Chapter 336 – The Phantom Thief? Detective! (2)
-Chaeeng!
As soon as I heard the news of the attack, I changed my bracelet to a spear.
‘… Did it break through my senses?’
I looked sharply at the tumultuous encampment.
For Korean men, night shift is a boring time to find a way to pass the time. But that is not the case in this world.
‘I was kind of nervous, after all.’
If you can avoid danger in advance by being tired for a few hours, can’t you just be careless?
‘The camp is an open plain. There is no cover.’
It must be at least about the cliffs rising nearby. And besides me, there were people who were vigilant throughout the camp.
If they cheated and infiltrated everyone else in this environment, their enemies might be those who reached great heights in stealth or stealing.
It doesn’t seem like an enemy that can be dealt with moderately. I asked the adventurer who was hurrying up while holding the axe.
‘There are a couple of crazy thieves! Among the nobles and rich merchants, these bitches only target those with bad reputations, and they seem to be aiming for this procession!”
Is it like a righteous enemy? It wasn’t a very convincing statement.
If you have the skills to do banditry, you might be able to make a living doing other things.
It was more likely that a powerful person who would not be caught stealing even against a nobleman had a twisted belief or a fraudster under the guise of a bandit title.
Anyway, the evaluation of people who don’t know the face is like this, and I immediately jumped to the place where the wives were.
There is a person who manages the whole caravan procession, but in the end, he had to take care of himself.
Fortunately, they didn’t seem to be hurt, but the target, wondering if it was Drake or something the phantom thieves did on their way, was yelling at them to explode.
Two young women stood back to back on top of the carriage he was pointing at. Both were thieves wearing eye masks that only covered the eyes.
‘Are they twins?’
The costume is also the same, even the cloak and leather armor.
But I couldn’t see his face properly. Even though it is a simple mask that barely covers the area around the eyes.
‘Is it a magic item that impairs perception?’
I gave strength to Odin’s eyes, fearing that the spell would break if I opened them, but the self-proclaimed phantom thieves burst into laughter faster than that.
─Flutter! At the same time, the twin phantom thieves with their cloaks open shouted.
The twins threw something at the ceiling of the carriage after making an ignorantly proud declaration for a thief.
─Boom!
Red powder bloomed and spread in the blink of an eye.
The twin phantom thieves dodged the smoke and bounced to the other side. There were people in that direction too, but they couldn’t catch the two people running like the wind.
‘Oh, what the fuck.’
It was almost a watery swallow. Seeing as they run through the grass and make no sound, those bitches are professional thieves. Cho Sang-bi (草上飛) has reached its peak. Yes.
By the way, that red powder may also be German. When the people got scared and backed away, Drake squealed and shouted.
‘Don’t be afraid! Just pepper spray!!
〈Eh Eh ── !! Kyahehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehe~!!〉
It’s ‘just’ pepper spray, but the guys who wear it are trying to find it.
I sniffed it lightly and it smelled spicy like jalapenos.
‘Whoops.’
I was freaked out. It’s at least over 8000 Scoville.
It would be right to change the name to the fucking fire chicken spray. If you inhaled that stuff through your eyes or through your nostrils, you would see the road to hell.
─Bung-Bung-Bung-Bung-Bung-Bung!
I turned the windmill with my spear to drive out the powder.
However, this powder did not get swept away by the wind, as if it was not an ordinary item. The quality is high for an escape item. It’s worth the name of the thief.
The man who shouted for his throat to be slit fired an arrow.
Maybe that person over there is Owen or something, the second theft victim. The thieves swiped through the crowd and spread their cloaks wide.
〈A man who insists on after-sales is unsightly!〉
─Flutter!
Their black cloaks didn’t even have a skeleton, but they were deformed like hang gliders. Perhaps using magic, a strong headwind lifted their capes into the air.
The twin phantom thieves took off their feathered hats and gave a mockingly refreshing smile.
〈Thank you for the warm welcome, but this is goodbye for today! If you feel sorry for the stolen goods, live kindly from now on!
〈──What would the thief say?〉
─Puffy!!
The small voice was as sharp as the puncture that followed.
The woman who spurred her carriage and flew like an arrow pierced a hole in the thief’s hang glider with an assault spear.
〈Ahhhhh!!
The thief, who lost his ability to fly due to a hole in his hang glider, plummeted to the ground. I was dumbfounded when I saw the female knight landing before him.
〈… Why is Nunna here again?〉
There’s no way that spring jump won’t go unrecognized.
A female knight with a spear and shield. It was the escort of Primord, who had fought with me.
As she rolled her eyes, she saw several men and women of familiar physique, albeit dressed to match the missionaries.
The number of people is just right. Could it be that the corpse of the dead paladin is guarded by several people?
‘… Was this the escape method that the Church of Janus had arranged?’
I came to that conclusion and stuck out my tongue.
Unexpected encounters still continue. It might be that the Arma Whatsigi families were converging on the city where Tyrsi was kidnapped.
When Drake shouted, the men hired by him—probably the exclusive escort of the guild since they were uniformed soldiers—surrounded the fallen phantom thief.
– Chuck! A woman who seemed to be her sister also landed next to her fallen sister.
Still, I can’t break through this siege and escape.
