Became the Academy Romantic Phantom Thief

pocket watch

An old pocket watch that, at first glance, has no value.

The condition was not so neat that it was embarrassing to even call it an antique.

How many people would be willing to buy something like that, unless you’re a collector with an unusual taste?

In fact, when I glanced around, the disappointment was evident in the eyes of the auction participants.

“Hmmm! Speaking of this pocket watch…”

The host tried to raise the value of the property somehow by adding an ambiguous explanation in a hurry.

Even if I listened to the explanation, it was just that it was a watch I got by chance.

As I quietly looked at the clock, Joanne whispered a small whisper in my ear.

“Sometimes, they say that it is an undisclosed sale, and there are cases where they set expectations for nothing, and then put out something that is nothing like that. In a way, it’s very vicious.”

somewhat agree Obviously, if I had been an ordinary auctioneer, I would have been very disappointed.

If you didn’t know what that watch was.

In fact, as she said, that ugly pocket watch is actually nothing more than a thing.

What surprised me was that the owner of that watch was special.

The owner of the pocket watch that appears briefly in the original work is probably already deceased at this point.

The owner of the watch, who appeared only in reminiscences of the past, passing by.

He was the father of the final boss character.

‘Why is that here…?’

You’ll be surprised to find it in a place you never thought possible.

There is no mention in the work that the watch is special. Rather, it only appears briefly in past reminiscences, but does not appear at all at this point in time.

The reason I recognized the watch was because of its easy-to-distinguish design features. If it had been a common sight, I would have overlooked it without even thinking about it.

[What are you going to do?]

‘Isn’t it better to take care of it first?’

I don’t have any plans to do anything with it right now, but there’s a good chance it’ll come in handy later if I just keep it.

Items that can affect the final boss.

There was nothing wrong with having it.

Just because I bought it right now doesn’t mean I don’t have enough money to make a big deal out of it.

The host seemed to want to sell it out and move on to the next sale when the participants did not respond well.

“I will start the auction right away. The starting price is…!”

Read at NovelNext.com

Much cheaper than I thought. I thought the basic price would be quite high since it was an auction held in a casino, but it doesn’t seem like that’s the case.

Just in case, Joan was next to me, so I gave her a warning in advance.

“Let me buy that.”

“yes? Are you really going to buy it? Do you have to do that…?”

“I thought it would be good as a casino souvenir.”

She, who had a slightly cryptic expression on her face, understood the additional explanation and moved on.

“If anything like that. There must be a lot of things for sale that are much better than that.”

There were no bidders at all.

Perhaps, as I said, you are buying it with a sense of commemoration.

The price came out cheap, so I’m calling. In fact, looking at the bidders, I didn’t feel any strong desire to buy it.

I also placed a bid at a reasonable price so as not to stand out for nothing. It was an atmosphere where I could easily win a bid without spending a lot of money.

It fit exactly as expected. The person who was trying to bid, however, gave up quickly as soon as there was a sign that they were trying to compete with me.

earth! earth! earth!

Although the winning bid was confirmed by tapping the hammer three times, the reaction of the audience was bittersweet. It was a sight to quickly turn over such a frivolous sale and start the next auction.

I walked to the front of the stage and received the winning bid pocket watch from the moderator. The face of the moderator who was handed the money from me showed the feeling of being very lucky. Was he worried that no bidders would come out and that the bid would be won?

As the business is over, as soon as he leaves the room, Joan follows after him.

“You bought it more expensive than you thought. In fact, if I sold it to an antique shop, I would only pay a tenth of the price.”

“Because it’s a celebration.”

“Hey, you won so much money in the game earlier, can’t you do anything?”

She is right. Because of the invitation box at the table earlier, my wallet is so full that it’s about to burst.

By the way, how far will this woman go?

The game is over and the auction house is up, but a woman named Joanne, who clings to her side, doesn’t want to fall.

“I’m going to leave soon, but will you keep chasing me?”

Even if it’s only inside the casino, if you follow me around outside, you’re actually a stalker.

