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

"……What's the meaning?"

Of course, I'm talking about the zoo where someone can trick you out of your life with just a bottle of soda!

"Wait a little longer, and you'll remember." Amamiya Natsuki waved her hand and looked down. "The water is rising. Let's go out and see what's going on."

When Natsuki Amamiya used the Summoning Spell to capture the young lady, she had already casually planted a mushroom.

The next thing to do is patiently wait for the mushrooms to mature.

Although I haven't seen the young lady in her ice sculpture form for a long time, to be honest, she's not cute at all.

More importantly, Kaguya and I aren't the only ones trapped in the nightmare; Chika, Senpai, and others are also there. Finding everyone as soon as possible is the top priority.

"..."

Seeing Natsuki Amamiya push open the door and walk out of the room, Kaguya Shinomiya pursed her pink lips, a hint of hesitation flashing across her cold, pretty face, before gently following behind.

The water in the room is indeed increasing.

The murky, icy water had only reached my calves before, but now it had unknowingly spread to my knees... Although I don't know exactly what happened, it's definitely not a place to stay for long.

The Ice Sculpture Lady didn't actually believe what Amamiya Natsuki had just said, but in a strange and unfamiliar environment, sticking together is human nature.

That's right, we should make good use of this man!

Is there water in the corridor too?

Amamiya Natsuki pushed open the door slightly and came to the corridor, only to find that the entire corridor was submerged in cold, murky water.

Various kinds of debris, slippers, shampoo bottles, shower gel, etc., floated on the water, creating a messy scene.

Amamiya Natsuki lowered her head and looked at a white slipper that floated past her legs. It was very ordinary, but something felt off to her, though she couldn't quite put her finger on it.

Wow.

Amamiya Natsuki reached out and grabbed the slippers out of the water, staring at them intently to see if she could trigger a [hint].

"Did you find anything?"

Kaguya Shinomiya cautiously approached and saw that Natsuki Amamiya had only picked up a white slipper. A hint of disappointment appeared on her pretty face as she sighed softly and carefully observed her surroundings.

"Our room number is... 502?"

The corridor was dimly lit, with almost no lights, making it barely possible to see anything.

Kaguya Shinomiya looked down at the door and found that the room number was submerged in water and almost impossible to see. She had to strain her eyes to make out the number.

"Strange, the location is wrong."

"The house number should be above the door, why is it below?"

"And the entire corridor was flooded... Did we encounter a major flood?"

"This is the fifth floor! What could possibly cause the floodwaters to reach the fifth floor?"

Kaguya Shinomiya frowned, carefully analyzing the situation.

Unfortunately, I had no clue what to do, and the more I thought about it, the more horrified I became.

The false memories implanted by the nightmare abruptly ended during the discussion of the school trip. When she woke up again, she found herself in her room, completely unaware of what had happened. All she could see was the floodwater that had submerged the entire room and corridor and was still rising.

The fact that the water level reached up to the fifth floor is hard to believe. Did we wake up to find ourselves in a cataclysmic flood?

"This might not be the fifth floor."

Amamiya Natsuki let out a soft breath and threw the white slippers, now soaked with water, back into the puddle.

Under his gaze, a [hint] was indeed triggered:

After careful observation, you realize that the slippers are the wrong style; they are not proper house slippers...

"Natsuki-kun, what did you discover?"

Kaguya Shinomiya turned her head to look at him upon hearing this.

“The situation might be a bit bad.” Amamiya Natsuki rubbed her temples, already having a guess in mind. Instead of keeping her in suspense, she turned to look at the young lady and said in a serious voice, “We are very likely not in a building, but on a ship.”

"Eh?"

Kaguya Shinomiya was slightly taken aback, not understanding why Natsuki Amamiya would conclude that the two were on the ship.

However, just a few seconds later, Kaguya Shinomiya quickly grasped the key point. An expression of disbelief and shock appeared on her beautiful face. Even the ice sculpture-like young lady lost her composure, taking a half-step back in a panic, and said incredulously:

"H-How could this be...? That kind of thing could never happen, right?!"

“The facts are right before my eyes.” Natsuki Amamiya said calmly, “I just woke up in the bathroom, and when I looked up I saw the bathtub fixed above my head… No one would install a bathtub above their head, would they?”

"And those slippers from earlier, those are the kind of slippers commonly found in hotels or motels, not the kind you'd wear at home."

"The house number is only knee-high, which is very illogical."

