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

The group returned to the hotel. The strange boy who had been haunting the hotel had collapsed and was now free to come and go as he pleased, without having to worry about being pulled back into the nightmare.

However, the hotel's guests and staff have been resurrected. Well, it's not accurate to say they've been resurrected; their bodies are dead, but their consciousness has returned.

Amamiya Natsuki thought these 'people' would be desperate and crazy, but when she came in, she found that the hotel staff, including the old lady who had been knitting, were actually cleaning the hotel.

Upon discovering the intrusion of Amamiya Natsuki and her companions, all the hotel staff turned to look at them, their dark, hollow eye sockets particularly eerie.

Lady Zhu was startled and quickly hid behind Amamiya Natsuki.

Komi hugged her laptop, trembling.

Amamiya Natsuki said without changing her expression:

"Boss, we need to stay at the hotel."

"I'm so sorry, guest," the landlady replied in a trembling voice, "the inn still needs repairs and cleaning. I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause."

"..."

really.

Even as a vengeful spirit, the concept of "customer first" remains ingrained in its very being.

"Please clean the hotel thoroughly and reopen it as soon as possible," Natsuki Amamiya said regretfully. "There's one more thing. Our friend wandered into the hotel earlier; did you see him?"

The old lady shook her head: "No."

"Then shall we find them ourselves?"

"Please make yourself at home, guest."

"..."

Chapter 279 Hayasaka Ai: You finally remembered me?

Finding the person went smoothly.

Before long, the group found the female player who had been left behind in the room.

“Ms. Tanaka.” Kitagawa Kaimu’s eyes lit up, and she waved happily, “I’ve finally found you.”

"Hai Meng?" Miss Tanaka, with tears in her eyes, hurriedly came up from her hiding place. "I... I thought you had left me alone."

"Ahaha~"

Kitagawa Kaimu guiltily looked away.

I am sorry.

You guessed right.

I had completely forgotten about you just now.

"Then, it seems like we've seen this somewhere before?"

Ms. Tanaka's gaze fell on Natsuki Amamiya's face, her eyes filled with curiosity.

“I have indeed seen it,” Natsuki Amamiya said meaningfully. “You even invited me to unclog the sewers back then.”

"Eh eh eh?!"

"..."

In contrast, Kaguya Shinomiya was much calmer: "We can talk about it later. Let's leave the hotel first."

"Huh?" The infatuated female player was taken aback. "Leave? Wasn't it that you couldn't leave?"

“That was a thing of the past,” Kitagawa Kaimu said, hands on her hips. “The ghost story at the inn has been resolved. Anyway, let’s go out first, and I’ll explain to you later.”

"..."

The group left the room and quickly headed outside.

As she passed through the courtyard, Amamiya Natsuki suddenly felt a resentful gaze fall upon her. Turning her head, she saw a figure in a yukata standing in the corner, silently looking at her, with a dangerously styled hairstyle vaguely visible.

“That figure…” Fujiwara Chika whispered, “doesn’t it look a bit like Miss Nakagawa?”

Amamiya Natsuki: "..."

and many more.

Why do I feel a sense of guilt and shame?

As a Tauren warrior, the worst thing you can do is get emotionally involved!

Fortunately, Ms. Nakagawa did not pester him or ask questions like "Have you ever been in love?" She simply gazed at Natsuki Amamiya's back with a wistful look.

After a while.

"They're really out?"

Ms. Tanaka's eyes widened in surprise.

The hotel door, which had previously been impossible to enter, was now wide open, and I could easily step out.

"As I just mentioned, the mystery surrounding the hotel has been solved."

With her right hand on her hip, Kitagawa Kaimu began explaining the entire walkthrough of the Ghost Story Hotel, making Komi-kun's eyes widen and tremble.

"It was actually that dangerous..."

Lady Zhu couldn't help but tilt her little face up and, when no one was looking, quietly tugged at the hem of Amamiya Natsuki's clothes.

"Ok?"

Amamiya Natsuki looked down.

