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

"Where are the steps now?" Natsuki Amamiya asked, looking down.

Hanako sensed something and thought, "They ran up to the second floor."

"Let's go to the second floor."

"..."

The group returned to the second floor and, guided by Hanako, quickly found the thirteenth step.

"It seems I'll have to go there myself."

Amamiya Natsuki turned her head and looked at the girls beside her.

The objective of this mission is to find the Flower Guardian. The thirteenth step is right in front of us, so we can't afford to hesitate.

Since I couldn't let the vengeful spirit Hanako in, I had to go myself.

"Natsuki, I'll go with you."

Kitagawa Kaimu stepped forward, his tone firm.

This succubus girl is incredibly loyal and righteous; in crucial moments, she would truly go to great lengths for her friend.

"I'll go." Kaguya Shinomiya crossed her arms and said calmly, her voice exceptionally pleasant. "Even if we encounter danger, we can escape."

"Me, me, me!" Fujiwara Chika raised her hand. "Of course, I went with Natsuki-kun. How could I be left out of the anti-gang campaign?"

"..."

Lady Zhu opened her pink lips, wanting to step forward as well, but swallowed the words back down.

I can't help with anything, and even if we're together, I'll just be a hindrance.

Kitagawa Kaimu quickly said:

"Then shall we all go together?"

Upon hearing this, the three random players immediately tensed up.

The thirteenth step is a one-way street; nobody knows what's inside. To be honest, I really don't want to go in.

Amamiya Natsuki turned her head and looked at the girl with long, straight black hair, saying:

"Komi-kun."

"..."

The girl with long, straight black hair trembled, like a student who had been called on by the teacher, and quickly straightened her back.

"Give me a spare notebook," Natsuki Amamiya said, holding out her hand.

"Uh-huh."

Komi nodded quickly and handed over a notebook.

"I'll go in alone for now." Natsuki Amamiya looked at the girls, raised the notebook in her hand, and explained, "You all know the effects of the paper media skill. I'll go in first to scout things out. If I need support, I'll call you in."

They can't all go in together; someone has to stay outside to continue training the vengeful spirit Hanako.

Natsuki Amamiya looked at Kaguya.

Eyes facing each other.

Kaguya nodded slightly, indicating that she understood.

"I'm going upstairs."

Natsuki Amamiya handed the flashlight to Kaguya, then started walking up the steps. He quickly stopped at the thirteenth step, turned around, and waved the notebook in his hand. "Wait for my message."

After saying that, he took a step and landed on the thirteenth step. The world in front of him suddenly distorted.

Chapter 285 Come out quickly, your brother will treat you to ice cream.

"The thirteenth step..."

Amamiya Natsuki silently recited the command, lifted her right foot, and stepped firmly onto it.

next moment.

Amamiya Natsuki felt the world suddenly plunge into darkness, but thankfully it only lasted a second or two before the darkness receded like a tide, as if it had never existed.

"Ok?"

Amamiya Natsuki looked around, raised her eyebrows slightly, and was surprised to find that the surrounding environment had hardly changed.

I was still standing on the stairs.

Looking at the wall from the side, the white paint had peeled off due to years of disrepair, revealing the dark blue-green cement underneath. The shape of the peeling paint and the location where it fell to the ground were exactly the same.

There are only two differences.

One is time.

In reality, it was already late at night, pitch black, and only a flashlight could provide light. But the world in front of me was evening, with the dim red sunset faintly illuminating the outline of the corridor.

Another difference is that Kaguya and the others at the bottom of the stairs have disappeared.

However, to be precise, it should be said that it simply disappeared.

"Tsk, so it really is another dimension?"

Amamiya Natsuki remained calm as she surveyed her surroundings.

The teaching building was quiet and oppressive, almost suffocating.

After a quick check to confirm there was no danger nearby, Natsuki Amamiya took out her notebook and tried to communicate by writing.

Before entering the hotel, he copied the paper media skill from Komi-kun, and now it came in handy.

"I am Natsuki, you are safe for now."

"..."

After finishing writing, I waited silently.

Whether cross-space communication is possible will soon be known.

Under Natsuki Amamiya's gaze, words quickly appeared out of thin air in the notebook, the handwriting delicate and beautiful:

"I...I am Glass."

well.

Cross-space communication is no problem at all. In a terrifying scenario where electronic devices are almost unusable, messages can be transmitted over long distances. Komi, with her saw-mouthed gourd mouth, is clearly a treasure!

"Natsuki, Natsuki, how are you? You just disappeared in the blink of an eye."

Soon, new, neat handwriting appeared in the notebook, still in Komi's handwriting, but clearly just someone else using it as a substitute writer—

Only when Komi writes can the words be synchronized to Natsuki Amamiya's notebook.

Calling her by her first name without caring about others' opinions, she must be a succubus girl.

"Currently safe, still at school, probably in some other dimension."

Natsuki Amamiya succinctly described the current situation.

New text soon appeared out of thin air in the notebook.

"Shall we go and help?"

"Not for now, we'll apply for support if needed."

"..."

Putting away her notebook and ending the 'call,' Amamiya Natsuki let out a soft breath, pondered for a couple of seconds, and then walked downstairs.

The goal is to find the spy maid; staying put is not an option, so we need to take action.

Upon reaching the corridor, Natsuki Amamiya looked westward.

The sun had already set and disappeared without a trace, leaving only a faint, dark red ember. It was the time of ecstasy, and one could barely see anything.

A cold wind blew.

Suddenly, a low, plaintive sob drifted on the wind.

"Ok?"

Amamiya Natsuki tilted her head, followed the direction from which the sound came, and stepped forward to investigate.

The unknown is the greatest fear.

The most terrifying vengeful spirits are the ones that cannot be seen.

If it were to appear in public, and if the person had a great physique, some brave souls might want to put a hood on the vengeful spirit and play the role of Ning Caichen.

Following the sound, after a short while, Amamiya Natsuki arrived at the door of a restroom.

The intermittent sobbing sounds were coming from the bathroom.

Amamiya Natsuki stopped and looked into the restroom.

It was pitch black inside, resembling the gaping maw of an unknown monster, making people stop in their tracks. Only intermittent crying could be heard drifting out. To be honest, it was indeed very eerie.

Even in reality, many people probably wouldn't dare to go in, let alone this alternate dimension formed by the thirteenth step.

The creature crying in the bathroom is almost certainly not human.

The primal fear brought by darkness.

The unknown fear brought by the sound of crying.

The combination of these two fears is enough to send chills down one's spine. No ordinary person would dare to go in and explore; turning around and running away would be the most instinctive choice.

Of course, none of this has anything to do with Natsuki Amamiya.

"...Why are you hiding in the bathroom crying so late instead of going home?"

Natsuki Amamiya stood at the door and called out.

"..."

The crying in the bathroom stopped abruptly.

Only a deathly silence remained.