Survive in Azure Files

Chapter 2: Alu’s new hairstyle?

In the end, after everyone's unanimous agreement, the punishment for Xingye who made a big mistake was...

"Wait! I didn't agree!" Hoshino argued.

Ayane looked at Hoshino, who raised his hands in opposition, in confusion:

"When did prisoners have the right to participate in voting?"

"Uncle, I'm not a criminal! Even if I made a small mistake, I'm still the chairman of the Countermeasures Committee!"

Hoshino put on his shoes and stood in the middle of the activity room. He placed his left hand on his flat chest and spread his right hand. His expression was sincere and passionate: "I think! I should have the right to vote!"

Ayane was silent for a moment, nodded seriously, and then said to everyone:

"Okay, now, let's start voting on whether Senior Hoshino can have the right to vote on this matter."

Hoshino was dumbfounded, realizing that something was wrong: "...Huh?"

Sorry, zero votes.

Hoshino leaned on me, grabbed my clothes, and rolled around:

“Wow—this is democracy! This is the evil democracy! Where is my dictatorship? Isn’t the Countermeasures Committee a place where I can do whatever I want? How did it become like this?!”

Serika pulled Hoshino hard and said angrily, "The Countermeasures Committee has never been that kind of place! Senior Hoshino, just accept your fate!"

"Teacher, save me, I'm going to die."

"Ahhh! What is this!?"

Qin Xiang was so angry: "Isn't it just asking you to clean the whole school? Really, it's not like we won't work with you! We should act like seniors!"

That's right, the punishment that was finally negotiated and decided upon was not actually a punishment at all.

It was just because some time ago, when Ayane and her friends were looking for the land register, they found that the inside of the school archives room had accumulated so much dust that it was unbearable.

After that, we discovered similar problems in other buildings and facilities on campus, so we decided to conduct a thorough cleaning.

For Hoshino, this was considered extremely lenient as a punishment.

"Wow wow wow~ Uncle, my leisurely nap time is about to be taken away~"

Hoshino cried out in grief with a sad face, but was eventually dragged away from me by force.

Hope people are okay.

I am deeply envious of the students' physical fitness and resilience. The aftereffects of yesterday's excessive exercise made me feel sore all over when I got up this morning.

As for the feeling I had when the Divine Name was released, it was as if my whole body was filled with endless power, and my energy and concentration were greatly enhanced. Perhaps this is the daily life of students.

The feeling is so wonderful that you can't stop, as if everything can be done easily. However, maintaining it requires the continuous consumption of azurite.

Or rather, my life.

I don't know how long I have left to live, but I know how much less I have lived.

During the ceremony, it took me nearly two years of my life to refine the divine name. Adding the amount of bluestone that needed to be converted to maintain the status and use the power, before I knew it, the number of sunrises and moonsets I could see had decreased by more than a thousand times.

When I washed up in the morning and looked in the mirror, and found a few gray strands in my black hair, I still didn't feel it was real.

Compared to sadness, being thankful still prevails.

I was able to survive, survive with Hoshino, successfully capture Hoshino, and protect Abydos at the same time...

Compared to the perfect ending achieved, this sacrifice is nothing.

I think I am still relatively optimistic.

Everyone in Abydos was very understanding of my hard work. I originally wanted to join in the cleaning work to help share the burden, and at the same time appreciate everyone's cute look of being sweaty and covered in dust after cleaning.

It’s a pity that they were strongly asked to stay in a clean place and just let them do the work on their own, which is a bit regrettable.

So I rested alone in the Countermeasures Committee's activity room.

The specific way of resting is to deal with the backlog of work that had accumulated over the past few days because I was busy saving Hoshino... It's not that I'm mentally ill, I'm just afraid that Rin-chan and Aoi-chan will be angry with me.

I asked them for help a few days ago. Even if there is no chance to repay them yet, at least they should demonstrate a proper work attitude.

As for Hua Ye, who is also a member of the Federal Student Union and also contributed to this incident?

Not to mention that Huaye herself also benefited from it. I have already promised to go out with her in the future. This return gift is more than enough.

Then there was the Holy Trinity Tea Party, the Gehenna Discipline Committee, and Convenience House 68...

To be honest, compared to the lost life, it is the favors I owe that give me more headaches.

Oh, and there's the engineering department. We had agreed to lend them the White Wolf for research after the incident was over. I don't know how to tell them that the White Wolf was completely destroyed.

I worked the whole morning, worrying about how to deal with these matters.

Until lunch time, I used the helicopter as a means of transportation to travel a few kilometers away.

This is mainly because the mines around the school have not been cleared yet.

Alu had buried the mines with Convenience House 68, and now Alu was clearing them with Convenience House 68. Fortunately, Kayoko carefully recorded the location of each mine, otherwise the workload would be much larger and accidents would be more likely to occur.

But...

Judging from the explosions I heard this morning, there must have been an accident.

One advantage of Abydos, a sparsely populated area, is that there are many places to park helicopters.

I found a stall a few hundred meters from my destination, and then I walked. After a while, I saw a newly set up roadside stall with several tables of customers sitting on it.

"Hey, General Chai, good afternoon."

I greeted the busy Shiba Inu, "You've just reopened after being discharged from the hospital. Why don't you take a few more days off?"

"Ah, isn't this the teacher? Haha~ I didn't have anything to do in the first place. I've been lying in bed for a few days and I can't sit still any longer. Look, the order to leave has just been lifted."

