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

As for seeing the child... she didn't care at all; the lazy girl just wanted to lie down.

The guests and hosts took their seats.

Ms. Mitsui took a sip of tea and then took out the reward for this operation.

"Natsuki-kun, this is a copy scroll we acquired." Ms. Mitsui opened her backpack, took out a prop, and said softly, "Take a look to see if it's genuine."

Ordinary people can't tell if an item is real or fake; only players can authenticate it.

Of course, before Ms. Mitsui came over, some players must have helped to authenticate it, so there won't be any fakes.

"Thank you for your hard work, Ms. Mitsui." Natsuki Amamiya took the copy scroll, glanced at it briefly, quickly completed the identification, and nodded, "It is indeed a copy scroll."

"Then I'm relieved." Ms. Mitsui breathed a sigh of relief, a smile appearing on her face. She extended her right hand and said, "This operation was made possible thanks to Natsuki-kun. Please continue to help me in the future."

Amamiya Natsuki gently shook hands and politely said:

"must."

"..."

After finishing business, it's time for personal time.

Amamiya Natsuki leaned back on the sofa, pointed at Miko, and then said:

"This is Jianzi. I told you the day before yesterday that the potion he made is very effective."

Ms. Mitsui smiled and said:

"Hello, Miss Miko."

"Ah, hello." Jianzi quickly sat up straight. "Nice to meet you, please take care of me."

Miss Mitsui said softly:

"Speaking of which, after we got the formula, we had other people try to make the potion, but the success rate was very low. They could only succeed once or twice out of ten times. Moreover, when the players appraised the potions they made, the quality was very ordinary, or even inferior."

"Maybe it's due to proficiency?" Jianzi tilted her head and thought for a moment. "I was also very clumsy at first, and the success rate was very low. But it's not a problem after I get used to it."

Kaguya Shinomiya said softly:

"Ms. Mitsui, how many players have joined the Management Bureau now?"

"The Administration has currently conducted a survey of players nationwide, and there are approximately two thousand players whose identities can be confirmed," Ms. Mitsui stated the data. "There are around thirteen hundred players who have joined the Administration."

"A lot of people have joined."

Seeing that Zi's eyes widened upon hearing this, she couldn't help but gasp softly.

Amamiya Natsuki said from the side:

"Because the benefits offered by the Administration Bureau are quite generous."

Two thousand players may seem like a lot, but you have to remember that the entire Sun Island has a population of over one hundred million. Of course, there are definitely other players who haven't been discovered yet, but let's not talk about them for now.

So far, it has been confirmed that only players can damage the ghost stories and evil spirits.

Scarcity increases value, so the player's status naturally rises accordingly.

Exploitation and oppression?

Only an idiot would do that.

When it comes to talented people, of course, we use all sorts of means to win them over.

Once you join the Bureau, your starting annual salary is tens of millions of yen, plus five social insurances and one housing fund, a three-day work week with four days off, and freedom of movement. You only need to follow the Bureau's orders and commands when encountering ghost stories. If you unfortunately die, whether in a dungeon or during a Bureau mission, your family members can receive an exceptionally generous compensation payment.

After hearing about the benefits, even the usually laid-back Jianzi was tempted. If she were a player, she would probably be eager to join the Administration Bureau right now.

The four chatted for a while longer, then Ms. Mitsui pursed her pink lips and hesitated before saying:

"May I ask why Natsuki-kun only wants to copy the scroll?"

As the first operation of the Ghost Stories Management Bureau, the reward was quite generous, with many things that would tempt her. However, Natsuki Amamiya specified that she only wanted the skill copy scroll and didn't care about anything else.

Amamiya Natsuki and the young lady exchanged a glance, then Natsuki said frankly:

"Because I have an ability that can increase the success rate of copying skills."

"Eh?"

Miss Mitsui covered her mouth in surprise, though of course, she was just pretending. Natsuki Amamiya only wanted the skill copy scroll, and anyone with eyes could see that there must be a way to increase the success rate of copying.

Natsuki Amamiya continued:

"Of course, it only increases the success rate of copying, not guarantees 100% success."

"That's amazing." Ms. Mitsui's tone couldn't hide her envy. "No wonder Natsuki-kun can master so many skills."

According to the Bureau's current statistics, other players do not have many skills. The second-ranked player has a maximum of eight skills, which is a huge gap compared to Amamiya Natsuki.

