I Become a Mafia in the Academy

Chapter 120

While playing the game 'Justice-Keeping Phantom Thief Magical Girl (Mister)', I suddenly had a thought.

"No, seriously, what kind of mansion is so hard to break into?"

Of course, it's true that rich people's houses are difficult to rob.

But, to set up magic, traps, and personnel solely to catch thieves, isn't that too excessive?

To find out the truth about a fact not listed on the Sprout Wiki, I inquired in the community.

I was able to figure out the reason.

[Title: What's with the security at the Hanwol Group mansion?]

[Author: BackworldBlackFlame]

[I've raided all sorts of places, and I even hit the Calione elixir vault with a clip, but seriously, what's with the security at the Hanwol Group mansion? It's tighter than the Pentagon.

It's not like there's a legendary item hidden there, and it's just a bit more to steal than other houses, so why the hell is it so tough? I've raised my character as a Magical Girl, so escaping is a piece of cake, but I almost died for real. (Character screenshot)]

[Anonymous: LOL, you crazy bastard, how can a bearded old man with pink skin be a Magical Girl? LOL]

[BackworldBlackFlame: What? Isn't it obvious he's a Magical Girl?]

[Anonymous: Scaryscaryscaryscaryscaryscaryscaryscaryscaryscaryscaryscary]

[HotdogBulldog: Does he really walk around like that? Don't heroes mistake him for a monster and try to catch him?]

[BackworldBlackFlame: Yeah, he has two forms, so he's usually a pretty girl.]

[Anonymous: Oh, I think I saw something about that when I joined the Hanwol Group PMC.]

Thanks to [Anonymous]'s comment shortly after, I was able to learn the truth.

[Anonymous: Oh, I looked it up, and it seems they got robbed big time once before? That's probably why.]

It was because the Hanwol Group's warehouse had been completely raided in the past, by one person.

"Ubb──! Ubbubbuub!"

Haru casts a soundproofing spell around us, and Alessia ties the guy to a chair.

As the guy struggles hard, Alessia strikes the bag over his head once.

"If you move, it'll be hard to tie you up, so please stay still. I believe you don't want to be searched while staying still."

With Alessia's gentle and kind warning, the guy's movements become more intense, but finally, Alessia succeeds in tying him up completely and turns her gaze to me.

"Bag. Should I remove it?"

"Yeah, take it off."

When the pitch-black bag is lifted, the guy squints and looks around.

"What the hell is this all about! You guys, you've messed with a Hanwol Group servant! You know that?!"

"Of course, I know. I'm the grandson of the Hanwol Group chairman."

"What?"

With the bomb dropped, the guy is stunned and can't say a word.

The fact that I'm from the Hanwol Group bloodline is almost like a top secret, but I didn't care much about it.

That's because I had no intention of leaving him alone.

"Okay, let's skip the unnecessary talk and get to the point. The shotgun you stole. Where did you hide it?"

"......Excuse me? What are you talking about?"

As expected, the guy confidently pretends to be clueless.

"Why do this between people who know better? If you talk nonsense, we'll both get tired."

I whispered while lightly massaging his shoulder in front of him.

There's no way I can make a mess at my grandfather's house.

I showed him the documents Alessia had given me.

"Name, Yenika Motbrache. Age, twenty-four. No family. A Russian immigrant who came to Korea looking for work. Right?"

"That, that's......! You saw it, didn't you! But what the hell──."

"No, you can't say that, Yenika Mohamdzam. Your age is twenty-five, isn't it? The only true information here is that you're a Russian immigrant."

I tore the document in front of her and crouched down with a smile.

"So....... Do you think this is all I know?"

For the first time, her eyes began to waver.

"How on earth did you know that.......?"

"Surprised? There are even more shocking things. You're called the 'Thief of the Poor' in public, right?"

The nickname given to her for distributing items stolen from rich houses to the poor.

But, all of this was just viral marketing.

"The problem is that those poor people are pirates from a third-world country."

The method of robbing and then distributing some of it to slums. Even that gets robbed by nearby pirates immediately.

In fact, it's not just Calione that does this; it's quite common in the third world.

When such expensive items suddenly come into the hands of the powerless and poor, they can neither sell nor protect them.

In short, it's a money laundering scheme using the poor and pirates.

In other words, she's just a bad thief.

Now it's time to get Haru's help.

"Can I ask for your help?"

"I'll do my best."

I stepped aside for a moment, and Haru crouched in front of her.

"Hoo."

She closed her eyes and took a deep breath. Alessia, not knowing Haru's abilities, watched her with quite an interested look.

As she slowly opened her eyes, flames of crimson began to flicker in her eyes.

"All you need to do is look into my eyes."

That's the Izanami bloodline ability of the Inomiya family.

An ability that instills fear in the opponent just by looking at them.

Usually, it's used to gain an advantage in negotiations or to set the mood, but it's subtle because it's used gently with power control.

But at this level, where the color of the eyes changes and flickers, it must be quite thrilling.

"Kkeup──! Hwik!"

The guy's body began to tremble greatly under Haru's ability.

He soon closed his eyes tightly.

But Alessia forced his eyelids open from behind, making him look into Haru's eyes.

"Kkeuhwik......! Stop......! Please......!"

