Tokyo Heart Thief's Daily Life

"They're almost like posthumous portraits, aren't they? To Madarame, these portraits are like the students themselves, drained of all their value. They've become specimens after death, right?"

Everyone: "How terrifying!!!"

This statement was truly terrifying, and everyone in the group was horrified.

In Madarame's mind, real works of art are not those paintings that can be sold at high prices in reality.

But it’s the students themselves who drew those paintings.

He collected and trained those students, lured out their talents, and then drained them dry.

In his distorted value system, he no longer feels ashamed of such things. Instead, he feels a sense of pride and superiority in displaying them openly in art galleries.

This was truly abnormal. Everyone in the group felt a chill that was different from the personality mask of Kasumi Yoshizawa.

Momoka: "But the short-haired high school student from last time was the only living NPC. Does this mean that in Madarame's eyes, that student is still living in the present?"

"Yes."

Luo Zhen nodded. "Kitagawa Yusuke is Madarame's last student. In his cognition, he is of course his last precious possession. We might encounter his cognition again in the future, so be careful not to hold back."

Well, everyone is mentally prepared.

......But having said that, Luo Zhen actually had some other thoughts in his mind.

Everything that happened today was too intense, far more intense than Luo Zhen had expected.

Although he originally intended to forcibly expose Madarame's secret, at most he just wanted to make Madarame "panic".

But because of the intervention of Akechi Tamako, this "panic" directly turned into "conviction", and the psychological impact was very different.

Such a strong impact.

What will happen to Madarame and Kitagawa in real life?

"Kitagawa Yusuke...the young Van Gogh whose mind was filled with only painting. Could he withstand the betrayal of his family?"

Luo Zhen was reminded of the real-life painter who cut off his own ears, a tragic genius who became famous only after his death.

It is really hard to say whether the value of a work of art is innate or artificially hyped.

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What Luo Zhen was worried about soon became a reality before his eyes.

As soon as the group arrived at the atrium that was blocked by the psychological defense line last time, they found that the door had indeed been broken.

The gate with the same peacock pattern as in real life was now in a miserable state. Even the road leading to the depths looked miserable, as if it had been crushed by a steamroller.

Sakamoto Ryuji was speechless. "Oh my goodness...is this also a subconscious change? How scared is that great painter...is he going to commit suicide?"

"Depending on the type of desire, it's not impossible."

Luo Zhen replied, "People whose desires are twisted enough to create a temple are unlikely to seek death. Madarame's desires are materialistic things like money and fame. He's a vulgar person who has lost all interest in higher things, so he's even less likely to seek death."

"Only those whose desires are inherently closed and hopeless are more likely to harm themselves. Fortunately, those closed temples are rare... or rather, they are rarely discovered."

After all, people who are really autistic enough to create a temple will most likely only hurt themselves rather than others.

Then it would be difficult for others to discover the existence of the temple, and there would be no way to be rescued.

This made Taoxiang blush again, and she whistled awkwardly and guiltily behind him.

She was almost born into the Hall of Autism and was about to be eaten by her own shadow.

If Luo Zhen had not been by her side and rescued her immediately, what would have happened would have been unimaginable.

So, autistic people still suffer.

They would rather hurt themselves than others, which makes it difficult to detect even the collapse itself. It is likely to just wither and disappear silently.

But let’s not talk about that now.

Luo Zhen looked at the muddy and charred environment in front of him, frowning:

"Everyone be careful. There's something big up ahead... prepare to fight."

Luo Zhen’s judgment was absolutely correct.

The group walked forward for a while, passed through the psychological defense door that was originally closed, and arrived at the core area of ​​the art museum.

At the entrance of the first hall, a twisted black monster blocked their way.

“——What the hell is this?! (? ? ?? )”

Nina was so frightened that she started speaking in her native dialect, causing Futaba's head to buzz as she was squeezed in the cockpit with her.

It was indeed an indescribable monster with a distorted appearance that made people instinctively fear it.

The surging black mud formed a skeleton-like human-shaped structure, with obvious limbs and rib structures.

But in a normal human body, it is clearly continuing to twist and expand, with limbs multiplying every moment.

The height of the art gallery could no longer accommodate its ever-expanding size, forcing it to hunch its spine, making it look even more terrifying.

But Luo Zhen actually had an impression of this thing.

Although the appearance difference is huge.

But this monster was different from the ordinary shadow. It had surging black mud and constantly changing limbs, which were very similar to the shadow that Taoxiang had run away with at that time.

......How could there be such a coincidence in this world?

Is Momoka's shadow so similar to Madarame's psychologically twisted shadow? They have similar mechanics and appearances?

"—No, what are you?"

Luo Zhen frowned and summoned "Eros" to resist the monster.

The scorching light of the Glorious God burned the monster's spread limbs, making a sizzling sound.

The monster's skeleton-like head also roared, and its huge red-gold eyes seemed to recognize Luo Zhen and his group.

Then they all heard a voice:

"[I must protect the teacher... I must repay the teacher's kindness in raising me...]"

Yoshizawa Kasumi: "Is this Kitagawa Yusuke?!"

Sister Fangze, who had communicated with him today along with Luo Zhen, recognized his voice immediately.

Unlike the black mud monster's terrifying appearance, the sound coming from its body seemed so low and desperate, as if it was self-hypnotizing.

