Became the Academy Romantic Phantom Thief

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The sewer was better than expected.

Except for a little musty smell and a gloomy atmosphere.

“Fortunately, no one is there.”

[People don’t usually live in places like this.]

After all, the person in charge of the sewerage system would only stop by at certain times to check it out. Still, there was no chance of getting caught, so I had to finish it as quickly as possible.

Surprisingly, the sewer was wide. However, the road was not complicated, so I was able to reach the desired location without difficulty.

“Let’s see…”

I stopped at my seat and opened the map. This was not an ordinary map, but a enchanted map, which marked the exact location of the ‘Angel’s Sea’ with coordinates.

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My plan is to pierce the floor of the exhibit and steal the necklace. So the most important thing was the clear location of the necklace.

“I hope this magic will be so useful.”

General beginner magic learned at the academy. Recording accurate coordinates is not a bad thing, but it was also vague to see that it was of great use in real life. In fact, it’s not a big deal if you just look at the level of the game in the blink of an eye.

In the midst of moving along the coordinates like that.

“It’s blocked.”

You have reached the end of the sewer. This ideal only moved away from the museum. It was expected because the sewer did not pass under the museum in the first place.

[Are you really planning on doing this?]

I nodded my head in response to the somewhat shaky question of the goddess.

“There is no other way than this.”

I couldn’t think of a better way, at least in three days.

I pulled out the tools I brought in my bag for today. It was none other than a pickaxe.

If there is no road ahead, it is enough to make a hole in it.

This is romance.

Still, it was not an ordinary tool, but a magic pickaxe loaned to Mr. Witch. In addition to the enhancement of performance, noise suppression was also applied, so it was not a futile operation at all.

Of course, magic tools are very expensive. That’s why I brought it in the form of a rental rather than a purchase. So, if you don’t take good care of it, it’s a big deal.

“Suck!”

Ting! Ting! Ting!

no time to relax He immediately picked up a pickaxe and began to carve an underground path.

“Whoa…. Is it hard?”

It is only now that I realize the importance of being a miner again. Sharpening a pickaxe is not as easy as you might think.

Sweat flowing like a waterfall no matter how long it has been since it started. He even took off his hat and cape, put it down beside him, and continued his pickaxe properly.

How many hours have you been struggling like that? Finally, we succeeded in making a way to just below the exhibition stand we were aiming for. Now all that’s left is to sell up to the exhibition stand.

Of course, this was not an easy task. Since the top is the inside of the museum, there is a risk of being caught even before the notice is issued if you make a mistake.

He continued his work while maintaining confidentiality as carefully as possible. And finally.

“done···!”

I finished the bottom work perfectly as I had hoped. Now, send a notice and take the necklace out of the basement in time. It was a perfect job.

[Good work. Are you going to send the notice right away?]

“It should be. If you are too late, you might be caught doing something like this.”

You’re finally escaping from this damn sewer. The stench continued for several hours to the point of paralyzing my nose.

The moment I was about to leave the sewer.

“···Well?”

[Why?]

I paused for a moment and looked back. The road that I walked on that continued into the darkness. And a quiet waterway with no bottom in sight.

Was it a mistake? Obviously something just…

But no matter how long I waited, nothing special appeared.

“no. I must have misunderstood.”

I ignored it and turned around and ran out of the sewer.

What’s in this sewer?

Rather than that, it was time to send a notice.

It was the return of Raven, the phantom thief who returned after about a week.

***

I will take the sea where the angel stayed tomorrow night.

– Phantom Thief Raven

＜Phantom Thief Raven appeared after a week!＞

＜Is this the goal of the museum?＞

＜The sea where the angels stayed – Sapphire necklace chosen by the phantom thief＞

I was truly amazed when I read the newspaper.

I left a notice last night, and the newspaper will be out the next morning. I don’t think there’s any need to worry about losing interest.

I’m sure it wouldn’t be that easy to steal a museum. It was a completely different reaction from when a notice was sent to a wealthy individual.

