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Chapter 360 - Chapter 360: Preparations Before the Dungeon

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"Why aren't there any?"

Kitagawa Marin looked at her phone, her delicate brows slightly furrowed. "There are so many players in the mutual aid group, there shouldn't be only two dungeon invitation letters."

Ever since they met in the Midnight Train dungeon, they had almost always cleared all subsequent dungeon scenarios together. Kitagawa Marin naturally wanted to enter together.

"There's still some time before the dungeon opens. Maybe someone will produce an invitation letter later." Amamiya Natsuki took out a can of juice and handed it to Marin. "Right now, there's something I need your help with."

"Eh, what is it?"

Kitagawa Marin looked up.

"Charging."

Amamiya Natsuki glanced at Mrs. Shimizu.

Staying up all night cultivating immortality every day, this Mrs. Shimizu's ghost energy was consumed very quickly. Now that they were about to enter the dungeon, of course, her energy needed to be fully replenished for any unforeseen circumstances.

"Leave it to me." Kitagawa Marin finished her drink and stood up. She had helped with charging before, so she was familiar with it. "I'm all sweaty, I'll go take a shower first."

"Mm."

This Succubus Girl was incredibly proactive. She said she'd shower, and then thump-thump-thump, she walked towards the bathroom.

Amamiya Natsuki sat on the sofa, watching TV while paying attention to the activity in the mutual aid group.

"Senpai, Senpai!" Hayasaka Ai sent a message. "You're going to participate in a forced dungeon and you're not taking me with you? I want to go too!"

Amamiya Natsuki: "I'm sorry, the Kaguya-Type Leg Attachment is already full."

Hayasaka Ai: "Senpai is so mean! I can help so much, I'm not a Kaguya-Type Leg Attachment at all."

Amamiya Natsuki: "Please give an example."

Hayasaka Ai: "I can hug Senpai, encourage Senpai, cheer for Senpai, be Senpai's spiritual beacon, and for Senpai, I wouldn't hesitate to go against the whole world."

Amamiya Natsuki: "Well said. I choose Chika."

If I didn't know you had so many aliases, I almost would have been fooled by your sweet talk.

Hayasaka Ai: "Senpai, you're a heartbreaker! You definitely think Chika-chan is cuter than me, don't you?"

Amamiya Natsuki: "Cuteness is just a subjective judgment. I have a more scientific evaluation standard."

"Eh?"

"Only breasts can warm people's hearts."

"Ahhh! Pervert Senpai with only breasts in his head, just you wait!"

"…"

"Natsuki, come here for a moment."

The Succubus Girl's voice came from the direction of the bathroom.

"What's wrong?"

Amamiya Natsuki put down his phone and walked over.

"I forgot to bring a change of clothes." Kitagawa Marin poked half of her pretty face out from behind the bathroom door, her wet hair vaguely visible cascading down her chest. "Help me get a piece of clothing."

"Is there anything in your school bag?"

"I forgot."

"Wait."

Amamiya Natsuki walked back to the sofa, picked up Marin's school bag, and opened it. It was full of messy things.

Small mirror, lipstick, earrings, choker, small doll, wallet… but hardly any books.

"Found it." Amamiya Natsuki turned his head and said, "There's a pair of black stockings."

"Anything else?"

"That's it."

"How can I wear just stockings?"

"You're wrong." Amamiya Natsuki said seriously, "The Hamana Lake festival a while ago, where only a few people were arrested, taught us a law: even with just a pair of stockings, you're not considered naked."

"I don't want that!"

Kitagawa Marin's pink cheeks puffed up, and she ordered, "Quickly get me one of your shirts to wear!"

Amamiya Natsuki sighed helplessly and could only retrieve a white shirt.

Bang.

Kitagawa Marin grabbed the shirt, and the door quickly closed.

Returning to sit on the sofa, Amamiya Natsuki looked at his phone. Unfortunately, no new dungeon invitation letters had appeared so far.

A moment later.

The bathroom door gently pushed open, and a girl wearing a white shirt, shuffling in slippers, pattered out.

Amamiya Natsuki turned his head to look, and his eyes lit up.

The Succubus Girl, fresh from her shower, had snow-white skin and wet golden hair draped over her shoulders. She was wearing only a white shirt.

The male shirt was clearly a bit too large for the Succubus Girl, barely covering her thighs.

Amamiya Natsuki's gaze shifted downwards. Beneath the shirt were a pair of snow-white, long, flawless beautiful legs, dazzlingly white under the light, making one Can't help it want to explore further.

After admiring for two seconds, Amamiya Natsuki silently sighed.

"Why are you suddenly sighing?"

Kitagawa Marin's pretty face was flushed, and she pulled the hem of her shirt down with one hand while asking curiously.

Amamiya Natsuki said regretfully: "A fierce battle just took place in my mind."

"Eh?"

"It was like the 300 Spartans battling at Thermopylae, but unfortunately, rationality ultimately triumphed over impulse, and I couldn't transform into a werewolf."

