Translator: Wan ED/PR: Personal Ghost
67. Gap (2)
Phantom Thief Neon and Gu Seulbi.
The two attention seekers resolved to make the truants from 1st year class 0, excluding themselves, go to school.
But their plan ran into an obstacle right away.
“Keuk… How could obtaining personal information of Eungwang School students be this difficult! I didn’t think that finding out even their names could be this difficult!”
Even after asking around his informants, Phantom Thief Neon wasn’t able to get his hands on the list of Eungwang School’s students.
The informant he regularly used was able to figure out the location of the secret auction held by Demons and movement routes of human traffickers, but wasn’t able to obtain the list of the 1st year class 0’s truants.
It was not that there was a high demand on the list of Eungwang School students, but rather that the difficulty of obtaining it was much higher than that.
“All students at Eungwang School are Players. Because of Player private information protection act, the information management is strict. Eungwang School is also difficult for outsiders to enter and even if you enter, it’s overflowing with outstanding Players.”
“Keeuuuk!”
Phantom Thief Neon expressed despair with his whole body at Gu Seulbi’s cold-headed analysis.
Gu Seulbi didn’t express her feelings as openly as Phantom Thief Neon, but she was also in despair.
“I knew that, but… I wanted to save on eye-catching actions until our brilliant re-appearance!”
“We were very eye-catching until now… Ha, because I’m such a cool and outstanding druidess, I can’t completely hide my presence!”
Because they were already discovered a few times, others already knew to a degree about their existence.
If the preview repeats too often, doesn’t it become boring?
If they show themselves too often, it’d be obviously difficult to make an eye-catching, perfect and novel appearance as they dreamed of.
Phantom Thief Neon and Gu Seulbi despaired for a while, and then barely gathered their wits and got up.
“This time we will make sure our strategy will succeed!”
“Yeah… We were not defeated yet!”
The two attention-seekers fixed their resolves again and started to make a plan.
Phantom Thief Neon filled his arranged base with big and small holographic maps of Eungwang School.
Gu Seulbi, who deliberated over the map of central zone for a while, said:
“The place managing student information is Silver Light (Eunhwi) Building. Class 0 tried to raid it several times in the past, but failed.”
The attempted infiltration of Silver Light (Eunhwi) Building by the class 0’s students was not a one or two occurrences.
Just this year, the 2nd year class 0 wanted to take revenge on chairman Hwang Myeong-ho, who put work on Jegal Jaegeol, and tried to commit noise terrorism, but were found out by Gong Cheonghwon and their attempt failed.
And last year, the now graduated 3rd year class 0 held a grudge against chairman Hwang Myeong-ho for opposing demolition of the old school, and tried to raid it, but was repelled by the Guideline Club.
The Silver Light (Eunhwi) Building was an impenetrable fortress that was never once pierced, regardless of numerous attack attempts of class 0.
“Rest assured. Our target isn’t the Silver Light (Eunhwi) Building.”
Phantom Thief Neon spoke, reassuring Gu Seulbi.
“Our target is the teacher office exclusive for the 1st year homeroom teachers in the 1st year zone!”
“They had student information there too?”
“Indeed. There is a Person among the 1st year teachers, who uses an analog attendance book. I looked into it a bit, and there are analog attendance books for all classes.”
“It’d be easier than invading Silver Light (Eunhwi) Building!”
The two rejoiced and started to make a new attack plan.
They first checked the list of teachers, who used that teacher room.
Gu Seulbi’s complexion fell as she looked at the list.
“Great Archer Of Blue Sky… Game category Yong… it’s hard to invade. It’s not impossible, but it seems quite a bit difficult.”
“It’s important to be aware of one’s limits and abilities as a phantom thief.”
“How many times did I tell you I’m not a phantom thief….”
“We’re going to get the attendance book right now. Isn’t that something a phantom thief would do!?”
The phantom thief philosophy Phantom Thief Neon preached was always nonsensical, but this time it sounded extremely sound.
Gu Seulbi was a bit angry, but she decided to agree that they were doing phantom thief stuff right now.
The two attention seekers worked hard to analyze the teacher’s name list, schedules, movement routes, etc.
