Anime, but the Phantom Thieves of Heart

This surprised Lan Ke greatly, but after he asked the other party in detail about the "Tachikawa Style", Lan Ke finally figured out the reason.

Simply put, these people are not necessarily followers of the "Tachikawa School". Some of them are simply attracted by the so-called "dharma assembly".

So what is the "dharma assembly" of the Tachikawa school?

It is also very simple, that is, a group of followers of the Tachikawa school practice together according to the "Yin Yang Tao" they believe in.

When Lan Ke heard this, the expression under his mask showed extreme disgust.

That’s right, Lan Ke never denied his love and desire for the opposite sex, but what he longed for was not just the body, what he longed for was the other person’s true heart.

Lan Ke is "greedy", so he is full of contempt for the other party.

Therefore, this also leads to the fact that there are indeed small groups within the "Tachikawa Ryu" that appear with the "Tachikawa Ryu" as the center, but most of them just treat this place as a large club and simply come here to "take advantage of it for free."

These people may be described as lustful or greedy, but their desires are not distorted enough to be projected into the 'impression space'.

For this kind of guy, Lan Ke could only temporarily record him in his 'Death Note'.

As expected, although he has not yet cleared the shadows of these people, they will definitely reveal everything when Lan Ke finally closes the net, and by then these guys will most likely not escape sanctions.

If they manage to escape by then, Lan Ke will continue to "monitor" them.

If they reformed because others were arrested, then Lan Ke would not care about them, but if they crossed a certain bottom line, then Lan Ke would come to "collect them"!

"Anyway, let's first find the real name of the headmaster of the Tachikawa Ryu..."

Lan Ke was talking to herself while eating the breakfast that Jotaro Kujo ordered for her, ready to start a new day.

Compared to Lan Ke, who was in a good mood because his 'strategy progress' was slow but growing, Shirou Emiya on the other side was smiling but feeling quite depressed.

According to the rules of the Neon Court, if the court is temporarily adjourned because a verdict cannot be announced on the spot, the court will generally be reopened within a week unless a lawyer requests an extension.

Judging from the judge's attitude, the situation will be very unfavorable for them after the next court session.

This also made the originally wonderful holiday seem a bit dull.

However, just as he was preparing dinner for his family, his cell phone suddenly vibrated, but the vibration quickly disappeared.

Shirou Emiya, who was originally helping Fujimura Taiga serve dinner, seemed to pause for a moment when his cell phone vibrated, but fortunately he quickly returned to normal.

"Sister Fujimura, could you please serve it yourself? I have something to take care of."

"It's okay~ I can do it myself!"

After saying that, Fujimura Taiga took the rice spoon very skillfully, while Emiya Shirou left the restaurant and walked towards his room.

On the way, he took out his cell phone and saw a 'new email'.

After clicking it, he saw an advertisement for a washing machine. It seemed ordinary enough, but with the help of the 'decryption method' taught to him by Emiya Kiritsugu, he noticed the hidden message on it.

"All information has been collected and the transaction can proceed."

Seeing this, Emiya Shirou couldn't help but cheer up and quickened his pace.

It is obvious that Shirou Emiya does not want to enter the so-called 'other world', he just wants to live a peaceful life with his sisters.

Open a dessert shop of your own and watch your sisters grow up healthily...

He was already content.

It’s a pity that there are always people in this world who want to destroy his peaceful life.

He hesitates before making a decision, but once he makes up his mind, Emiya Shirou is very motivated.

For example, when he lifted the tatami, he took out a special laptop and... a Glock 17.

Although it is not as famous as the M600 and Desert Eagle, it was produced in 1983 and is still in service in the military, police and special forces of many European countries. Its stability is unquestionable.

But Emiya Shirou only took a glance at the 'Glock 17' and decisively closed the tatami again.

