Survive in Azure Files

The plan to rescue Hoshino officially begins from this moment.

Performance report and reward plus more

The current average order volume is 400, and the high-order volume should reach around 500 by tomorrow morning.

The number of subscriptions for Chapter 36 is actually ten more than that for Chapter 35. Is this a bit surprising?

Preliminarily speaking, this result is in line with my expectations, the subscription ratio should be 4:1.

As for offering rewards for additional chapters, I have no experience in this area, but I would give it some consideration if a reader suggested it.

Referring to the situation of other authors, let's add more data based on this data:

One more chapter will be added for every 100 monthly tickets, every 10000 rewards, and every 100 blades.

The current monthly ticket is 224, the reward is 4640, and the blade is 211.

But even if these aren't there, I'll still update more depending on my mood and status.

By the way, my limit is to update four chapters a day. If a rich man favors me, I will need to update more...

Please allow me to slowly make up for it.

that's all.

Chapter 40: The First Chalais Saint-Pierre War (Part 1)

In order to take back Hoshino from the Caesar Group, we must integrate as many forces as possible.

Before deciding on Hoshino's destination, I have to sort out my own network of contacts, find out who can be won over, and think about how to gain more support at the lowest cost.

To this end, after dinner I would lock myself in my bedroom, sit at my desk, think about the relevant matters, and record the results in an electronic document.

dong dong.

Suddenly, there was a slight knock on the door.

"Teacher, can I bother you for a moment?"

It was Ayane's voice.

I closed my notebook, stood up, walked quickly to the door and opened it, only to see Ayane standing timidly outside.

"Teacher," Ayane's face seemed to be filled with worry, "Can I come in?"

"of course can."

I turned sideways and invited Ayane into my bedroom and sat down on the edge of the bed.

I took a glass of water and handed it to Ayane. I sat beside her and asked with concern, "What's wrong?"

Ayane's gaze drifted to the corner of the room.

A shotgun with a black and white body and a few pink embellishments that matched someone's hair color was leaning against the wall.

Ayane couldn't help but lower her eyes, bit her lower lip, and pleaded in a low voice:

"Can you please have a life discussion with me, teacher?"

Sure enough, he came here for what happened during the day.

Ayane, who is sensitive and delicate, must have accumulated a lot of worries.

Being willing to come to me and talk is a manifestation of trust in me, so I am naturally happy to accept it.

Seeing that I agreed readily, Ayane's expression became much more relaxed.

Then the first sentence he said almost made me lose my temper:

"Actually, I think it's not completely unreasonable for Senior Hoshino to doubt the teacher."

Are you here to discuss life or to find fault? !

Forget it, think about it from another angle.

Being willing to say such unpleasant truths to my face... is also a manifestation of trust...

"I'm not speaking well of Hoshino-senpai, nor do I mean to criticize the teacher. I just think... it's normal to be confused by coincidences, but it's also true that the teacher helped us."

Ayane's tone gradually became lower and her voice was slightly confused:

"I don't understand why Senior Hoshino, who always treats us kindly, who is usually unreliable and lazy, always likes to make weird jokes in an uncle-like tone, but always stands up at critical moments and supports the Countermeasures Committee, would suddenly become like this.

“Even if we lose trust, we can still discuss it slowly after returning, or communicate with others privately first. There are so many gentler ways, but what Senior Hoshino did left no room for anyone.

"Besides, agreeing to Caesar Group's invitation isn't the only option left, we can definitely find other solutions. With the teacher here... Obviously, the most important thing is for us to be together...

"I wonder if I had been brave enough to speak out my opinion at that time, would the situation have been alleviated?"

A girl with a delicate heart is always so sentimental.

So what should I do?

To put it gently, this was not Ayane's fault. Even if she had said it at the time, it would not make the situation better, and it might even be counterproductive?

I said approvingly, Ayane is right. Next time something similar happens, remember to express your opinions and don't make the same mistake again?

This question should not be answered at all. Whether you agree or disagree, it will only make Ayane feel more guilty and sad.

So, let’s look for the essence through the phenomenon. What exactly is the girl who seeks comfort from me seeking?

"It's okay. I'll bring Hoshino back for you."

I gently held Ayane in my arms. The girl let out a shy cry but did not resist.

Even through the clothes, I seemed to be able to feel the hot breath of Ayane.

