Anime, but the Phantom Thieves of Heart

But Saburo Arasaka, who was lying on the bed, didn't even open his eyes, as if his previous words of concern were just a lie.

But in reality, that's not the case. His concern for Arasaka Yorinobu is real, but the other party was born to serve as a carrier for his own continuation of life, so he hopes that the other party can live the life he likes in the first half of his life...

Weak emotions can't stop him from achieving his 'dream'!

When 'Arasaka Third Floor' opened his eyes, his eyes were full of determination!

But at this moment, a slightly sarcastic voice suddenly sounded.

"That's really interesting. What are you planning to do? Turn 'Arasaka Yorinobu' into a real 'puppet'?"

Almost as the voice sounded, Kurosawa, who was standing in front of the operating table, remained unmoved, but the cabinet next to him suddenly opened, and several highly modified humans stood in front of Saburo Arasaka.

Unlike the 'Adam's Hammer' which still needs to maintain its practical appearance, the prosthetic limbs are relatively slender, but these modified 'people' have almost lost their human form. The part of their human body is more like a 'processor' that exists to drive other machines than a part of the body.

At the same time, Saburo Arasaka's voice was heard again.

"Are you the one who claims to be the daughter of 'Johnny Silverhand'? The thing he stole is also in your possession, right?"

Even when Arasaka Yorinobu appeared and even sentenced the other party to "death penalty", Arasaka Saburo, who had no reaction at all, opened his eyes again, but this time his eyes were full of fanaticism and hysteria, which forced Kurosawa to remind him.

"Arasaka-sama, you need to control your emotions for a moment."

It’s a pity that I don’t know whether Saburo Arasaka will listen, but Lucy won’t listen.

After hearing what Saburo Arasaka said, he was not angry at all. Instead, his mood unconsciously became cheerful. He could even see the corners of her mouth that were constantly turning up at the top of the tights covering her mouth.

"Of course I know what you're looking for, and I have enough confidence in myself, but do you think I would carry something so dangerous? If you want it, go ask our 'Leader' yourself!!"

When Lucy said the last words, she couldn't help laughing out loud. Her gloating smile made the health monitoring device next to her keep sounding the alarm.

It turns out that in addition to her abilities, her personality was also a crucial factor in Lucy's invitation to join the 'Phantom Thieves of Hearts'.

However, what Lucy didn't know was that as she and Lan Ke launched a "double attack" without any consultation in the outside world, drastic changes also occurred in the "hall" on the other side...

Chapter 77 Since you don’t want to say it, I can only beat you until you are willing!

Lan Ke, standing on the breastplate of the black mechanical giant, held his staff with both hands in reverse and thrust it fiercely into the chest of 'Arasaka Saburo (Shadow)' below him. Worried that the thrust was not strong enough, Lan Ke pressed down again.

Accompanied by heavy bleeding, the giant robot that had been going crazy instantly stopped working, and Lan Ke was stunned when he saw 'Arasaka Saburo (Shadow)' lying on the ground with his head drooping.

Was the other party killed?

Could it be that he accidentally made the other person a useless person?

Lan Ke knew very well that he had stabbed the opponent between the fourth and fifth ribs, which was where the heart of a normal person is located.

Theoretically, a normal person would have no chance of surviving this attack, but the problem is that 'Arasaka Saburo (Shadow)' is not an ordinary person either!

Is it true that the opponent, the 'Master of the Palace', is so thin-skinned?

However, after his initial surprise, he quickly calmed down, because although 'Arasaka Saburo (Shadow)' was lying on the ground unconscious, the temple was still strong and there was no sign of abnormality.

Lan Ke’s first reaction was that they had the wrong person.

In other words, they just killed a substitute.

But the problem is that the fighting ability displayed by the opponent is worthy of the "Master of the Hall". Whether it is the disgusting resistance, the terrifying attack, or the "second stage" just now, all of them indirectly prove the opponent's identity.

What exactly is going on?

Although Lan Ke felt that no matter how he dealt with Saburo Arasaka for the crimes he committed, he would not feel any guilt even if he accidentally disabled him. At most, he would remind himself to be more careful next time.

But as long as there is a chance, he still hopes to make the other party "change his heart", so that he can fulfill Lucy's wish and let more people know the deeds of "Johnny Silverhand", the original rebel.

After all, no matter what Lan Ke and others claim, it will not be more convincing than if the person involved says it himself.

Just as Shirou Emiya came to Lan Ke and looked at the "corpse" carefully with Lan Ke, a strange phenomenon suddenly occurred.

The corpse of 'Arasaka Saburo (Shadow)' began to emit a faint light.

Immediately afterwards, the originally normal skin began to crack inch by inch. The first reaction of both Lan Ke and Emiya Shirou was that the other party was probably planning to self-destruct.

