Tokyo Trickster

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"I heard that the Tokyo Celebrity Interview next door has invited a famous 'genius detective'."

"I've heard of him. He's called Goro Akechi, right?" Amamiya Ren said in a pertinent tone. "His deeds have been reported in various magazines and news. His contribution to maintaining social order cannot be denied."

Nao Tomouri looked at Amamiya Ren's expression with a bit of a weird look on her face. "It's rare to see you exaggerate others like this."

"As a high school student, Mingzhi has performed very well," said Amamiya Ren with a smile on her face. "Of course, I still hope that he can pay more attention to his studies in addition to social practice."

"After all, for high school students, completing school courses and getting into an excellent university are also goals worth looking forward to."

"Yes," Tomori Nao nodded in agreement, "By the way, the mock exam will be next month, Alian, how are you preparing for it?"

"I won't let work problems affect my studies," he said confidently. "Of course I will continue to perform to my full potential."

"You and the Public School for the Disabled should be competing for the top spot in this mock exam, right?" Tomori Nao started to attack according to the agreed script. "It is said that the detective will be going to college next year, so he will not miss this mock exam."

"The second-year exam should be quite difficult. I wish him good luck in getting the desired results," Amamiya Ren nodded.

"Mr. Akechi seems to have an objection to the actions of the Phantom Thieves. His point of view is--" Command Assistant Nao Tomori opened a clip of "Tokyo Celebrity Interviews". The screen showed Goro Akechi standing in front of the Metropolitan Police Department and making a righteous speech.

(Akechi Goro: The importance of order and justice must be maintained. Its value is far greater than...)

Amamiya Ren waved her hand and said, "In that case, I can only recommend Akechi-san to watch our show. The significance of the Phantom Thieves of the Hearts to society is more than just a group of 'criminals' who achieve 'result justice'. He is a complete idealist who distorts the increasingly acute social phenomena into what he considers to be 'justice'. He is just an armchair theorist who is completely divorced from reality."

“Is it okay to talk about this kind of topic on a TV show?”

"I am writing articles, but I write them based on my feelings." Amamiya Ren showed off her sense of superiority as the public opinion version of t0.

He smiled and looked at the camera. "If Mingzhi is watching our show, please remember that every Friday night at 8 o'clock, "Searching for the Phantom Thieves of the Heart" will be on. I hope the host's in-depth and easy-to-understand explanation can bring you some insignificant inspiration."

Nao Tomori handed him the microphone disguised as a teacup and said, "This episode is almost over."

"Indeed, the time I spend with you is always short," the thief cooperated and looked down at his watch.

"At the end of the show, as usual, I'll select some lucky audience members' comments to answer." Nao Tomori smiled and clasped her hands together.

The backstage of the live broadcast room began to jump wildly with the comments of Amamiya Ren’s fans.

[Teacher Kurusu Akatsuki, you went live on TV today. Will you continue to live stream games when you get home? I want to watch you play Street Fighter 6.]

“Work will not affect hobbies.”

[Teacher Kurusu Akatsuki, when will the new book be released? 】

"Well...it depends on inspiration. I also look for motivation for my creations from popular criminal cases."

[Regarding Mr. Mingzhi's remarks, I think they are too one-sided after thinking about them carefully. They sound righteous, but they are just politician-style official rhetoric, and they do not meet the expectations of the people at all! ]

[Wow, maybe Goro Akechi is a mouthpiece trained by a certain politician. How can a high school student always solve some nonsensical and unnatural cases? This is not "Detective Conan". Maybe he directed and acted in it himself? ]

Goro Akechi, who was sitting in front of the TV watching Amamiya Ren chatting and laughing, almost stopped breathing.

His left hand was still in a cast, the result of being brutally beaten by "Batman".

Of course, compared to the physical pain, what he couldn't accept even more was that he was actually mocked by a first-year junior?

Goro Akechi looked at Amamiya Ren who was talking eloquently on the screen, and then looked at those "rational" comments.

His expression was a little distorted.

So ask yourself.

Can I go up and refute this? It seems that I really can't.

The comments of that group of audiences were obviously full of subjective bias, admiration for Amamiya Ren, and flattery for the Phantom Thieves...but it was precisely these emotional remarks that happened to hit the nail on the head.

Goro Akechi can guarantee that if he were to argue with Amamiya Ren's program right now, Shido Masayoshi would immediately suspect him of being a spy with ill intentions...

