Anime, but the Phantom Thieves of Heart

Even if she wanted to tease him, she would wait until she got home. She winked at Lan Ke, telling him that she understood.

Seeing this, Lan Ke finally let go of his hand.

However, because he was worried that the other party would say something shocking again, Lan Ke simply took the initiative to change the topic.

"Picosi, I heard you talk about the 'Fairy Kingdom' before, do you remember?"

When Picosi heard Lan Ke mention this, his eyes suddenly lit up, but then he sighed with some emotion.

"Master, are you interested in the 'Fairy Kingdom'? Unfortunately, we can't go there for the time being..."

'Shadows' are the product of human beings' twisted desires attracting 'demons and other special beings'. Some of those 'special beings' already live in the 'cognitive world', but some are intruders who have entered the 'cognitive world' from the outside world through the 'sea of ​​spirit'.

However, their reasons for entering the 'cognitive world' are varied and different.

Most demons come to this world to obtain more desires, while the messengers or subordinates of other gods come to this world to help their masters to perform tasks. Of course, there are also people like Picosi who simply find the world they live in boring and want to find excitement.

The vast majority of "special beings" will be lost in the "Sea of ​​Spirit", which is why his assistants can obtain various personality masks through "execution".

Those who can enter the 'cognitive world' are all lucky people.

It’s a pity that the ‘cognitive world’ may not be as beautiful as many special beings imagine.

For example, Picosi felt that life in the "cognitive world" was not as interesting as she had imagined, so she surrendered immediately when Lan Ke recruited her.

Now that she thinks about it, if she hadn't followed Lan Ke, she might as well have stayed in the 'Fairy Kingdom'!

Of course, she is no longer bored since she followed Lan Ke. Not only did she make friends with 'Mandragora', 'Jack Pumpkin', 'Jack Frost' and others, but also, under Lan Ke's command, she defeated all kinds of powerful demons that she had never dared to imagine!

She + Lan Ke = invincible!

Now she no longer thinks about the 'Fairy Kingdom' and is so happy there that she doesn't want to leave!

So when Lan Ke mentioned the "Fairy Kingdom", she couldn't help but sigh.

Lan Keke didn’t know what was going on in Picosi’s little head. He just hoped that he could give him some clues.

"Do you feel familiar with this place?"

Hearing what Lan Ke said, Picosi was stunned at first, then he looked around with some confusion, and his brows furrowed even more tightly.

"There's something...strange here."

Looking at Picosi's expression, Lan Ke's eyes suddenly lit up.

"what happened?"

"The atmosphere here is somewhat similar to the 'Fairy Kingdom', but also quite different. Although it is not the 'Fairy Kingdom', it is definitely related to it!!"

Although Picosi looked confident, Lan Ke was obviously disappointed.

After all, he was not a curious researcher. He was not interested in the peculiarities of the palace in front of him. He just wanted to know where the enemy was and how to kill him.

But then Lan Ke suddenly remembered something.

Although the only options in the game were stealth and invincibility, his repeated experiences told him that the real world was different from the game, and he might as well try other methods.

"Picosi, try to see if you can blend into the 'Picosi group' in this palace."

Lan Ke’s proposal surprised Picosi.

Although she was also anxious as Lan Ke possessed more and more "personal masks", after all, Lan Ke rarely used her in battle, but after so many times, she got used to it.

She didn't expect that she could help Lan Ke in other ways now. She patted her chest without hesitation.

"I don't know, but I want to give it a try!"

After saying that, she flew straight into the "cave entrance" in the direction Lan Ke pointed.

Watching 'Pixie' leave, Emiya Shirou said nothing.

Obviously, in his view, the so-called "personality mask" is just like a summoned creature for battle. He didn't expect that it has other uses?

He couldn't help but start thinking about what his personality mask could do?

Thinking of the other party's carefree personality and conspicuous image, there is no hope for stealth, and it doesn't seem like he can give me any advice.

It seems... it can only be used as a means of transportation.

"Hey! Kid! That's very rude of you! I'm the famous Ghost Rider from Hell! You're comparing me to that Pico? You think I can't beat it?!"

Unlike ordinary 'personas', 'Ghost Rider' is obviously much more active.

