Anime, but the Phantom Thieves of Heart

On the other side, Fujimura Taikawa looked at Lan Ke's hint of loss and did not continue to ask. He just secretly decided to ask other colleagues later.

After temporarily skipping this topic, Lan Ke and Fujimura Taiga had a very pleasant conversation. It was not until the two of them arrived at the principal's office that Fujimura Taiga tidied up his appearance.

It was obvious that although the principal looked easy to talk to, Fujimura Taiga was quite respectful to him.

As the door of the principal's office was pushed open, the principal, who seemed quite easy to talk to, exchanged a few brief greetings with Lan Ke, and then Jotaro Kujo began to say goodbye to him. After a few polite words, the principal also stood up to see him off.

On the way back, Jotaro Kujo, who was as quiet as when he came and was not good at communicating with children, thought for a while before speaking again.

"How about it?"

“Teacher Fujimura is very enthusiastic, and I like the atmosphere of the school.”

Lan Ke looked quite relaxed. After all, without some big-nosed scumbag, no one would deliberately spread his identity, so his student days should not be too difficult.

Looking at Lan Ke's slightly upturned mouth corners, Jotaro Kujo was obviously in a good mood.

With this as the topic, the two finally started chatting. In the end, Jotaro Kujo took Lan Ke to a ramen restaurant that he said was "not expensive, but tastes good" for dinner.

It was almost 7 o'clock when the two returned home.

For young people, this often means that the nightlife has just begun, not to mention people like Lan Ke who used to work overtime as a daily routine. However, today he lay down in bed early, looking forward to falling asleep and entering the "Velvet Room" early.

"I don't know what my 'Velvet Room' will look like..."

Chapter 4 Set Sail! Velvet!

Although Lan Ke is not sure what the relationship is between her current adoptive parents and Jotaro Kujo, she is certain that they must have a good relationship, otherwise they would not be so nice to her. Lan Ke even doubts whether the other party is so nice to his own daughter?

Speaking of which, it seems like it's impossible to tell how old Jotaro Kujo is, and it's also unknown whether he has a daughter.

But no matter how curious he was, Lan Ke had no plans to ask directly. After all, what would others think if he asked about someone else's daughter on the first day of boarding at their home?

But the strange thing was, whether it was because the time travel had consumed too much of his energy, or because of his constant self-hypnosis, before 8 o'clock, he actually fell asleep slowly, until————

"Wow~!"

A strange sound kept echoing in his ears. Lan Ke opened his eyes with difficulty, and then saw a seemingly endless sea.

Then, accompanied by a wave, he staggered suddenly and grabbed the railing in front of him tightly. Only then did he realize that he was at the stern of a large wooden ship.

'So my 'Velvet Room' is a ship?'

Then he began to run around the ship. Of course, he was looking for his 'assistant' and the owner of the Velvet Room, 'Igor'. It was definitely pure curiosity.

Unfortunately, for some reason, most of the doors could not be opened until he arrived at the room at the bow.

"Click~"

With the sound of the door lock turning, Lan Ke accidentally pushed open the door of the room, and then saw a silver tail with a black end swaying in the air.

'A small animal?'

Will there be critters in the Velvet Room?

Or, more precisely, what exactly is the Velvet Room?

Lan Ke had only played P5R and hadn't even finished it completely. Apart from that, he had only heard of some of the previous games' memes and didn't know much about it, but he still came forward out of curiosity.

I just don't know if it was the sound of footsteps that attracted the other party's attention.

The little animal, which had originally buried its head, suddenly lifted its tail and then suddenly raised its head.

A cat wearing a blue sailor hat and a sailor shirt looked at Lan Ke in the air.

Perhaps because of his work, Lan Ke himself keeps his distance from pets. After all, his job requires him to stay away from this "source of pollution" as much as possible, otherwise it will take a lot of time to clean up every time.

However, now that he has traveled through time, he probably won't need to go back to his old ways in the short term. The curiosity that he had suppressed for so long made him try to hug the other person.

Unfortunately, facing the "salted pig's trotter" he stretched out, the cat in clothes in front of him did not attack Lan Ke, but dodged it nimbly and landed steadily on the table beside him.

