I became a heart-stealing thief in Azure Files

What's wrong with her now?

Is it possible for one's mental state to change so drastically simply because of "repentance"?

Ye Zhu was bewildered, while Amamiya was observing Hanaya with great interest.

After a moment's thought, he straightened his posture: "It seems the 'personality synchronization' is quite successful?"

【~??~】(Flower)

"It was quite successful..."

Hua Ye sighed again: "It feels very... special, I've never felt this good before."

Hua Ye glanced at Ye Zhu standing at the door, thought for a moment, and then said without any hesitation, "I dare say that if I were to carry out my plan to 'usurp the position of president of the Federation Student Association' in my current state, without Sensei's interference, I would be 100% successful and run the Federation Student Association even better."

Ye Zhu's eyes suddenly sharpened, and he glared dangerously at Hua Ye, who had spoken without thinking.

Hua Ye remained completely calm, showing no signs of the defensiveness, flushing, or anger that would have immediately followed when she was looked at like that before.

She shrugged nonchalantly: "Don't look at me like that... the next head of the defense office."

"I said that just to show my current confidence...it was intentional."

“Actually, I could say something else, but why would I use such a low emotional intelligence to joke about this? It’s mainly because if I said this, you would probably feel that ‘it’s not surprising that it’s her, it’s something she would say.’”

"Also, it's because... such things are indeed... irrelevant to me now."

"Expanding one's horizons and expanding one's thinking... it's truly a bittersweet experience for an individual."

Ye Zhu: "..."

For some reason, I feel like I hate it even more now.

But strangely, the 'attitude' that Huaye showed actually gave off a feeling that... it was as if 'this is how the president of the Federal Student Council should behave'.

Is it related to what Sensei calls "personality synchronization"?

So, what I saw—the "golden apple" repairing the "distorted light and shadow" on Huaye's body—was actually... a scene of personality synchronization?

Ye Zhu was truly at a loss as to how to make a judgment.

Arriving at the viewing window, Ye Zhu took a close look at Hua Ye, whose eyes were clear, whose expression was natural, and whose 'aura of a superior' was completely different. After a brief moment of surprise, Ye Zhu's first feeling was one of novelty.

That's really strange...

If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, she would have found it hard to believe that the changes in Hua Ye were achieved in an instant.

She looked at Amamiya and tentatively asked, "Sensei, what exactly is this 'personality synchronization'?"

Amamiya clapped his hands, dispelling the remaining light from the "golden apple" in his hand.

He explained simply, "You can think of it as... giving Huaye a new set of clothes."

"If we compare 'personality' to a piece of clothing... or rather, a mask, then Hanaya herself is still herself, unchanged. It's just that she's wearing this new mask, which is why Ye Zhu's perception of her is different."

"Hana synchronized her personality with her counterpart from a broken timeline who became the 'President of the Federation Student Council,' gaining the perspective, knowledge, and some combat abilities of that timeline's personality... Ye Zhu can understand these as linings, or clothing and jewelry that are merely decorative."

Ye Zhu was surprised.

After being shocked for a while, she stared blankly at Hua Ye and exclaimed, "Isn't this equivalent to... gaining learning experience without any side effects, and even improving physical fitness along with it..."

That's so unreasonable!

Seeing Ye Zhu's surprise, Amamiya shook her finger, correcting her misconception.

"It's not exactly without side effects... After all, knowledge, perspective, and psychological factors can be immediately apparent, but the combat skills corresponding to one's personality, as well as drastically different daily habits, require time to adapt."

Even with many limitations, this kind of personality synchronization, which is almost equivalent to 'leveling up in a second,' is still too amazing.

For some students who start out weak but have high potential, doesn't this mean 'learning from each other's strengths and making up for each other's weaknesses'?

Alternatively, for students who are currently very strong but have reached their potential limit and are finding it difficult to improve further, we could try to introduce them to a high-potential personality, allowing them to take their studies to the next level...

In an instant, Ye Zhu thought of many 'ingenious uses' for training Valkyrie students.

"Sensei..."

Knowing what she was thinking, Amamiya didn't disturb her.

Ye Zhu's idea was still a bit too 'presumptuous'.

Huaye's "personality synchronization" is because 'Huaya*Terror' itself left behind things that are equivalent to personality fragments or character fragments, and then through the Golden Apple, a 'gacha item', it was directly guaranteed to be obtained.

Even if it's not targeted, Huaye has a relatively high probability of 'drawing' an SSR because she herself is already at the SR level.

In a normal "personality synchronization" process, finding an SSR-level personality is as difficult as finding a needle in a haystack.

"I can roughly guess what Ye Zhu is thinking, but now is not the time to talk about that..."

Ye Zhu, who was originally in high spirits and wanted to say something, thought about it and agreed.

These kinds of things should be discussed in private...

"So, regarding the punishment for Shiranui Hanaya..."

Ye Zhu took out a document that he had prepared beforehand, along with a pen, and placed it in front of Amamiya.

“Sensei, and... Shiranui too.”

"Sign here."

She looked at Hua Ye, her expression indifferent: "After you sign... you can leave."

Chapter Twenty-Six: Huaye Enters the Defeat CG

In Kivotos, the wind still caresses the stars at night.

A young girl with long, flowing hair, dragging her suitcase, strolled through the night.

Everything related to the Federal Student Association has been packed up, and the head of the defense office has also finished handing over all the necessary items.

