Became the Academy Romantic Phantom Thief

phantom’s choice

“You mean if I accept the offer, I can become an enforcer?”

The man nodded and answered.

“Of course, after paying all my sins. However, there were no casualties, so if you pay for all the stolen things, I will take responsibility and defend you.”

Apparently, it wasn’t just empty words, it was quite sincere.

“After that, you can learn magic under me. I will make you an enforcer.”

“Why are you doing that? You said you were going to kill me just before.”

“Because I saw the potential. You have great potential. It means to use it correctly now.”

Saying so, the executioner gave me a hand.

In fact, my answer was decided from the beginning without even having to think about it.

“like.”

“okay. A good choice.”

He took the outstretched hand and shook hands. The other party nodded with a satisfied smile when I readily accepted the offer.

“I’m not going to talk about this commotion to my superiors.”

“Haha, thank you.”

“Are you keeping all the stolen money?”

“Sure. It’s not easy to buy stolen goods like that.”

The hostile currents between us have long since disappeared.

“Well, that’s right. If it had been on the market in the first place, we would have found it sooner.”

“But how much will the sentence be reduced if all compensation is paid?”

“Hmm. We will have to go to trial to know the exact details, but even if the sentence comes out, it won’t last more than a year.”

Five. It’s much lighter than you think, right?

To be honest, considering the scale of what I did, I think it would take at least a few years to be right. That means that the power of the man in front of you is powerful.

“great. Then tell me your real name.”

“Oh, that’s my real name.”

“okay. Because I can no longer use the name Raven.”

He nodded his head in response to the very natural flow of request, and meekly gave his name.

***

‘…is this correct?’

Gadget glanced to the side, still puzzled.

no sense of reality To this day, I still wondered if this was a dream.

She’s not particularly fussy, and she’ll probably react similarly to anyone in the same situation.

I go inside the palace and ask the princess if I can enter the palace.

This one sentence is also very strange, and besides that, they even accompany the princess and catch the thief who is trying to rob the palace?

It wouldn’t be strange if a reaction came out saying what kind of nonsense this is.

“indeed. Is it the detective and the police trying to catch the phantom thief? That’s great.”

“What are you going to do with the princess?”

“Well. I plan to go directly to the separate palace first.”

On the other hand, unlike the hardened gadget, Sherlock talked to Princess Victoria casually. Seeing them naturally ask and answer questions without a single expression on their face was shocking.

‘No, you’re not nervous at all?’

And I don’t know if this thought itself is rude, but the princess was too unusual.

The reality of the princess, who has a strong mystical image as she hardly ever appeared in public in the first place, was quite different from what was expected. Should I say that it feels more like a knight than a princess?

First of all, the outfit was not a dress, but sheet metal armor, and the tone was very stiff and gave off a strong military-style feel.

Gadget couldn’t stand it anymore and cautiously posed a question to the princess.

“I···. Why did the princess let us into the palace?”

No matter how much you think about it, it is a decision that is difficult to understand with common sense. Why is it so easy to accept strangers who have no one-on-one relationship with them as detectives and police officers?

“From what I’ve heard, I’ve heard that you’ve been chasing the phantom thief for the longest time and driving them into a corner.”

“That’s right, but…”

“Then, wouldn’t it be reasonable to make the most of the best experts?”

“Are you trusting us so easily?”

Victoria III grinned and muttered an incomprehensible answer.

“Well, there is something like that. Wouldn’t it be better to have more audiences who enjoy the original show?”

“yes?”

“It is nothing.”

The three of them moved towards the detached palace without stopping.

Then Sherlock asked the princess.

“How is the guardrail of the detached palace now?”

“I don’t know exactly, but I know that the royal family has not prepared anything in particular.”

From what I heard, the guards say that they were intensively deployed in the main palace in case of any unknown variables. In other words, there is no power in the detached palace.

Gadget frowned and said.

“That’s the way the executor works. They don’t need anyone’s help at all, they think they need only themselves. In the first place, all the magicians are arrogant.”

