Shami walked through the business-oriented city, silently observing the antique shops around.

This place was located in the eastern part of the Aoja Kingdom, its third-largest city, and a hub where people of all races came to trade various artifacts.

He heard that there was an exhibition hall specifically displaying various artifacts collected from the Demon Race, so Shami decided to try his luck here and see if he could gain anything.

Actually, while browsing the antique shops, he had already discovered two items belonging to the Demon Race.

One was a horse device with six cylindrical iron rods on the back of a horse.

The other was a star-shaped device resembling a starfish with eight cylindrical iron rods.

They were placed respectively in the [Evil Artifact Zone] and the [Unclassifiable Zone].

Shami took a look and felt a sense of shame, not daring to acknowledge them, so he turned and left.

After a while, having found no new artifacts, he stumbled upon a familiar figure.

A tall girl walked not far ahead of him, with long purple hair tied into braids, swaying at the waist as she walked. Her tanned legs were straight and long under a work-style skirt.

Just then, the girl turned her face to look at the stall beside her, her skin fine and her cheeks delicate.

Seeing this face, Shami's interest was piqued.

It was actually that beach-tanned girl.

He hadn't expected to meet her here.

Thinking carefully, the eastern Aoja Kingdom was four to five thousand kilometers from Senmai.

But converting it to distances on this continent, it wasn't far at all.

Shami quietly followed her.

Faced with the enthusiastic sales pitches of the stall vendors, Elze showed no interest at all, shook her head, and continued walking forward.

Oh～

The purple-haired girl sighed helplessly and walked listlessly.

Watching from behind, the purple-haired girl's dejected demeanor made Shami unable to resist feeling concerned.

What's up with the beach-tanned girl? How did she end up this down after a while without seeing her?

The purple-haired girl, with teary eyes, looked up slightly towards the sky.

The legendary thief's career in Senmai City has come to an end...

She used to lurk in and around the economically prosperous cities of Senmai, relying on a single [Hundred Transformations Technique] to easily rake in money. It wasn't entirely successful, but it was a satisfying life.

But everything ended with that failed bank vault heist.

She originally planned to use the face of that bank's deputy manager to take the money and then shift the blame onto the deputy manager.

Unexpectedly, someone beat her to the vault, and the deputy manager was rescued, making her the scapegoat.

Afterwards, her name continued to appear elsewhere.

She didn't get any money, and her reputation was ruined.

For a while, the entire Senmai and surrounding cities believed that the Hundred Transformations Thief had expanded their operations, with potential thefts ranging from money to underwear.

Seven or eight [Hundred Transformations Thief Task Forces] were specially established, and four or five bounty notices were issued.

Anyway, the security in those cities had become much stricter in all aspects, significantly raising the cost of her thefts, making it unsustainable for her to continue there.

Thus, the purple-haired girl had to leave the city she had stayed in for more than three years to find a new suitable place to settle.

Elze sighed again, then clenched her fists and bit her lip.

It was all that bastard's fault.

Shami!

I still remember you!

Don't let me find you, or else I'll definitely streak down the street with your face.

Complaining, Elze continued walking towards the exhibition hall.

She heard there were some really impressive magic artifacts inside. If she could get her hands on them and sell them, she could probably make a fortune.

The purple-haired girl's destination was the same as Shami's.

Given previous experiences, knowing that the purple-haired girl had the ability to transform into others, Shami kept a close eye on her.

All along the way, the two of them maintained their distance, one following the other.

Before entering the exhibition, Shami witnessed the purple-haired girl enter a secluded spot, and shortly after, a middle-aged woman emerged.

Before moving forward, Shami confirmed that the place had only the purple-haired girl entering from start to finish.

"This disguise ability is quite impressive, black skin."

"However, my own disguise ability isn't too shabby either."

Shami smiled confidently, hanging a pair of glasses on his nose, before walking onto the street.

They entered the exhibition hall, one after the other, following the purple-haired girl's steps. Shami quickly became familiar with the security passages around the exhibition hall.

"Hey hey hey, you're obviously scouting out the place, you rascal!"

Shami complained, paying no attention to the exhibits around him as he was single-mindedly focused on figuring out the purple-haired girl's identity first.

He was very curious about the source of her ability. Was it akin to magic? Or some rare device?

Secondly, he couldn't fathom her sudden disappearance on her side.

An alive and kicking girl just vanished right before his eyes, just by turning her face.

What, do you also have a Teleportation Gate?

Shami planned to capture Elze.

However, capturing this purple-haired girl from the Dragon Race seemed like an extremely difficult task.

He followed her out of the exhibition once more and witnessed her transform back into a girl from a middle-aged woman.

Elze couldn't tell which artifacts in the exhibition hall were real and which were replicas.

However, stealing the expensive ones surely wouldn't go wrong.

Slowly leaving the city, the purple-haired girl arrived at a small town outside, where the rent was cheap and it was quiet. She rented a small house here.

Suddenly, she noticed something gold and shiny on the ground. The purple-haired girl glanced around, pretending not to notice as she quickly squatted down and picked up the shiny object.

It turned out to be a wild gold coin!

The purple-haired girl's eyes sparkled.

What kind of lucky day is today?

To actually find a gold coin～!

If this kind of luck could continue, then...

Before her train of thought ended, she spotted another shiny little round piece on the ground not far away.

She walked over, pretending nothing happened, and quickly squatted down to pick it up.

A seamless motion.

Another gold coin!

The purple-haired girl's eyes widened as she looked ahead.

In the sunlight, a glittering trail of gold coins appeared at regular intervals, extending towards the woods next to the small town.

Seeing this scene before her, the purple-haired girl stood still, swallowing nervously with a serious expression.

The Dragon Race blood flowing through her veins told her that this was definitely no simple matter!

There's no such thing as free gold coins dropping from the sky, Elze!

This was clearly—

Who knows which convoy transporting gold dropped these coins!

Pick up these ownerless shiny treasures quickly before they're gone!

The purple-haired girl hastened her pace, following the trail all the way into the woods.

At the end of the scattered gold coin trail was a bag with a broken opening, radiating an enticing golden glow.

"They're all mine, Elze's!"

The purple-haired girl's eyes had turned into gold coin shapes as she leapt forward.

The next moment, a net trap hidden under leaves was triggered, instantly capturing the purple-haired girl, net and all, hanging her in mid-air between two trees.

Shami was crouched on a tree branch at the same height as the net, resting his chin on his hands, looking gravely at the purple-haired girl struggling in the net.

"It actually worked..."

He knew that the Dragon Race loved gold and shiny things, which was why he set this little trap.

Afterwards, he regretted it because it seemed too idealistic.

The Dragon Race just liked gold coins, they weren't stupid.

Even a flat golden retriever would see that it's a trap. How could a normal Dragon Race member fall for it!

Better think of a proper way to do it.

But just as Shami was about to retrieve the gold coins, a purple whirlwind rushed quickly forward.

The purple-haired girl was sprinting at a hundred meters pace!

She was picking up gold coins on the ground with quick gestures as she ran!

The purple-haired girl ignored the small protruding corner of the trap sticking out from under the leaves, jumping into the core trap!

The purple-haired girl was caught!

The catching of the dragon operation, from start to finish, took only three minutes.

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