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

"You just said you're a mermaid princess. It's normal for mermaids not to wear clothes, right?"

"At least there are seashells!"

"..."

The two swam to the island as they talked.

"I'll go up first."

Amamiya Natsuki swam around the island, found a relatively flat spot, and went ashore first. Then she turned around and looked at the mermaid girl in the sea.

"Give me your hand."

Amamiya Natsuki extended her right hand.

Fujiwara Chika covered her chest with one hand, then reached out her right hand to use as leverage to get onto the island.

"I'm up here... Ahhh!"

The island, constantly battered by waves, was already quite slippery. Fujiwara Chika was mostly focused on her body and didn't pay attention to her footing. As soon as she came up, she felt her foot slip and her body suddenly fell backward, causing her to involuntarily cry out in surprise.

Amamiya Natsuki reacted quickly, grabbing Fujiwara Chika's wrist and pulling the girl into his arms.

boom.

The two collided head-on.

In that instant, Natsuki Amamiya suddenly understood what it meant to charge someone with a ball and what it meant to be as smooth as cream.

"..."

The air suddenly became quiet.

Only their breathing and heartbeats were exceptionally clear.

The sun had just risen halfway above the sea level, and under the brilliant morning sun, the girl's cheeks were flushed red, and she was breathtakingly beautiful.

Looking at the secretary's wide-eyed, blushing face, Amamiya Natsuki felt her heart race involuntarily, and couldn't help but lower her head, wanting to tease the secretary.

"Wait, wait a minute!"

Fujiwara Chika suddenly reached out and covered Amamiya Natsuki's lips, "Not now!"

Amamiya Natsuki argued forcefully: "I won the match just now."

"That's for tomorrow, not now." Fujiwara Chika's pretty face was flushed red, like a ripe apple. "Anyway, not now, let me go!"

Amamiya Natsuki took a deep breath, used her willpower to control her body, and released her arms from the girl's soft waist.

Fujiwara Chika quickly clutched her chest and squatted down, her face flushed as she looked up and said:

"Give me back my swimsuit."

"Ah."

"Turn your body around!"

"it is good."

"No peeking."

"Say it again, and I'll see for myself, openly and honestly."

"..."

After a while.

The secretary finally fastened his swimsuit, patted his chest and breathed a sigh of relief, then covered his body and said:

"Go back, go back quickly."

Amamiya Natsuki turned around and said:

"How about we have another race to see who swims back to shore first?"

"do not want!"

Fujiwara Chika refused outright.

If we couldn't win using tactics just now, it's even less likely we'll win now!

I won't agree to a match that I'm 100% sure I'll lose.

"How about this?" Amamiya Natsuki held up her finger. "I'll let you swim for ten seconds first."

"What the hell! They actually let me swim ten seconds first, that's clearly insulting me!"

Fujiwara Chika put her right hand on her hip, raised her delicate chin, and said in a clear voice, "...I agree."

Amamiya Natsuki said speechlessly, "What happened to refusing?"

“I didn’t say that.” Fujiwara Chika clasped her hands together, a sweet smile of confidence on her face. “I keep my word, I’ll definitely wake up this time.”

Amamiya Natsuki said, "Let's make it clear first, the conditions for winning and losing remain the same?"

"……no problem!"

Fujiwara Chika readily agreed.

Since I'm already going to eat a chocolate bar, it won't hurt to eat one more.

“Let’s begin,” said Natsuki Amamiya. “You go first.”

"Several tens of seconds, no cheating allowed," Fujiwara Chika warned. "Otherwise, you're a little dog."

"..."

Watching the girl leap into the water with a splash, Amamiya Natsuki wasn't in a hurry and started counting down.

After confirming that the Secretary could not hear her, Natsuki Amamiya jumped into the sea and gave chase.

Then I realized... I really couldn't catch up.

The rocky islet was only two hundred meters from the shore, which gave Qianhua a ten-second head start. Now, unless she were to float on water, she really couldn't catch up.

After assessing the situation, Amamiya Natsuki took a deep breath and suddenly shouted:

"My leg... my leg cramped up..."

"Eh?"

Upon hearing the sound, Fujiwara Chika suddenly stopped, turned around, and looked behind her with some suspicion.

Could this be a scam?

The next second, they saw Natsuki Amamiya sink into the sea.

Fujiwara Chika opened her eyes wide and, without saying a word, quickly swam over.

Wow!

The secretary hugged Amamiya Natsuki from behind, pulling her to the surface, and said anxiously:

"Are you OK?"

Amamiya Natsuki smiled and said, "I'm fine."

Seeing the smile on Amamiya Natsuki's face, Fujiwara Chika instantly realized that she had been tricked.

"Woo——"

Fujiwara Chika was so angry that she turned into a rolling ball, her pink cheeks puffed up high.

"You actually lied to me!!"

Amamiya Natsuki said confidently:

"Isn't it normal to use tactics during a match?"

Fujiwara Chika: “…”

It even mimics my voice! That's outrageous!

The ending needs no further explanation.

Natsuki Amamiya ultimately won the victory.

Why is your face so red?

Kaguya Shinomiya asked curiously.

"Ahem..." Fujiwara Chika coughed lightly, "I swam too fast just now, and I'm a little tired."

Why are you puffing out your cheeks?

"I accidentally swallowed some seawater."

"..."

Watching her best friend walk away guiltily, Kaguya Shinomiya squinted, feeling that the sun looked a little green today.

The group played on the beach for a while longer, watched the sunrise, changed their clothes, and returned to the hotel together.

"Let's go soak in the hot spring for a while longer." Fujiwara Chika had recovered and had excellent mental fortitude. "Then we'll go have breakfast together, and after breakfast, we can go to the station."

Amamiya Natsuki said, "Call me if you need anything."

"I won't call you!"

Fujiwara Chika was still thinking about what had just happened.

Seeing the silly young lady casting a suspicious look at him, he quickly said, "Let's soak in the hot springs!"

"..."

When Natsuki Amamiya returned to her room, she naturally couldn't find the energetic junior, only a sticky note on the table.

"Senior~ I suddenly received a super urgent call, so I have to head back to Tokyo now. See you tonight."

As expected, Natsuki Amamiya put away the notepad and prepared to take a bath.

I had just finished taking off my clothes when there was a knock on the door.

I went over and opened the door, and there stood a succubus girl with radiant blonde hair, a black choker around her neck, and an incredibly bright smile.

"Good morning, Natsuki."

Kitagawa Kaimu flashed a peace sign, her smile bright and her voice clear.