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"I'll get it."
One of the dwarves stood up, picked up an axe, and went to open the door.
The other dwarves also raised their guard, picking up their weapons.
This world was full of dangers. It was already dark, and something unknown was suddenly knocking outside. They had to be vigilant.
"Click."
The door opened.
Wind and snow, along with cold air, swept in, making it very chilly.
The person knocking was a slender girl, wearing a white dress and a small crown on her head, shivering in the wind and snow with her arms wrapped around herself.
There was no light outside, only darkness, so her appearance couldn't be seen clearly, but just by her figure, there was a delicate and charming beauty.
"Eh? Eh? Eh?"
Fujiwara Chika quickly swallowed the food in her mouth, reached out and poked Amamiya Natsuki's waist, leaning in and whispering,
"Could that girl be Snow White?"
Amamiya Natsuki said casually,
"Stay calm. We've already seen Little Red Riding Hood, so don't be surprised if Snow White appears."
"Hmm? Brave Hero?"
Little Red Riding Hood, who was eating, looked up blankly.
"It's nothing, you keep eating."
...
"Who are you?"
The dwarf held his axe and asked cautiously.
"I am Snow White. I just escaped from the castle... It's so cold outside, can I stay here for the night?"
The girl's voice was as melodious as an oriole's song, exceptionally pleasant.
The dwarf didn't agree immediately. Instead, he turned his head and said, "Brave Hero, should we let her in?"
Amamiya Natsuki pondered for a moment, then nodded:
"Let her in first."
A wild Snow White could very well represent a side quest.
Of course, the task isn't important. What's important is the most beautiful person in the world, and I certainly want to meet her.
"Understood, Brave Hero." The dwarf moved aside, "You can come in now."
"Thank you."
Snow White thanked him softly and walked in from outside the door.
The next moment.
Everyone in the wooden house was shocked.
"Oh, whoa—"
One of the dwarves widened its eyes and let out a low gasp.
Fujiwara Chika's eyes sparkled: "So, so cute!"
Passerby player clutched her chest: "No, my heart is melting."
Hayasaka Ai subconsciously said, "Impossible, she's even cuter than the Young Lady."
"…"
This was the case for several girls, and Amamiya Natsuki was no exception.
Up until now, the most beautiful girl he had ever seen was that Young Lady, the so-called once-in-a-millennium beauty on the internet, and he didn't think she was much cuter than the Young Lady.
But at this moment, Amamiya Natsuki was shocked to discover that the Snow White in front of him, her cuteness seemed to have broken through human limits, completely surpassing the Young Lady in all aspects, only matching Kaguya in one attribute—
Plain and unremarkable, a regrettable lack of chest.
Of course, this Snow White didn't know how old she was, and she might still have room to grow in the future. As for the Young Lady… she wouldn't experience what it felt like to have E-rank luck in this lifetime.
"Hmm?"
Amamiya Natsuki's gaze shifted downwards, sweeping past Snow White's gracefully swan-like neck, his eyes lingering on the girl's exquisite face, unable to look away.
The next moment.
A prompt suddenly appeared before Amamiya Natsuki's eyes.
[You have carefully observed and discovered the charm curse on Snow White.]
[You are affected by the charm. You are becoming a simp. The longer you gaze, the stronger the charm effect.]
Stimulated by the thought of being a simp, Amamiya Natsuki's spirit lifted, and he suddenly sobered up.
A simp?
Simps don't die well; he would absolutely not become that!
No wonder she was so cute that people couldn't look away. So, it was the effect of the simp curse!
Amamiya Natsuki took a deep breath, quickly lowered his head, and broke eye contact.
"I need to put a sack over this Snow White... No, that's too rough for such a cute girl."
Two thoughts churned in his mind.
Amamiya Natsuki quickly realized that the charm effect hadn't immediately disappeared. He decisively reached out under the table and pinched his own thigh, using the pain to resist the charm's influence.
At the same time.
Snow White had already walked to the table, her pretty face slightly red, and pleaded softly:
"Um, I haven't eaten anything since morning... Could you give me some food?"
"Me, me, me."
"Please eat my food."
"Bastard, how could such a beautiful and pure girl eat food you've eaten? I'll go make a new dish!"
"…"
Several dwarves argued fiercely, unable to come to an agreement.
