Anime, but the Phantom Thieves of Heart

Fortunately, he soon stopped having wild thoughts, because as the subway arrived at the station, the three of them soon saw the logo of Kisaki Eri's office.

It's not very big, but the big words "Hisaki Eri Office" on the simple billboard amidst the hustle and bustle of traffic demonstrate the confidence of its owner.

The three of them took the elevator and quickly arrived at the floor where the office was located. However, Shirou Emiya was obviously stunned because this "office" seemed much larger than he had imagined.

He originally thought that a personal office should be smaller, perhaps even about the same size as a residential house.

As if seeing Shirou Emiya's confusion, Ran Mouri greeted the front desk and brought Shirou Emiya and Lan Ke into the office while explaining.

"Although Mom runs a 'one-person firm,' she's quite responsible and has a good reputation. She even gets recommended jobs by other firms. That's why she recently rented a slightly larger office..."

After saying that, Mao Lilan happened to arrive in front of an office and knocked on the door.

"Bang~bang~"

Along with a somewhat dull knock on the door, a majestic female voice came from inside.

"Come in, put the information aside first, I'll come back later...Lan?"

Kisaki Eri, who originally thought that it was her subordinate who came to deliver the information of a previous case, looked at Mouri Ran and the two strange boys following behind her with some surprise.

Because Lan Ke had just mentioned this to Ran Mouri today, and Kudo Shinichi didn't talk about this to Ran Mouri until after school. Naturally, it was impossible for Ran Mouri to inform her mother in advance. Seeing her mother's puzzled expression, she hurriedly introduced herself.

"These two are my classmates. They have a case and hope to entrust it to the firm..."

When she heard that there was a case to be entrusted to her, the surprised expression on Kisaki Eri's face was instantly replaced by seriousness. She gestured to Ran Mouri to close the soundproof door when she left, and poured a glass of water for both of them.

"Just tell me what you want to say. Since Lan introduced me here, I will definitely not refuse if I can accept it."

Kisaki Eri didn't waste any time. She placed a disposable cup of water in front of the two of them and then got straight to the point.

Lan Ke couldn't see anything, but although Emiya Shirou tried hard to remain calm, she had seen the anxiety and expectation in his eyes.

This type of client case is not necessarily difficult, but is often very important to the client himself.

Whether for the sake of her daughter or the other party's status as a "junior", Kisaki Eri will handle it seriously.

Shirou Emiya didn't waste any words and directly told him all the troubles he had encountered.

Kisaki Eri didn't interrupt, but just listened and thought with her chin pinched and her head lowered. Only after Emiya Shirou finished speaking did she nod to show that she understood.

"A guardianship case... it's certainly complicated, but the guardian is relatively young, and considering their subjective intentions, it shouldn't be too difficult. By the way, Emiya-san, do you know any adults who can vouch for you?"

"Yes! Teacher Fujimura... a teacher at Teitan High School, would definitely be willing to help sponsor her. In fact, Teacher Fujimura considered adopting Miyu, but her application was rejected due to her age..."

Speaking of this, Emiya Shirou was obviously a little disappointed. After all, if Fujimura Taiga could "adopt" Miyu, there would not be such complicated problems.

Hearing this, a confident smile finally appeared on Kisaki Eri's face.

"In that case, leave this case to me! I won't let a stranger separate you and your sister!"

Upon hearing this, Emiya Shirou's eyes widened instantly.

"Really?! Lawyer Fei?!"

Although she was questioned, Kisaki Eri was not angry at all. After all, she could understand the other party's thoughts at the moment, so she just smiled and nodded.

"Don't worry! I have confidence!"

Kisaki Eri is extremely confident. As she herself said, although this matter is complicated, it is just complicated, and she is confident that she can solve it.

Lan Ke, who had been sitting quietly by the side as a foil, frowned unconsciously.

It's not that he doesn't trust Kisaki Eri's abilities. Even though this is a world where countless worlds merge together, the other party's original "100% winning rate" personality is enough to convince people.

What Lan Ke was worried about was the identity of his opponent.

You should know that he had tested it before and the other party was using a 'pseudonym'.

No one in this world would know about the existence of 'Different Dimension Navigation', so the only reason to use a pseudonym is to be able to discard it when needed.

Once the litigation stage is reached, the identity of the other party must be registered with the court.

