chapter 1
ordinary extras
<Breaking News – The sun’s smile finally stolen! Crime notice through notice!?>
<Phantom Thief Raven. Who is he?>
<Local Godfather Rafano. Talk about your current feelings…>
“It’s very upsetting.”
[You seem to be slowly gaining popularity. There is also a special feature in the newspaper like this.]
“It’s already the third time.”
[Still, it is still not long enough. Shouldn’t it be at least enough that there are no people in this country who don’t know you?]
“That’s good, isn’t it? A reputation for stealing.”
[You don’t steal for self-interest like other thieves. So you also agreed to this activity.]
“It is.”
How did I become a phantom thief? There is a very deep story here.
Where should I start explaining?
In conclusion, I possessed myself as an extra in my favorite cartoon. As a minor role with no presence, he is such an ambiguous character that his abilities don’t matter much.
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My name is Cro Morris.
If you add up the number of appearances in the original story, will it be 10 times? Even if you collect them, the proportion will be small enough to not fill even one episode. Unless you’re a big fan, it’s not strange even if you don’t know about its existence.
It can also be summarized in one line.
An extra with the concept of a magician who is the same class as the main character.
Even though there is a characteristic concept of a magician, why is there no presence?
That’s because this worldview itself is a magical battle that revolves around wizards.
Rather, the typical magic we are familiar with. In other words, the magic ability based on deception was close to the concept that it was difficult to become strong by nature.
Thanks to you, when I first possessed it, it was really hard. In this difficult worldview, I thought a lot about how to survive by believing in only one magic.
So far, it seems that they are living well as a result. If you count the period, it hasn’t even been a month since you possessed it.
It was thanks to the fact that she met the goddess Yeocha Yeocha and made a reasonable deal.
The Goddess gives me strength, and instead I search for jewels scattered around the world as a phantom thief every night.
To be precise, it was to recover the lost power of the goddess contained in the jewel.
In other words, whenever you find a jewel, Goddess regains her strength, and it can be said that it is a continuation of a virtuous cycle in which I, too, become stronger.
It is said that if you find all the jewels scattered around the world and fully restore the power of the Goddess, you can return to reality. I am still satisfied with my life right now.
[This is just the beginning. There are still countless gems that need to be found in order to regain power.]
“That’s exciting news.”
[You, too, will fall in love with phantom thieves later. Everyone will look up to you.]
looking up to a thief Of course, he’s not an ordinary thief, but a phantom thief.
As I said earlier, what we need is not the jewel itself, but the power of the goddess contained within. Therefore, stolen jewels are either returned or donated to others in need.
The same goes for the smile of Taeyang that was stolen this time.
Anyway, that’s all.
An ordinary academy student by day.
Raven, a phantom thief who is haunted at night.
That is my daily life now.
And now it was time to go to school as a student at the academy.
***
[The weather is very nice today.]
“He just looked so old.”
[···It is really too much. Remember that this body is also a woman before it is a god.]
The Goddess’s tone became dull as if she was pouting.
For reference, you can think of the Goddess as being inside the ring I am wearing. Originally, it was not a ring, but a staff, but it was turned into a ring because it was impossible to carry a staff to the academy.
[By the way, take a good look around you. You don’t know where that woman was yesterday.]
“Oh, that woman?”
A woman I don’t know who I met last night. Although we do not know the details, it seemed that he had completely grasped our operation. If Rapano had been a person who cared only a little bit, it might have been really dangerous.
“It’s really unfortunate that I couldn’t see your face.”
[Think positive. On the other hand, does that mean that the other person also didn’t see your face?]
“I have some kind of cognitive obstruction magic on me anyway.”
[Well. It is not. Hearing that, it seems like our loss.]
Aren’t you just acknowledging that?
All we know about each other is the clear green eyes.
If this was Korea in the 21st century, it would have been a great feature, but unfortunately, this worldview is a fantasy world full of magic.
Green eyes, of course, wall eyes, red eyes, purple eyes, etc. It means that it is safe to say that there are all kinds of colorful colors all over the place. Still, it is a clear feature, so it will be quite helpful when selecting candidates.
The distance from my house to the academy was quite close, so I arrived quickly and was able to get into class. However, of course, it is far from the dormitory. Is this too obvious?
