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

"Before dark, you must patch up the hole, no matter what it takes!"

"..."

With a furious roar, yet another unfortunate guard's head was severed, and then the other evil guards scattered.

"Huh? Huh? Huh?" Fujiwara Chika's eyes widened. "Those evil spirits actually dispersed... Could they really be voiced exactly like the president?"

Kaguya Shinomiya gently pursed her pink lips and whispered:

"Probably."

As a young lady born into a capitalist family, although she had never been exposed to the real workplace and society, she was well aware of the inherent flaws of human nature through what she saw and heard.

Therefore, these evil spirits transformed from humans most likely share the same inherent flaws.

Amamiya Natsuki picked up the conversation calmly:

"Just like the Fukushima nuclear wastewater incident, it was originally only a level 4 accident. If it had been handled in time, the crisis could have been resolved quickly. However, after the TEPCO leadership discovered it, they chose to cover it up and pass the buck to each other, ultimately dragging it out to a level 7 nuclear accident."

Instead of addressing problems immediately, people conceal them, shift blame, and cover them up in various ways until the festering sore bursts open like a volcano... This is one of the inherent flaws of human nature.

Hayasaka Ai blinked, then suddenly said:

"It seems that the evil spirit leader is shifting the blame to a few guards... Who do you think the guards will shift the blame to next?"

"Huh?" Fujiwara Chika was taken aback. "Can they really shift the blame to someone else?"

Amamiya Natsuki looked at Chika and said:

"Far away, yet so close."

"Eh? Eh? Eh?" Fujiwara Chika quickly realized, "Are you trying to shift the blame onto us... no, onto all the shills?"

"Whether it is or not, we'll find out when we get back to the dorm," Kaguya Shinomiya said softly. "As the 'dogs' at the very bottom of the food chain, they'll most likely have to take the blame."

"Wait a minute," Natsuki Amamiya suddenly called out, pondering, "Perhaps we can take this opportunity to complete another side quest?"

"..."

After a brief discussion, the girls quickly agreed to Amamiya Natsuki's bold idea of ​​taking risks.

Give it a try and turn your bicycle into a motorcycle.

The rewards for side quests are quite generous, so since you have the chance to get them, you certainly shouldn't miss it.

Kaguya and the others went without saying, and Mitsui trusted them completely as well. Only two random girls hesitated, but given Amamiya Natsuki's previous performance in helping others with the task, they finally nodded in agreement.

“Then…” Natsuki Amamiya looked at Hayasaka and extended her right hand, saying, “Paste the skills first.”

Hayasaka Ai pursed her pink lips and offered her delicate hand to Amamiya Natsuki.

Fujiwara Chika exclaimed in amazement:

"I never thought transformation skills were anything special before, but it turns out they're incredibly useful."

Hayasaka Ai's lips curled up slightly:

“…Of course.”

When I chose this skill, I never intended to pursue a combat career.

And you'll be fighting monsters in the dungeon in real combat?

Wake up, young lady, times have changed!

After a while.

After applying the skill, Natsuki Amamiya left the group alone and quietly approached the evil spirit leader, who was radiating murderous intent. She then activated her time-stop skill.

It will end in three seconds.

Natsuki Amamiya, who had received the transformation information through physical touch, quietly retreated and returned to the girls' side.

"All done." Amamiya Natsuki waved her hand and said, "Now, let's go to the cafeteria."

"..."

Without hesitation, the girls headed straight for the cafeteria. On the way, Amamiya Natsuki also attached transformation skills to the others.

There were many shills in the cafeteria. The evil spirits who had been blamed earlier had arrived first and, just as Amamiya Natsuki had predicted, began their vicious debt-collecting behavior. Any shill who dared to resist was met with a brutal beating.

The cafeteria was in a mess, with six or seven dog trainers lying on the ground, howling and rolling around.

Fortunately, these evil spirits knew they couldn't push too hard and didn't squeeze all the sin coins out of the dog's pocket. So, although most of the dog's pockets were very dissatisfied, they still obediently handed over their money.

