Anime, but the Phantom Thieves of Heart

In order to prevent revealing any flaws, Lan Ke didn't waste any words. He retracted the "cane" and took out a gold coin at the same time.

"In that case, having fulfilled our 'promise', it's time for me to leave. Consider this gold coin a way to make up for the notice I gave you earlier!"

After saying that, Lan Ke threw the gold coin towards Busujima Saeko. The moment she caught the coin, she saw a figure jump onto a wall more than two meters high, supporting himself with one hand on the top of the wall and jumping out of the house.

"A notice? So, rather than a 'notice', this gold coin is actually the other party's symbol?"

Busujima Saeko, who had no intention of chasing, looked at the gold coins in her palm with some curiosity.

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It’s a bit strange to say. Although she was defeated again, this time she felt extremely calm inside. She didn’t feel anxious at all because of the defeat. Instead, she felt very satisfied.

Although it wasn't strictly a 'sword fight' between the two sides, this situation was more in line with her impression of 'actual combat'.

But at the same time, she couldn't help but feel curious: who was the other person? How did he manage to "steal her heart"?

After all, according to the police's inspection, this gold coin is genuine, and the number of gold coins that the other party has "scattered" is quite large.

But at least one thing is certain, that is, this person, or this group of 'Phantom Thieves of Hearts' is definitely not short of money.

But if you think about it carefully, it doesn't seem strange. After all, isn't it easy for a 'Phantom Thief' to make money?

Maybe it was because she thought of 'money', but Lan Ke's somewhat immature face and the joyful expression when she received the 'salary' emerged in her mind.

"If Narukami-kun were to meet him, would he give him more gold coins?"

Busujima Saeko wasn't sure, but a faint smile played around the corner of her mouth, as if she thought such a scene would be very interesting...

Chapter 35: 'Holy Relic'

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At this moment, Lan Ke didn't know what Busujima Saeko was thinking. If he knew, he might burst into tears. After all, if he wasn't worried about his true identity being exposed, he might really want to melt these gold coins.

But fortunately, he had returned to the Velvet by then.

"Ha~~ Captain, have you finished your work? Then let's go to sleep~"

Tina yawned gracefully with her front paws covering her mouth, then couldn't help stretching. However, her sleepy look made Lan Ke couldn't help but touch her twice. Under normal circumstances, Tina would have complained even if she didn't stop her. But now, she waved her little paws as if sleepwalking but didn't touch Lan Ke at all.

However, as Lan Ke caressed him, the other party had obviously begun to wake up. In order to prevent the other party from getting angry, Lan Ke had to withdraw his hand and change the subject in advance.

"Tina, I found a suspicious cross. Can you help me see if it has anything to do with the 'cognitive world'?"

Speaking of business, Tina, who was originally in a "slow startup state", opened her eyes instantly and picked up the silver cross handed to her by Lan Ke with her front paws.

Then Lan Ke noticed that the other party seemed to frown unconsciously.

"Could it be that 'God' is against the 'material world'..."

"Captain~"

Before Lan Ke could finish his words, he was interrupted by Tina, who simply shook her head.

"As I said before, the prerequisite for these 'gods' above us to interfere with the 'material world' is to first enter the 'cognitive world'. Then, through the 'cognitive world', they indirectly influence the 'material world', causing the two worlds to continuously merge. Simply put, it's not that they 'reach the material world', but that they 'pull the material world over'."

As he spoke, he lifted the cross with his tail and motioned Lan Ke to follow him.

While leading the way, Tina continued to explain.

"So, as long as the 'cognitive world' hasn't been completely invaded, the 'material world' is safe. Even if some special circumstances occasionally arise, such as the 'Ze Yuezhi' you encountered earlier, he was at most a special carrier of 'cognitive energy' due to the fusion of the two worlds. It was a coincidence and cannot be manipulated at all."

As they were talking, the two of them had already arrived at the 'execution chamber' at the bottom of the 'Velvet'.

While skillfully opening the bottom of the boat, Tina hung it on the iron hook and let it slowly fall into the 'Sea of ​​Consciousness', during which she did not forget to continue explaining.

"However, during this period, those so-called 'gods' and 'demons' were not completely idle. Although they couldn't intervene directly, they were also working hard to promote the integration of the two worlds. The simplest example was the 'oracle' and the 'holy relics'..."

When talking about the 'holy relics' and 'oracles', Tina's face showed an expression of undisguised disgust.

"Of course, that's what they say. In my opinion, they're just throwing some 'garbage' imbued with 'cognitive energy' everywhere..."

It was only then that Lan Ke finally understood.

"So this 'cross' is a so-called 'holy relic'?"

"Almost. The energy has been used up. It's just a wreckage, but I can feel some signs of use..."

