Teacher Xia Lai is also teaching in Kivotos today

"Although the time is short, everyone has already gotten used to the feeling of being around the teacher."

After answering in this way, Nonami sat down next to Lin En and put her hand on his arm affectionately.

Lin En obediently let the girl hug his arms, feeling the soft touch of the girl's body pressed against him and couldn't help but smile bitterly.

He didn't know if it was his illusion, but he always felt that his rationality seemed to be in crisis recently.

"Well, I feel very safe if a teacher is around."

Bai Zi, who was sitting on the other side of Lin En, didn't show much expression, but his voice was slightly higher than usual.

Hearing this, Lin En rubbed the pair of wolf ears on Bai Zi's head, feeling a little amused.

"I've only been away for less than a day. You guys can't be left without me and be unable to do anything, right?"

As Lin En said this, he remembered something and spoke with a hint of curiosity.

"Where are the others?"

"Akane and Ayane-san went to visit General Shiba, and as for Hoshino-senpai, he probably went to sleep somewhere else."

Looking at Nonami's seemingly dissatisfied expression, Lin En smiled awkwardly.

However, since he had promised Hoshino to keep the fact that she was patrolling every night a secret, he naturally couldn't tell them.

"Huh? The teacher is back."

At this moment, Hoshino's voice, along with the sound of the activity room door opening, reached the ears of the three people.

"Well, have you had a good rest, Hoshino?"

"Hmm... I feel like I've rested enough, but I still feel like I haven't rested enough..."

After rubbing his sleepy eyes in a very cute way, Hoshino came to Lin En, then sat in his arms as if it was a matter of course, stretching his limbs lazily.

"Hmm..."

Seeing Hoshino's look, Bai Zi beside Lin En couldn't help but make a slightly dissatisfied sound.

On the other side, although Nonami's expression did not change as she held Lin En's arm, Lin En could feel his arm being gradually tightened by something soft.

Lin En glanced at the two of them out of the corner of his eye, then looked at Xingye who was sleeping in his arms, and couldn't help but sigh helplessly.

Hoshino felt relieved. He didn't have to worry about anything when he fell asleep. In the end, he was the one who took on everything.

However, what Lin En has to deal with now is not only the dissatisfaction of the girls on both sides, but also the physiological reaction that is revived again.

But fortunately, before his physiological reaction could wake Hoshino up, hurried footsteps were heard outside the activity room.

"Wow--"

The door to the activity room was suddenly opened, and Akane and Ayane appeared outside the door with rapid breathing.

"Ah, Teacher Lin En, you're back!"

The moment she saw Lin En, Ayane, who had a sad look on her face, instantly relaxed her brows.

"What happened?"

Hearing this, Ayane nodded quickly.

"Yes! After Akane and I went to visit General Chai, we found out that he and the surrounding shops had received a notice to evacuate."

"Retreat... Retreat notice? But as the owner of the land in Abydos, only Abydos High School should be able to issue a retreat notice, right?!"

Hearing Ayane's unexpected words, Nonami couldn't help but reveal a look of surprise, and even the strength with which she was hugging Lin En's arm involuntarily decreased.

However, Lin En didn't notice this at all at this time. He quickly thought of something and sighed.

"Yes. Logically, only the owner of the land is entitled to issue a notice to quit."

"That's... that's what I'm saying..."

However, before Nonami could relax, Lynn continued.

"But...what if the ownership of the land in Abydos is no longer in the hands of Abydos University?"

"……what?"

When Nonami and Shiroko looked stunned, Akane, who had been unable to contain herself any longer, spoke hastily.

"According to General Chai, the ownership of many areas that originally belonged to Abydos University had been transferred to the Caesar Group several years ago."

"But...but why is this happening? Taking away the land of the school autonomous region should be impossible. Who did this?"

Hearing Ayane's somewhat flustered words, just when Lin En was entangled in confusion, an unexpected voice rang out.

"It's the Student Union of Abydos."

Sitting in Lin En's arms, Xingye, who had just taken a nap with his eyes slightly closed, now opened his eyes.

"Only the student union of the school can dispose of school assets. And only the student union has the right to dispose of the ownership of real estate such as land."

As if he saw everyone's confusion, Hoshino smiled and took out a stack of information from his arms.

"I'm sorry, Teacher Lin En. This is what I accidentally found on your desk when I went to your office to find a place to sleep... I guess this is something you picked out from the materials we stole and hid away, right?"

Although everyone was concerned about why Hoshino went to Lin En's office to sleep, they were more concerned about what the stack of information in Hoshino's hand was and why Lin En hid them.

"Ah... This is the document that proves that the Abydos Student Union transferred the land ownership to the Caesar Group?"

Facing everyone's slightly puzzled gazes, Hoshino scratched his cheek.

"I think the reason why Teacher Lin En hid them is probably because he didn't want us to see them. After all, we are already burdened with a huge debt. If we knew about this kind of thing... I'm afraid we would become even more devastated, right?"

Facing the gazes cast towards him by everyone in the activity room, Lin En couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"Originally I was thinking of investigating and handling this matter myself, and then telling you when there was a more appropriate opportunity... But I didn't expect you to know it so soon."

After hearing Lin En's answer, everyone on the Countermeasures Committee fell silent for a moment.

But soon, Qian Xiang, who reacted the fastest, patted the table with her hand and spoke to Lin En seriously.

