Teacher Xia Lai is also teaching in Kivotos today

"President, I don't mean to discourage you, but what do you think are our chances of winning if we compete with the head of the Discipline Committee, Hina Sorasaki?"

"Uh... um... well..."

After hesitating for a moment, Aruna replied with a hint of doubt.

"If we don't count the other members of the Disciplinary Committee... maybe... 50%?"

"Ah, Ah, Ah, Aru-chan is really confident. She actually thinks we can have a 50-50 chance against that Discipline Committee Chairperson!"

Unlike Mutsuki who made a teasing sound, Kayoko spoke with a serious expression.

"But Aryu, according to the news I heard, although Mr. Lin En caused a lot of commotion when he was in Gehenna, he is also the person that the Discipline Committee Chairman really wants to bring into the Discipline Committee. If she knew that we led the mercenaries to attack Abydos led by Mr. Lin En, do you think she would miss such an opportunity to do Mr. Lin En a favor? What's more... Mr. Lin En has helped us so much before, and I don't want to be his enemy."

"Even so... as long as we defeat Abydos before the Discipline Committee Chairman learns of the news and arrives, we can prove our strength and maybe even get Teacher Lin En to join us..."

Somewhat unexpectedly, after hearing what Aruka said, Haruka, who usually always supported her unconditionally, also spoke up.

"Well... that! If Aru-sama wishes, Haruka will fight to the death for Aru-sama until the last moment! But... fighting to the death with Mr. Lin... I also..."

"Hmm? Haruka, you would actually say something like that?"

Hearing Mutsuki's slightly doubtful words, Haruka couldn't help but clench the shotgun in her arms.

"Because... because Teacher Lin En once told me that he likes weeds just like me. He also said that although weeds can be seen everywhere and are very inconspicuous, this also means that it can ignore the eyes of others and live the way it wants..."

As if she was aware of the gazes from everyone, Haruka couldn't help but shrink even more.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry! I shouldn't speak for our enemies at a time like this! I'm going to commit seppuku right now to apologize!"

“Gurgle…”

After hearing the words of her subordinates, Aryu's originally forced determination disappeared in an instant.

"But we can't retreat before the battle. That would damage the reputation of Convenience House 68... But we don't want to be enemies with Teacher Lin En..."

After struggling for a long time, Aruna, who still couldn't make up her mind, said in a slightly frantic tone as if she was about to collapse.

"I can't make up my mind! How about we take it easy for a while and see if we can negotiate with the teacher..."

Seeing Aru like this, Mutsuki laughed without any restraint.

"Think about it a little more positively, Aru-chan. If we dismiss those hired guys now, although some of the liquidated damages will be deducted, at least we will have money to eat, right?"

"...Yes, at least we have dinner."

"Aru-sama...please give the order!"

Facing the different looks from her three subordinates, Aryu gritted her teeth and thought for a while before finally waving her hand.

"We'll discuss this matter slowly when we get back to the office!"

Chapter 14: It is better to arrive at the right time than to arrive early

Almost early the next morning, Caesar Loan employees drove an armored car into the Abydos campus.

"Sorry for the long wait. The variable interest rate is 7.16% + additional interest rate is 2.67%. The interest is 750 million yuan, and it will be settled in cash."

After quickly counting the money handed to him by Bai Zi and others, the robot employee smiled and nodded at them.

"The amount has been counted correctly. Thank you for cooperating with our Caesar Loan Company. Please take care of us next month!"

After watching the money transporter drive away in the money truck, Hoshino couldn't help but sigh and said with a wry smile.

"It looks like I've finally made it through this month..."

Hearing this, Bai Zi asked subconsciously as if he remembered something.

"How far is it from being paid off?"

Hearing Shiroko's question, Ayane's answer rang through the communicator.

"Because it is divided into 309 years, what is left now is..."

But before Ayane could finish her words, Akane, who was a little irritable, interrupted her.

"Stop talking! You'll never be able to pay it off until you die anyway, and talking about it will only make you more stressed!"

However, among all the people in Abydos, only Nonami frowned slightly.

"Why does Caesar Loan only accept cash... and even arrange a cash transport truck..."

"Ok?"

At this moment, after looking around at everyone, Hoshino noticed something strange and blinked with a little confusion.

"Baizi, have you seen where Teacher Lin En went?"

"Teacher Lin En? Didn't he just come out with us...Where's the teacher?!"

It was not until this time that the people in Abydos suddenly realized that Lin En, who had just helped them take out the bags of money, had disappeared without a trace.

Suddenly, Bai Zi, who seemed to be thinking about something, suddenly spoke.

"Oh no, go check if Teacher Lin En's motorcycle is still there!"

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"...Good morning, everyone..."

In the office of Convenience House 68, Aruru rubbed the dark circles under her eyes and greeted the others.

"Hmm? Didn't you sleep all night, Aruna-chan?"

