I became a heart-stealing thief in Azure Files

"I have temporarily become the creator of the material world..."

With her skillful and dedicated work, and through the realization of numerous ideal materials and processing methods, Amamiya slowly came to see an extremely special pistol.

"finished."

The girl casually grabbed a clean handkerchief from the workbench and wiped her sweaty cheeks. With a sense of accomplishment, she picked up the seemingly 'miniature' gun in her hand.

“Sensei…please look at this.”

Amamiya curiously leaned over to take a look...

This is a "pistol" that looks smaller than the small metal box commonly used to hold mints, and its overall structure doesn't even look like a pistol.

"This looks...like equipment used by 'spy agents'."

The girl smiled contentedly: "Hmm, Sensei's description is quite close to the weapon's intended use... I'll name it the 'Secret Survival Kit'."

"Considering factors such as portability, this gun has adopted such a special design... It hasn't been inscribed, marked, or painted with camouflage yet. If such external decoration can improve 'offensive power,' Sensei, you can tell me the type of paint you want, and I can modify it on the spot."

Amamiya shook his head, took the peculiar weapon with a folding knife attached from Yuriko, and examined it with his third eye.

[Secret Survival Kit: A 'phantom thief gadget' specially made by a girl with a burst of inspiration, based on her impressions of 'phantom thieves'.]

The advantage of using a .22 WMR pocket pistol is its suitability for covert use or emergency situations.

Ammo capacity: 5

Attack Power: 170 (gun damage) + 160 (dagger melee)

[Skill: Phantom Thief Precision / Speed ​​+8]

[Phantom Thief Precision: Ranged attack accuracy increased to 100%. Reduces the probability of being detected and becoming a target for enemies when attacking.]

[Speed ​​+8: Moderately increases speed attribute. Speed ​​attribute can increase the holder's attack speed, movement speed, and evasion rate.]

The weapon in his hand truly surprised Amamiya.

It should be noted that the [Destruction God Emperor] used by Amamiya, as an ultimate weapon, only has an initial attack power of 330 points.

This seemingly interesting little pistol, when considered as dagger damage, has an initial attack power that is the same as that of the God of Destruction.

The only drawback is that the gun has a low magazine capacity—the God of Destruction has 8 rounds, while this gun only has 5.

Furthermore, the God of Destruction can be equipped with an extended magazine to increase its magazine capacity, but this gun, which uses a revolver, obviously cannot do that.

"Actually, this gun was supposed to have a special type of ammunition... but due to time constraints, it can't be made yet. I'll contact Sensei once the matching ammunition is produced."

Amamiya carefully put the gun away, saying, "I will remember Yuriko's kindness for the rest of my life."

【~???~】(from Yuriko)

"Even though I know it's a joke..."

The girl paused for a moment, then burst out laughing: "But Sensei, you don't have to be so 'serious'..."

Amidst laughter and conversation, the pale blue smoke quickly dissipated.

Yuriko blinked, and for a moment she seemed to be in a daze.

Then, the next second, the velvet room key that she had been attaching to her keychain as a precious item made a crisp metallic clanging sound, proving that everything she had just experienced was not an illusion.

Turning her gaze to the timer used by the three seniors, Utahara and Utahara, during their battle test, the girl was filled with curiosity upon realizing that less than a minute had passed.

'How amazing...'

'In the velvet room, I felt as if several hours had passed... but in the real world, only about a minute had gone by...'

Yuriko took off the keychain, tried to hold the special old key, and imagined a door.

With a whoosh, a flash of blue light appeared before Yuriko's eyes.

Pale blue mist began to emanate from the key in her hand, forming a semi-transparent portal that descended into her field of vision.

"..."

Yuriko silently released her hand, and the suddenly appearing portal of light gradually dissipated.

No one was alert throughout the entire process.

'Very good...this is not an illusion.'

'From now on, I'll have a special workshop that I can use temporarily...'

【My dear controller, what are you thinking about now? Are you at that age where you're experiencing the first stirrings of love, so…】

The sound of an albatross suddenly rang in her ears, making Yuriko pause slightly.

Right... I didn't hear the albatross's voice at all while I was in the Velvet Room?

So... the Velvet Room can even temporarily sever its connection with the albatross?

Surprised, Yuriko turned her gaze to Amamiya, only to find him fiddling with his newly acquired weapon, which had a rather peculiar design.

...Let's ask Sensei again next time.

……

After receiving the new ranged weapon from Yuriko, Amamiya spent the remaining testing time playing with it.

The combat test on Sophia has finally come to an end—Sophia, who is good at "Musou mowing down enemies," has delivered a result that satisfies the three of them, but also makes them somewhat worried.

It's too strong... stronger than I expected, even far stronger than I imagined...

How did they create this body?

Will it be possible to make it again in the future?

Looking at the test results, Utahara, Cortoli, and Hibiki remained silent for a long time.

Noticing that the three of them looked a little off, Sophia immediately went to Kahara's side and called out in a soft, sweet voice, "...Kahara's mom?"

The call startled Ge Yuan, and the lingering worry in his heart—"Is Sophia too strong? What if this body goes out of control?"—vanished instantly.

Sofia is so cute, and she even calls me Mom, how could I possibly lose control!

Utahara smiled and patted Sophia's head in response: "Yes, Sophia-chan did a great job."

