Anime, but the Phantom Thieves of Heart

In addition, the other party's guardian is Mr. Fujimura, and he has two younger sisters to take care of.

So everyone felt that even though Shirou Emiya's family was not poor, it was definitely not well off. Many people unconsciously imagined the scene of the three siblings squeezed into a three-and-a-half-tatami-sized rental house.

Perhaps this is why Shirou Emiya, although very popular in school, does not have a girlfriend.

After all, if you want to be someone's girlfriend, you have to accept his exaggerated work schedule and his two younger sisters.

This is really too much for a girl who is still in her teens.

But in fact this is not the case.

"Illya~! Miyu~! I'm back!!"

Shirou Emiya, who was riding a bicycle, jumped off the bike skillfully and pushed open the door in front of him which was taller than him.

Almost at the same time as he shouted loudly, a burst of dense footsteps was heard, and then the door of the house was suddenly opened.

"Onii-chan~!!"

Accompanied by a silver bell-like laughter, a white shadow threw itself directly into Emiya Shirou's arms, and Emiya Shirou opened his arms tacitly, hugged the shadow's armpits, lifted it up and made it sit directly on his forearms.

Illya, with a bright smile on her face, hugged Emiya Shirou's head.

At the same time, Shirou Emiya also looked at the opened door. At this time, a black-haired girl in a yukata was leaning against the door, looking at Shirou Emiya with anticipation.

Seeing this, Shirou Emiya waved to the other party directly. Seeing this, the black-haired little girl trotted to Shirou Emiya and lay on his legs.

"Onie~"

Unlike Illya's energetic side, Miyu is more shy and timid, but no matter how she behaves, it cannot change the two's heartfelt attachment to Shirou Emiya.

Emiya Shirou also smiled and touched the heads of the two men, then looked at Fujimura Taiga who was leaning against the door with his arms folded.

"Teacher Fujimura, please help me."

"I told you to call me 'Sister' at home!!"

Looking at Fujimura Taiga who didn't behave like an adult at all, Emiya Shirou didn't argue with him, but just smiled and nodded.

After interacting with the two sisters for a while, he took out the 'Pretty Cure Pendant' he had bought in advance and handed it to them, reminding them not to miss the animation. Immediately, the two of them trotted back to the living room.

Emiya Shirou gradually stopped smiling and took the initiative to lead the way to the kitchen.

"Stab it~~"

Emiya Shirou, cautious and cautious, did not speak again until the faucet was turned on.

"Fujimura-san, regarding the request I made to you earlier..."

When talking about business, Fujimura Taiga also put away the smile on his face.

"I've already asked, and this matter is probably more troublesome than you imagine, Shirou. After all, the reason Kiritsugu was able to adopt Miyu was because everyone in the Sakutsuki family died in an accident, and the branch family was only concerned with collecting money and had no intention of caring about her at all."

Speaking of the 'Sakutsuki family', Fujimura Taiga was obviously very unhappy.

When Miyu needed care the most, this group of so-called "family members" pushed the "burden" of Miyu to Emiya Kiritsugu like a ball. She even suspected that Kiritsugu might have given something else in return.

Later, Kiritsugu died of illness, and these guys disappeared. Now, after a few years, they suddenly appear to snatch Miyu's "custody rights", which is really nonsense.

Although the couple from the 'Sakutsuki family' spoke nicely, Fujimura Taiga's intuition told her that the two people in front of her could not be trusted at all, so she 100% supported Emiya Shirou in stopping this so-called 'recognition of relatives'.

Thinking of this, her voice unconsciously became heavier.

"Now they've come knocking on our door. Although I don't know why, it's definitely not a good thing."

"But the situation is very unfavorable to us now. After all, it was Kiritsugu who adopted Miyu back then, and now Kiritsugu is dead. Shirou, you are too young to adopt Miyu, and even if I am willing to adopt Miyu, my rank is definitely not as high as those two bastards. If we go through the 'legal process', we will not have the upper hand."

Although Fujimura Taiga really wanted to tell Emiya Shirou "it's okay", unfortunately, the reality was harsher than he had imagined. He could not be blindly optimistic and had to prepare for the worst.

After hearing what Fujimura Taiga said, Emiya Shirou pursed his lips and had a serious expression, but his eyes were full of stubbornness. It was obvious that no matter how difficult the situation was, he would never give up his sister!

"Alright~ Don't overthink it. We haven't reached that stage yet. If necessary, I'll ask Dad to find me the best lawyer in Tokyo. Even if it means giving those two bastards a good slap in the face, we absolutely cannot let them win!!"