“Teacher Lin En! Although I understand that you are thinking about us, please don’t act on your own at this time, okay? Didn’t Senior Hoshino also say that if we ask the teacher to help us take on these things, then our countermeasures committee will really become a useless club relying on Teacher Lin En!”

Having said that, Akane looked at him seriously.

"Besides, we are not the kind of fragile children who would cry over such things, okay?"

Feeling Qian Xiang's genuine gaze and the gazes of the others that contained the same emotion, Lin En chuckled softly.

"...I understand. I won't do that again."

Hearing Lin En's words, everyone on the Countermeasures Committee breathed a sigh of relief.

And after noticing the change in his tone, Hoshino, who was sitting in his arms, raised his eyebrows slightly and also smiled.

Chapter 47: Teacher, would you like to come to my house and visit?

After Lin En made this announcement, the members of the Countermeasures Committee, who were originally feeling a little disappointed because of the news, felt as if a stream of clear water had been injected into their hearts, and all their stress and frustration instantly disappeared.

In their opinion, as long as they have Lynn's assistance, no matter how big the conspiracy of the Caesar Group is, it will not succeed in the end.

"In other words... Caesar Group deliberately made Abydos bear unpayable high-interest loans, and then used this as an excuse to legally claim the land... So, their most fundamental goal is land."

After quickly looking through the other documents and analysis notes that Lynn had taken out of the office, Bai Zi nodded slightly.

"Because no one saw the purpose of Caesar Group at that time, it became what it is now..."

As Ayane spoke with a slightly frown on her face, Nonami couldn't help but mutter to herself.

"But...why would they do this?"

"Hey! So what on earth was the student council doing at that time?"

After hearing Qianxiang's dissatisfied complaint, Lin En shook his head gently.

"There's no need to blame the student council at that time, Akane. You have to know one thing, that is, the one who deceives others is more hateful than the one who is deceived."

After flipping through the documents at hand, Lynn continued.

"And just today, I learned the most important information. That is, Caesar Group has actually deployed a large number of troops in the Great Desert of Abydos a long time ago. In other words, what Caesar Company is after is not the money of Abydos, and it is probably not the land of Abydos either. To be more precise, it is probably something that exists in the autonomous region of Abydos."

"In that case, let's set off immediately!"

After hearing the information given by Lin En, the impatient Qian Xiang suggested without any hesitation.

"There's definitely something wrong with deploying a large force in the desert! We must go and see what it is!"

"I have no opinion."

"Me too."

After Shirako and Nonami expressed their agreement, although Ayane and Hoshino did not say anything, the aura they exuded already showed their inner thoughts.

"In that case, let's end today's meeting here."

After understanding everyone's determination, Lin En clapped his hands lightly and said so with a smile.

"Everyone, go to bed early and prepare your equipment. I don't want anyone's gun to jam suddenly."

Hearing this, everyone on the Countermeasures Committee smiled at each other and nodded.

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A slightly cold breeze blew in from far away, hitting the corridor outside the Abydos College office, making the air slightly chilly and making people shiver.

At a certain moment, the office door was opened, and Lin En walked out of the deserted office, came to the corridor, and looked into the distance.

Although Abydos was not brightly lit at night, there were lights flashing everywhere.

Looking at the tiny light in the direction of the city in the distance, Lin En turned off the screen of the mobile phone in his hand and slowly exhaled.

At this moment, a voice sounded softly from beside Lynn.

"Teacher, it's so late, haven't you rested yet? It's still a bit cold in Abydos at night."

Along with these words, the owner of the voice came to Lin En's side and looked into the distance with Lin En.

The long pink hair scattered behind her back swayed in the breeze, and Hoshino's pair of heterochromatic eyes, like gemstones, seemed to be shining in the dark night, which made Lin En look sideways.

"I didn't expect that even though you were leaving for the desert tomorrow, you would still go on patrol tonight as usual."

"Huh... Actually, I also consider this as a fitness walk. After all, I am already this old, and I need to take good care of my body now so that I can retire, otherwise I won't have the chance in the future."

Hearing Hoshino's answer, Lin En couldn't help but chuckle.

"So, did the patrol find anything strange?"

"No, at least I didn't find anything when I was patrolling just now. They should be able to sleep well tonight. Besides..."

As Hoshino said this, he looked at Lin En with a smile.

"Teacher has actually been using surveillance cameras to monitor my whereabouts, right? I can feel it, right?"

After seeing Lin En's embarrassed look as if his lie had been exposed, Hoshino continued with a smile.

"Teacher, it's okay for you to spy on an old man like me, but it would be really bad if it were those young and cute girls. It's better not to do this next time, okay?"

"I'm just worried about your safety. Here, take it."

Hoshino took the energy bar from Lin En and asked him while opening the package.

"So, the teacher did all these things just to attract my attention and give me an energy bar?"

"...Of course not."

As Lin En said this, he stretched out his hand and gently pressed it on the top of Xingye's head.

"As your teacher, isn't it normal for me to worry about your safety? You don't want to repeat what happened to Akane again, do you?"

Lin En answered in this way while stroking Hoshino's head and turned to look at the girl.

However, this turn also allowed Lin En to see the somewhat complicated expression on Hoshino's face.

"What's wrong, Xingye, are you worried about something?"

"Are you worried?"

Hoshino scratched his cheek and gave a lazy smile.