64 – 13. Skill Thief
Hundreds of students gathered around the sand island.
‘I guess this is part of it.’
It was a reassuring number just to look at, but it probably isn’t everything.
Most of them will be nearby students, and it will take some more time for students who are far away to join us.
Of course, I couldn’t just wait that long.
“Nam Goong Min.”
“Prince, thank you for coming.”
“It’s natural that a classmate needs help. So, what should I do?”
…… Hmm, originally I was planning to hand over command to an instructor or a prince.
Since students from all over the world are gathered together, the title of Emperor of the Korean Empire is not very effective, and since there are no instructors right now, I guess I, who issued the summons, will be the one in command.
It’s a bit unexpected, but I don’t think there will be any major problems.
I nodded and looked around at the gathered students.
Different students with different personalities, abilities, and occupations.
Of course, it is impossible for me to command them all, so I just need to distribute the number of people appropriately.
“First of all, Mr. Lucas, please lead the magic students and explore the surroundings.”
“What should I find first?”
“You won’t be able to take out the skill thief using normal methods. Lifting it yourself is out of the question, and since the area is so sandy, it’s also impossible to induce the skill thief to dig. In that case…”
“…Is it magic?”
“It is presumed to be a type of space movement. The time when Mr. Lane’s skill was taken away is unknown, but it has not been a long time, so unless he is a , It must be nearby.”
“I’ll trace the traces. Follow me, magic students!!”
“”””Yes!””””
Although he is a member of the magic class with a high arrogance and pride even among those who usually hold professions, after the maze at the entrance ceremony, Lucas has long since established himself as a leader encompassing all magic students.
After class, I was so busy hanging out with them that I couldn’t see them much.
Perhaps thanks to his profession of , The heir to the Arthur family, and his leadership and charisma combined, he commands magic students as skillfully as he did in survival.
Okay, leave that to me.
“Mr. Manderick, it’s been a while.”
“That’s me. I always benefit from artifacts.”
“I am grateful that you say so. Mr. Manderick, please take a look around the area around the Great Lake with the martial arts students.”
“What if it’s everything…?”
“That’s literally everything. Of course, you don’t have to look in the water or the sand. Skill thieves aren’t ones that can stay underground for long, so if they dug and moved by any means, they would have left traces. Tree trunk “If there is a big hole, please report it.”
“Okay, everyone! You heard it! Let’s go!”
“”””Ohhh!!””””
If you are a
Fighter with quick feet and sensitive senses, the best thing to do is to just use your body.
More students will join us from there, so no matter how wide the Great Lake is, it won’t take long to search.
“Mr. Sasaki? As I said before, please convey this to the As well.”
“Leave it to me.”
And let’s also include .
Like Lucas, Sasaki Ito is well-liked by
Students in the Category, so he should be fine.
As the magic students, Students, and Students left, most of the students dispersed at once.
Other non-combat occupations or minor occupations were entrusted with simple tasks.
“Assistance… Do you mean?”
“Yes, even if I take charge of the students around here, the main search will ultimately be done at the academy level. I don’t need to tell you how much help you, the people who hold jobs there, will be, right?”
“Of course I have to do this. At times like this, it’s a bit unfortunate that it’s a non-combat job.”
“Don’t say things like that. Society runs because of you all. Oh, please also tell them about the search policy I have decided.”
“I will.”
Literally speaking, non-combat occupations may not be flashy or conspicuous, but they are truly high-end manpower.
, , , , , Etc.
All non-combat occupations have their own fields and exert overwhelming power in those fields.
This is an academy, so after graduating, there are many cases where you become more famous than other combat professions.
After sending them to non-combat occupations, there were only a few students left.
And these were the key.
“Saint, can you tell me the location of the skill thief?”
“……It may take some time, but it is possible.”
“Then please.”
“Good. Comrade… So, for Raine’s sake.”
If you use , One of the saint’s normal skills, you’ll just have to track down a single monster. It won’t be a problem.
The problem is that it takes some time and there are side effects…… This will work out somehow because there are students who belong to the church.
