Survive in Azure Files

From now on, I'll have to trouble the teacher... no, the lord, to take care of me!

Thinking of this, Izuna took a bite of the Taiyaki stuffed with cherry blossom and red bean filling, and squinted her eyes in enjoyment as she chewed, feeling the refreshing sweetness.

Deep down in her heart, she was eager for time to pass faster so that she could meet the person she wanted to meet sooner.

Just imagining the joy after the meeting, Izuna felt that she might be infected by the enthusiasm of the festival, and even her body became hot and restless.

And the next moment, as if the sacred tree was responding to her prayers, Izumi just glanced by chance and saw the familiar figure not far away.

However, just as Izuna showed a happy smile, the moment she saw the situation clearly with the ninja's excellent dynamic vision, her heart suddenly skipped a beat and her expression turned into shock.

Next to the person who had agreed to watch the fireworks with Izuna, there was a woman that Izuna didn't know.

The key is...

The two of them were talking and laughing, behaving intimately, just like a couple in love.

Izuna subconsciously shouted in disbelief:

"teacher?"

Originally, Izuna still had some hope in her heart.

Because it was just a profile, maybe he was just someone who looked very similar... But the teacher was the only handsome man she had ever seen in her life, and there was probably no one else like him in the entire Kivotos, so...

It must be a combat ninja robot developed by an evil organization that is exactly modeled after the teacher's appearance?

However, when the man turned around and revealed a smile that was slightly surprised but full of the gentleness that Izuna was familiar with, Izuna's hope was completely shattered.

How did that happen?

"Izuna, what a coincidence."

I greeted Izuna, who seemed a little lost.

Although we met by chance before the agreed time and outside the agreed place, it was not really that surprising.

After all, it was normal for Izuna to visit the festival alone first, and as the only human in Kivotos, I was like the bright moon hanging high in the dark night, so it was normal for Izuna to find me.

What really surprised me was that Izuna didn't respond to me. Instead, she puffed up her face, walked up to Wakamo, and looked her up and down.

I couldn't help but get excited -

Could it be that... I have finally encountered the legendary Shura Field?

Ever since I realized that as I continued to pursue various beautiful girls, some of whom had extremely bad personalities with me, I would sooner or later encounter multiple girls who had a crush on me and would confront and attack each other in front of me, and I would inevitably be caught in the middle, feeling both pain and happiness, I began to prepare.

Now, the moment to test the results of countless rehearsals in my mind has finally come!

And with the loyal and reliable Wakamo and the simple and kind-hearted Izuna, the difficulty coefficient of such a Shura field is almost zero, which is just right as my novice tutorial.

At this moment, an invisible war has already started between Izuna and Wakamo.

Izuna looked angrily at the stranger who had taken away her teacher, but the more she looked, the more guilty she felt.

First, the other person is beautiful; second, the other person has a cold and elegant temperament; third, the other person has a scary look...

And the most important point is...

Izuna realized that she had no right to be angry.

So, under Ruo Zao's cold gaze, Izuna, who felt guilty, gradually lost his temper and said hello weakly:

"Hello, it's our first meeting. Thank you for your guidance."

Ruo Zao's eyes flickered, she held the paper umbrella tightly, and asked coldly and vigilantly:

"What do you want to do? Are you here to cause trouble for the teacher again?"

"I didn't!" Izunai complained, "Who are you anyway? Why are you next to the teacher?"

Ruo Zao's tone became increasingly cold: "Should I ask you what you want to do with the teacher? Can't you see that the teacher is busy visiting the festival with me?"

Seeing the tension between the two of them getting stronger, I cleared my throat and patted Ruozao's shoulders:

"Wakamo, Izuna is no longer an enemy."

As soon as I spoke, Ruo Zao, who had just shown some of the power of a disaster fox, immediately became submissive.

Wakamo smiled gently, "Well, I understand. Izuna-san, since it is the teacher's wish, let's get along well."

Comparing them before and after, they were like two completely different people, leaving Izuna dumbfounded.

I nodded secretly. Although it was obvious that they were only willing to send friendly signals to others for my sake, it was also a good start.

One day, even if my influence is removed, Ruozao will be able to live in harmony with everyone and be as close as sisters, right?

Then, after a little thought, I introduced it to Izuna:

"Izuna, this is Wakamo, the one you've met before."

Wakamo? Could it be yesterday's Kitsunesaka Wakamo?

Izuna felt a vague phantom pain in the back of her head and shivered involuntarily.

But soon, Izuna thought of a possibility and grabbed my hand in panic:

"Teacher, why is she here? Could it be that she is using the fact that she helped you yesterday to force you to go out and play with her?"

Izuna! What have you done with your imagination?

"What are you talking about, you little vixen!?"

The kind smile that Wakamo gave Izumi for my sake suddenly broke.

Izuna showed a look of astonishment, and stepped between me and Wakamo, spreading her arms in front of me to protect me:

"Your true nature has been exposed! Teacher, please rest assured, I will definitely protect you from the bad guys!"

"How dare you... to sow discord between me and the teacher..."

Ruo Zao had a gloomy face, her golden animal pupils shrunk into a line, and she spoke word by word with murderous intent all over her.

Having suffered a righteous backstab from the other party, Izumi, who still had some psychological trauma, shrank her neck and mustered up her courage to say:

"Izumi, Izumi Nai is not afraid of you. You were able to win yesterday only by relying on a sneak attack... Anyway, anyway! Izumi Nai will not let you do anything bad to the teacher!"

