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

Snapped.

Fujiwara Chika slapped Amamiya Natsuki on the back, making a crisp sound, then rolled up a towel and began wiping Amamiya Natsuki's back.

Amamiya Natsuki sat and enjoyed herself for a while, then said in a soft, languid tone:

"Lady Qianhua, I have a question..."

Fujiwara Chika raised her chin and said in a clear voice:

"What does the president want to ask?"

Amamiya Natsuki said quietly:

"Why is Lady Chika so skilled at rubbing backs?"

"Huh?" Fujiwara Chika was taken aback, then raised her hand and slapped Amamiya Natsuki on the back again. "I often bathe with Moeha and help each other scrub our backs, so it's normal that we're a bit more skilled at it."

"I see."

"It's already clean." Fujiwara Chika prepared to get up. "President, you can wash yourself. I'm going out."

Amamiya Natsuki grasped Chika's hand and said seriously:

"Let me help you scrub your back."

“No need.” Fujiwara Chika quickly shook her head, her pretty face flushed. “Absolutely no need.”

If I really let Natsuki Amamiya help me scrub my back, I'm sure I'd end up running off somewhere else while she was scrubbing me!

Amamiya Natsuki sighed:

"Then I have one last request."

Fujiwara Chika blinked: "What request?"

“This is the first time Fujiwara-mama has helped me take a bath…” Amamiya Natsuki turned to look at Chika, her gaze intense, and lowered her voice, “So I want to experience [beep].”

"Eh? Eh? Eh?" Fujiwara Chika's beautiful eyes widened, her pretty face quickly turning red, and steam was rising from her head. "I-How could you make such a request? The president is so lewd!"

If it were anyone else, they would have punched the person who made such a vulgar and shameless request long ago.

"Just this once," Natsuki Amamiya said, clasping her hands together. "This is my lifelong request!"

Fujiwara Chika's pretty face flushed crimson, even the tips of her ears turned pink. After hesitating for a moment, she stammered in a low voice:

"We agreed that this would only happen once..."

Amamiya Natsuki said seriously:

"I promise."

I promise this will only happen once today.

"President, turn around." Fujiwara Chika's pretty face flushed, her eyes glistening. "Don't look at me."

"immediately."

Amamiya Natsuki turned around and sat up straight.

"call……"

Fujiwara Chika quietly exhaled, her pretty face flushed, and leaned closer to Amamiya Natsuki to continue rubbing his back.

After half an hour.

The bathroom door finally opened.

Fujiwara Chika was the first to escape, her pretty face flushed as she said:

"This is a one-time event, there will be no next time!"

Amamiya Natsuki followed behind, exiting the bathroom:

"Xiao Wang hasn't found his dream dog yet. Come back tomorrow to continue the search."

"I'm not coming!" Fujiwara Chika's eyes were moist, and she bit her lip. "Go find it yourself, President!"

“I can’t talk to Xiao Wang, so I definitely won’t be able to find it.” Amamiya Natsuki said with a serious face, “I’ll have to ask Chika-sama for help.”

"Humph~"

Fujiwara Chika gave a soft hum, changed her shoes in the entryway, and said with her hands on her hips:

"We'll talk about it tomorrow, I'm going back now."

"I just took a shower, and if I go out now, I'll definitely be covered in sweat again." Amamiya Natsuki glanced at the time. "How about we stay the night?"

"I refuse." Fujiwara Chika couldn't help but pout, then opened the door and slipped away. "Moeha is still at home, how could I possibly stay?"

"..."

After Chika left, the room fell silent again.

It's 10:30 p.m.

dong dong dong.

A soft knock sounded on the door.

Amamiya Natsuki walked to the entrance and opened the door. A girl with long, straight black hair, wearing pajamas, stood outside the door. Her black hair fluttered gently in the evening breeze. Who else could it be but Jianzi?

From being embarrassed at first to now taking it for granted, Jianzi has developed a habit of sneaking over every night around 10 p.m. after her mother and younger brother have fallen asleep, to avoid being harassed by evil spirits.

"It's so late, but it's still so hot outside..." Seeing that Zi had changed into slippers and walked into the living room, she couldn't help but pause and ask, "Hey, where's Kaguya-san?"

