Azure Files, the starting point of all miracles

Looking at the Kikyo cat in front of her, a hint of danger gradually appeared in Hesha's narrowed eyes.

"I knew you would say that."

The next second, she stretched out her hand towards Kikyo at lightning speed, trying to pull her up from the teacher.

In junior high school, Kazusa Kyoyama, who was known as "Kathy Palug (Weird Cat)", swept away all the surrounding gangster forces with her powerful personal strength.

Although she chose to leave her chuunibho status and become an ordinary female high school student after entering high school, it does not mean that her strength will decline.

On the contrary, after this period of precipitation, Hesha's combat effectiveness has been further improved.

Faced with such an existence, can Kikyo really cope with it?

the answer is--

Absolutely! It's easy!

Maybe Kazusa had countless "glorious achievements" in the past, but Kikyo is no pushover either.

As Baihua Liaoluan's combat advisor, Kikyo often uses herself as bait and puts herself in danger in order to achieve a perfect victory.

The thin arms that seemed unskilled in combat were actually tightly grasping the rifle named "The Wisdom of Blue Jade" and overcame countless crises.

Facing the incoming palm, Kikyo flexibly dodged it and grabbed Kasa's arm with her backhand.

Perhaps Kazusa has the advantage in strength and speed, but Kikyo has more experience and wisdom than her!

After a short fight, Kazusa and Kikyo were able to determine the strengths and weaknesses of both sides.

At the same time, Xiyu, who had reacted, was about to open her mouth to stop him, but Kikyo, who had expected this, blocked her mouth with her long tail.

Xiyu who was forcefully stuffed in: “?!”

"Well, the person who would get in the way is no longer here."

A cold light flashed in Kikyo's eyes, and she said lightly: "Let's continue."

"Exactly what I want!"

Seeing the person she likes being treated like this, Hesha was so envious—ugh! It was anger!

The next second, the two sides started fighting again.

Looking at the confrontation between the two, Xiyu was about to try to take the tail out of his mouth when he heard a familiar voice in his ears.

? : "Teacher~ You seem to need help~"

Xiyu: “?!”

The sudden sound not only caught the teacher's attention, but also interrupted the two people who were fighting.

However, before everyone could react, a cylindrical object fell between the three people: the smoke that spewed out of it immediately filled the entire room.

"Smoke bomb!?" Hesha was shocked when she saw this.

"Is it an attack?" Kikyo frowned slightly.

At this moment, she suddenly felt her tail loosen.

"not good--"

In a flash, Kikyo's body reacted instinctively, and at the critical moment, she held onto the hand that was about to move away.

Seeing this scene, the attacker (?) raised his eyebrows, and a hint of helplessness appeared in his eyes under the mask.

"Is the reaction good..."

"As expected of a person with a hundred flowers."

"teacher--!"

While the two were confronting each other, Hesha, who was trapped in the smoke, quickly found Xiyu's location by instinct.

Gradually, the smoke dissipated.

Everyone was finally able to see the attacker in front of them clearly—

What kind of expert is this person?!

Chapter 53: The Phantom Thief Whose Heart Was Stolen

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As the smoke dissipated, a very catchy BGM seemed to ring in everyone's ears.

Under the backdrop of lights and falling rose petals, a beautiful figure quickly came into everyone's sight.

She had dreamy long pink and white hair and an elegant and gorgeous suit that wrapped around her exquisite figure, bringing out her beauty to the fullest.

Although her face cannot be seen clearly because of the mask on her face, one can still clearly feel her unique beauty from her temperament.

Of course, compared to all this, Kikyo and Kazusa were more concerned about the cat ears on her head and the cat tail behind her.

Another cat?

Teacher, how many cats do you have?!

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Clear crystal.

The first time he saw her, relevant information popped up in Kikyo's mind.

Like Kitsunesaka Wakamo, the "Fox of Disaster" from the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons, he is a problem child of Kivotos and one of the seven prisoners - codenamed "The Kind Thief"!

If Kitsunesaka Wakamo leaves nothing behind wherever she goes, then anyone targeted by Akira will also end up with nothing.

However, unlike Ruo Zao's "destruction", Jing's is "stealing".

