Tokyo Psychic

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"No!" Metathia still sat down.

Then her eyes widened, and she let out a suppressed scream.

Toyokawa Shoko, wrapped in a blanket, tossed and turned, unable to sleep because of the noise.

She finally managed to hypnotize herself by remaining still and fall asleep, but she felt her skin burning. Those embarrassing sounds kept seeping into her ears, making her body recall those pleasurable moments on its own.

Finally, the blanket was suddenly pulled off, and the cold air from the air conditioner rushed into the bed, which was already warmed by the body heat.

Motis leaned closer, her adorable, flushed face pressed intimately against Toyokawa Shoko's cheek. "Shoko, you must want it too, right?"

“Metis…stop it,” Toyokawa Shoko said, her voice trembling as she refused the girl’s invitation. “I have to cook lunch for you…”

“Ren can just order takeout for that,” Metathy breathed warm, moist air into Toyokawa Shoko’s increasingly reddened earlobe. “Shoko, come help me out… um… it feels like it’s about to break down inside.”

Shoko Toyokawa turned around with difficulty and saw Motis's flushed face. She thought of how last night, when the usually expressionless Mutsu Wakaba had shown such a fragile and almost melting expression, and her breathing was unconsciously affected, becoming disordered and rapid.

Metis was completely pressed against her, and could clearly feel the tremors and impacts transmitted from the girl.

Toyokawa Shoko instinctively clutched her stomach, remembering that she had forgotten to use protection again last night. The thrill and tension, like betting at a gambling table, immediately made her tremble.

“Metis, you can’t keep doing this,” she tried to persuade the girl who was clinging to her tightly in a trembling voice.

Motis was completely enjoying herself and paid no attention to Toyokawa Shoko's thoughts.

Soon, Toyokawa Shoko's initial resistance and hesitation were overwhelmed by a flood of instinct.

When Motis pulled her arm and pushed her into Qi Xiao's arms, she didn't put up the slightest resistance.

......

"This is really intense." An and Subaru were in the kitchen, slicing a cucumber with a cleaver and then wrapping it in rice along with ham and tuna.

Akira Kurusu sighed, "I think I already have lumbar muscle strain."

“You don’t think this is something to be proud of, do you?” An and Subaru kicked his shin. “Come play the new Street Fighter 6 with me tonight.”

"I remember that game was supposed to be released in 23."

"It seems that the project was completed to a very high degree very early on because of the sponsorship from the Tsurumaki family."

"What a willful young lady."

"Anyway, it's a good thing, right?" An and Subaru cut the sushi, plated some of it and put it in the refrigerator, and carefully stored the rest in the bento box.

She originally wanted to kiss Lai Qixiao, but when she got closer, she smelled the scents of Ruoye Mutsu and Toyokawa Shoko on him, so she kicked his leg in disgust. "Go take a shower, aren't you going to help Ryo and Momoka move later?"

Last night, after Yamada Ryo got home, she successfully confessed to her parents—she packed her luggage, took her favorite bass guitar, and then appeared directly in the entrance hall.

After casually announcing his decision to run away from home, he took all his belongings and slept on the sofa in STARRY's recording studio for the night.

Of course, it was Morgana who opened the door for her.

Since learning about the Phantom Thieves, Yamada Ryo has grown quite fond of this cat-like creature, after all, it is an apostle of God.

Morgana even went so far as to steal blankets and pillows from LeBron's attic for Yamada Ryo—of course, these were actually used by Kurusu Akira.

Yamada Ryo didn't seem to mind and slept quite soundly.

After all, the recording studio is fully equipped with air conditioning, mosquito coils, Wi-Fi, and chargers once the doors are closed.

If it weren't for the worry of causing trouble for Ichiji Hoshika, she would have stayed here until her parents changed their minds.

When she woke up, she returned the blanket and pillow to Morgana. Watching him casually disappear into thin air with them, she marveled and went out to meet up with Momoka Kawaragi in Chiyoda.

They've already decided to move together into room 303 of Fujikiju.

