Survive in Azure Files

If I use myself as bait...

Is there any chance for its true face to be revealed in public?

As soon as this dangerous thought appeared, it spread in my mind at an alarming speed that even I could not have predicted.

No, it's not enough.

We must also bring the Sword of Light over to Xialai to give AL-1S or key the confidence to succeed and a reason to take action.

With the information AL-1S has now, it must know that I don't trust it. And as long as it holds me hostage and has the Sword of Light in its hand, it will most likely try to escape.

That would require the assistance of the engineering department, and giving AL-1S an opportunity to be in the "Alice" state and with my company, so that it could successfully approach the Sword of Light.

Even if AL-1S cautiously appeared as "key", at least he could obtain intelligence.

Thus, this vague plan centered on fishing enforcement gradually took shape.

Although there are still omissions, it can be used as a test. We can check and fill in the gaps later.

With the Shiting Box by my side, I have nothing to fear.

I deleted the text in the input box and re-entered it.

Me: Of course.

Green: Really? That’s great!

Green: Then let’s go now.

Me: Don't worry. Can you bring Alice's sword of light here as well?

Me: Just ask the engineering department to help move it over. I have something else to ask them for.

However, before I could get a reply, the doorbell rang.

Chapter 112 The Most Arrogant Woman in the Millennium

The doorbell rang, and I was stunned for a moment.

Wait, are you coming so fast?

Could it be that they had actually arrived near Xialai in advance, so as soon as I agreed, they couldn't wait to ring the doorbell?

"Ah!" At this time, Alice exclaimed, "Is there a visitor? Teacher, please don't move, let Alice, who has been transferred to the duty student hero, be responsible for the reception!"

Alice ran towards the door excitedly before I could stop her. As a high-performance android, she probably memorized the map of the entire Xialai.

Was it accidental or intentional?

"Hey! Don't... don't run around indoors!"

Nero found a crude excuse and chased after him, and so did the silent Saori.

I followed behind on foot, looking at the new messages, and couldn't help but feel suspicious.

Green: OK, I got it, we'll be there as soon as possible.

In other words, they haven't set off yet.

Since the person visiting now is not from the game development department, then who could it be?

My doubts were soon answered.

"Wow~" As I was about to walk to the door, I heard a familiar complaint, "Captain, did you actually stay overnight in Xialai yesterday? You're so cunning, you asked me to go back first but you sneaked here!"

Even without hearing the voice, one could tell from what she said that the person coming was Asuna.

Then Nero's panicked retort: ​​"Ha, ha!? You, you, you better stop spitting blood! Didn't the teacher tell you to go back last night!?"

Why so anxious? Does Nero feel guilty?

Sure enough, facing my stunning charm, even someone as cheerful and generous as Nero is still a normal girl after all, so it is only normal for her to have wild thoughts.

"Ah, this attitude is very suspicious." Another gentle female voice said, "Senior Nero, could it be that he really did something strange with the master behind our backs?"

This name is definitely Zhu Yin.

I quickened my pace.

"No way!" Nero was furious. "And what do you mean by doing it behind your back? Even if I did something, it's none of your business!"

"Hey, wait a moment." The cold voice was a little surprised, "Senior Nero, are you really...?"

Is Hua Lin here too?

I frowned slightly. In other words, except for being Liyin's personal bodyguard, my true identity is unknown to even the seniors of C&C...

Are all the maid agents of the millennium gathered in Xialai today?

Could it be that he came here specifically to find Nero?

After a little thought, I realized the truth.

It must be that Asuna, Akane, Karin and the other two have all been secretly in love with me, and have all made up their minds to treat me as their master and serve me for the rest of their lives, so when they heard that their captain might have done something despicable, they all rushed to Xialai early in the morning to confirm it impatiently.

There's no other way. Who says that in this huge Kivotos, I am the only one who can meet all the needs and fantasies of these excellent maids for a so-called master who is actually a partner?

As I was sighing over this, Nero became more and more anxious:

"Did I say it? How many times do you want me to repeat it?! If you keep saying nonsense, I will really beat you up!"

"Ahahaha~ How scary, how scary~"

Listening to Asuna's bell-like laughter, I turned the corner and took in the scene at the door.

Surrounded by three other smiling maids, Nero, with a red face and stamping his feet in anger, looked a little pathetic in every way.

What particularly caught my attention was.

Alice, who was standing side by side with Saori, looked at Nero's frustrated scene and showed an awkward attitude, wanting to help but not knowing how to help.

One can't help but feel that her previous anger towards Nero was not intentional.

