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[T/N: 4 more days until we catch up with the other dropped translation~]
"…Senpai is too unfair!"
The Spy Maid lightly stomped her foot and was about to speak when her ears suddenly twitched slightly. She turned and darted away.
She had to run.
She wanted to stay and counterattack while she had the chance, but the problem was that Shinomiya Kaguya had already come out. In front of the Sheltered Ojou-sama, she had to restrain herself a bit.
"Natsuki-kun, I'm super satisfied today. I need to reward you. You can ask for anything you want, you know."
Mrs. Shimizu's lips curved into a smile, her expression pleased, and her face looked especially content.
Hearing this, Shinomiya Kaguya crossed her right arm over her chest, her gaze shifting slightly to her mother.
Being able to ask for anything is super irresponsible. What if I ask you to solve a math problem? You definitely wouldn't be able to solve it!
Amamiya Natsuki showed a thoughtful expression: "Anything at all?"
"Of course."
"Then I'll ask."
"Stare—"
The Sheltered Ojou-sama turned her gaze back to Amamiya Natsuki, her eyes signaling.
Don't make strange requests to Mama!
"Oh, I'm so tired~" Mrs. Shimizu stretched lazily and said with a smile, "Of course, I still need to conserve energy right now, so some requests might not be fulfillable… So, let Kaguya-san fulfill the requests on my behalf."
"Eh?"
Shinomiya Kaguya was startled, turning to look at her mother, "Why should I do it on your behalf?"
Mrs. Shimizu smiled and extended a finger: "As the saying goes, a son repays his father's debts."
"We're not father and son!"
The Sheltered Ojou-sama couldn't help but retort.
"It can be slightly extended." Mrs. Shimizu smiled and said, "Since there's a son repaying his father's debts, then a daughter repaying her mother's debts is also very normal, isn't it?"
How is that normal?!
No law in any country has ever stipulated such a thing as a daughter repaying her mother's debts!
"Natsuki-kun, what do you say?"
Mrs. Shimizu asked with a smile.
Amamiya Natsuki nodded in agreement, and said seriously:
"I think it makes a lot of sense."
Shinomiya Kaguya: "…"
An idiom popped into the Sheltered Ojou-sama's mind.
Colluding.
"Since Natsuki also thinks it makes sense, then it's settled." Mrs. Shimizu's smile was pleasant, "A daughter repaying her mother's debts is only right and proper. Whatever requests you have, feel free to make them to Kaguya-san."
After speaking, Mrs. Shimizu's figure disappeared, merging into Amamiya Natsuki's shadow.
"Kaguya-san, did you hear that?"
Amamiya Natsuki turned to look at Kaguya, "Shimizu-nee said I can make any request."
"I haven't agreed yet!" Shinomiya Kaguya couldn't help but glare, "You and Mama are making decisions without permission!"
Amamiya Natsuki sighed, and said with a regretful tone:
"Then forget it. After we clear the dungeon tomorrow, I'll make the request to Shimizu-nee."
"Eh, what is Natsuki-kun saying?"
Shinomiya Kaguya tilted her head at a cute angle, raised her left hand, and gently propped her chin, her voice echoing with the timbre of the night, "I didn't hear clearly just now, please say it again."
"I'm sorry, I was wrong." Amamiya Natsuki decisively admitted his mistake, "Please forgive me."
"Hmph."
Shinomiya Kaguya gently snorted, "…Whatever requests you have, say them after the dungeon is cleared."
Amamiya Natsuki raised his hand and asked: "Can I make any request?"
"Of course not!"
Shinomiya Kaguya puffed out her pink cheeks and shouted.
Any request… If he wants to do those kinds of things from the hotel, how could I possibly agree so easily!
The two returned to the classroom and began to rest.
The night passed without incident.
In a flash, it was the next day.
All players had completed Main Quest One, with only the final Main Quest Two remaining, which was sufficient adventure time.
As time ticked by, getting closer and closer to the end of the dungeon, some passerby player players couldn't help but worry, always fearing that a twist would appear at the last minute.
However, nothing happened.
After the forty-eight-hour survival quest was completed, a game announcement sounded in all players' minds.
[Congratulations, player, Main Quest Two has been completed]
[You will be teleported out of the dungeon in ten seconds. Dungeon rewards will be settled later]
Upon hearing the game announcement, most players finally breathed a sigh of relief. As for those who cried tears of joy… there were none at all.
"It's finally over."
"It feels like the ending was unexpectedly a bit bland."
"It really is a bit."
"Tch, you're in a good situation but don't appreciate it. Needing a thrilling clear at the last minute, that's only in movies, isn't it? I super like the current bland ending."
A passerby player put her hands together:
"Please bless me, that the next time I enter the game, I will definitely be in the same dungeon as Natsuki-sama!"
"…"
The world before his eyes was plunged into darkness, and Amamiya Natsuki only felt a slight moment of daze. When he opened his eyes again, he was already back in the cinema.
The movie had just ended.
The lights came on.
The actor credits were playing on the big screen.
Amamiya Natsuki closed his eyes and concentrated for a few seconds, then took out his phone,
"Eh, we're back?"
Kitagawa Marin looked around, then lowered her voice and complained, "It feels so strange, time is getting chaotic."
"Me too." Juju-sama pressed her fingers to her temples and whispered, "I feel a bit dazed."
Staying in the dungeon for a full forty-eight hours, yet only a movie's worth of time had passed in reality. The change in time and space inevitably made people feel a bit dazed.
"Don't mind it so much." Fujiwara Chika extended a finger and suggested, "Let's all go eat, drink, and have fun. The bad memories will be forgotten right away."
As she spoke, the movie completely finished playing, and the audience stood up and left one after another.
Amamiya Natsuki and the others stood up and walked out of the theater together.
"I haven't showered in two days, I feel so uncomfortable." Kitagawa Marin put her right hand on her hip and said, "Home, home, I want to take a bath, cola, ice cream, iced watermelon! Tomorrow is still the weekend, I'm going to game all night!"
Amamiya Natsuki glanced over: "Be careful of stomachache."
"Natsuki, don't jinx it."
"…"
A ninety-minute movie, by the time it finished, it was almost seven in the evening without realizing it.
Although it was summer, with long days and short nights, when they walked out of the cinema, the sky had already darkened, with only a faint afterglow remaining.
The streetlights were just coming on, and countless neon lights intertwined.
"Miss, it's time to go home."
A black sedan was parked not far away.
Hayasaka Ai had already changed clothes and left the cinema ahead of them, standing near the car door.
Shinomiya Kaguya raised her right hand, her slender fingers tucking the hair blown by the evening breeze behind her ear, and suggested:
"Shall I have the driver take you all back?"
"No need." Fujiwara Chika waved her hand and said, "Our directions are different anyway. I can just take the train back."
"Me neither." Kitagawa Marin smiled brightly, "The road is so congested right now, it might not even be faster than taking the train home."
Juju-sama naturally shook her head as well.
Amamiya Natsuki helplessly spread his hands: "Since everyone else doesn't need it, then I don't need it either."
Shinomiya Kaguya gave him a light glare and walked towards the car:
"…See you at school."
The remaining few walked to the Train Station.
"The train is here, I'm going back first. See you all at school."
Fujiwara Chika waved goodbye and got on the train first.
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