I became a heart-stealing thief in Azure Files

Xiaoyu browsed the comments section below the post—and then she saw a very interesting scene.

The poster of this thread responded sincerely to almost every question raised about Sensei's 'appearance'.

"Believe me, this newcomer, Xia Laisensi, just doesn't have a good sense of the camera... In my opinion, he's absolutely stunningly handsome!"

"Those glasses... can't Sensei take them off? He looks completely different and handsome when he takes them off..."

"The glasses are just a 'beauty sealer'! If you have any doubts about Sensei, I suggest you meet Sensei in person... Hmph, I believe your opinions will definitely change a lot after meeting her!"

Xiaoyu saw quite a few comments like these, which seemed to have a fan-like feel to them.

'Wearing glasses just like me…'

'She seems ordinary and not good at socializing...'

At that moment, Xiaoyu had a very slight feeling, as if she had found someone similar.

Her curiosity about this 'Shalaisensei' grew stronger.

'The lyrics he sings convey an unwavering belief, yet the photos evoke a completely different feeling... Just who is this Sensei from Xia Lai...?'

The girl lowered her eyes slightly, trying to use her imagination, combined with what she had seen and heard, to conceive and imagine about this Sensei, whom she had never met but who gave her a strange sense of familiarity.

……

After completing her simple plan in the club activity room, Amamiya got up, stretched, and loosened up her body, which had become a little stiff from not exercising for a long time.

"Next, I should contact Yuka and have her introduce the members of the Ministry of Truth and the Special Phenomena Investigation Department..."

As Amamiya pondered his actions, he also took a moment to notice the time.

Before we knew it, night had fallen.

"...That's all for today. For the sake of your biological clock, let's rest now."

He took a picture of the whiteboard he had written on with the Shitei no Hako, and then skillfully erased it—perhaps because he was used to being a phantom thief, Amamiya didn't have the habit of 'accidentally revealing all sorts of suspicious details'.

While meticulously erasing any traces, he also used his "third eye" to observe the situation inside the club activity room, confirming whether Wakazama had been there.

Various subtle traces were highlighted as Amamiya activated her [Third Eye].

“It seems that Wakazama also came here quietly today... She probably didn’t come in through the main entrance, otherwise Xiaokong would have given us feedback.”

"She took the lunchbox... This way, she should be able to get my contact information."

After walking around the room, Amamiya finally focused her attention on a small, unremarkable gadget, no bigger than a clothing button.

In his third eye, this seemingly ordinary object gleamed with a bright yellow light—meaning that it posed a certain degree of danger to him.

After picking it up, Amamiya used screwdrivers, wrenches, and other tools from the club activity room to destructively disassemble the thing and understand its internal structure.

This is a miniature eavesdropping device with groundbreaking design techniques.

"...A bugging device? Who put it here?"

Amamiya frowned slightly, also somewhat surprised.

This thing is marked in bright yellow in the "Third Eye" section, indicating that it is dangerous.

The fact that this listening device could be dangerous to oneself... does this mean that the person who set it up has some degree of "malice" towards them... or that their actions might cause something very bad to happen to them?

Naturally, Amamiya remembered the 'Kaiser Heavy Industries' group that Rin had mentioned not long ago.

If it's a large corporation with extensive connections, it's not impossible for them to find out quickly...

Or perhaps, it could be Hikaru Shiranui, the one who possesses the Arcana of Desire?

After destructively disassembling the object and confirming that it was beyond repair and could no longer function, Amamiya did not discard it casually. Instead, she stored it as 'evidence of the future' in a hidden compartment of a lockable drawer.

With some doubt and vigilance, Amamiya carefully checked the club activity room again, and then checked her own room, washroom, and other areas for similar eavesdropping devices.

"...Fortunately, no other related facilities were found."

'It seems... this eavesdropping device was hastily installed... perhaps out of the curiosity of a student I've never met before?'

'After all, I don't know if this kind of "invasion of privacy" is illegal in Chivotos...'

'I'm going to sleep now... I'll contact Yuka tomorrow and then prepare for my visit to Millennium Technology Academy.'