But for Shirou Emiya, he didn't know whether it was a good thing or a bad thing.

Just as he was trying to comfort the Ghost Rider and promised to give him a painful fight in the next battle, Picosi had already flown out from the cave on the other side.

"How's it going? Did you gather any useful information?"

Lan Ke couldn't wait to move forward, and Shirou Emiya quickly silenced the Ghost Rider by saying "business is more important".

Looking at the two people who gathered around him, Picosi shook his head first.

Lan Ke didn't urge him, but just gestured for the other party to speak slowly.

"I didn't go in. According to that 'High-ranking Pixie', although I'm a fairy, I'm not a resident of the so-called 'Fairy Country'. If I want to enter, for example, to undergo an inspection, I don't know how long it will take, so I came back..."

At this point, Picosi couldn't help but glance at Lan Ke, but unfortunately Lan Ke wasn't fooled at all, and his face seemed to say "and then what?"

Seeing that Lan Ke didn't take the bait, she simply spoke again.

"But I've gathered another piece of information: it's not just the 'Pixies' or 'Fairies' living here, there are also some 'local residents'..."

Local residents?

Lan Ke suddenly showed a puzzled expression...

Chapter 79: A palace that has been around for more than two hundred years?

Pixie's words undoubtedly made Lan Ke very confused.

Originally, he suspected that this so-called 'Fairyland' was related to the 'Fairy Kingdom' mentioned by Pixie, but unfortunately, Pixie directly gave a negative answer.

Then this is a normal 'hall'.

The so-called "palace" is actually the private territory of the palace owner after his desires have expanded. As for the "shadows" moving in it, they are attracted by the palace owner's distorted desires.

So where do the 'indigenous people' come from?

Facing Lan Ke's puzzled expression, Pixie proudly straightened her chest, which was basically flat.

"Hehe~ Master, you don't know. As I said before, this 'hall' is quite special. It seems to have a certain connection with the 'fairy kingdom' where I used to live. So it should actually be a mixture of a 'palace' and 'some special substances'. So in addition to the normal 'palace guards', there are also some other creatures living inside..."

Hearing this, Lan Ke showed an expression of sudden enlightenment, but then his expression became extremely subtle.

Since coming to this world, I have encountered three "halls" in total. Except for the "Lotus Seed" which is relatively normal, the other two are relatively special.

Ze Yuezhi's was fine, as it simply covered a wider area due to its twisted and vast desires, but the one belonging to 'Count Mezas' seemed to be mixed with other unknown substances.

But no matter how special this palace is, Lan Ke must break it in order to fulfill Illya's wish!

And, the sooner the better!

"I understand the reason, but who exactly are these 'natives' you're talking about, 'Great Miss Pixie'? How can we find them? You know, we can't even get through the main gate right now..."

In response to Lan Ke's flattery, Pixie put his hands on his hips and held his head high.

"There's no need to go in! Because some of the natives were driven out by those 'evil Pixies', and it just so happens that you, Master, have already recaptured one..."

As Pixie finished speaking, Lan Ke reacted instantly.

The person he was talking about was probably 'Krupo Krupo', a 'personality mask' that had almost no presence in the original game.

When they met before, Lan Ke simply chose to subdue the other person because of his collecting habit.

According to normal procedures, Lan Ke would prepare a residence for the other party on the "Velvet" and let it serve as a mascot together with Pixie and others.

I didn't expect there would be a pleasant surprise.

"This is really useful information~"

"Of course! As a 'native' here, they might know of some hidden passages or something. Even if they don't, they could still offer us some advice."

"Indeed, is there any other information?"

Pixie, completely unaware of Lan Ke's sinister intentions, spread his hands.

"Why are there so many? I already said that the 'evil Pixie' here doesn't recognize me at all. I just inferred these things from their words... huh?"

After talking for a while, Pixie seemed to finally react and she looked at Lan Ke with wide eyes.

"Wait?! Master, are you planning to..."

Facing Lan Ke's brilliant smile, Pixie finally confirmed her guess.

Although Lan Ke finally sent the other party back to the "Velvet" in exchange for "preparing gifts", he didn't know how to complain for a while when he saw the other party's expression of "serving the boyfriend well but being left aside in a daze".

