I became a heart-stealing thief in Azure Files

A quick glance revealed a slightly unusual form of address, and Amamiya paused for a moment in surprise.

Why is everyone else referred to as 'XXXX in the yellow sand'... but when it comes to Nomiya, she's referred to as 'a rich heiress on the run'?

Even the Arcana it represents is different from others, originating from the Faith of the Visconti Sforza Tarot.

The "La.Fol" in the "coopation" label is a French way of writing belief.

There's a story behind this...

Finally, the girl with long, straight pink hair, who had been lazily half-closing her eyes and seemed to have been secretly yawning, perked up slightly and greeted him in her unique voice that also made listeners feel sleepy.

"The chairman of the countermeasures committee... Takanashi Hoshino... Uh-oh~~ Sorry, I'm a little sleepy... so I'll stop the introduction here..."

Amamiya's lips twitched slightly, thinking to herself, "You're not just a little sleepy, you're practically..."

The kind of reaction that people with frequently disrupted biological clocks only experience during the day.

[Assisted by: Takanashi Hoshino/Shadow of the Yellow Sands]

Arcana: The Sun (XIX.The Sun)

[Assistance Relationship: Not Unlocked]

'oh……?'

Is it the reversed "Sun"?

After seeing the upside-down "sun" Arcana above the girl's head through her "third eye," Amamiya's curiosity was piqued.

In various modern Tarot card theories, "The Sun" is generally considered one of the Major Arcana, and whether upright or reversed, it is considered one of the best cards.

The upright position of the "Sun" symbolizes joy, happiness, activity, achieving satisfactory results, being popular, growth, trust, and positivity.

The reversed position symbolizes: overconfidence (in one's own abilities, luck, and other external factors) leading to failure; loneliness; the onset of trouble; depression; and arrogance.

The "Sun," symbolizing the stars, is reversed in the Tarot. This means that, relatively speaking, the "reversed" elements are more prevalent in the person being helped than the "upright" traits.

Abydos Higher School... These girls who gather here are so interesting.

"Members of the Countermeasures Committee... um."

Amamiya pointed to the carriage behind him and said simply, "Carriages two through six are supply carriages, containing many of the resources that Abydos is currently most in need of. We'll need your help with loading and unloading here..."

"As for the other ten carriages, they contain various living supplies that may be needed in the desert region."

Upon hearing Amamiya's words, the girls couldn't help but take another look at the special train with its dozen or so carriages.

After a brief silence of about half a minute, Hoshino rubbed his eyes and yawned sleepily, saying, "You actually brought so much? Uncle, I thought I could take it all in one trip..."

"Hey~~ Thank you so much, Sensei..."

"Then, let's start moving the supplies."

Chapter Two: Impression Space? No, it's a Money Printing Space.

The process of moving the supplies continued from the afternoon until nightfall.

The lights of Abydos campus lit up in the evening, and the last heavy transport truck, guided by Ayane who was holding a small flag, finally drove into the academy.

"Phew~ Finally finished, Uncle needs to rest for a little while now..."

Before the car had even come to a complete stop, Hoshino, who was holding his shotgun and standing guard inside, jumped out of the car and waved his hands repeatedly to indicate that he couldn't take it anymore.

With a languid air akin to an old woman leaning on a cane, Hoshino, head bowed, back hunched, eyes squinting, swayed away from the school under the watchful eyes of Amamiya and the other members of the countermeasures committee, as if his life had been completely burned out.

"I'll leave the preparation of supplies to the younger generation~ This old man is really not very good at this..."

"Keep it up, juniors... I'll be cheering you on in my dreams."

Ayane, who had just put down the small flag used for command, hadn't even had a chance to breathe a sigh of relief when she saw Hoshino's behavior. She looked at the young man beside her with a mix of nervousness and embarrassment.

"I'm sorry... Sensei, Hoshino-senpai, she..."

Amamiya waved his hand dismissively: "It's only natural that an outsider like me, who seems to have 'ulterior motives,' would arouse suspicion."

"Besides, she's the chairperson of the countermeasures committee, right? In her position, she certainly needs to be more calm and vigilant in clearly distinguishing right from wrong..."

Ayane wiped the fine beads of sweat from her forehead, not daring to say much about Amamiya's exceptionally understanding attitude.

She couldn't very well say... 'Actually, Hoshino-senpai isn't as diligent as Sensei imagines; he usually just leaves us to our own devices,' could she?

Fortunately, Amamiya spoke up immediately afterward, easing Ayane's embarrassment.

"Everyone must be tired today. I can start looking into the countermeasures committee matter in more detail tomorrow. If you feel tired, don't force yourself, just go and rest."

Ayane breathed a sigh of relief and forced a grateful smile onto her tired face.

"...Thank you for your understanding, sensei."

Just as Ayane relaxed, Nomiya, who had been glancing over from time to time to observe Amamiya's behavior, timely expressed her doubts.

"Sensei seems to have other things to do...aren't you going to rest?"

"I'm not some invincible superhuman who doesn't need rest..." Amamiya's tone was slightly helpless. "Of course I need to rest, but before I rest, I have other things to do..."

"What does Sensei need? Do you need our help?"

Amamiya smiled and shook his head.

"I'm just taking a walk around the area to do a routine terrain check. You've all been busy moving supplies all day, you must be exhausted. Go and rest, there's no need to push yourselves so hard for an outsider like me."

As he spoke, Amamiya casually glanced at the girls' energy and spirits.

The girls, who had finished counting and storing the supplies, had beads of sweat on their foreheads and were all tired to varying degrees.

