Survive in Azure Files

"Nothing, there are mosquitoes."

I just finished speaking to Nero calmly, but suddenly, I pulled my hand back as if I had been electrocuted, and looked at Asuna with a pure face in shock.

If I hadn’t felt the wetness on my palms, I might have thought it was just my illusion.

This guy actually licked me! ?

"Hehe~ In that case, I won't bother you two~"

Asuna's smile was bright and charming: "Master, see you next time~"

Nero thought for a moment and flew into a rage: "...Hey! You didn't even say hello to me before you left! Are you looking for death?"

"Eh? I'm so familiar with the Minister, it doesn't matter if he's there or not, right?"

"…It seems, maybe, probably, that this is the case?"

Although still a little unhappy, Nero reluctantly accepted this statement.

So, just like when she came, Asuna left with a happy step.

"I'm sorry, teacher, for taking up so much of your time."

I shook my head: "It's okay, in order to follow the agreement with Nero, I deliberately made a lot of time to come out!"

It means that most of the work is pushed to Yazi.

Once again, Yazi, you are such a useful woman!

Nero stared at me for a while and then laughed:

"Hey, I see. But I don't have much time to rest, so I'll have to make the most of it."

The seemingly bad girl paused for a moment, then continued, "Of course, I will accompany you until the end, and will definitely help you choose a satisfactory silk card general."

"Haha, you're welcome then."

Nero added: "You can't be too picky!"

I nodded: "Don't worry."

As long as Nero can reap the joy of sharing interests, I will be satisfied enough.

Finally, after arriving at the store recommended by Nero, after careful selection, I chose a silk scarf embroidered with a corona and falcons, which particularly caught my eye.

After I put it on, for some reason, Nero looked at me for a long time before he came to his senses, and then he strongly recommended that I dye my hair yellow or perm my hair into a crew cut.

After being flatly rejected by me, she sighed regretfully for a long time on the way back and stole countless glances at me, which made me seriously suspect that she was secretly in love with me.

It's a pity that the card is really disappointing.

Finally, we said goodbye at the station.

Chapter 33: Choosing Your Initial Students

Early morning, Millennium Science and Technology Academy.

"Hello, welcome to the game development department!"

The robot girl who came to the door to greet me said to me with a serious expression: "My name is Alice, and everyone calls me the god of the gaming field. Before you start your adventure, please choose the game development staff you like as your initial student!"

…What is she talking about?

After hesitating for a moment, I said seriously, "It's decided to be you, Alice!"

Suddenly, a smile spread across Alice's face: "Bang Bang Ka Bang~ Alice has been conquered by the teacher!"

I don't know what's going on, but she's so cute!

Regardless of whether the language level has improved, let’s just talk about whether Alice is cute!

Rubbing Alice's head lovingly, the girl showed an expression of enjoyment, and then obediently stepped aside.

I walked in and looked around, seeing the current situation in the game development department's activity room, and couldn't help but raise my eyebrows.

I saw Xiaolu lying on the sofa, with her eyes closed and breathing steadily. There was a hint of crystal at the corner of her mouth, and she was sleeping peacefully.

Apart from her and Alice, there seemed to be no one else in the activity room.

This explains why it was Alice who opened the door for me.

"Where are Momoi and Yuzu?"

"You are too late..."

Alice said sadly: "Yuzu has exhausted her energy and sealed herself in the steel coffin. All we can do is wait for a miracle to happen."

...Why do you say it as if the injury is serious and incurable?

I glanced at the closed locker door. "So you're sleeping in your locker, right? And where's Momoi?"

Alice thought for a moment and said, "Momoi encountered an emergency, and Alice accepted the main mission of entertaining the teacher from her."

This guy Tao Jing called me over early in the morning because he had to go out for something and he didn’t even bother to tell me on MomoTalk.

It's quite consistent with my understanding of Tao Jing.

I curled my lips and planned to find a place to sit for a while and send a message to Tao Jing to ask her when she would be back.

However, at this moment, the sound of hurried running came from the corridor outside the door, coming closer and closer.

Tao Jing, holding something in her hand, panted slightly, pushed open the door that Alice had just closed, and then her eyes lit up:

"Oh! Teacher, you're here so early!"

boom!

"It hurts!"

I was about to reply when I heard the sound of hard objects colliding coming from the locker in the corner, followed by Yuzu's cry of pain.

Then, Midoriya suddenly opened his eyes and straightened up, his eyes quickly changing from dazed to clear and then panicked:

"Teacher!? Why are you here so early!?"

Tao Jing puffed out her chest with pride: "I was the one who called the teacher here! Hey, why are you greening at me!"