If the other party is confident enough to file a lawsuit, it means they are confident enough in their fake identity.

This is obviously not something that an ordinary person can do. If it really comes to that, will things really be as simple as Feiying imagined?

Chapter 25: 'A Little Understanding'

Although Lan Ke was a little worried about Kisaki Eri's self-confidence, he had no right to get involved in such matters. As a "Phantom Thief", he had his own place to be active!

"Narukami-san! Mori-san! Thank you so much!!"

As soon as he left Kisaki Eri's office, Emiya Shirou expressed his gratitude to the two with a perfect 90-degree bow. From this point of view, Emiya Shirou, who usually looks like a good guy, really looks like he was born in a "sports club".

But Mao Lilan was obviously frightened, especially the glances from passers-by from time to time made her even more panicked.

"Emiya-kun! There's no need to be like this!! I was just showing you the way!"

"Don't look at me like that, I just mentioned it~"

Looking at Lan Ke and Mao Li Ran who also said that they did nothing, Emiya Shirou didn't say anything more, but his determined eyes were enough to show that he was truly grateful to the two of them in his heart!

Just looking at the obviously emotional Emiya Shirou, Lan Ke didn't know whether he should remind him...

"If I'm efficient enough, maybe I won't have to resort to legal action, right?"

In the end, Lan Ke decided to remain silent.

Although as a doctor, in theory he has the obligation and authority to inform the patient of the specific condition, both for the sake of preparing the patient and to reduce his own troubles, in reality, in most cases he and his colleagues choose to inform the family, and then the family decides whether to inform the patient.

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After all...sometimes the truth is often extremely cruel.

This is probably what a 'white lie' is, right?

The answer he gave now was based solely on his 'intuition', and was undoubtedly not qualified to be given to the 'patient' or 'family'.

"I'll check further after I get Illya's phone number tonight..."

With this thought in mind, Lan Ke said goodbye to Mao Li Ran and Emiya Shirou.

Mao Lilan did not ask the reason for this. She probably suspected that Lan Ke had gone out to work, and Lan Ke naturally had no intention of explaining.

Lan Ke now has two things to deal with.

First, Illya's commission;

Second, the mysterious priest mentioned by Saeko Busujima.

The former was put aside for the time being, and Lan Ke naturally dealt with the latter first.

Although the most direct way is to get the "strange cross" from Saeko Busujima and ask Kotomine Risei to identify it.

But unfortunately, Lan Ke couldn't find any reason to ask the other party to borrow the cross. After all, he couldn't explain where he got the information from.

As for stealing directly?

Then at least we need to know where the cross is placed, right?

Even Busujima Saeko doesn’t know, so is he going to look for the other person’s father?

There was no reason for 'Lan Ke' to look for him. Even if the 'Phantom Thief of Heart' looked for him, it might not necessarily make the other party reveal the information, but it might leave clues instead.

"If reality were a game, this would be absolutely rubbish. There's not even a tutorial or quest guide..."

While complaining quietly, Lan Ke went to the subway station and took the subway to 'Taito District'.

When Lan Ke got off the bus, he had nothing in his hands, and his schoolbag was stuffed into his "backpack".

In fact, before coming here, Lan Ke had considered whether to bring some gifts or something. Although he knew that reality was different from the game, and even if he gave gifts, it would probably not increase the "favorability" by much, in his opinion, even just "1 point" was better than nothing.

But after careful consideration, he still didn't buy it.

After all, even though we had a great conversation the last time, giving gifts the second time you meet will probably arouse suspicion, right?

With this thought in mind, Lan Ke walked into the 'Tokyo St. Mary's Cathedral'.

Although I haven't been here for a few days, it seems that this place is no different from before. The believers are chatting quietly in groups of three or five, and even with smiles on their faces, they don't make loud noises. There are several priests and nuns communicating with people, but I don't know whether they are explaining the Bible or answering their questions.

One of the priests smiled and nodded at Lan Ke after seeing him, and then said nothing more.

This made Lan Ke quite satisfied. Whether it was a church, a swimming pool or a gym, Lan Ke hated those salespeople who would stop you and start selling things to you crazily. That kind of crazy salesmanship, regardless of whether you were interested or not, was as irritating as a bomb suddenly blasting in your ears.

This is not the case here, but the solemnity of the church is maintained.

