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

As a supplement to grappling techniques, rope catching was initially a legitimate martial art, used in a wide variety of situations. Unfortunately, with the widespread use of handcuffs during the Meiji Restoration, rope catching gradually declined, and was then developed and popularized in another field—

This is what we now call rope bondage.

Rope catching techniques have been passed down for over a thousand years, with nearly two hundred schools. In order to distinguish themselves from other schools, each school will refine its own techniques. Therefore, today, the rope art of Japan is diverse and can be played in many different ways.

"Finally solved it."

Kitagawa Kaimu clutched her chest and stood up. "By the way, where's Kaguya-san? I haven't seen her."

"I don't know." Natsuki Amamiya shook her head and said, "The time after the restart is different from before. I don't know where Kaguya is yet, so I came to find you first."

"Looks like I'll get there first this time."

Upon hearing this, Kitagawa Kaimu blinked, a smile suddenly appearing on her pretty face. She then stretched out her arms and hugged Amamiya Natsuki's neck.

"Master, you had a lot of fun just now, didn't you?"

Will I get beaten up if I tell the truth?

"will not."

Kitagawa Kaimu bared her two little fangs and lunged at Amamiya Natsuki's neck with a "whoosh!" "But you'll get bitten!"

"..."

A slight pain came from my neck, but soon it turned into a gentle lick from the cat.

Kitagawa Kaimu quickly stood up straight, wiped her lips, and said:

"Punishment is punishment, but what I just did was a reward for Xia Shujun coming to help."

"You're going to take this as a reward?" Amamiya Natsuki squinted. "If you're so capable, try biting somewhere else."

Biting someone's neck—what official hasn't seen such a reward before?

"Bah~"

Kitagawa Kaimu spat lightly and urged, "Hurry up and go find the others!"

Amamiya Natsuki reminded him, "Change your clothes first."

"Eh eh eh?!"

After changing into the limited-edition succubus girl outfit, Natsuki Amamiya and Umi left the room together.

Our first stop was the cherry blossom tree in the courtyard.

Unfortunately, the bench under the tree was empty, and the Ice Sculpture Miss was still nowhere to be seen.

"What should we do?" Kitagawa Kaimu turned to look at him. "Should we go find Kaguya-san?"

“Finding Kaguya will take a lot of time,” Natsuki Amamiya said, shaking his head. “Let’s go to the cafeteria first and see if Chika is there.”

"it is good."

The two turned and headed towards the cafeteria.

After a while.

A pink-haired girl with a jet-black bow pinned to her forehead came into view.

"I see Chika-chan!" Kitagawa Kaimu's eyes lit up as she pointed towards the corner.

The two went straight to the secretary.

"Chika, we've come to find you!" Kitagawa Kaimu said in a clear voice.

"Huh?" Fujiwara Chika looked up, her expression puzzled. "You're Natsuki-kun, right?"

Amamiya Natsuki nodded: "It's me."

"You are……?"

Fujiwara Chika turned her gaze to Hai Meng.

"That's so unfair." Kitagawa Kaimu's tone turned resentful. "Chika-chan only remembers you and not me."

That's perfectly normal. All memories related to the game have been distorted and blocked. I know Chika and I are classmates, of course I know her. You're a delinquent hot girl from the next class, of course I don't know you!

"Sorry," Fujiwara Chika apologized instinctively, her eyes widening as she asked, "Um, do we know each other?"

“Of course I know him.” Kitagawa Kaimu put his right hand on his hip. “We’re best buddies who have been through thick and thin together.”

"Meow?"

The Party Secretary tilted his head, looking bewildered.

"What do we do now?" Kitagawa Kaimu sighed helplessly, turned to look at Amamiya Natsuki, and said in a low voice, "Should we use the same method as before?"

"There are other people in the cafeteria. If we tie Qianhua up, will they stop us?"

Probably.

The other people in the dream world are not dolls, but 'living' people. They certainly wouldn't stand idly by if they saw a cute girl being bullied in the cafeteria.

“Rope manipulation won’t work.” Amamiya Natsuki narrowed her eyes and looked at the top of the secretary’s head. “You are different from Chika, so the methods of awakening you are naturally different as well.”

