The legend of the Crimson Demon clan started from Suqing.

Chapter 122: The Phantom Thieves of Hearts, here we go!

Chris walked forward sullenly.

Soon, they arrived at Viscount Schneider's mansion.

The three of them were silent along the way. Just when Chris thought she had gone too far and wanted to speak to ease the atmosphere in order to avoid trouble in the next operation -

"I think it's better to call it the Phantom Thieves of Hearts."

“…Are you still struggling with this!?” Chris rolled her eyes and said, “Names and such don’t matter. Can you focus on what’s in front of you?”

"This is not okay."

Zun Zun said seriously: "Just like Robin is Batman's assistant and Watson is Holmes' assistant, Iris and I are your assistants. We are a team and a whole. How can we not have a sense of belonging? We want to create our own corporate culture, right, Iris?"

"Yes, I thought so too!"

Alice's eyes sparkled.

What the hell is corporate culture?
Aren't we just ordinary petty thieves?

Although their identities are quite special as one is a person from another world, one is the incarnation of a goddess, and one is a princess of a kingdom, it is not yet to the point where they need to establish faith, right?
Chris discovered that Zun Zun seemed to have a special obsession with his name... That's right, he is a member of the Red Demon Clan after all.

At this time, Zun Zun spoke again:

"That's right, boss."

"Don't call me boss!... So, assistant, what do you want?"

"Did you leave a notice?"

"An advance notice?"

Not only Chris, but even Alice looked at him strangely, not understanding what the notice letter meant.

"You're really unqualified... Is this still a thief? You're a disqualified thief, a disqualified thief."

Zun Zun criticized it with a sigh.

"Listen carefully, both of you. If you act on impulse without any preparation, you are only a third-rate thief. If you are prepared, you are a second-rate thief. If you are fully prepared, you are a first-rate thief.

However... if you want to become a top thief, you need to send a notice before stealing, specify the time and place, and steal the items in full view of everyone! This is the ultimate thief!"

"...No, I don't understand what you are saying at all. I will just be a third-rate thief. Please go in quietly."

Chris disagreed with Zun Zun's idea as he shouted excitedly.

"So, Boss!"

"Don't call me boss!"

"I have prepared two kinds of notice letters. One is a notice letter and the other is also a notice letter. But which one did you throw away, the white notice letter with elegance and mystery, or the red notice letter with arrogance and evil charm?"

Then Zun Zun took out two letters from his arms. On the white envelope was a cute and handsome stick figure similar to Zun Zun's outfit, while on the red envelope was only a black magician's top hat and a white flame below.

"I personally recommend the red one."

"Hey, Zun Zun you ..."

"I know, I know. It's red, right? You are worthy of being the leader. You have exactly the same idea as me!"

Zun Zun flipped his wrist, and like a real magician, he used a very gorgeous and handsome technique to open the red envelope with one hand and displayed the letter in front of the two people.

[Greedy and arrogant Lord Schneider, we already know what you have done. We will correct your twisted desires and let you confess your crimes in person. Be prepared! ]

[The Phantom Thieves of Hearts are here! 】

"The other one is from Kaito Kidd..."

"That's enough! That's enough!"

Chris held down Zun Zun's hand as he was about to open another letter. She knew that she would probably collapse if she continued reading.

She rolled her eyes and complained, "It's just a thief, why go through so much trouble? Will the notice letter be useful? Also, how much do you care about the name of the Phantom Thieves of Hearts?"

"Well, yeah..."

Zun Zun suddenly lifted up Alice's smooth chin, his red eyes flashed a mysterious light and looked straight at her, his deep voice had a special kind of magnetism.

"My beautiful lady, I will steal your heart tonight. Are you willing?"

"...Yes! I'd love to!"

Alice's eyes sparkled as she looked at the handsome Zun Zun with great admiration.

This look is great!
Chris was already holding her forehead and sighing.

During the day, Zun Zun said he wanted to make some preparations, but she never thought that he would be preparing something like this.

"In short, there will be no chance for the preview letter to appear this time, and you are not allowed to keep this letter after we steal the props! Do you understand?"

"...Regret. I understand."

Zun Zun put the letter into his arms and said with a look of regret: "It seems that I can only use it next time."

next time?
There will definitely not be a next time!

Chris secretly decided that even if she died and jumped from here, she would never ask Zun Zun for help again!

"Enough of the nonsense, let's sneak in quickly."

"I understand! ... I want to say this, but this mansion is too big, isn't it? Is this a castle? And what's the purpose of this high wall?"

Zun Zun looked at the tall city walls in surprise.

