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

Meanwhile, the teacher and the others had arrived at the parking spot. Since the black market here was the closest to Abydos, the teacher planned to return to Abydos first.

Of course, the large bag containing 200 million yen was not taken in the rush and ended up in the hands of Convenience Store 68.

"Then consider it a gift for that Lu Bamo Alu."

That's what Hoshino said at the time.

"Well......."

During the drive, Hifumi had a look of utter despair on her face: "I'm doomed... I'm going to bring shame to the Holy Trinity Tea Party... Waaaaah."

"It's alright," Hoshino reassured her in a lazy tone. "Anyway, your face is covered by the paper bag, so you don't have to worry about your true identity being exposed. Maybe the title 'Faust' will resound throughout the entire black market in the future~."

"That paper bag is still in your bag, right? Here, it's yours~." Nomiya smiled at Hifumi. "This paper bag might come in handy if you encounter any difficult problems on the black market in the future."

"Huh—?" Hifumi's mind was a complete mess. "Waaaaah! I really don't want this to happen again—!"

But what Hifumi didn't know was that her Faustian identity, like a boy dressed as a girl, only had zero times or countless times (sadly).

Afterwards, apart from the teacher who was driving, the lively conversation continued on the bus, and the relationship between the girls on the countermeasures committee and Hifumi gradually warmed up.

After some time, the group arrived at Abydos Academy.

After all six people got off the bus, the teacher took the ledger out of the Shitei box and handed it to Nomiya, who came forward to retrieve it.

"I've recorded these ledgers, especially those related to Abydos, on my tablet. I'll hand them over to you now," the teacher explained. "I'll take Hifumi back first, and then we'll talk again when I get back."

"Teacher, are you going to take Hifumi-chan home alone?" Hoshino's lazy face hid a hint of slyness. "Then Hifumi-chan, you'd better watch out. Teacher is a pervert who likes to harass female students~."

"Huh?!" Hifumi then looked at the teacher with a worried expression.

Could she really believe that?

"Ah, don't believe Hoshino's words." The teacher was exasperated and explained helplessly, "I'm just worried about your safety going back alone. Ensuring the safety of the students is also a teacher's responsibility."

“Teacher…” Hifumi was somewhat surprised by her teacher’s words.

"Hmph, don't just talk the talk!" Serika glared at the teacher before turning her gaze to Hifumi. "Hifumi-chan, if the teacher tries anything funny with you, feel free to contact us anytime!"

"I already said I wouldn't do that."

The teacher's embarrassed expression made the students on the countermeasures committee burst into laughter again.

Before leaving, Hifumi also told the members of the countermeasures committee and the teachers that she would tell the tea party about this.

Although Hoshino and the others didn't care about this matter.

After all, Abydos College had sought help from other colleges and the Commonwealth Student Union before, but all of them had come to nothing.

After saying goodbye to the countermeasures committee, the teacher drove Hifumi back to Trinity College.

on the road.

At first, the two didn't say a word; the only sound was the car engine.

Until the teacher spoke up.

"Hifumi-san."

"Ah! Yes!"

Do you know the president of the tea party?

“Ah, I just happened to know Nagisa-senpai from the tea party,” Hifumi countered. “But teacher, why did you ask me that question?”

"Mainly because you mentioned the tea party before, I was just wondering about it," the teacher asked, voicing a question that had been lingering in his mind for a long time. "How did you and this president named Nagisa meet?"

After all, her relationship with Nagisa is one of the few regrets in the original game storyline.

This gap also resulted in Nagisa's character design in the game being less three-dimensional, and even appearing rather clownish.

"According to the information I found, it is quite difficult to get in touch with or even establish a friendly relationship with the president of the tea party."

“Ah, this… Ahahaha…” Hifumi seemed to find it difficult to speak, “I don’t know why, but after I was first invited to tea by President Nagisa, I would almost always be invited to tea by her every now and then, and we would talk.”

"And then...we got along well...and she even treated me as a friend."

Noticing Hifumi's troubled expression, the teacher didn't press further and changed the subject.

"So you haven't joined any clubs or organizations yet?"

"I didn't join... I don't think Trinity's clubs are really suitable for an ordinary student like me, hahaha..."

"What you consider ordinary may be dazzling in the eyes of others; you just don't realize it," the teacher remarked as he drove. "That might be why Nagisa valued you."

"But what others think is not important. Hifumi, just keep practicing what you consider ordinary."

