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"Dangerous, too dangerous."
Amamiya Natsuki's expression was solemn.
Encountering such a dangerous Nightmare Ghost Story, he had to quickly kill it. After all, Advanced Spirit Vision was just an ability copied from Miko, a temporary skill that couldn't be permanently activated, so he had to seize the time.
Leaving the bathroom, Amamiya Natsuki directly pushed the door open and entered the hallway.
Marin was already gone.
On the way here, he hadn't seen Chika.
Following his memory, he walked forward, and the courtyard with the huge cherry blossom tree once again came into view.
The bunny girl sitting alone under the tree had not left.
"It's you."
Amamiya Natsuki didn't hesitate at all and strode towards Shinomiya Kaguya.
Shinomiya Kaguya sat alone under the tree, with a small bridge in front of her, and the sound of flowing water beneath it.
"Kaguya-san."
Amamiya Natsuki raised his hand to greet her.
"…"
Shinomiya Kaguya didn't speak, only calmly looked up.
So cold.
How long had it been since he had seen that cold and indifferent gaze, as if pushing people a thousand miles away?
Now that she was gradually becoming an ice cold young lady, blushing and spacing out at every turn, the 'Ice Princess Kaguya' form had not been seen for a long time!
Unfortunately, Shinomiya Kaguya was still wearing a bunny girl uniform, which directly halved the deterrence of her ice sculpture form, making her strangely cute instead.
(If I remember correctly, he should be a classmate after the class rearrangement… Why is he suddenly approaching me? Trying to pick me up?)
As Miss Ice Princess of Shinomiya, Shinomiya Kaguya stood at the top of the academy, both in terms of family background and beauty.
Although she was as cold as a block of ice, there were always brave warriors who weren't afraid of death and wanted to challenge the extreme cold of hell.
Since entering Junior high school, Shinomiya Kaguya had received love letters in her shoe locker or direct confessions at a rate of roughly once a month.
However, everyone returned empty-handed.
Shoe locker love letters were directly handed over to Hayasaka Ai for disposal.
As for direct confessions… just one glance was enough.
Looking at the other person with a calm gaze, within three seconds, the other person would feel guilty and look away, then flee in fear.
Like now.
Shinomiya Kaguya raised her head and looked directly at Amamiya Natsuki with a calm and indifferent gaze, while silently counting in her mind.
One second.
Two seconds.
Three seconds…
Facing the scrutinizing gaze of Miss Ice Princess, Amamiya Natsuki couldn't help but smile.
The long-unseen ice sculpture form was quite nostalgic.
(What's wrong with this boy?)
Looking at Amamiya Natsuki, who had suddenly started smiling, Kaguya-san's head popped up with a question mark.
(He didn't look away guiltily, nor did he turn and run… He even smiled at me?)
(Strange man.)
Facing the freezing gaze of Miss Ice Princess, Amamiya Natsuki directly sat down beside Kaguya and said calmly:
"Kaguya, good evening."
"…"
Shinomiya Kaguya frowned slightly.
(He's just a classmate, we've never even spoken a word, yet he's calling me by my first name and sitting so close… Frivolous! Too frivolous!)
"If it's a confession, I refuse." Shinomiya Kaguya's expression was cold, and she looked at him with a gaze as if looking at a slipper. "You may leave."
(Hayasaka said that frivolous men are usually scumbags, and one must avoid them.)
"Three sentences."
Amamiya Natsuki held up three fingers and smiled, "I only need to say three sentences, and you will accept my confession."
"Impossible."
Shinomiya Kaguya's eyes were cold.
You think you can make me accept your confession with just three sentences? How could such a thing be possible?!
Forget three sentences, even if you say three thousand, thirty thousand, I won't agree.
"Whether it's possible or not, you'll know once I'm done speaking."
Amamiya Natsuki didn't give Shinomiya Kaguya a chance to refuse, extending a finger and saying, "First sentence."
"..."
Shinomiya Kaguya didn't get up and leave.
Although she felt the boy in front of her was very annoying, an uncontrollable curiosity sprouted within her.
"Have you ever watched 'The Matrix'?" Amamiya Natsuki asked.
Shinomiya Kaguya's voice was cold: "...I've heard of it."
The 'Matrix' trilogy, once a classic, recently had a disappointing 'Matrix 4' released. Although she hadn't seen it, she had heard Hayasaka and Chika complain about it endlessly.
Amamiya Natsuki then said, "Do you think the world before us is real or fantasy?"
Shinomiya Kaguya said expressionlessly, "If you want to discuss the problem of the brain in a vat..."
"Second sentence." Amamiya Natsuki directly interrupted Kaguya, extending his second finger, "Do you like bunny girl outfits?"
"No."
"If someone forced you to wear a bunny girl outfit, what would you do?"
"Make him disappear."
Hey, hey, making someone disappear directly, you're too dangerous!
"Then..." Amamiya Natsuki took out a mirror from his pocket and held it up to Kaguya, "What clothes are you wearing now?"
"Eh?!"
Looking at herself in the mirror, even Miss Ice Princess couldn't help but widen her eyes.
The bunny ears on her head.
The black bow on her chest.
The white fluffy cuffs, and the super embarrassing short skirt...
"How could this be?"
Shinomiya Kaguya's pink lips parted slightly, and an expression of incredible shock appeared on her pretty face.
