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

“No need to give it to me.” Natsuki Amamiya shook her head and said, “It’s not safe enough for Shoko to record the information alone. You guys will make notes later, and it’s best if each of you keeps a notebook in your backpack… Sayu, senpai, thank you for your hard work.”

Shayou raised his hand in salute: "I guarantee I will complete the mission."

“We can’t use our current identities anymore,” Kaguya Shinomiya said softly. “Those guys have a very clear target; it’s obviously us.”

Amamiya Natsuki nodded and said:

"One good news and one bad news. The bad news is that we've become Hiruko's target right at the start of the third loop. The good news is that Hiruko is probably unable to take the initiative for some reason, otherwise she would have been the one to come over just now."

“We can’t use our current identities.” Kaguya Shinomiya nodded slightly. “There should be a lot of surveillance equipment on the island. According to the information from the Chairman’s second cycle, these shadow clones are people with certain status and position on the island. Once we are exposed to surveillance, we are likely to be surrounded by the shadows.”

"uh-huh……"

The spy maid stepped forward, arms crossed, chin tilted back to reveal her long, slender neck, and a slight smile played on her lips:

"It doesn't matter, I will take action."

"..."

Shadows can sense each other, but they cannot sense humans. To find a human, one can only look at their face. Hayasaka Ai's Mystique ability not only allows her to change her appearance but also her height and body shape, perfectly suited to the current situation.

Amamiya Natsuki grasped Hayasaka's right hand, copying and pasting skills as she spoke:

"Next, we need to revise the action plan. Everyone, please share your opinions."

Kaguya Shinomiya said softly:

"The death of the Four Hands will cause Hiruko to go berserk. In that case, we can capture the Four Hands in advance, then buy time until Chika and the others complete their protection mission, then kill the Four Hands and escape the instance instantly."

Yukino Yukinoshita continued:

"According to Natsuki's information from last week's playthrough, the monster called Four-Armed is likely not a shadow, but a human. Its body is covered in armor formed from the black mud that the shadow turned into when it died. In other words, it should be a native of the island."

Fujiwara Chika raised her right hand and asked:

"So, can we find him now?"

“Of course you can.” Natsuki Amamiya agreed. “Since you have the memories of the second playthrough, you should go straight for the final boss at the beginning of the game.”

Kitagawa Uimeng said curiously:

"Shouldn't the final boss be that so-called Hiruko-gami? Why don't we just capture her?"

Amamiya Natsuki nodded and said:

"It is indeed worthwhile to gather information about Hiruko-gami. Knowing yourself and your enemy is the key to victory in every battle."

Yukinoshita Yono: "..."

As a newbie who just entered the game through an invitation, I immediately encountered a time restart and now I have to challenge a 'god'. This is not a dungeon that a newbie player should encounter at all!

The discussion is complete.

Everyone quickly figured out what to do next.

First and foremost is the dungeon mission – the God of War returns with the memories of the second playthrough, which is like getting the answers in advance during an exam, skipping all the problem-solving steps, and submitting the paper early.

However, during this period, you need to be careful not to reveal your identity. Once it is revealed, be prepared to be followed by your shadow.

The second thing is to find the original form of the four-armed creature on the island.

The third thing is to investigate Hiruko-gami's past, and it would be best to find out the relationship between Hiruko-gami and Shitte.

"That's all." Natsuki Amamiya said as she continued to paste the skills. "Once everyone can transform, we can start moving around."

Hayasaka Ai reminded him from the side:

"Everyone can choose to transform into the normal form, which lasts for half an hour. During this time, you cannot be injured, but ordinary physical collisions are not a problem."

"..."

After a while.

Skill pasting complete.

The group immediately began their operation.

The first step is to avoid surveillance, make contact with ordinary tourists on the island, replicate and transform, and evade the pursuit of the island's shadows.

Then they split up. Senior Haimeng and the others headed straight for the beach, intending to take a few elementary school students away first. This time, Amamiya Natsuki had Haruno accompany them. As a social expert, she could easily lure elementary school students away.

Natsuki Amamiya, along with Kaguya and Chika, went directly to the beach.

There's no need to use psychic magic at the home of the elementary school student who accidentally drowned, nor is there any need to spread rumors about the appearance of the elementary school student's ghost, because the information left by Natsuki Amamiya in the second playthrough already revealed the hiding place of the shadow elementary school student—it's on the rocky beach by the sea.

