Anime, but the Phantom Thieves of Heart

At least that's what he used to think.

As if in response to his thoughts, as the 'strange' Tarot in front of him slowly emitted a warm light, the other Tarots he had collected before also slowly gathered together from the light points until they finally silently surrounded the new Tarot.

Power, Justice, Pope, Sun, Tower.

These are the tarot cards Lan Ke obtained, and they also represent the bonds he established in less than a month.

The assistant who appeared after awakening, the detective who trusted him unconditionally, the clumsy but hardworking adopter, the teacher who always helped him unconditionally, the swordsman who was saved from the quagmire and set out again, and the brother who was determined to entrust everything to his sister-con...

Lan Ke finally stopped deceiving himself and accepted it all, and at the same time he felt something rubbing gently against his cheek.

"Wherever you go, whether you live or die, I will always be by your side..."

It was clearly just a cute kitten that could barely fit in the palm of her hand, but for some reason, she exuded an indescribable 'maternal' nature.

"Thank you, Tina~"

Lan Ke also rubbed the other person's head, but at this moment the sound of waves was heard again.

"RANK UP! RANK 2!"

"Miss Assistant, who is giving her all: Because of your growth, Miss Assistant seems to have grown as well."

Almost as the sound of waves appeared, Lan Ke felt his shoulders suddenly sink, and then he felt a pair of small hands suddenly hugging his face.

"Ah~!"

Along with the exclamations came a burst of complaints.

"Really? This body's sense of balance is so bad..."

Turning his head to look at the cat-eared girl holding his head, a big "?" appeared on Lan Ke's head.

What do you mean by 'growth'?

Looking at Lan Ke's face full of surprise, Zaozhuang seemed a little unhappy.

"What's wrong? Are you dissatisfied with me in some way?"

She clearly looks vicious, but unfortunately, her cute appearance not only does not intimidate her at all, but makes her look even cuter.

However, considering that although the appearance has changed, the cat assistant is still familiar to him, Lan Ke hurriedly spoke to comfort him.

"Of course not, I just feel a little emotional. Tina, you are so cute no matter what you look like~"

"!!!"

I don’t know if it was Lan Ke’s illusion, but I felt that the other person’s ears seemed to suddenly stand up.

As if noticing Lan Ke's strange gaze, Tina quickly covered Lan Ke's eyes with her hands, as if to stop Lan Ke from looking at her. But Lan Ke was worried that the other party would move around on his shoulders and fall off, so he quickly protected the other party's waist with his hands.

The meaning of the SAN

"Foolish Captain! If you want to say something nice, go say it to that giant-R nun or giant-R female swordsman!!"

"Are you talking about Leticia and Busujima-senpai?"

"What else?! Captain, don't forget that I was born as your 'assistant'. As your 'half', no one in this world knows your XP better than me!"

Faced with the complaints from his assistant, Lan Ke suddenly reacted.

Perhaps because he had become accustomed to the life in the 'other world', Lan Ke felt that he had completely bid farewell to his previous life, but Tina's existence seemed to remind him.

At this moment, he is not only 'Ming Shang Lan', but also 'Lan Ke'.

However, if Lan Ke remembered correctly, the appearance of the "Assistant" seemed to be related to the XP of the "Velvet Resident".

Now he has gradually understood why 'Tina' first appeared in cat form.

Perhaps because he was full of resistance to "humans" at that time, he temporarily appeared in the form of a "cat", which is very popular among humans.

Now, as he has established more and more 'bonds', he no longer resists contact with 'humans', so Tina has restored the human appearance that an 'assistant' should have.

But the problem lies here, why does the other party appear in the image of a little girl?

However, seeing Tina's angry expression, Lan Ke thought it would be better to find another opportunity to ask about this matter.

After all, he looked jealous when he talked about Leticia and Busujima Saeko, and he seemed dissatisfied with his own appearance.

It's better not to offend her at this time.

