Comic: Becoming a Phantom Thief to Steal Hearts

"Lucas?" Gwen, who was sitting there with nothing to do, was a little surprised when she saw Lucas. "Why did you come back so quickly? Did you find any important information?"

Lucas nodded, "There is indeed a very important discovery. Let's talk about it together when they come back."

"Okay."

After waiting there for a while, Peter and Mindy came back one after another.

"Ah - no, I can't communicate at all." Peter grimaced, "They were very scared when they saw me. I've tried many times, but I still can't get the words to say anything."

"Maybe it's because of your identity Cobweb." Lucas said.

"I didn't know he hated me so much." Peter smiled reluctantly, "To be honest, it should be me who hates him, right?"

"Don't explore the thoughts of people with twisted hearts. Normal people can't understand it," Hope said.

Mindy came back with a smile on her face, "I made a big discovery."

"Tell me?"

"A guy said he was invited and was about to go to the City in the Sky." Mindy said, "This so-called City in the Sky must be Norman Osborn's palace."

"It shouldn't be wrong." Lucas agreed, "I met a colleague who was an intern at Osborne Group. He said that he was thrown out of the Sky City, and said that I was just like him. I think... this Perhaps it corresponds to his resignation from the Osborne Group."

"Huh? How narcissistic is this guy?" Mindy said speechlessly.

"Anyway, let's go near the person you mentioned Alice first." Lucas said, "Let's see the so-called city in the sky."

"Okay, come with me."

Following Mindy, we soon found the person who was about to board the Sky City.

Everyone thought they needed to hide their bodies and observe secretly, but later found out that it was not necessary at all.

The man was surrounded by stars, and everyone sent him blessings. Some bold girls even came forward to kiss him.

"If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I would have thought this person was going to heaven." Mindy's comment hit the nail on the head.

"Don't tell me, Norman may really think so."

"Wow, the more I think about it, the more I think this guy is really narcissistic."

While they were complaining, a large shadow was cast around them. Everyone raised their heads, and a huge building slowly moved over from the sky.

"This...this is Norman's palace..."

Even though everyone had their own imaginations, when they really saw the huge building floating in the sky, they couldn't help but open their mouths.

"Wait a minute, isn't Norman's key word factory? What the hell is this!" Hope was confused.

"I think since Wilson, the correlation between keywords and the settings inside the hall is not very high." Lucas said.

"That's not necessarily true. Don't we still know what it's like inside?" Peter said.

Since entering Norman's hall, Peter has not been in high spirits, but everyone understands his mood very well.

The chosen person raised his hands, and a white light shot out from under the building, sucking him up.

"Hope, change quickly! Let's follow quickly!" Mindy urged.

"Wait a minute!" Hope said speechlessly, "Don't forget that we are Phantom Thieves. Going up with such a big fanfare, the alert level will increase very quickly!"

If Norman feels disadvantaged at the beginning, their subsequent exploration will be very difficult.

"But if we don't do anything, we won't be able to go up, right?"

"Forehead……"

This was indeed a dead end, and Hope was speechless.

"Just take a gamble!" Hope said helplessly.

But things will definitely not be that simple. When everyone flew near the City in the Sky, a warning light came on near the base.

"Alert alert, unauthorized personnel detected, return to the ground immediately, return to the ground immediately."

Densely packed aircraft flew out of the building, surrounding the group tightly.

"I told you we can't do it!" Hope said in a panic, "Let's get back to the ground quickly!"

Faced with such a situation, it was indeed impossible to force a breakthrough. Everyone could only return to the ground to find another way, and watched the Sky City leave.

"We don't have permission to go to the Sky City..."

"Yeah, I actually got stuck on the first step."

"It would be nice if I was still in the Osborne Group and didn't leave." Lucas sighed. Even he didn't expect that losing this identity would have such a huge impact on exploring Norman's palace.

They couldn't even touch the door of the palace, let alone steal the secret treasure inside.

"Even if you have the authority, we can't let you deal with Norman alone." Gwen looked at Lucas disapprovingly.

"Yes, that's right. What's more, I also want to repent of Norman with my own hands." Peter said.

Hope sighed, "It's useless to say this now. We are stuck at the permission level. If we don't get permission, we won't be able to enter the palace."

"I never thought I would have to use reality to influence the palace..."

"Actually, this is quite normal. This is Norman's palace. In his mind, people who are not his own can't get close, let alone the core of the palace."

"Do we really have to work for the Osborne Group?" Mindy showed a disgusted expression, "If it's Harry, forget about Norman Osborn."

"Harry..." Lucas mused, reaching into his pocket and touching the cold object.

"Me, Gwen and Lucas should be fine, but what about you and Hope?" Peter asked.

Lucas had already interned at the Osborne Group, and his performance during the internship was also very good. Gwen and Peter were also top academics with excellent resumes. Coupled with their relationship with Harry, it was not easy to join the Osborne Group. It’s difficult, but Mindy, who was born in Hell’s Kitchen and never even went to school, is obviously the type who can’t find a way out through the back door, and Hope is even more outrageous, he’s just a bird.

"Don't worry about Hope. You only need to take me to the Osborne Group a few times, and they will bind me to Hope." Lucas said.

Mindy opened her eyes wide, "What about me? What should I do?"

"This..." Peter was a little embarrassed, but he really couldn't think of a better way.

