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

Fujiwara Chika raised her right hand, making a peace sign near her eyes, and proudly lifted her chin: "With the help of Hanamori-chan and me, of course it was a success!"

This pink-haired secretary couldn't keep a secret. Without anyone telling her, she chattered on and on about the mission. Only when she got to the love charm did she hesitate for two seconds before whispering:

"We also found amazing equipment that can be taken out of the instance."

The Love Amulet isn't a bound item; anyone can use it, so naturally, you have to say it out loud.

Kitagawa Uimeng said curiously:

"Hey, what equipment?"

"it is this."

Natsuki Amamiya took out a love charm and handed it to Kaguya and Umimu.

"The function of the amulet is somewhat like a walkie-talkie."

What is a "love confession ceremony"?

Faced with their questions, Fujiwara Chika explained her reasoning: "It should be a normal confession, but it seems that girls can't confess to each other. I tried it with Hanamori-chan before, and we found that we couldn't activate the amulet."

"stare--"

Upon hearing this, the silly young lady couldn't help but turn to look at Amamiya Natsuki, secretly biting her lower lip.

Since confessing to other girls doesn't work, does that mean... boys are fine?

Have you tried it?

Surely it is?

While you guys are working hard to run the restaurant, you're out there playing confession games. It's just too much!

Noticing the resentful gaze of the silly young lady, Amamiya Natsuki silently raised her hands: "Let me explain."

"...Turn yourself in!"

Fujiwara Chika continued:

"The room smelled of stinky socks, so we didn't stay any longer and went straight back to the restaurant."

Upon hearing this, the silly young lady secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and her gaze softened again.

In other words, the confession game hasn't even started yet... Even if it were just a confession game, the first person you should confess to should be yourself!

“Let’s try it now,” Kitagawa Kaimu said with her right hand on her hip, her interest piqued. “Speaking directly in your mind sounds like a lot of fun.”

Hayasaka Ai's eyes darted around, glancing at Amamiya Natsuki, and she decided to dig a hole for him, raising her hand crisply and saying:

"Senior, what do you want..."

Amamiya Natsuki saw through Hayasaka Ai's 'malicious' intentions at a glance and decisively interrupted:

"A customer wants to order."

"Ah..." Kitagawa Kaimu turned her head and looked over. "I'll go over there for a bit."

At the same time, Natsuki Amamiya cleared her throat, deciding to take the initiative: "Currently, the amulet that can communicate across long distances regardless of space is quite useful, but the prerequisite is to master the confession ritual... Who among you is willing to cooperate with me to complete the confession?"

"..."

Upon hearing this, the girls fell silent.

"Um..." After a moment, Fujiwara Chika spoke first, "My stomach hurts, I need to go to the restroom. How about Kaguya-chan cooperates with the confession ceremony?"

The silly young lady's eyebrows twitched slightly. She was willing in her heart, but there was no way she could agree verbally. She crossed her arms and said:

"I also need to run the restaurant, so I can't leave."

I definitely can't agree to it right away, that would seem too hasty, wouldn't it?

When Liu Bei invited Zhuge Liang, he visited him three times at his thatched cottage, going in and out three times... He had to take the initiative to invite him at least three times.

Amamiya Natsuki silently gave herself a thumbs up in her heart.

There's no way to choose anyone right now, so the best solution is for the silly young ladies to elect their own representative.

Only Hayasaka Ai saw through Amamiya Natsuki's thoughts and whispered, "Senpai is so shameless."

Natsuki Amamiya looked at Hayasaka: "There's something even more shameless. Come to my room tonight."

"Pooh."

"..."

Not long after, Kitagawa Kaimu returned after entertaining the guests.

"Hai Meng-chan, are you coming?"

Secretary Qianhua decided to push someone out to take the blame.

Kitagawa Kaimu was taken aback: "Huh? What do you want me to do?"

"It's just a confession ceremony..."

After hearing Chika's explanation, Kitagawa Kaimu was about to agree, but then her gaze shifted, and noticing the silly young lady's tense expression, she quickly coughed lightly and said:

"I refused. I have to entertain guests. My back is killing me from running around. I don't have time to play the confession game with Natsuki."

