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

Ms. Mitsui's eyes lit up: "That sounds incredibly impressive!"

Natsuki Amamiya casually remarked:

"Because it is truly incredibly powerful."

Ms. Mitsui: "..."

The elevator came to a complete stop.

The two stepped out of the elevator, and led by Ms. Mitsui, Natsuki Amamiya entered a conference room. There were already six or seven people inside, some of whom were familiar faces they had encountered during the Kabukicho Ichiban-gai operation, and others were complete strangers. They were clearly the players involved in this operation.

"Natsuki-kun!"

"Natsuki-sama!"

Upon seeing Natsuki Amamiya walk in, the casual players who had worked with her before all stood up, bowed, and greeted her.

As is well known, the people of the Japanese islands are born with strong genes. When you are strong enough, you will naturally earn respect.

Natsuki Amamiya responded to each question, then looked at Ms. Mitsui and whispered:

"Is it just them?"

The task of eliminating the ghost story in Kabukicho Ichiban-gai required a large amount of manpower and resources, and even then, the ghost story almost escaped. With only a few players in front of them, Amamiya Natsuki did not believe that they could eliminate the ghost story.

Of course, these players might all possess unique skills.

Ms. Mitsui explained softly:

"Natsuki-kun, please rest assured, the main objective of this operation is to gather intelligence in preparation for the next phase of the operation..."

"I see."

Natsuki Amamiya nodded slightly, indicating that she understood.

The importance of intelligence is obvious to all.

Even the most financially powerful government wouldn't go all-in on its players without knowing anything; gathering intelligence would be the first thing to do.

Amamiya Natsuki found a seat and sat down, playing on her phone while waiting. More players came in one after another until two familiar figures walked into the conference room.

"Ok?"

Amamiya Natsuki raised an eyebrow at the two girls who walked in.

"Good morning, Natsuki-kun."

Yukino's eyes lit up, she waved happily, her smile exceptionally bright and beautiful, and walked briskly toward Amamiya Natsuki.

Needless to say, Yukino was naturally by Haruno's side.

"Good morning."

Compared to Yang's enthusiasm, Heino's attitude was much colder. She gave a simple greeting and then fell silent.

Amamiya Natsuki asked, puzzled:

"What are you doing here?"

"Ms. Mitsui contacted us, saying she needs our help." Yukinoshita Haruno smiled brightly, "This is an operation to save Tokyo, of course we can't just sit idly by."

Hey, you're a newbie player who just cleared a dungeon once. Going to challenge the supernatural tales, all you can do is yell for help twice!

“It’s Yukino.” Yukinoshita Haruno covered her mouth with her hand and explained softly, “Yukino has a detection skill. Mitsui asked her if she wanted to participate in the operation, so Yukino came over…”

This Yukino does indeed have a detection skill.

In the summer-themed dungeon, it was the diamond-shaped hospital that we explored together.

Yukino Yukinoshita sighed softly and said in a low voice:

"I told her not to come, but she wouldn't listen. Natsuki also tried to persuade Yukino."

Amamiya Natsuki turned her head to look at Yukino Yukinoshita, frowning as she said:

"why?"

Yukino Yukinoshita turned her pretty face away and whispered:

"There's no reason why, it was my own choice."

"..."

There must be other reasons, but Yukino clearly doesn't want to say more.

Since that was the case, Natsuki Amamiya stopped asking questions.

The air fell silent quickly.

After a while.

Ms. Mitsui announced that all the personnel had arrived. Natsuki Amamiya silently counted them; there were eight random players in total, both male and female, which was actually quite a number.

The main purpose of this operation is to obtain information about the supernatural tales, so these random players are not required to have strong combat abilities. On the contrary, their reconnaissance and enemy detection abilities are highly demanded.

One of them has the Mind Network skill, which allows them to communicate with others mentally, though this is subject to time and distance limitations.

The other four possess reconnaissance skills, allowing them to gather intelligence, clues, and more. Among them is Yukino Yukinoshita.