Natsuki Amamiya casually remarked:

"Kaguya went home this morning and I don't know when she'll be back. It'll just be the two of us today, so we don't have to sleep in the living room."

Upon hearing this, Jianzi's eyes widened: "Why didn't you say so sooner?"

Amamiya Natsuki said with an innocent expression:

"You didn't ask me."

"Alright, it was my fault for not asking..." Seeing Ziqiao's face harden, she turned and left, "Goodbye."

"Wait a minute." Amamiya Natsuki grabbed Miko's arm, speechless. "What are you going back for?"

"What do you say?"

Seeing her daughter puff out her cheeks, she couldn't help but feel disgusted and annoyed.

In the past, with Kaguya around, the three of them could sleep together and ensure their safety. But today, it's just me and Natsuki alone in the room... Will we be attacked at night?

I definitely will!

Amamiya Natsuki said in a wronged tone, "You're questioning my character."

"Hmph." Jianzi gave a soft snort. "It's good that you know."

Despite her complaints, Miko knew perfectly well that as long as she firmly refused and clearly stated that it was not allowed, Amamiya Natsuki would definitely not do that kind of thing against her will.

However... Natsuki Amamiya is no longer the innocent boy he once was.

They're so good at sweet-talking girls these days, it's easy to fall for their tricks. If I lose my willpower and can't control myself, and end up doing *that* kind of thing in a daze, my mom will definitely find out when I go home tomorrow morning, right?

So hurry home.

"...Farewell!"

Upon seeing the child turn around, he immediately slipped away and fled.

Amamiya Natsuki sighed helplessly and returned to her room upstairs. Seeing that her son was so wary, it was understandable. After all, he was a scumbag who wanted everything, and it was already quite good that he hadn't been punched away.

Just as Amamiya Natsuki fell asleep, she heard her phone vibrate beside her pillow.

"Ok?"

Natsuki Amamiya picked up her phone and saw that it was a message from Miko.

Miko: "Natsuki...are you asleep?"

Natsuki Amamiya: "I just fell asleep, and I was woken up again."

Jianzi: "...I'm so sorry."

Natsuki Amamiya: "When you apologize, please show off your breasts."

dong dong dong.

The meme featuring a child tapping their head three times in a row: "There's an evil spirit floating on the ceiling of my room, staring straight at me. I can't sleep, I just can't sleep."

Natsuki Amamiya: "I can't get up, I just can't get up."

Jianzi: "..."

Amamiya Natsuki got up, dressed, went to the window, and texted Miko: "Open the window."

The two families were neighbors, and their windows faced each other across the room. When they were in junior high school, Natsuki Amamiya and Miko played a game of telephone with paper cups, but they thought it was too childish and stopped playing it.

Shortly after, the lights in Miko's room came on, and then Miko pulled open the curtains.

"You take two steps back."

Amamiya Natsuki waved to Miko.

"Meow?"

Seeing the boy blink in confusion, he stepped back, still puzzled.

Amamiya Natsuki let out a soft breath, reached out to brace herself against the window, and suddenly leaped through the air into Miko's room. She landed very lightly, making almost no sound.

Seeing Zi's wide eyes, she exclaimed, "You actually jumped over such a long distance?"

Although she knew that 'players' could enhance themselves and often helped by stepping on their backs, she had never seen Amamiya Natsuki display her strength before. It was too exaggerated to jump over from such a far distance in one go!

“Easy peasy.” Natsuki Amamiya stood up, dusted off imaginary dust from her hands, and looked up at the ceiling. “If I went to the Olympics now, I could sweep all the gold medals.”

A female evil spirit was perched on the ceiling, her long black hair swaying like seaweed, her face deathly pale, and her mouth full of sharp teeth. In short, she was exceptionally ferocious, even more terrifying than the female ghosts in movies—many female ghosts in movies can still be used after wearing a hood, but this evil spirit was almost devoid of human form.

"You... can you see me?"

The female evil spirit's head stretched out like a venomous snake, drooping down in front of Amamiya Natsuki, uttering a hollow and meaningless question.

Natsuki Amamiya remained calm, raised her right hand, and snapped her fingers.

Snapped.