Kaguya-sama: Love Is War wants me to turn myself in.

“So many spiders.” Yukino Yukinoshita bit her lip and answered softly, “They’re everywhere in this forest.”

The exploration skill presents the surrounding scene in a three-dimensional image in the mind. At this moment, Yukino Yukinoshita's mind is filled with all sorts of images, which is quite uncomfortable for her.

Natsuki Amamiya took out her notebook and a pen, and whispered:

"Let's find the boundary and then leave this forest."

The two then divided the work: Yukino was responsible for exploring the surrounding environment, while Natsuki Amamiya was responsible for drawing a topographical map in her notebook and marking the boundaries.

Both are players, and both are veterans. They work together very well and often don't need to talk; a single gesture is enough for them to understand each other.

After mapping out the outline of the Spider Forest area, Natsuki Amamiya and Yukino continued to the next area.

The two then discovered a tidal swamp.

The vegetation was lush and the water was clear, but who knew that when you stepped into the swamp, it was full of mud and the mud would sink up to your ankles with a splash.

Struggling to pull her foot out, Yukino Yukinoshita looked at the mud on her foot and her eyes twitched slightly, involuntarily revealing a look of disgust.

For clean people, this silt is absolutely terrible.

"These stockings are no longer wearable," Natsuki Amamiya said. "Should we just throw them away?"

Upon hearing this, Yukino Yukinoshita nodded subconsciously.

Even if I wash them clean, I don't want to wear stockings covered in mud anymore!

Before she could speak, Yukino Yukinoshita suddenly heard a loud buzzing sound.

Amamiya Natsuki frowned and said:

"What a huge mosquito."

Yukino Yukinoshita pursed her pink lips and followed Natsuki Amamiya's gaze, her breath catching slightly.

A black mosquito flew over from the swamp. It looked as big as a fist, and the sound of its wings flapping was extremely loud, which was very annoying. In particular, its mouth was thin and long. Let alone a human, even an elephant would probably not be able to stand being bitten by it.

The mosquito clearly spotted Amamiya Natsuki and the other person, flapping its wings and buzzing as it flew straight over.

Snapped!

Natsuki Amamiya didn't want to touch it at all, so she picked up a branch and whipped it, swatting the mosquito away.

“Solved.” Amamiya Natsuki complained, “Swamps are indeed breeding grounds for mosquitoes and flies. It’s a pity that no materials dropped even after killing them.”

Just as Yukino Yukinoshita was about to speak, her pretty face suddenly changed color, and she nervously grabbed Natsuki Amamiya's right hand, hurriedly saying:

"Let's run!"

"Ok?"

Yukino Yukinoshita bit her lip, grabbed Natsuki Amamiya, and turned to run.

Amamiya Natsuki ran a few steps after him, about to ask a question, when she suddenly heard a deafening buzzing sound behind her. Turning around, she saw an army of mosquitoes, like a dark cloud, covering the sky and flying straight towards her.

"So many mosquitoes!"

Amamiya Natsuki's expression also changed. If she were surrounded by so many mosquitoes, she would be sucked dry in no time!

No wonder we haven't seen any other creatures around the swamp along the way!

Amamiya Natsuki and Yukino ran, while mosquitoes flew through the air. Flying is naturally faster than running, and the lush vegetation around the swamp severely hampered their movements.

"That's too late."

Seeing the mosquitoes getting closer, Natsuki Amamiya decisively said:

"Yukino, hurry up and become a leg accessory."

Yukino Yukinoshita bit her lip, and in a flash, she disappeared.

Seeing the overwhelming swarm of mosquitoes, Amamiya Natsuki took a deep breath and decisively used the skill she had just copied from Kaguya. Her figure flashed and she disappeared into the shadows.

buzzing.

The mosquito army swarmed in quickly, but unfortunately, Natsuki Amamiya and Yukino had already disappeared. The countless mosquitoes wandered around blankly for a while before flying back into the swamp.

After a while.

Natsuki Amamiya emerged from the shadows and appeared out of thin air.

bang~

Yukino, now resembling a leg accessory, also appeared in mid-air and was caught in a hug by Natsuki Amamiya.

"Put me down."

Yukino Yukinoshita's pretty face remained expressionless, but the tips of her ears involuntarily turned red quickly.

