I became a heart-stealing thief in Azure Files

Of course... he also knew that, after all, it wasn't preparing 'exclusive items' or 'exclusive supplies' for Amamiya herself, and in many ways it was preparing weapons and equipment for 'other girls', so in terms of both 'emotion' and 'reason', Ravenda couldn't possibly be that serious.

[A five-act tragedy: A replica of a sword based on the opera "Faust," a beautifully crafted sword with a delicate, girlish design.]

[Type: Weapon/Melee Weapon]

[Tragedy/Bet]

[Tragedy: When attacking an enemy with a blade, there is a moderate probability of inflicting one of five special status effects corresponding to tragedy.]

[Tragedy of Knowledge: Forgetting]; [Tragedy of Love: Brainwashing]; [Special Tragedy: Chaos]; [Tragedy of Beauty: Allure]; [Tragedy of Career: Despair].

[The wager: If the blade is not used, and only the staff itself is used for attacks, the wielder's attribute weaknesses will be eliminated. The wielder will not be afflicted with any mental status effects.]

"Thank you, Lavenda."

After handing over the spoils he had found in the other world to Ravenda, Amamiya settled the payment for Ravenda's help in making the items.

As for firearms, I'll wait until I've learned about firearms manufacturing in the future, and then try to make them myself using the professional knowledge I've acquired...

After trying out the cane knife that looked like a candy cane, Amamiya put it away.

Seeing that Amamiya was preparing to leave, Ravenda's tone carried a hint of loneliness and loss.

"Are you leaving?"

"Well... there are still things to do."

……

"Then, I wish you good luck in your military campaigns."

After leaving the velvet room, Amamiya, with Ravenda's ever-present blessing, watched the blue, semi-transparent glass door in front of her gradually disappear.

“Copain, here is your 'melee weapon'.”

After handing the cane sword to the vigilant Hifumi, Amamiya simply explained, "The spoils found in another world are better than ordinary melee weapons."

"Well... now that everything is ready, let's deal with the 'repentance target'."

Chapter 32, "Hifumi's Show Time," is now available!

"Are you ready, Copain?"

"Hmm... let's go, Jok."

Amamiya stretched out her hand, and the black and red vortex of the other world expanded instantly, bursting out with a slightly eerie suction force.

After a brief moment of being pulled, Hifumi's vision blurred, and she found herself in a magnificent place that looked like a small palace or a place where nobles were having tea parties or evening gatherings.

Before she could even stand properly, Hifumi was hit with a question full of doubt and disdain.

"...Who are you people? Why are you able to barge into the tea party without Lord Nagisa's token?"

As her vision gradually stabilized, Hifumi saw... the shadow of a 'tea party member' wearing a noble masquerade mask on her head and with wings on her back.

His behavior was characterized by a nauseating, repulsive affectation of elegance, and his words were filled with merciless contempt and sarcasm…

"You...are members of the tea party?"

Hifumi was genuinely surprised.

She never expected that the inner world of the tea party members would be revealed in this way.

"Hmph, of course we're members of the tea party..."

"Judging from your appearance, you must be a student at Trinity College, right?"

"Heh, look at this outfit... You're here for those bullied girls, aren't you? Since they chose not to stand with Lord Nagisa, it's only natural that they're bullied by us... And there are even stupid guys who want to seek justice for them, it's laughable."

Kirito Nagisa... the one who led the tea party?

"You... this is utterly absurd!"

While Amamiya was paying attention to the information conveyed in the conversations of the students at the Shadow Tea Party, Hifumi had already retorted righteously and sternly.

Having witnessed the story of Abydos and accepted the ideas from Amamiya... she would never agree with such an absurd reason as 'If you are not one of us, then you should be bullied by us as a matter of course'.

"Heh... Looks like they want a fight."

"Do you really want to choose to be our enemy and stand against Lord Nagisa?"

"Without Lord Nagisa's coordination and wise guidance, Trinity would not have its current future... You, are you going to become an enemy of us, of Lord Nagisa, and make everything even more chaotic?!"

"Tsk tsk tsk..."

Amamiya felt a sense of wonder as he watched the students' frenzied faith and worship in the shadows.

It gives the impression that I've been brainwashed by "Shido Seiji".

This fervent worship led Amamiya to believe that even without a temple, it was worth investigating and getting to know.

“No matter what, bullying the weak is wrong and should not be done. Even if you do it for the so-called ‘maintaining peace’.”

After a moment of reflection, Amamiya stood beside Hifumi. The magician's long coat fluttered without wind, and blazing, eerie blue flames began to spread and extend from the ground beneath his feet.

"If you insist on doing this..."

Hifumi then spoke up: "Then we'll have to wake you up!"

"Hehe...then feel free to give it a try."

The tea party members chuckled sinisterly, their figures contorting into shadows of various "angels" as Amamiya perceived them.

After observing the surroundings, a strange thought arose in Amamiya's mind.

It's time for a "show time".

“Copain, I have a great idea to crush the enemy in one fell swoop... I will then carry out the operation, so pay attention to coordination and keep up with my pace.”

Hifumi's tension reached its peak at this moment. She didn't quite understand what Amamiya was going to do, but her anticipation for what Amamiya was about to do inexplicably began to rise.

"Psona—Mephisto!"

Hifumi, who was also preparing to summon her Persona, suddenly felt a sense of fulfillment, as if they had completely complemented each other.

