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

Kaguya Shinomiya said softly.

The streets were bustling with people and lined with tall buildings, making it look quite prosperous.

“Because Chiba Prefecture is only 60 kilometers away from Tokyo and is part of the Tokyo metropolitan area, many people live in Chiba at night and take the train to Tokyo for work during the day,” Natsuki Amamiya casually remarked. “Narita International Airport and Tokyo Disneyland, although they sound like they’re in Tokyo, are actually in Chiba Prefecture.”

"Kaguya~" Mrs. Kaguya suddenly called out, "Let's go over there and take a couple of pictures?"

Kaguya Shinomiya looked over upon hearing this and saw a dog sculpture standing upright in the plaza not far away, with many tourists taking photos in front of it.

"What is that?" Kaguya Shinomiya was visiting Chiba for the first time and didn't know.

Amamiya Natsuki said from the side:

"It's Chiba-chan. Chiba Prefecture looks like a dog standing upright on the map, so they used a dog as their mascot and named it Chiba-chan."

"I see." Kaguya Shinomiya nodded slightly, then asked curiously, "Why did Mom go over to take pictures?"

“Because many years ago, Mom took a picture in front of Chiba-chan.” Mrs. Kaguya said softly, her eyes gentle and her tone nostalgic. “Now that I’m revisiting this place, of course I want to take a picture with little Kaguya.”

Kaguya Shinomiya pursed her pink lips slightly: "Even if you say that... you still can't appear in the photo, can you?"

“Maybe it will work.” Natsuki Amamiya suddenly spoke up, taking out a handheld camera. “I saw a paranormal camera on a trading platform a couple of days ago. It can capture the image of ghosts in photos. The downside is that it’s easy to get tainted by ominous energy and be haunted by evil spirits. I just got it yesterday, so I’ll give it a try.”

This camera can only capture the image of vengeful spirits, but it cannot seal vengeful spirits or monsters. It is a useless item that is neither useful nor worth discarding. Players who get the paranormal camera from blind boxes will put it on a trading app. Amamiya Natsuki found it interesting and bought it—definitely not because she wanted to take photos of Sadako.

"Kaguya-chan~"

After hearing about the properties of the paranormal camera, Mrs. Kaguya's eyes immediately lit up.

"...I agree."

Kaguya Shinomiya pursed her pink lips and walked towards Chiba.

"I want to film too."

Upon hearing the conversation, Fujiwara Chika turned and ran over.

Rikka raised her right hand: "I'll take the photos."

"Then I'll leave it to you." Natsuki Amamiya handed over the paranormal camera.

The group walked up to Chiba, and Fujiwara Chika whispered:

"Natsuki, hurry up and drive away those evil spirits."

Amamiya Natsuki nodded and said, "I have a feeling that there are more and more evil spirits in the real world."

Around the small Chiba-zai sculpture, there were at least seven or eight evil spirits lingering, circling around in front of nearby tourists, uttering hollow and empty murmurs.

If an ordinary person suddenly saw the reality of the world, they might get their pants wet.

Natsuki Amamiya silently activated the Evil Spirit Repelling skill. An invisible aura spread out, and transparent flames quickly ignited on the evil spirits within its range before they vanished completely.

"You can take pictures now."

"..."

Click click click.

The sound of taking pictures rang out.

Rikka Takanashi quickly flashed a peace sign: "Success!"

Curious, the group walked over and, sure enough, saw Mrs. Kaguya's image in the camera's viewfinder, smiling radiantly.

The mother and daughter stood in the middle, with Natsuki Amamiya and Chika Fujiwara on either side.

"Finally, we can take pictures again." Mrs. Kaguya smiled brightly. "Indeed, a family should always be together."

"First, a family..."

Kaguya Shinomiya's pretty face flushed, and she couldn't help but look at Natsuki Amamiya. When she saw that Natsuki Amamiya was whispering in Chika's ear, her pretty face immediately froze.

The cancer of the earth!

A cow that only uses fat and flab to lure people in!

We're not family at all!

After discovering that the supernatural camera could capture her image, Mrs. Kaguya was overjoyed, acting like a primary school student experiencing a smartphone for the first time, and asking others to take photos of her along the way.

Taking photos as they moved forward, the group arrived at a restaurant under the guidance of Rikka.

Upon closer inspection, Amamiya Natsuki discovered it was a yakodon (chicken and egg rice bowl) restaurant, which is essentially a barbecue restaurant serving a combination of chicken and eggs.

"I'm going to the bathroom."

Amamiya Natsuki got up and went to the restroom to reply to messages from Hayasaka, Haimu, and the others. After coming out, she picked up a few glasses of ice water.

Back at the booth, Takanashi Rikka saw a cool-looking girl with long, straight black hair standing next to her, as unapproachable as a flower on a high mountain.

