Persona: Devil Summoner

Then he pointed to Morgana: "Morgana who is good at support."

The more Long Si listened, the more he felt that it might be his turn next, and he couldn't help but ask: "What about me? Am I a stormtrooper who is good at fighting?"

"No, you are the supporting actor who is responsible for playing dumb and making comments."

"You must be kidding! How can I complain?"

Long Si couldn't help but complain, and he pointed at Jiang Tianwei unconvincedly: "What about you, what position do you hold in the Phantom Thieves?"

"Of course I'm responsible for being handsome! My biggest shortcoming is that I'm too handsome. I need to reflect on this."

"What the hell!".

Ryuji smiled and patted him on the back. He knew that he was deliberately talking about something funny to dilute everyone's tension, so he slapped him on the face. Although the manzai of these two people was not funny enough, it could still be used to ease the tension.

"Hmm, so this is how the Phantom Thieves divide their work. It really fits the word 'strange'."

Kitagawa Yusuke held his chin seriously, thinking carefully about why the Phantom Thieves needed a handsome guy. In his shallow impression, perhaps, they needed Jiang Tianwei to steal other people's hearts?

It seems that he is the type of person who lacks a sense of humor, or is too serious. Everyone would know that such words are a joke, right? !

"Then I will take care of posting the notice."

Morgana took the initiative to take on this responsibility. Now, Madarame is very alert to everyone. Where do you put the warning letter? Put it in the mailbox at his door? He may not read it. Put it in his house? He will definitely not let you in.

We need to find a place where Madarame will definitely go, where he will definitely know about it, and where the Phantom Thieves won’t be out of place if they go there…

Of course, there was only one goal... that was the art museum. The art museum where Madarame held his solo exhibition.

Although this place is also under strict surveillance, no one would care if a cat walked in, right?

"Then, what should we do about the content of the notice letter?"

Jiang Tianwei asked.

Long Si waved his hand and said, "I leave it to you - raise your hands if you think it's okay to leave it to Jiang Jiang!"

The Phantom Thieves reached a consensus at this moment, and everyone except Jiang Tianwei raised their hands!

Fucking ah?

Jiang Tianwei smiled awkwardly: "Okay, okay, I'll write it - but Yusuke, as the price for living in my house, the content of the notice letter will be handed over to you."

"No problem. Let's join forces and write a gorgeous preview letter!"

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Madarame Ikryusai was also wearing that simple kimono today.

He called art "performance".

Art is the most difficult thing to define in terms of value. As long as someone likes it, it is possible to sell it for hundreds of thousands or even tens of millions. But if no one likes it, it is useless to say how much artistic value your work has, because it will not sell for a high price.

Therefore, the only way out for artists is to perform. Add some additional value to the work beyond art. Including your own character image, including the background story written for the work... Everything is to make the general public like it...

Madarame also tried hard to create an image of a pure and unselfish master in front of the camera today. Although everyone's mind is full of mundane things like making money, they like to see this image of a lofty master.

(Although Yusuke ran away, there are still those damn students... Really... After the personal exhibition is over, I will definitely sue them... That school uniform, it's from Shujin Academy... By the way, should I take advantage of this issue and find a few more works and say that they stole them?).

Just when Madarame was thinking about this wishful thinking, he suddenly saw a security guard running towards him in a hurry!

"Master Madarame, you, please look at this..."

He ran over with a black and red letter in his hand.

Madarame took it curiously and recited instinctively: "To the great sinner who has run out of ideas and is bluffing, Mr. Madarame Ichiryusai: You are a fake artist who uses your authority to steal your students' ideas and plagiarizes without fear. We have made up our minds and will make you confess all your crimes in person. Your twisted desire will be accepted by us. - The Phantom Thieves of Hearts [Phantom]."

"Phantom Thief?!"

Madarame was stunned, and the anger in his heart burst out uncontrollably, and the image of the pure and apathetic artist that he had pretended to be was completely gone.

"Just throw away this boring stuff!"

"But, but Master Madarame, this thing is in every exhibition hall! It's pasted on the windows, all over the place!"

The guard had obviously never seen such a scene before, and he couldn't help but panic and seek Madarame's command.

"Waste! Good-for-nothing! Go check the surveillance! Who on earth did this!"

"Yes, I have checked the surveillance! Only one cat went in this morning..."

"Damn it, forget about it for now, go and recycle those annoying things! Don't let me find him, I will never let him go...