"Actually... there is another plan." Lucas sighed and said.

"Another plan?" Everyone focused on Lucas.

"Ah, a simpler but more risky plan." Lucas took out a white pistol from his pocket.

"...Gun?" Everyone showed puzzled expressions, not knowing what Lucas meant by this move.

"This is not a simple gun," Lucas said. "This is a gun that activates the Persona."

"There is such a thing?!" Gwen picked up the gun and looked at it, but the more she looked at it, the deeper her frown deepened. She looked at Lucas seriously, "Lucas, is this gun of yours real? Right? And what’s the way to activate the persona?”

"I know what you are thinking, and unfortunately, you are right." Lucas said, "The way to use this gun is to let the person who wants to activate the persona shoot himself."

Seeing his companions' eyes widening in shock, he continued calmly, "But according to the information I received, it requires that person to have a firm will to defeat death in order to successfully activate the persona."

"...Why not?"

Lucas didn't speak, just silent.

"...Oh my god." Peter covered his head, "Lucas, what are your thoughts on bringing out such a thing at this time?"

"I just don't think we should leave one person out," Lucas said.

"You mean...Harry?" Gwen said unsurely.

But Lucas confirmed her guess, "That's right."

"No!" Peter said first, "I know your plan. You want to bring Harry into a different world. Harry must have extremely high authority as Osborn's heir, and we can do it without any effort." Enter Norman's palace, but Lucas, this gun is very risky..."

"Everything has risks." Lucas interrupted Peter and said directly, "And I think it's better to leave the choice in Harry's hands."

He looked at Peter's face. After being a bystander for so long, it was time for him to speak his mind.

"I can understand your desire to protect everyone, but not everyone wants to be protected."

Lucas said this without any mercy, and Peter was stunned for a moment.

"...I support Lucas this time." Gwen said after a few seconds of silence.

"What? Gwen, you..." Peter looked at Gwen beside him in disbelief.

"I have the same idea. If I were not an ordinary person in reality, otherwise, I would also like to be like this in another world, standing next to you and fighting alongside you." Gwen looked at Peter, "I believe Harry This is also the thought that Norman’s repentance should not have been avoided.”

"Spider boy, you really think too much." Mindy pouted, "No one wants to be left behind."

"I..." Peter was speechless.

Lucas patted him on the shoulder, "What's more, have you forgotten that Harry discovered our identities? He obviously wants to be by our side. As friends, shouldn't we give him a chance? ?”

Harry was very worried as he watched a group of living people disappear. He did not dare to leave and stayed nearby, watching the place where Lucas and others disappeared.

But Harry didn't expect that they would appear again not long after.

"Is it over yet?" He couldn't help but stepped forward and asked.

"Actually, we're in pretty big trouble in there." Lucas looked at Harry.

Harry frowned, "Trouble?"

He suddenly realized something and looked up at Lucas, "...Do you need my help?"

"That's right, and this favor must be yours." Lucas said with certainty.

"But, it's very dangerous." Peter also wanted to persuade his friend, "If you don't want to, Harry..."

"I'll help!" Harry said decisively before Peter could finish.

"Then let's talk." Lucas said, "I have to explain the situation to you first."

This time, Lucas did not choose the coffee shop that was suitable for conversation, but took everyone back to his home. There is no place more secluded than his own home.

He placed the white gun on the table and pushed it towards Harry.

"Well... it's a good gun, but..." Harry was very confused.

"Don't worry, listen to me first." Lucas said. He first explained what a palace is, how to make twisted people repent, and the reason why they can fight in another world.

"We have encountered a very difficult situation in your father's palace. We need someone he trusts to move forward, and you are the most suitable person. However, the situation in the palace is complicated. If you enter the palace with us, it will really When you encounter an accident, there may be no way to absolutely guarantee your safety."

"Because of this, I hope you can at least gain the power to protect yourself." He looked at the gun on the table. "This gun has magical power and can make you awaken the same personality mask as us."

"Is this... is this true?" Harry stuttered in the sudden surprise, "I... can I really be like you?"

"Don't rush to be happy, this method is extremely risky." Lucas said, "Until now, the only condition for us to awaken the persona is to have a very vague understanding of ourselves..."

He paused. Lucas was doubtful about this. Do you recognize yourself? He doesn't even know who he is anymore, but he has acquired a persona.

"That means you didn't awaken in this way..." Harry looked at the gun on the table, and his originally excited expression calmed down.

"Yes, the way to awaken is to pick up this gun and point it at yourself." Lucas stared into Harry's eyes, "With the awareness of defeating death, pull the trigger."

Harry shuddered slightly at the request for awakening.

Not everyone has the consciousness to face death, not to mention that Harry is just a teenager. What's the difference between someone who dares to shoot himself in the head and a madman.

Harry hesitated, "...Is this...is this reliable?"

Lucas nodded, "The source of the gun is absolutely reliable."

He didn't think Archipad would fool him. He trusted Archipad. This little boy from the Velvet Room must have had a very close relationship with him. His expressions and movements all revealed this. information.

The risks had been explained, and Lucas' tone softened, "Of course, I'm not asking you to use it. The dangers in the palace are unpredictable, and you certainly don't have to use it when it's safe."

"But..." Lucas curled his lips, "At a critical moment of life and death, it's not a bad idea to take a gamble and control your own destiny, right?"