Rookie Thief

'This is a pretty useless skill...'

"I don't think there's much need to use it."

However, I might be wrong because high memory and spatial awareness are good.

But if my body can't use it more effectively,

Even if I shoot an archery or throw a ball, I won't be able to hit it because my body won't move as I want.

'I guess so.'

Next are the four familiar notification lines...

== [Detected an error!] ==

== [Review: it can seriously affect the World!] ==

== [Initiate the debugging process immediately!] ==

== [The bug has been completely annihilated!] ==

Yeah, another good bug has gone...

'With this pace, I will soon use up all my bugs.'

'I have to find an alternative to those problems soon.'

[Your potential "The Art of Dart Rope" has ranked up to F]

[Acquired skill "Return" (Lv.1).]

Potential [The Art of Dart Rope] has ranked up!

Along with that is a random skill.

'Return?'

'What a weird skill.'

I will try when I come home.

And there are a few more announcements.

<You have interfered with the "General Storyline"!>

<You will now be considered as a "Rookie Thief"!>

<Acquired 15 System Exp.>

"What the hell?"

"So I'm a thief now?"

<Role: Rookie Thief.>

'NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO'

"I lost my role..."

Sigh

"What to do now...? Do I have to become a thief to get CP?"

"Pickpocket is hard..."

'This cheat is so bad.'

I took off my mask in order to breathe easier.

Huff.

<Role: Esther's Antagonist.>

'Huh?'

'What?'

I put on my mask and,

<Role: Rookie Thief.>

'Damn, I see, because Esther knows what I look like, she considers me an enemy.'

'But the police don't know what my face looks like...'

"So now I have two different roles!"

"This is huge."

'Now I have 2 ways to farm CP!'

'I take my words back. This cheat is outstanding!'

But I'll need to change my mask if I want to continue stealing...

Luckily, the police just saw me for the first time today, so there's a high chance they don't have any footage of me yet.

Next time I have to go buy a new mask.

'But it's a shame. I like this mask.'

'Let's go home.'

* *

1.43 P.M.

Back at the dorm, I lay face down on the bed because I was so tired.

'Forget it. I still have to go to the gym and try out new moves.'

I changed my clothes and went to the gym to exercise a bit.

'Today is my first time going to the gym here.'

'Oh, and I forgot that I still have this quest.'

[Secret Side Quest: Muscle Number One (2/?)

-Content:

30 push-ups (0/30)

30 sit-ups (0/30)

30 squats (0/30)

3km run (3/3)

-Rewards:

[Main Stats' Growth Boosting Potion (D)]x3.

]

'Quest will appear on a daily basis and increase by 10 units for each, except for running, which increases by 1 km every day.'

The quest will not increase forever but is capped at 100 push-ups, 100 sit-ups, 100 squats, and a 10km run.

'Sounds a bit familiar to me.'

But this quest will appear every day for a year and a half. And next will be phase 2 of the quest.

'That's also very familiar to me.'

But whatever, the [Reward] is too good to ignore.

'I will drink this during practice.'

While I was losing in thought for a while, I went to the gym.

The school's facilities are also quite good.

It is like a normal gym for cadets who want to practice strength freely.

And of course, there's also the room that I rented a few times ago at the [Muscle Number One] gym.

'Hopefully, it costs the same.'

I took out a bottle of D-rank [Main Stats' Growth Boosting Potion] to drink and prepare to practice.

Suddenly I met Haruki, Esther, and Charlotte, who were also practicing there.

Sigh.

'I feel like I have to listen to the dog barking again.'

I went in and ignored my surroundings.

Now I will do 30 squats with dumbbells.

Although it's kinda difficult to carry weights, it will help my [Endurance] and [Strength] stat increase more rapidly.

When I finished setting it up, I began squatting right away.

'1… 2… 3…'

"He looks like he's struggling a bit, doesn't he?"

That was Charlotte's voice.

"Should I go help him a bit?" - said Haruki.

"What the hell is helping him? Although he has some technique, he is still very weak."

'Goddamnit, it's that girl... again.'

'10… 11… 12…'

"He should have trained his strength more before coming to this academy."

"Calm down Esther-san."

"I feel humiliated to have a member like that in our A class."

'Damn, why is she so annoyed about my existence?'

'I couldn't know what she is thinking right now.'

'Yesterday, she just attempted to make a joke and now she is insulting me?'

'I don't know if I have done something to her that she has to bite my head off like that.'

'Not to mention, you and I are probably not in the same class.'

Because they will divide equally 500 students into five classes A, B, C, D, and E.

So A class will have 100 students.

Technically, we are all in class A, but they will later divide class A into 3 other classes: A-1, A-2, and A-3.

Class 1 will have 34 students, the remaining two classes will have 33 students.

But there will still be only one main homeroom teacher, which is Takagi Kenzo.

However, there will be a few assistants working for him on some paperwork.

And of course, Spiral Academy will filter by something called talent.

Not the [Talent] in the [Status Bar] but the talent based on standards of school principal - Thomas Oliver.

The main characters will be in class A-1 no matter what.

But my fate is different.

I am a variable in this world.

'Why don't you two say anything?'

'Is it true that you can't argue with it or feel apologetic?'

'Damn, both cases still hurt my ego.'

