182 – The Global Phantom Thief
The reward for the sports competition was completely unexpected.
“···Study destination options?”
After the final exams, which were to be held some time later, a school trip was scheduled.
There were many students who were curious as the destination had not been revealed yet, but this time it was presented as a winning prize.
It was definitely a more special reward than I expected.
No matter how you look at it, it is impossible with the power of the PE teacher.
Anyway, thanks to that, we were able to go on the field trip, which is said to be the biggest event during our school days, as we wished.
This power was much stronger than I thought.
To some extent, after that, other classmates sneaked up on us, recommended certain places to visit, and secretly entered the lobby.
“So what do you want me to do?”
The problem is that time is running out. Since we had to decide as soon as possible so that the teachers could also make a schedule, including the field trip, we actually had to decide the destination within today.
Therefore, a meeting was started to gather in one place during break time to decide the destination for the school trip.
“Okay, let’s get the nominations for now. Please feel free to say whatever comes to mind.”
Various places are pouring in as soon as Yulia’s words are finished. Since it is complete freedom with no special restrictions, even absurd candidate maps have appeared from time to time.
For example.
“Antarctica is a bit…”
“That…, Guys? Did you know that our field trip schedule is 4 days and 3 nights? Wouldn’t other continents be realistically difficult?”
Since civil aviation was not yet universal, the only way out of Britain was by boat. Of course, it takes much longer than flying, so if you go to another continent, it will take more than 3 nights and 4 days just to move.
It is not that there is no other way, but in the end the situation was similar.
Magic engineering trains are faster than ships, but railroads were still only in Europe.
There is also a teleport magic circle that can be used between magic academies in case of emergency, but in the end, the academy only exists in Europe.
In the first place, magic was in decline rather than development over time, so there was no reason to build an academy on another continent.
In the end, the travel destination had to be decided only within Europe, and since the limit was set like that, opinions came together more easily than expected.
“Then there is only one place.”
“Hmm. It is too.”
Rome, the Alps, Venice, and other areas that boasted a number of prominent statuses also appeared, but they could not overcome those that received overwhelming support.
The meeting ended successfully, and Yulia said as she wrapped up the final words.
“In this way, the destination for the first year field trip was decided to be Paris.”
I’m going to go see the Eiffel Tower again.
***
While deciding where to go for the school trip, an idea came to my mind.
Come to think of it, I haven’t had any proper activities abroad yet.
It is said that the name of the Phantom Thief Raven is known quite a bit, but that was only limited to Britannia.
Even when I went to Paris, it was only to meet the witch of prophecy, and I had never revealed my identity in front of ordinary people.
Considering the reaction of the witch of prophecy, it seems that my existence is not unknown at all, but there is a high probability that at most they are aware of me as an unusual thief who is active in neighboring countries.
I can’t stay like that forever. From now on, a full-fledged global era will unfold, but wouldn’t it be possible to play only in narrow waters? It was necessary to gain notoriety as a phantom thief all over the world, including Europe.
But there was a problem. This is because the globalization of the phantom thief is inevitably impossible unless the spatial limitations are overcome.
Didn’t you have a hard time meeting the schedule for the next day just the last time you went to find the Millennium Pearl? That’s why it doesn’t match at all with the mysterious image of a phantom thief who is new and rare anywhere.
So what should we do? It was a problem that had to be addressed in order to become a world-class thief, so I wrapped my head and thought about it over and over again.
I needed something special because it was impossible in the usual way.
The two methods narrowed down were magic and magic engineering.
It would be great if science developed enough to develop a supersonic jet, but unfortunately that would be impossible, so there are only two realistically possible ways left.
It was safe to say that nothing was impossible in the mystical power of magic. However, it needs to be backed up by the appropriate magic power and spell ability, but it is true that at my current level, it is still far short.
So if you’re going to use magic, someone’s help is essential.
The first thing that comes to mind is, of course, a witch. She thought that if she was she might know how to do something.
