I Became A Thief Who Steals Overpowered Skills

In front of the hallway leading to the Special Studies Building, a boy with dark blue hair was walking.

Having recently finished his growth spurt, his now robust physique clearly belonged to Kraush Valheim.

「You say ridiculous things as if they’re nothing.」

As he walked, Kraush recalled what Sizerly had said earlier.

「But I suppose I have to try.」

Sizerly had decided to trust Kraush. If that was the case, she was determined to do everything she could.

「I’ll do my best to create a connection somehow.」

With a confident expression, Sizerly had left the room.

Kraush had no doubt she would arrange a meeting for him in no time. After all, she was none other than the genius girl, Sizerly Ephania.

After Sizerly departed, Kraush immediately left as well.

As mentioned earlier, the place he headed to was none other than the Special Studies Building.

The bustling atmosphere was filled with students preoccupied with their own research, moving busily from one place to another.

After glancing around at the crowd, Kraush soon arrived at the Curses Division.

Despite the substantial number of students in the division, all immersed in their curse-related studies, Kraush’s eyes landed on a small girl seated in a secluded corner, engrossed in her work.

Although older than Kraush, her diminutive figure made her appear much younger. With her tiny hands, she was manipulating curses of extraordinary danger.

She was the only student capable of handling high-level curses.

The youngest disciple of Veltua Lacroix, the Curse Master.

Her name was Dorma Lacroix.

“Dorma.”

“Eek!”

The moment Kraush called her name, she let out a startled scream.

The jar of curses she was holding slipped from her grasp, prompting Kraush to reach out quickly and catch it before it hit the ground.

Letting out a sigh of relief, Kraush noticed that Dorma had frozen stiff.

If the jar had shattered, the classroom would have been flooded with a high-level curse, a disaster narrowly avoided.

Seeing Dorma’s pale, frightened face, Kraush placed the jar back on her desk.

“Sorry, I didn’t mean to scare you like that.”

“N-no! It’s my fault! I was too careless!”

Hearing Kraush’s apology, Dorma quickly shook her head.

Thanks to this, the tense atmosphere seemed to have eased a little.

Dorma tilted her small head only after finally seeing Kraush.

“B-but, Kraush-nim, what brings you to the Curse Studies classroom?”

“Dorma, I have some business with you.”

Dorma tilted her head again.

“It’s about Veltua.”

And when Kraush spoke his next words, her eyes widened.

Looking at her rabbit-like eyes, Kraush pulled out a chair with a scrape and sat down.

“First, I’ve found the last sighting account of Veltua.”

“R-really!?”

“Yes, I plan to go look for him immediately, but there’s a separate problem.”

Kraush is currently a student at Rahern Academy.

Even though Kraush is treated somewhat specially at the academy, he cannot forget the fundamental duty of being a student.

Even Princess Sizerly only went to investigate imperial affairs after receiving an official mission from the empire for that purpose.

“Skipping classes repeatedly without a mission or training will lead to expulsion.”

Searching for Veltua could count as training for Kraush.

However, considering that he had recently spent a long period in training with Durandal, it would be difficult for him to act on his own again this time.

“What can I do to help?”

Dorma, showing her firm determination, declared she would do anything to find Veltua.

Seeing that resolve, Kraush chuckled briefly.

“You’ll give me a mission.”

“A mission?”

“Yes, it’s a mission to search for Veltua Lacroix in the forbidden area, the Unending Night, where he was last seen.”

Dorma once again made her rabbit-like eyes.

“C-can I even issue a mission?”

Most of the missions submitted to Rahern Academy were registered by nations or noble houses.

As a student, she doubted whether she had the authority to issue one.

However, Kraush knew there was no need for such doubt.

“Of course, you can. If Veltua is absent, then you, Dorma, are the head of the Lacroix family.”

The Lacroix family consists only of Veltua and Dorma.

That’s because Veltua had adopted Dorma, an orphan, as his sole foster daughter.

Though there are other disciples, they either bear different surnames or are commoners.

Officially, Dorma was the only member of the Lacroix family.

In other words, she alone was enough to carry the name of the family.

Perhaps she was the only one in Rahern Academy who could act on behalf of an entire family.

“Ah, ah, that’s true!”

Dorma, who had finally understood this fact, nodded enthusiastically.

She realized that issuing the mission under the name of Lacroix, rather than her personal name, made it possible.

“Alright! I’ll register it!”

She spoke with overflowing confidence, fully determined to help with anything as long as it involved searching for Veltua.

“Thank you. I’m counting on you.”

Relieved, Kraush thanked her and left the Special Studies Hall.

With this, he had established a way to begin the search for Veltua.

‘The next step is receiving the mission.’

Kraush could sense that another challenge lay ahead.

Receiving the mission meant he would have to meet and make a request to Charlotte.

‘Did Charlotte have a favorite snack or something?’

Not long ago, Kraush had reminded himself that Charlotte was family.

He realized that while he had been afraid of the overwhelming presence that was Charlotte, she had always treated him as her younger brother.