General Chai grinned, his round black eyes glanced to the side, and said with a smile:

"What's more, someone put a strange backpack with money in it in my store. So I have even less time to sit around. I have to work really hard to give back to my customers."

It seems that this experienced general already knows it well.

"You're right." I also looked to the side. The customers at that table who had already noticed me and were waving at me couldn't help but smile. "Then I'll have one of their signature ramen."

"okay."

After ordering, I walked towards the table where Convenience House 68 was sitting.

The passionate Mutsuki, the shy and nervous Haruka, the elegant and aloof Kayoko, and...

I couldn't help but reach out and touch A-Lu's fluffy afro:

"How did it become like this?"

"Woo——"

With tears in her eyes, A-Lu refused to answer.

Chapter 68 Goodbye, Convenience House ?

Ah Lu refused to speak, but there were many people who helped her to speak:

"Haha~ Teacher, listen to me, this is so funny~ Alu slipped and lost her balance, and her face hit the landmine directly?"

...From the perspective of Kivotos customs, it may be a little funny, but in my case, it is not very funny.

I pondered for a long time, then asked considerately, "Should it be considered a work-related injury?"

Alu pursed her lips and shook her head, covering her head with her coat. Her face was full of depression and she looked like she didn't want to talk anymore.

Kayoko and Haruka had already moved their stools to the sides, so I sat down between them.

I asked casually, "How are the mines around Abydos being cleared?"

"We're more than halfway there," Kayoko replied. "Some are still scattered far away, but we should be able to finish it tomorrow."

"So soon? Thank you for your hard work. By the way, I just picked out a few locations for tonight's celebration banquet. Do you have any ideas?"

It’s time for my favorite part of using public funds to go to high-end restaurants with girls and have a good time!

Hehe, what kind of expression will Aoi have when she sees the bill? It's really exciting!

I sent the information of these restaurants to everyone in Abydos and Convenience House 68, as well as my respected Lord Faust, via momotalk.

"teacher."

Kayoko glanced at him and her eyebrows knitted together, which made her already cold face look even more ferocious:

"The average cost per person in these restaurants is really too high. Please be more restrained in your spending. Even if it's a celebration banquet, it's too extravagant for students like us."

I saw Haruka nodding her head vigorously, and then Mutsuki stared at me with interest.

"That's right, Sensei. Being unable to give equal returns for the favors you've received is a big taboo for an outlaw."

There is also Alu, who has a serious expression and tone, but with her afro, the more you look at her, the more you want to laugh.

From the gazes of the girls present, I could sense how serious they were about this matter.

I think, because the stance this time is different from last time, Convenience House 68's attitude towards letting me treat them to a meal has also changed. They started to consider their teacher's wallet, which is quite touching.

At this time, my phone started to receive messages from other students.

First, let's skip over Serika, who sent me a long article advising me to be more frugal, and Ayane, who expressed a similar idea in just a few words.

Hifumi: Wow... Such an expensive restaurant... Well, my wallet might be a little...

This is a misunderstanding that it should be AA.

Nomiya: I'm fine with it. Since we're celebrating, please use my gold card when you pay.

This is a rich lady.

Hoshino: What should I do? Uncle, I want to go to every family... I've thought of it. After today's celebration banquet, we can go to the remaining ones that were not selected on another day. It's just the two of us.

I can hear the abacus being calculated.

Bai Zi: Teacher, is your wallet okay? If it's tight, I'll go rob a bank and make money for you. I've made a complete plan and it will definitely succeed.

This is... I can't comment on it.

I've never seen a situation like yours before. Let me ask other people for you.

I took a screenshot of Bai Zi's reply and forwarded it to the other four members of the countermeasures committee. The rest has nothing to do with me.

Four extra servings of ramen have been delivered personally by General Chai:

"Sorry for the wait, these four little girls have ramen. Teacher, please wait a little longer for your portion."

General Chai was about to turn around, but was stopped:

"Boss, can you give us another bowl?"

"Hmm? Of course."

Hearing Mutsuki's request, General Chai was a little confused at first, but when he noticed that Mutsuki looked at him with a smile after he finished speaking, he immediately understood.

He then put on a meaningful smile, expressed his emotion about the beauty of youth, and brought an empty bowl and placed it in front of me.

As soon as the empty bowl was placed down, Mutsuki took a large chopstick of noodles and toppings from his own bowl and stuffed them into his bowl:

"Hehe~ As students, we can't let the teacher watch us eat alone with an empty stomach~ And this amount is a bit too much for us girls, so please don't be polite~"

"I, I didn't even think of that... I'm so sorry for almost doing something so rude!"

Haruka, who had just taken a sip of noodle soup, also hurriedly picked up the bowl. It was more like she was pouring the whole bowl towards me than sharing it with me. I was so scared that I quickly stopped her. As a result, Haruka's eyes quickly filled with tears.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. How can a humble person like me be worthy of giving the food that I have already eaten a bite of to the teacher? Can I die now?"

"Stop, stop, stop!"

I hurriedly stopped her, rubbed Haruka's head with my left hand to calm her down, and comforted her with kind words for a while, until Haruka's face showed a strange smile that was a little scary again.

"Ah, since that's the case, I'll give you some. It's hard for me to finish it all by myself anyway."

Kayoko was kind enough to give me some ramen, but unfortunately, she hadn't eaten anything yet.

When Alu saw that everyone was doing this, she was shocked and quickly followed suit.

Then his hand slipped and half of the bowl of noodles spilled onto the table, with the soup dripping down the edge of the table. Fortunately, the others dodged in time and were not splashed.