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

"..."

Inside the cubicle.

Looking down at Chika, who was sitting on the ground in a duck-like position with teary eyes and a wronged expression, Amamiya Natsuki felt his heart suddenly race and his blood rush to his head... or rather, to his back.

No more.

Can't control it anymore.

It's more accurate to say that only a legendary sage could remain calm and unresponsive in such a situation!

In some ways, healthy male high school students are really disappointing, completely lacking in self-control.

Of course, this excludes those who started their craft from elementary school.

"you you you……"

Secretary Qianhua's pretty face, which had been flushed red from the hot water, turned fiery red in just a few seconds, almost as if it were about to bleed. She subconsciously opened her eyes wide and opened her mouth as if to shout.

This is so different from usual!

"Don't shout." Natsuki Amamiya quickly covered Chika's mouth, giving her a meaningful look. "You'll regret it if you do!"

"Cough cough..."

Fujiwara Chika also came to her senses at this moment, tightly pursed her pink lips, and then quickly turned her head away to look elsewhere, not daring to look anymore.

Even the most carefree and chaotic person has things they fear.

Amamiya Natsuki turned to the side, gently kicked the soap on the ground next to Fujiwara Chika, and gestured with her eyes:

"Hurry up and give the soap to Kaguya."

Fujiwara Chika calmed down a bit, quickly picked up the soap, and handed it over from under the cubicle: "Kaguya-chan, here you go."

Kaguya Shinomiya took the soap, her tone questioning, "Why does your voice sound a little strange?"

"N-no..." Fujiwara Chika stammered, "I'm probably a little dizzy because I stayed in the sauna for too long."

"It might be due to insufficient oxygen supply to the brain," Senior Sister Yanzi said with concern from outside. "Qianhua will be fine after going out for some fresh air."

How could I possibly go out!

This door must not be opened today, no matter what!

"I'm not completely clean yet, I'll wash a little longer." Fujiwara Chika coughed twice. "Don't worry about me, everyone... Eh?!"

No sooner had she finished speaking than Fujiwara Chika suddenly felt someone tugging at her bath towel. She turned her head and looked at Amamiya Natsuki in disbelief, her pretty face almost bleeding as she gripped the towel tightly.

"What are you doing?!" Secretary Qianhua exclaimed in a panic. "Everyone's outside! What if they hear us?"

Does it mean that as long as it's not heard, it's fine?

All I wanted was a bath towel; otherwise, I wouldn't have grabbed a bath towel, I would have grabbed you!

"You took the wrong one." Amamiya Natsuki pointed and reminded him helplessly, "That's your bath towel."

"..."

Fujiwara Chika then realized what was happening and quickly threw the bath towel onto Amamiya Natsuki.

"Get up, the ground is cold."

Natsuki Amamiya reached out and helped Chika up.

thump.

After standing up, Fujiwara Chika quickly dodged backward, pressing her body tightly against the door panel.

Hey, what's with that wary look on your face, like you've been poked by a giant python?

Everyone's outside, there's no way they'd attack you!

Besides, you are the light of humanity and the cancer of the earth. You shouldn't be so easily scared!

"Continue taking a shower?"

Amamiya Natsuki picked up the showerhead and gestured.

"I won't wash it anymore."

Secretary Qianhua tightly covered the bath towel with both hands and quickly shook her head in refusal.

"and many more--"

Amamiya Natsuki suddenly realized what was happening.

While she herself was afraid of being discovered, Chika was actually even more worried.

That being the case...

Amamiya Natsuki took a half step forward, coming to Chika's side. In the rising steam, the citrus scent of the shower gel, along with the pleasant sweetness of milk, seemed like a magic potion, subtly penetrating the nostrils and making one's heart beat faster involuntarily once again.

"Don't come any closer, this is the maximum distance we can go!"

Fujiwara Chika quickly reached out her right hand and braced herself against Amamiya Natsuki's chest. The rapid, powerful heartbeat immediately traveled through her fingertips, making Chika's face burn even hotter and her head spin.

(My heart is beating so fast... but not as fast as I am...)

