Anime, but the Phantom Thieves of Heart

It would probably be difficult to capture the 'Phantom Thieves of Hearts' as quickly as possible, so he was prepared for a protracted war.

He has countless chances to fail, but as long as the Phantom Thieves of Hearts fail once, he will be the ultimate winner...

Chapter 34: Is it right to take things for granted?

"Are you two idiots? You actually brought Narukami, Kudo-kun and the others to do something so dangerous!!"

Facing Shou Longjiro's "lesson", Kitahara Iori and Imamura Kohei lowered their heads and said nothing, looking extremely well-behaved. After all, even though the two were unruly, they were not completely unreasonable.

My mind was full of my own affairs before, but now I calm down and think carefully.

Even though they were not the ones who proposed it, as adults they did not stop Kudo Shinichi and Lan Ke, so it was not unfair for them to be taught a lesson, so the two of them knelt there obediently and accepted the lesson.

Compared to the scolding from Kitahara Iori and Imamura Kohei, Lan Ke and the others were much calmer.

Jotaro Kujo crossed his hands on his abdomen and stared silently at Lan Ke and Kudo Shinichi. In the dead silence, the atmosphere around them became a little stagnant.

Lan Ke lowered his head and said nothing, and Kudo Shinichi felt even more uncomfortable as if bugs were crawling all over his body.

Lan Ke didn't know whether Kudo Shinichi had reflected on his actions, but he did feel a little regretful.

It's not that he regretted working with Kudo Shinichi, but he was only busy improving Kudo Shinichi's favorability and hiding his identity in front of him, without considering the thoughts of Jotaro Kujo and the others.

For Lan Ke now, let alone climbing a cliff, even if he jumped directly off the cliff, he could ensure that he would basically not get hurt. There is no threat to him at all.

But he ignored what other people would think if they didn't know his details.

Jotaro Kujo's silence not only made the two parties involved feel uncomfortable, but even the bystanders felt it was difficult to breathe.

There's Kakyoin Noriaki, who stares helplessly at Lan Ke, trying to persuade Jotaro Kujo but doesn't know how to start; Jolyne, who thinks Jotaro Kujo is making a fuss and wants to speak up for Lan Ke, but Lan Ke stops her with a look; Polnareff, who thinks boys should be allowed to break in, but needs to inform his family in advance, as they are more partial to him; and even Mouri Kogoro, who doesn't know Jotaro Kujo well and wants to speak up but doesn't know how...

The most embarrassed person among them was Kogoro Mouri.

Even though Kogoro Mouri usually doesn't have a good face towards Shinichi Kudo, this is human nature. After all, who would like a pig that eats their own cabbages?

But he is friends with the other party's parents, and he has watched Kudo Shinichi grow up, so he still cares about him quite a bit, but he just doesn't show it on his face. He wants to teach Kudo Shinichi a lesson on behalf of the Kudo Yusaku and his wife, but because Jotaro Kujo is too oppressive, he is worried that he will be implicated if he opens his mouth.

But in fact, Jotaro Kujo was not as angry as others imagined, because in his opinion it was not strange for Lan Ke to do such a thing. After all... the other party was also a "Zeppelin".

"Narukami, don't give me the same excuse you gave to Josuke. I want to know the real reason why you did this."

Jotaro Kujo's sudden words stunned everyone present. Even Iori Kitahara and Kohei Imamura, who were being taught a lesson, couldn't help but look over.

It turns out... the other party just lied?

In particular, Kudo Shinichi looked at Lan Ke with surprise. After all, he originally thought that Lan Ke was just an "innocent person" who was involved by him. After all this time, it turned out that he had been kept in the dark?

But the strange thing is that he didn't seem to be angry about it, but more of a 'curious' one.

I'm curious about why Lan Ke did this.

Lan Ke pursed his lips, not knowing how to explain for a moment.

After all, the reason why he did this actually involved two halls.

One of them is naturally the 'Treasure Island' that we explored and conquered last night, and the other is the 'Kujo Aquarium'.

The reason why Lan Ke targeted Eito Yasiro was not only because he was annoyed by the other party's arrogance, but also to help Jotaro Kujo vent his anger.

In order to help Jolyne and Jotaro restore their relationship, Lan Ke has always wanted to find out the secret hidden by Jotaro Kujo, so he would visit the other's palace whenever he has time.

It’s a pity that the other party’s palace is too big, and Lan Ke has not found any clues until now.

