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

Amamiya Natsuki said speechlessly:

What if it's not me who comes back?

"Hehe~" Shayou closed one eye and smiled brightly. "I've been watching behind the peephole the whole time, seeing everyone who passes by outside. I definitely won't make a mistake."

Hey, that's practically a peeping tom!

Amamiya Natsuki looked into the living room: "Where's Kaguya?"

Shayou said in a clear voice:

"Kaguya-chan went to the convenience store to buy groceries and will probably be back in about twenty minutes."

Amamiya Natsuki suddenly said:

"You look down on people."

Shayou was taken aback: "Huh?"

Amamiya Natsuki said:

"Twenty minutes is simply not enough time to take a shower."

"Well, that's true..." Shayou blushed and took out her phone. "I'll message Kaguya-chan and ask her to buy something for me. That should buy me some more time..."

"We can talk about taking a bath later. I have to go see the Zi family right away," Natsuki Amamiya said seriously. "Now I have something more important to ask of you."

On my way back, I received a message from Kyosuke that I needed to go there immediately.

Shayou's eyes lit up, and she clenched her fist, saying:

"Leave it to me, I guarantee I'll complete Master's mission!"

Amamiya Natsuki handed over the schoolbag: "I have a lot of homework today, please help me do it."

Shayou: "..."

"Remember to imitate the handwriting."

Amamiya Natsuki waved her hand, turned around and went out to Miko's house.

Come next door.

I raised my hand and pressed the doorbell.

The sound of footsteps quickly reached the door, and a primary school student opened it.

"Natsuki-nii, you're finally back." The elementary school student breathed a sigh of relief when he saw him coming, and lowered his voice to ask, "Why weren't you home over the weekend?"

"I've gone to save the world." Natsuki Amamiya ruffled Kyosuke's hair. "Where's your sister?"

"My sister is in her room." The elementary school student looked worried, tugged at Amamiya Natsuki's sleeve, and whispered, "My sister has been acting... strange lately."

"How to say?"

“My sister used to work on weekends when she had time off, but last weekend she didn’t leave the house at all. She didn’t watch her favorite TV shows, didn’t eat desserts, and hid in the kitchen all day, secretly cooking weird things, and she would sometimes show a scary smile.” The elementary school student said with a worried expression, lowering his voice, “Brother Xia Shu, I suspect that my sister is possessed by an evil spirit.”

Amamiya Natsuki: "..."

No wonder you sent this message using a children's smartwatch; you were worried your sister was possessed by an evil spirit!

However, from an ordinary person's perspective, Jianzi's actions are indeed very suspicious.

"My sister has really been possessed by an evil spirit." The elementary school student said with concern, "She suddenly changed her personality, stopped liking the foods she used to eat, and started hiding and doing strange things. The symptoms are exactly the same as those of possession in TV shows."

"Don't worry, maybe your sister is just going through a rebellious phase." Amamiya Natsuki ruffled Kyosuke's hair. "Leave this to me, I'll go get your sister checked out."

The elementary school student expressed concern:

"Xia Shu, be careful. If you're sure my sister is possessed, sneak out and we'll go get an exorcist."

"..."

Amamiya Natsuki agreed, waved to the elementary school student, went upstairs, arrived at Miko's room, and knocked on the door.

bang bang.

The elementary school students hid in a corner, nervously looking up at the building.

crunch~

The door slowly opened a crack.

Without hearing any footsteps, a girl with dark circles under her eyes peeked out and saw Amamiya Natsuki at the door. Her face lit up with excitement, and she grabbed Amamiya Natsuki's wrist and dragged her into the room.

boom!

The door slammed shut.

"My sister has indeed been possessed by an evil spirit!"

The primary school students were very worried.

My sister is usually a lazy bum who never laughs so excitedly. Just now, her expression was as if she couldn't wait to devour Natsuki-nii.

There is another piece of evidence.

There are differences between boys and girls. Ever since I started high school, my older sister has never let Natsuki into her room. Now, without saying a word, she just pulled Natsuki in... A real older sister would never do something like this!

"Come in quickly." Jianzi quickly closed the door and said expectantly, "Let's see how many of the potions I made over the weekend were successfully made."

Natsuki Amamiya looked at Miko's desk. The books that used to be there were gone, and now it was filled with bottles and jars, in huge quantities.

"Excellent. My work efficiency has improved dramatically since becoming a partner," Natsuki Amamiya commented with satisfaction.