Whether it's disappearing into the shadows or the leg attachment, neither ability can transform along with the clothes. In other words, neither of them is wearing clothes right now, and their skin is pressed intimately together, causing Yukino's heart to beat faster involuntarily. With a slight effort, she jumps directly off Amamiya Natsuki's arms.

Her gaze flickered unconsciously, and Yukino Yukinoshita's pretty face flushed. She bit her lip sharply and looked away, saying:

"...obscene!!"

After surviving such a dangerous situation, he still wants to be lewd. What's going on in a boy's head?

Amamiya Natsuki coughed twice and said:

"It's just a biological instinct, I didn't want to..."

"Shut up!" Yukino Yukinoshita gritted her teeth. "Hurry up and get dressed!"

"Yes Yes."

"..."

The two of them got dressed.

"We can't go to the swamp," Natsuki Amamiya sighed. "There are so many mosquitoes, it's too dangerous."

Actually, if it were just Natsuki Amamiya alone, he wouldn't be afraid. If he couldn't win, he could run away. With his psychic powers at 100%, Natsuki Amamiya was very confident that mosquitoes would never catch him.

However, with Yukino by their side, a strategic retreat was the only option.

Yukino Yukinoshita nodded and said:

“Mark the swamp area, then we’ll go in a different direction.”

"I will obey Lady Yukino's orders."

As Amamiya Natsuki spoke, he admired Yukino's legs.

The stockings were covered in mud, so Yukino threw them away when she was getting dressed. She did have spare stockings in her game inventory, but taking them out now would just be a waste.

so white.

So straightforward.

Her skin is fair and straight, without the bowlegs and pigeon-toed legs commonly seen in Japanese girls. I feel like I could play with her for a year and never get tired of it.

"you……"

Yukino Yukinoshita wanted to say something sarcastic, but in the end she sighed and said helplessly, "Let's go quickly."

Even if you scold him, this guy won't care; in fact, he'll enjoy it. So it's better to say nothing.

Amamiya Natsuki said seriously:

"Yukino will go first, and I'll cover the rear."

Yukinoshita Yukino: "..."

Are you really going to cover our retreat?

I'm too embarrassed to call you out!

The two carefully explored the edge of the swamp, drawing a rough outline of its boundaries, and then encountered a mangrove forest.

The monsters that live in the mangroves are crabs, which look somewhat like mud crabs. They are all black, but occasionally there are crabs with bright red shells. They are all very large, comparable to coconut crabs in the real world.

Upon discovering Natsuki Amamiya and Yukino, the crabs immediately crawled out from under the mangrove roots, brandishing their two large pincers and running over with a snapping sound, intending to launch an attack.

"Well come."

Amamiya Natsuki's eyes lit up. She stepped on it, then took out a rope, tied the two crab claws together, and handed it to Yukino: "Finally, we can have a change of pace today."

Compared to the mosquito swamp, the giant crabs in the mangroves are like adorable babies, cute no matter how you look at them.

After catching more than a dozen large crabs in one go, Natsuki Amamiya reluctantly stopped and then continued to explore the rest of the island with Yukino.

sandy beach.

jungle.

swamp.

Mangroves.

grassland.

Shallow sea.

The two even discovered an area of ​​lava.

The island wasn't actually that big, but the environment was exceptionally complex and harsh. Each environment had its own unique monsters. Amamiya Natsuki and Yukino even encountered a giant creature that was clearly a boss. However, just to be on the safe side, the two didn't make any rash moves. They simply marked it on the map and then quietly left.

"That concludes today's exploration." Natsuki Amamiya looked at Yukino and said softly, "It's getting dark, Yukino, shall we go back?"

"Ah."

Yukino Yukinoshita responded softly, her expression revealing her exhaustion.

When you activate the exploration skill, all sorts of information will flood your mind at once. It's fine for a short time, but over time, your head will start to ache from the overload and you'll feel exhausted.

Amamiya Natsuki squatted down and said:

"Come up, I'll carry you back."

Yukino Yukinoshita pressed her temples and shook her head, saying:

"unnecessary."

"I'll give you two choices." Amamiya Natsuki held up two fingers. "Either I carry you back on my back, or I carry you back in my arms. You choose."

Yukinoshita Yukino: "..."

In name, it gives people a choice, but in reality, there's no choice at all!