Survive in Azure Files

Halfway through his speech, he seemed to have discovered something and suddenly stopped talking. I felt his gaze fixed on my heart.

Or rather, the card placed there.

"...Can you allow me to take a look?"

The man in black's voice was full of respect, enthusiasm, and even humility.

I had strong doubts in my heart, but after thinking it over again and again, I saw that the man in black had no intention of taking it by force, so I nodded reluctantly, took out the card, and showed it to him from a distance.

"This... this is... no, this isn't supposed to be the way it is... why? Why?

"Whose hand is this? Bringing together possibilities and imposing restrictions... traces of alchemy... the god of wisdom from Abydos?

"No...it has to be higher than this...! As above as below, as below...this is the triple greatness...no...it's more than that...it's more than this...could it be..."

The man in black became more and more excited and trembled, and finally raised his head suddenly:

"You...you have actually accomplished such a great feat?

"No wonder, no wonder... you disdain the truth and mystery that we pursue in the secret arts... No...

"You are the real secret technique of numbers!"

I still didn't understand what the man in black was saying. Seeing that I seemed to have intimidated him with the card, I didn't dare to ask more questions to avoid being discovered. I could only guess that before I lost my memory, was I some big shot?

...It is really miserable to have fallen into this situation.

Just accept it as a compliment to me.

I remained calm on the surface and nodded in a mysterious manner.

But the man in black asked cautiously, "Teacher, can I ask you a question?"

I looked at him without saying a word, as if to agree.

If the black server asked a question that was easy to answer, I would reply ambiguously; if the black server asked a question that was difficult to answer, I would loudly scold him, "Who said you can ask?"

Seeing that I didn't reply, Heifu was both nervous and curious, so he mustered up the courage to say:

"What does being a student mean to you?"

This question is not difficult to answer.

I secretly breathed a sigh of relief and replied expressionlessly:

"All of Kivotos' students are there to help me climb the ladder to a higher position, that's all."

The man in black seemed to understand: "Hmm... high position... stairs... huh, I see. Teacher, meeting you today is really the greatest honor since I came to Kivotos. I have roughly understood it.

“Hoshino is currently in the laboratory in the center of the PMC base in the Abydos Desert.

"The other side of the mystery observed through 'mimicry' is fear. We were planning to experiment on whether we could apply it to living students.

“Yes, the experimental subject is Hoshino.

"If Hoshino fails, we planned to use the Wolf God as a replacement... but now there is no need.

"Teacher, can you allow us to use the secret technique to observe your future behavior?"

I didn't answer Heifu's question.

He stood up, stretched out his hand, and shook hands with him again:

"Thank you for your information. I hope we can have the opportunity to cooperate in the future."

"Of course, of course! We at the Numerology School will be honored to receive your guidance! I wish you the best of luck in your next move!"

Bidding farewell to the overly enthusiastic Black Suit, I returned to Xialai.

It was already evening, and the girls gathered in the living room of the living area saw me come back and surrounded me to ask about my well-being.

Although I was a little tired, I still thanked them gently and told them that I had got the position of Hoshino.

"Abydos Desert, PMC base. Tomorrow morning, I will notify the rest of the helpers to launch a surprise attack. The current combat power... judging from today's situation, it should be enough, or even more than enough."

I smiled and said, "So, everyone should go to bed early today. We will officially start the operation tomorrow, so we need to stay alert."

After getting a positive answer, I went to the convenience store downstairs to buy a bento. I wanted to chat with the cute clerk Xiaokong and tease her, but unfortunately, Xiaokong was quite wary of me.

It's all because of fools like Alu and Kirino. They ruined my reputation!

I was indignant about this and thought that one day I would make up for the bad reputation.

After eating my lunch and taking a bath, I wanted to go to bed for a nap.

But I didn't expect that as soon as I lay down, there was a knock on the door.

I was also surprised by the identity of the visitor—it was Haruka.

Haruka handed me the things she brought with both hands: "Here, this, teacher... I... uh..."

I took it and saw that it was the marine life illustration book that I gave to Hoshino.

"Are you here to return the book after reading it? Then I'll take it. Go back and rest early."

However, Haruka was still standing at the door, hesitant to speak, as if there was something else.

With my encouragement, Haruka plucked up the courage and said, "This book... is the last page... I hope you can take a look..."

I did as I was told, and then my eyes fixed.

“…Did you write this?”

“No…no…it was already there…”

I fell silent, looking at the distorted words, as if I could see the writer's pain and confusion.

【I don’t deserve happiness. 】

Chapter 55 The Beginning of the Rescue Plan

I don’t understand what kind of mood Hoshino was in when he wrote such a pessimistic statement.

In my memory, I have only seen Hoshino's lazy and leisurely appearance, and Hoshino's angry and indifferent appearance. Even these two images cannot completely overlap in my mind.

Which one is the real Hoshino? Maybe all of them, or maybe none of them.

