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

A faint, refreshing fragrance wafted from the glamorous girl, carried by the wind to Natsuki Amamiya's nose.

The taste is very familiar.

It has a sweet citrus flavor.

"The taste is very familiar..."

Natsuki Amamiya sniffed the air, looked at Hayasaka, raised an eyebrow slightly, and showed a thoughtful expression on her face.

Just like that Saturday, when a junior pressed me down under her skirt...

"Warning, Natsuki-kun's approach just now was downright perverted."

The hot young woman covered her skirt, took a few steps back warily, and said expressionlessly:

"I'm sorry, I'm already feeling uncomfortable. I suggest that Natsuki learn some techniques for striking up conversations with girls after school."

"Ahem." Kashiwagi coughed lightly twice. "Natsuki-san, don't mind it. Hayasaka just has this kind of personality that likes to tease others."

The short-haired girl walked over and sat down next to Amamiya Natsuki, lowering her voice as she spoke:

"Natsuki-san, don't try to chat up Hayasaka. Kaguya-san will be angry if she finds out."

“I’m not afraid.” Natsuki Amamiya took a bite of bread. “Boys need to have courage first. Even if Kaguya were here, I would still dare to strike up a conversation with someone in front of her.”

Kashiwagi smiled and took out his phone: "Ah, I didn't hear you clearly. Natsuki-san, please say it again so I can record it on my phone."

"I'm sorry, I was wrong, please put down your phone."

"..."

After finishing her bread, Natsuki Amamiya took out her phone, took a picture of the stray cat, and sent it to Chika Fujiwara.

Just as I was about to leave, a joyful shout suddenly reached my ears.

"Hey, senior?"

Natsuki Amamiya looked in the direction of the sound and saw a short-haired girl with twin tails running towards the middle school. It was none other than Moeha Fujiwara, whom she had met just two days ago.

“My seat is right by the window. I was eating my lunch in the classroom when I turned around and saw my senior feeding the cat.” Fujiwara Moeha’s voice was full of surprise. “My senior is such a kind person.”

I'm sorry, you misspoke.

It was all your sister's job.

If it weren't for your sister's task, who would come and feed the stray cats?

Chika had already given a gag order; the players' identities couldn't be revealed, and their relationship also had to be kept secret. Amamiya Natsuki kept his word and didn't expose Chika. He clapped his hands and said:

"You've finished eating, go back to the classroom now."

"Senior, please wait a moment." Fujiwara Moeha mustered her courage and looked over, her face slightly flushed. "Thank you so much for your help that night, senior. I prepared a thank-you gift for you, but I was in such a hurry when I came down that I forgot to bring it... Um, senior, how about we exchange contact information?"

A straightforward expression of gratitude and a frank inquiry about contact information are indeed hard to refuse.

Natsuki Amamiya nodded and took out her phone.

"stare--"

A gaze turned towards them.

Natsuki Amamiya turned her head and saw that the gyaru (gal) girl, Ai Hayasaka, was squinting at her.

Hey, what's that look on your face?

I'm just exchanging contact information with a junior high student. Don't treat them like a pervert!

Contact information exchanged successfully.

"Thank you, senpai." Fujiwara Moeha put away her phone, happily watched the stray cats for a while, waved goodbye, and said, "Senpai, I'm going back now."

"Ah."

After the little incident ended, Natsuki Amamiya greeted Kashiwagi, glanced at the blonde bombshell who seemed familiar, and turned to leave.

The second period in the afternoon.

Swimming lessons.

As the weather gets warmer, summer swimming lessons have started again, and they are arguably the most popular course.

Watching her classmates walk towards the swimming pool in twos and threes, Kaguya Shinomiya crossed her arms, her pretty face hidden in the shadows of the curtains, and said in a voice that echoed in the darkness:

"I don't understand why these people are happy during cricket swimming lessons."

A voice rang out behind Kaguya Shinomiya: "Well, boys are such shallow creatures."

Hayasaka Ai, with her golden side ponytail, school uniform tied at her waist, and a lollipop in her mouth, slipped over from behind the partition at some point, her right hand on her hip, and said:

"Please be more understanding of them, Miss. After all, swimming with high school beauties is the most glorious moment of their lives."

Kaguya Shinomiya retorted, "Natsuki-kun is not."

Hayasaka Ai: "Tsk~ That's hard to say."

Kaguya Shinomiya: "In short, Natsuki-kun isn't that kind of person."

You're the kind of person who sees beauty in the eye of the beholder and uses his wife to threaten someone else's daughter. How could you possibly be a good person?

Hayasaka Ai turned her pretty face away: "Well, whatever the young lady says goes."

