Anime, but the Phantom Thieves of Heart

'Tearing off the mask' means 'stripping off the target's disguise to reveal their true nature'.

Then this 'Mask of Destruction' doesn't seem to be a problem?

Although it is quite "distinctive", I always feel that the style of painting seems to be wrong?

While daydreaming, Lan Ke followed the map on the 'Other World Navigation' and returned to the entrance of the 'Impression Space (Subway)'.

I don’t know if it’s because of the awakening of the ‘Personality Mask’, but unlike the first time he entered the ‘Impression Space’, at the entrance of the ‘Impression Space’ Lan Ke unexpectedly saw his assistant ‘Tina’ and a big door.

Tina, who had been lying leisurely on the shelf next to the door and wagging her big tail, suddenly brightened up when she heard that Lan Ke had caught enough "Personas" as promised and expressed her hope to enter the "Velvet Room". Even her originally limp ears stood up.

But it was obvious that it had not yet gotten over its previous shyness, so it did not respond. Instead, it jumped directly to the door handle and pressed it down with its body.

"Kacha~Kacha~"

㈨瀏０亦Ⅱ瀏趰乞领

Accompanied by the sound of chains, Lan Ke saw the passage leading to the 'Velvet Room' for the first time while fully awake.

It was a chaotic vortex, and Lan Ke felt dizzy just by looking at it.

Tina, who seemed to be about to go in first, seemed to notice something unusual behind her. She stopped and stared at Lan Ke silently, as if asking about Lan Ke's situation.

Although he didn't say a word, Lan Ke seemed to feel the concern. He smiled, shook his head, and walked straight into the passage.

Only then did Tina catch up.

But Lan Ke obviously couldn't care less.

Unlike falling asleep and opening his eyes to appear on the Velvet, he arrived at the Velvet directly through the "door", so when his eyes returned to normal, the dizziness seemed to be even more severe, and he felt a little dazed.

But the strange thing was that he didn't know whether it was the constant sound of the waves or the slightly bumpy deck that made him feel more familiar, but he recovered quickly.

After shaking his head to regain his composure as quickly as possible, Lan Ke followed Tina, who had walked ahead of him at some point, into the "execution ground" again.

However, Lan Ke did not let Tina carry out the "execution" immediately. Instead, he took out a book from his arms and handed it to the other party.

Obviously, Lan Ke learned from the previous problem that 'the items in the backpack will be sent to the warehouse'.

Looking at the book handed to her by Lan Ke, Tina was obviously a little surprised. After all, she really couldn't understand why the other party gave her a book. Did she look like a "literary girl"?

As if seeing the confusion in Tina's eyes, Lan Ke began to explain.

ー○﹄②⑵８３○玖８

"I happened to see this while I was shopping. Tina, you must be bored staying in the Velvet Room every day. Reading comics can also help kill time~"

Lan Ke is serious about giving gifts.

Although he could also give dried fish as a gift, he decided to change it to show his sincerity.

From our previous interactions, I can feel that Tina has a lively personality. At least she is not the serious type, so at least she should not hate comics.

Sure enough, when he heard it was a comic, his eyes lit up.

Even though it tried hard to restrain itself, its big tail that kept shaking behind it without it realizing it betrayed its inner thoughts at the moment, but it was completely unaware of it.

It was obvious that she not only 'didn't hate it', but she quite liked it. However, perhaps in order to maintain her dignity, 'Tina' skillfully used her big tail to stack the comics handed by Lan Ke under the 'Mask Book', but still pretended to be indifferent.

"Since it's a gift from you, Captain, it would be rude not to accept it. But don't think you can bribe me just like that~"

Although he said that he was not so easily bribed, the almost unconcealable joy in his eyes made Lan Ke know that he had made the right choice.

Perhaps noticing his abnormality, the other person simply coughed lightly.

"Captain, you should have captured enough demons, right?"

Faced with Tina who suddenly changed the subject, Lan Ke, who had finally coaxed her into submission, naturally didn't want to cause trouble for himself, so he pretended to know nothing and continued speaking according to what she said.

"Yes, I caught five 'demons' in total, which should be enough for 'testing'."

