Kaito is gleeful. Aoko misinterprets.
"Class, we have a new student joining us today."
Over by the window, a spiky-haired magician raised his head. Did she mean . . . ?
"He recently moved here from overseas, so please treat him kindly." The teacher turned toward the door. "Kirigaya-kun? You can come in now!"
The door slid open; a boy with shoulder-length hair and vibrant green eyes stepped inside. "My name is Kirigaya Kazuki," he said, bowing. "Nice to meet you."
Across the room, Kaito struggled to control his grin. Reed was in his class - his efforts in hacking the school mainframe had finally paid off-!
"Does anyone have any questions for Kirigaya-kun?" the teacher asked.
"You'd better not prank him, Bakaito," a voice hissed in Kaito's ear.
He turned to look at his childhood friend. "Jeez, calm down, Ahoko! Who says I'm gonna prank the guy?"
The messy-haired girl frowned. "Aoko knows that grin! You were thinking of a prank, weren't you?"
"I'm not gonna prank him," Kaito said, glancing at their new classmate with barely-concealed glee. "Honest~!"
"Kaito-"
"-sit over there, behind Kuroba-kun."
The teacher's voice silenced whatever Aoko had meant to say. Kaito looked up to find Kazuki - Reed - walking toward them. As their new classmate set down his things, the magician smiled to himself. This was going to be epic.