Became the Academy Romantic Phantom Thief

88 – A Subtle Confrontation

By the next day, rumors had spread throughout the country.

There was no one who didn’t know that the thief robbed the palace.

Unsurprisingly, even within the academy, there were lively opinions on the topic.

In particular, it is noticeable that the negative public opinion towards the police who keep repeating failures has increased rapidly.

‘Um… I honestly didn’t want this much.’

I feel sorry for myself because it worked better than expected.

I felt quite guilty, especially towards Gadget Detective Sister. I’m usually harassing her, but I thought I’d unintentionally pass on this nuisance and throw it away.

“Isn’t something romantic?”

“What is it?”

“A phantom thief meets the princess while robbing the palace!”

“Well… Wouldn’t it be rather embarrassing? The royal family faced a criminal.”

“You are not an ordinary criminal! Because the phantom thief has never hurt anyone. I wonder what they would have talked about when they met.”

Involuntarily, I listened to the chatter coming from right next to me.

What really surprises me is that public opinion towards me is not as bad as I thought.

Of course, haters hate people like Cheolcheon enemy. I even witnessed my grandfather running wild, asking how a petty thief could rob the great Buckingham Palace.

But there were definitely people who were not very interested in it or rather accepted it favorably.

Anyway, it seemed that there was nothing to blame for his loyalty to the royal family itself. After all, this is also influenced by the changing flow of the times.

Actually, there was something else I was more curious about.

I glanced over at the girl on the other side.

Sharon went somewhere after studying at my house last night.

Where the hell did she go? Looking at it, it seems to be related to the scoop I heard yesterday.

The best guess is that he met Gadget at the police station.

The two seemed to naturally become close as they worked together to catch me. In this situation, it wouldn’t be strange to meet Gadget to get fast and accurate information.

Of course, this speculation is meaningful assuming that she is Sherlock. If the two are different people, there would be no connection with Gadget in the first place.

To be honest, I just want to treat them as the same person with ease.

I can’t openly ask if it’s true anyway, and I don’t know how to find out right away, so wouldn’t it be much safer to move while thinking that way?

“It’s a real mess.”

Rachel, who had been dazed with her chin resting on her chin, spoke up.

It seems that she, like me, overheard the conversation next to her.

“Sure. After all, it’s been a long time since it’s news of the phantom thief.”

Until a while ago, Raven, the phantom thief who made a fuss all over Britain every day, was suddenly forgotten about for a long time after he suddenly stopped mentioning it, so everyone must have been curious about it.

“But why, unlike usual, I can’t see the person who should be the loudest.”

“He hasn’t even come yet. It’s almost time for class.”

This is definitely a strange thing. To think that Yulia, who usually goes to school earlier than anyone else, hasn’t shown up yet. As Rachel said, the person who should be most excited about the news of the thief is Yulia.

“Is something wrong?”

“What else? He must have just overslept and rushed over.”

Rachel ignores my concerns and speculates.

I guess that’s what you think, right?

Because I often feel like that too. It’s Rachel. Needless to say, she’s a latecomer.

“Huh? What did you just say?”

“I didn’t say anything.”

“···Write. Something suspicious.”

What is it? Did you learn mind reading with personality magic?

She obviously only thought of it in her mind, but she was instantly taken aback by the fact that she noticed it right away.

If you just hit it with your senses, that’s even more amazing. Because she has an almost beastly intuition.

Contrary to our expectations, Yulia didn’t show up to her class even after her bell rang. While looking anxiously at her vacant seat, her homeroom teacher came in and the ordinance began.

“Oh, and Yulia said that she is taking a day off today because she is not feeling well.”

With her seemingly forgotten comment at the end of her class, she barely understood the reason for her absence.

Rachel let out a slight sigh and murmured.

“Hmm. I’m a little surprised The kid who was fine just yesterday.”

“I see…”

“To be honest, if I missed it because I was sick, I thought it would be Sharon.”

Why is it that I sympathize with random words without any context?

I definitely feel that way. Yulia is always cheerful and bright, so she looks healthy, while Sharon is a blunt ice princess style, so there is a stereotype that she looks sick.

