Became the Academy Romantic Phantom Thief chapter 160

160 – Exit Magic Show

BANG!!

Gunshots echoed throughout the chaos of the safe.

Gadget turned his head to the source of the sound and looked at the newly appeared Enforcer, feeling a sense of victory.

I don’t know exactly, but it looks like his attack was successfully eaten by the thief.

However, the situation that followed was a development that could not be understood with her head.

Apparently, Raven, who fell backwards with the gunfire, was standing still and smiling leisurely at some point, and on the other hand, the executioner who appeared smiling was exhaling a rough breath while getting on one knee.

‘What is it? What have I missed?’

No. No matter how much I looked back, I didn’t miss anything.

How should I accept the current situation in the first place? It seems that the battle is over in just one second after the new enforcer appeared, isn’t it?

In the midst of doubts, only Katherine realized the truth of the situation and was shocked.

“Reaper. You···. Did you lose inside?”

I can’t believe it. But the scene now unfolding before her eyes was telling her that her guess was true.

Reaper’s magic is very special. He is at the same level as a normal person because he cannot use magic at all under normal circumstances, but when he drags his opponent into the world of death, which is his personality magic, the story is different.

It can only be used on one person, doesn’t even cause physical damage in reality, and even has a very long cooldown, but the Reaper in the inner world is overwhelming enough to cover up those shortcomings.

Even Evan, who is called the strongest among the executioners, cannot guarantee victory once he is trapped inside.

In the realm of the dead, Reaper, as the name suggests, becomes a reaper and nibbles away at the souls of his opponents.

It is safe to say that there is no existence that can resist that vicious yet certain fighting method.

This is why the Reaper is evaluated as a decisive weapon in interpersonal warfare among Enforcers.

Thus, the Enforcers had previously considered Reaper as a card to deal with the Phantom Thief Raven.

No matter how good he is at running away like a loach, he cannot escape if he is dragged into the inner world.

She was sure of her victory from the moment she confirmed that the Reaper was on the move. Raven, whom he faced directly, was more talented than he thought, but his compatibility with Reaper was really bad.

As if to ridicule Catherine’s thoughts, the opposite scene unfolded.

The Reaper was on his knee, and the thief was standing tall and enjoying the joy of victory.

No matter who saw it, it was clearly a win-lose situation between the two.

“How the hell…?”

Catherine also has experience of entering the world of the dead. She stopped at the appropriate line because it was only sparring, but she knew all too well how ridiculous it was for her to beat the Reaper in it.

It was absolutely impossible within the ability of the thief expected in the executioner.

That would mean their predictions were wrong. She was on the same level as Evan or better, if not purely victorious in a one-on-one battle with Reaper.

‘I can’t catch it.’

Such a certainty came to Katherine’s head.

At least right now, there was nothing I could do.

As long as the Reaper has already retired, he won’t help in combat. Even if he had the remaining power, he and his ordinary people were all.

If they tried to block it just this clumsily, they would rather suffer.

According to the investigation, there is no record that the thief committed her murder, but she was not the type to bet her own life easily.

In the eyes of Catherine, who is always cautious, now was the right time to quietly step back.

After all, the opponent also got the emerald, so they wouldn’t be willing to take the risk.

She quickly made up her mind and stepped aside and opened her way without any preconditions.

“What, what are you doing right now…!?”

Gadget, shocked by the sudden action, tried to shout something, but Raven took a step ahead of him and said with a grin.

“You feel good.”

“I will not forget today’s debt.”

“Oops. You unintentionally hurt another woman’s heart.”

The phantom thief Raven smirking and talking nonsense.

Gadget gritted his teeth and shouted at Katherine.

“Are you serious!? You’re just going to send it off like this?!”

“Even I can’t help it. If you put your money on a fight you can’t win, you’ll lose everything.”

“Ugh…!!”

I was about to go crazy and jump.

The Enforcers who acknowledged her abilities even though they were a little undesirable, and even then, were two of them and accepted defeat so calmly. She hadn’t even fought properly, and when one of her comrades fell out of nowhere, she immediately curled up like a coward.

