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

Amamiya Natsuki stood up: "We can go now."

Kitagawa Kaimu: "Hmm, I just called Zhu Zhu over to discuss the characters we'd cosplay, but..."

After a pause, Kitagawa Kaimu chuckled and said:

"But if Natsuki can convince Zhu Zhu, the three of us can go together, that's fine too."

Amamiya Natsuki: "..."

As expected of a succubus.

They possess a strong curiosity about everything, are willing to try new things, and are full of enthusiasm.

If it were Hayasaka, she would never agree to a three-person game!

If it were the young lady, Hayasaka might have a slight chance of agreeing, but... the problem then wouldn't be Hayasaka, but whether the young lady would agree.

Kitagawa Kaimu: "Natsuki, come over here too. Everyone come over later, and we can cosplay together."

Amamiya Natsuki agreed, changed her clothes, and prepared to go out, as staying at home alone was indeed quite boring.

As soon as I arrived at the tram stop, I saw a girl in a blue and white sailor uniform standing under the awning, looking up expectantly, clearly waiting for someone.

The girl had a curvaceous figure, cascading black hair, bright eyes and white teeth, and a captivating gaze. Just by standing there quietly, she attracted the attention of two junior high school boys who would steal glances at her from time to time.

"Owner!"

Seeing Natsuki Amamiya approaching, Sayu's eyes lit up immediately. She stood on tiptoe, waved happily, and then ran to meet Natsuki Amamiya.

"Master, master?"

Upon hearing Sayu's shout, the two middle school boys immediately showed expressions of utter despair.

What did she just shout?

"It seems to be the master..."

"Could it be a mission from the master?"

Seeing Sayu happily run towards Amamiya Natsuki, only to be blocked by Amamiya Natsuki's outstretched hand, the two middle school boys were completely dumbfounded.

"Damn it!"

"Such a cute girl ran towards you, and you actually pushed her away! That's too much!"

"And she was made to call him 'master,' hang her! She must be hanged!"

"..."

Natsuki Amamiya, unaware of the resentment in the hearts of the two middle school students, raised his right hand to block Sayu, who was lunging at him to hug him, and casually said:

"It's too hot, don't hug me."

"Ooh..." Shayou puffed out her pink cheeks, "Just one hug."

Amamiya Natsuki said:

"I won't hug you, you're covered in sweat."

"Master is so mean." Shayou said in a wronged voice, "A hug is all it takes to make a pet happy all day."

Amamiya Natsuki looked at Sayu and whispered:

"Then it seems we don't need a kiss."

"Of course I want a kiss." The grievance on Sha You's face disappeared instantly. She quickly reached out and touched her pink lips, stood on tiptoe, and said expectantly, "Master keeps his word and can't go back on his word."

"Let's talk somewhere where no one's around." Amamiya Natsuki glanced at the two resentful middle school boys and casually said, "It's already summer vacation, aren't you going home?"

“I’m not going back.” Shayou shook her head, taking small steps to follow closely beside Amamiya Natsuki, and handed her the iced drink in her hand, saying, “Master, please have your drink first.”

Upon learning that she was going to Haimeng's house, Shayou came early to wait for her and even bought some chilled drinks in advance.

Amamiya Natsuki took the juice and gulped down two mouthfuls.

“There’s no need to go back to Hokkaido.” Sayu tilted her pretty face up slightly, her eyes sparkling as she looked at Amamiya Natsuki. “Of course, pets should stay by their owners’ side for life.”

Amamiya Natsuki looked at Saya and said:

Won't your mother worry?

“She won’t worry about me.” Shayou pursed her pink lips and said softly, “Even if I died outside, she probably wouldn’t shed a single tear.”

So far, Natsuki Amamiya has not met Sayu's mother and declined to comment on the relationship between the mother and daughter, adding:

"Your brother must be good to you, right? Why don't you go back and see him?"

“My brother is indeed a very good person,” Sha You said, shaking her head. “However, he is more than ten years older than me. He is currently busy with work and has already gotten engaged. I can just silently wish him well. If I were to go back and spend time with him, I would feel uncomfortable.”

Shayou looked up at her, her eyes sparkling, and said:

"Right now, my owner is the most important person in my world, and I want to be my owner's pet for life."

You just want to be someone else's pet. Hai Meng is just love-struck, you're pet-obsessed!

Shayou said expectantly:

"I heard from Haimeng that Kaguya-chan has left, and Master is living alone now?"

Amamiya Natsuki nodded: "That's right."