Chapter Twenty-Nine: The Literary Girl at the Seminar

The bright morning sunlight seemed to carry a slight morning mist, and the glimmer of light shining through the window gave people a sense of poetic beauty.

"Let us drink and sing, for life is short."

Like morning dew, the days gone by are fleeting.

Listening to the birdsong that seemed to linger in late autumn and the rustling wind unique to those living in high-rise buildings, Amamiya sighed as she stood by the window.

After glancing at the scenery outside the window, Amamiya inexplicably had a sense of déjà vu, as if she were gradually adapting to this "gradually awakening" city.

"For some reason, I thought of Cao Cao's poem 'Short Song Ballad'... Speaking of which, are there any places like izakayas or bars in Kivotosne?"

“When I lived in Shibuya, I wasn’t really an adult, so I didn’t drink much alcohol and had no understanding of this ‘adult world’…”

After a soft sigh, Amamiya picked up the Shitei no Hako (Shuttering Box) from his bedside as usual—and then he discovered that the Shitei no Hako, which used to broadcast at fixed times not long ago, did not play the accurate 'wake-up call' today.

After turning on the screen, Amamiya saw a scene that made him both amused and exasperated...

"Sen, Sensi... are you finally awake?"

The AI ​​girl, who had hastily brought in a table to serve as a dining table, sensed Amamiya's gaze and quickly turned around to face the camera—a cute sea sprite with her hands behind her back against a seascape, giving you a smile like a girl next door...

Unfortunately, Amamiya is no longer the kind of naive boy who would be easily blinded by a 'beautiful girl's smile' and become unable to move or feel at a loss.

Alona is indeed quite cute... but what Amamiya noticed wasn't her cuteness, but rather her starry, expectant eyes, and the drool that would spill all over her collar if she didn't wipe it away.

"...You're craving it again, aren't you?"

Seeing Alona's ravenous look as if she was just waiting for dinner, Amamiya paused for several seconds before tapping the screen of Shitei no Hako with a mixture of curiosity and helplessness.

Arona, who was addressed in a tone somewhere between 'pampering' and 'teasing', chuckled and said with a matter-of-fact expression on her chubby little face, "Hehehe...it's all because Sensei's curry breakfast was so delicious..."

"It's perfectly normal for Arona to lose control of herself because Sensei's cooking is just so delicious..."

Amamiya: "..."

"But there's no curry rice today, and of course, no strawberry milk either."

Amamiya looked at Alona with a pitiful expression, her eyes misting over, and said rather ruthlessly.

"Today's schedule is to visit the Millennium Technology Academy... Alona, ​​please plan the route and prepare the navigation in advance."

"How could this be~~" The AI ​​girl was practically throwing a tantrum to express her dissatisfaction. "Sensei promised that strawberry milk and curry rice would be included..."

“That’s because you, Alona, ​​woke me up on time and called me.” Amamiya replied matter-of-factly. “Alona, ​​you overslept and didn’t wake me up… so I didn’t have time to prepare breakfast and had to buy it at the convenience store downstairs. Isn’t that perfectly reasonable?”

Arona: "..."

With a pout, she finally spoke reluctantly, looking aggrieved: "Arona understands... she'll plan the route in advance..."

After taking the Shitei Box, Amamiya noticed that Alona looked sullen. After hesitating for a few seconds, he finally added helplessly, "I'll make some other good things for Alona to try in the future, so don't be so unhappy."

An AI girl who can't even muster a few words to curse is naturally 'innocent and naive'—which also means she's exceptionally easy to coax.

After being coaxed by Amamiya, Alona gradually regained her energy and indeed stopped being so 'slacking off'.

Meanwhile, Amamiya took advantage of the time while rushing downstairs to buy breakfast at [Angel24] to take out her phone, open momotalk, and contact Yuka.

The saying goes, "The early bird catches the worm."

Amamiya is eating, so Yuka is probably doing the same.

So Amamiya, who was eating the bento box sold by [Angel24] while waiting, didn't even wait a minute or two before Yuka replied to the message.

[Yuka: So...Sensei, you need someone to help you gather intelligence, integrate information, and gain a more comprehensive understanding of the incident?]

