Azure Files, the starting point of all miracles

Sakurako: "Indeed, no matter from which angle you look at it, the teacher is a hero."

Mary: "Um... Lady Sakurako, I think the hero Hanako-san is talking about may be a little different from what you understand..."

Sakura: “?”

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Not to mention the girls who were gradually going astray, the teacher was looking at the figure from the past on the screen, as well as his past self.

He began to murmur in his heart.

"Have I become a hero like you now?"

"Mr. Security..."

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At the same time, Xiyu in the picture, after recovering, also began to take action.

He first checked the security booth, where he found an employee code of conduct and a note that seemed to have been there for a long time.

The former is the same as the tourist code, recording various rules, all of which can correspond to some of the requirements in the tourist code.

The latter, rather than being rules, would be more accurately described as advice or reminders.

From the handwriting on the note, Xiyu could feel how much the owner of all this hoped that his colleagues would be safe.

*Do you always remember your identity as a human being?

After recording all this information in his mind, Xiyu left the employee rules and notes at the security booth.

They should stay here, waiting for someone else who needs them.

Now, the first thing Xiyu had to do was to go to the aquarium to find and put on her black work clothes...

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"Eh?"

Seeing the teacher's actions, Izuna, the little fox from the Ninjutsu Research Department of the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons Academy, showed a confused expression: "My lord, don't you plan to wear black work clothes?"

"Why did you change your mind this time?"

Chidori Mitsuru, who is also from the Ninjutsu Research Department of the Hyakki Yagyo Academy, proposed a possibility.

"Perhaps, Your Highness, the teacher wants to change his mood?"

At this time, another member of the Ninjutsu Research Club, Oono Tsukie, also proposed a possibility.

"Black...Sensei, do you want to become a ninja?"

Kiryu Kikyo: “…”

Looking at these lively and chattering girls, Kikyo shook her head helplessly, and then began to answer their questions.

"The teacher did not choose black work clothes before because people wearing black work clothes cannot enter the lion park."

"The teacher was worried about his friend's safety and wanted to accompany him into the lion park, so he did this."

"As for now, the teacher's purpose has changed."

"He was no longer acting out of concern for his friend, but rather to fulfill the security guard's wish."

Having said that, Kikyo paused for a moment, and a strange light flashed in her deep eyes.

"If I'm not mistaken, the teacher's next move is probably going to be something related to the weirdness of this zoo."

"What a bold fellow..."

"..."×3

After listening to Kikyo's story, Izumi, Koman and Tsukuyomi looked at each other with expressions full of surprise on their faces.

After noticing that their eyes looked a little strange, Kikyo couldn't help but frown slightly.

"What's wrong?"

"No...it's okay."

Xiaoman said intermittently: "I'm just a little surprised..."

"Kikyou, you're unexpectedly a very friendly person~"

Kikyo: “?!”

After hearing what Xiaoman said, Kikyo frowned: She wanted to say something, but looking at their innocent faces, she finally gave up.

"Chidori-senpai...you talk too much."

The cute cat muttered something quietly and returned to his seat.

Chapter 197: Red-clad Employee

Black overalls...

It was already night when we came out of the security booth.

The dark night sky is like a big net, covering the entire world.

The entire zoo was silent, as if some existence was whispering invisibly.

Just then, Xiyu noticed.

Not far to the east of the security room, there is a special building.

This special thing is not just its appearance.

It looks just like any other building, so ordinary that it would not arouse any suspicion.

What made it special was the lights on in that building.

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Chapter 198: Respect - Those who silently contribute behind the scenes

night.

The cold wind kept whistling in my ears, like the painful cries of the victim.

Xiyu walked alone in the dark zoo. The road ahead was pitch dark, but there was no trace of confusion in his steps from beginning to end.

"You know nothing about that."

"Because from the beginning to the end, there is someone silently protecting you behind your back."

I didn’t have much of an opinion about this at the beginning, but now it seems to me that I have a different feeling about it.

Xiyu thought so and returned to the stage.

Under the gaze of all the students, he placed his hands on the piano that was slowly rising from the stage.

"Someone has drawn its attention to you."

"Someone is risking his life to stay here and show you the way forward."

In reality, Xiyu's words full of gratitude and the image of him walking in the darkness in the past on the screen formed an extremely special resonance, which deeply attracted the students present.

"Someone is driving the danger away for you."

"Someone left crucial clues and notes for you."

"Without exception, they all fought and sacrificed for a common belief."

"A brave man, worthy of gratitude and respect, is destined not to be remembered by others."

"I hope that all this will not be too late..."

As these words fell, Xiyu's fingers gently tapped the piano keys.

【The first encounter is enough】

Because you are surrounded by light

[I picked up the flowers hidden under the soil]

The melodious singing dispelled the weirdness and ominousness of the night, and the evening breeze was no longer cold.

The young man on the screen took firm steps towards the lights in the distance.

Although they had a vague idea of ​​what would happen to him next, all the students, without exception, no longer felt uneasy or shaken.

They followed Xiyu's singing, and at the same time, silently prayed for his upcoming journey in their hearts.

[Like a paper crane that can't land]

[Like a stream flowing naturally upwards]

【The forgotten soul is finally reborn】

With the teacher's singing, the boy finally arrived at the destination of his journey.

Zoo director's office.

The bright lights in the area dispel the darkness of the night.

Just like a rising sun, it attracts those twisted and ominous beings in the darkness.

The moment he arrived in this area, a faint laughter sounded in the boy's ears.

He nearly fell to the ground.

It wasn't because of injury or fatigue.

Rather, the structure of the body seems to have changed unconsciously.

Humans are creatures that walk on two feet.

However, walking on two feet is not necessarily suitable for all creatures.

This is not the way he should walk - for some reason, these words suddenly popped up in the boy's mind.

However, he did not choose to believe it.

As stubborn as a stone, like an ancient tree.

He took a difficult step and walked forward.

And the laughter seemed to have become much smaller.

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After some difficult progress, he arrived at the door of the director's office.

Knock on the door gently with your hand.

After a while, the door opened.

A man who looked mentally unwell appeared in front of the boy.

However, he has a pair of extremely bright eyes.

Those were a pair of extremely firm and bright eyes that never succumbed to darkness even though they were tortured.

After seeing the young man outside the door, he hesitated for a moment, then slowly said: "What do you want?"

"…I want to know more."

"……I see."

A simple conversation allows them to fully understand each other.

After that, there wasn't much conversation.

The head teacher took the boy into the office and pointed to a printed document stuck on a wooden table not far away.