Tokyo Heart Thief's Daily Life

But that is not without results, on the contrary it can be said to be an outstanding achievement!

After all, at the last moment, Akechi Tamako also clearly saw that the Velvet Room itself was destroyed in the strong aftermath of the explosion.

The cages holding the shadows were destroyed, and many shadows escaped, creating a chaotic scene.

It was in this chaotic situation that Luo Zhen hugged Akechi Tamako and used the [Suicide Infiltration Method] to escape from the Velvet Room.

Based on all these facts, Luo Zhen has been able to infer a lot of things:

"If those escaped shadows return to their respective palaces, their original bodies will definitely undergo corresponding changes."

"And since I was able to use the [Suicide Infiltration Method] to leave the Velvet Room, and Akechi was able to use the Other World Navigation to enter that space, this proves that the Velvet Room is also part of the Other World. It sounds confusing, but based on this, we can determine our future course of action."

Luo Zhen said decisively:

"We must strengthen our forces and develop the Phantom Thieves. Then, we must search for the coordinates of the Velvet Room in the Other World and stop the False God from absorbing the power of the Shadow... and ultimately conquer it."

…Ohhhhhh!

Luo Zhen's usual extraordinary ability of action made the two girls clap their hands like crazy.

Isshiki Futaba goes without saying.

She is a huge fan of Luo Zhen, and she is also a super hacker who is fearless except for strangers.

The goal is to defeat the self-proclaimed god. It's rare to find a job that suits a middle school girl's hobbies like this! Maybe it only happens once in a lifetime!

As for Akechi Tamako, there is no need to say more.

Although she got on Luo Zhen's pirate ship on impulse, the girl was completely obsessed with Luo Zhen's super handsome performance.

Not only that, she is now constantly generating unnecessary desires:

"Xiao Zhenzhen...please don't call me Mingzhi. It sounds so strange."

"Just call me Tamago, or Tamago-chan, okay? Then let's take a picture right now and upload it to my social media! Just write 'Spent the night at my boyfriend's house last night' and add some heart, thumbs-up, and Christmas tree emojis... Wow, Zhenzhen, don't take my phone! (? ? ?? )"

......Luo Zhen knew that he had one more job to do.

He must properly discipline this socially addicted, love-obsessed princess, otherwise the Phantom Thieves will be destroyed in her hands.

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Then, for the whole day, Luo Zhen indeed spent the day as an excellent student as usual.

The fact that he had spent the night at Isshiki's house made him feel a little disheveled, and he hadn't had time to take a shower.

But fortunately, everyone in the Phantom Thieves knew that he was "educating" Tamako Akechi last night, so they didn't think too much about it.

On the other hand, the gossipy girls at school who followed him were all going crazy, saying things like, "[Luo Zhen stayed over at another girl's house again!]," "[There's a woman's kiss on his clothes! It must be a grown woman!]," and "[Maybe it's the teacher! I saw him walking with Kawakami-sensei before!]"

...and other outrageous rumors, Luo Zhen allowed them to ferment naturally.

So that's it.

Wait until you get home from school and complete your daily character settings.

The Phantom Thieves gather in another world again, this time with Tamako Akechi.

After Futaba installed the anti-hacker Kaito communication software, Akechi Tamako, who had learned a lot of new knowledge, was full of curiosity:

"Hey~! Is this the legendary Impression Space, the so-called [Palace of the Public]?"

"So, the other world doesn't just have the villains' palaces, there's also this kind of public space... So this is what they call the big world? The kind where you can hoe the ground?"

This is indeed a bit similar, and Luo Zhen quite agrees with it.

But listen to what Akechi Tamako said.

Futaba, the youngest person present (a freshman in high school), immediately jumped up like an old man:

"That's all rubbish! Don't use that kind of term! Large maps for daily tasks and world bosses, as well as teaming up for dungeons and equipment, these are all things passed down from our ancestors, okay?! I absolutely refuse to accept such absurd terms as the 'large world'! (〃＞目＜)"

Hey, this girl is so troublesome... Miss Akechi Tamako, who looks like a light social player, looks indifferent.

