Became the Academy Romantic Phantom Thief

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Why are you sure the phantom thief wrote the notice?

Sharon’s answer to that was so clear and heartbreaking.

“It’s a gut feeling.”

“…is that the end?”

“Do you need any other reason?”

Having said that, I had nothing to say.

A light chatter that only listened to my story and expressed my opinion. As an academy student, she has no reason to support logical reasons. Unless you are a police officer or a detective who must catch the phantom thief.

But apart from that, when the Mac was drowning and showing disappointment, she dared to add further explanations.

“Originally, the phantom thief has been active.”

“yes. right.”

“So, I think it’s time to slowly reappear. Or I can’t help it.”

Sharon’s guess was correct.

In fact, it was a neat prediction as if it had penetrated my thoughts perfectly.

I was a little confused if it was simply a good feeling, or if it meant that he was sincere to the phantom thief. If the latter, does that mean that she’s not weird at all if she’s Sherlock?

Anyway, I couldn’t give away any clues, so I kept my poker face as much as possible and nodded my head.

“Well, it could be.”

“What do you two talk about so much?”

At that time, Julia hurried over to this side and interrupted the conversation with her head sticking out.

After all, like the strongest insider in our class, he freely roams around and chats regardless of the group. At the same time, it is truly surprising that it comes naturally to us, who are the strongest assassins.

“just. We were talking about whether Raven would move slowly.”

“ah! Do you think so too? I was just wondering if Raven would move around by now!”

Oh yeah. Come to think of it, this guy also wanted Sharon to be a formidable monster.

But it must be said that the absolute values of the two are different. What is the difference between plus and minus?

Unlike the two of us who are less talkative, when Julia, who is a chatter, was added, the atmosphere changed in an instant. It would be nice to have it so much fresher and more lively.

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Meanwhile, even Rachel is sleeping on her back. He won’t even go out every night now, so why does he only sleep all day when he comes to class? Actually, regardless of the circumstances, is it just because I’m not interested in studying and sleep a lot?

I thought while looking at Sharon with a glance, while responding moderately to Julia’s chatter.

No matter how you think about it,

Of course, it would be very difficult for such a bizarre coincidence to happen if you just take a look at the odds, but various circumstances all pointed out that she was Sherlock.

All we need now is one clear proof.

If there was only that, I would be able to make a decision with certainty without needing to think long and hard.

If Sherlock came tonight too, then I was really determined to figure out her identity.

There is not much time left.

***

The blonde girl strolled through the streets of London in the evening.

The light of the sunset falling behind her beautifully colored her golden hair.

The place where I stopped is the office that always opens as late as it is now.

But Sherlock was taken aback for a moment by the unexpected guest sitting on the stairs in front of him.

“…Detective Gadget.”

“Ah, you are finally here.”

A female detective who gets up from her seat while trying to hide her bubbly look.

But no matter how hard he tried to hide it, he couldn’t completely cover up the wretched mourning. In particular, the dark circles clearly under the eyes and the tired expression on the face are pitiful.

Sherlock came up with a reasoning of a very simple difficulty.

“Have you been waiting in front of me since morning?”

“Hmmm…! I didn’t know it was open so late.”

“I have other main jobs during the daytime on weekdays. The detective’s office is usually open in the evening. Please come in.”

Gadget wanted to ask what his main job was, but the time left to talk about it leisurely was quite short.

“Come in at once.”

“haha. I will not decline favors.”

After a few hours, Gadget is finally invited into the office from the street. I lost my leg in the morning and wandered aimlessly through London, finally giving up and sitting on the stairs. The bitter past flashed through my mind like a panorama.

If I had to think about it, only the pain in my legs would get worse, so Gadget shook his head and immediately brought up the topic.

“The phantom thief has sent a notice.”

“It is, too.”

“Did you know?”

“When you saw the detective squatting in front of the stairs, how much did you expect it?”

Are you sure you’re not a detective for nothing?

Come to think of it, when the two of them worked together, they were always dealing with a phantom thief, so it was not difficult to predict why they came.

Gadget meekly agreed and nodded.

“Yes. Just as you said, the phantom thief sent a notice this morning.”

“But I haven’t seen anything like that in the newspaper, are my ears deaf?”

“no. Few people know this right now. It was intentionally concealed from the general public.”

Although the news may have been somewhat shocking, Sherlock was not at all embarrassed, but rather calmly immersed in thought.

Then, shortly thereafter, he came up with an answer that was close to the truth.

“It is because of the deterioration of public opinion due to repeated failures.”

“… is correct. That means there’s no need to make a fuss before arresting him.”

Gadget himself can’t admit it at all, but I understand the fact that high people can think so.

“Because the palace is the place the phantom thief is aiming for this time.”

“that···. It’s kind of surprising.”

“It’s really big. Because I declared that I would steal the king’s sword and nothing else.”

Even Sherlock the world didn’t seem to have expected that the phantom thief would come out this far.

Indeed, it has to be

Of course, the authority of the royal family is enormous in any country, but the meaning of the royal family is different, especially in Britannia.

The legitimacy and practical influence handed down from the legend of King Arthur.

In particular, in the present era, when the world’s most powerful country rose and reigned, the king was nothing less than a god.

Of course, it is true that the royal power is gradually weakening due to the rapid development of science and technology leading to the Industrial Revolution, but the royal family was still regarded as an inviolable domain.

In such a situation, a thief threw a challenge to the royal family head-on.

Of course, if this fact spread to the world, it was clear that there would be an uproar. However, if he really succeeds in destroying the palace, the kingship he had been advocating for just that alone might fall to the bottom.

“Then why are you here, Detective? Isn’t it almost time until the notice date?”

“Well···.”

Gadget mumbled and hesitated to answer.

I can’t speak easily. It’s not good news to tell others that you’ve actually been demoted.

But in order to ask for help, he eventually needed to get Sherlock to understand the context. In order to do that, inevitably, he had no choice but to reveal the truth about his current situation.

The story was summarized as briefly as possible. Fortunately, Sherlock didn’t show any particular reaction, just an occasional nod and listen to Gadget’s explanation.

“indeed. There was such a thing.”

“…so I was struggling to figure out what to do, and I came to ask Sherlock for help.”

“Then it means that the detective is an ordinary person who cannot use the power of the police right now.”

“yes. That’s it.”

If it was urgent, I could use it somehow, but I was not confident enough to handle the aftermath that came after it. At any rate, we should start by taking off the police uniform. You may have to pay a higher price than that.

Sherlock frowned, showing his embarrassment.

“First of all, entering the palace is more of a problem than anything else.”

“Well···. Maybe you are an acquaintance in the palace.”

“Unfortunately not.”

In fact, even if you have an acquaintance, you will not have enough authority to let outsiders in unless you have a high level of status. If the palace was easily accessible, it wouldn’t have been called a palace.

Gadget let out a deep sigh in frustration.

“Isn’t there some good way…?”

“Well.”

“Oh, by the way, didn’t you say you found something at the casino last time?”

It was a topic somewhat irrelevant to the present, but when it comes to method, a memory of the past that comes to mind.

It was safe to call the casino a complete defeat. At that time, the detective had used magic to observe behind the scenes and found something as a result.

that’s probably…

“Is it a piece of bandage?”

“yes. You remember.”

“I said that was the only clue, so I have to remember it.”

However, contrary to expectations, nothing has been achieved since then. Unless Sherlock, who had taken the bandages, discovered anything else later.

“What hasn’t happened since then?”

Sherlock nodded in response to Gadget’s question.

“What was it?”

“···yes? Was there?”

“yes.”