Survive in Azure Files

"The story begins with the report from the Steel Helmet Regiment.

“A bicycle faster than a truck… I thought it was just an excuse, but I didn’t expect it to really exist.

“So, in order to block your most advantageous weapon, I chose this location.

“First, mobilize the troops to hold back the remaining students, and then inform them of the location of the vice president of the Abydos Student Union.

"You might use your mobility to your advantage and investigate before the students do, that's what I think.

“And my original plan was to pretend that the door lock was broken after you used the shotgun.

"But after I noticed the bumper on the front of your bike, I suddenly had an idea.

“I admit that I gambled a lot. But fortunately, I won the bet.

"At this point, I have successfully trapped you here, one on one with me."

This was indeed my mistake, but I have no regrets. What the Caesar PMC directors were really betting on was whether I would put myself in danger for the safety of Hoshino.

With the forces I had gathered, I could have used force to defeat the opponent's clever tactics, but the giant mechanical python that was not in my plan appeared and destroyed the helicopter that was originally responsible for high-speed movement.

Therefore, I fell into a conspiracy and failed due to bad luck. There is no reason to complain.

The focus now is not on reflection and self-blame, but simply to delay time as much as possible before the students come to rescue.

Given the nature of the Caesar PMC directors who always answer questions, I sighed:

"Well, you win this time. So, what do you want from me?"

The director of Caesar PMC suddenly expressed his feelings to me:

"Teacher, maybe we are the same."

I listened attentively on the surface, but in my heart I was wondering what bullshit this person was talking about.

"I have heard about your conflict with the Vice President of the Abydos Student Council. I think it is a quality that an adult should have to be able to suppress one's likes and dislikes and act rationally based on one's own interests.

"To be honest, teacher, I hate you. You have ruined my plans time and time again, and put me in trouble time and time again... However, while I hate what you have done, I also admire your talent and wisdom.

"I have wanted to have a face-to-face talk with you for a long time, but I have never found a suitable opportunity. You ask me what I want from you? Haha..."

The director of Caesar PMC took a half step forward, extended his hand to me, and spoke in a sincere and earnest tone:

"Teacher Xia Lai, I hope you can become a partner of our Caesar Group.

“We don’t have any unbridgeable conflicts, do we?

"With your status and talents, and the financial and material resources of our Caesar Group, if we combine them, we can create such a noble cause!

"To be honest, our goal for Abydos is to create our own academy, and use our means as adults to lead Kivotos towards a better tomorrow.

"If it were you, you would understand, right? After all, you are an adult too.

“You just need to give up Abydos and these ordinary students everywhere in Kivotos, and from now on we can work together.

"Well, this is a good proposal, right?

"Teacher, I believe that with your wisdom, you will definitely make the right choice."

Hoshino Kotori listened to the impassioned speech of the director of Caesar PMC and watched coldly with an expressionless face, but she had already made a judgment in her heart.

"This hypocritical man would definitely agree. If I hadn't wavered... would things be different now?"

As Hoshino thought about this, he became more sad and blamed himself.

At the same time, after a long pause, I finally asked doubtfully, "If I give up helping Abydos and cooperate with you instead, will you let me go?"

The director of Caesar PMC said with a smile: "Of course, I keep my word. Congratulations on making the right choice! So, teacher, in that case, let's hold a dinner tonight to celebrate our successful cooperation!"

Hoshino closed his eyes, his eyes slightly red, and he deeply regretted his previous hesitation.

boom--

However, the familiar sound of gunfire coming from his own hands countless times made Hoshino suddenly open his eyes, his expression filled with disbelief.

"But I refuse! One of my favorite things to do is to say 'no' to self-righteous people like you!"

I was holding Hoshino's shotgun, and there was smoke coming out of the muzzle.

In the current situation, there is no room for further negotiation. This is my judgment. Rather than continue to make empty words and alert the directors of Caesar PMC, it is better to take the initiative.

However, the Caesar PMC director, who had dozens of bullet holes on his chest, simply looked down at the wounds and shrugged:

“A regrettable choice.”

The Caesar PMC director grabbed the shoulder of the suit with one hand and ripped it down suddenly. The torn cloth was thrown to the ground casually, revealing the burly body of the Caesar PMC director made of fine steel.

There were only a few pale white marks left on his chest where the bullet had hit him. When he wiped them with his hand, only the gray-blue color of the alloy that made up his body remained.

"Caesar Technology, Sensei."

The director of Caesar PMC wrapped the orange scarf around his right palm, then clenched his fist:

"I have nothing left and was abandoned by the CEO. Only by making you a member of the Caesar Group can I have the last chance of survival.

"Since you are unwilling to accept it now, then let's fight! I will use my power to make you understand what is right!

"My name is Antonius of Caesar—

"Xia Lai's teacher, be careful.

"Don't die easily."

Before Antonis finished speaking, the orange light in his electronic eyes became brighter, he stomped his feet on the ground, and rushed towards me with his fists.

The strong wind in my face made my hair stand on end. I had no doubt that if that punch hit me directly, I would die instantly.

There is a huge power gap between robots and humans, and I only now understand this firsthand.

I tried my best to roll to the side and just avoided the punch, but was immediately followed by a powerful stampede that just brushed past my arm.

I knew that the Shiting Box was working at its full capacity, otherwise my arm would have been broken.

The gap in power is just too big... I don't have much battery left, I can't hold on for much longer.

Apart from pretending to be nice, I now only have a glimmer of hope -

"Hoshino!"

