Kaguya-sama Wants Me to Surrender

"Replenish mana..." Shinomiya Kaguya frowned slightly. "I heard you say it before in the game. Does it mean recharging mana?"

"...Almost."

Fujiwara Chika's eyes were wandering.

"Then let's get started." Shinomiya Kaguya folded her arms across her chest and looked toward Amamiya Natsuki. "Replenish your magic as soon as possible."

Worry leads to confusion.

Facing her ghost mother, Kaguya Shinomiya couldn't remain indifferent at all.

"I'm sorry. I can't do it. Don't look at me."

Amamiya Natsuki decisively refused the three consecutive requests.

If I help Mrs. Kaguya replenish her magic in front of Miss Ice Sculpture, she will kill me, right?

Definitely!

Who could bear the humiliation of seeing their own mother being "bullied" in front of others?

"Since it was Chika who suggested replenishing magic, of course, let Chika do it." Amamiya Natsuki quickly passed the buck. "I don't know how to do it."

"I don't know how either." Fujiwara Chika said quickly. "Only boys can help replenish magic."

That's because your knowledge is too narrow. It's quite common for magical girls to use yuri-yuri to replenish magic, okay!

"You are hiding something from me." Shinomiya Kaguya frowned slightly, clearly displeased at being kept in the dark. "What exactly does magic replenishment mean?"

Amamiya Natsuki walked to the window silently. "You guys chat. I'll go to the window to enjoy the scenery."

"That's an area good children can't get into, Kaguya-chan. Don't ask anymore." Fujiwara Chika had no choice but to clean up the trouble she had caused herself. "...Let's open the blind box first. Maybe there's something in it to replenish Shimizu-nee's strength." 

"Shimizu-nee?"

Shinomiya Kaguya tilted her head and looked over.

"Hey~" Fujiwara Chika raised her right hand and made a scissors gesture beside her face, with a smile brighter than the sun on her face. "From now on, Kaguya-chan will call me Mom, and I'll call her Shimizu-nee. Let's keep our affairs in the family."

"That's right." Mrs. Kaguya followed suit and made a scissors gesture with a bright smile. "Chikako is super cute. I'll definitely make her my little sister."

Shinomiya Kaguya: "..."

Who wants to argue with you? Just call her Auntie!

"Natsuki-san, come here." Fujiwara Chika turned her head and called clearly, "Open the blind box."

"Here I come."

…

A moment later.

All three were wiped out.

"I watched a horoscope show when I went out this morning. It said my fortune today was bad—and it turned out to be true." Fujiwara Chika complained. "What's the use of a wool trimmer?"

[Prop: Wool Trimmer]

[Introduction: Don't look at it. This is just an ordinary wool trimmer. There is no hidden function.]

[Note: Only for trimming wool. Please do not use it to trim strange hair.]

Amamiya Natsuki silently withdrew his gaze.

The remarks were not serious at all.

There was no good stuff in his blind box either. That was normal. The golden legendary Fujiwara Chika had already appeared. She was just a rare girl.

"What now?"

Shinomiya Kaguya frowned slightly, her eyes falling on Mrs. Kaguya. "How about trying that magic replenishment you mentioned?"

"Stop talking. It's impossible."

Amamiya Natsuki decisively refused.

You're pushing me to death!

If I really give your mother some "magic," I'll definitely be killed!

"After all, magic replenishment is just a guess. No one knows if it will work." Amamiya Natsuki said seriously. "Let's think of other ways."

"Little Kaguya, are you worried about your mother?" Mrs. Kaguya looked over with a smile. "Mom is very happy."

Shinomiya Kaguya gently moved her pink lips and turned her head to look away.

"How about I ask other players?" Fujiwara Chika raised her hand. "One person's plan is short, but two people's plan is long. Other players might know something about guardian spirits."

Amamiya Natsuki looked at the girl with the butterfly knot. "Do you have their contact information?"

"Not everyone," Fujiwara Chika explained. "Just a few female players I'm close with, like Rikka and Asuka."

"Some players seem very wary and are unwilling to exchange contact info with me."

It's normal to be wary. What's strange is that someone like you made any friends at all!

"You can't bring mobile phones into the game. So how did you exchange contact info?" Amamiya Natsuki asked curiously.

"Among the items we exchanged before, there was a blood-stained diary." Fujiwara Chika took out a black diary. "Write everyone's contact info in the diary. Then, when you return to the real world, just add their LINE accounts."

"I also want to set up a game mutual aid group where everyone can help each other and share what they know."

Fujiwara Chika clenched her fists.

"After all, one person is too weak. Unity is strength."

So dazzling.

This is the light of hope for humanity!

Amamiya Natsuki fell into deep thought.

Miss Ice Sculpture wants to be an evil capitalist, exploiting and oppressing other players.

Fujiwara Chika wants to establish a mutual aid group and make humanity shine again.

What about himself?

Amamiya Natsuki thought carefully for a moment.

…I seem to miss Miss Sadako and Miss Cow.

"The message has been sent." Fujiwara Chika looked up. "Don't worry, Kaguya-chan. Let's wait a bit."

"I'm not in a hurry." Shinomiya Kaguya spoke in a cool and calm tone.

Fujiwara Chika leaned forward, eyes wide. "Kaguya-chan is saying one thing but thinking another."

"I don't."

"That's too much." Mrs. Kaguya covered her cheeks with her hands. "Little Kaguya doesn't even worry about her mother at all."

Shinomiya Kaguya: "..."

When two comedians get together, even Miss Ice Sculpture can't stand it.

"By the way, Natsuki-san, tell me the details of earthbound spirits." Fujiwara Chika quickly sat opposite Amamiya Natsuki, notebook and pen in hand, turning into a secretary. "I want to write it down and tell Rikka-chan later."

"I chatted with Rikka yesterday. She's a first-year student like us at the high school next door. Her home address is..."

In just one day, you even found out her home address. You truly live up to your reputation as a social butterfly.

Amamiya Natsuki nodded and told Fujiwara Chika everything he knew.

Only by sharing intelligence can we maximize benefits. It's foolish to guard your knowledge and work in isolation.

Amamiya Natsuki suddenly looked forward to Chika establishing a players' mutual aid association.

A moment later.

"Someone knows about guardian spirits!" Fujiwara Chika held up her phone. "It's Asuka-chan."

Upon hearing this, Shinomiya Kaguya's eyes lit up, and she walked behind Fujiwara Chika.

"Asuka said she heard from other players that when the guardian spirit is weak, it falls into a deep sleep." Fujiwara Chika read aloud. "Emotions are energy. When the host is emotionally heightened—like when they're happy—they emit energy that can replenish the guardian spirit... It's like wireless charging."

"I see."

Shinomiya Kaguya nodded slightly, visibly relieved.

"Natsuki-san." Fujiwara Chika leaned forward, wide-eyed. "Are you happy?"

"Not happy." Amamiya Natsuki slouched on the sofa and complained. "I was dragged into a horror game for no reason. How can I be happy?"

"So... we should make Natsuki-san happy first?" Fujiwara Chika held her chin and thought seriously.

"Don't think about it." Amamiya Natsuki looked at his phone. "My life is boring."

"Um..." Mrs. Kaguya raised her hand. "Natsuki-kun was very happy yesterday evening, and at that time, I clearly felt something strange entering my body."

Amamiya Natsuki: "…"

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