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

“I understand,” Natsuki Amamiya nodded. “It’s like a regular online game. If a high-level player enters a low-level player’s instance and there are no restrictions, then the game experience will be terrible. For example, now that the Little Mermaid’s curse has been lifted, she can stay in the castle for the rest of the time and complete the mission.”

Seeing the silly young lady looking over, Amamiya Natsuki pretended to realize something: "I forgot, you've never played online games."

Kaguya Shinomiya couldn't help but retort:

"Not having played it doesn't mean I don't know the basic concepts. I'm no longer the internet novice I used to be."

"Disrespect, disrespect."

"..."

Next, the two began to discuss borrowing the magic mirror. Since no one knew what the Nightmare Seed was or where it was, the only solution was naturally the Queen's magic mirror—a magical mirror in fairy tales, which is supposed to be all-knowing and all-powerful.

"So it's such a waste to use such a powerful magic mirror to ask who is the cutest person every day," Natsuki Amamiya complained. "If I had the magic mirror, I could make Kaguya the prime minister."

Kaguya Shinomiya crossed her arms and said, "I'm not interested in the Prime Minister."

"Where is the UN Secretary-General?"

"That sounds impressive, but his power isn't even as great as the Prime Minister's!"

Everyone has secrets they can't tell. If you know someone's secrets and weaknesses, you can make them work for you. Asking who the most lovable person in the world is narrow-minded and shows a lack of perspective.

The two continued their patrol while talking. As they passed a large tree, snow suddenly fell from the tree and landed right on the head of the silly young lady.

"Well……"

Kaguya Shinomiya shrank back instinctively, like a startled cat.

"Don't panic, it's just a clump of snow."

Amamiya Natsuki stretched out her right hand, speaking as she brushed the snowflakes off the silly young lady's head.

"I will do it myself."

Kaguya Shinomiya looked up, suddenly remembering the mushroom incident, and quickly grasped Natsuki Amamiya's right hand.

Eyes facing each other.

The air suddenly became quiet.

The girl's sweet fragrance, like orchids and musk, lingered around my nose. Her long, slightly curled eyelashes trembled gently, and her wine-red eyes were exceptionally bright.

Amamiya Natsuki felt his heart rate suddenly increase. Under the influence of the mushroom, he involuntarily reached out his right hand and hugged the soft and slender waist of the silly young lady, pulling Shinomiya Kaguya into his arms.

Oh no, oh no!

Amamiya Natsuki quickly regained her senses, a bead of cold sweat dripping down her forehead.

Although this silly young lady is no longer as cold as before, she still has a bad temper. If she were to suddenly be hugged, anyone else would immediately be taught a lesson with an over-the-shoulder throw.

I probably won't be thrown over her shoulder, but now all sorts of emotions are being amplified, and it's hard to say what the silly young lady might do.

then……

A delicate blush crept onto the fair and jade-like face of the silly young lady. She neither spoke nor pushed the person away in anger, but instead slightly raised her pretty face.

The moment their eyes met, Amamiya Natsuki suddenly understood what the silly young lady meant.

next moment.

Unable to control himself, Natsuki Amamiya lowered his head and gently sealed the girl's cherry blossom-like lips with his.

The girl's lips were soft and sweet, slightly cool, like some kind of extremely high-end jelly, giving one a sense of déjà vu.

(She really kissed me...)

Kaguya Shinomiya opened her eyes wide, her eyelashes fluttering violently, and then she hurriedly closed them.

(Does a kiss in a fantasy world count as a real kiss?)

(It doesn't matter anymore... because I got kissed in real life too!)

The silly young lady's head was spinning, and she remembered how she was forcibly bullied several times in the Strange Town instance in order to break the infinite loop in the inn.

In a daze, the silly young lady, as if without any instruction, slightly parted her pink lips.

Amamiya Natsuki, of course, showed no mercy and bullied the silly young lady even more fiercely.

"Well……"

The silly young lady let out a low, distressed groan, her eyelashes trembling slightly, like a kitten being cornered by a stranger, trying to hide back in grievance. Unfortunately, her mouth was only so big, and she was eventually caught.

They didn't know how much time had passed until a shout of "Hero!" finally brought them back to their senses.

"Huh...huh..."

The silly young lady braced herself on Amamiya Natsuki's chest with both hands, leaned back, and the moment they separated, a silver thread quickly stretched out and then broke.

Amamiya Natsuki took a deep breath, suppressing the desire deep within her body, her voice low and menacing: "Kaguya..."

