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

Eyes facing each other.

Amamiya Natsuki's gaze shifted downwards, landing on the floor in front of her...

Zhu Zhu's face flushed red instantly. She put her hands behind her back to cover her skirt and glared at her shyly, saying, "Where are you looking?!"

Chapter 312 Hurry up and get to the bedroom!

"Zhu Zhu, here's a towel." Kitagawa Kaimu walked over with a towel. "And a bathrobe too."

"Thank you, Hai Meng."

Lord Zhu Zhu thanked him softly.

"Oh, don't be shy." Kitagawa Kaimu walked up to the refrigerator. "It's so hot, would you like to have an ice cream before you take a shower?"

"No, thank you." After a slight hesitation, Lord Zhu Zhu shook her head and said, "I'd better take a bath first."

"Then we'll wait until you come out before we eat ice cream."

"Ah."

Zhu Zhu agreed, glanced at Amamiya Natsuki, and, carrying a towel and bathrobe, pattered her way to the bathroom.

"Where's Natsuki?" The succubus girl turned to look at her. "Ice cream, ice cream, and cola, choose for yourself."

"I want a Coke."

Amamiya Natsuki, of course, wouldn't be polite.

"Mmm, that feels so good~"

As she opened the refrigerator, a blast of cool air hit her, and Kitagawa Kaimu squinted her eyes with delight.

At the same time, a human head reappeared in the refrigerator.

When Kitagawa Kaimu first saw a human head in the refrigerator, she was really startled and almost screamed. Now she sees it almost every day and has long since gotten used to it.

It must be said that habit is indeed a terrifying force.

Ignoring her presence, Kitagawa Kaimu reached out, took out a can of cola, grabbed an ice cream for herself, closed the refrigerator, and turned to stand in front of Amamiya Natsuki:

"Now, here you go."

Amamiya Natsuki took the cola: "Why does it smell like instant noodles?"

"I ate cup noodles last night." Kitagawa Kaimu coughed twice. "Because I couldn't sleep alone last night, so I got up and made some cup noodles..."

“My dad usually loves watching movies. On weekends, he will watch several movies in a row. When he gets hungry at night, he will secretly cook instant noodles behind my back.”

"But the sound of boiling water always wakes me up, and I get up and clamor for food. The instant noodles at night are super delicious, maybe because I want to fight with my dad for them."

"So when I really can't sleep at night, I'll get up and make myself a cup of instant noodles."

As Kitagawa Kaimu spoke, she walked to the balcony and opened the windows to let in fresh air.

“As expected,” Natsuki Amamiya remarked, “Food snatched from someone else’s bowl tastes better.”

“Correct answer.” Kitagawa Kaimu said, hands on her hips. “Turn on the TV and watch some TV.”

"Yes Yes."

"..."

The succubus girl walked to the sofa, sat down next to Natsuki Amamiya, tore open the plastic wrapper of the ice cream, revealing a Lotte brand watermelon-flavored popsicle, and then stuck out her pink tongue and gently licked it.

"Hmm, it's the latest installment of The Amazing World."

Kitagawa Kaimu's eyes lit up.

The latest episode of World of Wonders is playing on TV. The plot is simple: one night after get off work, the female protagonist is walking home when she is approached by a blond-haired man. She takes out her phone and pretends to talk to her father to deter him.

"You're lying~" Kitagawa Kaimu saw through the truth at a glance, "The phone screen isn't even lit up, how can you make a call?"

Amamiya Natsuki said from the side:

"It's clearly a tactic."

Unfortunately, if you walk by the river often, you will get your feet wet.

The female protagonist was approached again tonight. She took out her phone, turned off the screen, and tried the same trick again, but the blond guy saw through her immediately.

And then... this blond guy didn't become a warrior of love like Natsuki Amamiya.

Instead, he listened through his headphones, bowing and scraping respectfully, indicating that he would never approach the female lead again.

The female protagonist was very surprised and asked what had happened. The blond man said that there was a man on the other end of the phone who sternly warned him not to do anything reckless.

"How is that possible?" The female protagonist's eyes widened as she murmured, "...My father is definitely dead!"

