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"Then... then what should we do?"
Komi looked up pitifully.
Amamiya Natsuki offered a suggestion: "Close your eyes and imagine it's a piece of kelp..."
"No!"
The meek girl shook her head quickly.
No matter how much she tried to fool herself, there was no way she could think of it as a piece of kelp!
"So you want my help?" Amamiya Natsuki said, "When you ask for help, shouldn't you show some sincerity?"
"Sincerity?"
Komi blinked, clearly still a bit bewildered.
Amamiya Natsuki said earnestly:
"I heard that Shoko's lap pillow is quite comfortable, so I'd like a lap pillow voucher."
Komi's eyes widened at his words, and she quickly covered her skirt with both hands, nervously stepping back half a pace: "V-voucher…"
"Don't worry, the voucher isn't needed right now." Amamiya Natsuki waved his hand, "We'll talk about it after the dungeon is cleared. Even if friends help each other, there should be give and take, right?"
"…"
Komi bit her lip, her expression conflicted and hesitant.
Amamiya Natsuki pointed his finger and said:
"That head seemed to move just now."
"Ugh…"
Komi jumped in fright, quickly leaned closer to Amamiya Natsuki, and nodded rapidly: "I-I agree."
"Very good, the voucher has been received." Amamiya Natsuki nodded in satisfaction, "Komi won't go back on her word, will she?"
The meek girl shook her head and whispered:
"No… B-but no one else can know."
"I agree."
"…"
Amamiya Natsuki turned and walked to the sink, looking at the dark hair inside and the strange orb below. He really couldn't bring himself to touch it, so he turned and found a wooden stick to poke the thing out.
Komi hid behind Amamiya Natsuki, curiously peeking out.
"Don't look." Amamiya Natsuki said in a low voice, "Turn your face away."
"Oh."
Komi was extremely obedient and turned around as she was told.
"I'm going to throw this thing in the trash can outside." Amamiya Natsuki said as he walked out.
After disposing of the item and rechecking the restroom to confirm there was nothing else that would drain sanity points, Amamiya Natsuki said:
"You can continue cleaning now."
"Mm-hmm."
Komi quickly nodded and began to busy herself again.
Amamiya Natsuki didn't leave; he stayed in the restroom to help.
After finishing the cleaning, the two left together and headed to the restroom at the end of the hallway.
With Headless JK leading the way, the malevolent spirits in the restroom had already been cleared out, leaving only the simplest cleaning work.
Half an hour passed in the blink of an eye.
"Whew…"
Komi let out a soft breath, raised her hand to wipe the sweat from her forehead, and quietly said: "Natsuki-kun… I received a game notification saying the mission is complete."
"Cleaning is more tiring than I imagined." Amamiya Natsuki stretched his neck and turned to look at Komi, "I regret it."
"Eh?"
"I want five lap pillow vouchers."
Komi pouted pitifully: "T-too many…"
Amamiya Natsuki straightened his face and said: "Four, that's the final bottom line."
"No, three, three…"
"Good." Amamiya Natsuki readily agreed, "Then three."
Komi: "…Bully!"
"…"
The two returned to the restaurant together.
The rest of the dungeon time was much easier.
With Hayasaka's nurse mission and Komi's cleaner mission completed, only Kitagawa Marin's idol mission remained.
"How's the dance practice going?"
Amamiya Natsuki found Marin and Tsubame in the back of the restaurant.
"Marin-chan learns very quickly." Koyasu Tsubame said, "She can perform already."
Kitagawa Marin put her hands on her hips, eager to try, never shy: "Then let's give it a try."
A proper idol performance requires a stage, lighting, music, accompaniment, and so on, none of which can be missing. Now, it was just to complete the dungeon mission, so naturally, there weren't so many formalities. According to their previous discussion, the performance location was chosen to be at the restaurant entrance because there were many customers and it was the home ground.
Flashlights were used in place of stage lights.
For music, as a former idol, Marin came with her own guitar when she arrived.
Hayasaka Ai was responsible for singing backstage.
Tsubame and Marin formed a girl group and performed on stage.
The others were responsible for maintaining order on site, preventing any patients from causing trouble.
After the discussion, everyone quickly got busy.
"Natsuki, come here, come here."
Kitagawa Marin pulled Amamiya Natsuki aside and asked for his opinion:
"Should I change into the Succubus Girl's uniform? The effect should be better."
Amamiya Natsuki pondered for two seconds, then nodded:
"It's certainly worth a try."
A Succubus Girl performing an idol show in a haunted Hospital—that made perfect sense.
"I've already prepared the clothes." Kitagawa Marin pursed her pink lips, her pretty face slightly flushed, and whispered, "Um… the portrayal degree only needs to exceed fifty percent to activate the Succubus's active charm skill."
"Understood." Amamiya Natsuki said, "The charm skill can be unused, but it must be there."
"Th-that's what I mean." Kitagawa Marin slightly tilted her pretty face up, blushing as she whispered, "Hurry, hurry, help me activate the active skill."
Amamiya Natsuki said: "As a Succubus, you naturally have to do what a Succubus should do to increase your portrayal degree, right?"
"Eh? What do you mean?"
"It should be you bullying me."
"What do you mean…"
Kitagawa Marin's cheeks puffed out. She took half a step forward, wrapped her arms around Amamiya Natsuki's neck, and brought her moist, pink lips directly closer.
A moment later.
"Skill activation successful." Kitagawa Marin clenched her fists, her aura subtly changing, becoming more and more like a Succubus. "It's time for the performance."
"…"
And so, the idol performance event, a token of gratitude to new and old customers, officially began.
Although the setting was simple, it surprisingly had a good atmosphere.
Amamiya Natsuki maintained order while enjoying Tsubame and Marin's idol performance. Unfortunately, he had no camera and couldn't capture it for safekeeping.
"Doctor…" Headless JK silently approached Amamiya Natsuki, her ethereal voice emanating from her abdomen, "Are you leaving?"
Amamiya Natsuki didn't deny it: "It's about time."
Headless JK said eerily: "Please, Doctor, keep your promise and tell me the answer."
"Of course." Amamiya Natsuki whispered, "There's an episode in 'Tales of the Unusual' where if you want your boyfriend to only ever like you, you just have to make him unable to see anyone else."
"Oh, I see." Headless JK's voice brightened in surprise, and she bowed deeply, "Thank you, Doctor."
"…"
After Headless JK left, Chainsaw Boy came over, his gaze full of admiration: "Doctor, I also want to know how I can make everyone get along harmoniously, just like you."
"First, you need to master dogeza…"
"Yes!"
The idol performance successfully concluded.
Activating the charm skill as a Succubus had an extraordinary effect; everyone present became fans of the Succubus idol, and the idol mission was over-fulfilled.
"So this is what it feels like to be an idol…" Kitagawa Marin let out a soft breath, "Everyone, hurry and submit the mission, clear the dungeon!"
There should be other passerby players in the Hospital, but it was impossible to help everyone.
When the time limit arrived, Amamiya Natsuki silently submitted the mission. The restaurant in front of him froze, followed by a wave of dizziness.
[Dungeon 'Dark Hospital' cleared…]
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