Survive in Azure Files

That night, I took a fully automatic helicopter to the Federal Student Union and personally handed the processed documents to Qi Shenlin who was still working overtime.

Then, tragedy struck.

I still remember that at that time, Qi Shenlin's tired eyes suddenly lit up. She stood up excitedly, patted my shoulder, praised my enthusiasm for work, and thanked me for my contribution to Kivotos.

Then he stuffed several large stacks of documents from his desk into my arms.

And he reminded me that it would be best to complete everything within two days.

And the completed documents can be sent to her by fax. Don't bother her if you don't have anything to do... No need to run around.

Even though she added that these were originally the tasks that Xia Lai was responsible for, she still got some responsibility.

This is the situation I am facing now.

I would like to thank Yuka again.

After I used the newly downloaded momotalk to ask for help from the only contact person in the software, Yuka readily agreed to continue to serve as Xia Lai's monitor and help with official business.

Otherwise, if I were to do it alone, I might have to stay up all night since I am not particularly skilled at it at the moment.

I drank the now lukewarm coffee and felt a warmth enveloping my chest.

Yuuka, Yuuka.

What a lovely girl.

Judging from her appearance alone, from her face to her figure, she is an impeccable beauty, and her every move is filled with the breath of youth. Ignoring that halo, it is not that Yuuka meets my aesthetic standards, but that my highest definition of beauty is Yuuka.

What's more important is what's inside. Talented, serious, kind-hearted, willing to help me without asking for anything in return, gentle and patient when I ask questions...

Is this being that embodies all the beauty in the world really the "alien" I imagined?

So, what about the other people I haven’t had any in-depth contact with?

It suddenly occurred to me that maybe I could do it.

Starting with Yuuka, he gradually began to treat all the students as his own kind.

Even though they have characteristics that I cannot accept for the time being...but perhaps they and I can understand each other.

By then, in this strange world, I will be able to find a home that will make me feel at ease.

I don't know what happened, but I suddenly opened my mouth:

"Um, Yuuka."

"Ok?"

I swallowed and didn't change my words to say it was okay. Instead, I continued to follow the throbbing in my heart and asked the question filled with expectation in the calmest tone possible:

"I want to know what you think of me so far?"

As the last syllable fell, a feeling of relaxation first swept over my body, but soon, a faint sense of uneasiness surged in my chest.

After all, Yuuka and I have only known each other for a few days. Is it really okay to ask such a question?

It would seem very strange.

But I don't regret it.

Busy work can make me forget my worries temporarily, but it cannot eliminate the loneliness lingering in my heart.

Loneliness gnaws at my empty soul, making me desperately want to be recognized. Then, I will have a reason to recognize others.

If I continue like this, maybe I will go crazy? I don't know the answer.

I no longer know what I am thinking. Due to the loss of memory and lack of knowledge, I cannot accurately describe what I am thinking.

Is it confusion? Is it anxiety? Or is it fear?

I don’t know, and I’m not in the mood to figure it out.

All I know is that Yuka stopped writing and said nothing.

The silence lasted for an unknown amount of time.

Until the rustling sound of the pen tip rubbing against the paper and the collision sound of the beads on the abacus were heard again.

At the same time, Yuuka's reply sounded extremely cold to me:

"Sen~se~i~Please don't ask such... such... boring questions during working hours."

I was staring at the document in front of me and didn't notice that while Yuuka was saying this, she used her left hand to pull her purple hair over her slightly red ears.

I was a little frustrated, but surprisingly not too upset. Then I just said okay and threw myself into the hard work.

Time always flies when you are focused.

By the time I came to my senses, the work had unknowingly reached its final stage.

Turning around, Yuuka was the same, her calculations were still perfect. And it was only four o'clock in the afternoon.

After finishing the last part in one go, I sent a fax to the Federation Student Union's headquarters and invited Yuka:

"Yuuka, you've worked hard these past few days. Let's have a celebration party tonight. It's my treat. Do you have any favorite high-end restaurants? It's okay even if it costs me a lot of money, okay?"

For some reason, Yuuka seemed troubled.

"Eh? Eh?"

After making a doubtful sound, Yuuka hesitated for a moment, shook her head, frowned, and rejected me in a preachy tone:

"You are already an adult, please spend more carefully. High-end restaurants are very expensive. With your income, you can't take people to such places casually, right?"

Therefore, the venue for the final celebration banquet was chosen to be a nearby family restaurant and the AA system was adopted.

The restaurant owner and waiters are both cats and dogs that can speak human language, which made me feel a little uncomfortable, and I was also deeply worried about the cooking skills and quality of the dishes. But the result was far beyond my expectations, and the food was quite delicious.

By the way, I also heard Yuka muttering a lot of things like "According to my calculations, the food in this restaurant is not only delicious but also very cost-effective."

When we were saying goodbye, Yuka, who had just taken a few steps towards Millennium Institute of Technology, suddenly turned back and called me.

"Um, regarding the question you asked this afternoon..."