Naturally, she couldn’t calmly accept the gadget. She yelled nervously at the bank security guard who was squatting in her corner.

“Hey! Go downstairs and request all-out support!”

“Uh, yes…?”

“Now!!”

“Yes, yes!!”

A guard who succumbs to her charisma and rushes outside even though she is not her superior.

“The rest hold on to his ankles until support arrives! Whatever happens, don’t miss it!”

Although she didn’t like the situation where a woman she’d never seen before gave orders, she was afraid of the aftermath that would come if she missed the phantom thief, so she regained her senses and tried to subdue her.

Raven said with a sigh mixed with laughter.

“Really. There’s nothing we can do.”

Suddenly, the guards surrounded in all directions rushed at the thief. However, with a leisurely smile and a snap of his fingers, he is at the same time tied to a shining chain and subdued.

In the first place, no matter how many numbers there are, ordinary people cannot deal with wizards. Gadget hates to admit it, too, but she accepts it in her head.

That I was defeated by that phantom thief once again.

Buck and go.

At that time, a girl slowly walked in front of Raven and blocked his way.

The thief confronted Sherlock head-on, and naturally a sincere smile appeared on his lips.

“Are you going to stop it?”

Raven had always been respectful, but at least she was comfortable talking to Sherlock and talking to him in a friendly way.

“Is there any reason not to?”

“It would be too much for me alone.”

“It doesn’t matter.”

Her green eyes flashed again.

Raven also liked Sherlock’s fighting spirit, but on the other hand, she was also curious.

Why do you have to go this far?

She may sound odd, but she didn’t see any reason for her to be so obsessed with him.

If you think about putting off each other’s identities, Sherlock was a detective and Raven was just a thief. In other words, it was difficult to see that there was a personal grudge or relationship, only a professional confrontation.

If so, is it because she is Sharon?

She suspects that she is her classmate, Cro Maurice, so she is persistently trying to catch herself?

While thinking about Raven, Sherlock tried to attack first.

‘A gun?’

She had a handgun in her hand that she did not know where she had taken it from.

The thief, who was staring at the muzzle with his eyes slightly narrowed, opened his mouth.

“I can’t believe it’s just a lump of iron like that…”

Bang!

Raven cut her off and easily dodged the flying bullets.

However, his eyes widened as the unexpected situation unfolded.

Because the bullet, which must have passed by him, changed its trajectory and flew back to me from behind.

Ting.

The card blocked the bullets like a shield from behind the phantom thief.

A phantom thief who maintains a relaxed smile on the outside but sweeps his chest on the inside.

If I had been a little careless, the back of my head would have been pierced.

“·······.”

Raven hardened her expression and realized that things weren’t as good as she thought.

The atmosphere itself is still taking the lead, but if you think about it, Catherine, a powerful opponent, is fine, and the Reaper may wake up at any time, so as time goes by, it will become more and more disadvantageous.

More than anything else, Sherlock was the variable. We don’t know exactly how strong she is, so she was too dangerous to take a chance on.

A bullet that failed to change its trajectory and returned in the opposite direction.

I don’t know exactly what kind of magic it is, but if bullets like that keep flying in, there’s no choice but to be distracted, and it’s impossible to deal with the two enforcers in that state.

Um. I have to run away.

Having come to such a conclusion, Raven purposely stole people’s attention with exaggerated gestures.

“Thank you for brightening up my comeback stage today. In return, I’ll show you something cool.”

As the thief spread his arms out wide, the money piled up in the safe turned into a flock of crows and flapped their wings vigorously into the air.

While everyone was mesmerized by the unexpected magic show, a flock of crows soon swarmed around Raven and began to cover him.

Raven, who was covered in black waves and was invisible, said goodbye for the last time.

“Then Adios.”

A black wave that slowly shrinks into a small ball.

As soon as it disappeared as if it evaporated, the inside of the vault became silent as if it had never happened.

Raven exited the stage with magic.

Gadget, who was staring blankly at the empty space where he had disappeared, sat down in his seat in the emptiness that surged through him.