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The night passed uneventfully.
The next day.
Six o'clock in the morning.
The alarm clock vibrated precisely.
"Ugh…"
Miko opened her eyes and sat up, yawning.
"Good morning~" Kitagawa Marin also woke up. Rather, most players have very light sleep, and she whispered, "Miko, are you going back?"
"Yes, I'm going back." Miko rubbed her eyes, her voice having the lazy tone of someone who had just woken up. "I'll go change in the restroom."
Kitagawa Marin softly said,
"It's not even light yet. You can sleep a little longer."
"It gets light early now; it'll be bright in the blink of an eye." Miko shook her head. "It'll be troublesome if Mom finds out, so I'm leaving now."
Walking quietly into the restroom, Miko changed her clothes, said goodbye, and quietly left the house.
Kitagawa Marin lay back down. A moment later, she opened her eyes again.
It was still dark.
The objects in the room were dim and hazy.
However, after being woken up by Miko, her sleepiness had vanished, and it was clear she wouldn't be able to fall asleep again anytime soon.
The blonde girl turned her body to look at Amamiya Natsuki nearby and softly called out,
"Natsuki-kun?"
"…"
No one responded.
The room was very quiet.
"He's sleeping so soundly, with no vigilance at all."
Kitagawa Marin whispered, extending her right hand and quietly reaching out to Amamiya Natsuki. She poked Amamiya Natsuki's right hand, which was outside the covers, then her pretty face flushed slightly, and she carefully interlaced their fingers.
The next moment.
The blonde girl's right hand was suddenly gripped tightly.
"Eh eh eh?!"
Kitagawa Marin was startled, quickly puffed out her pink cheeks, "Stupid Natsuki, you pretended to be asleep to scare me! You almost scared me to death."
Amamiya Natsuki opened his eyes and turned his head to look, "Who's scaring who, poking someone while they're sleeping?"
"You woke up when Miko got up, didn't you?" Kitagawa Marin softly snorted. "You woke up and didn't even say anything."
Amamiya Natsuki said,
"Miko is just going home; it's not like she's going to war."
"What if Miko encounters danger when she goes out?" Kitagawa Marin whispered, "Yesterday I saw on Twitter that there was a super terrifying shooting in a place called Bull City in America."
Amamiya Natsuki was speechless: "That's Buffalo."
"It's all pretty much the same…" Kitagawa Marin blinked. "Oh, right, what's the difference between a water buffalo and a dairy cow?"
"Water buffalo can swim, and dairy cows produce milk."
"Hahahahaha."
For some reason, the blonde girl suddenly burst into uncontrollable laughter, holding her stomach.
"What are you laughing at?"
Amamiya Natsuki was confused.
Where is the punchline? You're laughing too hard!
"I suddenly remembered a joke." Kitagawa Marin wiped the corner of her eye. "It's that one, you know, where the elementary school student went to a ranch for a practical class and, under the guidance of the rancher, milked a dairy cow, and then… hahaha."
"Stop giggling." Amamiya Natsuki narrowed his eyes. "Today's elementary school student probably knows more positions than you do."
"Impossible." Kitagawa Marin slightly raised her chin and snorted proudly, "I definitely know more than an elementary school student."
There's nothing to be proud of in that!
"Oh, right." Kitagawa Marin propped herself up, her eyes sparkling. "How far have you played in 'Saint ♡ Slippery's Academy for Girls'?"
"I've played up to the part where Shizuku-sama is in the school auditorium…"
I have to say, Shizuku-sama is indeed super moist.
"How is it? Didn't I tell you the plot is super great?" Kitagawa Marin's eyes were full of anticipation. "How about we get up and play the game?"
"I refuse."
"…"
Staying up all night and wanting to play a gal game with a boy—do you know how dangerous that is? The Adolescence series is a prime example!
The blonde girl was full of enthusiasm, chatting with him until it was fully light, then she yawned, "I'm sleepy~"
"Don't sleep." Amamiya Natsuki said expressionlessly, "Get up, wash your face and brush your teeth, and get ready for breakfast."
"…"
After breakfast.
Amamiya Natsuki and Marin went out, met up with Miko and Yurikawa Hana, and headed to school together.
Upon arriving at school, the group went to the club room as usual. Fujiwara Chika and Kaguya had already arrived early. First up was the game of hunting innocent girls.
The outcome goes without saying.
"I lost again."
The busty girl turned to Amamiya Natsuki and instinctively reached out her right hand.
She lost the first round every morning, a habit she had unconsciously developed.
However, after the 'punishment' ended, everyone didn't start the second round of the game as usual.
"Hana, let's go back to the classroom."
Miko stood up and said softly.
"Eh?" Yurikawa Hana was startled and said in surprise, "Why aren't we playing anymore?"
"We have other things today." Amamiya Natsuki looked at Yurikawa. "We'll play tomorrow."
"Oh, oh."
Although Yurikawa Hana was a little disappointed, she still got up with Miko and waved goodbye.
"We're going to the classroom first."
Miko pursed her pink lips, her gaze sweeping over Amamiya Natsuki and the others, her mood slightly complicated.
Frankly speaking.
She really didn't want to be involved in such a super dangerous horror game.