All along, Emiya Kiritsugu's 'relics' had been hidden in the 'dark room' by him, as if they were sealed. Now that he had made up his mind to utilize the power of the 'dark side of the world', he was ready to integrate into it.

So he chose to take the initiative to tear open this 'seal'!

Now that he has made the decision, he will not hesitate any longer!

He opened his notebook and clicked on a software as before. After completing the login and verification, a somewhat retro chat bar soon appeared in his field of vision.

"LK: I've already collected all the information. Please confirm it."

The intelligence officer LK, introduced by the middleman, spoke decisively and without hesitation, not even mentioning compensation.

This is not only because of the other party's personality, but also because the account inherited by Emiya Shirou from Emiya Kiritsugu has a high credibility, so the other party naturally does not worry that Emiya Shirou will default on the debt.

In fact, Lucy on the other end of the computer was also wondering why a client with such a good reputation would investigate such...trivial matters.

That's right, what was extremely troublesome for Shirou Emiya... no, even for Lan Ke, just took a little more time for 'Lucy'.

But in line with the attitude of 'taking money to do the job, and not taking care of anything extra', Lucy didn't care about these things. She just packed up what the client needed and some other information she had searched for as 'gifts' and gave them to Shirou Emiya.

Emiya Shirou didn't waste any time and directly chose to accept the compressed package. He replied "wait a moment" and then opened the downloaded compressed package.

First of all, the first page of the word document is the personal information of the 'Sakutsuki Shigeru couple' commissioned by Emiya Shirou.

What surprised him was that 'Sakutsuki Shige's' real name was 'Fujishita Yoshiya', and as for his wife... no, that woman was not even his wife, but had her own family.

Emiya Shirou frowned after reading just the first line.

Obviously, although he had long anticipated that the other party's intentions were impure, he did not expect that even the other party's name was fake.

But even with a frown, he still clicked on the next page.

The above describes the process of how the two people "changed their appearance", and even includes the police officer number of the Hokkaido Police Station in charge.

The two scammers deliberately created a fake identity... No, according to the information, this is not a fake identity at all, but a 'real identity'.

Did you go through all this just to get custody of Miyu?

His frown deepened, but when he clicked on the next page, his eyes widened instantly.

Because this picture is a map of the two people's movements in Tokyo, the most frequently visited location is 'Tachikawa-ji Temple' in Nerima-ku, Tokyo.

The collector of the information seemed to be worried that Shirou Emiya would not understand what "Tachikawa Temple" actually meant, so he thoughtfully attached information related to "Tachikawa Ryu".

After just a few lines——————

"Click~"

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The mouse in my hand made a mournful sound.

Indeed, he had no knowledge of faith and no interest in it, but looking at what the Tachikawa School had done, and thinking about the fact that two people related to the Tachikawa School seemed to be planning to "adopt" his sister...

Even if he just thought about it in his mind, he could hardly contain his anger.

“These bastards!!”

Shirou Emiya, who usually looks like a good guy, exudes an extremely terrifying aura.

But seeing that there were still pages in the Word document, Shirou Emiya suppressed his anger and continued to read.

Then he saw two photos, one of which was a picture of the 'Sakutsuki Mao couple' interacting with a strange man, and the other was a picture of the judge in charge of them today and the man in a restaurant.

Both photos are a bit blurry and obviously not specially taken, but when put together they are enough to say a lot...

Chapter 42 'I just want to live a peaceful life'

Sitting cross-legged in front of the desk, Emiya Shirou pursed his lips and said nothing.

But his slightly furrowed brows and wide-open eyes were enough to tell that he was not calm at the moment.

I'm so tired, so alone

If Shirou Emiya still held some unrealistic expectations before seeing this information, he completely gave up the fantasy after reading it.

Firstly, the two people who tried to adopt Miyu weren't even from the Sakutsuki family at all, but were disguised members of the Tachikawa clan;

Secondly, the judge in charge of the case actually has an unclear relationship with the "Tachikawa School";

The most important thing is that even if he exposes this matter, who can guarantee that he will not encounter more troubles in the future?

