I became a heart-stealing thief in Azure Files

She would then receive an unprecedented super-enhancement, even gaining access to the various powers of the temple in the real world.

This includes, but is not limited to: freely using the magic that the temple master can use, distorting the cognition of any intelligent being within a small range, and creating powerful but short-lived shadow creatures at any time by consuming desires... and other exaggerated abilities.

Although the probability is very small... as long as you bring Huaye into the "Federal Student Council's Impression Space", the probability of "Desire Resonance" will not be zero.

The originally weak master of the palace, Huaye, was able to unleash unimaginable power after resonating with the resonance...

It is conceivable how destructive a powerful and intelligent master of the hall, truly deeply entrenched in the vortex of desire, could be if he were to resonate with those desires.

For safety reasons, Amamiya would never choose to enter the "Federal Student Council's Impression Space" as her "first experience in another world".

So... what is an absolutely safe zone where Hana wouldn't have the possibility of "desire resonance"?

After comparing the impression spaces of several academies, Amamiya finally thought of the black market.

It is located in the 'grey zone' between Abydos, Holy Trinity, and Ghenna.

The corresponding Impression Space here is the "City That Never Sleeps"... or the "City of Sin," a cyberpunk-style city in perpetual darkness.

Before Caesar completely abandoned this area and relocated his industries on a large scale, this place was once under Caesar's absolute control, where the "Tower of Babylon" built by the Caesar Group stood.

After the Tower of Babylon collapsed, the Caesar Group gradually abandoned the site and withdrew... and the traces of the 'Caesar Group' that existed here gradually disappeared.

Aside from her own shadow, the most likely source of desire for Huaye is the shadow of the Caesar Group.

As for the shadow of the Kaiser Group... the only thing that currently "does not exist" is the black market.

After Professor Laugh took over the black market, the 'traces' of the Caesars Group were virtually wiped clean.

[Amamiya: Well... I've been thinking, I'll go to the location first, then send you my location information, and you can come find me then.]

After sending this message to Hanaya, Amamiya locked Xia Lai's office, then went to the garage, got his car, and headed to the black market.

—To prevent the extremely unlikely possibility, before summoning Hana, Amamiya decided to explore the corresponding black market's Impression Space on his own to confirm its appearance.

After driving all the way to the edge of the black market and stopping near an abandoned building, Amamiya entered the building and opened the "Otherworld App".

[Significant changes detected in Impression Space; Impression Space map updated.]

[The Impression Space Black Market has changed; please investigate on your own.]

These two messages popped up as soon as the otherworld app was opened.

Amamiya was not surprised by this situation.

The last time I encountered this situation was when I entered Maruki Takuto's "third semester".

At that time, after the Impression Space underwent an almost upside-down transformation, the Otherworld APP also issued a similar notification.

However, despite the significant changes... Impression Space is, after all, "a temple for everyone," and therefore does not require keywords.

Or, you can access Impression Spaces in all regions simply by using the keyword "Impression Space".

Although the original bookmarks became invalid due to the drastic changes in the environment, just like a website changing its domain name, for Amamiya, it was simply a matter of re-entering the keywords.

“Impression space.”

Upon receiving the keyword, the red-and-black eye pop-up window began to expand, then emitted visible black and red fluctuations, distorting the surrounding world.

After closing her eyes and resisting the dizziness that was making the world spin, Amamiya immediately looked into the distance.

—The sky remained unchanged, still the eternal night that symbolized the black market.

However, the city's style has undergone a rather noticeable change.

What was originally a "dirty and chaotic" place under the control of the Caesars Group has been transformed into a refined and elegant city model under the Professor's control.

At first glance, it looks more and more like Night City in the style of "Mirror's Edge".

While both games share a cyberpunk-style worldview, Mirror's Edge boasts a noticeably cleaner and more aesthetically pleasing architectural style.

"Psona...The Monkey King!"

Summoning the strongest Persona with the "Chariot" attribute, Amamiya steps onto the legendary Somersault Cloud, which can travel "108,000 miles" in an instant, and arrives inside the city streets in a flash.