...Including feelings.

He carried memories that weren't entirely his own, and was filled with intense emotions for the tower that was always surrounded by mysterious starlight every night... but in the end, he had no connection to this place and left as a sinner.

They were "expelled" and their student status was "cancelled".

From today onwards, I have absolutely no connection with this place.

And the memories and emotions associated with this place are, to me, even fabricated, completely unfounded...

I came into this world with nothing, and I will leave with nothing.

Just thinking about it... makes me feel a little lonely.

"Sensei..."

She looked at the young man walking beside her, helping her carry another suitcase, and asked, dejected and somewhat resentful, "Is everything really 'over'?"

"That's it?"

Amamiya let out a soft "heh" and looked up at the sky.

"Huaye, don't think of things so simply... You should say, this is just the beginning."

"..."

【~???~】(Flower)

Wearing the persona of her own from 'another world', and possessing the rich emotions and cognition of 'another world', Hanaya understood what Amamiya was saying.

Indeed... thanks to Sensei's early intervention, the mistakes I made were mitigated or even rendered harmless.

The things that actually happened in 'another world' did not happen here.

Even if the sins that were about to be committed were lessened considerably, one would still have committed a sin.

At the very least, it is still a crime that must be expelled from the Federal Student Council.

Regarding the mistakes that have already occurred, the work to be done is not limited to repentance.

"Indeed... let's be a little more pragmatic."

Following Amamiya's example, Hanaya looked up and observed the stars tonight.

The autumn wind blows, refreshing yet carrying a chill that makes one's cheeks feel cold.

The wind of late autumn... for the 'other world' itself, it must be a 'natural scene' that it has no time to linger on and can never reach.

After a moment of silence, she clearly felt the light appear in front of her.

Stopping in my tracks, the warm night view of Xia Lai's office building and the nearby residential area unfolds before my eyes.

Under the cover of night, many students are now loitering and wandering around.

The girls lingering on the edge of night have their own purposes—some are on night patrol, some are hoping to 'bump into' the adults who are helping them with their luggage, and others... perhaps they simply yearn for this uniquely warm place.

After leading Hana to the entrance of the Xia Lai Cafe, Amamiya switched his Persona to "Yellow Dragon" (Arcana: The Pope) and opened the cafe, which was unusually quiet under the night sky.

"よう、帰ってきたか (Oh, I'm back)."

After greeting the empty cafe, Amamiya skillfully turned on the lights, faced the direction of the cafe's attic stairs, turned to look at Hana, and made a 'please' gesture.

"..."

Hua Ye entered without a word, glancing over the set that she had previously found tasteless but now found nostalgic.

Then, she laboriously dragged her suitcase containing her personal belongings up to the second-floor attic.

Xia Lai's café is a specially recreated building by the engineering department, based on multiple references including photos provided by Amamiya and original artwork from the game department, with the aim of creating a sense of "nostalgia". The attic on the second floor...

Although it wasn't as 'shabby' as Leblanc, where Amamiya lived, it was definitely 'poor'.

However, compared to the original Leblanc loft, it doesn't accumulate dust, and its ventilation, lighting, and other aspects of daily living have undergone quite sophisticated design.

If you use it as a personal residence... after living there for a while, it might even feel a bit cozy.

Not long ago, Shigure came all the way from Akatsuki and stayed overnight.

In addition, Amamiya would occasionally rest here, and even if she didn't stay, she would clean it regularly.

Amamiya followed closely behind and helped Hanaya carry the other suitcase up.

Looking at her not-so-luxurious but very comfortable personal residence, Hua Ye was momentarily dazed.

'That feeling of emotion and nostalgia is back... This must be the negative effect of "personality extraction" that Sensei was talking about.'

'It seems... this persona of mine, who once served as the 'President of the Federal Student Council,' is useful, but it's not an outer garment that I must always wear.'

'More like... a "formal dress" for a special occasion?'

She patted her cheeks, dispelling the feeling of 'belonging to myself, but not entirely belonging to myself', and Hua Ye shed the state of 'personality synchronization'.

For a brief moment, her body appeared to distort and shatter like a mirror. Then her long hair shortened and converged, and her previously limp ahoge (cowlick) stood up again.

"Hey……"

After sighing, Hua Ye plopped down on her future home—a small single bed.

Looking up at the beams that seemed to have been gripped, she sighed with a somber expression, "I'll be living here from now on."

Hearing Hanaya's 'complaint', Amamiya put down her suitcase and said irritably, "You still have a place to stay, that's not bad, is it?"

"If Xia Lai doesn't take Hua Ye in either, then Hua Ye will be left to wander the streets, and might end up like... those homeless people from 'Suo Que Xing,' having to find abandoned buildings to settle down."

【~??~】

Huaye remained silent, as if she had anticipated this outcome.

"...If Sensei won't take me in, I...I'll..."

She suddenly puffed out her cheeks, looking hesitant, and put on a pitiful appearance, like a shy flower bud waiting to be picked.

"...I gave Sensei 'everything' of myself, forcing her to take me in by sneaking into her bed, climbing into her room at night, and following her."

Amamiya: "..."

You pink-haired girls are all a little strange, more or less.

If it were any other student, Amamiya would already be sitting next to the bed, ready to start spouting nonsense.

But flowers...

Is she really capable of being lewd?

Amamiya crossed her arms, leaning against the currently empty bookshelf, and glanced at Hanaya with a listless expression.