As for the remaining few people, they possess remote communication skills, similar to Glass's notebook ability, but it is not yet clear whether they can communicate across space.

Finally, there's Natsuki Amamiya.

The skill he was responsible for applying came from a middle-aged male player. The skill was called Amber, and its effect was that if he encountered fatal damage or felt that the environment was too dangerous, he could summon a piece of amber out of thin air and freeze himself inside it.

Amber can protect the player inside from harm, but the player encased in amber cannot move, speak, or break free on their own. The longest amber can exist is forty-eight hours... Clearly, this thing is actually a life-saving skill.

The official stance is clear: the first batch of players to explore the ghost stories are not consumables, and their safety will be ensured. As for other rewards, it remains unclear.

after an hour.

Skill pasting complete.

"I entrust this to you all." Miss Mitsui bowed. "The operation is scheduled for noon. Please take a break for now."

Upon hearing this, everyone quickly left the meeting room.

Although they had a "life-saving" skill attached to their account, no one knew what they would encounter upon entering the hotel, which inevitably led to feelings of depression, and many people went there to relax and vent.

Amamiya Natsuki stopped and silently looked at Yukino and Haruno behind her.

"Um, I need to go to the restroom." Yukinoshita Haruno blinked. It has to be said that Haruno is extremely good at reading people's expressions. She smiled and said, "You guys talk first."

"Go sit over there."

Amamiya Natsuki grasped Yukino's soft hand and pulled her towards the rest area.

Yukino Yukinoshita did not struggle and let him lead her forward.

The two went to the rest area and sat down in a corner.

"Why are you participating in this operation?" Amamiya Natsuki brought over two cold drinks and looked at Yukino. "You're not a member of the Bureau, so you don't need to follow orders."

"..."

Yukino Yukinoshita held the cold drink in both hands, turned her head to look out the window, and remained silent.

Amamiya Natsuki sighed and said helplessly:

"It's one thing for others, but you won't even talk about me?"

Yukino Yukinoshita turned her pretty face away and said:

"You're not someone who absolutely has to tell me, so why should I tell you?"

"..."

As soon as she finished speaking, Yukino Yukinoshita regretted it.

Although Bug-kun is a harem scumbag, vulgar and shameless, what he just said was indeed a bit too much.

Amamiya Natsuki sighed and silently stood up: "I'm leaving."

Seeing Amamiya Natsuki walk away, Yukino Yukinoshita opened her pink lips, and words of apology welled up in her mouth, but she couldn't say them no matter what. In the end, she lowered her head and stared blankly at the cup in her hand.

However, a few seconds later...

A figure suddenly sat down beside her.

"Ok?"

Yukino Yukinoshita turned her head and saw a smiling face.

Amamiya Natsuki held up two slices of watermelon and smiled:

"I am back again."

Yukinoshita Yukino: "..."

"So much fruit in the self-service area, and nobody's eating it, absolutely nobody's eating it. It's such a waste." Natsuki Amamiya handed over the watermelon she was holding. "Want some?"

Not everyone can be a scumbag.

As a scumbag, Natsuki Amamiya has thoroughly mastered what it means to be 'shameless'.

Hirano has already kissed and hugged him. Even if she denies it with her sharp tongue, she really has no feelings for him at all.

Of course not.

In short, face is worthless to Natsuki Amamiya.

"Um……"

Yukino Yukinoshita responded softly, took the watermelon, and took a bite with her pink lips slightly parted. The cool and sweet taste quickly spread from the tip of her tongue to the bottom of her heart.

After finishing the watermelon, Amamiya Natsuki wiped her hands clean and said:

"As her boyfriend, it's perfectly reasonable for me to want to know where my girlfriend is, right?"

Yukino Yukinoshita's pretty face immediately hardened, and she looked at her with a cold gaze: "You're not."

That scumbag with a cricket harem, how could I possibly date you!

"Okay, I'm not." Natsuki Amamiya shrugged. "Having had a very intimate relationship isn't too much to ask, is it?"

"Ok?"

Yukino Yukinoshita raised her eyebrows, her eyes flashing a warning.