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

Carrying the glass back to the top of the cliff, the group headed to the beach, had breakfast, and began planning for the day.

The cave no longer needed to be dug; it was originally just a simple place to live, enough to keep one comfortable.

As for food, there are so many crabs in the mangrove mudflats that it would take three years to eat them all.

As for freshwater, a clean freshwater source was found the day before yesterday. Although it cannot be drunk directly, it did not stump a group of high school and college students. They made a simple freshwater distiller using plastic bottles, and the freshwater produced was enough to drink, so they no longer had to endure thirst.

Natsuki Amamiya concluded:

"So, next we can consider breaking the nightmare and eliminating the ghost stories."

“I know.” Fujiwara Chika raised her right hand. “The president said yesterday that the real body of the ghost story is very likely in the nightmare.”

Kaguya Shinomiya nodded slightly and said:

"It is indeed very likely that the scene of this nightmare is far beyond that of an ordinary nightmare, and is obviously very unusual."

“That’s true…” Fujiwara Chika raised her hand to fiddle with the jet-black bow on her forehead, looking somewhat troubled. “But what will the true form of the ghost story look like? What if it’s just an inconspicuous stone?”

“The possibility of it being a stone is extremely slim.” Yukino Yukinoshita crossed her arms and shook her head. “Ghost stories seem to have a special fondness for human emotions and desires, and the ghost stories in the hotel like fear, so the real-life counterpart is most likely related to fear.”

“The most terrifying thing on a deserted island is probably the various monsters and bosses,” said Natsuki Amamiya. “So, today’s main goal is to explore the various boss monsters on the deserted island.”

"..."

The discussion is complete.

The group quickly sprang into action.

With her senior's awakening this time, Kaguya can finally unload her burdens and join in the action.

"I'll take care of everyone," Senior Yanzi said, taking over the task. "Please be careful."

After the sharks were discovered in the water, no one planned to go into the sea anymore. There wasn't much to do on the beach except collect driftwood and firewood, which wasn't very dangerous.

Amamiya Natsuki nodded and said:

"Wait for us to come back."

After bidding farewell to the girls, Natsuki Amamiya, along with Kaguya, Yukino, and Chika, embarked on their second exploration of the island.

"Kaguya-chan, you wouldn't believe it! Yesterday, when we were catching crabs, the hailstones were huge, each one as big as a fist!" Fujiwara Chika excitedly gestured with her fist, chattering about her experiences. "Back then, there wasn't even a decent-sized tree, let alone a cave. We had to use a frying pan to shield our heads. In the end, I became a leg accessory, attaching myself to Yukino-chan..."

As Chika recounted her story, a lingering blush quickly spread across Yukino Yukinoshita's pretty face, clearly as she recalled the humiliation she suffered in the tree hollow the day before.

Those images, which I had finally managed to forget, are now surging up again.

Should we tell Chika to stop talking?

No.

Yukino Yukinoshita quickly dismissed the idea in her mind.

That would be like trying to hide something obvious, and it would definitely arouse Kaguya's suspicion.

No way.

Yukino Yukinoshita could only grit her teeth and silently endure the shame and humiliation, while looking at Natsuki Amamiya with a piercing gaze, signaling Natsuki Amamiya to commit seppuku as soon as possible.

"I'm sorry, I was wrong." Natsuki Amamiya said sincerely, lowering her voice, "If I could do it all over again... I still wouldn't be able to resist."

Yukino Yukinoshita crossed her arms over her chest and gritted her teeth, saying:

"...Don't talk to me!"

The four's objective this time is to explore the island and find the location of the main body of the ghost story. Simply put, it's the monster boss on the deserted island, and there is usually a boss in each area.

Two days ago, when they were exploring the island, Natsuki Amamiya and Yukino had already explored the area. Now they just need to select an area and explore it carefully.

After a while.

The four of them arrived at a coconut grove.

In the center of the forest was a clearing. A giant creature, over three meters tall, that looked like a goose but had a pair of curved, sharp antlers on its head, was pacing back and forth in the clearing.

"It looks so weird." Fujiwara Chika widened her eyes and couldn't help but complain, "It's clearly a giant goose, so why does it have deer antlers?"

That's right.

This thing is one of the most common bosses in Don't Starve, the Deer Goose.

Logically speaking, the deer and goose should be the spring boss, but this is Nightmare Horror, not a strict game world, so it's not surprising to see all sorts of Frankenstein's monsters here.

Amamiya Natsuki whispered:

"Stay calm, it's perfectly normal for Frankenstein's monsters to appear in games."

