《Chivalrous Thief》 Prologue The Chivalrous Thief Prologue My name is Zack Trei and I¡¯m a thief. I used to be a normal kid and had a normal life but that all changed when my parents died when i was 13, then i lived on the streets with no one to rely on, Right now I¡¯m tailing a guy, he just left from his hotel room; we¡¯re on a busy street just bump on him and go and he¡¯ll never notice what happened . . . . . . . . .This narrative has been purloined without the author''s approval. Report any appearances on Amazon. Im getting closer¡­.. And i touched his shoulder lightly while my right hand slowly swiped his wallet with my fingers Great he didn¡¯t notice now time to escape, i head towards the nearby empty space near the buildings to check what was in the wallet. ¡°Wait, what the fuck is this¡± The only thing on the wallet was a single folded piece of old paper I never thought i¡¯d get scammed by stealing I wonder what¡¯s inside tho? I gently opened the paper ¡°What¡¯s this?¡± There¡¯s some kind of strange symbols on it and some kind of foreign letter¡¯s that i¡¯ve never seen before ¡®Begone cunt¡¯ What? did i just hear something in my head ¡°Hmmm¡± I tried to say a word but my mouth won¡¯t move and my eyes are getting heavier by the second, i can¡¯t open them anymore and gave in¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­... Chapter 1 - A new world Chapter 1 - A new world *Zack¡¯s POV* (Leveled UP. Please open status) ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­ (Leveled UP. Please open status) Hmmm?¡¯5 more minutes¡¯ (Leveled UP. Please open status) ¡°Okay, fine I¡¯m waking up¡± Wait a minute, this isn¡¯t my room. ¡°Huh¡­.WHAT! WHERE AM I¡± I woke up on a large wide open grassy field with no one in sight, wait this all happened when i opened that piece of paper, could it be that i got transported to another world? Yeah sure i was a thief and grew up on the streets but that doesn¡¯t mean I¡¯m outdated on trends and stuff, plus I once stole some isekai books from a girl before, So i am familiar to these kinds of stuff (Leveled UP. Please open status) ¡°Status? h-how do i open that¡± ¡®Status¡¯ i tried thinking status using my mind and it seemed to work _________________ Name:Zack Trei Race:Human Age:17 Job:Legendary Thief Level: 2 STATS Strength:23 Agility:52 Intelligence:31 Wisdom:15 SKILLS Essence Concealment Time Stop Identify ___________________ ¡°O-oh shit man, that¡¯s some good skills, let¡¯s try identify This novel is published on a different platform. Support the original author by finding the official source. I shifted my gaze towards a cute white rabbit about 20meters away from me and said in my head ¡¯Identify¡¯ ____________________ Name:None Race:Wild Rabbit Age:6 months Job:None Level:2 STATS Strength:8 Agility:32 Intelligence:4 Wisdom:5 _____________________ I see, so if a rabbits stats are like that then that means my stats are sort of average i guess. Well, now that i have nothing to do might as well move and try to find some civilization. ~10 minutes later~ Hmmm, i¡¯ve always wanted to know what my skills do, i wonder if theres some kind of method to see the definition of my skill¡­.. oh god I¡¯m a fucking idiot, i had the skill ¡°identify¡± why didn¡¯t i think of this earlier ¡®Skill ¡°Time Stop¡± Identify¡¯ ______________________________________ Time stop It is the ability to stop the time for a certain period of time effect: 5s cooldown: 1m (The effect time may change due to level) ______________________________________ ¡®Skill ¡°Essence Concealment¡± Identify¡¯ ______________________________________ Essence Concealment The ability to change one¡¯s own status in the eyes of other people ______________________________________ ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­. After walking for what felt like an hour i finally found some traces of civilization. A road i see a big road in front me, so now atleast I¡¯m sure that sentient people live here and it¡¯s not kind barren planet with only dumb animals ¡°HELP! HELP!¡± Oh crap here comes the generic people about to be raided by bandits, i wonder if I¡¯m actually the main character of some novel. Well it doesn¡¯t matter anyways, I quickly run towards the voice grabbing by pocket knife, wait a minute, YES! Turns out i still have my stuff with me most importantly i still have my cellphone, nearing the place of the voice i climbed a tree. Okay well it wasn¡¯t people about to be raided by bandits but it was really close; What i saw was 3 dead bodies on the ground and carriage with someone on top it while there are some big wolf looking creatures at the bottom. Ah the sight of blood almost made me puke. ¡°Hey, YOU THERE!