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Shikimori's suggestion was quite standard.
Since the 'cardboard monster tactic' proved feasible, for safety's sake, they could simply replicate the tactic going forward.
Explore the abandoned warehouse.
Find cardboard boxes.
Reinforce them again.
Then, like small animals crossing a river, go back and forth, in and out...
But the drawbacks were also obvious.
It was time-consuming and labor-intensive.
Furthermore, the cardboard box wasn't secure enough; no one knew how long it would hold up, and the possibility of it being torn open by a cat during movement couldn't be ruled out.
"...I have another way to clear this."
As Shinomiya Kaguya uttered these words, everyone turned to look at her.
"Eh?" Shikimori exclaimed in surprise, "Does Hood-nya have a plan?"
Shinomiya Kaguya said calmly:
"Put the cat in a cage."
"Meow???"
Shikimori tilted her head, a question mark seemingly appearing above her.
Put the cat in a cage?
It was a Shadow Cat, not a real cat; they couldn't even touch it, let alone cage it.
The Hedgehog-head Boy looked bewildered.
Pansy pondered, raising her eyes to look at Amamiya Natsuki. Seeing Amamiya Natsuki's calm expression, as if he had expected it, she couldn't help but push up her glasses.
An inexplicable intuition told her that these two players were not bluffing.
"It's simple..."
Shinomiya Kaguya hated riddle-tellers.
The characters in movies who die halfway through speaking are super annoying, making one want to beat them up until they resurrect and finish their words.
So Shinomiya Kaguya didn't beat around the bush, stating her plan in a calm tone.
She and Amamiya Natsuki alone couldn't execute the plan; they truly needed help from others.
"Eh? Eh? Eh?" Shikimori's eyes widened slightly, "You can actually do that?"
Pansy mused, "It sounds...feasible."
Amamiya Natsuki said:
"Whether the plan is feasible, we'll know once we test it."
"Hoo..."
Shikimori exhaled softly, her gaze firm, "Then let's find a suitable combat location."
"..."
The group followed the stairs down to the first floor, with lights on both the left and right sides.
The hallway was brightly lit.
Unfortunately, it didn't provide a sense of security; instead, it was fraught with danger, exceptionally perilous.
"I see it, the front right should be an abandoned warehouse," Shikimori said softly, "...Admiral, let's go over there and see if we can push the door open."
Amamiya Natsuki nodded:
"This time, do you want to be in front or behind?"
Shikimori subconsciously clutched her waist; the subtle sensation of Amamiya Natsuki touching her earlier seemed to linger. She glanced guiltily at Shinomiya Kaguya, then whispered:
"I'll be in front."
She truly wanted to hold the initiative herself.
Although she was a girl, Shikimori never wished to depend on boys for everything.
Amamiya Natsuki gave a thumbs-up: "Shikimori is indeed super cool."
"Wh-what are you talking about?" The pink-haired girl's face flushed slightly, and she couldn't help but glare at him, "'Cool' isn't a word used to describe girls!"
"..."
The two, disguised as cardboard box monsters, began to move, with cardboard boxes over their heads.
Nothing bad happened.
They moved to the warehouse door, gave it a gentle push, and with a rusty, dull sound, the door quickly slid inward.
"Excellent, the door isn't locked."
The two shuffled their bodies and entered the warehouse.
Shikimori cautiously peered out through the 'artificial small hole' and soon breathed a sigh of relief: "There's no light inside, we can stand up now."
Amamiya Natsuki pushed aside the cardboard box and surveyed the surroundings...
"It's too dark, I can't see clearly."
In the end, he cautiously turned on his flashlight to get a clear view of the surroundings.
It seemed similar to the warehouse upstairs, very large, with most things already moved out. It was empty and desolate, with some discarded cardboard and broken wooden boards scattered in the corners.
"Good, this is the place."
After inspecting the environment, Amamiya Natsuki nodded in satisfaction and transformed into a cardboard box monster to pick up the others.
There's no need to elaborate on what happened next.
Amamiya Natsuki was now an experienced driver, navigating with ease and familiarity, understanding all the nuances.
Before long, he had delivered Pansy and the Hedgehog-head Boy to the warehouse.
Finally, only Shinomiya Kaguya remained.
"Kaguya-san, it's your turn."
Amamiya Natsuki waved to Kaguya.
Seeing the cardboard box, Shinomiya Kaguya recalled the accidental kiss incident just now. The temperature on her face had just dropped, only to quickly rise again.
"Hurry up," Amamiya Natsuki urged, "Don't dawdle."
"..."
Shinomiya Kaguya bit her lower lip, her pretty face flushed as she ducked under the cardboard box.
"You're not saying anything," Amamiya Natsuki said slowly, "If you feel dizzy and want to faint, remember to tell me beforehand."
"I'm not going to faint!"
Shinomiya Kaguya couldn't help but glare at him.
Amamiya Natsuki said, "You fainted this morning."
"Morning was morning," Shinomiya Kaguya puffed out her pink cheeks, "I'm not the same person I was this morning."
Fainting in the Game Club this morning because her heart beat too fast.
Humiliation!
Super humiliation!
Amamiya Natsuki asked:
"How are you different from this morning?"
"I..."
Shinomiya Kaguya bit her lower lip.
Just now, even though it was an accident, it could be considered entering a completely new realm, right?
As Hayasaka Ai would say, she had already stepped onto the ladder of adulthood!
Before long, Amamiya Natsuki and Shinomiya Kaguya successfully arrived at the warehouse.
Shinomiya Kaguya took a deep breath, calming herself, "Alright, let's start preparing."
"..."
A moment later.
"Preparation complete," Shikimori quickly said, "Hood-nya, you can begin."
Shinomiya Kaguya nodded gently, placed the flashlight on the ground, and turned it on.
A bright beam of light instantly tore through the darkness, illuminating the wall in stark white.
The group held their breath, nervously looking at the wall, and soon saw a Shadow Cat appear on the wall, within the light.
"It's here."
The Braided-hair girl's voice was slightly tense.
On the wall, besides the Shadow Cat, there was also a cardboard box—pieced together from discarded cardboard in the warehouse, angled correctly, and placed in front of the flashlight.
More precisely, it was the shadow of the cardboard box projected onto the wall.
The Shadow Cat appeared in the light, soon approaching the cardboard box, cautiously probing it like a cat playing with a mouse.
Then... it clearly made a jumping motion, leaping into the shadow of the cardboard box.
As everyone knows, no cat can resist a cardboard box.
The Shadow Cat was no exception.
"It went in!"
Shikimori's eyes lit up slightly, and without hesitation, she extended the wooden board she was holding and pressed it directly onto the cardboard box.
On the wall, the shadow of the cardboard box suddenly gained a thick, heavy shadow pressing down on its top.
Amamiya Natsuki looked at the cardboard box in front of the flashlight; he could see the box silently bulging outwards, clearly indicating the Shadow Cat was inside.
"That cat is trapped!"
"Quickly reinforce the wooden board and seal it tight!"
"..."
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