Became the Academy Romantic Phantom Thief

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dark night. I sat on the roof of the building and thought.

Now I had to dispose of the ‘Smile of the Sun’ and deal with the money.

Let’s exclude the orphanage we went to last time. If you keep giving money to the same place, you may be mistaken that it is because there is a connection, not a pure donation.

“Is there any good place?”

[If it is difficult, why not leave it alone and give it slowly?]

Of course, I thought of doing that, but it wasn’t a very good idea.

“You heard it yesterday. Even if I’m a little late, everyone is cursing me.”

He said he wasn’t a thief, he was just a thief. Those who accuse me of stealing just for my greed will never go away.

In the first place, the profession of a phantom thief would have to be difficult to welcome. Even if I accumulate 100 good deeds, if I do 1 evil deed, everyone will criticize me.

[So do you regret becoming a phantom thief?]

I answered the goddess’s question with a grin.

“no.”

no regrets

Because in the first place, I don’t really care about other people’s opinions. I am fully satisfied with my current life.

“Ah, I thought of a good place.”

[Oh. Where was it?]

He got up from his seat and answered.

“Church.”

The church wasn’t too far away. The church at the outskirts of the city was smaller and quieter than expected.

[Is there any reason for choosing this place?]

“yes. The nun here is a good person.”

Although I have never met him in person, he is one of the characters I know well through the original story.

In other words, the main character’s gift. He was also an important leading character who played an important role in the original work.

I walked in front of the church entrance, killing Inkichi. I sneakily checked it out, and even though it was late at night, Sister was praying alone in the church.

[Hmm. If you prayed to me, it would come true right away.]

“The Goddess’s followers are enough for me.”

[Not really. Whoops.]

To be precise, though, it is the position of an apostle, not an ordinary layman. After all, it is a religion that I believe only in myself, so it was enough to roughly determine my position.

Anyway, after putting the bundle of money in front of the entrance, I put the pre-written letter of introduction on top.

Please write in a good place.

– Phantom Thief Raven

“great.”

Now there’s only one thing left.

smart.

I knocked on the door so Sister could hear, then quickly hid nearby and watched.

“Who are you?”

Then the church door opened and the nun looked around. Then, the nun tilts her head when she sees the bundle of money in front of her.

“what?”

He leaned down and read the letter of introduction placed on the bundle of money and muttered.

“Phantom Thief Raven…?”

[What if she doesn’t get paid?]

“uh···. I hadn’t thought of that.”

Well, it wasn’t that it wasn’t possible. In any case, it may be difficult for a priest to receive since it was donated by a thief.

In that sense, I am acting as a phantom thief at the request of the Goddess.

Anyway, there is a possibility that I will not receive the word of the Goddess, so I did not leave the seat immediately and watched carefully.

The nun, who had been thinking while looking at the bundle of money and the letter of introduction, soon bent down, took the bundle of money and entered the church.

“Fortunately, I got it. Would you like to put it in a good place?”

[Okay. Anyway, I have a question.]

“yes. Please speak.”

[Is the standard for giving money the face of a woman?]

“···yes?”

[The last orphanage, as well as this church. All of them are run by young and beautiful women. This sassy kid.]

“It’s a misunderstanding. Did I tell you everything?”

There is only one criterion by which I donate money. Is the person or institution good?

However, such aspects cannot be discovered by lightly investigating them, so naturally they appear a lot in the original work, and I give them to people I know well.

And most of the characters appearing in the cartoon are good men and women. Therefore, the result was that he only donated to pretty women unintentionally.

[This body is not meant to blame you. Aren’t all phantom thieves supposed to have the Casanova temperament?]

“…all of those things are preconceived notions. There is no need to unconditionally flirt with a beauty as a phantom thief.”

[You also admit that that side is more phantom thief.]

How the hell did the conversation flow like this? As I moved away from the church, I asked questions to deliberately change the subject.

“So, where is your next goal?”

[It is a national museum.]

“Five. After all, it’s a museum.”

