I became a heart-stealing thief in Azure Files

When I was chatting with Ba yesterday, he mentioned it...

The library of the Red Winter Federal Academy.

If we're talking about 'landmark buildings,' apart from the 'Red Winter Affairs Bureau,' which is the core institution of power, the only other one worth seeing is the library.

In terms of size... it is second only to the Trinity Antique Book House, and is probably the second largest library in Kivotos.

According to Ba's description, the library of the Red Winter Federal Academy, although slightly inferior to the Trinity's antiquarian library in terms of book collection and knowledge, is still worth a visit.

At the time, Ba said the following: The library... might be able to find a great deal of 'lost knowledge' and 'hidden knowledge' that Sensei is interested in or needs.

But... be careful, there are also 'problem children' in the library.

Similar to Action Class 227... the library has two main 'problem children', as well as members led by the 'main problem children'.

They are a group of people who love books so much that their obsession with collecting them is like that of "collectors" from a fantasy world or "ancient scholars".

Whether it's 'banned books' or 'ancient books lost abroad,' they all fall within their 'hunting' scope.

Their group is called the "Knowledge Liberation Front".

As Tomoe recounted the events, Amamiya turned her gaze to the undulating terrain nearby.

Sure enough, there was a large building, as big as a fortress, standing on a steep hill.

'As Ba said... this "fortress-like building" located on a difficult-to-access hill is relatively the easiest to defend and the hardest to attack location in the Crimson Winter Federation Academy.'

The 'hidden knowledge' and 'lost knowledge' that Ba refers to should be the records of knowledge such as the nameless gods and the names of the cross gods, which have a clear 'discontinuity' for Givotos at present.

It is only slightly inferior to the Trinity Antique Library, so the knowledge stored here must be very important.

As the saying goes... knowledge is power.

'Before leaving, let's visit this library one last time...'

Chapter Thirty-Seven: Red Leaf, you don't want to be investigated for drawing doujinshi, do you?

The night is so beautiful, and no matter how dangerous it is, there are always people who stay up all night with dark circles under their eyes.

—For some reason, when entering the Red Winter Library, Amamiya naturally thought of this song.

Ascending the snow-covered stone steps to the hill and entering the library, Amamiya saw the bookshelves that stretched as far as the eye could see, several meters high, requiring a portable ladder to reach.

The sheer volume is staggering, a vast and voluminous collection.

It's a bit like the Sanyi Antique Bookstore I've visited before... It's very quiet here.

Of course... one reason for the quietness might be that the librarians who come and go all have dark circles under their eyes and don't seem very energetic.

The students coming and going all seemed unsteady on their feet and listless, as if they had just gone through a period of intense sleep deprivation and mental strain.

After observing for a moment, Amamiya noticed a front desk that was probably used for registration.

A green-haired girl with elf ears was yawning listlessly, trying her best to stay awake as she scribbled in her notebook.

Amamiya's arrival attracted the attention of many students, but not the girl behind the counter who was engrossed in her artistic creation.

Out of curiosity, Amamiya went over to take a look—

The 'creative content' of a girl manipulating a graphics tablet and holding a digital pen.

It is a comic storyboard draft that appears to be partially completed and is currently being considered for typesetting.

To Amamiya's slight surprise, his own figure and Marina's figure appeared on the manga storyboard draft at the same time.

The title is... "Marina's Defeated Training, Sharai Sensei's Unparalleled Charm"...?

What does it mean that "Marina's location is in the basement of Sharai, a place that no detector can find"?

What does it mean that "the Sensei of Charlemagne would use corporal punishment on students like Marina, and after one instance of corporal punishment, the student would develop a liking for the feeling and subsequently deliberately misbehave"?

"……?"

What does it mean that "Xia Lai can hear 'oh oh oh' sounds every night"?

"Marina returned blushing after being 'punished,' and then went to Xia Lai every day..."?

"Sharai's Sensei, through his robust physique, conquered numerous student council presidents at various academies and built a harem in each, spending his days either 'punishing' students or on his way to 'punishing' them..." What does that even mean?

The increasingly outrageous manga background settings made Amamiya want to vomit blood.

What is this all about?

Although some of what she fabricated was indeed true...

For example, she really has a good relationship with all the major student council presidents, and has already developed a "special relationship" with Rion. In addition, there are also some potential relationships with Nagisa, Hime, Nia...

But the idea of ​​'building a harem' is really out of the question... You have to understand that these 'student council presidents' and the higher-ups or core members of various schools are all either very powerful or have a lot of influence to draw upon, and each of them has an astonishing ability to monopolize things.

They need to know that what awaits them is probably only a 'Valentine's Day chaotic scene where they are subjected to a total attack'.

Looking at the art style, which resembles a shoujo manga, and its obvious development towards erotic manga, Amamiya put one hand to her forehead.

The author is so immersed in his own art that he has lost all sense of reality...

People really can't imagine things they've never seen before.

Looking at the manga panels, in just two or three pages, Marina had already revealed her secrets, and Amamiya sighed silently.

Without a succubus constitution, it's impossible to become "addicted" simply through "that kind of thing".

It's impossible to do it any longer or for any longer.

"Hehehe... Hmm, I'll draw the next doujinshi like this..."

"This time, there's real-world evidence to back it up, and we've gained a better understanding of Sensei, so it should sell even better..."

