Whose personality mask's power comes from the heroic spirit?

Upon hearing this, Sakura Futaba immediately stood up and trotted over.

It wasn't long before the sound of 'Sister Qian's' cheers and the sounds of two girls laughing and playing could be heard.

"Ms. Shinjo is here too, so I have to go say hello." Yukinoshita Haruno smiled and nodded to Mrs. Yuigahama, suggesting that she should be careful when speaking, then she stood up and walked to the next room.

"Hey... should I go say hello too?" Yuigahama Yui looked at Yukinoshita Haruno's back with some uneasiness, then turned to Taichi and Yukinoshita Yukino to confirm.

"If you want to go, then go ahead... or I can take you with me?" Yukinoshita Yukino had no intention of stopping her.

But this just shows that she also hopes that Yuigahama Yui can come over and say hello.

After all, everyone in the circle knows that the person of the opposite sex Taiyi trusts the most is Miss Akane Shinjo, with whom he has been living.

It would definitely be a good idea to establish a good relationship with Akane Shinjo in advance.

As for Okumura Haru...she really didn't know this person well.

When she first asked her sister to come and be the driver, Yukinoshita Yukino didn't expect that she would bring a stranger with her.

But now that she has brought it, what can she do?

I can only say that it’s a good thing that Yuigahama Yui is in the team, otherwise the atmosphere would be awkward from beginning to end.

"Lady Rachel! Lady Taki! Lord Mordred!" As soon as she walked around the wall, she saw the other three people sitting next to Akane Shinjo. Yukinoshita Haruno was stunned for a moment, then her body straightened.

Since Madam Yukinoshita intended to send her daughter to the harem, she had already asked Zhang Chunhua about the women in Taiyi's harem.

He also focused on explaining the characteristics of his appearance and figure to his eldest daughter Yang Nai.

And Yukinoshita Haruno had once met a few of them by chance when she was in the new country.

Rachel, who loves to run around, is one of them.

And she was also fortunate enough to meet Duoxi.

That's why, by chance, in this situation, I was able to call out everyone's names in one breath.

Taki and Rachel don't know who Yukinoshita Haruno is.

I just have the impression that this girl is from the Yukinoshita family.

But the impression was not deep.

So the two of them just nodded to Yukinoshita Haruno as a response.

……

The scene was barely not so stiff thanks to the maintenance of Yukinoshita Haruno and Yuigahama Yui.

The former can change the topic without changing his expression, avoiding the awkward situation of silence.

The latter can act as a good supporting role, so that Yukinoshita Haruno's topic will not be left unattended.

It’s hard to say how other people felt, but Yukinoshita Haruno spoke quite fluently throughout the whole session.

After the lunch, the two groups went back to their respective cars.

Taichi's Mazda.

Yukinoshita Haruno's Lexus.

The two cars drove out of the parking lot separately and met again at the same traffic light fifteen minutes later.

"...You guys, are probably also planning to go to the hot spring hotel in Hakone, right?" Taichi rolled down the car window and greeted Okumura Haru who was sitting in the passenger seat next to him.

After all, this highway leads to Kanagawa.

"Huh? Oh, it's Hakone for sure." Okumura Haru, who didn't know the inside story but accepted Yukinoshita Haruno's invitation without hesitation, nodded and replied.

"Why, didn't Sister Zhen tell you?" After the middle row window was lowered, Sakura Futaba showed her face and replied, "The hot spring hotel we are going to is the one she and Sister Niijima are staying in now."

"What a coincidence, I went there too." Taiyi curled his lips and said perfunctorily.

He had never heard Shinjima mention this matter.

Just booked two rooms in advance.

1 double room and 1 quadruple room.

Since our destination is the same, there is no need to say goodbye. We can just drive two cars one after the other to Hakone.

"If Okumura Haru and Aunt Yuigahama weren't in that car, I would have almost thought this was a girls' gathering within the Phantom Thieves." Akane Shinjo muttered while stroking the ragdoll cat's head in the passenger seat.

"And there's Yukinoshita Haruno. Although she knows some inside information about the Phantom Thieves, she has never joined the Phantom Thieves and is not even considered a non-staff member," Mordred reminded.

"It's quite touching." Taichi shook his head and sighed with emotion, "Kitagawa probably doesn't have money, but Ryuji didn't come, it must be because he wanted to accompany Lian who couldn't leave the lodging easily."

Chapter 90: Niijima Sae tries to understand

Hakone Checkpoint.

Hot spring hotels are lined up, with mist lingering in between. The smell of hydrogen sulfide makes people with a keen sense of smell frown unconsciously.

At the very least, Taiyi regretted coming here.

Shin Niijima and Sae Niijima had been waiting at the entrance of the hot spring hotel early in the morning.

When he saw Taichi and his group and Yukinoshita and his group getting out of two cars that arrived one after the other, Shinjima was stunned for a moment, then walked over to them in surprise.

"I didn't expect you two would get together. What a coincidence."

"What's even more coincidental is that we met at a drive-through restaurant on the highway," replied Sakura Futaba.

"Mom, this is my senior in school and the president of the student union, Makoto Niijima." Yuigahama Yui introduced Makoto Niijima to her mother.

"Hello, Auntie." Shinjima Shin took the initiative to step forward, "I'm Shinjima Shin, you can just call me Shin. This is my sister, Sae Niijima."

