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

"Eh?"

"The best way to find out if it's strange is to dig it up." Natsuki Amamiya took a shovel out of her backpack. "Good luck."

Fujiwara Chika instinctively took the shovel: "What are you doing, Natsuki-kun?"

Amamiya Natsuki said seriously:

"My job is to keep watch and act as lookout."

"That kind of thing isn't important at all!"

"..."

“Um…” Shayou walked over, interrupting the two’s banter, and whispered, “I just found a bare grave too.”

Amamiya Natsuki and Chika went over to take a look, and sure enough, another lonely grave appeared.

Immediately afterwards, Yukino Yukinoshita walked over and calmly said:

"There are some over there too."

The final count revealed three isolated graves. It was unclear what was inside; to find out, they would have to be dug up and examined in person.

“There won’t be enough time.” Kaguya Shinomiya crossed her arms and frowned slightly. “If we’re unlucky and only find the severed limb in the last grave, it will likely delay the appearance of the fog again.”

"At times like this, we need to call for help..."

After a moment's thought, Natsuki Amamiya called out Kaguya-sama, who was in standby mode.

Raise an army for a thousand days, use it for a while.

The ghost form can penetrate matter, which comes in handy.

"It's finally my turn to shine." Mrs. Kaguya stretched, looking quite happy.

"Eh?"

Sayu opened her eyes wide, looking curiously at Mrs. Kaguya, and then at Kaguya Shinomiya.

This was her first time meeting Mrs. Kaguya, so she was naturally very surprised.

Amamiya Natsuki walked to Sayu's side and whispered:

"This is a long story... so let's keep it a secret for now."

“I understand.” Shayou nodded seriously. “I will definitely keep it a secret.”

With Kaguya's help, the group saved a lot of time and quickly located the grave where the severed limb was.

In the end, Natsuki Amamiya took matters into her own hands. Under the supervision of several girls, she used an entrenching tool to dig open the grave and successfully retrieved the severed limb.

"All done." Amamiya Natsuki put away her entrenching tool. "We can go back to the village now."

Without wasting any time, the group quickly returned to the village.

On the way back, Natsuki Amamiya didn't let Kaguya go back. Instead, he told her about the yandere Kaguya and they discussed their plan of action together.

To win over the yandere Kaguya, Kaguya-sama's power is indispensable.

Speechless all the way.

The group quickly returned to the village.

The fog hadn't descended yet, so you could say they acted swiftly.

After entering the previous house, they tied up the puppet monsters inside and waited quietly for the fog to descend.

After a while.

White mist billowed up from the open field and quickly spread out.

“The daytime hours have definitely shortened.” Yukino Yukinoshita kept checking the time. “It’s about ten minutes shorter than last time.”

"Luckily we acted early." Fujiwara Chika took out a drink and started taking a sip. "This dungeon is definitely the type that gets more dangerous the longer it drags on."

Yukino Yukinoshita gently pursed her pink lips, her gaze falling on Natsuki Amamiya.

Although it was vulgar and shameless, I have to admit, he was a really impressive guy...

Natsuki Amamiya, unaware of Yukinoshita's assessment, was sitting at the doorway, looking outside.

Before long, a human-faced dog burst through the fog and ran out, its voice filled with shock and anger: "Human, what have you done to me?!"

Natsuki Amamiya looked innocent and said:

"What can I, an ordinary human being, do to you?"

"You're talking nonsense!" The human-faced dog gritted its teeth in anger, its eyes fierce. "It's definitely you!"

Her dignity as a ghost story prevented her from ever appearing again; canine instincts were too shameful.

However, it didn't expect that a strong feeling of hunger would dominate its brain. Driven by instinct, it instantly thought of Amamiya Natsuki, who often fed it, and then its body eagerly ran over.

"It's really not me."

As Amamiya Natsuki spoke, she took out a bag of meat buns, broke it open, and tossed it aside.

Before the fog dissipated last time, Natsuki Amamiya planted a mushroom on the head of the human-faced dog.

On the one hand, it's for insurance purposes, in case of unforeseen circumstances; on the other hand, it's to continue implementing the dog training program.

