Tokyo Heart Thief's Daily Life

Gao Juanxing was stunned:

"My excellent physical fitness in real life will surely affect the other world. Should I start gymnastics?... By the way, Shiho, is the [Snow Queen] Snow White's mother? Is she a villain?"

Shiho: "Hey, Anzu, haven't you read that fairy tale? It's a story about a heroine who goes on a great adventure to rescue her childhood sweetheart from the evil queen. It's a very positive and touching story of pure love!"

Shiho clenched his fists tightly.

"Next time I'll go to the library and borrow a fairy tale book, and then go read the original version with you. The movie version, which tells the story of sisters and their families, is also very good, but it's completely different from the original! It's completely different!"

Oh oh...Apricot Gaojuan was also a little frightened by her best friend's aura and could only nod continuously.

To be honest, Ah Xing doesn't really know much about this kind of story.

Not to mention other people's personality masks, she didn't even know much about her own story, "Carmen", only knowing that she was a gypsy girl.

It's really painful to have to make up for the lessons (';ω;｀)

The half-blooded girl, who was only good at English among all the subjects, continued to fight with a bit of bitterness...

"[Why are you...pushing so hard?]"

Under the shocked gazes of the crowd, the already twisted and disgusting monster mutated further.

Its head, which was almost split in half by everyone's combined strength, was still holding on stubbornly, almost splitting into two.

And from the direction of the spine, another head grew out!

The disgusting and weird two heads looked down at the people on the ground.

There was no emotion in those red-gold eyes that humans could understand, but only Kitagawa Yusuke's voice, deep and desperate:

"[All you need to do is do nothing... and leave Master and I alone.]"

"I will take the blame for Master and accept all punishment... Master is old, and after what he's experienced, he probably won't be able to do anything harmful again... Let him live out the rest of his life, and die a natural death... Is that not okay?"

Luo Zhen: "Kitagawa Yusuke, are you such a humble and despicable person? Then I was wrong about you."

Luo Zhen, who had been limited to defense throughout the whole process and left the attack to the younger members of the Phantom Thieves, now sneered at Kitagawa.

He could feel Kitagawa's despair of wanting to give up everything, and he also understood why he became like this.

But even if he could understand it, Luo Zhen would not agree.

"Today at your house, you were so excited to preach to me, telling me about your pursuit of art and beauty. Didn't you also show me the painting 'Sayuri' and say you wanted to paint something as moving as that painting?"

"A person who pursues artistic excellence and emotional expression is now being manipulated by a criminal adoptive father. It's one thing for you to repay Madarame, but taking the blame for him is a deviation from the truth and is wrong."

"—That's right, you bastard painter!"

Sakamoto Ryuji, who had broken the monster's arm with a water pipe, shouted angrily:

"Even though I don't know you and haven't had a proper conversation with you, I've already seen what your teacher is thinking! That old bastard treats you as his tool, and has long been convinced that you will do anything for him! He's still committing crimes on this basis, and he's been preparing to use you as a scapegoat!"

"If he truly loves you, his apprentice, and treats you like a real son, then he should be a better person! A father who wants to use his son as a scapegoat from the very beginning is a kuso father! He's just a thief who's using you!!"

“[......!!!]”

Ryuji's blunt and brutal words seemed to have really touched Kitagawa's heart.

The monster's endlessly spreading despair paused for a moment, and the Phantom Thieves knocked off more of its limbs.

Its ever-expanding body returned to its original size, its two twisted heads still hesitating.

"[But, that was the grace of raising me after all... For a parentless person like me, it was the master who gave me life... Even though he is indeed a great villain, I... I...!]"

"[——That's right! I gave you life, so Yusuke, you must repay me!!!]"

......ah?!

As countless shadows suddenly appeared in the art gallery, an extremely flamboyant old man also appeared surrounded by his subordinates.

He was an old man wearing a kimono made of pure gold, his face covered with white powder, lipstick and black teeth, looking like a typical ancient Japanese daimyo.

That was the shadow of Madarame Ichiryusai, the master of this palace.