Fujiwara Chika and her senpai also fell under the charm's influence. "This piece of venison hasn't been eaten yet, it's for you."
"Come quickly and have some rich soup." Koyasu Tsubame enthusiastically waved, "It's too cold outside, be careful not to catch a cold."
Among the few girls, only Spy Maid had a stronger will. A struggling expression appeared on her face, and she didn't speak, not becoming a simp.
Snow White's eyes shifted, falling upon Amamiya Natsuki, and her voice turned melodious:
"May I ask, why did Mr. Dwarf call you Brave Hero just now?"
Without Amamiya Natsuki needing to answer, the seven dwarves who had already become simps answered all at once.
"Sir Hero just saved us!"
"Sir Hero has a special technique that can remove the mushrooms from our heads."
"That's right, that's how it is."
"…"
He can actually remove mushrooms from other people's heads?
A hint of surprise flashed in Snow White's eyes. She raised her hand to cover her pink lips, letting out a soft gasp:
"How amazing."
"Oh, whoa—"
The seven dwarves all made meaningless sounds.
Snow White gracefully walked to Amamiya Natsuki's side, smiled at Hayasaka Ai, and said sweetly:
"Could you give me your chair?"
"No…"
Hayasaka Ai's expression was conflicted.
Snow White clasped her hands together: "Please."
"Princess, please sit." Hayasaka Ai ultimately couldn't resist the charm's influence. She quickly stood up and pulled out the chair. "I can stand."
Snow White thanked him softly, sat down beside Amamiya Natsuki, and tilted her head to look at him, saying:
"Brave Hero, why do you keep not looking at me?"
Amamiya Natsuki said faintly:
"Because I'm preparing a gift."
"Eh, what gift?"
"A hood, of course!"
"…"
Amamiya Natsuki finally broke free from the charm's influence. He took out a black hood and suddenly threw it over Snow White.
Snow White had absolutely no idea she would be attacked. She didn't even have the thought to dodge before the hood covered her head.
"Brave Hero, what are you doing?"
"Let go of Snow White quickly!"
"We'll protect Princess even if it kills us!"
"…"
The seven dwarves glared angrily, all turning against him.
In just a short moment, for Snow White, whom they had only known for three minutes, they had switched allegiances. The simp curse was truly terrifying.
"Nobody move!"
Amamiya Natsuki quickly got up, embraced Snow White from behind, and simultaneously locked her hands to prevent Snow White from taking off the hood and releasing the simp curse again.
"If any of you move one more step, I'll twist Snow White's neck."
Amamiya Natsuki's eyes were cold as he said in a deep voice.
Upon hearing these words, the simp dwarves, who had been ready to rush forward, all stopped in their tracks, no longer daring to move an inch.
"We won't move, just don't hurt Snow White."
"That's right, we'll do anything you want, as long as you don't harm Princess."
"…"
Amamiya Natsuki felt a wave of lingering fear.
The simp curse was indeed terrifying.
Thankfully, he had seen the prompt in time; otherwise, he would probably be like the seven dwarves, reduced to a lowly simp by now.
"It hurts, Brave Hero, please let me go."
Snow White's voice was pitiful, and even her voice had a charming effect.
"Don't move." Amamiya Natsuki said calmly, "Say one more word, and you'll bear the consequences."
Snow White still didn't believe him. "May I ask why Sir Hero is doing this?"
"You're talking again."
Amamiya Natsuki didn't hesitate at all. He extended his right hand, grabbed Snow White's skirt, and lifted it upwards.
"You commoner, what are you doing?!"
Snow White finally became nervous.
Amamiya Natsuki said calmly:
"I said you'd bear the consequences."
As the skirt lifted, the girl's snow-white, slender legs were exposed to the air, as white as the snow outside the house.
The seven dwarves all widened their eyes, their breathing growing heavier.
Seeing that she was about to be exposed, Snow White finally gave in: "I was wrong, I won't talk anymore!"
"Tsk~"
Amamiya Natsuki's tone was regretful as he released the girl's skirt. "I don't have a habit of forcing people. If you're so obedient, I won't be able to bully you."
Snow White: "…"
Liar!
Big liar!
This human is definitely not a Brave Hero! There's no Brave Hero this despicable and shameless!
The two sides remained in this strange standoff.
A few minutes later.
