Anime, but the Phantom Thieves of Heart

You know, even in the exploration of the "Impression Space" so far, Lan Ke has found only a few treasure chests, but even so, he has opened a lot of "gold coins", "gems" and urgently needed "supplies" in them.

Lan Ke immediately walked over with excitement, but at this moment he suddenly discovered that there was a stone lion standing right in front of the "treasure chest".

As Lan Ke locked his eyes on the other party, the stone lion began to tremble, and countless stone chips flew everywhere. Then, a "demon" with a dark gold body but green cloud patterns on its body opened its eyes.

The opponent was not very big, and was even shorter than Lan Ke when lying on the ground, but he exuded a strange majesty.

Just as Lan Ke was silently observing the other party, the other party suddenly took a step forward and issued a low warning.

"Intruder! Get out of here! This is just one time of kindness!"

Lan Ke, who had already confirmed from previous observations that the other party should be the "Lion Master", was not afraid at all.

After all, this special sacred beast that is "worshipped" by the local people in Ryukyu is actually derived from a "stone lion" and its strength is not too strong, so it is just right to use it to try out new weapons!

What's more, 'Lion Lord' is not included in his illustrated guide yet!

"My target is the treasure chest you are guarding, so I'm afraid I will have to let your kindness go to waste."

As Lan Ke spoke, he drew out the 'Demon Sword Muramasa' and walked towards the other party. However, Lan Ke's action seemed to have angered the other party, and the 'Lion Lord' suddenly stepped forward.

"Such an evil weapon! It seems I can't let you go easily!"

"Roar!!!"

With a roar, a small ball of light shot out from the opponent's mouth.

Lan Ke recognized at a glance that this was the opponent's only long-range attack method, 'Frei', which could cause a small amount of 'nuclear heat' damage to the opponent. However, Lan Ke kept staring at the opponent in front of him while dodging.

Just as Lan Ke remembered, although the opponent possessed long-range attack capabilities, it was essentially a "holy beast" that mainly used physical attacks.

As expected, almost immediately after using "Frei", the opponent suddenly rushed towards Lan Ke, opening his mouth wide at the same time.

Lan Ke didn't know whether the other party was planning to use "Rampage Charge" or "Two Fangs", but it would be foolish to confront this monster head-on, which was obviously heavy.

Lan Ke suddenly turned sideways and clenched the "demon sword" in his hands with both hands. Suddenly, the originally red blade turned bright red, as if it had come alive.

But Lan Ke turned a blind eye to this and held the blade horizontally, leaving a scar on the side of the 'Lion Lord'. But perhaps because Lan Ke was unlucky, the 'bleeding DEBUFF' was not triggered.

However, it doesn't matter. Anyway, the automatic blood loss of the "Demon Sword" will take at least more than a minute to complete. His luck should not be that bad, right?

What's more, facing such an enemy with thick skin and good at close combat, there is no shortage of opportunities to attack, and it will be triggered sooner or later.

If that doesn't work, then you can only treat this weapon as a 'toy'.

Just as Lan Ke expected, facing this kind of enemy who knew the information, the battle was not thrilling when there was not much difference in strength. In addition, although the triggering rate of the "bleeding" DEBUFF was not high, it could basically be maintained most of the time, basically keeping Lan Ke's HP at a relatively healthy value. The only disadvantage was probably that it was not suitable for dealing with enemies that were too weak or too strong.

If it is too weak, the enemy will be killed before being inflicted with "bleeding" and will have no chance to recover blood. If it is too strong, the danger will be too high. Once the blood line is suppressed to a certain level, the fighting style will inevitably tend to be conservative. At this time, the DEBUFF that continuously deducts blood will be a bit troublesome.

But generally speaking, there is no problem in using it to kill monsters on a daily basis, and it also alleviates some of his problems with insufficient supplies.

At this moment, the 'Tarot' that Lan Ke most wanted to get was the 'Chariot', because it might be able to reduce his workload of monster hunting. The second most wanted was the 'Death', because insufficient supplies would really affect his efficiency.

Lan Ke had the leisure time to think about this, but the 'Lion Lord' who was defeated by Lan Ke didn't seem to have the leisure time to do so.

"You bastard! What on earth do you want to do?!"

At this time, the voice of "Lion" sounded a little exasperated. After all, if it didn't react at the beginning, when it found that it couldn't hit Lan Ke no matter what, it had already realized the gap between the two sides.

In its opinion, Lan Ke, who was stronger than itself, was simply "humiliating" itself by doing this!

The other party's voice, which was slightly tinged with shame and anger, instantly woke Lan Ke up. Fortunately, because he was wearing a mask, the other party did not notice that Lan Ke was distracted, otherwise he would probably be even more angry.