"Wow, this is so tacky! It's really so tacky!!"

Taoxiang couldn't stand the complaints at that time:

"Even in period dramas, there wouldn't be such exaggerated looks! This is too outrageous! The hall masters you conquered before were also like this? Are these people crazy?!"

Takamaki An: "Uh... Kamoshida is on another level of disgusting. It's hard to say... But it's true that these people can have such a twisted palace. Of course, their mental health has long been abnormal."

Regardless of whether this statement applies to all palace masters, Madarame's mentality is indeed extremely arrogant and vain.

In his subconscious, he was an extravagant official, grinning wildly with his disgusting blackened teeth bared:

"I'm really touched that you came to protect me personally, Yusuke! Don't worry, I won't treat you unfairly. I have connections with the police, so I won't let you stay in jail for too long!"

"As for Akechi Tamako, that lowly illegitimate girl...! How dare she pick a fight with me, trying to destroy me! If she really pushes me to the limit, I'll expose everything her father did back then! And we'll perish together! I, Madarame Ichiryusai, will never go back to the days of having nothing. Never!!!"

"[...Teacher, please tell me.]"

When the tide of shadows pressed towards Luo Zhen and the others, the monster transformed by Kitagawa stopped attacking.

Its body was clearly twisting and struggling, its two heads obeying different wills.

One of the heads, revealing Kitagawa's thoughts, was looking straight at his mentor:

"Why would you do such a wicked thing? You're a master artist, capable of creating masterpieces like Sayuri... Even without resorting to such despicable criminal tactics, you'd have already achieved both fame and fortune!"

"[Then why do you still exploit your students? You don't even respect their hard work, you personally copy and sell fake copies of Sayuri... I don't understand! How can an artist do such a thing! Please answer me, teacher!]"

"[Wuhuhuhu... Is this something more important than my kindness to you, Yusuke?]"

Madarame's Shadow was anxiously shocked, and he knew that if he didn't answer these questions, Kitagawa would no longer fight for him.

Shadow's straightforward desire instinct made it never think of lying.

The Shadow Daimyo smiled twistedly:

"[So you're so naive, Yusuke. Don't you realize that Sayuri isn't my work at all?]"

......ah?

Luo Zhen, who was about to control Eros to attack Shadow's body, stopped immediately after hearing these words.

He chose to wait and see, letting Madarame's shadow continue to self-destruct:

"The world of painting is brutal. Winner takes all, and painters at the bottom of the heap earn nothing! Especially in a field as outdated as Japanese painting. Just imagine how much hardship I've endured, how many rolls of eyes, how much spitting I've endured, to reach this height today!"

"To make ends meet, I had to carve out precious time to teach at a painting studio. It was there that I met a gifted female student. She was frail and raising a newborn child alone. Even so, she still wanted to pursue a career in painting. What a fool!

"[...Raising a newborn baby alone...huh?]"

Kitagawa also discovered that this was referring to his own mother.

Madarame continued:

"I hate that woman. She's so naive and ridiculous, so poor, and yet she's so devoted to painting. She's just like me when I was young."

"[But she truly possesses natural talent! I personally watched her create that legendary self-portrait... under my guidance! As a student barely mastering the basics of painting, she created a masterpiece I'll never be able to match in my lifetime!!!]"

"So you plagiarized Kitagawa's mother's painting and published it as your own masterpiece?"

Luo Zhen doubled down on the fire: "Sayuri is actually Kitagawa's mother. It's her self-portrait, right?"

“[............!!!]”

Kitagawa was getting more and more shocked, and the huge shadow body was withering.

Madarame, immersed in his ego, laughed heartily, not realizing it at all, as he watched Luo Zhen and his companions being submerged in the endless wave of shadows.

"[That's right! Although my own paintings may not be famous, the aesthetic taste I've honed over decades of experience is impeccable! I knew at first sight that woman's paintings would fetch a high price!"

"[...Then, how did you do that?]"

