Teacher Xia Lai is also teaching in Kivotos today

Just as Nagisa's heart was in a mess due to these countless complex and chaotic emotions, she suddenly felt a warm touch on her hand.

When she looked over subconsciously, she found that it was Lin En who had held her hand at some point.

"I will find Weihua back."

However, facing Lin En's serious gaze, Nagisa couldn't help but blurt out.

"But...what Mika just said...could it be that the person who attacked Shengya..."

But before she could finish, Lin En had already stretched out a finger and lightly touched the girl's lips.

"It's okay, Nagisa... Mika is your good friend, isn't she? You should trust her."

Facing Lin En who was looking at her with a smile, Nagisa hesitated for a moment, but she still nodded slightly.

"Well...we are childhood friends, but..."

Even though she said this, Nagisa's face was already filled with confusion.

She had doubted many people in Kivotos, many people in Trinity Academy, and even the juniors she had high hopes for. But even so, she had never doubted Mika, who had been with her the most.

Although she had guessed something from the few words Wuhua said, she subconsciously rejected that result.

After all, not only was there no evidence for this, but more importantly, she had no idea why Weihua would do this.

After all, even though the relationship between her and Mika became distant due to various reasons, deep in her heart, she always believed in Mika, her... best friend.

"teacher……"

"Since you are confused by what Mika said, why don't you let her answer it for you?"

Seeing that Nagisa seemed to be in some kind of self-doubt, Lin En smiled bitterly and patted the head of the current tea party organizer.

"I believe that Mika must have her own reasons for doing this, and she is definitely not an unforgivable child. No matter what happened, the fact that you two are good friends is not false, right?"

After stroking Nagisa's long hair, which had obviously been carefully maintained, to calm it down a little, Lynn continued with a smile.

"Believe me, I will definitely bring Mika back. As for what Nagisa wants to do or say after that, that is a problem between Mika and Nagisa. And... Nagisa, promise me that no matter where the final result will go, you must sit down and have a good talk - just like you did before."

As Lin En said this, he handed the photo frame that he had been holding in his other hand to Nagisa.

In the frame is a photo taken by an unknown person, showing Nagisa, Mika, and Shengya sitting around a tea table.

"Teacher Lin En..."

Looking at the familiar scene in the photo, Nagisa couldn't help but tighten the photo frame in her hand.

For some reason, after hearing what Lin En said, Nagisa felt a little calmer.

That’s right… I don’t need to think or worry too much now.

All I need to do now is to believe in her as I have always done before, and that's enough.

What's more... now there is more than one person I can trust.

After taking a deep breath, Nagisa began to calm down.

"I understand, Teacher Lin En... I believe you. In that case, Mika... I'll leave it to you. I also hope to have a good talk with Mika as you said... just like we did before."

Looking at Nagisa who had gradually calmed down, Lin En nodded slightly and left Mika's house.

But the moment Lin En closed the door, Nagisa sat down on the chair in a daze, like a puppet with its strings cut.

But even so, she still held the photo frame tightly in her hand.

Never let go.

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"Why did things turn out like this..."

After leaving Weihua's house and walking a long distance, Lin En sighed helplessly and touched his cuffs.

Here, he was sewing one of the accessories for his Phantom Thief Suit - a very ordinary button-type recorder.

But what is unusual is that this recorder contains Mika's narration about the "traitor" and her views on Nagisa.

The reason why Lin En met with Nagisa tonight was to discuss matters related to this recording with Nagisa.

But even at the end, even until now, he did not choose to tell Nagisa about the existence of this recording.

why?

Is it because he is worried that this is betraying Mika or Azusa? Or is it because he is worried about Nagisa's reaction after listening to the recording?

Or...is it simply because he was soft-hearted?

Even he himself couldn't explain it clearly.

However, he is now very clear that there is one thing he must accomplish.

At this moment, he felt a slight vibration and took out his cell phone. He found that it was a message from Hifumi, who had sneaked into his room while the other students in the cram school were not paying attention, asking about his absence.

After trying to get away with the excuse that he needed to go out for some errands, Lin En suddenly thought of something and added a sentence.

"By the way, Hifumi, can you help me get that black suitcase from under the bed? I'll come get it from the front door in a minute."

After seeing the "received" message from Hifumi, Lynn couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Even though he has Alona who can mobilize all the surveillance cameras, he probably won't be able to catch up with Weihua if he relies on his own two legs, right?

Moreover, if Weihua senses that he is approaching or sees him, he might run away immediately.

That being the case...

"As long as we can catch up with her and prevent her from running away in the first place, that will be enough."

Although he already had a plan in mind, Lin En couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat when he recalled the scene just now.

I hope I won’t be as miserable as that wall later…

Chapter 40 Gems and Macarons

Just as Lynn took the box from Hifumi and ran deep into the campus, Mika was wandering around the campus of Trinity Academy like a headless fly, looking a little at a loss.

