I became a heart-stealing thief in Azure Files

"Become more mature, more reliable..."

"In this way, the team members may become dependent on your reliability as the captain, thereby increasing the team's cohesion."

Gongzi suddenly realized.

—Back then, did Sensei, as the leader of the Phantom Thieves, also unite the Phantom Thieves in this way?

"But……"

Miyako wanted to say that as the team leader, she herself lacked the ability to convince the other three team members.

Amamiya, at just the right moment, reached around from behind the girl and put his arm around her.

The feeling of being hugged around the waist for the first time made Miyako momentarily flustered.

"...sen, Sensei?!"

Amamiya naturally noticed the girl's instantaneous resistance, but given the atmosphere, he certainly couldn't let go.

"Before becoming more mature and reliable..."

"Miyako, why don't you try opening your heart and relying on me, as an adult?"

……

So this is what it feels like to be hugged...

So warm.

Although Sensei's behavior is always 'unexpected', he is indeed a reliable adult.

[Miyako opened her heart further...]

[My bond with Miyako has deepened...]

【Moon Snow Miyako (Belief) ★★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆】

[★4 Bond Ability "White Rabbit Temperament" is now unlocked!]

Greedily absorbing the feelings of trust and reliability from adults, accompanied by hazy emotions, Miyako briefly cast her gaze at the night sky above her head, and then closed her eyes in enjoyment.

"……Um."

"I will, more..."

"Depends on Sensei..."

Chapter 71 In ancient times, three heroes fought Lü Bu; now, three rabbits fight a small rabbit.

"Ah... this is what it feels like to sleep in Xia Lai's big bed, so comfortable..."

"No wonder Xiao Meiyou couldn't stop thinking about everything about Xia Lai after Sensei took her there..."

"I...I...I...no, I didn't..."

"We're the elite of SRT Academy, it's not really appropriate to talk about this kind of topic..."

"What's wrong with that? Anyway, we'll all be adopted by Sensei as 'domestic rabbits' someday, hehehehehe..."

"...Cute illustrations?!"

"Miyako, as the captain, aren't you going to say anything?"

"..."

"Speaking of which, when I woke up thirsty in the middle of the night yesterday to find water, I discovered that Miyako wasn't sleeping in her usual spot. What could be the reason..."

"Ahem! Saki, next we need to go to Rabbit Park to salvage supplies..."

Early in the morning, Amamiya heard the little rabbits chattering away, their lively discussions seemingly bringing energy to Xia Lai's morning.

Emerging refreshed from their rooms, the little rabbits displayed a different kind of energy and vitality than their usual listless mornings due to poor rest.

The moment Amamiya opened the door, the little rabbits stopped their discussion and simultaneously paused what they were doing, focusing their attention on him.

Saki was checking the SRT school uniforms drying on the balcony, while Moe sat lazily on the sofa with a long, thin cushion between her legs. When Amamiya's gaze swept over her, she popped the lollipop out of her mouth and waved the sticky, syrupy lollipop slightly, giving a meaningful, unspoken greeting.

Miyu, standing on tiptoe, was checking the condition of her 'base,' which was the trash can. When she noticed Amamiya's gaze, she almost lost her balance and fell due to a moment of panic.

The most interesting character to portray was Miyako.

After their 'late-night alone time', this little rabbit, who not long ago uttered the 'famous line' "Sensei, we hate adults like you the most!", now blushes slightly and smiles gently when her eyes meet Amamiya's.

"Good morning, Sensei... We're heading to Rabbit Park next. Be quiet, gather our supplies, and rebuild the campsite destroyed by the downpour..."

To prevent the other members from noticing anything amiss, Miyako spoke apologetically before Saki and Moe realized anything was wrong: "Since we can't carry all our luggage and personal belongings at once, so..."

"There are some things that may need to be temporarily stored with you..."

Can't take them all at once?

It should be said that he deliberately left some food uneaten because he intended to stay here occasionally in the future.

Amamiya smiled, but did not expose Miyako's 'deeper meaning'.

As the saying goes, it's easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality.

Once you've tasted gentleness and become dependent on it, you'll gradually fall into the vortex of "gentleness dependency."

Amamiya had every reason to believe that, after experiencing life in Sharai, similar seeds had been planted in the hearts of the little rabbits.

"The campsite at Rabbit Park needs to be rebuilt..."

Amamiya's remark immediately made the little rabbits a little listless.

Of course they knew... exactly how badly the heavy rain had damaged the camp.

Of course, I also understand the difficulty of building a camp from scratch.

Noticing the general sense of disappointment, Amamiya chuckled and coughed lightly: "Don't be disappointed, everyone. I will help you rebuild the camp."

After careful consideration, Amamiya briefly outlined her 'plans for today'.

After having breakfast with the bunnies, we will drive them back to the park so they can choose a new campsite and collect and protect any remaining supplies.

Meanwhile, Amamiya will travel to the Millennium to visit the Engineering Department and borrow their "miraculous" infrastructure capabilities to help with the initial construction of the camp and its subsequent stabilization.

Given the precedent of 'campsites being destroyed by storms', a more comprehensive and safer campsite construction method should naturally be chosen when rebuilding the campsite this time.

"oh oh……"

After hearing Amamiya's brief explanation, Moe's eyes lit up: "Sensei is going to visit the Millennium Engineering Department, which is now famous in Giwotos and possesses a brand-new 'Cyber ​​Magic Technology' technology tree... and ask for the help of those 'Cyber ​​Witches'?!"