¡± The merchant looking man said as he pointed to me. ¡°What?¡± I asked him. ¡°PLEASE HELP ME! I¡¯ll give you anything! Money, Items, Anything just please help me!¡± The old merchant man said Uh, what does he think i am? if his companions died then wouldn¡¯t i die too? plus I¡¯m scared of dogs i got bit by one before and it left a huge in my forearm. ¡°Im sorry but, I have no way to help you!, I¡¯m just a traveller who got lost here!¡± i shouted at him ¡°NO PLEASE! Atleast when you get to the town call for help¡± The old merchant man sneered Town? I should ask him for directions ¡°Okay, i¡¯ll ask for help but where is the town? I¡¯m from another country and this is my first time traveling here.¡± i asked ¡°Just go in that direction it should be atleast 2 miles away¡± Oh good they have the same system here ¡°Thanks for the information, just stay up there i¡¯d make sure to ask for help.¡± i said gently to the old merchant as i walk away. Chapter 2 - Stealing from the government. Chapter 2 - Stealing from the government Whew that was tiring, i never knew that the roads here are super dangerous every 5 minutes of walking a different kind of beast will attack you, If i was the king of this country i would have installed road guars here a long time ago or atleast some kind of fence to divide the wild. But now looking at it, it was all worth it anyway as the view is too good; its a real fantasy town how majestic!. Well i didn¡¯t come here just to look at it, its time to get moving As i was almost there i noticed something, the guards seem to be examining the people about to enter the town with a crystal ball. This is bad, what if they saw my ''Legendary Thief'' skill? would they refuse to let me in? luckily I had the essence concealment skill so i might as well use it now. *5 Minutes later* After 5 minutes of hard work i finally change my status to this ____________________________________________________ Name:Zacky Preins Race:Human Age:17 Job:Merchant STATS Strength:23 Agility:30 Intelligence:41 Wisdom:15 SKILLS none _____________________________________________________ Wow, this skill is great i can even conceal my stats this will be very useful for infiltrating different places. . . . . . . . . . . . .. I walked forward towards the gate. "Hey! You there!." The guard said as he looked at me. "What is it?" I asked him.If you encounter this narrative on Amazon, note that it''s taken without the author''s consent. Report it. "Show me your gate pass, If you don''t have one then please sit right there on there and we will issue one for you"The guard said as he pointed towards the benches. Well, that''s good they didn''t seem to suspect me. I walked towards the benches the guard pointed at and sat there leisurely, The bench seemed to be made out of wood but even though its hard it''s still comfortable to sit at. "Alright, Next please!" I looked towards the voice, it''s a girl who seems to be at least 20 and she looks kind of pretty and had red hair, the most noticeable thing about her seems to be her chest looking at it, it seems to be at least an F or an E cup. "I said next! and stop looking at me like that it''s making me uncomfortable."She said as she looked at me at disgust ''Oh fuck'' I thought as I stood up and walked towards the counter. "Okay It looks like your new here, Please state your name, age, race, and job."The girl said as she prepared some paper and a pen. "Ummm, My name is Zacky Preins, im 17, Human, And a merchant, I was traveling here but my carriage got attacked by wolves that''s why I had to walk towards here," I said. "I only asked about your name, age, race, and job not your whole backstory."She sneered "Hahaha" I laughed embarrassedly. "Okay, now please stand right here and put your right hand on the crystal ball," She said as she waved her left hand I moved towards the are in which she pointed at and raised my right hand and rested it lightly on the crystal ball. ''oh shit its shining!!'' I said lightly as the crystal ball shined a faint blue color. "Mmm, Everything seems to be right. Okay now, all that is left is the Gate pass fee and we will give you your pass." She said as she looked at the crystal ball" Oh great, it looks like my ''Essence Concealment'' skill works even at these things. Wait a minute, Gate pass fee? "Gate pass fee?"I asked as I twitched my eyebrows. "Yeah, its just 5 silver and you''re good to go!." Crap, Ihave no money, looks like Ifinally have a chance to use my time stop skill. ''Time Stop'' i said in my mind "Holy Crap! This skill is too OP everyone is not moving!" I Shouted with joy as I rushed towards the guard hoping he had money in those pockets of his 5 Swiftly I swiped my hands on his pocket finding what looks to be a light brown pouch with some coins inside of it. 4 I ran towards the position I was in earlier. 