The current plan is to borrow some money from Qixiao to pay off the rent, and then gradually repay it through part-time jobs and income from the band.

Momoka Kawahara was initially ashamed and embarrassed by this.

But Yamada Ryo quickly delivered a sharp and incisive critique, forcing her to silently accept the plan.

"Miss Momoka has changed her phone, right? And I saw Ren go into your room during the training camp... You should be closer to him than I am to him, so it's really inappropriate for you to be so hesitant."

Just as Kawara Momoka was about to think that Yamada Ryo had finally come to her senses and become a girl so outstanding that she felt ashamed of herself—

Right at the entrance of the train station, Yamada Ryo nudged Kurusu Akira's lower back with his elbow and leaned closer, saying, "Hey, do you remember what we discussed yesterday?"

"I'll cover your rent."

"Can I pay off my debts with my body?"

Despite being so close, Momoka Kawahara overheard the entire conversation between Ryo Yamada and Akira Kurusu.

Sure enough, the girl continued her endless slide down the valley of "morality" and "character" as she rode the cable car.

She even did something embarrassing, like giving Akira Kurusu her first kiss in the street and then asking him for "dating fees," "friendship fees," and "first kiss fees"... Although everyone knows that Ryo Yamada wasn't really asking for money and it was just a joke, she would happily accept it if Akira Kurusu actually gave it to her.

Kawara Momoka, carrying her suitcase, still advised Yamada Ryo to be more self-respecting and to show more respect for her boyfriend in her words and actions.

As she approached "Fujiki-ju," Yamada Ryo finally realized that she was running away from home and needed her boyfriend's help to live a normal life. She looked up at the upscale apartment in front of her and thought for a long time.

After Akira Kurishi finished her phone call and scheduled a contract signing with the Fujiki couple, Ryo Yamada quickly approached and took Akira Kurishi's arm.

She asked bluntly, "Lian, besides my looks and bass playing, do you think there's anything about me that could attract you?"

"interesting?"

"That's too general."

"It's enough that it's interesting. If I hadn't found Liang interesting, I would never have accepted your invitation to date in the first place."

Yamada Ryo paused for a moment, "Yeah, that's true." Thinking about it carefully, it seemed that no boy in her life could be more "interesting" than Kurusu Akira.

That's why she was able to so naturally extend the invitation to date back then.

Even when he kissed Akira in public just now, he didn't feel disgusted or embarrassed.

On the contrary, it's a very natural and easy thing.

So Yamada Ryo pushed Kurusu Akira's shoulder, making him lean against the wall.

Yamada Ryo tried to stand on tiptoe, hugged his neck, and tilted her face up to kiss his lips.

Looking at the girl's cool yet lovely face, even the Phantom Thief couldn't help but bend his neck.

I took my cat to the vet, so I'm taking the day off today.

I took my cat to the vet today, and I'm not sure when I'll be back to write tonight.

Hope to understand.

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220. Operation Megiddo

I don't know who posted the poll/discussion thread about "Mind Thieves" online.

They even went so far as to build an entire webpage with various stylish UI designs to attract visitors' attention.

There was even a scrolling slideshow embedded below the voting options, introducing all the deeds of the Mind Thieves with news images and text descriptions.

However, soon after, Motis, who was scrolling through her phone in bed, turned to the last slide of the slideshow.

The perpetrator made no attempt to conceal their true identity; the last slide of the slideshow bore the "Megido" logo.

Just like their last act of tampering with the news website, it's impossible to tell whether this is a declaration of war or a form of propaganda.

This website has been around for a day and a night. Thanks to Megiddo's initiative in promoting it, the various stories of the "Mind Thieves" that had been buried in the corner of the internet by time have been quickly rekindled and are showing signs of becoming a hot topic online.

More and more people are starting to pay attention to "Mind Thieves," and related discussions on the internet are becoming increasingly intense.

Are those hackers idiots?

As Metis watched the numbers on the approval rating steadily rise, just as she was about to laugh at the hackers of "Megiddo" and shake the half-asleep Toyokawa Shoko beside her to share in the fun... her smile came to an abrupt halt.

