Teacher Xia Lai is also teaching in Kivotos today

Perhaps it was because her honesty just now reduced some of the guilt in her heart, or perhaps it was because she wanted to compensate Lin En in her own way. Therefore, when the three of them were arguing, although Zi did not speak, she stared at Lin En just as seriously.

But to be precise, it was the empty space on the hospital bed where he was lying.

"Ahahaha... It seems like Azusa-chan really wants to be with Teacher Lin En..."

Hearing Hifumi's slightly embarrassed voice, Koharu grumbled with some dissatisfaction for some reason.

"This... this is an act of violating discipline. You will definitely be arrested by Senior Lian Jian and Senior He Cheng if you do this..."

However, in response to Koharu's remarks, Hanako looked as if she had suddenly realized something.

"Ah la la... So, rather than the other party taking the initiative, Koharu-chan prefers taking the initiative like this?"

"No, why did you come to such a conclusion?"

After taking a look at Koharu who was unsurprisingly furious and Hanako who was looking at her with a smile, Nagisa, who was still holding Mika's collar, sighed helplessly.

"Really...if you do this, it will make the teacher very embarrassed..."

But unfortunately, perhaps because Mika's "proposal" was too tempting, or for some other reason, Nagisa's words were almost instantly drowned out by the noisy environment in the ward.

Therefore, naturally, it was impossible for anyone to hear her words and then say, “We have to at least wait until Teacher Lin En finishes his recuperation.”

Just as Lin En rubbed his temple with the only hand he could move, thinking about what to do to stop them, a somewhat unexpected voice reached everyone's ears.

"Mika-sama, and Minister Nero... Teacher Lin has been trying hard to resist sleepiness since just now, right?"

Although Sena's voice was not loud, it had an unexpected penetrating power, causing everyone except Lin En to involuntarily stop what they were doing and what they were talking about.

"and……"

Although Qinna looked at everyone in the ward with a smile on her face, everyone, including Lin En, inexplicably felt a kind of... strange sense of oppression emanating from Qinna.

Unlike the oppressive feeling brought by Nero and Mika who relied on force or "violence", if I were to make an analogy, this wonderful feeling was like the feeling of suddenly facing Lin En when you felt guilty for having just done something bad.

Maybe it was because of the natural sense of oppression that Serina brought with her as a nurse in the special setting of the hospital, or maybe it was because she was talking about the "tiger skin" of Lin En, who had just "recovered from a serious illness" and was of concern to everyone. Therefore, no one, whether it was the people in the cram school, or Nero and Mika, dared to refute her words.

In an instant, the ward finally returned to the quietness it deserved.

“Ahhh…”

Faced with the sudden silence in the ward, Hanako seemed to understand something and chuckled with her hands covering her mouth.

Seeing that the atmosphere was becoming somewhat awkward, Nagisa shook her head slightly, coughed lightly and said.

"Serena-san is right. We should let the teacher have a good rest now. I'm very sorry, Serena-san. As for Minister Nero and Alice-san, I will arrange accommodation for you, please rest assured."

"I always feel a little sorry...Sina-chan..."

However, in response to Mika apologizing to her, Sena nodded slightly to Nagisa and continued with a smile on her face.

"Since the more urgent matters have been dealt with, can we discuss and formulate more specific plans tomorrow after Teacher Lin En has a night's rest?"

"Well... indeed, it's not good to keep disturbing the teacher's rest. Hey, let's forget about that Seizono Mika today. If you suddenly say something like this next time, I won't let you off like this again."

Hearing Nero's words, which were somewhat tinged with anger, Mika replied without giving in.

"I'm not just being selfish! I'm dead serious!"

Seeing that the atmosphere that had just eased seemed to become tense again, Nagisa hurriedly pulled the back of Mika's collar with a little force, and at the same time interrupted the conversation between the two.

"Okay, it's late now, everyone should leave first and let Teacher Lin En have a good sleep."