Impossible! How could she be wearing such clothes, and not have noticed at all!
Could there be something wrong with that mirror?
Coming back to her senses, Shinomiya Kaguya stood up without a word, walked to the side of the stream, and looked into it.
The stream gurgled.
Reflecting the figure of the girl by the water.
Shinomiya Kaguya took a deep breath, biting her lower lip with her pearly teeth.
Her clothes hadn't changed at all; it was still the super embarrassing bunny girl outfit.
In a state of cognitive distortion, everyone takes their current state for granted unless someone points it out.
And now, Amamiya Natsuki was precisely trying to point out the contradiction that went against reality, attempting to make Kaguya sober up.
"Next, we'll play a question-and-answer game." Amamiya Natsuki pressed on, "If you can't answer within three seconds, we'll skip it... Starting now."
Amamiya Natsuki looked at Kaguya and said seriously,
"Do you remember why you came to the hot spring inn?"
"I..."
"Next question." Three seconds later, Amamiya Natsuki said again, "What did you eat for dinner?"
Shinomiya Kaguya: "..."
Amamiya Natsuki: "What date is it today?"
Shinomiya Kaguya: "..."
"Did it rain during the day?"
"..."
"You see, you can't answer a single question." Amamiya Natsuki spread his hands.
Shinomiya Kaguya said,
"I remember now."
"Remembering is worse." Amamiya Natsuki said seriously, "If you couldn't remember anything, you could say it was amnesia, but you only just remembered whether it rained during the day... Is there a possibility that your memories are being quietly filled in by some unknown force?"
"..."
Shinomiya Kaguya's delicate brows couldn't help but furrow, and she pressed a finger to her forehead.
Something was wrong.
It was indeed very wrong.
Corresponding memories did appear in her mind, such as eating sushi in the evening, today being April 10th, Friday, and Hayasaka dragging her to soak in the hot springs... But why couldn't she answer a simple question like whether it rained during the day instantly?
Her current memories... were they real or fake?
Shinomiya Kaguya took a deep breath, frowned, and whispered,
"Who are you?"
"Unfortunately, I don't have red or blue pills for you to take." Amamiya Natsuki's tone was helpless. It was troublesome to explain, but he still had to explain, "We are currently trapped in a nightmare. We must find the core of the nightmare to wake up."
If Amamiya Natsuki had said this sentence right away, Shinomiya Kaguya would never have believed him.
The world is a nightmare, and she must wake up... No idiot would believe that.
But after the recent questions and answers, Shinomiya Kaguya had already begun to doubt the world before her.
What if?
What if the boy in front of her wasn't lying?
"I can't believe it." Shinomiya Kaguya frowned, "I need more evidence."
"Even if you say that..." Amamiya Natsuki spread his hands and said, "Your mother's name is Nayotake, and her surname is Shimizu."
Shinomiya Kaguya said expressionlessly,
"Such things can be easily investigated."
"Do you have some misunderstanding about 'easily'?" Amamiya Natsuki retorted, "Information involving the privacy of major families cannot be investigated by ordinary people, can it?"
Shinomiya Kaguya was noncommittal: "Anything else?"
"You have a personal maid." Amamiya Natsuki said, "Her name is Hasaka."
Shinomiya Kaguya: "...You'd know that by bribing the villa staff."
I didn't realize you were so suspicious.
Shinomiya Kaguya sat back down on the long bench, her expression already calm, and her voice clear and composed:
"To make me believe you, please provide conclusive evidence."
"Tsk~" Amamiya Natsuki pouted, "Chika secretly told me that Hasaka, like you, has a small chest and likes to stuff breast pads inside."
Crackling.
The cold air around Miss Ice Princess's body suddenly intensified.
What's wrong with having a small chest?
You're not paying for my underwear!
"Chika?" Shinomiya Kaguya covered her chest, looking over with eyes that seemed to view him as kitchen waste, "Are you very familiar with Fujiwara?"
Amamiya Natsuki nodded:
"Very familiar. Like you, she is also trapped in the current nightmare, but I don't know where she is."
Shinomiya Kaguya was silent for two seconds: "...Doubtful."
"Even if you're right, Hayasaka does like to stuff those things." Shinomiya Kaguya whispered, "But you said you heard it from Fujiwara. Maybe you forced the information out of her using strange methods, which isn't convincing."
To make Kaguya believe him, he had to reveal a secret only she knew, but Amamiya Natsuki didn't know such a top-secret.
"Headache." Amamiya Natsuki took a deep breath, his expression serious, "It seems I can only use my last resort."
Shinomiya Kaguya looked over curiously: "What is it?"
"Come closer." Amamiya Natsuki whispered, "Don't let anything else hear it. It must be kept secret, absolutely not leaked."
Shinomiya Kaguya hesitated for a moment, but curiosity finally got the better of her, and she leaned closer.
A faint, orchid-like fragrance wafted into his nose.
Although they were in a nightmare, the scent on her body was exactly the same, showing no hint of falseness.
Amamiya Natsuki's gaze moved upwards, looking at the top of Miss Ice Princess's head, where the hint had already appeared.
[Your Big Wife is immersed in a nightmare, unable to extricate herself or wake up. After careful observation, you found that only by giving her a sufficiently strong mental stimulus can she be awakened.]
[After multiple attempts, you finally discovered that only a kiss can save the world.]
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