I became a heart-stealing thief in Azure Files

"Ah."

"Sophia, can you hear this 'robot's' voice?"

Amamiya brought her phone screen close to the 'mirror image' that Yuzu had magically copied.

Before Sophia could hear the robot continue speaking, she noticed its unique appearance.

"Eh... these are the 'robot natives of the world of Giwatos' that Jok was talking about... They look... so cool!"

Little Green: "..."

It's obvious that your AI, which looks almost identical to a human except for its slightly odd hairstyle, is a bit 'cooler'.

Just then, the robot mirror image entity that was on patrol seemed to have reached its scheduled reporting phase. It stopped its stationary movement, made a 'press the earpiece' gesture, and began to emit mechanical sounds.

"█████■■■█……"

"Uh-huh……"

Sofia on the screen became serious for a second, making a 'thinking while stroking her chin' expression.

"Jok, it probably means... 'No threat detected, patrol instructions being repeated.'"

"In addition... there is..."

As the robot's voice continued, Sophia, as if providing simultaneous interpretation, mimicked the robot's rhythm and slowed her tone, saying, "We are currently searching for traces left behind by the 'Princess of the Nameless Gods.' We have detected a faint signal, but have not found any detailed results."

"Uh-huh……"

"Confirming command... Uploading work log... Upload complete."

At this point, Sofia ended her 'simultaneous interpretation' amidst Momoi's surprise, Midori's unexpected and novel expression, and Yuzu's curious look.

That's all, that's all for now.

"The princess of the nameless gods...? What does that mean?"

While pondering, Momoi curiously repeated the words that Sophia had translated, wondering who might be the most crucial and valuable.

It sounds like... like a key character in some RPG game!

"These robots are patrolling and keeping watch here, while also searching for the 'Princess of the Nameless Gods'..."

Little Green also started brainstorming.

It's clearly not a paint scheme or equipment style that's been around for millennia...

The name of the target they were looking for was also quite peculiar...

At this moment, Xiao Lü felt as if she had become the protagonist of an RPG game—unwittingly caught in a huge conspiracy, and beginning her own story in the unknown.

If things proceed as expected, the next step should be for us to find the NPC "Princess of the Nameless Gods" and begin our journey...

Thinking about this, Xiao Lü suddenly felt something was wrong.

Because in the 'start' of such an RPG game, Sensei's position...

They are usually the kind of characters who sacrifice themselves early in the game, giving the protagonist a chance to grow and a reason for the story to continue... the kind of "good older brother" character.

Given how the plot is unfolding... I hope nothing bad will happen to Sensei...

"Um...Sensei, now that we know the keyword 'Princess of the Nameless Gods,' what should we do next?"

Feeling uneasy, Little Green raised her hand and said, "Should we go back today... and come back to explore another day?"

Amamiya thought to herself, "If I come back another day, wouldn't that increase the chances of being found by these unknown robots first?"

By then, it will truly be too late to regret.

"No."

Amamiya shook his head solemnly.

"The 'target' these robots are looking for must be extremely important... We need to find it first."

These lines, so full of self-deception, made Xiao Lü increasingly uneasy.

Why do I always have this feeling that 'this adventure will result in casualties'...?

"Oh...are we going to find that 'Princess of the Nameless Gods'?!"

Compared to Midori's unease, Momoi seemed very enthusiastic, even showing a sense of anticipation that an adventure was about to begin.

"In that case, let's set an extra objective... While searching for the 'G.Bible,' let's begin investigating that 'princess'!"

Yuzu gripped her staff tightly while lowering the brim of her witch's hat.

Like Xiao Lü, she also had a vague sense of unease in her heart.

"Then let's look around."

Frustrated by the inability to find a 'main objective' and not wanting to wander aimlessly like a headless fly, Momoi finally came up with a good idea.

"Hey, I can use a skill..."

"Paladin Skill - Divine Revelation!"

"Warrior Skill - Keen Intuition!"

"Dragon Knight Skill - Dragon's Keenness!"

After unleashing three skills that boosted intuition, Xiao Tao seemed much more 'intelligent'.

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"Hmm...I can feel it!"

After looking around, Momoi finally fixed her gaze on a nearby direction.

"It's over there...!"

Following Momoi's 'intuitive guidance', Amamiya looked over.

What unfolded in his view was the ruins of a factory, which, when viewed from the perspective of the building's ruins, appeared to be relatively intact.

Compared to the surrounding ruins, the damage to this factory was relatively minor.

Rather than the obvious physical damage, what Amamiya saw more of were the marks left by time.

"My gut feeling tells me... there must be something in here!"

With multiple buff auras surrounding her, Momoi said with certainty, "And... it's something extremely, extremely important!"

"Then let's go inside and take a look."

