Ch.139139 – Righteous Theft 1

# 139 – Righteous Theft # 1

“Status Window.”

『Name: Ha Yeongwon Lv.5

Trait: ◀ Click to open

Quirk:

Funds: 760 Points

Description: Time that had been stopped for a long while has started moving again. As you inevitably experience various events and grow, you both fear and anticipate what will happen next.』

『Shop ◀ Click to open』

『Clinic ◀ Click to open』

『Training Ground ◀ Click to open』

『Mercenary Corps ◀ Click to open』

The first thing I need to do when I wake up in the morning is check my status window.

I checked how many points came in last night and also checked my friends’ quirks.

‘Looks like no one died in the random matching.’

Including the points I earned with the “Rabbit Piggy Bank” yesterday and today, my total points are 760P.

Having the actual “Rabbit Piggy Bank” has been a huge relief.

It’s literally a rabbit that lays golden eggs.

“Today is…”

Sunday.

9 AM.

For students who played games until late at night, it was still time to be stuck in the swamp of oversleeping, but for devout Christians, it was time to prepare for worship.

I quickly got up, washed, and changed my clothes.

When I came out to the living room, there was a lizard clinging to the fish tank.

The more I look at it, the cuter it seems. With its plump tail and all.

—Garigekgek.

“Yes, sweetie. Did you sleep well? You seem bigger today than yesterday?”

It might be my imagination, but Giganoto the lizard seemed to have grown quite a bit.

Originally smaller than my palm, now it looks about the same size as my hand?

It’s only been about two weeks since I met this guy, but could it change size this much?

Suddenly, I imagined Giganoto growing endlessly until it became like a dinosaur.

If I could ride on its back to school?

I wouldn’t need to envy the rich kids who come in limousines.

“Grow big and strong and become a dinosaur. If you understand me, say boomboo-boompow.”

—Boomboo-boompow.

“Good.”

I went outside and headed toward Wang Jahyeon’s house.

His house was near the school, a villa made of red bricks.

Though an old building, I heard it has three rooms.

It’s a luxurious villa for a high school student living alone.

“Yeongwon! Over here.”

Dahui waved at me from an alley near Wang Jahyeon’s villa.

Bong Jiyeon and Kwon Sua were with her too.

Bong Jiyeon, Kwon Sua, and Yu Dahui were ready.

What about Jeongseok and Yang Juhui’s side?

Their roles were just as important as ours.

“Jeongseok. I’m counting on you. You need to keep them at church as long as possible. Got it?”

The plan was this:

While Jeongseok and Yang Juhui kept Wang Jahyeon’s group at Yeong-gwang Church as long as possible, we would ransack his empty house looking for the talisman.

A very simple plan.

“Hey guys, do you have gloves and masks? If not, I’ll give you some.”

Just in case, I prepared cotton gloves and masks last night.

We don’t want to leave fingerprints and stuff.

Thinking about committing theft as a group made me feel like a character in a movie.

My back was tingling with excitement even though we hadn’t started yet.

“…Are we really going to be okay? We’re committing theft! Breaking and entering! It’s a total crime! If we get caught, we might go to jail! I’ll even be on the news!”

Tremble—

Kwon Sua was terribly afraid.

To be honest, I was also nervous and scared.

I’ve been a straight-arrow guy who lived according to morals and laws.

I only broke rules when absolutely necessary.

But now I was deliberately crossing the line between right and wrong.

I couldn’t help but feel conflicted.

But if we don’t steal the talisman now, Wang Jahyeon’s party and our pirate crew will inevitably clash. If that happens, one side will die. Even if we survive, we might get seriously injured.

Also, I didn’t want my friends to experience killing someone.

This was choosing the lesser evil to avoid the worst outcome.

In other words, this was righteous theft.

Of course, things might not go well.

Depending on the situation, we might still have to clash in the end.

If that time comes… I’ll do my absolute best to protect my friends’ “normal lives.”

That’s the role I need to play as their leader.

Even if it means staining my hands with blood!

Though I hope it doesn’t come to that…

“Shh, shut up!”

