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

However, at this moment, as Amamiya Natsuki wound up the clockwork and put the wind-up frog down, the thing immediately started hopping around, its sound particularly clear in the dark corridor.

"what?"

A muffled sound came from the kitchen.

Hearing the commotion, the chubby chef, who was engrossed in chopping meat, came out with his cleaver, thumping loudly.

After releasing the bait, Amamiya Natsuki held Hayasaka Ai tightly in her arms. The two of them stood together in the shadows of a corner on the other side, holding their breath and quietly observing.

Nothing unexpected happened.

Thanks to the cloak's concealment, the fat chef remained completely unaware of the two's presence, chasing after the wind-up frog and quickly disappearing into the corridor.

"Let's go into the kitchen."

Amamiya Natsuki tucked in her cloak and, without the slightest hesitation, walked into the kitchen with Hayasaka Ai.

The chef who had been dozing in the chair had woken up and was now yawning, lazily unwilling to move.

Seeing Amamiya Natsuki and Hayasaka walk in, he stood up, his face fierce, and said:

"Who are you? This is the kitchen. All unrelated persons, get out of here!"

Natsuki Amamiya and Hayasaka were disguised as a doctor and a nurse, respectively, and were not attacked immediately. However, their sudden intrusion clearly aroused suspicion.

As the chubby chef spoke, he glanced at the kitchen knife on the cutting board not far away and reached out to grab it.

"We are law enforcement officers from the Food Safety Investigation Bureau. We just received a report that your restaurant is abusing Hextech technology by adding multiple food additives that are harmful to diners' safety to your soy sauce." Amamiya Natsuki took out her ID card and made up a lie with a straight face. "Are you the person in charge here? Please come with us and cooperate with the investigation."

"Eh?"

The unlucky player, who had given up hope and was lying motionless in the corner, suddenly opened his eyes wide upon hearing this statement that seemed completely out of place in the dungeon, and hurriedly looked over with a gaze that was both tense and expectant.

"I'm just a cook who works here." The fat cook quickly shook his head. People in the cook profession seem to be afraid of law enforcement officers coming to inspect, even vengeful spirit cooks are no exception. "The supervisor is here... wait, what you have in your hand isn't a law enforcement certificate, is it?"

"Sorry, I took the wrong one." Natsuki Amamiya casually took back her doctor's ID card and turned to Ai Hayasaka. "Show it to him."

"Yes, senior."

Hayasaka Ai nodded in agreement and extended her right hand.

Under the skeptical gaze of the fat chef, the bracelet on Hayasaka Ai's right hand suddenly lit up with a faint light. Then, the light flowed and condensed, quickly transforming into a gun with an exaggerated shape that clearly looked like a pink heart.

then……

Hayasaka Ai pulled the trigger without hesitation.

Biu~

A pink, heart-shaped light bullet shot out, leaving an exceptionally clear bullet trajectory in the air.

The chubby chef tried to dodge, but at such close range, there was no way to avoid it. The pink heart went straight into the chubby chef's body.

【Name: Heart Strike】

[Type: Weapon]

[Description: This is a weapon created by a magical girl. Once fully charged, it can transform into a pistol. The bullets fired will randomly have special effects such as petrification, post-coital effect, and repentance.]

[Please note: If you don't want to become a master of outlining human figures, you may need to master basic shooting skills.]

[Note: As everyone knows, magical girls' weapons never kill; our motto is to purify the world of evil with love!]

Current remaining ammo capacity: 1

Please replenish your Love Energy in a timely manner. This weapon will be unusable when its energy is insufficient.

This magical girl's weapon has a unique design, but the bullets fly slowly, have obvious trajectories, and are easy to dodge. The ammo capacity is too small, and it needs to be replenished with love energy from time to time... Hayasaka Ai rarely uses it, but today is a special case.

Despite its many drawbacks, this gun is still quite powerful.

For example, Natsuki Amamiya was once a test subject, and in her sage state, she was truly without desires or wants.

At this moment.

After being shot, the fat chef dropped the kitchen knife he had just grabbed, which clattered to the ground, and then he collapsed to his knees with a thud.

"I was wrong, I was really wrong..." The chubby chef began to blame himself and repent, clearly having triggered a special effect of turning over a new leaf. "I slacked off at work, all I wanted to do was sleep, I just rinsed the ingredients with water and never washed them properly, I didn't wear a mask or hat while cooking, and I even spat into the customers' food..."

Damn it! Spitting like that is disgusting! Who would dare to eat out after this?!

"Also, to make the food taste better, we added a variety of Hextech technologies. Before, we thought that as long as we could make money, what did the safety of our customers have to do with us? It's not like we're the only ones adding them; everyone does the same thing. As long as no one dies from eating it, it's fine..."

