Tokyo Heart Thief's Daily Life

I think I put that ticket in my coat pocket... Did I throw it in the washing machine?

Luo Zhen is a little unconfident...but it doesn't matter.

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The so-called "Special Extracurricular Activities Club" was also a name that Luo Zhen came up with on the spur of the moment.

If I have to say, this should be the name of their Phantom Thieves of Hearts.

Last time, after Momoka and Nina awakened their personalities, Luo Zhen called out the Yoshizawa sisters and everyone went to the Impression Space for team building.

However, members Takamaki Anne and Sakamoto Ryuji are still completely unaware of this.

So after school today, Luo Zhen called everyone together and planned to carry out the first team-building activity of the Phantom Thieves!

"But seriously, this team is incredible."

Long Si grabbed Luo Zhen's shoulders and complained, and he felt the same way.

As for themselves, the Yoshizawa sisters and Takamaki An are the most eye-catching girls in the school.

The fact that the three of them acted together would attract a lot of attention in itself.

Now with the addition of Momoka, the rock star, the scene is really...

So Luo Zhen chose to bring the team directly to LiveHouse.

Although the store has not opened yet, Luo Zhen still obtained the consent of his most beautiful, charming and gentle store manager, Sister Xingge, so that he can use the store even during the day when no one is there.

Therefore, Luo Zhen planned to use [Stars] as their base of operations in the future.

Although the route is a bit far, there is no other way.

Nina: "Hey. I feel like I'm being ignored again. Is it just my imagination? Hey, hey, hey~?"

As expected, our little hedgehog, Shrimp and Celery, sensed what was in Luo Zhen's heart, and immediately poked his kidney with a pout.

Considering everyone's reputation (?), Luo Zhen still kept the specific relationship between himself and Momoka and the others a secret.

Including Takamaki An, now they only know that Luo Zhen and the Fangze sisters have a good relationship, but they don’t know that they have already climbed the ladder to become gods.

After all, this is too troublesome to explain... Luo Zhen made excuses in his heart.

Well, Luo Zhen emphasized again:

"Momoka and Nina have both awakened their Personas, and they're both willing to join us. But considering the likelihood of more awakenings, I think we need to establish a standard."

"I think there will likely be cases in the future where someone who has awakened a Persona will be unwilling to join the Phantom Thieves. I believe we shouldn't force them in this regard. Even if they have the same abilities as us, we shouldn't force them to join if they don't want to."

““I agree~””

Based on the principle of collective consent, all members present raised their hands in agreement.

Ryuji and Axing are also sensible people.

We all have experienced the feeling of being forced, and naturally we don’t want others to feel the same way.

Of course, taking into account possible future situations.

Although it is right not to force people into the team, there should also be corresponding confidentiality principles.

"If we discover who has awakened a Persona in the future, it would be best to keep it a secret until we know for sure that they are willing to join the Phantom Thieves."

"It goes without saying what our teammates' identities are. We'll also keep our locations and whereabouts private as best we can. This is for everyone's safety. I hope everyone remembers that our actions are fundamentally criminal...it's just that current laws can't punish us."

““I agree~!””

Luo Zhen's statement made sense and had rules, so everyone naturally agreed with it.

However, his actions made Rencai's eyes sparkle with stars:

"Rozen, so handsome...! He looks like the leader of the Phantom Thieves, like a leader!"

Momoka: "He's actually the leader, right? And he's the one who made everyone awaken one by one and brought together the original Phantom Thieves of this team. He's really bad."

The two band members laughed wildly, as if they had the urge to drag Luo Zhen into the bathroom to practice on the spot.

Luo Zhen coughed and deliberately ignored their fiery gazes.

"That concludes our discussion of prevention. If there are no further topics, I would like to discuss actual combat and preparations for future actions."

"It's almost May now. Although the Kamoshida incident is still brewing, the public has basically stopped paying attention to it. Has anyone found any good targets?"

"Alas...these are just some useless suggestions."

Mr. Sakamoto Ryuji, who was the most dedicated to the Phantom Thief business, was the first to spread his hands:

"I've been following the Phantom Thief Channel lately, but all I see are useless suggestions."

"And because Kamoshida's revelation went viral, the message boards suddenly overflowed with complaints about the school. Things like, 'My middle-aged teacher looks at me strangely,' 'I suspect my girlfriend is having an affair,' 'I heard strange noises coming from the principal's office,' and so on... just useless gossip and complaints."

ah.......

Including Luo Zhen, all the girls present were speechless and felt very depressed.

Indeed, topics in this area are the most interesting and it is difficult to blame anything.

But it is difficult to judge from these gossip-level complaints who is really worthy of the Phantom Thieves' change of heart.

Since online messages are unreliable.

As everyone chatted, the topic turned to the people around them.

"Our principal has a palace. I looked up his name."

Miss Fang Zexia, who has a strong subjective initiative, was unsurprisingly the first to reveal the big news.

She opened the notepad on her phone.

The above records in detail the name of every teacher in the school.

There are also some more famous student names, including the student council president [Makoto Niijima].

She checked the names of all these people in the navigation software, and currently only confirmed that the principal was the winner.