"Can I come along?!"

Amamiya: "..."

He could understand Moe's enthusiasm.

After all... Moe is considered the 'technical support' of the Rabbit Squad—that is, the 'technician' in common parlance.

It's only natural that technicians would be interested in new technologies.

But why are the rumors about the engineering department getting more and more outrageous... and now they've become like this?

Before Amamiya could answer, Saki, who was collecting the laundry, realized that Moe's behavior was a bit off.

"...Moe-e?"

She called out, but seemed to be in some kind of delusional state and did not respond.

"Hehehehehehe... Good stuff from the engineering department..."

Amamiya naturally knew what the 'good stuff' Moe was talking about was—the 'engineering department explosives' that could always explode in various ways and with considerable power.

Before evolving into the widely known "Cyber ​​Witch," the engineering department was actually "focused on technology and firepower," and "anything they built could potentially explode"...

A community comprised of a unique group of "genius researchers".

Amamiya pinched the bridge of her nose, not directly responding to Moe's request, but instead calling out to the little bunnies first.

"Let's have breakfast first."

After returning to the dining area of ​​the Xia Lai office building with the little bunnies, they then encountered the millennium student who made them 'a little angry just looking at him'.

...Early in the morning, she was wearing that blue bunny girl outfit that seemed to be a show of defiance, white knee-high socks, high heels, and long, straight blonde hair with blue highlights, looking mature and beautiful.

Good morning, Sensei! Are you feeding your "domestic rabbit" again? Biong~biong~

Seemingly anticipating the rabbits' arrival, the girl, dressed in a bunny girl outfit, mimicked the 'rabbit squeak' that made the rabbit team members furious and grit their teeth. While maintaining a poker face and acting cute, she also made sure to put her hands on her head in a peace sign to mimic rabbit ears.

"Alas……"

Provoked, Saki immediately let out a disgusted hiss: "An elite member of C&C, yet so 'indecent'..."

"They even went so far as to deliberately emphasize 'domestic rabbit'...are they trying to continue provoking us?"

Shi tilted her head slightly, feigning innocence: "I'm just fulfilling Sensei's preferences. As long as the master gives the order, the maid must act accordingly."

Moe also crackled as she bit her lollipop: "Don't think you can provoke us like this..."

"They only beat us because of their superior equipment..."

Shi Lan narrowed her eyes slightly: "Since you all realize that you are the 'defeated opponents' in last night's battle, then you should also learn to bow your heads to the winners like losers do."

"Ugh...!"

Moe gritted her teeth, but couldn't come up with any rebuttal.

Seeing that Moe had fallen silent, Saki moved forward and stood in front of Amamiya, looking at Toki with great resentment.

"Winning or losing is only temporary. Hopefully, the next time you're banned from that power armor, you'll be just as 'arrogant' as you are today."

Shi gave a nonchalant "oh": "As a reward for the victor, I climbed into Sensei's bed yesterday."

Saki's shocked eyes widened slightly: "What...?!"

Saki couldn't stand there stunned for a moment, so Miyako had to speak up: "Don't make up things that don't exist. Sensei didn't even sleep in her room yesterday."

She crossed her arms over her chest and rhythmically stomped her heels in high heels.

"Then how did you know? Were you with Sensei last night?"

Instantly, Miyako sensed the shifty, guilty gazes emanating from Miyu, Moe, and Saki.

Under the scrutiny of her teammates, she answered hesitantly, "...No!"

When he successfully silenced the three little rabbits with three sentences, he exuded the smugness of a victor.

After glancing at Miyu and noticing that Miyu didn't seem to have any intention of saying anything, Toki approached Amamiya with an expression that seemed to be asking for praise, as if to say, "I'm so awesome, aren't I?"

Amamiya, staring at him with an expression that begged for praise: "..."

At that moment, you really were a fully automatic troublemaker.

To avoid fueling Toki's arrogance, Amamiya refrained from praising him and instead addressed the little rabbits: "Everyone, let's get ready as soon as possible for the upcoming camp repairs."

The unusual lack of praise caused him to be slightly puzzled, and he then showed a very slight sense of disappointment.

"What are Sensei's plans next?"

Noticing the change in Shi's expression, Meng Hui, who had previously been 'frustrated,' immediately seized the opportunity and huffed twice in a condescending manner.

“Sensei will be working with us to build the camp next…”

Saki replied, "I guess I don't have time to play 'bunny house' with you."

Unfortunately, Saki's attack power was too weak, and she didn't even give Shi a clear feeling of being 'attacked'.

Shi lowered her head slightly, automatically ignoring Moe and Saki's words, and looked helpless, as if there was no other way.

“I see… Sensei, I have some news to share with you.”

"This morning, I received a message from Lady Rion. The details of the message... as an 'outsider,' I cannot disclose them immediately."

Glancing at the 'outsiders,' Toki quickly added, 'It's about the 'Kōrin Grand Festival.'

"Lady Rion wishes that you could come to the seminar for a face-to-face meeting..."

When this "trump card" was played, the little rabbits were clearly disappointed and slightly uneasy at the same time.

The Grand Festival of the Shinonome...

In Kivotos... anyone with a modicum of common sense would recognize the importance of this keyword.

If it's for something this important...