"What a worried Captain!"

"The cat...spoke?"

Although there is a talking cat in the P5 game, the two cats are not of the same breed no matter how you look at it, not to mention that the two cats give people completely different feelings.

If Morgana in P5 gave people a childlike feeling, then the cat in front of him was much more mature and elegant.

What surprised Lan Ke even more was that the cat in front of him seemed to be carrying a book?

Suddenly, a guess came to mind.

"No! You're my 'assistant'?"

Facing Lan Ke’s surprised face, the squatting cat did not deny it, but nodded directly.

"Indeed, it seems that you, Captain, are quite quick to react."

Faced with the compliments from the cute cat, Lan Ke noticed that this cute-looking cat actually had a pair of golden pupils that were very different from those of ordinary cats. This was one of the characteristics of the "Velvet Dweller" in P5.

But looking at the not-so-small space in front of him, another doubt arose.

"Where's Igor?"

That’s right, although cats are cute, he currently hopes to meet that ‘Igor’ more. He has too many questions he wants to ask him!

At least I should ask him what happened to him and why I traveled through time.

In Lan Ke's opinion, the other party was probably the only person who might know the truth.

However, in the face of Lan Ke's impatient questioning, the cat in front of him stretched lazily on the book that was most likely his own "Book of Masks".

"We've already traveled through time. Do you think Igor can still control this place?"

Although the opponent, who was the 'protagonist's assistant', was supposed to be a subordinate of 'Igor', he seemed to have no respect for his theoretical superior and master.

But Lan Ke couldn't care less.

"What do you mean? Igor isn't here? Does that mean you are the master of this place now? Then do you know why I traveled through time?"

Lan Ke didn't care about Igor, the long-nosed old man. After all, he was not the lovely Lavenda or Gemini. What he really cared about was what happened to him.

Why did I end up in this place where I don’t know how many worlds were stitched together after sleeping?

Faced with Lan Ke who seemed ready to grab him again due to his excitement, the other party once again elegantly dodged Lan Ke's hands, and at the same time did not forget to use his tail to roll up the "Book of Masks".

"Of course Igor isn't here. He can't control anything outside of the 'P Series'. As for the time travel, I'm not too sure. After all, I'm your assistant, but only your assistant."

Because the other party was so self-righteous, Lan Ke didn't know what to say for a moment and could only sigh helplessly.

Although he had nothing to miss about his original world, and it was a good thing to have a normal right hand in the new world, he was always worried about whether there was any conspiracy. But now it seemed that there was no way to hope to sneak a peek at the reference answers.

Lan Ke, feeling somewhat discouraged, sat down on the chair helplessly.

Fortunately, because of some previous events, he was quite good at self-regulation. After taking a few deep breaths, he temporarily put the meaningless things behind him.

"In that case, let's get started!"

"Start what? You're not planning on having me compose a poem or something, are you? Every time I've encountered this kind of cutscene before, haven't I always complained about why there's no 'skip'?"

really.

Lan Ke was not too surprised by the cat's complaints. After all, strictly speaking, an "assistant" should be born from the heart of the "protagonist". In other words, if the cat in front of him is really his "assistant", it is normal for him to know these things. Or can this be regarded as a "test"?

But even so, Lan Ke still had no intention of backing down.

After all, games are different from reality, and the feedback for teasing characters in games is fixed.

Facing Lan Ke's gaze that seemed full of expectation, the cat in front of him sighed helplessly, then straightened his posture and coughed lightly.

"This is the gap between dreams and reality, between spirit and matter, and I am your assistant. I will help you ride the wind and waves on this ocean. Are you ready to set sail?"

Similar lines have already been seen in the game, but it is satisfying to see the cat in front of me sigh first and then look serious and cute.

Although Lan Ke had a satisfied expression on his face, the cat couldn't hold back as he didn't get a response. His tail, which was originally raised, slowly drooped down and his eyes began to dart around.

Although it was fun to tease his cat assistant, Lan Ke always felt that if he continued teasing the other party, the other party would probably get angry. He quickly stopped teasing the other party and started to change the subject.

