I became a heart-stealing thief in Azure Files

After thinking for a moment, Amamiya added, "But Moe shouldn't interpret it as a book..."

"More than a book, it's like a 'network access pod' used by 'cyber hackers' when hacking into electronic devices, and the 'demons' inside are 'rapid cracking' tools with various functions."

"However... the flexibility of the demon is much greater than the 'quick crack' of a fixed program."

"This is a book with a huge gap between its upper and lower limits... Its use depends entirely on the holder's judgment of 'what purpose to achieve under what circumstances'... I think Moe can understand what I mean by that?"

【~???~】

That's very easy to understand.

Meng Hui nodded with great curiosity, then immediately tried to handle it, throwing the Demon Book out and then controlling it remotely.

With a 'whoosh,' the book that had been thrown into the air instantly returned to her hand, hovering steadily on the tip of her index finger.

Then, the book opened by itself, and the shadow of a monster carrying a lantern and with a jack-o'-lantern head flashed by.

'oh oh……'

Menghui immediately transformed into a "child who received a new toy," and began to try out all sorts of creative ideas she could think of.

My interaction with the 'Demon Book' is quite unique... I can catch it, and I can even make the book float and sit on it.

However, the book itself is not a physical object. You can see and touch it, but it has no physical weight or the imagined "collision volume". If it is thrown out and collides with a real obstacle, it will pass through it.

If you try to swing and smash this book, it can clearly cause damage...

When it's not in your hand, it can instantly appear in your hand with a thought, no matter where it is...

It can be turned on and off according to one's own will, summoning demons, closing...

Isn't that just too "arbitrary"?!

Amamiya didn't disturb Moe's interest and waited for her to test the book's features until she got a little tired.

"This book... will be under Moe's control from now on."

"However, before learning systematic knowledge... let's first give full play to our 'creativity' and find the most suitable way to use it for ourselves."

【~???~】

[I'm experiencing the novelty of cute illustrations...]

[COOP Improvement!]

【Kazakura Moe (Desire) ★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆】

[★5 Bond Ability "The Way of the Hacker" is now unlocked!]

……

After "sending off" Moe, Amamiya began to think about who would accompany her on this journey through the Classic of Mountains and Seas.

Should I go alone, or find a student to go with me?

'Who should I contact?'

Chapter Ninety-Nine: The Most Adorable Melancholy, Clingy Kitten

"Xiao Mi, how are you feeling now?"

Before the ancient-style dressing table with wisps of smoke rising from it, a black-haired girl gazes at her reflection in the perfectly carved, intricately crafted oval mirror.

Her complexion was slightly tired, as she had stayed up almost until the early hours of the morning last night, but her crimson eyes were brighter than usual.

Her hair was styled in a bun with a red hair knot in the style of the Classic of Mountains and Seas. The blue cheongsam with gold dragon patterns was a little tight on her body, and she felt a little chilly...

Strangely enough, despite the fact that the difficulty and level of embarrassment of wearing the outfit were even higher than those of the Millennium School Uniform, Misaki did not feel any discomfort at all.

Just thinking about this cheongsam, with every knot meticulously arranged by Sensei who asked me questions, and even the dressing process relying on Sensei's help...

The girl calmed herself down, feeling only a slight sense of shame...

What she felt more was the 'happiness of being specially cared for'.

This is a strange feeling that you don't even notice when you're with the members of Arius's squad.

"Sensei..."

Sitting in front of the dressing table, Misaki turned her head and 'calmly' corrected: "First of all... I'm not called Mimi, nor am I your pet cat."

"Secondly..."

She paused, then raised her hand to stop Amamiya from wiping the oil stains from her cheek, and picked up a handkerchief herself: "I'm not some dress-up doll you can manipulate..."

All she received in response was the curly-haired youth's persistently reaching hand and his teasing pinch on her cheek.

"It's said that cats react seven times faster than humans, and they'll back away on their own when they feel uncomfortable..."

"Why didn't Misaki dodge?"

"It's probably because I like it..."

Because I'm not a cat...

Sighing wearily, Misaki was so exhausted from staying up until midnight that she didn't even notice that her thoughts and feelings were completely contradictory.

Clutching her skirt, Misaki stood up with extreme restraint, trying to lift the thin fabric in front of her high-slit cheongsam, before looking at the window in the dressing room, its openwork carvings reflecting the garden scenery.

"Although it's a costume with the characteristics of the Classic of Mountains and Seas (*emphasis added), it feels... weird to wear."

"If you take even a slightly larger step, it gets chilly, and there's also a kind of..."

After thinking for a while, Misaki ultimately decided against saying that she might be exposed at any time.

Maybe the students who wear the Classic of Mountains and Seas have some special techniques... Anyway, she felt it was strange.

How do students from the Classic of Mountains and Seas, especially those from the Xuanlong Sect, manage to fight elegantly while wearing such things?

Could they also temporarily transform their clothes into a "shell of their own body" like a phantom thief's outfit, which can change according to their own will?

Wearing high heels and a cheongsam, Misaki paced back and forth in the room several times, feeling both tired and uncomfortable, before finally realizing that she had barely managed to adapt to her current state of movement.

“I’ve settled in pretty well… Now let’s talk about Sensei’s purpose in coming here.”