As Amamiya Natsuki spoke, she walked forward and came to the door of another room, removing a towel hanging on the door: "You see, the room numbers are indeed not uniform."

"Look at what's above us. Even if the wiring is short-circuited due to water damage and can't provide light, there should still be some lighting, right?"

"However, there is none at all."

"the reason is simple."

"What's actually above us is the original corridor."

"And just now in the room, I found an ashtray with the cruise ship's custom logo."

“So…” Natsuki Amamiya said calmly, “We are most likely on a cruise ship that has capsized in the water, which is why everything in sight has been turned upside down.”

Shinomiya Kaguya: "..."

The ice sculpture young lady remained silent, only biting her lip tightly with her pearly teeth, almost drawing blood.

If you eliminate all the impossible options, then the last remaining option is the answer.

Although unwilling to believe it, all the evidence proved that Amamiya Natsuki's guess was not wrong... The corridor in front of her was not a corridor, but the hull of a ship, and she was in the middle of a capsized cruise ship.

"It tastes a bit salty..." Natsuki Amamiya licked her fingers again, feeling a bitter, salty taste spread across her tongue, and then said, "It's definitely seawater."

"What do we do now?"

Even the icy young lady couldn't help but feel lost and helpless. With her memories blocked, Kaguya was just an ordinary person at this moment.

"Don't panic," Natsuki Amamiya comforted her. "The situation is what it is; panicking won't help."

Shinomiya Kaguya: "..."

Is this meant to comfort someone?

It will only make people angry, okay?

“It’s actually a good thing to know our situation,” Natsuki Amamiya continued. “All we have to do next is escape the giant ship.”

If everyone were ordinary people, and they woke up to find the city flooded, they would instinctively run to higher ground. By the time they realized they were on a capsized cruise ship, it would be too late to escape.

Unfortunately, Natsuki Amamiya used an unorthodox method to skip class. Once she determined her surroundings, the next steps became much simpler.

Kaguya Shinomiya frowned, her pretty face slightly pale, and said:

"According to you, the cruise ship has already capsized in the water, how could it possibly have escaped..."

"Don't forget what I just told you, we're superpowered." Amamiya Natsuki said confidently, taking out a bottle of witch's potion and handing it to the young lady. "Drink this potion first, activate your night vision, and I'll find everyone."

Kaguya Shinomiya instinctively took the potion, her expression hesitant.

Should I drink a liquid of unknown origin that has no production markings, not even a production date?

And what about drinking something that can grant you night vision...? That's ridiculous!

the other side.

Amamiya Natsuki wasn't idle either; she began searching for the lost girls.

The method is quite simple.

Amamiya Natsuki took out a megaphone, held it directly to her mouth, took a deep breath, and shouted:

"Chika, Tsubasa-senpai, Zhu Zhu, Shoko, Yukino, Haruno... If you hear me, answer me! The rescue team is here!"

Shinomiya Kaguya: "..."

strangeness.

too weird.

Why is this guy calling out only girls' names?!

As it turns out, using loudspeakers to locate people is a simple, direct, and effective method.

The shouts echoed down the corridor, and soon a voice rang out:

"I...I'm here..."

"It's Senior."

Amamiya Natsuki instantly recognized the voice and immediately stepped forward, not forgetting to turn to look at the young lady: "Follow me, watch your step and watch out for floating objects."

Kaguya Shinomiya didn't say anything, pursed her pink lips, and silently followed.

Following the sound, Natsuki Amamiya quickly arrived at a room on the same floor. The door seemed to be blocked by something, and could only be opened a crack.

"I'm here." Zi'an Yan's pretty face was pale, and her clothes were also soaking wet. She peeked out through the crack in the door and said nervously, "The door is blocked and I can't open it."

Natsuki Amamiya instructed:

"Senior, please step back a few steps and don't stand at the door."

"Okay." Zi An Yan nodded quickly, stepped back, and then said, "That's enough."

Without wasting words, Amamiya Natsuki leaped forward and kicked out.

boom.

The door suddenly collapsed, crashing into the puddles and splashing up murky, cold ripples.

"Senior, you can come out now." Natsuki Amamiya stepped into the room.

"Thank you..." Zi'an Yan said gratefully, blinked, and hesitated before asking, "Are you Xia Shu?"

In their fabricated memories, the two were just ordinary classmates.

"It's me." Amamiya Natsuki nodded. "Senpai, have you seen Aoi?"