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

The Shadow Elementary School Student didn't answer, but turned to look at Shadow Chika, asking in confusion, "What did you encounter?"

"I have simply become my true self," Shadow Chika replied calmly, turning to Amamiya Natsuki and pointing out the weakness of Shadow Elementary School Student, "President, all you need to do is strike the shadow itself on the ground to destroy the shadow clone."

Clearly, the shadow creatures do not possess the consciousness of their own kind or siblings.

The girls all looked at Natsuki Amamiya, waiting for his decision.

After a moment's thought, Natsuki Amamiya took out a hammer weapon from her game inventory.

The title's ability still has a long cooldown period, making it impossible to turn this elementary school student against me. Plus, I overheard so many important conversations, so...

"Do you have anything else to say?"

Amamiya Natsuki inquired.

The shadowy elementary school student remained expressionless, seemingly completely indifferent to his own life or death: "No."

"Then...goodbye."

boom.

Amamiya Natsuki slammed the hammer down, striking the shadow of the elementary school student on the ground.

The old wooden floorboards shattered with a crash.

Faced with the heavy blow, the Shadow Elementary School student's body twisted violently and, under everyone's gaze, turned into a pool of black liquid, resembling sludge. The liquid then disappeared, leaving only a black residue.

Chapter 589 Shadow Thousand Flowers: I'm very curious about the smell of boys

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As the shadowy elementary school student disappeared, the magic rope fell to the ground with a 'thud'.

The rope seemed a little confused, not quite understanding why the object it was binding had suddenly disappeared. However, driven by instinct, it then launched itself toward the nearest target to begin a new round of binding.

Amamiya Natsuki reacted quickly, grabbing both ends of the rope—the only way to stop the binding—and then put the magic rope into her backpack.

"Disappeared into thin air..." Shadow Chika tilted her head and looked over. "Is this your special ability?"

Amamiya Natsuki nodded and said:

"You can think of it as some kind of special ability."

Although Shadow Chika has broken free from the mother's control, it is unclear whether she will be controlled again in the future, so some information still cannot be revealed.

"Can we just destroy her by striking her shadow?" Zhu Zhu asked. "Is it really that simple?"

Shadow Thousand Flowers remained calm and said indifferently:

"That's right, her data has indeed been erased and will not reappear. If you see her again, it will only be a disguise of another shadow, with only the appearance and no memory."

Mimicry is a common ability of all shadows. They can transform into humans or even objects, but it is only a superficial transformation and they will not have the other person's memories.

Fujiwara Chika pursed her pink lips and couldn't help but say:

"That...she was one of your own kind. She was wiped out right in front of you, and you don't care at all?"

Too cold.

I am not such a cold-hearted person.

Is the girl in front of me really exactly the same as myself?

"Why should we care?" Shadow Thousand Flowers tilted her head and looked over. "When dealing with enemies, we should eliminate them without hesitation. Mercy is the most foolish thing to do."

"Hmm..." Fujiwara Chika puffed out her cheeks, "Shouldn't we at least plead for her, or at least try to get her to turn over a new leaf?"

Shadow Thousand Flowers said coldly:

"To her, I am the one who has gone astray."

Everyone: "..."

It's clear that although Shadow Chika and Secretary-General share the same memories and emotions, their thought processes are different, much like Kaguya and the yandere young lady. It wouldn't be a problem to say they are two independent individuals.

After a pause, Shadow Thousand Flowers continued:

“We are not afraid of death, otherwise she would not have remained motionless just now, but would have tried to run away.”

Amamiya Natsuki asked curiously:

"How to say?"

“We can briefly incorporate our main body into the shadow for high-speed movement,” Shadow Chika explained. “However, the main body will be unable to breathe in the shadow space and will have to come out in less than a minute. It needs to rest for a while before it can re-enter… just like a human diving for a swim.”

"I see."

Zian Yan took out her notebook and began recording the newly acquired information.

He can move across a plane using his shadow form, making him a natural-born assassin ninja.

"Hey, wait a minute." Sayu raised her hand and said, "I have a question... Since she can turn into a shadow to escape, why didn't Shadow Sakura run away when we caught her on the beach?"

“Because it’s pointless.” Shadow Thousand Flowers said calmly, “When you were interrogating her just now, she also wanted to know your information. Besides, even if you didn’t do anything to her, she would still disappear on her own before sunset today.”

Kitagawa Kaimu crossed her arms and asked curiously:

Why did it disappear on its own?

"Because if the original is not eliminated, the data will gradually disappear," Shadow Chika said calmly. "If the cloned shadow does not personally eliminate the original body, it will die because the data disappears, in as little as three days or as long as a week."

"..."

The girls all looked at Secretary Qianhua.

