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

"That's too much." Amamiya Natsuki patted Zhu Zhu's little head. "You're clearly a big friend, how can you lie and call someone a little kid?"

Snapped.

Lord Zhu Zhu angrily slapped away Amamiya Natsuki's right hand.

I'll settle the score with you when I get back!

"Mr. Clown, have you ever seen people like us?"

Fujiwara Chika, standing nearby, asked about the important matter.

"I've seen it all. There's nothing in the amusement park I don't know," the eccentric clown replied with a smile.

"Have you really seen Ryoko?" the girl on the street hurriedly asked.

“Of course I’ve seen her,” the clown said. “You’re talking about that girl from last night, right? Blonde, very tall, and she looked fierce, wasn’t she?”

"That's right, it really did see Ryoko!"

The girl passing by immediately became excited.

Kitagawa Kaimu quickly asked, "Where is that girl?"

"If you want to know, please buy a balloon first," the clown smiled again. "Once you buy the balloon, I'll tell you where that girl is."

"Balloons?"

The girl looked up at the balloon in the clown's hand. Clearly, buying the balloon might lead to something terrible.

But what should Ryoko do if she doesn't buy it?

"Please make your decision quickly, gentlemen." The clown's smile grew increasingly sinister. "Your friend is in a rather unfortunate situation."

Kobayashi bit her lower lip, took a deep breath, and whispered:

"I want to buy a balloon."

"Please pay." The clown held out his left hand. "Ten thousand yen for one balloon. Thank you for your patronage."

"That's...that expensive?!"

The girl passing by was shocked.

On the way here, Fujiwara Chika gave her bread and bottled water, all from a convenience store, so she already knew that there was currency circulating in this instance, but it was a special currency, not real money.

But 10,000 yen is way too expensive. Are your balloons made of watermelons?

"Hey, what's the complaint hotline for the amusement park?" Natsuki Amamiya complained from the side. "I want to report Mr. Clown for price gouging."

"Please don't get excited, sir. My balloons are no ordinary balloons. You'll know their effects once you buy them," the clown-like monster said with a smile. "Of course, since you may not have much money, I can also offer a fair exchange service."

“For example, this guest has very beautiful eyes,” the clown said, looking at Kaguya. “He can exchange his eyes for a balloon.”

Damn it, you exchanged your eyes for balloons and you still call yourself a conscientious person? Your conscience is actually black!

Random player Xiaolin immediately panicked.

A person won't die from losing an eye, but no one can calmly exchange an eye for a strange balloon they don't need.

Kaguya Shinomiya remained calm, turning her head slightly to look at Natsuki Amamiya.

"Is your balloon guaranteed to be ripe?"

Amamiya Natsuki took half a step forward and said expressionlessly.

“I guarantee they’re all genuine.” The clown looked at Natsuki Amamiya. “This guest has very good kidneys; you can exchange one kidney for two balloons.”

"Sorry, my kidneys are still useful."

Amamiya Natsuki squinted and, while speaking, reached into her pants pocket: "Come on, let me show you what it means to be rich and powerful."

Chapter 304 The rich really can do whatever they want.

"Come on, let me show you something."

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Natsuki Amamiya pulled out proof of her wealth and status from her pocket.

A black wallet.

I opened my wallet, and inside was a thick stack of large-denomination banknotes.

Even if each balloon costs 10,000 yen, it would be enough to buy all the balloons the clown has.

"impossible!"

Upon seeing the banknotes in Amamiya Natsuki's hand, the Balloon Clown's smile froze, and his eyes widened in disbelief.

“Nothing is impossible in this world,” Natsuki Amamiya said seriously. “Please don’t underestimate how fast the town’s top chef can make money.”

To be honest, you don't earn much money working in a restaurant.

Take Zhu Zhu for example. She worked seven or eight hours yesterday and today. The shop manager was very strict and paid her wages exactly as they were due, without any delays. Unfortunately, her hourly wage was only 600 yen. She worked hard to earn money, but it was just enough for her to eat and drink.

They can barely afford amusement park tickets.

