I was expelled from school at the beginning, but luckily I am the king of endurance.

The Story of Abydos: Chapter 8: The Strategy Committee Plans for Caesar, and Convenience House Alu Seeks a Loan

Repayment date?

The teacher then remembered that Abydos had to pay back the debt and interest to Caesar Group every month, and according to Ayane, Caesar did not accept electronic transfers and only accepted physical currency. Every month, an armored car would come to Abydos to collect the payment.

"Since Caesar has hired militants to attack you, why not take this opportunity to find out why he did this?" Mei supported Kanna and suggested to the people of Abydos, "I used to... well, work at Caesar's bank. Why not start the investigation there?"

　The suggestion of 児久妻留撮 (一)彡八留Q*UN Ya did arouse a little interest among the people.

"That's right. Caesar wouldn't attack us for no reason. Without us, wouldn't anyone be able to pay back the money? Woohoo~ Thinking about this is really troublesome. What do you think, teacher?"

Hoshino kicked the ball to the teacher. Mei suspected that she did it on purpose. The student union president of Abydos usually looked lazy, but she always gave people a feeling of being mysterious. Mei couldn't guess what she was planning.

But these should have nothing to do with me.

[I'm not from Abydos anyway, so no matter how she plans, she has no control over me.]

That’s what Ya thought.

The teacher pondered for a moment and replied, "Well, Hoshino is right. If we don't figure this out, Abydos's debt problem won't be solved. If you don't have any plans tomorrow, let's go and take a look together."

After receiving affirmative responses from everyone, the teacher recorded the trip on his tablet.

Kanna saw through Mei's thoughts at a glance. Having been won over by Mei in Camp No. 9, she knew that the girl's investigation with the people of Abydos was fake, and her real intention was to cause trouble for Caesar.

But she knew it all but kept silent. Caesar had done so many awful things, and had caused such great suffering to a kind-hearted fisherman like her. If it weren't for Caesar, she might have become the head of the Gehenna Fishing Club. So, if she could cause trouble for Caesar, she wholeheartedly agreed. Not only did she agree, she wanted to get involved.

On the other side, in a luxurious office in the center of Abydos, Alu looked at the ringing phone with difficulty.

"Alu-chan, what are you doing? Why aren't you answering the phone?"

"You don't look well. Is it a call from a client?"

"Lord Alu..."

The three of them were right to be concerned. The call at this moment was from the employer they were not very familiar with. Thinking that she had suffered such a Waterloo in her first commission since running away from Gehena, Alu really couldn't bring herself to answer the call.

But we can't ignore the client either. The commission has already failed, and it would be terrible if we leave a bad reputation for our attitude towards the client.

After hesitating for a long time, A Lu finally sorted out her expression and chose to answer the phone: "Hello, this is the convenience store."

As A-Lu waited anxiously, a male voice came from the other end of the phone: "Hmm, that's interesting. I've read your drills. So, when do you plan to start the actual combat?"

In fact, that is actual combat.

Although Alu really wanted to say this, she swallowed the words back when they reached her lips. Being smart, she quickly thought that perhaps this was an opportunity to restore the reputation of Convenience House 68.

"Ah, of course. The actual combat will also begin soon... uh, within a week? Haha, yes, that's right. Just leave it to us."

Amid the three people's astonished gazes, Alu made this assurance, and the expression on her face seemed as if she was about to trample Abydos under her feet at the next moment.

But all this only existed before she hung up the phone.

"Ah..." After the phone was hung up, Alu immediately returned to her panicked look.

Well, this is the Alu that Mutsuki is familiar with. However, as her childhood sweetheart, Mutsuki still has to show some concern for her: "Alu-chan, you look so haggard."

Kayoko was more focused on the content of the call: "What exactly did you talk about? President, are we going to go to war with those people in Abydos again?"

Ah Lu calmed her chaotic thoughts and finally managed to come up with an explanation: "Although I don't know the client's background, I at least know he's a big shot and so generous at once. So since the future of our Convenience House 68 is at stake, this commission absolutely cannot fail."

"But the people in Abydos are stronger than we thought, and they have Teacher Xialai to help them.

"We've already spent all our money. How can we fight without money?"

