I became a heart-stealing thief in Azure Files

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In a sense, it really is a perfect match for my major.

Amamiya didn't reply, or even react at all.

Sensing that Amamiya might be a little embarrassed or unsure of what to do, Ayane took the initiative to break the slightly awkward atmosphere.

"Haha... Sensei's tactical thinking and command abilities, if used for the right purpose... how could he possibly be planning a robbery route? Senior Bai Zi, stop joking..."

As she spoke, she tugged at Bai Zi's sleeve and, under his slightly reluctant gaze, pulled him back.

After the awkward atmosphere caused by Shirako subsided, Hoshino stepped forward again and spoke in a sleepy and lazy tone.

"So having such a 'pillar of support' makes things so easy~ Hehehe... With Sensei's advice, I feel like I don't have to think about anything anymore~ I just need to follow Sensei's lead..."

Following Hoshino, the "rich girl" Nomiya quietly winked before remarking, "The backbone... hehe~ In my opinion, Sensei feels more like the most indispensable and strongest 'ace (JOK)' in a team~"

“Sensei, you really are… a pleasant surprise.”

(Your sense of humor really makes me happy!.jpg)

Amamiya: "..."

Are all these students... so intuitive?

After reflecting on his feelings, Amamiya distributed the tactical arrangements.

"Alright, let's begin the operation and prepare to deal with the Helmet Group's attack."

Chapter Fifteen: "Royal Style" Combat Method

At 2:30 pm, the Abydos Desert gradually became filled with a burning anxiety and oppression.

There seemed to be a pervasive dark cloud gathering and settling over the college.

The girls, whose fates are temporarily linked by the "Ariadne Line" and who communicate through a kind of "telepathy" that is almost impossible to detect in this world, gradually draw closer with a sense of urgency and begin to take action.

"Ayane, what's the situation as you've observed?"

Hidden in a ruined building, Serika was conducting final checks and adjustments on her firearms, weapons, and protective gear. Hearing sounds in the distance, like a vehicle starting up and multiple people moving simultaneously, she wondered to herself.

Standing on high ground as an observer, Ayane used a drone specially equipped with stealth coating and anti-detection equipment to see from afar the tanks and various sophisticated equipment supplies that ordinary delinquent girls could never obtain.

'It seems... those shadows were right after all.'

After reflecting on her feelings, she began to contact her fellow members of the countermeasures committee through wireless communication on a special frequency band.

"Attention... the helmet team that Sensei mentioned has arrived at the designated location. The plan is about to begin..."

As she spoke, she used telepathy to simultaneously project the images she saw into the minds of the four girls on the countermeasures committee who were the main combatants.

The helmet squad consisted of dozens of members and even carried various technological equipment that delinquent girls could hardly obtain, such as tanks, artillery, and fire-powered drones. This scale of 'squad rations' was simply a powerful tool for launching small-scale urban warfare.

Unfortunately……

“PSONA – Raul”.

【psona - Raul (Arcane: The Fool)】

[Introduction: Arsène Lupin's real name is the protagonist of the novel "Arsène Lupin" by French novelist Maurice Leblanc.]

He is described as a chivalrous thief who robs the rich to help the poor, and is loved by many women; a romantic man who has captured the hearts of many women.

An intangible sense of presence.

'Wings of Rebellion!'

The gentleman thief, dressed in bright red, adjusted his top hat and flapped his wings, which resembled demon wings, carrying Amamiya for a hundred meters before landing directly on the top of a building.

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

"Come forth... Great Sage Equal to Heaven!"

【psona - The Monkey King (Arcana: The Chariot)】

[Introduction: A character from the classic fantasy novel *Journey to the West*, and one of the main protagonists. He wears a phoenix-winged purple-gold crown, a golden chainmail armor, lotus-silk cloud-walking boots, and wields the Ruyi Jingu Bang (Golden Cudgel).]

Also known as the Victorious Fighting Buddha; Sun Wukong; the Monkey King. Legend has it that he was born from a celestial stone on Flower Fruit Mountain. After his birth, he spent a carefree period there.

Later, for various reasons, he went to Lingtai Fangcun Mountain and Xieyue Sanxing Cave to learn magic, and eventually caused havoc in the Heavenly Palace, becoming the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, who was both feared and revered.

After being imprisoned under the Five Elements Mountain, He was rescued by Tang Sanzang, who happened to be passing by, and became a member of the pilgrimage team. Ultimately, He obtained the scriptures and attained enlightenment.

Perhaps it was because of his sense of justice and righteous indignation, perhaps because of his courage to defy the Heavenly Court, perhaps because of his inextinguishable fighting spirit, that he was regarded as the totem of the spirit of resistance in the ancient land of China.

Therefore, a poem praises it: "The golden monkey wields its mighty cudgel, clearing the jade sky of ten thousand miles of dust."

One of the strongest Personas in Chariot Arcana... The Monkey King.

'The Great Sage Equal to Heaven - Battle Spirit Infusion!'

'A lifesaver!'

Riding on his somersault cloud and carrying his Ruyi Jingu Bang, the Great Sage, flying behind the Rain Palace, did a somersault, plucked a hair from his body, and gently blew on it.

"call……"

He merely used his supernatural powers to awaken the rebellious spirit in everyone's hearts and to provide shelter to those who had a rebellious spirit.

Well... in terms of game effects, 'Fighting Spirit Infusion' is a magic or technique that awakens a rebellious spirit, thereby improving overall reaction ability, physical attack power, and combat awareness.

