Survive in Azure Files

Hanako smiled and was about to say something, but she heard a roar like thunder out of nowhere:

“I told you! I’ve never done anything like that! Anyway, get back here! The seniors will be back soon! Go back, go back!”

As he spoke, Shimoe pushed Hanako towards the cell nearby.

"Ah, but they came to see me—"

"Oh, are you annoying? Go back quickly!"

Hanako smiled helplessly and said to us: "Sorry, it seems that the situation is a bit confusing. Can we talk later?"

After she finished speaking, she stopped resisting.

Shimoe-san imprisoned Hanako in the cell again, locked it securely this time, and then walked back to us, panting.

Next to me, Hifumi, who had been speechless since a while ago, finally found the opportunity to speak:

"Well, then... in this situation, what exactly will happen to Hanako-san?"

Xiajiang blushed and shouted without thinking:

"Of course someone like her deserves the death penalty! You can't be so lewd! Death penalty!"

Hifumi gave an awkward but polite smile and whispered back, "It shouldn't be like that..."

Shimoe accused Hanako of her crime: "She was walking around the school in a swimsuit!? In broad daylight, in a crowded square!"

However, the next moment, a dull and aggrieved voice came from the cell door:

"But, we have to wear the clothes specified by the school rules, right? So I wore the swimsuit specified by the school..."

"Why a swimsuit? Can't I wear a uniform? Don't butt in on the topic!"

You are very energetic, Mr. Xiajiang.

It was hard not to wonder if Hanako was teasing her on purpose.

"Ah, anyway..." Hifumi suggested to me, "It seems a bit difficult to meet Hanako-san now... Why don't we go meet the next member first..."

I had no objection and politely said to the lovely classmate Xiajiang in front of me: "Thank you for your help."

However, Xiajiang stared at me closely with a wary expression.

It must be because I’m too handsome, which made her, who was already shy, even more nervous.

But to my surprise, Xiajiang hesitated for a moment and then mustered up the courage to ask:

"You, you are Xia Lai's teacher...?"

"Yes, please... take care of me..."

I just nodded in agreement and before I could finish my words, Xiajiang from the Justice Committee took a step back and became more alert:

"Pervert! Stay away from me!"

In an instant, the smile on my face froze.

Calling me a pervert when we first met? I was furious!

There must be some rumors about me online. Maybe it's about what happened with Hifumi...

The culprit beside me, who might be willing to miss an important exam and team up with friends to destroy my wise and brave image in order to monopolize me, was checking the list without noticing:

"The other person is... Shirasu Azusa-san."

Before he finished speaking, the door suddenly opened and several figures walked in.

"I'm back." The leader was Lian Jian.

"Mission accomplished!" Behind him, the girl with the bob haircut followed, "The criminal, Shirasu Azusa, has been arrested!"

Hearing this name, Hifumi blinked and made a puzzled sound:

"Eh?"

Chapter 6 If it were me, I would be ashamed to death

I looked at the wanted criminal being held on the left and right by two members of the Justice Committee, and I couldn't help but feel as confused as Hifumi.

The girl had flawless white hair and a pair of wings of the same color, decorated with colorful flowers. She was wearing a fluffy high-waisted black dress and a Trinity standard sailor suit. From these parts, she looked very ordinary or even quite cute.

At this moment, he was wearing a gas mask on his face and was breathing heavily.

And this is the third member of the tutoring department we are looking for.

Shirasu Azusa was arrested like Hanako for some unknown crime.

Her style and dress, like Hanako, gave me a great visual impact, although in another way.

Could it be that she is a real bad girl? Like the Steel Helmets?

Unlike Hifumi and I, Shimoe-san immediately relaxed when he saw his companions return, and greeted them in a more natural manner than before:

"Hannami-senpai, Mashiro."

"Xiaochun, thank you for your hard work." The girl with the bob haircut responded and then noticed me, "Huh...?"

Lian Jianyi showed a surprised expression: "Teacher?"

I waved and said gently, "Hello, long time no see."

I don't recognize all of the 200 members of the Justice Committee, but I happened to meet the girl who was escorting Azusa back with Hasumi a few days ago during a commission.

Mashiro Shizuyama is a talented sniper affiliated with the Justice Committee. What impressed me most was the large-caliber anti-material sniper rifle she used, which was two meters long and in sharp contrast to her body size, and her eloquence when talking about justice-related topics.

However, apart from this, her overall impression to me is that of a relatively quiet and taciturn girl.

At this time, a voice that was somewhat dull but could not conceal its ethereal clarity, yet revealed a strong sense of regret and unwillingness, rang out:

"...What a pity! If we hadn't run out of ammunition, we would have been able to take a few more."

...Did this child casually say something that would be considered outrageous even in Kivotos, or in front of the Justice Committee that arrested her?

I began to worry sincerely about the future of the tutoring department and whether I could accomplish my mission perfectly.

By the way, this classmate Xiajiang’s name is Xiaochun.

It sounds cute when read... eh?