Anyway, that’s how the academy’s day began.

I listened as much as I could during her class time and tried to plant the contents in my head.

Now it’s really not long before the midterm exam, so I need to cram. It’s because I’m still at a level where I don’t have a chin to achieve the grades I’ve set as a goal.

When it was time for her to break, she casually approached Sharon and brought her up.

“Did you go in well yesterday?”

“Yes.”

As expected, a cold and haughty answer.

Still, she couldn’t give up already. She was told it was a secret yesterday, but she can’t even ask? As her friend, I threw out the question as naturally as possible.

“So you’re not going to tell me where it is?”

“Curious?”

“Huh? Hey, are you curious…?”

“Why?”

She was a little taken aback by her unexpected question.

Even if you ask why there. Couldn’t you just be curious for no particular reason?

I hesitated for a moment before answering cautiously.

“Oh, are you friends?”

“Friend…”

I was slightly shocked as he pondered over my answer.

It was as if that answer was unexpected, so I thought I was the only friend, so I tried to get depressed for no reason.

At that time, someone came this way.

“Crow.”

The person who approached waving was none other than Layered.

“Ah, layered. What’s the matter?”

“The next class is sparring, isn’t it? I came to propose that we do it together.”

Looks like this crazy brawler.

This kind of suggestion is not the first or second time, so now it’s a level of disgust.

As expected, the wrong button was the problem. It happened like this because it drew the attention of the main character for no reason.

But looking back, I wonder if I was wrong.

All I did was participate in the match diligently and unfortunately lost. I didn’t even listen to the explanation because I fell into a strange illusion that I looked after it on my own.

I had a strong feeling that if I continued to be swayed by him, I would only fight with him until the end of the school year.

I hate that. Aside from being the main character of the original story, facing a dull guy every day.

I don’t know anything else, but I want to avoid sparring with Layered.

Because of my strong desire to win, I get very tired regardless of winning or losing.

Yes. Rather than making it harder to refuse later, let’s strike it firmly now.

“Sorry. I’m going to compete with another kid today.”

“What?”

The main character reacts as if he heard shocking news that is hard to believe.

No, is that such a surprise?

How can a person only hang out with the same partner every time?

“With whom?”

I spit out whatever came to my mind without much hesitation.

“Here you are.”

I pointed at Sharon, who happened to be right next to me, and he immediately turned his gaze to that direction.

Wait a minute. The eyes are scary

However, Sharon stared at her casually and did not avoid her gaze.

Unexpectedly, a subtle confrontation began suddenly.

In the original work, Layered rarely gets involved with Sharon. Considering that there is no particularly memorable scene, it is safe to conclude that there is no scene at all.

That’s also true, because in the first place, the character Sharon itself was just an extra with little weight in the play. Literally, it only appears for a short time to fill the class to which the main character belongs.

“My name is…. Was it Sharon?”

Hey. I’m sorry, but that was a bit harsh.

No matter how much contact there is, it’s been more than a month since the semester started, and what if you get confused about the name?

“Yes.”

“Sorry. I was confused for a moment.”

Sharon looked up at Layered for a while before answering calmly.

“It’s okay. Because I have no idea.”

“·······.”

This is a big deal.

Layerd said that he fired a missile first, but Sharon responded by dropping a nuclear bomb.

The feeling that the temperature around them has dropped even though nothing is said between them.

I hurriedly intervened between the two, thinking that if I left it as it was, something really serious could happen.

“Su, class will start soon! Wouldn’t it be better to talk later and go back to your seat…?”

I tried to gently pull the layered with a proposal that was almost a plea, but the guy’s legs were fixed as if they were rooted to the floor, and he didn’t budge.

Laird, who had been silent for a long time, finally opened her mouth.

“Yes. You may not know the name.”

Oh. Are you just going to let it go?

As expected, you are showing a large-scale distribution like a main character.

“Then I’ll make sure you never forget it again. Let’s meet at the next sparring.”

Okay. I’m an idiot for expecting it.

There’s no way I can get away with it like that.

And Sharon spits out an immediate answer without the slightest hesitation.

“Okay.”

hahahaha. Now all I can do is laugh out loud.