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

I had a feeling that this man was gloating, which made me furious.

With chewing gum stuck under her feet, it was incredibly uncomfortable with every step, and she couldn't rub it off. Hayasaka Ai had no choice but to go ahead with Amamiya Natsuki to an empty alley.

"Good luck." Amamiya Natsuki took two steps back. "I'll keep watch for you."

"It's not a crime, there's no need to keep watch!"

Hayasaka Ai gritted her teeth and bent down to take off her right shoe. By the moonlight, a clump of chewing gum could be seen stuck in the groove of the sole. No wonder it wouldn't come off no matter how much she rubbed it.

Nausea.

These shoes look unwearable; I'll throw them away when I get back.

But how do I get the chewing gum off...?

Hayasaka Ai frowned slightly and looked down to find something useful.

"for you."

A thin, long object was handed to me from the side.

Hayasaka Ai asked in surprise, "Where did these toothpicks come from?"

“Blind box props.” Natsuki Amamiya tossed the toothpick holder in her hand. “Use it without worry. There are 365 toothpicks inside. You can step on the gum ten more times and it won’t matter.”

I've drawn a strange pack of napkins before, so it's reasonable for me to draw a can of toothpicks, right?

You don't need it normally, but it can come in handy unexpectedly in a critical moment.

"I will never step on it again!"

Hayasaka Ai took the toothpick and, without any mishaps, easily removed the chewing gum.

“Natsuki-kun…”

Hayasaka Ai pursed her lips and turned to look at Amamiya Natsuki.

"Give me."

Natsuki Amamiya extended her right hand, in which was an unfolded napkin.

"Hey, this man actually knew what I was going to say?"

Hayasaka Aida's eyebrows twitched slightly, somewhat surprised. She had only called out her name and hadn't said the rest of her words.

But it must be said that napkins were exactly what she wanted.

Do unto others, do not impose on others.

Since you dislike it when others spit their chewing gum on the ground, you naturally shouldn't do the same thing.

How did Natsuki-kun know what I was going to say?

Hayasaka Ai looked up curiously, and while speaking, she placed the chewing gum on a napkin.

"I don't know, I'm just doing this in case." Natsuki Amamiya said frankly, crumpling the chewing gum into a ball with a napkin. "You're having a lot of bad luck right now, and if you don't deal with it, I feel like you'll step on this chewing gum again."

"Tsk, I've been underestimated."

Hayasaka Ai gritted her teeth secretly.

I'm a maid who has received professional spy training; I will never make the same mistake twice!

Despite feeling resentful, the spy maid still wore a sweet smile and blinked at you, saying, "Anyway, thank you, Natsuki-kun."

The words should have just fallen.

Suddenly, a sharp, piercing sound rang out from the darkness, followed by two dark figures leaping out one after the other.

The alley was dimly lit, and Hayasaka Ai was startled, instinctively taking a half step back and moving closer to Amamiya Natsuki.

Two dark figures darted toward Hayasaka Ai at lightning speed, arriving in front of her in the blink of an eye.

Amamiya Natsuki reacted quickly, grabbing the spy maid's arm and pulling her into her embrace, thus saving Hayasaka Ai from being attacked.

Watching the two dark figures run out of the alley one after the other, Natsuki Amamiya finally saw what they were:

"Two stray cats."

"Well……"

Hayasaka Ai frowned, her expression clearly showing some pain.

"What's wrong?" Amamiya Natsuki asked, puzzled. "Those two stray cats didn't catch you, did they?"

“It’s not a cat.” Hayasaka Ai bit her lower lip. “Something is stuck in the sole of my foot.”

Natsuki Amamiya looked down. Just now, things had happened so suddenly that Ai Hayasaka was still holding her shoes and hadn't had time to put them on. Her right foot was bare, with only her black stockings on the ground.

When you're experiencing a lot of bad luck, it's perfectly normal to get something stuck in your foot if you don't wear shoes.

"Damn, damn, damn, damn!"

Hayasaka Ai couldn't help but exclaim in her heart, "Is being plagued by bad luck really this terrible?!"

