Became the Academy Romantic Phantom Thief

a neat win

“Where are you going to study today? By the way, our house is absolutely not.”

As soon as the class paper was over, Rachel asked me.

Perhaps because of yesterday’s incident, the eyes of the group that said that it should never be their own house are impressive.

“I can’t do it today.”

“yes? Didn’t we get together every day?”

“Well then, you and Julia did it together.”

“Are you going on a date with Sharon?”

Rachel suddenly narrowed her eyes and pushed me.

“What are you talking about? I’m going to the office you mentioned.”

“Oh, that?”

“At first, you suggested that I go with you. Have you eaten it already?”

“a. Of course I thought you were just there yesterday.”

that’s unreasonable Because I also needed time to prepare.

I really needed to make sure Sharon took me out of suspicion this time around if Sherlock was right.

“Anyway, today’s study is canceled.”

“hey. Don’t let it leak to another place after it’s over and break up right away. Do you understand?”

What were you trying to do with all of this?

Just hearing what you’re talking about is misleading.

“If anyone hears it, they will know that you are my girlfriend.”

“Ugh. What did you say···! Don’t say anything really disgusting! It’s just that I don’t want to see you flirting with Sharon for nothing!!”

“Oh, okay, calm down. All the kids are looking at you…!”

No, no matter how much I hate it. Can I even say it’s disgusting?

I was just joking, but I’m trying to get a little upset.

[Hmm. It’s royal.]

‘Now I can’t even understand what you’re saying.’

Since when, the majesty of the goddess plummeted to the ground, and all that was left was a metamorphosis that went crazy in the harem.

Anyway, class is over, so it’s time for the final battle.

I went to Sharon’s seat and spoke to her.

“Remember that we decided to apply for a scholarship today?”

“yes. Let’s go right away.”

Without delay, we immediately left the academy and headed for the office.

***

Finally arrived.

On the way here, there was not much to say about it.

At most, even if I put a word, most of the time, only short answers come back. Actually, I was a little nervous today too, so I didn’t open my mouth very often.

The office of the Lupin Foundation appeared in front of me. Now that you go there, there is no turning back.

In other words, it is the number of wins that will determine victory or defeat.

What if she noticed a sense of incongruity and realized that it was a staged stage? In fact, it’s almost as good as discovering that I’m a phantom thief.

On the other hand, if you can fool Sharon safely, you will have a perfect alibi to defend against the suspicion that Lupin and I are the same person. Of course, this also really meant she had to be Sherlock.

“Here.”

“Let’s go right in.”

Without any hesitation, Sharon stepped forward and grabbed the doorknob.

squeaky.

The door slowly opened with a creaking sound.

It was quite dark inside as the lights were not on. Meanwhile, someone sitting at a desk.

“welcome.”

A man’s low voice. Sharon paused for a moment and stared intently at the shadow opposite.

“Can I turn on the light?”

“of course. at your convenience.”

The interior of the office lit up when the lights were turned on. At the same time, the appearance of the man also caught my eye clearly.

A middle-aged man who lives and breathes without any awkwardness.

Even subtle movements or even the slightest tremors caused by breathing. It was so natural that no one could even imagine a doll or a fake.

“So, what did you two visit?”

Without having to step forward, I passed the initiative in the conversation to Sharon.

“I want to apply for a scholarship.”

“Hmm. it’s a scholarship good. First, please fill out the application that is in front of me.”

Lupin gestures to a pile of papers on the desk.

Since I was in a nearby location, I naturally walked forward and came back with two application forms.

So far, it seems to be going well with no problems.

However, it is still not advisable to be vigilant. I tried to take into account as many variables as possible, but I was anxious to be sure that it was perfect.

First of all, I carefully filled out the documents so that I would not be suspicious of anyone beside me.

“Did you write it all down?”

“yes.”

“Can I just submit it like this?”

“yes. You can give it to me.”

I handed two application forms to him sitting at the desk.

Lupin glanced over the written content, then nodded and took the application form.

“The review will take several days. When the results are out, I’ll come home and let you know in person. If you are not comfortable with it, I can send it to you by mail.”

