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

"Eh?"

"Now I suddenly wish the dream world could restart a few more times."

Kitagawa Kaimu's pretty face turned even redder, and she clenched her small fists, pounding on Amamiya Natsuki's chest:

"Let's talk about that in reality... Can charm spells be copied?"

"No problem, copying."

"..."

After a while.

The charm spell has been copied.

Amamiya Natsuki and Haimu left the room and found Ms. Nakagawa. The short-haired girl and the bespectacled boy were nowhere to be seen, which was obviously Kaguya's doing.

Without further ado, Amamiya Natsuki used the same trick to lure Nakagawa-san to the cafeteria.

To be fair, it's very difficult for Japanese people to refuse requests from others, let alone "lifelong requests" from admirers.

The three head to the cafeteria, where Amamiya Natsuki continues preparing the "Decision" dish, while Fujiwara Chika acts as a taste tester, spreading memes.

Kitagawa Kaimu acted as a relay, passing on information to Kaguya outside.

The Tauren tactics advanced methodically.

After finishing the fried rice, Ms. Nakagawa's eyes welled up with tears, and her clothes ripped open again, as she was completely immersed in joy and happiness.

“Ms. Nakagawa, look me in the eyes,” Natsuki Amamiya said in a deep voice.

"Eh?"

Ms. Nakagawa glanced over instinctively.

next moment.

Natsuki Amamiya's eyes turned into pink hearts.

According to previous speculation, whether the charm spell can be effective depends on the target's willpower. For example, when Lady Zhu Zhu was affected, Natsuki Amamiya was unharmed.

Having just tasted the finest delicacies, Ms. Nakagawa's willpower is quite weak.

and so……

"Successfully charmed!"

Amamiya Natsuki made a gesture to Haimu, who was guarding the door.

Upon receiving the notification, the succubus girl immediately relayed the message to Kaguya.

The boy, who was anxiously searching for Ms. Nakagawa, rushed over and witnessed a scene that he would never forget.

The gentle, beautiful girl next door, whom everyone secretly admired, was now sitting sideways in the arms of a strange man, her arms wrapped around his neck, her face flushed and her eyes moist.

The bespectacled boy was struck dumb, completely bewildered, but then he heard Ms. Nakagawa's voice.

"...Kazuya is just a child who hasn't grown up yet, how could I possibly like him?"

The boy with glasses was named Kazuya.

"There is only one person I love, and that is Natsuki-kun!"

"Even if it's just as a pet, I want to stay by Natsuki-kun's side forever."

"I can't live without Natsuki-kun!"

"Waaah~ Master, turn me into your own personal plush ball!"

"..."

puff--

Upon hearing the last sentence, the bespectacled boy finally broke down.

next moment.

The entire world, like a mirror, suddenly shattered into countless fragments.

Chapter 277 The Enthusiasts of the Palace Bar

The world froze and trembled.

Then, like a mirror, it suddenly shattered and collapsed.

After a slight dizziness, Natsuki Amamiya's vision cleared, and she found that her surroundings had changed from a brightly lit and cozy cafeteria to a dilapidated and eerie ghost story hotel.

"The nightmare... is over?"

Kaguya Shinomiya's clear and pleasant voice rang in my ears.

The girl pursed her pink lips and looked around hesitantly.

no way.

The dream world restarts too many times, inevitably making people doubt the reality of the world before them. Dreams and reality, truth and falsehood, are indistinguishable.

Amamiya Natsuki turned her head to look at the silly young lady sitting next to her. The two were still in the same position as before she fell asleep, their hands clasped together. She whispered:

"Actually, I'm from the future..."

Kaguya Shinomiya trembled upon hearing this, and her pretty face flushed red at a visible speed as she hurriedly pulled her hand away.

fraud!

big liar!

They're talking about people from the future; they're just trying to fool themselves into opening the door!

Once I open the door, they'll force their way in, and then... and then...

