Anime, but the Phantom Thieves of Heart

This is a good teammate for Lan Ke who lacks offensive means.

So when Lan Ke got the data of Shirou Emiya's personality mask last night, he was happy for a long time. After all, although his ability is useful for fighting BOSS, it is more troublesome to fight ordinary small BOSS, and the efficiency is too low. Now that he has teammates, the efficiency should be able to increase a lot.

What Lan Ke didn't expect was that the so-called "Eye of Judgment" of the other party actually had such an effect.

Compared to Lan Ke who was confused, Emiya Shirou asked directly.

"'Curse'? Ghost Rider, do you know what this is?"

Compared to the serious character of Shirou Emiya, Ghost Rider acted a little casually. Even when Shirou Emiya asked him, he just shrugged and said he didn't know.

"I don't know. My Eye of Judgment can only tell me this much. After all, I only need to know 'where the enemy is' and run straight into them. As for why, I don't need to know."

The Ghost Rider seemed very calm about his behavior of not wanting to use his brain and just rushing forward, as if he didn't feel anything was wrong at all.

Shirou Emiya looked at Lan Ke helplessly.

Lan Ke seemed quite calm about this.

"Ghost Rider wouldn't lie. He must have discovered something. Perhaps he'll see more once his 'level' increases. Let's get down to business first..."

Lan Ke knew that he must be hiding a huge secret.

No matter why he traveled through time or why he had the 'golden finger', unfortunately he could not find any clues. From a certain perspective, the 'Ghost Rider's' statement gave him a direction, which was a good thing for him.

Seeing Lan Ke so open-minded, Shirou Emiya couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. After all, he didn't want to cause any trouble to Lan Ke because of his own reasons.

What the 'Ghost Rider' said was just an accident, so let's put it aside for now. The two of them naturally planned to do what Lan Ke called 'real business'.

Lan Ke directly mounted the back of the "Bicorn" and prepared to lead the way, but some "accidents" occurred with Shirou Emiya.

"Little boy, as my master, how can you not know how to drive? Come and sit on it yourself!"

Shirou Emiya really wanted to complain that he had a 'driver's license', but when he saw the flaming motorcycle wrapped in 'hellfire' in front of him, his original words of defense were unconsciously suppressed.

After all, how many boys in this world can refuse a cool motorcycle?

Seeing Shirou Emiya's excitement that was hard to conceal, Ghost Rider didn't laugh out loud, but his huge skull mouth opened wide, as if he was very satisfied with Shirou Emiya's reaction.

In the past, he always raced alone, and there was not even anyone to appreciate his car. Now it seems that choosing to follow Shirou Emiya is a good choice.

"Now, let me teach you how to drive my 'baby'."

As he spoke, 'Ghost Rider' placed his hand on Emiya Shirou's shoulder.

Then they saw a flame from hell instantly enveloping the two of them.

When the flames disappeared, the 'Ghost Rider' also disappeared, replaced by the skull tattoo on Shirou Emiya's originally black leather 'Phantom Thief Suit'.

Perhaps because of his previous experience of "turning dark", "Ghost Rider" actually retained the ability to "fuse" with Shirou Emiya.

What is the meaning of the word "baby"?

Unaware of how special this was, Emiya Shirou's entire attention was focused on the motorcycle in front of him...

Chapter 66: Run a lap with me~Doctor/Buddy!

The image of the flaming skull wearing a motorcycle suit of the Ghost Rider was so eye-catching that when he appeared, both Lan Ke and Shirou Emiya were attracted by him.

However, as it merged with Emiya Shirou, the 'Flame Motorcycle' that it had previously used as a tool finally came into the sight of the two.

The motorcycle has a rather retro body, skull-carved decorations, and flames constantly spraying from the inside. It exudes a strong "wasteland feeling".

Coincidentally, boys like this kind of thing the most, "I don't know what it's used for, but it looks cool", and even Shirou Emiya is no exception.

