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

"You probably don't read comics normally, right?"

Reiko Mitsui was taken aback: "...How did Natsuki-kun know?"

Amamiya Natsuki remarked:

"Recently, the genre of isekai (another world) stories has dominated the comics and light novels. If you've ever paid attention to them, the concept of isekai is already commonplace."

Reiko Mitsui: "..."

“Nobody knows what the other world is like, and I’ve never been there,” Natsuki Amamiya continued. “However, the game seems to be on the opposite side of the other world ghost stories. One of the purposes of training players may be to deal with the ghost stories. Well… it’s hard to say whether it’s training or not. After all, the game is also dangerous, and you can lose your life if you’re not careful.”

“That’s different.” Mitsui Reiko clenched her fist, as if recalling the despair she felt when she was caught up in the ghost stories. “At least when you’re chosen by a game, you can still see hope. But if you’re caught up in a ghost story, all that’s left is despair.”

Amamiya Natsuki said calmly:

"That's all I know. I'm not the only player; perhaps someone else has more information. You guys decide for yourselves."

Reiko Mitsui asked again:

"I heard that you guys created a player support group, and it's full of players?"

“That’s right.” Amamiya Natsuki remained calm, not caring that the mutual aid group had been exposed. If a hacker could break in, then official forces certainly could. “The vast majority of them are players. If you want to make contact, you can do so privately.”

The mutual aid group was actually created by Chika, originally a place for players to stick together and support each other. The players in the group are equal, not in a hierarchical relationship, so Amamiya Natsuki naturally wouldn't make decisions for others.

"Thank you, Natsuki-kun." Mitsui Reiko bowed in gratitude, then cautiously added, "Two egregious suspected ghost stories have recently surfaced in Tokyo. I wonder if Natsuki-kun could help..."

Amamiya Natsuki frowned upon hearing this.

"It's not free help, it's hiring." Seeing Natsuki Amamiya frown, Reiko Mitsui quickly said, "As long as Natsuki-kun can help solve the ghost stories, we will try our best to meet any request."

Amamiya Natsuki hesitated for two seconds, then said:

What if I wanted to marry multiple wives?

Reiko Mitsui stared in disbelief: "...Huh?"

One minute later.

Natsuki Amamiya received an affirmative answer.

As long as the supernatural tales can be solved, marrying ten wives in one go is no problem, and the marriages will all be legally valid.

rule?

That's something for ordinary people to follow.

Those who truly have power and influence, their words are the rule.

As everyone knows, the Japanese island nation has a strong-willed nature ingrained in its very being; if you are strong enough, you can really do whatever you want.

Reiko Mitsui put away her phone, looked expectantly at Natsuki Amamiya, and said softly:

"Natsuki-kun, is there anything else you need?"

Amamiya Natsuki waved her hand and said:

"I was just saying, after all, you can only get married at eighteen."

Reiko Mitsui: "..."

Natsuki Amamiya continued:

"Send me the detailed information about those two ghost stories, I'll read them first."

Reiko Mitsui breathed a sigh of relief and bowed, saying:

"Please wait."

"..."

The important business was finally over. It turned out that the reason he came all this way to express his gratitude was just a pretense; his real purpose was to make a deal.

Amamiya Natsuki picked up a slice of watermelon and started eating. Looking at Mitsui Reiko beside her, who seemed hesitant to speak, she casually remarked:

"Is there anything else?"

"Excuse me for asking..." Mitsui Reiko hesitated for two seconds, biting her lip, and said, "Is there any way to become a 'player' like Natsuki-kun?"

Amamiya Natsuki said:

"Of course there is a way."

"Huh?" Mitsui Reiko's eyes lit up. "Really?"

“You can contact other players to buy a dungeon invitation or a random dungeon ticket. As long as you enter the dungeon and come out alive, you can become a player.” Amamiya Natsuki finished eating the watermelon. “However, becoming a player is also dangerous. You can lose your life if you’re not careful. You should think it through.”

That's what they say, but Natsuki Amamiya could tell that this girl was unlikely to back down.

She and Yukinoshita Haruno are probably the same type of person; they both have a strong desire to rely on themselves and, once they set a goal, they will not give up until they achieve it.

As expected, Mitsui Reiko quickly bowed and said:

"Thank you for the reminder, Natsuki-kun, but I still plan to give it a try... This world is getting more and more dangerous. Although I survived by chance from behind the door, what if I get caught up in a ghost story next time?"

"Rather than die in despair, I choose to take a gamble. I never want to experience that kind of desperate situation where I can't even struggle again."