“Detective. I understand that a lot of wizards are like that, but not everyone is like that.”

At Sherlock’s point, Gadget recognized the mistake and apologized.

“Oh, I’m sorry. I never said anything to Sherlock.”

“it’s okay. I agree with you to some extent.”

In fact, even when the two first met, Gadget looked at Sherlock the same as any other wizard. Even though they went through a lot of events together now and became a pretty plausible duo.

“indeed. You were a wizard.”

“I was blessed with magical powers, even if it wasn’t enough.”

“Even though its value has faded a little now, magic has always been the object of admiration, symbolizing mystery and fantasy. My childhood dream was actually to be a court wizard.”

The princess dreams of being a court wizard. Although it seemed ironic, I thought that it was possible because they were the most easily seen wizards in childhood.

“Then there will be only the executioners in the detached palace now. How do you think it would be? Detective.”

“yes? What do you mean?”

“Do you really expect the phantom thief to be caught by the executioner? Or do you think he would have stolen his target and ran away?”

Gadget pondered for a moment at the unexpected question asked by the princess.

The conclusion was reached sooner than expected.

“There is a high probability that he will be arrested.”

“Oh hey. I’ve heard that you’ve missed the phantom thief so far, but do you think that the arrogant wizard would have succeeded?”

Apart from dislike of executioners, they acknowledge their abilities.

Exactly, I have to admit.

Of course, Raven, the phantom thief, is also not an easy opponent to watch as it has penetrated many of their sieges and left no clues. But will he be able to defeat the Executioner?

“Maybe they were already cold corpses when we got there.”

“Hmm. That is bad news.”

“···yes?”

Is it bad news to catch a thief trying to rob a palace?

When the gadget revealed her doubts, the princess casually added a backstory.

“Isn’t it very unpleasant to see someone die in a palace?”

“Ah, that’s what it means.”

I tried to understand, but I couldn’t erase the strange feeling of incongruity.

Is it a simple illusion? For some reason, I have a feeling that the princess has been defending the phantom thief.

“I don’t want the phantom thief to die either.”

“Well, what do you know?”

And with Sherlock added, it’s confusing whether this is a gathering to catch a phantom thief or a group of followers. Of course, I have a rough idea of what that nuance is.

‘Well···. It’s definitely not something to be taken away from the executioner.’

At least they hope they will catch him.

It’s not that bad.

But you can’t do it just because you want it. Perhaps the situation was already over by the time they arrived at the detached palace?

The three people reached the entrance to the separate palace.

“It’s quieter than I thought.”

“Because victory or defeat has already been decided.”

And it would be reasonable to view the result as almost unconditional victory for the executioner.

Anyway, the three entered the separate palace through the wide open door.

And the innermost room with the sword the phantom thief aimed at.

Seeing the scenery unfolding there, Gadget had no choice but to doubt his eyes.

“···what?”

Once inside, there were traces of cracks and scorching, whether there had been a fairly intense battle or not.

However, the appearance of the two people who seemed to be the culprits was very peaceful.

It’s like two actors taking a break on a stage for a while.

Two men sitting side by side at the altar and chatting in a friendly way without even giving their eyes to the sword.

The combination of a white coat and a black suit was very unbalanced.

It is as if this landscape is so heterogeneous right now.

In the end, Gadget, who was not able to see, hurriedly ran in front of the executioner and shouted.

“Daddy, what is it!? What are you doing now!”

“Well? You are… Oh, you’re the gadget detective. I heard a lot about it.”

“It doesn’t matter now! Why didn’t you arrest this guy!”

No matter how hard I looked, I couldn’t find the handcuffs on the phantom thief’s wrists.

At her stinging eyes, the phantom thief shamelessly waved his hand and smiled mischievously.

“Long time no see.”

“What, what?”

Gadget thought for a moment if he was weird.

Am I the only one who can’t accept this situation?

At that time, the executioner uttered shocking remarks in a blunt tone.

“As of today, the phantom thief Raven has repented.”

“···to?”