As she was speaking, Tina's eyes suddenly lit up, and then she slammed the round button in front of her, and then she heard the sound of a chain being pulled.

“Hua La~Hua La~~”

Along with the sound of the chains above his head turning continuously, unlike the light ball that appeared during the previous "execution", a new cross was directly "fished" up.

Compared to the previous plain silver cross, this is an extremely gorgeous cross. There is no traditional 'crucifixion of Jesus' on the silver cross itself, but it is inlaid with various gems.

The feeling it gives people is not so much a 'cross' as it is a 'work of art that looks like a cross'.

Tina skillfully operated the 'hook' and dropped it in front of Lan Ke, and the cross on it also fell into Lan Ke's palm.

Cat's Eye Cross Pendant

Effect: Reduces Holy attribute attacks by 40%, reduces Curse attribute attacks by 40%

Although Lan Ke's first reaction when he saw the cross pendant was "I wonder how much this thing is worth", its attributes made Lan Ke's eyes light up. After all, although it cannot directly "absorb" or "reflect" attribute attacks, the damage reduction of the two attributes is still quite good.

But Lan Ke couldn't help but feel a little concerned.

"Since this is what you call a 'holy relic', Tina, is there any problem if I use it?"

Facing the somewhat worried Lan Ke, Tina waved her hand casually.

"I've already said this thing is just 'junk' thrown around by those guys. It counts as one if it hits a hapless person. Although it initially had the ability to subtly influence the user, after so many years, the energy inside has long been depleted. Now it's just an ordinary cross. Not to mention that after being washed by the 'Sea of ​​Consciousness', it has become something else."

After getting confirmation from his assistant, Lan Ke took it in his hands and played with it with confidence.

The effect is good, and it happens to be an empty "equipment position" of mine. If I have to find fault with it, it would probably be that the shape is too exaggerated and not suitable for daily wear.

One reason was because it would attract too much attention, and the other was to prevent him from being discovered wearing the 'Phantom Thief Suit'.

Compared to Lan Ke who was still playing with the cross, Tina couldn't help but yawn.

"Captain, it's getting late. I think you should get down to business."

Following Tina's reminder, Lan Ke simply put on the necklace, stuffed it into his clothes, and then picked up the other person.

"Sorry to bother you, Tina. Let me carry you back to your room."

Faced with Lan Ke's direct attack, Tina instinctively wanted to resist at first, but after hearing Lan Ke's words, she didn't say anything more. The wagging of her tail was enough to show that the other party was in a good mood.

After sending Tina back to her room, Lan Ke once again took the route through the "Impression Space" to the Emiya family.

Compared to his cautiousness the first time, Lan Ke was much more familiar with the place the second time. However, he was stunned when he came to the window of Illya's room.

It’s not that she didn’t find what she wanted. Illya stuck the note with the phone number on it on the glass according to the agreement with Lan Ke.

What really surprised him was that Illya, wearing pajamas, was leaning against the wall, nodding her little head.

It seemed like he was waiting for me but ended up falling asleep while waiting.

壹○ㄚi②⑵/⒊澪⑨８

Feeling a little surprised, Lan Ke pushed open the glass and carefully climbed into the house, preparing to carry the other person back to the quilt to rest. But maybe because of Lan Ke's actions, as soon as Lan Ke's hand touched the other person's body, Illya, who was leaning against the wall, suddenly woke up.

She first looked at Lan Ke with horror, which was not surprising, after all, Lan Ke's "Phantom Thief Suit" did look a bit scary, but fortunately she reacted quickly.

"Strange... Ugh~"

Illya covered her mouth suddenly and looked at her sister Miyu lying on the other bed.

She did not struggle in Lan Ke's arms, but pointed outside the house, indicating that Lan Ke should carry her out first.

Lan Ke did not refuse, but was a little curious as to why the other party was waiting for him.

It was not until the two left the room that Illya let go of her hand that was covering her mouth, and at the same time looked at Lan Ke with interest.

"Phantom Thief Brother, you're finally here!! I thought last night was just a dream..."

It was obvious that last night's experience was a bit too exciting for the young Illya. In response, Lan Ke put her down and patted her little head to signal her not to be too excited.

"Of course it wasn't a dream. I've received your 'clue', Miss Illya. I'll go and confirm it next."

Being called "Miss" seemed to make Illya very happy. After all, she had always been treated like a child and she longed to be recognized. Especially when she thought about entrusting the Phantom Thief to protect her sister, she felt excited from the bottom of her heart.

At this moment, she didn't even realize that Lan Ke said "confirm" instead of "solve".

Perhaps in order to help Lan Ke, Illya couldn't wait to tell Lan Ke the information she knew.

