Anime, but the Phantom Thieves of Heart

"Just talk, why are you doing this all of a sudden?"

After saying that, Lan Ke raised his chin behind him, and Busujima Saeko walked up with a bright smile.

Just a few minutes later—

"I just want revenge, what's wrong with that?! Why are you trying to stop me?! Since your target is also that 'scumbag', then shouldn't we be on the same team?!"

Knocked to his knees, 'Kusaka Kansei (Shadow)' roared like a defeated dog while struggling hard.

It’s a pity that Busujima Saeko, who was stepping on the other person’s back, didn’t even shake, and Lan Ke simply squatted in front of the other person.

"Revenge? Of course I don't object to you taking revenge..."

Lan Ke would not deny the other party's underlying logic. After all, even if he himself was included, half of the four people became "Phantom Thieves" for the original purpose of "revenge", but that was also the problem.

"But when your 'revenge plan' involves innocent people, you are no longer just an 'Avenger,' or do you also want to cause irreparable tragedy like the scum you hate, and let your tragedy be repeated on others?"

Faced with Lan Ke's questioning, 'Kusaka Kansei (Shadow)' lying on the ground fell silent, and finally he actually lay on the ground and burst into tears.

Seeing this scene, Lan Ke sighed helplessly.

Although this is not the first time that he has changed his mind, and it is not even the first time that he has been in such a situation as the other party.

But Lan Ke still couldn't help but sigh. Sometimes, are people who have "shadows" really wrong?

Their hearts may indeed become "distorted" in the end, but this "distortion" is only the "result", there is also a "cause"!

“Leader…”

Lucy instinctively wanted to say something, after all, she had had a similar experience with the other party.

In order to take revenge on Arasaka, Lucy once considered directly detonating the "Arasaka Tower" and physically "burning Arasaka to ashes", but in the end, she gave up this crazy plan after Lan Ke changed his mind.

After all, the reason why 'Johnny Silverhand' said this was because he hoped that she could destroy this 'source of all evil' to protect more ordinary people.

But she was superficial and forgot the other person's true wishes.

Fortunately, Lan Ke helped her to get rid of this crazy idea in the end.

However, what she didn't expect was that Lan Ke stood up directly at this time. Looking at his profile, Lan Ke's expression was unexpectedly calm.

Seeing this, the smile on Busujima Saeko's face, who was standing opposite Lan Ke and Lucy, became even brighter.

In her opinion, Lan Ke is not that kind of "weak" person.

He won't be 'swayed' by such a small matter.

In fact, this is indeed the case. Lan Ke has already made up his mind to "cure" this distorted world, and naturally he has made the corresponding psychological preparations.

Prepare to delve into the 'darkness of the human heart'!

If 'the law is the bottom line', then what he did was the ultimate bottom line, allowing those who escaped the 'bottom line punishment' for various reasons to receive the punishment they deserve!

"Think carefully, what should you do..."

As Lan Ke finished speaking, the crying of "Kusaka Hironari (Shadow)" stopped, and then his body began to gradually fade away. Lan Ke knew that the other party had heard what he said, so he didn't say anything more and signaled Busujima Saeko and the others to leave with him.

One unstable factor was removed, and at the same time, Lan Ke and the others realized that the "sins" carried by the "Eighth Generation of Heroes" might be much more than they imagined.

If Lan Ke initially chose the other party as the "heart-stealing target" out of selfish motives, as the investigation deepened, Lan Ke was more impressed by the fact that the other party was really a complete "scumbag"~

Although Lan Ke could change the other party's heart tonight if he wanted to, and show Josuke Higashikata what it means to be "unnoticed", in order to let Jotaro Kujo see the "coffin" and the "strange mask", Lan Ke had to temporarily slow down the progress and continue leveling up with Lucy and Busujima Saeko.

Although I plan to give tomorrow's Hall strategy to the two of them, raising the level before the strategy begins should not be considered as "help".

However, Lan Ke and the others did not delay too long. After all, both Lan Ke and Busujima Saeko would have their "important battle" the next day, and they all needed to conserve their energy. Even Emiya Shirou went to bed early.

Although his work will be much easier tomorrow, considering that he has two younger sisters and an "older sister" to take care of, he will have to get up early tomorrow to prepare breakfast and lunch for them.

While Lan Ke and the others were secretly making preparations, the "Eighth Generation British Man" on the other side was huddled in the office in a state of panic.

It's strange to say, although he was afraid when he was first targeted by the 'Phantom Thieves of Hearts', he was just afraid. In the end, he followed his instinct and found the strange 'mask' and gained a brief peace.

But for some reason he became more and more irritable as time went by, even more irritable than at the beginning.

