Magic Kaito Chapter 34 [English Translation]
Elusive Entertainer's tonight target is....?!
TN: Entertainer: phantom thief, target = jewel. Kanji say one, above letters another.
A: Neither god nor Buddha scare him: Kaitou Kid has announced a heist at the Tohto Buddha Exhibition...
A: His target is the piece de resistance of the exhibition, the Yellow Diamond of the statue of Goddess of Mercy, Kannon, 'The Sun Halo'...
A: Inspector Nakamori of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's Second Division reassured the public, boasting: 'Our aerial defense is flawless,
A: I'm certain that today will be the day we finally get to put a frown on Kid's face'
A: Good luck, dad!!
Kei: A-ah! They said that on the news last night!
A: Keiko...
Kei: Something like, 'the world's greatest jewel...'
Kei: and 'it shines bright with a divine spark when exposed to light!'
[Clueless as to her childhood friend Kaito's true identity, Aoko cheers on her father, an inspector....]
Kei: But Kid and Buddha statue... is a bit of a mismatch, but it feels right anyway. <3
A: Geez... There you go supporting that thief again... Are you that eager to see Aoko frown?
Kei: By the way, what's up with Kuroba-kun? Don't you usually go to school together?
A: Aoko went to his home to invite him... But he told her to go on ahead, as he wants to surprise...
[Kyah]
K: White...
K: As I expected, white...
K: Even though your name...
K: Is Aoko!
TN: Aoi = Blue color, yada-yada
A: K-Kaito?!
Kei: Kuroba-kun, you're riding a bike?!
K: Yep! Though it is the first time I've driven it this year!
A: Oh yeah, you burnt your bike to ashes when you got your license...
K: I was trying to avoid a kitten! But Jii-chan's professor friend fixed it for me, so it's as good as new, right?
K: Well, the bike was fixed...
K: So that I (Kaito Kid) could outwit the police, which seems to think that I can only escape by way of flight...
K: So... what about you buying one too, Aoko? A helmet...
A: Haah? Why? Aoko isn't interested in bikes! And it's kind of a pain to get a driver license...
K: Didn't you know?
K: You're allowed to ride with two people after you've had your license for a year...
A: Eh?
K: I’m saying that Kaito-sama will take you anywhere you'd like: the amusement park, the zoo, the aquarium...
K: Anywhere, and for free at that!
A: Kaito...
K: W-well...I can understand if you'd prefer not to ride on a bike that was previously involved in an accident...
K: What's this? A tarot card?!
Ak: Yeah... This is a 'Tower Card'...
Ak: Signifies tension, sudden accidents, misunderstanding, disaster...
Ak: Regret, humiliation, natural disasters...
Ak: The only card whose meaning is negative regardless of whether it is upright or reversed...
Ak: This is the card I drew when predicting your future this morning...
K: A-Akako?!
Ak: Well, it was reversed, so that's probably at least a little better... But maybe you should cancel your tonight's heist, Kaito Kid-san?
K: Come on already! I told you, I'm not Kid...
Ak: Besides, my name aside, today...
Ak: I'm also... white <3
K: Eh?
S: I see... A Suzuki GSX 250 R...
Ak: Ah, Hakuba-kun...
S: You showed me something pretty interesting... Might help the police out later tonight...
S: That said, did you forget that the only motorized bikes we're allowed to ride to school...
S: Are scooters?
K: Geh... Is that so?
K: The skies are full of police choppers...
K: And it looks like the windows are blocked by that fence from the second floor up... Looks like I can't use the air this time?
K: I'll have to use my bike to mount the escape after all...
A: Ah, I brought you a bento, dad!
N: O-o, Aoko!
N: And with Kaito-kun!
A: Yep! He said he wanted to take a look at the infamous Kannon Buddha! Right?
K: Y-yeah...
N: Hmm... We still have...
N: 5 hours until Kid's arrival...
N: Want to catch a glimpse of it?
A: Really?
K: Kekeke.... What was it you were you saying, Akako... Looks like it's going as smoothly as ever?
[Wa-ah!!]
A: So beautiful!
K: Y-yeah...
N: Well, of course! It was put on display today for the sole purpose of catching Kid! It's never been available for public viewing before!
N: Isn't that true, chief priest Niwano Yasuyo?
Y: Yes! Should he show his reverence when faced with the Kannon bodhisattva, then even this white thief...
Y: Could recover from his sins...
Y: And repent for his crimes... he might open up to the Buddha's teachings...
K: But isn't this statue... fake?
[Eh?]
K: Usually it's the other hand that holds the lotus...
K: And she doesn't have that small statuette on her head...
K: That aside, this diamond... looks like nothing more than ordinary glass...
N: Don't be silly, Kaito-kun! This Kannon statue spent thousands of years resting...
N: In the Sandei shrine's Nagekomido, built right into the cliffs of Okutama mountain...
N: Right, head priest Yasuyo?!
Y: Yeah....
K: No doubt about it, that's gotta be a fake! There's no way they could've cut a diamond that clean thousands of years ago...
K: Sorry, I need to go to the restroom...
K: I should get out of here before that Hakuba bastard arrives...
K: I doubt that whoever is in charge of guarding the generator room...
K: Is paying much attention this early...
A: A b-black out?!
N: No way! We still have 5 hours before the arrival!
N: K-Kaito Kid?!
N: Do you have any idea what time it is?!
A: Liar!!
K: Yes...
K: Thieves...
K: are liars by nature...
K: But that's not why I'm here... I came to tell you to stop this charade...
N: What?!
K: There's no point in stealing this...
Y: I see... So you're true to your name... Names and natures do tend to go hand in hand...
Y: You had no interest in your toy, so you threw a tantrum and ignored it... Just like a spoiled kid...
K: Shit!!
K: What the?! This pitfall...
K: A-Aoko?!
N: K-Kid disappeared?! Along with Aoko?!
Y: What?!
N: W-what?! The sound of an engine?!
K: We're in a car...
K: It's driving pretty fast... but where's it going?!
K: I-It stopped...
K: Hm?
K: Wa... Wait...
K: R-really?!
K: Hm? A card?
K: 'If you want to know the truth...
K: Make it out of here...'
K: I don't know what's going on here...
K: But it looks like I'll have to mount my escape from this place....
K: With this unconscious Sleeping Beauty...
K: Although...
K: I got cut pretty deep...
K: All because I fell right onto that broken glass case...
K: I should erase any potential evidence just in case...
A: Hm?
K: Well then... what do I do?
A: K-Kaito Kid?!
K: First things first, this floor...
K: The tiles are clean, but
K: The dust between them was deliberately left behind in order to highlight the grooves!
K: Which means that somewhere...
K: Eh?
A: I'll uncover Kaito Kid's identity!!
A: EH?!
A: K-Kaito?!
[His face has at long last been seen by the one person that he never wanted to find out!!]