All Thieves Are Bad People! (3)
Near the Duchy of Freesia, there was a hideout where thieves gathered.
New Kowloon mountains.
A kingdom of sin that the heinous bandit Jack the Ripper ford by assembling villains through money-making sches.
But that kingdom was wiped out overnight by a teor strike.
It was divine retribution.
They even stole our sheep. The bastards.
So now its being maintained by the Freesian soldiers?
The hideout which was demolished by the teor was indeed under the watch of Freesian soldiers stationed there, as the people said.
Thieves and beggars couldnt approach the area.
So it should have been.
Rustle
Hey, Hans. Did you hear sothing?
The ghost of a thief, probably. One that died from the teor.
Really?
Of course not! Stop ssing around and stay on guard properly!
Within the darkness and shadows, forms began to move and steal into the Kowloon mountains which had now beco a tactical location for the soldiers.
They were dark like the night, making them hardly visible, and their feet did not make a sound.
Shshk Shshshshk
They congregated in the basent shelter hidden within the Kowloon mountains.
It was basically the secret room of Jack the Ripper who had once been the master of these mountains.
Eight shadows gathered in the room hidden so deeply underground that even the soldiers who had combed through the whole area could not find it.
Ran here like all your asses were on fire, eh.
Everyone saw the ssage on the flier, right? Co to the dragons belly, it said.
aning the underground of the Kowloon mountains. If you cant even read this, its ti to retire and go to prison.
To , soone who wants to be a thief.
Ah fuck, hard to tell everyone apart with you all in the shadows. How about we reveal ourselves?
Clamor Clamor
The basent room with a single table was fairly noisy.
It was a given with very vocal criminals loitering in one place.
Why were we called? Is there a point to this eting? Do you know how hard it was to get here?
Dont like it, then leave. Youre a pirate, arent you? You stink of salt!
Hehe, you must a be woman. Slls like girly perfu. And apples, too. How about it, should we cast off the shadows and introduce ourselves?
As things were getting heated, soone showed up.
She was a thief who wasnt hiding in the shadows.
rely had her face covered with a black veil.
At the entrance of one of the most famous thieves, all shadows shrugged their shoulders or whistled.
Whoa, the Back Alley Princess has arrived.
Can she still be called a princess? With her father dead, she pretty much has no strings attached.
You an shes at a loose end. Wow, what a dumbass.
Quiet. If you dont shut up, I wont talk.
Salo put a finger to her mouth.
It was like how she dealt with noisy children drawing break ti.
But it was more effective than expected.
All eight thieves from the different regions shut their mouths.
Of course, it wasnt that Salo was threatening.
They were only curious about what she had to say.
Im sure youre all wondering as to why were here. Honestly, I dont have the answer. It wasnt who called you but Judas. Thats why you ca in the first place.
So then, where is that Judas?
Tuk
Soone put their arm on the table.
Though the rest was hidden in the darkness, it was a man slling strongly of the sea.
Its a bit rude to call on busy people to co urgently and then be late to the gathering.
Click
At so point, the hand on the table was loaded with a gun.
It was tense like there would be an imdiate firing.
At the nacing killing intent, everyone else reached for their weapons at the waist or inside the sleeves.
If needed, they would start killing one another.
Another reason why the Night Lords didnt gather was due to these violent tendencies.
In a eting of the Lords, soone always dies.
Good to know that everyones so energetic
Shshshk
Just then, soone appeared at the table they were all surrounding.
He stood atop the table, startling the surrounding shadows into stepping back, shaking their heads and flinching.
Whoa.
Shit, what the hell.
That scared .
You got scared from that? Im the one who called you; the 13th Judas. One, two, threeeight. All eight of you, then. I see so new faces, so familiar ones.
The man didnt even have a mask on.
His black eyes glittered like obsidian in the darkness.
The show of vulnerability was likely so kind of trap.
At the unexpected appearance, everyone was tense.
Haha! Die!
Bang!
Right then, soone fired their musket.
The lead bullet spun like a whirlpool.
It sped towards the latecors heart but it was stopped by a finger.
Whirl Whirl
The bullet that was spinning against the mans fingertip lost its rotational force and dropped to the table.
The pirate Blackbeard was slightly taken aback.
He didnt think that his Spiral Bullet pre-emptive attack that killed many would be blocked by rely a finger.
Suddenly firing at soone whos talking? Ill let it pass since I anticipated as much. But there wont be a second ti, so watch yourself.
.
Why I called all of you here is to request sothing. Theres an object I need to steal.
A request.
At his words, the shadows wavered like a candlelight.
Soon, a shadow retreated, revealing the pirate Blackbeard whose bullet was stopped.
Wearing a sea-worn navy-colored navy uniform, along with a pointy captains hat and a full-grown mustache, he made quite the impression as a middle-aged man.
A request. You called all of us here for a request? What, you want to steal a country or sothing? Or the throne of Freesia?
No.
As the King of Thieves shook his head, soone slid out of the darkness into the room.
It was a woman with red hair tied back and in light attire like a runners.
You are.
Im Atlante. Youd understand if I said the thief who stole the golden apple from the Demiurge Azketh, right? The worlds most famous female thief.
