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

"Okay, I'll help you untie the rope."

"Eh?" Shayou looked over in surprise and quickly whispered, "Natsuki-sama, don't be impulsive."

When Shadow Thousand Flowers stabbed someone with a knife before, she showed no mercy whatsoever. Being merciful to the enemy at this time is being cruel to oneself. Only someone with their head caught in a door would do such a thing.

Kitagawa Uimeng said doubtfully:

"Natsuki, what are you doing?"

The senior student said the same thing:

"Junior, we were just joking. Don't act impulsively."

This is a dungeon space. Even the shadowy figure on the sofa, Chika, isn't a real human. Even if Natsuki Amamiya were to commit extremely cruel torture, no one would find it offensive.

“I wasn’t acting impulsively.” Natsuki Amamiya explained the situation in a low voice, then said, “Maybe if we succeed in turning them, it’s worth a try.”

"……OK then."

Apart from Kaguya and the other two, everyone else is in the room, so there's no need to worry about Chika suddenly attacking someone.

Natsuki Amamiya approached Chika Kage and untied and put away the magic rope.

"Finally, it's untied." Shadow Chika got up and stretched, then rubbed her breasts, her voice indifferent. "The rope hurt so much, I felt like it was going to burst."

Fujiwara Chika couldn't stand it any longer and shouted:

"There are boys around, so don't do anything weird!"

"Something strange?" Shadow Thousand Flowers tilted her head and looked over, her hands still moving. "What is that?"

Fujiwara Chika said:

"It's your current movement!"

"What does it matter?" Shadow Chika's expression was indifferent. Although she had broken free from the mother's control, she was not as lively as Chika and remained quite indifferent. At this moment, she said in a puzzled tone, "It's not like I haven't let the president touch me before."

The girls looked on with expressions of amused curiosity, all turning to look at Secretary Qianhua.

"You, you're talking nonsense!"

Fujiwara Chika's pretty face flushed red, and she stammered in denial, "I never made the president do that kind of thing!"

Unfortunately, her shifty eyes and flushed cheeks offered no convincing explanation whatsoever.

"You're lying." Shadow Chika's expression was indifferent, completely unconcerned about the embarrassment of her true self. She said nonchalantly, "Aside from why you came to the island and your strange ability to lose memories, you remember everything else very clearly. The first intimate encounter was the night we stayed at the president's house during Golden Week..."

"Huh? Huh? Huh?" Kitagawa Kaimu's eyes widened as she looked at Chika in shock, and she couldn't help but say, "I was at Natsuki's house during Golden Week, how come I didn't know anything about it?"

Shadow Thousand Flowers said coldly:

"Hai Meng-chan was already asleep at the time, so of course she didn't know what the president and I did."

"Stop, stop talking!" Even the most shameless person on Earth has a sense of shame. Her face turned red, and she wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into. She cried out in embarrassment, "I was just a restless sleeper, rolling around on the tatami mat, and ended up in the president's arms. We just slept together, and I didn't do anything else!"

Amamiya Natsuki coughed twice, looked at Kage Chika, and said:

"Let's leave this topic at that. Don't say anything more."

If you keep talking, Chika will be too ashamed to face anyone and will run away covering her face!

Even if Chika is a bit slow-witted, she's not this slow. Plus, she was all teary-eyed and aggrieved just now, and now she's all cold-faced. There's no doubt that the Chika in front of me is a wolf in sheep's clothing, and once you cut her open, you'll find she's completely black inside.

"Then I won't say anymore." Shadow Chika nodded in agreement, and then asked, "President, can I put on some clothes first? Even I feel shy when I'm naked."

You say you're shy, but why don't you blush a little?

"Chika-chan, here you go." Sayu picked up the clothes and handed them over.

Shadow Thousand Flowers took the clothes and said as she put them on:

"President, don't be so rough when you take off my skirt next time."

That's enough! You weren't gentle at all when you were stabbing someone at the door!

Amamiya Natsuki promptly changed the subject, asking:

"How do you replicate humans?"

“We will emit a flash to scan the human body,” Shadow Thousand Flowers said as she dressed. “After scanning, we can make a copy.”

"Eh, a flash?" Yukino Yukinoshita suddenly said softly, "Speaking of which, we encountered a flash of light of unknown origin when we left Sakurako's house."

"I remember now, we did encounter a flash, like those old-fashioned cameras in movies, with a very large flash." Shayu's eyes widened. "So... Natsuki-sama, Haruno-nee, and I have all been copied?"

Zian Yan frowned slightly and said:

“I’ve also encountered strange flashes of light, but I didn’t pay any attention to them at the time.”

