Anime, but the Phantom Thieves of Heart

Thinking of this, Lan Ke once again mustered up his energy and walked out of the school.

No matter what happens in the future, the most important thing right now is to resolve Busujima Saeko's 'shadow'!!

When Lan Ke stepped out of the subway station again, his originally disheveled appearance had recovered a lot.

It was obvious that 'Dr. Pi's' skills were quite good. Most of the external injuries were cured. As for muscle soreness, I had to rely on myself.

Lan Ke took out his cell phone and looked at the overwhelming news on the homepage related to 'Zeyue Group' and 'Zeyue Zhi'. He lightly scanned the news and then ignored it.

Whether it is Ze Yuezhi himself or Ze Yueba, they have already completed the "change of heart", just like a painter who has finished painting a picture. What others say about him has nothing to do with him. All he needs to do is to prepare for his next painting wholeheartedly.

Therefore, he will not dwell on his past achievements, but will continue to prepare for the next attack.

First, he planned to update his equipment.

There is no need to worry about melee weapons for the time being, the 'Sinful Kingship' is more than enough, so what he needs to update is the 'ranged weapons'.

Although he can use the 'Personality Mask' to fight in the Impression Space, the use of skills by the Personality Mask consumes SP. Even if 'Lamer's' skills can restore SP, once he puts all his strength into killing monsters, the SP recovery will not be able to keep up with the consumption.

This is one of the reasons why Lan Ke values ​​'Kendo'.

SP is very precious, and consuming too much of it will have side effects, but melee combat does not have so many restrictions. Even if you get hurt, you can spend SP to recover. Apart from being slower, there are basically no other disadvantages.

After Lan Ke obtained the 'Uzi submachine gun', his efficiency in killing monsters increased and his consumption was significantly reduced.

Although there is a disadvantage in the impression space that 'once the ammunition is used up, you can only recover after the shadow in front of you is eliminated', ordinary monsters will not delay you for much time. Even if you cannot change bullets, at least you can save time and reduce the probability of injury, so it is a waste not to use it.

If possible, Lan Ke would even like to fill his "backpack" with various firearms, so that when he used up a gun while killing monsters, he could just replace it with a new one.

Anyway, reality is not like in the game where you can only use one weapon in battle. Others don't know, but Lan Ke can use his "backpack" to constantly take things out of it. Theoretically, as long as he stuffs enough weapons in it, he only needs to pull the trigger to kill monsters.

But if he wanted to do this, he had a problem that needed to be solved first—he had no money!

That's right!

Because of the 'Phantom Thief Activities', he not only used up all his 'gold coins', but he also almost used up all the money he had on him.

Every time he opened his wallet, he couldn't help but wonder if he had worn too many plain glasses, causing his eyesight to deteriorate and making it impossible for him to see the money in his wallet.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but push up his glasses.

At first, he wore glasses simply to dilute the "first impression of his strange hair color", but after he knew the origin of his hair, he no longer thought about it and even felt proud of it.

What's more, he later met Josuke Higashikata. When you think about it this way, no matter how strange it is, can it be blamed more than the other party's awesome... crew cut?

Later, wearing glasses became more of a strategy.

Due to the popularity of electronic devices, more and more people are wearing glasses nowadays. Coupled with the damage done by the glasses themselves to Lan Ke's appearance, he becomes less conspicuous.

Another use of this is to increase other people's 'stereotypes'.

It may sound strange at first, but it actually makes sense.

Because he wears glasses, many people have the impression that he is a "high school boy with glasses and strange hair color." When he appears without glasses, people who are not familiar with him may not be able to connect the disguised him with his usual self because of the lack of "memory points."

As long as he can blur other people's memories, he can better hide his identity in this world where there is basically no surveillance.

But no matter what, the limited funds left in his wallet no longer allow him to buy "new equipment" lavishly, so he will need to rely on "professionals" next.

That’s right, it’s Sosuke Sagara!

He believed that the other party would be able to give him good and cheap advice! !

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This is also one of the reasons why Lan Ke returned to Taito District even though he had already completed the strategy for the 'Hall of Lust'.

However, as far as he knew, Sosuke Sagara's store would usually be open until around 10 o'clock in the evening, so there was no rush for the time being. He had other goals, a place where he didn't know whether he could meet his goal if he missed the time.

church!

