Became the Academy Romantic Phantom Thief

303 – Train commotion

Dietrich’s pressure was beyond imagination.

I didn’t realize it in the past because the attack on the academy and the operation to clear Drakan’s base passed by without encountering any encounters, but Dietrich’s pure force, called a tank of destruction, boasted an overwhelming level even within Drakan.

Will I be able to win as easily as Siegfried or Veronica?

Let’s stay calm. Being needlessly scared will only cloud your judgment.

“I found it. Target.”

As soon as the guy’s grave voice ended, a huge fist flew through the air.

Because I was alert, I was able to narrowly avoid it.

It’s so powerful that if the reaction had been a little late, the face would have collapsed.

I was filled with anxiety that I wouldn’t be able to win easily with my current physical condition.

···Should I use Joker?

He thought about it for a moment, but then shook his head.

Joker is a trump card that must be used in the last situation. If I use the Joker hastily now, I may be able to defeat Dietrich, but I will also collapse from exhaustion.

In the current situation where Drakans are attacking me one after another, Joker must save it until the end for the final battle with the leader.

But that means that Dietrich must be caught using pure magic without the Joker.

I looked up at the beast-like man smiling excitedly in front of me.

A crazy battle fanatic who only craves death and death in his head.

Drakan’s members have different reasons for wanting to bring back the dragon, but this guy’s reason was very simple. It was for the absurd reason that I wanted to fight one-on-one directly with the dragon, who was said to be the strongest transcendent in this land.

With a guy like that, it would be impossible to dissuade him from fighting with me. They will want to fight until the outcome is a winner, no matter what.

“hehehe. He used cowardly tactics to defeat me and it sucks! Dietrich! Free me quickly! Hurry!”

Veronica, who was still tied tightly to the rope, changed her posture and started laughing at us as if she had never done that before.

Even though Eldina raised her hand blade to warn him at that obnoxious appearance, she was unable to make a move since she was confronting Dietrich.

“Veronica? Why is she standing there? “She needs to come here quickly.”

“You wouldn’t know it if you saw it!? You’re being captured! “Try to do something with this rope!!”

“Tsk. To be weak. “You should be ashamed.”

Despite saying that, Dietrich obediently tries to free Veronica.

I looked at him and spoke to him openly.

“Wait a minute. “There’s something I want to say before we fight.”

“Hmm. What?”

“Let’s fight one on one, fair and square.”

Unlike Veronica, who was talking nonsense, Dietrich looked interested in my suggestion.

“The woman next to him will fall, so she’s telling me to go at it alone too?”

“Exactly. “The idea is to decide the outcome in a one-on-one match between men.”

“hahahaha!! Good. “I like it very much!!”

In the end, the guy who readily accepted my words came forward again without even releasing Veronica’s rope.

“Hey! You ignorant stone-head! “It’s a one-on-one battle, so let me go first!”

“It’s noisy, so just watch quietly from behind. “There’s a lot to be said about losing.”

“Ugh…!!”

Veronica is pounding in place as if she is going to die from the heat and frustration.

At some point, Eldina came closer and struck her forehead with the blade of her hand.

“Ugh! Hey! “This woman is hitting on me!”

Of course, Dietrich did not even listen and just ignored it.

Beans! Bean! Bean!

After the hand-snatching was repeated several times, Veronica repeated her apology for her insolent attitude with tears in her eyes.

Good. With this, she neutralized her most difficult opponent.

If Dietrich, the strongest in the physical world, and Veronica, the strongest in the mental world, had joined forces, they would have been brutally defeated without even having a chance to do anything.

On the other hand, Eldina, who decided to join the battle on our side, was currently in a state no better than an ordinary person with no power. Although it was an unfair deal in some ways, Dietrich seemed perfectly satisfied with it.

“From Siegfried to Veronica. I can’t believe I’ve already defeated two of my colleagues. You are strong He’s probably stronger than anyone I’ve ever seen. So, I will fight with all my heart!”

I couldn’t just laugh leisurely at such a bloody declaration.

Dietrich shuts his mouth and raises his fist as if there is no need for further conversation.

Soon, his supersonic fists began to rain down with a loud noise.