"What do I want to do? Naturally, I hope you can help me..."

"Shut up! I will never be complicit with evil!!"

Lan Ke was interrupted before he could finish his words.

Although the other party's attitude was very bad, he didn't hate this kind of personality.

"Evil? How do you know I'm evil? Just because of this weapon?"

As he spoke, Lan Ke stuck the "Muramasa" into the ground and summoned the "Angel" at the same time.

Although the 'angel's' attire and blindfold were indeed a bit subtle, the divine aura he exuded was undeniable, which made the Lion, who had always claimed to 'not associate with evil', completely stunned.

Generally speaking, the process of regaining the "personality mask" should be that the "personality mask" asks questions and then answers to see if the other party is satisfied. Generally speaking, it is to confirm whether the three views of both parties are consistent.

But now it was a little strange. 'Master Lion' did not seem to intend to surrender. Instead, Lan Ke asked the other party.

Looking at the other person's helpless look, Lan Ke knew that he had guessed right.

The other party didn't hate him, he was just a little stubborn and straightforward. Maybe if he didn't use "Muramasa", this situation wouldn't even happen.

But he didn't regret it. After all, he was a typical "pragmatist". Even if he didn't use it now, he would definitely use it in the future. Rather than having a disagreement one day for some reasons that seemed ridiculous to him, it was better to make it clear in advance.

"In my opinion, weapons are just weapons. There's no distinction between good and evil, right and wrong. The only difference is the user. My goal is to heal this distorted world and put it back on track. Are you... willing to help me?"

Looking at Lan Ke who put down his weapon and squatted in front of him with his right hand extended, the 'Lion Lord' who had reacted violently before seemed to fall silent.

The silence lasted for almost a minute before the other party spoke again.

But this time its voice was much calmer.

"As you said, weapons are just weapons. I was reckless, so I am willing to follow you. But if you want to use my power for evil, I will never obey your command and will even betray you without hesitation... Are you sure you still want me to submit to you?"

①澪漌樲２⒏彡○玖８

Hearing the deep voice of 'Lion Lord', Lan Ke stretched out his other hand and pointed at his head without hesitation.

"Of course! Because I believe I won't give you the chance to betray me! Just watch carefully with your own eyes! If one day I betray the promise we made, then bite my head off!!"

Looking at Lan Ke's confident smile, the 'Lion Lord' who had been full of majesty from the beginning smiled for the first time, and his originally ferocious expression became much more honest.

"What an interesting man! I feel like I won't be bored following you..."

After saying this, without waiting for Lan Ke to react, the other party's body emitted white light, which condensed into a mask made of light and directly stuck on Lan Ke's mask.

Obviously, 'Lion Lord' finally chose to believe Lan Ke's words.

Getting a new 'personality mask' is undoubtedly a happy thing, but what makes Lan Ke even happier is that he can 'unbox' it next.

There are actually no strict requirements for the shape of the "treasure chest". For example, the treasure chest in the "Ze Yuezhi" palace is similar to the wooden box used by ancient Neon to hold "Jin Xiaopan", while the one in the "Impression Space" is a more traditional treasure chest, and the one in front of Lan Ke is a rather modern equipment box.

The only thing they have in common is that light leaks out from the gaps in these 'treasure chests'.

Maybe it was because of luck, but Lan Ke had only seen the most ordinary treasure chests so far, so he didn't pay much attention at first. But after he recaptured the 'Lion Lord', he suddenly found that the light leaking from the gap of the 'treasure chest' in front of him had a faint purple halo.

"Could it be a higher-level treasure chest?"

Lan Ke is looking forward to it even more!

"click~"

As Lan Ke gently pushed the locks on both sides of the box, the box in front of him popped open, revealing the things inside. However, as the halo dissipated, Lan Ke couldn't help but widen his eyes.

"Fuck (a plant)!!!"

Why did he react so strongly?

The reason was simple, because inside was a barrel-shaped object that was nearly half a person's height. Lan Ke's first reaction was RPG, after all, this thing had the greatest reputation, but Lan Ke soon realized that it didn't seem to be it.

Holding it in hand, the appraisal came today.

FIM-92A (Stinger)

Category: Ranged Weapons

Special effect: Deals an additional 100% nuclear heat damage to flying targets.

Chapter 21: Come on! The Phantom Thief's Big Brother!!

Speaking of the official name 'FIM-92A', most people will be confused. After all, if you are not a military fan, who knows what this thing is? Even Lan Ke didn't realize it at first, but the 'Stinger' at the end made Lan Ke react instantly. Isn't this the famous 'Stinger'?

As one of the individual weapons with the largest number of aircraft shot down in the world, it is so famous that even people who are not interested in weapons should have heard of it.