Lord Zhu whispered, "...Thank you for your hard work."

"Is Lord Zhu concerned about me?"

"I do not have."

"A child who says one thing but means another is not a good child."

"...Get out of here quickly."

Lady Zhu glared at him, blushing with embarrassment.

I'm a seventeen-year-old high school girl, not some little kid!

"Hey, there's a light in that room." Kitagawa Kaimu's eyes lit up, and she pointed. "Could it be a human living in there?"

It is late at night.

The town was dimly lit, with most buildings in complete darkness, except for a few buildings with lights or candles.

The light of lamps and candles in the darkness inevitably makes people feel warm.

“It’s very likely a ghost story.” Fujiwara Chika said seriously, holding up a finger as she recounted the events at the cozy house, “That’s when we found Komi-kun.”

"It feels like danger lurks everywhere in this town," the succubus girl whispered, hugging her arms. "Is there really not a single safe place?"

“There’s a safe place.” Amamiya Natsuki looked up at the alley and, without realizing it, they were already back near the restaurant. “We’ve arrived.”

"..."

"Manager, I'm back."

Amamiya Natsuki lifted the curtain and entered the restaurant, her gaze sweeping around the space.

The old men and women had disappeared, but several diners with gloomy expressions and impatient faces were now staring at Amamiya Natsuki.

Besides, there were two unfamiliar strangers in the corner. Judging from their age and clothing, they were completely out of place in this strange town. They must be players.

Amamiya Natsuki turned her gaze back to the fish tank.

Inside... there was suddenly a goldfish.

"Young man, we meet again." Sakurako, dressed in a yukata, stood up to greet him, covering her mouth with a fan, her eyes crinkling with a smile. "I thought you would never come back."

Amamiya Natsuki smiled and said:

"I haven't made the most exquisite dish for Miss Sakura yet, so of course nothing will happen."

"Tsk~ Then come home with your sister?"

"Sorry, I'm a lolicon."

Sakurako leaned closer and sniffed Amamiya Natsuki: "Huh, you actually went to a hotel?"

Not only did they go, but they also unlocked the hostel map, much to the delight of the guys on the forum!

"Chika." Amamiya Natsuki turned to look at Kaguya and the others, "It's getting late, you should eat something first."

Since entering the Ghost Story Town, only Chika has eaten anything; Kaguya and the others haven't, and they're all starving.

The current instance lasts for a total of forty-eight hours. In short, you can't just tough it out; you'll need to replenish your energy as needed.

Before they came in, Natsuki Amamiya had already given several girls 'living expenses'.

"Everyone, follow me." Fujiwara Chika waved her hand, and as a 'regular customer,' she naturally had to take the lead. "The manager's dishes are very good; I've eaten them before, but they are a bit pricey... Anyway, everyone can eat without worry."

The two random players in the corner were dumbfounded.

They have no sense of vigilance at all. They just come in and order food. This is a town full of ghost stories. Aren't they afraid of dying?

"Um, it's best not to eat it..."

A player walked over and secretly slipped a note to Fujiwara Chika. It said that he had personally witnessed someone who couldn't pay their bill, and they turned into a seafood and were thrown into a fish tank.

“Natsuki,” Fujiwara Chika quickly said, “there’s another player in the fish tank.”

Amamiya Natsuki nodded: "I saw it."

“Young man, everyone is getting impatient.” Miss Sakura gestured with her eyes, “Let’s leave the trivial matters here.”

“Alright.” Amamiya Natsuki readily agreed and looked at the shop manager, saying, “Shop manager, I’ll reserve that fish.”

The shop manager didn't speak, but nodded gently.

Needless to say, what follows is naturally the stage for bizarre and culinary disasters.

At first, those ghost stories were full of resentment and their bodies were cold, which was frightening. But after eating the food, they all seemed to have become different people, leaving the passerby players in the corner dumbfounded.

Kaguya and several other girls were happily eating, seemingly oblivious to the restaurant's ghost stories... In short, the art style was completely different from that of ordinary players.