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

"Um..." Fujiwara Chika clutched her stomach, leaned close to Amamiya Natsuki, and stammered, "I drank too much water and need to go to the restroom. Natsuki-kun, would you like to come with me?"

"I suggest just taking care of it indoors," Natsuki Amamiya remarked. "In horror movies, the person who says they're going to the bathroom is usually going to die soon."

"No way!" Fujiwara Chika couldn't help but shout, "Doing that kind of thing in front of everyone, I'll die, won't I?"

"As long as you have thick skin, no one can shame you."

"I don't have that kind of thick skin!"

Fujiwara Chika clung to Amamiya Natsuki's arm, shaking it pitifully: "Natsuki-kun, hurry up and come with me to the restroom."

Natsuki Amamiya was powerless against Chika's coquettishness.

After saying goodbye to the others, Natsuki Amamiya accompanied Chika as they left the living room.

The location of the bathroom was already determined when we inspected the house earlier; it was located through a creaky corridor.

Amamiya Natsuki led Chika through the corridor to the restroom.

"Natsuki-san, wait for me outside," Fujiwara Chika whispered. "Don't go away."

Amamiya Natsuki said seriously:

"Generally speaking, closing a door creates an enclosed space, which often leads to accidents. My advice is not to close the door."

Fujiwara Chika covered her skirt with both hands: "It's too embarrassing not to close the door!"

Amamiya Natsuki said:

"Which is more important, shame or safety?"

"Stop talking, I refuse!"

"..."

As expected, Secretary Chika finished using the restroom safely and then walked back with Natsuki Amamiya.

“Natsuki-kun.” Fujiwara Chika suddenly grabbed his arm and whispered nervously in his ear, “I heard strange footsteps behind me.”

Natsuki Amamiya said calmly, "I heard it too."

Fujiwara Chika whispered:

"Shall we turn around and take a look?"

"Don't turn around," Natsuki Amamiya whispered. "The rules on the stone tablet say that if you hear strange noises behind you, don't turn around, but..."

Amamiya Natsuki took out a small mirror and looked back. In the dim and gloomy corridor, a doll had appeared out of nowhere, following closely behind the two of them.

"Eh? They're dolls!" Fujiwara Chika's eyes widened. "They're actually alive?"

“It’s probably still related to the fog.” Natsuki Amamiya pondered for two seconds, then quickly took out a rope, grabbed both ends, and threw it into the corridor behind her. “Keep going forward and don’t look back.”

This thing is the magic rope.

A couple of days ago, after accidentally getting tied up with ropes, Natsuki Amamiya and Ume conducted an experiment and found that as long as they held onto both ends of the rope, they wouldn't have to worry about being accidentally injured.

dong dong dong.

The sound of footsteps was still faintly following behind.

A moment later, a roar suddenly rang out, followed by a loud crash as someone fell to the ground.

Amamiya Natsuki quickly turned around and saw that the magic rope, like a venomous snake, had already bound the doll.

The doll lay on the ground, struggling and trying to escape.

Natsuki Amamiya, of course, wouldn't give it a chance. She strode towards the doll and said:

"Chihua!"

With perfect coordination, Fujiwara Chika pointed and announced, "Zhang San, you outlaw, you're under arrest!"

Natsuki Amamiya grabbed the doll and lifted it up:

"caught you."

At this moment, Kaguya Shinomiya and the others heard the commotion and rushed over.

"President?"

What did you encounter?

"Chika-chan, are you alright?"

Fujiwara Chika put her hands on her hips, raised her chin smugly, and said, "It's nothing, I just caught a stalker, let me tell you..."

Natsuki Amamiya picked up the doll with one hand and returned to the main room.

“This doll looks familiar…” Kaguya Shinomiya crossed her arms and squinted. “It looks like the doll that was in the room before.”

Yukino Yukinoshita's expression turned serious: "There are three dolls in the house. If they can all move..."

"Go over and have a look."

The group quickly went to the room where the other two dolls were. When they opened the door, the room was empty, and the two dolls on the bed were nowhere to be seen.