Now, Kraush understood that even when Charlotte acted in ways that seemed incomprehensible on the surface, her intentions were always for his sake.

But despite this understanding, it was true that he still found it difficult to approach her.

‘One way or another, I’ll just have to face it head-on.’

With this thought, Kraush began walking toward the Lion Order.

As he made his way there, several people who recognized him reacted in various ways.

Most of them, however, displayed respect toward him.

In the past, some of these reactions had included a hint of competitive spirit, but the longer Kraush spent at Rahern Academy, the more respect he garnered for his accomplishments.

Kraush himself could feel that he was gradually becoming a central figure at Rahern Academy.

‘Is this what Arthur used to feel like?’

Reflecting on his life, which had once been treated as a nuisance even at Rahern Academy, Kraush thought about how much things had changed.

At that moment, Kraush sensed someone following him.

He let out a brief sigh at the presence and abruptly stopped in his tracks.

Before the person could react, Kraush’s body suddenly gained speed.

Accel.

In an instant, Kraush disappeared from sight and reappeared at a corner of the hallway.

Then, Kraush’s hand immediately extended.

“Ugh!”

The one caught by Kraush’s outstretched hand was a man with snow-white hair.

He was White Snake, one of the twins who followed Sigrid.

Toi Popoa.

“Toi!”

At that moment, his twin, Black Snake Tai Popoa, who was nearby, shouted and rushed toward Kraush.

They were also destined to belong to the Skyborne Generation in the future.

The blade extending from Tai’s sleeve immediately launched a surprise attack on Kraush, as if to prove their skills were not ordinary.

However, their opponent was far too powerful.

Kraush didn’t even draw Thunderstorm, instead wrapping his hand in Aura.

He instantly swung his Aura-clad hand toward the blade.

Clang!

A fierce noise echoed as Kraush’s hand, enveloped in pure white flames, clashed with Tai’s blade.

Tai’s eyes were filled with astonishment.

It was the look of someone unable to believe that his sword was parried by a mere hand.

But it was an inevitable outcome.

The Calamity Dragon Fall technique, taught by Durandal, was a secret art that turned the body itself into a weapon.

For the past few months, Kraush had trained desperately to master it, achieving the first stage of Calamity Dragon Fall.

By focusing Aura on specific parts of the body, it could be made harder than steel.

Calamity Dragon Fall

Form One

Body

Now, Kraush could turn any part of his body into a weapon at will.

In the meantime, Toi, who had been grabbed by the neck, tried to twist Kraush’s arm.

But no matter how hard he tried, Kraush’s arm didn’t budge an inch, like solid rock.

The sheer difference in strength was too great.

Their faces hardened.

They knew Kraush was strong.

But this was overwhelmingly strong, far beyond what they expected.

Kraush was clearly a year younger than them.

Moreover, they themselves were among the elite of the first-generation students.

Even so, they struggled to accept such an enormous gap between them and Kraush.

Grip!

“Urgh!”

At that moment, Kraush tightened his grip around Toi’s neck.

Toy’s face turned pale, causing Tai to panic.

“Let go of Toi!”

“Speak your business first. Then I’ll let him go.”

It was Tai and Toi who had been tailing him.

So Kraush sent them a warning.

He had no fond memories of them, either from the past or the present.

When Tai hesitated, Kraush frowned slightly.

“Why? Did Sigrid Ephania send you?”

When Kraush asked, Tai bit his lip in frustration.

“…No. This was purely our decision, unrelated to Lady Sigrid.”

“Then why were you following me?”

Tai chewed on his lip nervously.

Seeing this, Kraush cracked his neck audibly.

Remembering that this was something Kraush did before a fight, Tai froze and quickly responded.

“Lady Sigrid has been overly sensitive about anything related to you recently. We thought we might find something on our own!”

“Sigrid gets sensitive when it comes to me?”

Kraush let out a short, hollow laugh.

Well, it made sense.

He had been wrecking all of her plans one after another.

It was only natural for her to grow edgy.

‘So, it’s no longer about Charlotte. They’re starting to target me directly now.’

They must’ve sensed that something was off.

A cold smile crept onto Kraush’s lips.

‘How long will it take for her to realize?’

That the Arthur she loved so dearly hadn’t returned to this timeline with her.

When she learned the truth, Sigrid would undoubtedly crumble.

Kraush, who shared a bitter and tangled fate with Sigrid, didn’t mind at all.

In fact, he hoped for her downfall as he released Toi’s neck.

“This is pointless. There’s nothing for you to uncover from me, and even if you did, it wouldn’t be of any use.”

“Urgh.”

Tai clenched his lips, unable to refute.

Had this been a few months ago, it might have been different.

But now, the gap between Kraush and the twins was far too wide.

“And it would be wise for you not to stay on a sinking ship for too long.”

With that parting advice, Kraush turned and walked away.

Toi and Tai could only watch him go, unable to muster the courage to follow.

Meanwhile, Kraush thought to himself.

It wouldn’t be long before Sigrid made a major move.

‘When that time comes.’

He, too, would need to be ready to completely destroy her.

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