"How courageous! I think you are the one who has ulterior motives towards the teacher! And you use such high-sounding words... Hehe, teacher, you must have been deceived by this vixen, right? Ruozao, I will expel her right away."

"Both of you should calm down for a moment..."

I have to admit that I was too optimistic and confident.

Shura Field, no matter how simple it is, is still Shura Field... No, perhaps, I was wrong from the beginning.

He only considered the advantages of Izuna and Wakamo, but failed to consider a more important point——

What kind of thinking patterns do these two have? And they are too easily obsessed, aren't they?

Maybe... this is also a proof that he cares about me... I don't know whether I should be happy or sad about this...

In the end, I could only sigh in my heart, feeling that my future would be long and difficult. I could only keep moving forward to the best of my ability and try my best to maintain harmony among students.

There is no way, this is the price I have to pay to satisfy my desires.

However, there is no need to think too far ahead. Just believe in your own wisdom in the future and focus on the present.

Although the two fox-eared girls were now quiet and waiting for my words, sparks of hostility still flew between their eyes when they met.

I said to Izuna, who was the first to provoke the dispute:

"Izuna, you misunderstood. I was the one who took the initiative to ask Ruoza out."

"……Eh?"

The moment he heard this, Izumi's mind went blank.

What…is going on…?

Didn't the teacher have an appointment with me first? Why did he take the initiative to make an appointment with someone else?

"Izuna...? Izuna...?"

There was a buzzing in her ears and Izunai didn't want to hear anything.

She looked at Ruozao, who was beautiful and dignified, like the daughter of a wealthy family, and her heart ached.

The teacher now has a more beautiful, more elegant, more powerful, and more obedient fox by his side...

And what about Izuna?

He was just a problem student who took advantage of the teacher's kindness to do whatever he wanted, causing the teacher countless troubles and always clamoring to become a ninja.

In fact, even as a ninja, I am far from qualified...

Am I really qualified to serve my teacher? And does my teacher, who already has the Disaster Fox by his side, really need my service?

Perhaps, from the very beginning, she was just being sentimental.

As Izunai was thinking about it, she suddenly felt a lump in her throat and wanted to cover her face and run away.

"Izuna, are you okay?"

I held Izuna's shoulders, who had been silent for a long time and looked distracted and about to cry, and shook her gently, asking with concern.

Izuna finally came to her senses, but she gently broke free from my hand and managed a smile, her tone and expression were visibly depressed:

"I'm sorry, maybe I came at the wrong time..."

After saying that, Izuna turned around dejectedly and was about to leave.

I thought to myself that this was not good.

If I just watch Izuna go away like this, I will definitely regret not doing anything in the future. I am absolutely sure of this.

The rehearsal made in advance was completely useless at this moment.

In a hurry, I didn't care that Ruo Zao was right beside me. I grabbed Izuna's hand and pulled her into my arms.

"No, you came just in time."

"Eh? Teacher?"

While Izuna was lying in my arms at a loss, I glanced at Ruozao and saw that there was a hint of loneliness on her face.

I felt guilty and silently condemned myself. How could I be partial to one and ignore the other?

So I stared at Ruozao and extended my hand to her.

Ruozao seemed surprised by my behavior. After a moment of shock, she chuckled, put her slender hand on mine, and then took the initiative to throw herself into my arms.

This is the correct answer for now. Evidence from actions is far better than any sweet words.

But... to do this... one must pay a price...

This happened at the main festival venue, on a crowded street, and I had become the center of attention by doing this.

Under the gazes and discussions of countless festival participants, I tried to ease the subtle discomfort and embarrassment by treating others as if they were air, and not thinking about the possible damage to my reputation. I only spoke softly to the girls I hugged:

"Next, let's go watch the fireworks together."

Izuna and Wakamo looked at each other and nodded in agreement at the same time.

Just like that, using a simple and rough method, the dispute was resolved fairly smoothly. I walked side by side with the two girls, whose moods were obviously much better, but not much better, to the site of the upcoming fireworks display.

Thinking back after I calmed down a bit, I realized that the way I handled the problem might have been a little too blunt.

It’s okay for Ruoza who loves me so much, but I haven’t conquered Izuna yet. It would be too frivolous to just hug her casually like this. What if I make her angry?

However, if Izuna didn't have a good impression of me, she wouldn't have reacted so violently because of the intimacy between Ruoza and I.

All we can say is that the card's judgment criteria remain a mystery to this day.

All in all, the lessons learned from dealing with the Shura Field this time will surely be put to use next time.

Following the direction of the crowd, we finally arrived at an observation deck. Standing there, we could clearly see the sacred tree in the distance, the neon lights below the sacred tree, and the fireworks that would soon bloom.

The only downside is that the observation deck was crowded and noisy with so many tourists. But from another perspective, it was very lively and you could feel the strong festive atmosphere.

I comforted Izuna, who was a little depressed because she had finally found a good viewing spot but was suddenly squeezed by the crowd. I stopped Wakamo from politely asking me if I needed her to clear away the unnecessary things around to create a better viewing space for me. I decided to watch the fireworks with them in the crowd.

Izuna, Wakamo and I admired the fireworks that bloomed and disappeared in the night sky. The beauty was so dreamy that it was impossible to tell that it was a virtual product of a holographic projection.

No, perhaps, it is precisely because it is a holographic projection that it seems so unreal.

It felt like the climax of the fireworks was over in an instant, but it also seemed like it lasted for a long time.

Before we knew it, the Sakura Festival was drawing to a close. The frequency of fireworks began to decrease, and the number of tourists on the observation deck also decreased.