I became a heart-stealing thief in Azure Files

'It's so late... why aren't they back at their office yet, instead sitting on the street like this?'

'Still that same subtle, silent expression on everyone's face?'

After lingering for a moment on the silent expressions of the girls at the convenience store, whose bangs were all covered by shadows, Amamiya, feeling curious, immediately went over to them.

He is the Sensei of Charlemagne; he cannot ignore homeless students.

Upon entering the food street, Amamiya naturally went to the table where the convenience store members were sitting and naturally sat down next to Kayoko.

"What are you all doing?"

His words broke the girls' silence and reverie, and they all briefly showed expressions as if they had just woken up from a dream.

"Eh?!"

The red-haired girl with a pair of large devil horns immediately shuddered and almost jumped out on the spot.

"Sen, Sensi...when did you arrive?!"

Amamiya didn't answer Aru's pointless question. Instead, he looked at the white-haired girl who had been resting her hand on the table and propping up her cheek with her hand since he sat down, looking at him with 'mature gentleness'.

"...Kayoko, has the convenience store encountered another mishap?"

"Um……"

The girl, who had an icy demeanor but was surprisingly gentle when she was around, nodded slightly, her expression a little unnatural.

"Due to certain reasons, some changes have recently occurred at the convenience store..."

Mutsuki, who was sitting at the side table, put away her initial 'interested' expression and pretended to be pitiful as she moved to the other side of Amamiya.

"Our club has declined..."

The girl pretended to wipe away tears with the corner of her clothes, and said in a pitiful voice, "Due to President Aru's 'mismanagement,' the convenience store's office has been taken over yet again..."

"Sensei, please help us, save the convenience store!"

Since Mutsuki, that 'little devil who loves to play tricks,' couldn't be trusted completely, Amamiya looked at Kayoko and asked for her opinion.

"...Although they are slightly different, they are roughly the same."

Amamiya immediately understood and made a definite guess about the current situation of the convenience store.

He looked at Aru and asked, "Is it because of the 'escort' mission we had not long ago?"

Alu: "..."

After a brief struggle with her expression, Aru looked pitiful and said, "Um, is it?"

Then she gritted her teeth angrily: "Those guys actually double-crossed us, using our 'Convenience Store 68' as an excuse for not providing adequate protection, and seized our office..."

Amamiya: "..."

After a few seconds of silence, he sighed and rubbed his forehead in exasperation: "...Silly Alu."

"You yourself admitted it was a 'double-cross'... Since the contract itself is illegal, you actually gave it to the client just because they wanted it?"

【~???~】(Kayoko)

【~??~】(Musuki)

"Eh?"

Alu was stunned, clearly not expecting there to be such a reason.

After a long pause, her expression gradually shifted from bewilderment to frustration.

"...That's right, the contract itself is illegal!"

"..."

"Isn't the client even more malicious! To make up for their losses... they actually seized our Handy Shop 68's office!"

【~???~】(Aru)

Amamiya sighed.

"I'll take care of this later."

"Before that, how about everyone from the convenience store stay in Xia Lai for a few days?"

Arlu breathed a sigh of relief, but quickly revealed an unexpected surprise.

"Really?! Sensei...!"

I sensed Aru's gratitude.

[My bond with Aru has deepened...]

【Lu Bamo Alu (Executed) ★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

Completely unaware of the seriousness of the problem, Aru laughed heartily under the gaze of the other three club members, while extending her hand to Amamiya.

"Then thank you in advance for taking care of me during this time, Sensei!"

Chapter 51 Railway Twins, a child with the flavor of cantaloupe...?

As the chairperson of the disciplinary committee, Hina's day is monotonous and tedious.

I was naturally awakened early in the morning by my overly rigid biological clock. Standing in front of the mirror with a sleepy feeling, I spent a long time combing my soft, fluffy white wavy hair, trying to regain the dignity of the chairman that I had gradually lost in my sleep.

Then, try to maintain the energy and spirit of your small body, which has been developing extremely slowly since kindergarten, as it appears to outsiders.

I put on the fur-trimmed military overcoat to enhance my prestige and looked at myself in the mirror, almost fully prepared.

The petite, white-haired girl sighed softly.

"so……"

Her voice, mature yet tinged with anticipation and a hint of weariness lingering over time, said: "...It should be fine then."

After carefully examining herself in the mirror, the girl suddenly remembered something—then she returned to the bedside, picked up and put on her silk gloves.

"Hmm... Done."

The bat's wings, which had been folded behind it, spread out naturally and hung about five centimeters off the ground.

After confirming that everything was correct, Hina patted her chest and let out a long sigh of relief.

Then she patted her cheeks with both hands, preparing to begin her day's activities—

'Has the Pandemonium made any contact today...?'

While on her way to the Disciplinary Committee, Hina naturally took the opportunity to check her message list.

