Chapter 287 (1/2)

13-10 Arrest

Satou's here Fun chases between detectives and thieves only happens in fiction I think in reality, several policemen form a team to track down the criminal

I talked all night with Hikaru, and left the Heavenly Dragon Shrine as the sun rose

The plan is for Hikaru to go to the Royal Capital after soothing Tenryu

The shrine is treated as its own area, so I can't directly teleport to it through Unit Arrangeh

I've put a carved seal board for Return Teleport in Hikaru's mansion, so we can meet anytime

I wanted to reconcile with the dragons before going out of the shrine, but they were frightened et close to the shrine, so I asked Hikaru for their mental care

I' some presents for them another day

I thought of going to Boruenan Forest but it was at the hour where only Lulu should have woken up, so I went to the Royal Capital first to eliminate the thieves

I ee skill, and then notice one thing as I open the menu

–The opponent shouldn't be activating it permanently if it's a skill with bad fuel consumption

So I thought and checked thenormally in an area of the slump

Looks like ht on mark

I investigate the thief hideout where Ropo is on the ement

Right before that, I changed into Kuro form like yesterday from Nanashi+ form

Two half-naked wo on both sides of the bed

They haven't noticed e skill and Hiding skill

The tomen seem to be thieves too, so I can apprehend them without reserve

I slightly lift up Ropo who's still sleeping with [Magic Hand] and then tie him with a rope made of [Thorn Foot]'s ivy

Looks like he wakes up, he raises a hoarse scream

Hearing that screaers on their hands on top of the bed

It's troublesome, so I neutralize the women with [Remote Stun]

I tuhtly cut Ropo's cheek with the dagger

Unlike with yesterday, the spilling blood didn't become smoke, it only stained the bed red

“Who the hell are yaaa”

–He's forgotten already even though we just met yesterday?

Without answering him, I strike his stomach with [Remote Stun] like with the women

I had thought that he would resist, but Ropo's status quickly becomes 'Fainted'

…Strange It's too easy

When I see Ropo with Anti Magic Essence Ca odd on his neck

According to AR reading it's a recognition inhibition type artifact called [Thief God Harness]

I couldn't take it off, so I store it into the Storage directly

–Who is this guy?

The person I had thought was Ropo turned into someone else

It's a level 30 ed bearded man

Apparently, he's a body double who disguised hi an artifact

I round up the other thieves beside the fake Ropo and take them to the royal capital's soldiers

I return to the thief hideout and recover the fainted fake Ropo to question him

“Now then, you'll be telling me your relationshi+p with Ropo”

“Hmph, like I'd talk to you bastard–”

I can call Pochi-sensei and Tamsensei here, but let's just threaten him normally

I cut a steel aric sword in my hand

“I wonder if you'd still utter the sa your limbs?”

I don't actually intend to carry it out, although those can be restored with high ic potion

“–That cold-blooded face is serious huh”

Apparently, Poker Face skill is doing a good job

“I'd rather be killed here than selling Head”

Fake Ropo pretends to be tough with shaking voice

“Do you have a long history with Ropo?”

“Yeah… Since I was a petty thief in Holy Kingdom Parion, it's already more than 10 years huh–”

Despite saying that he'd rather be killed, he began to leak out inforotiation and Questioning skills

Apparently, the person himself doesn't seem to notice that fact

“–Propor-aniki was going to do sodom, so we came here to prepare the preliminary work y'see–”

“Hou, that fae huh”

“Hehee, Aniki is awesome”

Fake Ropo s him like a drunk man

I got [Confession Inducement] skill before I knew it I allocate points to it since it seems useful

The itee Propor he said

…Wait, his story earlier was a bit strange

The positions of Ropor and this guy should have been like the subcontractors of Mirage

I understand if Ropor sees shi+nkiro as his aniki (elder brother/senior), but shouldn't this guy refer to him as ojiki?

The custo it

“Mirage Propor isn't your ojiki but your aniki?”

“Isn't that a given? He's my aniki who took me out of the slum”

“Wasn't it Ropor?”

“But of course–Head is a benefactor”

“Benefactor of what?”

“What, you ask… I wonder what?”

Fake Ropor falls silence with a dubious face

He looks similar to Baron Muno and the others ere ic

–My Crisis Perception is reacting

A silver light flies, ai for me and Fake Ropor

I catch that with [Magic Hand] and put it into e, and counterattacked the invisible assailant without preparation

“How did you know my location zamasu?”

Ropor who flew from my kick raises his head from the debris

–Zamasu?!

Ignoring the fake Ropor who's screaain

Breaking the defense he had forain to the debris

Looks like he's caic essence, his infor

Then let's bluff here

“–What's the green de in a place like this?”

Hearing my words, Ropor's face becomes like a Noh mask

On his right left ar

“To be found out by a mere level 50 white haired kid like this, how pathetic zamasu”