I frowned and my expression became strange, and suddenly I realized that something was wrong.

Bai Zhouzi continued to speak harshly, but the emotion in his words changed to one of freedom and determination:

"Forget it, do whatever you want with me. But I have been trained to endure torture, so it won't be easy to get information out of me!"

Is the crime you committed so serious?

"Student Zi, please rest assured that even if you are suspected of violent acts on campus, and even if you resisted arrest and occupied the tear gas ammunition depot for textbooks, detonated nearly a ton of tear gas, and resisted for three hours, our Justice Realization Committee will not do the kind of behavior you described."

Perhaps noticing my strange look, Lian Jian explained in extra detail.

However, after hearing this series of great achievements, I was even more shocked, yet I also found it familiar, which is not surprising in Kivotos, a place with many talented people and beautiful scenery.

But this is Holy Trinity, not Gehenna! ?

Signaling Mashiro to take Azusa to the cell, Hasumi looked at me:

"Teacher, you and this student are here to visit, what's the matter?"

"Senior Lian Jian, the two of them are here to look for that pervert!"

Before Hifumi and I could say anything, Koharu spoke first.

Renjian took a moment to react, then suddenly realized: "Huh? Are you talking about Hanako-san? Could it be that it's about the cram school?"

As the second-in-command and tactical commander of the Justice Committee, responsible for accepting instructions from the Tea Party and other higher-level departments and conveying them downwards, Hasumi naturally knew about the opening of the cram school.

"Yes, yes, I am the head of the cram school department..."

Hifumi introduced herself a little sheepishly.

Lian Jian nodded: "I have heard about this. Teacher, too?"

"Well, Nagisa asked me to serve as the tutoring department's advisor during this period." I paused and added, "It's actually a position similar to that of a homeroom teacher."

"I see. I now understand everything. Hanako-san and Azusa-san from before seem to be members of the cram school club as well."

Then, Hasumi said apologetically to Mashiro who had just returned after locking the cell door:

"Excuse me, Mashiro, could you please bring Hanako-san and Azusa-san out?"

"Ok."

Mashiro nodded readily and immediately turned around again.

The incident was handled swiftly and decisively. The few words needed to take the wanted criminal away from the Justice Committee were completely different from the cumbersome procedures required to open a cram school.

But some people obviously disagree with this.

"Wait a minute!" Xiaochun said in disbelief, "Senior, they are vicious criminals! How can we just let them take away like this!"

Judging from the level of this question, this kid really doesn't seem very smart...

Hasumi patiently explained, "Xiaochun, the teacher came here as the person in charge of Xialai and accepted the request of the tea party. There is no problem with the regulations. Because the teacher will become the consultant and homeroom teacher of the cram school."

"That is to say, this is justice."

Mashiro echoed as he walked to the cell door.

"Eh, eh?" Xiaochun looked doubtful, "But, since Senior said so... Huh, huh! But this is fine!"

After changing her mind, she became happy instead: "This way, we don't have to stay with these vicious criminals! Besides, what's the point of having a cram school? It's really embarrassing!"

Without noticing, the expressions of me, Hifumi, and Hasumi gradually became somewhat embarrassed. Koharu pointed at Hanako and Azusa who came out of the cell and laughed loudly:

"Ahaha! Isn't this great? The combination of a villain and a pervert, plus the title of 'idiot', I'm so embarrassed just to be with them! Hahaha!"

Lian Jian stroked his forehead and sighed: "Alas, Xiaochun..."

Hifumi looked as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.

"Um... Xiaochun-san," I confirmed, "your full name should be Xiajiang Xiaochun, right?"

Xiaochun's laughter suddenly stopped, and he took a half step back with his arms around his shoulders, staring at me warily:

"What are you doing! Don't try to get close to me. I'm an elite member of the Justice Committee!"

But soon it wasn't.

"Well, it's hard to say..."

Hifumi hesitated, and stated a fact that was like a bolt from the blue to someone:

"The last member of the cram school is... Shimoe Koharu, classmate."

Just like the list I saw.

“…Eh, me!?”

When Xiaochun went down to the river, his pupils were shaken.

At this point, all the members of the cram school have appeared.

Chapter 7 Tutoring Department, Assemble!

For the time being, Hifumi and I first brought the other three members who had gathered in the Justice Committee activity room by chance back to the cram school.

In fact, if you think about it carefully, this is not surprising. If you have to attend the cram school, it is natural that you will be arrested by the Justice Committee if you are not absent from the exam like Hifumi.

As for Xiaochun...

Uh, is it because the Justice Committee is too busy...?

I don't know the full picture yet, so I won't judge for now.

On the way from the Justice Committee to the Tutoring Department, although there were no setbacks, our unique combination naturally attracted the attention of many students.

Hanako, who walks proudly in the campus in a swimsuit, Azusa, who looks around cautiously with a gas mask on, Koharu, who shrinks her head like a quail and looks ashamed and about to cry, and Hifumi, who seems to be an ordinary, well-behaved and cute girl...

And me.