Tokyo Heart Thief's Daily Life

Those twins are definitely not human.

The power unleashed in every move was stronger than any shadow Akechi Tamako had ever seen.

Moreover, they can switch between various personality masks freely, and each one is so powerful that even Akechi Tamako is afraid of them.

Luo Zhen...he is also very powerful.

He might be able to go head-to-head with one of the twins, but he would be at a disadvantage when facing both of them.

He now had to fight and retreat desperately.

The personality mask also changed from the terrifying god of death to the glorious god who is more suitable for defense.

...But if he continues like this, he will still lose.

If I just go in and take a look, and help capture that thief... I'll be forgiven.

"What's wrong? Why hesitate? This is your job."

The long-nosed warden continued the devil's whisper:

"Have you forgotten your wish? Without me, your father, who committed a great sin, would have no other choice but to die. You've already lost your mother, and your father, who finally repented, is now going to lose him too?"

"You have nothing left. Only by obeying my orders and being a docile sheepdog can you achieve happiness. Or you can find happiness without having to make choices, just by obeying my orders."

"...no need to make a choice, happiness..."

Can I be happy just by following the orders of a greater being?

Work hard for rewards...at least you can protect your only relative and don't have to go back to being alone.

Just follow orders and do what you are supposed to do...

...what to do?

Akechi Tamako felt for the parliamentary badge in her pocket.

Of course, the real-life Shido Masayoshi also has this thing, and Akechi Tamako, who often interacts with people in the political world, certainly knows about it.

But this badge is different.

This is not an ornament made in reality, but a product of the Lion Boy's inflated desire for justice.

That man must have become a member of parliament at a young age, and his desire to conquer and control has been growing uncontrollably, and he has been constantly wanting to climb up.

If you can control it, it is commendable ambition and desire to strive.

But precisely because of excessive expansion and distortion, it becomes power desire and greed.

The boundary is so ambiguous that it is difficult for anyone to make an objective judgment.

...but at least.

Akechi Tamako still knows what is right and what is wrong.

"...That man abandoned my mother. He knew she was pregnant, but he still walked away."

"Mom was also a fool. She was so broken that she didn't even recognize me as her daughter and kept muttering that man's name... That's when I swore that I would never become a pathetic woman like her."

"If he hadn't come and kneel down and apologized, my life would have been ruined... But it wasn't that he truly changed his ways voluntarily. It was that he was changed by the Phantom Thief... by Luo Zhen."

Steal the bad guys' desires and turn them into good guys.

Whether this approach is right or wrong may still be a matter of debate.

But at least, Akechi Tamako is the beneficiary.

She remembered Luo Zhen's question just now.

Akechi Tamako, why not change your name to Shido Tamako?

Many people have asked this question, but she has never given a clear answer.

In fact, she herself didn't have a clear answer, she just felt it was awkward.

......And now, she suddenly understood.

I don't want to forget my mother.

She is the daughter of the Akechi family and is not the same kind of person as Shido, the evil man who abandoned his wife and daughter.

If I change my last name, it would be like I'm forgiving him on behalf of my mother...which is unacceptable.

In this world, there should be true nobility... and clear right and wrong!

"Loki...Flaming Demon Sword!"

Your rebellious heart is your magic.

A blazing white fire of desire also ignited in Akechi Tamako's body, igniting her personality mask.

The black and white color scheme itself is like the god of trickery in prison uniform, wielding the world-destroying magic sword that ignites the world tree with clown-like strange movements.

“——.”

The attacked jailer twins reacted immediately and used the folders in their hands to block the sneak attack of the personality mask.

But Akechi Tamako wasn't done yet:

"Flame Demon Sword Dusk!"

The zero-distance attribute was released, and the roaring flames instantly covered the small body of the loli jailer, completely submerging it!

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Akechi Tamako quickly ran to Luo Zhen and together with him resisted the fierce attack of the baton loli.

"...Is this okay?"

Luo Zhen seemed to have heard the conversation between her and the long-nosed warden, so he asked:

"You've broken the contract. Regardless of whether that long-nosed man is a good guy or a bad guy, he might seek revenge on your cheap father. Shi Tong Zhengyi's crimes may still be exposed, and he might even die."