"It's a mushroom!"

The silly young lady's pretty face turned bright red, as if it were about to bleed, and she stammered, trying to find an excuse, "It's all the mushroom on my head's fault!"

"Ok?"

Amamiya Natsuki paused, then reached out and touched the mushroom on the silly young lady's head. The game quickly gave its assessment.

[Item: Seraphim Mushroom...]

It's a Seraphim mushroom! No wonder you wouldn't let Chika speak earlier, because she couldn't bring herself to say it!

The seemingly sacred and inviolable young lady's biggest obsession is actually Sinister wrath; she'll never be able to show her face in public again!

"Hero, where are you?"

The dwarf's shouts came again from afar.

"I'm calling you, hurry up and come over."

Kaguya Shinomiya wiped the silk thread from the corner of her lips with the back of her hand. The red ribbon tied into a bow was brightly colored. She turned to leave first, but her legs went weak and she almost lost her balance.

Amamiya Natsuki quickly stepped forward and hugged the silly young lady's slender waist. Under the influence of the Seraphim mushroom, his gaze couldn't help but fall on the silly young lady's lips again.

"No, no way..."

Despite saying no, the silly young lady's body was quite obedient; under the influence of the mushroom, she involuntarily raised her pretty face again.

Unfortunately, just as they touched it, the shouts of the dwarves came from afar again.

"Hero, where are you?"

The silly young lady regained her senses, bracing herself against Amamiya Natsuki's chest with both hands, struggling to create some distance. Her pretty face flushed, she bit her lip and said:

"You... took advantage of someone in distress!"

Amamiya Natsuki said seriously:

"I'll turn myself in once I get through customs."

"..."

As they were speaking, several dwarfs had already come looking for them, drawn by the sound.

"Hero, are you alright?"

"I'm fine," Natsuki Amamiya said casually. "I was busy with something and didn't hear you calling me."

A little dwarf with sharp eyes suddenly noticed Natsuki Amamiya's lips and asked, puzzled:

"Hero, what happened to your lip?"

Amamiya Natsuki raised her hand to touch her lips, her expression unchanged, and said:

"I accidentally bit it open."

Upon hearing this, Kaguya Shinomiya couldn't help but look over, her eyes lingering on Natsuki Amamiya's lips for a moment before her face flushed a deep red once more.

It seems, perhaps, maybe I accidentally bit it open...

It's already a miracle that I don't have to turn myself in to the police after bullying that silly young lady. Now, I've only accidentally bitten my lip, and Amamiya Natsuki doesn't care at all, changing the subject:

"How's the firewood preparation going?"

“It’s all ready,” said a dwarf whose name I don’t know. “Hero, come and take a look.”

"it is good."

Natsuki Amamiya and Kaguya Shinomiya went over to take a look and found a pile of firewood in the corner. These dwarves were indeed skilled lumberjacks, with extremely high work efficiency.

"Brave warrior, is this enough firewood?" A dwarf asked, carrying an axe. "The rest of the wood is wet from the snow and will be hard to burn in a while."

“This is enough.” Amamiya Natsuki nodded. “Thank you all for your hard work. Let’s all work together to transport this firewood back.”

The group picked up the firewood and, still holding onto the ropes, returned to the castle.

The little girl, resting her chin on her hands, sat in front of the fireplace, intently watching the flames.

Upon discovering that Natsuki Amamiya and the others had returned, the little girl who had led the way excitedly exclaimed:

"Hero, the fire hasn't gone out; I've been watching it the whole time."

"Well done."

Natsuki Amamiya reached out and patted Little Red Riding Hood's head as encouragement.

“We just checked it again.” Fujiwara Chika turned her head and said in a clear voice, “The castle is empty, there’s nothing left.”

After saying that, Fujiwara Chika clutched her stomach and looked at her pitifully, saying, "I'm so hungry."

"Bear it."

Amamiya Natsuki then looked at her senior and asked, "Senior, how are you feeling now?"

"I'm fine," Senior Yanzi shook her head.

Unfortunately, the random player next to her couldn't hold on any longer. He raised his hand to cover his mouth and let out a big yawn. It's a pity there was no sofa in the castle, otherwise they would all be lounging around like Ge You by now.

As time went on, the effects of the mushrooms became increasingly severe.

"Senior, could you please remove the mushroom from the ground?"

Hayasaka Ai leaned closer to ask, then suddenly couldn't help but sniff.

(That scent smells so familiar... Damn it! It's the young lady's scent!)

(What happened to going out to chop wood?)