Just as the title suggests, Jing, who has her own unique aesthetic sense for art, does not want to see the works of art being buried, so she decides to take them away through her own methods so that one day the world can truly understand this beauty.

Not for money, not for fame.

Just for such a pure reason, he did something that shocked Kivotos.

This is Jing.

Qingcheng Jing from Trinity College!

Because the other person was from the same school as her, Hesa ​​quickly remembered the other person's identity.

However, she did not have a good attitude towards Jing just because they were alumni.

"Qingcheng Jing, as one of the seven prisoners, what on earth are you doing in Xialai?"

"If you want to attack the teacher, I will never let you go!"

"..."

Compared to the angry Kasa cat, although Kikyo remained silent, she had also already shown her "claws".

Faced with the hostility of the two, Jing did not show any panic from beginning to end. She first bowed to everyone, and then spoke slowly.

"Hurt? Plunder?"

"I guess you all must have misunderstood something."

"I am not a fighter who causes pain, nor am I a villain who plunders everything."

"My heart and my actions are as clear as a mirror. Everything I do is the beauty of all things. The extension of the road under my feet is the manifestation of the essence of love."

Akira said as she shifted her gaze.

Finally, her eyes fell on Xiyu.

As she finished her words, she took off her mask, revealing a pair of beautiful crystal pink eyes.

Just like her temperament gives people the feeling.

There is no doubt that this is a girl as exquisite as a work of art.

"That's why I came to Xialai."

"Teacher, do you remember what you said before?"

Jing held one of the teacher's hands and took out a player with the other hand.

After she pressed the start button, a familiar voice reached the ears of the girls present.

[I... don’t think so. ]

[Although I cannot easily say that I understand you, I will still try my best to understand the students’ feelings. ]

【Watching over them is my responsibility as an adult and a teacher. 】

【As a teacher, as an adult, I hope I can understand my students. 】

*Is this... the teacher's voice? !

Kikyo and Kazusa's pupils shrank slightly.

At this time, Jing's voice came out: What if the thief was a twisted child who was unwilling to consider others from the beginning to the end?

Different from the beautiful, elegant and confident appearance of girls today.

There was something indescribably shaky about the voice in the recorder.

However, for some reason, the closer it gets to this moment, the stronger the premonition in Hesa's heart becomes.

Of course, Kikyo's brows also frowned slightly at this moment.

Sure enough, the next second, their inner guesses turned into reality.

[Even so, I will keep watching over you until the end. ]

[If a student goes astray and suffers... I will definitely reach out to her and guide her.]

Jing: [Even if I am like this... can I still be your student? ]

Faced with such words, even though they could not see the scene at that time, Kikyo and Kazusa could roughly simulate the tenderness on Xiyu's face in their minds.

[Yes, of course. You are all my important students.]

This sentence is like the final blow to the boss in the game strategy.

Completely defeated the anxiety lingering in the girl's heart.

Although at that time, Jing's behavior was simply that of a criminal who stole art.

But Xiyu was keenly able to sense that Jing's seemingly extremely arrogant statement, which claimed that "only I can understand the beauty of works of art", was actually more of a paranoia that evolved from a problem student who was not understood and excluded.

Under such circumstances, Xiyu never regarded Jing as a criminal, but always regarded her as a problem student who lacked guidance and love.

That's why he reached out to the child in the end: Isn't it one's responsibility as an adult to reach out to students in need?

Just as Xiyu was recalling what happened back then, the girls also made new progress.

After playing the past camping scene, Jing looked at Xiyu with emotions in her eyes that could no longer be suppressed and overflowed.

"'Important student' - that's what you told me."

"Even though you know I'm a twisted, inconsiderate troublemaker, the great sinner of Kivotos, you still said that."

"Even today, I still remember the emotion that throbbed in my chest when I heard you say that."

Jing said as she hugged Xiyu's arm: "Do you feel it? The beating in my chest."

"This feeling is not painful, nor is it depression, but a happiness as sweet as honey."

"It's amazing... Ever since I became the Merciful Phantom Thief, I never thought that one day someone would steal my precious treasures."

"What is the name of this emotion, teacher? I am here to ask you for it now~"