I became a heart-stealing thief in Azure Files

"..."

"No problem. Ama Ayako, second place."

Yako was slightly dissatisfied: "I also completed the 'borrowed keyword' task. In this special case, shouldn't I be tied for first place instead of second?"

I made such a big 'sacrifice'...showing the judges the key phrase 'being regarded as the master,' but I still couldn't get a tie for first place...

They won't blatantly pull a stunt, will they?

Noah smiled and replied, "Although you did complete the 'borrowing keyword,' in terms of 'touching order,' Ayako was the second to touch the borrowing target. Therefore, according to the touching order, you should be in second place."

"..."

Yako gritted her teeth, unable to think of any other arguments to refute the statement.

From this perspective alone, Noah's ruling was without fault.

"Next up is contestant Ilo Marie."

Feeling uneasy and ashamed, Mary covered her face with one hand to try to hide her embarrassment, while handing over a similarly clutched, illegible note in the other.

Noah calmly opened the note and glanced at the keywords on it.

Then, she carefully folded the note and quickly looked Mary over with a serious expression.

"Mary... are you serious?"

Mary squinted, her cat ears twitching, and after a moment of shyness, she responded with a soft, almost inaudible "hmm."

Noah remained silent for a moment, then glanced at Amamiya with a look that seemed to say, "As expected of Sensei."

Noah's strange behavior made Amamiya realize that something was wrong.

Mary's 'borrowed keyword' is the most special one...

Could it be that she was the contestant who drew the special keyword "person she likes"?

"Hmm... in that case."

Noah crossed his arms and did not immediately give a ruling, but instead weighed the options.

“Mary’s situation is quite special. Judging from her performance, she should have been in third place. But her borrowed keyword is very unusual…”

"Given Mary's 'heroic' performance, let's make an exception and let her tie for first place this time!"

Yako immediately began to huff and puff, wanting to express her 'resentment' at being wronged.

I should have received preferential treatment too...

what.

Could it be...

The 'borrowing keyword' she drew was...

"The person I like"?

If that's the case, then she certainly deserves preferential treatment.

After all, the courage required to actually draw this keyword, find the target, and then show it to the judges is commendable.

Yako, who was about to complain, fell silent after thinking about this.

After giving Mary, who was so embarrassed she wished she could disappear into the ground, an admiring look, Ako then sighed, 'having no choice but to admire' her.

"So~~"

Noah delivered the verdict on behalf of Shion and Mai, who were not yet fully aware of the situation.

"This concludes the 'Borrowing Race' event."

Chapter 80 You, Xia Ya!

The afternoon in the woods after the rain was not humid or hot compared to the city; instead, it was quiet and serene.

After receiving Yuriko's call in the afternoon, Amamiya immediately went to this quiet forest where only the sound of cicadas could be heard.

"Yo, Sensei, you're here."

The black-haired girl sitting under the tree twitched her fox ears slightly, catching the rustling sound of footsteps through the grass. She looked up, her eyes gentle and her expression soft: "Here."

The sunlight was intense, yet it penetrated through the trees, dappling the ground with a refreshing, dappled light after being filtered through the leaves. When it finally fell upon the girl, it only served to accentuate her beauty and charm.

Wearing a refreshing blue and white support outfit and a mini skirt, sitting lazily and gently under a tree in the afternoon, her healthy and delicate skin was reflected in the dappled sunlight, making her look snow-white... This should have been an extremely alluring scene.

In fact it is.

There is an ancient poem in the Classic of Mountains and Seas that says, "The cicadas' chirping makes the forest seem even quieter, and the birds' singing makes the mountain seem even more secluded," which is used to describe this feeling.

"Yuriko, why did you call me here at this time, wearing your support outfit...?"

Following the waving greeting of the girl, Amamiya arrived at the tree and carefully stepped onto the small, perfectly sized personal camping blanket that the girl had specially laid out.

"Can't I call Sensei here to slack off for a bit?"

The fox-eared girl's eyes were moist, and her voice was languid: "We've been busy with the entire Akawa Grand Festival, and tonight is the after-festival..."

"It's rare to relax, so I want to take a break and slack off for a while."

Amamiya feigned surprise: "I thought Yuriko was the kind of 'workaholic' who could never sit still."

"If given the choice, who would want to be the kind of 'workaholic' you're familiar with?"

Using her fox tail to wrap around Amamiya's arm, Yuriko half-coerced and half-guided Amamiya to sit down, her tone clearly carrying a hint of resentment.

"My seniors woke me up from my dorm late at night and dumped all the drone scheduling and air transport-related matters for the Akawa Grand Festival on me... They also dragged me to do support dances for more than ten days in a row, and I had to go up to the support stage to do support dances at random times... Are my seniors trying to kill me with exhaustion?"

The pull from the fluffy tail, and the fact that it wasn't stuffy despite being summer, but rather had a smooth, silky texture, gave Amamiya a wonderful feeling.

When the trees are deep, you see deer... no, foxes?

As Yuriko's tail rubbed against him, Amamiya teased, "Perhaps it's because Yuriko is too 'all-around' that everyone wants to rely on her?"

