[Magic Kaito] Say Hello to the Phantom Thief for Me

[Blurb]

A new student with wine-red hair and pale yellow eyes, who seems to want for nothing, has joined Class 3-B at Ekoda High School. But he appears to pay attention to the boy who likes doing magic tricks.

A certain Kuroba: So why do you all think Akaba wants for nothing?

The boys: Because Akaba isn't even interested in Miss Akako!

The girls: Because Akaba always looks so tired!

Akaba Nagatsuki, who wants for nothing, sighs: ...Kuroba, hurry up and go find Pandora, okay?!

The new student, Akaba Nagatsuki, has many secrets no one knows:

First, he knows Kaito Kid's true identity and purpose.

Second, he can only stay alive thanks to Kaito Kid.

Third, he has another name: "Pandora."

Legend says that the Pandora Stone, which can grant immortality, glows red when illuminated by moonlight. But no one knows that the red glow represents its magic, and that moonlight is its source of power.

After lying hidden in dark corners for years, the Pandora Stone's magic began to dwindle. On the brink of destruction, this wondrous power from the universe awakened on its own, giving the Pandora Stone a consciousness of its own. Now it had two choices:

Become human or become a useless stone.

However, gemstones in human form can't absorb energy from moonlight. Akaba Nagatsuki's Pandora magic can temporarily turn other gemstones into human form and allow them to communicate with him mentally, so that the chosen thief can collect moonlight energy for him.

The gemstones, now human: Good evening, KID.

A certain thief: ?!

Only after one hundred high-grade gemstones have been exposed to moonlight will Akaba Nagatsuki have the right to live and die like an ordinary human.

The mission must be completed within two years.

At first, he thought of the thief as someone he couldn't live without. Later, the thief became someone he couldn't live without.

Kaito Kid had finally destroyed the mysterious organization, though he still hadn't found the Pandora Stone. All he wanted was to go back and get a good night's sleep. But as he was leaving, his classmate, with whom he'd fought side by side many times, caught him by the little finger of his left hand.

"It's a full moon tonight, Kaito. Look at me with those eyes."

The hundredth gemstone is himself.

"So, Mr. Kuroba Kaito, the world's greatest stage magician, guess why I'm called Akaba Nagatsuki?"

[Reading Guide]

1. The main pairing has a happy ending. Magic and stage magic are a match made in heaven.

2. Set in the Magic Kaito universe. Red magic versus Pandora magic, with characters from Detective Conan appearing.

At this point in the timeline, Aoko and the others should be in their final year of high school. The romance begins after they become adults.

3. Canon pairings are broken up. Treat this as a parallel Magic Kaito universe, with Kaito and Aoko as best friends.

4. The male protagonist is a gemstone who becomes human and grows over time. He becomes the strongest in the world later on. Pandora magic acts like a System and a golden finger, but will disappear in the end. Read the novel for more details!

5. During a full moon, the protagonist's eye color changes from the pale yellow of the moon to the distinctive red of Pandora.

Theme: I was born because of you, and I walk beside you.