Ayane Okumura walked around the ammunition box that had been brought up from the corner of the table at some point, and subconsciously glanced inside. Rows of magazines were neatly arranged on the straw cushion, emitting a dark and sinister luster. Judging from the number of magazines in the box, Sand Wolf Baizi had probably arrived at school very early and had been busy for a while. The girl looked at the pile of bullets in front of Sand Wolf White and wondered, "Is the Caesar Group attacking again? Why do they have to prepare so much ammunition?" "..." Sand Wolf Baizi didn't say anything, he just put down the half-filled magazine in his hand, took out a letter from under the table where bullets were pressing, and handed it over silently. "This is?" Ayane Okumura took the letter in confusion. The title "To Everyone in the Abydos Countermeasures Committee" written in Hoshino Takanashi's handwriting on the cover gave her a very bad feeling. The girl hesitated for a moment, but finally opened the envelope. [First of all, please forgive me for using this letter as a farewell. After all, only such an old-fashioned way is suitable for my old-fashioned personality.] [Then, I actually have a secret that I have never had the chance to tell you all. A long, long time ago, probably when I first entered school, someone had been trying to poach my students.]
The bad premonition became stronger and stronger. Ayane Okumura took a deep breath and then looked down. [The matter is simple - the people who poached me want me to join Caesar Group as a mercenary. In exchange, they are willing to pay off half of the debt owed to Abydos for us.] [There may be some other clauses here and there, but this is probably the situation~] [Eh… Although the teacher complained that I was throwing a meat bun at a dog, don’t you think this is a very good condition? Don’t look at me like this, I didn’t expect that I could still sell it for a little money~] Ayane Okumura felt a little dizzy, and the thin characters on the paper suddenly began to grow larger and smaller and rotate. [Although the debt problem cannot be solved immediately, I think it is a very good idea to reduce the pressure of monthly interest. It would be a pity if the high school life that you only have once in your life is all sand, part-time jobs and repayments. ] [However, I may not be able to keep the promises I made to you in the past...] [I’m really, really, really sorry.] "That's it." Hoshino Takanashi placed the pen on the contract he had just signed with a cold tone. "of course." The monster named [Black Suit] didn't take the girl's hostile attitude to heart at all. He acted as if he didn't see it, still smiling and maintaining his polite demeanor. Reaching out to pick up the contract on the table, the man in black looked past the meaningless nonsense in the front and fell on the signature in the lower right corner of the last line. He showed a satisfied smile, bent down to the girl and stretched out his right hand, "Since the contract has been signed, then Xingye-san, from now on, all your rights as a student will be transferred to us. I wish us a happy cooperation." Hoshino Takanari looked coldly at the right hand stretched out by the man in black, and had no intention of shaking it at all. "hehe." The man in black smiled nonchalantly. He retracted his right hand, folded the contract in half, and put it in his arms. "Then, according to the contract, from now on, half of Abydos's debt will be borne by us." Staring at the contract signed by himself disappearing before his eyes, Hoshino Takanashi prayed silently in his heart. [This way, I can breathe a sigh of relief. ] [However, although I have left Abydos High School and may even leave Kivotos in the future, please don’t worry too much, because these are the responsibilities I should bear——
My responsibility as the last member of the Abydos Student Union. 】 【Then, let’s say goodbye. 】 [PS: Teacher, I actually don’t trust adults at all, and I hate adults very much. When Bai Zigang showed up in Abydos holding you, I was still thinking, “Where did Ayane-chan invite this comedian from? He actually pretended to be dead when we first met. Did he think this would be fun?”] [But, I was able to meet an adult like you in the end. I, I... Oh, I dared to say anything when we were together, but why do I feel so embarrassed when writing to you? ] [Anyway, it is indeed very cunning to write something like this at the end of a letter, but please, teacher.] [Shirako-chan, Nomiya-chan, Celika-chan, and Ayane-chan, I'm counting on you. 】 [Although they are all cute and gentle children, they are no less stubborn than the uncle. If there is no one watching them and guiding them, they will go astray if they are not careful. Who knows what will happen in the end.] [But if the person accompanying them is a teacher, there will be no problem! ] "Come on, get in the car." The soldier of the Caesar Group opened the door of the armored vehicle and pointed his gun at Hoshino Kotori, "Stop dawdling." Looking at the armored vehicle that had been waiting for a long time, Xiao Niaoyou Xingye frowned subconsciously, "Where are we going?" "To the Desert of Abydos." The echo of Caesar's soldiers was concise and to the point. Hoshino Takanashi did not ask any more questions, or perhaps she didn't care about most things now. She just followed Caesar's soldiers silently, went with the flow, and allowed herself to go to any future. [Shirako-chan, Nomiya-chan, Celika-chan, Ayane-chan, Abydos is indeed a place with special meaning to me, but buried around it are regrets, helplessness, and sadness that are a hundred times, a thousand times greater than this special meaning...] Compared to those huge painful memories, this tiny special meaning is meaningless. 