【~???~】(Yuriko)

"That feeling of being 'depended on' is honestly quite heavy. If I could... I would rather my seniors depend on me less."

Yuriko sighed, a brief look of worry on her face.

"...Let's not talk about those heavy topics."

She smiled suddenly, put the tablet aside, and waved her finger at Amamiya.

"A rare moment of leisure... how about trying 'that'? I'll go first."

Amamiya asked in confusion, "Which one?"

"It's called a lap pillow. It's said that opposite sexes who have feelings for each other will have a different feeling when they do it."

Yuriko blinked and smiled invitingly, "Sensei...would you like to try it?"

"Then give it a try."

The fox-eared girl's smile widened.

"Sensei, don't move... slowly relax as I guide you..."

"Just lie down like this..."

Amamiya completely let Yuriko do as she pleased. Under Yuriko's guidance, Amamiya turned over and then comfortably lay back on the girl's plump, firm, and smooth thighs.

Yuriko first closed her eyes, and then the hand that had been supporting Amamiya's neck unconsciously fell onto Amamiya's forehead.

"Well……"

"This feeling……"

Her expression changed, and she subconsciously stroked Amamiya's forehead back and forth.

"How's Sensei...?"

Without hesitation, Amamiya replied earnestly, "It feels like being cared for by Yuriko's mother."

The next second, Amamiya felt a large, fluffy tail lightly 'pat' her on the body.

“Sensei, don’t be like Alice… Alice calls her mother ‘Mommy’ because Momoi corrupted her. Sensei…”

“You’re already a mature adult… I don’t expect you to always maintain the ‘elegance of a phantom thief,’ but at least maintain the ‘persona of a phantom thief.’ Don’t just make such strange statements.”

Amamiya didn't immediately remove the large tail covering her cheek, but instead responded earnestly in a low voice: "To truly understand, get to know, and love someone, you have to try to accept both their good and bad points."

【~???~】

Yuriko was taken aback, then lowered her eyelids slightly, seemingly somewhat helpless: "Sensei, where did you learn those flirtatious lines from?"

Is Sensei flirting with herself?

But I don't seem to feel flirted with at all...

Amamiya shook his head slightly, turned his cheek, and looked through the gap in the tail at Yuriko's smooth, flat abdomen, with extremely well-proportioned lines and a perfect balance between 'strength' and 'femininity'.

“This isn’t a flirtatious line…” Amamiya corrected, “It’s a ‘life philosophy’ I learned from a giant superhero tokusatsu film.”

Yuriko was stunned for a moment.

She truly hadn't expected that, in such a glamorous and even 'erotic' setting, Amamiya could so wholeheartedly discuss the 'philosophy of life' in tokusatsu films.

Amamiya continued, "Phantom thieves are not 'perfect' either... On the contrary, those who walk on the edge of desire often have things that are harder to express, and they hide beliefs that others will never, and are unlikely to, understand."

"That's how I am... Yuriko, is it the same for you?"

【~???~】

Yuriko was silent, then smiled, twitching her fox ears: "Sensei is right."

"I do have some..."

"..."

She quickly dismissed her brief moment of 'reflection,' then interrupted herself with a mix of exasperation and annoyance: 'Sensei, what are you looking at?'

Amamiya replied shamelessly and 'with complete confidence': "I was looking at Yuriko's belly. It's very well-proportioned."

【~???~】

Snapped.

Another light but firm 'tail lash'.

"Sensei is hopeless..."

"Things involving sex... are not allowed right now."

After giving a brief warning, the girl leaned back slightly and lazily rested against the rough-textured tree trunk behind her.

Amamiya stopped talking and lay back on Yuriko's lap, enjoying the girl's lap pillow.

'call……'

The grass blades were lifted by a gentle breeze, bringing a touch of warmth.

Noticing that the ribbons covering Yuriko's chest, which probably covered the entire bodice, were being blown up, Amamiya narrowed his eyes and focused his attention to instantly catch the markings on the precariously holding fabric together.

The fabric is probably integrated with the design of the support uniform, with a blue background and white lettering that reads "REMOVE BEFORE FLIGHT".

'...Remove it before takeoff?'

Amamiya was briefly puzzled.

Based on his limited knowledge of aircraft and aircraft terminology... this keyword should frequently appear on various 'protective covers', 'plugs', and other items that need to be removed or taken off before takeoff.

Even if Yuriko really loves aircraft, airplanes, and aerospace... why would she design such a strange 'ribbon' on her support outfit?

Driven by a combination of doubt and curiosity, Amamiya stood up and made an unexpected move.

"Why does Yuriko's ribbon say 'Remove before takeoff'? That's so strange..."

Before he could finish speaking, the already precarious anchoring wire connecting the ribbon snapped with a 'crack'.

Amamiya 'saw' the already surging, white thing that was about to burst forth, which, freed from its original restraints, poured out like a surging wave.

However, before Amamiya could fully take in the delicate beauty of the slender figure, a large, fluffy tail came crashing down on her.