Kitagawa asked in a humming voice, his voice as low as solidified asphalt:

"[Mother, you didn't make it to the publication of your painting? But Sayuri was completed... How did you manage to claim that painting for yourself?]"

“[That’s a heaven-sent coincidence.]”

Madarame's despicable smile curled up his ears, looking so arrogant:

"[She was already seriously ill, and she was dragging her sick body to complete her last painting... So when she happened to fall ill in front of me and asked me to get her medicine, I suddenly had an idea: If I just do nothing, wouldn't this painting naturally become mine?]"

"This is fate, Yusuke. Your mother didn't have the good fortune to live and enjoy her fame! She was born for me, and you were born for me too! You are both my, Madarame Ichiryusai's, masterpieces, the finest works in this museum!"

...Madaramu's laughter was endless and spread throughout the entire twisted palace.

At this point, everyone was silent.

Ryuji, who was in tatters after fighting against the shadow wave, came to Luo Zhen in a low voice:

"Hey, boss. Can you let me pass and kill that bastard?"

Luo Zhen shook his head, "Not yet. You know I can't take away Yusuke's rights."

The Phantom Thieves are no longer hiding.

Everyone who had been playing tricks with the Sea of ​​Shadows summoned by Madarame used their abilities more actively, clearing out the enemies regardless of the cost.

This made Madarame panic a little:

"[Damn those bandits! ...Hey, Yusuke! I've already granted your wish, and now it's your turn to repay me! Don't let me down for raising you, and think carefully about the mentor-disciple relationship we've built over the past fourteen years!]"

"[...Repaying a favor? Raising me?...To you, the man who stole my mother's life and efforts...and made me acknowledge a thief as my father... in the truest sense...?]"

well.

Seeing Kitagawa's [despair] collapse and his infinite and intense desire sprouting again, Luo Zhen felt relieved.

Then there is no need to hide.

The light of Eros shone once again, illuminating the heavens and the earth in the image of the glorious god.

The two-headed demon's shell was constantly peeling off, and it had lost the soil on which it depended for survival.

Kitagawa, who was regarded as the core nutrition, fell back to the ground, coughed dryly and struggled to get up.

He was still laughing, and laughing wildly.

"The wonders of the world are better than books, yet I regret that I do not understand what is before my eyes... The saying 'having eyes without pearls' refers to my eyes."

"I've been trying to convince myself all along. Even after witnessing the tragedy of my senior brothers and sisters, I still remember that you are my adoptive father after all. Even if you go astray, I won't abandon you... I hope you'll change your mind and rediscover your artistic heart as a painter."

But it's so funny that even Kitagawa himself couldn't help it.

"An artistic heart? ... Where do you get that? You're nothing but a vulture gorging on corpses, a despicable insect in human skin."

"What... Is this what you should say to your master?! Are you going to disregard all the kindness we've shown you over the years, Yusuke?!"

"Yeah. Thanks for clearing my mind, villain!"

at that moment.

The shining light of "Eros" gathered and formed, igniting Kitagawa Yusuke's body.

A clear golden light shone in his eyes, and the fox mask covered his face, complementing his already handsome features.

He doesn't need anyone to teach him, nor does he need any hesitation.

Kitagawa was willing to endure the excruciating pain of having his mask peeled off, letting his face bleed profusely:

"This time it's my turn to seek justice for myself. Join me in raising the banner of justice, Goemon!"

Oh oh…!

The Phantom Thieves watched Kitagawa Yusuke awaken.

Arguably the most famous tragic hero in Japanese history, the Phantom Thief, makes a grand appearance.

162. Master the Starting Point of Your Life (4k)

"Even if the counterfeits are fake and inferior, the number of them is not enough to make them look impressive... Even if they are fakes without any intention or moral integrity, they can still look impressive when they are in large numbers. This is what ordinary people pursue."

Ohhh...(???)

After awakening his personality mask, Kitagawa Yusuke's attitude suddenly became cool and arrogant, and he naturally started to pose in a weird way.

Because he was already quite handsome, and he was tall and thin like a bamboo pole.