Without Alona, ​​I can only use the airdrop system.

"Wow~." Mutsuki was also surprised by what had just happened. "How interesting, there were even robbers."

"I really have no idea where they come from," the girl with long, black highlights pondered. "And that person wearing the clown mask seemed to know us, and the feeling he gave me was completely different from any of the other residents we've encountered before..."

At this moment, Alu was unusually excited.

"That's so cool!! They actually planned to rob a bank and it only took them less than 5 minutes. They're real outlaws!!"

Thinking this, Aru suddenly called out to the three girls beside her: "Mutsuki, Kayoko, Haruka, let's catch up with them quickly! I must see a real outlaw with my own eyes!!!"

After saying that, Alu ran wildly out of the bank.

"Hehehehe... Aru-chan is still the same as always."

"Sigh... I knew it would turn out like this."

"Yes, Lady Aru!!!"

The four of them then left the bank and chased after the masked robbery group that had fled.

However, Aru's speed was unusually fast for some reason, and the other three could only see Aru's back gradually disappearing into the distance.

It's hard to imagine Alu, dressed in mature clothes, running wildly in the street like a child.

Needless to say, the masked robbery group was none other than the teacher and his companions.

After shaking off their pursuers, the teacher and Hoshino and the others took off their masks and hoods.

"Shirako-chan, have you kept the ledger safe?" Hoshino asked, looking at Shirako who was carrying a large bag.

"Yes, it's in the bag." Bai Zi then opened the zipper of the large bag, and a large amount of cash filled everyone's eyes, while the account books on top seemed out of place. "The account books are all here."

"Wow... there's nearly 200 million yen in cash inside." Hoshino yawned. "He really made 200 million yen in just five minutes~."

"Great! Let's take all this cash with us!" Celery was overjoyed. "Even if we don't use it to pay off our debts, it'll last us a long time!"

“I agree with Serika’s opinion.” Nomiya expressed his own view. “Besides, this includes the debts we have paid back. It’s perfectly fine to use the money that the villains stole from us for good.”

"But, is this really a good idea?" Ayane asked with concern over the phone. "Even though it's black market money, it's still money we stole..."

"What's wrong with it!" Celery immediately retorted, "It's all bad people's money anyway!"

"this......."

"..." Neither the teacher nor Hifumi, who was standing next to her, responded.

The teacher knew that, according to the original story, Hoshino would advise them to stop robbing.

After all, the only objective is to keep a ledger that records the flow of funds.

Celery then looked at the teacher: "Teacher, can't you use adult strength to store things? It's okay to put this money in, right?!"

The teacher hadn't expected Celery to ask her that question, and then smiled and shook her head: "No, that won't work."

"Why?" Celery lowered her head in frustration, her cat ears drooping listlessly.

"I'm sorry, Serika, I won't keep this money in there." The teacher remained firm in her stance, then glanced at Hoshino.

Let Hoshino say these things to them.

Although the teachers wanted to educate and explain to them, they felt that they were newcomers and had not yet truly integrated into the countermeasures committee.

Some things are more effective when said by someone they truly trust.

Sensing the teacher's gaze, Hoshino understood and began to think with his head down.

The atmosphere froze.

"So, Shirako-chan, is there anything you'd like to say?"

After a brief silence, Hoshino looked up and asked Shirako.

"Um, senior, no matter what I say, you'll refute me, right?" Bai Zishi replied honestly. "Besides, the teacher and senior clearly stated before the operation that our only goal is the ledger."

"Hehehe, Shirako-chan is right~." Hoshino smiled with satisfaction. "The ledger is what we want, not this money."

"But, do we really have to give up all this money?!" Celery's voice was full of reluctance.

“It just so happens that this time it was money from bad people.” Hoshino’s expression became more serious than ever before. “So what about next time, and the time after that? After tasting this kind of sweetness, will we still be able to restrain ourselves like we are now?”

“I understand that the current debt problem is very urgent, but that is not a reason for us to indulge ourselves.”

Hoshino continued, "Otherwise, when problems arise in the future, all we'll do is claim there's nothing we can do while robbing others. How are we any different from those people in the Caesar Group then? What's the point of protecting Abydos using such methods?"

Celery remained silent.

"If we're going to use this method, we might as well have used Nomiya's shiny gold card from the start, then we could have paid off all our debts."

“Yes,” Nomiya added, “I mentioned it to Hoshino-senpai before, but he rejected it.”

The teacher was somewhat moved upon seeing this.

Hoshino, despite being a young student, possesses a level of understanding that many adults can only dream of.

Even when she was playing the game, she didn't understand why Hoshino refused to let Nomiya pay with the all-powerful gold card, including in the original storyline where Hoshino asked the teacher to pay for things instead of using Nomiya's gold card.

After all, for a pragmatist, one should make the most of their resources and not worry too much about other things.

It wasn't until some insightful netizens provided their answers that the deceased teacher understood:

If one were to actually accept Nonomiya's gold card, the primary concern would be whether or not one would become overly reliant on it.

Furthermore, Abydos's creditors will become the Nomiya family's group. At first, after the debt is paid off, it may seem like there are no problems, but as time goes on, everyone will develop resentment towards Nomiya.

After all, the debt that Abydos had incurred was transformed into a debt that Abydos owed to Nomiya, and its nature was fundamentally changed.

In other words, Hoshino didn't want his adorable junior to become Abydos's creditor.

The problems of Abydos require the collective efforts of everyone in Abydos to solve.

This is the significance of the countermeasures committee.

The important thing is not paying off the debt, but the process of paying off the debt.

"Okay~, so we'll just take these necessary documents." Hoshino returned to her lazy demeanor. "This isn't just the teacher's idea, it's also the chairman's order."

"I'll handle this money," Nomiya said, picking up the large bag.

Bai Zi then took out the ledger and handed it to the teacher.

The teacher then preserved it in a box called Shiting.

At that moment, Ayane began relaying a message over the communicator: "It's bad, everyone! Four unidentified individuals have arrived here within 500 meters!!"