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"Who... are they?"
The Head Nurse player's eyes widened in shock.
In the dim courtyard behind the restaurant, two patients in hospital gowns were actually practicing Gokuraku Jodo under the faint light. The scene was indescribably eerie.
Amamiya Natsuki waved: "They're our people."
The two girls practicing the dance saw the newcomers and quickly stopped, responding happily: "Natsuki, you're back?"
"Are they all... players?"
The Head Nurse player held her breath. Although she already had a guess, it was still hard to believe.
There were so many players, and they seemed so close! It was supposed to be a dark forest instance, where players were solitary hunters, needing to carefully hide their existence, right?
What was going on with this group of players?
It was one thing to act so high-profile, but how did they establish such trust among themselves?!
"I'm back," Amamiya Natsuki walked to the side of his senpai and Marin, then pointed to the Head nurse beside him and introduced, "Like Miss Mizuhara, she's a player I just met."
Kitagawa Marin smiled brightly and greeted enthusiastically: "Congratulations on finding the organization!"
"Ah..."
The Head Nurse player's expression was bewildered.
Organization?
What organization?
Amamiya Natsuki looked at Marin and asked: "How's the dance practice going?"
"It feels pretty good," Kitagawa Marin nodded, "I've pretty much memorized all the moves. My senpai's teaching efforts were indispensable."
The senpai wiped the sweat from her forehead and smiled beside them:
"Actually, Marin-chan is very talented. Her body coordination is excellent, so she learns very quickly."
"Hmph hmph," the Succubus Girl put her hands on her hips and proudly lifted her chin, "After all, I'm also someone who works as a part-time model."
After a few more words, Amamiya Natsuki and Hayasaka led the passing Miss Miss Head Nurse through the back door into the restaurant and quickly found Shinomiya Kaguya.
"President?"
Seeing the unfamiliar nurse behind Amamiya Natsuki, Shinomiya Kaguya raised her delicate eyebrows slightly.
"She's a player," Amamiya Natsuki nodded lightly and began to recount what happened, "Earlier, during the consultation in the office, she approached Hanamori..."
"I see," Shinomiya Kaguya crossed her right arm over her chest, "Like Miss Mizuhara, she's asking us for help to complete her character quest?"
Amamiya Natsuki nodded, took out the colorless and odorless paraquat for vengeful spirits, and whispered:
"Her plan is to add Hextech to the dishes..."
After seeing the item description for the paraquat, Shinomiya Kaguya's eyes widened, and she couldn't help but retort: "That's not Hextech anymore, it's clearly poison!"
"I object," Chika, who was working as a waitress, leaned over and openly objected, "Adding poison to food is just too much, no matter how you think about it."
Amamiya Natsuki looked at Chika: "You previously suggested adding a sleeping potion to the food."
"But there's no sleeping potion," Fujiwara Chika puffed out her pink cheeks, "If you're going to poison them, you might as well trick those competitors into the back kitchen, tie them up, and lock them in the basement."
Shinomiya Kaguya blinked her long, slightly curled eyelashes and parted her pink lips to say:
"This is just her plan... As long as we can help her complete her character quest, the means aren't really important. In that case, can we just declare her the winner directly as the Director?"
Fujiwara Chika nodded:
"I think it should be fine."
Amamiya Natsuki said: "Whether it's possible, we'll know once we try."
The Head Nurse player pricked up her ears nearby, but unfortunately, she could only hear bits and pieces, not clearly, and she felt uneasy.
After all, her character quest was quite difficult, with three competitors, making it very challenging. Ordinary players, upon hearing about it, might back away...
The discussion concluded.
Amamiya Natsuki turned and said:
"Miss Head nurse, please come over here."
The passing player quickly took a deep breath, banished the random thoughts from her mind, walked to the group, and nervously awaited the answer.
"Here, for you," Fujiwara Chika untied the apron from her waist and handed it to the Head Nurse player, "You help out in the restaurant for a while, and we'll take care of your character quest. We'll go help you complete it."
The Head Nurse player blankly took the apron, her eyes wide as she said: "...I don't need to go?"
"No need," Fujiwara Chika waved her hand, "Your character quest is very simple. Just wait for our news."
The Head Nurse player: "..."
To defeat three competitors at once and then complete the character quest, how was that simple at all?! She had lost a lot of hair already!
"Then... I'll wait for you in the restaurant?"
The Head Nurse player hesitated to speak but ultimately chose to believe them.
No rush, just wait a bit. If they can't complete it, then she'll have no reason to refuse becoming the Paraquat God of War...
"Hanamori doesn't need to go," Amamiya Natsuki glanced at Hayasaka, then said, "I'll go call Komi."
After sitting in the Director's position, he had to find a mental anchor, and meek girl Komi was indispensable.
Upon arriving at the kitchen.
Juju, Komi, and Mizuhara Chizuru were busy.
"Why did you come over?"
Seeing Amamiya Natsuki's figure, Juju asked curiously.
Amamiya Natsuki looked at the meek girl: "I came to find Komi."
Hearing this, the meek girl's black hair trembled, and she quickly lowered her head to look at her toes.
Juju quickly moved, blocking Komi: "What do you want Shoko for? Is it proper?"
"Of course it's proper business," Amamiya Natsuki explained the situation, "I need Komi to come help."
"Hmm... wait a minute," Juju blinked, then suddenly raised a question, "After all this time, can that love amulet still be used?"
"I'm not sure," Amamiya Natsuki looked at the meek girl, took out the love amulet, and said, "Komi, let's try it."
Komi quickly took it, holding the love amulet in her palms.
Amamiya Natsuki: "Shoko, can you hear me?"
Komi: "I... I can hear you... Wait, why... why are you calling me by my name?"
Amamiya Natsuki: "What's wrong?"
Komi: "Um... only people who are close enough can call me by my given name..."
In Japan, you really can't just blurt out names. For elders, it's usually "-san," for peers, "-kun," for regular classmates, just the surname. If you're a bit closer, it's the given name plus "-kun" or "-chan," and only truly intimate individuals directly use the given name.
Of course, it also depends on personal habits. For example, Marin's habit with friends is to call them directly by their given name.
Amamiya Natsuki: "You won't let me call you by your given name? Then I'll have to pull out my trump card. Komi, I like..."
"No, don't say it!" The meek girl's pretty face quickly flushed red. "You can call me!"
...
Amamiya Natsuki put away the love amulet and silently reflected in his heart.
He couldn't help it.
This meek girl, Komi, truly made him want to tease her. In a state of telepathy, he couldn't control his thoughts and always wanted to tease her. He had to correct this in the future.
"Let's go."
Amamiya Natsuki led Komi out of the kitchen and back to the front hall, where they reunited with Shinomiya Kaguya and Fujiwara Chika and headed to the office of the Department of Nursing Director.
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