THE MAGNIFICENT ACT OF THE PHANTOM THIEF

Rivalry

"The Collector? How is she possibly connected to her and that?"

"My guess it had to do with mutual-beneficial relationship." He stopped for a breather.

If my memory serves correctly there was an article about the Collector; Barbara Scott. She collected items,artifacts and gems that are very valuable around the world. Had a knack for history and geography and even considered to be quite enthusiastic on material things.

Will took notice of my curiosity and smiled. "But, now that I heard she and the collector have a scorn between them."

"A rivalry?"

"Yes, I could understand why since basically their both the richest among us here scratching out the Queen and one other guy."

"But why fight now?"

"Don't know but she seems very adamant of getting the Sacred Diamond of Montambique."

"Who? Patricia?"

"Nope. The Collector."

"She's here!?"

Will gasped in front of me, stricken with both astonishment and pity on me. "You didn't know? And your a journalist of all things!"

"Hey! My job was pretty straightforward about the actress,gem and the Cheviot but not this! " I pouted.

"Oh! that's very strange..."He continued." Well,anyway... The Collector will do anything to get her hands on that even with the Phantom Thief possibly aboard here."

My brain flickered. Now's the chance to get info of this Phantom Thief through Will. It might be crazy but it may give a hint.

"Are you sure with that?" I asked him directly looking at him in the eye.

"Well, The Collector did manage to get her hands even with the Phantom trying to get it for example the Birds of America book and Giuseppe Guarneri Violin."

"How?"

"Oddly enough, whenever the Collector is there the phantom thief never gets it. And it's rather known the phantom always gets many of the valuable items."

"Seems like their on par too." I joked but Will doesn't laugh. Kinda annoying.

However, this information is pretty good. If The Collector is here then the Phantom thief may not get this. I pushed on a bit of squeezing of what William knows.

"I sometimes think that the Collector may be the Phantom Thief, don't you think?" I said. William gazed at me for a bit before looking back at the ocean, I can hear him chuckling a bit.

"Whatever you say." That was his only response.

I don't want to think all willy-nilly but that by itself was suspicious. Great, now what's next?

Thinking of what else to say. I heard whispers from my back. I turned around to see a small crowd in the middle.

"Hey, Will I'll be back."

"Sure." William said as I went towards the people a few meters away.

Closer and closer, I could hear the people talk about the words " Magnificent " and "Lucky". There people were barging in from each other and I tried my best to see what was the commotion about. I tried to leverage myself a bit more with my toes to get a good look but it was useless.

"Quite a crowd." A tomboyish voice crept to me on my back. I looked and saw a short-haired and intimidating woman.

"Do you know what's the commotion about?"