The legend of the Crimson Demon clan started from Suqing.

Chapter 300 If not, how would the world know me...

"To sum up, although I really want to help you, but..."

"I see. Let's steal Alice's necklace first."

"May I?"

"I can't let my fellow thieves have such a dangerous thing around them! Besides, it's my job to recover artifacts. But after I finish recovering Alice's artifact, you have to help me recover another artifact."

"no problem."

The two quickly reached an agreement.

Just when they were thinking about how to break into the palace and steal the necklace, Baruta caught up with them again using some tracking skill.

"I can't help it. I'll come find you tonight. Zun Zun, you should be staying at the villa in Eldap now. I'm planning to go there tonight. Leave the window in your room open and put a pot of tulips there."

“Of course you can, but Kazuma will be patrolling at night… Wait, wait, Chris!”

Before Zun Zun could finish speaking, Chris slipped away.

The speed was so fast that one could not help but wonder if she had the same divine protection as Felt.

Then he and Baruta returned to the villa.

I bought two pairs of identical earrings and gave them to Youyou and Huihui, and they both smiled happily.

"I will treasure it for the rest of my life. Thank you, Zun Zun."

"No, no, no, you should put it on."

Youyou was so moved that tears welled up in her eyes.

Huihui didn’t have the idea of keeping it as a treasure. After putting it on, she showed it off to Aqua and Darkness, then ran to her room to write letters to them to show off. She couldn’t wait to put it on.

Then Zun Zun asked the maid to help bring a pot of tulips into the room, but she took two pots.

"No, one basin is enough."

Thinking back to the time in the Crimson Devil's Village, when the tulips ran out because of the rain, and Zun Zun and the others were in a hurry to catch the plants, it was really a bad experience. So he strongly asked Aqua to be fine and not to come into his room.

But the fool said:
"Could it be that you, my Lord, can't help but want to -"

"Shut up!"

Before she could finish her words, she was slapped hard on the head.

night.

Zun Zun was half asleep when he heard a noisy noise outside the room and thought it was Chris coming. But when Youyou woke him up and he rushed to the kitchen, he saw Sato Kazuma who was tied up tightly.

"Hey……"

“Kazuma, you’ve been hit by a restraining skill! What happened to the thief who broke in?”

"It's a pity, he was just a little bit short, but he still escaped!"

Sato Kazuma, who was tied up with ropes, pretended to be unwilling and declared so. Then he said that the thief was a man wearing a strange mask, and he was a terrible master, who might be more powerful than the generals of the Demon King's army. Zun Zun had already guessed that he was talking nonsense.

Looking around, I saw tulips displayed on the kitchen balcony.

Well, I have roughly guessed what happened.

There must be another pot of tulips placed here by the maid, causing Chris to think that the kitchen was Zun Zun's room. After sneaking in, she happened to be seen by Sato Kazuma, and then something like that happened...

Zun Zun looked at Sato Kazuma, who was screaming in pain as Darkness sat on him and humiliated him, and snorted with contempt.

the next day.

Zun Zun and his friends came to the palace again.

Claire was furious about encountering a thief but letting him run away, and she said that she must punish Sato Kazuma for exaggerating, but in the end, the matter was dropped because of Alice's plea.

Afterwards, Aqua said she wanted to go to the street to buy some souvenirs, and left with Sato Kazuma.

Darkness went back to prepare for her departure from the capital.

Huihui wanted to cast her last explosion magic outside the capital, so Yunyun accompanied her.

As for Zun Zun...

"Chris, I've been looking for you for a long time."

"Zun Zun!?"

He found Chris drinking alone in a tavern in the capital. When Chris saw Zun Zun, her expression changed and she looked very curious.

"how did you find me?"

"Depend on this."

Zun Zun hooked his finger.

A small green ball of light emerged from her body.

This is a little trick that Julius once used on Natsuki Subaru. It allows one's own spirit to attach to another person. In addition to providing protection, it can also have a tracking effect.

Chris touched the ball of light with her finger and became even more curious. "When did you leave this little thing on me? I didn't even know it."

"Before we parted yesterday afternoon."

At that time, Chris didn't even listen to the end of the conversation and hurried away.

But I didn't expect that she couldn't find it.

You know, even the stupid goddess Aqua can feel the presence of elves. Chris is the incarnation of Eris, so it shouldn’t be... I understand. It must be because of the prosthesis, which is not as sensitive as the original body’s senses.

The ball of light sank back into Zun Zun's body.

"Let's not talk about that." Chris clenched her fists and said angrily, "Zun Zun, I have something to say to you now!"

"Let me make it clear in advance, it's not my fault!"

Zun Zun quickly told Chris about the maid sending two pots of tulips, and Chris's face was full of doubts about her life after hearing that she had to choose between the two and chose the wrong one.