Seeing Alu's persistence, Mutsuki felt embarrassed to interrupt her, but objective difficulties would always convince her to give up, right?

The obscure Haruka didn't have so many concerns. To her, whatever Lord Aru, who had saved her from the bullying incident, said or did was right. She just needed to cooperate. To realize Lord Aru's plan, Haruka, who already had some concerns about interacting with others, asked, "Yes, or should I take a part-time job too?"

"No, Chunxiang, if we use the part-time job money to hire labor, then all of us will have to work part-time for at least a whole year... After all, he's still the president. Renting such an expensive office is simply a waste of money."

The sound of the three people's discussion surrounded Alu. Finally, after hearing Kayoko's complaints, Alu became excited. This luxurious office was in a prime location that she had personally selected. It was related to her self-esteem and business philosophy. This time she had to argue: "What do you know! If you want to do serious business, you must have a decent office! Only then will commissions come to you!

"Hey anyway, be quiet! I have an idea."

The three of them focused their attention on A-Lu, who sat in her boss chair, drank some water, and then said, "Well, I'm going to get a loan."

"Ah? Aren't you on the blacklist, Aru-chan?" Mutsuki revealed the fact ruthlessly. She still remembered the story of how they went to the bank to withdraw money before leaving Gehenna and were almost caught by the Disciplinary Committee.

"No! My account was just frozen because there's a bounty on my head! Tsk, I didn't expect those guys on the Disciplinary Committee to be so cruel..."

Kayoko sighed helplessly, but she still had to work, so she decided to ask Alu first: "President, which bank are you going to apply for a loan? If we go to the Central Bank, we'll be kicked out."

"So annoying! Anyway, there has to be a way! Just wait and see, Abydos. I said I won't give up. The mission of Convenience House 68 has just begun!"

Now she had to sweat like a sore throat. Kayoko couldn't help but think of the Speaker of the Pandemonium, Makoto Hanuma. It seemed that she ran away with Alu because she couldn't stand her.

[Isn't it possible that there aren't any normal people in our Gehenna?]

PS: The author is a little busy tomorrow, I will try my best to keep updating, please forgive me

The Story of Abydos: Chapter 9: Black Market Adventures

Time comes the next day.

Early in the morning, Caesar Loan's armored car arrived at the school gate of Abydos.

"This is the payment for this month, a total of 24,000 yuan." Qinxiang handed a bag to the robot staff in the car.

After a quick inventory, the display screen above the robot's head showed a standard smiling face, exactly the same as the robot that Ya had seen when she first entered the black market bank. Then, a standard male voice came out: "Thank you for your cooperation. Welcome to choose Caesar Loan again next time!"

Qin Xiang's expression was not good. She had a very bad impression of Caesar at the moment. After all, she herself almost died at the hands of them. "Tsk, who will have a next time?"

Watching the armored car gradually disappear into the distance, Qin Xiang put on a headset and said, "Teacher, the locator has been installed successfully. We can start the operation."

Five big, fully armed men immediately jumped out from behind the school gate that had been repaired not long ago. Looking at their determined eyes, it was clear that they were experts who were looking to cause trouble for Caesar!

In short, except for Ayane who stayed in school, everyone and the teacher followed the location of the armored car all the way to the entrance of the black market.

"Why would Caesar's armored car come to the black market?" Bai Zi asked. Having been dealing with Abydos affairs for a long time, they didn't understand what the black market was like. In their impression, the black market was just a small market.

Well, except Hoshino. Mei secretly glanced at Hoshino. Although the latter pretended to be curious, the detail that she subconsciously grasped the shotgun did not escape Mei's eyes. Hoshino must have been to the black market before.

"Everyone, be careful. The black market is where all kinds of illegal weapons are traded. Anything can happen."

Ayane's voice came from the headset. Apparently, after noticing that the armored car was heading towards the black market, she had already looked up information about the black market.

"bang bang bang bang"

It was a gunshot, and it was not far from them. Kanna and Mei subconsciously pretended to be on guard with their guns.

Soon, a student with blonde twintails ran out from the corner ahead.

"Huh? This school uniform..."

Before Hoshino could finish his words, two more bad guys ran out from behind the student.