3 I hurriedly changed my posture to the posture I was doing before I activated the ''time skip'' skill. 2 and 1. I reached my pocket and took out the light brown pouch I from the guard earlier and undid the string, oh wow looks like i was lucky, this pouch has atleast 15 silver. I picked 5 silver coins and handed it to the girl. "Here," I said. "Alright that seems to be everything, Here''s your pass and welcome to Ruben town and enjoy your stay!"She said as he handed me a pass with my information on it. Everything seems to be working out so far. Chapter 3 - Getting used to the city Chapter 3 - Getting used to the city I never thought I''d ever see something as beautiful as this, It''s a real fantasy city!. Just from looking at it you can feel and sense that this city has had a long history, With its loud citizens talking on the streets, Dents on the walls, And its overall feel to it. As I was walking through the streets I saw something good that caught my interest, Getting closer I finally found out what it was, Its an arm crossbow; a simple contraption but extremely useful, I got closer and prepared to talk. "Hey, This thing here how much does it cost?" I asked while pointing to the thing. "Ah, An arm bow. It is really cheap. since I never saw you before I guess I''ll give you a discount! how about 3 silver? You''d never get a deal better than this."The Shopkeeper said "Mmmm, 3 Silver eh, I guess its good enough," I said while my fingers were on my chin, it''s my thinking pose Honestly, I don''t know if I''m being scammed right now but it doesn''t matter if I ran out of money I can just steal some from any rich looking guy I see anyway. I handed the 3 Silver to the shopkeeper and took the Armbow and quickly put it on my left arm. At least now I have something I can use to defend myself in the case of an attack. Walking through the streets I noticed something, People are looking at me weird then quickly turning away, and I hate it. Now that I think about looking at me, My clothes do seem weird it''s still the same green and black tracksuit I had when I got transported to this world. Well, I still have 7 silver coins so I think I can get some new clothes for myself, Plus it''s almost nighttime, And I think it''s going to get cold soon.The narrative has been taken without authorization; if you see it on Amazon, report the incident. After strolling around for 10 minutes I finally found a shop that sells clothing, I counted my money and head straight in. "Hello sir, how can i help you," Said the young man standing behind the counter. "Ah, I just need some normal clothes and that''s basically it,"I said to the young man. "Oh is that it sir? Well please come right here we got a set of some shirt and some pants for only a silver." He said cheeringly. I followed him into an empty aisle and looked at the clothes that he''s recommending, Mmm not bad looks simple and normal. "I''ll take it,"I said as Ipicked up the clothes and tossed the 1 silver to the man. "Thanks for shopping here at our shop! if you need anything else just come again." The young man said as he returned to his counter. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I walked out of the shop. Now what I need to do is find a hotel or tavern that Ican stay in for the time being. As i was walking by i saw two big men and a girl in front of them. "Come on now, we don''t want any trouble. Just give us the gold you stole and we can all forget this all happened" One of the big men said as she looked down at the girl. "Please! I''m telling you I don''t know what you''re talking about!" The girl said innocently "Enough of this, Looks like you just won''t just stand by while the thief that stole my money is standing in front of me," The other big men said as got a knife from his sling bag. Oh fuck, he''s going to stab that girl! ''Time stop'' I said in my head as I hurried towards the man 5 I quickly took the knife from the man''s hand and threw it across the street as far as i could. 4 Then I punched the man in the stomach and face as much I could before the Skill ended. 