I became a heart-stealing thief in Azure Files

"Hey..."

“I’ve been eyeing Sensei’s ‘unique art style’ for a long time…”

Little Green: "...?"

Xiao Lü, who was initially slightly annoyed by her chance encounter with Jing, was on high alert, and her last shred of unrealistic hope was shattered.

...It seems that they do indeed know Sensei.

And it's not just "just acquaintances," it seems to have a sense that 'something has happened that I don't know about'...

After Amamiya took her seat, Akira gracefully left under the pretext of 'getting the menu'.

After a brief moment of awkward silence, Melu hesitated for a short while.

Thinking back to the audacious idea that might have popped into her head, which could have 'sent her in,' Melu took a deep breath.

...This is also for the sake of creation!

It's only natural that doujinshi artists would sacrifice themselves to gather materials...

After making up her mind, Melu gritted her teeth and said, "It was really not easy to get Sensei to come..."

"Um, so I was thinking... Sensei... could you do me a favor?"

So all you want is help...

Since it was a good opportunity to develop a bond, Amamiya didn't refuse, but instead asked, "What kind of help do you need?"

"It's like this... Regarding Sensei... fan fiction, because it's been criticized by some online comments as 'out of touch with reality,' I've always been a little curious... how does Sensei interact with students on a daily basis?"

"In order to understand in detail this question that has always lingered in my mind..."

After a moment of preparation, Melu suddenly uttered some outrageous words.

"Sensei, could you show me your ●●?"

Chapter Nineteen: The Episode with the Most Explicit Words

"Sensei, could you show me your ●●?"

After a brief pause to gather her energy, Melu spoke with great enthusiasm, uttering a 'outrageous statement' that silenced the entire room and had to be specially censored.

Amamiya froze, his expression becoming more and more interesting than ever before in a very short time.

what are you saying?

Why did you say such a thing?

What gave you the courage to say that?

In that instant... Amamiya even felt a chill run down her spine, as if she had been subjected to 'inappropriate words'.

Not only was Amamiya stunned, but even Midori and Momiji showed different, indescribable expressions after a brief moment of stunned silence.

Hongye: 'You actually bringing up something like this so directly...'

Little Green: '……'

The girls' eyes converged on him, and Amamiya maintained a calm and gentle expression, coughing twice.

"Cough cough..."

"You can't say things that damage the public environment in public."

After giving the 'reminder', Amamiya pulled out a napkin and wiped the cold sweat from her forehead.

The "fujoshi" (female fan of BL) attribute is truly terrifying...

Unlike Hanako, who is all talk and no action but gets shy when she's alone...

Melu really had a very subtle feeling, like she was willing to "give up all sense of shame".

Amamiya could clearly sense that in the same situation, Hanako might back down immediately after taking the initiative, while Meru... she would most likely choose to "make the best of a bad situation" after a brief moment of panic.

Xiao Lü also belatedly realized what was happening and clearly shifted her gaze, trying her best to conceal her intentions.

Hongye casually opened a book and entered a state of feigned deafness and dumbness, 'ignoring everything else and focusing solely on reading the classics'.

Having gone all out, Melu only received ambiguous responses. After waiting for a while without getting the clear denial or affirmation she wanted, she became increasingly uneasy.

She hesitated for a moment, then tentatively asked, "Sensei... doesn't seem to... have refused?"

Amamiya: "..."

Is it really necessary to say such things in this kind of setting?

Suppressing the urge to roll her eyes, Amamiya coughed lightly again: "Kurei, Meru... you've come all the way from Akatsuki, you must be exhausted from your journey."

Succubus Mode activated!

Instantly unleashing her full charm, Amamiya intertwined her fingers, rested her elbows on the coffee table, and leaned slightly forward, paying particular attention to the silent, book-burying Momiji.

"For creators... it is indeed necessary to experience such 'trouble' occasionally."

【~???~】(Autumn Leaves)

【~??~】(Melu)

Faced with his warm greetings aimed at steer the conversation back on track, Melu and Momiji reacted differently.

Melu paused briefly, then began to swallow her saliva in small gulps.

'Oh...Sensei seems to have suddenly been fitted with a... strange but aesthetically pleasing manga filter!'

'Oh no, I'm starting to get a little envious...'

As for the red leaves... there is a very subtle sense of contrast, where the initial impression is completely shattered.

Compared to the fierce and imposing Sensei I first met, Sensei now seems so gentle…

'If only I could continue the interaction I had with Sensei when we first met…'

Compared to the experience of being "wall-pinned" when they first met, now sitting in a maid cafe and talking to each other is just a normal daily interaction.

But it is precisely because of its 'normality' that the initial impression of the leaves is shattered.

"The two 'teachers' have come all the way from Chidong... Is their purpose really just... well, a strange 'research' operation?"

The topic is finally starting to get back on track...

Little Green, who had been silently clutching the hem of her skirt, secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Before Melu or Momiji could speak, she had already seized control of the conversation.

"The more important purpose should be a formal meeting between 'fan creators'."

"In addition... there's also the matter of buying and selling doujinshi at this fall's CM Comic Con...."

"Ah, speaking of this..."

Hongye had a sudden inspiration and puffed out her chest slightly with great 'pride'.

"Although the weather in the Crimson Winter Federation has been rather bad lately, and flight routes have been blocked... many students from the library front have been mobilized for this rare opportunity to enrich the collection..."