<Esther's Friendship -2>

<The 3 Host has been given CP.>

'Silence is still a wonderful method for CP!'

Well, anyway, I don't care though, my dear CP farming machine.

* *

7.30 P.M.

Later, Esther finally gave me back my peace.

I practiced for more than 5 hours in a row.

My body is exhausted.

I could even see my hand and my feet trembling intensively.

I went to buy bread and a bottle of milk at the gym.

'It's so freaking convenient.'

Just a while ago, I noticed that Katia, the beautiful princess of Russia, is also practicing here.

'She looks so gorgeous...'

I ate while peeking at her.

'Damn, but if my [Charisma] is this low, I might get killed if I keep peeking like this.'

[Charisma: 2.25 (Unranked).]

Sigh.

I threw the milk carton in the trash can next to it but it missed.

'I hope no one saw that scene just now...'

'That's embarrassing as fuc-'

'I wish I had Levitation Magic like Kenzo's homeroom.'

Sigh.

'Return to me, you son of a bi-'

The milk carton that was lying on the ground suddenly floated up and flew towards me.

'What the fuc-'

'When did I have Levitation Magic?!?'

'Wait a minute...'

'Is that my new skill?'

----Potential----

[The Art of Dart Rope] (F)

Description: You are a beginner in using Dart Rope.

-Return (Lv.1)

Upon active, the User will retrieve back the thing the User threw using Mana without losing its momentum.

Restriction: Below 0.5kg.

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'This skill is quite versatile.'

Although its returning speed is kinda slow, in the future it will be quick.

'And I will be able to retrieve really heavy things as a surprise attack!'

But now, I should come back and hit the sack.

'I'm really exhausted today...'

I lay down for a while but I couldn't sleep because of what happened today.

"Status Bar"

-Main Stats (!)

[Strength: 7.55 → 9 (Unranked) (!)

Endurance: 8.3 → 9.46 (Unranked) (!)

Agility: 6.969 → 8.28 (Unranked) (!)

Perception: 10.17 → 10.53 (F-)] (!)

'Intensive training did help a lot.'

But those are still nowhere near anyone in the combat department.

The weakest one is already at F or F+ rank right now.

But my rank is still at [Unranked].

[Rank: Unranked (9.3175).]

However, my growth is still faster than most students in this academy.

In just two days, it has increased from 8.24725 to 9.3175.

'That's over 0.5 stat points per day!'

"But I still have to be faster in this cruel world."

I remember how I used to swing on buildings like that.

Just thinking about that makes my hands tremble, partly because of fear, and partly because of excitement.

[Due to your excellent memory ability!]

[Acquired skill "Recall" (Lv.1).]

'What is this?'

* *

10.51 P.M.

I am currently writing in my diary.

'Hi Diary! I really miss you.'

'I have a lot of things to tell you today!

'Today, I met that guy again.'

I think it was 6 o'clock in the morning.

I met him while he was talking with a teacher in the teacher room.

'What is that guy doing?'

I was really curious, so I opened the door just enough to eavesdrop on the conversation inside.

Despite that, I couldn't listen a lot.

I looked around for a while and saw someone asking.

"Oh, what grade are you in?" - said a teacher.

"Yes, sir, I'm an A-class student."

'He is kinda polite, to be honest.'

"That's great! Just keep learning and growing, okay?"

"Yes, sir."

"And why are you wearing a mask… do you have any health problems…?"

'Yeah, I am also kinda curious about that thing... And why is he wearing that weird mask all the time?'

"Yes, it's something like that..."

'Sounds so suspicious.'

"Okay… then why did you come here so early?"

"I came to see my homeroom teacher."

'He means Takagi Kenzo? The most famous hero of Japan?'

'I think he also has a daughter too if I'm not wro-'

"Ah, Kenzo-sensei right? Just go out there and you'll be fine."

"Yes, thank you, sir."

"It's nothing, really."

Ryoshu walked away.

I waited for a while.

'I guess I have to come in to check a bit.'

The door suddenly opened.

I used my Wind Magic to fly up to the ceiling.

He looked around and scratched his head.

But Ryoshu seemed to not realize anything and walked away noticing nothing.

I saw him bringing a letter in his hand.

'Is that a letter?'

'Why a letter?'

'Everything about him is so suspicious.'

'Should I follow him?'

"Um. What are you doing on the ceiling in front of the teacher room, Esther cadet?"

Someone has noticed me. I was really shocked when I heard my name.

I looked down and saw Takagi Kenzo looking at me.

I floated down and apologized to him.

"I'm sorry, sir."

"No problem, but I'm asking what you were doing there."

"Um… Um… I was eavesdropping on Ryoshu's story..."

"Amemura cadet? Why?"

"Because he is really suspicious..."

"That's not a proper reason. Even if someone is suspicious, it's your problem to begin with."

"I'm really sorry, sir."

'Damn, I should not have followed him all the way here.'

"It's okay. Please don't do that kind of action so publicly like that."

"I will remember, sir."

"Very good. Now go back and do your thing."

"Goodbye, sir."

"Goodbye Esther cadet."

We both waved at each other.

I walked back to my dorm and immediately fell on the bed again.

Thinking about how embarrassing that my form teacher had seen me floating and eavesdropping on another cadet.

'Ah, I want a hole to open up beneath my feet right now...'

'I still really don't like that guy at all!'