I became a heart-stealing thief in Azure Files

I want to protect you forever. I want to be your strength.

"Ha ha……"

She chuckled softly, her words carrying a clear sense of relief: "Is this... what they call 'deepening bonds'?"

Bonds... that's a really special kind of 'connection' between people.

As the bond between them deepens, it becomes clear that 'as long as we're by each other's side, we'll always have a sense of dependence and will never be alone; we can overcome any difficulty together'...

As he spoke, a sudden drowsiness appeared in the president's originally clear eyes.

'Haa~'

After yawning through teary, sleepy eyes, the girl knew her time was up and decided not to resist the sudden drowsiness.

"I'm a little sleepy...I want to take a nap..."

As her injuries gradually healed, the burn marks on her clothes and cheeks faded, replaced by tear stains.

"If necessary...you..."

"Can you wake me up...?"

[...I felt the genuine emotion from the president of the Federation Student Council.]

Coopation has been improved!

[Federal Student Council President (World) ★★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆]

[★4 Ability Unlocked!]

'Woo-woo-'

The train's whistle sounded as it arrived at the station, gradually fading into the distance.

The spectacular sight of dusk and dawn disappearing in an instant, Amamiya picked up the tarot cards that had returned to normal and examined them briefly.

This tarot card, which was clearly damaged when I first received it from Amamiya, has gradually recovered to the point where the damage is almost invisible, but there are still some traces of wear and tear, as our bond has deepened.

As the bond between them continues to deepen, Amamiya has reason to believe that 'the traces of time will gradually be erased'.

Perhaps, when the 'full bond' is reached, this tarot card will return to its original state.

At that time, she should be able to move around Kivotos freely, just like the other students.

Feeling as if she had only been in a daze for a moment, Amamiya hung the tarot cards back around her neck and got up to look at the platform information outside the window—

【Millennium Science and Technology Academy Station】.

I checked the current time...

Well, because we were delayed a little at Trinity, it was exactly 15:50 PM when Amamiya got off the bus.

'It was ten minutes before the earliest time Noah requested...'

Thinking to herself that she was almost late, Amamiya quickened her pace and headed straight for the conference's office building—

Although he arrived ten minutes early, Amamiya still met the gentle, literary girl with snow-white hair downstairs in the building.

She stood there, not knowing how long she had been waiting.

After Amamiya walked over and greeted her, she snapped out of her thoughts and gave Amamiya a smile that carried a hint of meaning.

“Sensei… It’s been a long time.”

It hasn't been that long... it's only been a few days since we last met.

Feeling the other person's 'impressive' gaze, Amamiya thought to herself that there was no need for that.

He chose to get straight to the point: "What happened to Yuka?"

"It's a bit complicated..."

Noah was not surprised that Amamiya got straight to the point, and she gave her signature squinty-eyed, gentle smile.

"To put it simply...Sensei, to relieve Yuka's stress, could you please... with Yuka..."

"...dating, romance."

"And then...'marriage'?"

Chapter Seventeen Noah: Let Yuka be your wife, Sensei!

"Could you please ask Sensei and Yuka..."

"Dating, dating, and then...marriage?"

Amamiya: "..."

Amamiya: "???"

Noah looked all smiles, and both her expression and demeanor exuded the reserved gentleness characteristic of a literary young woman—Amamiya had no idea that what she said would be so explosive.

So much so that Amamiya didn't even realize what was happening at first.

"Heh...Sensei, are you surprised or curious by what I said?"

Amamiya thought to herself, "It would be strange if I wasn't curious."

You start with such an explosive statement... what are you trying to do?

They're already proposing marriage between me and Yuka... I don't even want to think about what kind of demands they might make if our bond develops any further.

Noah didn't continue teasing Amamiya, trying to attract her attention with such a sensational topic. She abruptly changed the subject, abandoning all her lightness and cunning, and became serious.

“Sensei, you also know... the Millennium Grand Prix is ​​just around the corner, right?”

Amamiya nodded: "Mm."

Seeing Amamiya nod, Noah breathed a sigh of relief and continued:

"Yuka-chan is currently dealing with the aftermath of her 'repentance' and preparing for the Millennium Grand Prix... Right now, she's starting to get too tense, isn't she? If she doesn't loosen up a bit, she'll eventually break down if she keeps being this tense, won't she?"

Amamiya continued to nod – that's true... one shouldn't be under constant tension.

Otherwise, you'll just torment yourself.

Amamiya didn't know why Rion had achieved a 'Hall of Fame', but based on his research on Hall of Fame owners, people like Yuka, who were about to go to 'extremes', were most likely to experience personality changes due to small stimuli, thus achieving a Hall of Fame.

