Survive in Azure Files

I happened to be busy with work, commissions, and flirting with other girls, so I had the time free for tonight.

Who would have thought that Hong Dong was so dangerous, and I almost couldn't make it back.

After saying hello to Saori Wakamo, I sat on the sofa and browsed the new momotalk friends from Hongdong who were added today. After sending and replying to some messages, the dinner that Wakamo had prepared was all ready.

The three of us sat around the dining table, looking at the table full of sumptuous Hyakki-style dishes, and after saying "I'm starting" in unison, dinner officially began.

Ruozao's craftsmanship is quite good, and according to herself, it is "infused with full love for her beloved."

As for the way she speaks, I said you'll just get used to it.

It is worth mentioning that since hearing the reason why Saori was injured, Wakamo's attitude towards Saori has become much friendlier than before.

To me, it feels like the self-proclaimed queen treating her approved concubine just like that.

In addition, today is Saori's recovery banquet after she was discharged from the hospital. Although she is still a little taciturn, the atmosphere is generally very happy.

Especially after I took out the high-end cosmetics that I bought from Hongdong and said were local specialties, and gave them to Saori.

This is actually one of the reasons why I went to Hongdong.

"…Is this a gift for me?"

Saori seemed a little unbelieving and said hesitantly: "But, I've never used it... and it must be very expensive... Is it really okay to give it to someone like me?"

My stance on this is quite succinct:

"If you don't take it, I'll throw it away."

After a long silence.

For the first time, I saw a faint but real smile on Saori's face.

"Thank you," she said, "I will treasure it."

Ruo Zao, who was standing aside, just watched the scene silently, being well-behaved and sensible.

The relationship with Saori seems to have made progress.

Chapter 2: Saori Must Have a Crush on Me

After a pleasant meal, I leaned back on the sofa with my eyes closed, enjoying Ruozao's attentive massage service which I could not refuse.

Saori was standing aside, concentrating on studying the instructions of the cosmetics. From her expression, I knew that I had chosen the right gift.

I have to thank Wakamo for her attentiveness and her keen observation that Saori seemed to have a strong interest in this area, and for providing me with this information.

In other words, Ruozao always pays special attention to things related to me.

Just like now.

"Sir, do you have field work tomorrow?" The fox-eared girl whispered in my ear, with some concern in her words, "Your muscles are very stiff. For the future of Kivotos, please pay attention to your health and don't overwork yourself."

The little mouth is quite sweet.

Obviously, Ruozao saw the schedule I wrote on the office whiteboard and calendar, and saw that I was a little tired, so she said this.

I smiled and said, "It's okay. I was just asked by someone to serve as a consultant for a club in Trinity. I will go there tomorrow to meet with the members of the club."

As Nagisa had said before, Trinity is an old school with a long history and rich traditions. As a product of the union of several schools after the first council, there are still a large number of factions in the school, as well as various decision-making and executive bodies.

One of the main drawbacks of this situation is that some procedures are incredibly cumbersome and extremely inefficient.

For example, the opening of cram schools nowadays.

Even with the help of Xia Lai's super-legal authority, and the full support of the Filius and Patel factions behind Nagisa and Mika, and the other factions also giving considerable support at least on the surface, it still took a week to successfully complete the relevant procedures.

Of course, this is also closely related to the fact that Trinity has recently focused on matters related to the Treaty of Eden.

In short, the current tutoring department is about to be officially established, and my work of assisting Trinity’s problem students with tutoring is about to officially begin.

Having been curious for a long time, I have already made an appointment with Hifumi to meet tomorrow morning. I plan to go together to see what kind of people the other three students are to end up like this.

A few days ago, when I was having a party with the after-school dessert club, I asked them about their exam situation.

What surprised me was that these two people, who I knew had not ideal academic performance, achieved excellent results far exceeding the passing line in the last school examination, not to mention Xiao Xia and Ai Li.

Taking the opportunity of explaining the wrong questions, I took a quick look at the Trinity Unified Examination paper and quickly understood what was going on.

