Anime, but the Phantom Thieves of Heart

It would be even better if... the underlying logic behind the operation of this 'city' was not twisted desires.

"So 'navigation' actually takes us to a 'new world', a world called 'cyberpunk'?"

Looking at the crowd around them who completely ignored them, Emiya Shirou couldn't help but mutter to himself.

Compared to Emiya Shirou's shock, Lan Ke behaved relatively well. After all, he was born in a country that excels in infrastructure. For him, the biggest feeling was probably that 'the neon lights are a bit dazzling' and 'it seems that this is indeed a future world as Shirou said'.

"Well, it's getting late now, let's go take a look at Arasaka Tower first."

"Ok!"

Although this is the second time I've entered the palace, this 'cyberpunk world' is much more eye-catching than the 'Elf Kingdom'.

However, he reacted immediately when Lan Ke called him.

As for how to find 'Arasaka Tower' in a completely unfamiliar place?

Isn’t that tallest building the best landmark?

You are obviously not a cat, so why do you always like high places? Don’t you feel dizzy?

While complaining in his heart, Lan Ke once again sat on the back seat of the "Soul Chariot" and drove towards the "Arasaka Tower" with Shirou Emiya.

But soon they encountered unexpected troubles.

"Damn you poor bastards from the downtown area! You don't even have the money to upgrade your prosthetics, this car must have been stolen by you...Ah ...

After killing a familiar-looking 'guard' who looked down on them and tried to shoot them, Lan Ke and Shirou Emiya automatically activated the 'Three Star Wanted', and a large number of armed security guards began to surround them from all directions.

"Damn it! Didn't we specifically choose a remote place to do this?"

Shirou Emiya, who originally planned to use the "Soul Chariot" to climb walls and climb roofs, found that his opponent was chasing him in a flying police car. In the end, he chose to listen to Lan Ke's advice, gave up the vehicle and went directly into the so-called "downtown area" to get rid of the pursuers.

It was not until then that Lan Ke couldn't help but complain.

"Maybe it's because there are surveillance cameras everywhere in 'Uptown'?"

Although killing a small monster led to a police chase, it also caused a significant increase in the number of alerts in the "hall" that had just been invaded.

But the good news is that perhaps because the palace is so huge, the alert value did not increase much, and through the other party's few words, Lan Ke roughly figured out that this "cyberpunk palace" is divided into the "upper city" and the "lower city".

The management of the "Upper City" is very strict. Once they appear in the "Upper City", they will be locked by "surveillance", thus attracting the enemy's encirclement.

It was as if someone was cheating and reporting points on their heads.

But the 'Downtown' was in chaos compared to that. The police chasing them were more like——————

"Drive us from 'uptown' to 'downtown'?"

As Lan Ke muttered to himself, Shirou Emiya also reacted, and his expression was not very good.

"Will we be swept into the 'garbage dump' like 'trash'?"

Although Shirou Emiya seems to be a good man, he also has his own pride, such as cooking and his dreams!

"Anyway, let's go back today and figure out how to deal with the ubiquitous 'surveillance' later."

Although Lan Ke is full of energy now and even wants to work here for a whole day, considering that there is an unstable factor at home, it would be better for him to go back and rest.

After all, it was almost dawn now, and who knew what else the lady who had crawled into the room of the opposite sex late at night could do?

Shirou Emiya also did not object to Lan Ke's suggestion. After all, although he didn't need to worry about someone running into his room for no reason and finding that he was not there, he needed to rest for a while so that he would have enough energy to finish breakfast for his family. After all, his consumption tonight was even higher than Lan Ke's.

Whether it was escaping at sea, flying over a bridge, or being on the "Three Star Wanted" list, it was all thanks to him that he was able to escape.

"Ha~~"

The end result was that Lan Ke yawned unconsciously as he walked down the stairs.

"Good morning, Narukami-kun~"

Kakyoin, wearing an apron, smiled as usual, while Jotaro, sitting on a chair looking at documents on a tablet, nodded as usual. Everything was normal, except——

"Where's Xu Lun?"