Although Lan Ke encountered more than so many in the "Impression Space", not many were willing to surrender. Moreover, although there were five, there were actually only two new "demons". One of them was naturally the "Two-horned Beast" that was killed in the end, and the other was "Jack Pumpkin".

Including the Pixie that was captured initially, there are a total of six 'demons', enough for testing.

After hearing what Lan Ke said, Tina didn't waste any words and jumped directly onto an iron chain. Soon the bottom of the ship and the cabin wall opened. While landing nimbly, she took off the "Book of Masks" hanging on her back and spread it out.

The 'Complete Book of Masks' with metal corners was lifted up by a strange force and slowly floated in front of Tina, while she looked at Lan Ke with her bright eyes.

"Captain, do you intend to proceed with the 'springboard' or the 'abandonment' first?"

Faced with the question from his assistant, Lan Ke did not answer immediately, but asked again.

"Is it really okay?"

"Of course, the so-called 'execution' is merely to allow these 'mid-demons' to return to the Sea of ​​Spirits. I've already registered that Pixie in the 'Book of Masks.' If you, 'Captain,' wish, you only need to spend some 'gold coins' as 'fuel' to find her in the 'Sea of ​​Spirits.'"

Tina was not angry at all, but she patiently explained. Only then did Lan Ke make up his mind.

"In that case, let's proceed to the 'springboard' first. I remember that Pixie can obtain a ring that uses electric-attribute skills..."

Emotional concerns were eliminated and rationality prevailed again.

Seeing that despite his tireless efforts, his funds were still insufficient, Lan Ke chose what he considered the most cost-effective option...

Chapter 17: A new illustrated guide from an 'other world'? !

Putting aside the worried Lan Ke, the long-awaited 'Tina' had already unconsciously stepped on her feet, looking as if she was 'stepping on milk'.

After getting Lan Ke's permission, it skillfully manipulated the 'Book of Masks' to float in front of it, and at the same time used its mangosteen-like front paws to print on the 'Book of Masks'.

Then a 'Personality Mask' was seen flying from the 'Book of Masks' to the front of the 'Springboard', and in a burst of light it restored its 'Pixie' appearance.

The only difference from before was that the other party seemed a little panicked, and there was a stone ball tied with an iron chain at his feet.

"Where is this place? What are you going to do?"

Because the stone ball couldn't fly, Pixie looked at Lan Ke and Tina in panic. But just looking at each other, Lan Ke had an indescribable strange feeling.

As if she could see what Lan Ke was thinking, Tina suddenly smiled.

"While I can 'log in' and summon them again, since 'Captain' you've captured three Pixies, doesn't it matter which one I use for 'Execution'?"

It was not until this time that Lan Ke finally reacted!

The other party did it on purpose!

It keeps amusing itself!!

Looking at Lan Ke's stunned expression, Tina unconsciously raised her head, as if she was pleased with the result of her "prank".

But pranks aside, it didn't forget its work, but walked straight towards the springboard.

At first, the strange Pixie didn't seem to care too much and just tried to break free from the 'chain' on its foot.

It was obvious that the other party, who had finally broken through the 'Sea of ​​Spirit' and entered the 'Cognitive Space', did not want to do it again, which caused her not to notice the cute cat slowly approaching her.

Of course, there is also a possibility that it felt that the other party posed no threat, so it chose to ignore Tina.

As if feeling somewhat dissatisfied with being ignored, 'Tina' arched her back and let out a cry that sounded childish to Lan Ke.

But the Pixie on the springboard was retreating in panic as if it saw the prey of a large predator.

⒏ⅰ 缌叔叔灵散企９母

Seeing this, Tina approached very decisively, but as she got closer to the end of the springboard, the Pixie's movements became smaller and smaller. Tina, somewhat dissatisfied, stomped her feet suddenly.

"Buzz~buzz~"

Then he saw the springboard shaking violently, and Lan Ke almost couldn't help but rush up and hug Tina.

But it turns out that Tina, the 'Velvet Resident', has a much better grasp of the 'Velvet Room' than he imagined.

Without even looking at its own results, it stomped its feet and turned around and walked back in a very cool manner. On the other side, 'Pixie' instantly lost its balance and fell into the 'Sea of ​​Spirit' with the constant shaking of the springboard.

