Became the Academy Romantic Phantom Thief chapter 232

232 – Resistance

“…Rebellion?”

“Yes.”

At the moment, I wondered if I was listening properly, or if I was dreaming because I fell asleep without realizing it.

It was so out of the blue.

To be honest, it had nothing to do with me whether there were traitors plotting rebellion in this country with stupid words or resistance fighters dreaming of sparking a revolution.

Especially because of the experience of having trouble with similar things when I was a follower of the thief, I am fed up with political and ideological issues. Whatever it was, I just didn’t want to get involved.

If that’s the case in Britannia, my home country, then what the hell does the situation in a neighboring country that has nothing to do with me have anything to do with me?

But why is the queen telling me this now?

“I don’t think this is a problem we can help you with.”

“How can you be sure of a request when you haven’t heard it all yet?”

No, even if you listen to the end and go to sleep, even if you hear the first word, you have no choice but to know.

How can two students solve a national rebellion?

“For now, just listen. You can refuse at any time after that.”

“I understand.”

I felt like I was falling into a trap for some reason, but since he said he could refuse at any time, I decided to trust him. Could the ruler of a country speak two words with one small mouth?

“Actually, it wasn’t long before Jim was also given information about the mutiny. I never imagined that there would be a group of savages who would dare to put a knife in my back.”

The introduction is unnecessarily long. I held back my desire to just talk about the main topic and quietly waited for her to continue.

“This is how Jim learned about the rebellion.”

As the queen said, she fiddled with the red diamond in her hand.

You mean the Bloodmoon we brought was the key to the rebellion? I thought it was a bit ominous from the beginning, but I never thought it would be dirty and twisted like this. The answer was to just enjoy the school trip instead of being curious.

“Originally, someone else was in charge of bringing this jewel. I’m saying this because there’s no one involved, but Viscount Exupery is a stupid and selfish guy. I can’t entrust such responsibilities to such an idiot.”

“·······.”

Isn’t that too harshly undercut?

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Of course, I sympathize with the words themselves to some extent, but aren’t they something to say to a servant who is loyal to him?

“But the Count, who was in charge of the original mission, is acting as a guardian to support the rebels. This jewel was stolen with a fake to use it for such a purpose, and Jim was caught by the henchman who had attached it.”

I see, so that’s why the Blood Moon was the button that made me aware of the rebellion.

“That’s why I had no choice but to use Viscount Exupery, who was in Britannia in a hurry. He’s stupid and has a small distribution, so he won’t have the courage to join the rebellion. If he is judged to be above himself, he is a person who prostrates himself.”

That’s why you’re trusted by the king. How will Exupery, the culprit, react when he hears this? Still, since the king says he believes in him, maybe he will like it.

“Although I almost lost my jewelry to a boatman like a fool because of that. Tsk.”

Um. I think it’s better to just live without knowing. There are some inconvenient truths in the world that just aren’t good to know.

Anyway, the cruise captain wasn’t stupid enough to be ignored like this. If we hadn’t accidentally boarded the ship, there was a good chance we’d have lost the jewels forever. Of course, judging from the queen’s reaction now, it seems more likely that she found it again somehow.

“Anyway, thanks to this jewel, I realized that there is a force trying to bring Jim down. Right now, I’m trying to extract as much information as possible by interrogating the count, who is his guardian.”

Of course, the interrogation process could not be peaceful. Just imagine how terrifying the torture must have been.

“However, the system seems to have been set up quite well, and even the count, who is the guardian, doesn’t seem to know everything about the organization. It’s difficult to trust anyone carelessly because we can’t even be sure how many nobles are involved.”

He has no choice but to do that. It would have been better than it is now if it had simply happened with the common people united.

However, as long as a nobleman, especially a nobleman with a fairly high status, such as a count, is involved, there is a possibility that other nobles are also involved.

“Currently, only three things have been revealed. The first is that they call themselves ‘Resistance’.”

Resistance.

It was a famous name that I had heard all too well. In modern times, it is a word that has become a synonym for the resistance organization itself, and we know roughly that it originated in France.

I probably remember the time period as being a little later than now, around World War II, but it seems that it has already appeared in this world.

“Secondly, the Resistance is not only in Korea, but also spreads across Europe and is operating covertly.”

The second information was also something that could be easily inferred based on the information in the story the queen had told me.

The fact that the count who was dispatched to Britannia was caught there must mean that there is a link to work with him to steal the jewels. If you are in London across the sea, there is a high possibility that other European countries with borders will also have resistance spread through point organizations.

“And third. Even that the head of an organization in London is a woman named Juliet.”

···What?

Wait, no, I mean, that’s it.

‘Crazy.’

My God.

***

When Croe and Sharon were talking to the queen in the throne room of the Frankish kingdom.

Across the sea at the same time, a secret conversation was exchanged at a company in London.

“The jewels are said to have arrived in Paris.”

“This mission is a failure.”

“Sorry. It is all my negligence.”

“No. It was hard to imagine that he would be caught there. Unfortunately, I have no choice but to aim for the next opportunity.”

Looking very much like a girl, the blond, green-eyed girl sipped her tea and maintained a calm demeanor.

“Still, it’s a pity. Now that the director is away, I can move myself, but the timing wasn’t very good.”

The CEO of Lupine Altar is currently away for personal business. Thanks to that, Juliet, the secretary, was handling all the Foundation’s business.

It was a workload that could have been overwhelming for her alone, but her foundation was developing very successfully thanks to her hiring a large number of talented new employees.

“It seems that the director trusts the branch manager. I didn’t expect that she would trust me and entrust everything to me already.”

“Call me Chief Secretary from here. Because others might hear it.”

“I’m sorry.”

After hearing her subordinate’s words, Juliet thought for a moment and remembered Lupin, her boss.

“He is a good person. He is also an innocent man with a foolish dream of world peace.”

Even if it is just this foundation right now, if it pursues profit first, it will grow at a tremendous speed. The Lupine Foundation had that potential.

However, his purpose is focused on non-profit, that is, social contribution.

Supports orphanages, connects with hospitals, and establishes schools. Making money is nothing more than a means to facilitate the preceding volunteer work. Even that wasn’t enough, and when he poured out his personal wealth, he was amazed at how he could do that.

I felt a little guilty for feeling like I was taking advantage of such an innocent person, but I had no intention of tampering with the foundation’s funds or using the foundation’s name in their own activities.

He just earns his rightful job and money to keep him and his men in London. In return, you do your best while working as an employee, so it can be said that it is a mutually beneficial symbiotic relationship.

“Is there any risk that he will find out the identity of the chief secretary?”

“Um… I’d like to say no, but there are some snags.”

He had recently found signs that someone had broken into his house. At first, he thought he might be an agent dispatched from his home country, but he didn’t seem to have touched anything, and he hasn’t changed much since then. So the suspicion was bound to deepen.

Who the hell is this? The more I thought about it, the only person who came to mind as a suspect was Lupin.

As far as anyone who knew her home address in London, he and the director of the orphanage were all.

But if he’s really the culprit, why? Why doesn’t he ask himself anything even after he confirms?

It was still an unanswered question.

In the end, there was no evidence to convince him that he was the culprit, so the best solution at this point was to cover it up and watch.

Juliet stopped her thoughts and asked, sipping her tea once more.

“So, she probably didn’t come all the way to the secretary’s office just to have a leisurely chat. What is your business?”

“A new order has come from home.”

The man said with determined eyes.

“Go to Frank immediately.”