Miss Kaguya Wants My Surrender

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"It seems the Captain doesn't want to catch us so quickly." Amamiya Natsuki looked back at the gloomy and dark Corridor, letting out a soft breath. "The plan remains unchanged; continue searching for the remaining two keys."

"Where could the keys be?" Kitagawa Marin was still clueless. "I can't think of anything."

Amamiya Natsuki said:

"We found a mysterious parchment in the Captain's room, and that unlucky girl found a key in her room… What if it's not a coincidence?"

Hayasaka Ai's heart stirred, as if lightning had flashed through her mind, and the fog instantly dissipated. She blurted out:

"I know!"

"If it's not a coincidence, then the game deliberately intended it. The rooms where players 'descend' are not random locations but have special significance."

Seeing that Kitagawa Marin still seemed to only half-understand, Hayasaka Ai explained:

"In short, the remaining two keys are very likely in the rooms where other players descended."

Kitagawa Marin placed her right hand on her hip and enlightened, "So that's how it is."

"Exactly." Amamiya Natsuki nodded, "So finding the other hidden players should get us the key."

"Doesn't that mean we not only have to play hide-and-seek with the Ghost Captain, but also with other players?" Kitagawa Marin couldn't help but complain.

Amamiya Natsuki said, "Correct answer."

"Eh, wait a minute." Kitagawa Marin quickly reacted, "There are so many rooms on the Ghost Ship. Even if we search them one by one, it'll take a long time, right?"

"What if we encounter the Ghost Captain again on the way?"

Hayasaka Ai pursed her pink lips, her brows furrowed in thought.

If there was no threat from the Ghost Captain, they could use the most foolish method, searching room by room, and they would eventually find the other hidden players.

But that was clearly not an option now.

Cats playing with mice eventually get bored. Perhaps the next time they encountered the Ghost Captain, that monster would rush up without hesitation to end the game.

So… what should they do?

Spy Maid couldn't help but raise her gaze, looking towards Amamiya Natsuki.

"It's simple." Amamiya Natsuki smiled, "We can use a secret code."

"Eh?"

"We use a secret code that only we players know, and the monsters don't, to confirm each other's player identity, for example…"

Amamiya Natsuki turned and walked to a door, bent his finger, gently knocked on the door, and then said, "Sign look quadrant?"

"Eh, eh, what kind of secret code is that?" Kitagawa Marin's eyes widened, "How come I've never heard of it?"

"It's just an example." Amamiya Natsuki said with a normal expression, "Other codes work too, like 'There are two trees in front of my house, one is a jujube tree, and the other is also a jujube tree'…"

"This code is even stranger, isn't it!"

…

Having decided on the secret code method of contact, the three quickly began to act.

"I'll knock and use the code, you two are responsible for keeping watch."

Kitagawa Marin accepted the task, went to a door next door, gently tapped on it with her finger, and then spoke the code: "I will always love Asuka-chan."

…

After waiting for a few seconds, there was no movement or sound from the room.

Amamiya Natsuki whispered, "Next room."

"Okay."

The three moved forward quickly.

"I will always love Fukuzawa Yukichi."

"Small gambling is good for the mood, big gambling harms the body."

"There is only one truth."

"Ran and Ai, I want them both."

"Don't drink and drive."

A weak voice came from the room: "…Drink and don't drive?"

…

Amamiya Natsuki and Hayasaka Ai exchanged glances.

They found him.

"Old friend, open the door, we are all players." Kitagawa Marin's eyes lit up, and she quickly said in a lowered voice, "There's something very important we want to ask you."

The voice behind the door was clearly hesitant: "…Are you really players?"

Kitagawa Marin slightly raised her chin and whispered, "Did you see today's news?"

"I did."

"Listen closely, this morning at around eight o'clock, there was a 6-point something magnitude earthquake in the Fukuoka region… I didn't get that wrong, did I?"

…

The player behind the door was silent for a few seconds, then cautiously opened the door.

Monsters obviously couldn't know Japan's daily news, so the player's identity was beyond doubt.

Amamiya Natsuki looked through the crack in the door. The person behind the door was a short girl with a slightly pale face and a clearly anxious and uneasy expression.

"Hello." Kitagawa Marin's face broke into a sunny and bright smile, and she waved enthusiastically, "My name is Kitagawa, nice to meet you, please guide me."

"Ah… hello."

Such a standard greeting made the girl at the door slightly bewildered, giving her the illusion that she was not in a horror game, but in reality.

On this dangerous Ghost Ship, where you could be killed by a monster at any moment, why could her smile still be so bright!

Kitagawa Marin whispered, "Can we come in and talk?"

"Please, please come in."

The petite girl came to her senses and quickly moved aside to let them in.

The three entered the room. Amamiya Natsuki took out the coral key and got straight to the point: "Have you seen this kind of key in the room?"

The small girl was startled: "Eh, so it's a key?"

Kitagawa Marin's eyes lit up: "So you've seen it?"

"I've seen it." The small girl nodded nervously, hugging her arms and whispering, "I found a box under the bed, and the thing inside looked exactly the same."

"Where's the key?"

"I put it on the bed."

…

Amamiya Natsuki walked to the bedside and saw a square, old wooden box. He picked it up and opened it, and another coral-polished disc-shaped key was inside.

"Found it." Amamiya Natsuki turned to look at the petite girl, "We need this key, please give it to us."

"If you need it, just take it." The petite girl was very easy to talk to, "Um, what's it for?"

Amamiya Natsuki said seriously, "Gather seven keys, and you can summon the Wish Granting Dragon."

"Eh?"

The girl, whose height and build resembled a Junior high school student, opened her eyes in surprise.

Liar!

He actually said summon the Wish Dragon, don't think I haven't watched Dragon Ball!

"Actually, it's the key to the treasure room. We found a piece of parchment before…"

Kitagawa Marin quietly recounted the trio's experiences after entering the game, including encountering the Boss Ghost Captain, and a detailed analysis of the Ghost Captain's three abilities. She held nothing back, telling the other party everything.

They were all unfortunate souls chosen by the game, and they should naturally stand together. With Kitagawa's personality, she wouldn't hide anything.

"So, so amazing…"

The petite girl's eyes widened, utterly shocked.

After seeing that the game was hide-and-seek, she had been hiding alone in the room, not daring to go out, like a foolish ostrich, only hoping that time would pass quickly, and with good luck, she would survive until the game ended. Who knew that others were already close to exploring the entire Ghost Ship.

Comparing oneself to others is indeed infuriating.

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