Just then, Bong Jiyeon covered my mouth with her hand.

Her hand smelled of cigarettes.

Is this really the type of girl Jeongseok likes? Well, maybe not anymore.

Lately, Jeongseok seemed a bit distant from Bong Jiyeon.

Was it because the tan-skinned beauty Jin Seoyeon got involved?

“There they are!”

At Bong Jiyeon’s small exclamation, we all hid around the corner and looked at the entrance of Wang Jahyeon’s villa.

The tall Wang Jahyeon came out of the villa with Gong Yerin and Lim Huiyeon.

“Ugh, I’m sleepy. Yerin, do you have gum?”

“I do. Want some? Jahyeon, how about you?”

“I’m good.”

The girls’ hair was wet, looking like they had washed it and roughly dried it.

I guess it takes longer for girls to dry their hair compared to guys.

I’ve heard some girls don’t even wash their hair because it’s annoying to dry, and just wet their bangs with water.

That’s seriously gross.

“Looks like they spent the night together at the villa.”

Bong Jiyeon’s observation seemed quite sharp.

And I was angry.

High school students already sleeping in the same house?

And they go to church on Sundays!

Anyway.

The important thing is that Wang Jahyeon’s group left home at 10 AM.

The main service at Yeong-gwang Church is from 10:30 to 11:30.

One hour. Including various meetings afterward, it ends around 1 PM.

In other words, we had about 2 hours and 30 minutes, from 10:30 to 1 PM, to search Wang Jahyeon’s house for the talisman. I’m not sure if three hours is enough. After all, we’re all amateurs at theft.

# # #

Watching Wang Jahyeon’s group disappear around the corner with their arms linked, I whispered to my friends.

“They might suddenly come back saying they forgot their wallet, so let’s wait for now. We’ll start when Yang Juhui’s team contacts us to confirm they’ve arrived at church.”

I contacted Teacher Hong Miri.

Teacher Hong Miri agreed to mark “Kim Geonho” today.

“How’s it going on your end, teacher?”

“Shem: The guy took the bait completely lol. If this goes well, Yeongwon will have to grant teacher one wish, right?”

A wish?

What wish?

Whatever it was, Teacher Hong Miri’s role was also extremely important, so I finished with “Yes, please help us.” Meanwhile, I went up to the third floor and knocked on Wang Jahyeon’s door.

Knock knock—

I also rang the doorbell.

“……”

No response.

It was certain that no one was home.

When I came back down to the first floor, Jeongseok sent a message.

“Jeongseok: Confirmed Wang Jahyeon, Gong Yerin, and Lim Huiyeon.”

“Okay, everyone saw the group chat, right?”

“Then it’s time for the players to enter the field!”

Hehehe— Kwon Sua laughed.

She must have found her own words funny.

However, Bong Jiyeon was still trembling.

“You want me to climb up to the third floor using the drain pipe and water pipe? The only wall climbing I’ve done was going down from the second floor to skip school or jumping over fences!”

“Bong Jiyeon. I believe in you. You’ve climbed more walls and jumped more fences than any of us. You have a talent for wall climbing. Rock Climbing Queen. Rock Climbing Queen Bong Jiyeon!”

I encouraged Bong Jiyeon just like Yang Juhui had encouraged me before.

“See that apartment on the left side of the third floor? The window with the air conditioner unit. You need to enter through that window. The buildings in this neighborhood are old, so third-floor windows aren’t locked. You can do it! You can!”

Of course, my words had no effect on Bong Jiyeon.

At times like this, Dahui was our only hope.

Glance—

When I looked at Dahui, she nodded and firmly held Bong Jiyeon’s hand.

“Jiyeon, all our lives depend on you.”

“Ugh…”

Bong Jiyeon had a dream of working at Yu Dahui’s house.

Like being Yu Dahui’s secretary.

She was desperate to impress Yu Dahui for that dream.

“Fine! I’ll do it! I’ll do it! Let’s go!”

Swoosh—

Finally, Bong Jiyeon started climbing the wall to the third floor.