Fortunately, it was already late at night, and she was subconsciously avoiding the patrolling Trinity students and walking towards a relatively deserted place on weekdays, so no one noticed this tea party member who looked a little dazed.

At this moment, Mika didn't know how to face Nagisa, nor did she know how to face Lin En.

According to her original plan, what she should do next is to find a way to make Lin En waver, and then deceive Nagisa, and use this to stop the annoying Eden Treaty. Then reconcile with Arius, and then...

Thinking of this, Weihua couldn't help but hug her head.

It has clearly been planned and there won't be any problems, but why am I so shaken now?

Was it because she learned that Shengya-chan was not dead that made her feel that what she did was meaningless?

Or was it because he felt ashamed because of the pleading look in his childhood sweetheart Nagisa's eyes when she looked at him?

Although she is not sure about the answer to this question yet, what she knows is that she seems to have unknowingly embarked on a path of no return.

Now, Weihua doesn’t even know what she wants to protect or destroy.

"Woo..."

Under the dim light of the street lamps, Weihua was staggering along the forest path. She still had the strength to go on, but at this moment she stopped involuntarily and leaned against a tree beside the road.

Is it because I feel a little empty?

Or is it because I feel a little lonely?

She herself couldn't explain it clearly.

Compared to these indescribable feelings, she seemed a little cold at this moment.

"Ah... maybe it's because I haven't been exercising much recently..."

After realizing this, Mika, who was looking down at the mottled shadows of the trees on the path, muttered to herself in a self-deprecating manner.

She didn't know what she should do next.

I don’t know how long it had been, but Weihua, who was in a daze, suddenly found that the shadow on the ground seemed to be shaking abnormally.

When she realized this and looked up subconsciously, she found a person wearing strange clothes that looked like those in a drama sitting on a tree trunk high in front of her.

"You...I remember you..."

Looking at the person who was also staring at her silently, Weihua couldn't help but frown slightly.

"Nagisa-chan seemed to have mentioned you as the person related to Hifumi-san. I think your name was... [Decade]?"

When Lin En heard the word Wei Weihua uttered, he couldn't help but pause when he was about to say something, and almost fell off the tree trunk.

"Um, Ms. Mika... my name is [Joker], not [Decade]."

"Well... they all read the same anyway!"

Looking at Weihua's seemingly righteous look, Lin En opened his mouth slightly, but gave up the idea of ​​correcting her.

"So... I heard that Junker, who is said to be as powerful as Tsurugi-san, wants to talk to me about something?"

"Why do you seem to be using unfriendly words, Weihua?"

After complaining helplessly, Lin En coughed lightly and looked at Weihua with a smile.

"But I am still very grateful to you, Mika-san. Thank you for not calling the patrolling students when you saw me."

"Well... because I feel like you can't beat me."

Weihua's answer without hesitation made Lin En's face darken as he was about to say something.

But when he thought back to the wall that had been knocked open, and how Mika had no scratches or even marks on her face...

Well, I'm afraid I really can't beat her.

After quickly picking up his shattered confidence and calming down his mood, Lin En jumped down and landed gently in front of Weihua.

"But don't worry, I'm not a weirdo. I'm just a thief."

"Strange...thief?"

After tilting her head slightly at the words Lin En uttered, Mika suddenly spoke as if she had thought of something.

"So... stealing is your profession?"

"..."

Although Lin En suspected that Weihua was trying to provoke him, he had no evidence and judging from her doubtful eyes, it seemed that she really didn't mean it...

Of course, more importantly, even if he was enraged, he couldn't beat her...

"Ahem, Phantom Thief isn't that simple, okay?"

As Lin En said this, he pulled up Weihua's hand, who had a puzzled look on her face, and gently kissed the back of her hand.

Uh... isn't this a bit pretentious?

But never mind, whatever.

"But... after all, a Phantom Thief is someone who steals things, right? Gems, money, or something else."

"…Right, because that's the job of a Phantom Thief."

Looking at Weihua who seemed to have forgotten her sorrow for a short while and asked him questions with a puzzled look on her face, Lin En smiled and nodded.

"But...stealing is not a good thing, right?"

"Of course it's not good."

Facing Mika who looked surprised by his answer, Lin En continued with a smile.

"So before you steal something, you should think carefully about what you can steal and what you can't steal."

“…Is there anything else I can steal?”

"That's why we need to think it through. After all, there are too many things in this world that cannot be converted into money or numbers. But perhaps it is for this reason that everyone wants it."

After hearing Lin En's answer, Weihua couldn't help but look a little puzzled.

"But... since they can't be converted into money or numbers, how can we determine their value? And if that's the case... then why did you steal them, Joker?"