I became a heart-stealing thief in Azure Files

"I am you, and you are me..."

"Come on... Ariadne!"

The mask on her cheek transformed into raging, ghostly blue flames, disintegrating and reforming into a beautiful phantom as she called out. At the same time, Amamiya pointed the muzzle of the [Destruction God Emperor] at another delinquent girl wielding a shotgun and a riot shield who was engaged in close combat with Ranmai.

A surge of black and red cursed flames rose, gathered at the muzzle, and finally transformed into a cursed bullet in the chamber.

The cursed bullet, wreathed in black and red flames, roared out of the barrel and precisely jammed against the riot shield. The black and red flames then exploded, corroding and dissolving the entire riot shield in the most vicious way.

The entire shield seemed to have undergone tens of thousands of years of erosion in an instant, and with a 'crack,' it turned into a blackish-red gelatinous substance that was harmless to the human body in the delinquent girl's hand.

[Ariadne's Line] As Yuriko covered herself, she suddenly understood why Amamiya could fire accurately without aiming, and even do things like "needle against a wheat awn," which is unlikely even for elite students.

Fate is already known, and everything is under our control.

The hit boxes for "hostile targets" were accurately marked; even before they fired, the bullet trajectory prediction lines appeared more than ten seconds in advance.

Before they even took a step, their actions over the next ten seconds were already marked by a semi-transparent, continuous image, making it clear at a glance.

When the muzzle is raised, a ballistic prediction line will appear. When preparing to fire, the explosive curve will accurately show the corresponding damage range and the accuracy rate is about 95% or more in predicting the damage effect.

Yuriko doesn't play shooting games, and she rarely even gets involved in the gaming field.

However, at this moment, she did indeed experience the feeling of "being cheated".

—A warning a dozen seconds in advance, and even a step-by-step guide on how to fire and hit the target, all provided so you can raise your hand.

Yuriko really couldn't imagine how her side could possibly lose with such an exaggerated skill boost.

"Helmet team members, don't panic—I'm here."

Amamiya said this with a clear conscience.

Under Ariadne's direction, Yuriko used various tactical devices near the beach to crush the delinquent girl gang with incredible speed. At the same time, Amamiya also comforted the Helmet Gang members who were somewhat flustered by the surprise attack.

"Lanwu, with you at the core, begin personnel deployment."

"Is Albatross on the channel? Prepare for bombing and battlefield resupply..."

As Amamiya finished speaking, the sound of an albatross echoed over the Abydos resort islands.

[Mr. Phantom Thief, how did you do that? Your ability to 'predict the future,' if considered solely in terms of computing power, would require an unbelievable amount. And it's absolutely impossible to achieve such accuracy.]

Can you really see the elusive concept of 'fate'?

To Albatross's 'question,' Amamiya simply replied meaningfully: 'Fate is not something ethereal or illusory.'

Thanks to Amemiya's flawless overall command, the battle ended exceptionally quickly.

From the moment Yuriko joined the battle and the Helmet Gang members began their counterattack until the last delinquent girl surrendered with her hands raised, the entire battle lasted less than two minutes.

A battle where your side has a 100% hit rate and a 100% armor-piercing critical hit, and your side has a 100% chance to dodge the enemy's attacks... In such a battle, ending it slowly is actually quite difficult.

Under Amamiya's guidance and precise command, not only Yuriko but even ordinary members of the Helmet Squad felt as if they were in another world.

As they fought, they even gradually developed the illusion that, "Wow, we're actually that good?"

The last remaining delinquent girl who hadn't fainted on the spot trembled as she dropped her gun and raised her hands at Amamiya and her group.

"I...I surrender!!"

Chapter 111 What will Ayane-chan, who was caught cheating, face...?

In the evening, in a hastily prepared interrogation room in the Abydos resort islands.

"name?"

Stared at by five different gazes—one cold as a knife, one malevolent, one unusually calm, one seemingly guilty, and one brimming with intimidation—the delinquent girl sitting on the 'regret chair' trembled and shrank back, stammering, "Tsukiyo (Tsukiyo & Izumi Tsukasaya Tokiyo)..."

With a menacing look in her eyes, Serika, sitting on the other side of the interrogation room separated by a glass wall, arms crossed and a fierce expression, slammed her hand on the table: "Where did you get this information?"

The girl who called herself 'Moonlit Night' immediately replied in a terrified tone, "I got the information from the guy wearing a fox mask who calls himself one of the Seven Prisoners..."

Wearing fox masks... Seven prisoners?

Hoshino, Nomiya, Ayane, and Shirako, who were in the interrogation room, all turned their gazes toward the door of the interrogation room.

They immediately exchanged a wary glance.

Hoshino: 'They...could they have been sent by that calamity fox to steal Sensei...?'

Nomiya: 'Taking advantage of the resort island's weakened defenses to launch an attack...?'

Nomiya: 'But something feels a little off...'

Bai Zi: '...'

Hoshino: '...What's wrong, Shirako-chan?'

Shirako: '...I sense a very strong...Sensei scent on Ayane.'

Ayane: '...? ! '

Ayane: 'Ah, ahaha... What are you saying, Shirako-senpai?'

Hoshino: (Squinting at Ayane) ...?

Ayane;'...'

Ayane: '...I feel like there might be some flaws in her self-talk...'

Nomiya: 'Ayane-chan, you're being naughty.'

Ayane: '...'

Ayane: 'Well... anyway... if it's the Fox of Calamity, she should know that even without us, there are still the Helmet Crew members on the island... and Yuriko-san forming a defensive line, right?'

Ayane: 'Also…based on our impression of the Calamity Fox, while she possesses overwhelming combat power capable of forcibly uniting delinquent girls…does she have corresponding "strategy"?'

