Survive in Azure Files

"It doesn't matter. Rather, this proves that we are compatible."

"Hey, that's what you think."

Hoshino said nothing more.

But I feel that the atmosphere seems to be much more relaxed.

In fact, I just found that Hoshino was more depressed today than usual, as if she was worried about something, so I wanted to talk to her and make her happy.

Now the effect should be pretty good.

I walked side by side with Hoshino in silence for another ten minutes.

"Sensei," Hoshino suddenly said, "I never thought that the guys from the Steel Helmets were actually hired by the Caesar Group."

I shrugged. "That's normal. Even if there was such an obvious suspicion that Caesar Heavy Industries' transport helicopter was easily hijacked by a group of thugs, since Caesar Credit is your creditor, normally you wouldn't suspect them."

"That's right, the real enemy is often in the most overlooked place... Oh, come on, uncle, what weird things am I saying again."

I asked puzzledly: "How can this be strange? This is indeed the truth."

Hoshino suddenly turned his head and looked at me carefully.

"What's wrong, is there something on my face?"

"Nothing~"

Hoshino stretched and said, "Yawn~ I suddenly felt that what Nomiya said made sense."

"...You mean using the gold card to pay off your debt?"

"Hoohoo~ If that's the case, uncle, I can take a good rest for a while~"

Just when we were having a pleasant chat, my cell phone rang at an inopportune time.

I took out my cell phone and my breath stopped - why is it Alu again?

Alu: sensei...

Alu: There are some unexpected situations here.

Alu: The truck broke down on the highway and couldn't be fixed no matter what we did.

Alu: Even with 100 million in cash, I can't camp peacefully...

Alu: And it’s all dirty…

Alu: This, this is of course a small matter for the president.

Alu: But if you can provide a little help...it's not impossible.

Me: Send me the location and I’ll take a helicopter there.

Alu: Okay.

The notification sounded again. It was a secretly taken photo sent by Mutsuki, showing Alu standing in front of the open hood, at a loss, with oil all over her face.

This fits my perception of Alu.

"Sorry, Hoshino, I may have to go first."

"Well, see you tomorrow then."

I reluctantly waved goodbye to Hoshino and headed to Aid Convenience House 68.

Chapter 26 Normal Business Cooperation

It was not obvious from the angle the photo was taken. When I arrived at the scene by helicopter, I found that the truck was damaged after crashing into the roadside guardrail.

The front bumper and hood of the car were twisted beyond recognition, and black smoke was still coming out of some unknown device. It felt like it might explode at any time.

These guys can just stand by and act like nothing happened...

Oh, so this is Kivotos, that's okay.

I looked at the miserable state of the truck and felt a subtle pain in my teeth:

"How did you get into this situation?"

Mutsuki pointed out the culprit on the spot: "Hehe~ Alu-chan said she wanted to show off her driving skills to everyone, but she didn't see the road clearly~ and crashed into it at full speed~"

This is a reason that won't come as a surprise at all.

Alu began to argue for herself: "It's all the fault of poor lighting! In Abydos, there are not many street lights that are powered!"

Kayoko said mercilessly: "Then you still don't want to wear glasses? I'm really convinced."

"This, this is..."

I tried to smooth things over: "Okay, okay, it's so late, let's move all the luggage upstairs first."

The large and small bags had already been unloaded from the truck and piled on the roadside. Together with everyone from Convenience House 68, I filled the helicopter's interior to the brim.

Then we were faced with an embarrassing problem.

"No, it's seriously overloaded..."

Since Xialai's helicopter was only lightweight, its load capacity was not high. After removing the five passengers, the maximum cargo capacity was only about 500 kilograms.

Upon hearing this, Haruka's face turned very ugly and her body began to tremble uncontrollably:

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry! It's all my fault for having too many things. Please just throw them all away! If that's still not enough, just throw me here too!"

I confirmed once again that Haruka's mental state is very problematic.

Have you suffered any psychological trauma?

Haruka continued to speak quickly, "I will walk to meet up with everyone... No, I don't mean to bother you! It's okay for someone like me to just disappear... Yeah."

Unable to bear it any longer, Alu gave Haruka a head slap:

"Haruka, what are you talking about? Never abandon any of your friends. This is the motto of our Convenience House 68!"

"Another strange motto has been added."

