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

A person can deceive others, but they cannot deceive themselves.

Yukino Yukinoshita had to admit that a feeling called 'happiness' was indeed quietly spreading in her heart.

She used to be unable to understand those girls who were easily fooled by men with sweet words, who had received compulsory education but whose IQ remained at the level of elementary school students.

But at this moment, even though she knew that Natsuki Amamiya was just saying sweet words to comfort her, she couldn't help but feel happy for her...

This is not good, it's very bad!

Yukino took a deep breath, putting aside her romantic feelings, and said with a serious expression:

"Keep quiet, don't speak!"

Amamiya Natsuki said pitifully:

"The night is so long, it's so boring not talking."

“…Shut up!”

There was heavy wind and snow.

Behind a rock that offered a meager respite from the wind, Natsuki Amamiya and Yukino embraced each other, warming one another with their body heat.

After an unknown amount of time, the wind and snow finally began to subside.

"It seems the snowstorm is about to stop," Natsuki Amamiya said softly.

"Ah."

Yukino Yukinoshita responded softly.

"Standing atop the world's highest peak, formed fifty million years ago, sheltering from a blizzard with Yukino, I had a truly magical feeling of the wonder of the world..."

As Amamiya Natsuki spoke, she took off the scarf that Yukino had used to shield herself from the wind and snow.

In the darkness, one can barely see each other by widening their eyes.

The moment their eyes met, Yukino Yukinoshita instantly understood what the boy in front of her wanted to do.

They were clearly not dating...

He's clearly a trashy guy who openly builds a harem...

Countless reasons to refuse arose in my mind, but my body had already made its choice.

Yukino Yukinoshita tilted her pretty face slightly, her eyelashes fluttering, and then quietly closed her eyes.

Amamiya Natsuki lowered his head and gently kissed the girl's soft, pink lips.

It's icy cold.

Soft and fluffy.

It's so addictive that you can't stop eating it.

After kissing for an unknown amount of time, the blizzard finally stopped completely.

"call……"

Yukino Yukinoshita placed her hands on Natsuki Amamiya's chest, gently pushing him away. Then she turned her head, wiped the silver thread from the corner of her lips, and said, slightly out of breath:

"The snowstorm has stopped, we can continue our work."

"Wait a minute." Amamiya Natsuki was slightly flustered. "Yukino isn't scolding me?"

Yukino Yukinoshita tilted her head slightly and said:

Why would I curse at you?

“You always scold me when I kiss you,” Natsuki Amamiya said seriously. “Now that you’re not scolding me at all, I’m starting to panic.”

"Heh." Yukino Yukinoshita crossed her arms and couldn't help but say sarcastically, "So, Trash-kun has a peculiar fetish for being insulted?"

Amamiya Natsuki smiled and said, "That's right, that's the tone and look in your eyes. I'm relieved."

Yukinoshita Yukino: "..."

abnormal!

He really is a pervert!

Yukino Yukinoshita sighed, covered her forehead, put on her goggles and scarf, then put on her snow boots, stood up, and said:

"The wind and snow have all stopped, so we can make the most of this time and complete the challenge."

The snow-covered Mount Everest was exceptionally quiet; you could hear a pin drop.

Amamiya Natsuki stood up, stretched her limbs, and said cheerfully:

"Yukino's energy is fully charged; she could run all the way to the summit of Mount Everest without any problem."

Yukino Yukinoshita's pretty face froze, and she was about to warn Natsuki Amamiya to stop when she suddenly heard a faint call from behind her.

"Hmm?" Yukino Yukinoshita turned her head to look behind her. "The voice... sounds familiar?"

Amamiya Natsuki squinted and looked down, spotting a figure crouching in the darkness below. After a few seconds of careful observation, she said in a low voice:

"They're the couple we were just chatting with."

Yukino Yukinoshita recognized her as well, her expression quickly turning serious as she replied without hesitation:

"Let's go and take a look."

"Ah."

"..."

Without hesitation, the two quickly turned around, stepping through the snow that had frozen solid, and came to the couple they had met by chance. The wife was still able to hold on, but the husband had already collapsed on the ground, his life hanging in the balance.

The couple also chose to climb without oxygen, carrying only two oxygen cylinders as backup. They were suddenly hit by a blizzard, and in the chaos, the woman lost one of her oxygen cylinders, while the husband gave up his.

As a result, after barely surviving the blizzard, the person had already lost consciousness.

"Natsuki."

After hearing the situation, Yukino Yukinoshita quickly turned to look at her.

Amamiya Natsuki nodded, naturally understanding Yukino's meaning, and handed her an oxygen tank.

