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

Lord Zhu nodded: "That's right, it sounds very familiar."

"Go in first," Natsuki Amamiya whispered. "Once inside, confirm that it's just Madam alone, grab her, and then slowly interrogate her to find out Kaguya's whereabouts."

According to the information provided by Ms. Sakurako, the woman from earlier was alone and had no help.

This kind of lone neighbor lady is the perfect target for an attack.

"What does 'torture' even mean?" Fujiwara Chika couldn't help but complain. "It sounds awful."

"..."

Chapter 255 Defeating the Ghost Story with Superb Ventriloquism!

Enter the house.

Amamiya Natsuki soon spotted a candle flame.

On the dining table in the living room, several candles were lit, their flames flickering and dispelling the darkness—clearly the source of the light they had just seen outside.

well.

It's easier to make a move when there's light on.

Stealthy and insidious.

Quietly approach the lone neighbor lady from behind, and prepare rope and tape...

"and many more--"

Amamiya Natsuki suddenly frowned, her expression becoming serious.

The next second.

Fujiwara Chika exclaimed in surprise, "Eh? Why is my body out of control?"

Then came Lord Zhu Zhu's tense voice:

"Me too."

"Natsuki, how are you?"

Fujiwara Chika quickly asked.

"Don't ask." Amamiya Natsuki felt her body being controlled by an unknown force, and involuntarily bent over, reaching for her shoelaces with both hands. "You can tell something's wrong just by looking at me taking off my shoes."

The attack came so quickly that, in an instant, the three of them were controlled by an unknown force.

It's a pity that the highly anticipated "The Neighbor's Wife's Torture Operation" was stillborn before it even began.

The three of them took off their shoes, but unfortunately there were no suitable slippers in the shoe cabinet, so they had to walk barefoot into the living room.

"Wash your hands first," the neighbor lady called out. "No eating until you wash your hands."

"..."

The three of them, including Amamiya Natsuki, looked at each other and then involuntarily walked into the bathroom next to the entrance hall, turned on the tap, and squeezed together to wash their hands.

"W-what's going on?" Lord Zhu asked in a low voice, her voice tense. "Have we fallen into a dream again?"

“It shouldn’t be,” said Natsuki Amamiya. “The same trick wouldn’t be used twice…after all, they are different ghost stories.”

“My body went out of control as soon as I stepped into the house,” Fujiwara Chika analyzed. “…There’s definitely something wrong with this house and with my wife!”

"Oh no, now we can't crack down on organized crime."

This is true.

With his body under control, he couldn't grab the neighbor's wife at all.

"Stay calm, don't panic, try to think positively," Natsuki Amamiya comforted the two girls. "For example, it's lucky that the neighbor's wife is a woman. If it were a man, you two would be in danger."

"Ugh~" Fujiwara Chika drawled, her disgust undisguised, "How disgusting."

“Exactly,” Lord Zhu Zhu chimed in with a sarcastic remark, “Don’t think you can rest easy. Handsome boys are even more dangerous.”

"No, don't pinch my fingers." Lady Zhu blushed and couldn't help but scold him.

“I didn’t mean to pinch,” Natsuki Amamiya said honestly. “My hand moved on its own.”

"..."

"Are you done showering?" the neighbor's voice came from the living room. "Don't play in the water, come out and eat quickly."

"It's washed."

Amamiya Natsuki answered loudly, her body moving uncontrollably as she picked up a towel, wiped her hands clean, and handed it to Fujiwara Chika.

After washing their hands, the three of them walked out of the bathroom one by one and came to the living room.

There was a square table in the living room, and at this moment, a girl with long, straight black hair was sitting there. Because of the angle, only the girl's back could be seen.

However, Natsuki Amamiya immediately realized that this operation had been a wasted trip.

"It's not Kaguya."

The girl with her back to him did indeed have black hair, but it was the same long, straight black hairstyle as Miko, with her hair falling straight down to her waist—a standard length of hair to her waist. There was no sign of Kaguya Shinomiya's red ribbon bow.

Even if the red ribbon were lost, Kaguya Shinomiya wouldn't have hair this long.

"It's not Kaguya-chan."

Fujiwara Chika sounded disappointed, and she also immediately recognized that the girl at the table was not Kaguya.

The three of them walked to the table and sat down around it without thinking.

Amamiya Natsuki happened to be sitting opposite the girl with long, straight black hair, and in the candlelight, he finally saw the girl's face.

It was indeed an unfamiliar face.

However, she is very beautiful, and she is just as good-looking as Kaguya Shinomiya. She looks quiet and gentle, with the temperament of a serene young girl.

"Eh eh eh?"

Suddenly, Zhu Zhu's eyes widened, and a look of surprise appeared on her little face.

"You know her?"

Amamiya Natsuki glanced at Lord Zhu Zhu.

"I know her. She's a classmate from the class next to mine." Zhu Zhu said in surprise, "She's the super popular beauty at school... Komi-san."

"..."

Komi-kun stared quietly straight ahead, not glancing to the side, appearing exceptionally well-behaved.

Amamiya Natsuki raised an eyebrow slightly and said to Lady Zhu Zhu:

"Call her name."

"Hmm." Master Zhu blinked and whispered, "Komi-kun, it's me, your classmate from the next class. We even had PE class together."

The girl with long, straight black hair tilted her head, her voice filled with confusion: "Komi-kun...who is that?"

"..."

One sentence immediately silenced the air.

Lady Zhu took a deep breath: "Of course it's you!"

The girl with long, straight black hair calmly said:

"I don't know the person you're talking about."

It must be said that the girl's voice was very pleasant, but the volume was very low, and it took a lot of effort to hear her clearly.

Amamiya Natsuki frowned slightly and said directly:

"Private Yidan University?"

Zhu Zhu studied at this high school. Since they were classmates, they must have gone to the same school.

"Private school..." Komi covered her forehead with her right hand, her brows furrowing slightly as she murmured to herself, "That sounds familiar..."

at the same time.

"It's time to eat."

The neighbor lady came out of the kitchen.

"Mother."

Komi quickly got up, took the food from the neighbor lady, and placed it on the table.

"Zhu Zhu, are you sure you haven't mistaken me for someone else?"

Fujiwara Chika lowered her voice and asked nervously.

"I can't mistake her." Lady Zhu shook her head, her tone firm. "It's Komi-kun, there's no way I could mistake her... Something must have happened to make Komi-kun forget who she is."

While talking.

The neighbor lady came over, sat down at the table, and smiled:

"You're finally back. Let's have dinner together."

Amamiya Natsuki lowered her gaze to the dishes on the table.

Despite being a woman who writes ghost stories, her dishes look surprisingly normal. I just wonder what it will be like to eat them.

Next to the candlestick was a photo frame containing a family portrait.

The neighbor lady was standing in the back row, with a row of people sitting in front of her.

On the far left is a girl whose features are indistinct, but she has cascading black hair that reaches her waist, making her exceptionally beautiful.

There were three other people sitting on the right, but they were all blurry and only their outlines could be seen.

Looking at everyone sitting around the table, a sentence suddenly popped into Natsuki Amamiya's mind.

A family must be neat and tidy.

"...Now I roughly understand what kind of strange tales the neighbor lady tells."

As the figure in the photo seemed to be slowly becoming clearer, Natsuki Amamiya quickly considered a way to escape.

"My body is being controlled by an unknown force."