Kitagawa Kaimu nodded in agreement:

"I encountered that too."

Zhu Zhu bit her lower lip lightly: "I also ran into Shoko."

"Uh-huh."

Komi nodded quickly.

After asking around, everyone had reported encountering the strange flashes, and it was highly likely that they had all developed shadow clones.

Amamiya Natsuki considered a possibility, raised an eyebrow slightly, and asked:

"How many shadow clones are there on the island? Or has everyone on the island been cloned?"

"I don't know." Faced with this question, Shadow Thousand Flowers shook her head. "I was only born not long ago, and I don't know how many shadow creatures are on the island."

Kitagawa Kaimu inquired:

"Chika-chan, do the memories between your shadows share the same memories?"

"Of course not." Shadow Chika shook her head. "Having too many memories mixed together would damage your brain."

Hai Meng nodded: "That makes sense."

Zian Yan asked curiously:

"Um, what kinds of things did you copy?"

“Everything,” Shadow Thousand Flowers said calmly, “body, memories, personality, secrets in my heart… I am no different from you.”

Upon hearing this, Zhu Zhu immediately panicked.

All memories have been copied?

In other words, there's another person in the world who knows perfectly well what happened to him that day in his room when he was tricked into doing it by that idiot Natsuki, and what happened in the bathroom of the Chiba Prefecture hotel when that idiot Natsuki played with his memories.

Thinking of this, Zhu Zhu's face turned red, and she felt like her brain was about to shut down.

No!

You absolutely must not let your shadow clone speak!

When you encounter your own shadow clone, you must immediately shut her up and never let her tell everyone like Shadow Chika does.

If everyone found out what I'd done, I'd never be able to face anyone again!

“But it’s strange.” Shadow Chika clenched her right fist and gently tapped her head. “My memories of why you came to the island and your strange abilities are all blurry, as if they’ve been blocked by something.”

Needless to say, the key memories of the clone were definitely blocked by the game.

If players knew about the existence of the game and the dungeons, they would all be instantly forced to kneel down—these shadow clones are incredibly strong and fast. Just because Natsuki Amamiya can easily defeat them doesn't mean other players can.

Putting aside others, take Yang Nai as an example. Even when facing a primary school student like Sakura, she wouldn't be able to fight back.

Furthermore, there are a large number of shadow clones on the island. Once they know the player's memories and purpose, dozens or even hundreds of shadow clones will swarm in, and the player will be wiped out 100% of the time. There is no other possibility.

The inquiry continues.

Yukinoshita Haruno curiously raised her hand and said:

"Excuse me, can a shadow be copied infinitely?"

“No.” Shadow Thousand Flowers said coldly, “Once the shadow clone is killed, that person can never be cloned again.”

Amamiya Natsuki asked:

Where is the mother?

Now that Shadow Chika possesses free will, and influenced by her memories and personality, she naturally stands beside Amamiya Natsuki and the others, replying upon hearing this:

"Underground, there is a huge cave space beneath the island."

Natsuki Amamiya added:

"What is the exact location of the mother?"

“I don’t know.” Shadow Thousand Flowers shook her head. “I don’t have the exact location of the mother in my memory.”

Kitagawa Uimeng said curiously:

How can you distinguish between a shadow and a clone?

“We discern through information,” Shadow Thousand Flowers calmly replied. “You humans cannot do that.”

"..."

After some questioning, the group successfully obtained a wealth of valuable information.

Beneath the island lies a vast cavern containing a creature known as the "Mother." It is certain that this creature is not human. The Mother is injured for unknown reasons and desperately needs to eat to heal, while the island's native inhabitants and tourists serve as emergency food.

In other words, players and shadow creatures are natural enemies and there is no possibility of peaceful coexistence.

There are many shadow clones on the island, the exact number of which is unknown.

The parent entity can remotely control and influence the shadow clones. It is unclear whether they can share the vision and memory of the shadow clones. The shadow clones are independent individuals and do not share memories, but they can transmit key information to other shadow clones through pheromones.

"That's all for now." Having asked all the necessary questions, Amamiya Natsuki finished recording the information, sent a copy to Kaguya, Yukino, and Hayasaka, and then said, "Let's leave here first."

Having shared so much information, Shadow Chika was temporarily accepted by everyone and placed on the same side.

As the group walked out of the room, they saw that the elementary school student, Sakura, was still tied to a chair.

"Oh no." Shayou stuck out her pink tongue. "I forgot about Sakura."

Amamiya Natsuki walked over to the shadowy elementary school student, looked down, and said:

"You heard what I just said?"