Anime, but the Phantom Thieves of Heart

"It's okay~ After all, if we can cooperate with Joestar Real Estate, it would be a good opportunity for us~"

As he spoke, the other party took Lan Ke and the others to apply for special visiting passes.

"What are your names?"

"Mirai-san Blue"

"Kujo Jolyne."

In response to the other party's question, Xu Lun, who seemed to have entered a state of "keep away from strangers" from the beginning, finally spoke, and it was her words that made the man leading the way show a bright smile on his face.

What he just said was the truth, or rather, an open conspiracy.

It's no secret that the head of the Joestar Neon branch is actually the heir. After all, Jotaro is the only third generation of the Joestar family.

However, the other person himself does not seem to like socializing very much, so he is rarely seen in normal times. This also led to the middle-aged man who saw Jotaro Kujo last time being very impressed by him. After all, it is impossible to ignore his height that stands out from the crowd.

Coincidentally, Lan Ke's hair was also very recognizable, which made the middle-aged man remember it in his mind. When he saw Lan Ke this time, he just came to contact her with the mentality of giving it a try, but he didn't expect to get an unexpected gain?

Originally, he had only suspected that it was a junior of Lan Keshi's who was close to Jotaro Kujo. After all, Jotaro Kujo was a solitary man who rarely appeared with anyone. But he never imagined that the other party's female companion was actually called Jolyne Kujo!

It's obvious that the relationship between the two is not ordinary, coupled with the support of Jotaro Kujo, who even took him to the party between the foundations...

Case solved!

The other party must be the son-in-law of the Kujo family!!

Thinking of this, he became even more motivated! !

After all, if he could befriend this son-in-law who is suspected to be the heir of Joestar Real Estate, then his career would not be affected even if he couldn't make it in Arasaka!

What's more important is that as the person in charge, personally receiving the other party will not affect his normal work. After all, the time for other consortiums to come to purchase has been scheduled.

Looking at the middle-aged man with a ruddy face in front of him, Lan Ke suspected that the other party had some strange things in his mind, but for the sake of "conquering the Palace" at the moment, he simply did not point it out.

Under the guidance of the other party, Lan Ke and his team went directly into the venue.

Compared to the long queue outside, the inside of the venue was also crowded, but it was much better. The person in charge took Lan Ke and the others to briefly introduce the "prototype" that had been iterated by "Arasaka Medical", the "main model" that was on sale, and the "latest model" that had completed laboratory testing and was ready to be sold.

Lan Ke would occasionally ask a few questions. Although he was not very knowledgeable, he could occasionally ask some key questions. The smile on the face of the middle-aged man in charge of the explanation became even brighter. After all, Lan Ke's questions meant that the other party was really interested!

In contrast, Jolyne was much more taciturn, but the prosthetic limbs that were full of modern industrial beauty after being disassembled still made Jolyne, who was quite interested in robots, quite happy to see them.

Under the guidance of the person in charge, Lan Ke and his friends finished the tour in more than an hour. When they returned to the entrance of the venue, Lan Ke couldn't help but sigh.

“That’s amazing~”

These words were not sarcastic but a sigh from the heart. After all, although he hated the "desperate future world" in the third floor hall of Arasaka, it was undeniable that the technology of "Arasaka" was indeed very powerful.

The man also smiled when he saw Lan Ke's expression, but Lan Ke's next words surprised her a little.

"But as far as I know, the technologies that enter the market are generally the most mature, and at this time, new technologies are often already being researched. I wonder if Arasaka Medical's next generation of prosthetic limbs can be like those in science fiction..."

Hearing Lan Ke's sigh, the other party did not deny it. After all, there was nothing to deny.

"The next generation of products is already under development. According to colleagues in the development department, the progress is quite good. Narukami-kun might be able to see it in two years."

"Really? That's fantastic. It's a shame that as an outsider, I won't be able to see it first."

The man just smiled at this.

"Although I would love to show you all, Narukami-kun, unfortunately, even I can't enter the 'R&D Department' without authorization. It's even said that the core R&D team's lab is only accessible to Saburo-sama and Yorimoto-sama except for themselves."

The other party might just be sighing, but Lan Ke narrowed his eyes slightly.

Is this a gate that can only be opened by Saburo Arasaka and Yorinobu Arasaka themselves...

Chapter 47 The gap between people is wider than imagined

According to the normal process, when a thief finds that the thing he needs to steal is hidden behind a door lock that cannot be opened, the next step is to steal the key, fingerprint, and iris, and then disguise himself as the other party to enter the "unopenable house" and steal the target.

Unfortunately, there is currently no one in the 'Phantom Thieves of Hearts' who has mastered the relevant skills.