Recalling what happened in the sauna, Kaguya Shinomiya's head soon began to steam, and her eyes gradually turned into mosquito coil-like veils.

So clear.

It was clearly just a nightmare, but everything that happened in the dream is now crystal clear in my memory.

The burning temperature of the boy's lips.

And then there are those who take advantage of one's unpreparedness to break into someone's home and bully them...

"Wait, wait a minute."

Kaguya Shinomiya forced herself to calm down and tried to distract herself by thinking.

Logically speaking, things that happen in dreams are definitely not things that actually happened.

So...do I still have my first kiss?

“It seems they haven’t forgotten.” Amamiya Natsuki nodded. “So don’t doubt it, the reboot has truly been broken.”

"Eh eh eh?"

The succubus girl's voice rang out again in the room, "Who tied me up?"

Amamiya Natsuki turned her head to look at Haimu, who was struggling in the chair, and said:

"It's me."

"Woo——"

Kitagawa Kaimu puffed out her cheeks and said, "The rope is really tight this time, please untie it quickly."

“It’s inevitable that you’ll be clumsy the first time.” Amamiya Natsuki got up and went over to help untie the ropes, explaining the reason as well. “After your consciousness is pulled into the nightmare world, your body will wander around the hotel unconsciously, and you might bump into things or fall down… Don’t worry, my rope bondage skills have improved a lot now, so it definitely won’t be uncomfortable next time you tie me up.”

"no more chance!"

Kitagawa Kaimu couldn't help but glare at her.

The dream restarted four times, and I was bound a total of four times. My rope-tying skills were all developed by practicing on myself!

"Eh? Eh? Eh?" The secretary's voice rang out, still groggy from just waking up, "How did I get tied up too?"

"and many more."

"Why doesn't it wake me up every time the dream restarts, except for the first time?"

“Because I couldn’t bear it,” Natsuki Amamiya teased. “Your expression was so pitiful back then.”

Upon hearing this, Fujiwara Chika quickly recalled the events of her dream, puffed out her cheeks, and said in a plaintive tone:

"So much fried rice, all given to Haimeng, not a single bite for me. And with the last bite left, she deliberately dropped it on the ground. I was completely desperate at that moment!"

"It's untied." Natsuki Amamiya put the rope away. "After the nightmare is shattered, we don't know what will happen to the hotel. Let's get out of here first."

"..."

The four of them left the room quickly without lingering and went to the corridor.

Amamiya Natsuki looked up at the sky.

The sky was overcast, and no stars or moon could be seen.

The bright moon was nowhere to be seen, as if it had never existed.

The cherry blossom trees in the courtyard have withered, leaving only tangled, dead branches, and the stream has dried up, revealing its dry bottom.

The candlelight in the lanterns had long since gone out, leaving the entire inn dark, dilapidated, and gloomy.

Amamiya Natsuki held up a flashlight, the light flickering as she shone it under the cherry blossom tree.

Beneath the withered cherry blossom trees and in front of the dried-up stream, the benches for tourists to rest still remain, untouched by time.

Kaguya Shinomiya couldn't help but look up, and the temperature on her pretty face, which had just cooled down, rose again.

"Ah, I remember now." Fujiwara Chika slapped her forehead, "Back then, under the tree, Natsuki kissed Kaguya-chan..."

"No," Kaguya Shinomiya stammered in rebuttal. "It was just a dream; how can things in a dream count?"

Fujiwara Chika blinked: "Hmm, that makes some sense."

"Hurry up," Kaguya Shinomiya urged. "Those tourists who were supposed to be dead seem to be coming back to life."

The nightmare world collapsed, and Natsuki Amamiya and her companions regained consciousness and became clear-headed. The hotel staff and other tourists were in the same situation. Although their real bodies had died because they had stayed in the dream for too long, this was a ghost town, and no one could say for sure what was going on. It was best to leave.

Without lingering, the four quickly crossed the courtyard and escaped from the hotel.