Became the Academy Romantic Phantom Thief chapter 23

tenacious protagonist

“In the end, I missed it again. Phantom Thief Raven Perfect Escape!＞

“What do the police do? Increased public anxiety.＞

＜The missing picture. Let’s dig into the tricks of Raven the Phantom Thief.＞

“It’s really pouring out.”

[It would be stupid to miss this scoop.]

As expected, this time the articles were pouring out.

I took a good rest yesterday and watched the various reactions slowly.

In particular, there was a lot of talk about the incompetence of the police.

This time, the rant that they would definitely catch me failed again, so it’s only natural that public opinion was cold.

Of course, the state did not seem to want to stand still.

In the future, instead of the general police, we plan to set up a dedicated team to arrest the phantom thief.

Anyway, now that all the gems have been absorbed, it’s time to start the phantom thief activity again.

Before that, though, there was still some homework to be dealt with.

“With this, the contents of the presentation are all complete.”

“Ugh. it’s tough.”

Academy lunch break.

The fantastic four-member gathered together in the library for a group assignment to organize the presentation.

Presentation material made by synthesizing various interviews and official press materials.

Clearly, as originally planned, it was a neat content that provided only objective facts from a neutral position without being biased toward one side.

“It’s a bit disappointing that there are so few content related to the museum.”

“It’s only been two days. After that, no phantom thief appeared.”

“I should have gotten something when I went to the site yesterday.”

Two people except me and Sharon.

It is said that Julia and Rachel went to the art museum yesterday with high expectations.

However, there were too many people around than I expected, so I couldn’t do anything properly and came back helplessly.

“It’s because the two of you didn’t follow. These traitors.”

Rachel grunts all over her desk.

Looking at you now, you seem to be the person who cares the most. The reason I asked to go to an art museum was simply because it seemed like it would be fun.

“Now that there are only a few days left until the announcement, let’s go like this if no more special information comes out.”

“yes. Yes. Anyway, the captain is going to make an announcement, so you’ll be fine.”

“yes. I will work hard!”

Despite Rachel’s sarcastic sarcasm, Julia did not give in at all, but instead responded.

After all, no matter how you look at it, the two seem to have the same personality.

“And thank you Sharon for organizing the presentation.”

“·················ogue.”

“Sharon?”

“Ah, yes.”

Sharon blankly thinks about something and then replies with a belated answer.

I watched it carefully.

I don’t know why, but Sharon has been like that since this morning.

Do you have any serious concerns?

[Somehow, I think I know.]

‘really?’

[Well. He must be thinking that he is definitely in love.]

‘··········.’

Then yes.

I felt like an idiot who seriously expected Goddess’s answer for nothing.

As she sighed inwardly, Yulia threw up the topic while organizing the materials.

“Now, what will Raven do?”

“How are you doing? what?”

“If you look at the pattern of behavior you’ve been doing so far, you’ve either returned things back or gave money to other people. What do you think you will do this time?”

It’s a little burdensome because the gaze that asks the question is looking towards me.

Of course, there was no way that Julia would notice my identity, but even if it was a coincidence, it was true that it was a little creepy.

Still, you shouldn’t be sensitive to every little thing like this. If that’s the case, it’s only going to give you room for doubt. He answered as calmly as possible, pretending to be nothing.

“Well. Could it be that you just do what you want?”

“Well···. I think there are some rules.”

Then Rachel picked her ears and interjected in annoyance.

“If you make money, sell it, or don’t you just keep it?”

“It wouldn’t be. I heard that the necklace that Raven stole from the museum was very expensive.”

At that moment, Sharon, who had been keeping her mouth shut, spoke.

“It depends on the inclination of the owner.”

“···yes?”

“It means that if the owner of a thing is good, he returns it, and if it is bad, he sells it and gives it to a good person.”

Rachel snorted in surprise.

“It’s funny. Who decides what is good and what is bad? Could he be a judge?”

“Because that’s Raven’s heart.”

“Is that really…? What do you think of Crowe?”

What do you think? For a moment, I thought my heart was going to drop.

You mean you’ve already figured it all out? Besides, it wasn’t a guess, it was a tone that was close to certainty.

The number of offenses so far has only been about 5 times.

