Became the Academy Romantic Phantom Thief

Rachel and the Villain

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As soon as I left the room, I saw people screaming.

I hid in the crowd as naturally as possible and exited the auction house.

Police officers starting to control people inside the casino in the immediate vicinity.

If you get caught in that surveillance network, you’ll be in a lot of trouble.

but it’s ok Because I had anticipated this kind of situation in advance.

As soon as I slipped sideways, a man approached me immediately.

A familiar face in a staff uniform. It was the receptionist at the entrance that was checking our IDs earlier.

“You can come this way.”

After silently nodding his head, he followed his instructions and used the staff-only hallway where only the officials could enter.

After confirming that no one was around, I opened my mouth first.

“How is it?”

“succeded.”

A completely different voice than before. It wasn’t just his tone of voice that changed, but his voice was much lower and stiffer.

Then he placed his hand on his face, and the skin was strangely stretched and torn.

Then, an alien appearance covered with a bandage exposed from the inside.

Yes. The guide was actually a copycat.

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My disguise is not magic, but my original skill. Therefore, it was also easy to disguise myself as well as others. That was originally my job.

“Please be patient here. It’s difficult when you run into people for nothing.”

“I know. But this leather is so stuffy. I can’t do it twice.”

That’s right. I was a little moved by the fact that there was someone who understood my frustration.

Anyway, he had to go back to his original position. If the guide is away for too long, you will be immediately put on suspicion.

The imitator took out a pearl emitting a dazzling light from his bosom and spoke.

“But even from right in front of you, I have no idea how you did it, what was the principle?”

“It’s a bit of an industry secret, but if I could give you a little hint, I would have written a hand on the cage.”

“Hmm. You don’t mean to tell me.”

No magic was used in this trick.

A trick using a specially made cage. When the moderator goes up to the stage with the cage covered with a cover, press the remote switch at the right time to release the pearl.

The important thing is to put the pearls in a special cage, time the stage to go up, and even recover the pearls.

Since I can’t do both at the same time by myself, I have committed an accomplice by asking an imitator for help.

I decided not to go into more detail than this.

It’s not that you have to tell the imitators anyway, but rather, the more you don’t know the trick, the better.

“It’s all here. Do you remember the promise?”

I proudly held out my hand. Then the imitator looked at the pearl in his hand for a moment and answered in a subtle tone.

“If you’re going to give it back to me anyway, why do you have to keep it for a few days?”

That, of course, is to absorb the power of the gem. It would be great if the absorption would end as soon as you touch it, but if that happened in the first place, there would be no reason to steal the gem.

Of course, there was no need to explain these things one by one.

“Maybe it’s my personal desire. More precisely, it’s romantic.”

“Hmm. It’s hard to understand, but it would be weirder to understand the filthy phantom thief in the first place.”

“…wasn’t he even a stupid monster?”

“Isn’t that what it is?”

no. Anyway, I think the two are quite different.

Anyway, the imitator threw a pearl and handed it to me. Then, if I drop it, what are you going to do?

“Oh yeah. The VIP girl who was with you earlier.”

“ah···. That friend?”

“Are you two acquainted? The way they looked at each other was affectionate.”

what is this again

To suddenly turn a fateful rival into a fateful lover.

I thought for a moment on what to answer, and then opened my mouth.

“It’s like a friend.”

Nodding his head at my answer, he turned around again, straightening his disguise mask.

“Right. It was a good game in its own way. Then see you in a few days. You stupid thief.”

“yes. I’ll find you later. Then, just for today.”

***

As he left the casino, he quietly admired the pearl in his hand.

“You are pretty.”

[All jewels have the power to attract people.]

Even though it is only a single pearl without any craftsmanship, it has a much more beautiful appearance than any other jewel.

It’s definitely worth it.

In addition, there is a legend that not only looks pretty, but also restores the vitality of the owner, so it was a gem that people couldn’t help but covet.

It’s mine now though.

“How long will the absorption take?”

[It will take two days.]

“Two days? It’s taking a lot longer than I thought.”

The jewels I’ve stolen so far were all absorbed within a day if possible, but this time it takes almost twice as much.

[It means that the power contained in the jewel is considerable.]

That means you can be much stronger than before when the absorption is over.

Of course, it would be welcomed with open arms. The better the magic, the more sophisticated the trick.

In fact, in that sense, today’s trick was pretty close.

Receiving help from others means, in the end, that there are more variables beyond my control.

What if the imitator had a different heart and betrayed me?

Or what if you made a mistake and it didn’t work as designed?

Probably, there is no such thing as an accomplice like today. There doesn’t seem to be any reason for that.

However, there was definitely a return that came back as much as the risk was taken.

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Most importantly, a man named ‘Arsene Lupin’ had become a completely innocent citizen.

Actually, I purposely avoided the middle room for that purpose.

It almost gave me a headache designing the trick to go without me, but the results were successful, so it was a meaningful effort.

And a woman named Charlotte.

Seeing that she rushed out at the end, it was clear that she was Sherlock.

What matters is whether Sharon is right.

Actually, I’m still confused about this.

The atmosphere itself is so similar that I think it’s the same, but when it comes to confirming that, there is no perfect evidence and the details seem slightly different.

I wondered if it was deliberately directed differently or if it was actually different.

[It is not good to make hasty judgments. Please consider it carefully.]

What does this goddess know and what does she say?

In fact, are you waiting like watching a drama because you know it all and just say it’s fun?

This isn’t some kind of romance fantasy, is it that we have to fall in love while knowing each other’s identities?

Anyway, tonight was a success.

Tomorrow again, the world will be in a state of chaos due to the crime of phantom thieves.

It’s always exciting. new

I feel like I am evolving into a spectator as the days go by as a phantom thief. Is this really good?

He threw away the stuffy disguise and changed his clothes to casual clothes.

On the way home, I deliberately walked slowly down the street to get some fresh night air.

Now I can go home and leave the pearls alone and go to sleep.

Thinking like that, while walking, I found a completely unexpected person in front of me.

Rachel? Why is he here at this hour?

The guy was leaning against a streetlight and standing there like a mangbu stone.

It was 100% that if I passed over there, I would be bothered to talk to them.

I want to go home and rest, but what the hell is he doing over there?

Does being still without going anywhere mean waiting for someone?

But who at such a late hour?

I paused for a moment and recalled the information from the original. Did Rachel meet anyone or do anything during this time?

Nothing came to mind immediately.

That doesn’t mean it’s not really that important.

Actually, meeting a classmate by chance in the middle of the night is nothing special. Because he also has his own private life. Maybe I’m overreacting.

With that in mind, I took the trouble and just went ahead and pretended to know.

But my steps stopped immediately.

A man who appears at a fork in the road and approaches Rachel right away.

The two talked about something, and then they started to go somewhere side by side.

I looked at the scene and stopped as if nailed to the spot and stared at the two of them.

What was important was the clothes the man next to him was wearing.

Characteristic attire with a red dragon embroidered like a beautiful embroidery on a black robe.

no doubt

The original villain organization, ‘Drakan.’

You can’t tell exactly who that man is just by looking at his back, but he could tell from his outfit that he was a member of Drakhan.

But why? Why is Rachel meeting Drakhan?

A sailor helping the main character secretly makes contact with a villain organization?

This content was not in the original.

At least if there was something similar, I wouldn’t have known.

[What do you plan to do?]

I answered without hesitation.

“I have to check.”

To find out what the hell is going on.

I decided to follow them both.