Kaitō no Sōzō-sei

**Kaitō no Sōzō-sei** (怪盗の創造性, literally meaning *A Phantom Thief's Creativity*), in English known as **Thieves outside the Box**, abbreviated to **Kaizou** (stylised to 怪造, *Kaizō*), is an upcoming supernatural action story. It was originally planned to be named **Hamidashi Creative** (as it takes inspiration from the project of the same name developed by Madosoft), but it was renamed to avoid any copyright infringement, though its characters are still derived from Hamidashi Creative. The overall tone of the story is inspired by the **Lupin the Third** series written, and illustrated by Monkey Punch.

## Story

**Kaizou** tells a story of a high school boy named Koikon Izumi, sophomore of Sentama Gakuen. Out of curiosity, he signed in for a student council president title giveaway, which he ended up winning when it was held a few days later. Before being bestowed with this new title, he suddenly loses consciousness due to lack of oxygen. Upon waking up, he realised he was outside the school, tied to a chair and unable to speak. He was a hostage at the base of the infamous **Phantom Creathieves**, currently led by Kamakura Shio, an aspiring novelist. She explains that they are, in fact, also student council members (except her due to exile).

Having to be the student council president, Izumi is also forced to be their new leader since Shio was fed up having to do most of the planning and wants to better herself to become an even better thief. He didn't have much choice besides the latter and having his life completely ruined thanks to Nishiki Asumi's exceptional social engineering skills, having created an almost-real footage of him peeking in a girls' closet which, if shown to the staff, could land him in serious trouble.

Despite their threats, Izumi complied with their request, and openly expressed his admiration towards the work of the Phantom Creathieves. Although he hasn't stolen anything in the past, he mentioned that working with the group would be an honour more than anything despite not having a super power like the girls. The plot kicks off from the moment he's admitted as the leader of the Phantom Creathieves and their first heist is being planned.

## Characters

### The Phantom Creathieves

They are essentially the main characters of the story.

**Disclaimer: The characters are not as thoroughly described on this page as they are on their respective pages. Follow the links to each character to find out more about them.**

#### Koikon Izumi

Main character of the story. Izumi is the student council president and the consenting leader of the Phantom Creathieves. He's the only member without any special abilities. Has green hair and green eyes.

#### Kamakura Shio

The former leader of the gang. Shio aspires to be a novelist and to write her own stories, mostly about mystery, and likes to read books. Her ability is seeing exceptionally well in the dark and being sneaky. Has black hair and grey eyes.

#### Tokiwa Kano

The second member of the Phantom Creathieves. Kano owns a magical brush that she uses not only for arts and crafts but has properties that allows her to heal her allies (or hurt her enemies). Also good at sewing and can make outfits for different situations. Has pink hair and blue eyes.

#### Izumi Hiyori

The third member of the Phantom Creathieves. Hiyori is an up-and-coming seiyuu and has an outstanding voice that she can mould into anything regardless of gender, and uses this to deceive their targets. Shockingly good at rock-paper-scissors. Has blonde hair and red eyes.

#### Nishiki Asumi

The fourth member of the Phantom Creathieves. Asumi is a digital diva (Vtuber) and has the most interesting power - she's able to clip into any type of digital screen, allowing her to either hide or cause havoc that involves the use of electronics. Her duty is to send out calling cards in the shape of short videos before the heist. Has blue hair and brown eyes.

### Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department

Mainly the arch-rival of the Phantom Creathieves.

#### Inspector Fujiwara

Fujiwara Sandra is the main arch-nemesis. Though she has a cool posture and is vastly successful at capturing criminals, she struggles when it comes to the arrest of Izumi's gang. She's capable of apprehending them, but not capable of arresting them. Fujiwara works as a police officer of the ICPO, meaning she would be able to track down the thieves abroad, too. Has putty-coloured hair and light brown eyes.

#### Hasegawa Shinjuurou

Inspector Fujiwara's apprentice. Though not as skilled as her, Shinjuurou is her right hand and helps her on her quest to capture Izumi's gang. Unfortunately, what keeps him from being decent to her is the fact that he would mostly screw something up should he be in charge for just about anything. Has grey hair and eye colour is unknown because he wears sunglasses (even at night).

## Locations

### Sentama Academy

Sentama Academy (専玉学園, *Sentama Gakuen*) is a private academy which is attended by all members of the Phantom Creathieves. Everyone except Shio is a student council member there. It is located in Saitama City in the Saitama Prefecture.

### Tokyo Metropolis

The main setting of the story. The Phantom Creathieves not only operate within the Greater Tokyo Area (首都圏, *Shuto-ken*), but their hideout is located in the suburban area whose name isn't mentioned.