It was already late at night, but he didn't feel sleepy at all.

He was already extremely irritated, so he simply stood up and poured himself a glass of water. However, when he passed the door, he saw the 'mask' that he had placed on the shelf.

A bone mask taken out of a coffin should have been extremely creepy in the dark night.

But for some reason, after seeing it, 'Eighth Generation Yingren' not only did not feel the slightest fear, but instead almost instinctively took it in his hands and examined it carefully.

In the dark night, a middle-aged man was holding a bone mask and examining it carefully as if he was appreciating some treasure. The scene was extremely strange, but he himself seemed to be unaware of it.

I saw that his pupils were dilated, with a strange smile on the corner of his mouth, and he was muttering something to himself.

However, when he returned to the room and lay on the bed again, his previous irritability disappeared. Soon, tired after a day of work, he fell into a deep sleep, even with a bright smile on his face like a baby.

The next day, when 'Yashiro Hideto' woke up again, his eyelids were still a little dark, but strangely, he was quite energetic. After stretching, he began to take care of himself.

Although he is not young anymore, he still maintains a good figure. Unlike most of his peers, he does not start to gain weight once he reaches middle age, so he looks quite energetic today.

Nothing happened last night. It seemed that the 'Phantom Thieves of Hearts' had simply sent a warning letter and then completely forgotten about him. But this also meant that if they really intended to take action, it would be soon.

However, when he was about to leave the room, he paused unconsciously, and then put the strange bone mask in his arms.

Although he looked a little daunted, he seemed to have a clear mind.

Just at this moment, there was a knock on the door.

"President, Inspector Touhou wants to see you..."

Without waiting for the other party to finish speaking, Yashiro Hideto opened the door.

"Come on, take me there..."

Just as Yashiro Hideto rushed to meet with Higashikata Josuke, a lot of people gathered at the entrance of the only passage connecting Yashiro Shipyard with the outside world.

These people are of different ages, including the elderly, adults and even children. In addition, there are many people of other races. Some of them look like tourists, but some of them look very motivated and seem to have some anticipation for what will happen next.

Among them, a man with a height of 195 cm stood out.

After all, although everyone was wearing the same T-shirt, when he put it on, it gave people the feeling that it would be "broken" at any time.

This particularly eye-catching man was wearing a baseball cap, with his arms folded across his chest, and was communicating with someone in English with a serious face.

It was not until the person he was communicating with left that a voice came from behind him.

"Mr. Kujo, all the brochures and gifts have been delivered."

Hearing the voice behind him, Jotaro Kujo also nodded at the other party.

"Okay, next, please go and help Polnareff remind our foreign friends to catch up with the team later. Everything should go according to the original plan. Don't use violence during the protest..."

Although he had said it more than once before, Jotaro Kujo still took the trouble to reiterate his "protest" request to Lan Ke again. Lan Ke did not find it troublesome, but listened very seriously.

Time slowly passed, and the time for the 'action' to begin was getting closer and closer. Everyone waited with bated breath for everything to begin...

Chapter 41 has some familiar configurations.

"Dr. Kujo, regarding this parade..."

At the main entrance of the "Yashiro Shipyard", Jotaro Kujo, the initiator of the parade, was being interviewed by several reporters. Jotaro Kujo, who usually gave people an overwhelming sense of oppression, was now smiling and explaining science to the reporters, or the audience on the other end of the camera.

This includes but is not limited to the potential increased costs of adding pollution purification equipment and the impact on the environment of reducing sewage discharge.

It is obvious that compared to some extreme environmentalists, Jotaro Kujo is more rational. During the interview, he behaved neither arrogantly nor humbly, just like a real scholar.

"Does this really work?"

Xu Lun, who was wearing casual clothes, whispered something in Lan Ke's ear. Lan Ke, who came to help as a volunteer, sighed helplessly.

"I don't know, but that's no reason not to do it."

In fact, Lan Ke also asked Jotaro Kujo about this matter. According to the other party, he actually never expected that a simple parade could make those guys give up their vested interests. After all, sometimes reputation is fake, and the money earned is real.

For example, customers of "Yadai" are not affected by public opinion at all. They only care about the quality of the ships manufactured by "Yadai" and whether the price is cheap.

Therefore, what Jotaro Kujo did was not so much that he hoped to change the mind of the "Eighth Generation" through the parade, but rather to influence its reputation through public opinion, and then form a certain international influence through some participating international organizations and members, so as to try to guide the official response, or influence the judgment of buyers.

But at this moment, something no one expected happened.

It seemed like someone appeared at the other end of the closed passage. After communicating with the security guard in charge of guarding the passage, they actually walked out directly.