"She really came back to life." Yukino Yukinoshita said in a cool voice, "From now on, don't act alone."

Amamiya Natsuki said:

"There's no such thing as being able to guard against thieves for a thousand days if you're a thief for a thousand days. We can just arrest those two puppets later."

Yukinoshita Yukino: "..."

She was only thinking about being more vigilant and passively defending herself, but the boy in front of her was already preparing to take the initiative!

Yukino Yukinoshita let out a soft breath.

Although it's hard to admit, there's no doubt that my former newbie companion, with whom I once cleared the game, has now grown into a true "leg pro."

“Before that,” Natsuki Amamiya said, holding up the doll in her hand, “let’s interrogate it first and see what information it has.”

Back in the main house.

Several people surrounded the doll and began interrogating it.

"Name?"

"..."

"gender?"

"..."

Fujiwara Chika slammed her hand on the table and used the interrogation techniques she had learned at the love hotel: "Confess and you'll be treated leniently; resist and you'll be punished severely. Quickly confess the facts of the case."

The doll remained silent, as if it had become a lifeless object again.

"Aren't all dolls afraid of fire?" Yukino Yukinoshita suggested.

“It’s also possible that he’s not afraid.” Amamiya Natsuki turned to look at the silly young lady, “Kaguya, it’s up to you.”

"Ah."

Kaguya Shinomiya nodded slightly, took out the Magical Girl's Repentance Gun, raised her hand and fired a shot, colorful streams of light slowly dancing out.

Before entering the dungeon, Hayasaka Ai handed the magic gun to Kaguya, which came in handy.

The puppet had no way to avoid being shot.

And then... nothing happened.

"It must have triggered the effect of the 'wise time'," Natsuki Amamiya pondered. "The doll's head just dipped slightly."

After a while.

Kaguya Shinomiya delivered another blow.

The doll became increasingly listless and was now lying on the ground.

"It's alright, it's alright," Fujiwara Chika comforted her. "Kaguya-chan's luck has always been like this."

Kaguya Shinomiya gently gritted her teeth: "I'm so sorry for such bad luck!"

When the third shot was fired, the repentance effect of turning over a new leaf was finally triggered.

"I'm sorry... I actually wanted to turn you into one of us, to make you suffer day and night as well..."

A deep, hoarse voice rang out, proving that the puppet could indeed speak.

"Sneaking behind us like that, they definitely have ill intentions," Fujiwara Chika said angrily, hands on her hips.

Natsuki Amamiya asked directly:

What does "ghost marriage" mean?

The doll trembled and continued to confess: "I'm sorry, Sister Caixiang, I didn't stand up for you back then..."

Upon hearing this, everyone perked up.

The doll's confessions and apologies are sometimes incoherent, but they are enough for everyone to piece together the truth.

The mountain village was isolated from the outside world. Life was originally difficult, but they were able to be self-sufficient. Until one day, a plague suddenly broke out in the village, and everyone was in danger.

At this point, someone suggested that women be sacrificed to the mountain god in a special way in exchange for the mountain god's protection.

The foolish method of sacrifice ultimately fell upon a girl named Ayaka.

Cai Xiang wasn't from the village; she was a stranger who had been tricked into coming. She thought a sweet romance awaited her, but on her wedding day, a cruel sacrifice was made...

In a state of repentance, the doll pours out its secrets of guilt, revealing everything it feels guilty about.

at the same time.

Everyone received a game notification.

[Main quest has been updated, please click to view]

Click to view Natsuki Amamiya.

The ghost bride's body has been dismembered and sealed in five locations in the mountains. Help her break the seals, retrieve her body, and thus dispel the fog of resentment that shrouds the village.

“Very good.” Fujiwara Chika raised her chin. “A new main quest has been unlocked.”

Yukino Yukinoshita was somewhat speechless, gently pressing her finger to her brow: "I have a feeling that such an important secret should be revealed by gradually unraveling the mystery and exploring the deciphering process..."

at the same time.