As a European and American player specializing in cars, guns, and basketball, Ms. An Hemai came out to smooth things over:

"This knowledge of playing games like work is irrelevant. So what's the situation now? Can you explain it first, Xiao Zhenzhen-kun?"

Luo Zhen: "Why do you call me Xiao Zhenzhen too? ...It's okay though."

Luo Zhen always felt creepy when being called like that, as if he was being taken advantage of orally by a nymphomaniac.

Putting aside the gaming world’s Brahmin Futaba who shouts, “[Playing competitive ladder games isn’t work! It’s jail!]”, let’s not talk about the mutual contempt chain among these players.

Luo Zhen explained to everyone in the Phantom Thieves what happened last night, including the existence of the false god and Velvet.

In order to avoid complications, Luo Zhen did not immediately reveal the existence of Lavenda.

After all, she had to shut down her mind in order to avoid the search of that false god. I guess there must be a reason why she couldn't expose herself.

So after listening to Luo Zhen's explanation, everyone was amazed.

Fang Zexia blinked blankly:

"So, the situation is that a powerful boss has been using people like Ms. Akechi to catch the shadows of bad people. He won't make the bad people repent, but instead induce despair in them, ultimately rendering them useless. If this happens enough, it may eventually lead to something even more irreversible... Is that right?"

Isshiki Futaba: "Yes, I have confirmed it."

The excellent Phantom Thieves' logistics immediately spoke up, pushing up his large round glasses:

"Based on the information provided by Yuzi, I checked some of the shadows she arrested earlier. They were all corrupt officials who were reported, and most of them are still going through the legal process."

"To be honest, because this process is completely opaque, even I had to spend some time to find accurate information. But through correspondence between the families of the victims... or should I say the perpetrators?, I discovered that several are indeed in very poor health and are said to have lost the ability to communicate normally."

......Hearing this, Akechi Tamako's expression turned ugly.

Not to mention when Futaba and her became so close, they were still bickering with each other just a second ago, but now he's calling her "Tamako-chan".

Just talking about the facts in front of us, assuming that the information Futaba found is accurate, several of the Shadow's original bodies have "lost the ability to communicate", which means they have become disabled.

As the person most directly involved in their arrest, Akechi Tamako naturally felt very uncomfortable.

"Uh... I'm sorry, I'm not very smart, I might have misunderstood. If I'm wrong, just tell me directly."

Sakamoto Ryuji scratched his head in confusion:

"First of all, this Akechi-sama accepted a deal from that long-nosed warden to capture the shadows of other hall masters in order to exonerate our father, who had been reformed by our boss, right? And when the shadows were captured, their real selves were basically sent to prison by Akechi-sama as well."

"But because they didn't change their minds after stealing the secret treasure, those involved didn't repent. And during the judicial process, some people's health deteriorated, eventually becoming living dead, unable to communicate... Am I correct?"

Oh, even Long Si heard almost everything and basically understood it... Everyone present was shocked!

Ryuji himself endured the playful teasing of his companions, but he didn't get angry.

He just looked puzzled and puzzled:

"So, is this a good thing or a bad thing? I really don't know."

"First of all, those caught by Akechi-sama are all bad guys, right? And the police did arrest them, so going through the legal process is the right thing to do... But since Shadow was also caught, will their physical condition deteriorate? Will their mental state weaken?... Is this the punishment they deserve, or is it additional lynching?"

Luo Zhen: "Long Si... I'm really pleased that you can think of this."

Luo Zhen’s father was so moved that he almost cried. His silly son had grown up so much (? ).

Indeed, Long Si revealed the essence.

At which point in this process can it be considered justice and at which point can it be considered lynching?

First of all, the reason why Akechi Tamako did all these things was to exonerate her criminal father, which is indeed selfish.

But putting aside this selfish motive, what she actually did was actually the same as what the Phantom Thieves did. They were all targeting evil people who escaped legal punishment. It was not a false case.

However, while judicial trials are taking place in reality, the shadows of the sinners are also tortured, causing their spirits to become increasingly weak and eventually become disabled.

Should criminal laws against the mind be considered fair?

This may be a matter of opinion, but one thing is clear.

Luo Zhen said bluntly: "I don't agree that the thing that calls itself the warden should be judging."

"Capturing Shadow might still be debatable. But the Jailer is no good. His purpose in capturing Shadow is to strengthen himself, and his ultimate goal is even more dangerous."

"Besides, I prefer to torture the criminals as punishment after the fact, and change their hearts. At the very least, it can make bad people become good, which is more useful from a utilitarian point of view."

"Xiao Zhenzhen..."

Akechi Tamako looked at Luo Zhen with gratitude, trying hard to hold back the sob in her throat.

She knew that Luo Zhen was biased towards her and was justifying her selfish motives.

Perhaps Shi Tong Zhengyi will eventually have to be held accountable for what he has done and will have to face trial.

But at least for now, from the time he changed his mind to now, Akechi Tamako has helped him exonerate himself in the past two years.

The man who had been cleared of his greedy desires has indeed been active until now as an outstanding and decisive legislator, which is definitely beneficial to the public from a utilitarian point of view.

So for this kind of thing, we still need to look at the specific issues and make specific analyses.

To be more specific, Luo Zhen summoned the Phantom Thieves this time to continue discussing the opponent in front of him.

Luo Zhen continued, "I have confirmed that Madarame Ichiryusai's palace still exists. His shadow also escaped from the Velvet Room at that time and has returned to the palace."

"So, the question of whether to kill him or make him repent is still in our hands. ...Yusuke, you still have time to think about it."

"..."

After hearing so many drastic changes, Kitagawa Yusuke frowned and fell into deep thought.

185. Running at night (4k5)

Although Luo Zhen still adheres to the principle of not killing, it is not because he insists too much.

Throughout his career as a phantom thief so far, Luo Zhen has maintained a certain degree of aloofness.

Although he knew about the evil deeds of many criminals, some of them were so heinous that they made people hate them to death when they recalled them.

But he always kept his distance from others, always felt detached, and never took out his anger on others.

So he always felt that even if someone really wanted to kill these people, it should be the victims who did it, not an outsider like himself.

Kitagawa Yusuke was the victim.

Although he was interrupted by Ryuji Sakamoto last time, there was also the unexpected incident of Tamako Akechi suddenly appearing.

But now everything is back on track and it's time to continue what was going on.

"...Hey Yusuke, the boss has a question for you."

Ryuji Sakamoto carried a water pipe and, as always, deliberately showed the ferocious attitude of a gangster.

But this guy is just pretending, he is actually a good kid.

He was just deliberately putting pressure on Kitagawa and forcing him to make a choice.

therefore.

Kitagawa looked at Ryuji and then at Luo Zhen.

...He finally closed his eyes:

"I understand. Please send a Kaito Premonition to Madarame... Let's steal his secret treasure and change his heart."

"You really think about it?"

Luo Zhen reminded again: "The only chance to take revenge with your own hands is now. If you let Madarame repent and the hall disappears, there will be no chance to kill his shadow again."

"No matter what, destroying his body in reality is still too much, too dangerous both morally and morally. So this is your last chance, no regrets."

"......hehe."

Hearing Luo Zhen's warning, Kitagawa Yusuke smiled with special emotion:

"If I hadn't had the magical power of the Persona, and I had still learned the truth about my mother, I might have really been on this path of no return."

"I'll become a murderer, wasting my life, and ending it like this without having accomplished anything. That would be disappointing my mother's expectations, and the love she placed in Sayuri would be wasted."

"............Hey, Futaba-chan, what are you talking about?"

Behind Luo Zhen, Akechi Tamako, who had not yet heard the whole story of Kitagawa, was whispering to Futaba in a very destructive way.

The two girls gathered together and gossiped, whispering to each other for a long time.

Fortunately, this did not ruin the atmosphere.