“I need to stay at your place tonight.” Shayou’s eyes were bright as she raised her right hand. “Last night, there were evil spirits running around in my apartment, staring at me the whole time. I couldn’t get a proper rest at all. I’ll have to leave you here tonight, Master.”

You're just pretending to ask for a place to stay; you really want to do other things!

Amamiya Natsuki said softly:

"I'm a scumbag."

“I know.” Shayou raised her hand to tuck a strand of hair behind her ear and said nonchalantly, “When I met Master in the dungeon, my life was about to fall apart because of Yuko-chan. I even thought it would be nice to just stay in the dungeon like that… Master saved me and gave me a chance to apologize to Yuko-chan. He also punished the girls who bullied me. I decided then and there that even if Master didn’t want me, I would stay by Master’s side forever.”

Shayou tilted her head and looked over, sticking out her pink tongue and giggling:

"So it's okay if the owner has many girlfriends, as long as the pet only has me."

Amamiya Natsuki: "..."

It has to be said that this Sayu's personality is a little twisted.

I did help her a bit, but expressing my gratitude is enough; I don't want to keep her as a pet for life.

Amamiya Natsuki remarked:

"Be careful, or I might take advantage of you and then deny everything."

"I'm not afraid." Shayou closed one eye, her voice sweet and her smile charming. "It's okay if you take advantage of me. Although Master is a scumbag, he's not the kind of irresponsible person."

"The train is here." Amamiya Natsuki grasped Sayu's right hand and pulled her onto the train. "Let's leave it at that."

"Hey~"

"..."

Speechless all the way.

After half an hour.

Natsuki Amamiya and Sayu arrived at the door of Haimeng's house and rang the doorbell.

The door opened quickly, and Kitagawa Kaimu stood in the entryway, calling out happily:

"Natsuki, Sayu-chan, you're here!"

"Hai Meng-chan!" Sha Yu waved happily and explained, "I happened to run into Natsuki-sama on the way here, so I came here with Natsuki-sama."

As a pet, Sayu is very clear about her role and will never be jealous or competitive. She will only act cute towards Amamiya Natsuki when no one can see her—only pets that know how to act cute will be loved.

"Come in, come in," Kitagawa Kaimu beckoned. "It's so hot outside."

Amamiya Natsuki stepped into the entryway, handed over the fruit she had just bought at the convenience store, and smiled at the other two girls in the living room:

"Zhu Zhu, Shoko, good morning."

Komi blushed, clearly remembering how she'd been bullied the whole way that night. She quickly looked down at her toes and stammered in a low voice:

"Good morning."

"You idiot Natsuki!" Zhu Zhu couldn't help but glare at Amamiya Natsuki after seeing this. "You must have been secretly bullying Shoko again!"

Amamiya Natsuki said without changing her expression:

"Bullying Shoko on the street can't be considered sneaking around, can it?"

Zhu Zhu: "..."

hateful!

You're not even going to defend yourself now!

Zhu Zhu clenched her fists, turned to look at Xiao Zi, and intended to give her a lecture about protecting herself when she was out and about and not letting boys bully her. However, looking at the quail-like girl whose ear tips were already red, she sighed silently.

One is willing to hit, and the other is willing to be hit; it's no use saying anything.

Although Natsuki is a jerk, he would never force anyone. If Shoko really didn't want to, Natsuki would definitely not bully her.

Putting aside Shoko, haven't I been bullied many times myself, all while feeling dizzy and confused...?

"Everyone, have some fruit." Kitagawa Kaimu took the fruit into the kitchen, washed it, and brought it out. Then she sat down next to Amamiya Natsuki. "The anime convention starts tomorrow and lasts for three days. The timing is perfect. What characters would you like to cosplay?"

Amamiya Natsuki looked at Zhu Zhu and said:

"I think Setsuna is pretty good."

Zhu Zhu crossed her arms and rolled her eyes at him, saying irritably, "I don't want to."

“Zhu Zhu is indeed very suitable to cosplay Setsuna,” Kitagawa Kaimu nodded. “However, Zhu Zhu’s previous cosplay style was mostly queen-type characters.”

Amamiya Natsuki said from the side:

"Sure enough, the more humans lack something, the more they care about it..."

Before he could finish speaking, he felt a sharp pain in his foot.

Zhu Zhu raised her little foot and stomped hard on Amamiya Natsuki's instep.

"Hey, Haimeng-chan, what character is Setsuna?" Sayu tilted her head and looked over, asking curiously, "I don't think I've ever heard of that name before."

“Ahem…” Kitagawa Kaimu coughed lightly twice, “In short, she’s a very cute character.”