༺ Making Lots Of Friends When School Starts! (2) ༻
“I’m bored.”
I was sitting alone in Brigitte’s lab.
Brigitte, a professor at the academy, had gone to work.
Enkidus was off sowhere looking for the Mara-sothing.
Cariote never stayed in the sa place for long, so seeing her was nearly impossible.
Naru had also gone to school.
“Naru, Naru.”
Wasn’t this the first ti Naru was away from ?
Well, aside from that ti when she was kidnapped, of course.
“It’s funny.”
We’ve only been together for about 2 weeks.
But before I knew it, I had beco used to Naru’s constant chattering by my side, saying things like “Oh…..! Naru likes this……!”
“Honestly, she ca out of nowhere too.”
If I said she wasn’t a little hassle, I would be lying.
I an, imagine being a 25-year-old man who’s never even held the hand of a woman, and then suddenly a kid pops out of nowhere claiming to be your daughter.
Wouldn’t you freak out too?
But, sohow I had beco attached to a life with Naru.
“Well, I’m a pretty adaptable guy after all.”
Had I not been adaptable, I would have probably beco Dino food by now in this strange continent of Pangaea.
While thinking about this, I walked around the lab.
“It’s 10 o’clock. Naru should still be in her first class by now?”
I’m bored.
Soon, my eyes fell on a strange lock.
It was the lock that Brigitte had on her closet.
“Did she always have one of these here?”
Who on earth puts a lock on their underwear drawer?
Isn’t it a pain to open and close it every ti?
It seems like she’s afraid soone will steal her underwear.
Is there so sort of an underwear thief here in Freesia?
He must be a really perverted fellow huh? A pure soul like can’t even imagine soone like this.
It’s because guys like them, that an honest thief like has such a poor reputation.
“Speaking about locks, why don’t I pick it for a change?”
If there’s a lock, it’s a thief’s instinct to try to pick it up.
Honestly, if there was no lock, I wouldn’t have been interested, but since it’s locked, I want to open it.
“Let’s see—.”
Rustle—
I rummaged through my pockets.
I was looking for a thin, pointed piece of tal.
It’s best described as a ‘Lock Pick’.
Just like a concealed dagger, a lock pick was an indispensable tool for a thief.
“……”
But I didn’t find any lock picks in my pockets.
I must have used them all.
“Guess I forgot to replenish my tools since the last ti I had used them. Speaking of it, when was the last ti again? Hmm, must have been before eting Naru. Yeah, the ti I was looking through the drawer of Ordor’s Princess……”
I couldn’t rember the last ti I had run out.
Well, It’s been a while since I had to lock-pick sothing.
“I feel bored, should I go get so lockpicks or sothing?”
I had a general idea of where I would find more.
With that in mind, I slipped out of Brigitte’s lab and went to the sewers.
That’s right.
The sewers.
The underbelly where the notorious Alubaba thieves used to roam.
Of course, it’s a bit different from the underground hideout they had been using.
Clank—
“Mom, that man opened the sewer’s lid.”
“Shhh, don’t look at him, honey.”
I quickly slipped into the sewers.
The sll of mold and waste enveloped my body.
“That’s nostalgic. Every underground must be like this.”
And in any city, there will be ‘Shadows’ lurking beneath the ground.
Even in Freesia, no matter how bright the city might appear.
Knock—
I knocked on the walls of the sewer canal with my hand.
Step— Step-
Then, I found a place where the sound was a little bit different.
I tapped that place with a regular rhythm.
Step.Step.Step. Step. Step-Step. Step-Step-Step-.
It was kind of like Morse code.
Well, more like a splash signal for beggars to hear.
Drrr—
Then, along with the noise of bricks being moved, I felt soone’s presence beyond the wall.
—-What’s darker than the night?
Sure enough.
A subtle question echoed, just like I had expected.
This kind of thing is the sa in every city.
It’s not sothing I’m proud of, but I’ve been called the King of Thieves.
And naturally, I knew the answer to the question.
Sothing darker than the night.
There is only one thing.
“My bank account.”
—-Wrong. You’re not getting in.
“……”
Nothing I can do about that.
In the first place, the reason for doing this was to know if there was sothing behind this wall.
Barbaroi Style—
「Wall Slither」
Sssssssss—
I slightly moved.