】 [If possible, it is okay to ignore the remaining half of the debt, and it is okay to abandon Abydos. Please follow the teacher and leave Abydos. ] Ayane Okumura bit her lips hard, forcing herself to turn to the next page and continue reading. [I believe that as long as you leave Abydos and no longer confine yourself to this small piece of yellow sand, you will definitely find that place that belongs only to you and is full of special meaning to you, instead of wasting your youth in this desert where even tears will dry up.] 【Handwritten by Hoshino Kotori】 A [Letter of Resignation from the Ministry and the Association] waiting for Si Wang's signature slipped out of the envelope and floated in the air. Chapter 159 I Want to See a River of Blood "What?! What?! What on earth is this?! He actually asked us to abandon Abydos and run away in disgrace. What on earth is Hoshino-senpai thinking?!" Kuromi Serika tightly grasped the letter, a surge of blood rushed to her head, and she was so angry that the hairs on her cat ears stood up. "You obviously know that you are doing something excessive, so why do you still go and do it? I can't accept it! I can't accept it at all!! " "Calm down, Celery-chan, calm down." Izayonomiya held down Kuromi Serika's hands, which looked like they were about to tear the letter to pieces, and tried to hold her trembling fingers to calm her anxious mood. "Hoshino-senpai must have her own difficulties, and she only left this letter this morning. There is still time for everything." "Nomiya is right. I will go and save Hoshino-senpai now." Sand Wolf Baizi loaded the last bullet into the magazine, picked up the fully loaded tactical backpack in the corner, took the armed drone given to her by her superior Wang and was about to go out. "I will wear a hood to hide my identity to prevent the Caesar Group from causing trouble for Abydos after discovering my true identity, so I'll leave the school to you."
"Senior Baizi, calm down too!" Okumura Ayane quickly grabbed Sand Wolf White's arm and stopped Sand Wolf White who looked like he was going to self-destruct with Caesar Group, "Before we go to rescue Senior Hoshino, let's at least formulate a unified action plan before we set off!" “Plans can be made along the way.” In order not to hurt the junior's arm, Sand Wolf White had to stop, she turned around, looked into Okumura Ayane's eyes, and said seriously, "Senior Hoshino has no time to waste, I must set off immediately." Faced with the unyielding attitude of her senior, Ayane Okumura felt that her mind was in a mess. Various voices were clamoring in her mind, just like a hundred ducks were squeezed into her head which was less than one square decimeter at the same time, making a mess. Loud and noisy quarrels echoed in her mind. Her instinct was to glare at her reproachfully, accusing her of still being obsessed with her useless plan at this hour. Does Senior Hoshino really have so much time for you to waste? But her rationality was slapped back, and she cursed: Because now is a critical moment, we need to calmly make an action plan. How can we close our eyes and ears and dig around like a wild boar? If so, not only will we fail to save Senior Hoshino, but we will also want to harm the lives of our companions and seniors? ! The two diametrically opposed viewpoints are like two bloodthirsty and ferocious beasts, biting and fighting each other mercilessly. Ayane Okumura had a splitting headache and had no idea what to do at this moment. She could only instinctively grab Sand Wolf Baizi's arm to prevent her senior from leaving. Although I don’t know how to rescue Hoshino-senpai, now, whether it is myself, Serika-chan, or Nomiya-senpai, we must not lose Shirako-senpai again! wow- The wooden door of the activity room was opened, and Si Wang, with his head down as if thinking about something, appeared at the door. Ayane Okumura's eyes lit up and she suddenly came to her senses. Yes, we are no longer alone now, we have teachers to rely on! The bewildered girl seemed to have suddenly found her backbone, and all the pressure that had accumulated in her mind disappeared at once. The girl quickly picked up the letter that was crushed into pieces by Hei Jian Qinxiang on the table and ran to Si Wang. "teacher!" Okumura Ayane trotted over to Si Wang, handed him the letter with both hands, raised her tense little face, and looked at him with a pleading look under her old-fashioned red-framed glasses, "Senior Hoshino suddenly left us to trade with Caesar Group. What on earth should we do now?" The girl's voice was choked with sobs and she couldn't stop crying, with crystal tears welling up in her eyes. "Um... Ayane-san, don't get excited yet. Take a deep breath. Take a deep breath." Si Wang blinked his eyes, as if he suddenly woke up from sleepwalking, and his dilated pupils slowly condensed into a small dot. He ignored his dizzy brain and temples that were throbbing from the switching of vision. Instead, he squatted down and gently wiped away the tears that had already overflowed from under the girl's glasses. He said softly, "Before entering the room, the teacher had already checked where Hoshino was taken and the troops deployed around it. At present, it seems that it is only a matter of time to rescue Hoshino, so please rest assured." "Really?!" Okumura Ayane didn't notice Si Wang's unprecedented intimate behavior at all. She was excited and subconsciously grabbed Si Wang's palm, as if grabbing some hope, "Teacher, are you telling the truth?!" "of course it's true." Si Wang did not struggle to break free from the girl's painful grip on her wrist. Instead, he put the girl's glasses back on her nose, pinched the temples with both hands, and adjusted them to a more comfortable position. "Ms. Hoshino is now being taken to a military base of the Caesar Group located in the southern part of the Abydos Desert. I have already investigated the route. If we set off now, we can get there in about an hour. No problem." The detailed and accurate information and the calm and steady tone were more reliable than any words of comfort. Ayane Okumura quickly stopped sobbing and immediately noticed Si Wang's wrist which was red from being pinched by her. "I'm sorry, sorry, sorry, teacher, I'm sorry!"
