Tokyo Trickster

"Ah?!" Nao Tomori looked at him in surprise.

"You still don't understand," Amamiya Ren took a sip of coffee, "Before I took the initiative to clarify to the media, you were able to walk sideways in school or in various places where you worked part-time. By the way, didn't you feel that your classmates' attitude towards you had changed when you were in school?"

"I usually ignore them."

"It's a bit pitiful," Amamiya Ren slammed the table and changed the subject, "Why did you let them isolate you? Can you isolate them in return? After all, you are my 'girlfriend' who is hotly discussed on the Internet. Show your worth! Reporter Yuri!"

Nao Tomouri frowned and lay on the table. She finally got used to the atmosphere of being alone with Amamiya Ren. Her expression and movements became more relaxed. "I'm not Togo-san or Yagi-san. I'm not a shogi genius or a mahjong city championship champion. I'm just an ordinary high school student. Although I know some knowledge of public opinion manipulation, I don't know how to operate with such an identity."

She secretly glanced at Amamiya Ren twice, and her heartbeat suddenly quickened. "Ah, I think I have thought of a solution. Teacher Kurusu Akatsuki, can you help me out for once?"

Amamiya Ren nibbled on a strawberry daifuku and asked, "Have you gotten the idea?"

“I know how to get permission to publish news.”

"Okay, okay, from now on I can call you great reporter Tomori. Oh, maybe editor-in-chief or deputy editor-in-chief Tomori?" The thief praised Nao Tomori in front of him and made big promises.

Unfortunately, the worker he had his eyes on didn’t take the bait at all, and instead spun a net to pull the fisherman into the water.

Tomori Nao's smile suddenly turned shy and cunning. She has never been a girl who lacks courage. When the opportunity comes, of course she chooses to grab it, "Teacher Kurusu Akatsuki~"

The sweet voice made Amamiya Ren shiver all over.

"The paparazzi master Nao Tomokazu in my memory shouldn't be like this!"

"Hey," the girl finally showed her sinister fangs. Her smile was very cute, but in Amamiya Ren's eyes it was all sinister and vicious.

Nao Tomori said something that could make the two girls in Amamiya Ren's family sentence him to death:

"Teacher Kurusu Akatsuki, let's find a time to make an official announcement."

Dry weather: 137.

The date for the attack on the palace of Sakata Gold and Silver has been set.

Two days had passed since the Phantom Thieves left Eros' Party, late at night on December 12th.

Alice and Sakura Futaba will hack into KCET's server and publish the notice in electronic form.

Morgana is a necessary fighting force. Without it, Amamiya Ren always feels that she lacks the confidence to deal with the shadow of Sakata Kingin.

12.8, AM: 11:15, Shibuya Central Street.

In the gym with a plaque on the door that reads "Protein Superman", Ryuji Sakamoto is doing sit-ups.

Next to him was Kitagawa Vsuke, who was sweating on the treadmill.

This gym has been rented by the boys from the Phantom Thieves.

All expenses today are paid for by Amamiya Ren.

Don’t ask, the answer is I don’t dare to go home.

Since the official announcement of the "relationship" on Twitter yesterday, Kurusu Akatsuki's name has returned to the top of the search list, successfully surpassing the latest boy band of Johnny & Associates. Ms. Tomori Nao has also become the focus of campus forums, and her status in the newspaper has risen again and again. The media industry is closely connected with the entertainment industry, not to mention that her "boyfriend" is inextricably linked to the Daidoji zaibatsu in the eyes of industry insiders.

The Phantom Thieves succeeded in instilling influence into Tokyo's media industry, but the price they paid was extremely heavy.

Amamiya Ren pulled a 100KG barbell with one hand while browsing TikTok with the other.

In fact, I was thinking about how to deal with the relationship between myself and Nao Tomori.

I was nearly skinned alive by two girls after I got home last night - if the thief had not sworn to death and resolutely defended his bottom line, I would probably not have been able to get out of bed the next day.

It was winter, dry and cold, and a match thrown into the woodpile would start a fire.

A little flame is enough.

No wonder there is a saying that goes “When the weather is dry, be careful with fire.”

