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

After the group grew by one, Amamiya Natsuki and several girls returned the way they came and headed down the mountain.

"What's your name?"

Rikka asked curiously.

"Sayu."

How many times have you cleared this dungeon?

"This is the second time I've entered the instance today."

"So you're a newbie." Rikka quickly adopted a senior's demeanor. "Don't worry, we'll protect you."

Shayou's eyelashes trembled slightly, her pink lips parted slightly, and she whispered, "...Thank you."

Halfway there, Yukino Yukinoshita suddenly spoke up:

"It's getting foggy."

Natsuki Amamiya looked around and saw mist rising from nowhere, quietly spreading and making the already dark forest even more eerie.

“Night must be coming soon.” Amamiya Natsuki raised an eyebrow slightly. “Everyone, let’s hurry.”

"..."

The group quickened their pace and hurried down the mountain, where they could already see the bus in the distance.

However, the fog rose at an abnormally fast pace, becoming thicker almost with each breath. Before long, the entire forest was shrouded in a thick fog, and visibility plummeted.

"Everyone hold hands to avoid getting lost."

Just to be on the safe side, Amamiya Natsuki grasped the young lady's slightly cool right hand.

Then Kaguya took Rikka's hand, and Rikka took Yukino's hand.

"Give me your hand."

Yukino Yukinoshita looked at Sayu and spoke.

Shayou was clearly surprised and seemed unwilling to accept the kindness. She hid her hands behind her back and whispered, "No need, I will stay close to you... The bus is not far away."

Yukino Yukinoshita didn't say anything more; the second young lady wasn't the type to force others.

The group quickened their pace and continued downhill, only to find the fog growing thicker and they could barely see their feet. Fortunately, the wrecked bus soon appeared in front of them.

"We're back." Rikka breathed a sigh of relief.

At that moment, Yukino Yukinoshita suddenly said:

"Sayu... is gone."

(P.S.: I just found out that two chapters of mine were banned in a row. I'm speechless. The backend shows that the description of "Proud Snow and Cold Plum Blossom" was prohibited... The reviewers are really experienced. There are too many people on Xiaoyang lately. Everyone, please be careful and take more vitamin C.)

Chapter 487 You're just an urban legend?

"There's no time to explain, get in the car first."

boom.

Amamiya Natsuki flung open the car door and pulled Shinomiya Kaguya into the bus.

"There's something outside." Kaguya Shinomiya frowned slightly as she looked at the mist behind her.

Amamiya Natsuki turned to look outside and saw a dark shadow flash by in the thick fog, disappearing in the blink of an eye. However, the fog was too thick to see clearly what it was.

"Could it be Shayou?"

"I asked in a low voice."

“No.” Yukino Yukinoshita’s voice was serious as she shook her head. “Although the fog has thickened, it’s not so thick that you can’t see your hand in front of your face. You can still see the bus clearly.”

It was obvious that the creature in the fog was not Shayou; there was no reason to ignore such a large bus.

Rikka blinked, hesitated, and whispered:

"Should we get off the bus and look for Shayou?"

There are unknown things in the fog, and no one can say for sure how dangerous it is.

The lost player, Shayou, was just a stranger he had just met; she was neither a friend nor an indispensable partner.

If other players were in this situation, they would most likely just stand by and watch their opponent perish, and simply give up.

They're just strangers I met by chance. There's no reason to risk my life for a stranger. In a survival scenario like this, taking care of yourself is enough. Even if you don't get out of the car to find Shayou, you won't be blamed in the slightest.

Players generally have very low moral standards.

Or to put it another way, a player who doesn't use others as a shield is already considered a person of high moral character.

Of course, not all crows are black; there are even white crows. Naturally, there are also players with high moral standards.

For example, Chika Fujiwara.

Facing the gazes of several girls, Natsuki Amamiya calmly said:

"I'll go down and find her."

Although Chika is currently a leg accessory and cannot speak, she can sense what is happening in the outside world.