It might be possible to dodge or block the arrow while flying, but if the female knight fired a jump shot again, the result would be the same.
Haha! Please give me your stuff calmly! If you do, I will hand you over to the guards without any harm!”
Embarrassed, Drake chuckled, sticking out his fat belly.
The injured thief let out a laugh as if it wasn’t even funny.
〈Did you say that if you speak with ambition, you will miss it? Where is the idiot who followed the words of handing it over to the guards to say thank you? And in the first place—-.〉
─Pak! She quickly pulls out the wand of her waist dance.
〈Huh?! Shoot, shoot!!
Those who put strings on their bows shot arrows in an instant, but the wind shield triggered by the brother bounced them off.
They touched the magic item wrapped around the auricle. With the intuition that I realized in numerous real battles, I knew what he was trying to do just by looking at the movement.
─Break it! He colored the mana black and wrapped it in a spherical shape like shield magic. That includes wives.
The magic power emitted from the wand vibrated the shield and was released.
Kiyiying—!!
“Ugh?!”
“Kyaaak?!”
What was a bit unexpected was the intense noise that followed.
I thought it might be offensive magic or some kind of flashbang-like magic that would destroy our ability to aim, but I didn’t think of a blazing noise. My wife and I frowned while pressing our ears.
At least we had a shield around it and that was it. As soon as the mana disappeared, the shield was released, but the people outside who were immediately hit by the flashbang did not roll on the floor or collide with each other.
“… You missed it.”
I shook my head at the contrast between the chaotic campsite and the bright sunlight pouring over it.
***
3 minutes after the phantom thief ran away.
After the commotion had subsided to some extent, I asked a question.
“So, what is this?”
These were the words of Veronica, who was being treated for her ears by Dana.
“No, I’ll know that when I see it too?”
The thieves didn’t come and advertise their names. Something must have been stolen.
But being robbed wasn’t a very nice thing to hear.
Considering that other people are also in a “So-so” Atmosphere, it seems that there are circumstances that may cause suspicion. Drake is also looking at the notice while parenting.
Dana quietly averted my eyes.
〈… Sorry. A former assistant professor of archeology at Whatsigi University strongly recommended it.〉
Anyway, whether you’re an assistant professor or a professor, those people don’t help me in my life.
The reality of the industry is that exceptions like Dana and Hiromain are rarer.
Anyway, since the damage isn’t directly affecting us, there’s nothing wrong with what we received, but what if things bother us?
Sure enough, as if I was right, Drake came running towards us.
‘Look at this! Those phantom thieves stole my jewelry box and ran away! Can’t you follow me!〉
〈… Are we?〉
Drake was also speechless as Fran asked, blinking her eyes.
Aren’t we officially hired? I was on my way through Dana and asked him to go with me for a while.
Besides, seeing as they come to us without relying on other places, perhaps because of their usual behavior, it seems that they are not human beings who deserve special help. What is the benefit of self-employment?
“… Yes?”
Be self-employed I raised the corners of my mouth at the thrilling smell of money that suddenly passed through my brain.
‘Expression management, expression management.’
I pressed my lips to make a solemn expression and went to Drake.
Drake, who had been giving useless chase instructions to his men, seemed to have noticed that I had come to help, and his complexion brightened.
“If I get it back, can I hope for something in return?”
After saying that, I cleared my throat and returned to my wives. Our juniors were suffocating as if they knew everything. “Because even the seniors are really bad♡” “Uh huh. Even if you try, you may not catch it, and even if you do, you may not be able to find the stolen object.” “Yes. Jewelry has a fixed manufacturing standard, and it is difficult to recognize the original owner, so it should be easy to dispose of it as currency.” I was embarrassed, but everyone just giggled and laughed. I couldn’t help but giggle at the sight. ‘In original fantasy, thieves are monsters that drop items?’ Just chasing after them and bringing back the things they couldn’t dispose of is good for them. Some of the stolen goods can be returned to the owner, but in the meantime, isn’t it possible that only our Mr. Drake’s assets will go missing? ‘Because it might cost money to find Tyrsi.’ If the local collaborator refuses Lady Hennessis’ request, we have to investigate on our own. “My dear. Will you need this?” Veronica also took out a slate from her bag and held it out. It was the one I picked up after beating Yerna in the Ghost City in the past. A stone slab that you can put things in like an inventory. When I received it and took care of it, Fran snorted. “We need to move quickly before we miss.” “Yes. Drake’s whining will buy him time for the chase, but there’s no way this whole procession will wait for hours.” If it had come near me, I would have marked it on something, but if it disappeared, it must have jumped off a nearby cliff and bounced off. ‘Did they jump over there when they attacked?’ It was understandable that I didn’t notice if I had descended with a magic item that reduced the sound. I put the slate in a small bag and tied it to my back.
“If you want to move fast, it’s better to go only with people who are fast and good at tracking.”
“… So, am I the only one?”
Fran said with a laugh. I nodded her head too.
‘I was wondering what the information was like before I ran away.’
In order to steal from the front like this, she must have had that much confidence in her skills and needed the certainty that she wouldn’t fail.
And if there were informants or personal connections that backed it up, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to dig that line in the search for Tyrsi.
Because it would be faster and more certain than running around the city with her fists.
