Anime, but the Phantom Thieves of Heart

When Josuke Higashikata and Toshio Utsumi came in front of Ginzo Nakamori, they looked at each other in tacit understanding.

Although he has a strong personality, now that he is a member of society, Josuke Higashikata, whose edges have been smoothed out a little, still nodded to Utsumi Toshio consciously.

Of course, this is also because Utsumi Toshio is good enough.

During the conversation between the two sides, Josuke Higashikata discovered that not only had Utsumi Toshio almost caught the "Cat's Eye" several times when he was trying to capture him, but he also had rich experience in other cases.

For this capable senior, Josuke Higashikata is not only very respectful, but also very eager to learn.

After all, what he hates are idiots who are not strong enough and have bad attitudes.

Utsumi Toshio, who had already cooperated with him twice, didn't waste any words. He also nodded and began to report.

"According to the report from the 'Forensic Science Department,' the 'robbers' descended from the top floor using a special rope to the current floor. They then used a special flamethrower to burn through the glass and enter the building. Specialized technicians then cracked the 'security door'..."

As he spoke, Utsumi Toshio handed several bags to Nakamori Ginzo, which contained the collected "evidence".

"We found traces of ropes on the top floor, and collected the products of glass burned at high temperatures."

After taking the evidence, Ginzo Nakamori didn't say much. After all, what he was good at was "arrest". There were special police officers in charge of investigations, and he only needed to know the conclusions they came to.

At the same time, based on Toshio Utsumi's address, it can be seen that he came to the same conclusion as Ginzo Nakamori.

This time it doesn't seem like the work of the 'Phantom Thieves of Hearts'.

But Higashikata Josuke seemed to have a different opinion.

"According to the testimony of the 'security guards' and 'technicians,' although their presence prevented the 'attackers' from stealing the data, they made such a big fuss. Even if the chances were slim, shouldn't they have given it a try? They actually just took down a door and then evacuated. I find it very suspicious."

It was obvious that Josuke Higashikata realized the problem.

Either the 'security personnel' lied and the attackers were not driven away by them but left on their own initiative; or the 'technicians' lied and dared not admit the technology leak.

In this regard, he is more inclined to the former.

As for the reason?

No, it's just pure intuition!

His intuition told him that the man named 'Adam Hammer', who was said to have lost both arms in an accident and accepted funding from 'Arasaka' to become its employee, did not seem like a good person. He seemed to be hiding some very important information.

Therefore, Josuke Higashikata is more inclined to believe that the attacker destroyed the security door not to steal data, but to find something that he could not find anywhere else, so he found this place, which is theoretically the most heavily guarded place in Arasaka.

However, because no direct evidence was found, Josuke Higashikata did not tell anyone else about his thoughts.

Now all the information has been gathered to Ginzo Nakamori, and the next step is to wait for the other party's judgment.

And Arasaka Yorinobu did not disturb him, but just stood there silently.

At this moment, he just wanted to send the police away as soon as possible. He was not in a hurry to solve the case or not.

But just when everyone fell silent, a cry of surprise was suddenly heard.

"Huh?! What's going on?!"

While searching for the exclamation, Mori Ginzo's face suddenly changed because he found an extremely dazzling red light in that direction.

He thought of a possibility almost immediately!

As expected, when he rushed towards the glass wall, he saw that the place where the advertisement should have been on the "super large display" on the top of a building in the distance had turned red.

And as if it had waited for enough viewers, a flame effect suddenly began to appear at the bottom of the "super-large display", and along with the flame effect, lines of text began to appear on the "display".

[Greedy monster, slave of desire, Mr. Arasaka Saburo]

[We have noticed that you are not satisfied with wealth and have attempted to touch taboos and take away the lives of others.]

We will tear off your hypocritical mask.

[A final 'funeral song' for the end of Arasaka]

[The Phantom Thieves of Hearts, 'Katana Band (tentative title)'

We sincerely invite you to come and watch.

That’s right, a huge ‘preview letter’ appeared on the monitor!

Everyone present was stunned when they saw this scene, but the difference was that Nakamori Ginzo was excited, while Arasaka Yorinobu had an indifferent expression.

But Nakamori Ginzo did not lose his mind, but gave orders calmly.

"Josuke! Take your men to seal off the building opposite! Toshio! Take your men to search for suspicious individuals near the building opposite!"

"Although it's a 'warning letter,' it lacks the crucial 'evidence.' We can't be sure if it's the 'Phantom Thieves of Hearts,' but we must remain extremely vigilant!"

"Yes!"

"follow me!!"

Compared to Utsumi Toshio, Higashikata Josuke was more direct. He just waved to his subordinates and rushed towards the elevator with them.

After all, speed is of the essence at times like this.

Most leaders may not like subordinates who do not respect them, but the lucky Ginzo Nakamori does not care about it. After all, for him, as long as they can catch the "Phantom Thief" and do not cross his bottom line, he will support them!

As if to prove his identity, at the moment Nakamori Ginzo gave the order, a window on the third floor of the building suddenly opened, and the 'Rider' who appeared in the 'Roswaal Case' appeared outside the building and began to scatter gold coins downwards.

Ginzo Nakamori, who saw this scene through the telescope, instantly became motivated!

"The Phantom Thieves of Hearts!! They've appeared!!"

Chapter 59 It’s not you, it’s us!

It is understandable that the police would doubt the authenticity of this "warning letter".

After all, who asked Lan Ke and the others to send out the notice letter so late this time?

But Lan Ke always has strange insistence on some strange aspects, such as the 'preview letter', he must ensure it is perfect!

In fact, you can make some "general sentence structures" of the notice letter, and then just distribute it directly.

But as long as conditions permit, Lan Ke will give "personal customization" to every target of his heart.

