Everyone else is a Phantom Thief? You awakened the three mythical gods?

"Sakura Futaba, this is her name! We have tried it and there is indeed a palace!" Alvin said, handing the letter in his hand to everyone to circulate. There was only one line of words.

[Sakura Futaba...I'm counting on you! ]

"That's it? There's no reason given, and no other information!" Long Si scratched his head.

"Sakura, isn't this the boss's last name? Could she be the boss's daughter or something?" Shinjima speculated.

"It's almost certain. Isn't boss Sakura's home next door? The drone can reach it. But we have been here for so long and haven't seen anyone other than the boss coming in or out." Zhou Ke'er also agreed with what Shinjima Makoto said.

"Sister Kara, can I find the information on the Internet?" Yusuke asked Ivan.

"No, all the information has been cleared, just like a ghost." Ivan shook his head. He knew the whole story, but he couldn't explain it directly. What's more, he wanted them to accept it, so it would be best to start the investigation from the beginning.

"Then why don't we just ask Ms. Sakura? Or try to communicate with her directly? Will it work? Since she has already mentioned her name, it means she should be willing to communicate with us!" Shinjima Shin said as he was about to stand up.

“Is it that simple?” Long Si also stood up.

"If we don't figure it out, we can't make people repent at will, right? And... didn't Morgana say before that only bad people with twisted desires would have palaces? It's better to investigate it thoroughly!" Xingye agreed with Shinjima's method. The target was right in front of them, and no one would know what the situation was without contacting them.

"Let's go visit the boss directly! It's not a wise move to break into someone else's house at will. We are fine, but Zhou Ke'er must not be implicated!" Ivan thought about it. Sakura Futaba is a socially anxious otaku. If they go directly to her house, Sakura Sojiro will kill everyone.

The group hurried to Café Loublanc.

.......

"Huh? How did you know this name!" Sakura Sojiro frowned and looked at Ivan and his group, rubbing his head in pain.

Just as Ivan was about to use the excuse he had prepared in advance, Boss Sakura's phone rang. "No matter how you know this name, it has nothing to do with you, so it's better not to interfere. The menu is over there. Take a look and see what you want to drink. It's my treat today! I'll be back after I take a call."

Sakura Sojiro walked outside the store to answer the phone.

"What should we do? Should we keep asking? The excuses we prepared were rejected before we even had time to use them..." Xing sat next to Ivan and held his arm.

"The boss won't mistreat this Sakura Futaba! His attitude is too suspicious!"

"What are you thinking about, idiot Ryuji? Although the boss is a little fierce, he is definitely not that kind of person. If Sakura Futaba asked for help, it would be to ask the boss to repent, not to ask yourself to change!" Morgana immediately refuted Ryuji's nonsensical idea.

Ding-ling-ling, as the door of the coffee shop was pushed open...

"You...well, listen to me first and then I'll take you to see her?" Sakura Sojiro walked in and saw that everyone's eyes were on him, and he sighed helplessly.

"I shouldn't have hidden it. I should have just told you guys first..."

"So... where should I start?" Sakura Sojiro leaned on the bar with a somewhat melancholy look on his face.

"Well... I should start with her mother... I have known Futaba's mother for a long time. She has a very strange temper and personality, but I feel like we are like-minded and we get along very well! She is quirky, with a fierce look in her eyes, and she does whatever she wants regardless of the occasion. She is really a nice person!" Sakura Sojiro said with a smile on his face, and the melancholy expression just now disappeared.

As Sakura Sojiro said this, Ivan remembered Sakura Futaba's impression of her mother... She was indeed very vicious!

"Once she does something, she devotes all her energy to it, regardless of everything around her, and works hard until late every day. I thought she would get better after having a baby, but after Futaba was born, she still worked as hard as before. Despite this, she still took good care of Futaba!"

"It must be tiring to work and raise children at the same time!" Shinjima said, her expression softened a lot. She thought of her sister, who also had a hard time balancing work and life.

Xing also felt the same way. Her parents also often went on business trips and only returned home a few times a year.

"Indeed, it is difficult to raise a child by yourself, and she is engaged in scientific research, so sometimes she forgets the time when she is working."

"Why is it alone? Where is her father?" Yusuke asked, leaning sideways.

"Futaba doesn't have a father, no... I'm not really sure, because Futaba's mother didn't tell me anything! She really loves Futaba, they are a close mother and daughter pair that can be seen everywhere... until, that guy left Futaba alone and left suddenly!"

“Gone???”

"Ah, yes, it was suicide!" Sakura Sojiro nodded.

"Why?" Everyone was shocked except Alvin.

"She ran straight down the driveway, right in front of Futaba... A lot of things happened afterwards, and I ended up adopting her. At first she shut herself off and wouldn't say a word to me!"

"Later, I gradually understood that she thought her mother's death was all her own fault. Although I really want to know the ins and outs of what happened, I don't want to dig up her old wounds, so I can only leave it at that for now. Recently, she told me that she had hallucinations and saw her mother's appearance and voice." Sakura Sojiro continued.

"I asked a doctor but he refused to see her, so she locked herself in that small room, not leaving the house or seeing anyone. That's why I had to arrange for Zhou Ke'er to live in the attic. You won't blame me, will you?" Sakura Sojiro said as he turned his gaze to Zhou Ke'er!

"How could that be? It's already great to have a place to stay, and you're the only one willing to take the risk to accept me. I can't thank you enough! How could I blame you? I even feel like I owe you a favor!" Zhou Ke'er shook her head.

"That's good... You don't have to feel like you're owed anything. I also collected a lot of money. After all, the store needs to be run and there's Futaba... So money was also an important reason when I decided to accept you in the beginning!" Sakura Sojiro shook his head, but a smile appeared on his face.

"In short, Futaba is a very special child. She thinks very quickly and has very unconventional ideas. Sometimes I can't understand her thoughts. I guess this is the generation gap!"

Sakura Sojiro was silent for a while, then continued: "She just called and said she wanted to meet you... Maybe this is an opportunity. I take back what I said at the beginning. If possible, I hope you can help her. Help her get out of this nightmare! This is all I can do!"

"Okay, come on, I'll take you to see her!" Sakura Sojiro took the lead and walked out of the store.

Everyone looked at each other.

"Follow me, why are you just sitting there!" Alvin said, and then walked out of the coffee shop.