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

"He won't answer the phone or reply to messages. Everyone is worried sick."

"...Zhu Zhu?"

Amamiya Natsuki raised an eyebrow slightly.

Needless to say, the Zhu Zhu in front of us is definitely not the shadow, because the shadow Zhu Zhu from before has disappeared.

The problem is that when I was on the phone with the young lady just now, I asked Kaguya to notify the others. Doesn't Zhu Zhu know that she has escaped?

"Why are you making such a strange face?" Zhu Zhu frowned, then suddenly remembered something, quickly coughed lightly, and said in a nonchalant tone, "By the way, there's something I want to ask you."

"what's up?"

What was the first ghost story we encountered in Ghost Town?

"..."

pity.

They're still too inattentive.

You ran up to someone without saying a word, and now you're trying to test their identity? It's too late. I need to teach you a lesson!

"The Ghost Story Town..." Amamiya Natsuki paused for two seconds, then spoke in a low voice, "What kind of place is that?"

"Eh?"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Zhu's beautiful eyes widened, and she nervously took a half-step back.

(Oh no! This is terrible!)

(Damn it, Natsuki doesn't even know what a ghost town is... and he's run into his shadow, Natsuki!)

(Danger, extremely dangerous!)

(I have to find a way to slip away quickly!)

During the afternoon break, everyone discussed whose shadow clone was the most terrifying, and in the end, they all agreed that it was Amamiya Natsuki's shadow clone, for a very simple reason.

Without morals, anything is possible.

The shadow clone's abilities are already very strong, coupled with its shameless personality and super-sharp insight, making it clearly an extremely dangerous villainous BOSS.

Regarding the girls' viewpoint, Natsuki Amamiya denied half of it—she wouldn't argue with shamelessness, since shamelessness isn't necessarily a flaw these days; thick skin gets you rich. As for 'superb keen insight,' Natsuki Amamiya knew very well that it came from her own eyes and was highly unlikely to be copied by a shadow.

buzzing.

My phone suddenly vibrated.

Zhu Zhu quickly pressed down on her pocket.

"Why aren't you answering the phone?" Amamiya Natsuki took a half step forward, getting closer to Zhu Zhu, and reminded her, "The phone is ringing."

"Um..." Zhu Zhu's eyes were flustered as she stammered, "I suddenly remembered there's something I haven't done yet, so I'll go now."

Snapped.

Amamiya Natsuki reached out her right hand and pressed down on Zhu Zhu's shoulder.

“I can help if you have any trouble,” Amamiya Natsuki said in a low voice. “I also have a lot of things I want to ask Zhu Zhu.”

(Oh no, oh no, oh no!)

(Kage Natsuki has already discovered that I am human, and clearly has no intention of letting me leave.)

(When they captured Chika the Shadow before, that idiot Natsuki chose to use torture to extract a confession. Now that he's in Natsuki the Shadow's hands, will he also be subjected to torture to extract a confession?)

(What...what should we do?)

Zhu Zhu was actually starting to panic.

Fortunately, she wasn't a novice. She managed to stay calm on the surface, took a deep breath, and quickly sorted out her thoughts.

(Stay calm, don't panic.)

(What we need to do now is to play along and stall for time.)

(As long as I keep not answering the phone, everyone will definitely get worried and come looking for me, and then we'll be able to catch Shadow Natsuki.)

"Um..." Zhu Zhu coughed twice and said, "I accidentally dropped my bracelet in the park just now, and I'm going to look for it now."

Amamiya Natsuki: "..."

Shadow Zhu Zhu used this excuse to trick herself into going to a hotel, and now you're using the same excuse to trick yourself into going to the park. You really are the same person.

"I see." Amamiya Natsuki nodded slightly. "I'll help you look for it."

"Then, let's go..."

Zhu Zhu bit her lip and could only agree.

Amamiya Natsuki casually took Zhu Zhu's little hand: "Let's go."

“You…” Zhu Zhu’s body stiffened involuntarily, and she couldn’t help but say, “Don’t hold my hand.”

"what happened?"

Amamiya Natsuki looked down and asked with concern.

Zhu Zhu took a deep breath and said:

"My palms are sweaty..."

Amamiya Natsuki asked doubtfully, "My palms shouldn't be sweaty."

"It's because my palms are sweaty." Zhu Zhu bit her little silver teeth and pulled her hand away. "It's so hot, don't hold my hand."

Natsuki Amamiya suppressed a laugh and said:

"It's fine if you don't let me hold your hand, but Zhu Zhu has to promise me one thing."

Zhu Zhu looked over warily, hiding her hands behind her back and said:

"what's up?"

Amamiya Natsuki said:

"I've never heard Zhu Zhu say she likes me, and now I really want to hear it."

"Huh?!" Zhu Zhu's eyes widened. "What did you say?"

Amamiya Natsuki tilted her head and looked over, then extended her right hand, saying expressionlessly:

"What, Zhu Zhu won't even grant me such a small request?"

"……hateful!"

Zhu Zhu gritted her little silver teeth, her heart filled with conflict.

(Did Natsuki know that he had discovered his true identity, which is why he made this request?)

(What should I do? Should I say yes?)

(If I don't agree, will it provoke him and make him do something even worse...?)

Hesitating for a moment, seeing Amamiya Natsuki reach out to her again, Zhu Zhu dodged in a step, took a deep breath, and said:

"That's what I said."

Amamiya Natsuki withdrew her hand and said:

"You say it."

“Hoo…” Zhu Zhu took a deep breath, gritted her teeth, and whispered, “I like silly Xia Shu.”

(I said I liked the idiot Natsuki, not the shadow Natsuki, so it doesn't count as cheating... In any case, I don't want to be held by the shadow Natsuki again!)

Amamiya Natsuki couldn't help but smile:

"Your voice was too soft, I didn't hear you clearly, Zhu Zhu, please say it again."

"I already said that," Zhu Zhu frowned slightly. "It's your problem if you can't hear me... Hurry up and go!"

Before long, the small park on the street corner came into view.

Looking at the park under the night sky, a glimmer of light quickly appeared in Zhu Zhu's eyes.

(We're almost there.)

(The agreed meeting point was the park. As long as everyone is there, we're sure to catch Natsuki's shadow.)

However, once inside the park, the light of hope in Zhu Zhu's eyes was suddenly extinguished.

"There isn't a single one..."

Amamiya Natsuki looked over and said:

"What's not there?"

Zhu Zhu took a deep breath, trying to calm herself down, and whispered:

"My bracelet is gone..."

"Let's look for it first; perhaps it was dropped somewhere else," Natsuki Amamiya said calmly. "By the way, the ghost town that Zhu Zhu mentioned earlier... is it those memories shrouded in mist?"

Zhu Zhu paused, then tried to sound nonchalant as she said:

"I've forgotten all those things."

Amamiya Natsuki said quietly:

"Has Zhu Zhu really forgotten?"

"Of course! Hurry up and help me find it. Let's split up and look." Zhu Zhu suddenly widened her eyes. "...Eh, glass?"

Amamiya Natsuki turned her head and looked into the distance. A girl with long, straight black hair wearing pantyhose was walking briskly towards her. It was Komi-kun.

"So glass was in the park too," Natsuki Amamiya remarked casually. "Lucky."

"..."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Zhu's heart sank.

(hateful!)

(Natsuki not only wants to capture me, but now she also wants to capture and torture Shoko... What, what should I do?)

As Shoko approached, Amamiya Natsuki was about to give up the role-playing game when he suddenly saw Shushu take a deep breath and a magical rope appear out of thin air in her hand, binding him directly.