I dodged in panic and shouted to the bound girl:

"Look at me!"

Chapter 59 I will make Xingye happy

Originally, being distracted during a battle was a big taboo.

But when I shouted to Hoshino, I noticed that Antonis' attack frequency slowed down significantly, as if he was deliberately giving me some breathing space so that I could talk to Hoshino with peace of mind. He was simply a lesson for villains.

He really made me cry to death!

In short, in order to turn the tide of the battle, my greatest hope now lies with Hoshino—

Right now, right here, I want to conquer Hoshino.

"……Why?"

I was still dodging and could only vaguely hear Hoshino talking, but I couldn't hear the specific content of her words, so I asked, "What are you talking about?"

"I say!" Xingye shouted, "You! Why did you come?"

Before I could formulate a reply, Hoshino continued to question me harshly:

"That's enough! Even if you still want to deceive everyone, why don't you just tell them that you tried your best, but you were just too late and my whereabouts are unknown? What value do I have now that you should pretend to be a good person in front of me?!"

It was hopeless.

I felt my heart throb slightly, followed by a burning rage:

"That's why I want to ask?"

I suddenly lunged to the side, barely dodging Antonius's lightning-fast punch, which was distorted by an unknown force:

"Kotori Hoshino! Can't you see that I am risking my life to fight for you and the Countermeasures Committee? Why are you still doubting me now?"

I screamed angrily, almost breaking my voice:

"You bastard! How long are you going to trample on my sincerity?!"

However, what responded to me was Hoshino's question in a higher tone:

"That's what I want to know! Why! How dare you ask such a question!

“Obviously——

"You were the one who betrayed my feelings first!!!"

Hearing this, my thoughts paused for a moment. But Caesar PMC's punch to my face forced me to come back to my senses and listen to Hoshino's sobbing confession:

"I have clearly already tried to believe you...even though there are still so many doubts about you!

"But what did you do? Why, tell me, why did you hide from us the fact that Caesar Group had taken the land of Abydos?!

"Even when I asked you about it on MomoTalk, you still pretended to know nothing! How can I convince myself to believe you? To believe someone who deceived me!

"I have a duty that I must fulfill. I must protect... I must protect the younger generation and the school... I... I absolutely cannot break my promise...

"I can't... I can't betray my promise to Meng Senior for my own happiness... I have to protect everyone... even if no one understands me..."

Xingye was already sobbing and coughing violently, still speaking intermittently:

"I can't help it... I already... I really can't trust you anymore... Then I... I can only hate you... Otherwise, I really... If I don't hate you, I really don't know what I will become...

"I've done it all... I've done it all...

"But...but why? Why did things turn out like this? Why did you risk your life to save me? Why are you pretending to be a good person now! You are like this...

"How can I continue to hate you——

"Tell me... Teacher... Please tell me... What do you want from me... I already... I really don't know what to do..."

At this point, Hoshino burst into tears, her petite body trembling helplessly, her head lowered, tears continuously streaming down her cheeks.

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At the very beginning, when they first met, Hoshino only thought that Xia Lai's teacher was an adult who talked big.

Apart from his good looks, his smug look when he is praised is really irritating and he doesn't seem very reliable at first glance.

Later, a dozen of the Steel Helmets were hiding in the Caesar Heavy Industries helicopter that was transporting supplies. Although they were so weak that they were easily driven away, this only made the teacher more suspicious.

Because he was worried that the younger generation who were ignorant of the world and had never experienced the wickedness of human nature would be deceived, Hoshino had no choice but to take the teacher back home to keep an eye on him.

Fell asleep on the sofa? That's quite a good idea. Hoshino's opinion of the teacher changed slightly.

Putting aside the nonexistent incident that occurred after Hoshino returned from patrol, the teacher did not show any difficulty when she heard about the difficulties faced by the Abydos Countermeasures Committee. Instead, she proposed a completely new point of view that they had never heard of before.

Hoshino gradually began to feel that this adult seemed a little unusual compared to the ones she had met before.

At least they care about their problems and confidently suggest that there may be ways to solve them... maybe it's not as unreliable as it seems?

However, the second attack that followed once again aroused Hoshino's suspicion.

This group of steel helmets had never deployed such powerful artillery and tanks before. If it was before the teacher's supplies arrived, they would most likely have to change their tactics and make other plans.

Some doubts just arose in Hoshino's mind, but he dispelled them in an instant. He couldn't help but laugh at himself and thought he was really a little crazy.

However, regarding this point, Xingye still found the teacher to discuss whether there were any doubts.

It turned out that this guy was so familiar that he directly used a handkerchief to wipe the girl's face!

Flirtatious man! I thought he was a good guy! He doesn't understand girls' hearts!

Hoshino cursed inwardly, but felt inexplicably shy and flustered in his heart. He pretended to be calm and waited for the teacher to finish wiping before snatching the handkerchief, lying on the table and pretending to sleep, covering his hot cheeks.

That evening, for some unknown reason, Hoshino wanted to try cooking dinner by himself for the first time in a long time.

Unfortunately, she failed several times in a row. Although she tried hard, the results still became kitchen waste.

Fortunately, there are bento boxes in the refrigerator at home.

After nightfall, Hoshino was preparing to patrol as usual, but he did not expect the teacher to ask for a joint visit.

Hoshino felt very embarrassed, as if he was about to reveal his privacy to others. He wanted to refuse, but when he saw the teacher's innocent expression, he agreed as if possessed.