Survive in Azure Files

I explained to Ayako that I no longer needed her help. After a brief pause, she fell into a state of frustration. I saw that Ayako would not be able to recover for a while, so I said goodbye to her.

I also met Iori who was wandering in the corridor. After I greeted Iori, Iori just rolled his eyes at me, snorted, and walked away on his own.

Looking at Iori's back, I was a little confused about what this person was doing.

Afterwards, I went to Gehenna's cafeteria, hoping to eat some hot food to soothe my stomach that was about to growl.

As it was not yet time for dinner, I could only beg Gehenna to provide food for me. Minister Fengxiang looked familiar and her name sounded a little familiar, but I couldn’t remember where I had seen her before. She prepared a special meal for me.

The taste is quite good. If you come to Gehenna for business next time, you can dine in the cafeteria here.

After silently noting this matter, I rushed back to Xialai.

Recently, the engineering department has come to Xialai to carry out the agreed decoration of the office area every afternoon when they have no classes. Now it is nearing the end and will be completed soon.

What I want to accept now is another achievement...

"Teacher! Please let us study for a few more days!"

In front of the gate of Xialai, Ge Yuan looked at me pitifully, clasping his hands together and said, "Three days... no, two days will be enough. I will soon be able to produce results from my research. For the development of science and technology, please be flexible and accommodating!"

Kotoli and Hibiki were nodding their heads vigorously behind her.

At the Angel 24 convenience store next to us, Xiaokong stuck his head out again and looked over here vigilantly. I felt like my reputation had been harmed again.

"No, I need it in the next two days." I refused ruthlessly, and then changed the subject, "So, I will lend it to you in a few days."

"I understand. Please follow me."

Ge Yuan heaved a sigh of relief and led me into the Xialai office building. In the center of the hall, a gorgeous and elegant platform emitting golden light had been erected.

On the high platform, there was something covered with black cloth, and only the rough outline of it could be seen.

As the classical symphony sounded, the scene became more solemn and expensive.

I took a deep breath:

"…What did you do with my sponsorship money?"

I suddenly felt that I began to understand Aoi.

"Please don't worry about the details!"

Kotoli hurriedly took out a remote control and pressed it, and the golden light immediately dissipated. At the signal from Utahara, Xiang also hurriedly ran up to the platform, lifted the cloth, and pushed the thing down -

That was the brand new White Wolf.

“This bike contains brand new technology that we cannot yet understand.”

Utahara said with emotion: "I really want to know who modified it and injected an unknown energy into it. Moreover, it showed strong rejection to some additional modifications, while others could fit in well with them. In short, after considering all aspects of performance, this is the strongest form it can reach at present-"

"…Isn't this just adding a corner bump?!"

Compared with the original White Wolf, the so-called strongest form only has a flashing conical ram at the front of the car.

"It's not a ram! It's a drill! We connected it to the transmission system. The faster you ride, the faster the drill will spin. Add in the impact force, and if it hits someone head-on, it will definitely make them faint!"

Utahara waved his hands in defense, "Besides! Because it was designed to imitate the structure of a wind instrument, when the riding speed reaches a certain level, there will be exciting music!"

What's the use then?!

I was just about to say this when I frowned and suddenly felt that this transformation was not completely without merit.

The most important thing is that I believe in the strength of the engineering department.

So, I happily accepted this achievement and planned to make an appointment with Baizi to go cycling after dinner tonight to get used to the ride.

I miss it so much, it seems like it was a long time ago when I last rode with Baizi even though it hasn’t been that long.

I suddenly felt a little dazed.

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In the residential area of ​​Abydos, a petite figure, with her back to the setting sun, walked forward with firm steps.

After a day and night of sleepless trekking, without any supplies, the little bird traveled across a 200-kilometer uninhabited desert filled with out-of-control machines.

His body was covered in dust, his halo was slightly dimmed, but he was still unharmed.

However, the need for rest and food has become urgent.

Therefore, Hoshino must first return home to get the necessary supplies.

Finally arriving at the door of his house, Xingye let out a long breath, took out the key to open the door, and whispered:

"I am back."

Naturally, there could be no response.

Placing the folding shield on the shoe cabinet, Hoshino took off his dirty sneakers that had been in the shoes for the whole day, as well as his white socks that were almost turning black, and threw them at the entrance.

The pink-haired girl reached for the tactical strap buckle behind her with one hand and untied the tie in front of her chest with the other hand. She walked barefoot on the cold floor, throwing all her equipment except her shirt and skirt on the ground casually as she walked.

He first went to the kitchen, took a glass of tap water and drank it all, and then he took out a lunch box that was about to expire from the refrigerator and put it in the microwave to heat it up.

After finishing all this, Hoshino finally walked towards the bathroom.

The snow-white shirt and black plaid skirt were thrown messily into the clothes basket, with a hint of light pink between the white and black.

The girl, no longer bound by any constraints, stood under the shower head and turned the switch to the maximum.

Hoshino raised her face, closed her eyes, and let the cold, rushing water hit her petite body, taking away all the filth on her body.

After a long time, Hoshino slowly lowered his head and opened his empty eyes. In his field of vision, he saw a blurry floor that was vaguely divided into countless parts by his hair.

