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"…Cognitive distortion?"
A faint blush still lingered on Shinomiya Kaguya's pretty face, but her expression had already turned serious.
Multiplayer dream.
Cognitive distortion.
Memory completion…
The Ghost Stories in the hotel were clearly super dangerous; one wrong move and they would be completely wiped out. Solving the current crisis was the most important thing.
"Exactly, it's like a fully immersive Matrix." Amamiya Natsuki nodded, "I also broke free from the nightmare when I looked in the mirror and activated Miko's eye ability."
"Generally speaking, nightmares are centered around people. We need to find the creator of the nightmare world and bring it to justice."
Shinomiya Kaguya pursed her pink lips and said:
"Chika is here too, right?"
"Definitely." Amamiya Natsuki said, "Marin is definitely here too. Let's find them first, 'wake them up,' and then together search for the core of the nightmare."
To do a good job, one must first sharpen one's tools.
Two people acting naturally aren't as efficient as four people acting together.
Waking up Marin and Chika first, and then searching for the core of the nightmare together, would not waste time.
Shinomiya Kaguya raised her right hand, her slender fingers tucking the wind-blown strands of hair behind her ear, and said seriously:
"Let's begin."
Amamiya Natsuki said:
"When I passed through the hallway earlier, I saw Marin, but I didn't see Chika. Marin should be in one of the rooms near the right side of the hallway."
"Knock on each door to search?"
"We can."
"…"
After a brief discussion, Amamiya Natsuki and Shinomiya Kaguya casually left the courtyard, went to the hallway, and then used the simplest elimination method to search for Marin.
"Bang bang."
Amamiya Natsuki raised his right hand and gently knocked on the door.
An old Grandma opened the door, her expression puzzled: "You are…?"
"I am a staff member of the hotel." Amamiya Natsuki bowed slightly and then said, "Did you just call the front desk and say you needed plumbing services?"
The Grandma's face showed a puzzled expression, and after a few seconds, her memory was quietly completed, and she shook her head:
"I don't think I called."
"Sorry, I got the room wrong."
Amamiya Natsuki turned and left without a word, looking at Shinomiya Kaguya at the end of the hallway.
The Sheltered Ojou-sama gently shook her head and walked towards another room.
"…"
There were nearly twenty rooms on one side of the hallway. Amamiya Natsuki and Kaguya, one at the east and one at the west, advanced side by side, searching for Marin's whereabouts together.
The second room.
"Sorry, I mistook you for someone else."
The third room, still not it.
The fourth room.
"Hmm?"
Looking at the woman behind the door, Amamiya Natsuki raised his eyebrows slightly. It was the 'Men Must Die' Replay Princess player.
"Miss, may I ask if you were the one who called the front desk and requested a sewer dredging service?"
The woman was dazed for a few seconds, then a pleasant smile suddenly appeared on her face, and she said:
"That's right, it was me."
Amamiya Natsuki: "…"
Damn you!
It was clearly a fabricated excuse, but she actually admitted it, clearly with ulterior motives!
"I'm sorry, Miss, I read the door number wrong."
Amamiya Natsuki took half a step back without showing any signs, looked at the door number on the door, and prepared to leave.
She's actually lying through her teeth, this woman definitely has bad intentions.
"Hey, don't go." This female player grabbed Amamiya Natsuki's wrist, stuck out her tongue, and licked her lips, "This onee-san is indeed a little excited… Ah, no, the sewer is blocked. Young man, come in and help me dredge it."
Dredge your sister!
The sewer you're talking about is definitely not serious!
No wonder you keep shouting that all men must die. With such a strong perverted woman attribute, it would be strange if you weren't cheated out of your money and body!
If it were a different time and place, Amamiya Natsuki would have hesitated, but right now…
"Stare—"
A gaze looked over.
Shinomiya Kaguya crossed her arms in front of her chest, her pretty face slightly condensed, her eyes falling on the wrists of the two people entangled.
Pa.
Amamiya Natsuki slapped away the perverted woman player's right hand, and said sternly:
"I'm very sorry, I have something urgent right now."
