I became a heart-stealing thief in Azure Files

At that moment, he suddenly understood...

What exactly did Nomiya mean by the so-called "plan" that he occasionally mentioned before?

Why did Hoshino, Ayane, and Nomiya all launch such direct attacks as 'confessing their feelings'?

Why is it that even Serika, who is usually unable to hide her emotions, has become quite 'reserved' and even somewhat 'abnormal' since arriving at the resort island?

This so-called "plan"... if things go as expected.

The person who came up with the idea must be that 'Abydos the Idea King' who always has a squinty-eyed smile.

The core essence of her proposed plan...

It should have been an absurd plan of "everyone confessing their feelings and then seeing if Sensei would accept them"... but it did manage to get the approval of the entire countermeasures committee and was subsequently passed unanimously.

In a flash, Amamiya realized that the best option right now was not to play dumb.

Meeting Serika's extremely imposing gaze, Amamiya sighed softly and calmly closed her eyes.

Switch Persona to [Odin] (Emperor).

[Adulterous Charm - Enhanced Aura + Animal Affinity] (Kayoko Bond Skill); [Bewitching Aura] (Wakamo Bond Skill)

After calmly closing her eyes, Amamiya spoke quite frankly: "Because I am a very 'greedy' person."

Celery frowned: "...Greed?"

"Hmm. Wanting to be with everyone in Abydos in a 'special way'... isn't that a despicable form of greed?"

Celery was slightly taken aback, but then she understood.

Greed is not a sin.

What's frightening is being greedy without realizing it.

Or rather... 'Greedy, but denying that they are greedy'.

If Sensei is the type to 'still vehemently deny it after being exposed by her,' or 'play dumb'... then Serika can put a period to the next phase of her 'plan' here.

"Sensei...huh~?!"

Celery wanted to say something more, but suddenly felt a slight but gradually increasing heat coming from her groin.

Immediately, Celery's mind went blank, and all the details of the "plan" were thrown to the back of her mind by the sudden surge of strange feelings—

Her body suddenly froze, and a single thought kept replaying in Qinxiang's mind.

'Sensei's... hit the mark...'

'No, that's not right...'

Alarm bells rang in her mind, and Celery jumped up as if she had been electrocuted.

"Celery, aren't you going to continue?"

Continue... continue with what?

Perhaps because her body acted before her mind, and her thoughts didn't process it immediately, Serika showed a brief moment of confusion when she heard Amamiya's question.

Continue... Oh, right.

"plan"……

'Strange...why is the heat still spreading?'

Unaware that her breathing had become increasingly heavy and hot, the girl gasped for breath, speaking in a tone that sounded more like a coquettish tantrum than a question: "Sensei, you... you really are a 'greedy' person."

"First, they quietly took down Senior Shiroko, and then... (breathing)... they stirred up Senior Shiroko's mind into chaos... and at the same time, they extended their 'claws' towards us..."

"You... (breathing)... As expected, you are the legendary 'heart-stealing thief' who is obsessed with stealing girls' hearts... (breathing) But, however..."

Serika's increasingly incoherent speech was both expected and quite amusing to Amamiya.

He slowly got up and straightened his clothes, which had been ruffled by the girl's sudden grab.

Without giving Serika any further confusion, Amamiya looked at Serika sincerely and said earnestly, "Serika, I like you too."

Qinxiang: "..."

Blinking blankly, the girl was clearly frozen in place by the sudden words.

Her already muddled thoughts were disrupted once again, and at this moment, Serika's mind began to 'replay on a loop'.

'Celery, I like you too…'

I like the smell of celery...

'Celery is "my dear princess"...'

'like……'

Frozen in place, silent for a long while, the girl seemed to be on the verge of a breakdown.

She covered her face with her hands with a "woo..." sound, and almost instinctively squeezed out an incomplete sentence from her throat.

"I... like...? Sensi, what are you saying..."

Amamiya stepped forward with a serious expression: "I like Serika."

"Perhaps there's a bit of personal bias involved... I especially like it."

"If I phrase it this way... can Celery hear me? Can she understand me?"

With each step Amamiya took forward, the black cat girl, in her 'collapse,' would instinctively stagger back half a step.

"My thinking was indeed a bit 'greedy.'"

"But the members of the Countermeasures Committee are, after all, a whole... I like everyone on the Countermeasures Committee equally."

“I don’t want to see our relationships fall apart because of me.”

Amamiya slowly moved forward, eventually getting close to Serika, who was instinctively backing away, and pulled the girl, who was trembling slightly due to her 'brain freeze,' into his arms.

"So... Celery."

"Can you tolerate this 'small act of greed' of mine?"

Qinxiang: "..."

Clearly, clearly this 'despicable' adult is spouting nonsensical nonsense...