I don't know why, but I suddenly felt like laughing.

"Ah……"

Hoshino shook his head, turned off the switch, wrapped his hair with a towel, took a bath towel to wrap his body, and walked out of the bathroom wet, leaving a trail of water stains along the way.

At this time, the lunch box has already been heated up.

Hoshino took out the lunch box, picked up a pair of chopsticks, sat at the dining table, and ate slowly until there was nothing edible left in the lunch box.

After going back to the bathroom and drying her hair with a hair dryer, the pink-haired girl changed into a bathrobe, yawned, went upstairs, and opened the door of her bedroom.

Then, his sleepy eyes suddenly opened wide.

Hoshino rushed to the bed, threw back the quilt, and stood there in a daze.

"Where's my... whale..."

Chapter 52: Xingye has no regrets

At this time, Hoshino noticed something else strange.

The posters on the wall were torn down, and it was obvious that the method was quite careful. The photo with Meng Senior on the bedside table was gone, and his marine life illustrations were also gone, as well as various other small items...

Who has the motivation to do this and who can do this?

There is only someone who has the key to his own house.

"have a finger in the pie."

Hoshino muttered, then lay down on the bed.

Although I was a little uncomfortable, I fell asleep quickly because I was so tired. I woke up slowly at 3 or 4 in the morning, startled by the alarm clock.

I'm still very sleepy, but I have to go.

Hoshino picked out a spare school uniform from the closet and put it on, rubbing his eyes, and went downstairs to wash up in a daze.

After washing up, eating his lunch box, and changing into clean sneakers, Hoshino hung the strap of the folding shield over his shoulder, stood at the entrance, and took one last look around his home.

...If you think about it carefully, I was at school during the day and patrolling at night, and basically just slept when I got home. There are no memories worth cherishing.

Thinking of this, Hoshino lowered his head, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, but his eyebrows drooped.

"Goodbye."

Hoshino reached out and opened the door without looking back.

because……

This is the path that Kotori must follow in his journey to the stars.

Xingye muttered in her heart, walking through street after street. The roads she used to be familiar with now seemed strange. After a journey that seemed several times longer than before, she finally arrived at the building.

The front door was wide open, but there was no light inside. At this time when the sky was just getting light, it looked eerie.

But for Hoshino, since he made the choice, there is nothing to be afraid of anymore.

The pink-haired girl took a deep breath, tightened the strap of her shield, and entered the building.

The elevator gradually slowed down and rose to the highest point. After a slight feeling of weightlessness, the elevator door opened to both sides.

In the office at the end of the corridor, the mysterious person who proposed a deal to the girl was sitting in an office chair, waiting quietly.

He was wearing a well-fitting black suit, and there were cracks of varying sizes on his dark skin, with pure white light shining through those cracks.

There were no facial features, only the right eye and mouth, each with an eye socket-like hole and a smile-like crack. At the same time, its skull was already broken and black smoke was coming out of it, which was very scary.

This is what Hoshino calls the "Black Suit".

Hoshino said coldly: "Black suit, let's talk about the deal."

"Oh? You finally figured it out?"

An attractive baritone voice came from the part of the black suit that could be called the "mouth": "In that case, let's sign the contract."

"Oh, don't be in a hurry."

"what happened?"

Xingye stared at Heifu and said slowly: "I can agree to drop out of Abydos and join Caesar Group. But I want to change the conditions."

The man in black seemed a little surprised and changed to a more comfortable sitting position: "I'd like to hear more about it."

Hoshino closed his eyes.

"Xia Lai's teacher. Is he your partner?"

Heifu was even more surprised, his tone full of laughter:

"Why do you think so? Hasn't that teacher been helping you all along?"

A brief moment of silence.

“…No matter what the truth is,” Hoshino raised his voice unconsciously, “Now, nothing matters! You, you guys, and the teacher, all, all——”

Hoshino clenched his fists and his whole body began to tremble.

The girl with a cute face now had a ferocious expression and roared with all her might:

"Give it all to me, stay away from my most important juniors!!!"

"…Is this your condition?"

"That's right! I won't allow any of you to get close to Abydos or have any plans against my school! Heifu, if you agree, I can sign a contract now. From now on, my power will belong to you! This is a very good deal!"

"Hehe...what an interesting suggestion."

A white light flashed inside Heifu's body: "I understand, let's sign the contract like this. I will draft a new contract now."

As he spoke, he picked up a pen and began writing on a piece of contract paper.

And Hoshino kept a close eye on the contents of the contract to prevent Heifu from doing anything.

Fortunately, nothing unpleasant like that happened.

Heifu wrote very quickly, finishing the entire thing in a few minutes. Afterwards, he signed and stamped the contract, and handed it to Xingye for confirmation.

Just as Hoshino was repeatedly confirming the complete contents of the contract, Heifu stared at Hoshino and suddenly found something interesting. He asked jokingly:

"Can I ask you a simple question?"

"ask."

Hoshino's reply was brief, as if she didn't want to get more involved with the culprit who had pushed and bullied her at the academy.

"Horus... No, it's Hoshino Kotori."

The man in black's tone became increasingly strange, full of surprise and mockery: "You actually...