But two days ago, Lan Ke suddenly discovered that the "aquarium" seemed to have undergone some changes, including but not limited to the appearance of some people outside the aquarium who did not seem to be "tourists". In addition to communicating about "marine life", they occasionally mentioned topics such as "protests".

Lan Ke, disguised as a "staff member", quietly approached and inquired, and learned about the conflict between Jotaro Kujo and Hideto Yasiro... or to be more precise, the conflict between a group of interests including the Yasiro family.

Although Jotaro Kujo loves the sea, he is not an extremist. He does not oppose humans using the sea for development. In his opinion, humans and the sea should complement each other. He opposes destructive development.

In this regard, there is one thing that Japan has done that has been boycotted by the whole world, and that is the so-called "scientific whaling."

In his previous life, Lan Ke had heard of it, but he didn't know the details. However, with the help of these "shadows", Lan Ke understood it more deeply.

The so-called 'scientific whaling' is actually just a name, and what it does is not worthy of this term at all.

Many years ago, Japan was jointly boycotted by countries around the world because of its excessive whale hunting. Even countries with good relations with Japan rarely expressed opposition on this matter. After all, Japan had gone too far. With the advancement of technology and the times, countries have gradually reduced or even abolished whaling, but Japan's fishing has increased instead of decreased. At its peak, the number of whales caught by one country reached more than 85% of the world's total.

The bloody documentary "The Cove" completely exposes the hypocrisy and bloodiness of Japan.

Later, with the efforts of various countries, the Japanese government finally began to control the fishing of whales in public, but it was only limited to the surface, because then it began to kill whales in the name of "scientific fishing."

Although the number has decreased compared to before, it has not decreased too much.

When Lan Ke first learned about this, he was very surprised. Do the Japanese really like to eat whale meat so much?

It is not surprising that Lan Ke has such thoughts. After all, in his hometown in his previous life, there were indeed unlucky people who were eaten as protected animals and artificially bred alien invasive species.

But as Lan Ke continued to learn more, he discovered that this was not the case.

In fact, it is counterintuitive that most Japanese people do not like whale meat. The reason is simple - it tastes bad.

If this is the case, then why do we carry out so-called "scientific whaling"?

Lan Ke couldn't figure it out, so he went straight to find 'Yadai Yingren (Shadow)' to question him. The other party also adhered to the straightforwardness of 'Shadow' and told Lan Ke the answer directly without any concealment.

"Because too many people in Japan work in the 'whaling industry,' a supply chain involving tens of millions of people, even reducing it, let alone canceling it, could cause turmoil throughout Japan."

This is what is called "the food and clothing of millions of workers depend on it."

However, the purpose of the Yasadaeito, or the Yasadai family's involvement is actually simpler: "money".

What makes Lan Ke feel even more terrified is that it's not just the eighth generation of Yingren. From what he learned from the other party, some of the people involved in it don't even have a "shadow".

The birth of "shadow" comes from twisted desires, which means that these people don't have any so-called "twisted desires" at all. In their eyes, what they do is just an ordinary thing, just like the butchers in the farm, they are just "working", what's wrong with that?

Even the reason why Yasudai Hideto himself created the palace was because of his former poverty, his desire to become a "superior person", and his desire to have more "wealth". As for the "scientific whaling ship" manufactured by Yasudai Shipyard?

ha?

Is this different from other orders?

The other party had no idea how much impact his actions had caused.

The 'sea monster Kraken' that Lan Ke and his friends encountered before was related to this.

At that time, because he was curious about the other party's situation, Lan Ke specifically asked Tina about the situation. According to the other party, the birth of the sea monster was not only due to mankind's endless greed for the ocean, but also related to the resentment of the death of countless marine creatures in the ocean.

It can be said to be a 'composite monster'.

Although this kind of monster is not mainstream, it already reflects the impact that the world has suffered.

To Lan Ke, this is like a "pathogen" that is constantly eroding the world.

If Lan Ke initially intended to change the other party's mind and then use the other party's mouth to help Jotaro Kujo achieve his goal, it could be regarded as his gratitude for the other party's care during this period of time.

Then, realizing that even if the other party had "changed his heart", he probably wouldn't be able to really do anything to help Jotaro Kujo, and that he was just simply venting his anger, Lan Ke also planned to do something else.

If he steals this information as a "Phantom Thief", the police will most likely discover his relationship with Jotaro Kujo.

Not to mention the trouble it may cause to the other party, it may also lead to your own exposure.

So Lan Ke simply did the opposite and openly revealed the relevant information under the identity of "Ming Shang Lan".