The girl quickly loosened her fingers and repeatedly bowed to Si Wang to apologize, looking extremely nervous, "It's all my fault that I couldn't control my emotions at all. I actually squeezed the teacher's hand like this..." "It's okay, it's not a big deal." Si Wang rubbed his wrists, and the redness on them immediately disappeared. He showed his achievements to the girl and said with a smile, "If a senior who I spend every day with falls into danger, I'm afraid my mood will be even more extreme than Ayane's. That's right. Si Wang thought silently in his heart. Although he had never killed a human being in his three lifetimes, or even a pig, he had no particular interest in killing. But I don't know why... What I really want now is to make someone bleed, and it would be best if there were a few screams. Of course, it would be better if you could scream louder. Just when Si Wang was relying on his wild imagination to ease the headache aftereffects of controlling three [aphids] at the same time, Izayoi Nomiya took out a swelling-reducing potion from the cabinet and walked over. "teacher……" The girl dropped the dark red potion on her palm and then gently smeared it on the bruises on Si Wang's wrist, with an expression on her face as if she wanted to say something but hesitated. But when she saw Okumura Ayane and Kuromi Serika staring at this side, and Sand Wolf Baizi who had not been wishing to grow a pair of wings and fly to Hoshino Kotori ever since Si Wang appeared, she silently swallowed the words in her mouth, "Did you know what Hoshino-senpai was going to do a long time ago?" The girl changed the subject and asked, "Senior Hoshino...are you okay now?" Chapter 160 Shock Therapy Si Wang lowered his head and looked at Izayoi Nomiya who was applying medicine on his wrist. The hesitant look on the girl's face and the hesitant tone of her voice all told him what question this thoughtful girl really wanted to ask. Coincidentally, Si Wang never intended to try to hide anything from Izayoi Yonomiya. Anyway, he is not the one with the problem, so he can worry about it himself after Hoshino Takanashi comes back. "The decision that Hoshino-san made today... you should be able to easily tell from this letter that this was not a momentary impulse, but a paranoia that has been lingering in her mind for a long time." Si Wang rubbed the edge of the envelope with his fingers, feeling the familiar touch on it. He did not answer the topic that Izayoi Yonomiya found on the spur of the moment, but chose to directly face the doubts that Izayoi Yonomiya really wanted to ask. "She believes from the bottom of her heart that the current debt situation of Abydos is all caused by her - or rather, the poor management of the Abydos Student Union. So Hoshino-san is under a lot of pressure, both resentful of her inability to do anything and guilty of not being able to give you a normal high school life." Si Wang shook his head. "So even if I stopped Xingye yesterday, it would be useless. The pressure will not disappear out of thin air. As long as Xingye doesn't overcome this hurdle in her heart, tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow, she will be tripped by a small accident in life - a button being misplaced, a door or window not being closed tightly - and then fall to this hurdle again, feel her powerlessness again, and again... make this choice today." Izayoino's hands suddenly stopped moving. The girl then lowered her head in silence and continued to spread the potion evenly. As the companion who has been with Hoshino Takanashi for the longest time and has experienced the most with her, Izayoi Nomiya knows very well that what Si Wang said is absolutely correct. Before he picked up Sand Wolf White from under the garbage shed, before Ayane Okumura and Serika Kuromi entered school, Hoshino Takanashi was actually not as lazy as he is now. She worked harder than anyone else and was more desperate than anyone else. Forgetting to eat and sleep was not enough to describe her state at that time. She returned to school almost every night after the moon rose, then closed her eyes, slept on the table and fell into a deep sleep.
At that time, even if it was just for a blackboard in the classroom to write on, so that this shabby school would look a little more like a school, Hoshino Kotori would run more than ten kilometers with a smile on his face and carry it back with a smile on his face. Izayoi Nomiya originally thought that after having lovely juniors, Hoshino Takanashi finally slowed down his pace and spent more time with them. He was no longer tense all the time, and his smiles and lazy expressions on his face gradually increased at that time. Si Wang's words were like a thread connecting all the memories, and Izayoi Nomiya finally understood. Senior Hoshino did not become happier than before, she just hid her pain and misfortune deeper, in a corner where they could not see her, and showed more smiles on her face, making them think that she had let go of the past. "Teacher, now is not the time to discuss Senior Hoshino's confusing thoughts, right?!" Compared to Izayonomiya's silence, Kuromi Serika was more anxious than an ant on a hot pot. She was so anxious that she jumped up and down, and even the fluff on the cat's ears fell off. "Can't we just give her a good scolding after we rescue Hoshino-senpai?! The most important thing now should be to catch Hoshino-senpai first, right?!" "No, Serika-san, this matter is very important."