3, 2 , 1 I stood with my back in front of the girl looking like a knight in shining armor, While the man fell down on his knees. "Bluuurgh"Was the sound the man made as he puked on the ground. "WHAT DID YOU DO TO MY BROTHER!" The other man said as he aimed his right fist at my face, thrusting it quickly I swiftly ducked and grabbed his arm, and did a judo press throw... "Why? Why are you helping that thief?" The man on his knees asked. "Thief? All I see is two big men ganging up on a lone girl" I said while I did a small grin. As I said that I see some guards rushing towards us,''Well at least I saved a girl today'' I thought to myself while I looked behind me. Shit, she''s gone. Chapter 4 - Escape Chapter 4 -Escape I learned a new lesson today, No matter how pretty a girl is you shouldn''t help. Right now I''m sitting in a brown comfy chair, at the office of the guard''s captain. Why you ask? Because I''m being framed for being the accomplice of that fucking thief-girl, what the fuck. "Okay, so what you''re saying is you thought that. Tracy, the most notorious person in this town was a normal girl and was innocent?" The Captain said as he looked at me dumbfounded. "H-how was I supposed to know? I just got here earlier today and is new to this town" I said nervously ''I screwed up'' I thought to myself. "Bullshit!" The captain shouted as he angrily stood up "I know your eyes boy, those are the eyes of a thief. I''ve dealt with your kind before" "What? No seriously I-I just got here earlier you can even ask the lady there at the gate" "Details are not important, What''s important is imprisoning scum like you," The man said with a devilish grin on his face What the hell, I''ve only been in this world for a day and I''m already getting prosecuted? I looked at the man and thought to myself. ''Identify''If you spot this narrative on Amazon, know that it has been stolen. Report the violation. ____________________________________________ Name: Ceras Linsley Race:Human Age:36 Job:Warrior. Level:44 STATS Strenght:142 Agility:44 Intelligence:34 Wisdom:75 Skills Level 2 20 Hit slash Level 8 Iron Body Level 4 Axe Throw _________________________ Shit, even if there were two of me I don''t think I can ever beat this man. After 15 seconds of silence, I finally got a plan. "Well, I have no choice but to escape then," I said while looking the man straight in the eyes. "Escape? HAHAHAHAHA" The captain said as he burst into laughter "Just try anything funny boy, and I''ll put a sword in your fucking mouth." He brandished his sword from its sheath. I grabbed a handkerchief from my pocket and threw it at the captains face ''Time stop'' I thought to myself. As the timed stop, I rushed towards the door grabbing the handle. 5 Oh shit, its fucking locked. I now regret trying to escape. 4 Fuck, now I gotta find another way out. I ran into the center of the room. 3 FUCK! FUCK! FUCK!, I can feel my heart beating faster as I panicked, trying to find a way out. 2 ''bingo'' I finally found it, the way out just behind the captain I see a window. 1 Quickly, I rushed into the window while my right hand grabbed the captain''s sword. 0 As the time stopped my body went flying towards the window, I can feel glass shards stabbing into my skin. I think if it wasn''t for the adrenaline I''d be dead by now. Below me I see water approaching quickly, ''shit I''m falling down'' I felt the water touching my skin and getting absorbed through my clothes, why my whole body is bleeding.'' ''Is this how I''m going to die'' I thought to myself, I still have a lot of things i want to do. NO! No, I refuse to die!... i re..fuse to die. I .............................................. Chapter 5 - A familiar face. Chapter 5 - A familiar face I opened my eyes, I can still feel the pain in my upper body where the glass shards were. I looked around ''wait a minute'' Where the hell am I? this isn''t my room nor is it somewhere I know. I looked to the left I can see the captain''s sword positioned around the wall there standing. Immediately, I stood up. "AAAARGGGH" I screamed loudly, as I fall down on the floor. FUCK! I can still feel the deep cut on my left leg, It''s bleeding again I think. As I thought about that, I saw the door blast open and a girl swiftly came in. "Are you okay?" She asked as she offered her hand to me Now that I look at her, I can see her face ''Its the fucking thief girl!!'' I screamed internally. "YOU! This is all you''re fucking fault!" I shouted at her. She retracted her arm and looked