#when the judge is listing off some of Lupin's many aliases and mentions how he once

[kingdomoftyto]

I’m finally reading Arsène Lupin: Gentleman Thief and I’m losing my mind a little bit. I can’t believe this 115-year-old book is making me laugh out loud multiple times per chapter.

I figured out the trick in chapter 2 really quickly and then got to delight in the rest of the shenanigans from the criminals’ perspective. Then Ganimard shows up to interrogate Lupin in his prison cell and every single word they exchange is solid gold. (Lupin just keeps laughing at his own jokes while Ganimard glares at him, and it only makes it funnier.)

And then the reveal that he got away with it all is delivered via goddamn magic trick with a telegram inside a hollowed-out eggshell, which is just, *chef kiss*

And THEN as Ganimard turns to leave, Lupin is like, “Wait! How did your watch end up in my pocket? Haha whoops, bad habits. Anyway, here you go; it’s not like I need it... seeing as I already have the judge’s watch right here!!”

In the next chapter he breaks out of a prison transport vehicle, goes directly to a cafe for a drink and loudly announces his name to the manager, and then casually walks back to prison and demands to be returned to his cell. A few weeks later, he escapes for real by tricking the authorities into letting him walk out unmolested.

And in the last chapter I’ve read so far, Lupin gets robbed on a train and uses the police to help him corner the thief. Then he throat-chops the guy into unconsciousness, takes his stuff back, and leaves a generous tip for the police officers to find when they catch up.

In short, he’s a horrible gremlin of a man and I love him

He’s much, MUCH more like Kaitou KID than I ever expected

#Tyto reads Lupin #I think the single line that has made me laugh the hardest so far was probably #when the judge is listing off some of Lupin's many aliases and mentions how he once #''saved so many people from a fire by helping them out through a little window... while also emptying their pockets.'' #it's such a hard swerve and I almost choked