Episode 29: Where the Forbidden Items Gather (1)
The Thieves’ Club’s office was located in a very remote area.
In terms of size and performance, it is above average, but the problem is that it keeps breaking school rules.
In addition to individual penalty points and disciplinary actions, sanctions at the club level are also quite frequent.
This includes cutting club budgets.
As evidence, the interior of the building was extremely shabby.
The leather on the sofa is all worn out, and the chairs all look like they were picked up somewhere.
And just like that, sitting on an old wooden table that seemed to have been picked up from somewhere else, was the leader of the thieves’ club.
She is a tall, slender beauty with black hair that falls to her waist.
Even though he just sits there expressionless and does nothing, it seems like he naturally exudes charisma.
Maybe it’s natural, since I run a club.
“Sister, we’re here… … .”
“… … .”
The club president clicked his index finger without saying a word.
As Shin Byeong-cheol approached him, hesitating, a white hand grabbed the radish’s head violently.
“Eww! Did I tell you to buy it or not?”
“Ouch! Sister! Head! Just the head!”
“It’s important! Stop doing other things and listen to me! That’s what I said!”
“I’m sorry! Oh no! Stop! I’m going bald!”
Every time the club president exerted strength in his hands, Shin Byeong-cheol was dragged around pitifully.
This farce seemed to have ripped out my hair, or rather, a handful of it.
The club president let go of Shin Byeong-cheol’s head and hit the back of his head one last time, making a loud thud!
“I don’t even want to see you, so get out.”
“Okay. I’m sorry.”
Shin Byeong-cheol left the room, caressing his aching head, and we were left alone.
As soon as the club president turned his gaze towards me, I immediately lowered my head.
“Hello, senior.”
“It’s Dang Gyu-yeong. I’m sure you already knew this, but I’m the manager here.”
“This is Kim Ho.”
“Let’s look at the object first.”
Dang Gyu-yeong seems to have a very straightforward personality.
From my perspective, it’s easier to just make a statement like this and get straight to the point than to exchange meaningless words.
I took out the [Cube of Life] from my inventory and opened it.
Dang Gyu-yeong stared at the tightly packed forbidden items, then took one out and checked it.
“… … It’s true. To be honest, I was half-believing it until just a moment ago. An item that deceives the band wave? No matter how many times I hear it, it sounds like a lie.”
“The world is wide and there are many items.”
“I guess so. I thought there wasn’t a single item I hadn’t handled before, but I still have a long way to go. Hey, can I steal this?”
It’s a look that’s a mix of joking and serious.
As the president of the thieves’ club, it would be a piece of cake to steal an item from a freshman if he put his mind to it.
Of course, I took this possibility into account.
“You’ll get it soon. It’s a magical engineering item after all.”
“what?”
Dang Gyu-young took a closer look at the cube.
It’s hard to tell at a glance because it’s covered with various plants and flowers, but traces of the 10x10x10 blueprint can be seen here and there.
“What is this? Is this a magic item? I’ve never seen anything like this before. Who made it?”
“It’s me.”
“Hey, are you good with your hands?”
Dang Gyu-yeong was giving up his foolish thoughts, saying, “If it goes like this, it’ll be over.”
The anti-theft devices for magic engineering items are more complex than those for regular magic items.
It can be planted deep during the production stage, making it difficult to find and bypass.
Of course I’ve never done that, but bluffing alone can be a deterrent.
If what I say is true and they track me down, I really won’t be able to do anything.
“Tsk, anyway, you came here yourself because you wanted something from me, right? Instead of handing it over to Byeong-cheol, right?”
“You saw it right away.”
“As you can see from the picture, we are a bit poor. If we had been robbed of this, we would have been in the red this month.”
So, there is nothing I can give you.
I know it’s a joke, but I didn’t bother to point that out.
I didn’t come here expecting any material reward anyway.
“I think it’s something that my senior can easily do.”
“Tell me. What is it?”
I paused for a moment and then opened my mouth.
“Temporary storage.”
“… … !”
The moment he mentioned ‘temporary storage’, Dang Gyu-yeong’s face hardened coldly.
The shadows beneath my feet twitch and my shadow climbs up my legs on its own.
The presence of Dang Gyu-yeong right in front of you gradually fades away.
A situation where combat can break out at any time.
“Let’s talk about it, senior. I’m scared.”
“You’re so scary, your expression hasn’t changed at all. Did you get sent by the leadership?”
“No. I don’t get along with them.”
“Then where.”
“I came alone.”
“Believe me on that.”
“Why do you tell lies that will be found out in no time?”
Anyway, if you do a little research, it’s not difficult to figure out the affiliation.
Telling such trivial lies will do more harm than good.
Dang Gyu-yeong stared at me intently as if trying to gauge my true intentions, and I calmly accepted it.
Soon the wriggling shadows returned to their original state.
“… … Okay, okay. Let’s say you’re independent. How did you know about the temporary storage facility?”
“I made my own inference.”
In fact, it is not an inference but an experience.
A single ban wave can confiscate hundreds of banned items from students.
But will this be the end of the band wave this semester?
Absolutely not.