Gu Seulbi pointed at the ordinary teacher with a gentle impression and said:
“… We can’t do it when that teacher-nim is around.”
“Who are you talking about?”
“Homeroom teacher of 1st year class 0, teacher Kim Sinrok-nim. He looks to have good instincts.”
Phantom Thief Neon didn’t understand those words, but he decided to respect and trust the opinion of his partner.
Finally, they decided to steal the attendance books, while aiming for the time when Ham Geun-hyeong, Yong Jegeon and Kim Sinrok aren’t around.
“Teacher Ham Geunhyeong-nim is usually away because of the Guideline Club’s work. And it seems He often goes to Hongcheon.”
“It seems almost certain He will leave after classes end, eh? Teacher Yong Jegeon-nim is the same. He will leave to go home with the Student Council’s president.”
“The problem is teacher Kim Sinrok-nim. Doesn’t He always stay and work until late? He is the Earthly Wings Council’s advisor, but He doesn’t visit the Earthly Wings Council much.”
As Gu Seulbi said, Kim Sinrok didn’t visit the Earthly Wings Council’s room very often.
It seemed to be because he judged that if he came, he may disrupt business of the student led organization.
“If we aim for the time when teacher Kim Sinrok-nim leaves, it will be really late. Once the night security systems activate, the difficulty of infiltration will greatly go up.”
“Ah, because They go to work early, infiltrating in the morning won’t do. Teacher Yong Jegeon-nim roams the school like a ghost until He leaves work, so it’s better to aim for time after classes…”
“They sometimes leave early, because of work, so we should aim for that time.”
The problem they lost their minds to was unexpectedly easily solved.
The Earthly Wings Council’s president Gye Idam was hospitalized in the infirmary after sparring with Jo Uisin, and it seemed that the advisor Kim Sinrok planned to visit him right after classes.
To confirm whether that information was true, the attention seekers lied down near the walk-trail to the teacher room.
Just when Kim Sinrok left the building, Yong Jegeon abruptly appeared.
“Teacher Kim Sinrok-nim, you’re leaving early. Where are you going?”
“… I’m going to check on Idam.”
“Is that so? Didn’t you go last night too?”
Kim Sinrok replied with a smiling face to Yong Jegeon’s inquisitive questioning.
The two attention seekers, who were watching the situation, had a strange feeling that Kim Sinrok was doing his best to maintain the smile.
“… He is still hospitalized. I’m worried about Idam-i. So I plan to take a quick look.”
Kim Sinrok tried to leave Yong Jegeon behind, while speaking softly, but Yong Jegeon followed him with a broad smile.
It seemed that Yong Jegeon planned to follow Kim Sinrok to the infirmary.
Kim Sinrok took a few steps, then stopped in his tracks.
“The Student Council activities will end soon.”
“Yeah, they will.”
“… Isn’t it time for Junyeol-yi to get off school? You go home from school together.”
“Ah, you’re worried about that? Thanks. But no need to worry.”
Yong Jegeon’s smile deepened.
“Junyeol-yi isn’t going straight home today, he plans to eat dinner with Uisin-i. I wanted to go with him, but he rejected my company.”
“… Is that so? I guess You’re following out of boredom.”
Kim Sinrok briefly looked at Yong Jegeon with a tired face, then he turned his head and started to quickly walk away.
Yong Jegeon diligently followed after Kim Sinrok, while talking about something, but as they gradually became distant, it didn’t reach the two attention seekers’ ears.
“I don’t know what’s going on, but this is a gap we, phantom thieves, must use. Such an opportunity cannot be missed!”
“That damn phantom thief sounds again. By the way, you posted a notice letter on Big Ben, but failed…”
“Technically, it wasn’t a failure. The painting of the great genius headed where it should be.”
According to Phantom Thief Neon’s explanation, painter Hong Gyeongbok was recently slowing down his search for ‘Imoogi’s Rise To Heaven’.
Phantom Thief Neon judged from those movements that painter Hong Gyeongbok already acquired ‘Imoogi’s Rise To Heaven’.
