I became a heart-stealing thief in Azure Files

"There are some!"

It's a pity... I didn't get to see what I most wanted to see...

Melu was slightly disappointed, but she immediately raised her hand and made the request for the 'next stage'.

"Next, I'd like to see Sensei's... um... hip and waist mobility?"

Amamiya: "..."

"You should change your request."

"That……"

Melu's eyes darted around, and she rubbed her hands together, secretly hoping as she made a second request: "Can I touch Sensei's abs...?"

"No."

Amamiya refused 'strictly'.

The main reason was that Xiao Lü was watching from the side with a dark, intense, and heavy aura, and this request, which could be said to have crossed a certain line, could not be readily agreed to.

Furthermore... from a psychological perspective, 'appropriately refusing' is more valuable than 'blushing and agreeing'.

"..."

Melu pouted, her expression full of resentment.

“…Well,” she gritted her teeth and made one last, compromise request, “I want to see Sensei’s disgusted expression, is that alright?!”

Amamiya: "...???"

His first reaction was bewilderment.

In his understanding of fanfiction and subculture, it has always been limited to things like "a beautiful girl lifting her skirt and showing you her disgusted expression," or "intentionally asking them to show a disgusted expression so you can see their actual shyness or the cute contrast that follows."

Make a disgusted face at yourself?

Even with the 'succubus mode' added to it, it still probably wouldn't look good no matter how you look at it...

Amamiya was genuinely puzzled by Meru and Momiji's intentions, so she remained silent and glanced at them with a suspicious look.

Seeing that Amamiya did not react, the green-haired girl not far away casually tucked the digital drawing pen behind her ear, then clasped her hands together, like a student's "pre- and post-meal declaration" during the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons, full of devout pleading.

“…Sensei, please.”

Amamiya hesitated for a moment, then decided to ask Meru and Momiji what they were planning to do.

"...Why do I have to make a 'disgusted' face?"

Clearly... Meru and Momiji had planned this all along and had already prepared the answers to the questions.

"Because, because...Sensei has always been very kind to the students!"

"Since I got to know Sensei, I don't think I've ever seen Sensei show anger or any other negative emotions..."

"So, I want to see what Sensei's actual 'disdain' looks like..."

Amamiya still didn't understand, but she respected him.

"Even when angry, they are cute"—this is a privilege unique to "beautiful girls" and "beautiful boys".

As for Amamiya... both in terms of physical development and mental state, it is clear that she has already moved beyond this stage.

Although Ibuki's bond skill [Childlike Innocence] can be used, it is clear that this situation is not very suitable for activating this special skill.

After imagining Beatrice's appearance in his mind, Amamiya closed his eyes and gathered his energy and emotions.

Then, he took off his glasses, tilted his head slightly, and looked at Melu with a clearly disgusted expression that was shadowed on his face and condescendingly disdainful.

"Ooh...!!"

With a soft exclamation, followed by the sound of Melu taking a series of photos with her phone as she breathed heavily.

【~???~】(Melu, Momiji)

【~??~】(Green)

“Sensei’s… Haa… Haa…”

"This Sensei seems to have a completely different aura than before..."

"If only I could be with Sensei in this state..."

……never mind.

As long as they are happy.

After striking a pose and taking a few pictures of Meru and the others, Amamiya relaxed her aura.

"We've collected all the necessary materials. Next, Meru and Momiji will need to be settled into accommodations, right?"

Amamiya began packing up the gym equipment she had used, and at the same time said to Midori, "Let Midori take care of arranging accommodations."

【~???~】(Green)

Feeling especially valued and treated like a mistress, Xiao Lü immediately puffed out her chest and unconsciously revealed a smug smile, like a victor.

'As expected... compared to those two Akatsuki students, Sensei still values ​​and trusts me more...'

"Yes, leave it to me, Sensei."

Just because of the 'special treatment', Xiao Lü's mood improved several levels, and she immediately called away Mei Lu and Hong Ye, who were reluctant to leave and wanted to stay in the gym to do something more.

Whether out of time constraints or out of politeness, neither Momiji nor Meru could linger here.

Due to the sale of doujinshi at the fall anime convention, Meru and Momiji will stay at the Xia Lai Cafe for a few more days.

It took most of the day to catch the train here, so the rest of the day was naturally spent settling in and conserving energy for the upcoming high-intensity events such as autograph sessions and doujinshi sales.

—Where do you find a situation where you offend the homeowner as soon as you arrive to stay?

Even if they exist, they're probably only found in anime, comics, and movies with "special plots and themes."

When Midori led them away, Amamiya, thanks to the phantom thief's exceptional hearing, could still hear the girls whispering to each other.

'What a pity... Although I saw Xia Lai's basement, the supposedly legendary place filled with all sorts of toys to tease students and eventually turn them into playthings, I didn't see anything strange or unusual...'

'But since the "bond story in Xia Lai's basement" that I envisioned didn't happen, it still feels...'

'Could it be... that this isn't actually a place Sensei and the students usually frequent?'

Amamiya: "..."

Amamiya rolled her eyes as she looked in the direction they had left.

It is said that the number 'three' has a special meaning.

Even though Xiao Lü, Mei Lu, and Hong Ye are all quite introverted and shy when you get to know them individually.

