Anime, but the Phantom Thieves of Heart

"Father Kotomine?"

Following a slightly puzzled voice, Kotomine Risei, who was sitting on the chair, was stunned for a moment, and then a kind smile appeared on his face again.

"There are no outsiders here, so just call me 'Grandpa'. How come you have time to come back today?"

That's right, the person who just knocked on the door was Kotomine Risho's granddaughter, Kotomine Kallen. After all, she was probably the only one who could turn the "highly respected Father Kotomine" into a "stupid grandpa."

Kallen, who had the same long silver hair as her mother, didn't really care about the name.

"Grandpa, who is the man next to Leticia?"

Feeling the slight ups and downs in Kallen's voice, which seemed to be the same indifferent voice as his father's, Kotomine Risei was not angry at all. Instead, his smile became even brighter.

Perhaps it was because of his son's 'illness' that Yanfeng Lizheng had undergone a significant change, including his views on education.

When Erzi went out to travel, he was worried that he would not be able to take good care of his granddaughter, so he entrusted a trusted younger generation to help take care of her.

That's right, it was none other than 'Fukamori Seira', the principal of 'Saint Polya Academy' where Leticia and Kallen were currently attending.

With the help of the other party, although Kallen's personality is still a little withdrawn, she has at least grown up normally. Not long ago, 'Leticia' transferred to Tokyo, and Kotomine Risei asked his granddaughter to help take care of her.

Kallen didn't refuse this at the time, but at first it was more of a 'business as usual' approach.

But looking at her reaction now, it seemed that there was also some 'personal emotion' mixed in. This was actually good news for Kotomine Risei, who had witnessed his son's 'emotional loss' and was worried about his granddaughter...

Chapter 27 'Master, do you have other cats outside?'

Kotomine Risei did not know the specific reason why Leticia transferred schools, but her "resume" and her own "hard work" made Kotomine Risei decide to let her study in "Tokyo St. Mary's Cathedral".

Strictly speaking, Leticia is not a staff member of the "Tokyo St. Mary's Cathedral", and what she is doing now can also be considered as "part-time job".

But facing such a trainee nun who is devout in faith, works hard, has a gentle personality and is very popular among believers, Yanfeng Lizheng naturally takes great care of her.

Of course, this also included introducing his granddaughter to Leticia after learning that she was about to enroll in St. Polya College.

Although in the eyes of Kallen and even Leticia, Kotomine Risei did this because he was worried about Leticia, who had just transferred to another school or even just arrived in Neon and was unfamiliar with the place, so he asked his granddaughter to take care of her, but what was the reality?

Perhaps Kallen wouldn't be as extreme as her father, Kotomine Kirei, but signs of isolation were already beginning to appear.

In Kotomine Risei's opinion, the gentle Leticia might be able to bring some changes to Kallen.

It seems that the effect is indeed quite good. It has been less than half a month, but Kallen has already started to care about Leticia.

However, although he was in a good mood, he quickly adjusted his expression when he saw that his granddaughter seemed to be getting more and more unhappy.

"That's 'Mr. Narukami'. Although he's not a believer, he's an interesting person. And more importantly, 'Letitia' herself doesn't object to communicating with 'Mr. Narukami'..."

At this moment, Yanfeng Lizheng, who seemed to be trying to please his granddaughter, showed no trace of his usual majesty, but instead looked more like a "neighboring grandfather".

As for what the other party said, it might sound like nonsense at first, but Kallen actually understood what Kotomine Risei meant.

The reason why Kallen and Leticia have a good relationship is not only because Leticia has a gentle personality and does not fight for anything, but no matter how Kallen resists, she will come forward like a little sun.

Eventually, the 'ice' surrounding Kallen's heart gradually melted over time.

Besides her personality, another important reason why Kallen was able to accept Leticia so quickly was because of their 'specialness'.

'Leticia' possesses a strange intuition. She can clearly distinguish whether a person is kind or malicious towards her. Thanks to this ability, her personality can live a normal life in modern society. However, it is also because of this ability that sometimes the things she does seem very strange to ordinary people.

However, Kallen's situation is somewhat different. She seems to unconsciously attract those who have "malice" towards her, which also makes her instinctively resist contact with strangers because she cannot be sure why strangers approach her.

When he was young, he was almost killed because of this. Fortunately, Yanfeng Lizheng noticed the abnormality at that time, otherwise who knows what would have happened.

Unfortunate experiences in childhood make them instinctively resist contact with others, just like small animals that have been harmed by humans, they will instinctively fear all humans.

However, Leticia used her gentleness to gradually narrow the distance between the two of them.

Of course, Leticia didn't know about this. After all, with Karen's personality, it was impossible for her to show it obviously. However, the relationship between the two was getting better and better, otherwise she would not have come to the church to visit Leticia today.

Then... I saw Leticia chatting and laughing with Lan Ke on the church bench.

At this moment, Karin felt quite surprised as if she saw her own owner petting a stray cat.