The area of this mansion is countless times larger than the one he lives in, and is not much smaller than the castle outside Axel. From the outside, the huge six-story house has gone beyond the scope of a mansion and can be considered a palace.

Other noble mansions are usually surrounded by fences, but what the three of them were facing was something like a city wall, probably similar to a royal palace.

One can't help but wonder if he is really a viscount?

Alice explained, "That's because although Viscount Schneider was stripped of his noble title, his residence and territory were not taken back by the royal family, and this mansion was his residence when he was still a nobleman." "I see, that's how it is."

Zun Zun nodded.

Thank you for her explanation, but at the same time your identity has been exposed, careless princess.

"Such a high wall is hard for me to deal with." Chris said, but the corners of her mouth slightly raised as she said, "Fortunately, I'm well prepared. Watch me!"

She took out a rope from her backpack, and at the front of the rope was tied an iron eagle claw-like hook.

"A first-rate thief has to be well prepared, right?"

After saying that, Chris swung her hook.

Zun Zun understood that she wanted to use the hook to tie onto the protrusion of the city wall, and then climb up the city wall along the rope - a rather retro but useful method.

But her aim is so bad!
When Chris throws the hook, she either doesn't use enough force or misses the target. Isn't she the goddess of luck? Why is she so unlucky?

"Um, Chrissy?"

"Don't call me, I'm concentrating on my work!"

"But I..."

"I told you not to call me anymore!"

Chris ignored the advice and threw the hook up again, but this time she tied it with too much force and it came loose again, falling down and hitting her on the head with a thud.

This might be a bit painful.

"hiss----"

Chris covered her forehead and jumped in pain, tears in the corners of her eyes. She kept trying to throw the hook up as if in a fit of anger.

Zun Zun looked at it, shook his head helplessly, then picked up Alice in a princess hug and walked up the city wall as if it were flat ground.

Elegant, so elegant!

Alice looked at him with starry eyes the whole time.

Hehehe, this is the ultimate goal of his practicing magic control!

Afterwards, Zun Zun and Alice were afraid of hurting anyone by mistake, so they sat on the city wall a little distance away from her and watched Chris try again and again until one moment she finally succeeded in tying the grappling hook to the city wall.

“Ohhhhh————!” X2
Zun Zun and Alice applauded and cheered for her.

Chris touched her nose and pretended it was no big deal. Suddenly she realized something was wrong. Why were the applause and cheers coming from above her head?

Looked up.

I saw two people sitting on it.

"Ah, huh? Zun Zun and Iris, how did you two get up there?"

"How did you get up here?"

Zun Zun and Alice looked at each other, and then in front of Chris, they walked down the city wall as if it were flat ground.

“That’s how I got there.”

"...I have something to tell you when we get back!"

Chris was so angry that her chest was about to swell up. I couldn't understand why she was so angry. It was obviously she who insisted on using the hook to lock up and didn't listen to what I said.

Then Chris opened her arms to him.

"what?"

"Take me up."

"But this hook that I put so much trouble on... well, I get it."

Before the goddess was about to cry, Zun Zun raised his hands again to surrender and said he was wrong. He carried Chris on his shoulders and stepped on the wall again and walked up easily.

After arriving at the city wall.

"...Assistant, did you carry Iris up here just now?"

"No, I used a princess hug."

"Well!"

Chrissy puffed up her lips and stared at Zun Zun with tears in her eyes. Her self-esteem, as a goddess, had dropped to zero!
——Alice, but Your Highness the Princess, how could you use such a rude method?
I'm still a goddess!

...Seeing what Zun Zun expressed with his eyes, Chris forced herself to hold back and not reveal her identity.

"Okay, let's get to the point."

Chris was rubbing her hands together as she looked at the mansion shrouded in darkness, while Alice was also staring at it with shining eyes. The two of them seemed to be looking at a secret place where treasures were buried.

The three stood on the city wall.

A posture similar to that of the three brothers under the moon.

The master hummed softly and chanted: "If the heavens are unable to punish evil, we will disappear in the darkness..."

"What are you talking about all of a sudden?"

"——All of us, the professional killer team!"

"...Wait a minute, we are only here to steal things, not to kill people, Zun Zun, you should understand that, right?!"

I don't understand why Chris suddenly yelled. The Crimson Demons always show off when they are in the limelight, and Zun Zun is just following the Crimson Demons' habit. Didn't he see that Alice looked at him with eyes full of admiration?
"Chris, a real thief won't make a lot of noise. Please be quiet."

"Whose fault do you think it is——!"

She started again.

(End of this chapter)