That’s right, Lan Keke did not forget the information he had obtained from Ze Yuezhi before.

A girl suspected to be a 'Saber' is working as a nun at the 'Tokyo St. Mary's Cathedral'.

Of course, he simply thought that if the other party was really a Saber, then the other party's Tarot would definitely be able to bring him a lot of help, and he definitely didn't covet the Saber's body...

So this time Lan Ke chose to get off at a different stop than usual.

Following the route he had searched online in advance, Lan Ke quickly arrived at his destination, but the style of the "Tokyo St. Mary's Cathedral" was somewhat different from what Lan Ke had imagined.

The churches in his impression are basically "Romanesque churches", after all, this type of church shape is the most classic.

But what can I say about this church in front of me?

Very artistic...

Chapter 5: 'The God of Perception' and 'The Real God'

The "church" in Lan Ke's impression should be a rather retro building with a big round roof. After walking in, there are colorful "church glass windows", rows of seats below, a pulpit at the innermost part, and a huge cross.

But the church in front of him was completely different. Made of reinforced concrete, it looked like a flying bird from the front. If it weren't for the cross right above the gate, Lan Ke really couldn't connect the avant-garde building in front of him with the symbol of traditional religion.

In fact, Lan Ke's view is not entirely wrong, because this church is indeed a "modern building", but the structure that looks like bird wings when viewed from the air is actually the protrusions on both sides of the cross, and on the other side that cannot be seen, there is another longer protrusion, so it looks like a large "cross" from high altitude.

But Lan Ke, who was not very interested in religion, was too lazy to think too much. He had only one purpose for coming this time - to find someone.

So Lan Ke walked straight into the church, but to his surprise, there were unexpectedly few people in this seemingly powerful church?

Is it because of the styling?

But he soon realized that today was Monday, and it was not yet 5 o'clock, so the office workers were still in the company, and there were very few students who would come to church, so the church was basically filled with older believers, some of whom brought their children with them.

Perhaps because of the influence of the environment, even the children who are usually a little naughty are mostly very well-behaved.

But just as Lan Ke looked around, a gentle voice suddenly sounded behind him.

"Sir, what can I do for you?"

The sudden sound made Lan Ke instinctively tense his muscles. After all, even though he was not on alert at all times like he was in the impression space, just like when Kudo Shinichi almost got beaten up for joking with him before, Lan Ke would instinctively be alert to the existence that appeared in his blind spot.

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This alertness often comes from hearing or smell.

But the fact that the other party approached him without him noticing was enough to explain a lot of problems.

For example, the other party is definitely not an ordinary person!

As he turned his head to look behind him, he saw a white-haired old man looking at him with a smile.

Although the other party looked as kind as the old grandfather next door, Lan Ke, who had met Ze Yuezhi once, knew very well that some people's acting skills were beyond imagination. Even he might not be able to detect the problem. At this time, "intuition" might be more important than anything else.

And Lan Ke also chose to trust his intuition.

"Why do you say that, Father? Perhaps I came here to pray?"

At this moment, Lan Ke was like a hedgehog with all its spikes erected. Even he himself did not notice that his words were full of aggression.

However, the priest in front of him seemed not to care about it at all. He just smiled and indicated to Lan Ke that if he didn't mind, he could go in with him.

Lan Ke, whose purpose was to find someone, naturally would not refuse and readily agreed.

Although Lan Ke did not know the old man, the believers in the church were very enthusiastic. Most of the believers who were not praying would greet the old man, and Lan Ke also knew his last name.

'Father Kotomine'

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When Lan Ke heard this surname, his first reaction was Kirei Kotomine, the villain in FSN, but the problem was that the age didn't seem to match?

But despite his doubts, he still followed the other person.

After all, no matter what, at least I am safe in public, and although the other party is not simple, he should not attack a stranger like me, right?

Fortunately, things were simpler than Lan Ke had imagined. The other party took him to the front of the church seats.

Directly in front of him was the podium where he usually gave lectures, and behind it was a giant cross several meters high.

The cross with its metallic sheen, bathed in the light refracted by the church glass on both sides, looks strangely sacred.

There are statues of "saints" on the left and right, but unfortunately Lan Ke is not very familiar with Christianity and cannot tell who they are.

It was not until this moment that Lan Ke had a real feeling that he was in a church rather than a religious museum.