It seems to be a common saying of night watchmen in neighboring countries in ancient times. But there is also a saying that it is a fabrication in the TV series.

He put the barbell down, looking calm and composed, not even breaking a sweat.

Sakamoto Ryuji grunted as he tied the elastic band around his wrist, then suddenly looked up at Amamiya Ren, "Won't your fitness effect be lost if you just play around like this?"

The thief silently took off his sports jacket, revealing his smooth muscles outlined by a vest.

Kitagawa Vsuke, who was overcoming the speed of 1m/s, subconsciously glanced at Amamiya Ren. This was the extent of swallowing saliva. The muscle contours had both power and beauty and a sculptural three-dimensional sense. In other words, if it was covered with a layer of plaster powder, some people would be willing to believe that it was the famous work of a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts.

Just as [Arsene] brought Amamiya Ren the stealth skills and fighting knowledge of a legendary master, [Orion] also provided him with a strong physique and hunting techniques.

This is the unbridled power that is upgraded after being integrated with the "Joker".

According to Lavenda, no other generation of tenants had ever been so gifted.

Amamiya Ren put down his phone. Ever since he realized that he seemed to be able to "pause time", he has tried many times to reproduce this state. Including but not limited to shouting "The World" in a very Chuunibyou way, or humming "Time, stop" in a self-deprecating way. Even if he bought a pocket watch and repeatedly opened and closed it and moved the hands, or made a model flintlock rifle and frantically pressed the trigger towards his forehead and shouted terms like "Second bullet, third bullet".

In addition to the caring look from Shiomi Kotone and the doting smile from Lavenda—

Got nothing.

Before I knew it, I had watched "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure". Amamiya Ren always thought that if one day he could give an order to pause time, let Orion launch a torrential rain of attacks on the enemy, and then turn around and pull down the brim of his hat in a very cool manner, saying "time resumes its flow".

These days high school students love to imitate Jotaro Kujo.

Amamiya Ren bought a hat of the same style, but she doesn't know when it will be delivered.

But time always passes quickly and no one can stop it.

From day to dusk, and then to the dim moonlight, Tokyo is shrouded in the dazzling light of lights and nightlife.

......

It was a night of decadence and debauchery.

A hot entrepreneur in Tokyo is lying on the water bed in his office. Several maids hired at a high price from the Eros'Party club across the street are trying their best to please him in this deserted space.

From being an unknown and vulnerable ordinary white-collar worker to becoming a capital standing above the masses, Sakata Kinnin's mentality has become completely unbalanced.

He was addicted to alcohol and women, intoxicated by the power he possessed, and could have bought a mansion, but he refused to do so.

Because only in KCET can his influence be infinitely magnified and he can get a hundred responses.

Here, he is the only voice.

After playing with the maids, the exhausted Sakata Kingin lay on the bed and opened his tablet to browse the company's financial report for last month. In fact, he did not have excellent management skills and ruled entirely by violence and panic.

Looking at the financial report is probably like taking inventory of one’s own treasure trove.

Click on the mailbox, and a letter marked in deep red will immediately enlarge and cover the entire screen.

This is a notice letter.

[To. The evil, greedy sinner, Mr. Sakata Kanegin. An entrepreneur who colluded with the mafia to infringe on the rights of his employees. We have made up our minds and will make you confess all your sins. We have accepted your twisted desire.]

【The Phantom Thieves of the Heart. Sincerely. 】

Sakata Kingin was awakened in an instant, and even though he felt sore in his back, he forced himself to get up.

Damn it, he thought, I actually encountered an urban legend.

I have to call those partners quickly...

By the way, if that fat pig from Shibuya says you need someone to calm things down, just come find him.

Then let's ask him first -

So I made the call.

"Mr. Jincheng, I'm Sakata, KCET..."

"The Phantom Thieves? Yes, that's the Phantom Thieves. I just received a letter of warning from them. Haha, they are just a bunch of people playing tricks..."

"Hello? Hello?!"

After a busy tone, Sakata Kanegin looked at his phone in confusion. How come the gang leader who controlled an entire city's underworld suddenly became so difficult to communicate with?

