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12. Yes? Robbing the thieves guild?

After that, several days passed.

I was able to successfully complete my course registration.

Of course, the results were not very good.

If possible, it was better to take all combat-related classes.

But surprisingly, there were many people who had the same thoughts as me. So competition has intensified.

In addition, there were major courses that were required to be taken.

In the end, I had no choice but to add some other theoretical subjects.

Of course, it wasn’t the worst case. At this level, it could be considered a good performance.

‘More than that, this sword is the problem…’

Anyway, I was currently looking at a sword.

It was a sword given to me by the king last time.

‘The more I look, the less I understand?’

When I first received it, I thought it was just an ordinary decorative sword. So he wanted to receive money instead.

But after listening to the prince, it seemed like that wasn’t the case.

‘You said something amazing…?’

There was no way the prince could be jealous for no reason. Certainly, if it had been an ordinary decorative sword, there would not have been such a strong reaction.

‘But you really don’t know?’

It was clearly a fancy decorative sword in appearance.

Sreung.

But when I pulled it out, it was different again.

Surprisingly, a long period of time was visible from the sword body. Moreover, the blade was also set.

This meant that it was not a decorative sword.

‘You don’t understand? It’s just an ordinary sword, why is it decorated like this?’

Anyway, I didn’t understand it at all.

To know this properly, I felt like I had no choice but to ask the prince or king.

‘That’s a bit much, but…’

That was when I was looking at the sword and thinking about it.

Secretly. Secretly.

I felt someone approaching my house.

It seemed like it was moving very carefully, but it couldn’t hide its presence from me.

‘hmm?’

It was the first time I felt this at school. But it was not an unfamiliar sight. It was a feeling I had felt many times during my time as a mercenary.

‘Is this a sign of thieves?’

It was like that.

Thieves and assassins usually showed signs like this.

I hardened my expression. It seemed like someone was already making a fuss.

‘Who is it? Warrior? Or a prince or a duke?’

The three were the most suspicious. This was because none of the three seemed to hesitate to make a dastardly move.

But my expectations were wrong.

Knock! Knock!

Surprisingly, the thief knocked on the door himself.

I gave a puzzled look.

‘what?’

An assassin directly knocking on the door…

This was my first time experiencing this.

Anyway, there was no need to hesitate.

I walked confidently and opened the door.

Even if there was a sneak attack, it was okay. There was only one assassin in the world who could hurt me.

‘I guess that one person isn’t here.’

Squeak.

Soon the tightly closed door opened.

And from there…

“thief?”

I could see a man dressed as a thief. He looked similar to an assassin, but he looked exactly like a thief.

“Oh, no! I’m not a thief… No, is that right…?”

And his personality seemed a little strange. To be exact, it seemed a little lacking.

“You’re a thief.”

“Oh, no, that’s not it…”

It seemed like he was a poor thief. I thought about cutting him down right away. There was no reason to keep the thief alive.

I slowly put my hand on the sword.

And did you ever see me like that?

His face began to turn white. It seemed like he knew who I was.

Soon he quickly told me his affiliation.

“Hey, I’m from the mercenary guild!”

“Hmm…? Mercenary Guild…?”

And only then did I find out his identity.

“Ah…!”

Surprisingly, the mercenary guild had sent someone on time.

***

I was walking down the street with a slightly embarrassed expression.

Next to me was the thief I saw earlier. To be precise, it would be correct to think of him as a thief introduced by the mercenary guild.

“So… you were sneaking around like that to sneak into the academy?”

“Yes… I couldn’t get in easily.”

“Wow, it’s worth it.”

Come to think of it, I had forgotten about this.

The Royal Academy boasts great security.

Of course, no one could come in.

But the thief broke through the security and arrived in front of our house. They said he was not an ordinary thief.

Anyway, it was fortunate that he was a thief(?). If you were an ordinary person, you wouldn’t have been able to enter the academy.

“And you are a former member of the Thieves Guild?”

“Yes. Yes.”

“Hoo…”

I made a satisfied expression.

The mercenary guild brought in better talent than expected.

A place where thieves gather is called a thieves guild.

Naturally, ordinary thieves could not enter. Among thieves, the thieves guild was where the most skilled people gathered.

‘If it’s a thieves guild…’

Also, the thieves guild had a lot to rob.

Just by looking at it, doesn’t it give you the feeling that it’s full of expensive things?

Of course, there was one problem.

He was telling a former member of the thieves guild to rob the thieves guild. It was obvious that I would be shocked.

But there was no way I could care about that.

“Then that’s good. Please guide me to the thieves guild.”

“Ah, to the thieves guild… yes? Why is it there…?”

“Why? That’s because they’re trying to rob me.”

“So, you’re robbing that place…?”

His face was colored with embarrassment at my words.

I guess I never thought I would hear something like this.