Amamiya Natsuki took another half step forward, pressing close to Chika, and whispered in the girl's ear:

"Chika, you don't want everyone to hear this, do you?"

Fujiwara Chika: “…”

After a while.

"I'm sorry, I was wrong, please forgive me."

As her soft flesh around her waist was pinched, Natsuki Amamiya promptly bowed her head and apologized.

"Humph."

Fujiwara Chika raised her delicate chin. "Turn around quickly."

"..."

After showering, the girls gradually prepared to leave.

"I'm done washing," Kitagawa Haimu called from outside the door. "Chika-chan, why aren't you out yet?"

"I'll be out in a minute." Fujiwara Chika pushed the door open a crack and cautiously peered outside. "You guys go first."

Seeing everyone leave one after another, Fujiwara Chika finally breathed a sigh of relief: "Hurry up, hurry up and get out of here."

Amamiya Natsuki nodded and slipped out. Nothing unexpected happened along the way, and she successfully escaped from the bathroom.

After getting ready and returning to my room, it was already past 10 p.m. before I knew it.

Natsuki Amamiya began to organize her tasks.

First, there's Sadako.

After successfully recruiting Sadako, she is currently in the theater as its second member. The theater can only be opened at midnight, so she cannot be summoned now.

As for the mahjong set, cooking set, and TV that I promised... it's fine to wait until tomorrow.

Boys are creatures who, once they get what they want, naturally don't cherish it as much.

The dungeon rewards are still being settled; it'll probably be tomorrow.

Finally, there were a few more trivial matters to take care of, and after finishing them all, I prepared to rest.

While there are breaks in dungeons, they are never as relaxing as in real life.

"sleep."

Natsuki Amamiya put down her phone and began to rest.

Nothing was said that night... nothing at all.

He had been asleep for an unknown amount of time when the vibration of his phone suddenly woke him up.

I picked up my phone and saw it was a message from the maid Hayasaka. It was only a little past eleven o'clock, not even the next day yet.

"Senior, please open the door quickly."

Amamiya Natsuki rubbed her face, then reluctantly got up and opened the door.

A junior student named Hayasaka, wearing pajamas and with her blonde hair tied in a side ponytail, stood outside the door.

"Good evening, senpai~" Hayasaka Ai waved and walked in, a lollipop in her mouth.

boom.

Natsuki Amamiya closed the door and turned to look at her junior, Hayasaka: "Aren't you scared running into a male high school student's room in the middle of the night?"

"Boom~"

Hayasaka Aiba popped the lollipop in her mouth with a soft "pop," the pink lollipop shimmering under the light. She settled onto the sofa and said lazily:

"Although you are a minotaur warrior and a harem scumbag, the fact that you don't force girls is a plus."

"You didn't need to say the first half of that sentence at all." Amamiya Natsuki sat down and said irritably, "What are you doing here so late? Is there an evil spirit haunting the room?"

“There are no evil spirits.” Hayasaka Ai shook her head. “I have something I’d like to ask you for a favor, senpai…”

Maid Hayasaka took out a lucky coin and asked, "Senpai, is it fully charged?"

Amamiya Natsuki squinted at the coin, then shook her head after a moment:

"Not fully charged yet."

Hayasaka Ai asked again:

"How many more times will it take?"

"It should take about two or three times," Natsuki Amamiya said thoughtfully. "Are you in such a hurry to acquire skills?"

"The longer the night goes on, the more things can go wrong. We can't let our guard down until we've truly learned the skills." Hayasaka Ai flicked her finger and tossed the coin into the air. As expected, it landed tails again. "Besides, there's only one coin, and everyone wants to use it. If we don't hurry, it'll be a long time before it's my turn."

"That's true..." Looking at the spy maid leaning back on the sofa, showing no intention of getting up, Amamiya Natsuki said speechlessly, "Aren't you going back to rest?"

"I'm not going back." Hayasaka Ai took out her phone. "If I go back now, a lot of unfortunate accidents will definitely happen."

If you know you're going to have bad luck, don't just flip a coin randomly. Wait until tomorrow during the day!

popping.