I became a heart-stealing thief in Azure Files

Hehehe...

Such a destructive switch... just thinking about it makes me...

"Sensei..."

Swallowing hard, Meng Hui called out again, her breathing becoming increasingly heavy.

Amamiya's eyes flickered slightly as she quickly weighed the pros and cons in her mind.

The virus package created by Futaba... it's just a single virus with all its additional sub-viruses removed, and most of its functions streamlined and handed over to Moe... it's already quite 'omnipotent'.

By simply deconstructing and iterating on this one virus, Menghui can "make a living with one trick".

Futaba's virus package... must never be given to Moe.

First of all, this is a trump card that Futaba gave herself, specially designed to prevent Persona from being disabled.

Although Persona wasn't ultimately banned for strange reasons like 'different world rules,' it actually gained more power...

But Futaba is still a trump card that can be used.

Just like the five [Nameless Stop Ammunition] that Yuriko had given him before, they are trump cards that cannot be easily used unless in critical situations.

Secondly... this is Futaba's heartfelt sentiment, and if Futaba herself knew, she wouldn't want me to share her 'heartfelt sentiment' so casually.

After the most Siling Qi (two|) (eight!) Si said = Yi Hou, with Moe's personal personality... Amamiya is hard to be sure that after she gets the virus package, she will 'accidentally' do something that is enough to paralyze all the networks under the jurisdiction of a single academy autonomous region.

Letting a 'child' hold the nuclear button is an extremely dangerous act.

Although Moe is not a child... she is also a student who loves 'the magnificent destruction of things' and has destructive tendencies.

The virus package can't be given to Moe... but refusing outright would be too hurtful...

The information stolen from the Valkyrie Public Security Bureau still needs to be analyzed by Moe, so we can't spoil her mood at this time.

Then we'll just have to... change the subject.

While pondering, Amamiya quickly recalled Moe's unique understanding of how to use the Persona she had given him during her infiltration.

Perhaps, she really is very talented...

Thinking of this, Amamiya seriously changed the subject: "Moe..."

Have you ever heard of "occult hackers"?

Chapter Nineteen: Cyber ​​Hacker? Mystic Hacker!

"Moe, have you ever heard of... 'occult hackers'?"

To distract Moe, Amamiya simply resorted to the 'tactics' she had previously heard from Futaba.

This relatively novel keyword, which seemed unlikely to fit together, unsurprisingly immediately caught Moe's attention.

"Occultism...hacking?"

Moe was initially puzzled, not understanding how these two seemingly unrelated words were combined.

But then she recalled her 'cool' infiltration and data theft last night, which involved wearing multiple personas.

In that instant, Moe thought of many things.

She first thought of common communication methods in the 'mystical world'—telepathy, the thread of fate, the data deluge…

Use the Tarot cards associated with the "Wheel of Fortune" to observe the threads of fate, and use the threads of fate that intertwine with your teammates to communicate with each other, achieving a true sense of 'telepathy'.

Alternatively, one could use the Tarot cards associated with "The Hermit" to directly siphon data from the data field and then "infuse" it in...

That's brutal; I don't understand how they did it.

But you don't need to understand it.

—This has always been the case with mysticism.

These 'communication methods' alone have immense tactical value for the technology side, which is not involved in the process.

Yes, the technological side does possess powerful 'quantum communication technology,' and even other communication methods that are so profound and difficult to understand or block using ordinary means. However, such communication methods are simply too 'expensive' for ordinary... especially for tactical squads like the Rabbit Squad.

Even if Rabbit's team had the authority to buy such communication equipment, they still couldn't afford it. Even if they could afford to buy it, they might not be able to afford to use or maintain it.

What about other common communication methods such as radio communication and electromagnetic communication?

There is a possibility of being hacked, intercepted, or eavesdropped on.

In many cases... special terrain can even completely restrict such communications.

For example, some buildings with very strict security measures will install various signal jammers to block and intercept radio waves that may pass through the building, preventing any signal transmission.

High-end communication equipment is unaffordable, while low-end communication equipment lacks sufficient security...

So, how about opening up a new track?

After all, electrical signals from the technology side are easy to observe, interfere with, and intercept.

But what about fate?

Even with the common technology of Giwatos... or even the advanced technology left behind by the nameless gods, they wouldn't dare say they could easily observe, interfere with, or intercept fate.

They communicate directly with each other in the form of a 'community of shared destiny,' transmitting messages in real time, and even sharing their field of vision, with absolutely no possibility of losing contact or being intercepted...

This unique communication method alone has an extremely high tactical value.

And communication methods like this... there are many personas.

The 'Navi' type of Persona comes in all shapes and sizes, and their main tendencies and functions are also different.

The "Navi" of the "Wheel of Fortune" system communicates using the Threads of Fate.

The advantage is unparalleled security, but the disadvantage is that the 'string' has a limited length, thus restricting distance. Moreover, as the number of people communicating simultaneously increases, the mental energy consumed by the mask acting as the 'server' increases exponentially.

The "High Priestess" type of 'Navi' can use telepathy...

The advantages are also its extremely high level of security, and it is not affected by any technological means. There are no distance or device limitations either – as long as it is bound in advance, it can communicate without delay even if you are at the ends of the earth.

The drawback is equally obvious: no one can guarantee that their inner world will only be focused on the task.

Random thoughts outside of the mission will also be transmitted as 'noise', thus affecting all those connected to the telepathic channel.