For ordinary targets, just beat them up in the 'Impression Space' and let them explain clearly what they did. Then they can write a warning letter based on the other party's crime. After the 'warning letter' is sent, you can change the other party's mind.

However, the goal of owning a 'hall' is rather special.

'Without sending out a notice letter, the 'secret treasure' will be difficult to form' makes it difficult for Lan Ke to obtain 'intelligence' by directly beating the hall master, so he usually resorts to 'questions' or simply uses the 'desire stone' to directly determine the 'hall master's' desires and send out a notice letter.

This is also one of the reasons why Lan Ke didn't even have time to explain and was just busy getting on the road.

According to Lan Ke's original plan, 'to open the unopenable door through the material world to seize the Desire Stone and then make a preview letter', it would take a lot of time. If it dragged on for too long, it would not meet his expectations.

However, in the end, a lot of time was saved because of Lucy's joining the team.

Unlike in the past when Kura needed the help of 'Nakamo' to make a preview letter, this time Lucy directly made the 'electronic preview letter' through an electronic program, and at the same time directly seized the large display of the nearest building of 'Arasaka Building' and announced it directly.

As for Emiya Shirou going out to "give and take" it was to prove the authenticity of the notice letter.

On the other side, Lan Ke, who was watching Shirou Emiya 'throwing money' on TV, felt his heart twitching.

He kept reminding himself that 'this is military expenditure and cannot be saved', so as to prevent his image from collapsing too badly in front of the 'newcomers'.

Facts have proved that although Lan Ke's acting skills are average, the "personality" he created before is quite successful.

Lucy, who was leaning on the sofa and could only look at Lan Ke's back because of the "awakened personality mask", was exhausted. She had no idea that the man in front of her who was full of secrets was thinking about "Emiya's move is enough to make me eat takeout for a week." She thought that he was probably thinking about how to "judge" the extremely evil "Arasaka Saburo"?

Fortunately, soon after Emiya Shirou finished "throwing money", the "heartbroken" Lan Ke also sat on the sofa next to him.

"Can you say it now?"

Looking at Lan Ke who was full of "oppression", Lucy unconsciously lowered her voice.

Lan Ke quickly adjusted his mood and nodded.

"of course."

Lan Ke then briefly explained the connection between the 'material world' and the 'cognitive world' as well as the principle of their 'stealing hearts'.

During this period, Lucy didn't say a word, but her pupils kept changing as Lan Ke spoke.

Although Lucy felt that the 'Phantom Thieves of Hearts' must be hiding some mysterious means when she was collecting information, she only suspected that they might have mastered some 'latest inventions'. She did not expect that the final result would be 'another world'.

"You're such a scoundrel! We're not even in the same world. How can we catch you?"

Lan Ke didn't care much about Lucy's complaints. After all, it was not the first time. He even had the mood to tease Lucy.

“It’s not you…”

"It's us."

After answering the question, Lucy took a deep breath before speaking again.

"Sorry, I couldn't adapt to it for a while."

Looking at the serious Lucy, it was Lan Ke's turn to feel a little uncomfortable.

After all, although Shirou Emiya is usually serious, he is not without his "silly" moments in private. After all, he is usually too suppressed, so when it is just him and Lan Ke, he can't help but "indulge" himself.

This is probably why the opponent's 'Phantom Thief Uniform' is similar to that of a biker gang.

So Lan Ke spread his hands.

"There's no need to apologize for such a small matter. After all, you're now a member of the Phantom Thieves of Hearts."

There was nothing wrong with Lan Ke's words, but Lucy always felt that they were not real.

"Just like that, I joined?"

"Of course~"

The corners of his mouth curled up slightly under the mask. Lan Ke leaned forward, clasped his hands together, and asked a question that surprised Lucy.

"What do you think we should do? Conduct a bunch of weird tests? And then hold some weird ceremony?"

Faced with Lan Ke's question, Lucy didn't know how to answer for a moment, but Lan Ke raised a finger.

"I only have one request when inviting people!"

"The person I recognize is someone you're willing to risk your life for for a stranger. I believe that as long as you know what we've done, you'll never betray us."

"After all, is there any place in this world more suitable than us to fulfill your dreams?"

Looking at Lan Ke's confident expression, Lucy nodded in approval.

Indeed, if you want to fulfill your dreams, is there a better place than here?

This is true whether it's 'revenge' or 'helping more people'.

But then she spoke again.

"But aren't you afraid that I'm just pretending?"

In response to Lucy's question, Lan Ke looked at her as if she was a fool.

Fortunately, Lan Ke quickly realized that the other party could not see through the mask, so he spoke directly.

"Have you forgotten what just happened?"

Lan Ke's question made Lucy react instantly. Since they could enter "Arasaka Saburo's Palace" before, it was naturally possible for them to enter their own palace.

Is there any better way to verify in this world than to have another self who won't lie?

But Lucy was relieved.

One reason was that he had indeed been recognized by Lan Ke, and the other reason was that the 'Phantom Thieves of Hearts' was at least not a makeshift group.

"Is there anything else you want to ask now?"

What happened in the world just now? What were they doing just now? And what exactly was the strange rabbit he just summoned?

Having gotten answers to these three questions, Lucy no longer had any doubts.

No, there's one more!

"What should we do next? Attack the 'Hall' directly and then change 'Arasaka Saburo's heart?"

Looking at Lucy who was eager to try, Lan Ke nodded directly.

"That's right, but you have to wait until tomorrow. After all, Lucy, you just awakened your 'Persona' and need to rest well."

"Besides that, I'd like to introduce you to the Phantom Thieves."

As if in response to Lan Ke, after he finished speaking, the door of the living room opened and Shirou Emiya, wearing a helmet, walked in.

Seeing this, Lan Ke couldn't help but smile.