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

The two quickly reached the vicinity of the artificial lake.

The silly young lady suddenly slowed her pace, her pretty face slightly flushed, and whispered:

"When will that mushroom explode?"

"It has indeed taken a while." Amamiya Natsuki stopped and looked down at the loli maid, understanding the silly young lady's little thoughts. "How about detonating it now?"

Is there even a question? Of course, it's now!

Back at the restaurant, with so many people around and that kind of thing called Seraphim mushrooms, what if I lose control?

Never do such shameful things in front of others!

"I'm fine with anything." The silly young lady turned her pretty face away, looked at the dark lake in the distance, and said in a nonchalant tone, "As long as you don't think it's troublesome."

Amamiya Natsuki smiled slightly: "Shall we go back to the restaurant?"

"stare--"

Upon hearing this, the twin-tailed loli maid tilted her head back, her pink cheeks involuntarily puffing out.

“It’s too spacious here; someone might walk by.” Amamiya Natsuki coughed twice. “If we can’t control ourselves, it’ll be troublesome if we expose our identities.”

Kaguya Shinomiya whispered:

"The light was already dim, and besides, that cloak will do, right?"

"If I accidentally forgot, I'll use the cloak."

"..."

The two arrived at a pavilion by the lake, and Amamiya Natsuki took out a cloak and put it on.

The light was already dim, and once the Shadow Cloak was put on, as long as one remained still, one's presence would be extremely faint, and almost no one would be able to detect one.

"Come in."

Amamiya Natsuki whispered.

At the crucial moment, the silly young lady's ears burned slightly, and she turned her head and said:

"I can stay outside."

"No, what if we get caught outside?"

Amamiya Natsuki grasped the silly young lady's right hand and pulled her down to sit beside him with a slight force.

The cloaks spread out, just enough to cover the two of them.

The heat emanating from Natsuki Amamiya caused Kaguya Shinomiya's heart to involuntarily race.

"Too close..."

The silly young lady's ears burned, she turned her pretty face away, and slightly shifted her body to indicate that she wanted to keep her distance.

It's not that I didn't refuse, it's just that the space was too small, and I was caught by the president and couldn't escape.

That's right, that's it!

“Let’s hurry,” Natsuki Amamiya said in a low voice. “We can’t take as long as last time. If we get back too late, everyone will worry.”

Kaguya Shinomiya's heart skipped a beat. She couldn't help but recall what had happened in the previous instance. She felt dizzy, her palms slightly sweaty, and her face burning. Overwhelmed by girlish shame, she couldn't resist the urge to run away. Her voice trembled slightly as she whispered:

"N-Never mind...Let's go back to the restaurant first."

“No way,” Natsuki Amamiya said seriously. “Going back on your word is not a good habit.”

"I didn't agree to that..."

Snapped.

Amamiya Natsuki snapped her fingers lightly, detonating the mushroom on the silly young lady's head.

The pink mist quietly dissipated, merging into the body and disappearing.

"Well……"

The silly young lady couldn't help but tremble and let out a soft moan. Her breathing suddenly became rapid, and her beautiful wine-red eyes quickly welled up with moisture. Her pink lips parted slightly, revealing two rows of pearly white teeth.

(I feel...so awful...)

(No, I must resist. How can I easily succumb to that kind of thing?)

(As long as you have a strong enough will, you should be able to endure it, right?)

Kaguya Shinomiya is actually very confident in her willpower.

I go to bed at 10 p.m. sharp and never stay up late.

Do today's work today, and never put it off until tomorrow.

However, when Natsuki Amamiya reached out to her waist, Kaguya Shinomiya realized that her willpower was not strong at all; in fact, it crumbled instantly.

"Um--!"

The heat from the boy's hands seeped through her clothes and onto her skin, making the silly young lady feel as if an electric current was flowing through her body, causing her to tremble slightly.

Driven by instinct, the silly young lady involuntarily raised her pretty face and closed her eyes.

next moment.

As the familiar, scalding heat imprinted on her, the silly young lady, feeling dizzy, raised her arms and hugged Amamiya Natsuki's neck.

A few minutes later.

