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

Monsters in horror games are terrifying; normally, you'd run away with your tail between your legs if you encountered one, let alone a monster that can turn people into plastic dummies. Yet, these three people in front of you are not afraid at all; instead, they use strange abilities to grab the monster, which is simply unbelievable.

thigh!

Absolutely a big, thick thigh, you must hold on tight!

The group quickly arrived on the fourth floor and found the electronically tuned little train.

"Would you gentlemen like to..." The pumpkin-headed monster started to say, but then suddenly scoffed, "Humans, it's you again. If you're not going to take a ride, get out of here."

“We’re not taking a car, but two of my friends want to experience what it’s like to drive without a license.”

Amamiya Natsuki strode to catch up with the slow-moving little train, placed the mannequin in her hand on the seat, and said, "Let's go."

Fujiwara Chika followed suit, placing two mannequins side by side, which at first glance looked like sisters, but unfortunately one was headless and the other was missing an arm.

Two mannequins tried to get off the train, but were completely unable to break free due to the rules of the miniature train.

"Is this okay?"

Watching the little train slowly disappear into the distance, the girl with glasses asked in a low voice.

“The rule of the train is that once you get on, you can’t get off,” Natsuki Amamiya said. “Let’s go back again.”

Hayasaka Ai took out her tablet and pulled up the surveillance footage: "A bear plush toy appeared in the background."

"Don't go over there, we'll take a detour." After saying that, Amamiya Natsuki looked at the girl with glasses, "You help keep an eye on the surveillance cameras."

The girl with glasses was flattered and quickly agreed.

"Please leave it to me."

Natsuki Amamiya looked at Chika and Hayasaka: "Give me your hand."

The two girls reached out their hands in unison.

Amamiya Natsuki held the maid's hand with her left hand and the pink-haired idiot's hand with her right.

The temporary ability can only be used once, and now that the skill is used up, the first thing to do is to replenish it.

"Eh?"

The girl with glasses was shocked.

What's going on here? Replenishing the girl's energy after a battle? Or is this some kind of unspoken rule?

What if I get sexually harassed?

This boy is very good-looking, and agreeing to it wouldn't be a bad deal for him, but he's a bit young; he looks like a high school student...

"We are actually recharging."

Lost in thought, Fujiwara Chika turned around and briefly explained what the three of them were doing.

The girl with glasses' eyes lit up: Could there really be such a good thing?

Please, please, take advantage of me!

The group took a detour to avoid the monster behind them and quickly returned to the clothing store.

This time, no mannequins attacked them; it seems there are only two mannequins that can move in the store.

After a while.

“Natsuki-kun.”

Hayasaka Ai suddenly bit her lower lip and whispered, her tone clearly complicated and low.

"Ok?"

Amamiya Natsuki turned her head and looked at the mannequin in front of Hayasaka Ai. Her breath suddenly stopped.

The doll's waist-length golden hair and the black collar around its neck were clearly visible.

Chapter 166 Kaguya: She's Missing

"How, how could..."

Fujiwara Chika walked up to the doll-like girl, covered her mouth with her hands, and tears welled up in her eyes.

Natsuki Amamiya silently took two steps forward and pulled down the collar of the doll girl.

Near the collarbone, a small mole is clearly visible.

The game's arrival locations are not uniform; some people arrive in corridors, while others arrive in shops. Obviously, Kitagawa appeared in a shop and, unfortunately, encountered a mannequin.

"Pull—"

Suddenly, someone gently tugged at my sleeve.

Amamiya Natsuki silently looked down.

The silver-haired loli opened her mouth to speak, but unfortunately it was completely unintelligible. Then, under the gaze of Amamiya Natsuki, she stretched out a finger, pointed to herself, and then pointed to Kitagawa, who had already turned into a mannequin.

Amamiya Natsuki reached out and scooped the silver-haired loli into her arms, then leaned close to whisper in her ear, "Tell me."

The silver-haired loli didn't struggle. She placed one hand on Amamiya Natsuki's shoulder, and with the other hand, she tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. She brought her mouth close to Amamiya Natsuki's ear and whispered:

"I have a skill: I can see the flame of life in other people."

"Her life did not go out."