"President, is this it?"

Kaguya Shinomiya asked softly.

Now the girls all know that Natsuki Amamiya often sees strange clues, allowing her to skip puzzles and explorations and see through the other person's true nature.

Amamiya Natsuki shook her head and said:

"It is not the original form of the ghost story."

As he stared, a [hint] appeared before him. Without a doubt, the deer-goose was not the original form of the ghost story, but just an ordinary nightmare creation.

“Although they’re not the original ghost stories, we can still use them to test the data,” Natsuki Amamiya said in a low voice. “Let’s see what’s special about these nightmare creations.”

Fujiwara Chika's eyes lit up, and she clenched her fists, saying:

"I agree with the president!"

Shinomiya Kaguya: "..."

You've been exposed.

With those expectant eyes, it's not that they're testing and collecting data; they probably just want to taste what the other person is like!

“Then it’s decided.” Natsuki Amamiya stretched out her hands and said, “Everyone, please paste the skills first.”

"..."

five minutes later.

Preparations are complete.

Amamiya Natsuki stepped out from behind the bushes where she was hiding, holding a shield in her hand, and strode over.

Upon seeing the unfamiliar human intrude into its territory, the deer-goose, which had been lazily strolling around, instantly entered a fighting stance. With its wings spread and its head lowered, it pounced on Amamiya Natsuki like a goose pouncing on its prey.

Natsuki Amamiya raised her shield and stood ready to meet the attack.

boom!

A deafening roar.

Amamiya Natsuki felt a slight pain in her hand, and was thrown several meters away, her feet leaving two deep scratches on the ground.

At the same time, the deer-goose also staggered back several steps, fell to the ground with a thud, and staggered to its feet.

"Tsk, he's really strong."

Natsuki Amamiya shook her wrist, gave Kaguya and the others behind her an OK sign, and then resumed parrying her shield.

Fighting is not the goal.

The real intention was to test the strength, speed, attack methods, special abilities, and so on of these bosses.

After a brief struggle, Amamiya Natsuki had roughly figured out the abilities and attributes of this deer-goose, so she waved behind her to signal it.

"Zhang San, the outlaw, it's you!"

Fujiwara Chika stepped forward, pointed her finger, and used a combination technique to eliminate organized crime.

Immediately afterward, Kaguya Shinomiya appeared out of thin air in her shadow form, reached out and pressed down on the deer's right leg. The enormous creature seemed to have been turned off, its body suddenly stiffened, and all its movements stopped at the same time, with only its eyes and mouth still able to move.

In the fight against organized crime, suspects should be given the opportunity to explain themselves. Unfortunately, this deer-goose can't speak; it can only keep honking.

After taking control of the BOSS, Chika and Yukino followed them out.

"It's been so long since it used any skills, it seems this BOSS doesn't know how to use skills." Fujiwara Chika curiously poked the deer-goose lying on the ground.

Yukino Yukinoshita said softly:

"Those who fall into nightmares are all ordinary people. These monsters don't need any special abilities. They just rampage around and even ordinary people will vomit blood and get injured."

Aside from Natsuki Amamiya, who could withstand it, any of them would have been knocked flying by the deer.

"The data collection is almost complete." Amamiya Natsuki rubbed her wrist and looked at Chika and Yukino. "Which of you will take action and send it to its end?"

"Please let the student council president do it," Fujiwara Chika quickly shook her head. "I'll just take care of eating."

Yukino Yukinoshita said expressionlessly:

“Natsuki, do it yourself.”

"Yes Yes."

Amamiya Natsuki didn't press the matter, took out her weapon, and quickly finished off the deer-goose.

Nightmare is not a real game.

After defeating the deer-goose, the giant beast did not break down into materials; it remained lying quietly on the ground.

Amamiya Natsuki looked at Chika and asked:

"Where would you like to eat?"

"Hmm..." Fujiwara Chika hesitated for a moment, "Should we carry this whole deer-goose back?"

Without a refrigerator, it'll just spoil if we carry it back!

Kaguya Shinomiya remained silent.

"Too greedy."

Amamiya Natsuki nodded in agreement:

"That's far too greedy."

"I...I didn't!" Fujiwara Chika stammered in protest. "It's a rare opportunity, isn't it? People have roasted ostriches in real life, and such a big goose must taste delicious, right?"

"It won't taste very good," Natsuki Amamiya complained. "Wild animals of this size probably have meat that's like rubber, impossible to eat."

"..."