Anime, but the Phantom Thieves of Heart

"Just call me 'Emelia' from now on."

After saying this, the other party also turned into a "personality mask" attached to Lan Ke's face.

Although there was nothing on his face at this moment, Lan Ke couldn't help but gently touch his face, as if he was feeling something, and couldn't help but sigh.

"Do you trust me so much..."

Because he had been hurt by others before, Lan Ke was very afraid to establish connections with other people, but the unreserved trust of both 'Parker' and 'Emelia' made him feel warm in his heart.

But then his eyes became more determined.

After all, he is not the kind of person who would take advantage of others.

Now that he has received help, he cannot let them down!

Thinking of this, Lan Ke couldn't help but look at the huge flesh and blood monster below and then turned to look at his cane.

"Next comes the final battle. Come and have some fun with me, 'Lamer'."

Almost at the same time Lan Ke opened his mouth, a low and hoarse male voice sounded in Lan Ke's ears.

"I will obey your command, my lord."

As the other party finished speaking, the cane in Lan Ke's hand was ignited.

When it was completely ignited, the countless sparks turned into black wings to form a mask that directly attached to Lan Ke's face.

Lan Ke also took out the "demon sword" that he usually used as a "secondary weapon".

This giant enemy is undoubtedly the most suitable opponent for the "Demon Sword"!

Up to this point, Lan Ke had given it his all!

LV56 'Parker' + LV43 'Emelia' + LV41 'Lamer'

This can be said to be Lan Ke's most luxurious "personality mask" combination at the moment!

Because 'Lamer' no longer appeared as a 'weapon', the steps were greatly simplified when Lan Ke began to summon the 'demon'.

Even because of the improvement of its overall strength, in addition to the lowest-level "Hellhound", this time it also summoned the "Demon Crow".

The 'devil crows' flapped their wings and kept pecking at the body of the flesh and blood monster. Although they were not as lethal as the 'hellhounds' due to their agility, they were not as easy to hit as the 'hellhounds'.

And this is not the end. Lan Ke raised his hands high and began to release the "group strengthening skill".

Group attack/defense/dodge enhancement.

In addition, the 'Flesh Giant' was also given 'reduced defense/attack/hit rate' and various strange negative states.

When all the states were released, Lan Ke's blue bar, which had recovered a lot, was in crisis again.

But it doesn't matter this time.

Lan Ke, who was held in Emilia's arms and flying in the air, raised the long sword in his hand and swung it violently.

The final 'decisive battle' also begins!

If the attacks of the Demon Crow and Hellhound were merely a nuisance, then every blow Lan Ke struck with Emilia's help was a heart-wrenching pain for the Flesh Giant...

Chapter 99: Unexpected 'Secret Treasure'

In fact, most of the Corvidae are omnivores, but perhaps because their images in movies and TV shows are so deeply rooted in people's minds, many people regard them as scavengers, which is actually a misunderstanding.

But right now, these people circling around the 'Flesh Giant'...

No, it would be more accurate to say that the 'Demon Crow' on top of the 'flesh and blood wreckage' seemed to fit this stereotype perfectly.

Lan Ke, holding the magic sword, stood in front of the wreckage and stared at the other party.

"Roswaal L. Mezas... or Roswaal A. Mezas?"

Faced with Lan Ke's questioning, 'Roswaal A. Mezas', who was left with only a pile of wreckage, did not answer directly. Instead, he looked at 'Emelia' who was a little frightened behind Lan Ke with a very complicated look.

But his empty eyes seemed more like he was looking at the girl who had escaped from him more than two hundred years ago, or the "witch" who only existed in his "dreams", rather than Emilia.

In the end, he looked at Lan Ke, the man who defeated him.

"How did you know?"

"It's just a guess. After all, although this situation is unlikely to occur in the normal world, in the world of 'cognition', everything is possible. I'm just curious. That 'prophecy book' shouldn't have the ability to 'possess' or 'reincarnate', right?"

That's right, according to Lan Ke's understanding, whether it is 'possession' or 'reincarnation', something that has a huge impact on his life, once it happens, it will definitely be recorded in the 'Desire Stone'.