After landing in a dark alleyway with no shadows, Amamiya immediately observed the surrounding shadows.

When the Caesars Corporation was in control, most of the shadowy figures active here were either members of the Helmet Gang or delinquent girls.

Only a few powerful shadows resemble the heavy-duty robots of the Kaiser Group style.

The shadow under the professor's rule... seems to have matured by more than one level.

Most of those active here have become gangsters.

The powerful shadow then transformed into something that looked strange, and upon closer inspection with the "third eye," was named the "Cleanup Man."

The 'appearance intensity' of shadows has increased significantly, and naturally, the average level has also risen.

After confirming that his observations were correct, Amamiya walked down the street and approached a shadow named "The Finisher - The Lament of Insult" to test whether the shadow harbored any hostility towards him.

Because the professor harbored goodwill towards him... even genuine and special feelings.

Therefore, the shadow of [Sigh of Insult] merely glanced at Amamiya, then lowered its head, rested its chin on its hand, and walked around Amamiya, lost in thought.

Amamiya then visited several elite-level shadows, including [The Finisher - Twelve Refinements], [The Finisher - Crimson Calamity], and [The Finisher - Powder of Illusion], and made several attempts.

—None of them took the initiative to become enemies.

Even 'Crimson Calamity' and 'Deceptive Powder' show a considerable degree of goodwill.

After declining their offer of 'close protection,' Amamiya continued to drive around the city.

After roughly confirming the environmental situation, Amamiya couldn't help but sigh.

This 'ecological relationship' is truly quite unique...

The space of impressions under Caesar's control was one of 'chaotic unity'.

The impression space under the professor's control is 'unified chaos'.

All I can say is that... the professor's 'control' isn't as 'absolute' as Caesar's.

At least, the vast majority of shadows are not hostile to Amamiya... but there are few exceptions.

In the black market's space of impressions, one might occasionally encounter a few hostile "intruders" from other spaces of impressions.

These "intruders" are quite suitable as targets for Zhiyi Qi Liu Yi's "San (II) Chao? Hou Ge Hua Ye 'Depend on the Situation'".

After confirming the situation, Amamiya exited the Impression Space.

"Next, let's contact Hanaya..."

Chapter 66 Will Hanaya have a cute side...?

"I never expected this..."

Looking around at the deserted and desolate buildings, a slight sense of tension rose in the girl's heart. She rolled down the car window, placed her hand outside the window, and fixed her gaze on the ruins of a three-story building that once belonged to the 'Caesar Group'.

After the Caesars Group withdrew from the black market and established its own 'base' in another location, these buildings that originally belonged to the Caesars Group were damaged rather quickly.

Aside from the Kaiser Permanente bank, which serves as a "landmark" and boasts an extremely high level of security and is among the best in the black market, making it the professor's (ostensible) base...

Some of the other Caesars Group buildings changed hands and were acquired by various student or corporate groups operating in the black market.

A small portion, however, looks like this...

After the people left and the building was deserted, it quickly fell into a state of disrepair.

After disengaging the safety of her handgun to ensure it was ready to fire at any moment, Hanaya looked away and, as she got out of the car, greeted Amamiya, who was leaning against a graffiti-covered telephone pole nearby.

"Sensei actually asked me to come here..."

With a squinting smile, Hua Ye wiggled her index finger and asked, feigning doubt, "If the defense office's intelligence is correct... this place should have previously been a small warehouse owned by the Caesar Group, right?"

"Sensei summoned me to this deserted, abandoned warehouse on the edge of the black market... Is it really to infiltrate another world?"

"There are three essential elements to infiltrating another world: no witnesses, being on the edge of knowledge, and exiting from the same place you enter."

Amamiya naturally noticed Hanaya's tense demeanor, as if she were about to draw her gun at the slightest provocation, but she simply shrugged nonchalantly and didn't seem to care.

