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*Saguru was on the ground unconscious when he’d been found on the street by the magician/thief. He was curled up into the fetal position, not being able to be moved from his position or be woken up. A staticky sound from the device on the back of his neck was heard. Then a riddle was spoken through the speaker on the broadcaster.*

“Dutiful servant of flesh and metal.
Friend or foe you surely know.
All the prey he had gathered
Must break what is meant to be broken.”

*Then the detective stirred. He got up and opened his eyes, but they were unusually blank. The next moment, he went to attack Kaito with his pocket knife.*

Kid had been kneeling trying to see what could be wrong with the other, since he didn’t notice any injuries offhand. Wary, since the last time he’d come across someone seemingly unconscious at a heist had been Akako, and… well, better safe than sorry. The static made him freeze, however, pausing his examination.

…What? …A riddle? And how…

When Hakuba got up, a small chill ran through the thief. Something was very, very wrong, even making him take a step back. Did open his mouth to say something, try to see if Hakuba was okay, but the unasked question answered itself, in the worst way, forcing him to back away to the side quickly.

…Serious deja vu, though he got the feeling a certain arachnid-titled assassin wasn’t the one causing this event…

“That’s…” he got out, still tensed and watching the other for sudden moves so he’d be able to dodge, maybe disarm if he got lucky, small mask of a smile on his lips, “that’s not exactly a polite way to say ‘hi’, tantei-san.”