PHA - Chapter 356 - It's Not Easy Being a Thief

"Huh? Investigate the Demon King's Shadow's theft?"

Lilith had informed Sylvia about the general gist of the situation after the other party took a seat at the table. However, Lilith decided to keep Alice's identity as the Hero a secret from Sylvia for the time being.

When Lilith had asked Etoria about Alice, Etoria initially tried to deny all connections between Alice and the Hero. This meant that Alice being the Hero was information that must be kept a secret for the time being. So, even if Sylvia was one of her most trusted aides, Lilith didn't choose to tell Sylvia about Alice.

Lilith was aware that the reason Alice was willing to share her identity as the Hero with her was because Alice trusted her. However, she'd be overstepping her boundaries if she nonchalantly shared this secret with others. She wasn't so dense and foolish that she'd make such a mistake.

"Yes. According to my investigations, the person who stole Demon King's Shadow is most likely a thief. All fingerprints, footprints, and secretions at the crime scene were erased when the crime took place. There are also some traces of special mana left behind at the scene, and I suspect the mana is from 'Traceless,' a spell only thieves know how to use," Alice said, nodding. Then, she pulled out the magic crystal and put it on the table, saying, "Stored inside this crystal is the special mana I mentioned. So long as this crystal comes into direct contact with the owner of this special mana, its color will turn from blue to golden."

"I see. So, you wish for me to inspect the Rhine Kingdom's thieves and see if anyone has mana matching the mana stored inside this crystal," Sylvia said, understanding what Alice was trying to get her to do. Then, she turned to Lilith, and only after seeing Lilith nodding to her did she agree to take on Alice's commission. Although Sylvia didn't know why Lilith would decide to help Alice on this matter, she would naturally complete any orders Lilith had for her perfectly.

When Alice saw the subtle interactions between Lil

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Novel Notes

PHA is going on a hiatus until January 1st, 2023. It's becoming increasingly stressful to translate PHA due to all the unneccessarily elaborate yet unimportant contexts, so I've decided to take a break from PHA and have a go at it again next year.

-Hellscythe

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