"Beatrice is a cheerful girl who loves food.
Gene is her silent and somewhat geeky best friend who has a secret: He's actually the famous phantom thief Auriel!

When Beatrice meets Auriel one night in a library and decides to capture the the masked law-breaker herself, their relationship gets turned upside-down as Beatrice gets wrapped up in the dazzling world of secret societies and underground research."

The Phantom Thief and Miss Beatrice

At the door was a lady with a cat head. Another testament of my declining sanity.


"Oh? We have a guest?" She looked at me with an amused smile.


"Gene's girl friend, woof," said Prof. Dog.


Gene was facepalming at the side. He looked like he was dying of embarrassment. "She's...a friend."


"Thank you for being friends with my nephew," the cat lady said to me.


I laughed nervously. "No problem." I glanced at the clock. "Oh. It's getting late. I have to go home. Thank you for having me."


"Have a safe walk home!" said Aunt Cat.


"Watch out for suspicious people, woof!" Prof. Dog waved.


Gene followed behind me as I walked out of the boarding house.


"Sorry I can't walk you home," he apologized.


"It's alright! If anyone tries to kidnap me, I'll take it as a chance to apply my kung-fu skills!" I excitedly did a battle stance.


"I've never seen anyone so enthusiastic about getting attacked."


Chapter 8