Chapter Thirty-Nine brings us back to the 'danger' part I'm most familiar with.

"Then let's go inside and take a look."

Just to be on the safe side, Amamiya first performed a 'phantom thief transformation' before entering the building.

The ghostly blue flames flashed by, and Amamiya, now dressed in a black magician's trench coat and wearing red cut-resistant gloves, gave the three members of the game club a 'be careful' gesture.

After using the "Paradise Lost" to cut open the heavy metal alloy door, Amamiya peered inside through her "third eye".

The world before them was a hazy gray, with no signs of danger, no hidden mechanisms or similar sources of danger.

"No danger has been detected yet, everyone please come in together."

Upon hearing Amamiya's voice, the three girls from the game club followed closely behind and cautiously entered the almost completely dark corridor.

As soon as they entered, the three members of the gaming department immediately sensed the feeling of a building that had been 'sealed off' for a long time.

Every step kicked up dust, the air was deathly still, and even a shallow breath felt like being choked by a smoke bomb...

This couldn't go on, so Yuzu raised her pixelated wand, which was surrounded by starlight, and released two basic skills. These skills not only dispelled the choking dust but also provided a temporary light source for illumination.

"Mage skill... Dust Removal."

"Priest skill... Holy Light Illuminates".

"How many years has it been since anyone came here?"

'Stalker Skill - Shadow Eye'

After quickening her pace to reach Amamiya's side, Midori cast a night vision buff on herself and began to look around, mimicking Amamiya's manner.

"It's like... some kind of underground labyrinth ruins..."

While softly murmuring to herself, expressing her thoughts, Little Green also moved closer to observe Amamiya, who seemed to have entered another world, with a tall and agile figure, and seemed to be in the dark as a fish in water.

'It seems like Sensei is completely in the zone now...'

'A completely different sense of security...'

Although he had to peek out from the corner of the wall from time to time to investigate, or look for easy access areas such as ventilation ducts and vulnerable areas such as glass, it looked like a 'petty theft'.

But it was precisely this feeling that gave Xiao Lü, who was personally involved and experiencing this scene, a strange sense of excitement.

'What Sensei showed us before was only "the fighting style of another world"...'

'And to move through the shadows like this, leaving no trace, silently stealing hearts, leaving only a red and black shadow for the "victim" after the deed is done... this is probably Sensei's state most of the time.'

【~???~】

"..."

Amamiya, who was using her third eye to search for clues and relying on spatial imagination to supplement the map, paused and looked back at Midori, who for some reason had started to show affection notes above her head.

After turning her gaze away from Green, Amamiya could confirm that there was no immediate danger inside the factory.

Amamiya turned her gaze to another heavy metal door in front of her.

"Ding Di—"

Seemingly sensing someone approaching, some ancient security measures on the heavy metal gate were activated automatically.

Accompanied by crisp, melodious electronic sounds and alarms that are easily picked up in the quiet factory, mechanical synthesized sounds also appear.

[Target confirmed to be infected... Target is "Saiba Momoi". Target lacks sufficient privileges and is not authorized to enter this area.]

Just as Tao Jing was about to say something, she suddenly felt a beam of light shine on her.

She jolted awake and blankly uttered a "Huh?"

"W-What's going on...?"

However, this was just the beginning of a chain of unexpected events.

Immediately afterwards, the cold scanning light fell on Yuzu and Little Green.

[...Confirmation complete. Target: "Caiyu Green", insufficient permissions.]

[...Confirmation complete. Target: "Hanaoka Yuzu", insufficient permissions.]

The three kids in the gaming club were a little confused.

"What's going on... It... It knows us?!"

In their understanding, everything in this factory should be outdated and out of touch with the internet... How did they know about them?

Unlike the three members of the game club who were surprised, Amamiya raised an eyebrow in surprise.

The facilities here are still operational... they can even read students' information in real time and verify their permissions... does this mean that here...

Does it contain special items similar to the "Shiting Box"?

Amamiya deactivated his Persona - Raul's equipment, and his invisible presence gradually dissipated.

Then, he felt that the beam of light from the scanning game club seemed to have 'captured' him and landed on him immediately.

Feeling a slight burning sensation on her chest, Amamiya pulled the tarot card pendant she was wearing from her bra neckline and examined it in her hand.

The "World" card, depicting the student council president of the Federation, seemed to sense the presence of something, or perhaps it was echoing something from afar... it was actually emitting a faint, star-like glow.

[Confirmation complete. Target is...███...Redefining target...Target is Sensei of Sharai, access granted.]

What happened was already surprising enough.

Upon hearing that the machine had experienced a 'temporary malfunction' after scanning Amamiya, and that Momoi had only just redefined the target and confirmed her true identity, she was completely bewildered.

"Huh...? What's going on now?"