Regardless of whether her shooting was effective against her... even if it was, Amamiya was confident that he could dart to her side and grab her wrist the moment Hanaya drew her gun, thus restraining her.

"Another world... has rules like this?"

Hua Ye slightly opened her eyes, feeling a bit of novelty.

"This other world has many 'rules,' big and small, that don't conform to our understanding of the real world..."

As Amamiya spoke, she took out her phone and opened a special app in front of Hanaya.

Holding the gun, Hana approached with 'great interest,' watching Amamiya's actions like a passerby observing something new and interesting.

"That must be the 'Otherworld App'... So Sensei, and the rest of the Phantom Thieves... really do rely on the app to travel between the real world and the other world?"

"How could it be fake? Unless the vital signs are special... otherwise, ordinary people cannot enter and leave another world anytime, anywhere."

[Start navigation.]

The red eye icon with a black background spreads across the screen, then ripples outwards like water.

Amamiya put her phone back in her pocket, then 'kindly' reminded Hana: "You'll feel a slight dizziness soon... It's best to close your eyes and concentrate on resisting it, otherwise you might feel a little dizzy."

Hua Ye did not reply, but instead slightly opened her eyes, her gaze shifting as the black and red ripples spread.

She wanted to see just how this other world was...

The thought lasted for a moment, then was stretched infinitely by the gradually distorted black and red color.

In the blink of an eye, Hua Ye felt as if the world had been briefly covered with a layer of pure red and black, which then began to stretch, deform, and converge into a drop before her eyes, before spreading out again.

At the same time, there is also a sense of mental fatigue that comes with the constant distortion and wear and tear of cognition.

Hua Ye shook her head, as if trying to do something, but suddenly stumbled.

Amamiya immediately used both hands to support the swaying Hana's long, beautiful waist, which was stretched taut by her uniform.

"Are you alright, Chief Hanaya?"

"Hehe...no, it's nothing..."

Shaking her head to dispel the hangover-like grogginess, Hua Ye chuckled to herself.

Although there is no definitive investigation, Sensei does show signs of 'preferring students with a slightly thinner build'...

The attempt to 'feign unconsciousness' was indeed effective... but only to a small extent.

If it were a student she truly liked... Sensei would definitely comfort her by showing her shoulders more intimately, or by pulling her into a hug, right?

It seems I still haven't fully gained Sensei's trust...

【~???~】(Flower)

If small favors can't satisfy Sensei...

As she pondered this, Hua Ye looked up and was immediately shocked to find herself in a brightly lit, clean city at night.

The sky was filled with low-hanging stars, lacking Kiwatso's signature 'halo canopy' and the moon; only a deep and distant starry sky remained.

Further away, high-rise buildings stand tall, and the bustling area stretches as far as the eye can see;

The air was filled with a faint scent that inexplicably made him feel a sense of danger;

The people roaming the streets are no longer the typical citizens and students of Kivotos, nor are they robots...

In the clean streets and alleys, Hua Ye could spot many shadows that were completely black, with unusually strange appearances, unusually long legs, and very strong bodies.

It looks somewhat human, with a halo around its head, but it also appears dark, as if the screen brightness has been turned down.

Only a very few, who could make him feel the presence of danger, looked like normal students—but they exuded black smoke, and he could feel a terrifying danger from a great distance.

As the head of the defense office... Hanaya possesses a certain level of intelligence, combat skills that are at least better than those of the average student, and a keen sense of danger.

Otherwise, it would have been impossible for them to climb to the top of the second-largest faction, second only to Rin.

Everything was telling me: this was the other world, a place of both beauty and danger.

That... otherworld where stealing hearts here can have an impact on the real world.

"Is this the 'other world'...? It is indeed... very special."

After thinking for a while, Huaye finally decided to use the word 'special' to describe everything in front of her.

It's practically the "dark side of the world reflected in the mirror."

After finishing her reflections, Hanaya approached Amamiya with great interest and, feigning restraint, tugged at the sleeve of Amamiya's outfit, which had been transformed into a phantom thief's costume.