Survive in Azure Files

Then...

Rubbish card, what a crappy judgment!

I feel that Gold Finger is too stingy. Even though Nomiya has done such a good thing, he still refuses to give me powerful powers. Can't the standards be more relaxed?

I sighed softly and bent over to hand the flyer to the sweaty Qinxiang.

I look forward to eating the parfait with Nomiya later.

Chapter 11 Help, start!

Thanks to Nomiya's help, and my own relatively insignificant contribution, even though I hardly stopped and only had a simple box lunch, the distribution of flyers was still completed much earlier than expected.

I worked from morning until two or three in the afternoon, and then I finished.

I feel that if it was just Qinxiang, under normal circumstances, it would take until nightfall to finish.

When I showed the empty bag to Serika, she said in astonishment that there should be at least half of it left.

All I can say is that Nomiya was so motivated that even the stupid cat noticed something was wrong.

Seeing that I couldn't get away with it, I quietly told Serika about Nomiya stopping by to help, and also told Serika that Nomiya had specifically asked me not to tell her and asked her to just pretend that nothing had happened.

I was in a weird mood, and all the while, I kept saying, "I don't want anyone to know, but now I won't be able to save the money for the Countermeasures Committee." After taking me to collect my part-time job pay, she left first.

According to Serika, since it ended earlier than expected, she planned to go to the newly-built Shibaseki Ramen to help out.

Maybe she is just the kind of person who is hardworking and serious and can't sit still.

As for the half of the work fee that was given to me, not to mention that it is not a lot of money for me, even if it is, there are obviously people who need it more and are more qualified to get it.

I plan to keep it well, paste some more of it in there myself, and then send it anonymously to the Countermeasures Committee in a few days.

Then, I met Nomiya who had been waiting nearby for a long time. She hugged me by the arm and took me to a nearby sundae shop.

Since lunch was not fully digested yet, the two of us ordered a sundae that was a full meter high and shared it while chatting.

I have to say, the cool dessert is especially delicious after a hard day's work.

Especially after it inevitably mixed with some of Nomiya's body fluids, it added a bit of sweetness to my feeling.

All in all, I had a pleasant time with Nomiya, and at the end I stopped her when she wanted to use her gold card and took the initiative to pay the bill.

After bidding farewell to this warm and gentle rich lady at the station, I couldn't help but sigh——

Ka! This doesn't count as a successful strategy? I hate that you can't talk.

Finally finishing the day's schedule and confirming the time and distance, I leisurely headed to Millennium Science Academy to prepare to participate in the game development department's operational meeting.

I knocked on the door of the game development department's activity room. Unlike the first time I came, this time after hearing my voice, except for Yuzu who was still socially anxious but seemed to be struggling, the sisters Momoi and Midori almost rushed to the door frame to greet me.

"Teacher! You are finally here! I have been waiting for a long time!" After welcoming me, Tao Jing turned to her sister and said, "Green, please move aside. The teacher can't come in."

Lu pouted and said dissatisfiedly: "This is my line, sister. Please step back and let me talk first."

Tao Jing's eyes widened: "What? Why are you suddenly talking to me like this?!"

This shows that my sins were so serious that my sisters turned against me.

I stopped them in a deep voice: "Don't quarrel, let's go in together."

I almost laughed out loud.

Anyway, I sat down on the circular carpet with the girls from the game development department and started today's topic.

Yuzu, the department head, spoke first: "Well, then, the operational meeting has officially begun... Please speak freely..."

Everyone looked at each other, and the atmosphere suddenly became heavy.

As the only adult present, I cleared my throat and said, "Let's reconfirm the current situation. According to Liyin's request, we need to win the prize in the Millennium Club Competition in two months, right?"

Tao Jing added: "And we also need to gather the number of members of the club."

"I have already confirmed the minimum number of members required for the Millennium Society."

Yuzu whispered, "Only four members are needed, which means we are still short of one person."

"But, the club's recruitment period has long passed."

Midori looked a little depressed. "My sister and I joined the game development club more than four months ago. Since then, no students without affiliation have visited us."

Tao Jing encouraged, "There's nothing we can do about it. The president of the seminar gave the order himself. The situation is stronger than us, so we can only do our best to complete it. There are still two months before the dust settles. Don't give up now! We can do it!"

"I didn't say I was giving up, really."

"In short," I concluded, "Winning the club competition and reaching the required number of club members, in order to prove to Liyin the value of the game development club's continued existence, is the current main task."

Hearing this, Tao Jing became inexplicably excited: "Oh! Teacher, you talk like a veteran game player!"

In stark contrast, Yuzu's reaction was: "Wow...Look carefully, both of them are too difficult for us..."

I nodded imperceptibly.

Especially the award-winning one, considering the completion of the previous work of the game development department...

If I get last place, is there a consolation prize?

Midori sighed softly: "Although it's difficult to complete either side...Rather than developing the game now, should we recruit suitable members first?"

As the saying goes, if you want to do your work well, you must first sharpen your tools. If you can recruit excellent team members, it will provide more help for the development of the game.

However, Tao Jing said: "As for that, I tried hard during the day... but no one was interested."

Midori followed suit: "That is to say, if it was that easy to find someone interested, there wouldn't have been no one coming for so long."

At this point, Tao Jing became indignant: "Wow... Not only did people say things like 'Pfft! Even VR is an old relic, and you're still talking about nostalgic games', which treated people like idiots, but there were also people who directly asked me 'Who are you'!"

"After all, my sister doesn't have many friends."

"Green, what are you talking about? You are the same!"

