Anime, but the Phantom Thieves of Heart

Including the unlucky guy who was killed by Lan Ke when he was looking for "Lotus Seed", there were more than a dozen people that Lan Ke and his friends needed to "steal their hearts", which led to the two of them separating and going home when it was almost dark.

Jotaro Kujo has gradually become accustomed to Lan Ke's activities, especially since Lan Ke started working at the "Busu Island Dojo" recently, he has become more relaxed about it.

Shirou Emiya had a lot of trouble. After all, he needed to maintain his previous "suppressed" state on the one hand, and prepare dinner for his family on the other hand. Especially when he saw the worried expressions of "Miyu" and "Illya", he had to keep it secret, which made him feel even more depressed.

But his wish was finally fulfilled. Tonight, Shirou Emiya fell asleep early for the first time in a long time and slept very soundly.

The Emiya household seemed unusually quiet tonight, until————

'rustling'

Illya quietly crawled out from under the quilt, climbed carefully to the window, and poked her head out with anticipation.

It's a pity that she didn't find the person or thing she was looking for.

But just as she was about to retract her head in frustration, a slightly low voice suddenly sounded in her ears.

"I wonder who you are looking for, Miss Illya?"

"?!"

"Strange... Ugh~"

Illya almost instinctively wanted to scream, but her mouth was covered again.

Looking at Lan Ke who raised his index finger in front of the mask, Illya nodded sensibly.

However, she did not retreat. Instead, she opened her arms towards Lan Ke.

Although he didn't say a word, his eyes were full of expectation and it was obvious what he wanted to express.

Lan Ke didn't think too much and took the other person out from under his armpit again.

Illya spoke again only after the two of them walked into the courtyard.

"Big Brother Kaito! Have you already stolen the hearts of those two bad guys?!"

Although Illya was trying hard to control her emotions, she couldn't hide her anticipation no matter what.

Originally, Lan Ke wanted to tease the other person, but after seeing this, he no longer had the mood to joke. Even his hoarse voice seemed to become a little gentler.

"That's right~ The hearts of those two villains have been stolen by my companions and me. They will repent for what they have done. Your sister... Miss Illya?"

Lan Ke originally wanted to say something, but when he saw the tears dripping from the corners of Illya's eyes, he found that he couldn't continue.

But Illya seemed to have noticed her own abnormality. She looked at the tears on her cheeks in her palms with surprise.

"Why?! Why am I so happy, but I can't stop crying?"

But at this moment, Illya suddenly found that there seemed to be something extra on her face.

Turning around, I saw Lan Ke wiping his cheek with a piece of cloth.

Lan Ke seemed very calm about his behavior being discovered.

"Maybe it's because I'm too happy? So happy that I can hardly control my emotions."

Although the voice was still low and hoarse, it was now extremely gentle, and even made Illya feel a little strange, but she still noticed the strangeness in Lan Ke's words.

"Because I'm so happy...that's why I'm crying?"

"Yes, human emotions are indeed abundant, but there are not too many ways to express them. We cry when we are sad, but we also cry when we are too happy to control ourselves. However..."

"but?"

"If my face is covered with tears, I'll look like a kitten~"

Illya was stunned at first, and although she suddenly realized her own loss of composure, she quickly turned her head away.

Seeing this, Lan Ke also handed the scarf in his hand to the other party.

At first, Illya was a little embarrassed. After all, she not only cried like a "little cat" in front of the "Phantom Thief of Hearts" whom she admired, but the other party also helped her realize her "wish". But she took the other party's things before giving him her "reward". How could she look like that?

But looking at Lan Ke's hand that was unwilling to take back, she still said thank you with a blushing face.

Perhaps because she had already given up, she did not refuse the water that Lan Ke handed to her.

After a simple tidying up, Illya still had water droplets on her temples, and her cheeks and eye sockets were still a little red. With the scarf in her hands, she looked less playful and more cute.

However, Lan Ke did not take it back, but just waved his hand.

"I'll give it to you, Miss Illya. After all, it's not appropriate for me to use something that has already been used by a lady."

The actual reason was that Lan Ke had saved a lot of this kind of "junk" when he was "collecting protection fees". He couldn't use it all, and it took up space in his backpack, so it was better to give it away.

But after hearing Lan Ke's words, Illya nodded with a red face.

"Thank you, big brother..."

Please help me

Seeing that Illya's mood gradually returned to normal, Lan Ke did not delay any longer and prepared to say goodbye.

"The agreement is fulfilled, and now it's time for me to say goodbye to you, 'Miss Illya'..."

As he spoke, Lan Ke retreated. It was obvious that when he retreated to the wall, it was time for him to leave, but at this moment, Illya suddenly quickened her pace and ran towards Lan Ke.

"Phantom Thief Big Brother!!"

If it were someone else, Lan Ke might have just jumped over the wall and left as well, but he didn't do that when facing Illya.

After all, if Illya was really hurt because of his departure, then Shirou Emiya might have to have a "good talk" with him with a gun.

Unfortunately, this slight hesitation made him regret it later, because it was this pause that got him into bigger trouble.

"This is Q-Wa's mascot. It brings luck to Q-Wa and hopefully to you, Big Brother..."

As she spoke, Illya took off a pendant from her wrist and handed it to Lan Ke.

Lan Ke knew at a glance that this was a "peripheral item", but when he looked at Illya's expectant eyes, he knew that at least in her eyes, this was her most important treasure.

Thinking of this, Lan Ke simply knelt on one knee and took it with both hands.