Due to an accident, the Shadow Elementary School student failed to eliminate his true form and was instead discovered by the island's fishermen. As a result, he was unable to move around on the island and could only hide by the sea, silently waiting for his body to disappear.

ten minutes later.

Amamiya Natsuki and two girls arrived at the rocky shore.

"Hey, nobody's here?"

Fujiwara Chika opened her eyes wide and looked around, but she couldn't see the shadowy elementary school student anywhere.

Kaguya Shinomiya said softly:

"They must be hiding."

Fujiwara Chika raised her hand to cover her mouth and whispered in her ear, "Then let's go buy some food, pretend to camp here, then leave for something and leave the food on the beach to lure the elementary school students out?"

Amamiya Natsuki looked over silently and said:

"This isn't a scam to elementary school students; it's a way to lure stray cats, isn't it?"

Fujiwara Chika put her hands on her hips, tilted her pretty face up, and said:

"Any method is acceptable, as long as it works."

Amamiya Natsuki said seriously:

"Perhaps it doesn't have to be that complicated. There's an easier way to get the elementary school students out right now."

"Huh?" Fujiwara Chika asked curiously, "What method?"

"That is……"

Amamiya Natsuki took a deep breath, exhaled, and shouted towards the sea:

"Sakura, your mother is calling you home for dinner!"

Fujiwara Chika: “…”

Shinomiya Kaguya: "..."

The sea shimmered, and shouts echoed under the clear sky.

Fujiwara Chika raised her hand to her forehead and complained:

"How can shouting like that possibly have any effect... Hey? It actually came out?"

Crash.

Ripples spread across the sea.

A primary school student with short pigtails and wearing a blue one-piece swimsuit emerged from the sea.

The Shadow Elementary School Student inherited everything from Sakura, so naturally it would react to the words that elementary school students remember. Amamiya Natsuki originally planned to call out "Mom is calling you home for dinner" first, and if there was no response, then she would switch to calling out "Hiruko is calling you home for dinner." Now it seems that the effect is very good, and it worked successfully on the first try.

The shadowy elementary school student, barefoot, walked out of the sea step by step, tilted his head to look at Amamiya Natsuki, and asked curiously:

"Did Mom really call me home for dinner?"

"Of course I was lying to you," Natsuki Amamiya shrugged. "You should know very well that your mother is attending your funeral, right?"

The shadowy elementary school student asked expressionlessly:

"Why did you lie to me?"

"The reason..." Amamiya Natsuki turned to look at Chika, "...take action."

There is no suspense.

With the combined efforts of the anti-gangster campaign, the Shadow Elementary School Student was subdued in the blink of an eye.

Amamiya Natsuki didn't rush to act. After a moment's thought, she canceled her transformation, revealing her original form, and then asked:

"Look who I am! Do you still recognize me?"

The shadowy elementary school student tilted his head, his face remaining expressionless despite being captured, completely unconcerned about life or death: "Who are you? Why should I know you?"

"Yes, that's the truth."

Fujiwara Chika held the Truth Mirror and checked the authenticity of the elementary school students' answers.

Kaguya Shinomiya crossed her arms and said softly upon hearing this:

"It seems that Hiruko is not able to directly transfer the memories of last week into the shadow mind of this week."

Amamiya Natsuki nodded and said:

"This is another piece of good news."

"You know Mother?" The shadowy elementary school student's eyes widened, a change in expression appearing on his face for the first time, as he tried to struggle. "What are you?"

"Children don't need to ask so many questions."

Having obtained the information he wanted, Amamiya Natsuki stopped wasting words and decisively took out a hammer, striking the shadow on the ground heavily.

boom!

Sand immediately flew in all directions.

The shadowy elementary school student, fatally injured, twisted his body and, under the watchful eyes of the three, rapidly melted into black sludge, eventually transforming into a black humanoid trace.

Amamiya Natsuki closed her eyes slightly and quickly said:

"The follow-up mission has started. It's exactly the same as last week's mission. All you need to do is hunt down five shadows to clear the dungeon... Let's go and meet up with Hai Meng and the others."

The three left the rocky beach and reunited with Hai Meng and the others.

It's unclear what happened during that time, but Hai Meng and the others successfully completed their abduction mission. The elementary school student they were tasked with protecting had fallen into a deep sleep.

“Very good.” Natsuki Amamiya nodded slightly, then said, “Next, we’ll go to the abandoned shrine to unlock the follow-up quests for Kaguya and Yukino.”

Without lingering, the group headed straight for the abandoned hospital halfway up the mountain.

"The hospital looks so eerie."