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

If I could, I would never want to become a lamb, especially a lamb without clothes!

The meeting between the two parties was naturally a pleasant surprise.

Meeting up in a perilous instance signifies a significant increase in safety.

"Any news about Kaguya-chan and Hanamori-chan?"

Fujiwara Chika asked, arms crossed.

"Not yet." Amamiya Natsuki looked at the shivering, pale-faced secretary and raised an eyebrow. "Why aren't you dressed?"

Upon entering the instance, everyone changed into sportswear that allowed for easy movement, and Fujiwara Chika was no exception.

However, since it's freezing cold now, it's perfectly fine to wear more clothes to keep warm. Apart from the newbie senior, Yanzi, Chika and Kaguya all have clothes in their backpacks.

“I want to wear it, but I can’t,” Fujiwara Chika said with a resentful tone. “I just entered the instance and I’m in the courtyard. I’m all alone. Everyone else is gone, so I’m just waiting here.”

Because of the anti-gangster combo skill, after entering the dungeon, Natsuki Amamiya's first target to reunite with was Chika Fujiwara.

Since this secretary always gave people an unreliable feeling, when the group formulated their action plan, they decided that if they were to arrive separately, and there was no immediate danger nearby, Fujiwara Chika should not run around, but stay where she was and wait for Amamiya Natsuki to come looking for her.

Upon entering the dungeon, finding herself completely alone with seemingly no danger nearby, Fujiwara Chika decisively chose to remain in defensive stance, and then...

It can't be held.

It's too cold.

Even the most hardy and cold-resistant girls can't withstand the freezing temperatures during the snowy season.

At this point, Fujiwara Chika turned to look at the kitchen and continued, "Then Cinderella invited me in to wait..."

"Cinderella?"

Natsuki Amamiya swiped her flashlight and swept it towards the kitchen.

A girl, covered in dirt and looking as if she had been sleeping on a pile of coal, was photographed.

"what……"

A soft gasp escaped her lips, and the dust-covered girl nervously ducked into the kitchen.

Senior Sister Yanzi guessed from the side:

"If I remember correctly, Cinderella's name is Cinderella?"

“That’s right, it’s Cinderella.” Fujiwara Chika put her hands on her hips and raised her chin triumphantly. “I’ve met Cinderella from the fairy tale.”

Unfortunately, her triumph lasted only three seconds before Fujiwara Chika began to hug herself and tremble again.

"Cinderella, right?"

Amamiya Natsuki reached out and ruffled the little girl's head as she led the way. "The older sister in front of you is a warrior. Tell her your name."

"Hello, soldier sister." The little girl leading the way looked up, a little nervous, and introduced herself, "Everyone calls me Little Red Riding Hood."

Fujiwara Chika: “…”

After briefly recounting his experiences during the search, Natsuki Amamiya said:

"So why don't you wear more clothes?"

"Because I couldn't wear them." Fujiwara Chika said pitifully, "It was too cold outside, and I didn't know when you would come looking for me. Standing in the snow for so long might have made me catch a cold, so I went inside. Then I received a game notification saying that I had triggered a side quest, The Lost Crystal Shoes."

As Fujiwara Chika spoke, she demonstrated the mission: "Until the lost crystal shoe is found, the backpack will be sealed, and nothing can be taken out."

“I see.” Amamiya Natsuki nodded. “Some dungeon quests do indeed have various restrictions.”

As she spoke, Natsuki Amamiya took off her coat and handed it to Chika: "Put it on quickly."

"I almost froze to death."

Fujiwara Chika took the coat without hesitation and put it on.

Seeing this, Senior Yanzi's eyes flickered slightly. Would she have been so natural if it were her?

Can't do it.

Even if it's very cold, she won't easily accept boys' clothes.

In other words... the bond between Natsuki and Chika is even deeper than she imagined.

Humans only abandon useless politeness when they are with people they truly trust and are familiar with.

"I'm so hungry, I want something to eat." Fujiwara Chika stretched out her right hand. "Natsuki-kun, can I have something to eat?"

As Amamiya Natsuki took out the food, she said:

"I just ate takoyaki and yakitori, how come I'm hungry again?"

"I don't know either." Fujiwara Chika shook her head. "It's probably because it's too cold. I suddenly felt hungrier and hungrier and really wanted to eat something."

