I became a heart-stealing thief in Azure Files

"Defend Sensei's 'honor'; remember Sensei's 'mercy' towards us;"

"Heroism, spirituality, honesty, impartiality... I will remember all of these."

“I’ll keep the sacrifice.” Amamiya smiled, realizing that this was one of the “Eight Virtues of Knights”, and stopped Saori from continuing. “Only this needs to be carefully kept by me, the ‘adult’.”

Saori fell silent for a moment.

Sensei, sometimes it's really too much...

It makes you want to rely on it.

"That……"

After a moment of silence, Saori spoke seriously, almost jokingly, "Can I become your 'knight'?"

Amamiya's smile faded, and she answered with the same seriousness, "Of course."

【…】

I sensed a deep bond between us from Saori.

You are me, you are me.

"Here, you transform the promise into a blood oath, binding it for rebirth."

"The bonds that bind us are becoming wings of rebellion, shattering the shackles of our souls."

"Now you have obtained a fragment of the ultimate secret of the 'Tower'."

"Bathed in the light of bonds, I find blessings."

"I grant you boundless power..."

……

[Coopation level is maxed out!]

[Title Change!] 鸸々零迩陾伊厁冥爸尔

[The sinner who lures calamity] → [The guardian knight who vanquishes calamity]

【Spindle-front yarn weaving (high tower) ★★★★★★★★★★ (MAX/MAX)】

[★10 Super Awakening Bond Skill "Knight of the Tower" is now unlocked!]

Chapter 84 The superb human-machine sense from Yukino

The atmosphere at the Xia Lai dinner table was unusually quiet that evening.

The reason for this was that... the harmonious 'family' atmosphere of Arios's team was disrupted by a few uninvited guests.

"Sensei, may I take up a little of your time?"

Taking off her apron, the pink-haired fox-eared girl smiled gently and greeted Amamiya beside her.

If it were just Nicole who came, it wouldn't be enough to alert Arius's squad.

The atmosphere at the dinner table was unusually subtle. Even Nico, who had just taken off her apron and worked with Amamiya to prepare a sumptuous dinner, didn't immediately pick up her chopsticks.

Nicole has become a regular at Xia Lai, and she has occasionally come to Xia Lai in the past few days and uses the kitchen—Arius's team has gone from being wary of her at the beginning to being somewhat familiar with her now.

Even more remarkably, Azuko and Hiyori were fortunate enough to taste the bean curd sushi she made herself.

The girls in Arius's squad didn't have a bad impression of Nicole.

What truly deserves the girls' attention and should raise their alarm are the other two 'foxes', who also have fox ears, sitting on either side of Nicole.

Noticing the average reaction of Arius's squad, Amamiya sighed.

Signaling the members of Arios's team to relax their guard for the time being, Amamiya looked at the pink-haired girl who seemed to want to say something. After a moment's consideration, she used her "aggressive aura" (Iori's bond ability) as a starting point to tease and ease the atmosphere: "Nicole, is this the first time you've come to Xialai with your whole family like this?"

As she spoke, Amamiya looked at Kurumi and Otoaki respectively.

The two 'foxes', who were just getting used to the atmosphere at the Xia Lai table, still seemed to be looking at the scene with a sense of freshness and curiosity.

Upon hearing Amamiya's words, Kurumi didn't react much, but Oto Aoi nodded earnestly in agreement: "Although it sounds a little strange, Nico, who has been taking such good care of her juniors, really is like a 'mother'."

"Ah ha ha……"

Nicole raised her eyebrows and gave a dry laugh, adopting a strange attitude of 'not denying' towards Otoko's teasing response, which was made to echo Amamiya.

Feeling the atmosphere had eased a bit, the girl, who had been teased, then revealed her purpose.

“Sensei, the main reason I brought my companions here is…”

After seemingly considering her words for a moment, Nicole paused briefly before sincerely continuing, "...I want the members of the Fox Squad to get to know you better..."

“Nothing else,” Nicole said, glancing at the members of Arius’s squad who were looking at her, “nothing special.”

To get to know each other?

Indeed, it's necessary for me and the members of the Fox Squad to get to know each other...

Amamiya had a premonition about this squad that currently obeyed Hanaya and seemed to have some reservations about him...

If I don't offer the Fox Squad the same level of assistance as the Rabbit Squad and the Arius Squad...

They could very well end up on the same 'wrong path' that the two teams had taken.

Amamiya nodded in understanding, then 'casually' asked, "...Where's Yukino? Why didn't she come?"

When this topic comes up, Nicole is full of 'reluctance to speak but desire'.

After her fox ears twitched slightly, Nico lowered her eyelids and summarized Yukino's recent behavior with a complicated look in her eyes: "Recently, Captain Yukino's condition... seems to be getting worse."

“Ever since that chance encounter with you in Xia Lai, and your ‘turning the tables’ on her…” Yin Kui added from the side, “Captain, she has fallen into a ‘dead end’ of her thinking.”

Upon hearing that Yukino's 'condition' was worsening, Amamiya immediately felt a sense of foreboding.

Is the Fox Squad really going to be led down a path of no return by Yukino...?

Setting aside his casual, lighthearted demeanor, Amamiya asked seriously, "What are the specifics?"

"Um……"

The one who answered Amamiya's question was Kurumi, who seemed to have been 'prepared' all along.