at me coldly. "You''re welcome, Idiot." She said as she left the room. Fucking cunt, I should have never saved her in the first place, it would have saved me from all this pain and trouble. If you discover this narrative on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen. Please report the violation. But now that I think about it, she did save me from death and even treated my wounds. Ah crap, I shouldn''t have shouted at her, that was rude of me. I picked myself up and put myself on the bed, I just laid there for minutes daydreaming, and thinking about stuff. Its how I relieve stress and stay calm. ''Ggggrggrh'' My stomach rumbled. ''Im hungry'' I thought to myself. 5 minutes later Finally having the courage to stand up again, I put my two hands on the bed and pushed my self up. I can finally stand again, well my left leg still hurts like hell but at least I can stand now. Well, now that that''s done, I moved towards the door and grabbed the doorknob, leaving the room Looks like this is the kitchen, It looks just like a fantasy kitchen with a firewood powered stove, A washbasin with water on it. The most beautiful thing about this scene is the beautiful standing up holding a knife, Chopping something on a wooden board. "H-hey" I said as she looked at me. "Uh, I''m really sorry for shouting at you earlier, I''m Zacky by the way." Then I tried to do a wink but I ended up failing because i don''t know how to close my left eye, Making me look like a stupid idiot. seriously, I think somethings wrong with my eyes. "Ahahahah" She laughed as she said,"You know you''re a fucking idiot right?" "Or am I?" I said while smiling"What''s your name?" "Its Tracey, If you''re from this town then I''m sure you''ve heard of me." "Uh well, I did hear your name from the guard''s captain, But other than that, I have never heard your name before." She smiled when she heard that, Now I''m curious what did she actually do to get so famous in this town? "I''m sorry for being rude, but if I may, can I ask why you''re so famous in this town called Ruben? I asked while I looked at her with curious eyes. She sighed, then she said "Long story short, someone stole something very valuable from the Lord''s treasury. And ever since then I''ve been framed for being the thief. Even though this was the only thing the thief and I had in common." As she said that she moved the hair that was blocking her ears." ''its a fucking elf girl!!!!'' Chapter 6 - Getting to know each other. Chapter 6 - Getting to know each other "Why are you looking at me like that? Is this the first time you''ve ever seen an elf?" Tracey asked as she returned her yellow hair to cover her ears. Is this the first time I''ve ever seen an elf? Of course its the first time I have ever seen an elf they are basically fiction on earth. "Well yeah, I-i actually grew up in a small village so, I''m not that informed on things," I said "Oh is that it? How can a dumb village boy like you learn to fight like that?" She asked Oh crap, I didn''t think she would notice that. Great now I have to think up a believable excuse. "I had a fighting teacher, He was a knight from the kingdom," I said confidently.Unauthorized duplication: this narrative has been taken without consent. Report sightings. "Which kingdom?" She asked jokingly. Now she''s just teasing me, but I already came this far might as well continue. "Its the king''s kingdom!" "You know I would have actually believed you if you said an actual kingdom," She said Goddamnit, this girl is pissing me off. I wonder what her stats are. I looked at her thought to myself "Identify" _______________________ Name:Tracey Wiasu Race:Elf Age:32 Job:Master thief Level:25 STATS Strength:41 Agility:60 Intelligence:88 Wisdom:52 SKILLS Steal Blink Wind steps Snipe. ______________________ Ok, I definately didn''t expect that. "Well, it was good meeting you and thanks for helping me. But I have to go now" I said while I stood up from the chair I was sitting on. "Good luck then," She said as she waved at me. I got out from the house and took a deep breath of fresh air. My leg still hurts like shit but its a little better now. I walked a little bit until I noticed something on the wall, Its poster ''A WANTED POSTER WITH MY NAME ON IT!.'' I screamed internally. I swiftly took it off the wall then stared at it for a few minute while I was walking ''Shit they got my hair wrong'' Chapter 7 - The Armored Girl Chapter 7 - The armored girl I walked through the streets of the city. I still cannot believe this is happening, I''m in a fantasy world with elves, swords, and even magic!. ''Grrrrrrrrr'' Oh shoot, I forgot to eat food from Tracey''s house, she even prepared them for me. It would be awkward and weird to return just for food. I guess I''d just eat on a restaurant. They do have restaurants here right? wait do I even have money right now? As I thought about that, my hands checked all over my body. ''Looks like it''s still here'' I thought while shaking the pouch, hearing the coins clash. Now to find a restaurant. