Chapter 212
As soon as the breath covers the surroundings, the ring is activated.
The breath's flame turns into black flame and begins to greedily eat up all the surrounding light.
But he didn't give in and tried to attack me.
"Eek, Galahad!"
Rey's voice comes from behind him, and he immediately turns around and unfurls his shield.
Yeah, of course it comes out like that.
This flame isn't a Breath in name only.
It's at least a Dragon-class Breath, and its power is enough to easily inflict serious injury' on Ray Pendragon.
Finally, when the entire room was enveloped in darkness, and there was not a single handful of light left in the vault, I began to move.
My target: the contents of the vault I had just seen.
I've only glanced at it once, but I make a beeline for it, remembering the structure from the game.
I feel a dull sensation on my fingertips.
"Found it."
As if on cue, I scrape everything into the cube.
I've accomplished my initial goal, and now all I have to do is escape.
-Master! Watch out!
Haru's urgent voice crackled in my in-ear, and I immediately wrapped my arms with aura but for some reason, a sense of not being satisfied began to take over my body.
[Activate "Imprint Skill: Dragon skin"]
Black scales rise from my clothing. Dragon scales are one of the best materials in the world for defense.
Shouldn't I be able to handle this? I thought at the same time.
kagagagagagakkak-!
A beam of light pierced through the darkness and struck my body.
The attack embedded itself in my body with a creepy sound.
Crackle! Crackle!
As a result, the scales break or bounce off and disappear, but as a result, the attack disappears without being able to penetrate my body.
I never thought he would attack me right after hearing the sound.
Withstanding the excruciating pain that threatened to tear my body apart, I turned and ran towards the open safe.
I came here to retrieve an item, not to assassinate or fight. There's no point in dealing with them while taking more damage.
"Hahaha, hello!"
Of course, as I left the safe, I placed most of the magic stone bombs I brought with me today.
No matter how strong Galahad it is, he won't be able to chase me if he gets hit with this much firepower.
-Retreating was a good idea. Master. Even if you are master
"It's not a retreat, it's a counterattack!"
-Ah, yes.
Because a man of honor doesn't retreat.
As soon as I tried to get back to the ground, a huge explosion began to sound from the direction of the safe.
A huge tremor and explosion shook the surrounding ground.
As I climbed up to the first floor, going through the vibrations that made it difficult to control my body, I made eye contact with the Pendragon family employees who realized something was strange.
"There's an intruder!"
"An intruder has emerged from the basement!"
Police, security, and Pendragon's employees rushed out with their shouts.
"Yes, they should come in droves."
Isn't that the only way I'll feel stronger?
As the number of enemies grows, I feel the power boiling up inside of me.
[Bloodline Ability: Corleone is activating]
"Catch him!"
Countless people rush towards me, starting with the shout of one of them.
-Master. The second floor is empty now!
Isn't it?
I grin as I pull out the pin of the smoke bomb that was strapped to my waist.
"Magical Cloud."
A pink smoke cloud engulfs the surroundings in an instant.
I hear coughs and shouts for me from around me, and I force myself to my feet and jump upstairs.
The ceiling? Who cares, it's not even my house.
I reach the second floor with a whoosh, and glance out the window where I see a horde of enemies rushing at me like dogs. It seemed like the cleanest way to escape would be through the roof.
-The roof is the staircase on the left as you run down the back hallway.
She seems to have gotten the same idea and points out the route to the roof.
"Thanks."
I don't have time to dwell on it.
I still didn't know if the monster in the basement of this mansion would jump out at any moment.
Running down the hallway, I found the staircase Haru had mentioned and headed straight up, the moon, which had been hiding behind clouds until now, casting a pure white light.
"This is a good stage."
A spotlight shining on the star of the night.
As I stared at the moon as if mesmerized, I heard the sound of a helicopter's propeller in the distance.
-Master. You need to jump now.
With Haru's voice in my ears, I fill my legs and Black Mist with aura.
My goal is the ridge I came down and my feet bounce as if I'm sprinting through the air as I hear a muffled shout behind me.
"Aaaaaaah, Magical Rogue, I'll catch you!"
Man, I can't get enough of this stuff.
* * *
-Authorities have expressed their condolences for the loss.
~Morning at the Academy~
As I slumped down in my seat, still reeling from the aftermath of last night, I could hear my classmates listening to the news.
-A new villain this time. There's talk of an A rating for The Magical Rogue.
