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

"Lifting up the skirt is obviously for easier riding." Shadow Chika said expressionlessly, sitting on Amamiya Natsuki's shoulders. "It's normal that you don't understand since you've never ridden one before."

Secretary Qianhua: "..."

So this is your first time riding a horse, right?

"Sit tight."

Amamiya Natsuki grabbed Kage Chika's legs with both hands and stood up. The delicate touch of her skin and the warmth emanating from her body felt incredibly real, without a trace of artificiality.

"Well……"

Secretary Qianhua couldn't help but puff out her cheeks.

I've never even ridden the president before, and now another version of myself has stolen the president's first time right in front of me. I can't be happy at all.

"President~" Kage Chika placed her hands on Amamiya Natsuki's head, her voice tinged with joy, "Giddy up~"

Amamiya Natsuki: "..."

Clear distinction between rewards and punishments is very important.

Since Shadow Chika just did a good job, we should help her fulfill her wish.

Amamiya Natsuki secured the shadow girl on her shoulder and stepped forward. As for the feeling... aside from being slightly embarrassed, everything else was great, especially the delicate and smooth touch of the shadow girl Chika's skin, which received full marks.

Along the way, passersby would occasionally cast surprised and curious glances at them, but Amamiya Natsuki was extremely thick-skinned. Shadow creatures had no sense of shame and didn't care what others thought. The only person who was depressed was probably Chika.

No wonder Kaguya-chan hates her yandere self so much; it feels so strange.

After a while.

Suddenly, Chika pinched Natsuki Amamiya's ear and said calmly:

"President, put me down, we found another one."

Upon hearing this, Natsuki Amamiya stopped and took Chika, the shadowy figure on her shoulder, down. While observing the surroundings, she whispered:

"give it to you."

"Ah."

With a calm expression, Yingzi Qianhua walked towards a beautiful woman with a gentle demeanor by the roadside.

“It is indeed a shadow.” Secretary Chika tiptoed and whispered in Amamiya Natsuki’s ear, “The shadow on the ground is obviously not in proportion to the body, probably to avoid being stepped on.”

Amamiya Natsuki looked at Chika and whispered:

"Would you like to ride a horse?"

Upon hearing this, Secretary Qianhua puffed out her cheeks and exclaimed, "I don't want to!"

As they were talking, Shadow Thousand Flowers walked over with Madam Wenwan.

Shadow Thousand Flowers' 'traitor' identity has not yet been exposed, and Madam Wenwan is completely unprepared, following the group into the dark forest.

"How can I help you?"

The lady in the yukata spoke in a very gentle voice, but perhaps it was a common trait of shadow creatures, her face showed almost no emotion, or perhaps she disdained to pretend in front of ordinary people like Amamiya Natsuki and Chika.

"Just stay still and cooperate."

Shadow Thousand Flowers took out a flashlight, and the light shone down, quickly creating a clear shadow on the ground.

“Zhang San, the outlaw, it’s you!” Secretary Qianhua decisively coordinated her move.

Snapped.

Amamiya Natsuki placed his hand on his wife's shoulder and said seriously:

"Mrs. Zhang, you're under arrest."

Finding her body suddenly out of control, Mrs. Shadow opened her eyes wide, a look of surprise on her face: "What have you done?"

"Don't tell you."

Without a word, Natsuki Amamiya conjured a hammer out of thin air and slammed it down on the shadow on the ground.

boom!

Mud splashes.

The Shadow Lady, whose main body was struck hard, twisted violently and quickly melted into black sludge. Then the sludge disappeared, leaving a black mark on the ground.

Task progress increased by two.

"President." Shadow Chika gently tugged at Amamiya Natsuki's sleeve, tilting her pretty face up and saying, "The reward."

Amamiya Natsuki said gently:

"You want to ride a big horse?"

“Let’s change the reward.” Shadow Chika shook her head and said calmly, “I remember when we first played board games in the board game club, the punishment I drew was to call someone ‘Dad,’ so…”

"So what?"

"I want the president to call me mom."

"..."

Amamiya Natsuki's eyes twitched slightly, and she couldn't help but look at Chika.

Just now you were riding a horse, and now you want someone to call you "Mom." You're something else; your desires are truly unpredictable!