The reason why Amamiya Natsuki hugged her without dodging or avoiding was because she saw the life flames of the others and knew that they were players, not monsters disguised as humans.

"..."

Upon hearing this, Natsuki Amamiya looked at the doll girl, and a prompt finally appeared before her eyes.

After careful observation, you discovered that your companion's life force had not yet been extinguished, but under the influence of the curse, it was already on the verge of extinction.

You decide to sacrifice the life points of the little girl in your arms to bring back your companion.

[The attempt to recover failed; the curse's rate of decay exceeded the rate of life infusion.]

Watching your companion's departing figure, you suddenly remember you still have an orange. Stay here, don't move.

"tangerine?"

Amamiya Natsuki's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly recalled.

That's right, I still have an orange.

The orange you get from Paul the Octopus while playing hide-and-seek on the ghost ship has a special attribute: 'Scurvy Cure,' which can remove all negative status effects.

The current state of being turned into a doll is undoubtedly a negative state.

Amamiya Natsuki quickly put down the silver-haired loli, took out an orange from her game backpack. Unlike the oranges of today that have undergone multiple generations of variety improvement, the medieval oranges were very small, dark yellow in color, and looked inconspicuous. If you dropped them on the ground, probably no one would pick them up.

After peeling the orange, Amamiya Natsuki broke off two segments of orange flesh and stuffed them into the mouth of the doll girl.

"It seems I have to eat it; just putting it in my mouth won't work."

After waiting a few seconds and watching the motionless doll-like girl, Natsuki Amamiya quickly came to a conclusion.

The doll girl is unable to swallow, so she obviously needs help from others in this situation.

then……

Natsuki Amamiya silently extended a finger.

Finger feeding, how about learning about it?

"..."

The others remained silent, and no one spoke.

This time, the scurvy treatment finally took effect.

"Her fingers moved." Fujiwara Chika's eyes lit up, and she couldn't help but say, "I just saw Haimeng-chan's fingers move."

Soon, not only her fingers, but also the girl's long eyelashes began to tremble.

A hazy orange light gently rippled across the doll-like girl's body, and her doll-like form returned to normal at a visible speed.

A few seconds later, the doll girl was successfully revived.

"Cough cough cough..."

Kitagawa Kaimu coughed, covering her mouth, and looked at Amamiya Natsuki with teary eyes, "...My finger is stuck in my throat, it hurts so much!"

It's just up to your throat, it's better than turning you into a puppet!

Amamiya Natsuki breathed a sigh of relief: "It's alright now."

"Hai Meng-chan!"

Fujiwara Chika happily stepped forward and hugged Kitagawa Kaimu tightly, overwhelmed with emotion.

"I'm alright now. I was almost scared to death just now. I thought I would never see you again." Kitagawa Haimu hugged Fujiwara tightly, her eyes filled with tears and her nose sniffling.

Amamiya Natsuki said quietly, "Snot got on your clothes."

"Nonsense, I didn't have a runny nose!"

"..."

After her initial outburst, Kitagawa Kaimu quickly calmed down. Having completed the game several times, her nerves had thickened considerably: "I landed in this clothing store and was about to go to the restroom to find some equipment when I was grabbed by a moving mannequin. My body slowly turned into a doll, it was terrifying... By the way, where's Kaguya? Hasn't she met up with our Kaguya yet?"

Amamiya Natsuki said:

"Kaguya-san is on the first floor, let's go there now."

"..."

With surveillance videos available, most monsters operating in the mall have nowhere to hide.

Hayasaka Ai took the tablet back and led the way. After some twists and turns, they soon arrived at the lobby on the first floor.

"Hey, where's Kaguya-chan?"

Fujiwara Chika was taken aback and looked around in surprise. "Logically speaking, Kaguya-chan should have arrived long ago."

Amamiya Natsuki raised an eyebrow slightly, took out her phone and looked at the previous message from Shinomiya Kaguya, which was from ten minutes ago.

Ten minutes is enough time for Kaguya Shinomiya to get from the basement to the lobby, unless she encounters trouble along the way.

Hayasaka Ai thought of the same thing, turned to look at Amamiya Natsuki, and quickly said, "Send a message to see if there's a response. I'll check the surveillance footage."