After all, Jotaro Kujo has always been opposed to this, and he was influenced by the other party because he lived in his house, so he did these things. Isn't it normal?

It's a pity that all the plans were deviated because Josuke Higashikata happened to appear somewhere.

"I want to find evidence that the Yashiro family is illegally profiting from damaging the ocean, as well as any evidence related to other 'scientific whaling' activities."

In the end, Lan Ke selectively told part of the truth.

Everyone was not surprised to hear the first half, after all, Kitahara Iori also got involved for similar reasons. But no one expected that there would be a second half?

After hearing what Lan Ke said, Jotaro Kujo also showed a rare expression of surprise.

"Narukami, have you read my book?"

Book?

Many people present were surprised...

Chapter 35: Secrets buried by the sea.

Jotaro Kujo's question made Lan Ke stunned for a moment.

Because he couldn't be sure for a moment whether the other party's words were out of genuine curiosity or simply to test him.

After all, Lan Ke has never read Jotaro Kujo's "book".

But just as Lan Ke was sweating profusely, Lucy's voice suddenly came to his ears.

'YES!'

The short and rapid voice was a bit abrupt, but Lan Ke still chose to believe the other party and nodded.

"Yes!"

Jotaro Kujo, who had no idea that his question involved Lan Ke's most crucial secret, showed an expression of "as expected" and sighed a little.

Although Jotaro Kujo's current status and position in the academic world are inseparable from the support of the 'Joestar Family', the results of his research are the result of his hard work. However, because they are too professional, not many ordinary people will read them.

It's like no matter how well a documentary is made, its audience will always be smaller than that of an ordinary movie.

Looking at the puzzled look on her daughter's face, she probably doesn't know that she has written a book, right?

On the contrary, the children who were boarding at my house had specifically read the books I wrote...

Jotaro Kujo's eyes were filled with sighs.

But he is Jotaro Kujo after all and he won't be sad forever. He quickly cheered up and spoke again.

"That's not surprising. I've written about this in my book, but for 'certain reasons' I didn't go into enough detail. You have to understand that so-called 'scientific whaling' is a vast network of interests, one that's beyond your power... or even my ability to influence. The Yashiro family is just a cog in this chain, so even if you find evidence, it's meaningless."

Having said that, Jotaro Kujo showed a helpless smile.

"After all, the other party will say that they are just gunsmiths, not gunsmiths."

Then he stood up, patted Lan Ke on the shoulder and walked straight out of the house.

"If you're interested, Narukami, you could consider coming to Izu after graduation, or directly come to my school..."

Without Kujo Jotaro realizing it, he scared Lan Ke.

When the other party left, Lan Ke unconsciously wiped the non-existent sweat from his forehead.

But until this moment, he suddenly realized something.

its not right!

Shouldn't Lucy be monitoring the Eighth Generations Hideto inside the Eighth Generations Shipyard right now? How did she know what was going on here?

Could it be 'surveillance'?

Lan Ke couldn't help but look around.

It turned out that surveillance in Japan was indeed a rare thing. Lan Ke searched for a long time but couldn't find any surveillance. Finally, he simply opened his "third eye", and then an incredible scene appeared.

In the dark world, a red dot symbolizing a clue appeared on a small bear toy next to the bar?

"?"

Lan Ke was not surprised that Lucy could hijack an ordinary camera with her ability. What surprised Lan Ke was why there was a camera on a little bear toy?

Just as Lan Ke was looking at the teddy bear toy with some confusion, Lucy, who was staying in a space in the factory that no one had entered for many years, was looking at the wall with a strange smile on her face.

If an ordinary person saw this scene, they would probably feel it was a bit weird, but in fact, from the perspective that only Lucy could see, it was just right to lock onto Lan Ke's slightly puzzled face.

But she was not angry at all because she was discovered. Instead, her smile became even brighter.

It was as if he was proud that Lan Ke could discover him.

After all, he was the man who saved me.

In fact, Lucy was nervous when she first discovered that there were cameras in the store, but when she followed the signal and found Kitahara Iori's sister's room, she took over and used it to quietly "observe" Lan Ke. She just didn't expect to use it now.

But just as she was grinning at Lan Ke's face, Shirou Emiya's voice suddenly came from the headphones.

"V, help me monitor the factory."

Emiya Shirou's voice remained calm as always, but Lucy's eyes narrowed slightly.

"Rider, what's wrong?"

Lucy, who was originally smiling, suddenly became serious. After all, she was not a girl who was crazy about flowers. It was okay for her to touch fish after work, but when she came to work, she had to focus on work.