In response to Fujimura Taiga's encouragement, Emiya Shirou regained his usual gentle smile and said that he would prepare dinner right away and would not keep Fujimura Taiga and the others waiting for long.

Seeing this, Fujimura Taikawa didn't say anything more. He patted him on the shoulder and turned away.

"Wow~~"

The water washed the vegetables in the pool, and Shirou Emiya lowered his head, not knowing what he was thinking.

Perhaps because his mind was full of his sister, he, who was usually very careful, did not notice the complicated look in Fujimura Taiga's eyes when he turned around.

Facts have proved that Fujimura Taiga may not be as carefree as she seems. She is just better at keeping certain things to herself and facing those she cares about or who cares about her with a smile.

Because the sun always warms others.

Dinner was as delicious as always, and both Fujimura Taiga and Emiya Shirou acted as usual.

When the older child and the two younger children were tired of playing and ready to rest, Fujimura Taiga drove back to his residence, while Emiya Shirou took the hands of his two younger sisters who were rubbing their eyes and watched them get into bed before leaving with peace of mind.

Wearing a yukata, Shirou Emiya stood in the backyard with his hands in his sleeves, staring at the moon in the sky as if in a daze.

But soon he walked into a closed room as if he had made up his mind.

Unlike the two younger sisters' rooms filled with all kinds of toys and full of childish fun, and unlike Shirou Emiya's room filled with a large amount of information and fitness equipment, this room looks very simple and quaint.

Tatami, hanging paintings, vases, sword racks...

There is a sense of déjà vu as if the painting style was from decades ago.

But in fact there was not a speck of dust in the house, and it was obvious that the house was cleaned regularly.

Shirou Emiya silently opened a small cabinet, inside which was the tablet of Emiya Kiritsugu.

It's not that Emiya Shirou doesn't want to enshrine the other person's photo, but although Emiya Kiritsugu used a pseudonym when he was "active" in the past and not many people knew his appearance, it was not airtight after all. To be on the safe side, Emiya Kiritsugu specifically reminded Emiya Shirou not to display his photo at home when he died.

After lighting the incense sticks, Weigong Shirou pulled up the hanging painting and pressed it on the wall in a specific order - everything returned to normal.

It was as if Emiya Shirou had just pressed it randomly, but he didn't care at all. Instead, he lifted up a tatami mat very skillfully.

If you look closely at this time, you can see that there is an extra gap in one of the floors.

After opening it, there is a passage leading underground.

Compared to the house where people seemed to still be living and everything was normal, the air in the underground passage was a little turbid.

Shirou Emiya ignored the various guns hanging on the wall and directly opened a box.

The first thing I saw was an American passport, and there were passports from more than one country.

In addition, there are passbooks from many other countries.

It was obvious that the 'Emiya family' was not poor, but was richer than most people could imagine.

The reason why Shirou Emiya has been working hard is not only because he is not the kind of person who spends money lavishly and hopes to raise his two younger sisters on his own, but also to conceal the large amount of assets of unknown origin just in case.

Just looking at these passbooks, Shirou Emiya's eyes were dim but also revealed resentment.

He felt gloomy because he felt like a failure, unable to even protect his younger sister. He even began to consider whether to use the money his father had prepared for his two younger sisters.

He was angry because he felt that those two bastards didn't deserve to take money from him. If there was a choice, he would rather burn it than give it to them.

only------

If there is no choice, at least it can serve as the last "insurance".

It is obvious that Shirou Emiya's judgment is exactly the same as Fujimura Taiga's.

No matter how nicely those two people said, he didn't believe that they really wanted to adopt Miyu for the sake of the so-called "family".

In his opinion, the two of them just wanted to extort money from him.

As for the various weapons hanging on the wall?

These are different from Lan Ke's "toys", they are all real things. Even after Emiya Kiritsugu's death, Emiya Shirou still maintains them on time.

Although Shirou Emiya hates violence, having it or not having it are two completely different concepts.

㈠○﹄㈡0ノ╲③９bat

Even though Emiya Kiritsugu said that he had "cut off all ties with the past", the thing he feared most in this world was not ten thousand chances, but one chance, so Emiya Shirou had always been taking care of himself.

He didn't want to use them, but he also didn't want to find out they couldn't be used if he had to.

As for now?

He didn't consider using them.

Not only because Shirou Emiya is not a violent or bloodthirsty person by nature, but also because he knows that once he really takes action, he will never be able to be with his sisters for the rest of his life.