Then she instinctively hid herself, without any reason at all. Even after she hid, she was still surprised and puzzled by her own reaction.

This is why she took the initiative to find Yanfeng Lizheng to find out the situation.

And now she also understood what her grandfather meant from his words.

The boy named 'Narukami' is not a bad person.

However, understanding is understanding, but it does not mean that she agrees!

At this moment, Kallen, who looked serious, seemed to have some strange flames burning in her eyes.

Although the etiquette when leaving was as perfect as always, seeing his granddaughter's pace seemed to quicken unconsciously, Kotomine Risei's smile became even brighter.

Having experienced the tragedy of wanting his son to be successful and his son almost going insane, he has completely let it go.

There is nothing in this world more important than living peacefully with your family.

His only hope for his granddaughter is that she can live a normal life like an ordinary JK...

Unfortunately, when Kallen returned to the church, she only saw Leticia alone.

When Leticia saw the other person, she showed a surprised expression.

"Karen? When did you get here?"

Karen naturally wouldn't say that she was originally going to say hello, but because she saw Leticia and Lan Ke together, she quietly took a detour and asked her grandfather about the situation, so she found an excuse.

"I came in through the 'back door', Leti. Were you just daydreaming?"

"No~ Actually, that's what Narukami-kun was called just now... right? He just left."

Although for some reason, Leticia was "as if assisted by God" when learning Japanese, which allowed her to communicate normally with others even after transferring to another school, there is still a big difference between being able to speak and knowing how to speak, such as Japan's strange "honorific rules", and using different titles for people of different identities.

"Jun" is generally used to express respect, or as a respectful title for people with whom you have a good relationship.

For a moment, Kallen's mood became very subtle. After all, since Leticia told her about Lan Ke openly, it at least meant that the two of them were just friends. But at the same time, the change in the title also meant that their relationship was getting closer.

Suddenly, she felt as if an indescribable sense of urgency surged from the bottom of her heart.

"Is that... Narukami-kun your new friend, Leti?"

Kallen tried to extract information, but it seemed she had made a mistake.

"Hmm? Kallen, are you interested in Narukami-kun?!"

That is, Leticia had no intention of hiding anything at all.

Looking at Leticia, whose eyes seemed to be shining, Kallen felt that she could not refuse what she said at all... Of course, she did not intend to refuse. After all, as the saying goes, "Know yourself and your enemy, and you will win every battle."

But when she learned that Lan Ke and Leticia had simply chatted about academics and campus matters, she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, although the relationship between the two parties seems to be good, it is only limited to the stage of "friends".

Thinking of this, Kallen felt relieved.

Leticia naturally didn't know what her good friend was thinking. She simply thought that if she could make one friend become friends with another friend, then wouldn't the three of them be able to chat together next time?

When she thought of the scene with Kallen sitting on her left and Lan Ke sitting on her right, Leticia smiled even more brightly.

Along with her smile came a more devout faith. After all——————

Ⅰ0樲⒉⒏⒊澪⑨㈧

"It is God's guidance that has enabled me to have the life and friends I have today..."

Compared to her previous dull and uneventful life, her current life is full of surprises, but she doesn't hate it.

At this moment, she was extremely glad that she had chosen to listen to the voice in her heart and come to Neon.

Otherwise, wouldn’t I miss my current friends?

①檪⒈㈡卍/彡○㈨卌

Thinking of this, the smile on Leticia's face became even brighter. As for Kallen on the other side, although she didn't know what had happened, looking at Leticia's smiling face, she seemed to feel that Lan Ke's matter didn't seem so important anymore.

It was indeed a joyful thing to see the girls hugging each other, but in contrast, Lan Ke, who had already left, was in a rather subtle mood.

It’s not that chatting with Leticia is boring. After all, both of them are transfer students, and both are "foreign students". Maybe Leticia doesn’t feel anything, but simply feels that Lan Ke hits the nail on the head.

However, this feeling of not having to hide oneself and being able to complain whenever one wants gave Lan Ke a feeling of "Ah, I am a high school student now."

Perhaps it was precisely because of this sense of closeness that compared to Lan Ke, who never forgot his identity despite his complaints, Leticia had to share a lot of "personal information".

For example, the gymnasium at St. Paul's Academy was too far from the teaching building, making it inconvenient. Another example was the rumor that confessing your love under a certain tree would guarantee a lifelong relationship, but St. Paul's Academy was clearly a girls' religious school. Or perhaps a certain teacher there was skilled in magic...

Lan Ke knew a lot of gossip about 'Saint Polya College', but the problem was that this information was basically meaningless to Lan Ke. After all, he couldn't just go to 'Saint Polya College' specifically to steal someone's heart, right?

However, in the eyes of others, Lan Ke at that time was more about relieving his worries by chatting with the "nun", but in fact, the identities of both parties had quietly changed without them noticing, and it became Leticia who confided her experiences in school to Lan Ke.

But apart from these strange pieces of information, Lan Ke also gained something. For example, according to Kotomine Risei, the priest with a darker skin color should be the so-called "black priest".