"It's too dark here, we can't see clearly," Natsuki Amamiya suggested. "How about we go sit on a bench in the park and look at our feet?"

“Okay.” Hayasaka Ai nodded. “I’ll trouble Natsuki-kun to take me there.”

Amamiya Natsuki helped the spy maid out of the alley and headed towards the park.

Upon seeing the park gate, the spy maid hesitated: "Um, what if we encounter a bird attack?"

An attack on the terminal metabolites of a bird's digestive system is more terrifying than chewing gum.

Don’t be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of what happens.

“I was just giving an example,” Natsuki Amamiya reassured her. “Birds can’t see at night, so they won’t fly around randomly.”

"Owls are birds that are active at night."

"There are no owls in Tokyo."

"..."

There was a convenience store right next to them. Amamiya Natsuki turned and went into the store. A short while later, she came out with a baseball cap and put it on Hayasaka Ai's head.

"You don't need to worry anymore."

"Thank you, Natsuki-kun."

"You're welcome, two thousand yen."

"..."

The two walked into the park and sat down in front of an empty bench.

"My foot still hurts a bit." Hayasaka Ai bit her lower lip. "I took off my stockings to take a look, and it looks like something is stuck in it."

Luckily, I was wearing regular knee-high socks, which were much easier than taking off pantyhose.

Amamiya Natsuki hesitated, "Should I excuse myself?"

"No need," Hayasaka Ai immediately rejected. "I might not be able to see it myself, and I'll have to ask Natsuki-san for help later."

The bad luck hasn't ended yet, so they won't let you leave now. They'll keep you by their side, at least to help ward off bad luck.

Hayasaka Ai hooked her thumb up the stockings and gently pulled them down, revealing the girl's fair and delicate skin under the light.

Natsuki Amamiya looked down and felt a little dazzled.

so white.

So white it's dazzling.

The girl's legs were quite long and slender, with a well-proportioned figure and beautiful curves. Her skin was as white as porcelain; in short, she was very beautiful.

"Heh, man."

Noticing Natsuki Amamiya's gaze, Ai Hayasaka secretly curled her lip.

Since you took off your stockings in front of Natsuki Amamiya, you don't mind if Natsuki Amamiya looks... Wait a minute, it's one thing to peek secretly, but to stare at me openly is going too far!

"No, I can't see it." The spy maid looked up, appearing pitiful and feigning weakness. "I can only ask Natsuki for help."

Chapter 189 Young Miss, I'll keep this from you.

It wasn't to seduce the man in front of her; due to the lighting and angle, Hayasaka Ai really couldn't see what was under her feet.

“Let me see.” Natsuki Amamiya said casually without hesitation, “Stretch your foot out.”

"Thank you for your help, Natsuki-kun."

Hayasaka Ai covered her skirt, lifted her right foot, a faint blush rose on her pretty face, she turned her head away and nervously put her foot into Amamiya Natsuki's hand.

The girl's delicate feet curled gently in the cool night breeze, her fair and lovely toes resembling newly peeled lotus pods, quite beautiful.

"So shy..."

This is a lie.

Hayasaka Ai wasn't shy at all.

As a spy, it would be a huge failure if you panicked over such a small amount of physical contact!

However… Hayasaka Ai placed her right hand on her chest, and her heartbeat seemed to quicken slightly.

"found it."

Amamiya Natsuki grasped Hayasaka Ai's ankle and lifted the girl's right leg. Using the light from the streetlamp, he quickly saw the foreign object on the sole of the girl's foot. "It's a small splinter. Don't move. I'll remove the splinter."

"Please, Natsuki-kun." Hayasaka Ai pursed her pink lips, her delicate feet slightly curled up. "But we don't have any tools on hand, so how are we going to remove the splinters?"

"I can't find one."

"Could it be that it was squeezed out?"

"It's not a pimple, you definitely shouldn't squeeze it."

"What should I do?"

"Of course it was sucked out."

"Eh eh eh?!"

Hayasaka Ai leaned back slightly, her eyes wide with disbelief.