This terrifying action left Ms. Xing stunned:

"Oh my goodness...Xiaoxia, how could you possibly think of doing something like this? Entering the names of the teachers and students one by one... How terrifying! (?>﹏

"Hehe~, I'll take this as a compliment from Senior Sister Xing."

This super confident gymnastics queen is not ashamed of it, but proud of it.

She even smiled cheerfully, "After all, we're already a criminal gang. So, a little extreme means is understandable, right?"

Uh...(°ー°〃)

This time, no one dared to agree collectively and could only remain silent.

Regarding the principal's case, Luo Zhen was the first to speak:

"I think it's best not to. After Kamoshida, there's the principal again. It's too dangerous to have all the people who need to repent concentrated on Shujin Academy."

"Of course, since we already know that the principal has a temple, it proves that he must also have some twisted desires. If everyone is worried that he is doing bad things to students like Kamoshida, then we can take another approach... you know."

Luo Zhen said it very ambiguously.

Hearing what he said, Taoxiang's eyes lit up:

"I see. It's about putting on a sack, right? Don't worry, I'm familiar with this. There's information about those heavy-duty construction sites in the job group. Although I haven't applied for such a position, I have heard of the method of sinking people into asphalt~"

Click... (???)

As the only adult present, the whole scene suddenly became cold.

Although they were in a closed underground exhibition hall, everyone felt a biting cold wind and their faces turned pale!

Seeing that no one was complaining about the joke she made, Taoxiang quickly explained:

"I'm just kidding! It's all a joke! I'm talking about the lyrics of those heavy metal bands! ... I definitely didn't do that, I really didn't do that! ... Don't even keep Luo Zhen away from me! (〃＞目＜)"

The crazy rock girl grabbed Luo Zhen's neck and pulled him into her arms.

Luo Zhen cooperated and lay on Taoxiang's legs, taking the opportunity to enjoy the treatment of having his knees rest on his head for a while.

After a while, the clever sister Sumire explained for Luo Zhen:

"What you're talking about, Senior, is the method of 'influencing the master through shadows', right?"

That’s right, Luo Zhen agreed with the clever Xiao Jin.

He had explained before that the influence exerted on the shadow could be transmitted to the person concerned.

Even if he didn't go to such extremes as what he did before with the Persona of the God of Sleep, he could still accomplish a lot just by entering the palace and defeating the Shadow.

They can ask the secrets of the person concerned from the shadow.

Find out the reasons for the distortion of desires and the sins committed as a result.

Regardless of how this information is used, at least it can help potential victims.

"But we should be cautious. The subconscious influence on the shadows will also make them aware of us. It would be bad if the principal in real life also became wary of us and sent that reliable student council president to follow us."

This was indeed what that idiotic principal would do, and everyone agreed.

Later, Momoka and Nina also joined in and reported the names of several annoying people they met at part-time jobs and private school classes.

But these people do not have a temple, so they do not need to change their hearts.

It's really difficult to find a suitable big shot target.

"...Then how about starting with these little people who don't have a temple but have done bad things?"

Morgana, the group's mascot who has always been obediently licking his paws and washing his face, and the noble and cool cat who doesn't want to be touched casually, finally spoke!

It sat at the table in the middle of the group with a very elegant look:

"That Phantom Thief Commission channel, while most of them are personal complaints, there should be some more serious messages as well, right?"

"Search in there to see if there's any trace of the target's name. Even if there's no temple there, it doesn't matter."

It doesn’t matter if there is no temple, the standard has indeed been lowered a lot.

The group scrolled through their phones for a while.

Finally, Ms. Takamaki An was the first to raise her hand:

"Here it is. 'My ex-boyfriend has been stalking me since we broke up. It's really scary. Please help me.' ...He even wrote his name and occupation. He's a receptionist at the ward office, and his name is Natsuhiko Nakanohara."

Long Si's face fell. "Aren't they civil servants at the district office? And civil servants doing things like stalking ex-girlfriends...is this society okay?"

That’s really not okay, and everyone agreed again.

Ah Xing also checked using the navigation app and confirmed that this person did not have a temple.

That’s right, Morgana meowed even more:

"Let's go to the Impression Space. I'll explain it to everyone when we get there."

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Following Morgana's words, the group activated the navigation app and teleported to the subway entrance of Shibuya Station.

An and Ryuji, who were visiting here for the first time, listened to the explanation about the "collective subconscious palace of the masses" and accepted it without thinking.

So what does coming here have to do with finding those little bad guys without a temple...

Morgana answered confidently:

"Open the navigation app again and enter that person's name to see if that's the case?"

“…Ah! Found it?!”

Xing was very surprised.

Her navigation software, just like a real map navigation, marked a route guide in the impression space.

Morgana then explained:

"Because this is the public's palace, everyone's shadows naturally gather here."

"Normally, these shadows are just vague collections of subconscious thoughts, unable to pinpoint a specific person. But with that navigation software, we can pinpoint a specific person, and their shadow will materialize in the image space!"

"...This is really useful, even too useful."

Luo Zhen felt a little complicated.

When he was a thief in the past, Luo Zhen couldn't identify those "little people" who didn't have palaces.