Even the first one or two times were unknown, even before the name was known.

How can you perfectly understand my rules of conduct by comparing only 5 cases?

It’s truly terrifying.

“Isn’t it too early to be certain of that yet…? haha.”

“Is that so? Of course, Sharon’s words seem to make sense.”

Fortunately, Sharon didn’t argue or steer my words any further.

He glances at me briefly as if passing by, and then falls silently again in thought.

phew. It was really dangerous…

I’ll have to be more careful in the future.

***

Lunchtime was almost over, and we were back in class.

Come to think of it, the number of the four of us hanging out with each other has increased significantly recently.

At first, I hated it because it was a group assignment, but looking back now, it might not be that bad.

Each member of the team has a very strong personality, but it may be that they fit together quite well without any major problems.

[In other words, it is a great harem.]

‘Not at all.’

Aside from being the leader of the team, none of the women showed me rational feelings.

Rachel is always busy making fun of me.

Sharon is blunt and can’t mix well with words.

Even Yulia, who I would consider close friends, got along with her because she was so kind, and I didn’t feel that my relationship was special at all.

Okay. Because I’m not really interested in dating right now.

I have to say that I want to focus more on phantom thieves than that right now.

Besides, it’s not as easy as you might think to get to know someone who is important in the original story. Even if it is perfectly realized in reality, the fact that it is a character that appeared in a cartoon hinders immersion.

Anyway, I am quite satisfied with my current life.

During the day, he is an academy student, hanging out with his friends, and at night, he works as a phantom thief and gathers the power of the goddess.

“Come. Can we talk for a second?”

It would have been great if it wasn’t for these variables.

When I returned to class, Layered suddenly grabbed me and asked for a one-on-one conversation.

A handsome boy with a manly impression with his light brown hair up.

His name is Layered, and he is the main character of the original cartoon that is the basis of this world.

In other words, to put it grandly, it is the center of the world.

The flow of the universe and all the stories revolve around this boy thoroughly.

“What’s up?”

There’s nothing good about pretending to be the main character.

There was no need to forcefully become close and intervene in the original work, but there was no reason to bring a grudge against the main character.

“Let’s do it with me in Dalian for the next class. Are you fine?”

“···Well.”

But it seems it’s already too late.

Why did this happen? Layade persistently pressured me, giving the nonsensical reason that I deliberately looked after him during the matchmaking class I had a while ago.

Lately, it seems like they’ve given up because they’ve been quiet, but it seems that wasn’t the case.

Rather, he was quietly sharpening the blade of revenge while waiting for the present time.

“I don’t need to look at you this time. I will do my best.”

Leaving only those words, the guy passed me and went out into the hallway.

No, I never watched it from the beginning.

Why the hell are you doing this to me?

“Oh. Is our Jinta popular?”

Rachel laughed out loud and poked me in the side.

“… Julia. Are you close with Layered? Let him dry.”

When I earnestly asked for it, Julia laughed softly and sighed.

“uh···. sorry. I’m not the kind of kid you’ll be told I’m dry.”

“How are you? Just don’t look at me this time and make a porridge bowl.”

“Is that going to happen? You’ve never seen it before?”

How can I beat that scammer? In the first place, the magic that is my personality has virtually no fighting power.

They both have deceptive personality magic, so they’re probably just joking around and watching.

[Your abilities are good enough. Be proud.]

‘yes. Of course I know. It’s really helpful for phantom thieves’ activities.’

But not stealing, but in combat, that’s another matter.

How can you win against a guy who wields a vicious sword by just playing cards?

[I think this body has a good enough chance of winning.]

‘yes? Are you serious?’

[of course. Didn’t it just absorb the power this time and become stronger?]

However, unless it is at night, the power of the goddess is very limited.

In other words, you have to fight only with Cro Morris’ ability, can you win?

[Trust this goddess.]

‘…But even if you win, that’s the problem.’

If you lose, you’ll get mad at me for looking at you again.

But if you win, you’ll get everyone’s attention for nothing. If I make a mistake, they might find out that I am a Raven.

Truly a dire situation.

‘Oh, should I just leave early?’

As soon as I thought of that, the bell rang announcing the end of lunch break.

In the end, without even being able to leave early, he took a heavy step to the Dalian Room.