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

“Burning won’t work, and other methods probably won’t work either,” Natsuki Amamiya said quickly. “It’s just a pair of red dancing shoes, it can’t be an unsolvable item. There must be an antidote within seven steps of where the venomous snake appears. There should be clues in this house as well.”

"Sister Aye, you hold Little Red Riding Hood, I'll go look for some clues."

"give it to me."

Mrs. Kaguya nodded in agreement and carried the little girl who was leading the way over.

While it's fine to ask the little girl who's leading the way to dance for a bit, the attitude is very important, since you'll need her to lead the way later.

“We’ve already checked the first floor,” Natsuki Amamiya said decisively. “I’ll go check the second floor.”

"Mea~"

The senior student, now transformed into a little lamb, stood up, took short steps, and followed behind Amamiya Natsuki.

"Does the senior want to go upstairs to help?"

"Bah."

The little lamb nodded in response.

“Then let’s go together.” Amamiya Natsuki agreed. “Senior is meticulous. If we search together, we can avoid overlooking anything.”

"Mea~"

"I forgot, senior is just a little lamb right now."

"..."

The two, one human and one sheep, went upstairs, while Mrs. Kaguya stayed downstairs to draw the attention of the woman in red shoes, lest any accidents occur during their exploration.

Amamiya Natsuki held up a flashlight, its bright beam sweeping across the second floor.

The air was still thick with the smell of mildew, and there was a thin layer of dust on the ground. Apart from being a bit gloomy and dilapidated, there was nothing scary about it.

"There are four rooms in total, so let's not split up."

As Amamiya Natsuki spoke, she pushed open the first door.

According to the information provided by the little girl who led the way, the owner of the house had already moved to the city, taking all the valuables with him. The room was empty, with only some miscellaneous items that were inconvenient to carry.

Natsuki Amamiya and her senior went into the room and began their inspection.

“No clues,” Natsuki Amamiya said quickly. “Let’s go to the next room.”

"Bah."

The man and the sheep quickly arrived at the second room.

The interior was also empty and covered in dust, containing only miscellaneous items and no valuable clues.

"Next room."

Natsuki Amamiya pushed open the door to the third room and shone her flashlight around. Inside, there was not only a bed, but also a wardrobe and a desk.

The two entered the room and began searching for clues.

Not long after, Natsuki Amamiya found a yellowed notebook in the drawer of her desk.

The game pops up a notification the moment your finger touches it.

You discovered Karen's diary.

"found it."

Amamiya Natsuki's spirits lifted.

The game won't give any hints unless it's something important.

"What?"

The senior student curiously came over, wanting to look at the diary, but unfortunately, it only reached her knees and she couldn't reach the desk at all.

Amamiya Natsuki walked to the bedside and sat down, then reached out and lifted the little lamb-senpai onto the bed, before opening her diary.

The diary's pages were yellowed, and it contained Latin letters, but thanks to the game's translation function, the two could clearly understand the diary's contents.

"My name is Karen, I am five years old. My mom gave me a diary, I'm so happy, I will write a diary entry every day from now on."

"The second day of keeping a diary... eating, sleeping, helping with housework, playing games."

"On the third day... I ate, slept, and helped with housework."

The lives of children in fairy tales are so simple, unadorned, and boring.

Perhaps feeling that life was too mundane, Lori Karen quickly forgot her belief in keeping a daily diary.

For the next two years, I only wrote a few diary entries each year, and they were all for major holidays; I didn't write any about daily life.

The following content is similar to a fairy tale.

When Karen was eight years old, her mother died of illness, leaving her all alone. Fortunately, she met a kind old woman who took her in.

Karen gradually emerged from the grief of her mother's death and embraced a new life.

As the girl grows up, her love of beauty begins to awaken.

One day in a store, I saw a pair of gorgeous red ballet shoes and fell in love with them at first sight. Without hesitation, I bought them with my hard-earned pocket money. From then on, I would wear my beloved red ballet shoes wherever I went, and I even refused to take them off when I went to church to pray.

