Anime, but the Phantom Thieves of Heart

It's not that Lan Ke thinks he has too much money, but Lan Ke has his own persistence. When Jotaro Kujo gave him pocket money, he could barely convince himself that he was a "guardian", but if Noriaki Kakyoin gave him money, he had no reason to accept it. After all, even if he regained his youthful appearance, he still perceived himself as an "adult".

Not only was Kakyoin Noriaki not annoyed by this, he even smiled very happily.

"I believe that Narukami-kun will not spend money recklessly. The pocket money given by Jotaro should be enough. But now that Jolyne is here, it's not certain. After all, this child has been extravagant since he was a child."

"It's embarrassing enough to have you, Narukami-kun, take care of Jolyne. Now you have to pay for it yourself. As your elders, we will also feel embarrassed~"

Should we say that he is worthy of being the most sociable, or the most normal one among the Stardust Crusaders?

First, he affirmed Lan Ke's decision, and then used Xu Lun to soften Lan Ke's attitude...

In the end, Lan Ke accepted the "military expenses" from Kakyoin Noriaki.

Just thinking of Xu Lun's attitude, Lan Ke felt distressed.

We have known each other for less than a week and my RANK has reached 3. Can I reach the maximum RANK within this month?

If it was just Jolyne herself, this wouldn't be a big problem. Lan Ke didn't dislike Jolyne, who had a somewhat boyish personality but was simple, easy to understand, and straightforward. Jotaro probably wouldn't really cause trouble for him because of this... probably.

But the problem is that Lan Ke swore in front of Kudo Shinichi that he would find 10 girlfriends. It is hard to say whether Jolyne can accept this, but Jotaro will definitely not accept it!

"If Jotaro finds out, he'll probably never be able to enter his 'hall' again in his lifetime, or he might even be turned into a 'lover' by 'Star Platinum'."

"If all else fails, why not find a chance to confess to Jolyne and Jotaro?"

What Lan Ke hated most when reading novels or comics in the past was "misunderstandings". Many things could be explained clearly, but they had to be concealed, which caused trouble in the end.

Lan Ke himself would not do this, just like what he planned to do next.

I glanced at the time on my phone and then at the position of the 'Tarot'.

Everyone was at home except 'Tower' at the 'Subway Station'. It seemed that Shirou Emiya had gone to the subway station to kill monsters in advance. He took this opportunity to meet with Illya and talk things over, or to arrange the testimony before going to find Shirou.

Lan Ke walked through the 'subway station', avoiding Shirou Emiya's location and coming to the 'Emiya residence'.

As expected, after Shirou Emiya left, the whole house fell silent. Lan Ke also skillfully and silently opened the windows of Illya and Miyu's room.

The girl named Miyu was sleeping peacefully, just as she made Lan Ke feel. As for Illya——

"Big brother……"

Illya had a strange smile on her face, one foot sticking out of the quilt, one hand outside, and even a little saliva at the corner of her mouth. It was obvious that she had not slept well.

After thinking for two seconds, Lan Ke wiped the corner of his mouth and stuffed his legs back into the quilt before squatting beside the other's bedding.

"Illya...Illya..."

A gentle call continued to ring in Illya's ears. The girl, who was originally sleeping soundly, frowned slightly. After a long time, she opened her eyes with a distressed look.

But when she saw the bird-beak mask, her eyes widened instantly.

But this time she had some experience and quickly covered her mouth to prevent herself from screaming.

It’s a pity… not much.

She was so excited that when she stood up suddenly, if Lan Ke had not dodged in time, the other party might have hit her head on Lan Ke's mask.

Illya, who had no idea that she almost bumped into Lan Ke, covered her mouth with one hand and gestured to Lan Ke to go out and talk.

However, the other party then stretched out his arms towards Lan Ke with an expectant look on his face.

Lan Ke originally planned to refuse, but when he thought that he would refuse the other party on another matter later, Lan Ke sighed silently.

After lifting her up with one hand and letting her sit on his forearm, Lan Ke took Illya out of the room.

“Big Brother!!”

Almost the moment she arrived in the yard, Illya made a cheerful sound, as full of energy as a bird released from a cage.