Amamiya Natsuki naturally knew what this woman wanted, and smiled:

"If Miss Mitsui needs anything, she can bring a copy scroll over, and I'll help her copy any skills she likes for free."

Human relationships are built up through give and take.

Ms. Mitsui is one of the officials in charge of the Bureau, so it's definitely worthwhile to cultivate a good relationship with her.

"Thank you, Natsuki-kun."

Upon receiving the promise, Ms. Mitsui immediately stood up, bowed, and expressed her gratitude.

Although she hasn't acquired the dungeon ticket yet and officially obtained player status, she has already learned a lot of information from other players. The scarcest thing for players is skills, which can only be obtained from [game] rewards.

However, many skills are bizarre and hard to explain, such as making body hair grow rapidly in a short period of time or increasing the length of any part of the body by one centimeter. These kinds of skills are really useless.

Now you can copy other people's skills, which is far better than trying your luck.

After the chat, Ms. Mitsui took her leave.

"How about it?" Amamiya Natsuki looked at Miko. "Interested in becoming a player? The benefits are generous, and the sooner the better."

"Never mind." Seeing Zi shake his head, he lay down on the sofa. "I choose to lie flat."

Kaguya Shinomiya said softly:

"We have several copy scrolls now, so we can call everyone over and discuss which skills to copy."

“No rush.” Amamiya Natsuki looked at the young lady and said seriously, “Last night was too tiring. Let’s rest well for a day and let everyone come back to discuss it tomorrow.”

"Eh?"

Kaguya Shinomiya paused slightly, seemingly lost in thought, her pretty face quickly flushing red as she averted her gaze and looked at the television.

It's just me and the president at night... Is the president going to do *that* to me again while I'm asleep?

Time flew by as the young lady struggled with her decision.

In the blink of an eye, it was late at night.

As always, Jianzi secretly sneaked over to ask for lodging.

Natsuki Amamiya, on the other hand, starts a theater to satisfy Kaguya-sama's desires, plays mahjong with Sadako, and reads manga with the yandere young lady. In short, she is quite busy.

Silent all night.

the next day.

It's 5:30 in the morning.

Because it was summer, the sky was already beginning to lighten even though it wasn't six o'clock yet.

Seeing that Aunt Jianzi was yawning, she got up, rubbed her eyes, and quietly slipped home as usual. There was no other way; Aunt Jianzi got up very early, and if she went home late, she might be discovered.

Click.

Hearing the door close softly, Kaguya Shinomiya, who was sleeping on her side, quietly opened one eye.

"Seeing that Zi has left... Is the president awake?"

"He's definitely awake."

"Now it's just me and the guild leader left. Will the guild leader launch a night raid?"

"..."

Amidst a mix of tension and anticipation, Kaguya Shinomiya suddenly heard the sound of someone turning over behind her. She quickly closed her eyes and waited anxiously.

dong dong dong.

The footsteps led to the restroom.

A short while later, the sound of a toilet flushing came from the bathroom. Then the door opened, and heavy footsteps approached and stopped.

"Why did the president stop?"

Kaguya Shinomiya wanted to peek through one eye, but was worried that Natsuki Amamiya was watching her.

If you look into each other's eyes, there's no way you can pretend to be asleep, right?

Stay steady.

Don't act impulsively.

Just keep pretending to be asleep!

If the president were to sneak up on me at night, I could only let him give me a massage; I couldn't do anything more outrageous!

Of course, Kaguya Shinomiya was willing to have a massage not because the massage was pleasurable, but because she had secretly checked her bust size at the villa these past two days, and the measurement had indeed increased by one centimeter... With massages, there was progress, and she couldn't stop, she just couldn't stop.

After a brief silence, footsteps sounded again in the room, but instead of approaching her, they turned away and returned to their bunks.

"The president...has left?"

Kaguya Shinomiya, who was sleeping on her side, opened her eyes and couldn't help but want to turn her head to look.

"Why, why?"

"He always raids me at night before I go back to the villa, why is he doing this now..."

Kaguya Shinomiya gently bit her lower lip with her pearly teeth, feeling a little wronged.

I only had a massage today, and I only went back to the villa once, and now they're not going to raid me at night anymore... Is it true what my mother said, that once a boy gets what he wants, he won't cherish it anymore?

At that moment, Natsuki Amamiya's soft voice suddenly rang out in the quiet room:

"That's going too far. People are still sending spam texts this early."