Hearing this, Qinna smiled and nodded.

"Master Nagisa is right. If that's the case, then it's great."

Seeing that Lin En yawned again and looked very sleepy, the other people in the ward did not say anything else and began to pack up their things and prepare to leave.

"…Thank you, Serina."

In response to Lin En's thanks, Qinna said with a smile after making the bed flat and covering him with a blanket.

"Teacher Lin En, fatigue is the root of all diseases, so you must not push yourself too hard, okay?"

"Ah...I will."

In response to Lin En's evasive look, Qinna did not say anything more. Instead, like everyone else in the ward, she smiled and said goodbye to Lin En, said good night to each other, and then quietly left the ward.

Seeing the door of the ward slowly close, Lin En finally closed his eyes which were almost stuck together.

That night, Lin En had a rare good sleep.

Chapter 84: You were ambushed, by me alone!

At four o'clock in the morning, most students were still asleep, but in the bottomless dark woods in a corner of Trinity College, a pair of bright eyes suddenly appeared.

But then, a student wearing a peaked cap walked out from the woods. And in the woods behind her, there seemed to be many vague figures.

"Captain, all troops have successfully sneaked into Holy Trinity College through the secret passage of the former site of the Saints. We have not encountered any resistance from Holy Trinity enemies so far, and all enemies encountered on the target route have been properly dealt with."

After hearing the report from her subordinates, Saori, who was called the captain, nodded slightly.

"Remember, the main target of this operation is Kirito Nagisa. We have to capture him in the shortest possible time."

"clear."

Although everything went very smoothly, Saori inexplicably felt a little uneasy.

Although their experiences so far were just like the information provided by Seizono Mika, today Nagisa transferred the people from the Justice Realization Committee away, which was a perfect opportunity to take action. Moreover, along the way, those patrol officers who were not resistance at all were also easily dealt with by them. It can be said that the Holy Trinity was completely empty at this time.

But...why did she feel uneasy?

Is it because this operation has been going too smoothly so far?

Or was it because this was the first shot fired by Arius against the Holy Trinity?

Or maybe it’s because…

For some reason, two people inexplicably popped up in Saori's mind.

Although the two people have similar or the same titles, they are completely different people to her.

But then she shook her head gently, dismissing the two men from her mind.

One of the two should have been dealt with by "Peace", and the other... Although I tried to find him, I still have no news. I'm afraid he has disappeared from Kivotos long ago.

However, this is inevitable. After all...

"… [Vanitas vanitatum, et omnia vanitas] (No matter where you go, everything is nothing)."

After subconsciously reciting the sentence that person disliked the most, Saori paused involuntarily.

It was not until this moment that she realized that she had not read this sentence for a long time without realizing it.

However, the person who would hit her head unhappily and give her a "lecture" every time he heard her repeating this sentence is long gone. Why does she still remain the same as she was back then?

Besides, why would I think of these things at this time?

"team leader?"

Brought back to reality by her subordinates' words, Saori coughed lightly and began to give commands according to the pre-arranged arrangements.

"Teams B and C are surrounding the main target's hall as planned, while Team D is responsible for guarding the surrounding area. Team A is on its way to complete the main mission."

"receive."

Watching her subordinates silently sneaking into the night, Saori's inner uneasiness grew stronger for some reason.

Although Saori didn't know what made her feel this way, she now knew very well that now was not the time to think about it - since the bow had been shot, there was no turning back.

After quickly dealing with the seemingly extremely lax guards around the hall and successfully sneaking into the hall, Saori led her team members to the door of the room where Kirito Nagisa was.

At Saori's signal, one of the team members walked up and knocked on the door, but received no response.

Immediately, Saori didn't hesitate any more and kicked the locked door open.

It was still dark outside, and even the corridor was a little cold due to the draft. But the room that was forcibly opened seemed very warm, and the sound of the flames in the fireplace reached the ears of Saori and the others.