-Breaking news: Magical Rogue has donated scholarships to college students, and Ray Pendragon of Pendragon has protested to the Korean government, saying, "We want this money back because it was stolen from our family," and the Korean government is saying, "How do you know it was stolen from the Pendragon family?
Asshole. He's got a lot of money.
From his point of view, he should feel bad because all his allowance money was stolen, but what can he do?
He can't even prove it's his money because it's untraceable.
And the Korean government doesn't want to give back money that belongs to other nationalities for free.
-Pendragon's South Korea vacation home is now said to be virtually uninhabitable, with a massive cave-in from the explosion underground.
-Magical Rogue. But who is he? The good guy who steals from the rich and gives to the poor. Is he a villain? Or, is he a hero to the poor? It will be interesting to see what he does in the future. More.
"BOSSSSS!!!"
Ah.
"Why the fuss again."
I calmed the corner of my mouth that was twitching because of the annoying guy's appearance and stood up.
If it were other guys, they would sit quietly in their seats without even thinking about waking them up, butJin-woo Bevalt, this guy sticks next to me and tells me what he wants to say whether I'm sleeping or not.
Is this spring? Photo spring? Do you think this is bullshit?
He walks over to me, smiling, and holds out his phone.
On it was a picture of what looked like a game cover.
" What's this?"
"The Magical Rogue."
"Huh?"
"It's on the front page of today's newspaper, isn't it?"
I do as he says and look closely at the photo.
Pendragon's mansion, with flames and smoke from an explosion rising. Above it, a lone man strides through the air with a pure white moon in the background.
"Huh."
"Crazy, right?"
I don't know how they managed to take this photo, but the black silhouette is definitely me.
"Can you believe this is already an internet sensation, Magical Rogue?"
" What?
"Didn't you know, boss? There's a Magical Rogue gallery."
"What?"
I quickly turn on my phone and look at the community site.
I searched for "Magical Rogue Gallery." For some reason, Magical Rogue Gallery was already in the top ranking.
[Title: Everyone, the Pendragon Mansion is safe!]
[Author: ]
[(An explosion occurs behind Detective Kang Chul-ha, who is clenching his fist)]
[Poof!]
[ : The only safe place was outside where he was]
[ : Ah, the mansion is safe, but the people are not What? Is the mansion sinking?]
[Title: Wassup, my house also has a Magical Rogue.]
[Author: ]
[Subject: I'm coming home from work today after watching Youtube, but as soon as I opened the door I felt something weird. You know, like, there's someone in the house.
So who is it? Come out, you fucking asshole! I'm screaming at the top of my lungs and I go inside the house.
And there it was on the TV screen, Magical Rogue, just like the news.
Wow, that's when I realized. Magical Rogue has stolen my heart.]
[: Phantom thief.]
[ : What? Nothing is missing from my house. Didn't he steal my heart]
[Mabobsonyo: One of the cops there is my cousin's brother, he's a furry guy]
[(Author): Rather good.]
[ : ?]
[ : ??]
I remembered my long-dead self, sleeping in the back of my mind.
A shower of dopamine coursing through my body.
It's like my DNA is being revitalized.
Of course, even back then, Mr. Magical Girl was quite a famous character in the community.
A magical girl and a geek, the combination of the two was a guaranteed success check but that was it.
Just a special, funny character. They were remembered for being strangely efficient. Not enough to create a new community.
But look at this now.
[ Title: What? I'm a Magical Rogue?]
[ Author: ah]
[(robber holding a gun.jpg) No, I'm a robber].
[ Title: This asshole is getting a second look lol]
[WRITER : ]
[This time I'm being recognized as an asshole]
My house was robbed, but not my possessions.
The asshole who was beaten, but his house didn't sink.
You guys are the GOTY of the UK]
A community has been created for Magical Rogue and tons of people are spawning memes and drips in my name.
How could it not be fun?
"Boss. Boss? Is that so funny?"
"Oh, yeah, just. It's just funny."
"I knew you'd like it. It's been a while since I've seen a villain so romantic."
Following Jin-woo's lead, I take a seat and scroll through the new entries.
Is it because it's all about me? It was fun to watch.
They're really having fun.
Koreans aren't called the drip people for nothing, are they?
I was reading the article with that thought in mind.
[Announcement from the broadcast room. Announcement from the broadcast room. All students, please gather in the auditorium for the vacation ceremony now. I'll remind you again. All students, please gather in the auditorium for the vacation ceremony now]
"Boss! Let's go! It's finally vacation! For real!"
Oh, right?
I've been so busy playing, I've forgotten something.
The first vacation ceremony at the academy was today.
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