I became a heart-stealing thief in Azure Files

Mika, who has a negative natural resistance to cute things, has eyes that shimmer with an extraordinary brilliance.

"These dolls...are so cute!"

"Are these new MomoFriends products? They're even Phantom Thief themed... I love them!"

Before she could even greet the members of the tutoring club, Mika was captivated by the cuteness of the doll, and the noise she made drew the attention of the girls who were busy with their own things in the "Velvet Room".

"Besides us, the only person who should have the key to the new tutoring center is Sensei..."

The blonde girl, who had been engrossed in her project proposal while seated in a classic blue high-backed chair, stopped and looked towards the door with a puzzled expression.

Her muttering was abruptly interrupted when she saw Amamiya and the pink-haired girl standing next to her.

“sen, Sensei… and…”

Hifumi paused in disbelief for a moment before jumping off the chair as if she had just come to her senses, stammering, "...Lady Mihana?"

The "Opera Singer Faust" doll tilted slightly, then fell backward with a 'click' and leaned against the light switch on the wall.

"what?"

Zi Xunsheng, who was deep in thought, looked up.

Upon seeing that touch of pink in her field of vision, a complex emotion instantly appeared on her usually overly serious and somewhat cold face.

The air conditioning in the room seemed to have been turned off a bit, and the cold mist surrounding the "Fairy Tale Girl Gerda" doll dissipated slightly.

"Ehhhh?!"

The pink-haired girl, who was burying her head and rubbing her inner thighs as if suppressing something and looking unnatural, straightened up instantly as if she had been electrocuted.

"M-Master Weihua...?!"

A butterfly that seemed to be entirely formed of light floated up from the "Madame Butterfly Rebecca" doll.

"Oh……"

"What a rare guest!"

Hanako, the only one in the tutoring club who had been the least enthusiastic, politely stood up and greeted Amamiya and Hanako.

"Welcome, Sensei... to the new tutoring center."

"This was built according to Hifumi-chan's description of 'The Velvet Room'~ Are you satisfied?"

“It’s pretty good.” Amamiya answered without hesitation: “In this kind of environment, it seems easy to clear your mind and concentrate.”

【~???~】(Hanako, Hifumi)

【~??~】(Crystal)

【~???~】(Azawa, Koharu)

After looking around the room, Amamiya suddenly noticed the 'traces left by the fifth person'.

In one corner of the room, there were some trophies that looked quite artistic, as well as a distorted, otherworldly painting on the wall...

Among the girls in the cram school, only Hanako has such 'artistic talent'.

But Hanako has an artistic flair, so it's unlikely she would hang abstract art paintings or display strange things in her room... Therefore, it can only be that Akira has been here, and frequently at that.

The girls in the cram school... probably formed a friendship with Akira as 'comrades-in-arms' during their actions in the other world, and thus tacitly allowed Akira to come and go from here at any time.

As Amamiya was observing, the doll of "Incarnation of Fierce Love - Juliet" fell with a 'thud' into a pile of dolls resembling a miniature ocean and disappeared.

Based on the positive impression I received from Jing...

Jing is here now, but she's hiding, isn't she?

"Don't be surprised, everyone in the tutoring department~"

As Amamiya and Hanako interacted, Mika composed herself, handed over two 'Swiss roll' gift bags with both hands, and bowed slightly.

"Nice to meet you all from the tutoring club~ I'm Mika Hijiri, a member of the tea party~ Hmm, is that enough of an introduction?"

As she spoke, Wei Hua forcefully stretched out her hand, gesturing for the members of the tutoring department to accept her 'gift'.

"I've also prepared gifts for everyone~ My 'favorite' Swiss roll, everyone has a different flavor☆~"

The series of actions taken by Mika left Hifumi and Koharu speechless or overly surprised.

Xiao Zi remained expressionless, avoiding direct eye contact with Wei Hua, her gaze fixed on Yu Gong.

Hanako narrowed her eyes slightly, her expression showing 'surprise,' but not particularly surprised.

It was she who, in the silence, accepted the four 'Swiss rolls' from Weiweihua's hands, and then distributed them to the other three members according to their different flavors and packaging.

"Thank you for the gift, Mika Seien."

After gathering her emotions and thoughts, Wei Hua said in a hollow and ethereal voice, "No... I should be the one saying thank you."

"Thank you to everyone in the tutoring club for your hard work in this 'other world'..."

"Without everyone in the tutoring club, I might have gone astray and become a pawn controlled by 'Beatelitch'."

"In another world, after my shadow was controlled, it attacked Sensei and everyone else... Regarding this matter, I..."

Before Mika could say anything more, Hifumi interrupted her.

"The fact that one is 'out of control' is not Master Weihua's fault."

Although Hifumi didn't have a pair of wings like Mika or Koharu, the warm and firm aura she exuded at that moment, like a mature "little angel," made her seem to have "invisible wings."

"Lord Weihua doesn't need to apologize or thank us... because writing our own stories of youth is simply what we should be doing..."

"If I don't have the ability to clear the sky, I will definitely, at the most crucial moment, speak out my own declaration of youth, and then do my best to write my own story."

Is it just to write... one's own story of youth?

Wei Hua listened in silence, suddenly realizing how ridiculous her long-standing sense of guilt was.

The problem that she felt guilty about alone for a long time... was it just a "necessary challenge" on the way to writing a beautiful story, in the eyes of everyone in the tutoring department?

“If Lord Weihua feels apologetic…” Hifumi smiled and pursed her lips, “he shouldn’t apologize to us or thank us.”

"The person you should really thank is Sensei. Without Sensei... we wouldn't have been able to access that colorful other world and then resolve to write our own future."

"The one you should really apologize to is Trinity."

"Master Weihua..."

"If you truly feel apologetic, you might try...making yourself a better person, and then trying to approach the 'world' you see and feel with your best self."

Hifumi's words successfully transformed Mika's inner world from gloomy to partly cloudy to sunny.

Amamiya nodded approvingly at Hifumi.

Hifumi has matured so much...

As expected of someone who experienced his own story as the "Fool" and ultimately relied on his own will to become the best guest in the Velvet Room of the "World" Arcana.

Wei Hua lowered her brows, lost in thought, as if she had gained some insight.

Meanwhile, after 'stabilizing the situation,' Hifumi winked at Amamiya and subtly twisted her neck in a gesturing gesture—

Having received Hifumi's hint, Amamiya naturally turned her attention to the proposal that Hifumi had been intently pondering.

'...A summer wish list?'

Upon seeing the name on the title page of the proposal, Amamiya looked away and turned to Hifumi.

After sensing Hifumi's embarrassment, Amamiya then turned to the first page and glanced at its contents.

'...A swimsuit project?'

Chapter Thirty-Two: Just how many 'princess' does Kivotos actually have?

The project that Hifumi placed on the table in the "Velvet Room" was a very detailed plan...

Summer Wish List.

Although it is only springtime now, it is already late April, and the summer solstice is approaching.

Since he hadn't been at Givotos for very long, Amamiya didn't know if the various academies had long holidays like winter and summer breaks—if they did, then summer vacation wasn't far off.

Amamiya simply sat in the seat that Hifumi had been sitting in, and picked up Hifumi's "Summer Wish List" with great interest.

'...Go to the Justice Commission to borrow a tank for transportation?'

'Then everyone goes to the beach in their swimsuits to play sandcastles, take sand baths, play watermelon, play beach volleyball... and things like that?'

'Is it mainly to take care of Xiaozhi, who lacks life experience...?'

Amamiya raised an eyebrow and glanced at Azusa, who was inspecting her "otherworldly weaponry".

The members of the tutoring club are now also using "otherworldly weaponry"—Hifumi has equipped all members with a pistol as a weapon.

Zi's ​​pistol was coated with a layer of frost flowers, the ice blue color with snowflake patterns, as if it were covered with a layer of liquid nitrogen, naturally exuding an aura of extreme cold, as noble as if it came from the North.

With a quick scan using his "Third Eye," Amamiya saw the basic information about this otherworldly weapon.

This is a weapon called "Queen of the North," forged using a fusion of "Scáthach" (Arcane: the High Priestess) and the standard model gun of the Justice Committee.

It is covered with the frost of the Queen of the North, which can freeze the target that is hit for a short time.

Noticing the gaze, Azusa, who was examining and maintaining her weapon as if it were a precious treasure, looked up and gave Amamiya a slightly puzzled look.

“Maintaining weapons is an extremely important part of daily life.” With her index finger on the trigger, she twirled it once, mimicking Amamiya’s previous fancy shooting techniques, then gripped the handle and tried aiming. “Hmm, that should be fine.”

She paused, then tilted her head slightly: "Sensei... is there something you're wondering about?"

'Speaking of which... Azusa is also related to Arius's squad.'

'Since Arius's squad is upgrading their equipment... should we also prepare a weapon with some kind of symbolic meaning for Azusa?'

After a fleeting thought, Amamiya smiled and shook her head.

After noticing Mika's situation, Amamiya realized that Mika was already chatting with Hifumi, Koharu, and Hanako about tea, desserts, and cute dolls.

And Wei Hua... truly lives up to his reputation as a 'niche topic generator'.

Perhaps due to her disconnect from reality, the topics that Mika talks about are often things that Hifumi and Koharu don't have access to, and that Hanako only knows about.

Every now and then you could hear Hifumi's awkward "Ahaha~" laugh from over there, as well as Hanako trying to smooth things over and change the subject.

After confirming that no one on the other side was paying attention to him and Azusa, Amamiya sat down next to Azusa. With a calm expression that revealed a slight surprise and joy, he reached out and touched her white wings, which were just as white and decorated as Mika's, only slightly smaller.

Zi did not resist or show any 'discomfort'; on the contrary, she was slightly happy.

'Hmm... my wings are a little itchy...'

"...Sensei?"

Ripples spread across her light purple gradient pupils, and the warmth from the strange sensation dispelled the icy mist that had long shrouded her eyes, revealing a dazzling sea of ​​stars beneath.

"Xiao Zi's wings feel so gentle to the touch... They're so cute and adorable."

【~???~】（梓）

Trying her best to suppress any movement of her wings, and enduring the panic and racing heart that came over her when her wings were touched, the white-haired girl asked in a trembling voice, "Sensei...do you like 'wings'?"

Amamiya quickly recalled which 'wings' he had touched since arriving in Kivotos.

First of all, there's Hina's wings—their bat-like wings don't feel smooth like feathered wings; instead, they're somewhat 'boney'.

Next up are Xiaochun's head wings—the pair of small wings on Xiaochun's head, which feel delicate and gentle to the touch, and even have a special fragrance unique to Xiaochun.

Azusa was the third student to have her wings touched by Amamiya without refusing or reacting in any other way.

"I'm curious about what the wings feel like to touch..."

Amamiya carefully considered her words before replying, "Azusa's wings... feel very comfortable to touch."

【~???~】（梓）

“Is, is that so…”

Although Xiaozhi didn't quite understand, the feeling of being gently enveloped by a hot water bottle and having her whole body massaged... couldn't be faked.

"If Sensei likes it... you can let Sensei touch it more often."

After a moment's thought, she added seriously, "...Um, wings."