The expression may be a bit strange, but when you think of valuables or jewelry, the first place that comes to mind is a museum, isn’t it? Until now, personal belongings have been stolen from the mansion, but the phantom thief is finally appearing in the museum.

[Actually, this is a true debut match.]

“Because individuals and countries are completely different.”

At the same time as the background of the original work, the official name of the country I am currently working in is ‘Empire of Britannia’.

As you can tell from the name, it was a virtual country created with the motif of a specific country existing on the real Earth.

The national power is really strong. Even the mysterious power of magic, which does not exist in reality, is combined, making it the most powerful superpower in the world.

Stealing the treasures of the National Museum is tantamount to turning such a country as an enemy. He will be reduced to a level of heinous criminal that cannot be compared with the notoriety he has built up by simply stealing the property of a vicious rich man.

[Are you ready?]

“It’s been a long time since I started.”

To be honest, I would be lying if I said I wasn’t scared at all, but the trembling of excitement was stronger than fear.

Seeing this way, I am not normal.

Seriously, no normal person would readily accept a job like a phantom thief.

[good night. Then please explain in detail.]

The goal this time is the sapphire necklace in the National Museum.

The name is ‘the sea where angels stayed.’ True to its lyrical name, it is said that it has a reputation for being so beautiful that admiration jumps out as soon as you see it.

The power of the goddess resides within the sapphire.

“I should not sell this jewel to Mr. Witch and return it.”

[Even if you do, Britannia will not forgive you.]

yes it is Apart from returning it, the meaning of the fact that it was stolen cannot be ignored. Britten will desperately try to catch me, even for the sake of her shattered pride.

“No way will work.”

[Of course, the boundaries are much stricter than before.]

“Isn’t there a good way?”

[Isn’t that what you, a phantom thief, should think?]

It’s such a plausible theory that I have nothing to say.

Still, it didn’t seem like a good idea would come to me if I sat still and moaned.

“Should we go to the museum and make some plans?”

There is no set deadline, so there is no need to rush it, but if you take too much time, people’s interest in the phantom thief Raven will cool off.

Aim to steal within a week.

***

“It’s not easy…”

It was a conclusion reached after four days of thorough investigation.

This goal was not really easy.

In a nutshell, security. The museum was like a fortress fortress that did not allow any gaps.

No matter where he looked, there was no room to attack.

There are only three days left until the deadline set by ourselves.

Can you find a strategy and steal the ‘sea of angels’?

[Don’t think too hastily.]

“You heard what the kids were saying this day! Phantom Thief Raven is already being forgotten in people’s heads!?”

This is really a problem. If he doesn’t come back in a flashy way by robbing the museum within this week, his retirement is confirmed.

[If you rush like that, you will fail. If you want to become a really good phantom thief, keep your composure in any situation.]

“···Yes. Thank you. Goddess.”

The goddess’ advice calmed my excitement. It’s kind of strange that it’s a virtue you should have as a phantom thief, but thanks to that, I regained my reason and thought about it calmly.

“Hmm···.”

A guide to the inside of the museum that I got a few days ago and looked at until worn out.

And the surrounding landscape with necklaces drawn by hand based on memories.

The necklace is placed on a display stand, and the glass covered is enchanted so that it is not easily broken, and if there is any damage, an alarm goes off throughout the museum.

This notification is also linked to the nearby police station, so you can’t actually touch the glass.

“The magic of teleporting objects without touching them…”

[Do you think you can use that at your level now?]

“no. It would be absolutely impossible.”

Regardless of everything else, in the end, the glass cover was the problem. How to remove the necklace inside without touching the glass cover surrounding it.

There can be no such thing.

“···uh? for a moment.”

One possibility that suddenly comes to mind.

I hurriedly unfolded the map I had put aside and looked at it. It was a map of the area around the museum, just in case.

have. A facility that doesn’t exactly face the museum, but passes right next to it.

underground sewerage.

It was said that all sides were blocked by a glass cover, but strictly speaking, the bottom part was not glass, but a display stand.

Then you can steal it from below.