However, when he tried to take the opportunity to hug Lan Ke, Lan Ke pressed his forehead with his fingers.

Facing Lan Ke's finger, Illya tilted her head, her big eyes revealing deep confusion.

Seeing this, Lan Ke didn't know how to start for a moment. After all, asking a girl, especially a primary school student, "Do you like me?" Lan Ke was always worried that he would turn himself in out of conscience the next time he was surrounded by the police.

But unfortunately, before he could speak, Illya spoke again.

"Big Brother! I have something to give you!!"

After saying that, he gestured to Lan Ke to walk in a certain direction. This was not Lan Ke's first time here, and after taking a few steps, he noticed that the direction was the kitchen.

Sure enough, although she was reluctant, Illya still let Lan Ke put her down, and then she took out a glass box from the refrigerator.

She carefully picked up the box with both hands and looked at Lan Ke expectantly.

Although she didn't say a word, Lan Ke seemed to read her thoughts from her eyes.

Lan Ke's reason told him that he should reject the other party at this time, but his emotions felt that a direct rejection was a bit cruel, so he finally made a decision.

Lan Ke knelt on one knee and took the box handed to him by the other party with both hands, but when Illya smiled, Lan Ke spoke again.

"Thank you for your gift. I will bring it back for my companions to taste."

Hearing Lan Ke talking about his "companion", Illya was obviously disappointed, but she couldn't help but speak.

"Is that Mr. 'Rider'?"

"Yes, but there are others~"

Of course Lan Ke would not say that there were only two people, one to maintain mystery and the other for face.

He took this opportunity to add a few more words.

"Although I am the leader of the Phantom Thieves of Hearts, it was Rider who put in the most effort on your last commission, Illya~"

Lan Ke obviously hopes that Illya will turn her attention to Shirou Emiya, and when Illya is older, she will tell him that the 'rider' is actually her brother, and then things will be simple.

After all, the reason why I don’t tell her now is not because I don’t trust her, but simply because she is too young and I am worried that she will accidentally let the cat out of the bag.

But Illya didn't seem to buy it.

"Then please thank Big Brother and everyone in the Phantom Thieves of Hearts. I'll prepare gifts for everyone next time! But this cookie is for you, Big Brother~!"

Faced with Illya's almost straight red cheeks, Lan Ke knew that he could not avoid it anymore. He sighed silently and then spoke.

"In that case, I'll accept them. However, I'm only here for a 'return visit' today. I may not come back next time, so there's no need to make any more. After all, it would be a waste if these delicious-looking snacks were thrown away. Why not give them to your brother or sister?"

Illya became a little anxious when she heard Lan Ke's words.

"Big brother, you won't come later?!"

"Yes~ After all, I have completed your 'commission', Illya, and your home seems to have returned to its original state. I have no reason to come again..."

Hearing Lan Ke's slightly low voice, Illya suddenly became a little anxious, and she even spoke without thinking.

"Can't you just come because of me?"

Hearing Illya's slightly trembling voice, Lan Ke knew that he couldn't be soft-hearted at this time, so he spoke again.

"Sorry, it's a little strange for a 'Phantom Thief' like me to say this, but I think it's really..."

Seeing the disappointment in Illya's eyes, Lan Ke also made another move.

"Besides, there's no perfect person in this world. For example, I have more than one 'lover'. Instead of wasting your time on me, why not try to find your own excitement?"

"I believe that when you grow up, Illya, you will be able to find a boy you like and who likes you."

As he spoke, Lan Ke, holding the "glass bowl" in one hand, slowly retreated until he reached the wall, then he suddenly jumped up.

"It's my honor to be liked by you, Illya, but as I just said, I'm sorry."

After Lan Ke finished speaking, he disappeared in front of Illya.

Illya, who was severely shocked by Lan Ke's words, finally reacted.

Unfortunately, when she reached out her hand, Lan Ke had already disappeared from her sight.

But what was different from what Lan Ke had imagined was that although Illya stood in the courtyard blankly for a long time, it was only after she came to her senses that she looked at her empty palms and muttered to herself.

"Big Brother is clearly a 'Phantom Thief', but I didn't expect him to be 'law-abiding' in this regard."

As she spoke, her eyes became more and more determined.