“Then send it to me by mail.”

“What about that lady?”

Sharon thought for a moment and then asked.

“Can I come back to your office?”

“of course. at your convenience.”

“Then when will you come back?”

“Hmm. It will be fine in a week.”

it’s still ok Sharon is also not particularly skeptical.

Now, if you just tie the knot neatly, a perfect alibi is created.

“Then can I go back today?”

Lupin nodded at my question.

“yes. You can just go back today.”

“Do you know who Rachel is?”

Lupin nodded his head without embarrassment, despite the rather random question.

“Of course you know. It’s our foundation’s first scholarship.”

“I came here because he recommended it.”

“Five. okay. I’ll have to say thank you later.”

“Then, have you ever seen Rachel’s sister?”

what. Are you going there?

Embarrassed by the unexpected situation, he gently stopped Sharon.

“Hey, Sharon. Talk like that now…”

“it’s okay. Because it doesn’t mean anything.”

No, not that.

Lupin paused for a moment before giving an answer.

“Of course you know.”

“Then, are you married, Mr. Lupin?”

“Hmm. It is not.”

“That’s fortunate. So what do you think of Rachel’s older sister?”

This is a really big deal. I tried to get over the situation somehow, but this was too much.

Lupin’s expression stiffened at Sharon’s fairly rude question.

Soon he adamantly cut off the conversation.

“Go back today. please give it to me.”

“···yes. Sorry.”

Sharon nodded her head and went outside without any regrets. I followed and left the office in a hurry.

“Whew. Why did you do that last time?”

“No, just. There is something I want to check.”

“Confirm? what?”

“Nothing. I guess it was just my mistake.”

So we went out, and soon we said goodbye, parted, and went back to our respective houses.

Of course, I pretended to go back like that and went back to the office.

He took a deep breath as he opened the office door.

It was really dangerous. If I had reacted a little wrong there, I might have been caught right away.

Lupin is sitting still even though I have come in.

He looked at him for a moment, then turned his back and wiped the small magic circle above the door. Then, as if the shadow had disappeared, Lupin disappeared in an instant.

Yes. Lupin is a magic that I created from the beginning.

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More precisely, it was a shadow created by magic.

Simply put, the principle was the same as a beam projector. He decided that if he used the magic from the front, she might be able to notice it, so he cast the magic from the back of her.

The actor was, of course, myself. More precisely, it was the me of yesterday who disguised myself as Lupin.

So, of course, I was able to create an unnatural look like a doll or a mannequin. It’s because I’m actually living, breathing, and acting myself.

If so, how did you handle the real-time conversation?

All of the lines prepared in advance were reproduced according to the situation.

So, I purposely recorded a general reaction that would suit any situation.

As a bonus, I expected a few things Sharon would spit out. For example, stories about Rachel.

Of course, I couldn’t even imagine a topic related to Rachel’s older sister who came out at the end.

Because Sharon didn’t have the image to be interested in such a topic in the first place.

Fortunately, I got out of the crisis through agility. It could have been really dangerous if I did something wrong.

The method I chose was to cut and paste the two completely different answers I used earlier. Because of that, there was a subtle break between the answers, but if you are not conscious of it, you will not feel it at all, so it should be okay.

How much effort went into perfecting this trick.

In particular, the trivial scene in which Lupin scans the application form in the middle had to work all night while pouring out a lot of detail.

Still, I think it was worth the effort.

Because of that, a perfect alibi was born that even I, who knew everything and watched it, couldn’t doubt it at all.

The sense of pride that I had succeeded and the feeling of exhaustion rushing in as tension was released, I spread out like a green algae on the chair.

In that state, I remembered the last words Sharon had said.

‘Nothing. I guess it was just my mistake.’

“…whoop. Whoops.”

it’s my victory This time, I completely won.

One thought came to my mind as I was celebrating.

What if Sharon wasn’t Sherlock?

So, did I have a hard time staying up all night?

···a. no way. nope

it won’t be

‘But why are you so anxious…?’