"No, I didn't," Secretary Qianhua denied guiltily, stammering, "Um... I called you 'Dad,' so it's fair you call me 'Mom,' right?"

“It’s certainly fair,” Natsuki Amamiya said expressionlessly, “but it’s a bit perverse.”

"What's so perverted about it!" Secretary Qianhua blushed and retorted forcefully, "Don't married couples call each other 'Dad' and 'Mom'?"

In Japan, couples can call each other "darling" in addition to their names, and the older generation traditionally calls each other "father" and "mother," so it's not surprising.

however……

“I’m lying,” Shadow Chika exposed mercilessly. “I made the president call me ‘Mom’ because I wanted to experience maternal love through her.”

your sister!

You're actually showing maternal love? Where do you, a high school student, get maternal love from?

Secretary Qianhua's pretty face quickly turned red. Feeling guilty, she turned her head away and covered her ears with her hands, muttering softly, "Don't look at me, I don't know anything."

"call……"

Amamiya Natsuki took a deep breath and calmed down.

Those who make contributions will be rewarded, and those who make mistakes will be punished. What you promise, you must do, even if it means shedding tears.

It's just calling for mom, honestly it's nothing. Even if you made him run naked at night, Amamiya Natsuki's skin is thick enough to do it now.

“...Fujiwara-mama”.

Natsuki Amamiya squinted as she fulfilled the shadow girl's wish.

"I feel so content." Shadow Thousand Flowers covered her chest with her right hand and murmured, "So this is what motherly love feels like."

Don't be ridiculous. You think you can understand maternal love just by hearing someone call you "Mom"? Maternal love isn't that cheap!

"hey-hey……"

A soft laugh suddenly rang out from the side.

Natsuki Amamiya silently turned her head to look at Chika beside her, and said in a low voice:

"Motherly love, right? I'm hungry now, can I have some...?"

Chika puffed out her rosy cheeks, reached her small hand to Amamiya Natsuki's waist, and glared at her with her bright eyes:

What would you like to drink?

"Okay, I agree." Shadow Thousand Flowers said calmly as she began to take off her shirt.

"Ahhh! Stop it right now!" Secretary Qianhua hurriedly stopped her shadow, shouting in embarrassment, "Don't agree to all his requests!"

Shadow Thousand Flowers said calmly, "I'd also like to experience it..."

"No! Absolutely not!"

"..."

After quickly cleaning up their tracks, the three left the woods and continued their mission.

The island is not large, with only a few thousand people including locals and tourists. Their activities are basically concentrated in one area, so after a while, Shadow Thousand Flowers stopped again and looked at an old man dressed in a suit, whose clothes were impeccable.

"Is that old man also a shadow?" Secretary Qianhua asked in a low voice.

"Okay." Shadow Chika responded calmly, "I'm going."

Fujiwara Chika whispered:

"President, that old man looks somewhat familiar."

Amamiya Natsuki casually observed the old man out of the corner of her eye, reached out and took Chika's hand, and answered in a low voice:

“We saw him in the island’s daily newspaper this morning. He is a local councilor and his ancestors seem to be old nobles on the island.”

As is well known, Japan has never experienced bottom-up social change, and social stratification is very solidified. For example, not long ago, a prime minister passed away unexpectedly, and his nephew ran for parliament. At that time, he directly took out the family tree. A quick look revealed that his father, grandfather, and many generations back were all politicians.

"Hmm..." Secretary Qianhua blinked her bright eyes, lowered her voice and whispered, "The doctor we met at the beginning, that elegant woman just now, and the old businessman now... Could it be that the humans replaced by the shadow creatures are all important figures on the island?"

“Very likely.” Amamiya Natsuki nodded in agreement. “Fujiwara’s mother is very clever.”

Secretary Qianhua blushed slightly: "Don't call me Mom!"

"Understood, Fujiwara-mama."

"Ahhh, I'm going to get angry!"

"..."

As they were talking, Shadow Thousand Flowers walked over with the elderly politician.

His identity as a traitor had not yet been exposed, and the old man, without any precautions, came to the side of Amamiya Natsuki and Chika.

then……

"Zhang San, the outlaw, it's you!"

"You're under arrest."