That being said, the teacher was the first to disagree with Hifumi's self-perception of being ordinary.

The first thing is his act of going to the black market alone to buy Perolo merchandise.

While the superhuman students of Giwatos cannot be considered ordinary students in the real world, Hifumi's approach is still unique among the ordinary students of Giwatos.

Secondly, being forced to join a swimsuit-clad group to rob a bank might be something that most children wouldn't be able to accept immediately like Hifumi. They might even blame the countermeasures committee, or even fall out with it, and then complain at a tea party.

But she quickly accepted it and, upon returning home, immediately thought of Abydos's current situation and mentioned it to Nagisa.

The only negative reaction was to complain a few words to the countermeasures committee, and even those complaints weren't directed at the committee.

Such a temperament is beyond the reach of an ordinary person.

And the most important thing is the game's summer event storyline.

She! She can actually drive a tank all by herself!

This is completely outside the scope of ordinary students!

Besides, what ordinary girl would say that driving a tank to the beach is summer romance?!

Thinking about this, the teacher couldn't help but feel a surge of anger.

The meme "It was all Hifumi's doing" may have originated from these plot points.

However, Hifumi was unaware of the turbulent inner thoughts her teacher was experiencing; she was simply filled with gratitude for his words.

Because of what the teacher just said, some things that I couldn't understand suddenly became clear.

At this point, following the directions given by Hifumi, the teacher took Hifumi to her vicinity of home.

"Thank you, teacher." After getting off the bus, Hifumi looked back at her teacher, her smile full of gratitude. "Your words have helped me understand a lot."

"Please rest assured, I will also explain the Abydos issue to Nagisa-senpai truthfully."

After saying goodbye to Hifumi, the teacher drove back to the Abydos College campus.

However, midway through the journey, the teacher received Bai Zifa's location on Momotalk and changed the destination.

Several hours later, in Abydos, at the Chai Guan Ramen shop.

"welcome!"

As soon as the teacher entered the store, Celery greeted her with a cheerful and lively voice and demeanor.

She was wearing the ramen shop's special waitress uniform, which was completely different from her usual student attire.

Although I had seen it in the game before I was alive, seeing it in person had a different kind of charm.

Through the door, you can also see Shirako and Nomiya sitting in their seats.

"Teacher?!" Qinxiang's cheeks flushed instantly, and she looked utterly astonished. "How...how did you know about this place?!"

"Celery Sauce, I posted the location, please let the teacher in."

"But.......?"

Bai Zi looked at him earnestly: "Without you, teacher, today's operation wouldn't have gone so smoothly."

“Yes, that’s right.” Nomiya chimed in, “Our teacher has thought so much for us, so it’s alright for us to attend this celebration banquet.”

“Uh… okay.” Serika then led the teacher to the seats where Shirako and Nomiya were.

At the seating arrangement, Shirako and Nomiya sat on the outside, while Hoshino and Ayane sat on the inside.

The seats aren't particularly big, but there's still enough room for three people on each side.

"Teacher~." Nomiya happily saved a seat for the teacher. "Come, come, sit here."

"Teacher, please sit here." Bai Zi also reserved a seat for the teacher.

"Wow, how enviable, teacher." Hoshino looked at the teacher with amusement. "So, which adorable junior would you choose?"

"Uh..." The teacher was speechless.

In the game's storyline before his death, when this part was mentioned, the teacher didn't feel anything.

However, when faced with the choice in person, it's really not easy for teachers to choose.

Let's stick to the original choices we made in the game.

The teacher remained silent and sat down next to Bai Zi.

However, to the teacher's surprise, the white stones were very close together.

Despite being covered by a piece of clothing, Shirako's body was very flexible due to her regular exercise, and the touch was surprisingly good.

This tactile sensation is also constantly stimulating the teacher.

At the same time, the teacher was overwhelmed by the youthful and vibrant fragrance emanating from Bai Zi.

Wait a minute, we've only known each other for a day!

The teacher was completely stunned when she realized this.

After all, in the original story, the teacher at least had an unexpected encounter with Shirako.

But I don't have any here!

However, we can hope there will be more of these kinds of benefits in the future.

"Shirako-senpai, you're standing too close!" Serika, standing next to him, complained. "It'll make the teacher feel awkward while eating. Move a little closer to Hoshino-senpai!"