In addition, according to Phantom Thief Neon, the face of the genius he was paying attention to noticeably brightened up.
“… Is the genius you speak of the 1st year class 0’s Min Geurin?”
“That’s right! The great genius painter, who paints a new era in Korean Art history.”
Feeling how much respect and idolization Phantom Thief Neon had for her, Gu Seulbi’s heart grew complicated.
Not understanding why she felt so complicated, she felt annoyed.
Just when her enthusiasm for phantom thief doings was about to suddenly disappear.
“Alright, let’s change our garment! I prepared your phantom thief costume too!”
Phantom Thief Neon took out the box from his trunk.
Inside were garments embroidered with sparkling, to the point of dazzling, white beads in the shape of cranes on the white silk and mask imitating crane heads.
Thanks to the wide sleeve, they gave of a brilliant impression of cranes flapping their wings from the distance.
Gu Seulbi admired this really cool and pretty work.
‘Goodness… that’s so cool!’
The sadness, she felt for a reason she didn’t know a moment ago, disappeared like melting snow.
After Gu Seulbi happily changed clothes, Phantom Thief Neon looked at her filled with joy.
Gu Seulbi suddenly felt embarrassed and spoke bluntly.
“… But if we wear those clothes, won’t we stand out? We have to enter secretly.”
“I know that. To somehow compromise on that, I hold back on sending the notice letter, but…”
As if regretting that he couldn’t send the notice letter, Phantom Thief Neon wasn’t able to suppress his lament.
But he quickly overcame the inner conflict and shouted resolutely:
“Even so, phantom thieving cannot be taken lightly. We have to give an impression matching the phantom thieves. My partner must not cover her face with a bark and wear rags!”
Gu Seulbi’s heart almost fluttered a bit at the words “my partner”, but she narrowly got a hold of her feelings.
If only Phantom Thief Neon didn’t roast her druid impression, she would have praised him.
“Today’s costume concept is ‘A crane standing among a flock of chickens[1]’… No, ‘Two cranes standing among a flock of chickens’! The two cranes will overcome the hardship and shine among Eungwang School’s flocks!”
Phantom Thief Neon said it putting on a crane embroidered garment.
Because of the uncontrollable attention-seeking instincts, in the end the two raided the teacher room wearing seriously eye-catching outfits.
With the Phantom Thief Neon’s door opening technique, they succeeded in infiltrating the teacher room without making a sound, but it was impossible to go unnoticed when they were wearing those crane outfits.
“… Kids-ah, what are you doing?”
The teacher, who was working in the teacher room, looked with astonishment at the two cranes that appeared without any sign.
The two attention seekers, who were holding attendance books in their arms, flinched.
“Darn it, caught!”
“After we did our best to secretly infiltrate!”
“No, what you guys are doing is not infiltration, but attack…”
“Run!”
The two attention seekers disappeared in an instinct.
While the two observed the 1st year class 0, while avoiding Ham Geun-hyeong and Hwang Jiho’s eyes, they developed amazing escape skills.
Though the teacher also couldn’t properly respond in such an absurd situation, in the end the two phantom thieves’ theft succeeded.
The teachers, who stood blankly for a while, belatedly moved.
“… Let’s check on the class 0’s students.”
“I’ll check with the 2nd and 3rd years. They have many group activities these days, I think we can easily check on them.”
While teachers asked Jegal Jaegeol and Im Yeonhwa about the whereabouts of the 2nd and 3rd year class 0, the teacher, who checked the empty attendance books compartment, said:
“Teacher Kim Sinrok-nim uses paper attendance books, we should print new ones.”
“Can’t we just prepare teacher Kim Sinrok-nim’s? Everyone else manages attendance through the device.”
“Then do we have to prepare them for the entire year?”
The teacher, who had the most work years among them, filled up the supplies’ application form, while saying:
“It was personally ordered by chairman Hwang Myeongho-nim, so I don’t want to disobey.”
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[1] A crane standing among a flock of chickens — 群鷄一鶴, Chinese idiom meaning that ‘an outstanding person stands out in a crowd’.
Translator’s note: Gap? Eunhwi? … Could it be-!?
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