The two of them retreated almost simultaneously and hid behind cover, and not long after they hid...

"Kacha ~ Kacha ~"

The opponent's skin cracked faster and faster, and then a light blue figure slowly floated up from the "corpse" of "Arasaka Saburo (Shadow).

Maybe "floated up" is not appropriate, maybe "slowly unfolded" is more appropriate.

If the original body of 'Arasaka Saburo (Shadow)' was considered a dilapidated and old trick, then the 'figure' that reappeared at this moment was like a butterfly struggling to break free from its chrysalis.

Not only that, with his excellent eyesight, Lan Ke could see the '0' and '1' constantly shuttling back and forth in the other person's body. It seemed that this was a body constructed entirely of data.

So the other party is... having an out-of-body experience?

And it seems to be different from the traditional out-of-body experience. This is an out-of-body experience constructed entirely by data!

After realizing that they had only killed the body of 'Arasaka Saburo (Shadow)' and did not truly destroy his soul, Lan Ke and Emiya Shirou almost simultaneously drew their weapons and shot at each other.

But the situation this time is completely different from before.

Although the bullet passed through the opponent's body, it didn't even cause a ripple.

But this action seemed to attract the other party's attention, and the azure eyes flashing with data turned to look at Lan Ke and Emiya Shirou.

"Foolish creatures! Although you used your cleverness to destroy my body, it was also thanks to this that I was able to successfully shake off that rotten, old body..."

Although the opponent's body seemed to be composed entirely of data, one could still clearly see that his appearance was similar to that of Saburo Arasaka when he was young, and one could also see his slightly hideous smile.

"As a reward, I will also help you break free from the confines of your rotten flesh and let you spend the rest of your endless lives devoting everything to Arasaka, until the day your consciousness completely collapses!"

At this moment, 'Arasaka Saburo (Shadow)' changed from his previous gloomy demeanor and even became more talkative.

Lan Ke stopped Shirou Emiya who was about to let the "Ghost Rider" take action with one hand, and instead looked at "Arasaka Saburo (Shadow)" floating above his head with a smile.

"In that case, I wonder if you would be willing to satisfy my curiosity before that?"

I don't know if he felt he had a sure win or was simply in a good mood, but at this moment, 'Arasaka Saburo (Shadow)' didn't attack directly. Instead, he crossed his arms and looked at Lan Ke with a little curiosity.

"Oh? Tell me about it~"

"It seems a group of people are planning to kill you. Do you... have any clues?"

When he heard Lan Ke say that someone wanted to silence him, Saburo Arasaka first showed a disdainful expression, then lowered his head and thought for a while, and then showed a disdainful smile.

"I think I know who you're talking about... Those guys have been trying to control me and Arasaka, but I discovered their ambitions and completely cut off contact with them. I didn't expect that after all this time, they'd still be keeping an eye on me..."

As he was speaking, the other party stopped talking and gave Lan Ke a very evil smile.

"But I'll never tell you!"

"Carry your doubts and become a 'gear' of 'Arasaka' until the day you 'break'!!"

As he spoke, he raised his right hand towards Lan Ke and the others. The right hand, which was made entirely of data, then turned into a gun muzzle and attacked Lan Ke and the others directly.

"Hey~"

The table behind him was penetrated by the light, and even a burning smell came from it.

Lan Ke, on the other hand, didn't seem to care about the opponent's attack and even showed a "brilliant" smile.

"Yes, at least it means you know the answer, but since you are unwilling to cooperate..."

As he spoke, Lan Ke pulled out his hand again and shook it violently.

"Clap~"

A long trail of blood appeared on the ground, and Lan Ke's expression under the mask became brighter and brighter, but Shirou Emiya, who was standing beside Lan Ke, felt as if the temperature had dropped a few degrees.

But he still took out a new weapon as Lan Ke spoke.

Unlike the chains wielded by the Ghost Rider, Emiya Shirou was holding a long-handled battle axe in his hand.

Although he also wanted to use the weapons of the Ghost Rider, the learning threshold of the whip weapon was not low, so he had to find another way.

After all, although he is better at medium-range shooting, he occasionally encounters enemies who are not afraid of guns, so he has been thinking about what weapon he should use.

As for those pistols with blades on them?

While it's not incapable of close combat, it's more suitable for solo use and less suitable for 'mounted combat'.

The most common or basic one is naturally the long sword or knife, which you can even learn from Lan Ke.

However, he quite liked another piece of equipment besides the 'ID Card' obtained by defeating 'Arasaka Yorinobu (Shadow)' not long ago.

That’s right, it was the two-handled battle axe that Shirou Emiya was holding at this moment!