Lan Ke looked around and saw neither 'Kotomine Risei' nor 'Leticia', so he simply took a brochure from the side and flipped through it while keeping an eye on the priests or nuns in the church, intending to go over and ask them once they were done.

But he seems to be lucky today.

"Narukami-san?"

Leticia, dressed in casual clothes, walked into the church from the main door and saw Lan Ke at the first sight.

After all, there were very few people alone in the church except those who were "praying", not to mention that Lan Ke was wearing a school uniform. Naturally, Leticia, who had just met Lan Ke two days ago, would not make a mistake.

"Letitia... Sister?"

Looking at Leticia in casual clothes, Lan Ke was obviously stunned.

In addition to the face that was very recognizable to Lan Ke, the most eye-catching thing about the other party was the long pigtail behind her. The long golden hair was tied meticulously with a blue headscarf, and it swayed with the other party's movements, which was very interesting.

As for the other person, she was wearing a rather rustic, loose-fitting women's casual outfit. The solid-colored coat was printed with foreign letters of unknown meaning, giving people the feeling that it was a cheap item discounted in a foreign trade market. She also paired it with a pair of jeans that had been washed a little bleached.

But the strange thing is that even though it is this extremely ordinary clothing coupled with the other person's expression of surprise and a hint of joy, it makes people feel unconsciously happy.

But when the other party heard Lan Ke's name, he showed a serious expression.

"You can't call me 'Nun' yet~"

It's said to be serious, but considering the other person's current appearance, it makes people feel a little cute.

However, it is enough to see that the very simple title of "nun" has extremely important meaning to her.

Lan Ke also nodded very obediently.

"Okay, Miss Leticia~ Did you just get out of school?"

"Ah~"

Leticia seemed to suddenly react.

"Mr. Narukami, is there something urgent?"

"Not yet."

"Then please wait a moment..."

As she spoke, Leticia trotted towards the 'staff lounge', apparently intending to change her clothes before leaving.

This was nothing in Lan Ke's opinion. After all, the other party was not a formal nun, just like he did not have to wear a white coat when going to the hospital on non-working days.

I don’t know if it’s Lan Ke’s illusion, but I always feel that the vision around him seems to become a little dazzling after Leticia left?

What made Lan Ke even more concerned was that the owners of these gazes seemed to be not only the priests and nuns working in the church, but also some old men and women?

'What's going on?'

In fact, this situation is not surprising. Not only churches, but also shrines and temples are now facing an extremely troublesome problem, "aging", just like the entire Neon.

However, compared to some shrines in Japan that have a "local bonus" and a certain status in the minds of young people due to ACG, as well as occasional "pilgrimages" and other activities, some less famous shrines are also doing well while being secularized. In addition, they also hire young girls in shrine maiden costumes to help during festivals, so they at least look presentable.

In contrast, the situation of the "church" is more complicated. First of all, the church staff and believers are aging, and it is difficult to develop new believers. The only relatively noticeable "Christmas" is that the locals in Japan just treat it as a kind of "Valentine's Day" or "big sale", which is of little help to the church.

The result is that the people who often come to the church are relatively old, basically Leticia's "uncles and aunts" or even "grandparents".

Leticia, who has a gentle personality and is the only young girl in the church, is naturally very popular among the elderly.

In fact, there were young men who had mistakenly entered the church and become interested in Leticia before, but because such people would arouse resistance from Leticia herself, coupled with the strange atmosphere in the church, most of them eventually fled, and few people could muster up the courage to appear in the church again.

However, because it was Kotomine Risei who introduced them yesterday, and it was Leticia who took the initiative to talk today, no one showed any obvious hostility before.

But now, with Leticia's departure, Lan Ke naturally became the focus of everyone's attention.

Lan Ke, feeling extremely uncomfortable, had already begun to regret his previously cultivated 'intuition'. After all, he didn't have...

The scene before their last separation involuntarily emerged in his mind, and Lan Ke's thoughts came to an abrupt halt.

Well, just a little... just a little!

Fortunately, Leticia did not keep Lan Ke waiting for long. She quickly changed into nun's clothes and returned to the church.

Compared to the rustic daily clothes, the nun's clothes she wore covered her body more tightly, but thanks to this, the original feeling of being on edge gradually disappeared.

Leticia, who had no idea about this, first adjusted the hem of her skirt with her hands before sitting next to Lan Ke.