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After lunch.
Amamiya Natsuki, holding Kitagawa's left hand and Fujiwara Chika's right hand, began to Copy and Paste 'role-playing'.
"I wonder what role I can play, I'm so excited."
Fujiwara Chika straightened her legs, brought them together, and gently swayed her feet left and right, her voice light and cheerful.
"I feel that compatibility is related to liking and approval," Kitagawa Marin extended a finger. "First, we have to genuinely like and approve of the role we play. For example, for me, maid outfits, Saber, Magical Girl, and so on, I can't play them successfully."
Amamiya Natsuki turned his head: "So you're saying your hobby is succubi?"
"Incubus, okay?" Kitagawa Marin corrected him. "It's the super cute Incubus-chan from the four-panel manga!"
You like to bite people's necks, you're a bit of an indecent Incubus!
"Chika, what kind of characters do you usually like?"
Kitagawa Marin leaned over to look.
"Hmm..." The pink-haired girl pondered for two seconds, then quickly gave a thumbs-up. "I like detectives."
"Eh?"
"I originally wanted to interact with you two as an ordinary person, but now I'm coming clean, no more pretending." Fujiwara Chika lifted her chin, revealing a stretch of white, slender neck. "I am the legendary Love Detective. As soon as a romance appears, I can immediately arrive at the scene and collect first-hand news material."
How is that related to a detective? That's clearly a paparazzi!
"It's decided. This afternoon, I'll go to Akihabara with Marin, and the first outfit I'll try on will be Conan's." Fujiwara Chika's tone was confident. "I have a lot of confidence in the detective profession."
You want to play the elementary school student of Death right away? You're playing too big!
Amamiya Natsuki narrowed his eyes: "There's something I should say, but shouldn't..."
Fujiwara Chika quickly extended her right hand and covered Amamiya Natsuki's mouth:
"Then don't say it!"
"..."
Copy and Paste completed.
"I see the temporary skills."
Fujiwara Chika confirmed her game panel.
"Let's go downstairs," Amamiya Natsuki stood up. "Class is about to start."
A cool breeze whistled past, sweeping through the skirts and hair of the two girls, bringing with it a refreshing coolness that permeated the air.
"Oh, so comfortable." Kitagawa Marin narrowed her eyes, her right hand tucking the wind-blown hair behind her ear. She turned and suggested, "The rooftop is much cooler than the classroom. Shall we have lunch on the rooftop again tomorrow?"
"I agree," Amamiya Natsuki said, turning to Fujiwara Chika and whispering, "I still want meatballs tomorrow."
Fujiwara Chika turned her face away: "No meatballs."
"Fish balls are fine too."
"Only thick noodles."
"..."
The two afternoon classes passed quickly, and soon it was time to go home.
Amamiya Natsuki closed his book and walked over to the Sheltered Ojou-sama: "Shall we leave now?"
"Let's go," Shinomiya Kaguya stood up, picking up her school bag with both hands. "The driver has something today, so we'll take the train."
"It'll take exactly half an hour to get there," Amamiya Natsuki walked beside Shinomiya. "Since we're just idling, want to flip a coin?"
"Rejected."
Shinomiya Kaguya refused immediately.
If so many unlucky things could happen in an empty classroom, there must be even more unlucky things outside, right?
"We'll look until half past five. If we don't find it by then, we'll consider flipping a coin," Shinomiya Kaguya had already planned. "It won't be too late to find a safe place then."
Amamiya Natsuki suddenly said:
"Speaking of a safe place, I have a suggestion."
"What?"
Shinomiya Kaguya looked over.
"Do you remember the Blizzard Mountain Villa we cleared together?" Amamiya Natsuki said earnestly, "There's no safer place than an iron cage."
The girl in the cage seemed to have her freedom restricted, but it was only for half an hour. Hiding in the cage, except for things like flying insects, most bad luck couldn't touch her.
Amamiya Natsuki increasingly felt that the iron cage was the perfect tool for 'surviving the tribulation'.
Shinomiya Kaguya: "..."
He actually wants to lock her in a cage, what is this man saying!
She could spend the period of bad luck safely by herself in the classroom, and she wouldn't encounter any life-threatening danger.
"I feel like I'm in danger." Shinomiya Kaguya let out a soft breath, a characteristic dark smile appearing on her pretty face, "To be safe, Natsuki-kun should just turn himself in."
"I refuse."
"..."
The two chatted along the way and soon left the school, arriving at the Train Station.
Although the train in the afternoon wasn't crowded, there were no empty seats left. After Amamiya Natsuki got on, he scanned around and walked towards the corner, with the Sheltered Ojou-sama naturally following close behind.
"Speaking of which, what does that cat look like?"
Amamiya Natsuki asked in a low voice.
"Ms. Suzuki said it's a Sanshoku cat, with black, white, and yellow colors. Its mouth is black, and there's a patch of yellow fur near its butt," Shinomiya Kaguya replied softly.
"Sanshoku cat, so it's a female cat," Amamiya Natsuki said casually.
"Mm." Shinomiya Kaguya raised her hand to tuck a strand of hair behind her ear, "That's a stray cat Ms. Suzuki adopted, and she named her Hood Meow."
"Good heavens, it's Aunt Hood-nya who likes to stuff cats."
"Stuff cats?"
Shinomiya Kaguya tilted her head curiously.
