Anime, but the Phantom Thieves of Heart

But even from a "rational" perspective, Lan Ke is also an excellent leader.

Although powerful, he is not arrogant. He will seek his own opinions when needed, but he is also decisive when faced with critical moments...

Maybe the other person wasn't the most suitable person in the world to be a 'leader', but the combination of the two made him the perfect object of loyalty in his eyes.

After all, who would hate a leader who is strong enough and treats his subordinates well?

Perhaps because of the 'helmet', Lan Ke didn't notice Emiya Shirou's burning gaze. He just seemed to chat with Emiya Shirou casually until they reached their destination, and then...

"It seems that we have found our next target?"

"It seems so."

In response to Lan Ke's sentiment, Shirou Emiya nodded in affirmation.

After all, as Lan Ke said, this "Doomsday Fortress" in front of them seemed to be something you could only see in a "Doomsday Zombie Movie", and one could almost see at a glance that the residents were wary of the outside world.

Glancing at the other "houses" around, which were also empty but everything was normal, Lan Ke skillfully took out a water pipe and began to pry up the steel bars outside the iron door.

"Kacha~Kacha~"

Looking at the metal door frame exposed after the steel bars were peeled off, Shirou Emiya's expression suddenly became extremely subtle.

He wanted to help, but looking at Lan Ke's skillful movements and the constantly peeling steel bars, he always felt like he was getting in the way.

But when Shirou Emiya saw that Lan Ke kept turning the doorknob but the door wouldn't open, he quickly took out a small bag from his arms and tried to say something.

“Leader…”

Unfortunately, just as he finished speaking, he saw Lan Ke stand up, hold the water pipe with both hands, raise it high and then smash it down hard.

"Click~"

With a loud bang, the door lock deformed. Then Lan Ke turned it a few times and heard a "bang" sound from behind the door, which seemed to be the sound of the door handle hitting the ground.

It was only then that Lan Ke turned around with an innocent look on his face.

"what happened?"

"Nothing, I just think you, Leader... are awesome!"

Lan Ke, who had no idea that Shirou Emiya could actually "open locks", proudly carried the steel pipe on his shoulder, but still shook his head modestly.

"Nothing, just practice makes perfect~"

After saying that, Lan Ke tried to push the door again, and this time there was a chain tied behind the door.

【ganxunノ╲1㈣⒐0③ 撒玖巴

Not knowing whether it was because the previous work was more tiring or simply because he wanted Shirou Emiya to have some sense of participation, Lan Ke turned his head to look at Shirou Emiya.

"I'm a little tired, I'll leave it to you Shirou."

Looking at the metal chain behind the door, if it were a normal situation, Emiya Shirou would tell Lan Ke that he brought a "wire saw", but after taking a look at the steel bars and door handles scattered on the ground, Emiya Shirou took a deep breath, then raised his right foot and kicked the metal door hard.

"Click~~"

"Bang~!!"

Along with the sound of breaking chains, a huge shoe print appeared on the metal door, and the door slammed directly against the wall.

Looking at the metal door shaking in front of him, Lan Ke's explanation was also heard.

"The 'cognitive world' is different from the normal world. Sometimes we can adopt some 'more efficient' response methods, but we must be careful not to confuse the 'material world' with the 'cognitive world'."

It was not until this time that Shirou Emiya realized that Lan Ke seemed to be taking this opportunity to help him better integrate into the identity of the "Phantom Thieves of Hearts", or to recognize the special features of the "cognitive world".

But is he joining the 'Phantom Thieves' or the 'Robbers'?

Last time, the other party advised me to "take advantage of the target's continued determination and give him a good punch to vent my anger."

but……

Emiya Shirou couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth slightly.

He didn't seem to dislike this.

Lan Ke didn't think too much about it. After helping Shirou Emiya to "kick the door", he began to scan the room.

There is 100% certainty that there is some kind of 'shadow' lurking within this particular building.

Sure enough, almost at the moment when Lan Ke was looking for his target, a shadow fell from the sky.