After a pause, Hayasaka Ai continued:

"Swimming lesson is about to start, young lady, aren't you going to change your clothes?"

Shinomiya Kaguya: "..."

After a brief silence, Kaguya Shinomiya seemed a little embarrassed and whispered, "My stomach hurts, I don't want to go to swimming lesson."

Hayasaka Ai is biting a lollipop:

"If you are absent without a valid reason, it will be considered truancy."

"So it's because my stomach hurts!" The silly young lady bit her lower lip, raised her right hand to cover her chest, "I'm sure I'll get laughed at during swimming class. I don't care about anyone else, but I don't want him to look down on me!"

As the eldest daughter of the Shinomiya family, Kaguya Shinomiya is a genius girl at the top of the school, with impeccable academic performance, beauty, and intelligence.

There's only one thing that's truly regrettable.

Princess Taiping.

We can't afford A.

It's a certainty.

Kaguya Shinomiya can proudly say that among the eighteen girls in her class, she is second to last in terms of bust size, and no one dares to claim last place.

Unfortunately, school swimsuits, which are designed to be very form-fitting, make it so that when an A-cup girl wears one, the front and back look the same, making it impossible to tell which side is which.

It didn't matter before; as the Ice Princess Kaguya, Shinomiya Kaguya didn't care about other people's opinions at all.

But now... I care a lot! I care extremely much!

I absolutely do not want to see Natsuki Amamiya shaking her head and sighing!

Hayasaka Ai naturally knew what Kaguya was thinking, and it was becoming increasingly easy for her to understand: "Young lady, didn't you just say that Natsuki-kun isn't a superficial person?"

“That…that kind of thing has nothing to do with being superficial…” Kaguya Shinomiya stammered, “It’s instinct!”

Hayasaka Ai crossed her arms and said:

"If we're talking about instincts, boys have an even stronger one."

"Hey, what is that?"

"As long as she's cute, even a pervert is fine." Hayasaka Ai held up one finger. "Boys are creatures who will still like girls even if they have small breasts, as long as they're cute."

"The young lady is so cute, so it's definitely okay."

Kaguya Shinomiya was still somewhat unsure: "...Is that really true?"

“This is the instinct of all male creatures, it’s definitely true.” Hayasaka Ai changed the subject and took out an indescribable item from her bag. “If you’re still not sure, Miss, you can try this breast pad. It’s breathable, comfortable, and super soft. It can also make your breasts stand up straight without any discomfort.”

Hayasaka Ai gave a thumbs up: "Everyone who has used it says it's great."

"The one who actually used it is yourself, isn't it?"

Kaguya Shinomiya's heart fluttered, and she reached out her right hand, but halfway through, she pulled it back and shook her head vigorously. "Forget it... This kind of thing is just a fake. It'll be exposed as soon as I take off my clothes, right?"

Hayasaka Ai feigned shock and said:

"Has the young lady decided to take off her clothes and seduce Natsuki with her body?"

"No way!" Kaguya Shinomiya blushed and couldn't help but exclaim, "Who would do something so embarrassing!"

“Yes, yes,” Hayasaka Ai casually agreed. “That’s why we’ll be late if we don’t go to the swimming pool soon.”

Kaguya Shinomiya took a deep breath: "...Let's go to swimming lessons!"

at the same time.

Natsuki Amamiya had already arrived at the swimming pool, changed into her swim trunks, and was waiting for class.

From elementary school onwards, swimming lessons are co-educational, without gender distinction. Of course, the swimming pool is divided into different lanes, so it's not a noisy, crowded mess. Basically, boys are in one group and girls are in another. Also, the swimming pool is very large, and more than one class is having lessons at the same time.

Just as class was about to start, Kaguya Shinomiya quietly walked in from the direction of the changing room.

Amamiya Natsuki noticed the silly young lady immediately.

The dark blue school swimsuit was extremely close-fitting.

Her hair was pulled up and wrapped in a bath towel, revealing her smooth forehead.

Her skin was snow-white and delicate, seemingly glowing in the sunlight.

Amamiya Natsuki's gaze shifted downwards, sweeping over the silly young lady's chest before she let out a soft sigh.

He was standing at an angle that allowed him to look at Kaguya from the side, and from a distance, it was almost impossible to distinguish her front and back.

She's really cute, and her skin is definitely flat.

(Sighing, huh?)

(You were clearly sighing just now!)

After Kaguya Shinomiya came out, she noticed Natsuki Amamiya's location and secretly glanced at her out of the corner of her eye. She happened to see Natsuki Amamiya sighing and almost gritted her teeth.

While waiting, Natsuki Amamiya suddenly heard the boys talking.