If only men and women had changed, it could be a very serious problem.

“Are you going already? The night is still long.”

“I’m slowly getting tired. I don’t know who it is.”

“Oh. That’s a big deal. I don’t know who he is, but he’s a really bad person.”

Are you serious?

There’s no way they don’t know who I’m referring to, and it’s amazing how people can be so shameless.

“like. Then I will ask you one last question, so please answer.”

“If you can answer that.”

“Isn’t it a lie to say that I was a gambler in the first place?”

I nodded my head softly.

In fact, I openly complained that it was my first visit to the casino, but it would be even weirder now if I said I wasn’t lying.

“Then did you really win the game by luck?”

“I think I answered that question before.”

I had a clear memory of answering the same question while going to the auction house.

Have I been curious enough to ask you so tenaciously?

“Why are you talking nonsense now, after being respectful until now?”

“Didn’t you say you would only ask one question?”

For reference, the answer is because the opponent came out rudely in the first place. Did you not feel the need to treat me with a gentlemanly attitude?

“It’s because you keep failing to answer the questions properly and you’re getting lost!”

“I would have said that too. I will only answer questions that I can answer.”

“Ugh…! Are you really mean and try not to lose a word!?”

It’s a very ironic situation. I’m sure it’s me, not her, who should be offended.

“Then I will go first.”

“okay. go away now We will meet again next time anyway.”

It is a threat that makes your spine shiver just by hearing it.

Eventually, unable to bear it, he stopped the steps he was about to leave and turned back to face her.

“Why do you think so?”

“It’s just a feeling. I don’t think our relationship will end here.”

“Well. Maybe not.”

Human relationships are so mysterious that no one knows how they will turn out.

Still, I hope that today will be the last meeting.

Aren’t you supposed to be at the casino every night?

Two days later, the phantom thief Raven will come back to steal things, but I was already worried that we would meet again at that time.

[Fufu. Another person has been added.]

‘What are you talking about?’

It seems that Goddess intends to include her in the self-proclaimed phantom thief harem member.

Of course I objected. At first, he had no intention of joining a harem as a pure love affair.

Even if it were to make up a harem, it would never be just that woman.

I said Joanne Watson.

I decided to memorize her name firmly and be careful.

***

squeaky.

When the door was closed and I came out, I felt like I was transported to a completely different space.

The frantic festival that was taking place inside disappeared into the other side with silence.

The guard guarding the entrance nodded at me.

“good bye. Guest.”

As I walked away from the casino, I fell silently in my thoughts.

The rough research and trick design is complete. All that’s left now is to send a notice and steal the item in time.

But there was a problem.

It was because it was obvious that the casino would respond 100% if the notice was sent.

You might be wondering what I’m talking about all of a sudden after having a good time, but this time around, the situation was quite different from the previous case.

All the jewels I’ve stolen so far have been kept in a limited space. That is, the position is always fixed and does not move.

Thanks to that, even if I gave a notice that I would steal, I tried to prevent the theft by strengthening defenses, but did not move the item itself at all.

However, this time the position of the gem is not fixed.

Because of the characteristic of being offered for sale on an auction house, it means that they appear in a specific place at a specific time.

What if I send a notice in this situation?

The most famous phantom thief in the country has publicly announced that he will steal things, but it is unlikely that the auction will proceed as planned.

The auction date of the jewel may be postponed indefinitely, or it may be relocated to another auction house. If that happens, not only will I not be able to use the trick I designed, but I will also not be able to meet the schedule the copycat asked for.

In other words, it was a time when something completely different from the past was needed.

Actually, there is a simple solution to this problem that I do not have to foretell the crime.

But if you do that, there’s no romance, right?

In addition, the practical benefit of minimizing the damage to the general public by making such a notice cannot be ignored. Because I don’t want to be an ordinary criminal.

[This is definitely a difficult situation.]

‘Isn’t there a good way?’

[Hmm···. How about something like this?]

‘Five. Did you come up with a good way? What?’

The goddess began to explain the idea she had come up with.