Azure Files, the starting point of all miracles

However, even in the face of such a strong sense of oppression, Hanako's face did not show the slightest sign of wavering.

She remained calm and composed from beginning to end.

Even though she herself is not particularly good at fighting.

"Of course it's for the teacher."

Hanako responded to Hoshino's slightly accusatory question.

"I want to find a way to save the teacher..."

"teacher!?"

Hanako's words not only surprised Hoshino and others, but also attracted the attention of the girls around her.

"Hanako, do you know something?"

Yuka even came directly to Hanako. The two had worked together in the Emergency Response Committee during the Color Invasion, so they were quite familiar with each other.

"Something about the teacher."

"Actually... I'm just speculating."

Facing Yuuka's gaze, Hanako just shook her head in distress: "When the big snake attacked us, the teacher clearly blocked it with an unknown force, but he still fell down afterwards."

"Obviously his body didn't suffer any damage from this, but not only did his hair turn white, but his muscles also atrophied accordingly."

"This feeling, rather than being hurt, is more like—"

"The vitality has been drained away, right?"

At this moment, the man in black, who had been silent for a while, suddenly spoke and continued Hanako's words.

Then, without waiting for the girls to react, he began to laugh to himself.

“Hehe~hehe~hehe~hehahaha~~~”

"Black suit...what are you doing?"

For some reason, Heifu's laughter made Hoshino feel very uncomfortable.

This feeling is not so much that Heifu has achieved some purpose, but rather that he is mocking him.

Laughing at these ignorant students.

"Sorry, sorry~ I really didn't expect that you didn't even know this."

"A person who works miracles. That's how you students view that teacher, right?"

"Indeed, that teacher has relied on his weak body to overcome countless trials so far. This is indeed an incredible miracle."

"But do you really think that so-called miracles don't require any price to be paid?"

The black-clothed man's words made the girls present open their eyes wide.

Combined with the teacher's performance and the possibility that Heifu had mentioned earlier, a feeling of uneasiness surged into their hearts like a surging tide.

Chapter 96: This is our investment in the teacher through the secret art of numbers

"Dear students~"

Accompanied by a meaningless BGM, the man in black opened his arms to everyone.

"Why is it that the teacher, without the protection of the halo, is able to accomplish so many feats with his fragile body?"

"Why does using an adult's card turn everything around?"

"Why do I become weak after using an adult's card?!"

"There is only one answer!"

When the man in black clothes said this, the corners of his mouth, which were revealing white light, had already stretched into a particularly large arc.

He was sneering.

Laughing at these ignorant children.

At the same time, many people began to tremble because they guessed the answer.

The two people behind the man in black, whose weapons were pressed against his vital points, were shaken violently.

*So…it’s like this…

*The reason why the teacher fell into a coma was not just because of the attack...

Dabaizi seemed to recall something, and a look of pain emerged in his empty eyes.

Hoshino was the same, his arm holding the shotgun was shaking slightly.

However, she finally controlled her emotions.

Because the answer hasn't really been heard yet.

Perhaps with the last glimmer of hope, Hoshino wanted to get an answer from Heifu that was not what he and the others had expected.

Unfortunately, everything that happened next was destined to disappoint her.

Seeing that the atmosphere around them was almost ready, Heifu generously revealed the final answer to the mystery -

"That's because of the 'Adult Card' that the teacher used, the miracle it summoned and the price it paid."

"It is the life and time that the teacher as an individual possesses~~"

"!!!!"

The moment Heifu finished speaking, the weapon in Yuka's hand slipped to the ground. She stared at Heifu in a daze, muttering to herself, and then suddenly looked at Hanako beside her as if she was grabbing a life-saving straw.

"Hanako...he's lying, right?"

"The teacher is sacrificing his own life and time by using the adult's card..."

"This kind of thing is totally illogical! So, he is lying, right?"

Although Yuka tried her best to maintain her sanity, Hanako could still see a deep despair in the depths of her pupils.

At this moment, Hanako was silent.

She didn't know how to respond.

After all... wasn't she also hoping that all this was fake and a wrong judgment?

But that's the truth.

Perhaps because she has always been protected by her teacher, she is almost forgetting the cruel side of this world.

Yes... Just as Heifu said, how could there be things in this world that have no cost?

Perhaps the teacher’s love for these students is “priceless”, but all of this has to be borne by the teacher himself.

From this perspective, we students are really despicable...

"..."

Hanako murmured in her heart and slowly closed her eyes.

And Yuka, as if she had completely lost all her strength, knelt on the ground.

"Teacher...what should I do?"

"Calculate... No matter how I calculate, I can't find a way to save you..."

"Life and time... How could such a thing happen..."

"Yuuka..."

Seeing her like this, Noah also felt very uncomfortable.

At this moment, not only the pressure from the teacher, but also the pressure from the desperate best friend fell on Noah.

But Noah couldn't fall down yet.

Because Yuuka needs it now—

"Noah... I'm sorry for making you worry."

"Yuu...ka?"

Looking at the girl in front of him who suddenly climbed up from the ground, Noah opened his eyes wide in surprise.

Perhaps seeing Noah's thoughts, Yuuka blinked ashamedly: "Sorry, I made you worry about me."

"Yuuka, you——"

"Yes, I have understood that things cannot be undone."

"But, so far, nothing has been completely settled, has it?"

As Yuuka spoke, her sight shifted, and a figure in black clothes appeared in her pupils.

"Since this adult named Heifu appeared here and told us about the teacher, it also means that he should have a solution."

"Am I right, Mr. Black Suit?"

"Kuhuhu~ That's true." The black-suited man chuckled, "But why should I help you?"

"Tell me the price, Black Suit."

"Do you want to do an experiment? Or anything else? I can agree to it."

At this time, Hoshino's low voice came from behind the man in black.

"Accordingly, please - you can give the teacher..."

"Bring back the man we love..."

"Senior Hoshino—"

The white piece from this world next to Hoshino was about to speak, but was stopped by the other party.

"Okay, don't argue with me at this time."

"As Heifu said, every miracle has a price."

"Before, it was because our teachers paid the price for us that we were able to spend every day without worries."

"And now, it's just a swap of identities."

"No, Senior Hoshino, that's not what I'm talking about."

Baizi shook his head, and along with the rest of Abydos's companions, put their hands on Hoshino's shoulders.

"I-we mean, together."

"Eh--?!"

"The teacher saved all of us."

"So, now it's our turn to save him."

"you--!"

"Kufufu~ How interesting! Is this what they call a bond?"

“Companions, friends, teachers and students.”

"Even, there is——"

"You are right. I do like the teacher and love him."

Miyako's sudden words made the other members of the Rabbit Team freeze in place.

Perhaps everyone knows each other's thoughts to some extent, but before this, no one is willing to speak out their inner thoughts.

After all, not everyone can be as frank as Ruozao and Jing.

After saying this, Gongzi may have sensed her companions' thoughts, and she turned around and smiled helplessly at them: "Sorry, this time, I can't bear it any longer."

“This isn’t just for teachers.”

"At the same time, it is also to avoid leaving any regrets for myself."

After Miyako finished speaking, the other members of the Rabbit Team looked at each other and smiled helplessly.

"We already knew about this kind of thing."