Survive in Azure Files

"Oh, what a pity!"

Mutsuki climbed up from the bed with a smile, put his index finger in front of his mouth, and made a gesture to me to keep quiet.

Then he flashed into the bathroom and greeted Ayane naturally:

"Hi~ Ayane~ Good evening~ You are here after all."

Chapter 41: The First Chalais Saint-Pierre War (Part 2)

When I saw Mutsuki go into the bathroom, I felt something bad was going to happen—

Ayane is still waiting in there!

But on second thought, judging from Mutsuki's tone just now, he might have guessed it long ago.

"Teacher? Why don't you speak? Teacher?"

There was another rapid knock on the door.

I rushed over and opened the door, and Bai Zi was still making the knocking gesture.

At this moment, Bai Zi was breathing slightly. In addition to the blue scarf that he wore almost all the time, there was also an extra towel for wiping sweat hanging around his neck.

Her smooth skin was light pink with tidal drops of water on it, and her gray hair was still a little wet.

I don’t know if he just finished working out or just took a shower.

I sniffed and confirmed that she must have gone to the gym.

After seeing me, Bai Zi first breathed a sigh of relief, but then a trace of doubt appeared on his face:

"Why are you wearing Ayane's glasses?"

"Protect your eyesight."

"Hmm..." Bai Zi thought for a moment, nodded to me, and asked politely, "Excuse me, can I come in?"

Would it be weird if I refused?

and……

This is becoming more and more interesting!

I stepped aside without commenting and asked Baizi to come in.

When Bai Zi passed by me, the wolf ears on his head twitched twice, and his eyes swept across the bathroom door, but he didn't say much.

Then Bai Zi saw the board game on the bed that had not been put away in time, and asked curiously:

"Teacher, what is this?"

"Yes, that's right. Actually, I was just playing a board game with myself."

I closed the door and explained to Bai Zi without changing my expression.

"Hmm..." Bai Zi nodded thoughtfully. Because he had just sweated and had not had time to take a shower, he did not sit on the bed, but stood in the middle of the room.

Then he turned his gaze to Hoshino's shotgun leaning against the wall in the corner.

"Baizi, what do you want to talk to me about?"

I walked up to the wolf-eared girl, hugged her, and lowered my head to smell her fragrance.

Now Baizi no longer finds this strange. He leans his head on my chest obediently and lets me do what I want.

"Senior Hoshino is an idiot."

Bai Zi's voice was a little low.

I reached out and stroked Bai Zi's soft and moist back. The feeling wasn't very good, but when I thought that the person I was touching was Bai Zi, I suddenly felt a strange sense of comfort.

"Actually, I lost my memory."

I stopped moving and couldn't help showing a stunned expression.

Bai Zi continued, "When I woke up, I was already at the Abydos main school... It's called the main school, but it was actually abandoned a long time ago. I don't remember anything except the name."

Just like me.

I held my breath and empathized with Bai Zi's experience. I couldn't help but feel a deeper sympathy for this girl.

I suddenly understood why her expression was so dull, her personality was inexplicably off the mark at times, and why she could so easily develop good feelings towards me.

Since Baizi can remember... I'm probably the only one who has expressed genuine kindness to her, except for everyone on the Abydos Strategy Committee.

"This scarf was given to me by Senior Hoshino. When I saw Senior Hoshino and Nomiya, I was very scared and attacked them, but was easily defeated. Senior Hoshino saw that I was wearing very thin clothes, so he wrapped his scarf around me...

“This is a very precious treasure to me.

“Later, Senior Hoshino brought me back to Abydos, gave me hot food, helped me take a bath, gave me warm clothes, enrolled me in school, and taught me how to fight.

“What Senior Hoshino said during the day was correct.

"She's really like a father to me. I look up to her."

I was silent, confused and didn't know what to say.

"Teacher, please bring Senior Hoshino back."

Bai Zi asked me for help: "Even if she is a fool who is not honest and can't trust people."

"Ah."

I looked at Hoshino's gun with a slightly unfriendly look -

Xingye, look at what you have done, you idiot! Your juniors are all worried about you.

In this way, no matter how dissatisfied I am with you, I have to do my best.

"I will bring Hoshino back."

I let go of my hand, grabbed Baizi's shoulders, looked into her blue eyes with one pupil black and one white, and promised her seriously:

"Give it all I have."

