Time in a collapsing world

The night of Tianming was very quiet, so quiet that even the footsteps in the alley near a mansion in the wealthy area could be clearly heard.

"That's that guy's home, right?"

Covered in the shadows, a small head popped out from the alley. The azure eyes, still bright even in the night, stared intently at the soldiers patrolling around the mansion.

"That's where Otto said there was only one priest named Victor in the church."

Yaesakura's voice came from deeper in the shadows, her sapphire eyes fixed on Kallen's back.

"Then we can act now, right?"

Kallen watched the soldiers outside walking back and forth. At a certain time, one of the men at the main gate left, leaving only two soldiers guarding the left and right sides of the gate respectively.

Kallen was a little excited. Tonight's action was not only her first step in punishing evil and promoting good, but also her first battle as a Phantom Thief. In order to be more in line with this identity, Otto even prepared a warning letter for her and sent it to the priest named Victor.

But despite this, the outskirts of the mansion remained so peaceful, as if the other party completely regarded the letter as a joke, or perhaps the real danger was not outside?

"No hurry, wait for Otto. Don't forget that it is his job to attract the attention of those soldiers."

Yaeri stood against the wall next to Yaesakura, looking back from time to time. Otto, who said he would make some preparations, had not arrived yet.

"So slow... Is there anything wrong with Brother Otto? How about letting me and my sister do it? Hehe, just in case, I've already prepared it~"

Yae Rin was carrying a large bag and took out two sets of clothes like those of a country girl, as well as wigs, headscarves and other props for disguising her identity.

Yaesakura didn't say anything, but she had already taken the clothes handed to her by Yae Rin and planned to wait another five minutes. If Otto hadn't come yet, she would change into them.

"..."

But at this moment, Theophile jumped down from above the heads of several people and pulled Yae Li's clothes, "Here I come."

Just as he finished speaking, a shadow slowly walked out from the depths of the alley. The outline didn't look like Otto, but more like a... lady in gorgeous clothes?

"Otto, is that you? Come here, I... um?" Karen blinked. Even in the dark, she could clearly see the visitor's current attire.

The other person was wearing a green gown made of the finest silk, brocade and lace. The skirt was wide and the top was tight to the body, revealing some of the shoulders and chest covered by tulle. The sleeves were long and tight to the arms, and the cuffs were decorated with layers of lace.

If it weren't for the fact that Otto's figure was vaguely visible under the veil and his ordinary chest, Kallen would have thought he was just a noble girl passing by.

Kallen was so shocked that she was speechless for a moment, and the others, except Theophile, were also more or less shocked.

"Why are you looking at me like this?"

Otto walked closer, holding up the hem of his skirt. His smile was a little hazy under the black veil. "As a person from Apokalis, only by dressing like this can I avoid being recognized by others to the greatest extent possible."

"Well... I just didn't expect you to be willing to make such a sacrifice..."

And I always feel inexplicably skilled...

Yae Ri waved her hand in front of Karin's dazed eyes to bring her back to her senses. After being surprised, Karin continued to praise him generously, "You are so beautiful, Otto. I thought that Ri only looked beautiful when she wore women's clothes. I didn't expect that you are not bad either."

"Hey, you're making it sound like I've ever dressed as a woman?" Yaeri retorted immediately.

"Is it okay?" Kallen's eyes were filled with anticipation, and even the Yae sisters cast their glances at Yae.

"Stop daydreaming." Yaeri rolled her eyes.

"But it's night time now?"

"Tsk, are you still stealing? If not, I'll leave."

"No, it's just a joke~"

After discussing for a while, Otto, disguised as a woman, took the initiative and slowly approached the two soldiers stationed there. Under their puzzled gazes, he suddenly fell down and sat on the ground. He put his white fingers to his mouth and uttered a beautiful female voice: "Can you help me? My feet hurt..."

How could the two soldiers let such a "lady" sit on the cold stone bricks, so they stepped forward to support her. However, they didn't know that in just a short while, another figure had jumped onto the roof of the mansion and turned back to exchange glances with Otto who was acting.

"Sister Karen went in?"

Yae Rin looked carefully, but it was too far away and too dark, so she couldn't see anything.

"It went in smoothly."

Yaezakura had good eyesight and saw with her own eyes that a white-haired girl in purple clothes had jumped in from the window.

"So what are we going to do next? Are we going to just sit here and watch the show with my brother and Sister Theophile?"

"Maybe later, when Kallen brings out the money, we can help distribute it to the civilians?"

"..."

In fact, Yaeri was not as idle as Yaezaki Rin said. He concentrated his mind slightly and saw through the outer wall of the mansion and directly into the interior. He could see several figures moving inside as clearly as if he had a perspective. The one who was slowly climbing the stairs down from the upstairs should be Kallen.

However, Yaeri only paid attention to Kallen for a moment, and then looked to the bottom floor of the mansion, not the first floor, but the basement, where there were several figures tied up and leaning against the wall, and each of them was a young girl.

"..."

Yaeri looked to the other side again. Otto had already escaped from the two soldiers and was walking towards this side via a long route.

"Brother, are you daydreaming?"

Yae Rin's little head appeared in front of Yae Ri, blocking his view.

"I was just wondering when Kallen would come out."

Yae Li smiled and didn't pay too much attention to that place. "Since there is nothing to do for the time being, let's make a bet on how long Kallen will stay in there. The loser will have to make a cake for the winner tomorrow. How about it?"

"Okay, then I bet Sister Kallen will come out in half an hour!"

……

Meanwhile, inside Victor’s mansion.

Karin was slowly groping her way through the floors, and finally opened a door hidden in the corner of the second floor. Inside was a large box full of gold coins, and the ground and the table next to it were also scattered with money.

"found it!"

Kallen quickly approached and picked up the gold coins one by one to examine them. Before this operation, Otto had also explained to her the value of each gold coin, but Kallen had not remembered it at all, and in her opinion, these gold coins all looked the same and it was really hard to tell them apart.

But this did not pose any difficulty for her. After all, she was Kallen, the powerful woman who was well-known among the Valkyrie Corps. It was not difficult for her to move just a few hundred million gold coins. They were not even as heavy as Judas.

Kallen took out the large bag she carried with her, put all the gold coins in the house into it, tied the bag, and then stood up contentedly.

But just as she was about to return with a full load, the door behind her opened and the light of the oil lamp illuminated the entire room.