As a beacon of humanity, Secretary Chika never hesitates to help when someone needs assistance, so the option of standing idly by can only be crossed out.

Kaguya Shinomiya said softly, "I'll go with you."

"No need, I'll just look around the area near the car, I won't go far." Amamiya Natsuki took out her protective charm and activated her telepathic communication. "Contact me anytime if anything happens."

There's another reason I didn't say.

The danger doesn't just come from the fog itself; the fog is anything but ordinary.

Just now, when the mist rose, a notification appeared before Amamiya Natsuki's eyes—

[Through careful observation, you discovered the resentment lingering in the mist...]

To be honest, I haven't seen it at all. I've never even seen that glint of brilliance in other people's eyes, let alone resentment.

You discover that the fog gradually erodes one's reason, and you decide to remain calm and composed to avoid extreme emotional fluctuations that could attract unknown dangers...

Fog itself is dangerous, which is probably why the rule is not to go out after dark.

Kaguya Shinomiya didn't insist, and gently agreed, taking out her amulet and reminding herself:

"Drink a bottle of witch's potion first."

"it is good."

Before getting out of the car, Natsuki Amamiya took out another bottle of witch's potion.

boo~

After uncorking the bottle, Natsuki Amamiya tilted her head back and drank it all in one gulp, then smacked her lips and gave her evaluation:

"The taste is strange, somewhat indescribable, but the effect is very good, and my vision is much clearer."

As she spoke, Natsuki Amamiya took out another piece of chewing gum, peeled it open, and popped it into her mouth, continuing to maintain a forced calm.

To avoid extreme emotional fluctuations, right?

I'm super calm now.

Even when listening to the innermost thoughts of a silly young lady, he can remain calm and collected, as steady as an old dog.

"I'm going downstairs, I'll be back in five minutes."

Amamiya Natsuki pushed open the door and got off the bus, then walked back the way she came.

Such a big bus couldn't possibly be missed; the person must still be behind. However, after walking several dozen meters, he still couldn't see Sayu's figure, and Amamiya Natsuki couldn't help but frown.

There's only one road under your feet; no matter how bad you are at directions, you can't possibly get lost.

Could it have been captured by something that appears out of the fog?

After searching for another ten meters or so, and still not finding any trace of Sayu, Amamiya Natsuki stopped and began to examine the marks on both sides of the road.

The fog grew thicker, and it was already dusk, making it almost impossible for ordinary players to see anything.

However, since Amamiya Natsuki had drunk the witch's potion, the visibility was still okay, and after a short while, she saw a series of footprints next to the road.

The forest was full of humus and soil, and the footprints were fairly clear.

Amamiya Natsuki walked over, carefully observed the size of the footprints, and quickly came to a conclusion.

"It's definitely a girl's footprints."

Do not ask.

The question is, when we were soaking in the hot springs before, I washed Hayasaka Ai's feet.

“Everyone had been moving along the road before, and no one was acting alone. The owner of the footprints could only be Sayu.”

Amamiya Natsuki felt calm and followed the footprints into the forest.

After a while.

A black-haired girl sitting under a tree, hugging her knees, as if abandoned by the whole world, finally appeared before us.

"The fog is so thick... I can't see anything... I can't find my way back..."

"No one will come looking for me anymore..."

"If I die here, I won't cause trouble for others, right?"

The fog in the forest grew thicker.

Shayou buried her face between her legs, feeling a wave of loneliness surging from all sides, threatening to engulf and drown her.

It was like a drowning person slowly sinking into the dark water, with no strength left to struggle.

Just then, a somewhat familiar voice suddenly rang out in the pitch-black world.

"...I've found you."

Sofa's black hair trembled slightly, but he thought it was just a hallucination and continued to bury his face between his legs.

However, the auditory hallucinations did not disappear; instead, they became even closer.

"You managed to get lost on such a big road? Your sense of direction is really terrible!"