Phantom Thief Lupin, Infiltrating! (1)
by Shini
“Why aren’t you coming out… Lee Seri!! Hurry up and co-”
“Damn it… I’m coming, I’m coming.”
I couldn’t properly see the ventilation duct because I was quickly retrieving the camera, but if I had stayed any longer, they would have surely come barging into the bathroom, judging by the way they were pounding on the wall.
“…..”
I thought I heard a thumping sound from beyond the wire mesh… Was it just my imagination?
…
“Who said you could let civilians in and out as you please? Do you have that authority?”
“S-sorry. She couldn’t walk, so I gave her a Medi Pad first, but…”
“Haa… Fine. I’ll let it slide this time, considering you saved a valuable resource, but from now on, report properly before you act. Anyway… so, she’s the woman who got hit with a human rights fee bomb?”
Wait… this voice…?
Beyond the partition in front of the bathroom, I heard a familiar voice, like someone clearing their throat, speaking with the guy who brought me here.
Yes… I know him well. That purple bald man who always slandered me, Phantom Thief Lupin, with such gusto whenever he appeared on the news. He was Klaus Seven Stars and the Prison Warden of this place, Guld.
I thought he was just a guy who only knew how to laugh and look down on others… but he’s surprisingly kind to his subordinates…
“Are you Lee Seri?”
“Guld-oof.”
I put the camera, its wire neatly coiled, back into my pocket and stepped out. The smell I’d encountered on the 1st floor
No… more precisely, right in front of me. A thick object, even thicker than Aku’s dick that brutally raped the woman in the capsule, twitched in front of me, coated in glistening liquid.
“My bad, my bad~ I just finished cumming my fill, so I haven’t had a chance to shower yet… Na-hahahahahaha!!”
My brows furrowed instinctively at the fishy, squid-like smell, and I turned my head away.
Naked. Guld displayed his body, without even a towel, as he walked from the elevator. It wasn’t just Guld; aside from the driver monsters I’d met outside the Prison, it was common for most to live without wearing clothes.
“You sprained your ankle, didn’t you? Medi Pads heal quickly regardless of external or internal injuries, so you must be completely fine by now. I am Guld, the Warden of this Prison, in charge of the Punishment Room, and a Seven Star. I sincerely welcome your admission to the Prison in three days, Lee Seri-yang.”
Guld politely offered me a handshake, but…
Thwack-
I slapped away his hand, which was smeared with glistening cum, and looked up at him with an annoyed expression. Guld, as if he had expected it, nodded and gave a strange smile.
“Yes… after seeing the lower floor, you wouldn’t have a good impression of me. I completely understand.”
“…There’s more than just that, though.”
“…Hm?”
Even if he didn’t know my true identity, there was no way I could look kindly upon a guy who kept calling me a petty thief or a rat, and provocatively challenged me to come and steal.
Extending the tax payment period by flattering him as much as possible was my priority, but it was highly unlikely that these invaders, who didn’t treat humans as humans, would grant my request.
He had already welcomed me before the handshake. In Guld’s eyes, I was already marked as a prospective slave.
Still… I should gather as much information as possible. Even though I acted rudely, he probably doesn’t know I’m Lupin yet, and right now, I likely just look like a struggling woman who will become a slave in a few days.
“That safe, the driver-nim said it was pretty flimsy. He even boasted to me that he could crack it if he put his mind to it… while thoroughly touching my butt.”
“Hmm… it’s illegal to lay hands on a human who receives the same treatment without permission… I’ll punish him later… As for the safe, you don’t need to worry. It will never be breached. Na-hahahahahaha!!”
“You seem quite confident… but what about that Phantom Thief?”
“…Huh? Are you talking about Lupin?”
Twitch. When the name of the Phantom Thief he so looked down upon was mentioned, Guld’s eyebrows moved, showing a reaction, but he soon let out a raspy laugh as if it were nothing.
“That’s right. The Phantom Thief who steals money from nobles who wield power over people struggling to survive day by day in the outskirts, excluding merchants and those in creative fields.”
“Na-hahahahahaha!! Listen, Lee Seri, you’ve been here, so you know, don’t you? There’s only one entrance here, the Prison Main Gate… A coward who only robs flimsy, foolish nobles wouldn’t even have the courage to set foot in a fortress like this~ Na-hahahaha!!”
“Indeed… there are guards on every floor, and with such a dignified person as the Warden… even Lupin would have a hard time.”
“Right? Right? This friend has good judgment~! If you weren’t a prospective slave, we probably would have been good friends who could talk easily, what a shame…”
Bullshit… I have no intention of being friends with you. Even if we could be good friends while naked, all I can think of is ‘sex partner.’
I tried to flatter him, hoping he might extend the payment period even a little… but all I did was get spit on my face for nothing.
Acting like a woman is hard after all… I’m not used to it since it’s my first time. At least he doesn’t seem to have noticed anything suspicious about me, so that’s a relief…
“More than anything, Lupin. That guy isn’t fit to be a Phantom Thief. He doesn’t wear a pure white suit, he doesn’t send out advance notices, he doesn’t use pigeon magic, and he doesn’t ride a hang glider… That guy has no romance.”