This skill allowed to phase through walls about 20 cm thick, like a ghost.
The principle was simple.
I just had to think that my body was a gas-like entity and seep through the gaps of the wall.
Easy and simple, right?
That’s the C-Rank skill ‘Wall Slither.’
After crossing so many walls, I gained this skill like one would in a video ga.
“Eek! Sothing just phased through the wall……! A scary-looking ghost!?”
As I phased through the wall, I saw the face of a man holding a torch.
He was looking at in shock.
His beard was bushy and rugged.
“Bro, there’s no ghost. Look I have flesh and bones, ghosts don’t have that, do they? If you doubt , just see for yourself.”
I reached out my hand to him.
And the dude cautiously touched my hand with his index finger, as he spoke in marvel.
“Not a ghost, but you still phased through the wall like that. Only the Gold rank or higher have a skill like that, and only one of them has dark hair. Are you—”
“Shh. Let’s not make too much noise okay? Your na is Jack Sif?”
Jiggle—
I looked at the man’s identification tag in my hand and read his na.
Then, the man nad Jack fumbled his pockets and gasped.
“Did you pick-pocket as well…..? Was that when you showed your hand…! No way…! This skill…It can only be the 「Draw Gaze」….! By the Gods……! I’m honored to et you, sir!”
“Yeah, Yeah.”
“Any criminal dreams of eting soone like you at least once! Did you co to et the guild masters? Is it because of the Alubaba Thieves?”
“No, I just ca here to buy so lockpicks. Do you know where I can find any?”
“Lockpicks! Just regular lockpicks? No, that can’t be! Ah, I get it, it’s like a password only known by the Master Class or higher? Incredible!”
No, I really just ca here to buy a normal lockpick.
But this Jack dude said sothing interesting.
Apparently, there is a Thieves’ Guild here in Freesia, and the “guild masters” who are in charge are underground.
Judging by the fact that the Alubaba Thieves were running the show in the sewers, It doesn’t seem like they are in the best shape.
“Jack, my man, while we’re at it, why don’t you show the guild hmm?”
* * *
Tap— Tap— Tap—
“When the world was a chaotic place due to the various Demiurges, their followers ford factions, and wars were waged among those who worshiped the sa masters. That is when ‘guilds’ were born.”
The chalkboard was covered with words written on it.
The beautiful teacher’s voice caressed the students’ ears.
“For your information, the Demiurges are the transcendental beings of this world, commonly worshiped as gods. You should morize the abilities of each Demiurge, as they might co up in the exam.”
At first glance, it seed like an ordinary class.
But if you looked closer, one could see that this was a tragedy for one student.
Naru rubbed her sleepy eyes and thought.
‘Didn’t Brigitte say that Naru was going to skip classes since it was her first day?’
The first class of her first day of school.
But the atmosphere was so serious that it made Naru feel a bit restless.
“All right, here’s a question. Can anyone tell what types of guilds exist in the world?”
Ms. Salo asked.
As the kids looked at each other, soone raised their hand.
“Ms. Tywin?”
Sigh—
The student called Tywin stood up from her seat.
She was like a fairy-tale princess.
She spoke calmly.
“First, there’s the Magic Tower, which serves the Queen of Dawn, Ephar. Then, there’s also the Church that serves Yahvah, the Father of the Day, which is also a guild of mages with a long history.”
Her vocabulary was unusually sophisticated for a six-year-old.
The other kids murmured at the sight of her.
“It’s really her, I heard that Tywin got the first place too?”
“Ugh, she’s insufferable.”
“Don’t be jealous of Tywin, Elizabeth. The second place is good too. Your father being the vice-principal is impressive as well.”
“What did you say? Just wait. I’ll show her who is the better one soon.”
Tap— Tap—
“Silence. Cease this chatter.”
As the kid’s murmurings grew louder, Ms. Salo silenced them by tapping on her desk with her hand. In the mont of silence that followed it, she looked around the classroom with a kind smile and spoke.
“Miss Tywin, you answered correctly. In a broader sense, both the Tower and the Church can be considered guilds. There is also the rchant’s guild that serves Azketh the Salt, and the Brotherhood, who serves Bahlog the Destroyer.”
Tywin preened with the praise.
Soon the ‘oohhhs’ and ‘ahhs’ of the children also filled the room.
As if unable to bear this, soone also raised their hand.
