I became a heart-stealing thief in Azure Files

She mustered her courage and timidly said, "Sensei... is a very gentle adult."

“Sensei… takes such good care of me. Not only does she prepare delicious meals, but she also… she does my laundry… and she even prepared a new set of clothes for me…”

Upon hearing Miyu's words, the three little rabbits, who had been looking at each other in bewilderment, immediately turned their hesitant gazes to Amamiya.

"Washing clothes..." Moe said meaningfully, "How can a grown-up like Sensei wash a female student's clothes, which still smell of her body, without any hesitation..."

"Hehehehe...Sensei, have you ever done something like 'stealing someone's clothes' like in a manga?"

Saki then showed a look of 'disgust': "I didn't expect Sensei to be so lacking in boundaries, even with our clothes..."

Miyako, whose impression of Amamiya had already greatly improved, frowned slightly.

However, she did not make any comments, and remained silent, seemingly lost in thought.

Just as Moe was about to continue her 'verbal attack' on Amamiya in a teasing tone, Miyako interrupted her.

"Perhaps it was just a misunderstanding."

After giving Amamiya an apologetic look, Miyako quickly walked up to Amamiya and extended her hand to him with the most formal expression and gestures possible.

"Former SRT Academy first-year student... Tsukiyuki Miyako. Sensei... From now on, I will get to know you anew. Please guide me."

[I sensed a change in Miyako's attitude...]

[His relationship with Miyako has grown closer...]

【Moon Snow Miyako (Belief) ★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

The moment Amamiya shook hands with Miyako, she felt that most of the estrangement she had previously built with the Rabbit Squad had instantly melted away.

"However, although we intend to re-understand and rebuild trust... this does not mean that we will immediately join Xia Lai."

A matter of course.

Amamiya smiled and nodded: "I understand."

Bonds and relationships cannot be built overnight.

The probability of completely winning someone over with just one glance is... even rarer than winning the lottery.

Amamiya turned around and stood next to Miyu, gently nudging the girl's delicate shoulder.

"Miyu, go over to your friends."

"..."

Miyu didn't take any immediate action, but instead looked up at Amamiya with a pitiful and reluctant expression.

She stood there, hesitating for a long time.

In the end, he grabbed his sniper rifle and ran towards Miyako, Saki, and Moe.

Meanwhile, Miyako, Saki, Moe... they stood still, their gazes on Amamiya increasingly complex.

It wasn't until Miyu trotted over to them that the 'little rabbits' of the Rabbit Squad left together.

Amamiya breathed a sigh of relief as he watched the 'little rabbits' of the Rabbit Squad leave together.

'Let's give them time to settle down first, and then consider deepening our bond...'

Chapter Thirty-Six: Hina's Retirement Declaration...?

When Amamiya returned to Shalai, it was a warm spring noon.

The fleeting and beautiful spring, as time gradually consumes it, is now only a small tail remaining.

The warm spring sun seemed even more intense than before.

But even the gradual warming of the spring sun was not enough to deter the girls wandering around the Xia Lai residential area, 'seeking' some kind of opportunity.

I only saw Xia Lai's office building from afar, and before I could get close, Amamiya was nearby and saw several students with 'ulterior motives'.

High heels, over-the-knee socks, bunny girl outfit, long straight hair.

A blonde girl, carrying a white equipment case in both hands and dressed in an unusual blue bunny girl outfit, waited quietly at the entrance of the Xia Lai Building, seemingly oblivious to the stares of passersby, as if 'waiting for a rabbit to run into a tree stump'...

No, judging from her calm expression and the bunny earrings swaying in the wind...

Rather than saying she was 'waiting for the rabbit to run into the tree stump,' it's more accurate to say she was 'a little rabbit with the ferocity of a predator.'

'This is because... I was recently provoked by the 'little rabbit' (Miyu) I brought to Xia Lai...?'

'Even if you're considering Xia Lai's reputation, you shouldn't be walking around in such strange clothes...'

A large bow on her forehead, a loose coat, and slippers.

The red-haired girl, sitting under the sunshade with her eyes half-closed, seemed a little sleepy. She swung her legs, glancing occasionally at the phone she held in her hands between her knees, and then showed a hesitant and apprehensive expression.

'Grapefruit……'

'I never expected that she, who usually cowers in her metal locker in the game development department, would not only venture out today, but even go to Xia Lai...?'

Military uniform with large wings, plush white hair draped in an outer garment.

The white-haired girl standing near the flowerbed was observing the condition of the flowers next to the blue-haired, jellyfish-headed administrator, who was at least a head taller than her.

The white-haired girl looked unwell, with deep-set eyes. She seemed to want to yawn at one point, but considering that she was a regular visitor to the public, she stopped herself from doing so several times.

Meanwhile, the government official standing to the side, with his 'ventilation vents' open to the side, kept talking incessantly.

However, in most cases, she remained silent and did not disturb the chairman, who clearly showed little interest.

Even Hina and Ako came…

What's wrong with Xia Lai today?

Just by glancing around, he noticed so many familiar figures, and Amamiya raised an eyebrow.

Amamiya did not rush to Xia Lai's building immediately—because he sensed a potential danger from the behavior of so many students.

'Each student has their own reason for coming...'

After briefly reviewing the personalities of the students present and their level of affection for him, Amamiya estimated that the most terrifying 'battleground' probably wouldn't happen.