Yes.

You know, Chris is the incarnation of the goddess of luck. It is almost impossible for her to choose the wrong option, unless there is someone with the same luck as her... Isn't there! ? It's the scumbag I met last night!
"It was thanks to you that we had to move out of the villa in Eldap."

"Hey, don't say that." "I'm not praising you."

Seeing the smiling Chris, Zun Zun knew that her resentment about what happened last night had almost dissipated.

"Okay, let's discuss how to sneak into the palace now."

The team members were scattered all over the capital, and Baruta was forced to be recalled to the Knights by Claire because of his poor performance. This was inevitably intentional by Zun Zun.

Now is a good time when no one is disturbing you.

"I still suggest sneaking in without making any noise and stealing the artifact necklace."

Chris said this decisively.

This was her aesthetic. It was the same when she went to Viscount Schneider's mansion. Even though she caused such a big commotion in the capital, she was not a rude person who broke into other people's homes like a robber.

"I don't think so, Boss."

"Don't call me Boss!...So why not, Assistant Buddy?"

"Under normal circumstances, we could have sneaked in, but now Alice obviously knows that we are going to steal the necklace. I wonder if she won't make preparations and shout loudly after seeing us?"

"Well..."

That makes sense.

This is a game called 'I'm going to steal the necklace, and you know I'm going to steal the necklace, and I know you know I'm going to steal the necklace', which is a game exclusive to the members of the thieves group.

That's right.

Whether it was Sato Kazuma or Claire, they were all part of the play between Zun Zun and Alice. Therefore, there was no need to lurk.

Besides, doesn’t a certain Assassin’s Creed also involve getting rid of everyone and then sneaking into the enemy camp openly?

"Wait a minute, Zun Zun, you wouldn't..."

"Yes! I'm ready!"

Zun Zun flipped his wrist, took out a white envelope like a magic trick, and threw it to Chris.

Open it and take a look.

【Notice letter】

After the sword of Damocles fell,
Celebrating the end of the blue and white moon,
I will descend upon the most romantic castle spire,
Come and visit the noblest smile,
This is a date between bodies.

Please allow me to steal your heart.

Below was the logo of the Phantom Thieves of Hearts that Zun Zun had drawn. It was so showy that it could be rated 100 points! Chris couldn't help but shudder after reading it.

“Isn’t this too arrogant?”

"If I wasn't so arrogant, how would the world know that I dared to break into the palace at night and steal the princess's personal necklace?"

Arrogant, very fucking arrogant.

You have to know that the place they are about to break into is different from the villas where the nobles are not well guarded. The royal palace is heavily guarded. If they send a warning letter and get embarrassed again... Chris doesn't dare to think about what they will encounter there.

"No, I don't agree!"

"why?"

"Why else... We are going to the royal palace, not the nobles' homes. Your Excellency is being too high-profile. Aren't you deliberately making things more difficult for yourself?"

"If I hadn't done this, how would the world know that I dared to break into the palace at night and steal the princess's necklace?"

"You just said that!"

Because of serious differences in ideology, the thieves' group is about to fall apart.

"Okay, we can only use that now." Chris said helplessly: "Didn't you set this rule specifically because there might be disagreements?"

"Oh, is it okay? You asked for it."

"Don't underestimate me, I'm extremely lucky!"

Then--

"Scissors-Rock-"

"Okay! I win!"

Zun Zun raised his right fist, which is a symbol of victory.

Chris stared at her scissor hand, which represented victory but did not win, with eyes wide open in disbelief, muttering things like "Impossible, absolutely impossible!" and "I am the incarnation of the goddess of luck."

Humph.

With the crown, as long as it is related to luck, even God can win for you!

After all, even if Chris is the incarnation of the goddess of luck, there is still a gap between her and the real person in the lower world.

Just look at Sato Kazuma.

Having your underwear stolen by the stealing skill, isn't that just a sign of not being lucky enough?

Zun Zun first secretly asked the elves to deliver the letter to Alice's room under the pretext of saying goodbye to Alice, and then left decisively and waited quietly for the development of the incident.

Alice should be able to guess that this was a signal from her.

Hope she enjoys the event.

Return to the hotel where we are staying.

Sato Kazuma ran over immediately after seeing Zun Zun, and shouted like a complaint: "Listen to me Zun Zun, that idiot Aqua actually took the sword and everything... Anyway, the ring that guy bought for you disappeared!"

“Ah! Kazuma, you bastard! You promised me to keep it a secret!”

Aqua screamed in anger.

She smiled awkwardly, but Zun Zun said it didn't matter, who wants a ring given by a man?

Sato Kazuma curled the corner of his mouth. He felt that Mitsurugi Hibiki was quite pitiful.

In every sense.

(End of this chapter)