"That's a long-sealed history..." Amamiya Natsuki's tone suddenly deepened, entering narrative mode, "When Hood-nya was a young girl, she had a fated rival, Bismarck, with whom she had a love-hate relationship. As time flew by, Bismarck had grown into a proud adult, while Miss Hood-nya remained unremarkable, forced to stuff cats to deceive people."
[T/N: Azur Lane]
"..."
Without needing to be explicit, Shinomiya Kaguya already knew what 'stuff cats' meant.
Because there was someone right beside her who did it—
That's right, it was Hayasaka Ai.
Shinomiya Kaguya had often asked Hayasaka Ai to help her scrub her back, and she knew very well that Hayasaka's chest size was exactly the same as her own. However, every time before going out, Hayasaka Ai would stuff strange things inside.
But no matter what, it's impossible to stuff a cat in, right? What if she gets scratched?
Amamiya Natsuki's gaze shifted slightly downwards, moving about ten centimeters from the Sheltered Ojou-sama's face: "Just like Fujiwara and..."
"And what?"
Shinomiya Kaguya tilted her head and looked over, a sweet smile on her face, the shadow of her bangs obscuring her eyes, "Life is a precious thing that only happens once, and some words, once spoken, can never be taken back."
"So, so scary!"
Amamiya Natsuki had a elementary school student standing beside him, and when she met Shinomiya Kaguya's destructive gaze, she immediately trembled and hugged her backpack, almost crying.
"Let's go, quickly." Amamiya Natsuki grabbed Kaguya's hand, "If we don't go now, they'll say we're bullying a elementary school student."
Just as they reached the corner, two elementary school students wearing small yellow hats looked up for a while, then suddenly came before Kaguya and respectfully called out:
"Big Sis!"
"Hmm?"
Shinomiya Kaguya's delicate brows twitched slightly. She looked down, feeling that the two elementary school students were somehow familiar.
Amamiya Natsuki recognized them first and said in a low voice:
"They're the elementary school students who challenged you at the arcade."
Shinomiya Kaguya realized.
No wonder they felt familiar, they were indeed the elementary school students she had bullied, but what's this 'Big Sis' title? It sounds like a delinquent girl?
One elementary school student respectfully asked:
"Big Sis, why haven't you come to the arcade lately?"
The other elementary school student clenched her right fist: "After being defeated by Big Sis back then, I practiced my skills diligently and have been waiting for our next decisive battle."
At that time, it was just to complete a task. After the task was completed, of course, she wouldn't go again.
She couldn't tell the children the truth, Shinomiya Kaguya pursed her pink lips: "...I've been very busy lately and don't have time."
The elementary school student turned to look at Amamiya Natsuki and quickly said:
"Busy dating Onii-chan?"
"Eh eh eh?" Shinomiya Kaguya's eyes widened, her pretty face rapidly turning red at a visible speed, "Da-dating or something..."
"That's right." The other elementary school student presented evidence, "You two were holding hands just now."
"..."
Shinomiya Kaguya quickly lost herself in the repeated calls of 'Big Sis', remaining dazed until the train arrived at the station.
"See you tomorrow, Big Sis."
The two elementary school students waved happily and got off the train.
"See you tomorrow..."
Shinomiya Kaguya unconsciously replied.
Amamiya Natsuki said speechlessly: "You actually agreed?"
"Eh?" Shinomiya Kaguya was startled, "What did I agree to?"
"Those two elementary school students said they're going to the arcade tomorrow, and you agreed."
"I didn't." Shinomiya Kaguya quickly sobered up.
Amamiya Natsuki said: "You nodded."
"I..." Shinomiya Kaguya's eyes widened, recalling what just happened, "That was because the train was shaking just now, it doesn't count at all."
"Then why don't you get off now." Amamiya Natsuki pointed out the window, "And explain to the elementary school students?"
"..."
"Forget it." Shinomiya Kaguya sighed softly and shook her head, "Since I've agreed, I can't break my word. Let's go to the arcade after school tomorrow afternoon."
"As expected of Big Sis, a woman of her word." Amamiya Natsuki gave a thumbs up, then said in a faint tone, "Since that's the case, shouldn't you fulfill your promise?"
"Fulfill what?"
Shinomiya Kaguya didn't react for a moment.
Amamiya Natsuki said: "The punishment order from the King's game this morning."
"You, you actually..." Shinomiya Kaguya took half a step back, her pretty face flushed like fire, both ashamed and angry, "...Turn yourself in!!"
That kind of thing should be consensual, not a punishment!
No words were exchanged along the way.
Half an hour later.
Amamiya Natsuki and Kaguya got off the train and arrived at an old residential area.
"Ms. Suzuki came from Hokkaido to work in Tokyo, and she rented a place here. The apartment has already been re-rented by the manager," Shinomiya Kaguya said softly, "The people who investigated before said that the cat crawled out of the window and wasn't starved to death. Someone in the vicinity had seen it before."
"It's best if we can find it." Amamiya Natsuki nodded, "Miss Hood Meow might not be willing to be adopted again, we'll see."
"Mm."
The two searched with flyers, and before long, they arrived in front of an abandoned factory building.
"There's a stray cat inside." Amamiya Natsuki looked inside, "I wonder if Miss Hood Meow is there."
Shinomiya Kaguya narrowed her eyes slightly: "Probably not..."
The next moment.
The game prompt sounded simultaneously in both their ears.
[Random Instance: Cat and Mouse game]
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