But if she didn't join the game, she would just be an ordinary, unremarkable person, unable to help at all…
With mixed feelings, Miko took her good friend and left the club room.
Bang.
Fujiwara Chika took out a pair of plain glasses, put them on, and lightly tapped the table with her fist, saying with a serious expression,
"I announce that the pre-war meeting is now beginning, Natsuki-kun, please present the physical evidence."
"Yes."
Amamiya Natsuki took out the movie ticket.
Shinomiya Kaguya and Fujiwara Chika received the game prompt soon after touching it.
"If an ordinary person touches this movie ticket, will they be chosen as a game player?"
Fujiwara Chika asked curiously.
"Probably not, right?" Kitagawa Marin folded her arms across her chest, her tone hesitant. "Yesterday evening, there were many children in the Park. Such a large movie ticket wasn't picked up by anyone else, so those elementary school student probably couldn't see it, right?"
Shinomiya Kaguya mused,
"So, if it's an ordinary person who can see the movie ticket, they might be chosen by the game to become a player?"
Fujiwara Chika's eyes lit up: "Miko can definitely see it."
As an unremarkable girl, Miko could indeed see the movie ticket; there was no doubt about that.
"Miko is out of the question," Amamiya Natsuki said calmly, crossing his fingers. "Let her continue being a slacker."
"Then, let's continue discussing the action plan…" Shinomiya Kaguya pursed her pink lips, her expression calm and composed. "After school this afternoon, I'll have Hayasaka prepare the props in the theater in advance, just like last time."
In the Midnight Mall instance, communication devices like phones and tablets prepared in advance proved to be quite useful.
Shinomiya Kaguya, of course, chose to use the same strategy again.
As long as it's useful, it's a big win.
Even if it's not useful, it doesn't matter; it's better to be prepared than sorry.
"The horror story happening in the movie theater reminds me of a horror movie I watched before, its name was something like 'Coming Soon'," Fujiwara Chika said, hugging her arms. "After watching it, I couldn't sleep for several nights… Could it be a similar instance?"
Amamiya Natsuki glanced over: "That was a movie from nearly twenty years ago, young lady, your interests are quite broad."
"Eh? Eh?" Fujiwara Chika was shocked. "It was released that long ago?"
"I've seen it too," Kitagawa Marin joined the discussion, "but I've forgotten all the specific details."
Shinomiya Kaguya frowned slightly: "I haven't seen it."
"Just understanding the content is enough; there's no need to watch it," Amamiya Natsuki commented. "The actors' expressions are exaggerated, their acting is stiff, and their intelligence goes offline from time to time."
Amamiya Natsuki spread his hands and said:
"When I watched it, I found that the ghost old lady in it looked a bit like the Evil God of Fire Cloud; they had the standard couple's look."
"Evil God of Fire Cloud?"
Shinomiya Kaguya tilted her little head.
Amamiya Natsuki couldn't help but sigh.
You haven't even heard of the Ultimate Killer King; your life before was too monotonous!
The discussion continued.
The specific rules of the instance were still unclear; currently, it was just speculation, similar to guessing questions before an exam, to be as prepared as possible.
Seeing that class was about to start, the few of them stopped discussing and began to allocate abilities.
This time, in addition to the Seize and Eliminate Evil combo skill, there were also Shinomiya Kaguya's 'Shadow Walker' and Marin's 'Role Play', both skills within the replicable range.
However, except for Juju-sama, Fujiwara Chika had not yet found a suitable role and had not unlocked the role-playing skill, while Shinomiya Kaguya, due to numerous matters, had not yet experienced the ability of role-playing.
"It's unfair," Fujiwara Chika sprawled on the table, looking wronged. "It's been three days, so long, and I still can't find a suitable role to play."
"Chaotic and disorderly is just like this," Amamiya Natsuki shrugged and looked at Kaguya. "…How are the subsequent test data for Shadow Catgirl?"
Shinomiya Kaguya's pretty face flushed, and she couldn't help but say:
"It's Shadow Walker, not Shadow Catgirl!"
Taking a light breath, Shinomiya Kaguya tucked the strands of hair behind her ear. "The tests are complete. It can't infinitely escape into shadows like the monsters in the instance; it will be forced to exit after a period of time. There's no need to worry about inconvenience of movement. After transforming into a shadow cat, one will instinctively master movement techniques… just like breathing."
But the fact that she couldn't transform with her clothes on made Shinomiya Kaguya extremely dissatisfied.
If she didn't choose the right location and position for the transformation to end, she would be socially dead.
Even if she successfully hid, girls are slow at putting on clothes, so she could only use instantaneous costume change cards, and bunny girl outfits, and so on, were also very embarrassing!
The pre-bell rang, and the pre-battle meeting came to an end.
"Let's go," Amamiya Natsuki stood up and said, "back to the classroom for class."
"We're entering the instance this afternoon, and we're still diligently attending class now," Kitagawa Marin said, putting her right hand on her hip, unable to help but complain. "It feels so strange… Shouldn't we skip class at a time like this?"
"Don't even think about it," Amamiya Natsuki casually retorted. "Even if you're Princess Misaka who saves the world, you still have to attend class."
"…"
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