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

Snapped.

Mrs. Kaguya tossed her phone aside: "Finally, we can enter the theater."

Seeing that her son was already sleepy and yawning, Mrs. Kaguya was startled and immediately woke up.

Natsuki Amamiya moved the television and mahjong set to her side, then took out a theater pass and said:

"Let's set a rule first... What do you think?"

Mrs. Kaguya raised her right hand and said:

"We definitely have to play mahjong together, or how about we set up a rule related to mahjong... like the loser has to take off a piece of clothing?"

"Wait, wait a minute!" Seeing Ziqiao's face turn red, she covered her chest with both hands and couldn't help but shout, "Those rules are just awful!"

Mrs. Kaguya looked over with a smile and said:

"You'll get used to it. When Komi first entered the theater, the rule was to take off your clothes, right?"

"I can't get used to it at all!" Upon hearing this, Miko couldn't help but glare at Amamiya Natsuki, her pretty face flushed as she retorted, "Those rules are too weird, I don't want them!"

"Oh, what a pity..." Mrs. Kaguya's gaze shifted to Natsuki Amamiya, "What did Natsuki say?"

Amamiya Natsuki remained unfazed: "A true warrior never fears a challenge."

"Pooh!"

He spat lightly at Jianzi.

That sounds nice, but you really just want to play a lewd mahjong game where the loser has to take off their clothes!

“Since Miko is unwilling, then forget it.” Mrs. Kaguya said regretfully. “I’m very interested in Sadako’s face under her hair. How about we make the rule that the person who loses the mahjong game has to comb their hair up?”

"Sadako-san?!"

Seeing her body stiffen, her eyes widened in disbelief.

"Don't be afraid," Natsuki Amamiya said from the side. "It's not the Sadako you're thinking of."

"..."

Seeing that Zi had turned his head stiffly, glanced at the TV, and then turned to leave, saying, "Goodbye, I'm going home."

"Don't go, or we won't be able to get a whole mahjong table together." Amamiya Natsuki grabbed Miko.

"Isn't there Alice too?"

"Reject gambling, starting with elementary school students."

"..."

After a while.

Amamiya Natsuki shook her head and said, "The rule setting failed and cannot be established."

"Hey, what's going on?" Jianzi looked over in confusion.

"It must be because the internal logic of the rules is not met..." Mrs. Kaguya held up a finger and analyzed, "The person who wins at mahjong gets a taste enhancement, but the person who loses only has to comb their hair... Combing hair isn't exactly an equal punishment, is it?"

Amamiya Natsuki nodded and said:

"It should be."

Mrs. Kaguya smiled and said:

"Or should the loser take off their clothes?"

"I refuse." Seeing Zi cover her chest with her hands, her pretty face slightly red, she quickly said, "I'd rather do push-ups."

As a female high school student, she is no match for a mature woman whose daughter has already grown up.

“Then let’s set the rules so that the loser not only has to comb their hair, but also do push-ups…” Amamiya Natsuki reset the rules and quickly said, “Settings successful.”

next second.

The pumpkin lantern emitted a dazzling purple light, and the eerie purple flames swept across the entire house like a tide.

The whole world suddenly changed, and the theater opened.

"Master, welcome back."

A little maid dressed in a maid outfit happily ran over to greet her.

Amamiya Natsuki patted Alice's little head and smiled, "Your master is back."

"Don't talk nonsense." Jianzi rolled her eyes at him, handed him the shopping bag, and said gently, "Alice, I bought a bag of snacks for you."

The little girl didn't take it; instead, she tilted her head up and looked longingly at Natsuki Amamiya.

"Take it."

It wasn't until Natsuki Amamiya spoke that the little girl timidly accepted the snacks and whispered her thanks.

"Alice, have you seen a big sister wearing a white dress with her hair covering her face?" Natsuki Amamiya asked the little match girl.

The maid-like girl held the snacks to her chest with both hands and nodded, saying:

"I saw her. That woman was in employee room number two. After she went into the room, I never saw her come out again."