"Then I'll wait a while." The perverted woman player leaned against the door frame, smiling teasingly, "In short, the sewer in my room is blocked, don't forget to come and dredge it for me later."
"…"
What an amazing perverted woman!
A moment later.
"Natsuki-kun." Shinomiya Kaguya turned her head, raising her voice slightly, "Found it."
Amamiya Natsuki walked to Kaguya-san's side and looked into the room.
A Succubus Girl stood behind the door, with red hair, tiger teeth, a pair of little devil wings on her back, and a heart-shaped tail.
It was Kitagawa Marin.
After being separated for so long, I finally found you.
"Eh, Natsuki-kun?" Kitagawa Marin tilted her head, her tone puzzled, "Are you here to soak in the hot springs too?"
The memory of the game was blocked by the Nightmare, but Kitagawa Marin and Amamiya Natsuki were Junior high school classmates, and she naturally still remembered Amamiya Natsuki in her memory.
"Let's talk inside."
Without Kitagawa Marin's permission, Amamiya Natsuki directly stepped into the room.
Shinomiya Kaguya silently followed behind, closing the door at the same time, and thinking of a very important thing.
The way to break free from the Nightmare is to kiss… So what about Kitagawa Marin?
Could it be that the way to awaken Kitagawa Marin is also to kiss?
The thought of that possibility made Shinomiya Kaguya extremely unhappy.
Kissing other girls in front of her, no matter how she thought about it, she couldn't forgive it!
Even if it's just a dream, not reality, she still cares so much!
"That's Kaguya-san, right?" Kitagawa Marin looked at Kaguya-san curiously, "This is the first time I've talked to Kaguya-san today… What do you need me for?"
Amamiya Natsuki said:
"I do have something to ask you for."
"No problem." Even though this Succubus Girl has lost the memory of getting along, she still has a very outgoing and familiar personality, her smile is bright and sunny, her white teeth are neat and tidy, and she looks particularly good, "As long as I can help, just say it."
"I want you to help save the world."
"Eh eh eh? What is that?"
"…"
Shinomiya Kaguya bit her lower lip, silently turning her head away, unwilling to watch any longer.
Is it about to begin?
She just kissed herself, and now she's going to kiss other girls in front of her…
Too much, too much, too much, too much, too much!
The little person in Shinomiya Kaguya's mind had already turned into a pufferfish, the level of jealousy MAX.
Holding hands is fine usually, but kissing is absolutely not allowed!
Must be forbidden!
No one except herself!
Unfortunately, as the young lady of a capitalist family, Shinomiya Kaguya is very clear about the importance of the overall situation.
The Nightmare world is super dangerous.
If only kissing can break free from the Nightmare, then no matter what, she can't stop it.
The only thing she can do is silently turn around and not watch what happens next…
"Kaguya, come and help."
Amamiya Natsuki's voice suddenly entered Kaguya-san's ears.
"Eh?"
Shinomiya Kaguya was stunned and looked back at Amamiya Natsuki.
Help?
Help with what?
Could it be that she wants her to help catch Kitagawa Marin, so that he can kiss her comfortably and not get beaten up?
Amamiya Natsuki took out a rope and shook it: "Come and help me tie up Kitagawa Marin."
"Eh eh eh? Why tie me up?" Kitagawa Marin widened her eyes when she heard this and couldn't help shouting, "You said you'd let me save the world!"
"This is the necessary way to save the world now." Amamiya Natsuki comforted, "The rope is very thick, please bear with it."
Shinomiya Kaguya blinked, realizing that the situation was somewhat different from what she had imagined.
It seems… it's not kissing?
Then there's no problem.
"Who can bear it!" Kitagawa Marin covered her chest with her hands, looked at Shinomiya Kaguya who was approaching, and instinctively realized something was wrong, "You guys get out of here, do you believe I'll call for help?"
"Go ahead and shout." Amamiya Natsuki smiled, "No one will save you even if you shout until your throat is hoarse."
"…"
The ending was without suspense.
One against two, and one of them is a strong boy and a girl who can uproot a cherry tree, Kitagawa Marin's resistance was easily suppressed.
"What's next?"
Shinomiya Kaguya cast an inquiring look.