Even with the “Wall Climbing” trait, she climbed surprisingly well.

Swish swish, grab, grab—

She climbed so fast it made me dizzy just watching.

Using the drain pipe, stepping on the air conditioner unit, it was truly amazing.

In less than 10 minutes, she reached the third floor.

Rattle—

Bong Jiyeon opened the window.

The plan was for her to enter through the open window and unlock the door for the rest of us.

But there was a problem.

“…Something seems to be wrong.”

As Yu Dahui anxiously noted, Bong Jiyeon seemed to be struggling with some obstacle.

I realized that the third-floor window wasn’t opening properly.

It wasn’t locked, but being such an old building, it only opened about 20cm?

Bong Jiyeon tried to get in but gave up. Then she came back down.

“Hey, it’s no good. I can’t get in there. Look at the size. Can’t fit.”

A woman’s body has many curves.

If someone could fit through that small gap…

“What? Why are you looking at me?!”

Tremble— Kwon Sua shook.

I recalled Kwon Sua’s status window.

More specifically, the trait she possessed…

『”Flexible Body”: Your body becomes extremely flexible. If your head can fit through a space, the rest of your body can squeeze through as well.』

A trait Kwon Sua acquired at the Training Ground.

Flexible Body.

If this effect was real, only Kwon Sua could fit through that narrow gap.

“Sua, let’s go. Sua! Miss Sua! You’re our only hope!”

“Eeeek!”

Kwon Sua was flustered.

Bong Jiyeon was also surprised.

“Hey! If I can’t get in, how can she? She’s even curvier than me!”

“No! She can do it! Sua’s body is flexible! If her head can fit, the rest will follow! Sua, please! We don’t have time! You… owe me a debt! You need to repay it!”

Was this how bad men felt when they exploited women’s weaknesses?

I decided to use any means necessary for our survival.

Bong Jiyeon and Dahui’s gazes felt a bit cold, but someone would appreciate my sacrifice.

“Fine! I’ll do it! I’ll do it! But I’m adding this to my debt list!”

Swoosh—

Kwon Sua started climbing toward the third-floor window.

Watching her, Bong Jiyeon was shocked.

“Did I really do that? Wow, seeing someone else do it makes me dizzy.”

Kwon Sua didn’t have the “Wall Climbing” trait.

Because of that, it took her about 30 minutes just to reach the third floor.

By now, it was 11:10 AM.

In 20 more minutes, the service would end…

“I made it!”

Kwon Sua shouted from the third floor.

Soon, she squeezed her head through the gap Bong Jiyeon had opened.

Then her hands, then she struggled to push her chest through, but amazingly, she slipped through the 20cm gap with incredible flexibility.

I’ve heard octopuses can enter through very small gaps. That’s why octopus traps are made with small holes.

Kwon Sua was literally an octopus in the best sense.

Struggle struggle—

Only her hips seemed to get stuck a bit, but after struggling for a while, she tumbled inside.

“She did it! That’s our Sua!”

“Now we can get in!”

“Wow! Holy shit, she actually did it!”

We all raised our hands high and jumped around celebrating Kwon Sua’s achievement, with an enthusiasm that rivaled a national celebration.

We immediately went up to the third floor.

Click—

Kwon Sua unlocked the door for us.

However, her expression was strange.

“This… house is weird…”

The house is weird?

Wondering what she meant, we understood as soon as we entered.

“What the hell, why are there so many crosses?”

As if designed to drive someone insane, crosses hung everywhere on the pitch-black wallpaper.

It was beyond eerie or unsettling—it was downright disturbing.

“Let’s find the talisman and get out of here quickly!”

Current time: 11:20 AM.

We had about an hour and a half left.

“Whoa, shit, look at this! Look at these bastards. So shameless.”

Just then, Bong Jiyeon discovered something on the dining table and made a fuss.

Wondering what it was, Bong Jiyeon picked up a box labeled “001” and snickered.

Both Yu Dahui and I tilted our heads in confusion, but Kwon Sua’s face turned bright red.