After all, she's a homebody, so it's normal for her not to go out.

Amamiya Natsuki took the lead and said:

"Let's go and deliver a gift to Miss Sadako."

"..."

Walk through the corridor to the staff rest area.

There was nothing on the door of employee room number two before, but now there is a staff card for Ms. Sadako, which means that the employee relationship has been established.

dong dong dong.

Natsuki Amamiya raised her hand and knocked on the door, thinking that Sadako wouldn't open it on her own, but to her surprise, the door actually opened on its own.

Seeing that Zi had widened her eyes and held her breath to look inside, wanting to catch a glimpse of Miss Sadako's true face.

The room was dark, with no lights on.

As the door opened silently, a pale white figure emerged from the darkness, appearing eerily in sight.

It was a white dress.

Seeing Zi hold her breath and look up, the white was quickly replaced by boundless black.

That was black hair.

Her hair hung down to her stomach, completely obscuring her face.

"……fraud!"

Seeing her heart start racing uncontrollably, she nervously took a half-step back.

She even said it wasn't the Sadako she was thinking of, but that she looked exactly like the Sadako in the movie!

As Sadako emanated fear, she reacted instinctively, like a shark smelling blood.

The once bright lights suddenly dimmed, decaying mold appeared on the walls, and even a faint, eerie breathing sound could be heard in the air…

Snapped!

Natsuki Amamiya slapped Sadako's outstretched hand, and the eerie atmosphere around them vanished instantly, as if everything that had just happened was an illusion.

"Stand still," Natsuki Amamiya instructed. "Put your hands back."

"..."

Miss Sadako reluctantly withdrew her hands and stood at the door.

Amamiya Natsuki turned her head to look at Miko, who was clutching her clothes tightly and whose face was pale with fright, and explained:

"This is my new employee recruited in the instance, Miss Sadako. Her ability is fear detection. The more afraid you are, the stronger Miss Sadako becomes. She will even materialize your inner fears and affect reality..."

Seeing that Zi's eyes widened upon hearing this, he couldn't help but shout:

"Isn't that incredibly scary?!"

"Don't panic, I haven't finished yet." Amamiya Natsuki patted Miko's head. "Sadako-san actually has social anxiety."

"Eh?"

"And when her hair is styled up, her face is super cute, she could easily be an idol."

Jianzi: "..."

Go into the room.

Natsuki Amamiya turned on the lights and handed over the gift in her hand: "Here you go, the TV I promised you."

Miss Sadako's black hair swayed gently as she looked on expectantly to open the cardboard box, but then she suddenly stopped.

Even through her black hair, Natsuki Amamiya could feel Sadako's resentful gaze.

"what happened to you?"

Natsuki Amamiya raised an eyebrow, puzzled.

A faint voice rang out; Miss Sadako's voice was aggrieved and her tone was resentful:

"It's not...the TV..."

Don't talk nonsense if you don't know what you're talking about. It's clearly a television set!

Seeing that Miko had quietly nudged Amamiya Natsuki's arm, she whispered:

"Is the TV she's talking about one of those old-fashioned desktop TVs? She doesn't recognize this kind of LCD TV."

“Very likely.” Natsuki Amamiya nodded in realization. “The technological age is changing rapidly. When Sadako was active, everyone was still watching movies on videotapes. Now, videotapes have long become relics of the past.”

“That’s true.” Mrs. Kaguya sighed and said softly, “When I was still alive, everyone was using Nokia feature phones, which could be used to crack walnuts. Back then, students’ entertainment was arcade games and pachinko… Time flies so fast, and we’re already outdated in the blink of an eye.”

Amamiya Natsuki moved the television out, plugged it in, and then turned it on:

"This is the latest model TV. Come and take a look and see if it works."

When buying a TV, considering that there was no signal in the theater, Natsuki Amamiya also bought a DVD player... This thing has also become a relic of the past.

I randomly picked a movie on DVD, and it turned out to be the latest One Piece movie, a story about a red-haired old man and his daughter. The bright and vivid visuals instantly caught Sadako's attention.