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

The correct way to pass the level... I understand now.

After exchanging a few words, Natsuki Amamiya disguised herself as a mimic once again and returned to the abandoned warehouse.

"I am back."

Natsuki Amamiya greeted Kaguya.

"There are more scratches on the cardboard box now."

The girl with the braided hair frowned slightly, a sense of worry rising in her heart.

obviously.

Even with the cardboard boxes as cover, there are still dangers on the road, and it's uncertain how long the cardboard boxes will last.

What if the guy in front of me leaves me behind and chooses to leave with his girlfriend first?

Seeing Natsuki Amamiya and Kaguya whispering to each other, the girl with the braided hair couldn't help but feel nervous.

Horror games are fraught with danger, and being abandoned is not impossible...

"Squad leader, what are you thinking about?"

A gentle voice entered my ears.

The girl with the braided pigtails looked up and said casually, "It's nothing."

"Class monitor, I need to discuss something with you." Natsuki Amamiya pointed at Kaguya, "Hood-nyan is a coward, absent-minded, and terrified of the dark..."

The girl with the braided pigtails felt her heart sink.

What does this sentence mean?

Worried that the cardboard box wouldn't last, he decided to give up on himself and choose to leave with his girlfriend first?

After all, they were unfamiliar teammates, so making this choice was understandable. But what about the one left behind?

“So…” Natsuki Amamiya changed the subject, “could we borrow the flashlight from before?”

"Eh?"

The girl with the braided pigtails looked up in surprise, somewhat doubting her ears. "You mean a flashlight?"

"Otherwise what?" Amamiya Natsuki shrugged. "Does the class president think I would abandon you?"

"I do not have……"

The girl with braided hair turned her head away guiltily.

Amamiya Natsuki sighed, "Class monitor, the trust between us is so fragile."

"...How can you two talk about trust when you won't even say your names!"

Pansy really wanted to complain, but she swallowed the words back.

Taking a deep breath, he took the flashlight out of his backpack: "Take it, no need to return it."

Flashlights are really useless; you basically don't need them in real life. A mobile phone is enough for lighting.

I was about to use it, but it almost caused a total wipeout. I don't care at all if I give it to someone else.

However... I have a feeling that Natsuki Amamiya had ulterior motives for using the flashlight.

That super pretty black-haired girl, Hood Miao, doesn't talk much, but every time she speaks, she gets to the heart of the matter. Her composure far surpasses that of ordinary players, so she's clearly a very skilled person.

"Thank you monitor."

Natsuki Amamiya took the flashlight and handed it to Kaguya.

"Let's set off now." Natsuki Amamiya looked at the pansy. "So, class president, do you prefer the front or the back?"

"It won't be so tense later on..."

The girl with the braided hair answered subconsciously, but halfway through her sentence, she quickly pursed her pink lips and couldn't help but look up at him reproachfully.

"Come in."

Natsuki Amamiya held up the cardboard box and gestured to the pansy.

The girl with the braided hair nodded gently, entered the cardboard box, and squatted down behind Natsuki Amamiya.

Natsuki Amamiya looked at Kaguya: "Wait for me to come back."

"Ah."

Kaguya Shinomiya held a flashlight and nodded slightly, not nervous at all, because Natsuki Amamiya would definitely come back.

The cardboard monster strikes again, carefully moving out of the abandoned warehouse and into the corridor.

"Hang in there, we're only halfway there."

A girl's clear and bright voice came from ahead.

“It’s Shikimori.” The girl with the braided hair’s eyes lit up. “The sound isn’t far away. It looks like we’ll be able to get through the corridor soon.”

Amamiya Natsuki said seriously, "Class monitor, don't make promises you can't keep."

pansy:"……"

Chapter 212 Nuclear Strike

Two minutes later.

The two sides successfully met up.

"Three colors".

The pink-haired girl shouted happily.

“Classmate Shi Shou.”

The girl with braided hair pushed up her glasses, a similar excited smile appearing on her face.

The flag had just taken effect; the cardboard box had silently deformed under the attack of the shadow cat, which really startled me. Only now, as I've entered the darkness, have I finally relaxed.

Amamiya Natsuki let out a soft breath, then said:

"I'm going back."

"You must be very tired?" Shikimori pursed her pink lips and said softly, "Do you want me to go back in your place?"

“No need.” Natsuki Amamiya shook her head. “You and the class monitor can provide remote support.”

"..."

After exchanging a few words, Natsuki Amamiya covered the cardboard box with it and turned to leave.

In the brightly lit corridor, a cat with a thick, ink-like shadow stretched its body on the wall, seemingly very interested in the cardboard box. Soon, it pressed down on the shadow of the cardboard box, leaving Natsuki Amamiya unable to move.

"Wang."

Shi Shou, looking imposing, spoke up to drive them away.

"Um, I just heard that," the girl with the braided hair asked, puzzled. "Why did Shikimori-kun bark like that?"

"Because the cats and dogs are restless..."

The pink-haired girl explained Amamiya Natsuki's reasons.

“That sounds reasonable, but as we analyzed before, the Shadow Cat is actually some kind of creature,” the girl with the braided hair analyzed. “If it really is a creature, many sounds should be able to frighten it; it doesn’t necessarily have to be a barking sound. Other loud sounds should be able to do the trick.”

Shikimori: "..."

think carefully.

This argument seems more reasonable.

So, you were scammed?

Thinking of this, even the dashing Shikimori couldn't help but puff out her cheeks and clench her fists.

"Ahem, that's just my guess." The girl with glasses coughed twice. "The truth may not be so."

Shi Shou took a deep breath: "We'll find out soon enough by verifying it."

at the same time.

Natsuki Amamiya, carrying a cardboard box on her head, returned to the abandoned warehouse.

"You can get up now."

Kaguya Shinomiya's beautiful voice came from above.

"I'm never being Voldemort again, it's too much strain on my legs." Amamiya Natsuki lifted the cardboard box, fiddled with her hair a couple of times, and looked at Kaguya. "Weren't you scared when you were alone?"

"of course not."

Kaguya Shinomiya slightly raised her voice.

They're not children, how could they be afraid just because they're alone in an abandoned warehouse? They can just turn on a flashlight and shine it on the wall.

“Let me tell you the information I just gathered.” Amamiya Natsuki didn’t rush out with Kaguya. She extended a finger and tapped the cardboard box. “The Shadow Cat didn’t attack the cardboard box directly. These claw marks are all damage caused to the shadow of the cardboard box.”

"A shadow?"

Kaguya Shinomiya crossed her arms and pondered:

"Since a cat can harm its shadow, can a shadow also harm a cat?"

“It’s possible, or rather, it’s very likely.” Amamiya Natsuki nodded. “To extrapolate, there will be a collision between the cat and its shadow, which occurs at the unit volume level.”

Kaguya Shinomiya, quick-witted as ever: "You mean...?"

“We’ve rested enough.” Amamiya Natsuki clapped her hands. “We can set off now. Come in quickly.”

"Ah."

Kaguya Shinomiya agreed and went to the bottom of the cardboard box.

dark.

Shaking.

narrow……

Moving around crouched inside a cardboard box felt quite oppressive and uncomfortable.