The hug Kid gave him definitely had a good effect on him. It was rare for him to actually react to things in such a way but there was no doubt that it was nice to be comforted for once. The man closed his eyes and not long after that his usual smiling facial expression returned. “–Thank you.”
“No problem. Everyone needs company at times. Especially when troubled.”
And Kid couldn’t say this didn’t comfort him as well. The affection for Toichi was still there, even if Kaito was his actual son. Technically. It’s harder to think about things like that when they were split like this.
The thief just isn’t as upset about the eight year disappearance as the magician had been.