"Um... Teacher, is it alright?" Bai Zi looked at the teacher for help.

"Uh, I'm fine." The teacher scratched his head blankly, feeling the touch of Shirako's body.

"Teacher, please don't give in to Senior Bai Zi, really!" Qinxiang shook her head upon seeing this.

"Hehehe, Shirako-chan, come sit here with me and have something to eat." Hoshino's slow voice reached Shirako's ears, "If you squeeze me like this, I'll be very uncomfortable."

"Ah... um..." Shirako reluctantly moved to sit a little closer to Hoshino, leaving more room for her teacher.

"Teacher is really special. This is the first time I've seen Shirako-senpai take the initiative to get close to someone." Ayane's tone was slightly surprised.

Perhaps it was because he volunteered to rob the bank that Bai Zi's desire was satisfied...

That's what the teacher was thinking.

"Oh, right, since tonight's a celebration dinner, it's on me. Order whatever you like!" the teacher then exclaimed. "Boss, give me a bowl of tonkotsu ramen!"

Faced with a generous teacher, the students' response was:

"Yay!! Then I won't be polite, Uncle~!" Hoshino directly called out to the Shiba Inu ramen chef inside, "Boss, I'll have a special miso ramen, and an extra portion of chashu!!"

I want it salty.

"I'll still choose miso."

"I want char siu noodles~".

"Alright!!" At this moment, the Shiba Inu ramen chef came out from the workbench. "By the way, Serika, I'll make you a miso dish too. You can have it with your friends tonight."

"Huh? Manager, is it really okay?!" Serika looked at the Shiba Inu chef in surprise.

"It's okay, there aren't many people now, I can manage by myself." The Shiba Inu chef rolled up his sleeves. "Although I don't know what you're celebrating, it's more meaningful to celebrate with your friends, right?"

"Ah, well, there's really no other way... I'll eat with everyone!"

"Come, come, Celery Sauce, sit here with me~."

Nomiya happily gave up his seat for Serika.

"Alright! I'm going all out tonight!"

The Shiba Inu chef quickly returned to the kitchen and busied himself making ramen.

The six people in their seats chatted happily while waiting.

"Oh, right."

During the conversation, Ayane suddenly remembered something and looked at the teacher: "Teacher, do you know any information about Convenience Store 68 and Riku-Yama Aru?"

At the same time, everyone else also turned their attention to the teacher.

It seems they also want to know more about this simple-minded student of Gehenna.

"Hmm." The teacher explained in a flat tone, "Convenience Store 68 is a mercenary agency in the black market, similar to a Yorozuya (Odd Jobs Shop)."

"The company has only four members, all of whom are students of Gehenna, and Lu Bamo Aru is their boss. Although he looks simple-minded, he is considered a top-notch fighter in Gehenna Academy."

"The rest of the members are: Haruka Itsuka, who is the vanguard and is skilled at using bombs; Mutsuki Asaki, who is also skilled at using bombs and has a lot of clever ideas; and Kayoko Onikata, the core strategist of the team, who has excellent command skills and is responsible for planning all the operations of the convenience store."

"The four of them were also notorious problem students in Gehenna, and were regularly wanted by Gehenna's disciplinary committee."

"I see, so she's a wanted student from Gehenna Academy." Ayane said with some surprise.

"Teacher, where did you learn about this information?" Hoshino asked the teacher curiously.

“I learned this from Xia Lai’s information. Because I need to be familiar with my job, I naturally need to learn as much as possible about all the colleges, including Abydos College.”

The five members of the countermeasures committee couldn't help but look at the teacher in a new light.

They didn't expect the newly appointed teacher to be so proactive in learning about the various colleges of Kivotos, even those of Abydos with only five members remaining.

"Teacher, you are such a strange person."

Hoshino didn't understand why the teacher did this, but a smile still involuntarily appeared on her face.

Just then, the doorbell rang, and four more customers entered the ramen shop.

"Welcome! Just tell me what you want!"

After Master Chai Guan's voice rang out, everyone looked towards the door.

"Hooray!" The leader was none other than the familiar Aru. "What a lucky day! Not only did we get the rent for the shop, but we also landed a commission!"

"Hehehe, Aru-chan is very happy today~."

"Then we can definitely have dinner tonight to celebrate."

Upon seeing those four people, everyone present was taken aback.

"Seriously, speak of the devil and he appears." The teacher sighed and rubbed his forehead in exasperation.