Survive in Azure Files

If this continues, the school will be occupied by violent organizations sooner or later.

So, we can only ask you for help.

sensei, can you help us?"

This is the entire content of the letter I received.

It is a regular school, but it was bullied to the brink of despair by a mere violent organization. This is somewhat hard to imagine with the common sense of Kivotos that I have established so far.

But after Alona's explanation, I understood it.

Kivotos is a united city consisting of thousands of academies. Among the many academies, some are prosperous, like Trinity and Millennium that I visited, while others are in decline and only have a single-digit number of students left to support them.

Abydos is a typical example of the latter.

Abydos College of Higher Education once had a glorious past, and even became the most powerful academy in Kivotos at one point. Just like the three major academies now, it had a five-digit number of students enrolled.

But with the changes of the times, since some time ago, the Abydos area seems to have experienced severe and harsh climate that is difficult to eradicate.

The ravages of natural disasters and the deterioration of living environment have directly led to the relocation of a large number of residents.

There was a vast amount of land left, but there was no source of students to replenish it. The original students transferred away one after another, and the Abydos Higher College gradually declined.

After learning about these situations, I made a prompt decision and chose to accept this commission:

From an emotional point of view, as a sensei, if I receive a request for help from an innocent student who has been bullied, I would feel guilty if I don't provide assistance to the best of my ability.

From the perspective of profit, just by helping to defeat some bad students from gangs, you can get the gratitude of all Abydos. It is a very profitable business.

So, I made an appointment with Caesar Heavy Industries for the airdrop service and set off with full confidence.

However, the setback came quite suddenly:

"Why isn't there a map of the central area of ​​Abydos on the electronic navigation? And this place is too complicated. I searched from morning to afternoon but still couldn't find the school..."

Because public transportation in Abydos was paralyzed, I could only rely on my own legs to find my destination alone in the huge and lonely town.

Many road signs were abandoned and the terrain was unexpectedly complex, so I fell into the embarrassing situation of being lost.

Just like the rumor that Alona laughed and said must be just an urban legend.

Got lost near the city center.

I returned to the familiar street again and sat on the steps at the door of an empty building to rest. I took out the prepared bread and mineral water from my bag to satisfy my hunger and began to think about my next course of action.

Continuing to run around like a headless fly is purely a matter of chance and is definitely not advisable;

The Federal Student Union might have relevant information, but if I ask for help for such a small matter, it will lower the Federal Student Union's evaluation of me;

The most crucial issue is that Ayane Okura did not leave any contact information when she sent the letter, otherwise we could just contact her directly now.

Squinting my eyes and looking up at the warm sun, I thought to myself that I should find someone who is familiar with the surrounding environment to ask.

Of course, there is no one to ask in the uninhabited central area of ​​the Abydos Autonomous Region, but in the suburbs of Abydos, adjacent to other academies, there may still be residents.

After all, the living environment in the suburbs of Abydos is not that bad and is bearable, and the housing prices are extremely low. The only major drawback is the inconvenient transportation...

It suddenly occurred to me that the black shop I visited with the students from the after-school dessert club a few days ago was also located in a very remote place.

But perhaps because it is somewhat famous on the Internet, the location of that dessert shop is marked on the electronic navigation.

Following this line of thought, an idea suddenly occurred to me, and I took out the Shiting Box:

"Alona, ​​help me list the restaurants that are still in business in the Abydos Autonomous Region. Oh, and filter out those that have only opened in recent years, those that are too quiet, those that have too many negative reviews, or those that obviously have a lot of fake reviews."

"Okay, I got it, sensei."

The next moment, a few red dots appeared on the blank map.

I clicked on the red dot closest to me, confirmed that its information roughly met my requirements, and whispered the name of the restaurant:

"Shibanyan Ramen...?"

I decided this is the place.

Even if you don’t get any intelligence, you can still reward yourself for being busy for most of the day with some acclaimed food.

Thinking of this, I stood up and walked in the direction indicated by the navigation.

It took more than an hour to walk there. I can only say that Abydos is the best description of the phrase "vast land but sparsely populated".

Anyway, by the time I arrived at Chaiguan Ramen, I was already hungry again even though I hadn’t reached the restaurant yet.

"Welcome! This is Shibaseki Ramen!"

As soon as I entered the store, a cat-ear waiter came up to me with a bright business smile: "Excuse me, how many people are there? I'll take you to your seat!"

"It's just me. Thank you for your help."

There were not many customers in the store at that time. After I was led to an empty table and sat down, the waiter stood beside the table with a smile, waiting for me to order.

After looking at the menu, I ordered the signature miso ramen. Looking at the waiter's back, I suddenly realized -

I have seen this student before.

It happened more than once when she was working in other stores.

"Hello! Excuse me!"

I called the cat-eared waiter over and observed him carefully:

She has beautiful rose-red eyes and her black hair is simply tied into two ponytails with a dark blue headband, making her look cute and lovely.

She was wearing a white headscarf, an apron with the word "Chai Guan" printed on it, and a simple black short-sleeved shirt on her upper body, which was probably the uniform of the store, with a name tag pinned on her left chest.

Her name was written on it: Kuromi Serika.

"Guest, do you have any instructions?"

"Do you know how to get to Abydos High School?"

If Serika doesn't know, then I'm going to ask the chef who's downstairs in the kitchen - he's a standing Shiba Inu wearing only a kimono, smoking a pipe, with a scar on his right eye and a cross scar on his left cheek.