Madarame rarely showed his vicious side, and the reporter next to him keenly smelled the scent of news. Although he didn't know what this so-called Phantom Thieves Group was, there was no doubt that judging from the look in Madarame's eyes, it was probably big news.

Far away, in the corner outside the door of Madarame's art exhibition, the members of the Phantom Thieves were watching Madarame's hysterical anger through the glass.

"What a pity! It would have been great if I could have seen his expression."

Jiang Tianwei muttered to himself.

Amamiya Ren smiled and said, "I don't want to see that kind of expression."

"That's true. If you watch it too much, you'll probably have nightmares at night."

"Well, strike while the iron is hot, let's go to Madarame's palace now."

Amamiya Ren waved her hand and stood up handsomely - but she still had to obey the law and buy a subway ticket obediently...

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 109: There is always a loophole

Madarame Ikryusai’s secret treasure is, of course, his paintings.

It is easy to imagine why he is so obsessed with art when he is so greedy for money. There must be a deep reason.

Although this is just Jiang Tianwei's speculation, I'm afraid that Madarame was just an ordinary painter at the beginning, chasing an artistic dream. However, he went further and further off the track. Whether it was because he was oppressed by others and his desires were distorted, or because he was crushed by reality and became paranoid, tracing back to the source, he once loved art.

Unlike Kamoshida who put his desire incarnation - the gold medal - aside, Madarame placed layers of restrictions on his own secret treasure.

First of all, Madarame himself kept a close watch on the secret treasure.

The second thing was a square infrared defense platform. Just like in the movies, a pole extended upward from each of the four corners of the platform, and between the four poles, there were densely distributed red laser lines.

Then, there were the dense security personnel surrounding.

No matter how you look at it, it is definitely impossible to run over in one breath, pick up the treasure and run away like Kamo Shida did that time.

Jiang Tianwei had seen this scene last night.

So, Jiang Tianwei also has his own plan.

First, we had to assign a few people to occupy the power distribution room, where there was a switch that could temporarily turn off the lights for a dozen seconds. ——Of course, the laser line could not be turned off.

Secondly, several people are assigned to occupy the operating table, which can control a huge lifting hook lock.

No one would think that such a large art museum was built by hand, right? It must have been built with large machines.

Next, when turning off the lights, operate the hook to sink. Since it is impossible to invade from four directions and seize the secret treasure, then invade from the air!

If, at this moment, someone were to make a big noise in the dark room, wouldn't it be easy to distract everyone's attention?

Everyone followed Jiang Tianwei's plan. Long Si and Xing went to the power distribution room to wait. Amamiya Ren, Morgana and Kitagawa Yusuke were responsible for attacking the operation room. Jiang Tianwei was waiting for an opportunity downstairs.

He is the most suitable person for this position, because he can summon demons to fight, so when it is time to retreat, he only needs to use those demons to guard the rear.

According to Jiang Tianwei's plan, it would only take about a minute to perfectly satisfy his desire to steal.

Kitagawa Yusuke stood on the ceiling beam, his black leather jacket blending naturally into the dark beam.

At his feet was the master Madarame, with his hands in his pockets and a look of disdain on his face.

"nervous?"

Fang Zexia asked in a low voice, pressing down Jiang Tianwei's trembling right hand with her small hand.

"No, it's excitement."

Jiang Tianwei clenched his right hand into a fist, with the bones and muscles protruding.

Snapped!

The lights suddenly went out! .

The human eye cannot adapt to drastic changes, especially from bright lights to complete darkness. This rapid switch can cause a person to go blind for a short period of time!

Jiang Tianwei was well prepared. He had his eyes closed the whole time. Perhaps some people wondered how he knew the lights were off with his eyes closed? It was simple. Human eyelids did not have such a tight light-shielding effect. Even with eyes closed, as long as you put your eyes towards a shiny object, a faint color projection would be left on your eyelids. This faint color was enough to judge. As soon as the lights went out, Jiang Tianwei opened his eyes immediately!

"Suzaku!".

Jiang Tianwei shouted an order, and a giant red bird flew out from his mobile phone and rushed towards the only thing that was still emitting light - the red laser line that could not be turned off!

Although Jiang Tianwei couldn't see clearly in the dark, it was different with the guidance of the location.

The Suzaku, one of the four sacred beasts in ancient Chinese legends, is generally considered to be a fire-attributed bird, with many characteristics similar to the phoenix.

