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

three minutes……

Three minutes passed in the blink of an eye, and neither Kaguya nor Umi appeared in the corridor.

Clearly, the worst-case scenario has occurred.

After the dream was restarted, Kaguya and Umi's memories were also 'restarted', otherwise there would be no reason for them not to reunite.

Natsuki Amamiya looked again at the empty bench under the cherry blossom tree.

The bunny girl has not yet appeared.

Very normal.

In this nightmare world, everyone has their own 'life,' just like in The Matrix, where everyone is doing their own thing.

As expected, the Ice Sculpture Young Lady will go to read a book under the cherry blossom tree in the latter half of the loop.

But at this moment, I really don't know where Kaguya is.

After a moment's thought, Amamiya Natsuki quickly made a decision and started walking forward along the corridor.

"We don't know where Kaguya is, but Haimeng's location was revealed at the start."

Arriving at the door of an inconspicuous room, Natsuki Amamiya glanced at the door number, then raised her right hand and gently knocked.

dong dong dong.

Footsteps soon sounded from behind the door.

Immediately afterwards, the door was opened a crack, and a red-haired succubus girl peeked out with half her pretty face.

"Hai Meng, good evening."

Amamiya Natsuki smiled.

"Huh?" The succubus girl paused slightly, a look of confusion on her pretty face. "You are... um, I remember now, Natsuki-kun?"

"Yes, it's me."

The succubus girl tilted her head, her eyes filled with confusion: "Strange, Natsuki-san actually called me by my first name. We were classmates in junior high, but we're not even that close."

In her confusion, Natsuki Amamiya had already reached out and pushed open the door, entering the room.

"Wait, wait a minute." The succubus girl finally reacted, covering her chest with one hand, and quickly said, "How did you get in?"

What is this boy doing?

I didn't invite you, so how did you get in without my permission?

Amamiya Natsuki looked at Haimu, surprised to see that the girl wasn't wearing a succubus uniform, but a white bathrobe.

"Were you taking a bath just now?"

"It's for soaking in the hot springs! Of course we have to soak in the hot springs at this hot spring inn!" Kitagawa Kaimu corrected, then quickly realized her mistake, her eyes widening warily. "Get out of here right now!"

Breaking into a girl's room without her consent is not just frivolous, it's a crime!

“I also want to take it slow,” Natsuki Amamiya sighed. “Unfortunately, there’s not enough time. We have to hurry.”

"Meow?"

The succubus girl looked confused. "I don't understand what you're saying at all."

Amamiya Natsuki looked at Haimu and said with a serious expression:

"There's something I'd like to ask you."

"Whatever it is, go outside first." The succubus girl's eyes were wary, clearly showing she had a strong sense of vigilance.

Natsuki Amamiya continued:

“When I was in junior high school, I heard everyone say that Hai Meng was a public-spirited and helpful person who would go to great lengths for her friends, even if it meant getting stabbed in the back.”

"If a white knife goes in, it should come out with a red knife, right?" Kitagawa Kaimu blurted out subconsciously. "What's with the green knife? Is it an alien?!"

“It’s bile,” Natsuki Amamiya said without changing her expression. “As everyone knows, bile is green.”

"I have absolutely no idea about that strange kind of knowledge!"

"In short, the world is now in grave danger." Natsuki Amamiya took a towel out of her pocket. "Haimu-kun, please help me save the world."

Kitagawa Kaimu's eyes widened: "...What are you doing with that towel?"

Amamiya Natsuki smiled and said:

"As a hotel employee, isn't it normal for me to carry a towel with me?"

The succubus girl's gaze shifted to Amamiya Natsuki's other hand: "What's the meaning of taking the rope?"

“Ropes have many uses, such as securing the body and preventing guests from running around and kicking, which could injure themselves,” Natsuki Amamiya continued with a smile. “As a hotel employee, it’s reasonable for me to be prepared and nip problems in the bud, isn’t it?”

"..."

Without a word, the succubus girl turned and tried to run away.

Unfortunately, Natsuki Amamiya had experience with this before and knew exactly what Umi was thinking. Without giving her a chance, he grabbed the succubus girl and skillfully stuffed the rolled-up towel into her mouth.

