Anime, but the Phantom Thieves of Heart

It's strange to say, because of his previous "work", he has basically no contact with animals. After all, his living habits do not allow him to have pets, not to mention that having pets requires more time before entering the operating room, which really hinders efficiency.

But now, after only meeting his assistant a few times, he actually felt extremely close to him.

Is it because the other party is an 'assistant'?

He didn't know, but he didn't hate it.

But just as the aunt's smile on Lan Ke's face became more and more obvious, he seemed to finally realize that he had something important to do right now.

But...what should Tarot do?

As if it came from instinct, he held the Tarot in one hand.

There was no sound, only the scattered light spots that slowly merged into his body as he moved.

But the strange thing is that his body doesn't seem to feel anything?

But he had no choice. After all, normally the 'Other World Navigation System' should be issued by Igor to the 'protagonist' with 'unruly' personality. But he didn't even have Igor... no, he didn't even have that fake one. He only had an assistant of his own, and he had no idea where it came from.

No matter how curious I am, I can only suppress it temporarily.

"Anyway, let's see if Mr. Kujo has a palace first, shall we?"

While thinking, Lan Ke switched the page to 'Navigation'.

"Name: Jotaro Kujo"

As Jotaro Kujo's name was entered into the 'Name' field, new options soon appeared.

"Place:----"

Facts have proved that his reasoning is correct. Jotaro Kujo does own a "palace", but where is his "palace"?

Lan Ke tried to enter various attractions in Egypt, but unfortunately all of them showed errors. Finally, he somehow entered "home", and "Different World Navigation" successfully passed the verification, and the last option appeared.

"position:----"

What does Jotaro Kujo, who owns a palace, consider his home?

Remembering the other party's nickname "Fish Seller Qiang", and considering his love for diving during their previous chat, Lan Ke tried to enter "Ocean Museum" and actually passed it on the first try.

"Is it really an ocean museum? He really loves dolphins and actually wants his house to be an ocean museum. How about giving him a dolphin pillow as a gift next time?"

Thinking of the various secondary creations he had seen before, Lan Ke's mouth twitched slightly, but fortunately, it was at least good news for him.

"Destination locked, yes/no to start navigation?"

Looking at the prompt on the phone, Lan Ke pressed "Yes" without hesitation, and then accompanied by a burst of distorted light and shadow, he came to the "other world" again.

The house that I had lived in for a day and was basically familiar with disappeared, and was replaced by a huge aquarium. The area was so large that even the boundaries could not be seen for a moment.

Lan Ke even suspected that Jotaro Kujo wanted to stuff the entire ocean into the aquarium.

But no matter how amazed he was, Lan Keke did not forget his purpose - to catch the 'personality mask'.

If the purpose is to 'steal' someone's heart, then there are only two options now - the normal process or kicking the door directly.

The normal process involves finding loopholes, sneaking in, searching for secret treasures, sending warning letters, and stealing secret treasures.

As for kicking the door, it means relying on your powerful strength to kill all enemies by force. Just as the "famous assassin master" said, you only need to kill all enemies that see you, then this is a perfect infiltration!

Lan Ke couldn't kick the door. He had just awakened his personality mask and had seen that Pixie was LV2, while Lamer was a little higher, LV5.

Going through the process to find the flaws is too complicated, and I don’t know how long it will take.

Fortunately, he didn't need to attack Jotaro Kujo's 'palace' or explore, so he could use the same tactics as before - fighting the enemy in front of his own portal.

Lure out the palace guards, kill them and run away immediately!

Because he had no hostility towards Lan Ke, he was not forced to change into the "Phantom Thief Suit" because of the hostility of the palace owner until he opened the "Ocean Museum".

This made him look like a normal tourist.

What surprised him was that he met an 'acquaintance' as soon as he entered the Ocean Museum.

"Welcome to the 'Kujo Marine Museum'~ Here you can see marine life from all over the world...Guest? Guest?"

Looking at the 'ticket seller' who kept calling him, Lan Ke was stunned for two seconds before returning to normal.

"Sorry, the interior of the museum is more magnificent than I imagined, so I was a little surprised."

This was of course just a lie. What really surprised him was the identity of the salesperson - Polnareff.

That's right, although there is a certain difference between reality and the plane, the other party's iconic broom head and single earring that had been sprayed with countless hairsprays made him guess the other party's identity at the first moment.

