Anime, but the Phantom Thieves of Heart

"I wonder how Jolyne would feel if she knew that Jotaro had shown off her photo to us just like Josuke did back then?"

Thinking of this, Noriaki Kakyoin couldn't help but lean his body on the sofa.

So what is the daughter who is being missed by her "stupid dad" doing at this moment?

After locking the door, he first opened the window of his room, then looked at the eaves, then grabbed the eaves with both hands, did a pull-up, and then leaned forward and climbed directly onto the roof.

I jogged all the way to the window, and when I discovered it was open, the corners of my mouth couldn't help but curl up slightly.

Then he whispered a reminder inside.

"I'm coming down! Don't stay under the window!"

"I dodged it."

After hearing the response from below, Xu Lun jumped out of the window and landed directly on Lan Ke's bed.

Thanks to the high-end Simmons mattress that Jotaro ordered, there wasn't even a single strange noise.

Xu Lun, who landed safely, also saw Lan Ke standing in the corner of the room with his arms folded, looking at him helplessly.

"Ms. Xu Lun, is there anything you can't tell me tomorrow?"

At this moment, Lan Ke's face was full of helplessness.

Not only was Jolyne delayed his return to the Velvet for the tea party he had arranged with Emilia and his assistant, but he was also very worried about what would happen if Jotaro Kujo suddenly discovered that Jolyne was not in his room...

He couldn't imagine what would happen next.

Chapter 16: Inherited 'love brain'?

Men's desire for "heaven-falling things" has been recorded since "Dream of Red Mansions", but Lan Ke has no idea about Xu Lun at all.

It wasn't just because Xu Lun's uppercut could knock a big man in black off his feet, but also because he didn't want the 'Pope Tarot Experience' he had worked so hard to earn to be reduced to zero.

It’s a pity that Xu Lun doesn’t seem to care about it at all.

Not only did he show no sign of restraining himself, he even looked around Lan Ke's room with curiosity.

After all, the only opposite-sex rooms she had seen in her life were those of her elders, and this was the first time she had seen the room of a boy like Lan Ke, who was not much older than her.

It’s a pity that Lan Ke’s room seemed to her to be almost as ‘boring’ as the rooms of her elders.

Suddenly, she seemed to remember something and jumped up from Lan Ke's bed and lifted the mattress to try to feel something.

The final result was naturally that nothing was found. After all, Lan Ke was not one of those Japanese high school boys with excessive hormones. Even if he really wanted to see something, he would just put it directly on the network disk. Who would really put it under the bed?

However, Xu Lun's behavior of directly ignoring the owner of the room still forced Lan Ke to speak.

"Ms. Xu Lun, is there anything you can't leave until tomorrow, or just chat about online?"

Faced with Lan Ke's sudden toughness, Xu Lun put down the mattress with some disappointment and sat on it. Then he patted the slightly concave Simmons mattress beside him and motioned Lan Ke to come over and talk.

Lan Ke didn't waste any time and just sat cross-legged on the floor. He didn't want to cause himself any more trouble.

Lan Ke, who was looking forward to his legs, held his knees with both hands. Although he didn't say a word, his meaning was already very clear - please speak.

Looking at Lan Ke's serious expression, Xu Lun knew that he couldn't continue to push his buttons, so he simply spoke directly.

"Narukami, what kind of person is 'Stinky Daddy' in your eyes?"

Looking at the serious Xu Lun, Lan Ke was also a little surprised. After all, he never expected Xu Lun to be so direct, but this was a good thing for him.

"Mr. Jotaro? In my eyes, he is an elder who is not good at speaking, but worthy of trust."

Lan Ke's praise of Jotaro was completely within Jolyne's expectations. After all, the interaction between the two seemed to be more tacit than her own, even making Jolyne wonder who was the other's child?

In fact, he had heard words praising Jotaro countless times, whether it was from Josuke Higashikata's wife 'Miss Saki', or Noriaki Kakyoin, or any other acquaintances.

But the prejudice she had already formed made it impossible for her to listen.

But Lan Ke is special because he is different from others. He has only known Jotaro for more than half a month. In addition, Lan Ke has shown maturity and rationality, so theoretically what he says should not be subject to too much subjective influence.

So she expected Lan Ke to give an answer different from others.

It’s a pity that Lan Ke still said the expected words.