According to the newspaper, the museum also asked the police for assistance and said that it would do everything in its power to arrest the phantom thief.

“I hope we won’t be caught before we even start, will we?”

[It must be fun in its own way.]

“It’s not fun at all.”

If you realize you’ve dug an underground sewer and connected it to the museum exhibit, this mission is doomed. Even the notice had already been sent, so I couldn’t get it back.

What can I do? Worrying about it doesn’t change anything.

It was meticulously hidden so as not to be found out as much as possible, so I believe that it won’t be discovered until at least the start of the crime.

So for now, let’s go to the academy first.

After all, Phantom Thief Raven is active at night when the moon rises. Until then, you have to live as an ordinary extra in the academy.

I put on my school uniform and walked out of the house for about 10 minutes to arrive at the academy.

When I entered the class, three or three children were gathering and chatting hard among themselves.

‘what?’

Today, for some reason, Rachel came first and sat down. Of course, I’m sleeping on my desk as usual.

Why is he always on his own?

It seems worse than me, who works as a phantom thief at night. Or maybe Rachel is also secretly active every night?

I erased my nonsensical thoughts and sat quietly towards my seat. Class hasn’t even started yet, so don’t bother waking me up. If that’s the case, it’s going to cause trouble again.

‘boring···.’

There was nothing to do before class started.

In the midst of lying with my chin on my chin, I hear stories like the last time.

But today, the voice of the front seat, not the next seat, stimulated my ears. It was a conversation that Yulia, one of the heroines of the original story, had with her partner.

“Yulia! Did you read the newspaper today?”

“You mean the newspaper?”

“yes! Phantom Thief Raven sent another notice!”

Again, this is my story. Even if you think you don’t need to pay attention, you naturally prick your ears. To be honest, I can’t help but wonder if other people gossip about me.

In fact, it was obvious how Julia would react. Just like last time, I will only bring up the principle that stealing is bad. That was the answer that best represented her personality.

“I don’t understand why! Because of those guys, people are swearing at wizards and cursing them! is not it?”

Apparently, I didn’t like Julia’s mate. Of course, due to the nature of the profession of a phantom thief, it is difficult for me to refute it honestly, but hearing criticism makes me feel nauseous for nothing.

[Don’t take it too seriously. I’m just saying I don’t know much about you yet.]

‘it’s okay. It’s not wrong at all.’

If I get mad at the gossip I have with my classmates without realizing that I’m listening, I only get tired.

When my partner vomited, Yulia accepted everything with an awkward smile.

It’s just as sweet as the original. Isn’t that the name of a saint for nothing?

“Oh, I was just talking too much. So what do you think of Julia?”

“I am…”

Julia hesitated a bit and hesitated for an answer.

“Maybe he could be a good person?”

“···yes?”

‘what?’

Totally different answer from what I expected.

Just a few days ago, to the same question when talking to other children, Julia had said that stealing is bad for any reason.

[After a few days, I fell in love with you.]

‘Do you think that makes sense?’

No matter how much I thought about it, I couldn’t understand it.

A model girl who is the opposite of Rachel. Why did Julia, who was so moral and well-groomed that her nickname was a saint, suddenly changed her mind?

“You really think so? Raven is a good person?”

“I’ve never met him in person, so I can’t be sure… Donating money to an orphanage is not something bad people do.”

Has it changed your mind?

It wasn’t very convincing. Because this was mentioned in a conversation a few days ago, and I said that stealing is bad even though I knew it.

“That’s a smoke screen! Because they did it on purpose to deceive an innocent person like Julia!”

“Hehe. is it? I don’t know.”

“really! You’re too nice to be Tal.”

Surely there must be some reason. It didn’t seem like he would change his mind without any reason.

[If you are so curious, why not ask directly?]

‘We’re not even close friends, so how can I ask all of that?’

I don’t know if there is any plausible cause.

There is no chance that such an opportunity will fall from the sky, so we have no choice but to give up.

And after a few minutes.

“Come on, today’s turn is… Julia and Croguna.”

The cause fell from the sky.