"Thank you for taking care of my daughter." Mrs. Yuigahama smiled and extended her hand to Niijima Sae.

"No, it's my sister who is being taken care of by you all." Niijima Sae withdrew his gaze from Okumura Haru, then turned to Mrs. Yuigahama and responded.

Futaba Sakura, Yuigahama Yui, Yukinoshita Yukino.

This is the member of the Phantom Thieves that Niijima Sae had confirmed from his sister.

Mrs. Yuigahama was unaware of this.

But Okumura Haru...

She is the survivor of a victim of the cripple incident.

Although there was once a time when they almost had a feud with the Phantom Thieves.

But at least he pulled himself in before it was too late and didn't take the risk of completely destroying the relationship.

And Shinya Niijima had assured her that Okumura Haru was not a member of the Phantom Thieves.

Therefore, Niijima Sae doesn't pay much attention to Okumura Haru.

And the people brought by Taiyi.

Niijima Sae was just a polite acquaintance.

Don't dare to go into too much detail.

I was afraid that I would accidentally reveal some big news.

She has already handed in her resignation and doesn't want to cause any more big incidents.

Besides, she is on vacation now and just wants to have a good time with her sister.

Although this feeling faded a lot after she sobered up and realized what Taiyi had mentioned about the 'stalker'.

After confirming the reserved room number with the hotel general, Taichi carried his spare clothes and followed Niijima Sae and Niijima Shin to their respective rooms.

The Yukinoshita sisters booked four rooms.

The Yukinoshita sisters shared a room, and Yuigahama and her daughter shared a room.

Sakura Futaba and Okumura Haru each have one.

After arranging Yukinoshita's group, it was Taiyi and his four companions' turn.

And Niijima Sae finally had the chance to have a private conversation with Taichi.

"The exact number of those stalkers you mentioned is still unknown, but I have already found two of them. They are Japanese public security officers."

"Although they tried very hard to disguise themselves, when Shinichi and I appeared in their sight, the two of them could not help but turn their eyes over."

"Besides, the aura of those two people having received training is too strong."

"So far, I have matched four people." Taiyi reminded in a low voice, "One is the young man following the general, and one is the person in charge of cleaning."

"And then there were two more who were disguised as guests."

"These four are the ones I found so far."

Taichi's words made Niijima Sae's heart tremble.

The only ones she spotted were the two who were posing as guests.

But she couldn't identify the two people dressed as hot spring hotel staff.

But, it makes sense.

In a sense, the staff will be inadvertently used as background boards, and few people will suspect them.

In addition, as hotel staff, it is their job to always pay attention to the customers and wait for their instructions.

So their gazes will not be suspected.

"I have to admit that I underestimated these Japanese police officers." Niijima Sae sighed somewhat frustratedly.

"I guess they are also learning from Furuya Rei." Taichi mentioned a name that sent a chill down Niijima Sae's spine.

"Furugaya Rei... That police inspector from the National Police Agency is not someone you can easily deal with." Niijima Sae's face turned pale. "I didn't expect that the person sent to follow me was one of his subordinates."

"Could it be that he has started to suspect me too?" Niijima Sae frowned slightly. "After all, that guy has a very good brain, and most of the clues to the existence of the Phantom Thieves were found by him."

"It's not impossible." Taiyi touched his chin and replied, "But it's also possible that he is using you and Zhen as bait, trying to catch a big fish in the muddy water."

"It's something that person can do, and it's also the consistent style of the National Police Agency." Recalling the other party's performance when working with Furuya Rei, Niijima Sae shuddered unconsciously.

"In short, don't act alone, and don't show that you're aware of their following." Taiyi warned, "Otherwise, if you're targeted by the police, you'll be in trouble in the future."

"I will check the surrounding area later to see if there are any other forces besides those people from the police department."

"...You mean, the real culprit of the cripple incident, that bastard Shido Masayoshi, might also send someone?" After Niijima Sae realized what Taichi meant, his face changed and he asked anxiously.

"It's not impossible." Taiyi nodded and replied, "After all, you were too radical in trying to track down the news of the Phantom Thieves. As a result, not long after the police department withdrew their personnel, you suddenly resigned and started to give up."

"Shi Tong Zhengyi must be more skeptical."

"Although there is no evidence, I think some of the information from the National Police Agency must have been leaked to Shido Masayoshi."

"However, it seems that Furuya Rei did not submit the list of suspicious persons."

"Otherwise, considering Shi Tong's righteous character that would rather kill someone than let him go, he will definitely not do nothing."

"…There's one thing I want to clarify." Niijima Sae deliberately slowed down his pace.

"what's up?"

"About that juvenile delinquent." Niijima Sae looked at Taichi, "Is he wrongly accused?"

Tai nodded.

"Is it Shi Tong Zhengyi who wronged him?"

Taiyi nodded again.

"Can you tell me what happened?"

Taiyi roughly described what he knew about how Amamiya Ren was framed.

"As expected..." Niijima Sae pressed Qingming's acupoint and sighed, "He should know that the person he saved became the witness of Shido Zhengyi's frame-up against him."

"I don't know about that either." Taiyi shook his head and replied, "Because the trial process at that time didn't seem very formal."

"Anyway, Lian said that by the time he realized what was happening, he would have already pleaded guilty."

"Alas - the judicial system of this country is also a pill." Niijima Sae sighed helplessly.

Chapter 91: Niijima Sae: I am ambitious