"I will keep it well..."

Although Lan Ke was wearing a mask as usual, Illya seemed to be able to see Lan Ke's serious expression.

Even her own brother only treated her as a child. Lan Ke's attitude made her feel a little shy but also secretly happy.

However, when she saw Lan Ke's mask very close to her, an idea suddenly came to her mind.

"Big brother……"

"Ok?"

In Lan Ke's astonished eyes, Illya hugged his mask with both hands, and then pecked Lan Ke's mask lightly at an extremely fast speed.

Then she rushed into the house without looking back.

"Bang~bang~bang~"

Listening to the sound of footsteps, Lan Ke covered his face, not knowing how to react for a moment.

Was I... forcefully kissed?

No, the kiss was on the mask, and on the cheek of the mask, so it shouldn’t count.

And does the other party really know what the significance of doing this is?

Maybe you just saw similar scenes in animation or TV dramas, so you chose to do this?

At least, that's what Lan Ke told himself.

However, Lan Ke then showed an embarrassed expression.

The reason why he contacted Illya before was partly out of curiosity and partly because he couldn't bear to see a child like her so sad, so he contacted her with the idea of ​​'just passing by'.

At this time, the original plan was to complete the task and then have no further contact with the other party.

But after the other party did this, it seemed that it was not so easy for him to break up with the other party.

It’s not that Lan Ke has any thoughts about Illya. After all, it will take at least a few years before he has any thoughts about her. The real problem lies with Shirou Emiya.

It would be fine if the two parties didn’t know each other, but the other party knew his true identity!

The thought of Illya accidentally revealing what happened between the two of them——

Lan Ke couldn't help but shiver.

He could almost imagine Shirou Emiya holding an RPG and having a 'friendly conversation' with him.

So, I have to do it at least one more time to remind Illya not to talk nonsense.

"It's hard to predict what will happen..."

Looking at the pendant in his hand, Lan Ke was a little amused and helpless for a moment.

In the end, Lan Ke left the Emiya Residence with mixed feelings, while Illya trotted back to her room.

"Ilia?"

Miyu looked at Illya who covered her head with her own hands in a daze, then closed her eyes and fell asleep.

After all, she was the one who was under the greatest psychological pressure. She didn't want to leave the Emiya family, but she had no ability to change anything. Being young, she was restless during the day and naturally felt sleepy at night.

Illya, who was completely covered in the quilt, was thinking about the impulsive things she had done before...

"So shameful! So shameful!!"

It wasn't a big deal when she did it before, but when she thought about it afterwards, she felt that she was really crazy.

But since that 'big brother thief' helped me realize my wish, what I did should... not be a big deal, right?

But soon, because the quilt was too stuffy and hot, Illya couldn't help but feel worried when she poked her little head out.

"Will the other person like the gift I give him?"

Illya's mind was full of "Phantom Thief Big Brother" at this moment, and she even wondered if he had stolen her heart...

Chapter 104: Who understands the sadness of being bullied twice?

"Good morning, Narukami-kun!"

"Good morning, Mori-san and... Kudo?"

Outside the subway station, Lan Ke, as usual, greeted Mao Li Ran and Kudo Shinichi who were walking together with a smile on her face.

He just paused unconsciously when calling Kudo Shinichi. After all, Kudo Shinichi's condition was not very good at that time.

Kudo Shinichi, with dark circles under his eyes, kept yawning like a cultivator who had just been dragged out of an Internet cafe.

In response, Kudo Shinichi just waved his hand as if to say "let's talk later" and followed Mouri Ran silently.

It was obvious that Kudo Shinichi didn't want to talk about it, but he was too tired at the moment and didn't have the energy to explain, so he gestured to Lan Ke to talk later.

Lan Ke nodded in understanding. As expected, the other party must have spent the entire night looking up information about the 'Phantom Thief'.

So from a certain perspective, he was the "culprit" of all this, so Lan Ke let him go.

However, it was obvious that Ran Mouri was unaware of the tacit understanding between the two. After pulling Kudo Shinichi and asking him to walk between her and Lan Ke to take care of each other, she whispered to Lan Ke about their experience.

Lan Ke knew the first half, but the second half surprised him a little.

First of all, 'Z' woke up not long after they left, and he also 'confessed' as Lan Ke and the others expected.

Not only did he admit that he was the leader of the Witch Cult, he also revealed that the Witch Cult had performed several atrocities through "rituals" over the past two hundred years.

And the other party tried to kidnap "an innocent young girl" to perform a fire sacrifice ceremony.

Although these actions were committed by his ancestors, and he himself was only charged with 'attempted abduction', strictly speaking, he had not committed any crime and had even 'surrendered himself'...

After all, there is no legal provision that stipulates whether surrendering a suspect after he has changed his mind is considered surrendering.

Dead people cannot be sentenced, so in the end, with the help of his family's lawyers, 'Z' was not arrested. Instead, he was temporarily placed under house arrest on the grounds of 'mental illness'.

"To try to do such a cruel thing to a child, this guy should be sent to prison!"

Although Mao Lilan has a gentle personality, she did not have any good feelings towards the other party after knowing some details of the "living sacrifice", and could not help but sigh.

"Fortunately, there's the 'Phantom Thief of Hearts' who made him 'change his heart', otherwise who knows what would have happened!"

Perhaps Mao Lilan just sighed simply, but it made Kudo Shinichi, who was standing between the two of them, suddenly look up.

But his expression was very complicated.

Kudo Shinichi is actually a very simple person.