But other than that, there was not a single light on in the room.

Not only that, there was a person sitting on a chair beside the table with his back to them, looking at the hazy moon outside the window.

As if she noticed that Saori and the others were looking at her, the girl with her back to them grinned slightly.

"Oh, the prey has been caught."

"We've been ambushed! Cover the retreat!"

Almost at the same moment Nero opened his mouth, Saori noticed something was wrong and shouted out without hesitation.

However, it was too late.

"Yes, you were ambushed."

Along with Nero's arrogant laughter and the muzzle flames flashing from the two guns in her hands, more than ten subordinates around Saori fell down in an instant.

"I'm the only one!"

Even though Saori had immediately asked all team members to shoot and cover the retreat, the opponent was just one person and was rolling around in the crowd like the golden dragon on his coat - no, it could even be called a "massacre"!

There was clearly only one person on the other side, but to that person, the difference in numbers between them seemed like a joke.

Almost instantly, Nero rushed into the Arius team at a very fast speed. Because they were retreating and covering the shooting, even if they wanted to shoot at Nero, they would easily hurt their own people by mistake.

Seeing this, Saori reacted quickly and ordered everyone to split up and retreat, and called other teams on the radio.

"Mission failed! I repeat, mission failed! 'Peace' betrayed! All teams evacuate immediately according to the retreat plan!"

The moment Saori saw that the other person was not Kirito Nagisa, she knew that this mission had been a complete failure.

There is only one reason for the failure, that is "Peace", that is, Shirasu Azusa, the information given to them was a trap in itself.

Not only that, through the flames from the muzzle of the gun, Saori also saw clearly who was waiting for them here.

That is the director of Millennium Science Academy C&C, Megan Nero, who is known as the strongest combat power ceiling in the Millennium!

In other words, not only is the opponent impossible to fight head-on, it is also likely that they cannot even outsmart him!

There was no time to think about why the people from Millennium Institute of Technology appeared here. After a brief exchange of fire, Saori escaped from the hall chased by Nero.

Although Saori escaped, she knew in her heart that they were now trading numbers for time to retreat. Although each of them could hold Nero back for a few seconds, they would be knocked down by Nero the next moment.

"Damn Azusa and Holy Trinity... when exactly did this happen..."

Just as Saori spoke out in hatred, Hiyori's voice came over the radio.

"Eh...eh? Did Azusa...betray us? So...should we retreat now?"

Hearing this, Saori couldn't help but grit her teeth.

"Because Millennium Science Academy got involved, and even sent out an opponent like Megan Nero. With Millennium Science backing them up, who knows what else they might come up with. So we can't continue to fight."

After firing a volley of bullets to shatter Nero's afterimage, Saori dodged the opponent's fire and gave the final order.

"Team A and Hiyori, please cover our retreat as much as possible. Hiyori should also keep your distance. Megan Nero is very powerful and we must not engage him in close combat! The mission has failed! Everyone, do not hesitate to fight and evacuate according to the planned retreat!"

Chapter 85: The Schemer and the Schemed

Deep in the woods of Trinity Suburb, there is a collapsed church.

This church was originally a place of worship for the Congregation of Saints Justina, the predecessor of the Congregation of Sisters. However, with the disappearance or "transformation" of the Congregation of Sisters, the church collapsed due to lack of maintenance and became the relic it is today.

However, this place is now controlled by the students of Arius Academy and used as a temporary meeting point.

After briefly explaining a few words to her subordinates, Saori, who looked a little dusty, came up to a hooded girl.

"..."

Seeing Saori coming, Atsuko didn't say anything, but just raised her hand and gestured to her.

But surprisingly, Saori seemed to understand what she meant and nodded helplessly.

"Indeed... we can only retreat now."

Hearing Saori say this, Misaki beside them picked up the rocket launcher that she had just checked.

"Things seem to be getting complicated..."