The blonde girl, who had been arrogant at first glance, now had drooping fox ears and looked slightly uneasy.

"To sum it up... the captain's contact with us has also started to decrease."

"Ever since Nicole tried to persuade her a few times, the captain has become so paranoid that she's wary of us all."

"She kept advising us not to have too much contact with Sensei, not to be lured by Sensei... Although we still maintained our team relationship, apart from missions involving group operations, the frequency of her daily interactions with us has been decreasing."

Girls with a 'tsundere' personality are generally the most perceptive.

As the captain, Yukino gradually becomes 'obsessive' and 'distancing', which are superficial things that even someone with almost zero emotional intelligence can easily sense.

Kurumi could clearly sense the growing distrust from Yukino, and the estrangement that felt like "we're not on the same path" but "we have to act together because we're under the same roof."

But it is precisely because I can clearly feel...

Hu Tao, Nicole, and Otoko didn't understand.

Why did the captain, who was doing so well, become like this in such a short time?

"so……"

After listening to the accounts and additions from Kurumi, Nico, and Oto, Amamiya frowned in deep thought.

Under the premise of no major unforeseen events, changes in 'psychological state' generally require a long period of preparation and potential transformation.

Yukino's change in mindset is quite unusual.

Thinking of Yukino's "Conviction" card, Amamiya inexplicably had a sense of déjà vu that he was about to face 'Yoshizawa Sumire'.

Yukino's mind was influenced by 'a certain being,' which led to a possible distortion in her cognition... and further enhanced her abilities.

Instead of stating her guess directly, Amamiya stood up and waved to the girls of the Fox Squad.

"It's getting late, everyone should hurry up and have dinner."

Under the pretext of cleaning kitchen utensils, Amamiya entered the kitchen and began to ponder his actions from the time Nico 'visited Xia Lai' until now.

Although, in name, he did accept Nico's request to investigate Yukino's mental state...

But in reality, he was constantly trying to solidify the Rabbit Squad's "beliefs" because of the Rabbit Squad's situation.

So far, Amamiya has interacted with four people who hold the "Faith" card: Kasumi Yoshizawa, Nomiya, Mimori, and Miyako.

For those who hold the Faith card, their beliefs are often most easily "shaken" for various reasons.

Apart from Mimori, Amamiya had seen potential or obvious 'wavering' in the other girls.

We just eased Miyako's and the Rabbit Squad's "conviction," and now we have to deal with the Fox Squad's problems...

That's really true.

I seem to have a strong affinity with the person who assists me lately, especially with the "Faith" card.

While pondering, Amamiya temporarily shelved his plan to visit the other academies in the next few days.

'I'll find an opportunity to get in touch with Yukino...'

Leave of absence notice [2025/5/22]

I'm currently working on Yukino's "bond storyline" (you all probably understand what I mean)...

Since this is this special type of story, I need to think about how to write it...

Well, plus I haven't taken any leave in a long time (when was the last time I took leave?).

……

Yeah, I touched it today.

If all goes well, we should be able to see Yukino's bond story in the group chat in about a day or two.

Chapter 85 (6P) (C114) Seven Degrees of Hypnosis Education

"Yukino Shichido, SRT Academy, captain of the Fox Squad."

"Long, straight black hair, red eyes. Tall and well-developed. As the 'Captain Fox' of the Fox Squad, she possesses an extraordinary human-machine interface, always wearing a poker face, with a cold and aloof demeanor, giving the impression of being 'unambitious and selfless in her pursuit of her beliefs'..."

Just as Amamiya was adjusting his glasses and about to continue speaking after the lenses reflected light, the Shitei no Hako, which was lying flat on the tablet stand next to him, suddenly lit up.

The blue-haired girl, as ethereal as an ocean sprite, hurriedly stopped them with a look of excitement that seemed to leap off the screen: "Stop, stop, Sensei, no, don't keep talking like that...!"

Amamiya, who was about to push up her glasses, stopped and looked at Alona meaningfully.

"What's wrong, Alona? Why can't you continue?"

Alona's face flushed red, and she stammered for a while, seemingly unable to come up with a reason to stop her. So she simply used the spoiled and willful attitude unique to young girls to cover up her panic: "...No means no!"

"First thing in the morning, he stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, looking at the students' photos and files, and then muttered something as if he had a plan... This... This is too indecent! It's not like... This is something Xia Lai's Sensei would do!"

Amamiya remained silent.

After a moment's thought, he pretended to realize something, went to the table, put down Yukino's paper file, picked up the tablet with one hand, and reached into the screen with the other to pinch Alona's smooth, delicate, slightly chubby cheeks.

Alona, ​​already in a state of shyness and impulsiveness, had her halo turn into a pink heart, and she made an adorable (≧≦) expression.

"Um..."

After making a few indistinct sounds, probably indicating a struggle... Alona stopped pretending altogether and squinted her eyes in enjoyment.

"Hehehe, hehehehe..."

Seeing Alona's bewildered expression, Amamiya finally asked the question that went straight to Alona's heart.

"Arona, have you been looking at anything strange lately?"

"Eh?"

"W-what?!"

"Sen, Sensei, what are you saying? What strange thing? Alona... I don't understand..."

Alona lowered her head guiltily and blinked, her face flushed as she tried to avoid the question.

Her attempt to cover up her true intentions immediately led Amamiya to a conclusion.