To dig deeper into the reasons why these two people seem to have made rapid progress in their studies, besides the fact that they really studied hard during that period, the more important point is that...

This test paper is really too easy.

Although this exam is extremely important, perhaps because of this, almost all of the knowledge tested is fairly basic.

Theoretically speaking, as long as students who are admitted to Trinity attend classes seriously, they will not fail even if they are stupid.

This shows that this class of students is full of hidden talents.

Apart from Hifumi who missed the exam because she remembered the wrong date, there were three other students who failed the exam at Trinity. Could it be that they were in the same situation as Hifumi?

"Urawa Hanako, Shimoe Koharu, Shirasu Azusa..." I read the names of the members on the list and said with emotion, "I hope they are not difficult to get along with."

"Do you need me to collect information about them for you?" Ruo Zao asked considerately.

I shook my head. "No, that's not necessary. It's just an ordinary commission, and I hope to maintain some anticipation."

So, now I only know the names of these three students.

Although the tea party didn't provide much information.

"teacher."

I opened my eyes when I heard Saori's call and met her gaze: "What's wrong?"

As if she was hesitating, Saori put down her cosmetics and pondered for a long time before she uttered, "Do you... need a personal bodyguard?"

I immediately realized—

After receiving my gift, Saori must have felt uncontrollable kindness and gratitude towards me, but because of her cold and dull personality, she didn't know how to express it, how to repay her, or how to approach her, so she asked such a question.

From this we can see that the day when Saori, who came to me as a spy, will completely return to me may not be far away.

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but laugh: "Hahaha, didn't I say it? It's just an ordinary small commission. What's more, the whole process will be carried out on the campus of Trinity. There will be no danger. Thank you for your kindness."

Saori was silent for a moment, lowered her head and said in a deep voice: "Sorry, I spoke out of turn."

Noticing the disappointment hidden in her expression, I secretly thought that something was wrong.

Oh no, it seems that my rejection made Saori think that I was still wary of her, or that she felt she couldn't repay me, or more likely that she felt she couldn't be with me in private with a legitimate reason, which hurt her sensitive and delicate girlish heart.

In the final analysis, it was all Beatrice's fault!

I hurriedly comforted him, "Although it is indeed inconvenient this time, there will always be a time when I need to borrow your strength again. Until then, please take care of me, okay?"

I didn't say that Saori is always welcome to stay at Xialai because I had made the same suggestion to Wakasa.

Ruo Zao's attitude is that although we will be together forever in the future, she is in a special position now and doesn't want to cause me too much trouble. Ruo Zao said that she will always miss me, as long as I can take time to accompany her occasionally, she will not feel lonely.

After careful consideration, I chose to respect Wakasa's decision, and I would not say the same thing to Saori, who is now basically bound to Wakasa.

"I understand."

Saori nodded, and looked at me with her snake-like eyes, which at this moment contained a subtle warmth:

"I will do everything in my power to protect you."

"That's not necessary." My tone couldn't help but become a little more serious. "If you encounter the same situation as last time again, I hope you won't do anything stupid that would hurt yourself again."

However, Saori did not answer this time, but just looked away.

I shook my head helplessly, knowing that the three-foot-thick ice did not form overnight, so I won't force it for the time being.

At the same time, I felt more and more pity for Saori and more and more hatred for Beatrice.

One day, I will rescue Saori and let her become the person she really wants to be according to her true heart.

Just like Alice.

Then, time quickly came to the next day.

I went to Holy Trinity alone.

Chapter 3: Hifumi, you are actually dating sensei in school!

At the agreed time, I arrived at the activity room reserved for use by the cram school.

From the outside, it looked like an old, unremarkable empty classroom in a remote location. However, the right to use this idle classroom was only approved yesterday.

I can only say that Trinity has its own school spirit. Even as the host of the tea party, I must follow the rules and regulations and act according to the established procedures.

Therefore, in order to open a cram school as soon as possible and save the students with poor academic performance, Nagisa and Mika need to seek my help.