Sofia then tried to approach Hibiki and Cortoline, but before she could call out, Hibiki, blushing and with flat ears, waved her hand and said, "I... I'm fine."

Being called "Mom" always gives me a jolt; it feels awkward, but I also really want to hear it...

With mixed feelings, Xiang ultimately stopped Sofia from using the term "special".

Cortori quickly followed suit, saying that she was fine: "We were just a little startled by Sofia's outstanding performance... It's alright!"

"Oh... by the way, the next 'physical examination' will probably be in about a month. We'll let you know the exact date in advance!"

With this, Sofia's 'initial medical examination' came to an end.

Amidst the 'motherly concern' shown by Utahara, Cortoline, and Hibiki towards Sofia, Amamiya, with Sofia, boarded the Trinity train.

On the way back, Amamiya pondered his next course of action.

To prevent Beatrice from further controlling the Holy Trinity and the otherworld corresponding to Arius... it's time to continue conquering the Hall and torturing "Beaterice".

This time, let's finish the remaining two areas in one go.

Chapter Nineteen: The Magician of the Antique Library

A ray of light at dawn swept across the horizon of the Trinity self-governing district, illuminating a small, blond figure in an oversized Pandemonium uniform who looked like a little adult.

The rising sun, carrying the warm glow of early spring, suddenly awakened the girl whose eyes reflected the exotic architectural complex.

As Ibuki, perched on the red-haired girl's shoulders, looked away, she exclaimed in her childlike voice, "This... is this [Trinity Academy]...? It's different from what Ibuki imagined, it's very grand!"

"..."

Iroha sighed softly, supporting Ibuki's swaying little feet.

They had to catch the train before dawn, taking Ibuki with them to change trains to Trinity College, and then spend most of the day with Sensei, wandering around Trinity College...

Iroha, already anticipating that she wouldn't be able to slack off today, cast a long, wistful glance at Amamiya: "Sensei... do you have any specific [travel plans] for today?"

Don't say it, there really is.

Standing next to Iroha, Amamiya helped Ibuki straighten her hat, which was tilted slightly due to the swaying.

After a moment's thought, Amamiya said, "Don't worry, we won't trouble Iroha and Ibuki too much... Let me think, shall we go and take a look at the antiquarian library first?"

"Antique bookstore..."

Iroha looked down and fiddled with her phone, glancing at the information about the antiquarian library in the "Trinity Academy Visitor Guide".

"A large library with a lot of 'books'..."

Come to think of it, the library is probably a great place to slack off...

Iroha gave a relaxed and pleasant smile, as if to say, "You're quite perceptive." "Then let's go check it out there first."

Noticing that Ibuki seemed a little uninterested, Amamiya's gaze shifted, and she continued to 'ask for opinions': "Let's go to the antiquarian library to kill some time first, and then let Ibuki decide on the rest of the itinerary?"

【~???~】(from Ibuki)

【~???~】(from Iroha)

The Trinity's Antique Library is definitely worth a visit—as the largest library in the academy, it houses a vast collection of books that are rare, or even lost, to outsiders.

Because he had brought along Ibuki and Iroha, two students who were clearly from the Gehenna region, Amamiya was temporarily stopped by two members of the Antique Bookstore at the entrance.

After making a guarantee under the identity of Xia Lai's Sensei, Amamiya successfully brought Ibuki and Iroha into the Antique Bookstore.

The ancient bookstore at dawn is almost deserted.

Upon entering the antiquarian library, Iroha took the initiative to lead Ibuki to the rest area.

Amamiya, on the other hand, wandered around inside the antiquarian library.

Tall bookshelves, requiring ladders to climb, are arranged in a staggered manner in the large and spacious room. Walking through Amamiya, one can immediately smell a slight musty smell emanating from the surrounding books, a smell unique to ancient books, a smell that has settled over time.

"..."

As Amamiya passed by rows of bookshelves, the surrounding "ancient books" seemed to gradually become 'gloomy' as well.

The musty smell of the old books was a bit stronger. Amamiya frowned and was about to go to other book sections when she suddenly heard the girl's ethereal murmurs in her sleep.

'call……'

'Two ancient books, "Jungian Psychology" and "Freudian Psychology," translated...'

'call……'

Is anyone resting nearby?

Amamiya followed the sound and soon arrived at a rather inconspicuous "library internal monitoring room" hidden among the scattered bookshelves.

Through the window, Amamiya saw a girl with long black hair, whose hair texture suggested she was somewhat unkempt, slumped over the table in the monitoring room.

Looking with his third eye, Amamiya couldn't help but be somewhat surprised.

[Assistant: Gu Guanyou / The reclusive magician of the Antique Library]

Arcana: The Hermit (IX.The Hmit)

[Assistance Relationship: Not Unlocked]

"Her Arcana attribute is 'Hermit,' and her title is 'Hidden Mage,' which sounds mysterious and reserved... It seems she's another girl who might have a rather solitary personality."

After quickly making a mental assessment of the sleeping girl in the monitoring room on the other side of the window, Amamiya stepped forward and knocked on the window.

"Um..."

Amamiya's knocking on the window clearly had an effect; the girl in the monitoring room rubbed her eyes, yawned, and got up, instinctively looking in the direction of the sound—

Then, her brain went blank for a moment, as her mind, still somewhat foggy from just waking up, temporarily went into a daze.

"Um……"