If not handled properly, Yuka might become the next true "Demon King".

Noticing the change in Amamiya's expression, Noah sighed slightly, unsure whether it was envy or something else.

She waved the small notebook in front of Amamiya and precisely flipped to a page, showing it to him: "After noticing Yuka's recent unusual behavior, I think Yuka needs to 'release stress'."

Amamiya glanced at it and then had a very slight, creepy feeling.

She had meticulously recorded everything she knew about the conversations between Amamiya and Yuka, including their words, gestures, emotional changes, and so on.

He streamlined his records to the minute and second...

It's more accurate and detailed than modern history books.

And... I don't know how they did it.

While keeping such detailed and thorough records, the handwriting is flawless and the wording is perfect.

The precision of the 'recorder's' writing is astonishing.

"...That's really impressive."

After a moment of unease, Amamiya exclaimed sincerely, "Was this Noah's work? The records... are incredibly detailed."

【~???~】

"Ha ha……"

Noah didn't reply, but smiled with narrowed eyes and continued flipping through the small notebook in his hand.

She flipped through a few pages seemingly casually, yet with a certain precision, and the notes on them turned into Yuka's rambling thoughts.

Amamiya glanced at it and felt that the content was full of words that could be described as either 'cheesy' or 'unrequited love'... In short, it was a particularly girlish kind of talk.

It was like, "Going to the engineering department with Sensei, the department, which I've never gotten along with before, suddenly seemed much more agreeable."

It was like, 'Going to the game club with Sensei, for some reason, it felt like a family interaction—even though I'm only 16, and my relationship with Sensei is...'

And lately, my mind sometimes goes blank... It seems like I start worrying about Sensei and thinking about Sensei without even realizing it...

After reading this page, Amamiya spoke directly to Noah, showing him newfound respect.

He knew Noah had a habit of recording information, but he didn't expect Noah to record it in such detail.

In particular, the records of Yuka's ramblings are accurate down to the second.

It even gave Amamiya a hallucination of a classic scene from the manga/anime series "Dragon Raja": "The warmest place in the world is at the top of the Tokyo Skytree..."

This feels like a famous quote from someone else.

Did Noah write his interactions with Yuka, as well as Yuka's ramblings, as a kind of documentary novel?

How does she manage to control every emotional word so clearly and subtly?

"From the very beginning, Yuka has gradually been attracted to Sensei, and has gradually become... hopelessly in love with you, Sensei~"

Noah maintained his squinty smile, but tactfully kept his unspoken words to himself.

'...Although, I'm the same way.'

Noah loved to record everything he saw, heard, and touched on paper or other media.

Perhaps it can be called a sense of accomplishment.

Or perhaps, it can be understood as a sense of satisfaction.

This 'little habit' continued until he came into contact with this Sensei from Xia Lai.

It all started with a question she casually asked the Sensei, "Can you tell me what the outside world is like?"—a question she asked merely to test him.

The vivid memories are still fresh in my mind, and the words spoken back then still echo in my ears.

It was precisely because of his profound literary skills, his restrained yet ardent emotions, and his photographic memory that Noah was able to clearly understand his feelings for Sensei, who seemed to be 'so close yet so far'.

But it was precisely because of this feeling that she was so troubled...

Even her best friend is infatuated with Sensei...

If I were to interfere, would the relationship be damaged?

But if I do nothing... won't the relationship gradually become precarious?

Will negotiations between them become a long and drawn-out process?

Noah didn't know.

Close your eyes and take a deep breath in and out.

After calming down, Noah continued, "Sensei, don't you think that getting Yuka to express her own feelings is no less difficult than turning 'From Me to You' (I Want to Tell You) into 'Truly Tell You'?"

Amamiya understood Noah's novel description.

"From Me to You," a well-known manga series, tells a story about two people who like each other but are unable to express their feelings.

Sounds sweet, doesn't it?

But in reality... this is a story that will make readers' blood pressure rise and fall repeatedly.

Because it's so "roundabout", this comic is also known as "I Want to Make You Expect Me to Die".

Why are you in such a hurry?

Because the readers have been driven to the brink of collapse by the constant back and forth, they wish they could travel into the comic book world and force them (the male and female protagonists) to kiss passionately and confess their love to each other.

'By the way... is there a similar comic book version of Kyowotos?'

Amamiya was surprised for a moment, then asked, "Noah, what did you mean by 'I really want to tell you'?"

"It's a unique, niche literary work!"

Noah smiled faintly, seemingly with a slight joy at having found a kindred spirit.

"Judging from Sensei's expression, he's probably thinking of a work other than Giwatos, right?"