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

If she were alone, she would likely have become her grandmother's food reserve.

"Grandma, are you okay?"

Little Red Riding Hood, worried, helped the old lady up.

"I'm fine, thank you, hero."

The old woman thanked him tremblingly, clearly still remembering what had just happened. Now that the mushroom's influence had dissipated, she calmed down completely.

Amamiya Natsuki waved her hand and got to the point:

"Sir, I have a few questions to ask you."

When you're in a dungeon, what's the most important thing?

intelligence.

Intelligence, of course.

It's not a combat-type instance, so the requirement for individual player strength isn't high; information and intelligence are the most important factors.

Natsuki Amamiya agreed to Little Red Riding Hood's request to visit her grandmother partly because it was on her way, and partly to gather information.

He wouldn't agree to come even if his senior asked him, if there was no benefit to it.

Grandma was clearly more knowledgeable than Little Red Riding Hood. After a short rest, she began to answer Natsuki Amamiya's various questions.

"The forest isn't big. If you keep going in the direction you mentioned, you'll see a village..."

"There is an ancient castle in the forest, and I heard that a princess is sleeping inside."

"The Sleeping Princess..." Zi'an Yan blinked, "Sleeping Beauty?"

Grandma continued:

“If you go east, you will enter a valley where a family of dwarfs lives.”

Amamiya Natsuki said:

Are there seven dwarfs?

"Even the hero knows this?" Grandma was surprised.

The Seven Dwarfs and Snow White, right?

Not only do I know, but billions of people around the world know it!

"Go on," Natsuki Amamiya waved her hand. "Since there are dwarfs, isn't there also a magic mirror?"

"That's right, the castle is just ahead of the village. The queen lives in the castle, and it's said that she possesses a magic mirror..."

Grandma then mentioned several more characters, all from well-known fairy tales.

While listening to the story, Natsuki Amamiya took out a pen and paper and drew a simple map, marking it accordingly.

"finished."

Natsuki Amamiya unfolds the map.

"It feels a bit small." Senior Yanzi leaned closer and looked at the map curiously.

According to Little Red Riding Hood's grandmother, the entire fairy tale kingdom was actually pitifully small.

A forest, a castle, two small villages, a valley, and beyond the forest lies the boundless ocean.

Of course, the main storyline of the dungeon only lasts forty-eight hours, and the area that players have the energy to explore is only so big; a larger world is actually meaningless.

"One last question," Natsuki Amamiya said in a deep voice, "Do you know about the Seed of Nightmare?"

"Sorry, I haven't heard of it."

Little Red Riding Hood's grandmother sounded bewildered, clearly unaware of the situation.

"As expected, I didn't know."

Amamiya Natsuki's gaze was deep, but she was not disappointed.

If you could just ask any indigenous person about the Nightmare Seed, that would be too easy.

To date, players don't even know what the Nightmare Seed is.

"Senior, let's continue."

After putting away the map, Natsuki Amamiya got up to leave.

"Hero, please wait a moment." The little girl's grandmother stood up shakily, reached out and touched the top of Little Red Riding Hood's head. "Little Red Riding Hood is very familiar with the forest. You can take Little Red Riding Hood with you and let her guide you."

Are they collaborators?

Natsuki Amamiya looked down at Little Red Riding Hood.

The little girl, clinging to her grandmother's arm, looked up timidly at her grandmother and mustered her courage to say:

"The hero saved my grandmother and me, I'll do anything you ask."

“Using child labor is illegal, so…” Natsuki Amamiya paused for two seconds, then smiled and said, “If you don’t pay them, there’s no problem.”

"Natsuki-kun, don't talk nonsense."

Senior Sister Yanzi scolded her irritably, knowing the importance of a guide. After a slight hesitation, she didn't let Little Red Riding Hood stay, but instead suggested, "When we're done, let's leave the clothes for Little Red Riding Hood, shall we?"

Upon hearing her senior's words, Little Red Riding Hood's eyes immediately lit up.

Natsuki Amamiya casually replied, "It's up to you, Senpai."

Clothes, even though they're props, aren't expensive at all, and you can buy them anytime you want.

“Then that’s settled.” Zian Yan pushed her bangs back and smiled brightly. “Little Red Riding Hood, I’m counting on you from now on.”

Little Red Riding Hood clenched her little fist, looking extremely serious: "I will definitely lead the way carefully."

Amamiya Natsuki sighed, "Having to work and earn money at such a young age, the fairy tale world is really not beautiful at all."

"..."

Natsuki Amamiya and her senior bid farewell to their grandmother, wearing little red hats, and walked out of the house.

The snow is still falling.

The sky grew increasingly dark and gloomy.

"come over."

Amamiya Natsuki looked at Little Red Riding Hood.

The little girl was shy and hesitant to be carried, saying, "Hero, I can walk by myself."

Your mouth can move, but your legs can't.

Without a word, Natsuki Amamiya picked up the little girl and held her in her lap, then looked at Tsubame Koyasu:

"Senior, would you like to come along?"

"Of course not!"

Senior Sister Yanzi crossed her arms and strode forward.

I'm not a primary school student, how could I let you carry me!

"If you miss this opportunity, you may never have another chance."

"We won't need it anymore!"

"..."

The three walked into the wind and snow.

This little red hoodie was indeed very familiar with the forest, after all, she had grown up in the forest and villages since she was a child, and she led the two of them around several difficult places along the way.

“Follow this road straight ahead, and you’ll reach the valley.” Little Red Riding Hood hugged Amamiya Natsuki’s neck and pointed ahead with her other hand. “The dwarves live in there.”

Where there are dwarfs, there is likely to be Snow White.

Amamiya Natsuki was actually quite interested in the world's most famous fairytale princess, but since she was in the opposite direction from Fujiwara Chika, she could only temporarily set aside her past thoughts and turned to say:

"Senior, please make a mark on the tree."

"give it to me."

Zian Yan nodded and made a special mark on the tree.

The little girl who was leading the way might get lost, so the two of them had been making marks along the way. The valley was in a special location, leading to the place where the dwarves lived, so the marks naturally had to be special to avoid confusion, and they might need to come back later.

Snow White?

Senior Yanzi looked curiously towards the valley and asked, "I wonder if Snow White escaped... She must be super cute, right?"

Amamiya Natsuki said seriously:

"A super cute person, who is clearly far away, yet right in front of you."

Senior Yanzi blushed and denied it, saying, "I'm not that cute."

"Senior, you've misunderstood," Natsuki Amamiya said casually. "I was referring to Little Red Riding Hood."

"..."

Even the kind-hearted senior couldn't help but want to bite someone at this moment.

Keep going.

Led by Little Red Riding Hood, the two finally emerged from the forest, and a village appeared before them.

"We've arrived." Natsuki Amamiya said, holding a compass. "Chika is inside the village."

There were no streetlights in this era, the village was quite dark, and there was hardly any candlelight. Every household kept their doors tightly shut.

Therefore, even in a fairy tale world, without convenient living conditions and abundant material resources, people still cannot stay.

Chapter 367 The Red Shoes: Someone broke the rules!

"It's nearby."

Amamiya Natsuki put away the search compass and said:

"The compass can only confirm the general location; we still need to search further."