Greetings, Mister Principal: Theft

At night, the old street is quiet, and most of the shops have long been closed. There are no pedestrians here at night, and it seems even more lonely now. Only the lit street lamps leave faint shadows on the road.

But in the corner of the old street, the lights of Antoine's Alchemy Workshop were still on.

Antoine put down the cup in his hand and scanned the working conditions of each alchemy circle again before cutting off its magic supply and stopping the operation of the circle.

Of course he couldn't let the magic circle continue to work while he was sleeping, otherwise if something went wrong on the way, his alchemy workshop might be blown up directly. Antoine packed everything up before walking slowly Go upstairs and return to the bedroom to get ready for bed.

About an hour passed, and just as the snoring began to start upstairs, Antoine's door was quietly pried open, and a figure tiptoed into the alchemy workshop.

"It's so simple."

Sanderson was wearing coarse black clothes. This kind of fabric that had been with him for many years made him feel very uncomfortable. His steps were very light and almost made no sound. After all, theft was his specialty. .

If it were placed in the Piram Alchemy Workshop, the buzzer of the alarm circle would sound the moment Sanderson picked the door lock, but that kind of special circle would cost a lot of money to arrange and maintain, Anto Wan obviously can't afford this.

Sanderson came to the side of the alchemy circle and took out a dark green stone from his pocket.

Of course he doesn't know magic, but what Piram gave to Sanderson was a genuine magic item.

This magical prop called the Recording Stone can perfectly replicate the structure of a magic circle in a space. It is a creation left over from ancient magic, and its specific principles have not yet been analyzed by modern magic.

In the beginning, the purpose of recording stones was archeology. When mages found ancient magic relics, they used recording stones to imprint those difficult-to-analyze runes and magic circles for back study. Now it has become a convenient Copying means used to carry blueprints of small and medium-sized magic arrays.

Sanderson activated the recording stone according to Piram's instructions. A burst of green light swept through, and he quickly copied one of the Coke production lines, flawlessly and flawlessly.

"It's time to go."

Sanderson thought, but he suddenly found that the surroundings were silent, and the snoring that had been continuous before had stopped at some point.

For just a moment, Sanderson broke out in cold sweat. He hurriedly put away the recording stone and walked towards the door.

"You thief!"

A roar sounded from behind Sanderson, followed by a stream of hot air.

Even Sanderson, who had no magic at all, could still catch the trajectory of the burning flame in mid-air with the corner of his eye.

One ring of magic, fireball.

The egg-sized core was surrounded by red flames, hitting Sanderson in a straight line.

He rushed forward in a hurry, and the fireball streaked across Sanderson's head, leaving a scorch mark on his hair. It hit the wooden door and opened up a path for Sanderson.

Sanderson panicked, rolled and climbed out, and hurriedly slipped out. As the night grew thicker, he quickly disappeared into the alley and was never seen again.

Since the copying process of the recording stone will not leave any traces, Antoine will only think that it is an ordinary thief who wants to try his luck in the alchemy workshop. Sanderson is impressed by Piram's wisdom, but he has lingering fears. Di gasped for air and touched the recording stone in his pocket. It took him a while to settle down, but he felt a damp heat in his lower body.

The experience just now made him incontinent.

......

The next day, in Antoine's alchemy workshop, Antoine was talking with Sheriff Leslie who came to investigate and collect evidence.

"Are you sure nothing is missing?"

Leslie looked at the door that was blasted open by the fireball spell, thinking that the mage himself might have done much more serious damage to this room than the little thief.

Fortunately, Leslie investigated the surrounding neighbors. Someone did see an unidentified guy sneaking out of Antoine's alchemy workshop last night. Only then could he roughly conclude that the theft was indeed true. It's not this mage's delusion.

"Nothing is missing. I think the thieves must be looking for my alchemy circle."

Antoine pointed at the alchemy circle he was running.

"This is a bit difficult, Sheila, what do you think?"

Leslie asked her colleagues. Sheila is a first-level mage. Due to the recent increase in magical crimes, the Magical Crimes Division where she works has gradually become busier.

"If it is a crime using a recording stone, then basically no evidence will be left, and if the other party does not openly use the alchemy circle on certain occasions, we will not be able to find the whereabouts."

Sheila shook her head. Her wheat-colored skin was very healthy, and she did not look like a mage who was focusing on research in the laboratory.

"How about prophecy?"

Leslie asked. There had been examples in the past of successfully finding clues using astrological predictions, so he asked. ~IndoMTL.com~ There is no way, there are too many magical elements involved in the incident, and the prophecy will be greatly interfered with, unless a high-level mage can be called upon, such as the one in 'Stargazer'. ”

Sighing, Sheila had nothing to do.

Different from the ability to predict the future that most people think of, prophecy can provide a relatively accurate divination for events that do not involve magic. However, if there are magical elements in it, such as the current incident, then astrology The results will be hugely biased, or even completely contrary to the facts.

"Mr. Antoine, do you have any clues, such as competitors?"

Based on experience, Leslie picked up a bottle of Coke that had been made. The town of Sorento where the old street is located has not yet become popular in this drink, so he still knows nothing about Piram Coke. .

"Atelier Piram recently produced a batch of cola, which is similar to mine, but the taste is different."

Antoine replied that he followed Reiner's instructions and did not accuse Antoine directly, but only hinted at it.

"Piram Alchemy Workshop? The possibility of business competition is quite high."

Sheila seems to be in a bit of a dilemma. This alchemy workshop itself has many inappropriate behaviors, but due to the lack of direct evidence, the sheriffs in several cities have been unable to convict him. As a mage, Sheila He also despised Piram's behavior.

"We will go back to investigate, but Mr. Antoine, I still have to tell you that unless direct evidence can be found to prove that your alchemy circle was indeed stolen by Piram Alchemy Workshop, there will be no conviction. ."

"I understand."

Antoine nodded and did not tell the two sheriffs in front of him about the signature he set in the alchemy circle for the time being.