However, upon hearing this question, Serika immediately became alert:

"What are you doing in our school?"

I didn't expect to meet the real owner.

This is the second best news I've gotten today.

As for the number one ranking, Chai Guan Ramen is indeed worthy of its reputation.

Ramen is so delicious!

Chapter 2: No explanation?

Outside the back door of Shibakuni Ramen Shop.

I leaned against the wall, holding the phone in one hand, sending messages.

Me: So far, everything is fine.

Kirino: Okay.

Kirino: Sensei, if an unexpected situation occurs, I will rush to rescue you as soon as possible!

Me: You’re so reliable! I’m going to start looking forward to accidents happening.

Kirino: Huh?

Me: Because I want to see Kirino in action.

At this time, the back door was opened, and from the gentle light, Serika, who had changed into a school uniform, walked out.

Since the terrain of Abydos is too complicated to explain in a few words, I can only wait for Qinxiang to get off work and let her take me to Abydos Higher College.

"Let's go, sensei. I've just contacted everyone on the countermeasures committee, and they will gather at the school."

Serika put away her businesslike smile and showed her true nature, looking a little fierce.

Qin Xiang threatened again in a vicious voice: "Sensei, you must remember that I met you by chance on my way home! If other people knew that I was working part-time, I would never let you off easily!"

For some reason, Qinxiang really doesn't want her classmates to know that she is working a part-time job. I am a little curious about the reason, but I am not so ignorant as to ask someone I just met.

I smiled and nodded: "Then next time I come to patronize Shibaguan Ramen, please recommend me the type you like as my hush money."

"Well... If you behave well, it's not impossible... All right! Let's go quickly and don't keep everyone waiting!"

Qinxiang kept moving forward and I followed closely behind her.

After walking for twenty or thirty minutes, Qinxiang finally slowed down when she reached a crossroads.

I thought we were almost there, but I saw Qinxiang turned around with a look of joy on her face, waving and calling out, "Senior Baizi! Over here!"

Then, a girl with gray hair and wolf ears arrived in front of us on a bicycle.

The wolf-eared girl got off the bike and held the handlebars with both hands:

"Good evening, Serika. Um... you must be Xialai's sensei, right? Nice to meet you. I'm Sand Wolf Shirako, a second-year student at Abydos High School."

Perhaps because there was no visible change in his expression, Bai Zi's face looked a little cold.

She was wearing an inverted cross hair accessory and a scarf even though it wasn't winter. If you looked closely, you could see that Bai Zi's two pupils seemed to be one black and one white.

"Did Senior Baizi go cycling before?"

"Well, I rushed back as soon as I received the news."

Shirako pushed his bicycle and walked beside me. He talked to Serika across from me, and then he said to me:

"Sensei, the school is not far ahead. Did you walk all the way here?"

"Yes."

"Thank you for your hard work... We can't get a taxi here, the bus service has been suspended for many years, and there is no place to refuel. It is quite inconvenient to travel. If you don't mind, I can lend you my spare bicycle."

That's indeed a good idea.

But it's just a job to deal with a few small thugs, and I can't stay here for more than a few days, so there's no need for it.

After walking for a while, I finally arrived at the Abydos Higher School that I had been looking for for a long time.

There were scattered patches of unkempt yellow sand on the ground, even at the school gate. The buildings on campus were fairly tidy, but also looked old.

Led by Serika and Shirako, we entered the school building, went upstairs, walked through the corridor, and finally pushed the door into an activity room.

There are already three people in the activity room. According to Qinxiang's description before coming, they are:

Okurasona Ayane, who has short black hair, red-framed glasses, pointed ears, a very well-behaved look, and an awkward and nervous expression;

Izayoi Nomiya, with long flaxen hair, a broad mind, a gentle and peaceful look, was currently serving as a lap pillow for the last person;

And finally, the petite pink-haired girl, Hoshino Kotori, lies on her plump thighs with her eyes closed and an expression of enjoyment.

"I am back."

"Welcome back, Shirako-senpai, Serika." Ayane stood up and looked at me, suppressing her inner excitement and uneasiness, "You are...?"

"Hello everyone, I'm sensei from the Federal Investigation Department, Xia Lai."

Ayane breathed a sigh of relief.

Nomiya smiled and said, "Wow~ Our request for support has been accepted~ That's great~ Hoshino-chan~"

"Huha~"

The pink-haired girl yawned, and finally opened her eyes lazily, revealing her golden and blue eyes. She said in a sleepy tone:

"Yes~ Thanks to Dad coming back~ Mom, I can finally have a good sleep~"

Qin Xiang said: "Hey, don't make weird jokes! Sensei will be very troubled! And the chairman can sleep whenever he wants!"

In short, the members of the Abydos Strategy Committee welcomed me warmly and introduced their names and positions to me, so we had a preliminary acquaintance.

And then comes the highlight of this commission.

"Regarding the ammunition supply, it will be delivered by helicopter later."

After I sent the delivery coordinates to Caesar Heavy Industries, I showed everyone the list of supplies on my phone screen: "Because I don't know exactly how much you need and what you need, I have only ordered this much for the first batch. Please see if you need anything else."

Ayane became excited again: "There are so many! Sensei, thank you so much for your help! With these supplies, we can hold on for several more months."

"After a few months, those guys from the Steel Helmets will no longer have the patience to attack us. That's great~"