Mutsuki, who also had some dark circles under his eyes, looked at the remaining Kayoko and Haruka.

"……Ugh."

Hearing this, Kayoko, who also had a pair of dark circles under her eyes, said nothing, but just let out the first sigh of the day.

Haruka, who was in the same situation as the other three, huddled in the corner of the sofa in silence, hugging her shotgun.

"After all, the thought that we might become enemies with Teacher Lin En makes me feel...a little bit stressed..."

Hearing what Aryu said, Kayoko spoke helplessly.

"Since the pressure is so great, why not just go back to Gehenna and farm, President."

"I didn't say the pressure was great! It was just a little bit! Just a little bit..."

Surprisingly, Mutsuki did not take Aru's suddenly weaker voice as a joke, but spoke seriously.

"If we go back now, the Disciplinary Committee won't let us off, right?"

"Based on the performance, as long as the Discipline Committee Chairman is not here, the Discipline Committee will not be our opponent at all. If Teacher Lin En is willing to help us, I'm afraid it won't be a big problem for us to face the Discipline Committee Chairman."

Faced with Kayoko's serious analysis, Aruru looked a little disappointed.

"That being said... this isn't very realistic..."

Seeing that the atmosphere in the office had become somewhat depressing, Mutsuki said to everyone with a smile.

"Okay, okay, since everyone is so unmotivated right now, why don't we just go to that ramen shop and fill our stomachs first! And who knows, we might even run into someone we want to run into!"

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"It was exactly as I expected."

Lynn parked his motorcycle in the shadow of the alley and looked toward the bank located in the black market not far away.

After the armored car left the Abydos school building, he quietly left the countermeasures committee and followed it on a motorcycle.

And just as Lin En guessed, the armored car turned a few corners and drove straight into the black market and stopped in front of the bank.

For Lin En, who had lived in the black market for quite a long time, he knew very well where to find "intelligence dealers" and was very familiar with how things operated here.

Therefore, after watching the employees moving the bags of cash from the armored car into this black bank in the black market, he immediately figured out where the money ended up.

Considering what he learned from the members of the Countermeasures Committee, that Abydos had been under attack by armed groups before his arrival, he was afraid that all of this was just a "self-directed and self-acted" act by the Caesar Group from the very beginning.

Although a few photos were taken with a tablet, they are completely insufficient to prove this point without other substantial evidence.

"Alona, ​​can we hack into that bank's system and investigate its transactions?"

Hearing Lin En's question, Alona narrowed her eyes slightly and shook her head gently in response.

"No, all the data of this bank is managed offline. I can't hack into it without the Internet."

"It's a bit troublesome now..."

After scratching his head, Lin En stretched and took out his cell phone which had been vibrating for a long time.

"..."

Looking at the communication app MomoTalk where each person had more than 20 to 30 messages, Lin En couldn't help but feel embarrassed.

"I'd better tell them in advance next time."

After sending messages to them one by one to tell them that he was about to set off back to Abydos, Lynn touched his hungry stomach and sent them another message.

After putting away his phone, Lynn folded up the motorcycle's kickstand and stepped on the throttle.

"Let's go to the ramen shop for breakfast..."

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"I always feel that without Teacher Lin En here, this ramen doesn't seem as delicious as before..."

Although the ramen was still as delicious as before, Aryu felt it tasted tasteless for some reason.

"Aru-chan, you're just overthinking. You should finish your noodles first before you complain!"

However, when Mutsuki was persuading her with a smile, Haruka looked at Aruko seriously.

"So... do you need me to destroy this store, Lady Aru?"

The moment she heard Haruka's words, Kayoko had a bad feeling and spoke up quickly.

"Calm down Haruka, we're just here to eat noodles, put down what you're holding—"

I have to say, as a colleague and classmate who I have worked with for a long time, Kayoko's premonition was very correct.

However, she underestimated, or rather forgot, Haruka's ability to take action.

"Click——"

Before she could finish her words, Haruka had already pressed the button on the detonator.

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"Hmm? Are the four of them in the store too?"

After parking the motorcycle in front of the Shibakashi Ramen Shop, Lynn chuckled when he saw a familiar figure through the window.

"That's great... maybe we can get some information from them."

However, when he opened the door, what caught his eye was a dazzling but familiar white light——

It was dazzling, of course, because the light emitted by the explosion was too dazzling.

The reason why he felt familiar with it was because he had seen this white light dozens of times in Gehenna.

“…Fuck.”

Chapter 15: The Angry Abydos

A few minutes later, several dusty-faced people crawled out from the dusty and burning ruins.

"Ahem... When did Haruka place explosives that were powerful enough to blow up an entire building?"

As the only person who was blown out of the store by the shock wave, Kayoko was very lucky not to suffer any injuries.

However, just as she was about to stand up, she suddenly felt that the touch under her butt was not the hardness and edges of bricks and stones, but rather a soft feeling similar to that of a cushion.