These statements are completely unfounded, and they even sound suspicious to me subconsciously...

However, I cannot resist the tenderness I feel at this moment.

Even if this tenderness isn't entirely reserved for her.

Unable to utter a single word of protest, Celery finally relaxed and let out a soft sigh.

"……Um."

[They've developed a special relationship...]

There's no going back...

【Kuromi Serika (Hermit) ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆】

[★Six Ability "Princess Tolerance" is now unlocked!]

Although the 'plan' I had agreed upon with Nomiya-senpai and the others turned out to be a complete mess...

...Whatever the plan.

The girl, who had hugged him tightly, thought 'fiercely' to herself.

'Ugh... forget all those plans and stuff!'

'I'm not going to follow my seniors' 'bad advice'! Now I'm going to enjoy myself!'

Using this flimsy excuse to temporarily convince herself, she temporarily cast all her troubles to the winds—Serissa, who intended to think of nothing, ultimately gave up on herself and stood on tiptoe.

After a brief eye contact with the young man who was embracing her, she closed her eyes and kissed him.

"Don't even think about escaping the cat that's hunting, Sensei."

Try to find your own gentleness in this 'forbidden' way.

[I spent a long night with Celery...]

【…】

[It's getting late, so we have to let Serika go home and rest first...]

Chapter 92 Hoshino: When will it be my turn?

'Hmm... So even Sister Celery...'

Am I the only one who's stuck in the past, only able to watch the younger generation stride forward while I can only look on in envy...?

Early in the morning, Amamiya was awakened by a series of short conversations coming from outside the window.

I was awakened by the abruptly stopped conversation that ended at my window.

Of course, perhaps it wasn't just the conversations outside the window, but also...

Feeling the weight and warmth from her embrace, Amamiya sighed softly and turned her gaze to the fox-eared girl who had served as a 'human body pillow' all night, now curled up with her large, light yellow tail wrapped around herself, sleeping soundly.

Izuna seemed to have learned the special skill of "climbing into bed" without any instruction...

After a soft sigh, Amamiya twitched her nostrils, savoring the faint cherry blossom scent mixed with the smell of sunshine that the girl who called herself her 'personal ninja' had left in her arms.

The little girl, curled up against her chest, had chubby cheeks and was sleeping soundly and adorably, perhaps because she was having a sweet dream. She would occasionally smack her lips and wipe away the drool that unconsciously flowed out.

It's really cute, but...

In the silence, Amamiya reached out and touched Izuna's animal ears, which were bathed in the warm light of the morning sun outside the window, and whose fine fur was clearly visible.

As Amamiya stroked her, the fox-eared girl unconsciously arched her head and then let out a "hehehe..." laugh.

Izuna is indeed cute, but for her to appear in her bedroom at this particular time and place...

If other students were to break in at this moment... the consequences would be unimaginable.

Hearing the conversations approaching from outside the window, Amamiya's heart tightened slightly.

He really wanted to wake Izuna up immediately so she could hide away... but for a moment he felt a little reluctant to disturb Izuna's adorable sleeping posture.

Amamiya withdrew her hand, just about to quietly slip away to see who Hoshino was talking to.

But as soon as he withdrew his hand, lost in his daydream, the fox-eared girl, who was chuckling softly, immediately frowned with alarm.

Then, with tears welling up in her eyes and cold sweat pouring down her face, she let out a startled "Ah!" and woke up from her dream.

"what……!"

Izuna's erratic fox ears suddenly perked up, and he broke out in a cold sweat from his own shock, breathing heavily for a few moments.

"My lord, my lord...!"

As his pupils gradually focused, Izuna seemed to have finally truly 'woke up'.

She let out a long, lingering sigh of relief: "So, my lord didn't abandon Izuna after all..."

【~???~】(from Izuna)

Amamiya leaned over and gently pinched Izuna's nose: "What are you thinking about?"

"Izuna just had a nightmare... In my dream, my lord was severely injured by some strange person, who then touched my ear and left me..."

Amamiya paused slightly, then chuckled and pinched her soft, smooth cheek, gently comforting her, "It was just a nightmare... don't worry about it."

"Compared to these insignificant nightmares... there are more important things to do today, Izuna."

A naturally lively and adorable girl is the easiest to dispel negative emotions.

Amamiya's 'reminder' made the girl, who was still 'shaken' from the nightmare just a moment ago, immediately straighten her back and raise her head, revealing a resolute sense of mission.

"If we are to travel to another world... Izuna is ready to accompany you, my lord, at any time!"

"If we need to conduct regular exploration... Izuna will also be by your side, my lord, and will do everything in my power to protect you!"

The overwhelming feeling of 'excessive energy' made Amamiya smile.