After Kakyoin Noriaki placed breakfast in front of the three people, Lan Ke realized belatedly that there seemed to be only three people at the table this morning?

Hearing Lan Ke's address to Jolyne, Jotaro Kujo said nothing, but the smile on Kakyoin Noriaki's face was extremely bright.

"It's so hard to get a day off, so naturally I need to rest well. As for yesterday, I needed to go on a school tour, but—————Narukami-kun, you seem to be getting along well with Jolyne-chan?"

Although Lan Ke knew that there was no malice in Kakyoin Noriaki's words, the intimidating gaze of Jotaro Kujo, who unconsciously put down his tablet, was too strong, causing Lan Ke to almost instinctively explain.

"It's okay, Xu Lun is actually quite easy to talk to..."

Kakyoin Noriaki was just joking. He knew very well that there was nothing between Jolyne and Lan Ke. When he heard Lan Ke's words, he couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth.

"Are you easy to talk to?"

Kakyoin repeated it with some strange luck, and although he was looking at Lan Ke when he spoke, Jotaro Kujo next to him felt very uncomfortable.

"Have a meal."

These two very simple words put out the fire that was about to burn him.

However, although Kakyoin stopped teasing his friend, he did not end the previous topic.

"Although I do like Xu Lun, I have to admit that this is because I, as an elder, have become accustomed to her personality. I'm afraid that most people may not be able to get used to it, right?"

In response to Kakyoin's words, Lan Ke, who had grabbed the sandwich, paused unconsciously.

"I actually think Xu Lun's personality is quite good. After all, if you like someone, you like them. If you dislike someone, you dislike them. If you think something is wrong, just say it directly. That way, at least you will know whether it needs to be corrected, instead of being a riddle for others to guess."

Lan Ke's words came from the heart.

After all, when you get along with people with this kind of personality, at least you don't have to worry about backstabbing. After all, if the other person hates you, they will just punch you directly, so it will be a lot easier to get along with them.

However, when Lan Ke said this, he was actually stealing glances at Jotaro Kujo out of the corner of his eye.

As he said, Xu Lun's personality would never beat around the bush, so he believed what Xu Lun said.

But at the same time, having spent half a month with Jotaro, he also believed in Jotaro.

So he believed that there must be some misunderstanding between the two.

It's a pity that only Jotaro Kujo knows the answer. Even when he started to test it, the other party just pursed his lips and said nothing.

This undoubtedly proves from the side that Lan Ke’s guess is correct, but the last piece of the puzzle is still missing!

Lan Ke believes that this last piece of the puzzle should be able to help the father and daughter reconcile, and also help Lan Ke increase the RANK of the 'Pope' and... another Tarot card.

It’s a pity that the other party still seems to be unwilling to say anything.

Seeing this, Lan Ke didn't say anything more. He finished his breakfast in two bites and then grabbed his schoolbag and left the "Kujo family".

"Click~"

As the door lock fell, Noriaki Kakyoin looked at Jotaro Kujo.

"Narakami-kun is indeed a smart kid. Judging from what he said, he must be doubting what you did in the past, Jotaro, right?"

"Hu~~"

As his friend finished speaking, Jotaro Kujo just shook his head and didn't say much. Seeing this, Noriaki Kakyoin shook his head helplessly.

It's not that he can't understand the other party's idea of ​​not wanting his daughter to bear too much, but the problem is, for Xu Lun, is knowing the "family's cursed fate" more negative for her, or is the relationship with her father more negative?

It’s a pity that he is not the person involved. The only thing he can do is to push his friend forward. In the end, the decision can only be made by the other party.

But what they didn't notice was that there was a figure squatting in the corner of the second floor.

Indeed, as Kakyoin Noriaki said, Jolyne Kujo has never gotten up early since graduation, and yesterday was a special case.

Normally, it will take at least another two hours before I wake up, and then I will eat breakfast and lunch together.

But Lan Ke’s words last night made her unable to sleep well, and she woke up early this morning.

But what she didn't expect was that just as she was about to go downstairs, she heard what Lan Ke was saying to Kakyoin Noriaki.

Whether it was "I quite like Xu Lun's personality" or "It's easy to get along with her", she heard it all.