The old lady was quite angry when she found out. She believed that prayer in a church should be solemn and respectful, and wearing red ballet shoes was a serious disrespect.

The girl verbally agreed, but she would still secretly wear the red dancing shoes when she went to church to pray in the future.

Until one day, the red dancing shoes suddenly developed their own rules and began to dance on their own, no longer under Karen's control.

At first, she could cover it up, but as time went on, the red shoes started dancing more and more on their own, until one day during a church prayer, they started dancing uncontrollably again, which aroused public anger.

The old lady was furious and fell seriously ill, soon passing away.

Karen, the young girl, finally made up her mind. With tears in her eyes, she threw away the red dancing shoes and left the place of sorrow alone.

The content is basically the same as a fairy tale, except that it doesn't ask the executioner to cut off the feet.

After reading the diary, Natsuki Amamiya quickly heard the game notification sound in her ears.

You have read Karen's diary, triggering the side quest: The Red Shoes.

[Mission Objective: Help the girl in red shoes find Karen.]

[Task Time Limit: 24 Hours]

"Natsuki-kun, I've received a mission notification."

A surprised voice came from beside her ear.

Amamiya Natsuki turned her head and realized that the sheep transformation spell had expired, and she transformed back into Swallow-senpai.

"Huh, it's back to normal?"

Tsubame stretched her body and asked in surprise, "It feels so strange to become a sheep, Natsuki-kun. Have you ever experienced that?"

"I've experienced it once."

Amamiya Natsuki's tone was subtle, her gaze fixed on Swallow-senpai.

so white.

Although the room was dimly lit, it couldn't hide the senior's fair and delicate skin.

What a great conscience!

It can take down at least five Kaguya.

"what……"

Zian Yan gasped softly, finally noticing the strange sensation on her body. Her pretty face flushed, and she quickly covered her chest with her arms.

Even the poised and confident senior student blushed and couldn't help but exclaim:

"Why do my clothes disappear after I turn into a sheep?!"

Amamiya Natsuki said matter-of-factly:

"Those are clothes for humans, it's normal for sheep not to be able to wear them, right?"

"You..." Senior Yanzi bit her lower lip, "Turn your face around!"

Amamiya Natsuki turned around: "The light is so dim, you can't see anything even if you want to."

"What else do you want to see!" Zi An Yan gritted her teeth, wanting to hit someone after hearing this. "Hurry up and go downstairs to get dressed."

Just as the two stepped into the corridor, the sound of footsteps began to echo.

"Oops."

Senior Sister Yanzi immediately tensed up, her expression changing drastically, "It's the Red Ballet Shoes!"

The senior was right; a pair of red ballet shoes quickly reached the room door.

Clearly, compared to the little girl who was only a few years old and was leading the way, the beautiful senior was more in line with the Red Shoes' "mate selection criteria".

Seeing the red dancing shoes approaching quickly, Senior Sister Yanzi took a deep breath, already imagining what it would be like to be controlled by the red dancing shoes.

She was completely naked, dancing in the hallway, and right in front of a boy a year younger than her...

No!

Don’t even want to die!

The fear of social death overwhelmed her shame, and Senior Sister Yanzi quickly turned her head and said:

"Natsuki-kun, pick me up quickly!"

"it is good."

In this emergency, Amamiya Natsuki didn't waste any words, reached out and quickly picked up Swallow-senpai.

So slippery.

The skin on her thigh that her right hand touched felt smooth and delicate, as if there was no friction at all, causing Amamiya Natsuki to unconsciously tighten her grip.

"Well……"

The thigh, which had never been touched by a boy before, was suddenly grabbed by a boy, causing the senior to instinctively gasp. Fortunately, she bit her lower lip at the crucial moment, barely managing to protect her dignity.

Da da da.

The red dancing shoes quickly arrived in front of Natsuki Amamiya. Since they couldn't dance on their own, they could only circle around Natsuki Amamiya.