Endure, I will endure it all.

Even if they speculate that my mock exam performance is only in the middle or lower level of the country...

I can’t stand it anymore, I’m going to start reviewing now.

With his arm broken, Goro Akechi could no longer continue his mission of becoming a disabled person. He turned off the TV, went into his room and started reading a math book.

(2500 words. There was originally another chapter with 3k words. A total of 5500 words. But the next chapter was killed by Shen He during the scheduled release period because of the blocked word "Hold///Rain///Umbrella".)

17-year-old Ace: 233. Chihaya Mifune

The gray sea of ​​clouds was pressing down, and the trees on both sides of the main road of Ichome were like burning fireballs, whimpering with the wind and blooming with blazing orange and deep red light.

The cook who started working stood in front of the cupboard. He was silent for a few seconds and put the sashimi knife in his hand on the chopping board. "It must be a prank."

As if to deceive himself, he said this, but still reached out and took out the envelope standing in the window.

[Mr. Kishimoto, Sapporo. Qinqi. 】

Next to the bright red words was the logo of the "Phantom Thieves of the Mind".

The man, who was about thirty years old, broke out in a cold sweat. After looking around, he put the strange envelope into his pocket.

"Sapporo, what's going on?" Another chef in the kitchen was washing the kitchen knife.

"Well, I suddenly felt like going to the bathroom." Sapporo Kishimoto looked normal.

"Really? Go quickly and come back soon, it's almost time to open." A colleague urged.

Sapporo Kishimoto went into the bathroom, leaned against the frosted glass door, and carefully took out the notice letter.

[Mr. Sapporo Kishimoto, a great sinner who was devoured by fame and fortune, betrayed morality and conscience, and helped the evil, took advantage of the convenience of work to steal the privacy of customers, added illegal drugs to the food, and poisoned the innocent. We have decided to let you confess all your crimes, and your twisted desires will be taken away by us. ――The Phantom Thieves of the Heart, respectfully. ]

After reading the contents of the letter, Sapporo Kishimoto's pupils trembled.

How do you know this?

He can ensure that his actions are absolutely secret, and all sources that may leak the truth are firmly in the hands of the "boss".

The Phantom Thieves of the Mind...Sapporo Kishimoto quickly took out his mobile phone to take a photo of the preview letter. He had to tell the "boss" quickly.

Must hurry...

Sapporo Kishimoto suddenly felt that something foreign had drilled into his brain, like a seed that was about to bloom.

The scene in front of his eyes became distorted, and he vaguely saw several young men standing in front of him, talking and laughing.

His breathing became heavier and heavier, and countless thoughts were churning in his mind.

Eventually they merge into one voice.

Following this voice, Sapporo Kishimoto began to confess. He was overwhelmed by the echo of regret. He rushed out of the bathroom and the restaurant in tears and ran towards the Shinjuku Metropolitan Police Department.

The restaurant manager was yelling behind him, but Sapporo Kishimoto had no time to care. He just wanted to find the police to publicize his guilt and do everything possible to make up for his mistakes.

******

Impression space. A compartment created by the twisted desire of Sapporo Kishimoto.

Ryuji Sakamoto opened a bag of potato chips and sat next to Morgana in car form.

Kitagawa Vsuke even had the leisure to set up an easel and sketch the scene in the cubicle.

Araragi Koyomi sat cross-legged on the ground holding an English tutorial book and began to read it, occasionally reaching into Ryuji Sakamoto's bag of potato chips and putting two pieces into his mouth.

At first glance, it would seem that they are on a picnic.

It’s true.

From entering the impression space, finding the location of Sapporo Kishimoto, to ending the battle and obtaining the "secret treasure" that resembled a payroll, it took less than half an hour in total.

When they met, they were beaten up badly, and then they sat in the impression space and waited for Amamiya Ren's next instruction.

"Who is the boss of Sapporo Kishimoto, Jincheng or Xiaozhongda?" Sakamoto Ryuji threw the empty potato chip bag to the ground. "This guy is really useless. He doesn't even know whose orders he is following."

"It is undeniable that he has ruined the lives of many young people."

"They knocked the target unconscious, kidnapped him, and then controlled him physically and coerced him with public opinion, using him as a lever to pry open the door to power." Kitagawa Vsuke put down his brush, "It's really outrageous."

"A chef who has tasted fame and fortune and is full of ambition may no longer be able to enjoy the joy of cooking, right?" Araragi Koyomi flipped through the "High School English 3500 Words" in his hand, "But he may be able to continue cooking in prison in the future."