After much deliberation, Amamiya gave up on concealing herself and removed the "Invisible Presence" buff.

As Amamiya walked through the shade of the trees, she immediately felt several pairs of eyes locked onto her.

Immediately afterward, Amamiya felt a strong gust of wind approaching and then stopping in front of him.

"Sensei..."

Taking advantage of the distance, the blue-haired girl who arrived at Amamiya's side first frowned slightly: "You're finally back..."

Upon immediately sensing the other party's gloomy gaze and aggressive aura, Amamiya couldn't help but narrow her eyes slightly.

"Yako, it's been a while since we last met, but does that mean you have to show such anger right away?"

"I'm not angry at Sensei because of this!" the blue-haired girl gritted her teeth. "I'm just disappointed by Sensei's current 'decline'!"

As she spoke, she pointed to Shiki, who had rushed to Amamiya's side, and 'angrily' exclaimed, "Sensei... what on earth is going on?!"

"Why haven't I paid much attention to you for a while... How come even this guy who calls himself 'your little bunny' has suddenly appeared?!"

After quickly turning her head to observe the white-haired girl who was slowly walking over, Ako said with 'full confidence': "I need an explanation for myself and for the chairman."

Amamiya: "..."

How can you explain it?

She said that she had taken in the Rabbit Squad members who had nowhere to go and let them stay overnight in Xia Lai, and then Shi misunderstood her... which led to Shi wearing this 'bunny girl' outfit?

Just as Amamiya was about to say something, Toki, maintaining her 'cold poker face,' grabbed one of Amamiya's arms in a rather exotic way.

"Welcome back, Sensei. I'm your personal bunny, and I've been waiting for you. Biong~biong~"

Amamiya paused, then glanced at Shi with a mixture of annoyance and helplessness.

'Don't cause trouble everywhere, Shi...'

Ako immediately pouted as if her sore spot had been touched, and said angrily, "Sensei... what's wrong with such an impolite student?"

“Even if you, Sensei…have…those…strange, weird hobbies…you can’t just do them in public…”

Amamiya was even more helpless.

Let's just forget about it...

Yako, how come you suddenly 'self-destruct' too?

"Ahem... Administrator Ako."

Amamiya raised her voice, interrupting Yako who was about to say something explosive, and said in a 'gentle' tone: "Toki is temporarily homeless due to some 'special reasons' and is therefore staying in Shirley. As for her behavior... I will make her correct it later."

"Let's start by telling you why you've come here."

As Amamiya spoke, she looked at Hina, who had slowly approached her and was looking at her with a complicated expression.

"Sensei..."

The moment Amamiya looked at her, Hina spoke naturally, her voice filled with an overwhelming weariness: "...Long time no see."

Amamiya immediately noticed... no, he should say he had already noticed Hina's 'abnormal condition' and was now able to confirm it.

With one arm still being held and rubbed against by Toki, Amamiya could only helplessly use her other free hand to stroke the girl's slightly messy bangs, which were probably not combed properly.

"It really has been a long time..."

Amamiya sighed softly, his expression complex.

Thinking about it carefully... the last time I met Hina seems to have been several months ago.

In fact, the last time I went to Gehenna was about a month ago.

After tidying up the girl's bangs, Amamiya withdrew his hand at the opportune moment.

“Hina, and… Administrator Ako.”

Amamiya remained unfazed by Ako's glare, which conveyed a mixture of surprise and warning: "Why are you deliberately keeping your distance from me?!" and continued, "Did you come here with some 'special request'?"

"Um……"

The white-haired girl, who seemed to have no intention of forcing herself to stay awake, thought it over again and again before seriously tilting her head back and uttering a sentence.

“Sensei, I want to… retire.”

Chapter Thirty-Seven Kei's Request

The warm afternoon sun streamed into the office through the floor-to-ceiling windows, and the office was as lively as ever.

The purple-haired girl, standing with her back to the balcony, softly hummed a nursery rhyme to the rhythm of a fairy tale, carefully tending to the sun-facing flowers beneath her knees, seemingly oblivious to what was happening in the office.

The beautiful girl in the blue bunny girl outfit, with her long, straight golden hair, leans forward at just the right angle. Her seemingly harmless expression, combined with the visual change caused by her slight forward lean, highlights her fair and jade-like figure, which is somewhere between mature and youthful.

What exudes youthful energy is precisely that blue and white, which are not out of place compared to the times.

Holding the tray with one hand, she gently placed the last glass of beverage, filled with a sky-blue color like the ocean, topped with a lemon slice, on the table. Then, holding the tray with both hands, she naturally covered her lower abdomen with the tray, lowered her eyes, squinted, and stood to the side like a quiet waiter.

Amamiya: "..."

At this moment, he began to recall his 'exceptionally unprofessional' behavior not long ago.

If she behaved less professionally, it would be fine... At least for now, everyone in Xia Lai's office wouldn't really treat her as some kind of 'Xia Lai's bunny girl,' but rather as a 'student with a special hobby.'

But the key point is... this time, Shi's 'business skills' have reached a new level.

Her outwardly professional demeanor successfully aroused suspicion among the girls gathered there.

Amamiya felt helpless outside of class, but faced with the girl's urgent gaze that seemed to plead for praise, he had no choice but to take some special measures.

"I was a little thirsty, thank you... Shi."

"...You did a very good job."