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 mins later Hey, I found one. It does have the word ''food tavern'' on top of it. So, maybe it is a restaurant? Not deciding to think about it, I entered the tavern. It looks to me that I was right, it is a restaurant. There''s even a lot of customers. "Hello!" looking to the left I see a woman, I think she''s the owner of this place judging by her size, and the fact that she''s behind the counter table. "Umm, Hi?" "Are you new to the city here kid?" She asked me. "Yeah, why?" I asked her back. "I figured, If you weren''t then I would have recognized you. Hi, I''m Rise the owner of this tavern." She told me. I knew it! she was the owner. "Okay, HEY BETH!" Rise shoutedIf you stumble upon this narrative on Amazon, it''s taken without the author''s consent. Report it. Then a short girl came to her carrying a wooden serving plate. "Yes, mom?" "I need you to guide this young man here to a table, It''s his first time here." Rise said to the short girl. Then the short girl turned to me with a smile on her face and said: "Please follow me here sir." I followed her as she led me to a table with two chairs. I sat down on a chair "Okay, so what do you want to eat sir?" The short girl asked me with the same smile on her face "What do you have" I replied. "We have woodboar curry, stewed lesser dragon meat which I definitely recommend only it is a bit expensive, pricing at 2 silver. Oh and we also have our best seller fire-roasted chicken dinner. And all of those also include 2 pieces of bread and drink of your choosing." Woah, those sound absolutely delicious! I made my mind I must definitely try that dragon meat. "Then, I''ll have the stewed dragon meat" I said. "What would you want for your drink?" The short girl asked while she was writing on her piece of paper. "Water, I guess." "Okay sir, since the stewed dragon meat is still being cooked it would take 10 minutes to cook." The short girl said as she walked away. ''Now what do I do in 10 mins'' Before I could even think about it a girl wearing armor sat down on the chair in front of me. "Excuse me?" I asked. "Nice sword you have there, where did you get it?" The armored girl asked. Wait a minute, Isn''t it suspicious to just sit down in front of a stranger then ask where they got their weapon? Thinking about an answer I said "Got it from a shop, why?" "Because it looks exactly like my father''s sword." ''ohshit'' I thought while swiftly standing up and turning around. But before I could even run I felt a hand on my shoulder pulling me back to my chair. "Ow, what do you want?" I said swiftly "Oh, so you are that THIEF. The first one to escape from my father, even taking away his precious ''Lawbringer'' that is the name of his sword by the way" The armored girl said. Uhh, expositions. "I think you forgot to answer my question, So I''d say it again WHAT DO YOU WANT?" This time I asked while making my voice rougher, so she would get scared and back away. She tightened her grip on my shoulder ''ow'' "It''s simple I need you to help me steal something from a dungeon, seeing as you were able to steal and escape from my father, I think this offer would be fairly easy." Oh so she wants me steal something. "So what''s in it for me?" I asked with a grin on my face. "Not going to prison" The armored girl made the grip even tighter. "Prison" I laughed "What makes you think you can make me go to prison, If your dad couldn''t do it how could you? Plus you''re asking me to go steal something for you which means that you could also go to prison." She had a surprised looked on her face, I guess she didn''t think about that. "Well if you have nothing to say I guess I''d leave." I said while grinning. I stood up and prepared to leave, then I felt the armored girl grab my other shoulder. She then removed the helm that was covering her face and head revealing a beautiful girl with yellow hair. "Please, I beg you. I really need this" The armored girl asked while kneeling. motherfuc-