You must know that from the beginning of the "parade", the "eight generations" adopted the "head-shrinking tactic".

To put it simply, no matter how much you curse, they will pretend not to hear you.

It has been like this for many years.

But this time the other party reacted. Could it be because of the influence of the 'Phantom Thieves of Hearts'?

Unlike most people who regard the "Phantom Thieves of Hearts" as an urban legend, Jotaro Kujo, who had witnessed the results of the "Phantom Thieves of Hearts" stealing hearts with his own eyes, instinctively came up with such a guess.

But when the other party walked out through layers of security, Jotaro Kujo realized that the situation was not as simple as he had imagined.

"The president has heard everyone's appeal, but there are some objective problems at the moment, so we hope to have a 'consultation' with everyone. However, due to the limited space at the shipyard, I hope you can discuss and select a group of 'representatives' to go to the shipyard to discuss..."

Following the other party's words, many people cheered.

Although many of those participating in the "march" today are members of the "Ocean Conservation Organization", the vast majority are local residents who make their living from the sea. Their demands are actually very simple - the Yashiro Shipyard should not affect their lives.

It's a pity that the previous 'eight generations' have always ignored their requests and even turned a blind eye to them.

In their view, the current choice of the 'eight generations' can be seen as a sign of weakness.

But there were also some people present who did not think so.

For example, the leader Jotaro Kujo, he has been dealing with the "Yashiro" for so long, and similar parades are held every year, and the other party has not seen any changes, so he is very suspicious of the reasons why the other party does this.

Another example is Lan Ke, the leader of the "Phantom Thieves of Hearts".

As far as he knew, his 'team members' should have just set out, right?

Since he hasn't changed his mind, his current actions are all out of his own will. However, when I went to his 'hall' last night, there wasn't much change there. It was simply that the 'alert value' was maxed out.

The other party's changes were very suspicious, and also made Lan Ke secretly alert.

At this time, the results of the discussion on "representatives" had already been reached.

First of all, as the initiator, 'Jotaro Kujo' must be among them, and then there are members of environmental protection organizations from other countries as part of the 'international friends', and of course there are also local representatives.

There were already more than ten people present, but no one expected that the person in charge would look around and then speak again.

"The president mentioned before that since this is an open negotiation, we need to involve some people who are not particularly involved in this matter. I wonder if you are interested in listening to the negotiation process between the two sides."

Kudo Shinichi, who was also wearing casual clothes and just came to watch the show, looked at the other party with a puzzled look, as if saying - are you stupid?

Don't you know that he is in cahoots with Lan Ke, or Jotaro Kujo?

If you choose him, aren’t you afraid that he will take sides?

But since the other party has chosen, he doesn't mind helping Lan Ke!

As the team of nearly twenty people marched through the security-guarded gate, the cheers from the roadside grew louder and louder. It was obvious that in their eyes, this undoubtedly represented a stage-by-stage victory.

But the few people led by Jotaro Kujo became secretly alert.

It was obvious that they were worried that the 'Eighth Generation Hideto' would do something desperate, but the problem was that there were several reporters here, so he shouldn't be that crazy, right?

In particular, many ordinary people who did not know the specific reasons felt relieved when they saw the police officers deployed inside the factory.

Until Josuke Higashikata appeared with a stern face.

The other party's "iconic hairstyle" and his unhappy expression made many people wonder if he would suddenly pull out a baseball bat and rush over.

But in fact, Josuke Higashikata was just a little unhappy that "Yashiro Hideto" increased his workload.

"Is that guy frightened to the point of being out of his mind? He's letting so many 'unrelated people' in at this time. Aren't you afraid that members of the 'Phantom Thieves of Hearts' might be among them?"

But despite being unhappy, many police officers are quite optimistic about what is happening before their eyes.

In their view, the reason why the "eight generations of British" chose to meet with these so-called "representatives" was actually a sign of weakness.

Because he was worried about being "changed", he chose to take the initiative to negotiate with these "representatives" in order to ask the "Phantom Thieves of Hearts" to let him go.

But Higashikata Josuke didn't think so.

Although it seems that the biggest problem of the 'Yashiro Shipyard', or the 'Yashiro Hideto', is the pollution of the 'Izu Sea' in order to save money, the question is, is the 'gold coins stained with blood and curses' mentioned in the 'Notice' really just referring to this?

Or to put it more directly, will the Phantom Thieves of Hearts really accept this so-called "show of weakness" and let the other party go?

Considering what the 'Phantom Thieves of Hearts' had done before, Josuke Higashikata's intuition told him that it should be impossible.

If that is impossible, what is the purpose of the "Eighth Generation Englishman" doing this?