"Your tone is way too regretful!"

Kitagawa Marin's pretty face was flushed, and she couldn't help but retort, "If rationality hadn't triumphed over impulse, what did you want to do?"

Amamiya Natsuki said solemnly:

"Blind men touching an elephant."

"Are you saying my legs are as thick as an elephant's?"

Kitagawa Marin's pink cheeks immediately puffed up.

"Please don't take things out of context."

"Pervert Natsuki!"

Kitagawa Marin lightly spat, her wine-red eyes shimmering, her legs pressed tightly together, and she turned her head to whisper, "When you clear the dungeon and come back... I'll let you touch me."

Amamiya Natsuki raised his right hand, "I apply to advance the reward."

"No overspending allowed." Kitagawa Marin lifted her chin, sat on the sofa, "Hurry up and dry my hair, and after I'm done, I'll help Shimizu-nee recharge."

"..."

After drying her hair and fully recharging Mrs. Shimizu's ghost energy, Amamiya Natsuki had just sat down when his phone vibrated.

"Another dungeon invitation has appeared."

Amamiya Natsuki raised an eyebrow.

"Oh, let me see."

Hearing this, Succubus Girl quickly sat over, leaning on Amamiya Natsuki's shoulder, widening her eyes to look at the phone, and asked curiously, "Evil Eye King... What a powerful name, is he a super powerful player?"

"Unfortunately, he's not." Amamiya Natsuki shook his head, a dazed girl with an eye patch appearing in his mind, "I've met her twice in previous dungeons, she seems to live in Chiba Prefecture."

"That's good, Chiba Prefecture is not far from Tokyo, only an hour's drive." Kitagawa Marin breathed a sigh of relief, "Finally, another invitation letter."

Amamiya Natsuki glanced at the time, "8:30 PM, I'll go to the station."

Kitagawa Marin quickly said,

"I'm going too."

Amamiya Natsuki looked down, the girl's round, slender legs gleaming under the light, and said seriously, "I won't agree, you stay home obediently."

"Hmm..." Kitagawa Marin's eyes shifted, her pretty face slightly flushed as she covered the hem of her shirt, "Then you go quickly and come back quickly, I'll wash the clothes and dry them with the dryer."

Items can only be traded offline, and Tsubame-senpai doesn't know Rikka, so he has to go himself.

Putting on his shoes and walking out of the house, Amamiya Natsuki suddenly felt his pinky finger tremble.

Picking up his phone, he received Fujiwara Chika's message on time.

"Natsuki-kun, have you checked the mutual aid group? Rikka-chan has a dungeon invitation in her hand."

"I saw it." Amamiya Natsuki said, "I've already contacted Takanashi just now and asked her to come from Chiba Prefecture by Shinkansen, I'll pick her up at the station."

Chiba is not far from Tokyo, but it still takes time to get to the station, at least an hour to get there, so it's best to save time.

Fujiwara Chika: "I'll go to the station later too."

"What are you going to do?"

"Chika-chan worked so hard to come and deliver things, of course I have to entertain her."

"Did your aunt and uncle agree to let you out tonight?"

"It's okay, I'll just sneak out, I'll say I'm going to play with Kaguya-chan."

You really are skilled at pulling Kaguya out as a shield right away!

Speaking of Kaguya, Kaguya arrived.

Amamiya Natsuki then received a message from Sheltered Ojou-sama.

"Natsuki-kun, have you seen the message?"

"I saw it." Amamiya Natsuki said, "I'm on my way to the station."

Shinomiya Kaguya: "Give me this dungeon invitation."

"To use the invitation, you have to let Senpai invite you in person."

"I know, I'm going out now."

"Can you stay out all night?"

Amamiya Natsuki expressed doubt.

Shinomiya Kaguya: "Just say I'm going to play with Fujiwara."

As expected of good Girlfriend, when something happens, the first thing they do is use each other as a shield.

Before long, Koyasu Tsubame sent another message:

"Natsuki-kun, have you seen..."

"I saw it." Amamiya Natsuki interrupted, "Kaguya is planning to go with this invitation."

Koyasu Tsubame: "Alright then, I'll go to the station right away too."

As the dungeon inviter, she naturally couldn't be absent.

Amamiya Natsuki put away his phone and headed to Shinjuku Station.

No words were exchanged along the way.

After arriving at the station, it was still early for Takanashi Rikka to arrive, so Amamiya Natsuki went into a cold drink shop and waited patiently.

Before long, Tsubame-senpai appeared in his sight first.

"Here."

Amamiya Natsuki waved from the corner where he was sitting.

Seeing Amamiya Natsuki, Koyasu Tsubame's eyes lit up, and she walked quickly to the table: "Natsuki-kun, I'm here."

"Sit." Amamiya Natsuki said casually, "Takanashi won't be here for another half an hour, what would Senpai like to drink?"

