Funinna, please let me steal your heart!

As soon as the security team shouted, "Phantom Thief White Cat, stop!", more and more people gathered.

"Monster Thief~!"

Why do they still have fans?!

"There are so many people, and more and more of them! What on earth has this phantom thief done? We're clearly not the real phantom thief. Ying, we don't need to run, do we? If we talk things out properly..."

Ying shook her head: "Something's not right, and proving ourselves is a rather passive thing to do. Rather than getting caught, we'd better wait for the phantom thief to appear before we all show up together..."

"Yes!"

This would immediately clear their name.

Even if questioned about why they ran away, just say it was because they were scared. They're the ones in the wrong.

The problem is, how can one escape safely when so many people are chasing them?

"stop!"

A beautiful figure suddenly fell from the sky, her axe striking the ground, forcing Ying and Paimon to stop in their tracks.

Navia looked up: "Phantom Thief White Cat, I have something I want to ask you..."

Ying's eyes reflected a wary expression.

“…Hmm? Who are you?” Navia blinked, not recognizing her for a moment.

This doesn't seem like a phantom thief, does it?

Or is he more like the famous traveler...? What's going on?

Ying did not respond and immediately turned into the alley.

"Here!"

Suddenly, a special patrol team emerged from the other end, ready to go.

Xia Worei raised her musket: "You actually stole treasure at a time like this, you... huh?"

She squinted.

It doesn't feel like a white cat.

"...You're not a white cat." Xia Worei lowered the gun in confusion.

Ying paused, then, hearing the sound behind her, she had no choice but to turn into another corner, climb onto the roof, and then jump down again.

"Over here!" someone suddenly called out to her.

She looked in the direction of the sound and saw a boy wearing a top hat waving at her.

"Come over here, or you'll get caught!"

Sensing the commotion behind them, Ying hesitated for a second before following the boy with Paimon to a secluded corner.

The other girl, on the other hand, seemed to have been waiting for a long time.

“Alright, you’re safe here now. I didn’t expect you to be so reckless as to steal treasure during a festival when all the security forces are deployed—” Linni sighed.

"elder brother."

"What's wrong, Lynette?"

Lynette said expressionlessly, "She isn't."

"Eh?"

Linni turned around in shock and looked at Ying carefully.

He didn't know every detail of Luna as well as Lynette did, but he did feel something was off.

If Lynette says she's not Luna, then she really isn't.

You look at me, I look at you... The four of them exchanged glances.

"Haha..." Linni finally laughed awkwardly.

They thought Luna's identity had been exposed and they had come to pick her up, but it turned out not. He was wondering why Luna wasn't in the lounge.

It's impossible for Funina to discover my true identity.

Then a misunderstanding occurred.

"...Stupid brother."

"...Stop talking."

The noisy sounds were faintly approaching.

Lynette perked up her cat ears: "Here it comes, hide."

Linni nodded, took a large piece of cloth from his hat, covered the heads of the four people, and then quickly set up a wooden frame.

To outsiders, they are now just a box.

"Don't make a sound, keep your breath hidden."

Paimon covered his mouth.

Ying was somewhat surprised. They hadn't pushed her out? But she nodded and concealed her presence.

A rumbling sound swept past...that's how it should be.

"It's stopped?" Paimon whispered.

“...It should be him in person,” Lynette whispered.

Me?

Linni carefully examined the items, nodded, and put away the cloth and the rack: "You can leave now. Don't worry, she's here, and your innocence is beyond question."

"Her? You mean—"

Linnie nodded, her tail wagging: "The real Phantom Thief White Cat."

108: A true phantom thief doesn't need to prove himself.

The real phantom thief?

Paimon cautiously poked his head out, then widened his eyes.

"Ying, come and see!" She beckoned with her little hand.

And soon Ying's head appeared above her.

Looking above the crowd and up higher, you can see her figure with her shawl and golden hair swaying in the breeze.

Even from a distance, I could vaguely catch a glimpse of a smile on her lips.

That's the phantom thief...

The figure bathed in moonlight seemed to be coated with a layer of light, making it difficult to look directly at.

"The Phantom Thief White Cat!"

When did you change your clothes?

Luna parted her lips slightly: "Disappointing."

"what?"

She exclaimed, “You all have really disappointed me! You mistook a guest from out of town for me and made this lovely young lady suffer so much.”

"Since you gentlemen are so lacking in discernment, why not display all the treasures and let me demonstrate their value and brilliance to you?"

Everyone looked at each other.

Is it a misunderstanding? Wasn't that the phantom thief?

That's some really harsh language. Doesn't the person have any sense of propriety?

"It's clearly you who has committed numerous evils! If the Phantom Thief White Cat didn't exist as Fontaine, how could we have misunderstood someone else?"

"The phantom thief is the real culprit!"

"Go to jail!"

Curses rose and fell, drowned out by the crowd. But all they got in return were confused looks as people turned to the side.

"But didn't the phantom thief also do some good deeds...?"

What's going on with this group of people?

"Where did this shill come from? Give me 5000 Mora and I'll shout it for you guys!"

Navia and Chavore arrived at the scene, looking surprised.

Navia asked, puzzled, "What's going on...?"

Xia Wore narrowed her eyes, beckoned Tirena over.

"Remember all of these people."

"Huh? The captain means... Ah, I understand!" Tirena quickly relayed the message to the other team members.

This malice was not unfounded, but rather premeditated.

Bribing, creating momentum, and then overwhelming the enemy with public opinion. This is a very common tactic; voice can be used as a weapon—but Xia Wore thought to herself, they had chosen the wrong people.

The self-proclaimed righteous phantom thief will surely be influenced by it.

But the phantom thief White Cat never claims to be righteous, nor does he accept anyone's expectations.

She carried no burdens on her shoulders; she had only one person to be responsible for.

That is herself.

"What's going on? It feels like the wind direction has changed, it's completely off course," Paimon muttered.

I thought we were about to enter the self-proof phase, but it suddenly turned into a one-sided condemnation of the phantom thief. It was as if a multitude of hands were pushing him down.

"Someone wants the phantom thief to disappear."