But it seems they followed the principle of "three men can make a tiger"... When they gathered together, the topics they talked about became so abstract and exaggerated... In addition, everyone's average courage also increased by several levels.

All I can say is... thankfully Hanako hasn't truly found a 'like-minded partner'... or rather, Koharu isn't repressed enough.

If Haru had also been won over and become repressed enough, she probably would have already joined forces with Hanako to fight her way to Xia Lai's side...

Gathering her chaotic thoughts, Amamiya took a hot shower, changed her clothes, and returned to Xia Lai's club room.

Holding the Shiting Box, Amamiya sat back in her office chair. She had intended to directly call Alona and send her a video conference invitation from the Akatsuki Federal Affairs Bureau.

After thinking about it... I think I should focus on the weather issues that might not be so important for me.

Picking up the Shitei Box and reciting the secret incantation, the scene before Amamiya's eyes changed accordingly.

As always, the world before my eyes was briefly distorted, presenting a 'classroom in the sea' composed of the azure sea and sky, dilapidated classrooms, and endless rows of desks on the beach.

The 'AI girl in a box', wearing a blue sailor uniform and bunny ears with a bow, moved a table to the side of the classroom near the ocean's broken walls. She sat on the table facing the sea, swinging her bare feet.

Stepping through the seawater in the classroom that just reached the soles of her shoes, Amamiya slowly walked forward to another table next to her and put it together with Alona's table.

The sky inside the Shiting Box is always clear and cloudless, and almost unchanging... When there's really nothing else to do, this is indeed a good place to relax.

“Sensei is here.”

The girl, who seemed to be lost in thought, immediately looked up and gave Amamiya a carefree smile.

"Welcome to Shiting's Box. Is there anything Alona can help with?"

Let's first check the climate change situation in various parts of Kiwatos.

In any case, meteorological data is not particularly confidential, and it is not easy to arouse suspicion if it is accessed, processed, or mobilized on a large scale.

"Alona, ​​check the weather at each academy for the next few days."

Upon hearing this, Alona, ​​who was leaning on Amamiya's shoulder and enjoying the sweet, heart-fluttering moments of their time alone together, puffed out her little face in dissatisfaction.

"That's how Sensei uses Alona..."

Amamiya chuckled: "Then what other way can we use it? What if we use Alona in other ways and accidentally break it?"

【~???~】(Arona)

"Hmm...Sensei, are you underestimating Alona's capabilities?!"

"Whether it's performance or anything else, Alona... should be the top AI in Kiwatos!"

Despite her complaints, Alona still seriously began collecting, summarizing, and organizing the meteorological data.

Soon, her expression changed from shame and indignation to surprise.

"Eh……"

As she read the information that should be displayed on her iris, the AI ​​girl's tone was full of disbelief.

“Recently, unusual weather has been hitting all parts of Kiwatos.”

"The Red Winter Federation... no, I should say the entire Kiwatos is caught in a very strange... weather disaster?"

"Even the Kronos Times speculated that such a large-scale abnormal weather event must mean something is about to happen...?"

"Um……"

With a wave of her hand, a golden file folder appeared out of thin air. Alona handed the 'file' to Amamiya: "This is the relevant information that Alona has collected, Sensei."

Amamiya took the documents and flipped through them one by one. They appeared to be paper content, but in reality, they were more like web pages.

I saw the latest news from the Kronos News Department, dated yesterday, titled "Shocking! You might not know what the anomaly in Kiwatos means?! Doomsday linguistics expert asserts: 'The end is nigh'..."

The title is really outrageous...

But in every sense, they do seem to be the group closest to the truth.

After carefully reviewing the news reports from this 'file,' Amamiya could only manage a helpless twitch of his lips.

"They really dare to think and say things..."

Shaking his head, he stuffed the files back into the file folder, and then asked, "How's the weather been in the Red Winter Federation lately?"

If Amamiya's previous question about the climate in various parts of Giwatos had puzzled Alona, ​​then this question... Alona felt she understood it.

As Amamiya's 'only personal assistant', Alona has the most detailed knowledge of Amamiya's schedule.

While narrowing down the search to the weather conditions of the Red Winter region, Alona took it upon herself to open multiple ticket windows and start checking recent train and flight schedules.

"Sensei is planning to have Alona book tickets to Red Winter, right? Let me see..."

"Wait a minute... tickets for the next few days have already been booked in advance?!"

"I couldn't get a single one..."

"As for plane tickets..."

“Red East Federation Weather Notice: ‘Red Winter Federation Academy is currently experiencing abnormal weather conditions with snow and wind, so the airport is temporarily closed’…?”

Feeling like she hadn't even done something as simple as booking tickets properly, Alona gritted her teeth in frustration: "How could this happen...!!"

Amamiya silently echoed this sentiment in his mind.

Yeah... how could it be like this?

It's important to know that it's only early autumn, and the temperature hasn't cooled down significantly yet.

Under such climatic conditions... even if Red Winter is located in the polar region, there shouldn't be a large-scale blizzard at this time, right?

This 'abnormal climate change'...as a harbinger, it was far too fast and too obvious.

Amamiya sighed and rubbed Alona's cheek.

"It seems the original itinerary will have to be changed to a video conference..."