Anime, but the Phantom Thieves of Heart

Unless...someone helps him clean up.

But the problem is that he himself doesn't know, so there are others...

and many more? !

It seems like someone could actually do something like this!!

Lan Ke suddenly recalled an incident in his mind. It was that nearly half a month ago, after Ze Yuezhi was "changed" by him, he tried to expose himself, but was shot dead.

Although when Lan Ke later explained his "change of heart" to the other accomplices, most of them thought it might be "revenge from the victim's family" or "other accomplices trying to silence them."

But now it seems that there may be a third possibility.

"Was he silenced to prevent the information from being leaked?"

Although it was obvious that Ze Yuezhi didn't know anything about the Holy Relic, the organization that gave the Holy Relic to him, loaned it to him, or even used it for experiments should be the one that silenced him.

I just don't know who did it.

Unlike ordinary terrorists, they often make announcements after killing people, because killing itself is to show their strength, but the person who silenced "Sawaeshi Suzu" hid it very well, and it was not even "Kudo Shinichi" who helped, and they might even directly put the blame on the "Phantom Thieves of Hearts", which is enough to show that they have big plans.

"The more we investigate this matter, the more trouble we're going to get into..."

After sighing, Lan Ke temporarily put it behind his mind.

It's not that it's unimportant, it's just that there are no clues and there's no point in thinking too much about it. It's better to wait until tomorrow to ask Kudo Shinichi. As a reasoning fanatic, he should also be interested in the unsolved case in which he participated but failed to catch the culprit, right?

While thinking to himself, "Detectives are so useful," Lan Ke silently stared at "Lucy (Shadow)" turning into a point of light and returning to himself.

While Lan Ke and the others were asking "Lucy (Shadow)" about the situation, Lucy, who was soaking in the bathroom, was lying on her back in the bathtub, letting the water droplets continue to slide down her hands and hair.

The eyes that were bright before now lost their focus.

Apparently, she once again used her special ability to directly enter the ocean of 'data' and began to wander.

The only difference from before is that this time she no longer found information or intelligence about the 'Phantom Thieves of Hearts', but information related to 'Arasaka' as always.

Right now, in front of her was an extremely exaggerated 3D model of a tall building.

This 3D model was created by Lucy based on the 'Arasaka Tower Design Drawings' that she hacked into the 'Nishitama City Municipal Government'.

However, she knew very well that this design could only be used as a reference. After all, there were so many shameful things in Arasaka, and they would definitely need to be hidden from the public after being placed in their own headquarters.

Is it about creating 'mezzanines' between floors?

Or maybe just dig a little more when building the foundation to create a basement?

No one knows, but what is certain is that the main structure should not be much different.

What Lucy did was to calculate the 'best detonation position' based on this data.

That's right!

Just detonate it completely!

The former 'Lucy', or the 'experimental creature codenamed Lucy', escaped, but she did so only for 'survival'. As for where she should go after escaping, she never considered it. After all, escaping itself was like a dream.

But the 'uncle' who was only in his thirties but already had silver hair told her one thing.

That is the 'meaning of life'!

"This prosthetic limb was given to me by Arasaka, and also to friends I met at the hospital."

"Then shouldn't you be grateful to Arasaka?"

'Grateful? Of course I am, at least before I knew they were going to use us as 'test subjects'!'

"The US government? Haha, as long as you give Congress enough money, they won't care so much!"

"As long as Arasaka exists, there will be more and more people like us."

At that time, she was still a little confused and couldn't even understand the meaning of the other party's words. She simply didn't know where to go, and the other party could provide her with shelter and food, so she also served as the other party's assistant and helped the other party deal with some network-related work.

But until one day——

"Simply running away is meaningless; running away is preparation for a counterattack!"

"Silver Hand! Don't talk! I've read the medical manual and can help you stop the bleeding..."

"As expected of you~! But since you've already read the 'Medical Manual', you should also know that with injuries like mine, there's no way I could survive without adequate medical resources, right?"

At that time, Lucy did not respond to the other party at all, but just kept pressing the other party's wound.

But when the other party looked at Lucy, who was young but had a stubborn face, he suddenly felt emotional for some reason. Although they had only been together for a few months, he found that the other party seemed to have a similar personality to him, and was equally stubborn.

"If... I had a daughter, it would be the same, right?"

Finally, he made up his mind!

He took out a special 'chip' from his 'prosthetic limb' and handed it to Lucy.

The reason why it is called "special" is that the inside of the "chip" does not seem to be a normal circuit board, but some kind of strange mineral slice.

'Lucy, you said you had no name, didn't you?'

'Stop talking!'

"Then why not use my name, Lucy Silverhand? It seems a bit strange, so how about a middle name, 'V'? According to the German interpretation, it means 'Lucy from the Silverhand family', although the so-called 'Silverhand family' only has the two of us~"

Lucy, who was helping Johnny Silverhand stop the bleeding, suddenly stopped.

Lucy, who was once adopted as an orphan, dreamed of having her own "surname" or her own "home".

But unfortunately, being adopted is not happiness, but the beginning of a nightmare.

She never thought about it again. To her, 'Lucy' was just a code name.

So she never dreamed that she would get her own surname.

But then she increased the strength in her hands by two points, because more and more blood was flowing out of the wound on the silver hand.

But at this moment, she suddenly felt an irresistible force on her head pushing her away.

