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

“I was very interested in wilderness survival shows before, and I watched many episodes. I’ve summarized some essential survival basics.” Yukinoshita Haruno held up one finger and straightened her posture. “The first thing is a sunshade shelter. In summer, the ultraviolet rays can burn a person’s body in just half a day, so sunshade is very necessary.”

The other girls nodded in agreement.

"Yes."

"You can't be in the sun."

"I don't want to get a tanned, hot tan."

Hey, you guys, did you hear that right? Yang said you can't get sunburned, not tanned!

Yukino extended her second slender, jade-like finger and whispered:

"The second is a fire source, which is important for keeping warm, driving away wild animals, and cooking food... Of course, Natsuki has already solved this problem."

“The third is fresh water,” Yukino Yukinoshita continued. “Humans can survive for a week without food, but without fresh water, an average person can only survive for three days.”

“Don’t worry about that.” Fujiwara Chika’s eyes lit up, and she raised her hand. “I read a manga before, I think it was called ‘Disaster Girl,’ which said that if there’s no fresh water, you can drink it…”

Halfway through her speech, Secretary Qianhua suddenly pursed her pink lips and stopped abruptly.

Kaguya Shinomiya asked, puzzled:

"What to drink?"

For a young lady who grew up in a sterile environment and used the oldest type of keypad phone, her knowledge of the internet was almost zero.

Amamiya Natsuki looked at Chika and said softly:

"I'd also like to hear what we should drink."

"Cough cough, I remembered wrong!" Fujiwara Chika covered her mouth with both hands, her pretty face flushed red. "Fresh water! We must find fresh water!"

Senior Yanzi coughed twice, clearly knowing what Qianhua wanted to say, and said somewhat awkwardly:

"Let's skip this topic... Yang Nai-jie, please continue."

“The last one is food,” Yukino Yukinoshita continued. “Shelter, fire, fresh water, and food are the four basics of wilderness survival.”

Zhu Zhu rested her chin on her right hand and subconsciously said:

"It doesn't sound too difficult."

It sounds easy enough, anyone with hands can do it, but when actually stranded on a desert island, out of a hundred people, ninety out of ten wouldn't be able to complete the four basic tasks mentioned above!

“It’s already getting light.” Yukino Yukinoshita crossed her arms and said calmly, “Now that we’ve decided what to do next, let’s get started.”

Fujiwara Chika stood up, hands on her hips, and said:

"We'll explore deeper into the island together, find fresh water and food, and then come back."

However, in real wilderness survival, many people find neither fresh water nor food on their first exploration.

Amamiya Natsuki didn't want to undermine the girls' confidence; after all, he was there to back them up. He stood up and said:

"We don't need to send too many people at once. Those who can build shelters can stay on the shore, and the rest of us can explore with you."

"..."

The girls all fell silent.

Back in the forest school, most of the girls didn't know how to pitch a tent and needed the boys' help. Now, asking them to build a shelter from scratch is impossible, absolutely impossible.

"I don't know if I can build it." Yukino Yukinoshita stepped forward. As the only college student present, she naturally couldn't stand behind others. "I remembered the steps for building a shelter when I watched wilderness survival videos before. I can give it a try."

“Then I’ll leave it to Haruno-nee.” Amamiya Natsuki nodded, her gaze sweeping over the girls. “Shushu, Shoko, Aoi, you stay here and help Haruno-nee. The rest of you come with me to find water and food.”

"..."

The discussion is complete.

The group split into two teams and quickly got to work.

Amamiya Natsuki took out a dagger and, while marking the trees, led the young lady and the others deeper into the island.

The island has a very ordinary terrain, low around the edges and high in the middle, but it is not small in area. There are many trees on the island, but it always gives people a gloomy and dangerous feeling.

“How strange…” Fujiwara Chika involuntarily lowered her voice and subconsciously moved closer to Amamiya Natsuki, whispering, “This forest feels so strange.”

"It's too quiet." Hayasaka Ai said softly, staying close to Kaguya and scanning the surroundings warily. "An island like this should have many birds, but we haven't heard a single bird call yet."

Senior Sister Yanzi was also a little nervous, and whispered:

"Um... could there be monsters in the forest?"

"Senior," Natsuki Amamiya turned to look at her, "Don't be a jinx like Chika."

"When have I ever said anything bad?" Fujiwara Chika retorted, her pink cheeks puffing up quickly. "Natsuki-kun is slandering me... Ouch!"

As Fujiwara Chika walked and talked, she suddenly lost her footing and fell forward. She didn't know what she stepped on, but a chilling hissing sound came from under her feet. Then, the dead silence of the forest suddenly 'came alive,' and hissing sounds echoed from all directions.

"spider?"

Amamiya Natsuki's gaze sharpened as she saw a gap suddenly appear in the ground. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a hole disguised as a gap by withered branches and fallen leaves. Immediately afterward, a black spider the size of a washbasin leaped out of the hole.