Bai Zi smiled charmingly and said softly:

"Well, I believe you."

I thought that was the end of my conversation with Baizi.

However, the wolf-eared girl suddenly became serious and changed the subject:

"By the way, teacher, you are not in a good mood now, right?"

"……what?"

"After all, I was pissed off by Senior Hoshino. According to my experience, when you are in a bad mood, as long as you exercise until you are exhausted, you can forget all your worries!

"So, let's go for a night run together. It will be better if we end at a landmark building. Let's run from Xialai to the Sanctuary Tower and then back."

I nodded blankly: "Oh... is that so..."

How far is Xialai from the Sanctuary Tower...

The straight-line distance is twice as much as thirty kilometers, not to mention the necessary detours.

I gasped, "Wait! I have to go out and do some errands tomorrow. It would be a shame if I was too tired from exercising tonight and couldn't move tomorrow!"

As a pure human, I don't have the monstrous recovery ability like my students.

"Hmm..." Bai Zi pondered for a moment and said regretfully, "Then let's do some simple bodyweight exercises indoors."

"Bodyweight training?"

Bai Zi nodded, "Yeah. Push-ups, squats, crunches, planks... that kind of thing. No equipment is needed, and you can do it anytime, which I like."

After listening to Bai Zi's introduction, I think it's worth a try.

"Also, if there are two people, we can carry more weight than before, which will be more efficient."

I became alert: "How do you carry the weight?"

Bai Zi blinked and said, "I am the one sitting on you."

hiss--

"So what are you waiting for? Come right away!"

I borrowed the towel that Baizi used to wipe his sweat and hung it around my neck, my eyes sparkling.

I clenched my fists: "Coach Baizi! Please guide me!"

Bai Zi was a little surprised by my sudden enthusiasm, but he was also happy to see it happen:

"Then let's start with push-ups. Teacher, please lie down first. Um...if you think I'm too heavy, please tell me at any time."

"No, no, no! My master's body has been tempered through thousands of trials and tribulations!"

dong dong dong.

Qinxiang's voice came from outside the door: "Teacher? Are you in there?"

I go, and come again!

I was halfway down, so I had to stand up in disappointment.

Bai Zi asked politely, "Can I stay in the bathroom?"

"Um...under the bed, okay?"

"Ok."

With Shirako hidden under the bed, I opened the door to welcome Serika.

Chapter 42: The First Chalais Saint-Pierre War (Part 2)

"Teacher, why are you wearing..."

"I borrowed it from Ayane to protect my eyesight. I used the towel to wipe off the sweat while exercising. While exercising, I also played a board game by myself."

Before Qinxiang could ask, I gave her all my excuses, then grabbed her hand and pulled her into the bedroom.

This is prediction.

I pulled Qinxiang to the bedside and said, "Qinxiang, sit down and listen to me."

"...What a strange way of speaking!"

Qin Xiangjiang curled her lips and picked up the thermos bag in her hand: "Here, I borrowed the kitchen to make some ramen... I'm not worried that you'd be hungry after working too late, I just accidentally made too much... If you dare to say it tastes bad, I'll kill you!"

I took the thermal bag and put it aside, then opened my arms again: "Woo, Celery-chan, I'm so touched, can you hug me?"

"Go to hell, you pervert, do you like harassing others so much? I don't want to hug you."

As Qinxiang cursed, her cat ears trembled with joy.

"So, what else did you come here for, Serika?"

"……Um."

Serika's gaze unconsciously drifted to the shotgun in the corner.

"Hoshino is such an idiot."

Hearing what I said, Qin Xiang was stunned: "Ah? Uh, that's it."

It's so much fun to tease cats.

Serika sighed, "Senior Hoshino, why don't you tell us what's bothering you?"

"Maybe Hoshino thinks that even if I tell you about my doubts, you will still believe me." I held Qinxiang's slender hand and looked at her affectionately, "Qinxiang, you will, right?"

Qinxiang's eyes suddenly widened, her face turned as red as a ripe peach, her cat ears trembled wildly, and it seemed as if steam was coming out of her head.

"you you you you you……"

Qinxiang stammered and couldn't utter a complete sentence. She just symbolically pretended to pull her hand away, but in fact she had no strength at all and it was still firmly held in my palm.

Quite pleasant.