"Hehe, as long as we kidnap the eldest daughter of Trinity and ask for a ransom, we will definitely make a fortune. Don't run!" The two bad guys chased and kept shooting.

The Trinity girl was in a panic, making "Ah Wuuu" sounds, but she was too focused on the pursuers behind her, and by the time she noticed the people in front of her, it was too late.

Unable to dodge in time, she bumped into the teacher's arms.

"Are you okay?" The teacher who caught her asked softly, but before she could get an answer, she was interrupted by the bad boy.

"Who are you? Get out of the way! We have business with that guy from Trinity!"

She was carrying a machine gun, had yellow hair, wore strange clothes and a black mask. She was a typical bad girl.

Ya grumbled silently, then opened fire without hesitation.

The fierce firepower of the submachine gun knocked the bad girl unconscious before she could react. The other bad girl wanted to raise her gun to fight back, but was immediately shot in the head by Kanna.

"Huh? Why are you all looking at me?" Seeing everyone looking at her in surprise, Ya asked puzzledly. Then she realized that the teacher and Abydos' classmates had not had in-depth contact with bad people and did not understand their character.

But Kanna helped her explain: "Delinquents will do anything for money. If you encounter them, knocking them out is the best option."

"Well, anyway, thank you all. My name is Ajitani Hifumi. If it weren't for you, I would have caused a lot of trouble for our Trinity." The girl from Trinity quickly changed the subject, noticing that the atmosphere was not right. "Besides, I ran away secretly. If something really went wrong...ah...I can't even think about it..."

"Oh~ So the little sister's name is Hifumi. So why are you, a little girl from Trinity, coming to the black market?"

Originally, Mei wanted to ask, but considering her obvious Gehenna appearance, she hesitated again because she was worried about having a conflict with Hifumi. Hoshino saw Mei's hesitation, so he simply took over the topic.

At this point, Hifumi suddenly became interested. She took out a chicken-shaped doll and said, "I came to the black market to look for something. Look, there's a limited edition Ice Cream Pelolo doll of which only 100 were released! It's no longer available on the market, but I heard that it's still being traded on the black market. So, I..."

"Wow~ It's MomoFriends! I like it too. Little Pelolo is so cute~ By the way, I'm a fan of Mr. Nicola."

"Really? Mr. Nicola has that rich philosophical aura, which is really cool. I even bought Mr. Nicola's recently released philosophy book, 'Beyond Good and Evil'!"

Looking at Hifumi and Nomiya who were chatting for no apparent reason, Mei was almost unable to hold back her urge to complain. She turned around and glanced at Kanna, who noticed her gaze and nodded. Sure enough, they were thinking the same thing.

[How could someone so divine come to a place like the black market just for a doll?!]

"Well, I'm sorry to interrupt your fellow enthusiasts' gathering, but we have to retreat quickly. These bad girls' accomplices are here."

After hearing Ayane's warning, Mei looked over and saw that there were indeed a dozen bad girls running out from not far away.

Hifumi, who was chatting animatedly, immediately said, "Oh no! Let's get going! If a large-scale fight were to happen and attract the black market's security forces, it would be bad. Anyway, let's get out of here."

"Well... since Hifumi-sister knows this place better than us, let's listen to her." Hoshino made a decision. The teacher didn't care. These pursuers were not as good as the helmeted troops with upgraded weapons. Under his command, he was not afraid of them at all.

"Hmph, you're lucky." Qinxiang put away the assault rifle and followed the crowd.

After following Hifumi back and forth in the streets a few times, Ya discovered that the eldest daughter of Trinity was indeed very familiar with this area. If she really did her homework here in advance just because of that Pelolo, then Ya really had to admire her.

After confirming that they had completely shaken off the pursuers, everyone finally stopped. Hoshino said in a joking tone: "Sister Hifumi seems to know this place very well. In that case, you have been kidnapped by us."

"Ah, ah?"

"It's not kidnapping. Senior Hoshino wants to ask Hifumi to be our guide. Of course, it's okay if you don't agree, Hifumi." Serika hurriedly explained to the frightened Hifumi. After learning that everyone was just going to the bank, Hifumi agreed.