This is probably how gentle they are towards their younger generations.

Although it was not what I had initially imagined, that they were asking me to reveal Saint Ya's situation to me and to find the mastermind who might be inside Trinity, this commission was also to relieve the worries of the tea party.

Whether it is out of selfish desire to gain the favor and trust of the girls, or out of my original intention to help them when they are in trouble, I will do my best to live up to their expectations.

In the empty classroom that the cram school will use after school every day for some time to come, a cute girl with blonde hair, golden eyes, a Pelolo backpack, and an honest face has already been sitting behind a desk, holding a textbook, reviewing her lessons while waiting.

The sunlight outside the window shines on her focused profile and slightly trembling eyelashes, making her already slightly immature but charming beauty even more embellished with a few touches of quiet temperament.

Hearing my footsteps, Hifumi looked up, then stood up and gave me a sweet smile that made my heart beat faster:

"Teacher, you are here."

"Hifumi, you're studying really hard."

After hearing my praise, Hifumi's expression turned sad:

"Alas, I already failed the last exam. If I don't work harder, then... then it will be terrible."

When I saw the cute girl like this, I couldn't help but tease her, "But isn't that because you missed the exam to date me?"

"Teacher! How can you say such a thing?" Hifumi waved her hands in panic, "It took me a long time to explain it to my friends..."

"Ahahaha, sorry sorry, just a joke."

Hifumi's reaction was as cute as I expected, and it put me in a good mood early in the morning.

After pursing her lips, Hifumi calmed down and smiled at me again:

"Well... Anyway, Nagisa-sama asked me to assist the teacher... and appointed me as the head of the tutoring club..."

I stroked my chin and nodded thoughtfully, "Hmm, Minister? Nagisa is really a discerning person. I have always felt that this important task must be undertaken by Hifumi!"

"Oh, teacher, you're like this again..." Hifumi sighed, as if she had gotten used to my praise. "It's just temporary... After all, the cram school is just a club temporarily established in a special form... If all members can pass the exam, it should naturally disband."

Just as Hifumi said, as long as the students in the cram school make a little effort during this period of time and pass the make-up exam arranged by the tea party, the cram school will lose its meaning of existence and will be sealed in a corner again.

From the test papers I saw at the after-school dessert department, it was clear that they were designed to help students pass. The difficulty of the official exam was not high at all, let alone the make-up exams specially made for a few students who failed.

Nagisa and Mika were so busy with the Eden Treaty that they probably didn't want to cause any more trouble, so they asked me for help. Even if I don't go easy on them, I believe they won't increase the difficulty beyond the original level.

In other words, if you are unable to pass the make-up exam even with this level of performance, it can only be that there is a serious problem with your study attitude. Even if you are directly expelled from school, there will be nothing to say.

I don't know the specific situation of the others, but at least with Hifumi's personality, she would be able to pass the exam smoothly even without me.

Nagisa, who has a good relationship with her and can be considered a close personal friend, naturally knows this, and it is indeed a wise choice to ask Hifumi to be the minister.

"So, um..." The girl who missed the exam due to bad luck and was determined to make up for it said to me seriously, "Please take good care of me during this time, teacher."

In response to this, I also restrained my smile and gave a proper response: "Well, please take care of me, Hifumi."

The girl smiled at me shyly, put her textbooks into her Pelolo backpack, and then said to me while putting the backpack on her back:

"Well, teacher, let's go now and meet the other students in the cram school. First, we need to discuss with everyone and make a plan to avoid being held back..."

After saying that, Hifumi quickly led me outside.

However, just as we were walking on the school road towards our next destination, the girl walking in front of me suddenly paused, then quickly turned around, and started to pull me away in a panic.

Before I could react, I saw a few Trinity students walking towards me. One of them looked familiar, and his expression gradually became shocked:

"Hifumi, you're not satisfied with being outside the school, so you brought the teacher to the school for a date?"

It was then that I remembered that the other person seemed to be Hifumi's friend.

Unable to dodge, Hifumi blushed and turned around: