I became a heart-stealing thief in Azure Files

"Sensei, all the ingredients here are ready."

"Come here."

Amamiya straightened up and immediately felt the complicated gazes of the three 'little rabbits'.

He turned his head slightly, and those subtle gazes that were focused on him quickly passed over him like fleeting glimpses of a startled swan.

Amamiya's departure plunged the little rabbits in the living room into silence once again.

After drinking the ginger tea, my body, which had been soaked by the torrential rain, quickly warmed up.

With a 'click', the bathroom door opened from the inside.

She changed into a slightly tighter set of new clothes, and with a towel, she dried her long hair, which was almost dry but still a little damp, as she walked out of the bathroom.

"Phew... Xia Lai's bathroom experience was so comfortable~"

The fresh-looking girl entered the living room, immediately collapsed onto the sofa, and grabbed a cushion to hug.

Sensing the gazes from her teammates, Meng Hui, who had been planning to squint and enjoy the refreshing feeling of having just taken a shower, sat up cross-legged.

After observing the general situation, she immediately understood the current predicament.

"Is Sensei making dinner?"

"What kind of dish will this seemingly 'ill-intentioned' adult use to 'conquer' us...?"

As expected, after not receiving a response from her teammates, Menghui immediately crossed her legs and lay down on the sofa again.

The other three 'little rabbits' looked away.

Then, Miyako sighed softly: "...Next, it's Saki's turn."

Without saying a word, Saki got up and went to the bathroom, which was faintly steamy.

In the silence, Miyako began to wait once again.

She would occasionally go in and out of the kitchen, the sound of her high heels and her white outer garment making her quite 'eye-catching'.

Every time she entered or left the kitchen, Miyako couldn't help but glance at her again.

This self-proclaimed 'C&C elite,' 'Sensei's little bunny's millennium student...

What kind of "belief" led her to choose to stay by Sensei's side?

Gongzi couldn't understand it.

But she could see it clearly.

This student from a thousand years ago, who once gave him a slight sense of similarity, seems to have truly made this place his home.

From the emotions that naturally flowed from her actions, Miyako strangely sensed... a sense of belonging and happiness that made her feel a little bittersweet and envious.

For Miyako, who is currently struggling to keep the Rabbit Squad afloat and on the verge of disbanding, she occasionally feels powerless...

A sense of belonging is very important; it is the foundation of cohesion that allows a team to unite.

A sense of belonging is often built on "dependence".

Recalling the feelings that well up in my heart when I think of Sensei now...

Gongzi felt that the fog in front of her seemed to have been dispelled a little.

'Could I perhaps...'

'How about relying on Sensei?'

Chapter Sixty-Nine Saki: Who are you calling a hare? Who are you calling a hare?!

The "smoke and fire" rising in the rain can sometimes be drawn out by the ever-changing parameters of the environment, the creators, the participants, and so on, creating a special kind of "romantic feeling".

And this is precisely the best summary that the white-haired, rabbit-eared girl, holding the spoon with slight hesitation, could come up with regarding her current experience.

The storm outside the window, which I thought would last all night, seems to be gradually subsiding.

The atmosphere of a hot and humid summer thunderstorm seemed to be somewhat dispelled by the aromas of various kinds of fried rice, curry rice, sushi, and other staple foods, whether familiar or not.

"Gulu..."

Looking at the table laden with a variety of delicious dishes, Meng Hui, after taking off her small round-framed glasses, couldn't help but swallow hard.

"Is this heaven..."

When the exclamations reached the ears of the girls gathered around the dining table, the four members of the Rabbit Squad, as well as Shi sitting at another small table, all felt a strange sense of identification.

The description of "cute" might be somewhat inaccurate...

But for girls who usually eat near-expiry bento boxes or fast food, suddenly tasting delicious food prepared with the culinary skills of a "state banquet chef" can indeed give them an indescribable feeling of fullness and happiness.

"It surprised me that……"

Saki, who was barely managing to control her sanity, had to look at Sensei with new eyes at this moment: "Sensei's cooking skills are actually... beyond standard."

Wearing heat-resistant gloves and an apron, Amamiya, exuding a down-to-earth charm, smiled slightly and pushed up her glasses, which were fogged up with a thick layer of fog.

The reason why the cooking skills are "above standard" is because, in addition to the basic skills, there are also "bond skills" that are working together.

Kaede's "The Heart of a Chef"; Shizuko's "The Sincere Heart of a Signboard Girl"; Rumi's "The Ultimate Fried Rice"; Nico's "The Essence of Sushi"...

With so many bond skills, Amamiya, while still not quite reaching the exaggerated level of turning lead into gold, has already reached the point where users can praise her as "something that should only exist in heaven."

"Sensei, you seem quite used to doing this?"

Once she came to her senses, Miyako was curious about Amamiya's culinary skills.

“Yes, I sometimes do that too… taking charge of Arius’s team’s dinner.”

"That's it..."

Gongzi frowned, recalling the elite squad that had instilled in her an "insurmountable fear" back then.

Before she could ask any more questions, Meng Hui, who was standing nearby, exclaimed impatiently, "Can we eat now?! Can we eat now?!"

After all, they were the ones being hosted... so the girls still needed to maintain proper table manners.

Amamiya smiled and nodded: "Please make yourselves at home... My only request is that you remember to clean up the dishes after your meal."

With a face full of anticipation and excitement, Meng Hui nodded quickly, then clasped her hands together in front of her chest and patted them.

"Let's dig in!"

Seeing this, Miyako could only reluctantly suppress her 'idea of ​​continuing to say something' for the time being.

The four little rabbits were enjoying their food, and they weren't idle either.

Compared to the little rabbits who still retained a slight sense of restraint, she had already gotten used to staying in Xia Lai and was showing signs of being 'spoiled'.

Unlike the little rabbits, they didn't say "I'm starting to eat" before they began eating, and they didn't ask everyone to start eating together.

Although she didn't pay much attention to table manners, she still managed to eat as elegantly and decisively as possible.

The moment Amamiya noticed her subtle movements, he paused briefly, then suddenly realized what was happening.

Under the watchful eyes of the little rabbits, she made no attempt to conceal her intentions. With her usual "If you don't comply, don't blame me for taking forceful measures" attitude, she got up and went to Amamiya's side, grabbed Amamiya's wrist, and "pressed" Amamiya down next to her seat.

Then, she used a bamboo skewer to pick up a piece of sushi, held it up in the air with her other palm facing upwards, and presented it to Amamiya.

The blonde girl brought the bamboo skewer closer to Amamiya's lips, but realizing Amamiya wasn't appreciating it at all, she decisively whispered, "Sensei... Ah~".

"Please do not resist, and accept the food offered by your 'personal maid'."

...It has to be said, Shi is truly a master of mocking others.

Seeing this, Amamiya gave off a "if Sensei doesn't respond, I'll sit on Sensei and feed it" attitude, and Amamiya had no choice but to accept being fed.

"Then, next one... Ah~"

Seemingly quite satisfied with Amamiya's reaction, she relentlessly picked up a second one.

At that time, the little rabbits, having already satisfied their basic appetites, silently observed this scene.

They either chewed the metal chopsticks so hard they made a cracking sound, or gripped the corners of the table so tightly they wanted to break them off.

Even those who were less radical sensed the provocation hidden beneath Shi's obvious behavior, and their anger rose.

"hour……"

Amamiya reached out to stop Toki from continuing to feed him: "I think that's about enough..."

"Feeding Sensei is my duty as your personal maid."

He paused for a moment, then continued, "...and it is your inescapable responsibility that your wife, Liaoyi, accepts food from her personal maid."

Amamiya: "..."

What kind of strange and twisted logic is this?

Amamiya was certain that this was definitely not something Rion taught her, but rather something she had learned through the internet and other media when she had nothing to do after joining Sharai.

"I said...that's enough."

Miyako suddenly slammed her hand on the table and stood up: "Sensei... is already in a difficult position. Let's not continue to... interfere with Sensei like this."

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Shi continued to do as he pleased, completely ignoring Gongzi's admonitory words.

“This is not a nuisance or an inconvenience... If Sensei was in a difficult position, he could have avoided it. But Sensei did not. This shows that Sensei is enjoying himself, and further, it means that I did the right thing.”

Miyako: "...?"

She was momentarily stunned by Shi's twisted logic.

……wrong!

After realizing what had happened, she angrily stepped forward, trying to tear away the food being fed while making an explanation.

"Sensei... he only chose not to run away because he didn't want to refuse the students' kind and gentle intentions!"

"You're just observing as an outsider, unable to grasp Sensei's full thoughts. To borrow an ancient saying from the Classic of Mountains and Seas: 'You are not a fish, how can you know the fish's joy?' Your subjective perception is merely a misinterpretation of others from your own perspective."

"This is not 'putting yourself in someone else's shoes,' but rather a forceful 'I think it's better for you to do it this way.'"

She dodged Miyako's grab, turned around and straddled Amamiya's lap, placing one hand on Amamiya's shoulder and offering the bamboo skewer in her other hand to Amamiya's lips—Miyako's 'stopping' only emboldened her to go further.

"Well……!"

Gongzi gritted her teeth, unable to find a way to refute him for a moment.

"Sensei..."

Gongzi's expression wavered for a moment.

Amamiya coughed lightly, intending to ease the atmosphere under the somewhat fierce gazes of the little rabbits.

Unexpectedly, Shi suddenly spoke again, delivering a blow powerful enough to ignite a powder keg—

"A wild rabbit is a wild rabbit; it will never learn to be as obedient and submissive as a domestic rabbit."

'boom--'

Moe and Saki, who were already on the verge of exploding, immediately slammed their fists on the table and stood up.

"Huh?! What do you mean? I can't pretend I didn't hear that!"

"Who are you calling a hare? Who are you calling a hare?!"

"Our Rabbit team are serious, professional little rabbits!"

As for the well-behaved Miyu... she seemed to want to join in banging on the table, but after hesitating, she shrank back and gave Amamiya a pitiful look.

Amamiya: "..."

He felt like he had never had such a headache before.

What's worse, when she hugged herself even tighter, the shape of a young girl and her bunny girl outfit wafted out, along with... something else besides the body heat and faint fragrance of a teenage girl.

[I sensed Shi's competitive spirit.]

The bond with time has deepened...

[Asukama Toki (Emperor) ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆]

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