"Thank you, thank you!"

The woman wiped away her tears and thanked him as she shakily turned on the oxygen tank, trying to save her husband's life.

"Let me do it."

Seeing the woman's hands trembling violently, Amamiya Natsuki half-squatted down, took off her gloves, and placed the oxygen cylinder over the man's face. Unfortunately, despite the oxygen supply, the man remained unconscious.

“Hypothermia symptoms will appear soon while he is unconscious.” Yukino Yukinoshita frowned slightly. “We can’t delay. We need to take your husband back to the camp so that the medical staff can treat him.”

"I...I know, but...but I can't do it alone..." The woman wiped her eyes, her face full of pleading, "Could you please..."

Those who climb Mount Everest all know the saying: "Above 8,000 meters, there is no morality."

Even if someone collapses at your feet, you have no obligation to help them, because once the altitude exceeds 8,000 meters, every movement pushes your physical limits, and trying to save someone could very well cost you your own life.

This default rule is not limited to ordinary mountaineering teammates, but also includes specially hired Sherpa guides.

A while ago, there was a news report about a financially independent woman in her forties who was climbing Mount Everest. She lost consciousness due to lack of oxygen at an altitude of over 8,000 meters and collapsed alone on the cold snow. In her despair, she was discovered by two fellow climbers.

A fellow countryman gave up his mountaineering opportunity and risked his life to rescue her and bring her back to camp, but then refused to pay even a few thousand dollars for her life-saving treatment, causing an uproar.

It wasn't that the woman was stingy, but rather that she encountered a "hidden rule" in mountaineering—there is no rescue above 8,000 meters.

The woman had hired a Sherpa guide, but after weighing the pros and cons, the guide chose to abandon her, leaving her alone to await death in despair.

When people are in despair, they don't remember any unspoken rules; they only remember the fear and resentment of being abandoned. So after being rescued, they directly shifted the blame onto the guide team. Their unwillingness to pay wasn't because they couldn't afford it, but because they believed the guide team had to bear the responsibility.

The woman in front of him was also aware of this unspoken rule.

Sending two minors, Natsuki Amamiya and Yukino, to help rescue her husband could very well result in their deaths, but he is, after all, her husband whom she lives with day and night, and she cannot bear to watch him die.

So the woman could only cover her face and weep, pleading and praying intermittently, seeking that tiny glimmer of hope.

"Natsuki?"

Yukino Yukinoshita turned her head to look at her.

"Let me do it."

Amamiya Natsuki took off her backpack and handed it to Yukino. After stretching her body a little, she reached out and pulled the unconscious man up.

Given Yukino's personality, she would never stand idly by and watch an ordinary person die in danger.

"Thank you, thank you!"

The woman was overjoyed. Wiping away her tears, she thanked him gratefully and staggered towards him, ready to help.

She hadn't really had high hopes. The two were just strangers who had met by chance. From a rational perspective, the best thing for the two high school students to do was to turn around and leave. It would be too foolish to risk their lives for strangers.

Yukino Yukinoshita helped her up and whispered:

"It can be left to Natsuki alone."

“No.” The woman quickly shook her head. “My husband weighs ninety kilograms, and with the weight he’s carrying, he simply can’t support himself.”

Anyone who has been a family member of someone who has been drunk knows that when a person is drunk, their body becomes extremely heavy. If the other person is an adult male carrying a lot of weight, even three people working together might not be able to lift them.

"Eh eh eh?"

However, the next second, the woman was shocked to see that Amamiya Natsuki easily hoisted the man onto her shoulder, the movement looking effortless and as if she hadn't exerted any effort at all.

"How, how could..."

The woman's eyes widened, her face filled with disbelief.

For an ordinary person, it's already quite an achievement to be able to keep their own body at an altitude of over 8,000 meters. How could they possibly lift an adult male so easily?

“It is a bit heavy.” Amamiya Natsuki said in a relaxed tone, turning her head to say, “Yukino, let’s get ready to go back to camp.”

"Ah."

Yukino Yukinoshita nodded gently, supporting the trembling woman, and followed behind Natsuki Amamiya as they walked downhill.

As the saying goes, going up the mountain is easy, but coming down is hard.

More than half of the adventurers who tragically died while climbing Mount Everest encountered accidents on their way down, as going down is more difficult and dangerous than going up.

"This is unscientific... so unscientific." Looking at Natsuki Amamiya's swift and agile figure, the woman shook her head in shock and couldn't help but look at Yukino, "Is your boyfriend a monster? His stamina is too exaggerated."