“Teacher!”
“What’s the matter, Student Number 2, Elizabeth?”
The teacher’s call was directed at a girl with fiery red hair pulled into a bun.
‘She looks just like a princess’ — Was what everyone thought of when looking at her.
“The Demon King and Pandemonium are also guilds in a broader sense, aren’t they? They worked to make the Demon King Sabernak, Nocturne’s greatest warrior, into a transcendent being.”
“Ah. Ms. Elizabeth, you’re quite clever, aren’t you? You know a lot.”
Elizabeth smirked as she looked at Tywin.
Of course, the genius child with ashen hair didn’t even react to this provocation.
Swoosh
Ms. Salo’s blue eyes now turned to the girl sitting in the middle of the classroom.
Naru’s eyes widened.
As she turned towards Naru, the teacher asked.
“Ms. Naru, can you tell about any guild you know of? I’m sure there must be so guilds you know of. There are as many guilds in the world as there are Demiurges. So try to na one.”
Guilds.
Naru tilted her head at that unfamiliar word.
‘What’s a guild? What’s a Demiurge?’
They were difficult words.
So she scratched her head in though.
The teacher, who still had a kind smile, opened her lips.
“You’re called the Back Alley Princess and you still don’t know what a guild is? Are you really Judas’ daughter? Are you his real daughter or just so kid he stole from sowhere?”
“Nngg……Naru doesn’t know about guilds…Naru’s sorry……”
“That’s okay, it’s your first day after all. So let tell you about the Thieves Council, an alliance of thieves. The Thieves’ Guild was created when the followers of the Lord of the Night, Snix, joined forces with the Black Brotherhood, who serve the Dark Father, Nocturne—.”
Snix. Nocturne. Thieves’ Council. Guilds.
Naru was overwheld by those unfamiliar words.
‘Studying, is so hard……!”
Naru wondered if the other kids felt the sa way as she glanced around.
However, most kids were diligently taking notes with their pens and notebooks.
‘School is hard too……!”
Ding— Dong— Ding— Dong—
Before she knew it, the class was over and it was lunchti.
Naru sighed as she slumped into her desk.
“Tywin, Let’s go eat!”
“Tywin, you’re coming with , right? Hehe-. You said you’re not getting any allowance since you got scolded by your mom, right? Do you want to buy you an ice cream?”
“Humpf, I can eat with anyone, and I don’t need ice cream.”
“Elizabeth, aren’t you going to eat?”
“You guys do ahead. I’ll stay here and review a little……”
“Wow, reviewing on the first day? That’s amazing.”
All the other kids gathered and went to eat together.
They all seed to have friends already.
Naru wanted to play with them, but for so reason, they looked at her with caution.
“My mom told that this Naru kid fought with bandits in the sewers.”
“She looks just like us, can a six-year-old do that?”
“I’m scared……”
“My cousin was saved that ti, and he said he was saved because of her. She doesn’t seem like a bad kid……”
Their continuous chatter reached Naru’s sensitive ears.
Naru had developed her ‘ears’ so she could be an excellent thief, so she could hear very well.
Woosh—
Just then, soone reached out to Naru.
It was Cecily.
“Naru, don’t mind those kids, let’s go eat!”
“Yeah!”
Naru and Cecily went to the cafeteria.
Today’s lunch was pork cutlets.
It was Naru’s favorite food.
“Wow! Naru loves school lunch! But why doesn’t Cecily eat her beans?”
“I don’t like beans. I don’t like broccoli too. Apparently, noble children like are supposed to be picky eaters. Daddy was a picky eater when he was young too.”
Cecily quickly picked out the vegetables on her plate.
They looked very lonely gathered on the corner of her plate.
“Then Naru will eat them! Gim the beans and broccoli!”
“Really? Okay, here!”
Naru took the beans, broccoli, and mushrooms that Cecily didn’t want and put them on her plate. The other kids laughed when they saw that.
“……Hey, she’s stealing her friends’ food.”
“What if she steals my pork cutlet too?”
Misunderstandings began to pile up.
Soon, lunchti was over and it was already 1 P.M.
The classroom, which had emptied during lunch, was not filled with children.
“Ahhh, my wallet is gone.”
“Waaa, my wallet too…..! The money my mom gave to buy supplies……!”
The children in the classroom started panicking and making distressed noises.
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