"Under the snow, it's been a long time."

Natsuki Amamiya greeted him and handed him a glass of ice water.

Having gone through two instances together, we naturally felt familiar with each other.

On the way here, Rikka mentioned that Yukinoshita would be joining the dungeon together.

"Thank you."

Yukino Yukinoshita stood up, took the water glass, and thanked her softly.

It's been a while since I last saw her, and Yukino Yukinoshita looks even thinner, still beautiful, though with faint dark circles under her eyes.

Evil spirits are everywhere in the real world. They kill people when they open doors, under beds, in toilets, and in refrigerators. Evil spirits are omnipresent, and unless you are born without any fear, no one can live in peace.

As a result, almost every player, just like before, had dark circles under their eyes due to lack of rest.

"Give."

Amamiya Natsuki handed Kaguya Chika another glass of ice water, then sat down next to the silly young lady.

"It feels even colder now..."

Amamiya Natsuki looked at the second young lady sitting across the table and fell into deep thought.

The vibe felt strangely familiar... I remember now.

This aloof and arrogant demeanor, making it difficult for others to approach, is exactly the same as that of the Ice Kaguya from back then.

However... the young lady has now become a housekeeper.

"stare--"

Kaguya Shinomiya tilted her head and looked over, smiling slightly. "Yukinoshita-kun is very cute."

Amamiya Natsuki said seriously:

"Sorry, I have face blindness, I can't tell if she's cute or not."

"..."

Next was time for dinner and conversation.

Having not seen each other for a long time, it's natural to exchange information about our skills and items.

For example, Yukino Yukinoshita has learned a new skill called Cat's Agility, an active transformation skill that, once activated, increases agility, enhances night vision, and reduces damage from falling from heights, among other things.

Rikka also learned a skill, a very ordinary stealth technique, but unfortunately it's not invisibility, otherwise even Natsuki Amamiya would be tempted.

Next, we will introduce the abilities of Amamiya Natsuki and the other two.

The last time they cleared a dungeon together was in the blizzard-swept mansion where no one survived. At that time, Natsuki Amamiya and Chika Fujiwara's combo attack, "Sweeping Away Evil," left a very deep impression on Yukino Yukinoshita.

Yukino Yukinoshita also joined the player support group, but she never spoke. She was a perennial lurker, only occasionally peeking at the screen. Her impression of Natsuki Amamiya and the others was still from the last time they were in the snow-covered mountain lodge.

until today.

Looking at the densely packed skills on the panel, even Yukino Yukinoshita couldn't help but feel a little dazed and lost in thought.

No wonder the players in the mutual aid group always call him "Leg Bro" whenever he appears...

“Most of them are one-time skills copied from elsewhere,” Natsuki Amamiya said generously. “Fate Link… I prefer to call it copy and paste. Before entering the dungeon, I can paste a skill for each of you as a greeting gift.”

"I recommend Kaguya-chan's skill 'Shadow Transformation'," Fujiwara Chika said from the side. "After using it, you can turn into a shadow, become immune to all physical attacks, and move in shadow form... There is just one small drawback."

"I listened to Qianhua-chan's recommendation."

Rikka Takanashi raised her right hand, her voice clear and crisp.

When I went to Tokyo last time to deliver the dungeon invitation, Amamiya Natsuki had given her a "Demon Slayer" spell, so she naturally trusted me completely.

Yukino Yukinoshita calmly inquired:

What are the side effects?

“Um…” Fujiwara Chika coughed lightly twice, “the clothes will fall off.”

"Ok?"

"A shadow can't wear clothes."

Yukinoshita Yukino: "..."

After learning about the side effects, Yukino Yukinoshita decisively refused and chose other skills.

Rikka needs no introduction; she already has experience.

Yukino Yukinoshita did not resist holding hands either; she neither blushed nor panicked, and her expression was exceptionally calm.

With Kaguya watching from the side, Natsuki Amamiya could only say that she felt nothing at all.

Skill pasting complete.

Next is the dungeon invitation.

By receiving an invitation from Rikka, Natsuki Amamiya and Kaguya can obtain access to the instance by writing down their names.

As for Fujiwara Chika, it was agreed on the way here that she would become a leg accessory and be tied to Amamiya Natsuki, directly sneaking into the instance.

“Our last instance was a role-playing game.” Natsuki Amamiya interlaced her fingers and briefly explained what happened in the last instance, then said, “Just to be on the safe side, it’s necessary to agree on a code word in advance, just in case.”

“I’ve got it,” Fujiwara Chika suggested. “Why don’t we use tonight’s meal as a code word?”

"The dish in front of me is... pan-fried chicken thigh with scallions."

Natsuki Amamiya: "Roasted chicken hearts."