Normally, if someone praised their 'stinky dad' so openly in front of her, she would definitely ignore it even if they didn't turn their backs on her. But at this moment, she was biting her lip, as if muttering to herself.

"It's not just you, Ming Shang. Even the neighbors who weren't very familiar with 'Stinky Daddy' were very wary of us at first, but as soon as they heard his name, their attitude instantly softened..."

Originally, Lan Ke thought that Jolyne came to silence her because he noticed the envious expression on her face when she looked at Josuke Higashikata, but she didn't expect that it was because of the attitude of those residents towards Jotaro Kujo when the two of them took the opportunity of "greeting" to gather information.

It is obvious that Jolyne feels that acquaintances will unconsciously favor each other because of their relationship with Jotaro.

But what Lan Ke, a person she had known for a short time and a relatively unfamiliar neighbor, said made her feel a little shaken.

Although this was somewhat beyond Lan Ke's expectations, it was a good opportunity for him. After all, Jolyne made no secret of her hostility towards Jotaro, and Lan Ke naturally did not dare to bring up this topic on his own initiative, for fear that the little trust he had worked so hard to build would disappear.

But now that the other party has taken the initiative to bring up this topic, it means that the "opportunity" has appeared!

Indeed, Lan Ke has always been cautious, but at the same time he will never give up a fleeting opportunity!

So Lan Ke simply took the opportunity to bring it up.

"Although Mr. Jotaro is not good at speaking, I can see that he cares about you, Miss Jolyne. But Miss Jolyne, you seem to have some prejudice against Mr. Jotaro?"

Xu Lun didn't seem to expect Lan Ke to be so direct, but she was always straightforward and didn't deny it, or rather, she never thought about denying it, so she just nodded.

"That's right!"

"I won't deny that he's been nice to me, but it makes no sense for him to do that!"

Having said that, Xu Lun unconsciously clenched his teeth, and a hint of resentment began to appear on his face.

"As far as I can remember, that man rarely came home. My mother and I basically depended on each other for survival. I only saw him occasionally. I didn't even realize I had a father until I was four years old..."

Having said that, Xu Lun gradually calmed down, as if she didn't care about this matter.

It's a pity that her clenched fists and the slightly arched muscles on her forearms were enough to show that her mood was not as calm as her tone, but Lan Ke did not interrupt her.

After all, since he wants to help the father and daughter reconcile, he should at least know what the conflict between them is. Otherwise, where should he start?

Fortunately, Xu Lun, who was gradually affected by his emotions at this time, did not need Lan Ke's guidance at all, and just said everything he wanted to say.

"But my mother trusted him very much. Even when I complained occasionally, she would tell me, 'Your father is the best man in the world.' So I wanted to believe him at first, until... the day my mother fell ill."

Maybe Xu Lun herself didn't notice it, but in fact her emotions had begun to get out of control at this time, and Lan Ke even had to give her a "Demon Power" to enhance her mental endurance.

Under normal circumstances, Xu Lun might have noticed something wrong with her body, but at this moment, she was completely immersed in her memories and could no longer care about it... Or even if she noticed something wrong, she would just think it was her own illusion.

"After Mom fell ill, Grandma, Great Grandpa and the others came to the hospital to visit her almost every day, but only... only he only came occasionally!"

"Even so, my mother's mood would improve every time she saw him, but in the end she would always persuade him to leave, and he... really left."

"What I find even more unacceptable is that he didn't even get to see his mother for the last time on the day she 'passed away'!! He didn't even shed a single tear at her funeral!!"

Perhaps because she was worried about being heard by others, Xu Lun was also trying to suppress her voice.

It was just that the anger made the voice he tried to suppress even more distorted and deformed, making it seem even more hysterical.

It was not until this time that Lan Ke finally understood the source of the seemingly irreconcilable conflict between Jotaro and Jolyne.

But the problem is that in the original work, Jotaro neglected his family in order to eliminate the remnants of DIO. In this world, it is impossible for 'DIO' to become a vampire, and naturally it is impossible for him to appear a hundred years later. So why didn't he take care of his family?

But when Lan Ke fell silent, Xu Lun on the other side seemed to realize what he had just said.

Perhaps it was because she couldn't find anyone around her to talk to. After all, she knew that no matter what she said, others would definitely speak up for her father, even the 'Naraka' in front of her was the same.

But she had been holding these words in for too long, and had never had the chance to confide them, especially after being separated from Jotaro for a long time. This long-awaited meeting did not make the resentment that had been suppressed for a long time disappear, but completely "exploded" it.