Perhaps it was because of his aggressive personality that he was assigned to sell tickets at the door.

Polnareff obviously had no idea what Lan Ke was thinking, he just smiled brightly.

"Of course! The Kujo Maritime Museum is the best marine museum in the world. However, it's quite large, so if you need help, you can ask the guide to show you around."

Although the 'Polnareff' in front of him was very enthusiastic, Lan Ke knew that he had no connection with the real 'Polnareff'. He was just a 'puppet' created by the 'Shadow' because of Jotaro Kujo's memory. Even the personality he showed was not the real Polnareff, but the 'Polnareff in Jotaro Kujo's eyes'.

But he still couldn't make up his mind, so he simply looked around, as if looking for a more suitable 'target', and soon he found a new 'target'.

Just this goal——————

A face as sharp as a knife, purple skin, and a security uniform that looks like it's about to burst...

"Star Platinum? ! ! "

Better not to find out!!

It wasn't just the 'Invincible Star Platinum', Lan Ke also noticed that there was a black and white Boston Terrier next to the other party.

Even though it was not quite the same as what he remembered, Lan Ke had reason to suspect that it was 'Ichi'.

As if they noticed Lan Ke's gaze, Star Platinum, who was wearing a security uniform, and 'Ichi' beside him looked at Lan Ke, nodded silently as a greeting, and continued to walk into the aquarium.

It looks like they should continue patrolling.

Even though Lan Ke knew that the palace in front of him would not actively attack him unless he showed any malicious intent, he still felt a chill when he thought about his previous attempt to "pull the monster".

"guest?"

The sudden call made Lan Ke startled, but when he saw Polnareff's face full of concern, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

For some reason, I just had the illusion that time suddenly stopped and Star Platinum and Jotaro Kujo appeared behind me.

Looking at Polnareff who was looking concerned, Lan Ke smiled sincerely.

"Can I use my student ID?"

Chapter 16 'Tearing off the Mask (Strong Version)'

It's a pity that Lan Ke didn't get to enter Jotaro Kujo's "palace" in the end. After all, even if he could buy a "student ticket", one ticket would cost 100 gold coins, which was several times more than his total net worth.

"How much... would it take to help a few Pixies to get that much money..."

Sitting in the taxi, Lan Ke sighed helplessly as he recalled the embarrassment he felt when he left before.

What else can we do?

He didn't have the confidence to kill any 'Shadow' in front of 'Star Platinum'.

But when he got off the car, he suddenly remembered something.

By the way, it seems that the money he earned in the 'other world' can't be used?

The biggest reason why Lan Ke spent lavishly on gifts to improve the favorability of his assistant and Jotaro Kujo was because of the string of 9s he made in 'P5'. In his opinion, as long as he wanted, he could create the financial bubble of this world. But in fact, in the 'other world', although monsters do drop gold coins, they are all real gold coins, and it seems that they cannot be spent directly?

He didn't even know whether the gold coin was real gold or what its quality was.

What’s even more troublesome is that even if it is real gold, where can we exchange it?

He couldn't go through the formal channels and couldn't explain the source of these gold coins. What if he melted them?

How to integrate it?

Looking at his wallet which only had a few large bills left due to his declining eyesight, Lan Ke sighed helplessly.

"Looks like I need to find some money..."

With extremely complicated emotions, Lan Ke walked into the 'subway station' and entered the 'impression space' through the toilet as usual.

"Click~"

Pushing open the door of the compartment, Lan Ke smiled as he looked at himself in the mirror wearing the 'Phantom Thief Costume'.

This looks a lot more pleasing to the eye.

Because time was running out, Lan Ke didn't waste any time and rushed straight into the first level of the 'Impression Space'.

With the protection of the "personality mask", Lan Ke is no longer as cautious as before, but much more unrestrained.

"Hellfire!!"

Following Lan Ke's loud shout, 'Lamer' holding the scepter shook his cloak, and countless feathers swept towards the enemy in front of him. These feathers themselves did not have much lethality, but when the feathers touched the enemy, they quickly combusted, and the enemy was also given the 'ignition' DEBUFF.

Then 'Lamer' raised the scepter in his hand and pointed it at Lan Ke, who immediately felt refreshed.

This is exactly the second skill of 'Lamer', 'Demon Power'.

According to the description of 'Hellfire', its own lethality is not very great, and it is even weaker than the lowest level fire magic 'Subunit', but its characteristic of 100% igniting the target as long as the target is not immune is good, which is very suitable for protracted battles.

