Became the Academy Romantic Phantom Thief

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Buckingham Palace.

The center of Britannia that is so famous that it needs no explanation.

To rob this place is literally the highest level of provocation against the country. If it actually succeeds, the ripple effect would be unimaginable.

Of course it will be that difficult.

As we have always done, if we send a notice in advance, the response will be more thorough than ever. There is also the possibility of pouring out all of Britannia’s national power with the addition of an exaggeration.

Knowing that, I didn’t mean to be too reckless.

Even if they wanted to rob Buckingham Palace, the goal was not the main palace, but a small detached palace next to it. Even though they are tied together in the same palace, they are quite far apart, so compared to the main palace, the security is on the loose side.

“After just 200 years, anyone can freely enter and exit.”

I’m really sorry. As time goes by, the authority of the royal family weakens, and it is destined to be opened for tourism purposes. Of course, this is a worldview where magic exists, so it won’t flow into the exact same future as Earth.

[Then we can wait 200 years and move on.]

“…I can’t wait patiently like a goddess.”

Is it correct to say that 200 years is a long time ago?

This is the moment when you can clearly realize the difference between the native races that cannot be overcome.

Anyway, in that sense, I’m going to do a preliminary survey to figure out which route to take to steal the target. A meticulously well-designed trick is bound to break through even the most thorough guards. At least I believe so.

Even at midnight, the guards are vigilantly walking around the palace gardens.

Since it’s a worldview in a cartoon, each and every one of these guards must have had enough power to look down on some sort of wizard. In other words, if you make a mistake, there is a high chance that you will become a corpse immediately.

The method is simple.

It’s okay to be as careful as possible in the first place if you don’t notice it.

As experience is accumulated in this work, the know-how is also increasing.

In particular, as the mana sensor, which is considered to be the most difficult 0 priority, also found a gap, the confidence increased even more.

First of all, the sensor’s effectiveness is almost halved in open air. It is easy to understand if you understand the flow of magic. To put it simply, the phenomenon of magic itself is close to the twist that occurs when the magic in the air is connected to the magic in the body.

Therefore, the sensor, which is the principle of capturing the contact momentarily, becomes difficult to perform as the space to be detected increases.

Also, the magic sensor is one of the products of magic engineering. In other words, it was virtually impossible to develop a new one, so it was never a common occurrence. It means that it is difficult to install all of them in such an open outdoor garden, no matter how large the palace is.

‘great. You have successfully infiltrated.’

He quietly hid in the shadows and moved towards the detached palace, avoiding the guards’ eyes.

The darker the world, the more powerful my magic. So, although there are many variables depending on the environment, there are probably not many people who can ignore my magic on a stage at night when only the bluish moonlight illuminates the world.

Buckingham Palace is bigger than you think. There is also not one detached palace, but several depending on the purpose of use, but the detached palace that I am aiming for now was more for ceremonial use than for royal residence.

ceremony. In other words, it is a building that is not used normally, except for special events.

Of course, at night like now, I don’t have to leave the door wide open, but lock it tightly. I don’t want an intruder like me to break in.

There was no need to forcefully open or break a locked door. If you do it for no reason and find out later, it will be quite difficult. Rather than that, it was a much more convenient way to sneak in through a place that is hard to see. For example, windows and roofs.

After looking around for a while, I found a suitable window at the top. Of course, the windows were also tightly locked, but there were plenty of ways.

I took off my hat and put my hands inside.

Soon a crow climbs up on my hand. It was quite strange to see him gently stroking his hair, closing his eyes and accepting his hand.

When we talk about smart animals, the first name that comes to mind is the crow. In fact, crows boast a level of intelligence that is almost equal to the intelligence of a 6-7 year old child.

“Come on, do you see that inside?”

It’s impossible for my size, but with this guy, he can get in and out of even the narrow slits in the windows. Even if I didn’t have to explain it in detail, the crow, who was aware of it, entered the inside of the annex through the window at a brisk pace.

Now all that’s left is to wait patiently.

As time passed, the front door slowly opened with a creaking sound.

Someone quickly went inside and closed the door.

The dark interior of the detached palace that doesn’t feel popular at all. However, he did not make the rudimentary mistake of turning on the light. Anyway, it would be a big deal if anyone from the outside saw that the lights in the detached palace were turned on. You can see everything even in the dark anyway.

“Well done. Black.”

He stroked the head of the crow who returned to his bosom and gave him a seed as a reward.

After taking it and eating it deliciously, he turned his body once as if satisfied, and then went inside the hat.

Did this come in easier than I thought?

In fact, it didn’t matter if I wanted to steal the target like this.

Although I didn’t write a notice, I’m not obligated to do so.

“Hmm···.”

what would you like to do?

Do you dare to take a risk and write a notice, or do you just take your belongings and leave safely?

“First, I look at things and think about them.”

[That’s fine.]

After looking at the goal and designing the trick, if you don’t like it, you can just take it and leave.

I walked lightly and reached the room where the target was.

“found.”

This goal had a definite character that was immediately recognizable at first sight.

It was a splendid sword with a majestic place in the middle, decorated like an altar.

Excalibur, one of the most famous legends, immediately comes to mind when you see it.

The origin of the legend is here in Britain, and I met the woman of the lake a while ago, so it was a natural flow.

Unfortunately, this sword is not Excalibur.

It was nothing more than a ceremonial sword whose name was not known.

That didn’t mean he wasn’t worth much, though. It was not enough compared to the value of the name Excalibur had, but it was enough to be called a treasure because it was a sword used for the oath of knights when the queen chose a guardian knight to protect her.

Above all, the purpose itself was to show off, so the appearance was more beautiful and splendid than any other swords. Even if there was a real Excalibur, wouldn’t it be one step lower than this guy in terms of appearance?

I pulled out the sword that had been lodged on the floor and swung it around.

“It’s very light.”

The weight was much lighter than expected, probably because the queen had to lift it. Even if you swing the sword in the air, you can’t really feel the taste of your hand. Instead, the appearance is cool, so even if you swing it roughly, it all turned out to be a pretty plausible picture.

He held up his sword and fell silently in thought.

As a result of checking directly, it seemed that the difficulty would become quite difficult if a notice was sent.

The room with the sword was very deep inside, and to get here, you had to cross a narrow hallway from the entrance.

Detours such as roofs and windows are not appropriate, so it seemed quite difficult to break through and steal if the opponent made up their mind to block it.

Should I just take it with me right now? It’s a sentencing, not a notice, like stealing a trumpet. Like this black thief Raven stole it.

“Hmm. How did you do this?”

In the midst of not being able to make an easy decision, he was engulfed in trouble for a while and moaned.

“Why don’t you steal?”

Naturally, I thought it was the voice of the goddess, and I tried to answer naturally.

But just before his mouth fell, he realized that the voice had stuck in his ear, unlike usual, and he hurriedly looked back.

A woman sitting proudly on a throne above the altar, which was obviously empty when she first entered the room.

A bald forehead and long wavy blonde hair.

Inside the clear blue walls, as if the sea had been transferred.

She was a beautiful woman enough to be captivated for a moment, but the plate armor she wore under her neck made her guess that she was not an ordinary person.

The fact that he deceived my senses in the first place and caught up with me didn’t mean that I was a very talented person.

But above all else, if I had to pick one thing that was the strangest thing.

There was no hostility in the way she sat down and looked down at me.

Rather, the woman in armor asked me again with an expression that did not understand the meaning.

“That sword. Are you not stealing?”