Became the Academy Romantic Phantom Thief

the end of the case

The decision had already been made from the beginning.

I was embarrassed when I received the offer to raise him as an executioner, but I had no desire to quit the phantom thief. If the phantom thief and the executioner could be done at the same time, he might have taken it seriously.

Upon hearing my answer, the princess nodded as if she knew that she would too.

“I would have been disappointed if I was sincere.”

“Uh, wouldn’t it be nice to be an executor?”

Even if it is me, is it normal to be disappointed rather than relieved in general?

“What good is it if you ask me to enjoy the show and the actors disappear?”

Well. Does that happen?

Even though it seemed strange, I decided to move on.

“So, what are you going to do after lying to him?”

“It’s a plan, I’ve already made up everything.”

It’s an illusion using magic. The skill gap with the opponent was so extreme that it was immediately revealed, but I was completely deceived by the fake ID I had prepared as a spare just in case.

There were plenty of ways to get out if it didn’t go into battle anyway.

The princess, who had been drooling for a moment at my confident declaration, said with a mischievous smile.

“Then how about doing something like this?”

“yes?”

“Take me hostage.”

I stared at her for a moment, wondering what this meant.

I realized later that the absurd proposal was not a joke, but the truth.

“It doesn’t suit me in such a radical way.”

I tend to please the princess whenever possible, but this was a request that was difficult to accept.

“Didn’t you allow me to dance with you at the performance?”

“It was the princess herself who refused it.”

“I changed my mind. And it might be better to do that.”

Well. At least, to me, there seems little to be gained from such a hostage play.

“For example?”

“Or gain a terrible notoriety.”

“It is enough for now. pass.”

“Maybe you can add three more people waiting for you in the hallway.”

“Just thinking about it gives me chills.”

Is it because of my mood that the more I hear about it, the worse I feel?

“Hmm. great. not admit it There doesn’t seem to be any particular benefit to you just by taking hostages now.”

“Thank you for understanding.”

“Then what about betting?”

bet This is another interesting topic.

The original phantom thief enjoys betting. More precisely, you enjoy winning bets and making fun of your opponents.

“Let’s hear what it is.”

“Simple. You just have to anticipate how much the audience was immersed in the acting on the stage.”

Acting on stage.

In other words, did the three people who watched the hostage play notice something strange there?

In other words, it was actually meant to bet on how good the princess’ acting skills would be.

“like. Then I bet I can’t get into it.”

“It’s too much. How did you choose without any hesitation? Do you think I can’t act that much?”

I shrugged my shoulders as I watched the princess grumbling and pretending to be sad.

“If you bet on the other hand, the princess might intentionally show off her acting skills, right?”

“What do you think of this body? Betting will be done fairly.”

“And there’s one very smart detective in the audience.”

I guessed that maybe she would notice it easily.

“That would be fun. Then you should bet the reward of the most important bet.”

whatever it is I’m pretty sure I’ll win anyway.

“How about this sword? If I lose, I will come back later and return it.”

“Hey. Are you that confident? good night. So, shall we start the play now?”

***

After one commotion, Executor Evan belatedly left the private palace to pursue the phantom thief.

But you can’t expect too much.

He’s a guy that can’t be compared to anyone in terms of his ability to escape without knowing anything else.

So, only three women remained in the detached palace.

Sherlock was hovering around, contemplating something.

This time, after missing the phantom thief, the gadget was disassembled, but I felt a sense of relief that the phantom thief’s repentance was a lie.

And Princess Victoria, who had been held hostage and threatened with her life, sat down and tried to calm herself, perhaps because she had relaxed.

Then Sherlock trudged towards the princess.

“Princess. May I ask you one thing?”

“What’s going on…?”

“What did you and Raven talk about when you were alone?”

The princess shook her head, unable to hide her pale face.

“Tell me what are you going to do? I just asked if what the executioner said was true or if he had really changed his mind.”

“I think there was quite a delay before the first scream came out.”

In a direct way of speaking that could be offended, Gadget sneaked up and stopped Sherlock.

“Sherlock. Now we wait for the princess to calm down. It’s all about talking anyway, so you can listen to it later.”

“I saw that the place where the sword was put and the window was quite a distance.”

Their eyes focused on Sherlock at the sudden talk.

“But when we first heard the screams, we ran into the room right away, and they were right in front of the window.”

“…what do you want to say?”

“Isn’t it awkward just hearing about it? If you think about it with common sense, screaming means something has happened, and in normal cases, it would only be normal when the phantom thief drew his sword.”

Gadget thought it should dry Sherlock, but it didn’t. Rather, he felt that he was being persuaded in real time while listening to those words.

“Is it true that the phantom thief changed his attitude and screamed when he drew his sword?”

“·················ogue.”

“It cannot be. We entered the room as soon as we heard the scream. It’s impossible to hold hostages to the window in such a short period of time and move them.”

The princess didn’t say anything and just kept her mouth shut.

“That means Raven drew his sword and screamed only after the two of them went to the window together, and that also sounds like a pretty weird picture.”

Gadget, who was listening in the middle, also looked at the princess and asked carefully.

“Princess. Is this true? Can you tell me what was going on?”

In the end, Victoria was the first to respond.

They clap their hands and let out a low laugh.

“Fufu. That’s great. Now I see why he was convinced.”

“…I guess you’ve joined hands with the phantom thief?”

“When you say that, it sounds like I betrayed the royal family. They never held hands.”

The princess pondered for a moment, then found an appropriate expression and answered.

“In other words, you have been asked to cooperate. The hostage play, in which life was at stake, like a clearly staged situation, was a lie.”

“…that means there was some degree of compulsion?”

“Well. How will the princess know the heart of the phantom thief? But he asked, and I only accepted.”

The vague expression already gave Gadget a headache.

Anyway, I witnessed the situation right in front of me, so I had to write a police report.

To hide this fact and turn the phantom thief into a villain was a forgery. However, there was a possibility that the princess’s reputation would be lowered if the truth was revealed.

Whether or not she knew the detective’s plight, Victoria was calmly continuing her conversation with Sherlock.

“It’s really great reasoning. Did you notice from the beginning?”

“no. At first, I just felt uncomfortable. I thought it was suspicious because of what Raven said.”

“What did the thief say?”

Sherlock went back to his memory and repeated the same thing over and over, without making a mistake.

“Don’t be too disappointed. After all, this is all just a show.”

It was the answer of the phantom thief who returned to the detective who said he did not know how to use this method.

Upon hearing that, the princess crossed her arms and muttered a little.

“Hmm. This is a violation of the rules…”

“From the beginning, I knew he was lying.”

“It is too. Because you have never believed in the phantom thief’s repentance. Is there any reason for that?”

Anticipating the logical reasoning as before, Victoria looked at the girl with her eyes twinkling.

“If he was truly repentant, there was no reason to sit still.”

“Well? What does that mean?”

“He was waiting for us to come. Even if it wasn’t for us, he must have expected that someone would come to the detached palace. It’s hard to escape if you’re alone with the executioner, so it’s to create a variable.”

indeed. That was a pretty plausible guess.

Especially since I invited the princess to the stage the night before, it wouldn’t have been difficult to guess that she was coming.

“And I was convinced when the executioner told me the phantom thief’s real name.”

“You mean your name?”

“yes.”

Doyle LeBlanc.

As soon as he heard the name, Sherlock was convinced that Raven wasn’t serious.

There was only one reason.

It was different from the name she had guessed.