She almost fell over and instinctively tried to crawl back, but a pistol was pointed at her.

As she was stunned, the gun turned and pointed at her.

"My injury means I can't leave here. If you stay, you will be buried with me!"

"I asked you back then, what was your dream? You said you just wanted to live, so now—live!"

'Take what I gave you and live! Don't let anyone know you have it! !'

In the end, the man named 'Johnny Silverhand' used his life to buy Lucy a chance to escape, and Lucy began to wander.

But the difference is that although Lucy at that time hated the body modification that took away her "home" "Arasaka", she also knew how terrifying the other party was. She didn't even dare to resist them and just ran away.

Until... I met the second person who was willing to take me in.

A strong Lasv woman, who was invited to join his mercenary group.

Here she hid her life experience and found her second home.

The heroic leader of the mercenary group, the deputy leader who looks strong but gentle, the hacker who is older but cares about him, the gunman brother who is a little bit not so smart but attaches great importance to everyone and his sister, and the gunman sister who always likes to make trouble for him but is always trustworthy at critical moments.

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Although their mercenary group is small, they stand out among the small mercenary groups by relying on their excellent "electronic warfare" capabilities.

But just when she felt that she would most likely die one day at the muzzle of a gun from nowhere, pursuers from Arasaka appeared!

Unlike their previous target of 'Johnny Silverhand', this time their target is Lucy!

Relying on their almost overwhelming equipment advantage, the small mercenary group whose camp was attacked lost one man instantly. Driven by anger, she actually activated the "special chip" and directly destroyed all the electronic equipment of the pursuers. As for herself, she was directly unconscious.

When she woke up again, almost everyone who was still alive in the regiment was injured and resting against the wall.

The first words that the deputy captain who had taken her in when she woke up were——————

"Those people are here because of you, Lucy, right?"

Lucy felt extremely frightened at that time. She was worried that she would be killed by the angry deputy leader or leader.

But she soon calmed down. After all, all this was caused by her, and dying at their hands seemed not bad.

But he didn't expect that the silent leader would suddenly speak at this time.

"Everyone who becomes a mercenary has their own story. I knew that from the beginning. After all, there aren't many girls as young as you who become mercenaries."

"If it weren't for you, Lucy, we would have been dead along the way!"

"So, if you're trying to harm our group's genius hacker, don't blame us for fighting back!!"

Lucy could never forget the smiles on the faces of everyone in the opposing team.

But it was the second time she lost her 'home' that ignited the fire of revenge in her heart.

Destroy Arasaka at all costs!

Even if we blow up Arasaka Tower!

Even if countless people have to sacrifice themselves for it, it is worth it!!

But just as she was trying to calculate, she suddenly felt a palpitation...

Chapter 26 'Cyberpunk'

The sudden palpitations caught Lucy off guard. Even the virtual model of the 'Arasaka Tower' in front of her seemed to become blurry due to the instability of her as the 'receiving end'.

But at this moment, Lucy no longer cared about these things.

Because the strong feeling of suffocation made her feel as if her heart was being gripped by the god of death.

It was as if her life would end with just a slight pinch from the other party.

This feeling of suffocation further shook her already hazy consciousness, and even awakened some skills that she thought she had long forgotten.

Huddled in a corner of an orphanage, watching the children they once knew being taken away, the envy, resentment, and jealousy that come from the bottom of their hearts;

When she thought happiness had arrived, she fell into hell. Finally, a 'silver light' appeared in hell and gave her a moment of comfort.

Even though the darkness deepened after the 'light' disappeared, a 'seed' that should not have existed was planted in her heart.

But what kind of twisted shape will this seed grow into when it is shrouded in darkness?

Lucy, who was determined to destroy Arasaka at all costs, was the best proof of this.

But as a voice began to echo in her mind, she couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

Why would he want to destroy Arasaka?

It's revenge for my friends, my family, and myself!

But if he kills countless innocent people for revenge, will that man be happy about it?

The thought of revenge had not disappeared, and the anger in her heart was still boiling, but Lucy felt as if she was gradually calming down.

As her emotions gradually stabilized, the distorted 'Arasaka Tower 3D model' also stabilized.

"hu~hu~"

The sudden palpitations gradually subsided, and Lucy's breathing gradually returned to normal.

"Crack~"

Lucy directly took off the special data cable inserted at the back of her neck, and almost instinctively wanted to stand up to allow her chest to have more space to expand and get more oxygen.

But after feeling dizzy, she sat down again, splashing countless water.

Am I suffering from hypoglycemia?

Lucy covered her head and adjusted her breathing while grabbing the energy bar on the chair and started chewing it.

Lucy ate the energy bar very calmly, even though it was unpalatable to most people.

This is not only because she has long been accustomed to eating these things, but also because these things are the safest.

She chewed the energy bar while waiting for her body to recover slowly. Only then did she push open the bathroom door wrapped in a bath towel. It was obvious that she felt that the chip or some other part in her body was overloaded, so she planned to rest for a while.

But what she didn't expect was that a red card slowly fell to the ground as the bathroom door opened.

Although there was no iconic 'gold coin' on the card, and even the content on the card was slightly different from the public 'preview letter', Lucy instinctively felt that this card came from the 'Phantom Thieves of Hearts'.

Then I saw it written on it——————

'As a thank you, we have taken away your twisted desires'