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

"I...I'm home. I didn't go home all night. My mom must be very worried...I'm sorry."

I'm sorry, Zhu Zhu, I have no choice but to leave you.

"Shoko, go back first." Zhu Zhu's face was flushed, but she said casually, "I'll leave in a bit."

"Uh-huh."

After glancing at Amamiya Natsuki furtively, the quail-like girl looked apologetic and quickly left.

Watching Shoko leave, Zhu Zhu quickly revealed her little tiger teeth, covered her chest with her hands, and whispered:

"What do you want to do? Tell me now!"

Amamiya Natsuki looked around and said slowly:

"There are too many people on the street, it's not a good place to talk. How about we find a quiet place?"

Zhu Zhu's face flushed red, and she said shyly:

"You actually want to go to a hotel? You better control yourself!"

My legs were so weak this morning that I almost couldn't get up. I probably didn't even have the strength to go to the hotel or go home!

"I clearly said a quiet place, how did it turn into a hotel?" Amamiya Natsuki sighed, "Indeed, the innocent are innocent, and the guilty are guilty."

"Xinei!"

Zhu Zhu, unable to bear it any longer, punched Amamiya Natsuki's knee with her little fist.

"Don't worry, I'm not bullying you, it's important." Amamiya Natsuki held Zhu Zhu's right hand. "Let's talk in the park."

"Humph."

Zhu Zhu gave a soft hum and felt relieved.

It's broad daylight, and the park is a place with lots of people coming and going. Even if Natsuki is a complete idiot, she wouldn't do anything outrageous, right?

After a while.

The two arrived at a park near Kabukicho Ichiban-gai, where they found the familiar corner bench.

The two sat down, and Amamiya Natsuki took out a card and handed it to Zhu Zhu, saying:

"This skin card is more suitable for you."

"Eh?"

Zhu Zhu curiously took it, and the [Game] appraisal message quickly appeared before her eyes. Her eyes widened immediately: "It's a magical girl skin card?"

Amamiya Natsuki said softly:

"When I got back to my room this morning, I checked the rewards for defeating the ghost stories. This magical girl skin card is one of the limited rewards. Since you like magical girls, it's perfect for you."

Zhu Zhu usually cosplays cool and aloof older sister types, but her favorite character is actually a magical girl. She has loved magical girls since she was a child and still loves them now.

"Hmph." Zhu Zhu's lips curled up slightly, and she still complained, "I'm not a child anymore, I've long since lost interest in magical girls."

Amamiya Natsuki reached out her hand and said:

"If you're not interested, then give it back to me."

"Get away from me." Zhu Zhu dodged backward, quickly putting away her magical girl skin card. "Trying to take back a gift you gave to someone else? Shameless!"

Satisfied, Zhu Zhu put away the skin card, then quickly frowned and whispered:

"Now that we have the skin card, we can use Hai Meng's role-playing skills more often, but it will be very troublesome if Hai Meng is not around."

Amamiya Natsuki said:

"I'll get the skill copy scroll from Miss Mitsui later and copy Hai Meng's skills to you."

Zhu Zhu's eyes lit up, but she was a little worried: "What if the copy fails?"

Amamiya Natsuki remarked:

"If you fail, you should quickly find a place to secretly have a good cry."

"Pah~" Zhu Zhu spat lightly, her little eyes rolling back playfully. "Failure is failure, I won't cry secretly."

Amamiya Natsuki played with Zhu Zhu's fingers and said in a low voice:

"I don't know who was crying and begging for mercy this morning..."

"How dare you say that!" Zhu Zhu's face flushed red instantly, and she bit down hard. "If you go too far again, I'll kick you downstairs!"

Amamiya Natsuki feigned surprise: "There can be a next time?"

Zhu Zhu: "...Xinei!"

"..."

Hot summer.

Amamiya Natsuki and Shushu didn't stay long before getting up and leaving the park. They parted ways at the park entrance and went home.

After walking only a few steps, Natsuki Amamiya suddenly turned around and walked back towards the park.

A girl with long, straight black hair was about to leave when she saw Natsuki Amamiya. She quickly hid behind a bush, waited a while, and then peeked out with her pretty face.

"call……"

Not seeing Amamiya Natsuki, Komi clutched her chest and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

next second.

Snapped.

A hand gently landed on the quail girl's shoulder.

"what……!"

Komi was startled and gasped softly. She turned around in a hurry and saw Amamiya Natsuki standing behind her. Her pretty face immediately turned red at a visible speed.

"I I I..."

Komi stammered, trying to explain.

Amamiya Natsuki, understanding the situation, said:

"Are you unfamiliar with this area and that's why you're lost?"

"Um……"

Komi nodded subconsciously.

Amamiya Natsuki smiled and said:

"Since you're lost, I'll take you back later."

When talking to Zhu Zhu earlier, Amamiya Natsuki sensed that someone was secretly watching, which is why she came back to check and found a piece of glass.

"Get up first." Natsuki Amamiya reached out her right hand and pulled Shoko up, walking to the bench where she and Shushu had just rested. "How did Shoko get lost and end up in the park?"

"Um..." Komi looked up, her pretty face flushed, hesitated for a moment, but decided to tell the truth, "I noticed that Zhu Zhu was acting strangely this morning..."

Natsuki Amamiya said calmly:

"How to say?"

Komi whispered:

"Zhu Zhu's eyes are a little red, as if she's been crying..."

You can remove "seems like".

Zhu Zhu did cry.

"Also, Zhu Zhu's voice is a little hoarse..."

Very normal.

Just like teachers in school, if they teach for too long, their voices will become hoarse from overuse.

Komi-kun continued:

"And also, Zhu Zhu has two strange red scars on her neck, like wounds..."

That's wrong.

That's not a wound, just a normal mark that will heal on its own in a couple of days.

Natsuki Amamiya already understood why Shoko was in the park. While playing with the quail girl's fingers, he said:

"Are you worried that Zhu Zhu might be in danger, so you secretly followed her here?"

"Uh-huh."

Komi nodded quickly.

“A lot happened last night. Zhu Zhu was in great danger, but thankfully I arrived in time…” Natsuki Amamiya said in a low voice, “Does Shoko want to know?”

"Danger?"

Upon hearing this, Komi's eyes widened, and she instinctively clenched her fists: "Tell me."

"Speaking of which, we haven't had any desensitization training with Shoko since summer vacation started." Amamiya Natsuki pointed to her cheek and said shamelessly, "After a little training, I'll tell you what danger Zhu Zhu encountered last night."

"..."

Komi's pretty face quickly turned red, and she nervously looked around.

Before, at least it happened at night when I was being bullied, but now it's broad daylight...

Looking around, I was relieved to find the park quiet with few pedestrians.

Even so, it's still incredibly embarrassing and difficult to imagine a young girl kissing someone in broad daylight in a park.

“I won’t force Shoko.” Natsuki Amamiya said, pretending to stand up. “Since Shoko doesn’t want to know, I’ll be leaving now. I have other things to do.”

"Wait, wait a minute..."

The quail girl quickly reached out and hugged Amamiya Natsuki's arm, shaking her head repeatedly.

Zhu Zhu is acting very strangely today, as if she has been severely bullied. She wants to know the truth no matter what, otherwise she can't feel at ease.

Natsuki Amamiya sat down and looked at Shoko, saying:

"Then hurry up, or I might change my mind."