Lan Ke was a surgeon in his previous life. Instead of asking Shirou Emiya to do these things, it would be more direct to let him just use high explosives to blow up the door.

As for the method of sneaking into the Emiya family’s basement through the cognitive world?

Lan Ke has tried it, and the door in the 'cognitive world' is not much weaker than the door in the 'hall', and it is impossible to break through it by force.

However, Lan Ke only considered it as a last resort. Before that, he planned to try another method.

Lucy.

This female hacker has many secrets!

However, we must prioritize everything. I will meet Illya tonight first, then explain things to Shirou, and finally take him to see Lucy.

But there is one more important thing to do right now.

"Lan, where are we going next?"

Looking at Xu Lun who looked very excited, Lan Ke made a decisive decision.

"It's getting late and it's starting to get dark. We should go back for dinner."

Facing Lan Ke's expression of "it's come to this, let's eat first", Xu Lun felt helpless, but in the end he did not reject Lan Ke, but just couldn't help but complain.

"He looks big and strong, but he's actually a good kid..."

Lan Ke didn't care about Xu Lun's complaints. After all... he was a good boy?

As a thief wanted by the police, he has no chance of being called a "good boy".

Although theoretically Lan Ke and the others could have just taken a taxi home, after all, with Miss Jolyne there, she would definitely pay for it, or Jotaro would have taken the initiative to help reimburse them afterwards.

However, the other party didn't want to go home early at all, and in the end the two of them had to squeeze into the tram.

Compared to usual times, as it is getting closer to the time when office workers get off work, there are more and more people on the tram. Not to mention seats, everyone is almost squeezed together.

While grabbing a pole, Lan Ke almost instinctively stretched out his right arm to protect Xu Lun's head, relying on his strong body to forcibly create a space for the other party.

Faced with Lan Ke's almost instinctive protection, Xu Lun's reaction seemed a little strange.

Under normal circumstances, she might have been angry. After all, she was always strong-willed and hated being protected the most. But strangely, today she bit her lip, holding the model she had been given before leaving the "Arasaka Building" in both hands, lowering her head and not saying a word, as if the model was hiding some big secret.

At this moment the station announcement suddenly came.

"We have arrived at the Santa Polya College station. Passengers in need please proceed from the left..."

This seemed like nothing, but as the tram door opened, a voice with a hint of surprise suddenly came.

"Narukami-kun?!"

This sudden call not only stunned Lan Ke, but even Xu Lun, who was originally playing with the model with his head down, was stunned for a moment. Then Lan Ke saw two figures walking towards them.

In front of her was Leticia, waving with a bright smile on her face, while behind her was Kallen, who had a stern face and remained silent.

Although she seemed to be of low character, she still spoke when faced with Leticia who turned her head and looked at her with expectation.

"Good evening, Mr. Narukami."

Seeing this, Leticia greeted Lan Ke with a smile again.

"Narukami-kun, why are you on this bus? I remember you lived in Beika Town, didn't you?"

Perhaps because she had learned from her previous experience of being too reckless, this time when she heard Leticia's voice, she did not take the initiative to speak, but chose to remain silent.

It is obvious that she intends to first figure out the relationship between Lan Ke and Leticia. After all, although she seemed to be aggressive before, she was actually being played around by Busujima Saeko. Not only did she not declare her sovereignty, but she chose to spy secretly.

But when Leticia said that Lan Ke lived in "Beihua Town", Xu Lun immediately realized that something was wrong. After all, how could someone with ordinary relationship know where Lan Ke lived?

Because of his posture, Lan Ke, who was looking behind him, naturally didn't know the change in Xu Lun's expression. He just greeted Leticia with a smile.

"Good evening, Letitia and Ms. Kallen. I just visited the latest prosthetic limb exhibition at Arasaka Medical with Jolyne... By the way, this is Jolyne, the daughter of the family I'm staying with."

As Lan Ke made way, Leticia and Kallen both saw Jolyne. The three of them looked at each other, and then their reactions were different.

Jolyne looked carefully at the two people in front of her, especially Leticia.

Although Xu Lun inherited excellent genes from her parents and acquired training, which made her quite confident in her appearance, some things cannot be changed by human power, such as her human form which is only A+.

Although many people praised her figure as a perfect model, Xu Lun could see what Lan Ke was thinking from the way Lan Ke unconsciously avoided his gaze.

After all, he avoided it because he was a gentleman, but the deliberate avoidance was enough to show that he cared about it very much.

"As expected, boys tend to be more concerned about this..."

Compared to Xu Lun who was observing carefully, after the initial surprise, Kallen's expression, which had become more serious because of discovering Lan Ke, unconsciously showed a hint of smile, and she seemed to be in a quite happy mood.

