Became the Academy Romantic Phantom Thief chapter 217

217 – First Opponent

School Trip.

Why did I forget that?

Why, why? It’s probably because I’ve been through all sorts of eventful events and erased them from my memory.

In fact, I had completely forgotten about the existence of school trips until I heard about it from Rachel.

To think I had rid my head of the ticket to Paris that I had worked so hard to win. Now that I think about it, I wonder how I had forgotten about it.

So that’s why the class atmosphere is so excited right now. It would be more strange that I am not excited to go to Paris across the sea in 4 days and 3 nights from tomorrow.

But it was an unexpected news that I didn’t feel very welcome.

Today, I went to Ireland and went to Ireland until dawn, but I couldn’t rest properly and crossed the sea again?

Not even using the magic engineering train this time. No matter how close the distance between the Kingdom of Britain and the Franks was, it would take at least three hours to cross the sea by boat. Of course, unlike the stable ride of the train, it would cause me to vomit with terrible seasickness on the raging waves.

It was a bleak schedule that made me sigh just thinking about it.

Why is tomorrow a school trip? At least two days later, I wouldn’t have felt this tired.

Of course, there was no way that the entire academy would understand my personal circumstances, and there would be no such thing as a miracle in which the school trip schedule was postponed.

“Tomorrow…! To go to Paris, which I have only heard about!”

Everyone in my class except me was in a state of excitement. Even Julia, the eldest daughter of a great aristocrat, seemed to have been to Paris for the first time.

Because there is a delicate rivalry between Britannia and the Kingdom of the Franks. It would not have been so easy for the Grace family, who is in the spotlight, to visit Paris without a special reason.

Right now, my status as an academy student is blocking it, so there won’t be any problems.

However, even in the midst of that, she maintained a calm appearance as well as Sharon.

At this point, I wonder how the hell she can show her genuinely surprised reaction. She wasn’t kidding, even if I revealed that I was Raven the Phantom Thief, if it were Sharon, she would just nod her head calmly, as if she knew that.

It seems I wasn’t the only one who admired Sharon’s attitude. It was because not only Rachel but also Yulia were busy looking at Sharon, who was sitting in the seat with an expressionless expression, surprised.

“Wow… How are you quietly reading a book under these circumstances?”

“Sharon. Have you ever been to Paris?”

“No.”

Putting aside the strained state relations, all Europeans have fantasies and longings for Paris. It is especially fatal for teenage girls who are prone to fall in love with art and romance.

In terms of the beauty of the city, it is embarrassing to even compare it to London, where it is difficult to see clear skies due to hazy fog and acrid smog.

In fact, the panoramic view of Paris I sneakily looked around while visiting the Witch of Prophecy was still clearly imprinted in my head.

But now, the desire to just relax at home was stronger. I admit that Paris is a very pretty and nice city, but I didn’t have enough stamina to want to go to a place I’d already been to once.

“What should I do first when I go to Paris?”

“First, go to the Eiffel Tower…”

While trying hard to let the girls talking loudly next to me go through one ear, I decided to go to sleep to conserve energy for tomorrow’s grueling schedule.

As soon as I fell face down on the bed, I passed out, and when I opened my eyes again, it was suddenly lunch time. Apparently, it was the ordinance time until a while ago… Could it be that Hayang gave me the ability to accelerate time?

I just closed and opened my eyes for a moment, but the morning class slowly evaporated. Even more surprising is that he used the same time acceleration ability in the afternoon.

Fortunately, because of tomorrow’s field trip, the academy atmosphere itself was chaotic, so the professors didn’t go too hard.

Thanks to this, I was able to leave school with fairly light steps, unlike when I went to school.

***

Tomorrow there is a big event called school trip, but there is something to be done before that.

Even if the question was not completely resolved, did not he come back after meeting the goddess of time and hearing his own answer?

As such, I thought of meeting Hayang at least once before going on a school trip.

It is said that time is stopped in the mirror world, but even the body’s biorhythm does not stop. So I didn’t intend to stay too long to condition myself.

I just feel like seeing your face once in a while.

Also, when I was in a desperate moment last time, I was able to get out of the crisis thanks to Hayang’s help, so I have to say thank you for that.

For that reason, as soon as I got home, I took out a hand mirror and went to see Hayang.

The scenery of London’s night streets, which has not changed at all from my memory, even though I visited in a few days.

In a desolate space with no one around, there is only one person who is alive, breathing, and moving.

“What?”

As soon as I found Hayangi, I burst into a puzzled exclamation.

Because she was sitting on a bench in the street, not on top of the clock tower, unlike usual.

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As soon as Hayang found me, he stood up and sprinted towards me like a puppy waiting for its owner.

Then she held out her hand as if it were natural, and demanded it confidently.

“Chocolate.”

“···Yes. Eat a lot of you.”

She became accustomed to meeting her, and it has become a matter of course for her to take care of her main beak every time she enters the mirror world.

Since time doesn’t pass here, there’s no way Hayang would have waited for me all day, but seeing as it’s been a few days since I’ve seen him, I put a handful of chocolate on my hand.

Then, without hesitation, he poured it into his mouth all at once, and began to savor the sweetness of the chocolate with his cheeks plump like a squirrel’s.

“If you do that, you will rot.”

“This?”

“···No. Done.”

It’s a bit strange that a Transcendentalist’s teeth rot just because he ate some chocolate. Since he can survive without eating anything in the first place, eating a few sweets shouldn’t be a problem.

I sat down on the bench and stared at White.

Thanks to the Goddess of Time, I was able to know a few facts about Hayangi, albeit briefly.

First of all, she belonged to the goddess of time, and for some reason, she was neglected right now, but it seemed clear that she was a child the goddess cared for.

And another important fact is that Hayang helped Franken.

I don’t know exactly, but it was probably something similar to the one that temporarily gave me the ability to stop time.

The only difference is that the ability given to me that day was temporary and many conditions were attached to it, whereas the ability gifted to Franken is far more versatile and virtually unlimited.

Since comparing them side by side like this, I can’t help but be curious. Who the hell was this Franken, who helped Hayang by handing over such great abilities?

To be honest, I was a little jealous. Not as a rational emotion, but as a person to person. I think I got quite close to Hayang by teaching him how to speak, but what kind of person is Franken to Hayang that he helps him harder than I do?

If they were such close friends, why did they disappear somewhere without even plucking their noses now? Leaving an ignorant child who only loves chocolate alone in such a desolate space.

I pondered for a moment whether it was the right choice to bring these words out of my mouth. However, realizing that there was no way the situation would get better if I kept it as it was, I put my blood on my face and asked.

“Hayangah.”

“Huh?”

“Do you know Franken?”

After receiving my question, Hayang remained silent for a while, keeping our eyes on each other.

It didn’t seem like there was any panic or emotional agitation, it just seemed like there was a delay because it was difficult to understand the question.

“Franken… No. I don’t know.”

And the answer that followed was unexpected. I couldn’t imagine that such an answer would come back, so I was taken aback.

“Really? Really don’t know Haven’t you heard of Dr. Franken?”

“Yes. Franken. First time hearing it.”

It wasn’t a tone that meant to lie. In the first place, Hayang’s communication skills were not developed enough to lie skillfully enough to deceive me. Didn’t he just barely answer the question after a long time?

So what is it? The only possibility that came to mind right now was the scenario where Dr. Franken himself did not properly tell Hayangi his name.

“Then do you remember the other person you met before you met me?”

Again, Hayang, who had been silently accepting the question for a while, shook his head from side to side.

“No. Crow is the first.”

“…I’m the first?”

“Yes. The first person Crow met.”

···Something is strange.