The upper body of the beast, its ferocious teeth, the broken 'talisman' on its neck, and the constant roaring.

Lan Ke recognized the other person's identity almost at first sight.

It was the famous Neon monster 'Inugami'.

A type of dog that is transformed into a "Shikigami" by an "Onmyoji" through a series of cruel rituals. However, because the transformation rituals are too cruel, once they get out of control, they will immediately turn against their masters and harbor great malice towards all humans.

At this time, the other party had obviously regarded Lan Ke and his men as enemies who had invaded their territory.

Lan Ke didn't waste any words and nodded directly to Shirou Emiya.

The other party also pulled the trigger without any nonsense.

Amidst the leaping flames, Lan Ke, holding a long staff, pointed directly at his opponent's brow...

Chapter 19 and 'It' exploded! Big deal, one for one!

That 'Inugami' is undoubtedly an elite monster, much stronger than ordinary monsters, and can even summon 'Tube Fox' to help itself.

But unfortunately, it has no meaning other than adding one to Lan Ke's "Mask Complete Book" collection.

With a burst of mournful cries, the Inugami turned into a cloud of resentment and completely dissipated, but it dropped a strange metal object.

Shirou Emiya picked it up naturally and handed it to Lan Ke.

Lan Ke looked at the "metal shuttle" handed over by the other party with a puzzled expression.

"Is this thing... a water drop?"

"What's a 'water drop'? It should be a 'floater' or a 'dragoon', right?"

I don't know if it was because the battle was over, but Emiya Shirou almost instinctively complained, and Lan Ke seemed to have an inspiration and actually used his strength to force the "metal shuttle" open along the gap.

"Click~"

As the equipment's 'durability -1', its true appearance was finally revealed.

There is indeed a structure similar to a 'gun barrel' inside.

Seeing this, Lan Ke couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

"I didn't expect that Shirou not only likes Kamen Rider, but also Gundam?"

Listening to Lan Ke's sigh, Shirou Emiya looked a little helpless.

"I like Gundam... or is there something wrong with boys liking robots?"

"No, it's just that Shirou, you usually give me a more mature feeling..."

"If that's the case, then Leader, you'll give people a more mature impression when you're serious, right?"

Faced with Shirou Emiya's complaints, Lan Ke couldn't refute it. After all, he couldn't say that there was really a soul in his thirties under this body, right?

So Lan Ke simply ended the topic with the words "Men are boys until they die" and brought the subject back to the main topic.

"Although the 'shadows' of most people will be attracted to the 'Impression Space' and unconsciously gather there, if the 'desire' gathered somewhere in the 'Material World' is truly too intense, it will also be reflected in the 'Cognitive World', which will attract some 'shadows' to linger there. The presence of such a powerful 'Inugami' here means..."

"Does this correspond to a 'material world' in which there are large or high-quality desires?"

Although Lan Ke had only said half of his words, Shirou Emiya continued with tacit understanding.

Seeing this, Lan Ke nodded with satisfaction.

"That's right! It looks like we're really going to catch a big fish!"

Xianxun: Ba Yi Si Jiu Ling ③ Qie Ba

As he spoke, Lan Ke brought Emiya Shirou to the 'attic' of the house.

Although there are some differences in details, as villas in the same area, most things are the same, the only difference is the location and layout. Since the "Kujo family" has an attic, there must be one here too.

And he was lucky enough to find a 'wardrobe'.

It seems that the girl named 'Lucy' didn't like to use the original owner's wardrobe after renting this place, so she temporarily stuffed it in the attic, or the 'storage room'.

The reason why Lan Ke took so much time and effort to take Shirou Emiya to climb the attic and hide in the closet was because he was worried that the "surrection" would scare people.

After all, there are so many "surveillance cameras" outside the door, who knows if there are any at home?

In a sense, Lan Ke's premonition was very accurate.

Almost as soon as Lan Ke and his colleagues pushed open the door of the closet in the "attic", an infrared camera locked onto Lan Ke and Shirou Emiya and sent an alarm message to "Lucy" who was taking a nap in the bathroom.