"What method should we use?" Kitagawa Kaimu asked curiously.

A prompt appeared before Amamiya Natsuki's eyes. He lowered his gaze slightly, landing on Chika's face, and then said:

"Chika-kun, do you believe I can make a dish that glows?"

“Of course I don’t believe it,” Fujiwara Chika said matter-of-factly. “How could there be food that glows in real life?”

"Then I'll show you."

After finishing her sentence, Natsuki Amamiya turned around and walked up to a cafeteria worker. With money paving the way, she quickly transformed into a "dark chef" after a brief negotiation.

It's worth mentioning that the ingredients in the Nightmare World look normal, but they are all dark ingredients, allowing Natsuki Amamiya to fully utilize her culinary skills.

Soon after, a mouthwatering aroma wafted out.

"It smells so good!"

Fujiwara Chika twitched her delicate nose and looked over with sparkling eyes.

"It smells really good."

Kitagawa Kaimu put her right hand on her hip, her eyes wide with surprise, "Natsuki, when did your cooking skills get so good?"

"secret."

"..."

Pots and pans flew, rice grains splashed, and as all sorts of ingredients were thrown into the pot, a variety of aromas mingled together, creating an almost magical effect.

Not only Kitagawa Kaimu and Chika, but even the old chef next to them was shocked.

It's truly something that humans can do to cook such an enticing aroma from ordinary ingredients.

Could it be that all my years of culinary training have been wasted on a fool's hoof?

After a while.

"finished."

Amamiya Natsuki served up a plate of egg fried rice with satisfaction, titled "Seafood Shrimp Supreme Egg Fried Rice".

Haimeng and Chika, the customers in the cafeteria, and even the old chef who was questioning his life, all looked at the fried rice in Amamiya Natsuki's hand.

Under the light, the whole plate of fried rice was golden in color, with the rice grains glistening, plump and round. It was garnished with ingredients such as scallions, shrimp, and squid, and the aroma alone was irresistible.

Most importantly, under the light, the whole plate of fried rice did indeed emit a faint glow, and the rising steam even had a colorful appearance.

Amamiya Natsuki placed the fried rice on the table, then handed the spoon to Haimeng: "Here you go."

"Huh?" Kitagawa Kaimu was taken aback, and asked in surprise, "Give me some?"

This plate of fried rice was clearly meant to awaken Fujiwara Chika's memories. I thought it would be given to Chika, but I didn't expect it to be given to me instead.

“Of course.” Natsuki Amamiya looked at Chika and smiled. “I made myself clear, didn’t I? I made a dish that glows for Chika to see, not for her to eat.”

Fujiwara Chika: "...That's too much! That's just too much!"

"Then I'll eat it?"

Kitagawa Kaimu's eyes sparkled.

"Hurry up," Natsuki Amamiya urged, "Don't miss the best time to taste it."

"I'm gonna start now."

Kitagawa Kaimu sat down in front of Chika, picked up a spoon, scooped up a spoonful of fried rice, and put it into his mouth under the eager gaze of the Secretary.

"Well……"

next second.

The girl's soft, contented moans echoed throughout the cafeteria.

No words needed.

When faced with truly delicious food, no food reviews are needed; Hai Meng's actions and expression at this moment have already proven everything.

The succubus girl's body seemed to have lost control, her right hand moving rapidly.

As you eat spoonful after spoonful of fried rice, the already meager amount of fried rice on the plate quickly diminishes.

"Natsuki-kun!"

Fujiwara Chika finally couldn't hold back any longer and reached out to tug at Amamiya Natsuki's clothes, her pitiful expression just like a dog waiting for its owner to feed it.

Amamiya Natsuki looked down and asked, "You want some too?"

"Want to eat!"

Fujiwara Chika quickly nodded.

“I’m sorry.” Natsuki Amamiya shook her head. “I have a rule that I only make one dish a day.”

"Why is there such a rule?"

"But it's okay if you want to eat it..."

Amamiya Natsuki turned her gaze to Haimeng and said, "Leave a bit for Chika."

"I see."