Then I looked back at the most important people, Prince Kim Seong-il, Princess Kim Eun-ha, and Liu.
“You three, please contact the airport immediately.”
“Airport?”
“There are six airports in this floating city. The two largest of them are owned by the Korean Empire, and I heard that Mr. Liu is the major shareholder of two of the remaining four.”
“…How did you know that? What?”
“That’s roughly it. Anyway, please contact the airport and stop all flights.”
“Now, wait a minute. Namgoong Min, if you do that, you will lose…”
“Good.”
“Oh, brother!?”
“This is a time when there are few flights anyway, and it is worth bearing this for the sake of the Arthur family.”
“…Okay. I’ll contact you.”
“Mr. Liu?”
“Uh, it’s me. Stop all flights right now. What? I’ll pay all the losses in the meantime, so just do it! It’s only a small amount of money anyway! Does the words of the majority shareholder sound funny!?”
“……Hmm.”
I was already calling. It’s very fast.
“But even if we do this, two places will remain. What are we going to do with them?”
“A suspension recommendation has already been issued at the Academy level. Since it is only a recommendation, you can just ignore it, but how can you afford to continue operating when all other large airports will suspend operations?”
“Oh, that’s true too.”
Compared to the four airports that have already suspended operations, the remaining two are relatively small airports.
Naturally, we are in a position where we have to pay attention to the academy and large airports.
What if it is used to steal skill thieves while operating? On that day, you will face all kinds of repercussions, including your room in the floating city, but if you have common sense, you will stop.
While they were contacting the airport, I also called Instructor Charles.
[Nam Goong Min?]
“Instructor, all airports have been shut down.”
[…] …… That’s amazing. Networks are important.]
“Thank you. What happened to the anti-aircraft search network?”
[As soon as we received your contact, we began a search. Unless you commit suicide, you won’t be able to escape from the floating city.]
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“It’s perfect.”
[I’m busy so I’ll stop now. If you have anything to contact, please send it like the students you sent.]
“Yes.”
Suddenly.
It will be difficult to answer the phone now.
It is funny to use a messenger in the name of a student in the modern era with a well-established wireless communication network, but the criminal who stole the skill thief can also eavesdrop.
Rather, those with jobs that could run faster than most cars were able to spread news at a speed that exceeded common sense.
“…Good.”
After doing this, there were only three people left.
The still expressionless hero, and me and Rain.
I approached the prince and spoke.
“Prince, please direct the students coming here.”
“Are you planning to move separately? You seem to be better at leading than me.”
“You’re exaggerating, but aren’t I a After all? Rather, it would be ineffective for me to be in command at a time like this.”
“…Well.”
“The prince’s authority will probably work, but it will be enough if you say that you are acting on my behalf.”
“hahahaha, the next emperor of the Korean Empire has a fortune teller on his behalf?”
“Are you upset?”
“No way! It’s so fun that I can’t stand it. As expected, it’s a good thing I came to the academy.”
…… I’ve thought about it over and over again, but the prince is going through a lot of hardships.
He is a normal person with ability and good character, but he has no eye for women, so he falls in love with Lily……
‘After all, the only normal people are me and the prince.’
I am more confident in my thoughts and gesture to the warrior and Rain.
“Hero, Mr. Lane. Let’s go.”
“……Where……?”
“……….”
“There is a place where I can guess. I have fortune-telling.”
“………Good…….”
“……………….”
“……Um, Mr. Lane? If you’re still having a hard time, just wait here──”
“No.”
“──Poetry is also…Yes?”
“I’ll follow you. Wherever you go, wherever you go…”
“Ah…Yes.”
Why is he like this again?
Is it because you were shocked? The light in the eyes has disappeared and it’s really scary.
This isn’t an attack on me because I came out as a weakling, right?
If you help me like this, isn’t it revenge as soon as you get your superpowers back?
I believe it, really.
“……A real powerhouse….”
I really believe in Rain!
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Sharp.
“Damn it.”
