Phantom Kid in the World of American Comics

As soon as she heard that Mathison agreed, Barbara immediately smiled with joy.

«As long as you are with me when Phantom Kid appears, it will prove that you are not him.», Barbara thought, with her eyes fixed at Mathison.

«This look in her eyes… why does it feel so wrong?», Mathison wiped the sweat on his forehead.

«It’s just that…», suddenly, Barbara was in the middle of a long train of thought again, «if Mathison is really Phantom Kid, then what should I do? Expose him?»

Barbara shook her head, she could not bear the idea of putting her “best friend” to jail anyway.

Well, yes, because of the pure and innocent friendship.

Not for any other strange reason!

«But, because of Phantom Kid, dad recently skips sleep and stays up late every night. He is already so old, sooner or later, this may be the reason he will pass, fall ill or even go away…»

«But, again, maybe … Mathison is forced to do this kind of thing…»

At this time, sitting across the table, Mathison did not know that Barbara is carrying out such a complex mental activity.

He only saw her starting to daze there again.

«I can’t jump to conclusions, maybe Phantom Kid really isn’t him, maybe it’s all just my own blind guess? After all, I have no reasonable grounds to suspect Mathison.»

Women are really a combination of paradoxes. As for Barbara’s last conclusion, she doesn’t want Mathison to be Phantom Kid.

This way she won’t have to be caught in the middle of a dilemma.

”In the evening, the mayor will hold a banquet at the State Guest House to welcome Queen Elizabeth, then we will also pay a visit to see it.”

After thinking about it for a long time without any result, Barbara simply gave up on this subject. Anyway, nothing is clear yet and Mathison is currently still innocent.

”State Guest House?”

Mathison kept quiet for a while, “Barbara, only diplomats and officials of high class are allowed there, isn’t it? Even if Wayne wants to attend such a party, he needs an invitation, right?”

”It doesn’t matter, Her Majesty is very close to the people, so many celebrities were invited to the banquet.”

«What a bold woman! This queen is really big-hearted that she is not afraid that a thief may be in disguise as a guest, only waiting for the opportunity to steal her Tamil Ruby?», hearing her words, Mathison said in his mind.

”Wait a second, we are neither invited nor celebrities.”

As soon as the words left his mouth, Barbara looked at Mathison with a contemptuous look that made him uncomfortable.

”Have you forgotten what my father does for a living? With him on-site, are you still questioning if we are still allowed in?”

«Are you sure this is really not a fake public benefit?» Mathison was so tempted to say this line with Gordon’s voice at that moment.

”Do not worry, I still do not know what my father has to say about this, I have long thought about how to convince him.”

«Huh? I just hope you’re not telling him that you suspect me of being Phantom Kid…», Mathison rolled his eyes.

Inside the State Guest House, Gordon arranged manpower with care. The banquet was very large, it brought together the biggest figures in Gotham.

Most importantly, according to Phantom Kid’s past experience in crimes, the more people present, the more convenient it becomes for him to move and blend.

Usually, it is impossible to detect Kid due to his ability in disguise and voice acting, unless he, himself, decided to reveal himself or had someone pulling his face, taking off his mask.  

But in this situation precisely, the party is full of big shots. In any case, the distinguished guests will not accept this kind of rude way to check their true identity, so Gordon simply can not know who everyone is before Kid shows up.

Therefore, Gordon has arranged his finest men with pure care. Even for the sake of that very thin possibility, he must do his best to ensure that, once Kid appears, his plans to escape will be futile.

Starling and Bob did not interfere with the police arrangement of the state hotel. After all, Gordon is the landlord here, besides, he is more experienced and informed about Kid than them.

They put all their focus on interpreting the teaser letter, but for the time being, they had not reached a unified conclusion.

Johny and Tucker, on the other hand, accompanied the royal guard and followed the queen every inch of the way.

On the other hand, three agents from the Kingsman were lurking on a building not far from the State House, keeping a sharp eye on the surroundings.

As long as Phantom Kid tried to escape, he would definitely be seen by them.

”What do you guys think, what kind of a person is Phantom Kid?”, Roxy suddenly asked, while holding a laptop in her hand, seemingly looking up for something.

Eggsy looked disdainful as he said: “What else can it be? A thief who is arrogant, greedy, likes to show off his magic tricks, and is addicted to the thrill of crime!”

Harry didn’t say a word, just watched the two talk.

This was technically the first assignment they had received, and although the two had performed well enough, the difference between being a cadet and being an agent was not ordinary.

Every conversation the two men had, every comment they made, was actually in Harry’s eyes as a test.

After all, only one of Eggsy and Roxy can end up staying in the Kingsman…

”I don’t think so.”, Roxy shook her head.

”During this time, I carefully investigated all the information I could find.”

”Phantom Kid is proficient in magic, disguise, and voice changing. His physical quality is enough to compare with the world’s top athletes, his common weapon is a special playing card or a special pistol that can shoot playing cards, and he is good at making various props, such as flashbangs or dummies.”

”And he’s very good at flying with gliders and is a master of psychological warfare.”

”What’s more, he is very charming and can manipulate countless people with every move he makes.”

”Wow, listening to you talking about him, I feel that Phantom Kid is omnipotent now.” Eggsy said with displeasure. Is there anyone who praises his enemy so much?

”Moreover, since he has such a strong ability to commit crimes instead of doing the right thing, wasn’t my evaluation basically the same as yours?”

”Well, well, before I discovered this, I might have said the same thing you just did, but now I have a different thought..”, Roxy stared at the information displayed on the computer screen, shocked.

”He returned the target of his second theft, the Cat’s Eye Emerald, to its owner not so long ago.”

And then, she proceeded to tell Pamela’s story, leaving Eggsy in disbelief.

When Pamela first went to New York, through whatever means, she eventually contacted Stark, only to grant him an extra gem to play marbles…

Then, with Stark’s help, Pamela entered New York University to study the Department of Botany, which is exactly what she majored in at Gotham University.

It is worth mentioning that Tony also intended to use the media to announce Daggett’s shameless acts, only to be shadowed by Queen Elizabeth’s news.

”It is certain that Phantom Kid has nothing to do with Pamela and her father, so why does he return a gem he has finally stolen?”