Xu Lun is actually quite self-aware. She knows that the boys who pursue her are either attracted by her family's wealth or simply have excessive hormones. However, she has also heard a lot of compliments because of this.

But none of these people have ever praised her character, of course, because they know that such words are simply lies.

But the strange thing is that she not only didn't think that Lan Ke was talking nonsense, she even had the thought, "So I have this kind of advantage?"

But before she could start to think too much, Xu Lun heard Lan Ke's next words, which made the atmosphere at the table a little subtle.

Xu Lun, who was also involved in the incident, also understood Lan Ke's subtext.

Although she trusted Lan Ke quite a bit, she obviously didn't expect Lan Ke to be so efficient. He just finished talking about it last night and started today.

Besides being surprised, I also felt a little touched...

Chapter 30 RANK UP! Lover RANK 2!

RANK UP!

Lovers·RANK·2!

"What the hell?!"

The sudden prompt sound made Lan Ke, who had just left Kujo's house, open his eyes wide.

what's the situation?

How come the RANK of 'Lover' increased as soon as I went out?

He obviously hasn't done anything yet?

Could it be that Xu Lun was conquering herself in a dream?

Lan Ke was completely bewildered. Although he had upgraded more than one Tarot card before, this was the first time he had encountered one that was automatically upgraded the next morning after he had just obtained it yesterday.

However, perhaps because he had already had some premonition about his "future", after the initial surprise, Lan Ke's attention was quickly attracted by the new skills obtained after the "rank increase".

"Back Strike: Deals blunt damage to the target while forcing them to retain 1 HP."

At first glance, it seems like a very subtle skill, but it is actually very practical. After all, in order to "recover the personality mask", you need to "knock the opponent to his knees". What if you accidentally kill the opponent?

And Lan Ke soon noticed its 'other effects'.

For example, when encountering a "reform target" who "refused to repent" in the "Impression Space", Lan Ke usually resorted to intimidation or various debuff tortures to "persuade" him.

But now with the 'Back of the Blade', his 'Persuasion (Physical) Ability' should be even better, right?

But while Lan Ke was surprised, he was more confused, because in his impression, Xu Lun seemed to have never used a knife?

Fortunately, Lan Ke quickly realized that this "back of the knife" came from a Japanese slang, which can also be understood as "stop when enough", and Jolyne happened to be the most gentle JOJO in the original work, and the only JOJO in the history who never killed the enemy. After all, whether it is the gentleman Qiao or the kind Josuke, they will not show mercy when facing corpses or non-human opponents.

If you think about it this way, this skill can also be seen as the embodiment of the gentleness beneath Jolyne's tomboyish appearance.

Thinking about it this way, isn't it a bad idea to use this method to torture others?

Thinking about the opponents he encountered who needed to steal hearts...Lan Ke decisively put aside the unnecessary entanglement.

After all, isn’t eliminating evil the same as promoting good?

But just when Lan Ke finally convinced himself in his heart, a voice suddenly came from behind him.

"Narukami?"

"Kudo?"

It was obvious that both of them were a little surprised to see each other. Normally, if they met each other, it would be near the school or when they were about to reach the station. After all, in most cases, Kudo Shinichi would go somewhere to wait for Mouri Ran, and then the two would go to school together. This also meant that even if the two took the same bus, they would leave home at different times.

When we met each other this morning, we were both obviously surprised.

But Kudo Shinichi was the first to react.

"Why are you up so early this morning?"

"Nothing, just..."

While Lan Ke was still trying hard to think of a reason, Kudo Shinichi's eyes lit up, and then he patted Lan Ke's shoulder with an "I understand" look on his face.

"Because a girl suddenly appeared where you live, you are not used to it, right?"

When he thought that the girl was Jotaro Kujo's daughter, Kudo Shinichi couldn't help but shake his head.

Lan Ke wanted to deny it, but he didn't seem to know how to explain it. After all, he couldn't say the original words.

Now that things have come to this, let’s change the subject!

"By the way, Kudo, have you made any progress on the real murderer of the 'Zawakoshi Incident' you mentioned earlier?"