Anime, but the Phantom Thieves of Heart

"I held you in my arms when you were little~"

Although Lan Ke knew this was the truth, he always felt something was wrong when he heard a familiar character saying this to him.

On the contrary, Polnareff saw that Lan Ke seemed a little embarrassed, so he put his arm around his shoulders.

"Alright~ Don't be so reserved~ I'm not as serious as Jotaro. And since Jotaro can't spare the time these days, I'll accompany you guys to relax~!!"

It's strange to say, Popo is 5 years older than Jotaro, but this makes Lan Ke more relaxed, and he even feels like he is getting along with someone of the same age.

The outgoing Popo didn't even give Jotaro and Kakyoin Noriaki a chance to talk and just waved at them.

"Jotaro, go check out the room first. I'll take the young people to meet new friends~"

Looking at Polnareff who didn't act like an elder at all, Jotaro Kujo couldn't help but sigh, which made Noriaki Kakyoin couldn't help but laugh.

After all, looking at Jotaro now, he always sees some sense of déjà vu.

It seems that the other party, 'Ms. Holly', was also worried about Jotaro back then?

However, Noriaki Kakyoin didn't say much, but just watched everything with a smile.

In his opinion, the problems between Jotaro and Jolyne are very complicated. It's not just because Jotaro is determined not to let his daughter be dragged into the vortex even if she hates him, but also because even after so many years, his "heart wound" has not healed.

The only person who could possibly help him heal is Jolyne, but Jotaro doesn't want to confess to her...

It can be said that everything is caught in a vicious circle.

Although he didn't know to what extent Lan Ke could achieve and whether he could break this vicious circle, in his opinion, as long as things were developing in a positive direction, then it would not be a loss.

"I hope this vacation will be effective..."

Under the complicated gaze of Kakyoin Noriaki, Lan Ke had been brought to the others by Polnareff.

"Come on, Lan! Let me introduce you! This is the head of the Diving Club, Tokita Shinji, and this is the deputy head, Juryūjiro~"

Following Polnareff's introduction, Tokita Shinji with his neat flat head and Shou Ryujiro with a bright smile also greeted Lan Ke.

"Our diving club welcomes all young people who love the ocean and diving! Although we've already graduated from college, Narukami-kun, you're still welcome to Izu University."

Although this was the first time he met the two people, he had to say that they gave Lan Ke a very similar feeling to the seniors in the Kendo Club. They were all so enthusiastic. However, Lan Ke had not yet considered his goals after graduation, so he did not rashly agree to it.

"I'll consider it! Thank you for your concern, seniors!"

Looking at the serious Lan Ke, Tokita Shinji and Shou Ryujiro nodded at the same time.

Polnareff did not delay in introducing other people.

"These two young people, Kitahara Iori and Imamura Kohei, both joined the Diving Club just this year. Kitahara Iori didn't even know how to dive before joining, but now he's certified. Feel free to ask him if you have any questions."

In response to Polnareff's praise, Kitahara Iori touched his head a little embarrassedly.

"Even though I may not be able to help, I will definitely not refuse if I can help~"

Looking at Kitahara Iori with a bright smile on her face, Lan Ke's eyes couldn't help but drift. After all, Tokita Shinji and Shou Ryujiro were wearing briefs at the time. Although they looked no different from panties, there was still a certain difference in social significance.

But looking at the other person's confident smile, this should be very normal in the local area, right?

I don’t know if it’s because Xu Lun’s deterrent power is too strong, but it really doesn’t make people have any wild thoughts.

Even Kitahara Iori did not enter a strange 'rampant mode' because of the appearance of Lan Ke and Jolyne together. Instead, he called himself 'senior' in a serious manner, which made Kitahara Iori feel a little bit uncomfortable.

"Young people like this shouldn't come to the 'Diving Club'!!"

"This is hell!!!"

Kitahara Iori almost instinctively wanted to persuade Lan Ke, but suddenly found that he seemed unable to move.

It turned out that when Polnareff was introducing several female members of the diving club to Lan Ke, Tokita Shinji and Shou Ryujiro had already appeared beside him on the other side.

The two of them each grabbed one of Kitahara Iori's arms and seemed to be smiling, but from an angle that only Kitahara Iori could see, their smiles were very strange.

That weird facial expression seemed to be reminding him - don't talk nonsense, kid!

But how could Kitahara Iori give up so easily? Just as he was about to speak, a hand suddenly rested on his shoulder.

"Kohei?! Hurry up and help me..."

Kitahara Iori almost instinctively called out to Imamura Kohei, but what he didn't expect was that Imamura Kohei actually covered his mouth with one hand.

