and Suzuki Jirokichi exclaimed in unison.
The heavy goddess statue plummeted towards the dense crowd below.
It looked as if it was going to randomly take a few lucky people with it.
Just at this critical moment, a small, agile figure with two tails suddenly shot out from the crowd, precisely catching the falling goddess statue.
"Got it~"
Nekomiya Mana chuckled triumphantly, and after landing, she didn't hesitate, using her petite stature to weave through the gaps in the still-reacting crowd.
Like a drop of water merging into the ocean, she quickly vanished without a trace.
All of this happened too quickly, from the Bangboo's appearance to the jewel being snatched, it was only a matter of a dozen seconds.
Kaito Kid and Vivian in the air also had their duel interrupted by this sudden turn of events.
Kid looked at the empty rooftop and the chaotic crowd below, shrugging helplessly, and bowed to Vivian in farewell.
"It seems tonight's performance has an unexpected guest, so, I must take my leave, beautiful lady."
With that, he no longer lingered in battle, elegantly unfurling his white cape, and his hang glider swiftly opened, using the night wind to quickly escape, leaving hundreds of roses falling from the sky for his adoring fans.
Vivian hovered in mid-air, her expression beneath the mask unclear, but she did not pursue Kid, instead, she directed her gaze towards the direction where the Bangboo disappeared and the path Nekomiya Mana took to escape.
Seemingly pondering something, she then manipulated her parasol and quietly vanished into the night.
No one expected that a spectacular jewel offense and defense battle would end in such a way.
Officer Nakamori frantically directed his subordinates to track down Nekomiya Mana's whereabouts, but it was like searching for a needle in a haystack, yielding no results.
As the police began to disperse the crowd, the onlookers gradually left.
Sonoko, somewhat dejected at not seeing Kid successfully steal the jewel, said goodbye to Ran, Conan, Rin, and others, then strolled alone down the street.
However, just as the incident seemed to be dying down, Nekomiya Mana, who had just successfully stolen the jewel, stealthily circled around and quietly returned to a small street near the museum.
Several night market stalls were set up here, and a crowd had gathered in front of one of them.
Nekomiya Mana, with a joyous expression of success, was about to walk towards one of the stalls.
That was the rendezvous point she had agreed upon with Nicole.
But before she could reach it, a familiar figure came to meet her, it was Nicole, dressed in casual clothes.
"Nekomata! Over here!" Nicole called out in a low voice, her face filled with urgency, "How was it? Did you get it?"
Nekomiya Mana excitedly made a V sign with her fingers, proudly patting her backpack.
"Of course, meow! When I, Nekomata, make a move, how could I return empty-handed?"
She opened a small slit in her backpack, revealing the goddess statue embedded with the blue wonder inside, and handed it to Nicole,
"Here, for you! Don't forget what you promised me, this time, you have to treat me to a super feast!"
Nicole took the backpack, put it away, and then patted Nekomiya Mana's shoulder.
"Don't worry, you'll definitely get your feast! You go help me pack up that stall first, there aren't many things. I'll take the jewel back and put it away first, to avoid any complications."
She pointed to the stall with many people gathered around it, not far away.
"No problem! Leave it to me!" Nekomiya Mana, not suspecting anything, readily agreed and walked towards the stall.
Nicole, meanwhile, turned and quickly disappeared down the other end of the street.
Nekomiya Mana walked up to the stall, and just as she was about to start packing up, she was surprised to find that the stall owner was still enthusiastically calling out.
And this stall owner — was clearly Nicole herself!
Nicole stood behind the stall, vigorously promoting to passersby.
"Come take a look! Limited edition Kaito Kid merchandise for sale! All are both expensive and cheap good items!
Limited quantities, as many as you want! Everyone, come and buy! High-end merchandise originally over 100, over 200 yen, now all just 200,000! All just 200,000 yen! Don't miss it!"
Just then, the dejected Sonoko happened to wander in front of this stall.
Upon hearing it was limited edition Kaito Kid merchandise, her eyes immediately lit up.
Under Nicole's persuasion, Sonoko instantly cast her unhappiness aside and began to frantically shop.
"This Kid-sama keychain! I'll take it!"
"This life-sized Kid-sama poster! I'll take it!"
"And this… this LED sign flashing Kid-sama's emblem! Wrap that up for me too!"
…Sonoko bought almost every type of merchandise on the stall, leaving satisfied with a large pile of items.
As soon as Sonoko left, Nekomiya Mana squeezed to the front of the stall. She looked at Nicole, who was counting money with her head down, and called out in confusion. "Nicole? Why are you still here? Didn't you say you were taking the jewel back first?"
Nicole, behind the stall, looked up, a puzzled expression on her face. "Nekomata, what are you talking about? I've been here at the stall waiting for you to meet me the whole time, I haven't left at all."
Nekomiya Mana was stunned. "But… just now, there was clearly a you who took the jewel from me! Are there two Nicoles?"
Nicole behind the stall was greatly alarmed. "What? The jewel was taken?"
The two looked at each other, silent for two seconds, then suddenly realized, and shouted in unison.
"We've been tricked!!!"
The Nicole who took the jewel was fake!
Just as they exclaimed, a few streets away by an unmanned riverbank, the Nicole who had just tricked the jewel from Nekomiya Mana was leisurely leaning against the railing.
He reached up, grabbed his hair, and gave a gentle tug, revealing Kuroba Kaito's triumphant face.
"Heh heh…"
Kuroba Kaito chuckled to himself, his voice returning to normal, as he caressed the acquired blue wonder.
"Tonight's ultimate winner is I, Kaito Kid. Unfortunately, this jewel isn't the one I'm looking for either…"