Miss Kaguya Wants My Surrender

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"Alright, I'll only take one item."

Amamiya Natsuki finally compromised, turned, and walked to the treasure chest, his expression troubled.

"I choose..."

Under Octopus Paul's gaze, Amamiya Natsuki felt around several items that could be taken out of the Game, subtly gathering them together, and then... reached out and picked up the pale heart that Hayasaka Ai had found.

"I'll choose this one."

Amamiya Natsuki held up the heart in his hand.

It was a pale, bloodless heart, as large as a fist, beating very slowly. It looked eerie and sinister, filled with an evil aura.

"Eh?"

Kitagawa Marin was startled, her eyes blank, but she didn't say anything more.

Although she didn't know why Amamiya Natsuki would choose such a strange heart, at times like this, it was enough to firmly trust Amamiya Natsuki.

Hayasaka Ai's expression was thoughtful.

Could it be that heart...

[You have found Davy Jones's heart.]

[You have found Davy Jones's true weakness.]

[You tried to crush this heart, but unfortunately, you failed. After all, the heart is one of the strongest muscles in the human body.]

[Please note, when you are holding the heart, as long as Davy Jones sees it, he will sense the aura of his own heart.]

[Human, my conscience never hurts!]

Octopus Paul's tentacles paused slightly: "Human, are you sure you choose that heart?"

Amamiya Natsuki said firmly:

"I'm very sure."

"In that case, you may leave." Octopus Paul put the elastic fitness pants over his head, covering his eyes, then moved his tentacles to clear the doorway, reminding them, "The moment you walk out of the treasure room, he will know."

As long as I don't see it, no one will steal treasures from right under my nose.

Amamiya Natsuki subtly raised an eyebrow, indicating he understood, then waved goodbye:

"Mr. Octopus, goodbye."

The four left the room together.

Click.

With a sweep of a tentacle, the treasure room door slammed shut.

"Phew..." Kitagawa Marin let out a long breath, "I was suffocating in there."

The blonde girl turned to look at Amamiya Natsuki, her large eyes filled with curiosity: "Natsuki-kun, what are you going to do with this heart?"

"That..." the petite girl guessed softly, "Could it be the Ghost Captain's heart?"

"Eh?"

The young girl whispered: "In the movie, the Flying Dutchman's captain's heart was his weakness."

"That makes sense." Kitagawa Marin put her left hand on her hip and propped her chin with her right, "But isn't this ship called the Flying Henanman?"

"Enough similarity is fine." Amamiya Natsuki held up the heart in his hand, "This is indeed the Ghost Captain's heart, but it's protected by Black Magic. With just the strength of us few, we can't destroy it."

"Then what should we do?"

"Of course, we'll put the Ghost Captain on trial."

"Trial, you say..." Hayasaka Ai suddenly widened her eyes, a flash of lightning went through her mind, and she blurted out, "Anubis... scales... figurehead!"

"..."

A moment later.

The group arrived at the deck exit.

Amamiya Natsuki quietly peered out. The Ghost Captain and two player ghosts were all blocking the deck exit, clearly opting for the most foolish, yet most effective, door-blocking tactic.

"No, we can't get up."

"Unless we can become invisible, no one can get onto the deck."

The three girls all looked towards Amamiya Natsuki.

Amamiya Natsuki sighed again: "I miss Fujiwara."

If that pink-haired idiot were here, there'd be no need to feel so stifled. A mere Ghost Captain? She'd just walk up, slap him silly, and let him know what a harsh world it is!

"In that case... we'll just have to use the same tactic again." Amamiya Natsuki pinched the bridge of his nose, "Let's go, get ready."

The three girls followed behind Amamiya Natsuki, moving stealthily. Before long, they arrived at the door of a particularly familiar room.

"Eh?" Kitagawa Marin was startled, "Isn't this the room of that female player who was found first?"

"It's her."

Amamiya Natsuki pushed the door open and walked into the room, then turned to look at Hayasaka Ai: "Take off your clothes."

Hayasaka Ai: "..."

Amamiya Natsuki continued:

"Next, our lives are entrusted to you."

Hayasaka Ai: "..."

So, taking off clothes has nothing to do with entrusting lives, right?

Amamiya Natsuki then took out paper and a pen. Items from the real world couldn't be put into the Game inventory, but things opened from blind boxes were fine. He had a lot of paper and pens in his Game inventory, all Blind Box trash, but now they could finally be put to good use.

"Then, draw another heart."

"..."

A moment later.

Preparations complete.

Amamiya Natsuki picked up the pale heart and walked out openly.

"Stare—"

The Ghost Captain's gaze sharpened, instantly falling on the heart in Amamiya Natsuki's hand.

"...My heart!!"

To be able to get his own heart, he had to admit, he had underestimated the human in front of him.

So...

The Ghost Captain instantly made a decision: kill him!

No longer enjoying the fun of cat and mouse, the hide-and-seek Game ended here. The remaining four humans would be caught now.

Seeing the Ghost Captain chasing him, Amamiya Natsuki didn't say a word, turned, and ran.

"Eh, eh, he's chasing us."

A rolling sound echoed in the Corridor, mixed with a girl's cry of pain; it seemed someone had accidentally fallen to the ground.

The Ghost Captain chased around the corner and saw Amamiya Natsuki bending down to carry a girl in black on his back, continuing to flee with the other two girls.

"Foolish humans, still carrying a burden at a time like this."

"One, two, three, four... all four mice are here."

The Ghost Captain's face distorted into a sneer, and he decisively ordered the two ghost crew members to flank them from another direction, planning to corner the four.

Thus, the hide-and-seek Game directly turned into a chase.

A moment later.

Amamiya Natsuki and the three girls arrived at the Ghost Ship's lowest level.

The Ghost Captain approached from the front, and the two player ghosts who had become crew members blocked from the rear. With a wolf in front and a tiger behind, there was no escape.

"Hoo... hoo... I can't run anymore..."

Kitagawa Marin leaned on her knees, panting softly.

"Your stamina is terrible," Amamiya Natsuki complained, "You should exercise more when we get back."

"What do you mean?" Kitagawa Marin puffed out her pink cheeks, "You have more sweat on your forehead than I do."

"I'm carrying someone, so it's different, of course."

"..."

Looking at the three people chatting and complaining, a subtle feeling suddenly arose in the Ghost Captain's heart.

Why weren't these three insects despairing?

A bad premonition welled up in his heart.

The Ghost Captain didn't waste words and strode over: "Human, the Game is over."

"The Game should indeed be over."

Amamiya Natsuki nodded and set the girl on his back down.

After he released her, the girl slumped against the wall, collapsing.

The Ghost Captain's footsteps paused, and he looked over in disbelief.

"That face...!"

Amamiya Natsuki held up the 'Cursed Heart' in his hand and clenched it tightly: "Mr. Captain, the Game is over."

The 'Cursed Heart' was crushed directly.

The next moment.

The Game notification sound rang in the ears of all surviving players:

[The Ghost Captain has died]

[Game Over]

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