It was an indescribable feeling, even more satisfying and fulfilling than finding the "best partner".

"Psona—Faust!"

As clusters of eerie blue flames intertwined and entwined, the two "best partners" from the opera appeared simultaneously.

'Ladies...'

Facing these menacing angels in the sky, Mephisto, dressed in an elegant gentleman's suit, with almost no devilish features and behaving like a handsome human nobleman, bowed to them with a noble salute.

The devil 'Faust' stepped forward.

'Since you disagree with our views...'

Mephisto unfurled his magnificent robes, and instantly darkness surged forth, shattering the spotlights on the dome.

Immediately afterwards, a beam of light, reminiscent of an opera performance, descended from the dome and focused on Amamiya and Hifumi, who were standing together.

'If everything is to be destroyed as a matter of course, then it's better if nothing happens at all.' Right?

'Then go and face your own destruction. I don't care about your opinions of me, because this is my very nature.'

After bowing to the 'audience' like an opera emcee, Faust and Mephistopheles began to move simultaneously.

Meanwhile, Amamiya and Hifumi also began their actions and outreach.

"Ladies..."

"The performance has already begun. Next up for you is..."

"A lost world."

The stage camera flashes rapidly, and one 'tragedy' after another is being repeated amidst 'swords and shadows'.

The chaotic drumbeats grew increasingly rapid, then abruptly stopped at a certain moment.

As the final note faded, a symphony that cleaved through the darkness erupted simultaneously.

"Show Time: Five Acts of Tragedy and the Art of Nihilism".

"Beauty is dedication – thank you to the ladies for their heartfelt participation."

"Thank you for watching... Well then, goodbye."

With a 'devil's bow of thanks,' the curtain slammed shut, followed by splattering blood that landed on it.

The luxurious opera house and curtained scenery suddenly disappeared, and Hifumi, who had completed her 'last dance', still had a slight sense of bewilderment about 'what she had done before'.

It feels...like we're performing an aristocratic dance!

Hifumi, who was still being carried in a princess carry, quickly came to her senses.

I... was 'princess-carried' by Sensei again...

Even though it was necessary for the battle, being suddenly "princess-carried" like this is still... quite embarrassing...

Calm down, calm down... It's all just for the fight... Yes, just for the fight...

Silently reassuring herself through a form of mild hypnosis, Hifumi jumped down from Amamiya's arms and went to the shadow of the 'tea party member' who had been knocked to the ground and had reverted to her original form.

"No matter what... doing bad things under the guise of 'doing good' is not allowed!"

She looked down at the shadowy figures of the tea party members, who were curled up in pain, and began to preach.

"If that kind of dark and oppressive situation isn't stopped soon... it will undoubtedly develop into a D END!"

"Stop... Let's end it here. Otherwise... there really will be no turning back!"

“You all have friends, right? You also need to and want to get along well with others, right? But... this kind of ‘way of getting along’ is absolutely wrong. This so-called ‘showing off individuality’ is also absolutely wrong.”

"Change is a painful thing... but at the same time, making changes is a good thing."

“Even Lord Nagisa wouldn’t want to see something like ‘using the tea party as an excuse’ to ‘purge heretics,’ right? So…”

So... wake up.

"Go find your own story of youth... that's what you should be doing."

After expressing all her innermost thoughts in one breath, Hifumi looked at the tea party members and waited for their response.

"Heh... whatever the glorious victor says is right... the losers should be swept into the trash heap."

"However... since you put it that way, let's give it a try..."

"Who knows, things might get really interesting in the future..."

"If changing for the better can change the current state of Trinity... then why don't we do it... why don't we try to change the outcome that Nagisa-sama doesn't want to see..."

The shadows of the tea party members murmured to themselves, then gradually turned into balls of light and disappeared.

The remaining light from the orb coalesced again, transforming into... something that looked like a tea bag?

After finishing a long lecture, Hifumi, who was still thinking to herself, "I never thought I'd be lecturing someone like this," was stunned.

Sigh... this feeling...

Yes, a secret treasure?

The girl, still somewhat embarrassed and surprised, looked at the young man beside her.

Amamiya nodded, confirming Hifumi's idea.

"That's right, this is a 'treasure'... However, unlike those with temples or those twisted by desire, the treasures transformed from the remnants of desire in ordinary people can be incredibly diverse... like a book, a key, a certain drink, a certain consumable... anything is possible."

'So that's it...'

Walking over and grabbing the ball of light, Amamiya continued, "After getting the target to repent, be sure to collect the treasures transformed from these remnants of desire, otherwise... the seeds of desire will take root and sprout, eventually growing into an 'unclaimed temple,' and ultimately becoming even more dangerous."

【Secret Treasure: Premium Black Tea for the Tea Ceremony】

[The source of desire, an otherworldly item formed from the 'residues of desire'. It should be a very high-grade noble black tea; brewing it might have unexpected effects.]

"Now that the target has repented, it's time to leave the Impression Space..."

After taking Hifumi away from the Impression Space and returning to Xialai, Amamiya prepared a special lunch for Hifumi and then chatted with her about the recent issues concerning Trinity.

Through her conversation with Hifumi, Amamiya learned that...

Hifumi was recently assigned to a cram school, according to a member of the Kaiser Group, whose purpose was to "gather suspicious individuals."

It seems... that Trinity tea party chairman is quite paranoid.