But the strange thing is that although there is a record of it in his "Book of Prophecy", this incident is never mentioned.

No one knew whether it was because he had been completely defeated and his twisted desires had lost their support, or for some other reason, but at this moment, 'A' actually told his 'secret' out loud.

"Possession? Reincarnation? Haha... How could such a wonderful ability exist in this world? I am just a remnant soul, relying on my obsession to attach myself to my descendants, just like a 'parasite', sucking the life out of them to survive."

With 'A's' explanation, Lan Ke's guess was confirmed.

When it entered the 'second stage', all the ridiculous appearances disappeared, replaced by strange patterns. Lan Ke began to wonder if this was a magic circle or something similar.

And in fact, this is indeed the case. 'A' relies on this thing to continuously transfer his remaining consciousness to the bodies of his descendants from generation to generation.

In fact, it was precisely because of this thing that he was so devoted to the existence of the witch.

Then why does every generation of Roswaal Metsas also carry out such crazy behavior?

They all believe that even if their physical bodies disappear, they will reside in the bodies of their descendants until the "Witch" comes to this world to grant them eternal life and supreme power!

But in reality, what was actually transferred were only the remains of 'A' and the memory fragments he obtained when he possessed the previous generation 'Roswaal Mezas'.

It continues to use its offspring to survive, but in fact it itself has long been incomplete.

In Lan Ke's opinion, Roswaal A. Mezas at this moment is not so much his own person, but rather a ghost driven by his obsession.

Lan Ke already knew all the other party's secrets, and the only thing he cared about was probably the information about "Father Pucci".

It’s a pity that even ‘A’ doesn’t know much about the other party.

All we know is that he made his debut more than ten years ago, and after his debut he has been snatching "holy relics" everywhere, and even the "Fuyuki Fire" ten years ago was related to him.

As for his personal secrets, he didn't know either.

Lan Ke's eyes widened after hearing what 'A' said, because he never dreamed that Father Pucci was actually related to the 'Fuyuki Fire' 10 years ago.

In fact, Lan Ke was a little curious at first. Since there was no "Holy Grail War" in this world, and even "Father Kotomine" had changed his career to become a chef, why were the fates of Emiya Kiritsugu and Emiya Shirou still connected?

But he never dreamed that it was because of 'another priest'.

He planned to tell Shirou Emiya directly about this matter later. One reason was that as the person involved, he had the right to know more about the situation. Another reason was that as teammates, he did not intend to hide it from each other. Of course, the most important thing was that Lan Ke wanted to know more information about 10 years ago.

But now that he had finished chatting about the 'small things' that satisfied his curiosity, it was time to talk about serious matters.

"So where is your 'secret treasure'?"

Taking into account that 'the theft of the secret treasure will cause a counterattack from the owner of the hall', that is to say, there is basically no way to escape this battle, so for Lan Ke, it is actually no big deal to directly defeat the owner of the hall and let the other party hand over the 'secret treasure' directly to him.

The only difference is probably that the former is easier to complete, while the latter is more time-saving.

What surprised Lan Ke was that when he said this, 'A' did not directly hand over the 'secret treasure' to him, but instead looked at 'Emilia' floating behind him with extremely complicated eyes.

Lan Ke was stunned at first, then his eyes widened instantly.

Because he thought of a possibility that was unlikely!

"You mean... 'Emelia' is your secret treasure?!"

Lan Ke's voice even became a little sharp because he was so shocked.

But the other party nodded with a complicated expression.

It was not until then that Lan Ke finally realized why 'A' was trying so hard to take 'Emelia' away from 'Parker', but another problem arose.

Isn't 'Emelia' the daughter of 'Parker'?

"Emelia, please go back for a moment. I have something to ask Parker."

Because of Lan Ke's exclamation, Emilia was a little dizzy at this time. She nodded almost instinctively and then Lan Ke replaced Parker.

Perhaps because he had become Lan Ke's 'personality mask', the other party no longer allowed Emilia to touch him as before, but sat directly on Lan Ke's shoulders.

Looking at 'A' who was beaten to pieces, 'Parker' was obviously in a very good mood.

He was even in such a good mood that he had the leisure to joke with Lan Ke.

