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"Bend your waist down."
Juju looked up with her small face, hands on her hips, muttering softly:
"Really, what's the point of being so tall."
"Is there a possibility." Amamiya Natsuki reached out and pressed Juju's small head, "It's not that I'm tall, but that you…"
Juju's beautiful eyes widened: "Are you saying that again?"
"I said it." Amamiya Natsuki squatted down in front of Juju, "It's all my fault for being tall."
"Hmph."
Juju snorted softly, took half a step forward, extended her tender white arms, and with a flushed small face, wrapped them around Amamiya Natsuki's neck.
The air fell silent.
Amamiya Natsuki sniffed the sweet scent of milk and fruit on Juju, extended his right hand, gently embraced the girl's soft and slender waist, and whispered:
"Juju, you can be rougher."
"Huh?"
Juju's eyes were blank.
Amamiya Natsuki said:
"Don't be so gentle, it's fine to do something more excessive."
"…You're taking an inch when given a mile!"
Juju's eyes widened, and she quickly understood.
She had already taken the initiative to hug him, and he still wanted her to be more excessive? How much more excessive could she be?
Was he asking her to kiss him proactively?
Impossible.
Absolutely impossible!
"Let go." Juju grumbled, "Don't hug me anymore."
"I won't let go, my Juju energy hasn't been fully replenished yet."
"So, let Marin-chan replenish that for you."
"Marin is Marin, Juju is Juju. I want them all."
"Shameless!"
Juju gritted her silver teeth, so angry she wanted to bite someone.
Saying he wanted them all, wasn't that clearly the irresponsible talk of a scumbag?
However, thinking that Amamiya Natsuki was going into the dungeon tonight, Juju ultimately didn't push him away.
"I'll let you hug me for one more minute. Don't go over time."
"Yes, I'm extremely grateful."
"…"
After hugging Juju for a while, Amamiya Natsuki stood up, ruffled Juju's hair, and said gently:
"Let's go, it's time to go home."
"Mm."
Juju lightly responded, lifted her small face, and looked at Amamiya Natsuki's back.
Twilight was vast.
The hallway had already darkened.
Looking at the young man's back in front, a sudden worry arose in Juju's heart.
What if something unexpected happened and he couldn't come back?
Impossible!
Juju quickly shook her head.
This guy was so strong, how could he not come back?
But... the dungeon was so dangerous, no one had 100% confidence in clearing it, right?
Juju bit her lower lip, hesitated for a few seconds, then finally took a deep breath and whispered:
"Wait, wait a minute!"
"Hm?"
Amamiya Natsuki heard the call and turned to look.
"When you clear the dungeon and come back tomorrow, I…" Juju turned her small face away, her pink lips slightly parted, her cheeks already flushed red like fire, and she whispered, "I can let you hug me for a few more minutes."
After speaking, without giving Amamiya Natsuki a chance to reply, Juju turned and ran: "I'm going to the restroom. You go back by yourself!"
"…"
Amamiya Natsuki smiled and turned to go back to the classroom. As he passed the corner of the stairwell, he was surprised to find a black-haired girl hiding behind the wall.
"Komi?"
Amamiya Natsuki looked over in surprise. He hadn't expected someone with such thick eyebrows and big eyes to be eavesdropping.
It seemed Komi understood Amamiya Natsuki's gaze, and she quickly shook her head, taking out her phone to explain:
"I, I wanted to go to the restroom."
Looking at the little miss anxiety's flushed cheeks and wandering eyes, Amamiya Natsuki raised an eyebrow slightly and said:
"You saw everything just now?"
"…"
Komi pursed her pink lips, hesitated for two seconds, then shook her head, blushing.
"Don't shake your head," Amamiya Natsuki complained, "You have 'guilty conscience' written all over your face."
Komi lowered her head in shame.
"I'm entering the dungeon tonight. Just now, Juju was cheering me on," Amamiya Natsuki explained, then casually added, "Since you saw it, shouldn't you also cheer me on?"
"…"
Komi's body trembled slightly. She looked up in a panic, her already large eyes widening even more, and then she quickly shook her head.
"This is the request of my life!"
"…"
Komi still shook her head, her pretty face flushed red as she leaned against the wall.
Amamiya Natsuki didn't intend to continue teasing her. He waved his hand and said, "You go to the restroom. I'll go to the classroom first."
Just as he turned and walked two steps, his coattail was suddenly tugged.
The black-haired girl gathered her courage, stepped forward half a step, and gently hugged Amamiya Natsuki from behind, her voice faint and pleasant:
"Go, go for it!"
As soon as she finished speaking, she retreated in a panic like a startled little rabbit, and then scurried away.
Amamiya Natsuki was truly surprised this time.
He hadn't realized that Komi could be unexpectedly brave at times.