Kitagawa Kaimu sat up straight and leaned closer to Amamiya Natsuki: "Here it comes, here it comes, the plot twist is coming."

The show World of Amazing Things is known for its various plot twists.

The two continued watching TV.

After a while.

Amamiya Natsuki looked at Haimu: "Obviously, you guessed wrong."

The reversal did not occur.

The female protagonist initially thought it was a street prank and was very concerned. Then she started to verify it with all sorts of people. As long as she called out "Dad" into the off-screen phone and handed it to someone else, the other person would chat happily, as if there really was someone on the other end of the phone.

"Could it be The Truman Show?" Kitagawa Kaimu analyzed again, "Is everyone acting in her shoes?"

“No.” Natsuki Amamiya took a sip of her cola. “If it were The Truman Show, they would definitely add details to every inconspicuous corner of the camera.”

And just like that, three years passed in the blink of an eye.

The female protagonist is about to get married and goes home to meet her mother, where she mentions the paranormal events involving her cell phone.

At first, the wife didn't believe it, but after hearing the voice she had been longing for, she soon burst into tears.

Upon seeing this, Natsuki Amamiya was speechless.

It's been three years!

Do you know how I've spent the last three years?

You've talked about cell phones with so many people—strangers, colleagues, friends—and you've had so many conversations with your dad, so why did you forget about your mom?

"I find it strange too." Kitagawa Kaimu's expression was indescribable. "The person who misses Dad the most must be Mom, right?"

"Three whole years, not three days or three months, why didn't you tell your mother?"

At this point, Kitagawa Kaimu suddenly sat up straight and said:

"Oh no! Oh no! Oh no! Oh no!"

Amamiya Natsuki turned her head and asked, "What's wrong all of a sudden?"

"Inside the dungeon, we encountered a player who looked to be in his thirties or forties," Kitagawa Kaimu said nervously. "Do you remember Natsuki?"

“I remember,” Natsuki Amamiya nodded. “Kurosawa only mentioned his surname; I don’t know if that’s true or not.”

"That's why this is extremely bad!"

Kitagawa Kaimu leaned forward, exhaling the pleasant scent of watermelon, and met Amamiya Natsuki's gaze. "My dad is also a middle-aged man. Could he also be chosen as a player in the game?"

“I called my dad yesterday, and he sounded really tired. He hung up after only a few words.”

"Could it be that I've been selected as a gamer too?"

"Don't make wild guesses," Natsuki Amamiya said. "Maybe it's just that your dad is working too hard."

"But we can't rule out the possibility of being chosen by the game, can we?" Kitagawa Haimu bit her pink lips, her expression worried.

Amamiya Natsuki said:

"How about we send a message and ask?"

“No.” Kitagawa Kaimu quickly shook her head. “Dad always likes to only report good news and not bad. If he were a true player, he definitely wouldn’t tell me. It would only make him worry about me…”

buzzing.

Amamiya Natsuki frowned and waved her hand.

Not long after, the buzzing sound started again.

"Oh, how annoying!"

Kitagawa Kaimu stood up angrily, put the whole ice cream in her mouth, and started swatting mosquitoes. It must have been when she opened the window to ventilate the room that mosquitoes flew in from outside.

What's the most annoying sound in summer?

That must be the sound of mosquitoes.

none of them.

Mosquitoes are practically the enemy of humankind. Just hearing that buzzing sound can instantly turn even the best mood into annoyance.

Snapped!

Kaimu Kitagawa begins a mosquito eradication campaign.

Clap clap clap clap!

at the same time.

In the bathroom.

Lady Zhu had just finished taking a bath. Since it was already late, she didn't take a long bath, but simply washed her body with soap before preparing to go out.

As soon as I opened the door a crack, I heard strange noises coming from the living room.

Snapped……!

Bang bang...!

The sound of the collision was exceptionally loud, like a thunderclap striking Lord Zhu Zhu's heart.

"No, no, right?"

Lord Zhu Zhu suddenly froze, wondering if he had misheard.

Taking a deep breath, Lord Zhu was about to push the door open when the slapping outside became increasingly urgent and intense.