105 – Drake’s Speech
A man with dark copper skin and a rough look.
Her moving gestures gave a rather light impression, but her eyes gave off a strong presence.
The author is Drake, the leader of a group of phantom thieves.
From his appearance to trivial information, I meticulously memorized everything in my head.
Anyway, I care about the conversation they just had.
The size of this underground gathering is growing with each passing day, and upon hearing about it, Drake replied that there were only a few left.
What does it mean that there is not much time left?
There’s no hard evidence, but it doesn’t seem like this place was set up simply to play.
Maybe he’s up to something. It must have been a plan that went wrong with a high probability.
However, it was difficult to obtain more useful information.
Anyway, it was a public place, and after that he was busy enjoying drinks and music without saying anything.
It seemed necessary to take a risk and go deeper in order to obtain more detailed information.
Now, what should we do now?
There is no reason to rush to find out right away, so being satisfied here was one way.
Above all, I have to take an exam tomorrow, but I can’t stay up all night here.
“You don’t seem to like this atmosphere, do you?”
At that time, someone naturally approached me by talking to me.
She was the woman who handed her the drink when she first came in.
“It’s just a little awkward.”
“Still, there is no place as fun as here, right?”
A naked woman who sat down next to me without asking and drank alcohol.
I’m not sure whether to call this easy-going or not.
“My name is Blanca. Please take good care of me.”
“That’s a pretty name.”
“Hmm? Are you trying to seduce me now?”
Blanca deliberately untied her collar with her eye smile bewitching.
It’s already clothes that show the skin, but when I did more there, I had nowhere to put my eyes.
“Poop. You are cuter than I thought.”
“I understand, so stop it.”
“Okay. So when are you going to tell me your name?”
Without hesitation at her question, she gave the name of the person she was now disguised as.
“This is Doyle.”
“Hmm. It’s a name that suits something.”
“Is that so? I’ll take that as a compliment.”
I don’t know why they approached me so aggressively, but this was rather a good opportunity.
Even though she’s a little burdensome, I’ll have to use her to dig up her information.
“Mr. Blanca must be quite used to this place.”
“Well, if you have to ask, it’s like that, right? Still, I’m a senior, so take a good look.”
“Then when did you come in?”
Blanca answered without hesitation.
“Okay. Has it been 3 months? Or not.”
It was exactly three months ago when I first started working as a phantom thief.
Then, in fact, there have been followers of the Phantom Thieves since the beginning.
In other words, she was no different from the original member who had been active since the beginning.
Of course, you know more about the real plan of this meeting than anyone else.
Of course, it is difficult to ask about these things right now. To her, her being is nothing more than her new baby boy who just entered today.
But you ask such a sensitive question? There is no choice but to suspect that he was not a real phantom thief follower, but that he had infiltrated with another ulterior motive. Actually it does too.
Therefore, in order to obtain information clearly, it was necessary to loosen Blanca’s vigilance and get closer.
“Does everyone here like Raven?”
“Hero.”
“Yes?”
“We call Raven Hero.”
Ah, come to think of it, I said that when I overheard the conversation earlier.
Certainly he wasn’t the only one who was unusual, everyone called him Hero.
“Why? Is there a reason he is called a hero?”
“I will ask the opposite. Is there any reason why we shouldn’t call him a hero?”
“Yes? That’s right…”
A phantom thief is a criminal. This is a truth no one can deny.
Even as the phantom thief myself, I have no intention of denying that fact itself.
An existence that contradicts the image of a noble and clean hero.
“Why do you like phantom thieves?”
“Oh, because it’s cool…?”
This is the general reason I think.
Why are phantom thieves so popular despite being criminals?
Because that’s cool. Even if it’s not fair, there’s romance.
That may sound like something, but it was an important factor that could never be ignored.
I also think that is important, so I insist on romance even if it is inefficient.
At my cautious reply, she burst out laughing.
Blanca takes a cigarette out of her arms and lights it, exhaling smoke.
“Right. Cool Everyone thinks so at first and then comes in here.”
“Is it different now?”
“I still think Hero is cool. But the first reason has changed.”
I just intuitively realized that her answer was the information I was looking for.
“For what reason?”
“You will find out now.”
As I was about to ask what that meant, the sound of music filling the space suddenly cut off and silence came.
Then all eyes were focused on one place. Someone slowly walked out onto the stage where the performance had been going on until just before that.
It was Drake. He greeted the musicians on stage in a friendly manner and was handed the microphone.
“Did everyone enjoy today’s special performance?”
Wow!!
Applause resounds with cheers.
Drake nodded in satisfaction and continued.
“Thank you all for coming together like this. Since more and more friends have the same meaning, it will be held more often in the future. Feel free to visit me whenever you have time. Aren’t free drinks and performances common?”
I listened intently to what he said, concentrating as much as I could.
First of all, money doesn’t seem to be his goal.
It’s still too early to be sure, but they don’t collect money in the name of admission fees, as well as free admission to drinks and performances.
It was quite unexpected. Money is usually the most common target for these shady groups.
Hobbies, politics, religion, gender, etc. If you dig deep into the reluctant small groups created for all kinds of reasons, most of them ultimately pursue money.
“Looking here now, I see a lot of new faces. First of all, I want to say welcome to everyone. There is no need to feel burdened because this place is a place of friendship for fellowship with like-minded friends.”
It’s a place for simple friendship. It’s shiny, but is that really all there is to it? It was still forbidden to jump to conclusions.
“Anyway, there is only one thing I want to say. That the phantom thief Raven is the true hero who appeared for us.”
I get a little goosebumps from hearing it openly like this.
[Whoops. It’s popular.]
‘Because I’m not good at all?’
I don’t understand why they hold me up as a hero. Not to mention saving people with rude words, he didn’t do anything other than stealing jewels.
“Many people say. Britain’s hero is Grace. But is he really a hero? Or is he a fake hero created by high-ranking people just for their own benefit?”
You don’t hesitate to say dangerous things openly. If there were nobles in this position, they might be sued for insulting nobles right away.
“The world is changing. But nobles and capitalists are still stuck in the mold of the past, thinking of citizens only as parts to earn money and gain power. They say that God created all human beings equally valuable, and they draw a line and build a wall between them.”
I see. Was it like that?
I could now vaguely understand the purpose of this underground gathering.
It wasn’t just money that Drake wanted.
This was a place of thought.
It was a place to organize a revolution to tear down the old and win a new era.
He has no intention of thinking badly of himself.
Actually, the current era was a time when human rights were not properly established yet.
A move like this, albeit somewhat radical, may be necessary.
There was only one problem.
“But now the true hero has appeared. A true hero who was not created by anyone.”
The point is that I was put forward as a symbol of this revolution.
Now Drake is turning a romantic thief into a revolutionary hero.
“We are taking away what the state and nobility, capitalists and the upper class enjoy, and giving it back to the poor and the lower classes who have not been able to enjoy it so far. He is leaving the old era behind and creating a new one.”
He was quite an orator. Everyone was already fascinated by Drake’s speech and was staring at the stage in awe. I didn’t even make a small sound to listen to his voice.
This is quite dangerous. No one can predict how far this extreme heat will lead.
In the worst case, it may not be just a speech, but an action.
Success is a revolution. Failed coup rebellion.
I became an icon in the middle of that movement, so it will have an impact on me as well.
What will Britannia do if she finds out about this news?
I will try to get rid of the central point.
This is ironic.
Those who follow the phantom thief more than anyone else are leading their heroes to ruin.
“·······.”
I got all the information I needed.
Now it was time to decide what to do.