"Then we can give her a good scolding together and let that idiot know that there is such a lovely junior who is worried about her stupidity."

"But... cute and stuff..."

Ayane's voice was trembling a little. She looked up at me, her face flushed and her eyes becoming increasingly blurred.

I smiled, reached out to take off Ayane's glasses and put them aside.

Ayane must have guessed what I was going to do. She closed her eyes and held her breath slightly, but her heartbeat became more and more violent.

The cute look of her ready to be picked made me feel itchy and I could no longer restrain my desire...

dong dong dong.

The knock on the door interrupted the beauty.

"Teacher~Are you in there~"

It was Mutsuki’s voice.

Ayane came to her senses, pushed me away in panic, and tidied her messy clothes.

I didn't care, I put my arm around Ayane's waist and continued: "It's okay, she can't come in without a room card."

"Hey, teacher, you're not doing anything weird in there, are you? We'll have to install explosives on the door!"

Mutsuki is really capable of doing such a thing.

"Why don't you find a place to hide for a while?"

Although Ayane and I are innocent, her current lusty look could easily lead to misunderstanding.

Ayane gave me a look that seemed half angry, then quickly hid in the bathroom.

"Teacher, please open the door and let me in."

I looked at the things at hand and was silent for a moment.

After a few seconds, Mutsuki looked at me wearing a pair of familiar glasses, tilted his head towards me, and asked in confusion:

"Why are you wearing your sister's glasses?"

"It's just to protect your eyesight."

"Hmm~ Let's just leave it at that~"

Mutsuki smiled happily, pushed me aside, walked into my bedroom, sat on my bed, and looked around.

I said helplessly: "What are you doing here..."

"Here, this~" Mutsuki picked up the bag in his hand, "I came here to play board games with you, teacher~"

"Why are you looking for me?"

"Hehe~ Because the teacher looks very depressed today~ Mutsuki, I really hope you can cheer up~ so I came to play with you!"

Looking at Mutsuki's smiling face, I felt that she must have bad intentions.

"I'm sorry, I'm not in the mood to play with you now..."

However, Mutsuki had already taken the board game out of his bag and spread it on the bed:

"It's times like these that make you even happier! We're all worried about you."

I was stunned for a moment, and a warm feeling surged in my heart.

Even Mutsuki, who usually has the worst heart, knows how to feel sorry for others.

I kept feeling this way until I learned about the specific content of the board game - the form was just ordinary dice rolling, moving grids, and triggering events, but the content of the events...

Almost all of them are punishment games of various kinds.

"…You are here just to play a prank."

Mutsuki denied it while shuffling the cards: "Oh~ I don't have it~"

"You're definitely going to cheat."

"Teacher, you only know how to slander others! I won't cheat!"

Mutsuki puffed up his face, rolled a dice, moved the chess piece a few spaces on the map, and reached for the deck of cards.

Then Mutsuki's smile froze for a moment.

Because I casually pulled out the top card and put it aside, and handed the second card to Mutsuki.

"please."

"Uh..." Mutsuki panicked for once, "This... This should be drawn by me... This doesn't follow the rules! I want a different one!"

I held Mutsuki's hand, leaned over to take a look, and burst out laughing.

The content of the event card in Mutsuki's hand is a passionate confession to the player on his left.

"You didn't intend for me to draw it, did you? If you didn't cheat, then the cards must have been shuffled randomly, right? Why do you care about the order?"

Mutsuki was silent.

This little devil girl looked at me straight, without her usual mischievous smile.

I felt something was wrong with the atmosphere.

I was about to speak when Mutsuki suddenly reached out and pushed me down on the bed.

"Mutsuki?! What are you going to do?"

Mutsuki sat on my belly, and her slender body exerted a huge strength that was completely invisible from the outside, holding me down firmly.

"Teacher, if you are so arrogant, you will be easily insulted by students."

Mutsuki narrowed his eyes and licked the corner of his mouth with his pink tongue:

"And he's wearing glasses, which is against the rules. Isn't this even more uncontrollable?"

Then Mutsuki leaned down and put his mouth close to my ear.

Whisper softly:

"Are you satisfied with this confession?"

Boom boom boom boom.

Just as I was starting to panic, the life-threatening knock on the door rang out again.

Bai Zi said worriedly outside the door: "Teacher? Are you okay? I think I heard some strange noises?"