Even if it was just a 'maybe', she unconsciously held on to it like a drowning person grabbing a piece of driftwood.

And this "drifting wood" is Lan Ke.

This person is about the same age as me and we get along very well!

However, after her emotions were vented and reason prevailed again, she realized how stupid she had been. After all, Lan Ke had already expressed his attitude very directly before.

But Lan Ke's next words surprised her greatly.

"According to what you said, Mr. Jotaro has undoubtedly failed in his duties as a husband and a father."

Compared to Xu Lun's previous uncontrollable emotions, Lan Ke's voice was much calmer.

"?"

Xu Lun, with a puzzled look on his face, was stunned for two seconds and his first reaction was to question.

"Do you think I'm stupid? Have you forgotten what you said before? Or am I just a spoiled little girl who needs you to coax her?"

Seeing Xu Lun becoming even more unhappy despite being in line with his words, Lan Ke really wanted to complain, but this time he was not trying to coax him, so he seemed very calm.

"No, I don't think I was wrong before. Even until now, I still think that Mr. Jotaro is a trustworthy elder. After all, this does not contradict my later evaluation."

As he spoke, Lan Ke supported his chin and tilted his head to look at Xu Lun.

"No one in this world is perfect. After all, a perfect person is not called a 'human', but a 'saint'. This is true for me, for you, Jolyne, and for Mr. Jotaro."

As he spoke, Lan Ke's expression became serious.

"If it's really as you say, then no matter how well Mr. Jotaro does in other things, it won't change his neglect of his family."

Having said that, Lan Ke paused unconsciously.

Then he spoke again.

"I have a question though."

"?"

"Jollen, is your mother a love-brained person? Or to be more direct, is she someone who has lost her ability to think because of 'love'?"

Following Lan Ke's question, Xu Lun almost instinctively denied it directly.

"Of course not! Although my mother is very gentle, she is very opinionated about everything!"

"So, do you think your mother would really call a 'jerk who doesn't care about his wife and daughter' the 'best man in the world'?"

Lan Ke's question was like a heavy hammer that struck Xu Lun's heart...

Chapter 17: New 'Tarot', but it doesn't seem auspicious...

In his previous life, Lan Ke had to relearn psychology due to an accident.

Although he had traveled directly to this world for unknown reasons and had not even obtained a "certificate", strictly speaking he could not call himself a "psychologist".

But Lan Ke, who has read many relevant textbooks and works, knows very well that as a psychologist, you should never disobey your patients.

And when facing Xu Lun at this time, he used the same rhetoric.

'I support your opinion, but I reserve my own.'

Then ask some guiding questions from the other person's perspective, because many times, people always resist the answers given by others, but firmly believe in the answers they get from their own "thinking"... even if this answer is obtained under the guidance of others.

There is no doubt that Xu Lun has now come to the conclusion that Lan Ke wants her to come to.

Or rather, stop resisting and start thinking about a new problem.

"If your mother isn't a love-brained person, why does she still call her husband the 'best husband' even though he's been away from home for so long?"

But when this problem really arose, Kujo Jolyne discovered one thing, that is, she knew too little about her father, so little that although she had always been resentful of his indifference back then, she could not find any more memories beyond that.

So when she found that she couldn't get the answer, she instinctively turned her eyes to the person who asked the question and tried to get the 'answer' from him.

"Then...why do you think that is?"

If the person has bad intentions, then he can take advantage of the situation and use the initial insignificant goodwill to become Xu Lun's inner pillar, just like the scumbag in the original book who felt that he had lost everything and gave up on himself and pinned everything on him.

But Lan Ke imitated his assistant and spread his hands.

"You're asking me? Asking me how a solo virgin can capture a girl's heart?"

Usuki 0 also II glimpse and beg for

Although Lan Ke's words were a little playful, his expression, as if he was crying with every word, made Xu Lun feel a little sorry for Lan Ke for some reason.

"hug……"

"Don't apologize! It'll only hurt me more! So let's get down to business."

Lan Ke stretched out his cane to signal Xu Lun to stop talking and took the initiative of the conversation very decisively.

"From my personal perspective, I naturally hope that Mr. Jotaro can restore his relationship with his daughter. However, as an outsider, I have no right to interfere in the problems between you two. However, I personally suggest that you try to find the answer. Perhaps this answer can help you resolve the doubts in your heart."