"but!"

"I...will not give up!"

"I won't lose to anyone else!"

"After all, I will grow into an excellent 'lady' in a few years!"

Illya's determination was unwavering, and Lan Ke, who was looking for Emiya Shirou, also spoke.

"Shirou, I found the person you were talking about."

"Ok?"

Shirou Emiya, who was originally planning to greet Lan Ke, suddenly had a sharp look in his eyes.

"who is it?"

"it's me!"

???

Chapter 49 I was half joking

"Leader, could you please repeat what you just said? The wind was so strong that I couldn't hear clearly."

"No! Listen carefully!"

Faced with a puzzled look on Shirou Emiya's face, Lan Ke chose to refuse with righteous words.

after all------

"Could you at least turn off the safety before you say that?"

Aiming at the double guns on Emiya Shirou's waist, Lan Ke couldn't help but complain. Emiya Shirou, who had been staring at the blue-eyed Ke, took a deep breath and crossed his arms across his chest, as if to prevent himself from doing anything irrational before speaking again.

"Sorry, Leader, I'm a little confused right now. Could you please explain from the beginning?"

Seeing that Shirou Emiya was still calm, Lan Ke spoke again.

"Then I'll start from the beginning..."

Lan Ke did not explicitly mention his "time travel", but only said that Fujimura Taiga had always been very caring towards him after he transferred to the school. When he learned that the other party was very distressed before, he went up to him to inquire. When he learned that it was related to Emiya Shirou, he took the initiative to try to strike up a conversation.

Hearing this, Shirou Emiya did not comment, but nodded unconsciously, because this answered a question that had always been in his mind: why Lan Ke would take the initiative to talk to him.

It turns out that everything was because of Fujimura Taiga.

At the same time, he also sighed. If what Lan Ke said was true, Fujimura Taiga, who always regretted that "she did nothing", might have done much more than she imagined. However, what Emiya Shirou was most concerned about was why Lan Ke was involved with his sister.

"Shirou, you are also clear about the basic requirements for 'changing one's heart', right?"

"name."

"Yes, the names. Since I didn't know the names of the two scammers at the time, I planned to go to your house to look for clues, and then... I ran into Illya who was up at night."

Lan Ke paused here and looked at Shirou Emiya, because he knew that from this point on, this was what Shirou Emiya was most concerned about.

But Emiya Shirou's reaction was somewhat beyond his expectations.

"You yelled... Ahem~ Sorry, Leader, please continue."

As if realizing his own gaffe, Shirou Emiya coughed lightly and motioned for Lan Ke to continue. Lan Ke was quite helpless about this, but did not say much. After all, a 'sister complex' is a very scary creature. He pretended not to hear and continued to explain.

"Because I happened to see your sister at that time, and your sister didn't seem afraid of me. She even wanted me to help 'change' those two people's hearts. So, since I couldn't find their names, I simply asked her to help me steal their phone numbers or names from you, Shirou..."

Although Lan Ke's explanation was very normal, and even Emiya Shirou, who had gone through the "stealing heart" process, knew it was nothing, he still felt that his own little cabbage not only went to see the little yellow-haired boy without telling him, but also helped him get things from home...

"Later, I found Ren Ren based on the clues from those two people. You know what happened after that, Shirou. I didn't go there again until I returned from Z's house."

Hearing this, Emiya Shirou's expression remained silent.

That night, the problem that had troubled him for many days was finally solved, and he slept very soundly, which was rare for him. He did not expect that his sister would meet Lan Ke on this day. However, his reason told him that although his leader was not very reliable in normal times, he was still trustworthy in serious matters.

He listened to what I said in the morning and came to talk to me about this matter in the evening. It was enough to show how much he valued this matter.

If he doesn't intend to fight with me, then he probably intends to explain himself to me.

Sure enough, Lan Ke spoke again.

"That night I told her about the 'successful heart stealing' incident. She was very happy and gave me a gift, saying it was her most precious gift and a reward for me..."

Looking at the Q-doll pendant that Lan Ke took out, Shirou Emiya felt very complicated, because this was indeed the gift he gave to Illya not long ago. The other party was very happy at that time, but he didn't expect that she would give it to Lan Ke in the end.