Because I was standing between the street lamps, the narrow shadow area just covered Yuka's face, so I couldn't see the expression on her face at the moment. Could this also be the result of her calculation?

Yuka took a deep breath and said the rest to me:

"I think you are a very useless adult. So, so, if it weren't for me..."

As she spoke, Yuka's voice gradually became lower, and the last half of the sentence was so low that I couldn't hear it at all.

I was in mixed feelings and wanted to walk up to her, but as soon as I took a step, Yuka seemed to be frightened. She took several steps back, said sorry loudly, and ran away at a very fast speed.

I was left alone there, lost in deep thought, until I finally came to a conclusion -

So, I am really hated.

Yes, it is normal for me to be disliked as I trouble others again and again and say weird things.

It's really tactless to have to wait for someone to tell you in person before you realize it. You should have realized it when you saw Yuuka's entanglement when she was invited.

As for that sorry, it was probably because Yuuka was too kind, to the point where she felt guilty for hating me.

Although I can accept this fact calmly, I still can't help feeling a little disappointed.

Even Yuuka couldn't give me the recognition I was hoping for; even Yuuka, I couldn't consider her as a fellow human being.

As expected, the problem was with me. To this world, I was the abnormal one.

...From now on, please don't bother Yuka to come to Xialai anymore.

After making this difficult decision, I suppressed my negative emotions, sighed, turned around, and prepared to walk back to Xialai.

"boom--"

The sudden explosion happened just dozens of meters in front of me. The scorching air wave blew towards me. The slightly dazzling light in the dark night made me squint my eyes, but I opened them suddenly the next moment.

I clearly saw a graceful shadow swaying amidst the flames and thick smoke.

Then, a masked girl walked out of the explosion and appeared in front of me, with the fox ears on her head swaying happily from side to side.

A creepy laugh came from behind the fox mask.

"Hehehe..."

I've seen her.

In the basement of Chalais.

I didn't know her identity at the time, but later, I made a special search -

One of the seven prisoners who escaped from the Education Bureau, a bad student who committed multiple serious crimes, a disaster fox whose motives and purpose of actions are unclear...

"Kitsunesaka Wakamo."

Chapter 3: Scary Ruoza

"Kitsunesaka Wakamo."

I read the visitor's name in the calmest tone possible.

However, I could feel that my voice was trembling slightly.

At this time, Kitsunesaka Wakamo's body also trembled. Was she laughing in excitement because she discovered my fear?

Yes, I am afraid of the person in front of me.

Although I am called sensei and the other party is a student, judging from the titles, I am the one in a higher position...

Nothing could be further from the truth.

I am a pure human being, with bare hands. Even if my body is quite strong after training, I will still be injured or even killed if I am hit by a bullet.

What about the so-called students? They carry hot weapons with them, have physical fitness beyond the limits of human beings, and their aura makes them completely fearless of conventional firearms.

There is an absolute gap in combat power between the two.

It is reported that it took an entire special forces unit directly under the president of the Federal Student Union to barely suppress and arrest Kitsunesaka Wakamo, who is lawless and unpredictable in character, and is the most dangerous and uncontrollable student.

If she has ill will towards me, all I can do is try my best to delay time and wait for help that may come at an unknown time.

Being stared at by those beast-like eyes that seemed to contain a mocking smile, my hair stood on end, and my heart started beating violently like a rabbit being targeted by a top predator.

"Kitsunesaka Wakamo," I forced myself to remain calm and tried to communicate with the other party, "Are you here to see me?"

"laugh……"

She didn't answer, but just laughed softly. Her soft and charming laughter made my hair stand on end.

Then, Kitsunesaka Wakamo walked straight towards me.

Should we flee? Should we resist?

No, you can't escape, you can't resist.

I stayed where I was, hating my own powerlessness more than ever before.

Yes, why would I forget? This is hell.

In Kivotos, a huge city that is home to millions of monsters called "students", gunfights are happening all the time.

Even if I hadn't run into Ruo Zao, and had just been involved in the daily fights between gangsters, I, a mortal, would still have been hurt.

Alona told me that as long as I carry the [Shiting Box] with me, she can help me deflect bullets and resist impacts. However, this requires power consumption.

It would be fine if it were just a few stray bullets, but if I were to withstand an attack beyond my limit and my battery ran out, I would be like a rabbit on the chopping board, at the mercy of others.

I don't think Kitsunesaka Wakamo is incapable of doing this.

How great it would be if I could have such power.

While I was feeling sorry for myself, Kitsunesaka Wakamo had already arrived in front of me.

I can only pray devoutly in my heart that she has no ill will towards me.

"Finally~Finally I see you again~Dear~"

…Have my prayers come true?

This kind of address, does it mean that Ruo Zao knew me before I lost my memory?

I quickly rejected this conjecture in my mind. Qi Shenlin, the chief administrative officer of the Federation Student Union, once told me personally that I was a non-local who was invited to Kivotos.