Looking at the blushing, breathless, and almost suffocating young lady, Amamiya Natsuki whispered:

"Shall I carry you back?"

Kaguya Shinomiya wiped her lips, feeling an astonishing heat on her face, as if it were burning with flames: "No, I can walk by myself."

The way they hold each other in their arms might make people mistake them for a father and daughter, right?

No.

Absolutely not.

"You can't even get up anymore."

"...Take advantage of their vulnerability! Turn yourself in!"

"If we don't go back soon, everyone will be getting impatient."

Amamiya Natsuki grasped the right hand of the silly young lady and pulled the limp young lady backward.

It wasn't until they were close to the restaurant that Natsuki Amamiya released the young lady.

"I am back."

As they entered the restaurant, Natsuki Amamiya called out loudly.

In the darkness, the senior students and others soon appeared.

"Junior, it's good to see you back."

Hayasaka Ai took small, quick steps closer, her gaze lingering on the silly young lady, and said crisply:

"Seniors, why are you so late coming back? We were so worried."

"Something came up and I was held up." Amamiya Natsuki looked at her classmate with long black hair, Komi, and nodded slightly. "I found Zhu Zhu."

"..."

Komi's eyes suddenly brightened, and she quickly stood on tiptoe to look behind Amamiya Natsuki.

Of all the people, she and Zhu Zhu went to the same school and were usually the closest. Now that they had been separated for so long, she was naturally very worried.

"Stop looking," said Natsuki Amamiya. "The person is still in the ward and couldn't be brought out, so there's no need to worry about their safety."

Then, Natsuki Amamiya recounted her encounter with Zhu Zhu: "That's the situation. It's going to be difficult to bring Zhu Zhu out."

“That does sound a bit troublesome.” Hayasaka Ai put her hands behind her back. “We’ll discuss the rescue plan later, Senpai. Hurry up and detonate the mushrooms on our heads.”

Amamiya Natsuki nodded and asked:

Have you found Haimeng and Qianhua?

"No." A hint of shame flashed across Zi'an Yan's face as she gently bit her pink lips. "I'm sorry I haven't been able to find anyone after all this time, junior."

"Senior, there's no need to apologize." Hayasaka Ai pointed to herself. "Look at me, I haven't found anyone either. There are still so many places in the hospital that haven't been searched. Finding someone is luck, and not finding someone is normal."

"My senior sister won't be easily discouraged."

Amamiya Natsuki reached out her right hand and touched the top of her senior's head, then detonated the mushrooms on her and Hayasaka's heads.

"stare--"

Hayasaka Ai put her hands on her hips and glared at me angrily: "Senpai, touching another girl's head in front of me, do you really want to experience the taste of being executed by a dog?"

Touching her head will get you executed by dog; if she knew what you just did to that silly young lady, you'd be tortured to death by a thousand cuts!

Amamiya Natsuki silently raised her hands and quickly retreated.

It is well known that girls never reason when they are angry.

Once the Angry Mushroom explodes, even breathing becomes an error; in such situations, stay as far away as possible.

"I'll go check on the kitchen."

Amamiya Natsuki turned and walked towards the kitchen. The kitchen, which had been dirty and messy before, was now clean and looked much more comfortable.

"Natsuki-senpai." Yui had transformed into a cook, wearing an apron around her waist. Her spirits had recovered, and she said in a crisp voice, "Komi-kun and I cut a lot of chives."

Natsuki Amamiya looked at the table and saw a bunch of lush green chives on it, truly natural, green, and pollution-free, with no pesticide residue.

"You've worked hard," Natsuki Amamiya praised. "You still need to keep cutting the chives. There looks like a lot, but they'll be gone after we eat them all."

"I understand." Jie quickly nodded, then asked curiously, "Natsuki-senpai, can humans eat these chives?"

"...You've asked me the right question."

Amamiya Natsuki thought for a moment, picked up a leek, and brought it to her mouth, ready to try it herself.

"Eh eh eh?"

The girl's eyes widened, and she quickly stepped forward to stop her, "Natsuki-senpai, don't eat it. What if you get sick from it?"

I asked myself if it was okay to eat it. If Natsuki-senpai got an upset stomach, everyone would definitely hate me.