Not only the power but also the speed is incredible. Unlike me, who was in a hurry to avoid him, he still had a smile on his face as if he still had time to spare.

I scattered cards around and evaded enemy attacks by teleporting. At the same time, swords, spears, and arrows were poured out from all directions within the card.

“Do you think you’ll fall for these kids’ pranks!?”

The attack does not work. The guy’s body, as strong as cast iron, easily blocked such an absurd challenge as if it were not funny. I was so sick of the tank-like fighting style that so ignorantly pushed me into my weight class.

The compatibility is not good. It wasn’t easy to even make a dent in Dietrich with my magic, which lacked pure combat power but had advanced utility.

I should have used an escape magic on this guy. Even though I regretted it later, Siegfried had not yet escaped and was unable to use magic.

Boom! Bang!

Every time the opponent attempts an attack, the inside of the train becomes a mess.

Eldi I had already moved to the compartment next to Veronica and was watching the battle with a worried expression.

···It’s the next compartment. Maybe there is a way.

I prepared in advance to realize the idea that came to mind.

“You’re so good at avoiding cooking! If you are a man, fight proudly!!”

I was taking my time by pretending to be as relaxed as possible, but my physical strength was already at its limit.

If I face Dietrich head-on like this, I will 100% lose.

I have no choice but to bet everything on this gamble…!!

As soon as I made the decision, I immediately activated the magic.

My body split into numerous crows and began to fly to the other side, ignoring the others.

“Are you really going to run away!? “I will not tolerate it!”

Dietrich tries to block my escape by crushing the crows one by one with his fists.

Every time he swung his fist, the crows turned into black ink, gradually blocking the opponent’s vision.

The number of crows is rapidly decreasing. And finally, when even the last one turned into ink.

At some point, Dietrich had moved to the end of the train.

And from the beginning, I pretended to turn into a crow and hid in place, but quickly moved to the opposite compartment of the train.

Dietrich spots me too late and starts roaring and rushing towards me.

That angry bull-like sight was so overwhelming that anyone would feel numb.

However, the ink that stuck to the ground became sticky and hindered the charge.

In the meantime, I swiped my card and broke the link connecting the compartments of the train.

“Do you think you’ll miss it!?”

The train compartment on the other side loses power and slows down.

However, Dietrich did not give up and tried to jump in this direction.

At that moment, the cards remaining on the train exploded all at once. Although it would not be enough to defeat the opponent with that level of power, it was enough to stop the action for a moment.

In the end, I was able to breathe a sigh of relief when the gap between the two trains widened to the point where I couldn’t catch up with them.

“Ugh! Dietrich, you stupid stone head!! “Me and the woman are on this side, what if we get lured to the other side!?”

If he had been standing guard here as Veronica said, there would have been nothing I could do.

It makes no sense to run away alone, leaving Eldina behind.

Anyway, I got through this safely.

Of course, since you haven’t defeated the enemy, they will come after you soon, but as long as you get to the association before then, it will be over without any problems. Because then Eldina will regain her goddess power.

It seems like chaos broke out in the front compartment as all the passengers evacuated in the aftermath of the sudden battle, but either way, the train would have no choice but to run to London. In this situation, stopping in the middle of the tracks is the most dangerous act of suicide.

For about an hour before arriving in London, I devoted myself to recovering as much physical strength as possible.

Veronica next to her seemed to realize that my physical condition was unusual, but she couldn’t keep hiding it for now and pretend she was fine, so she just gave up.

“Raven. It’s dangerous to keep this woman around. “If she were to be untethered right now, she would be brainwashed.”

It is just as Eldina said.

I could have just assumed that the opponent was Dietrich, who was stubborn in the fight. If it had been any other enemy, Veronica would have been let go and a terrible situation would have unfolded.

But that doesn’t mean you can’t throw it off a moving train, right?

This girl does not have a body of steel like Dietrich, and her body is a weak woman, so she will die just like that.

But if you get off at London Station and let him go, he will follow you right away. It would have been best to just leave it at Liverpool Station. I was trying to get information, but my mistake was not knowing anything about the leader.

While I was regretting it inside, Eldina whispered softly in my ear.

“I have an idea.”