Hey, you really dare to say anything! Watch out, you might get a lawyer's letter warning you from afar!

Amamiya Natsuki's eye twitched slightly. She turned to look at Hayasaka Ai, her expression serious, and said:

"Never point this gun at me again."

Looking back now, it seems that the sage state that was triggered back then was actually very lucky. If it had been a complete change of heart... it's hard to imagine how terrible it would have been.

"Are you scared, senpai?" Hayasaka Ai's eyes flickered, and a pleased smile appeared on her lips. "If you can make me happy, senpai, I'll agree to your request."

Natsuki Amamiya said expressionlessly:

"So, your gun is out of bullets, isn't it?"

"Hmph, there's one more."

"That's perfect. I can fire another shot later and save my skills."

"No, I want to use it on that pervert senior, to see just how much he's been hiding from me."

"..."

While talking, the two didn't waste any time. They quickly took out ropes, tied up the fat chef, and dragged him to a corner.

Most of the things in the dungeon are vengeful spirits and monsters, either having died once or possessing extremely strong vitality. Take the vengeful spirit chef in front of us, for example. Even if you cut off its head with a knife, it will grow back after a period of time. However, the length of time for "resurrection" is currently uncertain—since it is already a being that has died, it naturally cannot die again.

Players have reached a consensus that, unless under special circumstances, they will not actively kill the vengeful spirits in the dungeon. Firstly, they cannot kill them completely, and secondly, they may anger the vengeful spirits, needlessly increasing their own danger.

"Excuse me, are you...?!"

The unlucky player who had been caught looked over excitedly.

"Shhh."

Amamiya Natsuki gently gestured for silence, pointed outside the kitchen, and whispered, "That guy who just went out will be back soon."

"Uh-huh."

The unlucky player quickly nodded, pursed his lips, and obediently stopped talking.

at the same time.

dong dong dong.

Heavy footsteps came from outside the corridor, along with heavy breathing; it was clearly the fat chef who had just gone to chase the wind-up frog.

Amamiya Natsuki turned to look at Hayasaka Ai. Their eyes met, and without a word, Hayasaka Ai nodded gently and quietly hid behind the door.

"who are you?"

Upon seeing the unfamiliar doctor in the kitchen, the chubby chef paused, a look of wariness appearing on his plump face.

"I am a staff member of the hospital, and this is my ID card." Natsuki Amamiya said in a serious tone, "The hospital has received multiple reports that your restaurant is operating illegally and even spitting into customers' food. The circumstances are serious. Please suspend operations and conduct a thorough rectification."

"I'm sorry, you should talk to your supervisor about this..."

The chubby chef was clearly intimidated. He squinted his beady eyes and leaned closer to look at the information on the ID card.

at the same time.

Hayasaka Ai appeared silently from behind the door, calmly pulled the trigger, and fired a heart-shaped beam of light.

At such close range, there was no need to aim. The fat chef had no chance to dodge and was shot directly. His body swayed, and he fell to the ground with a thud, as if nothing in the world could move him anymore.

"Is this... the post-coital period?"

Hayasaka Ai transformed her weapon back into a bracelet, crossed her arms over her chest, and turned to look at Amamiya Natsuki. "Senpai must be very experienced, right?"

“I have no experience,” Natsuki Amamiya said, squinting. “I only remember that someone hid me under my skirt before I was even dressed…”

"Pervert! You're filthy! You're a creep!"

Hayasaka Ai's pretty face quickly turned red, and she couldn't help but shout:

"I was definitely wearing clothes, okay?!"

"..."

Using the same method to tie up the fat chef, Amamiya Natsuki walked up to the unlucky player, half-squatted down, and whispered:

"Are you a player?"

"I...I'm a player!"

The unlucky girl, her eyes glistening with tears, quickly nodded to identify herself.

“Words are no proof,” Natsuki Amamiya said in a low voice. “Please answer one question to prove your identity.”

The unlucky girl immediately tensed up: "What's the problem?"

Natsuki Amamiya thought for a moment and said:

"What are the names of the two scientists who proved quantum entanglement and won the Nobel Prize in Physics for it?"

The unlucky girl's eyes widened, her lips trembling: "I'm sorry, I can't remember any of the foreign scientists' names... and there were clearly three of them, weren't there?"

"correct answer."

Natsuki Amamiya helped untie the ropes.

"Thank you."

The unlucky girl, ignoring the grease and dirt on her clothes, quickly stood up, bowed, and thanked him.

Hayasaka Ai whispered:

"Let's go out and talk."

There are two vengeful spirit chefs in the kitchen; there are some things I can't say.

The three of them walked out of the kitchen and into the hallway.

"Take a look at your mission panel; there's an option to remove your disguise."

Amamiya Natsuki offered a reminder.