"Click~"

The box was closed and Emiya Shirou returned to the room again.

Compared to before, although his eyes were still a little gloomy, at least his complexion was much better.

Anyway, at least these "deposits" gave him more confidence.

"Hu~~"

After he exhaled sharply, the expression on his face gradually returned to normal.

"By the way, although I finished my homework at school, I still need to sort out the 'part-time job directory' that I promised Narukami-san to prepare for him. The part-time job places recommended by Amuro-senpai may not be suitable for Narukami-san..."

While muttering to himself, Emiya Shirou walked towards his room.

Although Lan Ke, who has no other tasks except "the shadow of Saeko Busujima", cannot be said to be "free and easy", his mentality is quite relaxed.

Now that the 'Second Underground Floor of the Impression Space' has been opened, he can continue to collect new 'Personality Masks'. Perhaps there will be one personality mask that can restrain 'Rakshasa'.

If there is no suitable personality mask, Lan Ke has other ways, such as taking advantage of the more experience brought by the stronger monsters on the second floor. At worst, he can just level up.

If you don’t have the skills, then use the panel!

In addition, Fujimura Taiga's teachings also made him no longer so afraid of Rakshasa's swordsmanship.

So Lan Ke slept quite soundly tonight.

In contrast, although Shirou Emiya had a lot of worries in his mind, he also chose to rest as it was almost time. After all, without good physical strength, how would he work and study the next day?

The only ones who couldn't sleep tonight, or didn't have time to sleep, were probably the officers working overtime at the Phantom Thief Investigation Headquarters...

Chapter 12: Chasers from Arasaka?

1 a.m.

Metropolitan Police Department Small Conference Room

This conference room, which is not very large in the entire Metropolitan Police Department, is extremely lively at this time. The chief inspectors of Investigation Sections 1 and 2 and their main responsible police officers are basically all present.

In theory, both the First and Second Investigation Divisions can apply for this type of conference room separately. The two sides can also apply for a larger conference room for joint investigations. However, in order to reduce the impact and attention, they chose to squeeze in here. In fact, many police officers handle their work in the office.

Sitting in the first seat was 'Asuka Daiki', a former member of the Second Investigation Division, now serving as Superintendent, also known as 'Asuka Nisei'.

He is the most recognized second generation among the second generation within the police force. After all, he relies not only on his father's reputation, but also on his own excellent abilities.

With connections + strength, you can imagine the other party's reputation.

The reason why Matsumoto Kiyonaga from the First Investigation Division did not show up was, firstly, because according to the director of the Hakuba Warning, this time the Second Investigation Division was in the lead and the First Investigation Division was assisting, and secondly, he did not want to steal the limelight from the other side.

At this time, Feiniao Dagui, who was only in his thirties and was in the most energetic stage, stared at the people below with his bright eyes.

"Everyone, please report the intelligence you have collected."

As the other party finished speaking, Nakamori Ginzo, with a tired face, stood up without saying anything.

"There are currently six confirmed targets of the Phantom Thieves of Hearts. Aside from Ze Yuezhi, who was shot dead, the other five are currently under the control of the Metropolitan Police Department. Apart from their confessions to their crimes, they appear to be normal individuals. Furthermore, according to investigations, none of these targets have suffered any financial losses. In summary..."

"We in Investigation Section 2 suspect that the Phantom Thieves of Hearts' claim of 'stealing twisted desires' may be more than just a slogan."

As Nakamori Ginzo finished his words, there was a commotion in the entire conference room.

After all, "stealing desires" sounds too absurd and not at all "materialistic".

But the strange thing was that Fei Niao Dagui, who was sitting in the first seat, was not moved at all. He just tapped the table with his fingers, and everyone immediately became quiet.

It was obvious that the other party had made similar inferences.

"Is there any evidence, or is there anything these people have in common?"

"Sorry, this is just speculation. We haven't found any physical evidence. We even consulted with the police's hired psychologists, and they were extremely resistant to this claim. They said that while 'hypnosis therapy' does exist within 'psychology,' it requires a comprehensive consideration of the patient's condition and sufficient preparation before it can be used. The effects are also... subtle, so they're not optimistic about this claim."

Although Nakamori Ginzo's words were rather subtle, it would have been more appropriate to directly say "disdainful" rather than "not optimistic", but Asuka Daiki didn't seem to care.

After all, in his opinion, regardless of the reasons and process, since Nakamori Ginzo made the previous judgment, he must have his own reasons.