As for the 'life-saving hair,' its effect is even simpler and more obvious... This is a supernatural power bestowed upon the Great Sage by Guanyin Bodhisattva on his journey to the West. It can 'transform at will' and 'respond to every call from heaven and earth.'

In gaming terms, the effect would be roughly like this.

[Battle Spirit Infusion: Grants all allies the "Battle Spirit" status. While under this status, physical attack power and evasion rate are greatly increased, damage taken is significantly reduced, and the ally will not enter a near-death state.]

[Lifesaving Hair: Grants the ally who gains this status the "Continuous Recovery" and "Reduced Damage Taken" effects. While under the "Lifesaving Hair" status, if a fatal attack is received, the Lifesaving Hair status is removed, and all health is restored.]

Of course, this is just a 'game description effect'. In reality... this kind of 'supernatural ability' can truly achieve the same effect as resurrection magic, 'bringing the dead back to life and bringing back the bones'.

As long as you have even a little bit of ashes left, you can be brought back to life even if you've turned to ashes.

'The buffs should be applied sufficiently, now...'

Amamiya originally wanted to take out a [Lucky Goddess (Destiny)] and equip it with [Auto Mahatarkaja]; [Auto Mahasukakaja]; [Auto Maharakukaja], but after thinking about it, she decided against it.

Stacking too many buffs can lead to overdoing it.

He didn't let the Monkey King continue to use his supernatural powers, or apply some kind of buff like 'copper head and iron arms', because that would be really unreasonable.

When others attack you in melee or ranged combat, or even when a tank fires its cannon, your attacks bounce off. But when you attack others, every shot is a critical hit and an instant kill. A single pistol shot can destroy a tank. Do you think the enemy would still have the desire to continue playing?

From afar, Amamiya saw the Helmet Corps commanding tanks, artillery, and large machinery such as drones, launching their formal attack.

With the order to attack issued, the girls on the countermeasures committee also began to take action.

Having received the blessing of two supernatural powers from the Monkey King, they felt incredibly strong.

"Let them see what a 'royal style' battle is like."

After applying the buff, Amamiya only said this one sentence before taking out the Shitei no Hako to temporarily adjust and command the battle situation.

[BGM: Take OV (Persona 5 Royal - First Encounter Battle Theme)]

"We're rotting deep inside your undground crib (We're infiltrating your underground shelter)"

I thought I sent you a prior notice card.

We want to make this party you don't want to skip.

"Gonna be a show to remembrance!"

“W-What…?!”

Where is the enemy...?

"Where are those people from the countermeasures committee? Come out!!"

"I think I see it... Is it there?!"

The pink-haired girl with heterochromatic eyes, weaving through the smoke and flashes, fired without mercy. The swirling smoke, along with her actions, instantly revealed her sharp and dangerous edge.

'Just as Sensei predicted...'

"Take Ov it's time to boogie down!"

"Make ov nothing's gonna be the way you might like (Phantom Thief Transformation! Your Wish Won't Go Well)"

At that moment, she felt like a stage actor in a royal theatrical performance.

Although surrounded by smoke, they were also bathed in spotlights, performing their pre-arranged "performance" amidst the admiration and adoration of the masses.

As long as you follow the 'script', nothing unexpected will happen, and everything will end in a splendid way.

That said... my fighting spirit seems unusually strong today... is it just my imagination?

Without hesitation, she pulled the trigger, firing a shot at close range that sent a member of the helmeted squad flying more than ten meters away. Hoshino stared at the familiar weapon in her hand, lost in thought. Then, she looked up thoughtfully at the tall buildings in the distance.

The Ariadne Line issued a warning, and Hoshino, without hesitation, took a running start and glided away, his figure instantly disappearing into the yellow sand.

Before the members of the Helmet Squad could even track her down, they were thrown into disarray by another building explosion.

With a loud bang, an explosion came from a nearby building. The already fragile building collapsed with a loud bang, plunging all the helmeted soldiers in the vicinity into a brief state of dizziness and confusion.

'As expected... as long as we follow Sensei's instructions, nothing will go wrong...'

Peek out from the cover, and then, without aiming at the target, simply fire in bursts according to the precise coordinates provided by Sensei in the headset...

After completing a simple burst of fire, Serika took advantage of the building collapse caused by the explosion of the booby traps she had detonated, and amidst the chaos, she moved ahead of schedule according to the plan.

The girl's footsteps faded into the chaos, sounding particularly jarring, yet they went unnoticed at this moment.

"(It) was over when you started with us (the outcome was already decided when you stood on the opposite side of us)."

You should've thought twice.

"Walked on thin ice" (如履薄冰)

"Hey game's over!"

"Oh no... there's an ambush!"

"Retreat quickly!"

"Damn it...where are they? Why haven't we seen a single one?!"

The Helmet Gang was, after all, just a rabble, and in the ensuing chaos, they began to panic and start to consider retreating.

Hidden in the shadows, Shiroko adjusted his scarf slightly, his gaze piercing through the dust and smoke, his heterochromatic eyes coldly observing this 'chaotic scene'.

She held an anti-personnel fragmentation grenade with the pin already pulled in her hand, silently counting the time it took her to pull the pin.

You actually thought you could get away with it?

"Skeletons in your cloest? Don't think so (Don't wash your dirty linen in public?)"

'Snapped--'

She threw the grenade, and after a clever bounce, it landed among several members of the helmeted squad.

boom!

"Aaaaaah—a grenade! A grenade!"

"Ugh... (falls to the ground)"

"We're going to reveal the truth to the public."

"Put your hands up, time to surrend."

"Then what happens next..."

The flaxen-haired girl carrying a heavy machine gun squinted and chuckled.