On the side, Yuzu blamed herself and almost cried, she said in a trembling voice: "I'm sorry... I can't help..."

"It's okay, this isn't Yuzu's fault." Taoi said unhappily, "It's all the fault of that despicable president! He actually took advantage of the fact that we have so few girlfriends who are otakus! It's unforgivable!"

Midori complained, "I think this is 100 percent our own fault."

The girls looked at each other, sighed, and then fell silent.

I think at this point I can only give them some encouragement and then take it one step at a time.

But just as I was about to speak.

"Hehe~ Now it's my turn to come on stage~"

The TV suddenly started up on its own, and a confident, shrill female voice came out of it, attracting the attention of everyone, including me.

After a burst of ripples, a beautiful girl with white hair and pointed ears appeared on the screen with a smile on her face.

Chapter 12: Super Genius, Pure, Sickly Beautiful Girl Hacker Appears

"What kind of extraordinary, rare and incomparable beauty suddenly appeared in front of everyone?

"Her appearance is pure yet gorgeous, her eyes are dreamy like violets, her temperament is elegant and noble, and she is awe-inspiring and inviolable, just like a flower blooming on the top of a snowy mountain.

"However, the snow-white skin and long hair that matched her temperament seemed to indicate a regrettable fact -

“As the most beautiful girl of the millennium, she unexpectedly has a sickly trait!

"Perhaps this is the small flaw that a tragic heroine must bear, making her more lovable?"

I blinked, looking in confusion at the girl who appeared on the TV screen. She started off by playing the narration and boasting about herself, with a look of confidence, complacency and self-pity between her brows.

Is she, a little...how should I put it?

Although what she said is basically true...but why does it feel like...when she said it herself...

Is that a bit disappointing?

So, who is this person and why did he suddenly appear on the TV screen in the game development department?

Judging from the shocked expressions of the girls in the game development department, they were probably not aware of this beforehand.

In other words, the other party most likely used hacking methods.

In Millennium Science Academy, there is someone with this level of hacking skills, could it be possible...

As I was thinking, Xiao Tao exclaimed, revealing the other party's identity, which also confirmed my vague guess:

"Ah! It's the Ministry of Truth's Himari-senpai!"

The only person in the Ministry of Truth whom I have never met, he is a mysterious minister with many rumors about him.

It is said that she possesses the best hacking skills in Millennium. At a young age, she obtained the "omniscience" degree, which has only been obtained by three people in the history of Millennium. She is a mysterious and intellectual beauty.

But there are also rumors that she, who led the Ministry of Truth, was willful and reckless, and was the most problematic child in the millennium.

I didn’t expect that the real person would be so...confident.

The girl called Himari proudly introduced herself:

"That's right! She is the super genius sickly beautiful hacker girl that the millennium is proud of, the pure and innocent flower that everyone admires, I'm going to star~"

Why can she speak such a long speech in one breath?

Midori asked hesitantly, "...Himari-senpai, is this self-introduction a little longer than usual?"

Does that mean you usually speak in a similar way?

"Haha~ Because this is my first meeting with Xia Lai's teacher who took care of my child and is also well-known on the Internet. It's like the turning of the gears of fate. I hope I can leave a deeper impression on him~"

To be honest, it was really profound. I have never seen anyone so confident in Kivotos. Star Riju, I remember it.

I complained a lot in my heart, but on the surface I put on a gentle smile and greeted him:

"Hi, Hi, I'm Xia Lai's teacher, please take care of me."

"Oh my, oh my~ You actually called me by my name right away? Haha~ I don't really hate you for that."

You seem to be overthinking it. When I meet all my students, I call them by their names affectionately.

However, seeing that Himari looked intoxicated, I didn’t explain anything, and at the same time I slightly suspected that she had a crush on me.

"Well, I'm here too, please take care of me."

After a brief greeting between me and Himari, the girls in the game development department looked at each other, and Momoi, who was relatively outgoing, asked the question:

"Um, Himari-senpai, why did you suddenly visit our club in this way?"

"Ah, yes. It's about time we get to the point."

Himari thought for a while, until he felt the atmosphere was just right, then he spoke leisurely:

"In short, I came here to provide assistance after hearing about what BIG SISTER did to you~"

The so-called BIG SISTER is one of the nicknames given to Liyin, who is tough and unsympathetic.

Tao Jing opened her eyes wide and became excited: "What, this development, is it the common white-haired sage plot in orthodox RPG works?!"

"Eh? Sage?" Himari was confused at first, not really understanding the gag, but after frowning and repeating it silently a few times, she accepted it with a smile on her face, "Hehe~ The strongest genius, pure, sickly, beautiful girl hacker, sage, this title is very appropriate~"

My thoughts went in a strange direction.

Normally speaking, in the kind of works that Tao Jing mentioned, the white-haired sages are all elderly people, right?

It would be better not to let Himari know about this for the time being.

Tao Jing asked anxiously, "How are you going to help us then, Senior Hiruzen? Are you going to transfer to our game development department?"

what?

"what?"

Like me, Himari was confused by this fantasy and said politely, "This is really... a very unique idea. But unfortunately it is not."

"Oh... That's a shame. If the famous Hinami-senpai joins, not only will we be able to reach the required number of people, but we will also be able to produce award-winning works, right?"

"Sister, please stop thinking about such unrealistic things." Midori cited Momoi's favorite game as an example, "In RPG, sages will not join the team casually under normal circumstances."

Yes, and the reason is usually old age and physical weakness that make them unable to bear the heavy responsibilities.