He doesn't need much practice, all he needs to do is put the battle axe in the right position, and then use the terrifying speed of 'Soul Chariot' or 'Ghost Rider' to severely damage the enemy!

Just as Shirou Emiya took out his weapon, Lan Ke finished speaking.

"Then I can only beat you until you cooperate!"

Almost at the moment Lan Ke finished speaking, the 'Ghost Rider' who had been ready for action suddenly stepped on the accelerator, and the 'Soul Chariot' made a terrifying roar.

As for Shirou Emiya, he stood directly at the back seat of the car, raised his two-handled battle axe high above his head with one hand, and charged towards 'Arasaka Saburo (Shadow)'.

As for the other round of lasers fired by the opponent, they were directly smashed by the Ghost Rider swinging the chain.

The battle between Saburo Arasaka (Shadow) and the 'Cognitive World' has entered its final, intense stage.

On the other side, the situation inside the Arasaka Building was also changing dramatically.

A few seconds after 'Arasaka Yorinobu' entered the 'safe house', 'Nakamori Ginzo's' phone rang again.

"What happened again?!"

Perhaps it was his intuition. Although his subordinate didn't say a word, Nakamori Ginzo's intuition told him that it would not be good news.

As expected, the other party's words instantly made Nakamori Ginzo frown.

"Inspector Nakamori! Arasaka Yorinobu passed out shortly after entering the 'safe house'. Someone in the room tied him to a strange bed!"

Arasaka Yorinobu was kidnapped?!

Or is it in the safe house that the other party said was 'absolutely safe'?

Nakamori Ginzo instantly felt that the joke was a little cold, but he still tried to remain calm and continued to ask questions.

"How on earth did you know that?"

"The Phantom Thieves of Hearts have resumed their live broadcast. Now the monitor outside the building is no longer showing the 'preview letter', but is instead showing the situation inside the safe house!"

After hearing his subordinates' words, Ginzo Nakamori felt his scalp tingling even more. After all, since the 'Phantom Thieves of Hearts' resumed live broadcast, and was broadcasting the situation inside the 'safe house', didn't it mean that the other party had already entered the safe house?

At this moment, he no longer cared about his reserve and threw himself on the door of the 'safe house' and knocked frantically.

"Open the door!! No matter who's inside, open the door! The Arasaka Building has been surrounded by our police! No matter what you do, you can't escape! I advise you to surrender!"

Although Ginzo Nakamori's daily cases were mostly dealing with various "real and fake thieves", he was also very skilled in catching them. Unfortunately, Saburo Arasaka, whose attention was completely attracted by Lucy at the moment, was completely unaware of this and could only leave him helplessly furious outside the door.

Saburo Arasaka simply manipulated those transformed people to try to capture Lucy, but he had no idea that all this was being broadcast live.

It can be said that even if the attempt to 'steal' someone's heart fails, the other person will basically be 'socially dead'...

Chapter 78 Reverse enhancement.

Nakamori Ginzo was roaring, Arasaka Saburo was silently controlling the modified soldiers who were almost unrecognizable as human beings, and only Kurosawa was silently operating the machine to adjust the body of Arasaka Yorinobu. After all, even though Arasaka Yorinobu was the most suitable "carrier" for Arasaka Saburo, in order to prevent him from noticing the abnormality, he had been allowed to grow freely over the years.

Now that we are preparing to transfer Saburo Arasaka's consciousness into this body, more precise adjustments are naturally needed.

This scene was seen by countless people through the broadcast of "Lucy".

From the initial surprise, to the subsequent fear, and finally to anger.

Countless people who originally felt that neither the 'Phantom Thieves of Hearts' nor the 'Arasaka Group' had anything to do with them began to discuss and ferment the issue online.

After all, even if they didn't know what the so-called "data soul transfer" was, they saw those "soldiers" whose bodies had partly turned into machines.

Cute mecha girls are bound to be popular, but ugly mechanical monsters make everyone instinctively feel resistant.

In contrast, Lucy, who fought against it, naturally gained countless supporters.

Unlike Lan Ke who mainly uses a 'cane' as a weapon, and unlike Emiya Shirou who uses 'guns', Lucy's weapons are more 'abnormal'.

He swung the mechanical gloves on both hands violently towards the mechanically modified soldiers rushing towards him, and the front ends of the gloves completely separated. The separated parts gathered into several long whips flashing with dangerous red halos, sweeping towards the two enemies rushing towards him.

"Crack~!"

With a crisp sound, the mechanically modified soldier that was hit rushed straight towards Lucy without even being stopped.

Facing the terrifying but clumsy enemies, Lucy nimbly somersaulted and jumped onto the head of one of the enemies. However, she still did not attack. Instead, she jumped up again to avoid the huge metal arm swung by another mechanically modified soldier.