The golden apple thief Atlante spoke as she glared at Salo.
Salo simply snorted.
A golden apple, I can steal one of those anyti I want.
Crackle Crackle
After a long glaring match between the two won, Atlante turned away first.
She then proceeded to speak.
I dont know what you want to ask, but Ill decline. I only wanted to see what the new Judas looked like. Its okay to decline, right?
Sure. Then youll be sent to join The Ripper who used to be this places master. I dont really like thieves. If you guys are around, it wont be a good learning environnt.
The Ripper.
At the na Judas ntioned, everyone beca wary.
Jack the Ripper.
The man who was once a Night Lord and a sworn brother to the King of Thieves, Herod.
He was unfortunately struck and killed by a teorwas the rumor going around everywhere, but none of the thieves here believed it.
And this confird it.
The one who killed Jack was the man on the table.
Will I need to fight against him if I refuse?
Atlante assessed the level of Judas, the King of Thieves.
He seed an ordinary person with a little bit of training, but it was probably a sort of cheap deception.
Defeating the King of Thieves, subjugating the Demon King The many rumors about him were so unbelievable that it was difficult to gauge his skill properly.
But the level of danger rose when he was able to, with a finger, stop the bullet that Blackbeard shot to test him.
I didnt even sense him until he appeared on the table. This man, he feels more like a shadow than a human being. And most of all.
Atlante shifted her gaze to Salo.
A famous female thief like herself.
The fact that a catty woman like her was staying quiet in this situation.
It would be foolish to just go for it without thinking.
One of the most important skills of a thief is survival instincts.
None of her instincts said that they would be able to defeat this man even if they tead up against him.
As hard to believe as that was.
So, Atlante just decided to ask.
Then, lets hear what this request is about.
* * *
Criminals dont follow any rules.
Thats why theyre criminals.
Even if you have them in one place, it only increases chaos and destruction.
And that was the reality now.
Firing a gun without warning.
Of course, it had been useless but it was still annoying.
But, it seed that these Thief Lords were willing to listen better than I thought.
Lets hear what this request is about.
At the female thiefs question, I took a mont.
Request.
The worlds best thieves were obviously all gathered in one place because there was sothing to steal.
And that sothing had been decided a long ti ago.
Were stealing the Throne of God. Were dragging Nocturne down from the stars above.
The t-throne of a god?
Hes completely whack.
That guy, annoying.
Haha, what a weirdo.
Such strange reactions.
Wasnt it better than just saying I needed them to kill a moron?
I thought it was a pretty cool line.
Stealing a Deitys throne! What complete nonsense!
Is the 13th Judas a romanticist?
I co all this way and what a joke I hear!
Everyone started laughing uproariously.
But, well, it was a reasonable reaction.
If I heard soone say that sincerely, I wouldve laughed, too.
Of course, to these guys, it wasnt important what they were stealing.
And stealing a gods throne?
That kind of vague idea wasnt really relevant to them.
A treasure to steal and obtain was sothing tangible, like shining gold ingots and coins, beautiful won, etc.
I also know this as an inherent thief.
As such
To these materialistic people, this was the main thing.
Reward.
TheSkeleton Key.
At this, all the noisily clamoring thieves, villains, pirates, and ruffians fell silent as if on cue.
Dead silence.
When it flooded the space like water, Salo spoke up in shock.
Judas, what do you an the Skeleton Key!
Exactly as I said. The King of Thieves treasure. The legendary grand secret treasure that can open every lock and door in the world. Snixs Skeleton Key. Thats the reward for this request.
Lies!
Bang!
At that mont, soone slamd on the table.
It was the pirate Blackbeard.
How will you guarantee that youll keep that promise?
I swear. On the almighty Thieves Codex. The shadow codex that all unruly thieves must follow.
Swoosh
I reached into my shadow and pulled out a thick book.
It was incredibly bulky.
This was the shadow codex that I was talking about.
The book was filled with laws that thieves must obey.
It was the book that I was reading when Salo ca to tonight.
Paragraph 5 here says that any promises sworn on the code of law must be fulfilled. If not, you will be cursed by goddess Snix.
Flap
I opened the thick book and showed them.
As I did that, the thieves around the table were impressed.
The Thiefs Codex. Its my first ti. So thats the actual book.
I heard that the Kings are permitted to change the contents of the book.
Thats why theyre called the King of Thieves. To be exact, the owner of this shadow codex is the one who becos King. So it was in the hands of the 13th Judas, after all.
Look here! Paragraph 12! Upon receiving ransom for kidnapped children, you must return them- Article! Its the article written by the 7th Judas!
If youre a thief, you have to uphold everything in the code of laws, right? Or else youll be cursed by goddess Snix? Is that really true?
They were all fascinated by it.
Anyway.
I closed the book and secured it with a padlock.
Ill tell you now, the only way to unlock this is Snixs Skeleton Key And if this task is successfully accomplished, Ill give you the secret map to the keys location.
At that, Salo asked in surprise.
Judas, you. That ans. Youre going to step down as the King of Thieves.
Yeah, because if you succeed then Ill no longer be a thief. Hence that position should be passed on to the next person. Anyway, are you willing to listen now?
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