"Kacha~Kacha~"

At the same time, with the continuous sound of metal friction, the chain above his head began to spin wildly. After just a few seconds, it began to spin in the opposite direction until a "click" sound was heard, as if the machine had reached its limit. Then he saw a huge magnet sucking the iron ball into his sight and it appeared in front of him.

However, tied to the other end of the iron ball was a small ball emitting a faint glow.

At the same time, as Tina waved, the ball of light connected to the end of the chain slowly fell into Lan Ke's palm. As the chain fell to the ground, the ball of light dissipated, and a ring emerged.

That’s right, it’s the ‘tool’ obtained after the ‘execution’.

"Electric Ring

Category: Accessories

Additional effect: Can release the magic 'Gio'"

The appearance of the 'electric ring' is not exaggerated. There are strange patterns similar to electric sparks on the silver ring. It looks no different from an ordinary decorative ring.

Apart from the surprise brought by the materialization of the props in the original game, "execution" itself did not bring too many surprises to Lan Ke.

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But soon Lan Ke became deeply aware of the particularity of the world he was living in.

After Tina took out the Book of Masks again and summoned Bicorn and Pixie, their limbs were chained. Then the wall on the side opened, and an iron ball slowly rolled over and entangled the chains on both sides.

"Plop~!"

“Click~Click~~”

As the iron ball rolled, it fell directly into the large hole in front of it. Then, the "Bicorn" and "Pixie" tied with chains fell into the sea together.

At this time, Tina waved her hand again, and a large number of gold coins fell from the hole into the Sea of ​​Spirit. Then, countless bubbles appeared on the surface of the water as if it were boiling. Finally,

"Pfft~"

A ball of light was spit out directly. When the light around the ball of light dispersed, a skeleton wearing tattered armor and holding a bone sword and shield appeared in the air.

“Click~Click~~”

Unlike Pixie who can speak, although the skeleton in front of him can be seen with its jaw trembling constantly and the soul fire in its eye sockets flickering constantly, he has no idea what it is saying because it lacks vocal cords.

Looking at the skeleton in front of him, Lan Ke's first reaction was.

"I don't think I've seen this 'persona' before?"

Facing Lan Ke who was full of doubts, Tina stretched gracefully.

"Of course, Captain, have you forgotten what I once said? In the vast world beyond the 'cognitive world' and the 'material world', countless special beings exist. They are called 'monsters', 'youkai', 'demons', and even 'gods'. Naturally, their number is not limited like in the game. This means that the 'shadows' you face are not just those in the game..."

As she spoke, Tina unfolded the "Book of Masks" and motioned Lan Ke to come over.

Then Lan Ke squeezed next to the operating table and huddled together with Tina.

Skeleton Warrior

Level: 6

Features: A warrior of the Undead Legion

(When receiving physical attacks, there is a 50% chance of blocking the attack, and 30% damage is taken when blocking the attack)

Skill: Shield Slam

(Hit the enemy hard with your shield, causing them to lose balance and feel dizzy)

突击

(Consume 8% of HP and deal a small amount of physical damage to 1 enemy)

Looking at the record about this strange 'personality mask' in the 'Book of Masks', Lan Ke couldn't help but take a deep breath.

"Hu~~"

Along with the long breathing, Lan Ke's eyes became extremely complicated.

Sure enough, this world is more special than he imagined.

Not only are there characters from different worlds, but even the 'Book of Masks' that he has long been familiar with seems to have become unfamiliar.

But fortunately, he quickly adjusted his mood. After all, he had already accepted being a classmate with the 'God of Death (mistake)', so what else was there that he couldn't accept?

It even vaguely stimulated Lan Ke's desire to collect.

Since it is possible to synthesize a new 'personality mask', doesn't that mean that there are personality masks in the 'impression space' or 'palace' that I don't know about?

Maybe there's even a chance to get the 'Invincible Platinum Star'?

Regardless of whether he is a semi-compulsive party who feels uncomfortable as long as a value is not 100% even if he has no achievements, or simply for the subsequent palace strategy, Lan Ke has become excited!

Compared to the energetic Lan Ke, Tina, who had fulfilled her wish, looked much more lazy.