The red bird flapped its wings fiercely, and the high-temperature red flames instantly lit up the darkness. The blazing flames shot towards the pedestal. Madarame Ichiryusai had no idea what was happening. Suddenly, his eyes went dark. He closed his eyes, and then opened them again. Oh my god?! Why was there suddenly a huge ball of fire in front of him?!

Madarame dodged quickly upon seeing this, but he forgot that he was on a high platform, he missed a step and fell directly down!

"What?! There's a thief?!".

"Protect Madarame-sama!".

"Quickly kill the thief!"

"No matter who it is! Go and connect the backup power supply!!!"

Just as Jiang Tianwei thought, the Vermillion Bird was suddenly released from the darkness to attract attention. Sure enough, all the security personnel's attention was attracted to Jiang Tianwei!

In just over ten seconds, there was a snap and the lights suddenly came on brightly.

It can be seen that the shadows in the palace are much more efficient than ordinary people.

"! It's you again! You were the one who caused a scene in the art gallery last night!"

Madarame Ichiryusai touched his head and climbed up from the ground in an awkward manner.

Jiang Tianwei glanced at the secret treasure, and sure enough, the secret treasure on the pedestal had disappeared in the red laser line.

(The next step is to buy time.)

"Yesterday it was me. There is a Chinese saying that goes 'Emperors take turns'. I also want to be the king for once - can you give me your art gallery?"

Jiang Tianwei said provocatively, and then summoned another demon from his phone. He was wearing red armor and riding a tall black horse. The demon's name was Eliger, one of the 72 demons of Solomon, and also a powerful demon encountered in the bee maze where Jiang Tianwei and Amamiya Lian met.

"Charge forward! Charge forward like a pig! Eliger, kill as you please!"

"I understand."

The knight in red armor made a dull sound, clamped his legs against the horse's body, turned the horse's head, and stabbed a flying Konoha Tengu in mid-air. The warhorse's four hooves landed on the ground, and Eliger's spear swung out a sharp trajectory, throwing the Konoha Tengu's body, which had turned into black mud, to the ground.

"If you are not afraid of death, come on up."

At the same time, Suzaku was flying at a low altitude, with tiny flames continuously falling from its feathers, as if a rain of fire was falling from the sky!

Fang Zexia deftly manipulated her body and flew in the rain of fire. As expected of a genius in rhythmic gymnastics, she seemed to be dancing gracefully in the sky. Obviously, humans do not have wings, so it is difficult to experience the feeling of flying with wings, but Fang Zexia has easily conquered these wings through her own talent, and she has even developed a lot of artistic movements that only humans who can fly can do.

In the rain of fire, the goblins of lightning danced. Jiang Tianwei was enjoying the sight and summoned persona. He switched to Bai Suzhen, and a female mask appeared on his mask. Persona also changed into a slender female figure, with long sleeves dancing. A burst of ice and snow danced, red fire, green electricity, white snow, and various tiny colors formed a vortex of magic!

“Hey hey hey!!!”

In contrast to this magnificent scenery was Madarame Ikryusai's cowardly scream.

"You are too weak, aren't you?"

Jiang Tianwei looked at the huddled golden daimyo in front of him with disdain, and felt strange in his heart. A person like Madarame shouldn't be so timid? Shadow is the other side of himself, the other side that Madarame hides. That unrepentant miser who has done so many illegal things and taken away the lives and futures of so many people, how could he be so timid?

"Eh...would you mind your own business? I, this old man..."

Before Madarame could finish his words, he was hit by a demon flying over from a distance! The red demon Eliger charged on his horse, easily knocking away the demons blocking his way, and one of them flew right next to Madarame!

As soon as Madarame and the demon bumped heads, the golden master immediately fainted and passed out!

"You're too weak, aren't you? You don't feel like the final boss at all?!"

Jiang Tianwei couldn't help but complain.

Then, on Madarame's body, the pure gold color seemed to flow down from Madarame's body (?) like paint dispersed by water, revealing the gray mud-like interior...

"This? Madarame is dead? No, that's not right... Even if he's dead, there's no reason why the golden clothes would fade... Could it be?! This is a fake?! Oh no!"

Jiang Tianwei just realized that this guy Madarame was originally a fake. His artistic attainments were fake, his source of inspiration was fake, and even his masterpiece "Sayuri" was fake...

When Jiang Tianwei realized this, it was already too late...