With a creak, the cabinet door opened, and Yuzubo covered her red forehead with her hands, tears welled up in the corners of her eyes, and crawled out of the cabinet while whimpering. She saw Taojing and Midori fighting in a mess, and hurried over to separate them.

In fact, Midori was just unilaterally clenching his fist and punching Momoi randomly without causing any pain. Momoi didn't resist much, so it probably didn't hurt much.

After being pulled away, Midori was still furious and asked, "The teacher was coming, why didn't you wake me up earlier!"

Although Yuzu didn't say anything, she stared at the culprit, Momoi.

I can totally understand how much of a blow it is for a young girl to show up in front of the person she loves, looking like she just woke up and hasn't had time to wash and dress.

I think it's cute, too.

Of course, I had no intention of speaking up for Tao Jing. In the current situation, if I said anything rashly, it would only make the atmosphere awkward.

Even though he was a fool, Tao Jing still vaguely realized the problem. He rubbed the back of his head sheepishly and said with a silly smile:

"...Ahahaha, sorry, I forgot about it because I was in such a hurry to go out."

I asked at the right time: "So, what are you holding in your hand?"

“Hehe~clang clang~!”

Tao Jing proudly showed everyone the ID card with Alice's headshot printed on the front, as if she was showing off a treasure, and then handed it to Alice: "Here, take it."

Alice was confused: "Bang Bang Ka Bang~ Alice got the [Certificate of Unknown Authenticity]!"

"Oh, your tone is more refined than yesterday. This is your student ID card."

Hearing Tao Jing's praise, Midori sighed and complained: "Should I call this refined? It feels like the speaking style of a nostalgic game."

Alice looked at the student ID in her hand and repeated, "Student ID...?"

Tao Jing explained: "We endured the bureaucracy and traveled all over the place yesterday to get this... well, it should be called a mission reward."

Hearing this, Alice's eyes immediately became sharp.

"In short, with this, Alice officially becomes our partner!"

"Proof of a partner... I see. I understand."

Alice smiled knowingly: "Bang Bang Ka Bang~ Alice has joined as a partner~"

I clapped my hands and said, “Congratulations.”

In this way, the problem of insufficient number of members in the game development department should be solved.

Given Alice's keen interest in games, it was natural for her to join the game development department.

"Now, the school uniform, the student ID, and the way of speaking! Once these are solved... the next thing is... weapons."

Tao Jing nodded: "Okay. Alice, let's take you on a tour."

“Visit…?” Alice tilted her head.

"We...?" Midori and I looked at each other.

"Yes, that's right. Next, we will take you, Alice, to visit our school, Millennium!"

Tao Jing paused and said, "Ah, it doesn't matter if you don't go, Midori, the teacher and I are enough."

"Who said I'm not going!? Wait for me a moment!"

Lu glared at her sister fiercely, took out a washbasin, towel, toothbrush, toothpaste and other daily necessities from the locker, and ran outside to get water to wash up.

Yuzu hesitated: "If you go out... I will... But I will leave you for the time being..."

As she spoke, Yuzu glanced at me and followed closely behind Midoriya.

"Then let me take this opportunity to explain it first!"

Tao Jing cleared her throat and said, "In the Millennium... No, all the students of Kivotos have their own weapons. So, we have to prepare some weapons for Alice as well."

As she spoke, she showed off her assault rifle, which was painted pink and equipped with cute accessories.

"Although there are many ways, the most convenient place in Millennium where you can get good weapons..."

Tao Jing said this and winked at me quietly.

And I also guessed the place name she was going to mention and the purpose of calling me here.

"Sure enough," Tao Jing said, "It's the engineering department."

Chapter 34: Borrowing Treasures from the Engineering Department

Although she considers herself a homebody who doesn't have many friends, this doesn't stop Taojing from having many connections and plenty of sources of information.

Besides, my friendly relationship with the engineering department is no secret.

"Engineer, Ministry...?"

"Experts in manufacturing and repairing machinery were called Masters in the millennium. The Engineering Department is a club that brings together these Masters and specializes in hardware research."

The one who answered Alice's question was Midori, who had returned at high speed.

Tao Jing couldn't help but sigh: "Wow, Midori, why did you finish so quickly?"

Green frowned, "Sister, what do you mean? I washed myself carefully, okay?"

"That's not what I meant."

Tao Jing hurriedly changed the subject: "Anyway, it goes without saying that they are proficient in all kinds of machinery. Since they are also responsible for repairing and modifying weapons, I think there will probably be a lot of weapons that are not in use there. So, let's go and take a look!"

Then she took Alice and left. Midori and I followed.

A moment later, the engineering department.

“…I see. I understand now.”

Utahara pondered for a moment and concluded, "You want to pick out a good weapon and give it to your new companion...right?"

"That's it."

"If that's the case, it's a wise choice for you to come to our engineering department!"