But the question is, why did this thing appear in the treasure chest?

Suddenly, Lan Ke thought of a possibility!

Although there are no "magicians" in this world, and Emiya Kiritsugu is definitely not a "magician killer," he is also a famous mercenary and assassin in the original work. Maybe this thing is related to him! !

After checking the cave again to make sure there were no missing props inside, Lan Ke decisively took out the 'Extra-Dimensional Navigation' and transferred back to the 'Material World'. Then he found himself in a dark space.

He pulled out his cane and raised it above his head. A faint halo of light emerged from the cane, and Lan Ke finally saw the structure inside the "dark room" clearly.

But the scene in front of him made Lan Ke's pupils shrink suddenly.

How to describe it?

To put it in a metaphor, it was like being back in Sosuke Sagara's shop.

But even without checking, Lan Ke's intuition kept reminding him that the various guns hanging on the wall were definitely not 'toys', but real ones!

In an instant, the previous speculation seemed to be responded to.

"So, this place was originally one of Emiya Kiritsugu's safe houses?"

When Lan Ke found a passage leading to the outside world but could not be opened from the outside, Lan Ke became more certain of his guess.

This is the only way to explain why such a place would appear in such a building.

Although Lan Ke coveted the guns on the wall, he did not touch them just in case. Instead, he opened his "third eye" again to inspect them further.

Unfortunately, there were no more light spots to provide clues, so Lan Ke had to open the few remaining boxes to check.

A box of sealed gunpowder, several boxes of bullets, a box of C4, a box of grenades, a box of broadswords, a guitar case...

However, Lan Ke's intuition told him that there was definitely no guitar in the locked guitar case.

As for the fact that these boxes were not locked at all, perhaps their owners felt that it would be meaningless to lock them if someone really found them.

This did save Lan Ke a lot of trouble, but at the same time it also made him feel like his heart had been severely impacted.

In addition, some cash, some foreign passports and passbooks were found...

As a 'safe house', the preparations here can be said to be very complete, but it's a pity that the 'clues' that Lan Ke hoped for were not found.

When Lan Ke returned to the room through the "Impression Space" again, he felt very subdued.

The results tonight are quite subtle.

The shadow of Busujima Saeko was successfully removed, and he also obtained some good new equipment and a 'long-range weapon' that looked very powerful, but unfortunately, he didn't find the clue he was most hoping to find...

Just as he lowered his head to think about which room he should search next, or simply search the other party's room tomorrow while Emiya Shirou was at school, a slightly trembling voice suddenly came from behind him.

"Who are you?"

not good!

Discovered!!

Lan Ke turned around almost reflexively, and then saw a silver-haired girl in pink pajamas lying behind the sliding door, looking at him with fearful eyes.

He almost instinctively raised his finger in front of him to signal the other party to stop making noise, and at the same time opened his mouth to try to comfort the other party.

"Don't worry, I'm not a bad person."

Although Lan Ke tried hard to comfort Illya, he regretted it after he finished speaking.

Put yourself in his shoes. If a tall man wrapped up tightly and wearing a strange bird-beak mask appears in his house in the middle of the night and says that he is not a bad person, will he believe it?

It’s a pity that Lan Ke really didn’t know how to comfort the other person. After all, he had no experience in getting along with the opposite sex, let alone comforting a frightened little girl.

But to his surprise, just when he was considering which direction to escape, the other party took the initiative to push open the sliding door.

"Big Brother, are you the 'Phantom Thief of Hearts' that was rumored?"

Just as Lan Ke guessed, his current appearance might be very attractive to middle school boys, but it was obviously a little scary to ordinary little girls, which could be seen from Illya's slightly trembling voice.

But even so, she still mustered up the courage to talk to Lan Ke. As for the reason?

"Yes, I am the 'Phantom Thief of Hearts', but the rumor... can you tell me what the rumor is?"

Lan Ke had long since come to terms with the fact that the popularity of "The Phantom Thieves of Hearts" was not as high as he had imagined. In his opinion, it was probably because the incident of Ze Yuezhi being shot had such a huge impact that it stole his headlines.

But he had no idea that this was entirely the result of police pressure on the media.

So from Lan Ke's own perspective, he might be listed in the "Second Investigation Division", but he should not be as famous as the "predecessors" like "Kaito Kidd", so he naturally didn't know that the "Special Investigation Headquarters" had actually been established within the police.

Naturally, he hadn't expected that Illya, an elementary school student, had heard of him.

Perhaps because of Lan Ke's attitude, Illya's voice gradually calmed down.

Although she still looked a little nervous as she rubbed her hands, she still tried hard to answer Lan Ke's questions.