'Kuroba Toichi's Great Escape'.
Those were the words written on the banner. And indeed, it would be an absolutely great escape, defying death in a seemingly unescapable situation.
Such were his thoughts, chains tied and locked around him as the ascended towards the ring.
Looking towards the audience, he noticed his son in the crowd, watching him. He smiled softly. He always loved to see Kaito's reactions the most. Those eyes full of amazement and wonder…
Looking forward, he subtly took a lockpick out of a secret pocket in his pantsleeve. While the fire isn't real, the ring is set up to let out smoke once hit by a strong force. It should be enough of a distraction to let him sneak behind the audience unnoticed, calling their attention to him to let them know he was fine. A teleportation. He can just imagine the shock on their faces.
But as the rollercoaster drew near to the ring, Toichi noticed that something was very, very wrong.
The fire was real.
"DAD!"
A funeral was held for him. By the mourning family's wishes, it was a private one, only his closest associates and friends attending.
Privately, Yukiko wondered why Sharon didn't attend.
In another location, the woman in question was making plans to smuggle her unconscious teacher out of the country.
Continuation of Option 1 in a tumblr post.
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