As for the second skill, 'Demon Power', it is a purely auxiliary skill that can restore the target's vitality and mental strength, while also slightly increasing all attributes.

Combined with 'Lamer's' characteristic 'Demon Count's Hell Legion', it can slightly increase the overall attributes of all friendly units. Lan Ke basically confirmed that his 'initial P' is an auxiliary P.

When Lan Ke first read the skill introduction, he was a little disappointed. After all, who doesn’t like violent output?

But after trying it a few times, Lan Ke found that his 'initial P' seemed to be more useful than he had imagined.

First of all, reality is not a game, and monsters in reality will not play a turn-based game with him. For example, the "two-horned beast" in front of him runs too fast, and its attacks can easily miss. However, after a "Hell Flame" ignites the opponent, the battle becomes a "time limit race". Even if his attack misses, the opponent will be burned to death.

Needless to say, 'Demon Power' is simply a magical skill for endurance. Although it has the disadvantage of a relatively long cooldown time, the mental energy consumed is not much more than the recovery, which means that he can get the effect of restoring vitality and slightly strengthening for free.

As for the weak attack?

"Gio!!"

He grabbed his face suddenly and pulled it, and 'Lamer' behind him disappeared directly into the shadows, and then Pixie appeared with her wings flapping among countless light spots.

"Master, you really can't stay idle~"

With a teasing sound like a silver bell, the petite and cute Pixie waved her hands forward, and a bolt of lightning hit the galloping Bicorn directly.

The two-horned beast that was hit by the restrained attribute instantly let out a mournful cry and fell to its knees. In response, Lan Ke swung the steel water pipe without hesitation and smashed it hard on the head of the "two-horned beast" in front of him.

Looking at the "Bicorn" that was hit so hard that its eyes were shining and it was begging for mercy loudly, Pixie, who was floating beside Lan Ke, felt secretly happy for some reason.

After all, it was because of the rain that I couldn't help but want to tear up other people's umbrellas!

Finally, under the complicated gaze of the Bicorn, Pixie made a face at the other party and hid behind Lan Ke.

Watching the interaction between the two, Lan Ke couldn't help but fall into silence.

When playing the game, he simply used these 'personas/demons' as materials, but 'reality' was different from 'games'. They all seemed to have independent consciousness, and even 'personas/demons' of the same race seemed to have differences.

For example, the first Pixie that Lan Ke caught was a little afraid of him at first, but when he showed his goodwill, the other party quickly became friendly with him.

In contrast, the Pixie that was captured later also followed his instructions, but was clearly resistant.

How do they exist?

Lan Ke couldn't help but feel curious.

Unfortunately, before his thoughts could continue to wander, the phone in his arms suddenly started vibrating.

In the original work, there is only one entrance to the "Impression Space (Subway)", but in the real world, there is more than one entrance, so when he enters from different entrances, he needs to explore again. Fortunately, although the exploration is a bit troublesome, it doesn't matter if you enter the "Impression Space" simply to kill monsters.

It takes about 20 minutes to take a taxi from Ni-chome to the subway station and back. Taking into account the time he spent "walking", Lan Ke only has about half an hour of free time. So even though he still has a few minutes to spare after dealing with the "Bicorn", he still returned directly to the entrance of the "Impression Space".

As the saying goes, "If you borrow, you must return; it will be easy to borrow again." Not only did Lan Ke want to gain enough favorability from Jotaro Kujo, but he also wanted to make it easier to "ask for leave" in the future. So he decided not to be greedy for those few minutes.

For this purpose, he set a vibrating alarm on his mobile phone.

This can both remind him and prevent him from accidentally failing in his 'stealth'. Once he fails, the sneak attack will basically become an encounter.

After all, he doesn't have the buggy body of the 'protagonist' in the game. Even if he can enhance his physical fitness after wearing the 'Phantom Thief Suit', it is not easy to 'tear off the mask' from behind.

Rather than facing a counterattack after a failure, Lan Ke prefers to launch a sneak attack from the dark, directly using a blunt object to "smash the target's mask."

At first, Lan Ke was a little surprised. After all, he was just attacking the creature's most vulnerable part, the 'face'. He didn't expect that he would actually break the 'mask' directly.

But if you think about it carefully, it doesn't seem strange. After all, this mask corresponds to the "personality mask" in psychology.