Still feeling a bit sleepy, Misaki yawned again and repeated the purpose she had overheard when she got on the bus: "Sensei... the main reason for coming to the Classic of Mountains and Seas is to reach a 'cooperation' agreement with the Xuanlong Sect..."

"So you invited me to come along because you were bored on the way...?"

Amamiya answered fluently: "Yes, one person will feel empty and lonely... but two people together won't, right?"

【~??〉Liu Qiyi'er puts forty? Dad?~】(Misaki)

That's definitely true, but it feels a little strange...

After thinking about it... Misaki decided to stop thinking about it.

Like this, wearing a cheongsam and wandering with Sensei through the Shan Hai Jing region, a place I had never been able to visit before, appreciating the scenery that is adapted to the local conditions...

If you can do this, the time spent on the journey will not be meaningless.

"Is Xiaomi ready?"

"It's probably... all set."

After receiving a somewhat uncertain answer from Misaki, Amamiya led her away from the private garden that Genryumon had specially prepared for her, but which had been turned into a dressing room for some "special reason."

The unbearable summer has unknowingly come to an end, and in some parts of the Classic of Mountains and Seas, autumn has already arrived.

Stepping outside, without even looking around, Amamiya and Misaki could take in the golden autumn season, which, according to the Classic of Mountains and Seas, might be quite early, and the leaves were beginning to fall.

Misaki didn't walk 'very carefully', and her high-slit cheongsam didn't become disheveled with the slightest breeze as expected.

—Because Misaki is now a seasoned 'Personality User', she can protect her clothes with her "outer shell" while keeping them unchanged, thus making her clothes unaffected by most of the physical rules of reality.

Thanks to this protection, which is like a cheat code for most students, Misaki adapted to the cheongsam, which made her feel both happy and awkward, with exceptional ease.

Although the ultimate goal was to take Misaki to the Xuanlong Gate to confirm the cooperation with the sect leader, Amamiya certainly couldn't 'get straight to the point'.

Before heading to Xuanlong Gate to find the sect leader, Amamiya decided to visit another well-known region in the Classic of Mountains and Seas.

"White Tiger Park".

"Xuanlong Gate", "Xuanwu Chamber of Commerce", "White Tiger Park"...

Place names and culture in the Classic of Mountains and Seas are always closely related to the Four Divine Beasts.

Baihu Park is a vast park where students of the Classic of Mountains and Seas spend their free time.

It is said that every morning, some health-conscious students gather here for morning exercises... and the reason why it is considered a well-known area is mainly because the mornings here are always full of vitality.

"I wonder if the Classic of Mountains and Seas has any departments, locations, or students related to 'Vermilion Bird'..."

With a sigh, Amamiya followed the signs that appeared every so often, similar to tourist maps, and led Misaki to Byakko Park.

In the dappled sunlight filtering through the trees in the early morning, as Misaki and Amamiya stepped into the park, they were greeted by the sound of soft, scattered whispers.

"Huff...Huff..."

Perhaps influenced by the overflowing vitality, the girl who had been listless became a little more brisk in her steps and movements.

Almost everyone was dressed in cheongsams or other outfits inspired by the Classic of Mountains and Seas, their youthful energy shimmering in the morning light...

Perhaps this is the world that everyone like Arios should have admired and lived in.

Having witnessed all of this, maintaining just the right distance—the kind of longing that only comes with keeping a distance—Misaki then moved closer to the young man beside her and quietly took his arm.

—The excitement belongs to them; I have nothing.

But that's not necessary. It's enough to just be with Sensei like this.

"What's wrong, Xiaomi?"

Amamiya slowed her pace at the opportune moment and asked, feigning ignorance, "Do you need care from 'Master' again?"

【~???~】

"First of all, I'm not a cat... Secondly, I..."

Misaki tried to correct her without getting annoyed... but after thinking about it, she decided to give up.

No matter how much you say, Sensei won't be 'corrected'; in fact, he might become even more aggressive...

I'm a melancholic, clingy little cat, and I'm being taken care of by my Sensei owner. Is that alright?

Misaki swallowed back the words she was about to say, and then lightly pinched Amamiya's waist.

"...?"

Amamiya was puzzled.

"Since it's a cat, it's only natural that it can throw tantrums without warning."

Misaki pinched him again before stopping.

During her walk in the park... besides the students who regularly come for morning exercise, Misaki also saw a group of people who looked quite special.

—The children are at most 1.4 meters tall, and most of them are even less than 1.3 meters tall.

They were doing morning exercises rhythmically under the guidance of a slightly taller, silver-haired, animal-eared child.

"Sensei..."

Because this scene was particularly novel to passersby, and the students exercising in Baihu Park seemed oblivious to it, Misaki became somewhat lost in thought and slowed her pace.

She tugged at Amamiya's sleeve, then stopped talking.

But the meaning is already quite clear.

Following her gaze, Amamiya glanced in the direction Misaki was looking.

Children of the Classic of Mountains and Seas...

However, it is a rather "torturous" existence.

Amamiya still remembered the bitterness of being exhausted when she was forced to play with them at Shun's 'request' last time.

But aren't the children in the Classic of Mountains and Seas usually 'looked after' by Shun and Kokoro together?

Why didn't I see Shun today?

"Since Misaki cares... let's go take a look."