I just cursed him inwardly as a waste, he is indeed a fat pig.

He was going to find the mysterious man who was secretly helping him manipulate the Konami board of directors.

The maids had already left after they had finished their work.

A software-processed voice came from the phone speaker.

The capitalist in pajamas stood in front of the French window, looking at the countless neon lights of the city.

Those lights are like countless candles lit in the dark night.

They were faint, but they were flames nonetheless.

Dry weather: 138. Be careful with fire (end of this volume)

Resistance is the main theme going on in the hall.

Kitagawa Vsuke rebelled against Madarame Ikryusai, so he awakened his personality mask.

Ryuji Sakamoto rebelled against Sakata Kanegin, so he awakened his personality mask.

Morgana may have been born to rebel.

Amamiya Ren stood in the center of the ruined casino, looking up at the magnificent palace above through the broken ceiling. The dome was shattered, and a waterfall of inspiration was rushing towards the whole world. A huge human-faced moth spread its wings, and rainbow-colored scales mixed with broken glass flew like a rainstorm.

What, then, was I resisting that caused me to stand before such a dangerous and terrible enemy?

It can't be the justice and romance that belongs to the Phantom Thieves, nor can it be simply to fulfill the obligations of a tenant of the Velvet Room.

Amamiya Ren suddenly turned around, as if she heard the howling of the wind. The vast sky was all around her, and the outline of Tokyo was blurred, as if it was burning in a sea of ​​fire. A silver-haired man was half-kneeling on the ground, covering his arms. An unprecedentedly powerful personality mask holding a sword and a spear was looming behind him, but it was covered with cracks.

Those bright silver eyes reflected...

Amamiya Ren felt a piercing pain in his mind. When he regained consciousness, he saw his friends waving at him at the entrance of the casino.

"Hey, Amamiya, what are you thinking about?"

"I was thinking..." Amamiya Ren kicked the chips scattered on the ground, "After we're done, should we go to a Michelin-certified restaurant and try Kaiseki cuisine? Just treat it as a celebration banquet."

"very expensive."

"My treat."

He was actually thinking that time had indeed stopped again when that strange and realistic hallucination appeared.

But what Amamiya Ren lacks now is time.

The secret treasure has appeared, and the Sakata Gold and Silver have engulfed the shadow of the entire palace, turning into a giant that covers the sky.

Morgana was responsible for stealing, and Sakamoto Ryuji was responsible for escaping with the secret treasure. One of them was silent and the other had a motorcycle, and driving a car is always faster than running on foot.

The thought of holding back such a terrifying monster makes me feel anxious.

Perhaps there is another solution.

Amamiya Ren thought about how he defeated Kamoshida by relying on his unbridled strength to bear the other party's twisted desires, which made the personality mask achieve a leap-forward growth. But the consequences were also quite obvious. Until now, the lust of that evil teacher still slightly interfered with and affected him.

He was a little worried that he would become a little strange if he ate up Sakata's gold and silver greed.

"Shiomi," Amamiya Ren suddenly called out the girl's name, "If you find out that I have an extra personality mask later, remember to tie me up and beat me up after you get out."

"Um?!"

"I must have been in a bad mental state at that time, with my mind full of stupid thoughts. A good beating should sober me up."

Kitagawa Vsuke wiped his secret blade and said, "I'll record the video for you."

"Are you rebelling? How dare you record the boss' embarrassing moments?"

"Ahh, if that's the case, then I'll also..."

"Sakamoto, shut up. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have done this." Amamiya Ren made up her mind while cursing. "Anyway, the plan has changed. After Mona steals the treasure, Sakamoto...well, Skull, you are responsible for handing the treasure to me."

"..."

"Can it be done?"

"Don't worry, I'm super strong."

"You are truly an ace."

"Ask, accept, accept."

Pushing open the deformed iron door, the Phantom Thieves of the Mind began to act.

......

"Madman," a crisp curse was uttered.

At the intersection of spirit and reality, "Amamiya Ren" took off his clown makeup. He was covered with wounds and held a pistol against his forehead. No one knew where the gun came from, but he just pulled the trigger and fell into the velvet room that suddenly twisted into countless dials.