I am a perverted gentleman.

A pervert - yes, but a true gentleman nonetheless.

It is the undeniable truth that I did not steal any of those beautiful ladies' unwashed undergarments.

I only borrowed them for safekeeping.

And of course, I left my own freshly removed underpants as a token of compensation.

Like the first law of alchemy goes: "Equivalent Exchange".

I also had my own rule: "Thou shall not take panties by force."

I always gratefully recieve them with only a little bit of persuasion.

Another rule that I have established is that I will only take panties from a maiden of age thirteen to nineteen, once a day, at twelve midnight.

I also ensured that I have never made a maiden part from her undergarment twice.

This is because there are so many beauties and each panty is a memory that I have of them.

There is no need to take again because it will not become a unique piece anymore if I have another from the same person.

My collection ladies' undergarments have already reached a very high variation.

From a commoner's to a noble's to a royal's.

In myriads of colours, from red to pink to white to black - anything under the sun.

Some, designed with simplicity and practicality, while others were made bold and gaudy.

Undergarmemts made with different types of fabric, from simple linen to cotton to the most exquisite silk.

I also made a separate collection where I took undergarments from maidens who had reached their first coming-of-age (first menstruation) - this, of course is the only collection that is immune to my Third Rule which states that I can only take an undergarment from a maiden once in their lifetime, because this only applies to those whose first coming-of-age that I have missed.

Another rule of mine which separates my esteemed self from those wretched third-rate underwear thieves is that I only take from those who are virgins.

This only made me more famous when I had successfully taken all the undergarments of the young maids from a certain kingdom's palace while the only one who remained to be unscathed is the fourth Princess who is arranged to be married off to a Duke from an opposing kingdom.

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Because of this, it had been discovered that the Princess' chastity has already been taken by her guardian knight.

This, of course had almost brought the two kingdoms into the brink of war, but with the timely intervention of the Princess' father - the King, the engagement had been cancelled and another one of his daughters has been the one to replace the said unfaithful Princess.

In my countless years of travel, I had met so many maidens and collected so many of their undergarments.

Truthfully, at first, I had never meant to go this far. I had first started off as your standard friendly neighborhood panty thief. However, as the more undergarments I took, the more excitement I felt. The thrill of collecting various panties from beautiful ladies of different races had overwhelmed my soul. Indeed, this has been my calling - is what I thought at that time.

And now, here I am, inside an undergrpund room in my inconspicuous cottage in the depths of the Great Forest at the Central Continent. I have already exceeded the lifespan of healthy humans by decades now. I have already finished my last hunt yesterday and now, I am staring at my collection from these many years.

Maybe someday, someone might discover this treasure trove of mine. I only hope that they will treasure it the way that I have done. I have spent my entire lifetime and fortune in order to immortalize my treasure.

If someone might ask me now if I have any regrets: I would probably say that I have none. Although maybe I should've gotten myself a disciple to pass on the techniques that I have honed throughout my entire life.

As my vision gradually blurs into oblivion and with my ever decreasing breath. As I finally closed my tired eyes, the tale of The Phantom Thief has eventually ended.

~The End.