"...Then let's take it one step at a time."

Akechi Tamako did not accept this lightly, and her tense expression did not look good.

But her eyes were still bright, and she looked at Luo Zhen with determination:

"Let's win the fight first. Maybe if we kill that long-nosed old man, everything will end smoothly, right?"

“…That’s right.”

Luo Zhen nodded in affirmation, and the two of them joined the battle again!

This is the first time they have truly collaborated since they met.

Moreover, this was only the second time they had known each other's strength, having only had a brief encounter before.

But even so, they acted like a tacit partner who had been working together for a long time, and no extra words were needed in their words and actions.

This made Akechi Tamako feel... so happy!

She felt her body become very light and she no longer had to be afraid of anything.

The strangely powerful twin jailers, each of their summoned personality masks should be no weaker than her "Loki", and their physical abilities are even stronger than hers.

But her battle strategy at this moment was extremely clear.

Any attacks that he could not resist would be left to Luo Zhen to handle.

His glittering personality mask... seems to be called "Eros", and he has been protecting himself meticulously.

The light of the Glorious God turned into a crystal barrier, protecting him so that he could attack without distraction.

This feeling... is so happy! So exciting!

Akechi Tamako, who has always treated battles in the other world as just work, felt so refreshed for the first time, and even the power of her personality mask became stronger.

Her alter ego, Loki, echoed this positive attitude, swinging the flaming sword with acrobatic fluidity, teasing the Personas summoned by the twin jailers.

Odin, Thor, and Heimdall.

The opponents who belonged to the same mythological system were torn into pieces by Loki's fierce attack, which made her feel extremely refreshed!

"I can do it! I can be even stronger!"

Two against two.

Luo Zhen and Akechi Tamako even forced back the expressionless twin jailers on the opposite side and counterattacked!

As long as they get rid of them, that annoying old man with a long nose who has been appearing in the air will definitely not be their match!

This is what Akechi Tamako thought and really wanted to do.

But until then.

"...!"

Luo Zhen, who actively cooperated with Akechi Tamako's fierce attack and assisted her, had a torrent of thoughts flashing through his mind.

He saw that kind of precognitive dream again.

The twin jailers were defeated by him and Akechi Tamako, and their puppet-like bodies collapsed to the side.

They faced the seemingly long-nosed old man head-on, ready to defeat him as well.

......Then.

In the next scene, Luo Zhen saw Akechi Tamako lying in a pool of blood.

The life in her pupils disappeared, leaving only an empty grayness.

——I was too late to save her.

That fake guy who calls himself Igor, the high and mighty false god... is not someone they can deal with now!

"Eros!"

Luo Zhen grabbed the reckless Akechi Tamako and used his personality mask to resist the counterattack of the jailer twins.

Akechi Tamako, who knew nothing, didn't understand why Luo Zhen stopped her from fighting.

The fake false god said: "Let this farce end here."

“[......]”

Upon hearing this, the fake twins also stopped pretending.

Their bodies twisted and deformed, transforming into two taller, larger beings.

They were two shining, majestic angels with white wings.

But the strange thing is that these two angel-looking things are not even considered "living things".

They were obviously puppets made of machinery, with no personal will in their glowing eyes. They were simply tools manipulated by humans.

The false god grinned and issued an order:

"Metatron."

"Sandarfon."

The mechanically constructed brother angels, obeying the will of their false god, spread their arms and wings.

A tremendous force is gathering within them, and something horrifying is about to happen...!

Now even Akechi Tamako felt terrified and her body couldn't stop shaking.

——We can’t wait any longer.

Luo Zhen immediately protected Akechi Tamako behind him, and the water bird mask on his face burned away:

"Persona: Lucifer!"

The light of the glorious god "Eros" condensed and transformed into another legendary archangel image.

Completely different from the two mechanical angels across from him, Lucifer, known as the Dawn Star, is a stunningly handsome man who exudes overwhelming confidence and arrogance.

This is exactly the personality mask that Luo Zhen awakened when he attacked Shido's Hall of Justice, the pride born from [Pride].

But it's not over yet.

Luo Zhen took a deep breath, his eyes stained with dazzling gold:

"Persona: Satan!"

The Demon King has come to the world, announcing that judgment has come.