The webpage automatically popped up to the top, displaying the following text:

[All supporters of the "Mind Thieves," if you dare to offend us "Megiddos," be prepared to have all your assets confiscated.]

The moment the anomaly occurred, the Phantom Thieves' approval rating began to plummet.

After all, most visitors to the website are just there for the fun of it, and of course they wouldn't dare risk being retaliated against by "Megido" by staying there any longer.

With just a tap of the "Don't Support" button, they could easily escape, leading to a catastrophic decline in support. As their approval ratings plummeted, even previously wavering supporters began to weigh whether a mysterious society that had never appeared in the public eye was worthy of their considerable trust.

"Xiangzi!" Metath shoved Toyokawa Xiangzi's shoulder.

Shoko Toyokawa opened her eyes wearily and saw a huge voting website right in front of her. "What's wrong?"

"Xiangzi, hurry up and vote for the Phantom Thieves!"

"Hmm?" Toyokawa Shoko was fully awake.

She looked at the short English essay displayed on the screen: "If you vote for the Phantom Thieves, they'll confiscate all your property?"

“Yes!” Mavis had already voted. She pulled Toyokawa Shoko’s phone from under her pillow and handed it to her. “Shoko, please vote for him too!”

"Will all of the Toyokawa family's assets be confiscated?" Toyokawa Shoko suddenly asked this question.

Metis blinked, somewhat bewildered, and said, "I guess... I guess so?"

"What about the Tsurumaki family's assets?"

"Well......"

"And what about the assets of Okumura-senpai's family?" Toyokawa Shoko asked again.

Mottis finally realized what was happening and rolled around in bed laughing, "Xiangzi is so naughty!"

Toyokawa Shoko had unlocked her phone and started asking those young ladies in Tokyo's social circles on Line.

......

at the same time.

In the bedroom of Futaba Sakura at Shigen Chaya.

The brilliant hacker had been secretly observing Megiddo's actions against the Mind Thieves.

This also includes the entrapment-like tactic of deliberately ruining the "Mental Thieves'" public image, which Sakura Futaba observed throughout.

Just when she thought the Phantom Thieves would be in trouble because of this, and were preparing to take the opportunity to offer a solution of "changing Sakura Futaba's heart"...

"What is this? Is this cheating?!"

Futaba Sakura watched as the responses from the heads of several large corporations to Megiddo's so-called "confiscation of assets" rapidly appeared on social media.

The Phantom Thieves' approval rating, which had been steadily declining, has now begun to soar wildly, rising from an initial 19% to 42%, and is still increasing at a visible rate.

Are you kidding me? Don't you guys have any dirt on them at all? Aren't you afraid the Phantom Thieves will change your minds? How can you side with the Phantom Thieves?!

There are indeed many scandals, but since the heir of the family has spoken, these old men have no choice but to bite the bullet and face them.

So, does Megiddo have a countermeasure?

It really does.

They directly impersonated the Mind Thieves' accounts and began declaring war on these large corporations, while also arranging for a large number of virtual accounts to sabotage their efforts.

Just as chaos was raging online, the sound of a door opening suddenly came from outside the apartment.

At this time, Sakura Sojiro should be at work, so the only person who could be here is...

Futaba Sakura's hands flew across the keyboard, quickly bringing up the security camera she had secretly installed at her front door.

In the surveillance footage, Jing Qinrencai, carrying a schoolbag, sneaked into the living room.

What does she want to do?

Futaba Sakura frowned, continuing to type as she looked confused, and switched the screen's perspective to the living room.

Seeing that Izanagi was heading straight for her bedroom, Futaba Sakura felt a chill run down her spine.

In her memory, this was the first time that Ishigami Rina had shown such a determined attitude to "visit" her.

Just as Sakura Futaba was feeling completely helpless...

As expected, there was a knock on my bedroom door.

"Sakura-san! Sakura-san, are you there?!"

Jingqinrencai was knocking on the door from outside.