"Watching the endless expanse of snow outside the window gradually be filled with all sorts of wonderful colors is also a very... romantic thing?"

The weather in the Red Winter Federation has been rather bad lately.

If air routes are all blocked, it must be due to a blizzard or something even more extreme and unusual.

Abnormal weather is often a harbinger of disasters.

'At first, people thought it was just an ordinary rain...' We've seen enough apocalyptic beginnings like this.

It's only early autumn, and even the Red Winter Federation Academy, located in the polar region, shouldn't be experiencing blizzards that could directly affect flight operations so early.

With a sudden thought, Amamiya made a note of this keyword and prepared to ask Alona to check the recent weather changes in Givotos.

Although there was a slight oddity at the first meeting... with Amamiya guiding the conversation, this special meeting, which was somewhat awkward at first, gradually got going.

With Meru, Momiji talked about everything from the artist's style to character design, and then about the environment inside the Red Winter Federation Academy... the topics were really wide-ranging.

From his conversation with Momiji and Meru, Amamiya learned that the students in the secretariat of the Akatsuki Federation Academy had been complaining bitterly about the 'new training method' they had recently adopted.

Cerino ignored these grievances, to the point that the secretariat was being 'overthrown' more and more frequently.

It wasn't until some time later, when she realized that continuing this training might not produce an ace team and that her own position was in jeopardy, that she stopped the training, which was considered 'hellish' for the average student.

In addition, there's Special Operations Squad 227—after receiving the first batch of supplies purchased from Xia Lai, the situation at the old school building took a dramatic turn for the better.

Having secured basic self-sufficiency, the 227th Action Team is considering expanding its stability and sustainability—reportedly, they are preparing to redevelop the old school buildings into themes like a nostalgic hotel that can operate normally.

The intermittent conversation began in the morning and continued until nearly noon.

Although sitting in a coffee shop doesn't burn much energy, the noticeably quiet atmosphere and the heightened sense of taste as lunchtime approaches made the girls, who love to chat, realize that it was time for lunch.

"Hu~~"

After stretching and loosening her stiff waist and hips from sitting for a long time, Melu got up somewhat lazily.

"I've had enough of sitting in the coffee shop, it's time to find a place to stay and rest..."

This could be a hint that it was arranged in advance.

Because Amamiya could clearly see that after Meru's seemingly unintentional performance, Midori was not as obviously surprised or at a loss as she had been when Meru made her explosive remarks before. Instead, she seemed to have a strategy in place and rubbed her eyes as she got up.

"Xia Lai also has a coffee shop, and also provides temporary accommodation for students who are unable to return for various reasons."

“Sensei…it should be fine to let them stay in Xialai temporarily, right?”

As she spoke, the young woman swayed her 'cyber cat tail' that she didn't know how she had made it. Although she was expressing doubt, her self-assured attitude... subtly carried the demeanor of a 'mistress'.

Because a special relationship had already been established, she took it upon herself to act like a hostess and gather her "friends" who had nowhere else to go for the time being...

Yes, of course.

The old-fashioned, jealous type is outdated. A new generation of GalGame heroines should be 'gentle, kind, and considerate'.

Amamiya naturally had no objections.

"Melu, Hongye, you two must have been thinking of visiting Xialai this time, right?"

【~???~】(Melu, Momiji)

Melu nodded vigorously: "Yes, of course!"

After all... Xia Lai's club activity room is a great place to gather material!

If you could see Sensei's usual work environment...

I feel like I'm having a flood of creative inspiration for the "Borrow a Little Time" series!

Hongye responded somewhat reservedly, "Thank you for your help, Sensi..."

Having finalized the itinerary, Amamiya put down her coffee spoon, stood up to greet the girls, and then went to the front desk to pay the bill.

'After settling them in, I'll contact Nicole again this evening...'

Does the story in Chapter 20, Xia Lai's basement, truly contain a plot involving a bond?

In Xia Lai's basement, in a place that no detector could find...

This is where Little Green, Melu, and Red Leaf are.

"Haah...haah..."

The short, high-intensity exercise made it difficult to maintain the physical strength that had been greatly reduced due to staying at home too much. The girls, covered in sweat, stuck out their tongues and kept breathing heavily as if they were on the verge of their limits.

"This is Sensei's..."

"Oh...so hard, so magnificent..."

"Inside, it was jumping around...it was so intense..."

With a heavy creaking sound as she pulled the metal elastic band, Amamiya stretched her arms to their limit, her abdominal and pectoral muscles opening and closing with her heavy breathing. She looked speechlessly at the girl with greenish-blue hair pressed against her chest, who claimed to be 'gathering materials' but whose expression looked terrible no matter how you looked at her.

"...If possible, it's best not to get close to the gym equipment while it's in use, and definitely don't try to say anything that could be misunderstood."

"It's normal for muscles to be a little stiff... A strong heartbeat is also a normal phenomenon. If your heart doesn't beat strongly even when you exercise at a high intensity, then you should get your heart checked to see if there's anything wrong with it."

Slowly retracting the metal elastic band in her hand, Amamiya let out a breath and pushed away Melu's cheek, which was trying to stick to her and press against her lower abdomen, with a hint of disgust.

Are there any other requirements for collecting materials?