It's not a big deal if there are only one or two people, but if there are more people, it becomes as chaotic as a vegetable market.

It won't help the task progress; on the contrary, it will have the opposite effect.

The "Navi" series can utilize the processes of data extraction, siphoning, and transmission.

Skipping information exchange... or rather, skipping the 'public network' with questionable security, they used themselves as the server for information exchange, using Persona as the terminal, and set up their own 'private server'.

There are no limitations such as 'data transmission rate' or 'data interaction rate'; instead, a "subspace intranet" (cognitive world network) approach is adopted to avoid communication with the real world.

Its advantages include benefiting electronic devices, making it impossible to intercept data transmission during the process, and having no upper limit on transmission rate.

The downside is... since it still involves transmission through electronic devices, there's a possibility of interception at the terminal. Also... while the transmission rate is unlimited, the 'payload' is based on the individual mask user.

In other words, how fast the transmission can be depends on how good the quality of the 'server' is.

The difference between Steam's full-speed download speed and the download speed on some membership-based cloud storage platforms without a membership is significant.

The higher the individual's mental strength, the more powerful the Persona becomes, and the more exaggerated the transmission rate.

But under normal circumstances... the channels that the 'Masked Envoy's' personal mental power allows them to build are nothing more than 'small water pipes'.

To achieve the level of a 'water pump,' capable of siphoning and releasing data with incredible speed and intensity, one would need an immense amount of mental strength and a truly powerful persona...

Moe thought of many things, but in the end... all the keywords converged on "mask wielder".

“Sensei…” she began tentatively, “You mean… I can become that kind of 'occult hacker'?”

Without Miyako and Saki pulling her away, she released Amamiya herself and then retreated to the sofa.

She kicked off her slippers and casually leaned back on the sofa, rolled over, and then hugged a sofa cushion, her posture becoming lazy, cute, and slightly odd.

Feeling that her position was still a bit off, she struggled to arch her back like a caterpillar and changed to a more comfortable lying position.

"Hehehehe...hehehe..."

"Now that you mention it, I feel like I'm..."

"A new path has been discovered..."

【~???~】(Cute illustration)

[Feeling the fervor for cute illustrations...]

My bond with Moe has deepened...

【Kazakura Moe (Desire) ★★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆】

Amamiya sighed, not wanting to immediately go into details and dampen Moe's enthusiasm.

I really don't know... whether pointing Moe down the path of "occult hacking" is a good thing or a bad thing for her.

Moe is indeed very talented in the use of Persona.

But the concept of 'occult hacker' proposed by Futaba... is not just as simple as 'using Personas'.

To put it in more gaming terminology...

This profession has stringent requirements for job change.

First, its prerequisite requirement is being a 'wild, experienced hacker'.

Why emphasize wild?

Because hackers who come from 'orthodox' backgrounds are generally more skilled, but compared to hackers who come from unorthodox backgrounds, they lack... 'the ingenious ideas to achieve their goals even with insufficient technical skills'.

The term "veteran wild" is even more demanding—because "wild" hackers with sufficient technical skills either start learning more formal knowledge to become professional, or they stop improving their skills and feel that "good enough" is sufficient.

Few people can continue to delve into the field of 'out-of-the-box thinking' and take their unorthodox methods to the extreme.

Secondly, its special requirement is that "Masked Slayer" is a prerequisite secondary profession.

Without a persona, there's no point in talking about 'occult hackers'.

Finally... he also had an academic requirement.

Those who switch to this profession must have a deep understanding of "cognitive science".

Cognitive science, proposed by Isshiki Wakaba, the mother of Sakura Futaba, is a comprehensive field of cognition.

With so many and such demanding 'prerequisite conditions for job change,' the Mystic Hacker can be described as 'a combination of numerical values ​​and mechanics.'

They are strong, but very few people are truly qualified to take on such a role.

Futaba proposed this "routine"...or rather, theory, mainly to stand tall and tell you, "Look, Jok, I'm actually this amazing!" It's about using a "little girl showing off" approach to demonstrate how amazing and unique you are.

Amamiya really didn't expect that he would have the opportunity to propose this 'profession' in Kiwatos.

Even more unexpectedly, there were other 'hackers' besides Futaba who had the potential to be competent in this profession.

Moe-e already meets the basic requirements for this profession.

Although he hasn't awakened his Persona yet, his skill in controlling the "temporary Persona" he gave himself is already comparable to that of a Persona user who has truly signed a contract with a Persona.

He is a hacker who came from a self-taught background.

He is a genius with high academic ability... He also meets the prerequisites (intellectual attribute requirements) for learning "cognitive science".

'Perhaps... I really can pass on the secrets of this profession to Moe?'

Chapter Twenty: Across the Distant Red Winter Federation...

The afternoon sunlight didn't become more 'refreshing'; instead, it became even more scorching.

The little rabbits, who had regained some of their energy, became idle again.

Analyzing the data... It takes time... It's not too long, but not too short either; at the very least, it should take about a week.

For them... being able to temporarily stay in Xia Lai to escape the sweltering summer under the reasonable pretext of "carrying out a mission" was indeed a good thing, but this...

Miyako glanced discreetly at her two remaining teammates scattered throughout the living area, and at a trash can. Her feelings were a mix of emotions.

This situation seems to have both positive and negative aspects...?

The advantage is that "living under the same roof as Sensei means you'll see Sensei every day and spend significantly more time with her."

The downside is that "everyone is under the same roof as Sensei, so it's almost impossible to be alone with Sensei."