"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

I first met Gene inside the MMORPG Valhalla. He played as a mage with healing abilities, while I was a knight. He was already part of one of the most powerful guilds in the game. I, on the other hand, remained a solo player.


One day, I met his guild's leader, Vladimir, in town singing musicals by the fountain. I joined in the singing and ended up becoming good friends with him. It wasn't long before he invited me to join his party for a dungeon.


There were four of us in the party: me, Vladimir, Gene, and their drunk friend Shawn. They were all from the same guild.


"Heh. Women. They're dangerous," Shawn said right after I was introduced to the group.


"Shawn is always drunk. Don't mind him," Vladimir said with a laugh.


Gene remained silent during the whole duration of our dungeon run before Vladimir suddenly disconnected. 


"I guess we wait for him to reconnect," I said.


Chapter 56