“I don’t like it? Do you have any affection for your previous job?”

“Oh, no. I was just embarrassed…”

In fact, as I said before, the world behind Trier was very large. Of course, the Thieves Guild was also unusual.

It was difficult to think that it was just a place where thieves gathered. They also possessed great military power.

That’s why he was making that expression.

“Why? Is there a law that says thieves can’t rob?”

“Oh, no! Mercenary… evil! Oh no! Marco, you can do it!”

He was about to say the word mercenary king, but stopped. To be exact, his face was filled with pain.

And he quickly shouted out the pseudonym I gave him.

Something didn’t look normal.

There was a reason for everything.

It was because I had cast a spell on him in advance.

Currently, my identity was hidden. It was a bit much to steal as a mercenary king.

But there was someone who knew my identity.

It was a thief named Robin in front of me.

So I used a magic called restriction on him. With a word-limiting spell, he can no longer use the word mercenary king.

Of course, it wasn’t any great magic. Just saying the limited words made my head hurt like it was going to explode.

“You know? The moment I tell you my identity… your head will explode.”

“Oh, I understand!”

But he trembled like an aspen tree. It was because I gave them wrong information.

This magic was created by the teacher himself. Of course, no one knew, except Master and me.

That’s why I was able to fool him as much as I wanted.

After scaring him for a moment, I started walking again.

“What are you doing? Robin. No guidance.”

“Oh, I understand.”

He seemed to regret accompanying me. But I couldn’t stop here.

This was because I already knew his name, where he lived, and even his family relationships.

Simply put, he could never betray me.

“I’ll release it later. So don’t worry too much.”

“Thank you!”

I planned to release it the day I left for Earth. Before that, there was no way.

‘If I fail to become the Academy’s top student… then there is nothing I can do.’

Anyway, I did a good job scaring him.

He walked quickly towards the thieves guild. It seemed like all random thoughts had disappeared.

***

Thieves Guild.

Wherever people live, thieves exist.

This was the same on Earth and Newboard.

Naturally, big cities like Trier were bound to be more prone to thieves. As far as I know, he is enjoying great prosperity.

But a great disaster began to approach them.

“Ho, you mean you hid it like this?”

I went down the empty, blocked well.

The thief named Robin had already gone down first.

Unlike Robin, I didn’t have to grunt and go down the rope.

“fly.”

It floated in the air and slowly went down. As expected, magic was the best.

Soon the scenery at the bottom of the well came into view. It had an ordinary appearance, no different from an ordinary well.

And there was a narrow hole in the corner. It was a small hole that you had to lower your head to pass through.

“You can go here.”

“Okay.”

I followed him into the hole. It felt like it had been a long time since I crawled and moved like this.

‘I really did this, but it’s not like there’s nothing.’

Fortunately, the narrow road ended quickly.

And soon a wide space welcomed us.

I slowly straightened my back.

And I looked ahead.

Then the sight began to appear.

“Hoo…!”

A maze-like alley began to appear in front of me.

There were torches in every alley, so it wasn’t dark.

But that didn’t mean finding the destination was easy.

The road was too complicated. It was like a real maze.

“Is this really why the thieves guild went undetected?”

“That’s right.”

Since I was hiding in this maze-like place, I wasn’t detected.

Of course, disaster will soon befall them.

“Guide me.”

“Oh, I understand!”

He quickly prepared to move at my words.

At that time, a sudden thought occurred to me.

I made him stop for a moment.

“Wait a minute. How long does it take to get to the Thieves Guild from here?”

“It will take at least 30 minutes.”

“Oh my…”

It took more time than expected.

Unfortunately, there was a curfew for me. It’s not like Cinderella, I have to go back before 12 o’clock.

“I can’t help it.”

“Yes?”

There wasn’t enough time to rob the thieves. I had to save time as much as possible.

“Where is it?”

“Yes?”

“In the direction of the Thieves Guild headquarters.”

“Ah. It’s about there.”

He pointed to a place without realizing it. It was roughly northeast from here.

I nodded while looking at it.

“I’ll take care of it from here on out.”

“Yes?”

I ignored his answer and put my palm forward.

It was a similar stance to when I killed the mercenary pretending to be a member of the Steel Mercenaries.

‘Shockwave.’

Soon a huge shock wave was generated from my hand.

And then…

Kwaaa!!

The wall in front collapsed with a loud sound.

Whoosh.

“What the hell is this…”

Robin looked surprised. The wall suddenly collapsed, so it was worth it.

I walked leisurely and passed the collapsed wall.

“What are you doing? It’s not coming.”

“Now, wait a minute…”

Afterwards, the wall was brought down again using the same method.

Quaaa!!

He gaped at that sight.

It was roughly what I expected to do.

It was like that.

As long as you know the direction, there is no need to go through this maze-like path one by one.

All I had to do was go through it all and go in a straight line.