Watching the two strangers walking out of the 'wardrobe' on the 'monitor', 'Lucy's' first reaction was to put on her bathrobe and prepare to jump out the window. After all, the 'alarm' outside the house was not triggered, but the 'alarm' inside the house was triggered. This was not normal, not to mention that the two people in the 'video' did not look like normal people.

A "bosozoku" wearing a motorcycle helmet and a skull mark on his body, a strange guy wearing a bird-beak mask...

and many more? !

Bird beak mask!!

Lucy, who was about to jump out of the window and run away, suddenly reacted.

Isn't this the 'Phantom Thief of Hearts' that I've been waiting for?!

At the same time, she finally remembered that the 'Skeleton Bisozoku' next to the 'Bird-beaked Monster' was the second member of the 'Phantom Thieves of Hearts' who had just appeared in Hokkaido not long ago.

It's a pity that compared to the 'Bird-beaked Man', whose photos were taken by many media, even though they were not released due to the police's news control, at least the photos themselves existed, and 'Lucy' also found them in the computers of those reporters with her hacking skills.

In contrast, the "Skull Bakusozoku" was even more arrogant. Not only did they openly send out "warning letters", they even punched their target hard. The other party's lawyer even defended them by saying that "what the other party said after turning himself in has no legal effect at all, because no one can prove that he was not beaten stupidly."

But because no one dared to take photos at the scene, he became quite famous, but there were no "photos" of him.

Thinking of this, Lucy's breathing suddenly became rapid.

He had just established the 'Phantom Thieves of Hearts Support Website'. Although it had gained some popularity now, it was just a little popularity. How did he get noticed by them?

'Lucy' was full of doubts.

But at this moment, something strange happened. The bird-beaked man who had been walking forward silently suddenly turned his head and looked in a certain direction.

And that's exactly the direction where 'Lucy' set up the hidden camera!

Although she couldn't see the other person's expression at all because of the 'bird-beak mask', as the other person slowly raised his head, 'Lucy' felt like a young animal being stared at by a bird of prey, and her whole body turned cold.

This feeling made her instinctively want to escape.

But the more tense the situation, the calmer her brain became.

Although the people who were chasing her seemed to have temporarily stopped with the arrest of the two 'unlucky guys', she had temporarily settled down and was not being pursued as closely as before. In theory, she could hold on for a while longer without the risk of contacting the obviously extremely strange 'Phantom Thieves of Hearts'.

But in fact, even with the most optimistic attitude, the enemy only "postponed" their plan and did not give up at all. Nothing actually changed.

So why did she initially place her hopes on the 'Phantom Thieves of Hearts'?

It's because that strange organization is even crazier than Arasaka. Even if they stop for now, since their people have already found her nearby, it's only a matter of time before they find her.

Now that she has entered a 'slow death'.

So why not take a gamble?

What's more, even if he was really "changed" and "surrendered", at least he could tell the "Phantom Thieves of Hearts" about the situation of "Arasaka" before that.

So from a certain perspective, I can be said to have died together with Arasaka, right?

Thinking of this, the calmness of thinking in Lucy's eyes was gradually replaced by hysteria.

After all, wasn't the reason she was running around like a stray dog ​​just for 'revenge'?

She was even willing to sacrifice her life for this, so why not take a gamble?

'Lucy's' eyes grew crazier, but her movements became more natural.

Soon, 'Lucy' changed into her 'work clothes' and walked towards the living room while wrapping her wet hair with a towel.

On the other side, Lan Ke, who used his "third eye" to find the surveillance camera and scared "Lucy" in a playful way, checked each room with ease, and even took a look at every camera he found in a playful way.

Anyway, he wasn't worried about the other party escaping.

He had observed the other party when he came to the house today. Although the other party's physical fitness was far superior to that of ordinary people due to long-term morning jogging, it was only compared with ordinary people. It was impossible for him to escape from the two "Phantom Thieves" who had changed into "Phantom Thief Suit".

Coupled with Emiya Shirou's tracking ability and Lan Ke's "third eye", as long as the target is locked, how can the opponent escape easily?