“Um…” Little Red Riding Hood suddenly spoke up, hesitatingly whispering, “Grandma said the same thing before she grew mushrooms.”

Chapter 370 What Kind of Mushroom Are You?

"Grandma said the same thing when mushrooms were growing..."

Upon hearing the little girl's words, Amamiya Natsuki and her senior exchanged a glance.

mushroom?

A strange feeling of hunger?

"Chika, come here," Amamiya Natsuki said decisively. "Lower your head."

What are you doing with your head down?

Fujiwara Chika walked over, her head lowered in confusion.

Amamiya Natsuki said in a deep voice:

"Check if you have any mushrooms growing on your head."

"I'm so hungry, how could mushrooms possibly grow on my head?"

Flag successfully planted.

As the flashlight beam swept across the area, Amamiya Natsuki and her senior quickly and clearly saw that a tiny mushroom, about the size of a thumb, had grown on Fujiwara Chika's head.

"So, no mushrooms, right?"

Fujiwara Chika looked up and asked.

"Congratulations," Natsuki Amamiya said quietly. "From now on, you can say you're the Mushroom Girl."

"Huh? There really are mushrooms?"

Fujiwara Chika covered her head with both hands and looked at Koyasu Tsubame with a questioning gaze.

“A small mushroom has indeed grown.” Senior Yanzi nodded seriously, her expression grave. “Xia Shu-kun didn’t lie to you.”

"How could that be? I haven't eaten or drunk anything since I came in."

Fujiwara Chika asked in a puzzled tone, then started groping on her head and quickly found a small bump.

"Don't try to pull it off by force," Senior Yanzi hurriedly said. "It could be life-threatening."

“That’s right, you can’t pull them out. Anyone who pulls the mushrooms out dies.” The little girl leading the way nodded in agreement. “Only a hero can take the mushrooms out.”

Amamiya Natsuki turned to look at her senior and suddenly said:

"Senior, lower your head."

"Eh?"

Zian Yan was startled, but quickly understood and lowered her head nervously.

Natsuki Amamiya shone her flashlight over and then said:

"Senior, I have good news and bad news. Which do you want to hear first?"

Senior Yanzi straightened up: "Do I have mushrooms on my head too?"

Amamiya Natsuki nodded and said, "This is good news."

"Wait a minute," Zi'an Yan couldn't help but complain, "If this is good news, how bad must the bad news be!"

Amamiya Natsuki said:

"The bad news is that the mushrooms can't be removed for the time being."

Zian Yan: "..."

As expected, it was even worse news.

"The mushrooms are just sprouting, only the size of a thumb joint, not up to the standard for food, so they can't be picked." Natsuki Amamiya stated the information she had just received, then handed the flashlight to Chika and said, looking down, "Take a look at the top of my head."

The two girls looked over at the same time.

“I see it,” Zian Yan said. “There are definitely mushrooms.”

“It’s a very small yellow mushroom,” Fujiwara Chika said curiously. “It looks kind of cute.”

“The mushrooms must have sprouted before they merged,” Natsuki Amamiya pondered. “Let’s separate the differences and focus on the common ground, which is probably the instance itself.”

“Very likely,” Zian Yan nodded. “I remember mushrooms spread through spores, so maybe there are invisible spores in the air… Perhaps mushrooms will grow on the heads of all the players.”

Fujiwara Chika hugged her arms, still feeling cold even with her coat on: "It sounds a bit like a zombie virus."

“There are different kinds of mushrooms,” Natsuki Amamiya said. “Let’s first see what kind of mushroom each of you has on your head.”

The identification method is very simple: place your hand on the mushroom, and the game will quickly provide an identification.

As expected, the mushroom on Fujiwara Chika's head is a Gluttonous Mushroom, just like Little Red Riding Hood's grandmother.

The mushroom on Zian Yan's head is a Sloth Mushroom, no wonder she asked someone to carry her downstairs when she met Red Shoes.

As for the mushrooms on Natsuki Amamiya's head...

"Eh eh eh?"

Fujiwara Chika and her senior quickly withdrew their hands as if burned by something terrifying.

"The game's assessment is... a Seraphim?!"

Fujiwara Chika covered her chest with her hands, looking at her with the eyes one would use to look at a werewolf, "Why are there such terrible mushrooms?!"