The same thing happened all around Amamiya Natsuki and the others, with more than a dozen spiders leaping out at the same time, spitting out white silk threads from their mouths.

This surprise attack was exceptionally swift. Except for Natsuki Amamiya who managed to dodge it, all the other girls were hit without exception. It could be said that the entire group was wiped out in less than ten minutes.

"Aaaaaah! So many giant spiders!"

"How disgusting!"

"Natsuki-kun, help me, help me, help me!"

The spider silk was extremely resilient. After binding the girls, it quickly dragged the young lady and the others into the cave, clearly demonstrating the spider's immense strength.

The spider, having failed to catch its 'prey', acted again, quickly crawling towards Amamiya Natsuki, then leaping into the air and swooping down.

Amamiya Natsuki's gaze sharpened slightly. She took a half-step to the side to dodge, stabbed with her dagger in a flash, and then looked away to the next spider.

pat.

The spider, stabbed by the dagger, fell directly to the ground, its head and body separated, its eight legs twitching incessantly.

There's not much to say about what happened next. These spiders are quite frightening to ordinary people, but they are actually just good at stealthy attacks and have great strength. Their speed is actually average. Amamiya Natsuki doesn't even need to use 100% of her psionic power or time stop; it's a complete speed crushing.

In less than a minute, all the spiders were killed, twitching and falling to the ground.

"Are you hurt?"

Amamiya Natsuki reached out and helped the young lady up.

"No, no..."

The ice sculpture Kaguya's pretty face turned pale, and she subconsciously shook her head.

Even the seemingly emotionless Ice Sculpture Miss couldn't remain unmoved when facing a real monster.

Amamiya Natsuki then asked if anyone else was injured. Fortunately, everyone was just covered in dust and dirt, and no one was hurt.

"These spiders are ridiculously big!" Fujiwara Chika exclaimed, clutching her chest, her pretty face pale. "How could there possibly be such huge spiders in the world!"

“This is a supernatural space, so it’s normal for it to be different from reality,” Natsuki Amamiya said from the side. “We’ve actually encountered even bigger spiders before.”

That's right, it's that spider that treats the entire campus as its hunting ground.

Unfortunately, this is a space formed by nightmares, neither real nor illusory, so it's impossible to summon the spiders; otherwise, it would be much more interesting.

Yukino Yukinoshita's pretty face was also pale, but she managed to remain calm, taking a deep breath and saying:

"The spider webs on my body... I can't get them off."

Amamiya Natsuki looked at Yukino and said:

"That's normal. Spider webs are usually made of special proteins, so tearing them won't do much good. Just burn them with fire when you get back."

Yukino Yukinoshita gently bit her lip and whispered:

"If I burn it now, my legs will be stuck and I won't be able to move."

Yukino was unlucky; her legs were tangled in spider silk, making it impossible for her to walk. The other girls were also in a sorry state, but at least they could move around without worry.

“It’s not safe here. Who knows if more spiders will appear, or other monsters besides spiders.” Natsuki Amamiya’s expression turned serious. “Yukino, bear with it for a bit. I’ll carry you out later and deal with the spider silk on your body when we get back to the beach.”

Upon hearing this, the girls became wary, and Yukino Yukinoshita bit her lip, no longer insisting.

Compared to the perilous forest, getting out as soon as possible is the most important thing. It's actually quite easy to tell which is more important.

"Hey, Natsuki-kun said there are other monsters in the forest?"

Fujiwara Chika immediately tensed up.

“Probably.” Natsuki Amamiya nodded. “In this world, there are only first times and countless times. Just like on Skull Island, besides the Skull Beasts, there are also King Kongs that keep each other in check.”

Senior Sister Yanzi said nervously:

"Then let's leave quickly?"

Amamiya Natsuki nodded and said:

"Don't forget why we came into the forest. Pick up the spider and take it back with us."

"Huh?" Senior Yanzi's beautiful eyes widened immediately. "Taking the spider back... are we... are we going to eat it?"

Hayasaka Ai whispered:

"Theoretically speaking, spiders are actually a very good source of protein."

"I...I know..." Senior Yanzi's expression was extremely conflicted, "but eating this kind of thing...it's hard to accept no matter how I think about it."

"Don't worry, senior." Fujiwara Chika gave a thumbs up. "Spiders may look ugly, but they actually taste very good."

Zi'an Yan covered her pink lips, looking over in shock and said:

"Has Chika-chan ever eaten a spider?"

"Have you tried it?" Fujiwara Chika said, hands on her hips and chin up. "When I traveled with my parents before, we went to a country where the whole street was selling insects. As long as you overcome your psychological barrier, there's absolutely no problem."

"..."

As the girls talked, they picked up the spiders from the ground. Although they found them disgusting, wasting food was the greatest sin in the struggle for survival on a deserted island.

Amamiya Natsuki looked at Yukino and said in a serious tone:

"Yukino-san, do you want me to carry you back, or carry you back on my back?"

Yukinoshita Yukino: "..."