Rumble... the sound of the engine roaring. Morgana fell asleep.

******

The filming site of "Searching for the Phantom Thieves".

Amamiya Ren went into the fire escape behind the scenes.

There was a blue door on the steps of the fire escape. Lavenda was sitting on the doorstep, reading a thick book. The title of the book was "Mature Dating".

"Why are you reading this kind of book?" Amamiya Ren sat beside Lavenda, stroking her silver hair that was like a waterfall.

The secretary lay in his arms affectionately, "Because I'm bored. I have to find something to do, so I thought about learning how to make the trickster happier."

Those amber eyes shone with a hazy mist, like a bronze mirror splashed with water.

Amamiya Ren looked down along the clear mirror and could only see her own shadow.

Lavenda's love for him was so unreasonable, doting and selfless that it made people feel heavy and flattered.

She raised her chin, revealing her swan-like slender white neck, and then gently kissed the corner of Amamiya Lian's mouth, "Have you figured out how to deal with Jincheng's matter?"

"The clues are completely cut off. We only know that his mutation is closely related to the 'Joker' from another world." The thief played with Lavenda's thighs, which were as smooth and delicate as porcelain.

The girl symbolically resisted for a while, blushed and hummed a few times, then threw the book in her hand into the door behind her and enjoyed Amamiya Ren's "massage" with peace of mind.

"The next plan is to first destroy the gangs in Jincheng, and then start attacking small, medium and large halls."

"Isn't it time for the Phantom Thieves to officially step into the public eye?" Lavenda held his hand.

"When Sophia grows up, it will be our turn to challenge the Shadow Patroller."

Some time ago, Amamiya Ren was planning to take Shiomi Kotone to meet her old classmates, but she yelled that she didn't want to go after just a few steps out of the door. Maybe she hadn't adjusted her mentality yet. She couldn't accept the fact that her seniority was going to drop several levels.

I really can't face Yukari, Mitsuru and the others... No, Aigis might even treat me as a peer.

Am I too pitiful to need a robot's sympathy?!

So Shiomi Kotone began to study how to improve her seniority. It is estimated that she will not look for those old friends until she has made some progress.

The Phantom Thieves' future contact with the Shadow Patrol will really require her help.

Otherwise, according to historical issues, the box of equipment that "Batman" once stole from the Shadow Patrol's headquarters would sooner or later become the fuse for a war between them.

Amamiya Ren thought for a moment and called Sakamoto Ryuji's cell phone, "Skull, are you still in the impression space?"

"Oh, still..." Sakamoto Ryuji put down the hawthorn stick that he had just handed to his mouth, "Boss, do you have any other instructions?"

"In the Impression Space, we went to the Akabane residential area in Kita-ku, Tokyo. There was a sales den of Jincheng Junya. Their manager was named Baig Sumei, 34 years old, and worked as an HR in a hydroelectric power company."

Amamiya Ren took out his cell phone and read the file that Sophia had sent to his email.

In the impression space, the boys have already boarded the bus, "Let's go!"

Ryuji Sakamoto kicked Morgana's door, "You are already a mature cat-car, it's time to learn to move on your own."

"How can I have such knowledge?" Morgana complained, "Cars can't drive themselves. I have no experience in driving a car."

"Who said that? Don't we have artificial intelligence driving now?" Araragi Koyomi rolled down the window in the back seat.

"Ah? Wait wait wait wait... wait, it can really move by itself?!" Morgana suddenly made a shocked sound.

"?!" Kitagawa Vsuke in the passenger seat widened his eyes.

The cat car started driving automatically.

......

Walk out of the building where the shooting scene is located.

This is the entertainment district of Shinjuku, Tokyo.

Kabukicho is nearby.

Ren Amamiya put on a mask and large sunglasses, and approached another dusk in Tokyo amidst the bustling scene.

The sudden sound made him stop.

In the alley of Entertainment Street, a gentle and mysterious blonde girl sat behind a stall. She looked at Amamiya Ren and said, "Sir, can you please stay? Your fate seems..."

Amamiya Ren's reaction was far more exaggerated than she had imagined.

The thief rushed to the stall almost as soon as he finished speaking, "Are you a fortune teller? You read tarot cards?"

"Yes......"

"Do you have gypsy blood?" This is the plot arrangement that Amamiya Ren thought of for "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure".