Miss Kaguya Wants My Surrender

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"…Let's go out!"

Hayasaka Ai wrapped her arms around Amamiya Natsuki's neck, her face shy, awaiting his confession.

Was giving herself away embarrassing?

Of course, it was embarrassing.

But compared to the deadly evil spirit behind her, embarrassment was nothing.

That terrifying woman seemed to be jealous, so if she eliminated the other party's jealousy, she should be safe.

Mission accomplished.

For the sake of her life, even in front of the Young Lady, if she had to give herself away, she would.

"…You let go of me first."

Embraced and confessed to by a beautiful girl, Amamiya Natsuki felt no internal fluctuation.

He didn't need to think hard to know this was a lie.

They had only known each other for an hour; even someone with a love-struck mind wouldn't give themselves away so quickly, would they?

While checking out at the cashier, Amamiya Natsuki saw Hayasaka Ai entangled by an evil spirit, so he came out ahead of time, leaving Kitagawa to continue queuing to pay at the Convenience Store.

Who knew that as soon as he came out, he would be hugged by Hayasaka Ai, followed by her instant confession.

Amamiya Natsuki had already guessed why Hayasaka Ai was confessing; he had to admit, this Hayasaka was quite quick-witted and intelligent.

But it wasn't needed.

"Don't panic," Amamiya Natsuki said softly, patting the girl's shoulder. "Leave that female ghost to me."

"…"

Hayasaka Ai retreated half a step, half-believing, and glanced back with the corner of her eye. The terrifying woman had stopped, seemingly showing signs of turning back, clearly having been successfully deceived by the act.

Who knew that in the next second, Amamiya Natsuki actually stretched out his right hand and provocatively hooked his finger at the terrifying woman:

"Come here."

Hayasaka Ai: "…"

"You can see me!"

The female ghost shrieked, her face distorting and stretching, as she pounced towards Amamiya Natsuki.

As her body crashed into the Evil Spirit Banishing aura, the female ghost's body quickly ignited with transparent flames, then turned into ashes and vanished completely.

Seeing this, Hayasaka Ai finally breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't help but ask:

"What was that woman just now? Why couldn't anyone else see her?"

"I forgot you're a newbie," Amamiya Natsuki explained. "Every player who clears a Game receives a reward, allowing them to see 'the truth of the world'."

Hayasaka Ai widened her eyes: "So, that woman just now was the truth of the world?"

"Perhaps it's truth, perhaps it's a curse, no one knows," Amamiya Natsuki shook his head. "But as long as you join the Game, you can see the evil spirits wandering in the human world."

"No one knows why evil spirits exist."

"But one thing you must remember: do not let the evil spirits know that you can see them, or you will be killed."

"…I see."

Hayasaka Ai bit her lower lip, still finding it a bit hard to accept.

No wonder the young lady would occasionally stare blankly into corners, inexplicably develop dark circles under her eyes, and sometimes even run to her room, insisting on sleeping with her… because she was afraid to sleep alone.

"Wait a moment," Hayasaka Ai looked up. "Why did that evil spirit burn up?"

Amamiya Natsuki said:

"Do you play mobile Games normally?"

Hayasaka Ai blinked: "Occasionally."

"How's the gacha rate?"

"Not bad."

"Then it's fine," Amamiya Natsuki whispered. "You can open the shop by silently chanting 'Game' in your mind. There are daily Blind Box and random items inside. If you're lucky, you might immediately get a skill like mine."

"I'll try."

Hayasaka Ai silently chanted "Game" in her mind with interest. A virtual Game interface quickly appeared before her eyes. Under her mental control, she quickly opened the shop, found the daily Blind Box, carefully read the item description, and decisively purchased the Daily Surprise Blind Box.

The next second.

A pack of tissues appeared in Hayasaka Ai's hand.

Amamiya Natsuki shrugged: "Clearly, your luck today isn't so great."

"…"

The Spy Maid's face was expressionless, as she crumpled the tissues into a deformed mess.

Putting tissues in a Blind Box is consumer fraud and can be reported!

A moment later.

Kitagawa Marin jogged out of the supermarket with shopping bags: "Hanamori-chan, are you okay?"

"I'm fine," Hayasaka Ai shook her head.

"That's good," Kitagawa Marin breathed a sigh of relief and whispered, "I forgot you were a new player just now and didn't tell you about the evil spirits. Anyway, always pretend you can't see them."

Hayasaka Ai pursed her pink lips: "Did you draw that Evil Spirit Banishing ability?"

"No," Kitagawa Marin shook her head. "Among so many people in the mutual aid group, only Natsuki-kun has drawn that skill so far."

Tsk.

Hayasaka Ai secretly pouted.

Turns out he's a hateful RNG cheater.

The three chatted for a while, then went their separate ways.

Amamiya Natsuki and Kitagawa Marin carried their things and walked home together.

"I'm home."

Kitagawa Marin clenched her fists, raised them above her head, and stretched vigorously. Her shirt slightly pulled up, revealing a glimpse of her fair, slender, alluring waist, as she made grunting sounds like a dog: "Let's eat the bento first, and then have a nice bath after eating."

Amamiya Natsuki closed the door casually, then summoned Mrs. Shimizu.

"Eh?" Kitagawa Marin blinked, surprised. "Why is Shimizu-nee wearing a hamster cloak?"

"When we left the treasure room, I left Shimizu-nee inside," Amamiya Natsuki looked at Mrs. Shimizu. "Did you get the items?"

"Mm-hmm~" Mrs. Shimizu made a peace sign, smiling happily. "I didn't fail you; I succeeded."

After speaking, Mrs. Shimizu took out several items from her cloak.

An ancient silver coin.

Several unremarkable oranges.

A crystal clear tear of merfolk.

These were the treasures that could be carried out of the Game.

Only allowed to take one item?

Only children make choices; adults want them all!

"Ah, I understand," Kitagawa Marin blinked, suddenly realizing. "When we left the treasure room, Shimizu-nee stayed inside alone."

Mrs. Shimizu put on the hamster cloak and stealthily hid behind the treasure chest, remaining motionless until the Game was cleared and the final few seconds of the return countdown arrived, then she suddenly acted, grabbing the 'treasures' that could be taken out of the Game.

As a guardian spirit, Mrs. Shimizu was bound to Amamiya Natsuki. When Amamiya Natsuki left the Game, she would naturally leave with him. The only question was whether the items Mrs. Shimizu grabbed at that time could also be taken out of the Game.

Now it seems there was clearly no problem.

"Natsuki-kun, I need to recharge~" Mrs. Shimizu raised her right hand. "I used up so much in the Game, I can't play on my phone until dawn today."

"Leave the charging to me," Kitagawa Marin put her right hand on her hip and gave a thumbs-up with her left. "First, eat the bento, then have a good bath, and then recharge."

Amamiya Natsuki was also a bit hungry. He walked to the table and sat down, picked up a half-price bento, and checked the final Game settlement while eating.

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