I don't know if it was because of the awakening of the "Personality Mask" that made Shirou Emiya realize that although he loved his sisters very much, he should also pay attention to his own thoughts, because if he could not be happy, his sisters would not be happy either.

So he began to gradually release the things he had been suppressing, such as... desire.

As Shirou Emiya's eyes were unconsciously attracted to the motorcycle in front of him, a voice sounded in his mind.

"Hmph~hmph~ Pretty good, right? This old buddy of mine has been with me all the way through hell. There's no better buddy in the world! If I didn't like you, little devil, no one else would dare touch you~"

The voice was ethereal, but the sense of pride seemed to be beyond words.

'What about the Doctor?'

Emiya Shirou's question silenced the Ghost Rider for several seconds, and then a frustrated voice was heard.

"Kid! Are you being too arrogant?!"

Listening to the frustrated voice of Ghost Rider, Emiya Shirou smiled brightly.

Lan Ke, who was confused, looked at Shirou Emiya with some confusion, as if he was curious about why the other party was smiling so happily.

Emiya Shirou did not explain this, but sat on the "motorcycle" very heroically.

"What a nice car! What's your old friend's name?"

'Soul Chariot! !'

Not sure if it was because of Emiya Shirou's praise, or simply because he wanted to change the subject, but Ghost Rider proudly announced his old friend's name.

Emiya Shirou did not point it out, but spoke directly.

"Run a lap with me, Doctor."

The person Emiya Shirou was talking about was not the same person as the one he was thinking about, but neither Lan Ke nor Ghost Rider refused to do so.

"My 'Bicorn' is not weak~"

"Ohhhh!! Let's run a lap!!"

The excited voice of 'Ghost Rider' continued to echo in Shirou Emiya's mind, and the 'Bicorn' ridden by Lan Ke snorted proudly.

Although he is not known for his leg strength, he has started to cultivate this ability since he realized that he is not as good as his colleagues in terms of combat ability, but that no one can compare to him in terms of "mount".

Through constant training, the 'Dicorn' allocated all of its 'effort value' to agility.

So he is quite confident in his speed!

In its eyes, the last "bicycle" was a piece of junk, and the metal lump in front of it was almost the same!

Looking at the 'Bicorn' who was full of fighting spirit, Lan Ke patted the other's neck to show encouragement. As for saying something like "Your LV is almost 20, do you have the nerve to bully a LV1 newcomer?", he did not say it explicitly.

Because it was a 'competition', Lan Ke also told Emiya Shirou the 'destination' in advance.

Looking at the 'subway station' that could be seen in the distance, Emiya Shirou confidently raised his thumb.

Lan Ke didn't waste any words. He took out a gold coin and put it under his thumb, but then he seemed to remember something. He put the gold coin back and took out a metal bottle cap instead.

"Crack~"

"Om~Om~Om~"

As soon as the bottle cap was flicked off, Shirou Emiya began to twist the handle, and sparks kept flying out of the vent.

"Da~"

"Buzz!!!"

As the bottle cap fell to the ground, Emiya Shirou suddenly twisted the handle, and the "Soul Chariot" immediately rushed forward like an arrow.

However, surprisingly, the "Bicorn" was not slow at all on the straight line, which is the most advantageous direction for motorcycles, and was even slightly faster.

But if you look closely, you can find that the "two horns" on the top of the "two-horned beast" are emitting a faint fluorescence.

It was obvious that the opponent had already used the skill "Assault".

However, the 'Bicorn' was not panicking at all, because the straight line was about to end. Maybe he needed to use 'skills' to accelerate to overtake his opponent, but when it came to flexibility in corners, he was definitely better!

Looking at the 'Bicorn' that didn't slow down much when facing the curve, Shirou Emiya didn't care at all. After all, he invited Lan Ke to run a lap not to win, but simply to test the ability of 'Soul Chariot'.

But Ghost Rider obviously doesn't think so.

'Kid! Don't slow down! !'

As the curve got closer, Shirou Emiya instinctively chose to slow down, but what he didn't expect was that the moment this thought arose, another voice sounded in his mind.

'Lift the car's front! !'

