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90 - Advance notice from Phantom Thief R

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Although it was mentioned in every newspaper article, in terms of content, it was an unusual event buried in the political situation and celebrity scandals.
Despite the fact that a certain magician has published dozens of new medicines.
He stated that he is relinquishing ownership of those, that’s the content.

What everyone working hard in developing new medicines wishes is, for their achievements to be recognized.
As well as acquiring ownership of the new medicine at the same time.
If they acquired ownership, there is, more or less, a system in place where part of the profits go to the developer when the new medicine is sold.

And Josiah relinquished it.
Some of the new medicines have side effects, so they apparently decided that it would be better to use the information to help with future medicine development.
This unusual response led some people in the neighborhood to praise Josiah's actions.
It's really only a small part though...

“Aa~ah, man, it's so sad. Does this ever actually happen?”

It was Randy who looked at the newspaper article at a certain place and sighed.
What troubles him is that the world doesn't pay attention to Josiah's ability and achievements.
Randy, who had received information from another source, is looking through another report from Garda.

There were entries related to Basili and Ekaterina.
He understands their relationship.
But Randy laughed in scorn.

“I can't believe she used Josiah just because she doesn't want the engagement. A person who falls in love is acting as a person who falls in love. And Josiah is also acting like Josiah, he doesn't care about anyone else as long as he's happy. No, it's not that she doesn't like Josiah? It's just that this Basili guy is like that.”

Basili's actions are easy to understand.
He is clinging to status and honor. His actions are for the sake of his engagement to Ekaterina, and also for the fulfillment of his own desires. He seems to be making efforts in his own way, such as making connections behind the scenes so that his magic circle would be adopted.

Ekaterina, on the other hand, did not like the greedy Basili, so rather than developing a relationship with Basili she submitted the new medicines on her own to elevate Josiah.
It is not certain whether she is truly in love with Josiah.

After glancing at these, Randy muttered, “Now then.”

“I guess I'll try it. [Invasion]”

Up until now, Randy has used a magic circle breaker to release weapons and invade.
However, all of them were like dealing with old magic circles before the development of the magic circle breaker.
The magic circles of modern elves must have evolved since then, and most of all――the place where Randy is trying to invade, I Confederacy, has the user of the most cutting-edge magic circles.
That’s Josiah though...
Of course, he is also planning to try to break Ekaterina’s magic circle.

Hence――he sent an [advance notice] to each newspaper company.

A notice saying he will invade [Sackwill Academy] in a few days.

It's not like he's going to do anything special. It doesn't even say anything about stealing.
Only invade.
It's simple, but with this, Randy will be listening to their movement, hoping that it would be good if they changed the protective magic circle within the academy.

At any rate, in the end, Randy gave advance notice that he will invade.
There is no way that the parents of the students who belong to the school are not worried.
After all, no matter how much the public treats [Phantom Thief R] like a chivalrous thief, if he raises some sort of scandal, he won't get away with it...

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“This is...”

And then, one of the advance notices reached Ekaterina's ears.
As well as faculty members.
In order to alert even students who did not pay attention to newspaper articles, the dorm supervisor even reported it in each dorm homeroom, which was unusual.
Their parents also urged the [shadows] who are monitoring and guarding their children to be alert.

Ekaterina is also striving to revise and strengthen the protective magic circle.
And, Josiah also...

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