110 – All thieves are bad guys! #3

110 – Thieves are all bad guys! #3

Near the Principality of Phrygia, there was a hideout where thieves gathered.

Wild vegetables of the new Kowloon.

The kingdom of evil, where the vicious thief ‘Jack the Swordsman’ gathers villains with stories worth making money.

However, the mountain was destroyed by a meteorite that fell overnight.

“You have been punished.”

“The sheep we raised in our house were stolen. bad guys.”

“They say the Phrygian soldiers are managing it right now?”

Like the whispers of the people, soldiers of the Principality of Phrygia were stationed in the mountain that had been smashed by a meteorite and was maintaining security.

It is impossible for thieves and beggars to come near.

It should have been.

Basrak-.

“Hey, Hans. Didn’t you hear something?”

“Aren’t you a thief ghost? A ghost killed by a meteorite.”

“Is it real… ?”

“What is real! Don’t goof around and do your guard duty well!”

Before anyone knew it, someone began to hide in the darkness and shadows in the mountains of Guryong, which became a strategic point for the Phrygian army.

Most of them looked pitch-black, and there were no footsteps.

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They congregate in an underground shelter located in the mountains of this Kowloon.

It could be said that this is the secret room of ‘Jack the Swordsman’, who was once the lord of this wild castle.

Eight shadows gathered in a hidden room deep underground that even the soldiers who searched the mountainside couldn’t find it.

“Everyone was fucking busy, but that’s right.”

“Did you all come to see the story written on the black paper? ‘Come into the belly of the dragon’.”

“You mean the basement of Kowloon Mountains. If you don’t recognize this much, you should end your life as a thief and go to prison.”

“… Who wants to be a thief, to me.”

“Holy shit, everyone is hiding in the shadows so I don’t know who is who. How about everyone showing up?”

Waggle-.

The basement, where only tables were placed, was quite noisy.

It was only natural that the loud criminals gathered in one place.

“Why did you call us? Do we even need to have these annoying talks? Do you know how hard it was to come the long way?”

“Go back if it bothers you. are you a pirate Your body smells like salt!”

“Hee hee, do you look like a girl? I smell like a girl. It smells like apples too. How about taking off each other’s shadows and saying aloud?”

Around the time when the atmosphere became noisy for a while.

someone showed up

She was a thief who did not hide in the shadows.

He just hid his face with a black veil.

But at the arrival of one of the world’s most famous thieves, all the shadows shook their shoulders or whistled.

“Whoa, you’re the princess of the back alley.”

“Can you still call me a princess? Now that Dad is dead, aren’t you in a position to lose weight?”

“Does the swallow have a string? Oh, ignorant bastard.”

“quiet. If you make noise, I won’t speak.”

Salome raised her index finger.

It was as if he was taking care of the chattering children during recess.

However, it worked better than expected.

The eight thieves gathered from all over the world were all silent.

Of course, it wasn’t that Salome was threatening and kept her mouth shut.

I was just wondering what to say.

“You may be wondering why we all came together like this. To be honest, I don’t know. It was Judas, not I, who gathered you. You should have come too.”

“So, where is that Judas?”

Took-.

Someone put their arm on the table.

His appearance was hidden in darkness, but he was a man who smelled of the thick sea.

“I get a little angry when I call busy people in a hurry and I’m late.”

clap-.

A gun was loaded in the palm of his hand on the table.

An atmosphere that is about to erupt at any moment.

Everyone reached out for the swords and guns worn on their waists or sleeves.

If anything, they’ll start killing each other.

The reason why the lords of the night did not gather together was because of this violence.

Because there was always one death at the lord’s meeting.

“It’s nice that everyone is full of energy.”

Sussuk-.

Then someone appeared at the table where everyone was sitting around.

He was standing on the table, and all the shadows around him took a few steps back, shaking their shoulders or heads at the sudden appearance.

“woah.”

“Writing, what is it?”

“It’s a surprise.”

“Criminals are so surprised. It was I who called you. 13th Judas. One, two, three—eight. All eight are here. Some are new faces, some are familiar.”

He was a man not even wearing a mask.

Black eyes shone even darker in the dark.

The appearance that seems so defenseless is probably a trap of some kind.

Everyone was nervous at the unexpected appearance.

“Hot ha! die!”

bang-!

Then someone fired a musket in their hand.

A lead bullet spinning like a whirlpool.

It headed for the last man’s heart, but it was blocked by his fingers.

Round and round-.

The lead bullet spinning at the tip of the man’s index finger lost its rotation and landed on the table.

The pirate “Blackbeard” was a little taken aback.

I hadn’t thought that my fingers would stop the surprise attack of the revolving bullets that had killed countless pirates, thieves, and soldiers.

“Are you going to shoot a gun while people are talking? Of course, this is what was expected, so it goes. Instead, they won’t look at you twice, so be careful.”

“… … .”

“The reason I brought you all together is because of a request. There is something I want to steal.”

request.

Shadows flickered like candles in the story.

The one who soon withdrew his shadow and revealed himself was the pirate Blackbeard, who had just been blocked by a bullet.

He was wearing an old navy blue navy uniform in the sea breeze, and he was a middle-aged man with a pointy captain’s hat and a thick mustache.

“Request. Calling all of us and making a request? What, are you trying to say you’re going to steal at least the country? To steal the throne of the Principality of Phrygia?”

“no.”

While the King of Thieves was shaking his head, someone appeared out of the darkness.

It was a woman with red hair tied back and dressed lightly like a marathon runner.

“you… .”

“I am Atalanta. If I tell you that he is the thief who stole the golden apples of Demiurge Azukas, you will know who it is. She’s the ‘most’ famous female thief in the world.”

