I became a heart-stealing thief in Azure Files

The shield in his hand emitted a dazzling light, instantly stunning the tall shadow that happened to be looking at him.

"Good! Success! Now, what's next..."

"Warrior Skill - Rising Dragon Slash!"

He dragged the pixelated one-handed sword on the ground, then swung it upwards in a slash.

The pixels were carved out by a sharp sword, and a ground wave, clearly capable of knocking away enemies, rushed towards the shadow, knocking it away and tearing off its mask in the process.

With a hiss, the shadow, as if severely injured, began to spew out blackish-red mud in mid-air.

After the mud hit the ground, it began to clump together, and soon it coalesced into strange, gradually taking shape.

Amamiya said calmly, "Get ready, it's coming."

Background music: Last Surprise

"Oh wow—I think I'm hearing some powerful battle background music!"

Having completed the 'initiation', Momoi assumed a defensive stance, looking at the forming shadows with curiosity.

Emerging from the shadows were several flying monsters, resembling 'flower fairies' from fairy tales.

The female fairy wore a long emerald green dress, with fairy wings fluttering behind her.

The male fairy was dressed in a bright red outfit, like an emperor's robe, holding a sharp sword, with butterfly wings fluttering behind him.

"Titania" and "Oberon"... are both legendary 'fairies'.

Those 'little fairies' accompanying them are the 'Pixies' and the 'Higher Pixies'.

'This is truly an adventure straight out of a fairy tale…'

Even if Amamiya were to hold back and only use one-thousandth of his strength in a normal attack, it would still be considered a devastating blow.

Therefore, instead of launching an attack, he clapped his hands, took a step back, and handed the stage over to the three little guys from the game development department.

"Go ahead, this is your 'tutorial battle,' try your best... If you can't beat it, I'll 'trigger an Easter egg' and come down to help you."

After saying that, Amamiya switched his Persona to Raul and 'disappeared' without a trace of presence.

The three members of the game club immediately relaxed when they heard that Amamiya would cover for them.

"Alright! Let's start cooperating then!"

With her body wreathed in blazing, eerie blue flames, Momoi mimicked Amamiya and shouted "psona."

With a whoosh, a warrior phantom clad in red armor and wielding a weapon appeared behind her.

This is also a function that comes with the weapon... a persona that Ravenda temporarily 'fabricated'.

He didn't have a name; he was just an ordinary soldier.

Seeing this, Xiao Lü and Youzi also tried to communicate with their weapons.

"I am you, and you are me..."

"Come on... psona!"

The three people's 'personas' are just spirits stored in the weapons, and their strength is not particularly high.

But it's enough to protect them from negative effects, and also enough for them to fight and gather materials.

Amamiya watched the whole thing unfold. After the three little ones summoned their 'personas', they began to try out various attack methods, including melee, ranged, and magical attacks.

"Leave the tanking to me—Warrior skill, Commanding Shout!"

"Magic...weapon enchantment."

"Magic... Armor enchantment."

Not to be outdone, the Fairy Queen summoned lightning, and bolts of lightning, several meters long, descended from the sky.

The 'Fairy King' brandished his sword and began to move about, waiting for an opportunity to strike.

"I won't let you succeed... Magic, elemental interference!"

Amamiya glanced at the group and found that among the three members of the game club, the best performer was actually Yuzu, who looked timid before the battle.

She's like a veteran Souls player, the type who first applies buffs and builds shields, then observes what moves the enemy makes and counters them accordingly.

In comparison... Momoi and Midori, despite being sisters, would occasionally make quite obvious mistakes in their teamwork.

Their perfect teamwork made Amamiya wonder if they were sisters or 'enemies'.

Fortunately, their combat awareness is top-notch—they adapt to the pace of battle very quickly.

"Pay attention to the coordination and cooperation between the Persona's melee attacks and your own melee attacks..."

"Don't cast spells too frequently, otherwise your mental energy will be depleted quickly, and you'll be in a difficult situation in the next battle after this one."

"Learn more from Yuzu; even with basic magic, you can deal outstanding damage at the best time."

The shadow of a 'female chess player' emerged from behind. Amamiya silently began to take control of the battle's rhythm and mobilized the three members of the game club to coordinate their attacks and change their battle tactics.

"...Watch closely, it's time for the 'Royal Style' fighting style."

Since standing still was rather boring, Amamiya temporarily took on the role of Navi, imitating Futaba's sharp commentary style.

"Oh! The enemy's down! Well done, Yuzu!"

"Find the enemy's weaknesses, take them all down in one fell swoop, and eliminate the target in one fell swoop!"

"Nice critical hit! Little Green dealt considerable damage and knocked down the enemy."