Naturally, I sat down at my seat and started preparing for class. For a month or so, I became quite accustomed to the daily life of the academy. Fortunately, the class didn’t even notice that I had changed.
That’s because there were no words.
The character itself seemed to be introverted and not shy, beyond the simple lack of importance in the original story. I don’t think I have any close friends in class.
‘Should I like this? Or should I be sad?’
[I don’t think it’s something I really like.]
‘Is that so?’
They chatted with the goddess so that the children could not hear them.
I’m fine though. Even if you don’t have friends, there is a Goddess with whom you can chat. Even if something seems like a self-rationalization, let’s just ignore it.
As I was spending time quietly, I could hear the chatter of the classmates talking around me.
“Did you see the news today?”
“Are you talking about phantom thief Raven? It’s already the third time!”
what. it was my talk He pricked up his ears on the topic he was more interested in and focused on the conversation as much as possible.
“What can the police do so they can’t catch a thief?”
“You said you were a wizard, not just a thief? And don’t get caught!”
“What? may you… Are you cheering for that thief?”
The story is getting more and more interesting.
[Ooh. You already have a friend who likes you.]
‘Iknow, right. It will be just as the real Goddess said.’
[Hmm? Could it be that you doubted the words of this body?]
‘Shh. Be quiet so I can hear you.’
[…] Children these days are so rude. That’s when I huh? like that···.]
I listened to the conversations of the children, leaving behind the Goddess’ muttering complaints.
“You’re a thief! Raven sold the stolen jewels and donated them to an orphanage. Is this what a thief would do?”
“How can you be sure it’s real? I don’t even know where and how they sold the jewelry in the first place, and the donation is all I wrote on the bundle of money! Couldn’t it be that everything was tampered with?”
hey. how do you manipulate it
Then you mean that I accidentally left only the card on the bundle of money in front of the orphanage?
“And in the end, Taeyang’s smile is still all he stole. I didn’t give it back and I didn’t donate anywhere. What if he did it on a whim the first time or two, and from now on, he decides to have it on his own?”
The answer to that is that I haven’t had time yet, so I haven’t been able to handle it.
I stole it last night in the first place, but it’s less than 24 hours, so how do I deal with it right away? Besides, I have to go to the academy during the day.
[If it’s so embarrassing, why don’t you go and tell it yourself?]
Goddess who smiles and talks as if teasing me.
Of course it couldn’t be. The fact that I am a phantom thief is a secret that cannot be revealed to anyone.
That was then.
“What are you two talking about so hard?”
A gentle yet gentle voice. A beautiful-looking girl appeared in front of the girls who were talking hard.
Her name is Julia.
Unlike me, the main heroine who is the center of this world. Besides, he was one of the characters that was very popular with readers because of his kind personality and pretty appearance.
As Yulia naturally intervened in the conversation, the girls turned their arrows to her as if it was going well.
“Yulia! Did you read the newspaper today too?”
“newspaper? yes. I saw why?”
“Phantom Thief Raven! What do you think of Julia?”
Perhaps it was an unexpected question, Yulia’s eyes widened and seemed to ponder for a moment.
I don’t know why, but I was trembling. Yulia, one of the most important characters in the original story, is talking about me. What does she really think of me?
Julia replied with a sly smile.
“Well. I don’t know, but isn’t stealing a bad thing anyway?”
“Also. That’s a Julia-like answer.”
“to···. I feel sorry for all of you who don’t know the coolness of Phantom Thief Raven!”
It was an answer like Julia, who was really a model girl. Whatever the reason, stealing is bad.
what is it It’s a principled answer, but when I actually heard it, I felt like I was losing my excitement.
[Fufu. It was cold tea.]
‘It’s not a car, is it? You never liked it in the first place?’
[Fufu. Don’t hit me like that.]
Upset. The goddess’s reaction felt more bitter than Julia’s answer.
As I took a deep breath, the back door swung open and a new person entered the class.
She was none other than Rachel, who was sitting next to me.
‘Ugh…’
The girl who casually throws the bag and sits next to me.
By the way, my seat is at the far right by the window in the class. In other words, it was a favorite place for bad boys.
As soon as she arrived, she put her chin on her chin, stared at me in the side profile, and said abruptly.
“hey. loser. Aren’t you going to say hi?”