“Wuwu~!!”

In response to Kitahara Iori's screams, Imamura Kohei suddenly put his head close to the other person.

"Kitahara, I have a question..."

"?"

After listening to what Imamura Kohei said, Kitahara Iori instinctively stopped what he was doing and looked at him with some confusion, as if he was curious about what he was going to say next.

"You really don't feel anything wrong?"

"?"

Although Kitahara Iori didn't say a word, Imamura Kohei continued to explain as if he could hear his doubts. He put his head next to Kitahara Iori and pointed at Lan Ke.

"Although I admit that being called a senior does make me feel moved, how could a scumbag like you be willing to help him for free? If even a scumbag like you can't resist it, do you think other girls can resist it?"

Seeing that Kitahara Iori's resistance had eased, Imamura Kohei also let go of his hand. However, what he didn't expect was that although Kitahara Iori did not deny the title of "scumbag", he actually denied his conclusion!

"No! If it's really as you said, why did you, Kouhei, notice something was wrong?!"

Under Kitahara Iori's incredulous gaze, Imamura Kohei stroked his chest with one hand.

"Because I'm an 'expert' in the Galgame, having conquered over 500 cute girls! My heart is completely devoted to GALs! So there's no way I'm wrong! This young man smells like a 'GAL hero'!!"

Looking at Imamura Kohei who made such an incredible declaration, Kitahara Iori didn't know how to refute it for a moment.

Only Yoshihara Mana looked at the two of them with squinted eyes, as if she couldn't quite understand the boys' stupidity. There was no logic in it, so how did the two of them reach a consensus?

Chapter 14: Senior, you don’t want to…

Although the first meeting was a bit "exaggerated", fortunately, after getting along with each other, Lan Ke found that everyone in this "GrandBlue" was nice.

Whether it was the two seniors who enthusiastically recommended 'scuba diving' to him, or the juniors who invited him to drink juice and chat with him, or even several seniors of the opposite sex who were very enthusiastic towards him.

"The diving club is a really great club~"

Lan Ke couldn't help but sigh like this.

At this moment, the voice of the boss, Toshio Kotegawa, was heard from the other end of the hall.

"Chisa! Nanaka! Help me move the table! It's time for lunch!!"

Following the old father's call, both Nanaka Furukawa, who was chatting with Jotaro Kujo with a smile, and Chisa Furukawa, who was introducing "the sea and diving" to Jolyne, responded and took Iori Kitahara outside the house to start moving the table.

Lan Ke also hurried over to help.

Although Lan Ke has already seen that the enthusiasm of the "Kotegawa family" is largely due to Jotaro Kujo, Lan Ke, as the beneficiary, does not want to receive help for nothing.

Seeing him pick up a 1.5-meter-long and wide wooden table with one hand and easily put three chairs into place with the other hand, Tokita Shinji and Shou Ryujiro's eyes lit up even more!

Interested in the sea and diving!

The physical fitness is still very good!

If he could hold his liquor a little better, wouldn't he be a perfect candidate for the diving club?

Not only that, Polnareff on the other side also nodded while standing next to Jotaro Kujo and Noriaki Kakyoin.

He was very satisfied with Lan Ke's enthusiasm for work.

If he initially agreed to teach Lan Ke "swordsmanship" purely out of gratitude and out of love for the person, then the qualities displayed by Lan Ke made him feel that after he handed over the swordsmanship to Lan Ke, the other party should not let his sword down.

Polnareff is not interested in the so-called 'chivalry'. As a 'romantic French gentleman (self-proclaimed)', he prefers to live his life as he pleases. But as a gentleman, he also needs strength to protect others, doesn't he?

The only one who didn't help was Kohei Imamura, who frowned slightly.

He has good physique, a hair color that is often misunderstood, and is helpful...

not good!

His 'Galgame Radar' has started to buzz! !

But before he could show off, as the table was put together, 'Toshio Kotegawa' from the other side came over with a large plate.

The huge plate with a diameter of nearly half a meter was filled with seafood fried noodles.

Fresh clams, slightly curled squid legs, fresh chopped green onions and light brown fried noodles...

It was very tempting for Lan Ke and others who had just been on a plane for quite some time.

Not only that, there is also a big bowl of milky fish soup and prawns covered with cheese.

"I'll prepare it properly tonight! Let's just have a simple lunch~"

'Toshio Kotegawa' took off his apron, sat down at a corner of the table, and invited everyone to take a seat.