As the chairperson of the disciplinary committee, she naturally couldn't allow herself to miss any information that might 'cause a major disaster'.

As Hina walked, she stopped in her tracks.

Because in momotalk's "unprocessed messages", there was a message that made Hina's eyes tremble and she couldn't help but feel nervous.

"Today's 'duty officer,' is there also... a 'one-day escape plan'...?"

Putting her phone away, perhaps because of anticipation, the girl's steps became much lighter.

Maintaining a fairly good mood, Hina walked into the Disciplinary Committee headquarters, a place she knew so well she could walk around with her eyes closed.

She quickly noticed that the atmosphere within the Disciplinary Committee was unusual.

The enormous disciplinary committee seemed unusually quiet today…

Has everyone been mobilized early this morning?

Is it... for my 'holiday' today?

After a brief moment of confusion, Hina gradually became somewhat sentimental.

'It seems... there's not much I can do for the Disciplinary Committee today...'

'Then, let's go to Xia Lai's place as agreed...'

With this in mind, Hina quickly made her way around the disciplinary committee to confirm the situation before arriving at the station where Gehenna belonged in the early morning light.

After boarding the train and finding a seat, the girl, who was already a little nervous, became increasingly restless as the train departed.

As for the adult who came to Gehenna early in the morning and gave her 'healing'...

Although we met very infrequently and for very short periods of time...

But perhaps due to reasons like "shared empathy," Hina has always had a complex feeling that is... indescribable.

That adult who makes me feel 'similar'...

He, too, had stood at that "judgment" juncture before...

When will I be able to break free from the identity of "Chairman of the Disciplinary Committee," escape the "judgment" that is imposed on me, and truly see my own "world"?

As the train gradually accelerated, the girl, feeling a slight sense of weightlessness, withdrew her gaze from the increasingly blurry scenery outside the window, leaned back in her seat, and took a nap.

……

As the sound of the train running on the tracks grew louder, Amamiya, who was near the station, naturally took a few steps back, her gaze fixed on the train bearing the "Hyland Railway Academy" sign that roared past in front of her.

Even while waiting near the station, you can hear the loud wind and the sound of trains rushing by.

Having lived in Shibuya, Tokyo for a period of time and taking the subway every day, Amamiya was already used to the sound of trains running with the wind rushing through the air.

'Highland Railway Academy...'

Amamiya was familiar with this academy and its logo because he knew the members of Abydos.

It seems that due to other reasons such as railway and land ownership, they have never gotten along well with Abydos.

"Swish—"

As the sound of a train slowing down and approaching the station grew louder, a train slowed down and stopped near the station where Amamiya was located.

With a hiss, the automatic gate opened, and the first person to run out of the vehicle was a petite figure with green hair, gold eyes, and white pantyhose, wearing black and blue shorts and a railway attendant-style uniform.

With a whistle in her mouth, she blew it rhythmically a few times as soon as she got off the bus, and began to guide the passengers off the bus in an orderly manner.

Another girl, who looked at least 80% similar to her, except that she had changed her shorts into a uniform skirt and had long, straight hair, also got off the bus and started guiding the crowd with a small flag.

The two students from Hyland, who were clearly twin sisters, had a style of dress that inexplicably reminded Amamiya of the dark blue prison cell and... the "twin guards" in the cell.

【Carolina】&【Restina】

'This subtle sense of déjà vu…'

Amamiya rubbed his temples, his gaze involuntarily drawn to a velvet door in the distance, emanating blue smoke and invisible to ordinary people.

With an ancient book tucked under her arm, the blonde girl in a blue dress stood there obediently and silently, seemingly waiting for her summons and initiative.

Noticing the gaze, Ravenda reacted with a gentle smile towards Amamiya. After temporarily setting aside the "Complete Book of Demons" in her hand, she made a gesture of curtsy to Amamiya.

“My…Trickst, how are you?”

"May your military career prosper today as well."

The crowd disembarking weaved past, briefly obscuring Amamiya's view—

As the crowd passed by, the girl's figure, along with the "power" she wielded (the Book of Demons), and the velvet room door, shattered into butterflies.

Amamiya sighed softly, and was about to turn around to observe the Railway Twins who had piqued her curiosity when she realized that the Railway Twins, who had been guiding the crowd, had disappeared without a trace.

With her view obscured by the crowd, Amamiya decisively abandoned her plan to 'continue the search'.

After waiting a little while longer in the waiting area, Amamiya finally arrived. Despite her petite stature and dark purple aura, she stood out in the crowd, dressed in military uniform.

Hina, her eyes slightly lowered with trepidation and her expression somewhat uneasy, approached with increasingly smaller steps, finally stopping in front of Amamiya.

"Sensei..."

Amamiya waited for quite a while before she heard her voice, which was so low that it was easy to miss if you didn't listen carefully.

She really is... adorable.

"Let's go, Hina."

"It begins, exclusively for Hina, and lasts for only one day..."