"Momoi, how could you make a mistake again? It's embarrassing."

"Wow, Yuzu found the perfect opportunity and used a wide-area magic attack to take down all the targets!"

"Go!—beat them all up in one go!"

With Amamiya's order to "attack," Yuzu, Momoi, and Midori all sprang into action simultaneously.

The curtain was drawn, but the curtain of this battle also fell at the same time.

The sisters, Momoi and Midori, stepped in front of the curtain and, following the script instructions given to them by Noah, struck a pose that signaled the end of the final attack.

At the same time, a highlighted pixelated line appeared on the 'backdrop' behind them, symbolizing the end of the final attack.

"Is that it? Game over?"

"—Is that all? Is the game over?"

With the curtain falling on the 'general attack,' the battle came to an end.

"Alright... now it's time to collect the spoils..."

After picking out the weapons left behind by the "Fairy King" and the jewelry left behind by the "Fairy Queen" from a pool of blackish-red sludge that was gradually evaporating, Amamiya turned her gaze to the three little ones who had just finished a battle and were showing signs of fatigue from releasing too much magic.

"It's about time... Everyone must be a bit tired, now... it's time for us to leave."

"Isn't this battle enough to supplement the details of the battle?"

"As for the rest of the exploration of other worlds..."

"Well, let's save it for next time."

Explanation of [Bond Relationship]

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I see a lot of people saying things like "padded storyline"...

Let me explain this in advance.

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From now on, I'll put all news related to 'bond enhancement' in the author's notes. If that doesn't work, I'll just keep a record of it and update it regularly later.

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This should improve upon the drawbacks of 'rambling on about the setting'.

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PS: Also... although I will assign all students to Arcana [Erling Eryi I* Lengbawo.

However, it may not cover all the students (meaning some students may only have Arcana and no further storyline).

(If you have any other opinions, let's chat via this account.)

If you have any other guidance, you can contact the account with the ID "clown" through the "Masked Envoy's Discussion Group" (which is also the book's reader group).

(It's the one with the railway twins avatar, the administrator account.)

Of course, you can also directly search for the account 【378·178·5205】 and chat with this account privately if you have any questions.

(P.S.: I will read the book review section, but I will not reply to it.)

(As for the side posts... well, all I can say is that Cat's backend is a little...)

Chapter Thirty-Six: Haruka, you don't want Lady Aru to suffer a loss of face, do you?

Night; also ⊙:7: 〒〒4霓飼五瘤晚时分.

Looking at the familiar skyscrapers and the modern, futuristic city, the three members of the game club, who had just finished a 'battle in another world' and still felt a bit unreal, stood there stunned for a long time.

"Sigh... shuttling back and forth between two different worlds, adapting to the rules of different worlds..."

"And even though they are students, they are more tired than adults every day!"

Looking at the game club's activity room so close by, Momoi suddenly sighed deeply, exhausted: "Is this... something that the phantom thief has to take on?"

"Sister, you're just tired because you used too many skills... We're not that tired... although we are tired too."

Following behind Momoi, Midori quietly approached Amamiya's side. Under Yuzu's slightly surprised gaze, she snuggled up to Amamiya and rubbed against her affectionately like a kitten longing to be petted by its owner.

"I never imagined that the responsibility of a 'phantom thief' would be so heavy... I feel like I've learned a lot."

While naturally and appropriately doing things that were both intimate and normal, yet quite dangerous, she was also pretending to be nonchalant and making comments under Yuzu's increasingly strange gaze.

Unconscious displays of affection... it's not just the older sister who's good at it.

'I...can too.'

"How did today's adventure go...?"

'Hehehe...Sensei is concerned about me...'

"Grapefruit?"

……Why?!

Midori, who was holding and rubbing Amamiya's left hand, was stunned for a moment, then looked up slightly at Amamiya, whose height was exactly between hers and hers in a 'cute height difference'.

Xiao Lü was slightly stunned, and Youzi hadn't expected to receive so much attention. After a moment of surprise, she lowered her head, tugged at her collar, and tried to hide her shyness.

"I... find it very interesting..."

"Today's adventure with Sensei... and everyone else... has taught me... a lot."

Amamiya smiled gently.

"I see... I hope Yuzu can adapt to this 'adventure pace.' After all, in my opinion, Yuzu is rather... 'socially awkward,' making her the person the game club needs to worry about the most..."

【~???~】

"I... will try my best to keep up with Sensei's pace..."

The girl lowered her head even further, avoiding Amamiya's 'unusually gentle and refreshing' aura, while also trying to avoid Midori's inscrutable gaze.

"Hehe... I'm looking forward to it."