Back in the classroom, Amamiya Natsuki saw Tsubame-senpai waiting alone, bored.
He spoke to her in a low voice for a while. When Juju and Komi returned, they left the school together.
Just as they reached the Train Station, Amamiya Natsuki suddenly felt his pinky finger twitch, so he took out his phone.
The next second, Fujiwara Chika's message appeared on time.
"Natsuki-kun, quickly check the Player Mutual Aid Group! The second invitation letter has appeared. The person is in Tokyo. Go get it quickly, and we can Seize and Eliminate Evil together."
Amamiya Natsuki opened the Player Mutual Aid Group and quickly saw that the person who claimed to have a dungeon invitation letter was actually an acquaintance.
The silver-haired girl Aharen.
They had worked together to clear the dungeon in the Midnight Mall before, and he later bought a bunny girl dress-up card from her. Plus, they were both in Tokyo, so they could be considered quite familiar.
Amamiya Natsuki found the silver-haired girl's contact information and called her directly.
"Aharen?"
"It's me."
The silver-haired girl's emotionless voice sounded in his ear.
"You have a dungeon invitation letter?"
"Mm."
"Good. I'll take it."
"…"
After confirming where the silver-haired girl was, Amamiya Natsuki put away his phone, looked at Koyasu Tsubame, and explained the situation.
"Eh, another dungeon invitation letter?" Koyasu Tsubame's eyes lit up, and she quickly said, "Natsuki-kun, I'll go with you!"
Amamiya Natsuki said:
"Didn't you say you wanted to go home first?"
"It's not too late to go home later," Tsubame-senpai shook her head. "Besides, Natsuki-kun hasn't even gone home yet. Let's go, let's go."
Amamiya Natsuki nodded: "Then let's go."
The two took the Train Station to the agreed-upon location.
The journey was silent.
Upon arriving at the agreed Commercial Street, Amamiya Natsuki quickly found the silver-haired girl.
"Aharen, good evening," Amamiya Natsuki greeted her.
"Good evening," the silver-haired girl tilted her small face up, expressionless, and said, "I got home from school, walked my dog, and then made dinner before I saw the message."
As she spoke, the silver-haired girl took out the dungeon invitation letter: "Here you go."
"Thank you so much."
Koyasu Tsubame expressed her gratitude.
"You're welcome," the silver-haired girl said expressionlessly.
Tsubame-senpai took out her wallet, ready to pay.
"I don't want money," the silver-haired girl crossed her arms, "I want interesting items."
"Eh?"
Hearing that the silver-haired girl wanted to exchange items, Koyasu Tsubame immediately became awkward.
As a newbie, she truly had no equipment on her, so she couldn't help but cast a pleading look at Amamiya Natsuki.
"I'll do it."
Amamiya Natsuki stepped forward.
In the previous dungeon, he had opened a proxy service and acquired a pile of various items. He took out some of them for the silver-haired girl to choose from, and the transaction was quickly completed.
"Time to go home for dinner."
The silver-haired girl waved and turned to leave.
"Phew…"
Koyasu Tsubame let out a sigh of relief and couldn't help but whisper, "Natsuki-kun, was that Reina-chan just now a junior high student?"
Amamiya Natsuki said:
"Wrong, she's an elementary school student."
"Eh eh eh?" Tsubame-senpai's eyes widened in shock, "The game actually chooses elementary school students as players?"
"Don't underestimate elementary school student," Amamiya Natsuki complained. "In so many Digimon series, the protagonists are all elementary school student, and they can still save the world."
After a couple of sentences, Koyasu Tsubame bit her pink lip and said:
"Natsuki-kun, I've caused you trouble again. As for the items, I'll return them to you after we come out of the dungeon… if we can clear it successfully."
"Senpai, don't say such things," Amamiya Natsuki shook his head. "You can totally compensate me with other things."
"Eh?"
Koyasu Tsubame paused, tilting her head in confusion, "What things?"
Amamiya Natsuki said as if it were obvious:
"Of course, it's the Senpai's most popular things."
"Most, most popular…"
Koyasu Tsubame didn't know what she was thinking, but her pretty face quickly flushed red.
Under-the-table deal!
Blackmail!
He actually wanted her to sell her body. Quickly give back the move!
Tsubame-senpai took half a step back, covering her chest with both hands, her eyes suddenly becoming sharp.
She would absolutely not agree to such an under-the-table deal. She wasn't that kind of person!
Wait—
Koyasu Tsubame suddenly thought of another thing.
The dungeon was so dangerous, whether they could clear it was still unknown.
If her life ended so quickly, but she hadn't even experienced kissing and that kind of thing, it would definitely be a huge regret, right?
At this thought, a sense of self-abandonment couldn't help but arise in Tsubame-senpai's heart.