The other party's heroic voice coupled with the slightly moist sea breeze made Lan Ke, who had just woken up, feel a little more relaxed.

Although it was a 'simple meal', Lan Ke enjoyed the meal quite a bit. The only person who was dissatisfied was probably all the men present... no, even the women except Xu Lun had cold beer to drink... except him.

Although Lan Ke thought that Jotaro Kujo, who had been drinking beer in high school, would not really care too much about these things, in order to maintain his own personality, he still refrained from mentioning it.

It’s a pity that Lan Ke didn’t notice that although it was just a glance, it was caught by many people present.

Noriaki Kakyoin didn't say anything, he just poked Jotaro Kujo with the end of his chopsticks and smiled without saying anything. Jotaro Kujo didn't comment on his friend's childish behavior.

As for the people in the diving club, their eyes lit up.

"What a great talent~!!"

After a simple but delicious lunch, everyone went about their own business.

After borrowing a car from Toshio Furukawa, Jotaro Kujo drove to Izu University alone, obviously to prepare for the "meeting" in the next few days; Noriaki Kakyoin did not accompany him, but chatted with Polnareff, whom he had not seen for many years, while holding a glass of beer and enjoying the sea breeze. However, his occasional glances at him undoubtedly indicated that their topic should be related to Lan Ke and Jolyne.

As for Lan Ke and Xu Lun?

"Huh?! Why doesn't Lan need to attend the lecture?"

Jolyne decided to learn diving for two reasons. One was naturally out of curiosity about what attracted Jotaro Kujo so much. Of course, she also wanted to know what made him ignore her and her mother.

The second is the instinctive desire to stay with Lan Ke.

When Xu Lun heard that she had to separate from Lan Ke, she was naturally not very happy. However, what she didn't expect was that her "sister" who had been very enthusiastic before showed an extremely serious expression.

"The ocean is full of charm, but it's also filled with danger. So when learning about diving, you must have a sense of awe and never let your guard down. As for Narukami-san..."

Without waiting for Xu Lun to finish speaking, Lan Ke handed a book in front of him to Xu Lun.

"Because Jotaro-san said he wanted to come to the beach, and I happened to be planning to learn diving, so I've used my free time to learn all the knowledge I need to know. As long as you, Jolyne, pass the test like me, you don't have to attend the lecture."

These were not just empty words. Lan Ke's learning ability was far beyond that of ordinary people, and since his life was at stake, he studied even more seriously than what he learned in school. He had already studied all the knowledge points before actually participating in the diving.

Seeing Lan Ke's rare serious expression, Xu Lun realized the seriousness of the problem and had to adjust his attitude and study seriously.

Seeing this, Lan Ke looked at Kitahara Iori and Imamura Kohei in front of him again.

"Senior, please continue testing!"

That's right, although Lan Ke successfully passed the test prepared by the "Diving Club", it was just a paper test after all. It does not rule out that some people are good at taking tests, so there will be some "practical" assessments.

Of course, for those who just come to dive, even a paper test is not necessary, but for Lan Ke who plans to obtain a "diving certificate", the requirements are naturally much stricter. Lan Ke even actively requested the use of the strictest standards.

After all, this is a matter of his own life, and he will not joke about it.

Kitahara Iori and Imamura Kohei took the initiative to help Lan Ke with the "practical test", such as giving a simple demonstration of diving equipment, and simulating some unexpected situations and asking Lan Ke how to deal with them.

Lan Ke naturally responded fluently to this.

Faced with the serious Lan Ke, Kitahara Iori felt a little shaken, but he saw Imamura Kohei on the other side constantly winking at him.

The meaning is clear - he is the only male protagonist in the world of Galgame and that is enough...

wrong!

Yes - no matter how good the instant chargers are, as long as they are instant chargers, they are their enemies!

Seeing the determined look in Imamura Kohei's eyes, Kitahara Iori finally made up his mind. In between questions, he suddenly asked a question that seemed to have nothing to do with the previous question.

"Narakami-kun, are you on good terms with Miss Xu Lun?"

Kitahara Iori and Imamura Kohei's plan was simple. They mixed the questions they wanted to ask into a bunch of seemingly simple and boring questions, and used the respondents' habitual thinking to get to the point.

If it was the old Lan Ke, maybe it would be useful, but ever since he started working as a "part-time thief", Lan Ke has been extremely careful about his words and actions. He noticed something unusual almost instantly, and even his eyes seemed to become sharper.

But Lan Ke quickly realized that this was not an inquiry, and Kitahara Iori did not seem to suspect that he was a "Phantom Thief", otherwise he would not have asked this question. So what was the reason?