Weird Tokyo, I am the master of strange stories

Chapter 33 The Phantom Thief Mask
"Mizuno..."

Yu Gonglang narrowed his eyes slightly, understanding in his heart.

This is a very famous consortium in Japan in this world.

Even a foreigner like Rang Hanomiya has heard of its name several times. Mizuno Heavy Industries, Mizuno Technology and Biotechnology Company, and banking and financial industries under its name can be found all over Japan.

Among the financial groups, they are considered to be strong.

This also verified Yu Gonglang's guess.

Only an organization with sufficient financial resources and R&D technology could possibly create armor of that level.

but……

Hagiya Rang couldn't help but think of the story of the beautiful phantom thief who clashed with the consortium and saved people.

There is also a reasonable explanation for the fact that she is still safe and sound and jumping around.

It's like only weirdness can deal with weirdness.

In Japan, only financial groups can fight against financial groups.

Putting away the distracting thoughts in his heart, Yu Gonglang smiled.

"First time we meet, I am Yu Gonglang."

Since the other party showed his sincerity, he didn't mind telling his real name.

Yu Gonglang got straight to the point and asked, "So, why are you looking for me?"

It was clear that she had just taken off her disguise, but Mizuno Yue seemed to be a different person, without the timidity she had just now, and said calmly: "Hanomiya-san is a happy person, so I will tell you the truth."

"I have a few questions that I would like you to answer."

Although this "Mr. Aoyama" looks like a high school student on the surface, Mizuno Yue doesn't have any contempt in his heart.

Not to mention Mr. Aoyama's performance in the group, isn't she herself a high school student?
Among Japanese high school students, there has always been a crouching tiger, hidden dragon.

Yu Gonglang: "Please speak."

Mizuno Yue looked around to make sure no one could hear their conversation before speaking.

"To be honest, the main reason why I can become a beautiful phantom thief is this armor."

She pushed a photo in front of Yu Gonglang.

On top of it is the magnificent lavender armor, full of technological texture.

"I call it, Kaitou Mask."

There was a touch of pride in Mizuno Yue's tone: "It is a special piece of equipment secretly developed by the research institute under my name. Due to the extremely high cost and the need for an extremely rare material, there is currently only one such armor in the world. exist."

These words revealed some interesting information.

For example, her status in the Mizuno consortium is not low.

If he were just a vase in the consortium, he would never be able to control his own research institute, let alone spend a lot of resources to create this kind of armor that could only be used by one person.

But in fact, the daughters of most financial groups can only serve as vases and marriage partners.

It has become a tradition for Japanese conglomerates to recruit outstanding sons-in-law and make them "adopted sons-in-law" to inherit the family business and maintain the vitality of the company.

This makes Mizuno Yue's situation even more special.

However, this was a family matter, so Yu Gonglang had no intention of asking and just listened silently.

"It is with the help of 'Phantom Thief Mask' that I can prevent crimes in the city, bring the evildoers to justice, and realize my ideals step by step."

"Is that the crime that... stole the entire city?"

"……Yes."

Mizuno Yue's cheeks couldn't help but blush slightly.

After all, it’s a bit embarrassing to have such a second-rate slogan read out in front of someone...

It’s no less than being called out by your online name in public offline.

"very impressive."

Mizuno Yue was startled and looked up.

Yu Gonglang's eyes under his black-framed glasses showed approval, and he said seriously: "Frankly speaking, although this ideal is a little naive, it is indeed amazing."

This is his truth.

Regardless of whether Mizuno Yue has other motives, just looking at her actions, she is always carrying out her justice.

Hearing this, Mizuno Yue felt a little touched, and continued: "My actions so far have gone smoothly, and I have gained some fame on the Internet."

"But just recently, I encountered some troubles that were difficult to solve."

Yu Gonglang asked curiously: "The bloody swordsman?"

Mizuno Yue shook his head: "Although that is also troublesome, what I want to say has nothing to do with him."

She said seriously: "These few times when I went out wearing the Phantom Thief Mask, I clearly felt that it seemed to be... growing with my skin."

"When taking off the armor, there is an obvious pain of tearing the flesh."

"At first I thought there was some kind of malfunction in the armor, so I sent it to the research institute for inspection, but nothing abnormal was found."

"Not only that, after putting on the Phantom Thief Mask, sometimes my personality and behavior become different from usual."

"How should I put it... The demands for justice are more stringent and critical, to the point of being paranoid and doing things that are not in line with my nature."

Mizuno Yue spoke slowly, while looking at Yu Gonglang with a scrutinizing gaze.

To be honest, although she did not look down upon him, she still had some doubts about whether this boy could solve her problems.

At the same time, the possibility that Yu Gonglang will use this as a blackmail cannot be ruled out.

As the daughter of a consortium and a beautiful girl phantom thief, even if Mizuno Tsuki does not show it on the surface, it is inevitable that she has some hidden arrogance in her heart.

But Yu Gonglang always looked calm, making it difficult for her to see the depth.

Mizuno Yue smiled: "To be honest, I'm a little scared...of me in that state."

"How long have your symptoms lasted?"

"Probably...it started when I rescued those victims of the consortium?"

"I probably understand the situation."

Yu Gonglang nodded and explained: "The reason why the Kaito Mask started to activate is because...you have become a Kaitan."

Mizuno Yue frowned: "What do you mean?"

"What I mean is that in people's perception, the beautiful phantom thief is the one wearing that kind of armor. The two are indistinguishable from each other and become one."

Yu Gonglang opened the webpage on his mobile phone, searched casually, and placed the results in front of Mizuno Yue.

"Many people on the Internet now believe that your entire body structure is made of metal, and some people speculate that you are a robot from the future."

"No matter which way you say it, it is acquiesced... Kaitou Mask is a part of your body."

"Only then will it respond to this cognition and gradually integrate into your body."

"As for why your personality changes when you wear armor... it's also because, in the eyes of many people, the beautiful phantom thief is already the embodiment of justice, and naturally you have to act in accordance with strict 'justice'."

"In the eyes of some people, anything less than absolute justice is absolute injustice."

Mizuno Yue is a smart man and quickly understood the meaning of these words.

Before coming, she also carefully read some of the posts in Guiyan.

But Yu Gonglang's words still gave her a big impact, and she felt like her world view had been refreshed.

She murmured: "Gui Tan, can you actually do this?"

Yu Gonglang said earnestly: "Cognition can sometimes backfire on its owner."

Mizuno Yue asked again: "Is there any solution?"

Yu Gonglang thought: "There are two ways."

"The first way is to destroy the Phantom Thief Mask and never be a beautiful Phantom Thief again."

"No!"

Mizuno Yue said decisively: "I will never give up being a Phantom Thief. This is... for my parents and sister."

Yu Gonglang was not surprised and continued.

"Then, there's only the second way left."

　I don’t know why, but I thought of...drinking!Any evil will eventually be brought to justice!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)