"Then, with the money earned from selling doujinshi, we'll add more to the library..."

Muttering to herself, the green-haired girl, lost in her artistic fantasies, licked her slightly dry lips, pondering how to draw the next storyboard.

"Since the theme this time is defeat... then what position should we use..."

Lost in her own thoughts, she suddenly realized something was amiss.

The library used to be very quiet...

But now, isn't the library a little too quiet?

She looked up in confusion, and then noticed the librarians hurrying by, casting glances at her that were almost sympathetic or strange.

what happened?

They were looking at themselves... no, that's not right.

While she was thinking, the green-haired girl suddenly felt a hand land on her shoulder.

"Look behind you!"

A gentle yet numbing voice, carrying a current that strikes straight to the soul, rang directly in my ears.

"babble!"

She only managed to let out a startled "Eek!" before hearing a soft hiss and feeling a hand's index finger placed near her lips.

"Shh~"

"The library needs to be kept quiet."

Amamiya could feel the girl he was half-holding in his arms making a very small swallowing motion.

It's no wonder she was nervous.

Drawing inspiration from reality and creating some strange comics, only to be caught red-handed by the comic's creator, no matter how strong your heart or how shameless you are, you still have to be nervous.

"turn around."

Amamiya felt like she was... kind of like the domineering male protagonist in her 'unconventional shoujo manga'.

Reading the comic lines verbatim... feels a bit strange, like it doesn't fit the character's persona.

Seeing that the green-haired girl did not make any move, Amamiya leaned down in a very strange posture and whispered in the ear of the girl who was less than 1.4 meters tall.

"Akizumi Koyo...right?"

"You don't want this to escalate, do you?"

The green-haired girl, whose full name had been called directly, trembled slightly, and cold sweat poured down her back.

Sensei...how did he even know my name?!

Furthermore... isn't this the script I just came up with for the storyboard?!

Stiff and uneasy, the girl slowly turned around to face Amamiya.

At that moment, Amamiya also ended her observation with her "Third Eye".

[Assisted by: Qiuquan Hongye / The 'Collector' of the Book Industry]

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【Arcana: The Hermit (Отшельник)】

[Assistance Relationship: Not Unlocked]

'Another holder of the "Hermit" card...'

Thanks to Ako's "intelligence analysis" bond skill, Amamiya can immediately see the traits of "fujoshi" (female fan of doujinshi), "otaku" (female otaku), and "literary girl".

Although he draws comics, he doesn't have the qualities of a 'comic artist'...

Alternatively, drawing comics is not her main area of ​​fan art.

Or perhaps there's a 'cartoonist' hiding in the library who drew the storyboard drafts and commissioned Hongye to refine them, completing the kind of detailing and texturing work typical of a comic book assistant.

She's somewhat different from Noah, who directly uses "literary girl" as his title—a "pure classicist"...

Hongye's title is 'Collector'.

This means that she has an almost obsessive desire to collect books, especially novel and rare ones.

The "literary girl" attribute stems from this.

After all, to be a collector, essential qualities include "a passion for the collection," "a collector's eye," and "a deep understanding of the collection."

The items that Hongye considers her collection are books... To understand that, isn't it just about reading more books?

The more you read, the more naturally you'll develop the "literary girl" traits.

After taking the guilty and uneasy Momiji, who had been caught red-handed, to a secluded corner of a bookshelf, Amamiya further displayed the strong personality that Momiji had shown in her previous manga panels.

After he forced the girl back to the corner of the bookshelf, he assumed a posture ready to pin her against the wall before asking with amusement, "Akizumi Momiji... are you drawing a manga with me as the main character?"

Humans cannot imagine things beyond their own comprehension.

Furthermore, from a psychological perspective, the creator's conception of the 'protagonist' is, to some extent, an idealized reflection of themselves, or a concrete reflection of all the ideals they like.

To put it simply, the 'protagonist' that the author carefully constructs is either the author's own image in their eyes... or a more perfect embodiment of someone (idol, friend...) in the author's eyes.

The way Hongye constructs her personality in her manga means that... she expects to be treated like a strong-willed male protagonist from a shoujo manga.

【~???~】(Autumn Leaves)

as predicted.

The moment she was 'wall-pinned', Hongye, who was already a little guilty, trembled even more violently.

As favorability indicators floated above her head, she frantically tried to explain, "Th-that...I don't..."

Amamiya clicked her tongue, interrupting her explanation: "In my opinion... Momiji, your manga has many 'unrealistic' plot points..."

He said meaningfully, "If you have any questions, Hongye, you can go directly to Xia Lai to find me. After all, Xia Lai's main philosophy is 'nurturing people.' As a Sensei of Xia Lai, I am also happy to 'educate' my students."

When Hongye was pinned against the wall, she gasped for breath, and a flood of fantasies she had drawn before rushed into her mind.

That being said... ever since Sensei arrived in Kiwatos and gradually began to 'make a name for himself' there, I've been creating doujinshi related to Sensei...

Judging from Sensei's attitude...

Could he have already gotten in touch with it?!

Could it be... that Sensei is going to...

【~???~】(Autumn Leaves)

The girl, who had been staying up all night drawing storyboards, felt her drowsiness vanish and her spirits lifted like never before.