CH 16

My pouch of money filled with gold and silver coins, which was surely there just a moment ago, has disappeared?

Oi oi, give me a break! I put all my money in there, you know? How am I going to eat tomorrow?

As I was breaking out in a cold sweat, the owner, who had just told me that I had been robbed, laughed hysterically, as if to say, “Gah-ha-ha!” He laughed loudly, as if he had seen something funny.

“That’s the rumoured chivalrous thief recently. It’s been said that even the guardians in charge of security in this castle town are no match for them. Well, you’ll just have to give up, I suppose.”

“No, no, that’s not amount I can to give up! Well, thank you for telling me, anyway!”

Without so much as a thank-you, I ran out. 17,000G, that’s a lot of money, no doubt about it. Considering that a guard’s salary is 5,000G a month, that’s the equivalent of a big company bonus. Too hurtful to lose!

I wade through the crowd to find what appears to be a thief. Where is he, where is he, where is he? It would be easier to tell if they wore a mask like a thief!

At that moment, with a swoosh There was a guy who saw me and changed his movements. He was wearing a gray hood and I couldn’t make out his face, but it sure looked suspicious.

“Hey, you there!”

“Chi!”

As soon as I called out to him, the hooded human started running as if he was weaving through the crowd. And he’s crazy fast. No way, bingo? Did he just steal all my money!

“I’m not letting him get away!”

I chase after the thief’s back through the crowd. The thief looks back at me as I run frantically and snickers, “Hmph.”

“There’s no way you can catch up with me with that kind of armour on.”

“What the hell!”

“You can’t catch up to me with that armor on! Give it up!

What kind of logic is that?

The thief nimbly dodges people and keeps moving forward. Shit, I was about to lose him again when I thought.

“Shit, I’ve gone through the market.”

The thief swore. Yes, the crowded area was over and we were now on a road that was clear and easy to drive on.

“But if I can keep this much of a gap between us, I can get away with it in plenty of time. So long, rich guards.”

“I doubt that.”

I kicked out hard at the ground, aiming at that back of the thief running in the distance. Immediately afterwards, my body caught up with the thief in a straight line as fast as an arrow released after being squeezed hard.

“Wha??”

“Sorry, as long as there’s no crowd, it’s no problem for me.”

The basic speed status had increased with the rapid rise in level, and above all, the helmet and armor that had been equipped earlier also had the effect of increasing the speed of the equipped person. Now I could have a good game of tag with the cheetah.

“Hmph.”

I grab the thief’s hand and then push his body down to the ground and restrain him.

“H-hey, stop it! Ouch!”

“I’m not going to let you off the hook! Just give me back what you stole!”

“No~~ no~~! I’m going to get raped! Somebody help me!”

“Hey, hey! Don’t yell out something so bad.., Nn?”

Speaking of which, I was too busy chasing after him to think about it, but he seems to have been using a lot of strange women’s language since a while ago.

With a snap, I removed the thief’s hood. What was instantly revealed was the face of a beautiful girl herself.

“Hey, you’re…!”

“What, it’s rude to be surprised by someone’s face!”

I was surprised not only by the beautiful girl element. Her short-cut, fluffy hair was dyed a light red. Her thin, small body hidden under a large, dirty hooded robe, and above all, her slightly bossy behavior.

There’s no doubt about it, this is the girl. She is Nina, the thief who becomes one of the hero’s harem members in [Let’s Go Crush the Demon King].