Clearly aware that her companions' gazes were becoming increasingly hostile, Ayane, feeling guilty, clutched the hem of her skirt, trying her best to suppress her slightly out-of-shape, trembling legs.

Sitting in the Regret Chair, 'Moonlit Night' could clearly feel that the atmosphere in the interrogation room was becoming increasingly heavy, dangerous, and suffocating.

She swallowed hard, forcing back the dread that sent chills down her spine, and stammered out a sentence, "Um... is there anything else you want to ask?"

Serika picked up the interrogation record book and a pen: "What else did that 'masked guy' say?"

Without even thinking, Tsukiyo answered, "She told us that Abydos's defenses should be extremely weak... If we intend to make a 'last stand,' we should gather all the forces we can currently muster and launch a surprise attack on the islands belonging to Abydos, which have weak defenses..."

"Any more?"

Serika tapped the confession book with her pen cap: "If the confession is incomplete..."

'Moonlit Night' shook her head rapidly, her face contorted in a pained expression, and said, "No, there isn't any..."

"That's all the masked guy said..."

That expression is unlikely to be a lie...

At least she shared the useful information she knew.

Celery frowned slightly as she pondered, and quickly wrote down 'Moonlit Night's' confession.

"second question……"

As she spoke, Serika turned around, intending to seek the opinions of the other members of the countermeasures committee.

But then she realized that the atmosphere seemed a little off.

In Celery's eyes, a 'subtle' scene unfolded—

Hoshino, Shirako, and Nomiya either squinted, displayed unusual seriousness, or simply smiled meaningfully, focusing their gaze on Ayane.

Ayane... gripped the hem of her skirt tightly, her knuckles turning white, sweat pouring down her back, extremely embarrassed, yet she bit her lip and remained silent.

This is……

what happened?

Celery was momentarily confused and was about to ask a question.

Hoshino, however, seemed to have his attention diverted, and at the same time cast a puzzled glance at Serika: "Serika, the second question is: 'How many members of the 'Resort Hunting Team' participated in this surprise attack? Was it all the remaining force?'"

Celery blinked, then turned her head and composed herself.

Just as she was about to slam her hand on the table to boost her morale, 'Moonlight,' sensing the increasingly tense atmosphere, interrupted and said, "This should be all the teams that participated in the resort's hunt... at least all the ones I could find are here."

"There are 131 of us in total..."

Serika interrupted with a frown, "Wait, but after repeated checks by the Helmet Gang members, Yuriko-san, and Sensei... only 130 attackers have been captured."

"I don't know what happened either...maybe someone took advantage of the chaos to escape at the beginning."

They escaped in the chaos...

After a moment's thought, Celery felt that this explanation was fairly reliable.

After all, the unprecedentedly large gang of delinquent girls who came to attack was originally composed of several fixed small groups.

Serika, who frequently dealt with the Helmet Group, knew clearly—

Like the "Helmet Cold Flag?4 Chat? is the largest delinquent girl gang in Kivotos"... With more than a hundred students, it is actually the largest in scale.

Just like Lan Wu's "Helmet Squad," it only has a little over a hundred people at most.

A lineup of over a hundred delinquent girls is not something that can be assembled casually.

Based on this, it seems that the group involved in the attack was a temporary team composed of delinquent girls who were still planning to continue their "resort hunting" in various places.

As for some people running away before the battle even started... that's understandable considering they weren't a cohesive, temporary team to begin with.

'It seems that's all the information we have...'

With her cat ears drooping and feeling irritable, Qinxiang finished writing the last paragraph of her confession, and then glared angrily at 'Moonlit Night' on the chair of regret.

Turning her head to look at her fellow members of the Countermeasures Committee behind her, Serika immediately noticed that their aura seemed to have changed again.

From not long ago having 'malicious intentions' to being attentive and eager (Nomiya), shy and apprehensive (Hoshino), and extremely curious (Shirako).

Her face changes faster than turning the pages of a book.

Celery was stunned, unable to comprehend what kind of 'eye contact' had occurred between them during this time.

Although she couldn't quite understand the change in the atmosphere within the Countermeasures Committee, it didn't stop Serika from doing what she needed to do.

After finishing organizing the confession, she pushed open the door of the interrogation room and walked out, handing the confession to Amamiya, who was standing outside the corridor 'listening in'.

“Sensei, this is all the information we can get from them…”

Amamiya took the information from Serika's hand, while simultaneously pinching Serika's restless cat ears with his other hand.

After mouthing "Thank you for your hard work, my 'Princess'" Amamiya, amidst Serika's flustered and shy expression, took the 'confession book' that Serika handed him and pretended to look at it.

In fact, he heard Celery's question very clearly—there was no need to look at these testimonies at all.

Under the guise of reviewing the confession, Amamiya began to ponder.

The guy who calls himself one of the Seven Prisoners is wearing a fox mask?

Is it Wakamo?

After thinking for a moment, Amamiya ruled out this possibility.

If it were Wakazama... she probably wouldn't go so far as to flaunt her identity as one of the "Seven Prisoners" as an honor.

She'd probably be hoping her identity wouldn't be exposed... so she could stay by my side a little longer, right?

Besides... such words don't seem like something Wakazama would say.

It wasn't that Amamiya distrusted Wakasa's intelligence... but rather that he genuinely felt that Wakasa had nothing to do with anything involving strategy.

It must have been someone who was very familiar with the Seven Prisoners, who used Ruozao's name to... arrange this 'surprise attack', right?

Who would that be?

Nia, that funny person?

The legendary smiling professor?

Number secret arts... no, number secret arts shouldn't resort to such methods, right?

The Kaiser Group? Possibly...

After quickly narrowing down several potential 'masterminds' in his mind, Amamiya ultimately ruled out Wakamo as a suspect.