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   _{He had a point, but she didn’t say a word since he had already begun to show her how the trick worked. Leaning forward, Madison kept her eyes on the cards and soaked in his instructions. A nod here and there, and she glanced up at the teen.}

   _{”I don’t think I’ll be gettin’ that fancy yet, but I think I get it.” Standing straight, she placed her hands on her hips and cocked a brow at the magician.}

   _{”Y‘know, y’ look kinda young. How long have y’ been doin’ this fer?”}

“Well, I suppose it’s been about ten years since I’ve been practicing magic myself.”

Kaito split the deck, fanning all the cards out in both hands. Then, he closed them with a snap and they disappeared in a burst of confetti.

“My father was a magician, you see, so I kinda took after him as soon as I was old enough to understand how it worked,” he said, eyes softening as he watched the paper fall.