Ch. 3: The Thief's Rule
After that…_
I accompanied Toni to the castle and we arrived in the grand reception hall.
Within, a great crowd of people had gathered, and there were all sorts of different dishes laid out.
Toni: "Geez, thieves having a party, do they think this is a gala or something…everyone got all excited when I said you were
coming after you woke me from that ring."
Toni folded his arms and furrowed his eyebrows.
[CHOICE]
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Thank you (SUN)
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Sorry (MOON)
Toni: "Oh yeah, there's something I want you to help me with."
OO: "Eh?"
Toni led me by the hand a little forcefully and started walking towards a platform in the hall.
OO: "To….Toni?"
Castle Thief 1: "Hey! It's Prince Toni! We were waitn' for ya!!"
Castle Thief 2: "Show us somethin' cool!"
Amidst the shouts of encouragement, we got up on the stage and Toni quietly whispered in my ear.
Toni: "When I give you the signal, throw this at me."
My shoulders stiffened as Toni pulled a dagger from somewhere and handed it to me.
OO: "What…!? Throw it…!?"
Then, Toni pulled out two more daggers and started juggling them like beanbags.
The blades danced in the air, and the crowd let out a cheer.
Wow…!
Toni: "OO! Now! Throw it!"
OO: "Eh…!"
Toni: "Hurry!"
OO: "B…but…"
Toni: "It'll be fine! Trust me!"
At his words, I made my decision and threw the dagger…-
Toni caught it easily and masterfully worked it in among the juggling daggers.
The crowd applauded even louder.
Wow…that's so amazing!
Toni ended the show with a bow of his head to the audience, then rushed over to me with a smile.
Toni: "Great job!"
Toni gently patted my head.
[CHOICE]
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That was amazing! (SUN)
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That was scary (MOON)
Even after the show, there was no end to the voices raised in laughter.
Everyone here is a thief…
Toni: "We don't steal from the weak ya know."
OO: "…eh?"
Toni spoke, as if he could see what I was thinking.
Toni: "The people here are forced to do severe manual labor, so this castle is kinda a way for them to get treasure and fill their
pockets. Cause of that, we only steal the things we need. We leave everything else for the people.
OO: "So you have a rule about it…"
Toni flashed his teeth and smiled proudly.
Not long after that, I would have my own experience with thieving.
OO: "Toni, you were amazing!"
Toni: "You know it!"
OO: "T-that was a little scary."
Toni: "But it was fun, right?"
OO: "Yeah…!"
OO: "Sorry."
Toni: "You don't need to apologize!
OO: "Thank you, for going through all the trouble."
Toni: "No thanks necessary!"