As for Kanna, who had been in the black market for over a year? She kept quiet, and no one asked her. Mei, on the other hand, observed everything with amusement. However, in terms of familiarity, Mei might not be as familiar as Hifumi.

The Story of Abydos: Chapter 10: The Evil Abydos Robs the Good Bank

"The Black Market Bank is in front of us. It's the largest bank in the entire Black Market. What we're seeing now is just a branch."

Hifumi pointed to a magnificent building in front and introduced that this bank was not the one where Ya worked part-time before, but the sign was the same.

"Black market bank? Are there any official institutions in the black market?" Qinxiang asked in confusion. This question is actually common sense among the bad guys in the black market, and it can be interpreted by any bad guy.

However, the people in Abydos were clearly unaware of this, so Hifumi continued to explain, "Ahaha... That's not true, Serika-san. The black market bank is called the 'Octopus Bank' simply because it holds the largest share of the black market banking industry. That's why we usually just call it the 'Black Market Bank'. People who don't have a detailed understanding of it might misunderstand it."

"Not only that, there are rumors that 15% of the stolen goods from crimes all over Kivotos will flow here. The stolen money obtained through corruption, robbery, kidnapping, etc. will eventually be exchanged for other illegal weapons used in other crimes, thus building a complete criminal industry chain." Kanna, who had been silent all the time, suddenly added, which really attracted everyone's attention.

"How could this happen? Isn't this the bank inciting crime? But Kanna is well aware of this."

Nomiya, who was born into a wealthy family, found it difficult to understand these things. Normally, bad guys rarely appeared in her life. Perhaps to her, bad guys were just NPCs that would refresh regularly. This was the first time she had seen the tip of the iceberg of the bad guys' lives.

Kanna fell silent. These were just part of her daily life and not something worth showing off. She brought them up now just to give everyone in Abydos an idea of ​​the black market.

Ya was happy to continue. "The Federation (Sanliu 8 Emu Jun), the Sheep Student Union has no control over this place. This place is a rotting, stinking cesspool, and we are the dead, rotting fish and shrimp in it, while the bank, deep in the middle of it, extracts nutrients from crime. Maybe the Federation Student Union can even get a share of these nutrients. Ah, sorry, teacher."

As Mei was talking excitedly, she seemed to be back in Camp No. 9, back to the days when she and Futaba scolded Caesar together, but she soon realized her gaffe.

After getting a new phone, she accidentally discovered the report about Xia Lai when she was reporting safety to Xiao Kong. Only then did she understand what kind of big shot the teacher was. With the president of the Federal Student Union missing, the teacher could be said to be the most powerful person in Kivotos.

At this moment, she cursed the teacher out of anger. Not wanting to make more mistakes, she chose to shut up immediately, and at the same time told herself to be more careful with her words and actions in the future.

"Everyone, look! Those guards are escorting vehicles that appear to be Caesar Loan's armored car."

Fortunately, Bai Zi discovered the new situation and decisively changed the subject. Everyone looked in the direction she pointed, and sure enough, they saw Caesar Loan's armored car driving into the bank's underground vault under a group of guards.

"The location on the tablet also shows this position, so it should be correct. The Caesar Group is colluding with the black market bank." The teacher opened the tablet to confirm. It seems that things are more complicated than he thought. The children of Abydos actually got involved with such a large criminal organization.

"Doesn't that mean we've been providing criminal funding to the black market?!"

"Don't get excited, Xiaoqin. Generally speaking, banks will record remittances. As long as we get the bank's records, we can use them as evidence to sue Caesars Group, right?"

Ayane calmed Serika through the headset, and her suggestion made everyone's eyes light up.

"Hey~ So what Ayane-sister meant is..."

"Well, I'm ready."

Hoshino and Baizi tacitly took out the woolen hood knitted by Baizi from their bags, which made Mei stunned.

"Ah! Yes! If we use that method..."

"Are you serious? Ah, since black market banks are criminal organizations anyway...that's all we have to do!"

After convincing themselves that they were ready, Serika and Nomiya put on their headgear one after another. When Mei and Kanna were at a loss, Baizi handed them two headgear with "5" and "6" printed on them, saying, "Don't worry, I've prepared them for you.

"Oh, sorry, Hifumi, I didn't prepare your headgear."