Now it seems that the effect is good.

The mushrooms growing on this human-faced dog are Gluttonous Mushrooms. Driven by an intense appetite, it rushed over to hunt for food as soon as the mist appeared.

Stray dogs will naturally become familiar with you after being fed a few times, which will increase your success rate when recruiting them later.

"Ouch!"

The human-faced dog suddenly jumped up and ate the meat bun.

"Good flexibility," Natsuki Amamiya said approvingly. "Take another bite."

"You wretched human!" the human-faced dog said in the most ferocious tone, wagging its tail rapidly. "You're dead! I'll eat you alive!"

Amamiya Natsuki turned her head to look at Sayu beside her, handed her the meat bun, and said:

"Want to feed them together?"

Shayou hesitated for two seconds, then shook her head and said, "I don't want to."

"You hesitated? You actually hesitated just now!" The human-faced dog glared fiercely. "You didn't refuse immediately!"

Sayu quickly bowed and apologized: "I'm sorry, Yuuko-chan..."

"Stop spouting useless nonsense!" the human-faced dog roared. "Kill this man, and I'll forgive you!"

Saya bit her lower lip and shook her head, saying, "I'm sorry, Yuuko-chan, I can't do that kind of thing..."

I could never bring myself to repay kindness with enmity.

In fact, Sayu knew very well that the human-faced dog in front of her was not the real Yuko-chan, but just a reflection of her guilt.

“I can’t pretend I didn’t hear what you just said. It’s one thing to make a mistake yourself, but to incite others is another.” Amamiya Natsuki held up the meat bun in her hand. “Yuko, apologize quickly.”

"what?"

The human-faced dog opened its eyes wide and sneered disdainfully, "Don't even think about it."

Although I cannot control my canine instincts and body, my soul is free and I will never easily submit!

"You're really not going to apologize?" Amamiya Natsuki stood up, unbuckled her belt in front of the human-faced dog, and then pretended to put the meat bun into her pants. "Yuko-chan, you don't want your meat bun to have a weird smell on it, do you?"

The human-faced dog, Yuuko, turned green. All the food had to go through her mouth; if Amamiya Natsuki really did that kind of thing, she would likely be the one to eat it in the end.

"Human, where is your moral compass?!"

"Sorry, my bottom line is always flexible," Natsuki Amamiya said expressionlessly. "Besides, you just said you were going to eat me up piece by piece, right?"

The human-faced dog, Yuko, nearly ground her teeth to powder before finally bowing her head in apology and managing to utter three words with difficulty: "...I'm sorry."

Amamiya Natsuki raised an eyebrow and said:

"Speak louder, I didn't hear you clearly."

The human-faced dog's eyes were fierce: "Human, don't push your luck!"

"Ok?"

Amamiya Natsuki lifted the meat bun, ready to stuff it into her pocket.

"I'm so sorry, so sorry, so sorry!" The human-faced dog Yuuko closed her eyes, giving up entirely. "Is that enough now?"

"good."

Amamiya Natsuki nodded in satisfaction, finished feeding the meat bun, and then got up to go to the bathroom.

Dog training is something that needs to be done gradually; you can't expect to get it right in one step.

"Shayou, come here." The human-faced dog turned its gaze to Shayou and suddenly called out in a low voice.

"Eh?"

Shayou paused, glanced at the other people in the room, and a hesitant expression appeared on her pretty face.

"Coward." The human-faced dog Yuko snorted. "I don't need you to come out. Just stand at the door and listen to me."

Shayu took a deep breath, clenched her fist, and walked to the door: "What does Yuuko-chan want to say to me?"

The human-faced dog lowered its voice, a gentle expression on its face, and whispered:

"Sayu, we're best friends, right?"

Sha nodded, overwhelmed by an irreparable sense of guilt: "...That's right."

Human-faced Dog Yuuko: "So, if your best friend is being bullied, will you still choose to stand by and do nothing as before?"

"I do not have……"

"But you didn't stand up for me either."

"..."

One sentence instantly silenced Sha You.

The human-faced dog continued:

"I will forgive you as long as you do one thing for me."