Natsuki Amamiya is different.

Kaguya and the others needed money to photocopy flyers at the convenience store, as well as for basic drinking water and food, and the tickets to the amusement park. All of this was paid for by Natsuki Amamiya alone.

Where does the money come from?

First and foremost, he worked odd jobs, earning a salary only slightly higher than that of Master Zhu Zhu, which was negligible.

Secondly, when he met Komi, he ransacked the neighbor's house and made a fortune, which was extra income.

Finally, let's talk about the real ways to make money.

Disastrous cuisine.

After switching careers to become a dark chef, in the town of ghost stories, he claimed that he was second to none in cooking skills, and no one dared to claim to be number one, truly the number one chef in town.

As is well known, ordinary human food has no meaning in ghost stories.

Different kinds of bizarre cuisine are different; no ghost story can resist it.

All the ghost stories that came to the restaurant, whether it was the Slit-Mouthed Woman, the Two-Faced Woman, or the Bandaged Man, all gave it a perfect score.

After the empty plate operation, everyone's legs were weak, and they were all wet and sticky, only able to get up by holding onto the table. With their bodies and minds completely satisfied, many ghost stories would give a generous tip.

For example, Ms. Sakurako, who was the first to try the culinary disaster, was in such a good mood that she gave Natsuki Amamiya a tip of tens of thousands of yen.

According to Natsuki Amamiya's observations, ghost story ladies who appear to be female are generally more generous than male ghost story ladies.

Natsuki Amamiya catered to his preferences, providing attentive and top-notch service.

It turns out.

If you can keep a rich woman happy, money will come in incredibly fast.

Give me a balloon.

Natsuki Amamiya pulled out the largest denomination banknote and handed it to the clown.

The clown, with a complicated expression, silently accepted the banknotes and handed over a pink balloon.

As soon as Amamiya Natsuki took the balloon, the system's appraisal voice quickly echoed in her mind.

【Item: Clown Balloon (Pink)】

[Type: Consumable. This item can be added to your game inventory and carried out of the dungeon.]

[Attribute: You can give this balloon to vengeful spirits, ghost stories, monsters, etc., which will greatly increase the target's affinity. Please note that this affinity effect will gradually decrease over time.]

[Note: No one can resist a pink heart-shaped balloon that represents love!]

"So it was a game prop."

Natsuki Amamiya instantly recalled Paul the Octopus she encountered on the Ghost Ship, who also had an item that could be carried out of the instance space.

No wonder the clown said buying balloons wouldn't be a mistake; they really are quite useful. Whether you'll actually lose out is another matter.

"Give."

Natsuki Amamiya casually handed the balloon to the secretary next to her.

Fujiwara Chika took the balloon and, after receiving the game notification, quickly widened her eyes: "Eh? It's a game item?"

After the balloons passed through everyone's hands, everyone learned the game's outcome.

Lord Zhu asked curiously:

"I thought it was a cursed item."

"So Mr. Clown is a treasure monster like Paul the Octopus." Kitagawa Kaimu put his right hand on his hip. "I thought Mr. Clown was a bad guy."

clown:"……"

You humans traded your bodies for balloons, when did you become good people?

“Mr. Clown.” Natsuki Amamiya looked at Bucky the Clown with an air of immense wealth and generosity, “I’ll buy all your balloons.”

"..."

The unprecedented wealth and extravagance left Clown Ghost Story somewhat dazed and bewildered.

The group of humans in front of them seemed to be on a completely different level from other humans.

After a while.

Transaction complete.

Amamiya Natsuki obtained more than ten balloons, all of which were game-certified items that could be carried out of the dungeon space.

Different colored balloons actually produce different effects.

For example, pink balloons can be given as gifts to forcibly increase favorability.

The black balloon can ward off one attack or curse.

Blue balloons can help maintain sanity, etc.

I must say, the results were all quite good.

"Mr. Clown, do you have any other balloons?"

Looking at the clown with empty hands, Natsuki Amamiya said with some regret, "We can take them all at once, we want them all."