It activates when forgotten and instills a sense of alertness in students.
So where do all those banned items go?
There is a storage facility for seized items.
Even I, a veteran of veterans, don’t know exactly where it is now.
Because the location changes frequently.
Moreover, even if the location is found, it is virtually impossible to penetrate.
For example, some principals use huge subspaces as storage areas for confiscated items and carry them around.
This means that you can only enter by defeating the principal, that is, the previous warrior, but ironically, if you have the specs to do so, there is no point in obtaining the items inside.
However, this is the location of the storage,
There is a place where banned items undergo a brief sorting and verification process before being moved to storage.
This is called a temporary storage facility.
“I think he’ll probably go sometime today or tomorrow night.”
As soon as this weekend passes, the temporary storage facility will be completely emptied.
Whether or not they can rob that place before then is the biggest issue for the thieves’ club right now.
Sunday is probably too late, so Friday or Saturday night would probably be ideal.
When my purpose became clear, Dang Gyu-yeong’s expression became bewildered.
“So now… … . you’re going to ride for free?”
“It’s not like I’m riding without a ticket. I’m paying the fare.”
The fee is, of course, the banned items that were just released.
Dang Gyu-yeong let out a hollow laugh, perhaps because my attitude was too confident.
He flips the [Cube of Life] over, spills out its contents, and hands me the empty cube, speaking.
“Hey, junior, Kim Hoya, honestly, I appreciate you getting these for me. I’m willing to pay a reasonable price. But this is our loss. How much effort did we put into it, and now you’re just putting a spoon on the table that was already set? That’s not right.”
“I do have that feeling.”
“So tell me something else, except for the temporary storage. Something else.”
Even if I add up the value of all the forbidden items I’ve saved, it’s not enough to board the bus to the temporary storage facility.
Because from the perspective of the thieves’ club, that place is truly a treasure trove.
At this point, Dang Gyu-yeong must have thought I would ask for something different, but I had no intention of changing anything.
Instead, just add one more trading material to the scale.
I got lucky.
“Temporary storage. The leader will be guarding it, right?”
“What are you talking about? It’s a completely ironclad defense.”
The bandwagon wave had been going on countless times before I even entered the university.
Each time, the Thieves’ Club took notice of the temporary storage facility, and each time, the Student Guidance Department mobilized all its members to defend it.
This time it will be the same.
“It will be difficult to break in, but it will also be difficult to escape after finishing the job.”
“If we really have to be specific, the latter is more difficult.”
It would be perfect if you could go in and out without anyone knowing, but there was a high possibility that you would be noticed by Mercury while going back and forth.
The leadership is the strongest armed group in Yongsal Academy.
Even if it’s a few of the four major powers, it’s not like the Thieves’ Club is an opponent they can rub shoulders with.
If you fight them, you will be overwhelmed in an instant, and if you run away and get caught, it’s game over.
You have to throw out all the items you worked so hard to get.
The condition I am about to propose is related to this.
“What if I could solve the latter for you?”
“Hey, talk sense. Even we can’t do it, you… … Wait a minute.”
As he opened and closed the [Cube of Life] slightly, Dang Gyu-young’s eyes widened.
“… … That’s right. Why didn’t I think of that? If I just collect the important things and put them in… … .”
“You can definitely get it.”
A hidden piece that avoids both the band wave and the crystal ball.
Even if all the members of the invading thieves’ club are caught without exception, the items stored inside the cube will not be caught.
‘I absolutely cannot refuse this.’
Of course, I can understand Dang Gyu-young’s position.
Since it is a project that has been prepared with great effort, it would be unpleasant for an outsider to suddenly jump on board at the completion stage.
But I would be even more disappointed if the project fell through at the last minute.
It’s even worse when you can’t get anything.
If you accept my offer, you are guaranteed at least some benefit.
Only the things you want, the things that are valuable even in the vault.
Dang Gyu-yeong looked almost done.
However, since this situation is not very satisfactory, I secretly make a counteroffer.
“Hey, can you just hand me that box? Or can you lend it to me for a little while? Just for one night?”
“I don’t like it.”
That’s ridiculous.
“Oh, why! If you have any good items, just bring them to me!”
“You have to see it for yourself and choose.”
There is a huge difference between a good item from their perspective and a good item from my perspective.
I have to see with my own eyes and judge what is useful to me.
“Are you going to do it?”
“… … .”
“If you really don’t like it, there’s nothing I can do.”
“… … Do it, do it! Just do it!”
“Then I will accompany you.”
“Tsk.”
It was Dang Gyu-yeong who reluctantly accepted the deal.
He stares at me with a pouty expression and asks.
“Hey, be honest. You’ve been on your knees for a year, right?”
“How can I kneel here for a year? If I don’t get good grades, I’ll be expelled.”
“I have a good feeling about it. No matter how I look at it, it doesn’t look like a freshman.”
“I got caught. I’m telling you this only to my seniors, but I’ve actually graduated over 200 times.”
“… … Ugh, I should stop talking.”
Dang Gyu-yeong’s expression turned cold.
He got up from his seat, shaking his head.
‘It’s true.’
The supporters eat it all