Kayoko smiled as she said this, and her usually cold and grim face suddenly melted away and became lively and bright.

I suddenly felt that Kayoko must be a good kid with a cool exterior but a kind heart, and she is worth making friends with.

Mutsuki, with his usual mischievous smile, said, "Then it's up to Aru-chan to decide which things to keep~"

"Hehe~ Just leave it to this president!"

Under Alu's command, everyone started to get busy again.

First came boxes of bullets.

"And sensei will be in charge of supplying the ammunition we need later~"

Then there's the cheap furniture.

"It's time to change it after using it for a long time!"

Next is the camping tent set.

"Although it carries a lot of memories...but if you think about it carefully, the memory of having no money and having to live in the park is not worth remembering at all."

In the end, the calligraphy work is worthless.

“Wait, wait, wait!” Alu hurriedly stopped Mutsuki, “You can’t throw that away!”

"Hey~ Aru-chan is really stubborn in this kind of situation. Even if you are really successful, a calligraphy homework with strange content can't be worth 10 billion."

A Lu choked: "Ugh..."

Haruka apologized frantically as if she was about to have another fit: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, as expected..."

"Okay, let's just leave this here for now. Sensei, this way we can barely take off, right?"

Her reluctant yet resolute look made me look at A-Lu with a new respect.

how to say.

Even though she is so stupid, she can still make people follow her wholeheartedly. She must have some extraordinary qualities.

but……

I glanced at the luggage that was "temporarily left behind" and smiled:

"Well, that's just right. Let's go then."

The helicopter door closed and it took off vertically.

Alu sat in her seat, looking down through the glass, her expression suddenly frozen.

The truck caught fire at some point, and the fire spread to the luggage neatly stacked next to the front of the truck. In the chain explosions, a sea of ​​fire was formed.

"Eh——how could this happen——"

Amid Aru's wailing, my eyes met Mutsuki's, and she winked at me mischievously.

It's bad enough, I like it.

"Excuse me, where are you going next?"

Kayoko thought for a moment and said, "We can't go back to the office, and the camping equipment was lost by the president. Sensei, can you take us back to Gehenna?"

Alu objected excitedly: "Wait a minute, we will be scolded if we go back to Gehenna! Besides, it's completely past curfew time, and the dormitory door has been closed for a long time."

"We don't have money to stay in a hotel, unless we use that bag of cash."

"Section Chief Kayoko, that kind of thing is not allowed. As a cold-blooded lawless criminal, you can't just use money whose ownership is still unclear."

Alu is quite principled, but this has nothing to do with the outlaws.

I suggested, "How about I pay for it?"

As soon as this statement came out, everyone in the audience was shocked.

No one knew what they were thinking about, but Alu and Haruka both let out strange screams at the same time.

Mutsuki narrowed his eyes: "Oh my~ You actually want to take four young girls to the hotel... So sensei is this type~"

Kayoko stared at me: "Sensei, aren't you afraid of rumors spreading?"

I couldn't help but ask, "...Why do you assume that I'll go into the hotel with you?"

Electronic transfer would be fine.

Kayoko said calmly, "Unfortunately, our account has been frozen because we have a bounty on our head."

"Ugh... the damn discipline committee... do I have to spend the rest of the night on a park bench..."

"Haha~ I don't mind~"

In this case, there is nothing we can do.

As I set the plane's destination, I said, "You guys come back to Xialai with me."

"……Eh?"

The Engineering Department has completed the renovation of the Xialai living area.

The reason why I brought this up now is mainly because I still feel a little reluctant about asking others to stay with me.

“There are enough guest rooms, the bedding is brand new, the living facilities are quite complete, there is a bathroom with hot water all day, and a laundry room. At least it can handle one night.”

Alu wanted to stick to the villain's character and flatly refused.

But when she thought of the bathroom and her dirty body and clothes, A-Lu said a little awkwardly: "Ah, then I'll bother you tonight. Only tonight."

After one hour.

I was watching TV on the sofa. A-Lu, who had just taken a shower and changed into clean clothes and was still steaming, walked towards me with a blushing face.

A'lu looked around guiltily, making sure there was no one else here before she carefully sat next to me and put her beautiful lips close to my ear.

Just as I was holding my breath.

"sensei," Alu whispered, "Can I bother you for a few more nights?"

"...?"

I am ashamed of my unrealistic expectations.