Tokyo Trickster

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Hanekawa Tsubasa, holding the hand of a purple-haired girl, rushed into an empty classroom, then pushed the tables and chairs to block the door, and then heaved a sigh of relief.

There was a sharp scratching sound outside the door, accompanied by the hungry roar of a wild beast.

"You're lucky to have escaped, Senjougahara-san."

17-year-old Ace: 183. Ultraman Amamiya Ren (4.3K words)

Physical transformation is a vampire's modus operandi.

In the exaggerated dynamic vision, the raindrops falling from the sky were as slow as ants, wriggling, drifting in the iron-blue city, torn by the violent wind, and falling shakily. Then they fell on Amamiya Ren who was walking on the commercial street, but disappeared into the air when they touched her, as if it was a group of erratic white mist.

Amamiya Ren moved very fast. Almost in the blink of an eye, she flew across the entire street, without a sonic boom or any damage, and landed lightly at the bottom of a department store far away without any resistance. Then, like a strong spring that was stretched and then suddenly released, she rushed to the top of the building along the surface of the building where the rain was winding down.

The torrential rain like a waterfall washed over the rooftop, where the water reached half of the calf. The drain was blocked by a plastic bag mixed with wall dust and gravel.

The thief pinched the collar of his suit shirt and shook it gently. He was wearing a black windbreaker and bright red gloves.

He pressed his hands to his face, and his square glasses turned into a white bird half-face mask.

Standing in the heavy rain in the lonely and silent world, the time stop that had lasted for a long time was lifted.

The noisy sound of water engulfed the entire city. He did not take Cong Yuwan with him when he went out, overlooking the densely packed streets and alleys.

It seems like I've waited until the right time.

So he stretched out his hand towards the sky and made a fist. With the extraordinary physique and spirit of the "King of Ghost Stories" and the blessing of the personality mask "Chronos" that hints at the "World", he finally broke through the barrier of reality in an instant and arrived at the velvet room between the reality and the space of impression, then grasped the hilt of the sword... He drew out a slender divine sword, and while the gap in the air had not yet healed, he held the sword in one hand and posed in a mid-section posture, which was a sharp cross slash, and a tunnel leading to a bizarre world appeared.

It is located in the deepest part of Naoetsu's impression space.

Judas described it as "the real Naoetsu", packed with Byzantine architecture. Byzantine architecture is a form of architectural art with a Christian background. The buildings have a distinct religious color, and their prominent feature is the round shape of the roof. The birthplace of this architectural style was the Roman Empire, a country that was extremely prosperous in history.

The Bible, Luke, describes such a story: At the Last Supper, after the Savior Jesus announced the meaning of the Eucharist and made a declaration of the covenant, he immediately said something that shocked the disciples at the time: "Behold, the hand of him who betrays me is with me on the table."

The person to whom this statement refers is none other than Judas Iscariot, the disciple who betrayed him.

Shortly before the Passover, Judas conspired with the Roman priests to deliver Jesus into their hands, intending to seize the Saviour in the place where He had often gone to meditate and pray. Since the feast at Simon's house, Judas had opportunity to reflect upon his plans and actions, but he did not change his mind. For thirty pieces of silver, the price of a slave, he betrayed the Lord of glory, exposed Him to dishonor and death.

Judas was not so bad from the beginning. He indulged in evil desires until they dominated his entire life motivation. He became a slave to sin and gave himself to Satan, allowing him to drive him to do all kinds of evil things.

Judas betrayed Jesus to the Roman government for just thirty silver coins. After Jesus was crucified, Judas chose to commit suicide out of regret.

Perhaps many years ago in Jerusalem, Judas, who betrayed the Savior, was not an absolutely evil person. It was just that the desires in his heart were distorted and expanded by some terrible things, and eventually formed a place like a temple.

Perhaps the Velvet Room already existed at that time, and there were tenants who followed Philemon's contract and traveled across mountains and rivers to punish him.

If stealing the secret treasure of desire will make the master of the hall repent, then killing the shadow of the master of the hall will immediately turn him into a walking corpse without desire, and it would be reasonable for him to be swallowed by regret and choose to commit suicide.

Amamiya Ren stood outside the tunnel, watching the scene calmly.

On the top of the huge church stood a thin figure with short dark blue hair. He was facing the lonely moon above the vast blood-red sea, and holding a rusty "pistol" in his bloodstained right hand.

But this kind of peeping seemed to be noticed by others, and the dazzling light circle appeared in an instant.

It was a fairy wearing a costume, and it was supposed to be a personality mask named [Pixie]. But at this moment, her wings were mottled and turbid, her face was painted with weird makeup, and she laughed sharply.

"Megidoraon?" Amamiya Ren used time stop to avoid her attack. At this moment, the passage to the deepest layer of the impression space was closed. The rooftop behind him was hit and several floors were evaporated.

The Phantom Thief landed on the road, and he probably guessed the identity of "Judas".

Incredible.

There are still 83 hours left until Judah's challenge day.

Amamiya Ren was not in a hurry to respond, he still had plenty of time to discuss battle strategies with Lavenda.

Until then, check out our old friends...

Amamiya Ren suddenly stopped.

What was the name of my friend from middle school? A bunch of memories were rolling in his consciousness, telling him "this is reality". These events and people were stitched tightly into his life, but they seemed hasty, rough, and full of loopholes.

This is a false fabrication on the spot.

It was Judas' revenge for breaking the rules of the game.

Amamiya Ren turned off the crazy warning of the [Eye of Fool]. He could no longer remember his former friend.

I no longer feel like wandering around the city.

Just wait for me. He looked towards the rain-clouded sky of Naoetsu, challenging the invisible enemy.

The water rushed in all directions, making a deafening roar, as if mocking his overestimation of his own abilities.

......

Araragi Koyomi suddenly opened his eyes.

He found that he was no longer in the familiar bedroom.

This is... Naoetsu Private High School? An unfamiliar classroom.

The hair on his head bounced, and the high school student, who was busy studying, scratched his cheek in distress. It was as if he had been involved in an incredible incident. He was really doomed.

He rubbed his right hand, which had some muscle strain due to long-term and high-frequency writing, and walked to the window. He happened to meet a pair of gilded eyes in the thick mist, which looked like the wick of a lamp igniting electric sparks.

It was as if an electric current was running down his spine and running through his whole body. Araragi Koyomi shuddered, his legs shook, and then he fell to the ground.

The thermal underwear I wore under my cotton pajamas was soaked with cold sweat.

Damn, this script is wrong. He clenched his fists. I am about to go to Tokyo to register for the transfer exam. I am about to enter a key high school and achieve a miracle of "a poor student's counterattack". And you tell me that this is not a youth campus set, but a fantasy and supernatural type?

When Araragi Koyomi thought about the efforts and sacrifices he had made in the past few years to get on the Tokyo Roll, he really wanted to catch the mastermind behind the scenes, beat him up severely, question the integrity of its family, scold its personal qualities, pity its mental state, and then reward it with 100 consecutive challenges of "Dingzhenmon vs. Hougonghuaimon Yuwu" in "Master Duel".

I even gave up porn and X-rated comics just to concentrate on studying. But you dragged me back to school to play the "Escape from Danger" game. Do I need your superpowers? What if I die accidentally? The risk and benefit are totally disproportionate. Who will give me the time I missed to review?

He was extremely sad and angry. He wiped the sweat from his face with his sleeve and decided to find a way to escape.

He strengthened his will.

Death is scary, but what is scarier is that when you are about to achieve a breakthrough in your life, you are suddenly caught by an idiot and thrown into an inexplicable and dangerous game. Dying in the trap set by an idiot is the scariest thing. Just thinking about it makes me feel humiliated.

Huo Lian, Yue Huo, father, mother... call the police immediately.

Araragi Koyomi was so anxious that his back teeth were about to break.

......

"The stage is set." A deep voice said in the thick fog.

"The fate tokens have all been placed, and the order of appearance of the chess pieces has also been arranged."

“I hope the performance in three days will satisfy the sponsors.”

"show?"

"'The Good Friday of the Phantom Thief', what do you think of this program name?" a passionate female voice.

"I really hope that it's just the Phantom Thief who appears then... Margaret actually gave away the 'inheritance' so easily."

"Yes, if it was that 'superman', I'm afraid the already shaky balance would fall completely to our disadvantage."