First of all, not long after his brother returned home, "those two bad guys" also showed up at home. His brother changed his usual gentle character and rejected the other party's proposal to adopt his sister in very serious words. The other party was very angry about this and seemed to intend to take legal action with Shirou Emiya to resolve the issue.

Lan Ke was not surprised at all to hear this. After all, he was also eavesdropping on the conversation between Emiya Shirou and Kisaki Eri. It was obvious that Emiya Shirou had changed his strategy after obtaining legal assistance.

At first I planned to drag it out, but now I plan to make a quick decision.

But what made Lan Ke secretly alert was that according to Illya's description, although the two people were very angry, they still seemed very confident. They were even in the mood to say hello to Illya and Miyu before leaving.

'Any backup plan?'

Lan Ke had a vague feeling that something was wrong from the beginning, and this bad premonition became stronger and stronger.

However, seeing that although Illya was a little tired, she was trying hard to share information with him, as if she wanted to help him in this way, Lan Ke felt in his heart that she had a good relationship with the girl named "Miyu", and felt that he should do something.

He simply used 'hypnosis' on the other party.

Although it has been used many times in the impression space, this is the first time it has been used on people in the real world.

As Lan Ke expected, the effect of "Hypnosis" was also weakened, just like "Gio" became an anti-wolf stun gun, and "Hell Flame" could only be used to light a cigarette. "Hypnosis" did not make Illya fall asleep directly, but only made her rub her eyes tiredly.

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But because she was already quite tired, Illya soon could no longer resist the invasion of sleep.

"Crack~"

Lan Ke, holding the other person's back with one hand, skillfully picked him up and walked towards the room.

Because she was only a little five, Illya's body was very light. Holding her in his arms, she didn't seem to be much heavier than his own cat assistant. Her cute sleeping face seemed to activate Lan Ke's desire as a human to protect his "cub".

But the other person's slightly frowning brows and the constant whispering of "Meiyu" made Lan Ke feel distressed.

At the same time, I am even more annoyed with those bastards who hurt cute little girls.

"When you change your mind later, be sure to give him a couple more punches."

After putting Illya back into his bed, Lan Ke couldn't help but remind himself of something in his heart.

Because he was worried that Illya would not get enough rest, Lan Ke did not forget to use the "devil's power" on her before leaving.

It sounds a bit strange, but since it was also weakened in the 'Material World', the increase is not very big, but the effect of restoring HP and MP still exists.

There is naturally no health bar in reality. HP can be understood as vitality, and MP is spiritual energy.

The former can help the other party recover better, while the latter can allow them to rest better.

It was not known whether it was because of the effect of the skill, or because the skill seemed to carry Lan Ke's aura, which made him feel safe, but the other party's originally slightly frowned brows were smoothed out, and a faint smile appeared on his face.

Seeing this scene, Lan Ke couldn't help but feel a lot better.

Then he turned around without thinking any more and prepared to go home and rest.

After all, today's training at the 'Bushima family' consumed a lot of his physical strength and energy.

The next day at noon, Emiya Shirou did not come to find Lan Ke. It was obvious that he felt that Lan Ke had helped him enough and he didn't want to trouble Lan Ke anymore. Lan Ke didn't care about this. Instead, he was able to temporarily withdraw from the incident and it would be easier to hide his existence afterwards.

Except for Suzuki Sonoko who was a little curious, Kudo Shinichi and Mouri Ran didn't seem surprised by this. After all, in their opinion, after meeting Kisaki Eri yesterday, the matter had come to a temporary end.

After the four of them finished lunch in the cafeteria, Lan Ke made an excuse to leave temporarily, but when he entered the bathroom, he decisively locked the door and summoned the "Bicorn" to rush towards the port area.

According to Illya, the two people appeared not long after Shirou Emiya made the phone call, so it can be basically confirmed that they are either temporarily living near Emiya's house, or they are staying in a nearby hotel and took a taxi here.

So Lan Ke found an area with the most hotels nearby, and after a simple disguise, he found a public telephone.

"Hello, is this Mr. Shuoyue?"

Although the voice was a little distorted due to the phone call, Lan Ke deliberately did not take off his mask and asked while pinching his throat.

The man on the other end of the phone didn't know what was going on, so he acted very normally, just a little confused.

"Hello, I'm the delivery guy for 'Kuroko Courier Service.' I have a package for you, but the shipping label is damaged. Could you please let me know the address so I can deliver it to you?"

TA-Q-BIN is the largest courier company in Neon. It is obvious that Lan Ke intends to pretend to be a courier to cheat the other party's address, but to Lan Ke's surprise, the other party seems to be more vigilant than he imagined.

"Take delivery? I don't think I've bought anything recently. Why don't you just send it to Minato Park? I'm nearby."

"Okay, I'll be there in about half an hour."