[Yuka: I understand... Sensei probably needs help from the Ministry of Truth, right?]

[Yuka: But I need to deal with the end-of-month accounts today, I don't have time...]

[Yuka: I see. I will then ask Noah Namishio... a fellow member of the "Seminar," to greet you on my behalf.]

After waiting for about a minute or two, Yuka replied with another message.

[Yuka: [Image.jpg] This is her picture. I'll ask her to wait for you at the station beforehand, Sensei.]

Amamiya clicked on the image, and after a brief loading time, a full-body portrait of a woman who clearly looked like an 'intellectual girl' appeared.

Her long, white hair reached her knees, flowing like silk threads against the blue sky, resembling wisps of clouds dissolving into the heavens. Even without a gentle breeze, it still exuded a dynamic energy.

In stark contrast to Yuka's attire, she wore a white uniform that was both understated and slightly flowing, with a skirt that was a little longer than Yuka's.

The black pantyhose with a moderate denier (D) and white high heels create a striking contrast of white, black, and white in the overall color scheme.

—The proportions of the body and bones are perfect, and the whole is naturally beautiful. It carries a quiet, scholarly air that can be subtly conveyed even through a photograph.

This is the most overall and intuitive feeling she gives people.

Could this girl with her unique art style also be a special kind of "helper"?

After that thought flashed through her mind for a moment, Amamiya finished the bento box she had bought for breakfast.

Adhering to the principle of not wasting food, he tried his best not to leave any.

After throwing the leftover disposable lunchbox into the trash can, Amamiya boarded an early morning train bound for Millennium Technology Academy, following Alona's planned route.

"The only downside is... I didn't manage to get a seat this time, so I can't read on the subway to pass the time."

After waiting for nearly an hour, Amamiya got off the train along with the group of people getting off at the same stop, to the sound of the train's automatic announcement.

Upon arriving at the new academy, Amamiya's first reaction was, of course, to observe the academy's style.

The area around the platform is filled with tall buildings, one skyscraper after another, clearly the result of meticulous urban planning.

The scattered greenery and various relatively low-rise buildings are arranged in a well-organized and orderly manner, creating a sense of harmony that is 'never tiring to look at'.

Compared to the chaotic impression that Gehenna gives... the Millennium Technology Academy feels perfectly normal.

After taking a quick look around the area near the platform, Amamiya thought to himself: Compared to the chaotic Ghena, this place has a sense of a 'near-future city' and a 'beacon of civilization'.

After having her ticket checked and exiting the station, Amamiya almost immediately saw the white-haired girl named [Namashio Noah].

Upon first seeing her, Amamiya was amazed, thinking, "The person in the photo has a different aura than the person in the photo."

A gentle and refined young lady, though dressed in white, exudes an ethereal and otherworldly aura, much like a 'snow maiden'.

'To compare West Lake to Xi Shi... she is beautiful whether lightly or heavily adorned.'

Amamiya thought of a line from Su Xian's poem (from "Drinking on the Lake After Rain, Part Two").

The moment Amamiya saw her, she seemed to notice Amamiya as well, and turned her gaze towards her.

After their eyes met in mid-air, the girl gave a gentle and polite smile.

"Nice to meet you... Xia Lai's sensei."

"The secretary of the seminar... Noah the Salt. Please take good care of him, sensei... 'in all aspects'."

Her violet eyes revealed no particular emotion, unlike Yuka, who, despite being known as the 'Cold-Blooded Calculator,' more easily expressed her emotions through her eyes or subtle gestures.

At least for this moment, she looked "perfect" and "as white as jade".

“Hmm… Noah, right? I’m the new Sensei, my name is Amamiya.”

While smiling and introducing herself, Amamiya also habitually used her "third eye" to observe the other person.

[Assisted by: Noah the Salt / The Literary Girl at the Seminar]

Arcana: The Star (XV. The Star)

[Assistance Relationship: Not Unlocked]

'Star……?'

Upon seeing this card, Amamiya was slightly surprised—he had thought that such a 'literary girl' would have a card like 'High Priestess' or 'Empress'.

The result was the card 'Star', which, whether upright or reversed, is relatively filled with unease and instability.