As Atalanta, the thief of the golden apples, said that, she glared at Salome in the corner.

Salome just laughs.

“It’s like a golden apple, I can steal as much as I want to steal, right?”

Pajit, Pajijik-.

After a long war of nerves between the two women, it was Atalanta who took her eyes off first.

Atalanta asked.

“I don’t know what kind of request it is, but I will decline it. I just came because I wanted to see the new face of Judas. Can I refuse?”

“of course. Then you guys are following the swordsman who was the owner of this mountain. I hate thieves If you are alive, the educational environment is not good.”

swordsman.

At the mention of the name in Judas’ mouth, everyone raised their guard.

Swordsman Jack.

A man who was formerly one of the lords of the night and the sworn brother of Herod, king of thieves.

Rumors spread around the world that he was unluckily hit by a meteorite—but none of the thieves gathered here believed the rumor.

However, it is certain that it has just happened.

It must have been the man on the table that killed Jack.

‘If I refuse, will I have to fight that man?’

Atalanta examined the skills of Judas, the king of thieves.

He looks like an ordinary man who has only been trained a little, but that is probably a kind of low-level deception.

Killing the king of thieves, killing the demon lord——there were so many unbelievable rumors that it was impossible to measure his mastery.

However, the danger increased in that he easily blocked the black beard’s bullet with his fingers, which was trying to gauge his skills.

‘I didn’t even feel the presence until I showed up on the table. This man, more of a shadow in nature than a human being. And above all… .’

Atalanta’s eyes turned to Salome.

Salome, a famous female thief like herself.

The reason why that bad-tempered woman is keeping her mouth shut right here.

‘It would be foolish to attack blindly.’

One of the most important abilities for thieves was their ‘intuition’ towards survival.

I didn’t feel that even if all the thieves gathered here worked together, they would be able to defeat the man in front of them.

I couldn’t believe it, though.

So Atalanta decided to just ask.

“Then, let’s hear what that request is.”

* * *

Criminals don’t follow the rules.

So you’re a criminal

If you barely put them all in one place, it only adds to the chaos and destruction?

In fact, it was.

Are you firing bullets at all?

It was of no use to me, of course, but it was a little annoying.

But, more than I thought, the thief lords seemed obediently willing to listen to my story.

“Let’s hear what the request is.”

I thought for a moment at the female thief’s question.

ask

The reason why the best thieves in the world gathered in one place was, of course, ‘because there was something to steal’.

And that has been fixed since time immemorial.

“I’m going to steal God’s place. Bring Nocturne down from the stars in the sky.”

“Poetry, God’s seat… ?”

“… Absolutely insane.”

“That guy is annoying… .”

“hahahaha. Weird guy.”

The reactions are subtle.

Wasn’t that better than saying that football is actually murder?

I thought it was a pretty cool line.

“Stealing the place of God! Absolute nonsense!”

“Is Judas the 13th a romantic?”

“You come a long way and hear funny stories!”

Everyone started laughing.

But, well, it was a completely understandable reaction.

I think it would have been funny if someone had said such a thing seriously.

Of course, it didn’t really matter what ‘what’ they had to steal from these guys.

How much more does he steal God’s seat?

Such a broad story, Pak—there is nothing that touches me.

Treasures to be stolen and obtained are material things, such as glittering gold and gold coins, and stunning beauty.

I’m a born thief, so I know that.

Goro-.

The important thing for these materialists is this.

-Compensation.

“Skeleton Key.”

At my word, the thieves, rogue pirates, and ruffians who had been talking loudly until just now shut their mouths as if they had been squeezed.

ghastly silence.

said Salome, embarrassed as it filled the space like water.

“Judas, the “skeleton key”… !”

“It is literally. Treasure of the Thief King. A legendary treasure trove that is said to open all locks and doors in the world. The Skeleton Key of the Snix Goddess. That is the reward for this quest.”

“lie!”

phut-!

Then someone hit the desk.

It was a pirate black beard.

“Where is the guarantee of keeping promises?”

“I swear. Bet on the great “Code of Thieves”. The Code of Shadows, which thieves who break through all laws must abide by.”

Shuk-.

I reached into the shadow and pulled out a thick book.

It was an incredibly thick book.

This was, as I just described, a ‘law code’.

A book containing the laws that thieves must abide by.

It was also the book I was reading when Salome visited me tonight.

“If you look at paragraph 5 here, it is written that you must keep promises made under the law. If you don’t, they say you’ll be cursed by the Snix Goddess.”

Chak-.

I opened the thick book and showed it.

Then the thieves who were around were greatly impressed.

“The thieves’ code… . First time I’ve seen it. That is the real thing.”

“I heard that thieves’ kings are the only ones who can change what is written in the code of laws?”

“That’s why it’s called the King of Thieves. To be precise, the person who owns this code becomes the king of thieves. As expected, the 13th Judas had it.”

“Look here! Paragraph 12! 「If you kidnap children and get ransom money, be sure to return them-」 Clause! These are the provisions written by the 7th Judas!”

“I heard that if you are a thief, you have to obey what is written in the law code unconditionally? If I don’t, I’ll be cursed by the Snyx Goddess? Is it really real?”

Everyone looks at me curiously.

anyway.

I closed the book and locked it.

“I dare say, only the [Skull Key] of Goddess Snix can open this lock. And if this quest is successful, I will give you a secret map with the location of the key written on it.”

At that, Salome asked as if taken aback.

“Judas, you. That means… . It’s the same as saying that you will give up the position of king of thieves.”

“Yes, if the request is successful, I will no longer be a thief. The position of the thief king should be taken by the next person. Anyway, are you all interested in hearing my story now?”