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Kashiwagi's mood was complicated.
"What does 'I'm the same' mean?"
"Exactly like your sister eating ice cream?"
"Since that's the case, why aren't you worried at all?"
Kashiwagi pursed her pink lips, hesitating whether to voice her guess.
It seemed that beating around the bush wouldn't work.
The elementary school student in front of her, like Kaguya-san, might not understand relevant physiological knowledge...
"It's my younger brother," the silver-haired elementary school student suddenly said.
"Huh?"
Aharen took out her phone and found a picture. On it was a family of four: the parents stood behind, and in front were two children.
One was Aharen, and the other was a short-haired boy.
"It really is," Amamiya Natsuki said. "So, the person we met at the arcade was your younger brother?"
"Yes," the silver-haired elementary school student said expressionlessly. "My younger brother sometimes likes to wear a wig and my clothes when he goes out to play."
Understood.
So it was a cross-dresser.
You need to correct him in time, lest your younger brother brings a boyfriend home later!
"I see." Kashiwagi was still a bit hesitant. "But the way he eats ice cream..."
"It's Mom," Aharen said calmly. "Mom often eats ice cream like that, and my younger brother learns from her."
Shinomiya Kaguya crossed her arms over her chest: "Parents are indeed a child's first role model."
Kashiwagi: "..."
Very good.
Neither a middle-aged uncle running a small shop nor an evil teacher at school; it was just a false alarm, which was for the best.
Kashiwagi let out a light breath, looked towards Amamiya Natsuki, and apologized in a low voice:
"Natsuki-kun, Kaguya-san, I'm sorry for bothering you."
"Kashiwagi-kami doesn't need to apologize," Amamiya Natsuki retorted. "This is what we should do."
"What kind of address is that?" Kashiwagi bit her lower lip, looking at the gradually darkening sky. "Um, should we leave now?"
Amamiya Natsuki looked down at the silver-haired elementary school student clinging to his leg and shook his head:
"Kaguya-san and I still have things to do. You go first."
"I understand." Kashiwagi nodded lightly, waved goodbye, "...See you tomorrow."
"See you tomorrow."
"..."
Watching Kashiwagi leave, Shinomiya Kaguya looked down at the silver-haired elementary school student: "So, what do you want to do?"
I wanted to say it a long time ago!
Even if you're an elementary school student, you can't keep clinging to my leg!
"Evil Spirit," the silver-haired elementary school student stood on tiptoe, leaned close to Amamiya Natsuki's ear, and whispered, "There's an Evil Spirit at home, very scary, I can't sleep, I want Evil Spirit Banishing."
After the silver-haired elementary school student finished speaking, an item suddenly appeared in her hand, which she handed to Amamiya Natsuki.
Amamiya Natsuki raised an eyebrow:
"What is this?"
"Rules."
The silver-haired elementary school student's answer was simple and direct.
The so-called 'rules' meant that there was no free lunch in the world; to get help, one must pay with corresponding items.
[Item: Bunny Girl Uniform]
[Type: Outfit Card]
[Defense: Weak]
[Attribute: Instant Change, place the outfit card in your backpack, and when needed, you can achieve an instant change effect. This outfit card can be reused, with a ten-minute cooldown after each switch.]
[Note: Time flies, and the Bunny Girl Senpai is already a story from five years ago...]
"This is the first time I've seen an outfit-type item."
Amamiya Natsuki played with the card in his hand.
Although this thing had no attribute bonuses, the instant change effect was quite good and should be very popular.
"Are you sure you want to use this outfit card for the trade?" Amamiya Natsuki looked at the silver-haired elementary school student.
"Yes."
The silver-haired elementary school student's expression was calm.
"Alright then." Amamiya Natsuki didn't stand on ceremony. Once the rules were set, they naturally had to be followed. "From now on, you're a permanent member. Just tell me whenever you need to copy a skill."
"I want it now."
The silver-haired elementary school student unceremoniously extended her small hand.
Five minutes later.
"Done." Amamiya Natsuki released his hand.
'Evil Spirit Banishing' successfully pasted.
"Going home." The silver-haired elementary school student waved goodbye and left.
Shinomiya Kaguya, who had not spoken much, said in a clear voice:
"We should probably head back now."
The sun was setting.
Birds were returning to their nests.
It was indeed time to go home.
"Wait a moment," Amamiya Natsuki called out to the Sheltered Ojou-sama. "You haven't done today's main business yet."
"Huh?"
Shinomiya Kaguya tilted her head.
"Of course, it's this." Amamiya Natsuki took out a coin. "Want to flip it?"
Shinomiya Kaguya gently bit her pink, moist lips and quickly made a decision:
"...Flip."
The random skill card hadn't been used yet. To maximize the benefit, it had to be flipped, just like farming artifacts in a game; to gain something, one must pay a corresponding price, such as time and effort.
Shinomiya Kaguya took the coin and gently exhaled.
That being said, Shinomiya Kaguya didn't have much hope of flipping heads.
Generally, for a two-sided coin, the probability of heads or tails appearing should be 50%, but after so long of testing, the Coin of Fate was clearly not like that.
The chance of tails appearing was far greater than heads.
Clink.
The coin landed on the back of her hand.
Shinomiya Kaguya's eyes widened slightly: "...Huh, it's heads?"
Unexpectedly flipping heads, Shinomiya Kaguya was naturally very pleasantly surprised, but she quickly calmed down and decisively used the random skill card.
The card transformed into tiny starlight and flew into Shinomiya Kaguya's body.
"...I've learned it."
Shinomiya Kaguya's lips curved slightly upward, and she displayed the skill panel.
Amamiya Natsuki looked over curiously.
[Skill: Shadow Walker]
[Type: Active / Permanent]
[Attribute: You will transform into a Shadow Cat and enter the world of shadows. In this state, you will be immune to normal physical attacks, immune to a certain amount of mental attacks, and your movement speed will be increased.]
[Weakness: Omitted]
[Note: You've already caught the cat wife and cat daughter in one fell swoop, so there's no need to mention weaknesses, right?]
"Not bad." Amamiya Natsuki's eyes lit up. "A life-saving divine skill."
The troublesome nature of the Shadow Cat was evident to all; if it weren't for its low intelligence, it would be impossible to catch.
Amamiya Natsuki said: "Want to test it now?"
"Tomorrow," Shinomiya Kaguya, though tempted, still shook her head. "This is a Park, and it's almost dark. We'll record all the data tomorrow."
It had been said before that skills are not mastered just by learning them. Duration, whether there's a delay, specific usage effects, etc., all need to be verified one by one.
"Then we'll talk about it tomorrow." Amamiya Natsuki stood up and said, "Let's go, time to head back."
"Okay."
Shinomiya Kaguya carried her school bag with both hands, her steps light, walking side by side with Amamiya Natsuki.
They walked in silence.
Shinomiya Kaguya quickly returned to the villa.
"Miss, you're back?"
Hayasaka Ai, dressed in a maid's outfit, quietly appeared, a lollipop in her mouth: "Miss seems to be in a very good mood. It seems the date went smoothly."
"It's not a date," Shinomiya Kaguya denied, her reason for happiness clearly being the skill. "I want a drink... Never mind, I'll have ice cream."
"Okay."
Hayasaka Ai, oblivious, brought over an ice cream.
Shinomiya Kaguya peeled open the wrapper, suddenly recalled the scene she saw at the arcade, and curiously imitated it.
Hayasaka Ai: "...Miss's virginity is gone?!"
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