The man threw away the skill thief wrapped in white cloth and swore.
This damned monster was so big and so heavy that even a professional person couldn’t easily transport it.
I ran as far away from the Great Lake as possible, but the siren had started sounding a little while ago and the search team had moved in and there was no chaos.
“Why are you responding so quickly?”
Isn’t the airport already blocked?
If everything had gone according to plan, I should have arrived at the airport a long time ago and taken a private plane that had been prepared in advance.
For a moment, I thought about just giving up, but the reward of this job flashed before my eyes.
‘…… f*ck, if I give up, the client will try to kill me…….’
Anyway, I was so blinded by money that I had no choice but to run away from the moment I accepted the request.
After catching his breath for a moment, the man glanced at the skill thief and carried him on his shoulder again.
You damn student. Is everything okay if I ask for it? If I make the space move a little further away, will it add up?
They say Can’t move far in space, blah blah blah, but if that’s the case, why don’t you move it……
“Hello?”
“Wow!?”
Just before taking a step, chewing on the request in my mind.
The man was startled by a voice suddenly heard from behind him and turned around to see her.
There was only one student wearing a red shirt.
Looking at the student smiling at her man, her man clicked her tongue.
“……Write.”
Should I kill him?
However, stealing this and killing an academy student are two completely different problems.
There is a reason why most criminals do not touch Romance Academy students.
But to get out of this situation──
“And.”
“…Huh?”
“Goodbye.”
Suddenly.
That was the end.
“……Huh?”
Phew!!
The man’s arms were cut off like tofu, and her skill thief wrapped in white cloth was also cut in half.
As blood poured out like a fountain from the cut side of her arm, the skill thief who cut off her body cried out.
Kkiss!!!!
Suddenly. Suddenly. Suddenly.
Of course, it became quiet because her body was divided into eight parts.
The skill thief dies, and his tree-like appearance turns into that of an earthworm.
Right after confirming that he had completely stopped breathing.
“……Ah.”
.
“Ah, ah.”
, .
“Ha, hahahaha! hahahahaha!!!”
, , .
‘…… ‘What is that?’
The man who fell on the floor with both his arms cut off swallowed his saliva.
In an instant, she lost both of her arms and became disabled, but even more than that, she was more afraid of the girl laughing like crazy over there.
A trio suddenly appeared.
One person wasted time, and the other person cut off his arm and killed the skill thief.
The remaining silver-haired female student levitates all kinds of things in the air.
Rocks, trees, piles of dirt, the corpse of the skill thief, and even the man’s arms.
The sight of all kinds of things floating in the air was mysterious yet scary.
Because the eyes of the laughing female student were directed at her man.
“Die.”
“……!”
And just before everything floating in the air rushed towards her man.
“Mr. Lane, stop!”
“Yes.”
“………?”
With one word from a male student wearing a red shirt, the falling things stop.
Gone were the eyes that had been glaring at her man as if he were going to kill him, and the silver-haired female student looked at her male student with soft, yet slightly dilated eyes.
“I did as I was told…”
“Uh…Yes. Anyway, killing them here is not allowed.”
“Yes!”
‘Are you reluctant to kill? A student is still a student.’
But not killing the man here would be a big mistake.
Even if both arms were cut off, it does not mean that both legs were cut off.
Now that things are like this, I can’t help but quickly move my legs and hit the boy’s head──
“Oh, please cut off my leg too.”
“………Okay…”
“Huh?”
Suddenly, quickly.
My legs don’t move.
From the two arms to the two legs.
The blond boy who cut it off is also a boy, but the boy in the red shirt who smiles while casually ordering the cut.
That is definitely not just a student.
What is that?
“Nice to meet you, Mr. Alex Draskin. Would it be better if I called you serial killer instead of your name?”
“……You!”
“Well, I’ll just say one thing.”
──This floating city is extraterritorial?
Grin.
The male student in the red shirt laughed.
Patting the head of a silver-haired female student and looking at the expressionless gaze of a blond male student……
Scary.