Although it was the first time that Shirou Emiya summoned his "Personality Mask" in the true sense, he and the "Ghost Rider" had a strange tacit understanding. The other party's request sounded crazy and no normal person would agree to it, but Shirou Emiya still instinctively turned the handle and used all his strength to slowly pull up the front of the car.

Then an incredible scene happened!

I saw that the car did not flip over directly after the raised front of the car hit the wall, but instead rushed up along the wall.

"Huhu~~"

Feeling the whistling of the wind in his ears, Emiya Shirou seemed to feel an indescribable sense of "freedom".

Although he didn't intend to ignore his two sisters, it turned out that even he wanted to "relax" occasionally.

As if sensing Emiya Shirou's excitement, the Ghost Rider's unbridled laughter also appeared in his mind.

"How's that, kid! This feels amazing, doesn't it?!"

“Amazing!!”

Instead of responding in his mind as before, Emiya Shirou cheered out loud.

Perhaps Emiya Shirou's reaction echoed the Ghost Rider's wishes, and his laughter became more and more unbridled.

"That's right! That's right!! This is the path I'm pursuing!! The freest way to live in the world!!"

"Buzz!!"

As Ghost Rider roared with laughter, Soul Chariot instantly flew off the roof.

The 'Soul Chariot' in mid-air actually began to adjust its direction as Emiya Shirou turned the handle, and using the force of the fall, it flew straight towards the 'finish line'! !

Chapter 67: Heartache!!

"Huhu~~"

"boom!!"

In a gust of wind, accompanied by an extremely exaggerated landing sound, a large hole was smashed into the concrete ground next to the "subway station", and there were even sporadic sparks burning in the hole.

"Crack~"

Leather boots clattered against the almost glassy ground as Emiya Shirou, his face filled with excitement, reluctantly stepped off the Soul Chariot.

Although Shirou Emiya also used "Flame Shock" in order to save time at the end, it was obvious that the distance between them was too large. Even if he used the skill to accelerate, he was still one step behind Lan Ke in the end.

"I lost."

Although he lost to Lan Ke in the 'competition', Shirou Emiya felt an indescribable sense of joy.

The exhilaration of flying through the air on a motorcycle is hard to describe, especially the impact of the final acceleration...

He wished he could do it again now!!

Looking at Shirou Emiya whose eyes seemed to be shining, Lan Ke didn't feel any sense of reality at all, even though he was the winner.

In order to prevent this feeling from spreading further, Lan Ke had to change the subject.

Of course, before that, Lan Ke took back the "Two-horned Beast" that was looking down at the "Soul Chariot" with its head held high.

"I just have the advantage of being higher level. Shirou, your 'Personality' has just awakened. Once your level goes up, I probably won't be able to catch up with you..."

As Lan Ke said this, he gestured for Shirou Emiya to follow him towards the 'subway station'.

Although he had already been to the 'cognitive world' last night, Emiya Shirou still didn't know much about it. He couldn't help but look around curiously, looking like a curious baby.

But he was mature after all. Even though he looked around curiously, he still followed Lan Ke closely and tried to ask Lan Ke for more information.

"Doctor, you just mentioned 'persona levels'. Does that mean..."

Before Emiya Shirou could finish his words, Lan Ke shook his head.

"I know what you mean, but this world is not a game. I'm only saying this to help you understand better."

As he spoke, Lan Ke gestured to the other person to look forward.

Unlike the monsters that take shape directly outside the "Impression Space", the monsters inside the "Impression Space" often appear in the form of "shadows" first. At this time, the one that appeared in front of the two was a "shadow" whose true form could not be seen.

Lan Ke didn't waste any time, took out the M500 and pulled the trigger decisively.

"boom!!!"

With an extremely exaggerated sound, the 'shadow' instantly dissipated and turned into a 'Jack Pumpkin'. Lan Ke pulled the trigger again without mercy and fired four shots in a row. The opponent turned into fragments and disappeared into the 'impression space'.

Looking at the scattered spots of light, Lan Ke spoke again.