Sakamoto Ryuji quickly asked, "Hey, Boss, what kind of cognitive existence is this that Madarame has? Is this his imaginary apprentice who has become like this?!"

"Do not."

Luo Zhen shook his head. "This is Kitagawa Yusuke himself. He fell into Madarame's palace and was swallowed by his own shadow. Probably because of despair."

This is indeed understandable.

After Luo Zhen and the others left, Madarame and Kitagawa, the master and disciple, must have had some communication.

Faced with overwhelming evidence and being targeted by a little girl claiming to be an investigator from the Special Investigation Department, Madarame's mental imbalance is as evident in this runaway palace.

Kitagawa in front of him must have been even more shocked.

Not only did my teacher plagiarize students' works, but he also engaged in smuggling activities that artists despise. This is a real crime.

The famous painting "Sayuri" that Kitagawa regarded as his life goal was also Madarame's biggest tool for making money over the long term.

It would be strange if his mentality didn't get unbalanced.

The end result was that he was swallowed up by Madarame's twisted desires and his own despair.

"Kitagawa Yusuke has become the food for this monster, right inside it. - Everyone, don't be arrogant, fight with all your might!"

""oh!""

This is not only to bring the bad guy Madarame to justice, but also to save a living person.

As the monster in front of him opened its bloody mouth, black and red energy surged in its exaggeratedly dislocated throat, firing out an astonishing energy bombardment!

"Eros!"

The God of Light used himself as a shield to block everyone, and the shining crystal wall dispersed the energy of the bombardment.

The scattered bombardment energy was destroying the art gallery, and the entire terrain was about to be changed again.

In order to prevent the battlefield from becoming more chaotic, Luo Zhen turned around and shouted:

"Shiho, block the aftermath as much as you can!"

"Okay! --Eulalia!"

The Phantom Thief, dressed like an ancient Roman queen, Shiho-sama, summoned her own martyred saint persona mask.

The martyred saint in the appearance of a young girl stretched out her hands, and the white holy cloth surrounding her immediately spread out to the surroundings, absorbing the damage of the tailed beast ball.

Shiho's personality mask is completely defensive, with a strong ability to withstand blows and purify curses.

Combined with Morgana's healing abilities, the two of them can protect almost all of their teammates.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Phantom Thieves immediately dispersed and attacked from all directions.

"This is simply the Tailed Beast Ball!" Futaba was the first to complain.

In order not to affect Nina's control of the personality mask, she chose to lie behind Nina and hold her head.

But she clearly doesn't even have a personality mask, yet she still likes to give orders blindly:

"Little Hedgehog, now's the time! There's bound to be some aftershock after a Tailed Beast Ball is fired. Go over and cut it in the middle! Use your Broken Rock Musou Reikong Slash to hit it hard!"

Nina: "Stop ordering me around! This cockpit is already small, and you're pressing down on me, making it even harder to move! ...Also, I have a serious problem!"

The "Tin Woodcutter," which allows its owner to drive and operate from within, ran to avoid the aftermath of the bombardment.

The shrimp and celery lady inside asked seriously:

"What are Tailed Beast Balls? They sound like something edible. Is this some other stalk I don't know about?"

Futaba immediately erupted: "Are you still considered Japanese?! I'll lend you my account when we get back, and you can cram for me on the internet and read the top 100 must-read comics for young people!"

Momoka: "But seriously, those who know about the Tailed Beast Balls aren't really considered young, right?"

You don’t see many people talking about that comic these days, Momoka complained while riding on her own Cowardly Lion.

After rushing behind the monster, Ninai tacitly controlled her personality mask to squat down and raised the huge sword in her hand that was as big as a door panel.

Without a word, Momoka had her lion jump onto Nina's door-pan sword - but she threw it away with all her strength!

Taoxiang flew into the air and jumped off the cowardly lion. Together with the ferocious lion, she swung the guitar and smashed it down!

"The lion's pupils are shining brightly!!!"

This seems to be the name of a skill created by Taoxiang, or it is a lyric.

But Futaba vomited even more:

"This is even older! It's as old as Morgana's Totoro car. It's not from our time anymore!"

Momoka: "No Road Race, as long as it sounds good! The openings of old special effects movies are all very tasteful, I loved them when I was a kid!"

This group of people really had no sense of tension... Even Luo Zhen, who was defending them against attacks the entire time, laughed.

And Futaba is really a homebody, she can pick up on any joke.

The monster, which was hit on the head by Momoka's lion claws and guitar, did indeed crash for a while, and the tailed beast balls that were spraying randomly also stopped.

Its skeletal shell cracked, and more black mud gushed out, as if trying to forcibly heal the damage.

But others certainly won't allow it to do so.

Yoshizawa Kasumi: "Ice Queen!"

Yoshizawa Sumire: "Cinderella!"

The two sisters, in perfect coordination, immediately leaped up, dodged the attack with an invincible gymnastic duet, and jumped up along the monster's arm.

The Ice Queen froze the monster's limbs, connecting them to the ground.

The seemingly low-key Cinderella used her blade-like feet to cut all the way through, dicing the frozen arm into pieces of frozen meat.

Finally, he kicked hard and stepped on the monster's cracked skull together with his master!

This is really a super sadistic queen, making Luo Zhen miss the feeling of being stepped on by the sisters in the hotel.

Twins coordinating is really cheating, especially when they are twins of top gymnasts.