"Ah, Master!"

Asuna was the first to notice my arrival. She left Nero, who was still teasing me, and ran over quickly. Her smile was as bright as the sun, and her tone was full of high spirits:

"This is Asuna! Let me accompany the master and start a happy day!"

Oh no, with this rhetoric and this attitude, I'm afraid he is really trying to compete with Nero for his favor.

Alas, I am such a sinful man...

"Then I'll leave it to you." I replied with a smile.

However, at this moment, another voice came that was unexpected and a little uneasy.

"Please, please don't take Alice's job!"

Alice, who had followed at some point, had a sympathetic crying face.

I couldn't help but fall into silence.

"Haha~ Don't worry, Alice-chan, right?" Asuna said with a smile, "I won't take your job away. We can serve the master together, isn't it~"

Alice opened her eyes wide and said in surprise, "Wow, so the blonde maid is now my companion?"

"That's right~ Just call me Asuna-senpai!"

"Bang Bang Ka Bang~ Senior Asuna has joined the team~"

Is this... a disguise?

Looking at the harmonious atmosphere between Asuna and Alice, I had already made up my mind.

Alice and Key, I'm afraid, are two different individuals. I hope I can firmly believe this.

But I still have to test it and eliminate all accidents.

Even if the possibility is just one in chance.

"Master, can I have a word with you?"

After Akane finished speaking to me, she turned to Alice and said with a smile, "I'm here to join the team too, Alice-chan. I'm Akane from the second year, and that one is Karin, also from the second year."

Alice, who had just shown a wary expression, suddenly smiled happily: "Bang bang ka bang~ Akane-senpai and Karin-senpai have joined the team~"

Hua Lin was quite surprised: "Eh? Me too...? Um... then please take care of me."

In a blink of an eye, Alice successfully became friends with the seniors of C&C, and they were all having a great time.

By the way, although Saori is not very talkative, she has already been included as a teammate by Alice.

And in this harmonious atmosphere, perhaps I am the only one who seems out of place...

"Hey! Why are they all calling each other "senior" and "senior"? When it's my turn, I'm just a nobody!"

Nero rolled up his sleeves and said, "Are you looking for trouble?"

"Oh, Ai, Alice clearly called little Nero-senpai 'senpai' as well..."

“Huh? You’re looking for trouble, aren’t you?!”

Oh, it looks like there's another one.

I felt a little relieved, and then I left the crowd with Zhu Yin, curious about what she wanted to say to me.

Could it be... a confession?

Because Nero, who I thought was not a threat, had developed a relationship with me to the point where we could stay overnight in Chalais without my knowledge, so I developed a sense of crisis and planned to strike first! ?

I guess that must be the case.

However, when we reached a secluded place, Zhu Yin's first words made me freeze in my tracks.

"Teacher," Akane said to me solemnly, "The reason why all of us C&C are out today is because we received an order from President Liyin."

"Varied……?"

I was skeptical at first, but after thinking about it, I found it reasonable.

Liyin is not the type to let me take AL-1S away. And as Liyin said in the conference room last night, in essence, C&C is an agent organization directly under her. Nero will disobey her orders, but it does not mean that others will do the same.

However, Zhu Yin confessed to me right away, which made me feel a little confused.

Could it be that he was moved by my personal charm at the last moment?

I stared into her gray eyes. "What is the order?"

"President Liyin ordered us." Zhuyin bowed slightly, "During the time that Alice-chan stays in Xialai, we will obey all your orders."

...Liyin, actually gave such an order?

She sent all her most elite forces to me, with whom she had a conflict yesterday because of the different ways of dealing with Alice?

Could it be that... Liyin has really repented?

Or...

Zhu Yin, are you deceiving me? To complete the real mission hidden?

There is no doubt that Akane has had a good impression of me since we first met. But if we talk about this, Liyin is the same.

Is he scheming something else, or is he really that kind-hearted...

I feel like I've become a little paranoid and cautious since what happened last night.

However, there is no need to worry so much about this matter.

"Wait a mininute."

After saying something to Akane, I took out my phone and called Liane directly.

The phone rang for a moment, and then the other end answered. Then a cold and indifferent voice came: "I sent C&C over, just hoping that something like last night won't happen again."

Before I could even ask, Liyin gave me the answer.

Of course, the only reason I looked for her at this time was for this matter.

"Liyin, thank you so much." I already believed it most of the time.

"No need to thank me." Li Yin said calmly, "Since Nero chose to betray in this matter, others will follow her steps. I just shortened the unnecessary process."

"…Are you still angry?"