Perhaps she was tired, Tina nimbly jumped off Lan Ke's shoulder, which scared Lan Ke who originally wanted to pick her up. However, looking at her young but nimble movements, Lan Ke realized again that no matter how her appearance changed, she was still the "cat assistant" he was familiar with.

Perhaps she was still not used to the human appearance, so Tina still curled up her body and tried to lick the back of her hand. She looked more like a 'cat demon' than a so-called 'cat girl'.

Although the appearance has changed, the clothing has not changed much.

He was still wearing the same light blue and white sailor shirt and a navy cap on his head. The only change was probably a pair of light blue shorts and shoes after turning into a human.

A little boyish, but still very cute.

Perhaps noticing Lan Ke's gaze, the other party bared his teeth at Lan Ke again, as if saying that if Lan Ke continued to look at him, he would bite him.

Although Lan Ke felt that it was impossible for the other party's small baby teeth to bite him, it would be more troublesome to comfort him, so he simply looked away as the other party wished.

But it just so happened that Lan Ke had time to study the Tarot that he had newly acquired... or finally realized.

"I am you...you are me...

Here you have a new lease

As the saying goes, firewood is the firewood that is reborn from the ashes.

I, the fool's mask, was born bathed in the wind of blessing.

We will provide further support for pioneering the future..."

Before Tina's Tarot 'RANG UP', the new Tarot had already been activated, and the sound when the Tarot was activated was completely different from the previous one.

It was not the gentle female voice, but a voice that he was very familiar with.

The voice of his past life.

Low, hoarse but extremely firm!

It’s a pity that after that tragedy, he was depressed for too long, so long that even he felt a little unfamiliar when he heard this voice.

However, he has found himself again, and he is no longer confused!

But at the same time, Lan Ke also had a new doubt.

If the 'male voice' just now was almost identical to the voice of his previous life, then whose was the female voice he heard when activating 'Tarot'?

At least in Lan Ke's memory, there was no similar sound around him.

It’s a pity that no one can answer this question, and he probably won’t be able to get the answer in a short time.

As for the skills brought by the 'Fool' Tarot, they are very subtle.

"The Fool's Journey: You seem to have found a part of yourself, but the Fool's Journey has just begun. Where you will go in the end will be determined by your choices.

Courage value UP

The reason why Lan Ke felt it was very subtle was that the "system" he possessed did not have the "five dimensions" in the game at all, and naturally there was no so-called "courage attribute".

So Lan Ke also felt very strange. What exactly does the so-called "courage value UP" mean?

Lan Ke didn’t know either, so he could only test it slowly later.

But there is one thing he is sure of, that is, the thing he had been hesitating about before, he has now made a "decision".

"Let me give my first 'teammate' a little surprise, shall we?"

A smile unconsciously appeared on Lan Ke's lips.

At this moment, Lan Ke had no idea that his smile seemed quite similar to that of his assistant at times...

Chapter 56 Most men will resonate with their fathers one day

Lan Ke got along very happily with his assistant, and they even had time to joke with each other. On the other hand, Shirou Emiya was in a much more complicated mood.

He didn't even know whether he should be happy that the threat posed by 'Ren Ren' was eliminated, or worried that he had sold himself to the 'Phantom Thieves of Hearts'.

But overall, I feel a lot calmer.

"Ernie?"

"Onii-chan?"

Children may not understand much, but they are often extremely sensitive. This can be seen from the fact that although Shirou Emiya tried hard to tell them not to worry in the past few days, the atmosphere at home was still a little tense. At this time, they also noticed the changes in Shirou Emiya.

Looking at his sisters' expectant eyes, Emiya Shirou wanted to touch their heads and tell them that everything was over, but his reason told him that the danger had not completely disappeared, so he chose to maintain the status quo.

At least, it allows them to stay vigilant while not letting their imagination run wild.

Miyu and Illya were obviously a little disappointed about this. After all, what they expected most was for everything to return to normal and live a peaceful life with their families. However, the change in Shirou Emiya's aura made them at least no longer so anxious.