As one of the three major religions in the world, Christianity has countless believers and countless branches. Some of these branches are officially recognized and are considered formal religions, but there are also some that are not officially recognized. The priests serving in such churches are so-called "black priests." "Black" does not refer to skin color, but to identity.

Therefore, most of them can be directly called 'O teaching'.

But the problem is, according to Lan Ke's appraisal of the cross given to him by Yanfeng Lizheng, it does not have any special abilities, and the other party's identity is a "bishop". Theoretically, the only ones with a higher rank than him are the "Archbishop" who is in charge of the entire Neon religious affairs, the "Cardinal" of the Vatican, and the "Pope".

The crosses used by devout believers of the same status as the other party did not have any special effects. Lan Ke did not think that the cross given by a priest of the "O religion" would have any special abilities.

But at least it's a clue anyway.

However, when Lan Ke walked from the church aisle to the station, he suddenly felt a little confused.

Unlike the high-intensity monster-killing when I just transferred to this school, and the strategy for conquering the "Hall" after I learned about the existence of "Ze Yuezhi", the things at hand now are either insufficient clues (Illya's commission) or there is no clue at all (the mysterious priest).

"Why not take this opportunity to visit the Dokujima Dojo?"

Lan Ke remembered the invitation that Busujima Saeko had given him before. He thought that maybe he would have the chance to see the cross that 'Bukujima Saeko (Shadow)' had mentioned.

Thinking of this, Lan Ke took out his cell phone and sent a text message to Busujima Saeko.

On the other side, Busujima Saeko, who had just finished a club activity and was in the locker room, looked at her phone with some confusion.

Unlike most people, Busujima Saeko's phone was set up so that only people in her 'contact book' could call her while she was at school. It was obvious that as a 'disciplinary committee member' she was very strict with her students, but she was no exception for herself.

But after she finished reading the message with a little doubt, the corners of her mouth unconsciously curled up slightly.

This smile was naturally noticed by the other girls in the locker room.

Busujima Saeko, who was already very capable, finished changing her clothes first, but she didn't know that the entire dressing room became a mess as soon as she left.

ー○﹄②⑵８３○玖８

It was obvious that not only the boys but also many girls were curious about the powerful president, Busujima Saeko, and the gossip related to her naturally spread in the locker room at an incredible speed.

Among them, there is one that is the most special, which is "Could it be a message from Busujima-senpai's boyfriend?"

It’s a pity that although this speculation was explosive, it was the first to be overturned by everyone.

After all, Busujima Saeko had already told everyone her "standards for choosing a partner" when she entered school.

The first point, of course, is that you need to defeat her in terms of strength; the second point is more subjective, which requires that Busujima Saeko herself is not disliked.

Not to mention the latter, the former alone is extremely difficult. Not to mention people of the same age, there are not many people under 30 who dare to say that they can definitely beat Busujima Saeko. As for the latter, it tends to be subjective, and there is not even a standard for judgment.

However, these are only some of the first-year students. The second-year students are much calmer. After all, they have known each other for more than a year, almost 2 years. Don’t they know Busujima Saeko’s personality?

It seems that it is more likely that Saeko Busujima will spend her whole life with the 'sword'.

But even though everyone thought she would "live with the sword for the rest of her life", Saeko Busujima showed a gentle smile to Lan Ke who had been waiting for a long time.

"Has Narukami-san finished his part-time job?"

Although Lan Ke knew very well that what Busujima Saeko said was just a simple social gesture, for some reason, Leticia's expectant smile unconsciously popped up in Lan Ke's mind.

"No! No! Why am I thinking about Leticia right now?"

Chapter 28 reproduces the comics in reality!

Compared to the complicated process of finding the way to Shirou Emiya's house, Busujima Saeko's house is much easier to find. After all, the "Bukujima Dojo" is a relatively famous place in Tokyo. In addition to disciples learning kendo, people from other dojos often come to visit.

Perhaps because she was worried that Lan Ke would be bored, Busujima Saeko tried hard to find topics to make Lan Ke less bored.

What surprised Lan Ke was that the other party did not talk to Lan Ke about things like "flower arrangement" and "tea ceremony" as the stereotype brought by his appearance suggested. Instead, he talked to Lan Ke about the food in the port area.

"Minato Ward has plenty of high-end restaurants, but there are also family restaurants, izakayas, and yakiniku restaurants. My favorite is the oden place near the subway station. The owner makes delicious daikon radish, and it's said that each piece takes over an hour to simmer. Even the konjac, tofu, and chicken meatballs are made by the owner himself. Sometimes, after a night run, I'll just grab a late-night snack there..."

Although Busujima Saeko seemed to be simply sharing her "food map" with Lan Ke, she was actually using this method to tell Lan Ke that even if she came here to work, she didn't need to worry about spending too much. After all, "Minato Ward" is the area with the highest average land price in Tokyo, and Busujima Saeko was also worried that Lan Ke would have a psychological burden.

But even so, she always expressed her ideas in a more implicit way.