Chapter 8

Second skill .

It’s been a week since they moved into the new house .

When they moved without really paying attention, they naturally moved towards their old house, but that would soon come to pass .

Two things changed since they moved in .

The first thing was that Haran’s resting time had increased .

She had changed from a double shift schedule to an 8 hour shift one .

As the family didn’t need to pay the rent for the house, they were able to make such a decision .

Of course, Haran rejected the idea . The difference in wages were significant, after all .

She was saying that she could send Taemin to an academy with that money .

But when Taemin rejected the idea, even she had to give up .

What can she do, when the boy said he was too smart to go?

Of course, he did have to suffer from a headlock as punishment .

Now, Haran was able to get some free time .

Maybe it was because she got more free time, or maybe it was because of their new house, but her coughing fits completely stopped .

Taehyuk smiled proudly .

And now for the second change .

He now had a family who greets him back home .

Taehyuk moved quickly .

His sister must be preparing dinner for him .

‘That’s that, but to think that Kang Suk hyung would actually give away all of his money…’

An investigator isn’t supposed to get bounties . Getting it would give them a chance to become corrupt .

Out of the 200 million won he received, he gave Kang Suk 100 million of it .

But Kang Suk actually donated all that money to an orphanage .

When Taehyuk asked him why Kang Suk didn’t use it for marriage, the man just laughed .

Kang Suk spoke as he watched kids play in a playground .

“The only people who’re even thinking of marrying me are them, you see . Well, I’d have to wait about 10 years till that happens, though . ”

“Woah, an investigator is trying to commit a crime . ”

Kang Suk began to gain more popularity from the children .

Kang Suk said that this was enough, and smiled .

For some reason, it seemed that there were only idiots around him .

‘Come to think of it, I haven’t gotten a new skill for the entirety of last week, huh?’

There was quite a gap of time before the next event in the blacklist happened . He would use that time to try and find out more about the demonic mirror .

‘Ah, right, I decided to call it the Demon-reflecting mirror . ’

He had gotten the name from a mythical item that reflected the true face of a demon .

The only thing he managed to learn in the time was that the Robbery Skill only succeeded with a 10% chance .

But the strange thing was, it actually worked extremely well .

For example, it stole stuff like wigs, handcuffs, panties…

You know what, never mind .

He still didn’t know how to get skills or points, and didn’t know anything about the mirror .

‘Shit, that psycho bastard . ’

He actually brought the mirror to a famous exorcist to get it appraised . This was what the exorcist told him:

–It is made out of bronze, which is a mix between copper and tin . It reflects about 80% of the light it absorbs . This was probably made not as a normal mirror, but as a ceremonial tool . I believe it’s worth about…

Conclusion was, it was just a normal mirror .

Taehyuk glared at the mirror . It still had weird words on it .

[Suh Taehyuk]

Title: God of Crime Rank: Peasant (Unable to advance) Skills: Robbery (lv1)

???

‘Eh?’

There was something he hadn’t seen before .

There was some kind of hazy word in the skills section .

‘Could it be, a new skill?’

Taehyuk tapped on the ‘???’ .

But he didn’t get anything .

‘Is it an error…?’

Taehyuk walked even faster .

He decided to investigate this further when he arrived home .

‘Huh, isn’t that big sis?’

Taehyuk stopped walking . He could see Haran standing on the street with a face that was about to cry .

She was sniffling, as if something big had just happened .

“T-Taehyuk! What do I do…!”

‘What, did a burglar come in or something?’

He would’ve come earlier if he knew what had happened .

Thankfully, Haran herself seemed alright .

“What happened?”

“It, It’s bad . He’s hurt . It’s an accident . ”

“Wait . Breath for a moment, and tell me again . What happened to who?”

Haran slowly breathed, following Taehyuk’s suggestion . She finally seemed a little relaxed .

Taehyuk reassuringly stroked Haran’s back . He could then hear a more understandable story from her .

“…I just got a call . They said Taehyuk was hurt . He stole some kind of a car, then got in an accident . He’s going to die if he doesn’t get a surgery . And because the car’s completely destroyed, he’s going to go to jail if we don’t pay up…”

This Taehyuk, he’s completely crazy, huh?

‘Wait, Isn’t that me?!?’

“Noona . Wait . Who am I?”

“T, Taehyuk . ”

“Think about what you said just a moment ago . ”

“T, Taehyuk got hurt!”

“I’m not hurt, see?”

“…… . ?”

Haran still seemed confused .

Taehyuk was able to see that she fell for a crime .

‘Voice phishing!’

It was a type of fraud that was done with a phone .

In Japan, it was known as “It’s me swindling” .

A call comes in with someone saying “It’s me . ” The person would then say that he was very hurt, and needed money . Like this, the person would be able to steal money from someone .

As this method of swindling became too popular and no one fell for it anymore, swindlers began to imitate different things instead .

Your bank account number has been exposed . You need to transfer your money here now .

With methods like this, one would swindle others .

Haran was just fooled by a method from about 10 years back .

“Noona, it’s fine . Did you think I’d actually steal a car?”

Taehyuk hugged Haran gently, and stroked her back .

She finally calmed down, and stopped crying .

“I’m fine, and always will be . I won’t steal cars either . And…”

I won’t be blamed for murder either .

Taehyuk slowly began to explain things to Haran .

“So I’ve been swindled?”

“Not yet, no . The guy’s still laying down his trap . ”

“It’s good that you’re safe . ”

Taehyuk smiled .

The reason why the ‘It’s me swindling’ succeeded was because one had love for the victim . That made Taehyuk feel thankful .

‘But seriously, how long has it been since that thing’s went out of style?’

Haran graduated from a boarding school for middle and high school, and began working as soon as she graduated .

She knew nothing about the real world .

She was stupidly kind, and trusted others too much .

‘I can’t just end it like this, can I?’

They made Haran cry . His anger wouldn’t be quelled if he didn’t do something .

“Didn’t you say that the person would call you again?”

“Nn, he told me to prepare my bank account and stamp . ”

Taehyuk grinned . It didn’t end yet .

“Noona, give me your phone for a second . And go into your room and watch some popular drama or something . Call me if something like this happens again . ”

“Nn… okay . ”

He would get a call as long as he waited .

Taehyuk began thinking of just what he would do to them, and went with it .

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He decided to act like he was being fooled, then turn the tables on them .

After deciding that, he began to think .

‘They’d notice something was wrong if the person changed . ’

The best way to do this was to instruct her from the side while she got the call .

But he didn’t want her to even talk to these swindlers anymore .

‘Is there a good way to do this?’

Tiriring!

He was thinking of what he was going to do, but then he got a call from those guys .

‘It’s them!’

Vrr!

A vibration came not from his phone, but from a weird place instead .

It was the mirror .

[Crime Skill: You have learned Voice Change . ]

— You are able to imitate voices of others .

–As you have not met all the requirements, you have not fully attained this skill .

–The skill has been set into the temporary skills window .

‘A new skill…!’

Taehyuk eyes opened with a flash .

Glossary

Noona – “Big Sister” in Korean, from a male’s perspective . Doesn’t have to be related by blood, can just express familiarity .

Unni – “Big Sister” in Korean, from a female’s perspective . Doesn’t have to be related by blood, can just express familiarity .

Proofreader’s note

Ay, unlocked a new crime skill . How convenient . Though, it seems like not all the requirements have been met . I wonder what those requirements are…

Publisher’s note

By the way, if you guys haven’t noticed, the translator for the last few chapters (and the next ones) is ensj from ensjtranslations .

Translator : Ensj

Translation Check: Kirito0017

Proofreader : Kuhaku