Weakness is the original sin.

Whether in reality or in a game, this statement remains an unchanging truth.

However, in reality, bullying the weak will be met with moral condemnation and legal sanctions, but in the game, only primitiveness and violence remain.

"It's my turn to go on stage."

Amamiya Natsuki took a deep breath and silently activated her transformation skill. Under the watchful eyes of the girls, her body rapidly stretched and grew taller, eventually transforming into a two-and-a-half-meter-tall evil spirit leader with blood-red eyes.

"Tsk, the height difference is too big..."

Natsuki Amamiya looked down and saw that even Yukino, the tallest of the girls, looked like a dwarf, and the girls could only reach his waist.

If Zhu Zhu were here, she probably would only be able to touch Amamiya Natsuki's knees.

"The president is so big." Fujiwara Chika looked up and said, "I can't even see his face."

"It's best not to look at that face," Hayasaka Ai complained. "I'll have nightmares tonight."

Kaguya Shinomiya nodded slightly and said:

"...It really is scary."

Hey, I've transformed into an evil spirit now, so it's normal for me to look a bit fierce, right?

If you grow up to be a pretty boy, how will you command other evil spirits?

"Wait for my news."

Amamiya Natsuki nodded slightly, turned around, and headed straight for the cafeteria.

Rumble.

With a thunderous thud, Natsuki Amamiya strode to the cafeteria entrance. The top of the door, which was previously out of reach, now required her to bend over to get in.

"manager?"

Upon seeing Natsuki Amamiya appear, the evil spirit guards who were openly robbing her immediately fell silent.

"You guys come out."

Natsuki Amamiya said in a low voice, then turned and walked out of the cafeteria after saying a few words.

Although they didn't know why the 'manager' wasn't carrying his personal weapon, the several evil spirit guards dared not disobey and followed him out.

"Manager, what do you want us to do here?"

"A demonic guard with eyes all over his face asked cautiously."

Amamiya Natsuki extended her right hand and said coldly:

Give me all the sin coins.

A demon guard whispered:

"But we're still far from finished..."

Amamiya Natsuki narrowed her eyes:

"Um?!"

"..."

With a single glance and a soft hum, none of the evil spirit guards dared to speak again. They all took out the sinful coins they had just extorted and handed them to Amamiya Natsuki.

After the extortion ended, Natsuki Amamiya immediately received a notification from the [Game] pop-up:

Side Quest: My Hands Are Stained with Sin, Completed

You have accumulated over one hundred Sin Coins through criminal means such as fraud, coercion, kidnapping, and extortion.

This side quest is actually quite simple, with no time limit, and can be completed before the main quest ends. However, it is still not an easy goal for ordinary players to achieve.

"Manager, shall we go back and continue raising funds?"

"A demon guard asked in a low voice."

"no need……"

Natsuki Amamiya stuffed the Sin Coin into her pocket, then decisively activated Time Stop.

Three seconds was enough time for him to put the black cloth bag over the heads of all the evil spirit guards.

"Manager, what are you doing?"

Suddenly losing their sight, the evil spirit guards panicked and tried to remove the hoods from their heads.

"Stand still! Don't move!"

Amamiya Natsuki let out a low, menacing shout.

The lingering power of 'killing two unlucky guys in a row' still lingered, and no evil spirit guards dared to resist, all lowering their hands.

Amamiya Natsuki's voice was deep and menacing as he spoke nonsense with a straight face:

"The warehouse was robbed, and you guys are the prime suspects..."

Upon hearing this, the evil spirits cried out that they were wronged.

"Manager, you've misunderstood!"

"We really didn't steal from the warehouse!"

"It must be someone else; it has nothing to do with us!"

"..."

"Shut up!"

Natsuki Amamiya continued to play the role of the evil spirit leader in a deep voice:

“Words are not enough, so I thought of a lie detector method... You put on hoods, stand still, and don’t move no matter what happens. If you can hold out for half an hour, I will believe your innocence.”