Looking closely, I could see Alessia's hand trembling slightly.

Even she was being affected by Haru's power.

The fear I felt from the guy had also grown quite a bit.

I walked back in front of the guy and asked.

"The shotgun. Where is it? If you hand it over right now, I won't kill you."

At the same time, the system window appeared before my eyes.

[The opponent is feeling great fear.]

[The additional effect '1. An Offer You Can't Refuse' of the trait [Successor of the Underworld] is activated.]

"The, the necklace......! The necklace!"

Finally, the guy opened his mouth.

"The necklace? Alessia."

"Yes, Young Master."

In an instant, Alessia removed the necklace from the guy's neck and handed it to me.

[A new item has been discovered!]

[Name: Dimensional Necklace]

[Grade: Rare]

[Type: Item]

[Description: A necklace with a subspace that can hold five items. Everything inside the subspace is in a state of stasis.]

"It was a subspace artifact."

I reached out to interfere with the necklace's subspace as if using a cube.

My hand went deep into the void. Soon, I grabbed something that felt blunt at my fingertips and pulled it out.

"Found it."

As expected.

The shotgun that should have been with my grandfather was now in my hand.

[A new item has been discovered!]

[Name: Billy the Kid's Shotgun]

[Grade: Relic]

[Type: Firearm]

[Description: A legendary gunslinger and villain of the Wild West. This is one of the double-barreled shotguns used by Billy the Kid.]

[Skills]

[1. World-renowned Relic: The original owner of this relic was a world-renowned figure. It grants three effects.

a. The efficiency of imbuing bullets with magic power significantly increases.

b. The gun can be fired just by charging magic power.

c. The durability is dramatically enhanced.]

[2. Double-barreled Shotgun: This weapon does not have rifling. Damage stacks when attacking at close range.]

[3. Weapon of the Villain: An attack power correction value is added in proportion to the user's infamy.]

In reality, Billy the Kid was called the villain of his era due to lies and exaggerations.

However, within the history of CS, his infamy was more than legendary.

Therefore, it was one of the relics that could receive significant buffs even in the game.

Especially, the increase in damage was so great that it was even evaluated as a cheat weapon for close-range firearms in the game.

"This must be the weapon the Young Master was looking for."

"Yes. With just Tommy, we can't handle various situations."

After confirming that there were no major issues with the entire firearm, I decided to search the guy's necklace further.

The items that came out were three in total: a statue, a dagger, and one red gem.

It seemed that these were items that Grandfather had not yet noticed.

Did he rob everything in the vault by sneaking around like this?

"You really have guts. To think of stealing from the Hanwol family's fortune, no less."

Haru shook her head as if she couldn't understand.

I also agreed with her thoughts.

Especially since he was working here, he should have at least vaguely known about the connection with Calione, yet he committed such an act.

Of course, it wasn't hard to guess why he committed such an act.

"It must be because of that."

I said, pointing to the red gem.

"...Isn't it just an ordinary gem?"

Haru tilted her head, looking at the gem.

I shook my head and picked up the gem.

"One of the disasters that occurred in Seoul in the past. This is a byproduct from that Ifrit."

"Ifrit, you say?"

"Yes, such remnants of spirits are usually used as materials for equipment crafting, explosive artifacts, or as offerings in major rituals."

At my words, the guy tied to the chair flinched again.

"At first, I thought he was just a petty thief, but no matter how much I think about it, it's suspicious. To enter the Hanwol Group's mansion and steal treasures over a long period? And this item of all things? No matter how much I think about it, I can't help but think he was commissioned by someone."

Meanwhile, he took the gun because it's easy to use even without skills or talent, probably to use in emergencies.

The dagger was for the same reason... The statue without any ability was stolen to make the incident look like a simple theft.

"Well then, it's time for the second round of questions. Haru, can you do it again?"

"...I'll try."

As Haru prepared to use her ability, the guy trembled in shock.

"Wait, wait! I can talk! I can talk! Right? Right? So please──."

"──Yes. You can talk."

I interrupted the guy's whimpering with a slight smile.

"But, isn't this more certain?"

Is there a need to take the hard way?

* * *

After thoroughly silencing the guy, Alessia left the room with him.

Since he was consumed by fear and couldn't move alone, he could be handed over to the security team.

The room was left with just the two of us.

I handed the necklace I had been rolling in my hand to her.

"Here. The payment for the commission."

"Ah. This was the payment the Young Master mentioned."

Haru carefully examined the necklace placed in my hand.

"It's also a subspace artifact, and it says that it stops time for the items inside. It's worth at least tens of millions of won."

"Is it okay for me to take this...? I didn't do much."

"Not at all. You used your ability, didn't you?"

Thanks to that ability, things proceeded smoothly.

I smiled lightly, indirectly conveying my strong will not to withdraw it.

Then, she finally burst into laughter.

"Yes. It does seem like I'm getting paid a lot for using my ability a few times."

"Thanks to you, the job was well done."

"...I will gratefully accept it."

Haru placed the necklace on her palm after receiving it from me.

She stared at it for a moment, then handed the necklace back to me.

"Huh?"

What's this? Wasn't it going smoothly until just now?

Not knowing why she returned it, I tilted my head, and she brushed her hair back and slowly spoke again.

"Could you... put it on for me?"

...What?