"At least we caught the 'vampire' here in advance as a hostage."

"Wait, vampire?" Finally, a surprised voice broke the conversation.

"Don't you know? In another time and space, Araragi, who has mastered the power of vampires, has done many interesting things as a ghost story expert. If the foreign 'King of Ghost Stories' intervenes at this time, we will have to ask for Mr. Judas's help."

"...I say, is there a possibility that the current 'King of Ghost Stories' is Amamiya Ren?"

"Where's Oshino Shinobu? Oh, her current name should still be Kiss-shot Yaselaurion Bladeheart."

"I don't know, but all her power is now concentrated on Amamiya Lian."

"Let's... break up, shall we? The Amamiya Ren of this time and space is getting closer and closer to the image of Pride. That's Pride, a monster who could fight two generations of Velvet Room contractors on Tokyo Tower and even have an absolute advantage."

"I think this is a good idea. It's not too late to escape now. Anyway, I was just captured by Judas to do odd jobs. There is still a big difference between odd jobs and cannon fodder."

"OK, I'll leave now!"

The fiery female voice suddenly followed up with a question: "Where do you want to go?"

A spherical open space suddenly appeared in the mist.

A woman dressed in royal blue elevator lady's uniform stood next to the street lamp, looking coldly at the sneaky middle-aged man in front of her.

He was wearing a sloppy tan suit, his tie was tied crookedly, and his leather shoes were stained with oil and mud. He looked like a poor man who had been defeated by the workplace and society and whose family was broken.

"What do you mean? So you are Judas?" The man touched the rough stubble on his face.

He snorted and laughed, "Elizabeth, the Velvet Room Assistant who is best at using Megadorion, the extremely vicious elevator lady. I heard that you have been looking for a plan to rescue your contractor, but I didn't expect that you betrayed Velvet and Philemon."

Elizabeth stared at him expressionlessly, "Yes, I am Judas."

"Obviously, you are not Judas." The man laughed and took out a pair of square-framed glasses from his pocket. "I'm sorry, the 'superman' you've been worried about is really me."

He put the glasses on his face, and soon they melted and reformed into a half-face white bird mask.

The sound of muscles expanding. The unkempt suit was soon stretched to the point of creaking by the burly figure inside, and the sound of fabric tearing could be heard continuously.

The greasy laughter became louder and louder, and the suit that had reached its limit was torn off, revealing a red and black tight combat suit hidden inside, outlining a strong muscular body.

In the middle of the suit is a big letter "P", which corresponds to the word "Persona".

The thin face hidden in the stubble and dark circles under the eyes also became clear. He was "Amamiya Ren". In a different world, everyone liked to call him "Superman".

Elizabeth's pupils contracted sharply. "You should have been killed by the clown."

"I am indeed dead," Superman Amamiya Ren crossed his arms over his chest, "So I must thank Judas for his playful move, which allowed me to make the most of my remaining energy in the last bit of my existence."

He smiled boldly.

"Orion!"

The sturdy hunter was already standing behind him.

"Amamiya Ren" stomped her foot on the ground, as if the whole world was shattered.

He lifted off the ground and flew high into the sky, his bright red cape fluttering behind him.

(PS: I pulled an all-nighter the day before yesterday, which forced me to adjust my schedule these days. I finally pulled back the update time from 6 a.m. by a few hours. I hope I can go to bed early tomorrow.)

Information that can be made public (the following paragraph is free of charge):

Phantom Thieves COOP List:

(Only involves characters within the Phantom Thieves who will participate in the crusade against the Image Space and the Heart Palace, not including characters outside the Phantom Thieves)

1. [The Fool] / [World]: Amamiya Ren

2. [Magician]: Morgana

3. [Strength]: Lavenda

4. [Emperor]: Kitagawa Vsuke

5. [Warrior]: Ryuji Sakamoto

6. [Hermit]: Sakura Futaba

7. [Pope]: Shin Niijima

8. [Love]: Takamaki An

9. [Death]: Takemi Miyabi

10. [Justice]: Phoenix Wright

11. [Empress]: Okumura Haru

12.【Faith】: Yoshizawa Kasumi/Yoshizawa Sumire