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Kaito stiffened at that first gleam of water, only to relax as a pool came into view. It had been an instinctive reaction, really, a fight or flight response ( that leaned more towards flight in this case ) toâŠnot the pool nor even the water itself, but rather what might be hiding beneath its depths.
Itâs a ridiculous fear. Kaito knew that.
He couldnât even remember what had caused it in the first place, all those many years ago. An accident, perhaps. His child self couldâve easily slipped andâ
Kaito shook his head. This wasnât the time for any self-analysis, and he lifted his gaze, away from the incredibly realistic water ( had he expected anything less of Spider, though? ) and back up to the assassin.
âYou know, Iâm kind of starting to think that youâre just showing off now,â he grinned, teased, more for pushing away any remaining unease in himself than anything else. âNot that I mind. Youâre great at what you do and this is a rare opportunity to get a closer look at your illusions without worrying that youâre going to use them to, like, trap me or something.â
Heâs teasing, again. Itâs been a very, very long time since Spiderâs used his illusions against him like that, after all.
âSo, no real burden on you to keep them up, Iâm pretty much the only one whoâs going to see them, youâll keep me from getting hurt or traumatizedâŠâ Kaito counted off on his fingers. âAaand Iâll have thirty minutes to see through them all. Sounds good to me. Iâm fine to start whenever you are.â
Showing off? Perhaps. But since the opportunity to use his illusions became available, why not show off? Besides, even when he works as an illusionist, he never lets himself âcheatâ with magic. A shame, because it felt pretty good, but security does tend to be a better choice.
âWell, then...â he hummed, absently moving a hand again as the ground changed one more time, resembling metal plates that formed a cross with the magician in the center, âWeâll start with another simple one.â
A swift clench of a fist, and the plates rose up, forming a box. Maybe inspired by the comment about making a trap, maybe not, but it seemed like a convenient way to keep Kaito from seeing anything new just yet. And should be about the same level as âno groundâ to get past. Maybe slightly more difficult, since gravity gives the truth away as to whether thereâs nothing below, whereas a wall is mostly personal convincing. Still, he didnât need more than a second to prep the rest of this âgameâ.