Maybe she should just accept it. Her life could have one less regret…
Amidst her wild thoughts, Tsubame-senpai suddenly heard Amamiya Natsuki's voice in her ear.
"So, we're about to head home separately, Senpai, will you give it to me now?"
"Now?" Koyasu Tsubame bit her lower lip, her pretty face flushed, and she whispered, "Let's go to my place… My parents aren't home."
"What are we doing at your place?" Amamiya Natsuki asked, puzzled. "Can't we do it on the street?"
"Wh-what?!" Koyasu Tsubame's eyes widened in disbelief, and she couldn't help but say, "You actually want to do that kind of thing on the street?!"
Although she had heard of some people with perverse habits who liked to do that kind of thing in the wild, in a park at night, or in stairwells, this was the street! How could she possibly agree to such a thing!
"No way! Give up!" Tsubame-senpai was both shy and angry, radiating murderous intent. "I'd die before I agree to you!"
Amamiya Natsuki raised his hands, speechless.
"Senpai, did you misunderstand? I just asked you to smile. Why did you suddenly get angry?"
"What did you say?" Koyasu Tsubame was stunned. "Just a smile?"
"Of course. Someone at school did a poll, and Senpai's most popular thing is that sweet, healing smile," Amamiya Natsuki paused. "What did Senpai think it was?"
Koyasu Tsubame: "…"
He had said "most popular thing," not "most precious thing." She had indeed misunderstood.
"It's your fault for not explaining yourself clearly." Koyasu Tsubame glared at him impatiently, extending a finger and lightly poking Amamiya Natsuki's waist. "I suspect you're intentionally messing with people."
"Senpai, please don't do that. Men and women should not touch each other intimately~."
"Tch."
"…"
It was already late.
Unbeknownst to them, it was already past six o'clock. Amamiya Natsuki and Tsubame-senpai had dinner together, and then each went home.
Just as he arrived home, Amamiya Natsuki's phone vibrated. He took it out and saw a message from Marin.
"Natsuki, I was busy with work until now and just got my phone. Are you and Tsubame-senpai participating in a forced dungeon?"
"That's right, it happened after school this afternoon."
Amamiya Natsuki explained the situation.
He wouldn't get involved with strangers, but Senpai was different.
Last week, during the Student Council president election, Tsubame-senpai was busy helping out a lot. Both for public and private reasons, he couldn't just stand by.
Kitagawa Marin: "I'm coming too!"
Amamiya Natsuki: "Currently, there are only two dungeon invitation letters. You can't get in."
The distribution of the two invitation letters was easily agreed upon: Amamiya Natsuki and Chika would go together. The Seize and Eliminate Evil duo, not one less.
The Sheltered Ojou-sama also really wanted to go, but she also clearly understood the importance of the combination skill and didn't whimsically raise any objections.
"That's so mean, how could you?" Kitagawa Marin's messages were rapid-fire. "Are you home?"
"Mm."
"I'll be right over."
"…"
At the same time.
"Ahhh, I really want to go too." Shinomiya Kaguya sat at her desk. "Another invitation letter needs to appear quickly."
Only letting the President and Fujiwara participate in the dungeon, what's the difference from a date?
She must also enter the dungeon!
Behind Kaguya, Hayasaka Ai, who had already changed into a maid outfit, was also secretly playing on her phone.
"Tsk, a forced dungeon, huh?"
Hayasaka Ai could understand Amamiya Natsuki's choice to help, but she wasn't happy about it.
Dungeons are dangerous. If she had to choose, rationality would ultimately overcome emotion. Risking her life for a friend she wasn't very close to wasn't the choice of a smart person.
However, since he had already chosen, it was too late to back out now.
Hayasaka Ai glanced at the Miss at the desk, her gaze returning to her phone.
No.
She had to get an invitation letter before the Miss to avoid any accidents.
On the other side.
"Natsuki, I'm here."
The door opened, and a Succubus Girl with golden hair down to her waist, wearing a white shirt and a black choker around her neck, walked in.
It was Kitagawa Marin.
"So tired." Kitagawa Marin sat on the sofa, throwing down her school bag. "I just finished a magazine shoot and haven't even eaten yet, then I came straight here."
"Here." Amamiya Natsuki opened a can of juice and handed it to Marin. "Drink something first to line your stomach and cool down."
Kitagawa Marin hugged the drink and took a sip: "Have you received any other invitation letters?"
"No." Amamiya Natsuki shook his head. "So far, there are only two dungeon invitation letters. It's temporarily decided to be me and Chika."
"Let's wait for one more." Kitagawa Marin put her right hand on her hip and said, "There's strength in numbers. If we get an invitation letter, I'll enter the dungeon with you all."
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