Fujiwara Chika opened her eyes wide, bit her lip lightly, and whispered, "...I'm sorry."

Sacrificing oneself to keep Shadow Chika in the world is something that is impossible.

“There’s no need to apologize,” Shadow Thousand Flowers said calmly. “If I hadn’t discovered the pheromones left by the elementary school student halfway through, I would have already gone over and killed you.”

Fujiwara Chika: “…”

The guilt in my heart suddenly vanished.

Amamiya Natsuki began to speak:

"Enough with the small talk, it's time to get moving. Let's go find Kaguya and the others."

It's still broad daylight, and with so many people around, kidnapping several elementary school students would be too difficult. Let's reunite with Kaguya and the others first, concentrate our efforts, and finish some of the dungeon missions.

"set off!"

"..."

The abandoned hospital that Kaguya and her friends were exploring was called "Rhombus Hospital," located halfway up Eagle Beak Mountain. It was abandoned for unknown reasons, and the straight-line distance between the two places was not far.

Amamiya Natsuki and her group left the abandoned cabin and proceeded along the coastline. They soon arrived at Eagle Beak Mountain. At the foot of the mountain, there was a sign that read, "Private Property, No Entry." Of course, that's what it said, but the road wasn't blocked off with barbed wire, so it was easy to enter.

“I see it.” Kitagawa Kaimu stood on tiptoe and raised her hand to her forehead. “That should be the abandoned hospital.”

Amamiya Natsuki nodded and said:

"Yes, that's right there."

The group followed the mountain path to the mountainside. Standing by the railing, they looked down and saw a magnificent sea and sky at the foot of the mountain, with vast blue waves and coconut and banana trees planted along the edge of the beach. Seabirds circled in the sky, and the scenery of the southern summer was breathtaking.

"It's so beautiful," Fujiwara Chika murmured. "This is the first time I've encountered a dungeon with such beautiful scenery."

“Indeed, all the previous dungeons were gloomy and eerie, with a scary art style.” Kitagawa Kaimu put her right hand on her hip. “I want to go swimming at the beach.”

Snapped!

A crisp slap sounded.

"what……!"

Kitagawa cried out in surprise and quickly turned around to look behind him, "Natsuki, why did you hit me?"

"That's enough, you two," Natsuki Amamiya complained. "This is a dungeon. If you want a vacation, wait until the dungeon is over. Now, be on your guard."

The succubus girl puffed out her pink cheeks upon hearing this, and said unhappily:

"Then why did you only hit me and not Chika-chan?"

Amamiya Natsuki turned her gaze to Chika.

"The weather's nice today... Goodbye!"

Secretary Qianhua turned and ran.

Before they arrived, everyone had already sent a message to Kaguya and the others, so when they came to the entrance of the abandoned hospital, they saw three girls waiting there: Kaguya, Yukino, and Hayasaka.

"Kaguya-chan, we're here!"

Fujiwara Chika exclaimed happily and was about to step forward.

"Wait a minute." Amamiya Natsuki pulled Chika back, looked at Kaguya and the other two at the door, and said seriously, "You should prove your identities first."

“That’s right.” Yukinoshita Haruno chimed in from the side, “Yukino, don’t come over yet, prove your identity first.”

Yukino Yukinoshita remained silent and said:

How do I prove my identity?

“It’s very simple,” Natsuki Amamiya said. “Using a skin card to instantly change outfits is something even a shadow can’t imitate.”

Except for Yukino, who doesn't have a skin card, Kaguya and Hayasaka both do. Yukino's skin card is Bunny Girl Senpai, while Hayasaka Ai's skin card is Little Devil Maid.

"Your thoughts are written all over your face, senpai." Hayasaka Ai crossed her arms. "You clearly want to see Kaguya-chan change clothes, don't you?"

Amamiya Natsuki refused to admit it, saying:

"I didn't, don't talk nonsense."

Hayasaka Ai curled her lip: "Tch, you dare to say it but not to take it seriously."

"..."

Information about the shadow clones had already been conveyed to Kaguya and the other two before they arrived. With the existence of a game 'blocking zone,' identifying a player's identity is actually quite simple; skin cards, items, and so on, cannot be copied by the shadow.

After verifying each other's identities, the two officially reunited and then explored the abandoned hospital together.

Because it was an abandoned hospital from decades ago, it looked quite dilapidated after being abandoned for so long. The courtyard was overgrown with weeds, which were taller than a person's legs. Some places had even collapsed and were almost turned into ruins.

"Just to be on the safe side, the three of us never separated from beginning to end," Kaguya Shinomiya said softly as she walked alongside Natsuki Amamiya. "And we didn't encounter any of the strange flashes you mentioned."