Natsuki Amamiya didn't say anything more, but nodded slightly and said:

"Good luck."

"..."

Having said what she needed to say, Mitsui Reiko bowed again and then turned to leave.

"President, you've been talking for quite a while now."

Kaguya Shinomiya quickly approached and casually inquired.

In fact, when Mitsui Reiko first arrived, Amamiya Natsuki noticed that the young lady was glancing over from time to time.

“Ms. Mitsui is talking about serious matters…” Amamiya Natsuki picked up a slice of watermelon and handed it to the young lady. “It tastes very good. Would you like to have a couple of bites?”

"Want to eat."

Kaguya Shinomiya reached out and took the watermelon, parted her pink lips slightly, and took a bite.

In the past, she wouldn't have eaten at banquets for the sake of so-called elegance and etiquette, but now it doesn't matter at all.

While eating watermelon, Natsuki Amamiya repeated the content of their conversation.

"Does the person behind Ms. Mitsui want to cooperate with us?"

Kaguya Shinomiya pursed her pink lips, carefully considering the pros and cons, and after a moment said:

"I think it's worth considering that the rewards for defeating ghost stories are greater than the rewards for clearing dungeons. And you only know what you'll face once you enter a dungeon, but you can prepare for real-life ghost stories in advance."

Amamiya Natsuki nodded gently and said:

"That's what I was thinking too, so I asked Ms. Mitsui to prepare the intelligence. We should be able to see the specific information soon."

No sooner had she finished speaking than Ms. Mitsui walked over, carrying a stack of documents in her arms.

Amamiya Natsuki pulled out two tissues, wiped the young lady's fingers clean, and then said:

"Go sit on the sofa and watch."

"no problem."

Ms. Mitsui naturally had no objections.

The two girls followed Amamiya Natsuki to a corner and sat down. This action attracted a lot of attention, but no one came up to talk to them, and there was no situation where they were shown off and then humiliated.

Natsuki Amamiya took the three documents and began to look through them with Kaguya.

Opening the file, a photo of a hotel came into view. It was called the Aisen Hotel, a six-story building located in a bustling downtown area. One morning, all the hotel's contact personnel disappeared. Those who went in to investigate later also disappeared. No one could leave once they entered. The authorities reacted quickly and sealed off the hotel under the pretext of dredging underground pipes. However, this was not a long-term solution. First, none of the hundreds of tourists in the hotel had been found. Second, it was located in a busy downtown area and could not be sealed off indefinitely.

Preliminary assessment: Ghost story incident

Code Name: Strange Tales Hotel

Danger level: Unknown

Whether it is spreading: No signs of spread or transmission have been found so far.

"Unknown Hotel Ghost Stories..."

Amamiya Natsuki carefully read through the document, but unfortunately, apart from the time and place, there was no valuable information, and it looked quite dangerous.

Miss Mitsui whispered:

"If possible, I would like to ask you two to not only solve the strange tales, but also rescue the hotel guests."

Amamiya Natsuki said calmly:

"Not every ghost story will slowly boil over; those guests may already be gone."

“We understand,” Ms. Mitsui said softly. “So we just hope that if things become unmanageable, you will prioritize protecting yourselves.”

Natsuki Amamiya remained silent and continued reading the second document.

Upon opening the second document containing ghost stories, a remarkably familiar photograph came into view: Kabukicho Ichiban-gai.

As a famous district in Tokyo, Ichiban-gai is known to everyone in the city. Even if some people haven't been there, they certainly know about it.

Chapter 654 Hayasaka Ai: Confess, President!

Where are these people's...faces?

As Amamiya Natsuki and Kaguya continued reading, they both frowned upon seeing the photos of the victims.

The photos show a variety of victims, men, women, young and old, with the only thing in common being that none of them have facial features.

It wasn't that the face was cruelly destroyed, but rather that the eyes, nose, mouth, and so on all mysteriously disappeared, leaving only a blank space, like the blank tile in a mahjong set.

No wonder the officials identified it as a ghost story; ordinary humans simply couldn't have done that.

Miss Mitsui said softly:

"The first victim appeared about two weeks ago. She shared an apartment with a friend and worked as a hostess..."

Those who work as hostesses in places like Kabukicho know exactly what their job entails.

Of course, Natsuki Amamiya did not mean to discriminate against the other party.

Most people who sell their bodies as hostesses are pitiful people who are overwhelmed by the burdens of life and have no choice but to give up their dignity to survive.