Secondly, magic engineering. In fact, I can’t make a quick conclusion about this, since I don’t know anything about this field, I had no idea how far it could be realized.
Once you look at the technology of the train, it was clear that it was over-technology far ahead of the times.
However, since Dr. Franken, the founder of the technology, has gone into hiding, we know that the development of the technology is at a standstill.
It is said that it is managed by the Society of Magical Engineering, which gathered and created the remaining knowledge as much as possible, but it seems that further development is impossible.
“Hmm…”
After comparing them side by side, it seemed that there was no need to choose one right now.
First of all, there shouldn’t be a big problem if you do it slowly while keeping both of them in mind.
I was planning to build a relationship with the Magic Engineering Society anyway, even if it wasn’t because of this incident. If you can use technology well, it seems that there are many things that can help you in many ways.
The magic engineering side decided to use the foundation to approach slowly, and then headed to her shop to meet the witch after a long time.
“You’re really doing too much. Come to me only when you need me.”
“Um… But isn’t it natural to come to the store when you need it?”
“I am bored. Please play with me by showing your face as usual.”
From noble mtl dot com.
Aren’t you asking too much? First of all, he responded moderately and revealed his business.
“A long-distance teleport? It’s common to draw a magic circle where you’re moving.”
This was an answer I expected to some degree. In fact, the way the academies connected was also the same.
It was the most frequently used teleport method because it did not consume much mana and the difficulty of the spell was not that difficult.
However, it was difficult for me to use it because of the conditions that the same magic circle had to be drawn at the two points to be moved, and that there had to be a caster on both sides at the same time to activate the spell using magic.
“It is not that there is no other way. If it’s a coordinate system teleport, it’s possible.”
Unlike the teleport using the magic circle, there is also the teleport using the coordinates of the destination to move to.
However, these coordinates are not geographic coordinates determined by latitude and longitude as we commonly think.
We need to detect the characteristics of the magic that is spread in the air and figure out the essential shape of the place, that is, Idea.
In a word, it is filthy difficult.
In the first place, since the power of magic itself originated from dragons that live for an eternity, it is very difficult for humans who live only a hundred years to fully understand.
The magic circles and other concepts learned at the academy are nothing more than basic lectures translated as easily as possible for humans to understand dragon magic.
Thus, the more primitive the magic, the more difficult it is, but the more effective it is. On the other hand, the more systematized it is, the easier it is to use, but the less effective it is.
“Is there any other way?”
“You have a lot to ask for. Hmm···.”
The witch pondered for a moment before she smiled mischievously.
“Or would you like to borrow my broom?”
“Oh…”
It might not be surprisingly bad. If it’s a broom that a witch rides, it won’t be ordinary.
“For reference, the rental fee per day is…”
“I’ll pass.”
I turned it down without hesitation because of the brutal pricing. If you pay that money and act like a thief, you will soon be bankrupt.
There were a few more ideas after that, but most of them were absurd methods that were not realistic. Theoretically, it might be possible, but for me, it would be difficult for me to use magic to get rid of spatial restrictions.
Then, in the end, is only magic engineering left?
As soon as I realized that fact, I started looking for a way to connect with the society using the Lupin Foundation.
Of course, the actual suffering was the responsibility of Juliet and the staff below.
Still, I wasn’t sorry. As much as you suffer, you are always paying your salary.
“How is work?”
“I’m busy, so don’t talk to me.”
These days, Juliet sneaks up on me. Should I take that as a positive sign that I’m comfortable?
Come to think of it, Juliet was a spy for the kingdom of the Franks.
Then you must have been to Paris, right?
Her curiosity suddenly dawned on her, so she asked naturally so that she would not suspect it.
“Work is good, but sometimes you have to take a break. Like travel.”
“Give me a vacation and say so.”
“Have you ever traveled abroad?”
Juliet hesitated slightly at my question, then opened her mouth.