"A glass of apple juice." Tsubame-senpai gently bit her lower lip and whispered, "I've caused Natsuki-kun trouble again."

Amamiya Natsuki pointed to himself: "Does Senpai know what my identity is at school?"

"Eh?" Koyasu Tsubame was startled, blinked, and hesitated, "...Student Council President?"

"President is just one of my identities." Amamiya Natsuki intertwined his fingers and said seriously, "Actually, I'm also a member of the Tsubame-senpai Protection Association."

"What kind of organization is that?" Koyasu Tsubame said speechlessly, "I've never heard of it at all."

Amamiya Natsuki continued:

"The Protection Association is an organization that operates in the dark, with only one goal, and that is to protect Senpai's priceless smile."

Koyasu Tsubame: "..."

Covering her forehead, Senpai exhaled lightly, and finally a bright smile appeared on her face: "Then, everything from now on, I'll leave it all to Natsuki-kun."

"To protect Senpai's smile!"

"Don't shout." Tsubame-senpai's pretty face flushed, "It sounds too embarrassing!"

"..."

The two talked for a while, and Miss Sheltered Ojou-sama soon appeared with Maid Hayasaka.

"Kaguya-san, here."

Koyasu Tsubame got up and waved to Kaguya.

Shinomiya Kaguya walked over and sat on the sofa next to Amamiya Natsuki.

Sheltered Ojou-sama was not wearing a school uniform at the moment, but a white dress, her smooth black hair tied with a red ribbon. The normally all-black Black Kaguya suddenly turned into White Kaguya, and Amamiya Natsuki couldn't help but take a few more glances.

Not to mention him, with the appearance of Sheltered Ojou-sama, two of Shuchiin's four beautiful girls were sitting on either side of the small table, plus the cute maid next to them, causing the customers in the cold drink shop to occasionally look over.

However, Shinomiya Kaguya and Koyasu Tsubame were already used to these gazes and didn't mind them at all.

"Kaguya-san, I've caused you trouble." Koyasu Tsubame said apologetically in a low voice.

Shinomiya Kaguya shook her head: "Tsubame-senpai has also helped us a lot before... Natsuki-kun, have you used the invitation?"

Amamiya Natsuki nodded:

"I've already used it."

The usage is actually very simple. When Koyasu Tsubame gets the invitation, the basic information of the mandatory dungeon will appear on it. At this time, players who receive the invitation will receive a dungeon invitation. As long as they write their name, they can obtain the dungeon qualification.

"What do you want to drink?"

Amamiya Natsuki looked at Kaguya.

Shinomiya Kaguya pursed her pink lips, "Ginger ale."

"Eh?"

Koyasu Tsubame looked over in surprise, completely unexpected that Sheltered Ojou-sama would like to drink soda.

Amamiya Natsuki nodded, then looked at the maid behind Kaguya: "Hasaka, what do you want to drink?"

"I'm not drinking anything."

Hayasaka Ai in her maid form was quite dutiful.

A moment later.

Fujiwara Chika was the last to arrive.

The four finished their drinks and then went to the platform to wait.

At 9:20 PM, the Shinkansen from Chiba Prefecture slowly pulled into the platform, and passengers surged out.

Amamiya Natsuki observed carefully and soon saw a girl wearing an eye patch in the crowd, with a single antenna-like hair swaying in the wind on top of her head. It was Takanashi Rikka.

"I see her, over there."

Amamiya Natsuki reminded.

"Rikka-chan!"

Seeing the chuunibyou girl, Fujiwara Chika happily waved her hand.

"Chika."

Takanashi's eyes lit up, and she ran over with her backpack, thumping.

When the two sides met, they were naturally exceptionally happy. Having cleared the Hospital and Storm Mansion together, they not only had a strong connection but also a true bond of life and death.

"Invitation." Takanashi Rikka quickly took out the invitation, "It's something I got from a Blind Box before, I haven't used it, take it."

Given their relationship, Rikka originally didn't want money, but under Koyasu Tsubame's persuasion, she finally accepted it.

"Give it to me."

Shinomiya Kaguya took the invitation and quickly wrote her name, obtaining the qualification for the mandatory dungeon.

(Tsk, what now?)

Hayasaka Ai, standing in the back corner, watched this scene from afar, slightly biting her lips.

Since Miss chose to enter the dungeon, she naturally had to follow. As a personal maid, she certainly couldn't let Kaguya enter danger alone.

The problem was that there were no extra dungeon invitations, so she couldn't even get in, which was annoying.

"I'm going back."

After the girls talked for a while, Takanashi Rikka prepared to leave.

"It's already so late, it's not safe to go back now, Rikka-chan, why don't you leave tomorrow morning?" Fujiwara Chika tried to persuade her, "Tokyo isn't far from Chiba, if you go back tomorrow morning, it definitely won't delay your classes."

The dazed girl hesitated at her words.

"That's settled then." Fujiwara Chika put her right hand on her hip and pointed forward with her left, "Natsuki-kun, let's go home, go home."

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