"So you're calling me 'Captain'?"

"That's right~"

"Then do you know why I can't use 'Another World Navigation' outside?"

"It's simple. The so-called 'Other World Navigation' actually involves passing through the 'gap' to reach the 'cognitive world,' or the 'spiritual world.' Captain, you didn't have the relevant permissions at the time, so naturally you couldn't use 'Other World Navigation.' Now that you've completed the 'registration,' you'll be able to use it when you return."

Although the term "registration" sounded a bit strange, it made Lan Ke's eyes light up.

"In other words, anyone who hasn't completed 'registration' won't be able to possess 'Another World Navigation'?"

In response, the other party nodded in the affirmative.

"Of course, the boundary between 'matter' and 'spiritual' isn't so easy to cross. Only because you, 'Captain,' are not from this world can you make this crossing on your own."

Hearing this, Lan Ke breathed a sigh of relief.

After all, the thing about the original work that he didn't know how to complain about was that every time other people were involved due to accidents. Although he knew that this was a method used by the game to advance the plot, he couldn't help but complain after it happened so many times - were you Phantom Thieves really so anxious that you couldn't check your surroundings before stealing hearts?

At the same time, if the 'golden finger' is activated, doesn't it mean...

"Will the system in the game work?"

“The vast majority can.”

The other party's answer gave Lan Ke a bad feeling.

"SAVE and LOAD?"

In response to Lan Ke's question, the other party said nothing but just smiled. Lan Ke could only sigh helplessly in the end.

"It really doesn't work..."

But if you think about it carefully, it doesn't seem strange. After all, SL is too buggy, especially in the real world.

The good news is that most of his cheat codes can be used;

Bad news, the most buggy ability has been banned.

"What about the Complete Book of Masks?"

It was obvious that Lan Ke had not yet given up the mask of 'causing three times, like the act of founding a nation, universal damage'.

Facing Lan Ke's expectant gaze, the cute cat in front of him didn't waste any time and directly used its tail to move the "Complete Book of Masks" in front of Lan Ke and spread it out.

As expected, a blank.

"What about my 'persona'?"

"Of course, you, the Captain, have to awaken it yourself. Once you've awakened your own 'persona,' I'll help you synthesize it."

Looking at the confident cat in front of him, Lan Ke's slight depression caused by the fact that the cheat was only half done also dissipated. After all, it is better to have it than not to have it at all.

But then he suddenly felt a strong sense of dizziness. Lan Ke, who was about to say something, saw the cat walking towards him. At the same time, the other party's voice seemed to become blurred, as if a person was talking in water.

"Coming here for the first time must have exhausted your energy. We can talk later if you have anything to say. Now please take a good rest..."

As the other party's voice became increasingly unclear, Lan Ke felt his eyelids becoming heavier.

But even so, he still forced himself to ask one last question.

"Your name...what's your name?"

P5's assistants are the twins 'Carolina/Ristina' and 'Lavenda'. If that's the case, then they should also have a name of their own, but strangely enough, they seem to have deliberately ignored this issue even though they should have introduced themselves.

As Lan Ke finished speaking, he could no longer control his heavy eyelids, but fortunately, before he finally fell asleep, the vague voice finally sounded again.

"I don't have one yet. If you are interested, Captain, please help me get one..."

As the last word fell, Lan Ke completely lost consciousness.

The cat, which had seemed unwilling to be petted by Lan Ke, finally stopped dodging at this moment and curled up on Lan Ke's chest, talking to itself in a voice that only it could hear.

"I didn't lie to you. After all, I don't know these secrets..."

As it spoke, it yawned and lay quietly beside, silently watching Lan Ke who had fallen asleep.

When Lan Ke opened his eyes again, he was back in his own attic.

The morning sun shone into the house through the skylight above. Even though it did not shine directly on Lan Ke, it made this originally depressing attic seem a little more lively.

Looking at the sunlight shining into the house, Lan Ke suddenly realized that it was already late, and picked up the mobile phone on the bedside table to take a look.

7.50? !

Done! !