"What's wrong? Could it be that Emilia alone can't satisfy you, so you want me to help?"

As he spoke, the other party also threw a coquettish glance at Lan Ke.

Lan Ke shuddered at what he saw and shook his head wildly.

"Mr. Parker! Are you kidding me?! You're Emilia's father!!"

Lan Ke's meaning was very simple. He did not deny his affection for a cute girl like Emilia, but he was not so cruel as to develop similar feelings for a cat... a male cat.

What surprised him was that Parker looked at Lan Ke with a surprised expression.

"Even fairies have genders, but 'elemental spirits' like me, made entirely of 'elements', don't have a gender. Emilia calls me 'Dad' simply because that's what she called me the first time she saw me. Actually, it's not like I wouldn't accept being called 'Mom'..."

Lan Ke was not interested in the racial characteristics of the 'elemental elves', and he didn't want to discuss this issue, which would be extremely ridiculous no matter how he discussed it.

So he forced the subject back to the main topic.

"So, Emilia and Parker are not related by blood, but are your adopted daughters?"

Parker nodded without any hesitation, and even looked at Lan Ke with a strange look.

"Isn't this natural? How could there be a 'fairy' child in our 'Cat Country'?"

"Wait, then why did you adopt 'Emelia'? According to what we know, 'Emelia' is your enemy!"

Hearing this, Parker sighed helplessly.

"I didn't intend to do this at first. I simply saw that man treasured the crystal containing Emilia so much, so I snatched it away with the intention of getting revenge on him. I don't know why the crystal suddenly cracked, and Emilia was born from it, and then..."

"You're going to make 'Emelia' your daughter?"

"What else? Such a cute girl calls you 'Daddy', can you refuse?"

Looking at Parker who looked righteous and confident, Lan Ke took a deep breath and nodded.

"I can't refuse!"

Although the other party's arguments were a bit far-fetched, it was indeed the truth and he really couldn't refuse.

And with Parker's testimony, Lan Ke gradually found a possible path to the "answer" from the chaotic questions.

First of all, the 'Fairy Kingdom' was born more than two hundred years ago, when 'A' chased him from Tsarist Russia to Neon. However, when the other party's 'Palace' was born, for unknown reasons, it overlapped with the territories of the 'Cat Kingdom' and other 'cognitive world residents' around it.

In order to protect their home, a war broke out between 'Parker' and 'A (Shadow)', and as a result of the war, 'Emelia' was taken away by 'Parker' and became 'Parker's' daughter by chance.

At the same time, because the 'Cat Kingdom' is shrouded by the 'Fairy Kingdom', the 'secret treasure' is not strictly speaking 'lost', it is just not where it should be.

For this reason, the 'Elf Kingdom' did not collapse.

As 'A' possessed successive generations of descendants, their twisted desires continued to accumulate, resulting in this 'Fairy Kingdom' being actually a special palace formed by the mixture of multiple palaces.

"So the 'secret treasure' was actually here with us from the beginning?!"

Lan Ke's mood was extremely complicated at this moment, so complicated that he didn't know how to complain.

If he had known this earlier, wouldn't he have just taken Emilia away from here?

Why go through so much trouble to fight 'A'?

However, thinking of 'Parker' and 'Emelia' who had become his 'persona masks', Lan Ke's mood gradually improved.

From a certain perspective, my gains are much greater than I imagined...

Chapter 100: The rotten wood collapses, the new shoots grow

Generally speaking, according to Lan Ke's experience, conquering a 'hall' is nothing more than obtaining some 'skill cards', 'gold coins' and 'consumables'. Strictly speaking, the main gains still come from the 'treasure chests' and 'experience points' along the way.

After all, the 'palace' is different from the 'ordinary shadow'. After the 'ordinary shadow' is defeated, the remaining energy will condense into something, which is what Lan Ke knows as the 'drop'.

After the 'hall' is destroyed, most of it will be decomposed and return to the 'cognitive world'.

Therefore, the rewards of the "Hall" cannot be classified as simple boss battles.

It seems that the two high-level personality masks that are obviously unobtainable at the current level as an 'extra reward' are worth all his previous efforts.

But just as Lan Ke was sighing, he suddenly realized that something was wrong.