But just as Lan Ke was looking around, the old man sitting with him also spoke.

"Although I'm just an ordinary shepherd, I've spent so much time in the church and have seen many different kinds of people. Among them are ordinary believers, those who hope to alleviate their inner pain through confession because of guilt, and of course, tourists who come here to check in. After all, the shape of this church is really attractive..."

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Listening to an old priest talking about "travel check-in", Lan Ke always had a subtle feeling, but looking at the other party's smiling face, Lan Ke didn't know how to complain for a while.

"Father, you are so cool."

"Haha~ Do you think so, sir? That's great! I'm trying to surf the internet because I want to attract more young people~"

Looking at the old priest's smiling face, Lan Ke always felt like one of his elders had finished watching Douyin at an old age and then saw some uncommon word showing off in front of him.

But he had to admit that the priest's humorous words made him feel a lot more relaxed.

"Father, you've seen this so often that you can tell I'm not a believer? But according to what you said about tourists coming here every day to 'check in', you're probably used to it, right? Why did you suddenly speak to me?"

Faced with Lan Ke's question, the other party seemed to have not noticed the caution in Lan Ke's words at all, but continued to smile as usual.

"Perhaps it's out of curiosity? After all, as I said, I've gotten older and met more people, so I've met quite a few people. But you don't look like a believer, nor like someone coming to confess, nor like a tourist, and you don't have any bad intentions... So I couldn't help but strike up a conversation with you. You... don't mind, do you?"

Faced with the old man's question, Lan Ke shook his head.

Although he was cautious, he had to admit that he was quite happy to communicate with the other party. The old man's humorous words made him relax unconsciously.

Seeing this, the other party continued to speak with a smile.

"I don't know why you came to the church, sir, but since you're here, you probably have something you want to do, right? I might be able to help you..."

purpose?

Lan Ke couldn't say that he wanted to look for her because he was interested in a nun in the church, right?

Lan Ke felt sure that no matter how easy the old priest in front of him was, he would probably kick him out.

So he changed his statement.

"I don't know either. I just passed by here and suddenly had the urge to come in and take a look..."

Lan Ke didn't know whether the reason he gave would satisfy the other party. Anyway, he couldn't tell anything from the expression on the other party's face, but the other party seemed to accept his statement and nodded.

"Perhaps God has guided you here?"

"Maybe……"

Lan Ke couldn't help but sigh that the other party could really talk, but Lan Ke's attitude made the old man stunned.

Although this "Father Kotomine" looks like an ordinary old man next door, he is actually no ordinary person as the regional bishop. He was born into a religious family, and he lived up to his family's expectations and successfully became a priest. He traveled and studied in various famous churches in Europe. After he met his wife, he returned to his hometown with his wife and son and served as a priest in his hometown church.

Finally, with real achievements and real talents, I have reached my current position step by step.

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During this period, as he himself said, he met countless people and naturally had his own set of experiences.

For example, from the way Lan Ke looked at the "Statue of St. George" with a little curiosity, it can be seen that he is indeed not a believer, but the strange thing is Lan Ke's reaction to what he just said.

Generally speaking, people without faith like this will appear very casual, even a little frivolous, when they hear "God's guidance". After all, people without faith are the most common in this era, and people like them are actually a minority.

But the strange thing is that although Lan Ke is not a religious person, he does not seem to feel any resistance to the "God" he mentioned, which aroused his interest.

Because it is obviously easier to develop an ordinary person who believes in the existence of "God" into a believer than to develop an ordinary person who believes in "atheism" into a believer.

With his current status, he actually no longer needs to develop believers as his political achievement like ordinary priests, but the reason why he has his current status is purely because of his faith, not for making profits from it. He is really wholeheartedly pursuing his faith and feels that his faith can help more people.

So he couldn't help but chat with Lan Ke.

It's a pity that he didn't know that Lan Ke might be the most difficult person in the world to develop into a "believer".

Because he not only believes in the existence of 'God', but also understands them far better than anyone else.

And it is precisely because of this understanding that it is impossible for him to become a believer, because Lan Ke knows very well that once the real "God" appears, it will definitely be a disaster for mankind.

Because this not only means that 'demons' will appear, but also because of 'God's' attitude towards humans.

Although there are some differences in the way the two treat humans, they both fundamentally regard humans as a kind of "resource".

It sounds cruel, but it is reality.