Chapter 150.2 – Phantom Thief (2) (1/2)
I changed the ‘corrupt rich man’ part into a ‘corrupt and wealthy woman’ because the victim was actually a woman. And I promised yesterday that I’d post 151 today, but I didn’t expect it to be that long, so I had to push it back for tomorrow. Sorry.
Terms used in this chapter:
I thank Selene for allowing me to be a righteous thief again – This is a reference to the Japanese series, Saint Tail. Saint Tail’s original line was ‘Lord, please allow me to be a righteous thief again today.’
And Cordelia’s Pink Bomb outfit is totally based on Saint Tail’s outfit.
At night two days later.
In the mansion of Viscountess Venus who was known for being a wealthy and corrupt woman.
Despite it being midnight, countless people gathered around her house which ran a loan-sharking business.
Around one third of those were guards from the royal capital, while the other two thirds were spectators.
“Is it true? Did she really appear?”
“It’s true!”
“Look! It’s an explosion again!”
Boooom!
The windows loudly broke and pink smoke spread around.
And inside the mansion.
Beyond the door where the pink dynamite exploded.
“How dare you!”
Cordelia narrowed her eyes at the thunderous cry of Viscountess Venus, a lady wearing a black combat uniform.
Viscountess Venus held a dagger while four mercenaries took up their weapons.
But the biggest problem was Venus’ vault which resembled the huge and solid vaults of banks.
“Ha! Do you understand now? It’s no exaggeration to say that the whole room is a safe! You won’t be able to open the safe even if you’re the real Rogue Master!”
It made sense.
It was a safe that she could be confident in.
It was a safe that seemed like it would take a considerable amount of time to open using straightforward methods.
“Of course, you won’t even be able to open it in the first place!”
The four mercenaries who accompanied Viscountess Venus herself were not ordinary ones.
They were brutal and powerful warriors who earned the nickname of ‘Four Swords’ in the underworld of the royal capital.
“Get her!”
The four mercenaries moved almost simultaneously at the cry of Viscountess Venus.
And Cordelia also moved. She threw dynamite from both of her hands and induced an explosion by firing magic at the same time.
Baaaang!
It was loud and the explosive power itself was weak, but it was a kind of smoke bomb that filled the room with pink smoke.
“I can’t see!”
“Cough! Cough!”
People would usually stop moving if their vision was obstructed.
Cordelia ran towards the vault door while the mercenaries coughed from breathing in the smoke.
“Crazy bi-?”
Viscountess Venus barely opened her eyes and swore at the appearance of Cordelia that would soon crash into the door.
I thought that she was quite a good thief, but was she just a crazy b*tch?
But she was wrong.
Just before the collision.
No, at the moment when Cordelia and the door collided!
‘Fairy Steps!’
The space of the fairies and reality overlapped. Cordelia turned translucent in an instant and passed through the vault.
“Wow.”
Having passed through the vault door, Cordelia let out a voice of admiration as she stroked the ring they received from the Fall Fairy Queen.
The Fairy Steps were originally for evasion, but they didn’t need to just use it for evasion since they could use it in other ways.
‘One more use.’
The number of uses increased because of their repeated level-ups, so the Fairy Steps could now be used twice a day.
It could be perfectly used once for getting in and the other for going out.
‘Here it is.’
The Green Goddess’ Teardrop.
A beautiful gem that shined on its own even in the dark.
With an ecstatic face, Cordelia stared at the gem which was the size of two fingers together and was very large for a gem. She eventually shook her head and came to her senses. Because now wasn’t the time to be admiring the gem.
‘Get the gem and leave the card.’
After her series of actions, Cordelia threw herself towards the wall whose opposite side faced outside.
Shwaaa-
She used the Fairy Steps again.
She jumped into the outer wall and found herself in the air, but it wasn’t a problem.
‘Angel Mode!’
Cordelia spread her wings of light and flew as she headed straight to the roof of the mansion, and cheers erupted again among the spectators.
“It’s real! It’s real!”
“The Rogue Master really walked in the sky!”
Spreading her angel wings allowed her to move freely in the air.
As Cordelia climbed onto the roof, not only the spectators but also the guards of Viscountess Venus focused on one place.
Everyone’s eyes.
All eyes focused on one place.
‘W-what should I do? I’m getting addicted to this.’
What is this strange yet pleasant feeling?
Cordelia unknowingly smiled and took out the Green Goddess’ Teardrop for everyone to see instead of saying anything, and the spectator’s cheers burst out again at that moment.
“It’s the real one! The real one!”
“The Green Goddess’ Teardrop!”
They had obviously never seen the Green Goddess’ Teardrop properly, but they knew it was a big green gem anyway.