Perhaps because they had resolved their biggest worry, although their expressions were tired, Amamiya could clearly read a sense of relief and satisfaction in their behavior.

Exhausted, Amamiya couldn't very well say that he was actually going to investigate another world and asked them to come with him.

after all……

The other world might be relatively dangerous for these students who have never seen it before, and if they are not fully prepared, some unexpected things might happen.

Amamiya wasn't afraid of any powerful enemies or outsiders. If all else failed, he would just pull out his armor-piercing bullet and kill any enemy with a single shot.

If that doesn't work, I'll just log into the main account of [Unity God] and let those beings from other worlds know why the flowers are so red.

He was worried that if these students entered the other world while physically exhausted and in poor condition, they might encounter some unexpected accidents.

Nomiya, sensing the 'hidden meaning', realized that Sensei might be conducting some investigation that they didn't want them to know about, or perhaps some other rather unusual action.

"Well then... goodnight, Sensei~"

After saying goodnight in advance, Nomiya, Ayane, Serika, and Shirako left one after another.

Once she was sure no one would be paying attention to her anymore, Amamiya took out her phone and unlocked the screen.

After clicking on the icon for the "Otherworld App," Amamiya strolled along until she arrived near the entrance to Abydos's school, a spot with no surveillance cameras and almost no light.

Amamiya doesn't currently have any "special beings" that absolutely need to be locked, but the otherworld app doesn't necessarily require a name to activate.

If there is no specific name of the target, the Otherworld App can also enter the keyword "[Impression Space]" to enter "the Hall of All People".

This is the world constituted by the so-called 'collective unconscious'.

Amamiya opened the otherworld app, her gaze lingering for a moment on the scarlet "Enter Keywords" prompt.

Just as she was about to speak, Amamiya suddenly noticed a pink halo that stood out conspicuously in the darkness from the bushes not far away.

This must be the aura of that 'Takanashi Hoshino'.

Upon noticing the halo, Amamiya paused for a moment.

……

The pink-haired girl sitting in the corridor yawned. Although she looked sleepy, she was alert and focused.

She picked up her usual firearm and checked its condition.

"Xia Lai's Sensei..."

"Uncle, I'll keep a close eye on you..."

Shouldering her weapon, her petite yet powerful figure left the lamplight, her shadow stretching further and further away in the moonlight.

After leaving the Abydos campus, Hoshino began his night patrol as usual.

At night, Gehenna may find a moment of peace as even troublemakers need rest.

But Abydos is different at night... It's calm during the day, but many dangers lurk at night.

This place is home to the "Helmet Gang," a gang of delinquent girls, and possibly the largest black market in all of Kivotos... and even numerous other 'illegal transactions' of all sizes.

"Hmm... It seems unusually calm today. The Helmet Gang is unusually quiet... Could it be that they knew in advance that the Federation Student Council was coming?"

"It's not impossible... After all, the Helmet Gang can get their hands on that level of 'strategic tanks,' equipment that other delinquent girl gangs would never have the chance to access..."

Hoshino, who had patrolled the area all night and found nothing unusual, was slightly puzzled.

Why has the helmet-wielding group, which usually gets away with things at this time, suddenly fallen silent?

"If there's nothing else going on today, I'll head back now... huh?"

Hoshino, noticing a faint glimmer of light in the darkness, stopped in her tracks as she was about to head back.

She hid in a low bush and cautiously observed the light source.

The light source is a mobile phone.

"That Sensei...? What are you doing up so late at night...?"

Hoshino was puzzled, but then she felt an inexplicable dizziness and headache coming from nowhere.

After the world before his eyes blurred for a moment, Hoshino suddenly realized that the 'world' he was in seemed to have changed into something else entirely.

"here it is……?"

Chapter Three: The Tower of Babylon in Abydos

Upon noticing the halo, Amamiya paused for a moment.

He was considering whether to simply pretend he hadn't noticed and continue running his app, thus 'accidentally' dragging the other person into another world.

In the past, the Phantom Thieves were established through one coincidence after another like this.

If it weren't for activating the otherworld app, which coincidentally dragged him and his best friend Ryuji into another world...

If Ryuji hadn't wanted to investigate further after entering the other world...

If Ann Takamaki hadn't discovered these 'abnormal behaviors' and secretly followed them, and hadn't been dragged to another world herself...

Without these "coincidences," the Phantom Thieves could not have been formed.

……

Let's give it a try anyway.

It's clear that 'Takanashi Hoshino' is wary of her, and Amamiya needs an opportunity to make her lower her guard.

Besides... if he can't take care of a group of people, can't he take care of one person?

After some consideration, Amamiya finally activated the otherworld app's functions.

“Impression space.”

[Start Navigation]

After entering this keyword, Amamiya felt her vision being covered by familiar red and black ripples, and then the 'real world' began to distort.

After the 'world' was redrawn, what appeared before Amamiya was not a desolate desert...

Instead, it is a desert city that stands in the middle of the desert, seemingly 'glorious and bustling'.

It feels like Dubai at night in the real world... Just looking at it from afar gives you a sense of awe, as if the sky and the earth are one.

Impression space is formed by everyone's perception, and therefore its 'image' will change as everyone's perception changes.

Abydos is home to many "outlaws," so in their eyes... the 'real world' is a "city of sin" filled with a cyberpunk futuristic style.

As for the towering skyscraper in the city, it is probably a symbol of the twisted desire of these "lawbreakers" to climb to a high position and completely "control the area"... "The Tower of Babel of the Rebels".

The Tower of Babel, or the Tower of Babylon, symbolizes the "Gate of God".