Hayasaka Ai, whose willpower was strong enough, was the first to break free from the charm's influence. She clutched her forehead and frowned:
"Senpai, what just happened?"
Amamiya Natsuki pointed to Snow White's hood and complained:
"Don't look directly at her face; her charm effect will form a curse... I call it the simp curse."
"Simp?"
Hayasaka Ai's eyes widened as she recalled giving up her seat, and she couldn't help but feel a wave of lingering fear.
That was close!
She almost unknowingly became someone's simp. The dungeon space was indeed full of dangers; she couldn't let her guard down at all.
Amamiya Natsuki looked at Hayasaka: "Come here and tie her hands behind her back."
"Leave it to me."
Hayasaka Ai readily agreed.
Aiding and abetting evil... No, it was eliminating danger. She was best at that.
After waiting a while, Fujiwara Chika and Tsubame-senpai also woke up, equally frightened.
"That was scary," Koyasu Tsubame said, clutching her chest, still shaken. "I felt like I wanted to offer everything to Snow White, as long as she was happy."
"Exactly, it was really scary," Fujiwara Chika nodded in agreement. "I felt like I would do anything for her smile... I only realized today how pathetic a simp can be."
Stop talking, someone's about to cry!
Time passed.
Several more minutes passed in the blink of an eye, and the seven dwarves finally broke free from the charm and returned to normal.
"May I be released now?"
Snow White sat on the chair, her hands tied behind her back, her voice pitiful. "I didn't curse anyone, I have no idea what you're talking about."
"The hood stays on," Hayasaka Ai said, arms crossed, wary. "The simp curse is silent and insidious, too dangerous."
"That's right," Tsubame-senpai nodded in agreement. "We can't look at her face anymore, and we can't let her take off the hood herself."
Becoming someone else's simp, doing whatever they say, with no dignity, no self, just to please the other person, that kind of curse is too terrifying.
No wonder in fairy tales, besides the Queen being able to attack Snow White, everyone else, such as guards, hunters, wild animals in the forest, dwarves, etc., all refused to harm her. It turns out they were under the simp curse.
Fujiwara Chika said from the side:
"I heard Snow White's voice, and I had an urge to take off the hood, what about you guys?"
Amamiya Natsuki nodded: "It seems her voice also has charming properties."
"Can't we just block Snow White's mouth?"
The passerby player said, taking out a strange little ball from her backpack, hollow in the middle, with strange black straps connecting the sides.
Amamiya Natsuki was speechless.
At least she's Snow White from a fairy tale. Wearing a hood and being tied up is already too much. Are you really going to gag her?
What kind of adult fairy tale is this!
"Cough, cough, wrong one," the passerby player's face turned red, and she quickly put the strange ball back. "That's a tool I got from a Blind Box before, it's not my personal item!"
Amamiya Natsuki said:
"Just have the dwarves get a towel."
One of the dwarves ran off, and quickly came back with a towel.
Amamiya Natsuki reached out to take it, preparing to block Snow White's mouth.
"Commoner, take that dirty towel away! It stinks!"
Snow White finally couldn't bear it and shouted.
"Eh?"
Fujiwara Chika asked in surprise, "What's wrong, Snow White?"
"Is there a possibility..." Hayasaka Ai analyzed, "That this is Snow White's true nature?"
Super beautiful, noble birth, a princess of a country, it can be said that she is the darling of thousands. If her personality is also impeccable, then she is not a person, but a saint.
"Natsuki-kun, I feel like there's a mushroom under the hood," Koyasu Tsubame looked over.
"Good job, Senpai."
Amamiya Natsuki stepped over again, opened a hole in the hood, and looked inside, sure enough, there was a mushroom.
As soon as he touched it, the game quickly identified the item.
"What kind of mushroom is it?"
Fujiwara Chika asked curiously.
Amamiya Natsuki said:
"It's a Pride mushroom."
Looks are born from the heart.
The growth of mushrooms seems to be inextricably linked to personality. A Pride mushroom grows on Snow White's head, so without a doubt, Snow White must have an arrogant personality—
The fairy tale world doesn't care about equality for all, but bloodline and kingdom are supreme. Those guys who treat others equally end up being heretics.
"The mushroom meets the removal conditions, it can be removed." Amamiya Natsuki took out a kitchen knife and looked at Snow White, who wanted to escape, and comforted her, "Don't be afraid, I'll be quick, just bear with it."
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