“Ah… yes. Is that so?”
First. Wearing conspicuous white clothes while moving at night is an act of suicide.
Second. If you announce you’re going to steal something, wouldn’t the security become even tighter?
Third. I don’t need to use such magic. The technology I learned to get a job at your company before becoming a cafe manager was much better… though I can’t use my camouflage cloak anymore.
A hang glider, hmm… I’d like to try riding one too. But there has to be a place to ride it… One shot from your weapons would instantly turn such an easy target into dust.
Guld seemed about to unleash his passion for Phantom Thieves onto me, so I waved my hands and slowly moved towards the elevator.
I don’t know if he’s truly foolish, or a venomous snake hiding its fangs while pretending to be stupid, but I no longer have time.
Now that I’ve somewhat grasped the internal structure, I need to go back immediately and repair at least the broken wire gun.
I’ve also obtained a Miasma-blocking mask… With just this, entering through the ventilation duct won’t be a problem.
The only problem is… the sub-plan. Or rather, the fact that I haven’t made a plan to minimize risk in case the main plan fails. Since I’ve been given minimal tools and time, I haven’t had the luxury to think about such things… I guess all I can do is pray to the heavens to get out safely…
It would be great if Luna rescued me in the worst-case scenario… but that won’t happen. It’s already been years since I last saw her…
I wonder if she’s doing well… I don’t think I properly thanked her back then.
“Thank you for the treatment. I’ll be going now.”
“Leaving already? Next time we meet, it’ll be in the
Until the elevator doors closed, Guld shamelessly displayed his completely naked body and laughed up at the sky.
That face, which disgusts anyone who sees it, just from the imagination of getting a slave named Lee Seri… I’ll definitely make him lose that smug look.
Let’s see if you can still laugh when the vault is robbed… Purple-head.
………
The night before the payment due date.
Evading the Evil Eyes flying vigilantly around the Prison, Phantom Thief Lupin hid behind a tree and observed the situation.
Four fluorescent lights glowed brightly, moving left and right as warning lights. Perhaps because it was a rectangular building, the Evil Eyes’ patrol route went from point to point… a total of four of them moved back and forth, keeping watch.
I said I’d repair it as much as possible… but as expected. It was impossible to fix all the equipment in such a short time.
I even used up cafe business hours, and all I managed to fix was just one wire gun… Without the camouflage cloak, escaping will definitely be a struggle.
Moreover, Phantom Thief Lupin’s outfit, which I was wearing for the first time… had more than a few embarrassing aspects.
A slightly plunging neckline, a bare midriff, hot pants with an ill-fitting large belt, and a daring outfit that shamelessly exposed the hips and hip line.
“How am I supposed to wear this… damn it…”
Since my perception of myself and all my clothes had been altered to Halo’s liking, all the men’s clothes in my closet were gone… I was truly mortified when I had to wear panties with a small ribbon.
Phantom Thief Lupin vowed that the next time they met, he would definitely tear the angel’s halo on top of her horn in half…
“Hoo… Calm down, and let’s go.”
I have to go.
Rather than waiting to be reduced to a slave, sucking my thumb like this, I will survive on the money Phantom Thief Lupin stole.
Come to think of it… the monsters, they must know that the human rights fees paid by people in the city’s outskirts are the money Lupin stole, so why do they let it happen…? Do they have another agenda?
They are aliens who have invaded eight planets so far, so perhaps they know that everyone will eventually become tax evaders and turn into monsters… Thinking that way, it feels like I’m being played right into their hands…
“Halo, you fucking bitch…”
Let’s think about that later. Today, let’s just think about tomorrow’s task.
Steal, escape, and pay the human rights fee. If I succeed, I can remain the ordinary manager of Cafe Lapin until I fully repair my equipment.
It feels like it’s only been a few days since I last saw Miweol… I miss her. Just exchanging KakaoTalk messages every night isn’t enough to satisfy me.
For myself. For the cafe where my cute junior-nim will be… I will steal and get out… Let’s not lose hope.
After gently touching the couple’s… talisman earrings given by my precious junior, I pulled the wire gun from my pocket.
Chulkuk-
I raised the loaded wire gun high into the sky and aimed its muzzle at an Evil Eye that hadn’t noticed me.
‘To climb up the building wall, I need to eliminate that first.’
A grotesque creature with only wings on either side of its fist-sized eyeball… a monster. I can’t find any vocal organs, so how does it scream…?
One chance. If I miss, it’s over.
I finished the repairs just before evening, so I couldn’t even test it.
It was a wire gun I could shoot with one hand when I was a man… but just in case, I held it with both hands and aimed.
“….”
The quiet grass. Nothing could be heard except the chirping of insects.
I took a deep breath… and held it.
Slowly… very slowly. Twisting my upper body to match the Evil Eye’s flight speed… Now!
Paaang-!
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