"Uh-huh--!"

The succubus girl opened her eyes wide and glared at her with a defiant look.

"Don't worry," Natsuki Amamiya assured her, "The towel may not be hygienic, but it definitely won't make you sick."

Chapter 271 The Ultimate Punishment of a Gluttonous Girl

His hands were tied behind his back.

A towel was stuffed into his mouth.

Then the eye patch was put over the eyes...

Having already been there once, Natsuki Amamiya was even more skilled on her second visit.

"Woooo..."

The succubus girl struggled incessantly, but it was all in vain; she was merely a diversion for entertainment.

"Don't move," Natsuki Amamiya said seriously. "To save the world, we must make appropriate sacrifices."

"..."

Kitagawa Kaimu was in despair.

Sacrificing a young girl's innocence to save the world—this kind of world should just be destroyed!

After a while.

Having experienced the entire process of "The Fall of a Pure Girl" once again, Hai Meng finally broke free from the nightmare and woke up.

"Uh-huh--!"

Kitagawa Kaimu blinked repeatedly in acknowledgment.

Amamiya Natsuki nodded and reached out to take the towel out of Haimeng's mouth.

"Bah, bah, bah~"

Kitagawa Kaimu's pretty face flushed red. She coughed twice, then quickly spat out, "Dirty!"

“We’re still in a dream, and the towel in front of us isn’t a real object,” Natsuki Amamiya said. “So it won’t get dirty.”

"Even so, I still can't accept it." Kitagawa Kaimu spat twice more, her pretty face flushed, glaring at him with embarrassment and anger. "Quickly untie the ropes binding me."

"Ah."

Amamiya Natsuki agreed and squatted down behind Haimeng to help untie the ropes.

"What happened?" Kitagawa Kaimu turned around and looked at her, her tone puzzled. "Didn't we just find Chika? How did we end up back in the room?"

Amamiya Natsuki said:

"Clearly, the dream world has been rebooted."

"Huh?" Kitagawa Kaimu was taken aback, but quickly realized, "That's right, I encountered the same situation when I was at the hotel with Kaguya before, but at that time only my body returned to the original place, and my memory did not disappear."

"That only proves one thing," Natsuki Amamiya said casually, "The dream world before us is more dangerous than the hotel in reality."

Take Kaguya for example; she can transform into a shadow cat and escape the hotel by disappearing into the shadows.

It's clearly impossible to do now—

When a person is in a dream, they are completely unaware of the illusion of the world before them, and naturally cannot use their skills to leave.

"what……"

Kitagawa Kaimu suddenly murmured.

"What's wrong?" Amamiya Natsuki looked over when she heard the voice.

"Rope, rope!" Kitagawa Haimu's pretty face flushed crimson, her legs pressed tightly together, her voice trembling slightly, "...Don't pull the rope!"

Amamiya Natsuki's gaze moved forward and landed on the girl's thighs. The bathrobe partially concealed the girl's snow-white thighs, revealing their flawless, creamy whiteness.

"Did the increased friction come from not wearing stockings?"

"Wow, you actually tied me up like this." Kitagawa Kaimu's pretty face burned as she suppressed the strange, tingling sensation and couldn't help but ask, "How come you're so skilled at this?"

Amamiya Natsuki said confidently:

"Of course it's because I practiced on you."

Kitagawa Uimeng: "..."

Natsuki Amamiya continued:

"After clearing the wet and humid young lady's academy, I realized something profound."

"……What's up?"

“Rope art is a traditional craft, and we shouldn’t look at it with prejudice. It might come in handy in a critical moment.” Natsuki Amamiya untied the rope. “Like now.”

As is well known, among the eighteen martial arts of the Japanese island, there is one called "Capture Technique," which is a proper fighting skill. Simply put, it is a technique of capturing and binding with bare hands, which can be understood as grappling. It was once very popular and had many practitioners. Even today, the Capture Technique still has successors.

Once you've caught someone, you can't just keep holding on to them forever, can you?

Therefore, the rope-catching technique came into being.