Unfortunately, although Kallen was in a good mood, Jolyne did not relax at all, because she suddenly realized that although Kallen was shorter and smaller than Leticia, her frame was more slender because she was Asian, and the size of her body seemed to be comparable to Leticia's.

Although the age difference between the two parties is less than one year, there is a gap from A+ to C in their hearts.

The only person who was not affected at the scene was probably Leticia. Although she was also surprised by Jolyne's appearance like Kallen, she quickly reacted and greeted her.

"Good evening, Miss Kujo~"

Although Leticia is not a lively person, her pure and flawless smile still makes Jolyne feel a little at a loss, just like facing a big golden retriever smiling at you, making it difficult for you to feel hostile.

If Busujima Saeko suppressed Jolyne by relying on the "difference in social skills", then Leticia completely suppressed Jolyne with "talent".

After all, how many people in this world can refuse someone who is like the morning sun, not scorching hot but able to bring you infinite warmth?

In order to make things easier for the conversation, Leticia brought Kallen to Lan Ke and Xu Lun.

But as more and more people got on the bus, it became more crowded.

Lan Ke, who originally only needed to use his elbows to support the glass to protect Xu Lun, now had to open his arms to create space for the three of them.

With Lan Ke's physical fitness, this kind of thing is naturally easy, but the larger the space they occupy, the smaller the space occupied by others. One of the men standing behind Lan Ke instinctively turned his head and glared at Lan Ke, but when he noticed Lan Ke's hair color, his face changed drastically, and he just opened his mouth and said nothing.

However, Lan Ke didn't care and even apologized to the other party.

"Feel sorry."

Lan Ke's relatively gentle attitude eased the dispute that was almost caused by the overcrowding inside the tram, but perhaps because of curiosity about what happened, the three heads that popped out from Lan Ke's arms made the man with his mouth open feel as if he had shrunk by two inches.

Leticia was still worried that Lan Ke had scared others in order to protect them, but Lan Ke knew that was not the case at all. Unfortunately, he couldn't explain or comfort the other party in the current situation, so he had to try his best to change the subject.

"Leticia, are you guys coming back so late today because of the club?"

Perhaps because she was talking about something of interest, Leticia nodded without giving it any further thought.

"Yes, Kallen and I joined the choir..."

Lan Ke was not surprised that Leticia would join the choir. After all, since the day they met, she had never concealed her devout faith. But he did not expect that Kallen, who seemed to have no interest in anything, was also a member of the choir.

It’s a pity that Karin, who was having a great time chatting with Xu Lun at the time, didn’t notice Lan Ke’s strange look.

After briefly explaining her situation, Leticia also asked a question that she was very concerned about.

"Narukami-kun, did you and Miss Kujo go to Arasaka Building because of something?"

"Roughly the same……"

Lan Ke naturally couldn't tell anyone about Xu Lun's affairs...even though he believed that Leticia would never spread the news and was even willing to help.

Perhaps she saw that Lan Ke didn't want to say more, so she continued.

"Although I've never been to Arasaka Tower, I've heard of it more than once. After all, thanks to Arasaka's proactive price reduction, even ordinary people can now use decent prosthetic limbs..."

In addition to believers who come for family reasons, many are elderly people and children who lack companionship. In addition, patients who need psychological comfort for various reasons are also one of the recipients. This has led to Leticia knowing more than one believer who has benefited from "Arasaka".

In response to Leticia's sigh, Lan Ke, who knew the true mask of 'Arasaka', did not say much. After all, nothing he said would be of any use until 'Arasaka Saburo' changed his mind.

Of course, it was also because he didn't want a pure and innocent girl like her to be hurt by the cruelty of reality.

But his determination did not waver in the slightest, or perhaps it was precisely to prevent Arasaka from continuing to rely on disguise to hurt more people that he had to speed up his actions.

You cannot ignore the wound because you are afraid of pain. If necessary, you need to tear off the blood scab and treat it!

Eliminating these guys who cause social "diseases" is exactly what Lan Ke, the doctor known as "Phantom Thief", is supposed to do...

Chapter 48 I won’t lose to others!

At night, Lan Ke, who was lying on the bed, suddenly opened his eyes.

Looking at the familiar environment around him, Lan Ke breathed a sigh of relief unconsciously.

It's strange to say, he has been here for less than a month, but he seems to have already gotten used to everything here. He has a feeling of nostalgia even though he has only been away for one night. But before he could smile, he froze there because he remembered everything that happened not long ago.

Neither Kakyoin Noriaki nor Kujo Jotaro said anything explicitly about the fact that Lan Ke and Jolyne were going out together. Kakyoin Noriaki even gave Lan Ke some "pocket money" with a smile afterwards.

Lan Ke naturally would not accept this.