Volume 4 Chapter 31 Horace's Strategy For Dealing With Thefts
"Well, this is the mission to steal Horace's armor."
A man stands on the rooftop of the school building under the cover of darkness.
He wears a completely black hooded cloak, his body shape obscured, but his voice suggests he's in his mid-forties.
The hooded cloak likely has magical effects. To put it bluntly, he's part of the Seraphgold Empire's covert operations. The empire has been bolstering its military power by imbuing armor with magic, so the cloak he wears is no ordinary garment.
In any case, this agent of the Seraphgold Empire, well-versed in their technology, stands atop the roof of Sevenstar Academy.
"But dimensional storage? If you're a Golem Master, you could probably develop something like that... Either way, stealing it is still possible."
The man looks down at the school building. He then jumps silently, landing on the balcony of the empty classroom Horace uses.
(Sleeping in an empty classroom, huh. And from the rooftop, it's hard for guards to spot anyone on the upper floors. Convenient, to say the least.)
The window lock is open. The man slips into the room without a sound.
"Shh... shh..."
Horace is sleeping soundly in a sleeping bag.
However, the room looks like a workspace for golem creation. Various materials are scattered around.
If one chooses carefully, there are items worth a million gold coins—things so insane you'd doubt their sanity.
(He's handling some seriously dangerous stuff. I've never seen this even in the back alleys of the imperial capital... And the Deep Layer of the Great Mine of Gold World (Kinsekai) is normally inaccessible to most people. Given that even monsters casually venture into such depths, it's no surprise things are this way.)
The man approaches Horace's sleeping bag.
He still seems to be sleeping peacefully.
From what the man has heard, Horace's breathing isn't just pretending to sleep.
(Now then, I'll take it.)
The man places his hand on the sleeping bag.
His hand glows faintly, as if using some magic.
(Interdimensional theft magic—stealing from those who use interdimensional storage. With this, military power is no big deal. The key is "intelligence"—taking important things from enemies. A less obvious threat is more important than an obvious one.)
Interdimensional storage currently relies on items from dungeons, and the magic depends on innate talent.
In other words, research is not advanced, and theories or systems are not established.
Because of this, a "perfect response" to interdimensional storage means taking all items. They must kill or bribe magicians.
That is the straightforward method against interdimensional storage.
But... placing things in interdimensional space requires innate talent. Likewise, stealing things from that space also requires innate talent.
Even if the magic's range is short, most times you can use it under a fancy restaurant table or hide it under a bedroom bed. There are many ways.
(...What? Nothing. That's ridiculous!)
No matter how much magic you use... and no matter how much you increase magical power by intensifying the glow in your hand... you cannot sense anything.
"Hmm... what is this magic... Ah, is it interdimensional theft?"
"!"
Though slightly groggy, Horace wakes up. He shifts restlessly inside the sleeping bag, turns his face, and looks at the man.
"Welcome from the Seraphgold Empire. I think you're surprised because I have nothing... but that's not true. The storage golem chasing me is in interdimensional space, so I cannot detect it."
Horace mutters to himself.
If I had to point out one important perspective, it is: What exactly is "interdimensional space"? And what does "placing things there" really mean?
Many people broadly accept that they can obtain items with "interdimensional storage" magic. But the real question is: what is an "interdimensional space"?
There's no point in lengthy explanations, so the key point is: For those using magic related to interdimensional space,
"interdimensional space is overwhelmingly vast."
It's not like there's a "warehouse"; it's closer to imagining that items have been thrown into "outer space."
Therefore, even if you disconnect physically after placing something there, you are always subconsciously aware of that item to access it next.
Because of this, a magic that steals from interdimensional space is cast on the person, and by reading their subconscious, the location of the item is determined.
By the way, interdimensional storage magic has a "limit capacity," but this is not about "not being able to physically place it"; rather, it's a problem of the "subconscious resource" that continues to recognize items in interdimensional space.
However, Horace is different.
To put it simply, the item itself, like a warehouse, is placed in another dimension, and the item detects Horace's will, storing real-world items in interdimensional space.
However, at this time, even Horace's subconscious does not know "where the warehouse is."
Of course, he has an idea, but the exact location is unknown to him.
The item itself has all the necessary functions, and on top of that, the item drifts in interdimensional space.
This is Horace's method of "interdimensional storage."
"It's a pity, but you can't do anything about it. Just go home quickly."
Horace says this and begins to sleep soundly again.
"Damn it, you're mocking me!"
The man reaches for a nearby ingot.
Since items in interdimensional space cannot be taken, he cannot touch the Makina. This is a failed plan, and no matter how he tries to act from now on, it's a problem he cannot solve alone.
But, it would be frustrating to just go home now.
—Crack!
"Ugh..."
When he touches the ingot, a strong electric current is released.
"Ugh, damn it..."
The pain and numbness won't go away easily. It's quite a voltage.
"...This ingot should not conduct electricity... Damn it, it's a theft prevention measure."
The man moves to the window.
"I'll make you regret mocking me."
Saying that, the man disappears through the window.
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