Amamiya Natsuki took out a pair of black blindfolds, put them on Marin, and then shook the rope in his hand: "Kitagawa Marin, I'm starting."
"Ahh—"
"…"
Why?
Why did it turn out like this?
Traveling to a hot spring inn should be a very happy thing. Meeting classmates from the same school should be even happier, so why was she tied up, her eyes covered, and her mouth gagged?
Kitagawa Marin regretted it.
What her mother said was indeed right, she shouldn't trust strangers too much.
Although Amamiya Natsuki was her junior high school classmate, they were in neighboring classes and hadn't talked much. Shinomiya Kaguya was someone she only met after entering high school, they were all strangers.
A moment later.
The blindfold was removed, the Succubus Girl regained her sight, and looked down at her body, only to find that her body was tied into a super terrible posture with ropes, and there were several 'Positive' characters on her thighs.
The bound Succubus Girl knelt on the ground, Amamiya Natsuki stood in front of the girl, her face covered in shadows.
Under the Succubus Girl's nervous gaze, he reached out his right hand and gently rubbed the top of the girl's head.
"Congratulations, you have now properly turned into Shizuku."
"Eh?"
The Succubus Girl was stunned when she heard this, her struggling body suddenly stopped, and confusion welled up in her eyes.
After a few seconds.
"Wahhh Wahhh—"
The Succubus Girl struggled again, blinking at Amamiya Natsuki non-stop to signal.
Amamiya Natsuki reached out and took off the towel from the Succubus Girl's mouth.
"Natsuki!" Kitagawa Marin's cheeks puffed up high, like a pufferfish after being ravaged, "I'm angry!"
Shinomiya Kaguya looked over in surprise: "Kitagawa Marin, have you remembered?"
"Remembered what?" Kitagawa Marin looked at Kaguya-san, her eyes particularly resentful, "You actually teamed up with Natsuki to sneak attack me."
Shinomiya Kaguya softly reminded:
"We're still inside the inn, the instance hasn't ended yet."
"Eh?" Kitagawa Marin was stunned, then quickly widened her eyes, "Re- Remembered…"
Amamiya Natsuki helped untie the ropes while talking about what happened: "This is the second layer of the Nightmare world, your cognition has been distorted."
The Succubus Girl puffed out her cheeks: "Even so, why did you have to tie me up and cover my eyes? Do you know how scared I was just now?"
"I didn't want to either."
"You were clearly having fun playing with me just now!"
"…"
To be fair, Amamiya Natsuki really didn't want to use such a troublesome way to awaken Marin, but there was no other way.
The prompt on the Succubus Girl's head was like this.
Marin and Kaguya-san are different, kissing can no longer cause a mental shock.
So he re-enacted the Succubus Girl's fall, replicating and restoring the scene in the game, and finally using Shizuku to deliver the final blow.
Wearing only one piece of clothing to cosplay Shizuku, what kind of true love fan is that?
The real fan, of course, is to personally experience the process of Shizuku-tan's fall!
"Where's Chika-chan?" Kitagawa Marin rubbed her wrists, stood up, wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and looked around, "Why isn't she here?"
Amamiya Natsuki said, "I haven't found her yet."
"Then what are you waiting for?" Kitagawa Marin put her right hand on her hip, her tone becoming clear and bright again, "Hurry up and find Chika."
"..."
The three of them left the room and began searching for Fujiwara Chika.
The hot spring inn wasn't very large, and after some searching, they quickly found the Secretary in the inn's Cafeteria.
"Hey, she's over there!"
Kitagawa Marin pointed with her hand.
"I see her," Amamiya Natsuki looked over.
Fujiwara Chika was sitting in a corner, happily eating ramen.
"What should we do?"
Shinomiya Kaguya looked up.
Since Marin could break free from the nightmare without kissing, could Chika do the same?
"Let me observe for a moment."
Amamiya Natsuki narrowed his eyes, looking at Chika. A prompt had just appeared before his eyes, and the next second, the entire world suddenly distorted, as if countless rays of light flowed backward, and he abruptly appeared in the inn's lobby.
World rebooted.
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