Watching his two lovely sisters leave together, Emiya Shirou also returned to his room.

Familiar spaces often give people a sense of security, but today Shirou Emiya always felt that he could not calm down.

Then he instinctively looked at his waist bag, where lay four quick-draw holsters and four Glock 17s.

In the past, he didn't quite understand why his father had retired, but he would occasionally disassemble and maintain those guns alone in the room.

At that time, he also curiously asked the other party why he did this.

The other party had never answered his questions directly, but today he seemed to have understood the other party a little.

Although the other party said that he had "retired" and disguised himself, he could not be sure that no one in the world could find him, so in order to protect his family, he had to remain vigilant.

It was just like the other party's service pistol that he had always kept.

You can use it, but you can’t live without it!

Today he also felt this kind of anxiety, and at this time the gun left by his father could give him a sense of security.

Disassembly, inspection, maintenance, assembly...

After maintaining all four Glock 17s and ensuring they could fire when necessary, he stuffed them back into their holsters one by one.

Most men are probably like this, and one day they will resonate with their fathers.

I don’t know if it’s due to psychological effects, but Emiya Shirou feels as if he’s calmed down a lot.

It’s a pity that the ‘Phantom Thief of Hearts’ still shows no sign of appearing.

Being bored, he simply took out his computer and started collecting information on the 'Phantom Thieves of Hearts' on behalf of others.

Obviously, Emiya Shirou is still curious about what kind of "organization" he will cooperate with next, so in his opinion, this money cannot be saved!

What was beyond his expectation was that this time the 'LX' did not charge him too much money. The explanation she gave was that the information she had was too little and most of the information she could find was public information, so she was just charging him a little for her hard work.

This surprised Shirou Emiya even more. It seemed that the 'Phantom Thieves of Hearts' were even more mysterious than he had imagined.

However, even after he finished reading all the information, the alarm devices installed around the 'Emiya Residence' still did not make any movement, which made Emiya Shirou a little confused.

Could it be that the 'Phantom Thieves of Hearts' have no plans to come and see him for the time being?

Logically speaking, after such a long time, even if the "Phantom Thieves of Hearts" held an internal meeting, there should be a result, right?

Although no shooting was done today, Shirou Emiya was truly prepared to shoot. The mental pressure he was under was self-evident, and as time passed he began to feel a little tired.

"Since the Phantom Thieves of Hearts aren't coming for the time being, let's take a break..."

Thinking this, Emiya Shirou sat silently in the corner.

From here he can see the entire house, and the view is very good. Behind him is a load-bearing wall, and there are no windows or other structures, so the safety is relatively better.

Feeling a little sleepy, Emiya Shirou couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

He hadn't slept like this for a long time since his last training. After all, although his current position could ensure a certain degree of safety and allow him to react immediately to anything that happened, it was obviously not comfortable.

But just in case, this is the only way.

So where is the 'Phantom Thief of Hearts' that Shirou Emiya is thinking about, or more directly, 'Lan Ke'?

He set off after Jotaro Kujo had rested, but when he arrived at the Emiya Residence, he hesitated for a moment. Instead of looking for Shirou Emiya first, he went to find Illya.

As for the 'alarm' placed outside the yard, it naturally has no effect on Lan Ke who is moving through the 'cognitive world'. As for the alarm in the yard, in order to prevent Illya from accidentally touching it, it is only placed in places where the other party would not go. Naturally, this cannot be hidden from Lan Ke who has the 'third eye'.

But when he pushed open the window and stepped into Illya's room, he raised his brows.

Because he found that Illya seemed a little dishonest when she slept.

Before, perhaps because she was nervous, or to maintain her image in front of Lan Ke, the 'Phantom Thief of Hearts', she always slept obediently in her own bed, but today she kicked her quilt away and almost held Miyu in her arms with one hand and one leg.