After all, if the 'soft' approach doesn't work, who knows if they will use the 'hard' approach?

By then, not only Miyu, but even Illya may be in danger.

Can he really fulfill his promise to Kiritsugu and protect his two young sisters?

"Father...what should I do?"

Friends often say that Shirou Emiya is too mature for his peers. Shirou Emiya never makes any comments about this, but just smiles and remains silent.

Maybe his friends are just simply praising him, but at this time his heart is often very complicated.

There is both pride and bitterness.

The pride is naturally because he has fulfilled the obligations of an older brother, and the bitterness is because he also wants to enjoy his youth like his friends.

But he can't!

After his father left this world, he became the only pillar of the family and the only support for his two younger sisters. He had to be someone they could rely on.

Fortunately, he has done a good job over the years, and his two sisters have gradually regained their smiles.

It’s a pity that when everything seemed to be getting better, the cruel reality ruthlessly tore apart this false tranquility.

An invisible giant hand loomed over the crumbling home, and although Shirou Emiya tried to open his arms to protect the home, he was powerless in the face of such a huge situation.

Just as he fell into silence, he suddenly heard the sound of a sliding door being opened behind him.

"Onie~"

As a soft voice sounded behind him, Shirou Emiya instinctively put down the notebook, then looked at Miyu Emiya who was hiding half of her body behind the door.

The other person's personality was just like what she called Emiya Shirou.

Although she also wanted to call Emiya Shirou "Onii-chan" like Illya, she was shy and ended up changing "Onii-chan" to "Onii". This name has no clear meaning, but it has become a tacit understanding between the siblings.

She bit her lip timidly, as if about to say something, but she couldn't seem to make up her mind at all, until————

"What's wrong, Miyu?"

Along with a gentle call, a somewhat rough but gentle hand covered Miyu's head.

And this warm big hand seemed to bring her endless courage, and she finally made up her mind after hesitating.

"Unnie! I... don't want to be separated from you and Illya!!"

Compared to the outgoing Illya, Miyu's emotions are reserved.

But when this restrained emotion bursts out, it is still extremely moving.

"Don't worry, unnie, I won't let Miyu be separated from us..."

As he spoke, Emiya Shirou held Miyu quietly in his arms.

Perhaps it was because of Shirou Emiya's embrace that the uneasy Miyu finally got a respite. She could no longer control her emotions. She grabbed Shirou Emiya's clothes with her small hands and buried her whole face in Shirou Emiya's arms.

The soft sobs eventually turned into uncontrollable crying.

Feeling his chest getting wet and the girl's body shaking slightly in his arms, Emiya Shirou's brows furrowed deeper and deeper, but the expression on his face became more gentle.

He patted his sister's back gently, whispering soothing words to her while pursing his lips.

After a long while, Shirou Emiya felt that his sister in his arms gradually calmed down. He looked down and found that she had fallen into a deep sleep.

Perhaps it was because the crying just now completely drained away the little energy she already had left due to nervousness.

Emiya Shirou let out a long breath and carried Miyu back to her room.

While taking the wet tissue from the table to wipe the corners of Miyu's eyes, Emiya Shirou couldn't help but glance at his other sister 'Illya'.

Compared to Miyu, Illya seemed to be much more stable. She lay on the bed, murmuring "big brother" while falling into a deep sleep, as if she had no idea that her sister had quietly left once.

Looking at the sleeping faces of his two younger sisters, Emiya Shirou's originally frown seemed to relax.

But at the same time, his eyes became more determined.

"Wow~"

As the sliding door was closed, Emiya Shirou, standing in the aisle, looked at the moon above his head and fell into silence for a long time, but eventually he walked towards his study.

'What should I do?'

The murmurs were similar to before, but this time Emiya Shirou looked more confused than helpless.