Survive in Azure Files

"So, what is the reason for calling me here today?"

I came to the tea party today because Nagisa took the initiative to invite me on momotalk.

He just said that he wanted to discuss some things about Trinity students with me. It was not a serious topic, and the specific content would naturally be discussed in detail when we met.

Although I know that some things are not convenient to bring up on social media, and it is safer and more appropriate to talk face to face, sometimes I still can't help but have such doubts -

Is it possible, I mean possible, that the student said this half-sentence to arouse my curiosity and increase the chances of a successful meeting?

In other words, could it be that there is really nothing important, and he is just looking for an excuse to see me?

Completely unaware of my thoughts, Nagisa smiled and didn't beat around the bush:

"I asked the teacher to come this time because I want to ask you for a favor."

"Appreciate further details."

"I heard that you are familiar with Hanekawa Hasumi, the tactical commander of the Justice Realization Committee?"

Hasumi, it's been a while since I last saw you. The last time I saw you was in the cafe with the after school dessert club.

I thought the next time would be in a dessert shop, where I would meet her naturally refreshed. I didn't expect that what Nagisa asked of me was actually related to Hasumi.

"In that case, I will not elaborate on the functions of the Ministry of Justice."

Seeing that I agreed, Nagisa continued, "Actually, a vicious kidnapping case occurred in our school yesterday."

...Hifumi did it?

I don't know why, but this was the first thought that came to my mind.

Perhaps it was because the first time I met Hifumi, she was being chased by bad students who wanted to kidnap her for ransom.

"The criminals are an off-campus bad organization called the Steel Helmets, and the kidnapped students are ordinary students of Holy Trinity. The purpose of the kidnapping is, of course, to extort ransom. Of course, we can't fulfill their wishes, so, as usual, we dispatched the Justice Realization Committee to rescue the kidnapped students."

Something must have taken a turn.

"The rescue itself can be considered a success. But..."

Nagisa paused for a moment, as if trying to calm herself down. Even though she was usually elegant and calm, her tone was inevitably a little complicated:

"Due to the recklessness of the Justice Realization Committee, they consumed far more ammunition than planned, and directly caused the collapse of the building where the battle took place. The high compensation fee is secondary. The key point is that not only the kidnappers were severely injured, but even the hostages were affected and were injured and hospitalized..."

Hearing this, I think it’s okay.

After all, it was Kivotos, so it was normal for such a thing to happen. Even if the student was seriously injured, as long as the aura was not destroyed, he would only need to lie in bed for ten days or half a month, and then he would be able to jump around again.

However, what Nagisa said next surprised me.

"I heard that some of them may have developed PTSD after seeing the terrible battle of Kenshin Tsurugi, the chairman of the Justice Realization Committee, during the mission..."

what?

Given the wide range of knowledge and experience of the Quivotos natives, how could they be so frightened by a mere gunfight?

How precious must the eldest daughter of your Holy Trinity be?

I've only been in this damn place for a short time, and I've already gotten used to the hail of bullets. I won't be easily scared like when I first arrived.

While I was speechless, I had a rough guess about the purpose of Nagisa calling me here.

He must be hoping that the super healing, gentle, reliable and beautiful young teacher that Kivotos is proud of would use his stunning beauty that is no match for these inexperienced greenhouse flowers to heal the students who were traumatized after being kidnapped, right?

OK, no problem! With great charm comes great responsibility, and I'm willing to take it all!

But just as I was getting excited and imagining how I could take advantage of the beautiful girl who had lost all her mental defenses, Nagisa said:

"Based on the above, I have come to a conclusion after thinking about it. As expected, what the Justice Committee needs is [communication]."

So the next target I'm going to attack is not the victim of this kidnapping case, but the Justice Realization Committee?

OK, that's fine! In fact, it might be even better!

"To be precise, the so-called communication should be common sense...warm and loving communication. For the current Justice Realization Committee, I think that should be necessary."

Okay, okay, it’s just common sense and love, I have as much of that as you want!

...Wait, how many people are there in the Justice Commission? There can't be more than five...

Thinking back to the organization that rivals the Holy Trinity Justice Realization Committee, the Gehenna Discipline Committee, the approximate number of people should be...

I have calmed down completely. I think people should do things within their capabilities, so I should listen carefully to Nagisa's specific request first and not think too much before that.

"With this in mind, I ask all members of the Justice Realization Committee to take a day off today without exception. Instead, they should participate in activities of other clubs and committees. In that way, I think they will surely understand the meaning of common sense and love."

"That's a very constructive consideration." I praised casually, "So, Nagisa, what role do you need me to play in this matter?"

"Well, this is very simple. As I said in momotalk, it's not something heavy."

Nagisa smiled meaningfully, “I am a little worried about whether the Justice Realization Committee can devote itself to today’s activities.

"According to their style of doing things, it is necessary to impose some corresponding insurance measures. However, sending guards to supervise them will inevitably cause their dissatisfaction.

“But what if, instead of sending someone to supervise, we specially invite an unrelated teacher from Xia Lai to assist and guide this activity?

"I guess they will try their best to show their best in front of the teacher."

I see. Nagisa is being paranoid and doesn't want the Justice Committee to feel distrusted, so she has to use my outstanding personality charm to get them to seriously participate in the activities.

This is an open conspiracy. Tong Teng Zhu is indeed a strategist!

I readily agreed: "I understand. I will take this commission."

"Hehe~ Thank you for your assistance. Then, the corresponding reward..."

"What are you talking about?" I frowned. "The snacks that Nagisa made by hand, the tea that she brewed by hand, and the time we spent together, aren't they the highest reward?"