I feel more and more that I have never known the real Hoshino, and she has never known the real me. The lack of understanding of each other is the cause of the gap between us.

But there is only one thing I know.

When Hoshino wrote this sentence, she was already calling for help to anyone who could see this page.

Therefore, there is another reason why I want to bring Xingye back -

"Thank you, Haruka." I touched Haruka's head, and the girl immediately showed an expression of shyness and enjoyment. "Go back and rest today. We should set off tomorrow."

"Okay, okay, teacher. Good night."

After seeing Haruka off, I put the marine life illustration book on the desk, feeling a mixture of emotions. I closed my eyes and memories came flooding back.

I swore to Xingye's back: "I will definitely save you from the dark quagmire."

Shengya looked regretful and compassionate: "In the future of Abydos, there will be no student council president."

I looked over to the shotgun leaning against the wall in the corner.

Xingye looked at me with complicated eyes and didn't take back his gun: "If you like it, I'll give it to you."

The man in black in the office smiled and said, "The kingship of Horus will only be shared with his lover."

I recalled the whale pillow that was pressed under the quilt and faintly carried Hoshino's body scent.

Xingye said to me coldly: "I never trusted you from the beginning."

On the way to patrol, Xingye stretched, yawned, and smiled at me: "That's right, I suddenly feel that what Nomiya said makes some sense."

Hoshino...

What was Hoshino thinking at that time?

I know that I will never be able to understand everything about Hoshino.

So, I must keep my promise to her.

Bring this idiot back here and make her speak her mind.

This is not for Hoshino, but for myself——

I don't believe in my teacher, my classmates, or myself. As a teacher, I have to fulfill my duty to correct such stupid and bad students.

I still have a lot to do. I haven't had time to visit the seminar, I haven't had time to contact the after-school dessert department, I haven't had time to discuss with Ye Zhu...

However, Hoshino no longer has time to wait.

The combat power assembled now is enough to capture the Caesar PMC base. Any more will only waste precious time.

And if this still fails...

I picked up Xingye's gun, stroked the cold gun body, and murmured:

"I will never let that happen, for this..."

I let out a long sigh:

"I will give my all."

The light in the bedroom went out. After a long night, dawn came.

-

"According to intelligence, the forces of Caesar PMC bases are mainly concentrated in these places."

Inside the Countermeasures Committee's activity room, I made three marks on the map on the whiteboard: "First, there are large-scale troops stationed in the Caesar PMC base and in the north of the Caesar PMC base. Second, there are also a small number of troops in the eastern region.

"As for our combat power, first of all, everyone present, the Countermeasures Committee and Convenience House 68, secondly, the reinforcements from the Holy Trinity Tea Party brought by Hifumi, and..."

I glanced at the fidgeting Alu. "The Gehenna Discipline Committee, the chairman, the assault team leader, and the health care officer will participate in the battle, and the administrative officer will be responsible for remote support."

"Hina, Hina... Hehe, since we are teammates this time, I will be merciful and let her go. I won't bother with her!"

Alu is worthy of being Alu, she is good at showing off and being cool.

The most important thing now is to do the business, otherwise I will definitely laugh at her.

I said to everyone seriously: "Let me reiterate, the general plan this time is as follows: Although I don't know what exactly is in the north, since so many troops have been gathered, there must be a reason. So...

"Everyone, attack the northern troops first. Remember to hold back and fight until you gain an advantage. After the Caesar PMC base headquarters sends troops to support us, the Discipline Committee and the reinforcements brought by Hifumi will stay behind to block them, and we will take the opportunity to go around them.

"Don't worry about reinforcements coming from other areas. I have made preparations in advance and asked my acquaintances to hold them back.

"So, just go ahead and attack the Caesar PMC base, which is short of manpower. Let Convenience House 68 be responsible for containing it, and the rest of you will rush to the coordinates to rescue Hoshino as soon as possible. That's the whole plan.

"Do you understand everything?"

After getting a round of affirmative responses, I nodded with satisfaction.

Then he gave the order: "Let's go, the action begins! Goal, save Hoshino!"

The girls responded in unison: “Yes!”

-

The last time we came to the Abydos Desert, Hoshino left us.

This time we come to the Abydos Desert again to take Hoshino back.

Xia Lai's helicopter made a big circle and landed far away from Caesar PMC's northern troops, and then met up with the discipline committee members who had arrived earlier.

"Hello, teacher." Chinatsu greeted me with stiff words and a cold expression.

"Tsk." Iori glared at me and looked away, as if he didn't want to see me.

"Iori, that's so rude."

Hinata lightly reprimanded her subordinates and nodded to me:

"Teacher, can we start now?"

I pondered and said, "It will take a while for the support from Trinity to arrive. But... let's get started."

"Okay. Everyone on the Countermeasures Committee, please give us your guidance today. And the people from Convenience House 68... Well, I'll just turn a blind eye to you for now."

Looking at Alu again, she was already cowering and protecting Kayoko, who had a speechless look on her face.