“I’m not a partner.” Jian Zichen said, “I’m still a worker. You’re the real capitalist.”

Amamiya Natsuki said:

"A 50/50 split of profits—you won't find a capitalist as conscientious as me anywhere else in the world."

"I'm sorry, I don't see any conscience at all," Jianzi urged. "Hurry up and check how many potions have been successfully made."

Natsuki Amamiya stepped forward and began to examine the homemade potions on the desk.

After a while.

"Twenty-one bottles of witch's potion have been successfully made," Natsuki Amamiya said with satisfaction. "The success rate has stabilized at around 70%."

"That's good." Jianzi breathed a sigh of relief. "Hurry up and put away the potions you've made. I'm always worried about knocking them over if I leave them on the desk."

"Ah."

Natsuki Amamiya waved her hand and added the successfully created witch's potion to her game inventory.

Like Momotaro rice balls, once you get game certification, you can add them to your inventory; potions that fail to be made can only be thrown away.

"Here's your share of the profits."

Amamiya Natsuki took out her wallet, took out a stack of Fukuzawa Yukichi's notes, and handed them to Miko.

"I'll take it."

Seeing that the child was happy, he accepted Fukuzawa Yukichi.

If Natsuki Amamiya gave her money for no reason, Miko would definitely not accept it, but since it was money she had worked hard to earn, of course she wouldn't refuse it.

"Wait." Miko suddenly frowned and looked at Amamiya Natsuki's palm. "What happened to your hand?"

Amamiya Natsuki and her group had just returned from Chiba that morning. Instead of going home, they asked Miko and Yurikawa to help carry their school bags. Yurikawa was there, so she didn't explain in detail what had happened in Chiba. It wasn't until now that Miko noticed the wound on Amamiya Natsuki's hand.

"It's a long story..."

Amamiya Natsuki sat down in a chair and began to recount the strange events she encountered in Chiba.

"A tower crane traveling at high altitudes?" Jian Zi's eyes widened, and she bit her lower lip. "That's too dangerous!"

"I was fine at the time, but I felt scared after I got off the crane," Natsuki Amamiya said softly. "I was thinking that it would be such a pity if my life ended like this without ever hearing Miko say that she liked me."

"I……"

Seeing Zi open her pink lips, take a deep breath, and point towards the door, she said:

"get out."

Amamiya Natsuki clutched her chest, her face contorted with the pain of betrayal: "Not only did you not say you liked me, but you even made me leave?"

"You heard me right, get out of here now."

Seeing that the boy had raised his chin, he waved him away.

Can you just casually say things like "I like you"?

If I had been there, I might have been unable to resist saying it, but you are safe and sound now, and there is no need to fulfill your wish.

Natsuki, that scumbag who wants to build a harem, won't let you succeed so easily!

Amamiya Natsuki sighed and said:

"It seems Kyosuke was right."

"Huh?" Jianzi was taken aback and asked in confusion, "What did Kyosuke say to you?"

"Kyosuke just told me downstairs..."

While Miko was listening intently, Amamiya Natsuki launched a sneak attack, grabbing Miko's wrist and pulling her onto his lap.

Seeing her face flush red, she struggled and said, "Let me go."

“I won’t let go.” Natsuki Amamiya continued the previous topic, “Kyosuke said you’re possessed by an evil spirit.”

"W-what?" Jianzi's eyes widened in disbelief. "Possessed by an evil spirit? You must be kidding me."

"I really wasn't lying to you..."

Amamiya Natsuki recounted the conversation that had just taken place downstairs.

“No wonder I felt like someone was secretly watching me when I was making the potion in the kitchen yesterday.” After hearing this, Miko pursed her pink lips speechlessly, “So it was Kyosuke… I shouldn’t have let him watch so many horror variety shows.”

After saying that, Jianzi remembered that she was still being held in Amamiya Natsuki's arms. "Let me go quickly, it's so hot."

“I won’t let you go.” Amamiya Natsuki said seriously, “I promised Kyosuke that I would help you exorcise the demon.”

Seeing that Zi couldn't help but glare at him, she said, "I'm not possessed by any evil spirit, why would I need to exorcise a demon?"

“That’s not necessarily true.” Amamiya Natsuki wrapped her arms around Miko’s slender waist. “I came down from such a dangerous place as a tower crane, and you didn’t say a word of liking me, and even asked me to leave. I have reason to suspect that you are possessed by an evil spirit.”

"Pooh!"