But there's nothing he can do about it, since he's a casual person outside of work, and the way he interacts with his "personas" is more like friends.

This attitude has both advantages and disadvantages.

The advantage is that all personality masks will exert 100% or even 120% of their strength during battle.

But the disadvantage is that he, who is not good at getting along with others, needs to spend more time and energy to get along with the "personal masks".

At the same time, on the other side, Shirou Emiya was watching the interaction between Lan Ke and Pixie, feeling more and more confused.

Initially, his impression of the 'Phantom Thief of Hearts' was that of a 'mysterious and aloof' person, but when he learned that the 'Phantom Thief of Hearts' was actually Lan Ke, whom he knew, the other party's usual 'taciturn but enthusiastic' side prevailed. Later, during the process of 'stealing hearts' together, he witnessed Lan Ke's 'calm and rational' side.

Although a person is often complicated, Lan Ke has too many sides. Now he is even playing a double act with his own "personality mask". He finds that he can no longer understand Lan Ke.

Fortunately, he soon stopped having to think about it.

Because after a brief moment of daze, Lan Ke had already asked his assistant to switch the "personality mask" and summoned "Krupo Krupo".

I don't know if it's because Lan Ke was really "brutal" when he subdued the other party before.

After being summoned, 'Krupo Krupo' was obviously a little afraid of Lan Ke, and even couldn't help but cover part of his face with the big leaf in his hand, as if he could reduce his presence in this way.

After carefully observing 'Krupo Krupo', Lan Ke also showed an expression of sudden enlightenment.

In fact, the information that Pixie mentioned can actually be found through some clues.

First of all, the appearance of 'Krupo Kru'.

Unlike the old man with a long beard in the game, the other party is a little girl who looks quite young.

Lan Ke had long been accustomed to this situation. Just like there were significant differences between Pixies in terms of hairstyle, face, and personality, Krupokru, as a special race, naturally also had differences.

Another thing is that the clothes they were wearing actually had many similarities with the clothing of the local Ainu people.

The Ainu people, the indigenous people of Hokkaido, are one of the local tourist attractions. There are many introductions to them in the subway stations, but Lan Ke didn't pay much attention to them.

Perhaps it was because Lan Ke's gaze was too direct, the 'Krupo Krupo' in front of him was obviously more nervous.

Realizing that something was wrong, Lan Ke quickly squatted down.

"I'm sorry, I seem to have scared you a little, but you were previously affected by something evil. To help you escape from that state, I can only use that method..."

Krupokru naturally didn't understand these things, but she could sense her previous abnormality. After all, unlike the Pixie clan who loved to play pranks, Krupokru was a fairy who lived with humans, or the Ainu. They had a more peaceful character and did not like to fight.

In addition, he has indeed returned to normal now, and Lan Ke is smiling gently at this moment, so even though he vaguely feels that something is wrong, 'Krupo Kru' still nodded.

"I know. Pixie told me that the Lord is not a bad person..."

Lan Ke was obviously a little surprised when he heard what the timid 'Krupo Krupo' said.

Unexpectedly, after Pixie returned, she helped herself and Krupokru say hello in advance.

"Could you prepare more gifts?"

While thinking this, Lan Ke spoke again.

"This is our first meeting, so it's normal to feel a little uncomfortable, but I believe I can gain your trust~"

Lan Ke's words also surprised Krupo Krupo, but this step-by-step approach made Krupo Krupo, who was not very good at getting along with others, unconsciously breathe a sigh of relief. She also nodded to indicate that she understood.

Seeing that the relationship was almost established, Lan Ke also started to talk about business with the other party.

"By the way, I heard from Pixie that you used to live in this 'fairy kingdom'?"

When the other party heard Lan Ke say this, he seemed to recall something bad and lowered his head with a complicated expression, but then he seemed to suddenly realize that he was still talking to Lan Ke and quickly raised his head.

"That's a bit inaccurate. Strictly speaking, this area was once the residence of our 'Krupokru clan'..."

According to 'Krupokru', they originally lived in seclusion in a corner of the 'cognitive world', but more than two hundred years ago, a strange statue suddenly appeared in their territory.