Nagisa looked at me, blinked, and said in surprise, "Is that so?"

I nodded solemnly: "Of course."

"Well... that can't be helped."

After a moment's silence, Nagisa looked at the tea party guards standing guard at the edge and said, "Did you hear that? From now on, it will be my time alone with the teacher. You all should go down first."

I watched the guards quickly leave from the main gate, and then looked at Nagisa's beautiful face, with her usual expression. For a moment I couldn't tell whether she had truly misunderstood or was deliberately misinterpreting.

But no matter which one it is, it suits me exactly.

"By the way, Nagisa, I just happened to bring the tea I always drink."

"Huh? Really?"

There seemed to be a hint of curiosity and scrutiny in Nagisa's eyes.

I suppressed my expectations, opened the briefcase I carried with me, and took out a bottle of reddish-brown liquid in a plastic bottle.

A bottle of iced tea sold in the supermarket.

After staring at it carefully for a while, Nagisa's pretty face showed confusion: "Ah... So that's also black tea... And it's ready to drink right away...? So there is such a thing... This is the first time I've seen this brand..."

Hehehe, you really haven’t even seen it before?

I enjoy high-end black tea every day. I am afraid that my mouth, which has never tasted cheap drinks, will be defiled by me soon. How can I not be excited!

However, before I could even open my mouth, Nagisa took the lead and tried to open Pandora's box:

"...Teacher, if possible, could you give me some of the black tea?"

Huhuhu, instead of avoiding it, you actively asked for it?

Nagisa, who still didn't know what she was about to face, was still explaining the reason in her usual calm tone: "To be honest, I thought I had a general understanding of the black tea that should be in Kivotos.

"From ordinary tea like Lepton to the high-end tea from Twilight that is hard to find even in Trinity...

“However, this is the first time I’ve seen this brand of black tea in the teacher’s hand. It seems that I’m still inexperienced.

"Can I have a taste, for the sake of learning?"

She is worthy of being called a red tea girl. Her desire to explore is worthy of my admiration.

But, Zhuyo, haven't you heard the saying that curiosity kills the cat?

After pouring the iced black tea that she brought specially into the empty teacup that Nagisa took out, Nagisa politely thanked me.

Then, she gracefully picked up the cup and drank the cheap iced black tea.

I watched closely, looking forward to the wonderful show.

Suddenly, Nagisa's smile froze.

Then, she began to tremble, and her expression changed rapidly.

From doubt, to shock, to confusion, to disgust, to embarrassment, and then to despair, it's really fun.

Finally, after a difficult decision, Nagisa closed her eyes, her facial features almost distorted, and she used all her strength to move her throat.

Haha! I drank it, I drank it, Nagisa, how do you feel now?

"Thank you very much for the hospitality."

Nagisa's forced polite smile seemed to still contain some pain, but she still had to thank me for letting her experience a whole new world, and even made some comments:

"How should I put it...it has a very unique flavor."

"Okay."

I interrupted Nagisa, who was racking his brains to come up with a polite remark that was not so negative, and took out another bottle of mineral water from my briefcase, unscrewed it, and handed it to Nagisa: "Rinse your mouth quickly."

“…Excuse me.”

Nagisa took the mineral water from my hand but didn't move for a long time. She just stared at me with her gray-gold eyes.

When Nagisa's expression was about to become somewhat unfriendly, I finally realized what the girl was thinking and quickly stood up: "Sorry, I suddenly had a phone call to answer."

After that, I went to the corner, turned my back to Nagisa, and enjoyed the breeze for a while until I received Nagisa's momotalk.

Returning to sit at the tea table, Nagisa was wiping her mouth with a handkerchief, showing the demeanor of a noble daughter.

"teacher."

She put down her handkerchief, her eyes full of resentment: "Did you do this on purpose?"

"Half and half?" I answered honestly, "I do think it tastes good."

"Then please drink it and show me."

In order to dispel Nagisa's suspicion, I took several sips of iced black tea.

"It's... unbelievable." Nagisa stopped being so arrogant and looked at me as if I were an alien. "This kind of black tea is filled with synthetic flavors and has a lot of sugar added. I thought only Gehenna's students would like it."

Even school discrimination has emerged.

"Excuse me, I really want to see how Nagisa, who is used to drinking high-end black tea, would react when she drinks factory-produced black tea, so I..."

If you do a prank without any reason, even if it is just a joke, you should still apologize and admit your mistake in a proper manner.

Nagisa glared at me fiercely and said unhappily, "Are you satisfied with this?"

I honestly admitted, "Of course I am satisfied, because I got to see a different side of Nagisa. Nagisa, who is so good at everything except Mika, actually lost to a bottle of black tea."

"...You are so boring." Nagisa narrowed her eyes in dissatisfaction, "You actually took advantage of a girl's curiosity, this is unforgivable."

"What?" I was terrified. "Then how can I get Master Nagisa's forgiveness?"

"Hmm... then."

The smile returned to Nagisa's face. The will of the tea party members could not be rejected: "Please eat all the snacks I prepared specially for you and give an objective evaluation. Of course, I will stay here and supervise you to complete it. Don't think about running away, okay?"

She is really, so cute.

I stood up from my seat, bowed and said loudly, "Yes! Princess, I promise to complete the task!"

"puff."

Nagisa covered her mouth which leaked out laughter and said angrily: "I didn't expect that the famous teacher would be such an idiot."

Whatever the princess says, that's what I am.

After that, I spent a really pleasant time with Nagisa, and finished all the snacks with Nagisa.

Chapter 17: Lian Jian's Anxiety

In the afternoon, according to the information given by Nagisa, I started wandering around Trinity under the guise of a tour guide.