Amamiya Natsuki said from the side:

"If none of you are willing, how can we even attempt to use the amulet's telepathic communication function?"

“It’s simple.” Kitagawa Kaimu’s eyes lit up, and she held up a finger, proposing a solution. “Nobody wants to, but someone has to sacrifice. In that case, just like when we play board games, we can draw lots fairly, right?”

The girls exchanged glances and nodded in agreement.

"good idea."

"Then let's draw lots, and the loser will sacrifice themselves."

"Don't rush, let's wait for Senior Yanzi to come back... and Zhu Zhu and Komi from the kitchen too."

Since we are pursuing fairness, we certainly can't forget our senior classmates.

Natsuki Amamiya moved her lips, wanting to say that confessing to everyone would solve the problem... but she didn't dare to say it.

The discussion is complete.

The group continued to run the restaurant, and customers kept coming in droves. A sign had been put up at the entrance of the restaurant, which clearly stated that as long as three customers helped to share the bill, the meal would be free. The power of viral marketing goes without saying.

"Sato-kun, I'm going back to work now."

Nurse Sasaki came over and said goodbye in a soft voice, reluctant to part.

Mrs. Tachibana's disappearance went unnoticed by the nurses, who assumed she had simply left earlier.

After saying goodbye to the nurse, Natsuki Amamiya returned to the kitchen to help out. There was no other way; the strange fish caught from the lake were all uniquely ugly, and the task of slaughtering them was basically left to him.

Having just dealt with a monster, Fujiwara Chika suddenly peeked half her face out from the kitchen doorway and said:

"Natsuki, someone is looking for you outside."

Amamiya Natsuki turned her head and asked, "Who's there?"

"I don't know him, he's a little kid."

"Ok?"

Natsuki Amamiya washed her hands and walked out of the kitchen with Chika.

Upon arriving at the main hall, Fujiwara Chika pointed to a corner and whispered, "Does Natsuki-san know her?"

“I do know her.” Natsuki Amamiya glanced into the corner, her gaze settling on the little girl. “When I found you, didn’t I tell you that I encountered a player trapped inside a car in the underground parking garage?”

"Eh?"

"That's right, it's her."

"..."

Seeing the passerby players looking over, Natsuki Amamiya simply raised an eyebrow and then walked over.

The two had only met by chance, so their sudden appearance in the restaurant, specifically asking for him, was clearly not a coincidence.

"Make a deal?"

The little girl, who was just passing by, got straight to the point and said in a low voice.

"You're a player too, right? Xia Shu said she's met you before." Secretary Qianhua followed over and whispered, "We're all players, so we should help each other out. If you have any difficulties, you can tell us, and we'll definitely help if we can."

The random player looked up at Fujiwara Chika, his voice calm and unmoved as he said:

"Free things are often the most expensive."

"OK then."

Fujiwara Chika pursed her pink lips and remained silent.

You can encounter all sorts of players in dungeons. Some people like to stick together for warmth, while others are more like lone wolves. It's not uncommon to encounter players who are wary of everyone.

Even the all-powerful Secretary Qianhua wouldn't force herself to help a lone wolf player like that.

Amamiya Natsuki looked at the little girl who was passing by and said:

"Please describe the details of the transaction."

“It’s my role and mission.” The little girl said calmly in a low voice, “The character I’m playing came to the hospital with my mother. For some unknown reason, my mother never came back… The mission requires me to find my mother and bring her back to the car.”

I understand, it's the tadpole's role in finding its mother.

The random little girl continued:

“In fact, I have found where my mother might be, but there is only one passage, and it is heavily guarded, so I can’t get in… Therefore, I hope to make a deal: you can help distract the nurses, and I will go in to complete my role’s mission.”

Heavily guarded, with only one passage... It felt strangely familiar.

Natsuki Amamiya said calmly:

What are your trading methods?

Since the other party didn't talk about player relationships and only about the transaction, Amamiya Natsuki naturally agreed, as not everyone is willing to help others for free.

The random little girl pursed her lips: "The transaction method is that I do it myself..."

Amamiya Natsuki interrupted him seriously:

"I'm sorry, please have some self-respect. I'm not a lolicon."