Miss Kaguya Wants My Surrender

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"Crack! Crack!"

The bone execution chair suddenly collapsed, scattering everywhere.

Amamiya Natsuki and the others were caught off guard and all fell to the ground.

"Oh dear."

"My butt hurts so much."

Fujiwara Chika and Rikka's low cries entered his ears.

Yukinoshita Yukino was still on Amamiya Natsuki's lap. When the execution chair disintegrated, Amamiya Natsuki instinctively hugged Yukinoshita.

At the same time.

As the little person walked out from Spider Girl's back, the entire room began to shake.

"Distinguished guests, please leave the other guests' rooms as soon as possible."

Puppet Billy, who had been silent, suddenly spoke up to warn them.

It was clear that Spider Girl, whose disguise had been exposed, would not die, but was preparing to go berserk.

In game terms, it meant they were about to enter the combat phase.

Amamiya Natsuki quickly got up, holding Yukinoshita Yukino in his arms, and reached out to pull the Dumbfounded Miss to her feet:

"Let's leave quickly."

Amidst the chaos and collapse, Amamiya Natsuki led the girls out.

After only a few steps, Amamiya Natsuki suddenly felt a weight in his arms. He looked down to see that Yukinoshita had already reverted to her black-haired, long-haired girl form.

Her transformation only lasted less than a minute. Even Ultraman lasts longer than her!

Suddenly changing back to human from Yukinoshita clearly had a slight aftereffect. Yukinoshita Yukino's eyes were a bit dazed, and she instinctively reached out her arms to wrap around Amamiya Natsuki's neck.

Given the urgent situation, Amamiya Natsuki didn't have time to put the black-haired, long-haired girl down. He simply held her and ran towards the door.

Fortunately, Miko's diligent efforts had slightly improved his physical fitness during this time, so having a girl suddenly in his arms didn't affect his movements.

After Yukinoshita Yukino regained consciousness, she instinctively struggled a bit. After seeing the situation clearly, she quickly calmed down, stabilized her body, and tried not to cause Amamiya Natsuki any trouble.

About ten seconds later, they finally ran out of the room.

"We escaped."

Fujiwara Chika pressed her hand to her chest and let out a long sigh, "I thought it was going to explode just now."

That's fat, not a balloon or a water balloon. How could it explode!

"Stare—"

A gaze fell on Amamiya Natsuki, seemingly very unhappy.

"Natsuki-kun, how long are you going to keep holding her?"

Shinomiya Kaguya crossed her arms over her chest and looked over with a blank expression.

Amamiya Natsuki was startled, only then remembering that he was still holding the black-haired, long-haired girl.

"Sorry."

Amamiya Natsuki put down Yukinoshita Yukino from his arms.

"I'm the one who should apologize." Yukinoshita Yukino subtly retreated two steps, coming to Rikka's side. She raised her right hand, and with slender fingers, tucked the strands of hair falling to her chest behind her ear, saying as if nothing had happened, "I've caused you trouble."

"Not at all." Takanashi Rikka retorted, "Thanks to Yukino-chan just now, we were able to escape."

"I just happened to be sitting next to Fujiwara."

Yukinoshita Yukino shook her head. Her gaze met Amamiya Natsuki's for a moment, then quickly shifted away.

"Yukino-chan." Takanashi Rikka's eyes widened, and she asked curiously, "Why are you blushing?"

Yukinoshita Yukino turned her face away: "…I'm not."

"You clearly are."

"…"

Amamiya Natsuki probably knew why the black-haired, long-haired girl was blushing.

In the urgency of the moment, the position he held her in seemed a bit off. All in all… a subtle, tender, and smooth sensation still lingered in his palm.

"Natsuki-kun seems very reluctant to let go."

Shinomiya Kaguya crossed her arms over her chest, lifted her pretty face slightly, and smiled as she looked over.

A cold smile.

And it was an incredibly obvious cold smile.

You must be speaking ironically, right!

"That Spider Girl just now should be a monster from a story in 'Goosebumps.' I read it when I was little, I don't remember the exact details, but in short, she gets very angry after we expose her true identity." Fujiwara Chika put her right hand on her hip and wiped her forehead with the back of her left hand, "That was so scary just now, I almost broke out in a cold sweat."

"Oh, right." The pink-haired girl widened her eyes, bent down slightly, and looked at Puppet Billy, whom Amamiya Natsuki was holding in his hand, murmuring, "…The butler and the puppet in 'the goosebumps' look alike, and there was the Headless Knight before, and the scary maid. I just feel like it's all very familiar."

"I've also read 'the goosebumps.'" Yukinoshita Yukino hugged her chest with her right hand. It had to be said that this black-haired, waist-length-haired girl was quite beautiful, no less than the Dumbfounded Miss, but her eyes and tone were very cold, making her difficult to approach. "…Could they originally be characters from the book?"

Fujiwara Chika shook her head: "How could characters from a book appear in a game?"

Shinomiya Kaguya's voice was cold: "The fireplace earlier."

"The fireplace…" Fujiwara Chika quickly widened her eyes, "Could it be the books we burned earlier?"

The pink-haired girl bit her lower lip in self-reproach: "If I had known, I wouldn't have let everyone burn the books."

"We don't know the truth, and the conclusion about the cupboard is just a guess." Amamiya Natsuki said calmly, "Besides, it was so cold at the time, no one could refuse to light a fire to keep warm."

When people are desperate, they'll do anything, except math.

There's an ancient idiom, 'drinking poison to quench thirst,' meaning even if you know it's poison and will kill you, some people will still choose to drink it.

Burning books for warmth earlier was the same.

Amamiya Natsuki's warming effect was just a drop in the bucket and couldn't meet everyone's needs. Under the stimulation of the cold, some people would definitely be unable to bear it and choose to burn books for warmth.

"Wait a moment." Amamiya Natsuki suddenly frowned, looking seriously at the pink-haired girl, noticing an overlooked problem.

"Natsuki-kun, what's wrong?" Fujiwara Chika blinked, her expression bewildered.

Amamiya Natsuki said seriously:

"You just said you were sweating?"

"I think I did…" Fujiwara Chika tilted her head and thought for a moment, "It was so dangerous just now, that chair was getting tighter and tighter, I almost couldn't breathe, so I broke out in a cold sweat."

Amamiya Natsuki took a deep breath: "Are you cold now?"

"Huh?"

Fujiwara Chika was startled, then hesitated: "It seems… not cold anymore?"

Takanashi Rikka raised her hand and said: "I don't feel cold anymore either."

Yukinoshita Yukino slightly furrowed her brows, deep in thought.

Shinomiya Kaguya said calmly:

"Indeed, ever since we left the hall, it seems to have gradually gotten warmer."

"Something's very wrong." Fujiwara Chika rested her right hand on her chin, striking a Detective Conan pose, "We've been away from the fireplace for so long, we should be shivering from the cold by now… There must be a problem."

"…"

Amamiya Natsuki silently turned his head and looked out the window.

Outside the old castle, it was still a foggy, dim sky, and an extremely heavy blizzard that obscured vision and provided very low visibility.

The blizzard seemed as if it would continue until the end of the world, never stopping before then.

"Esteemed guests, time is running out." Puppet Billy said meaningfully, "Please, guests, attend the banquet as soon as possible. If you miss it, you will surely regret it."

Amamiya Natsuki looked at the butler in his hand, and a prompt appeared before his eyes.

"You frowned, realizing the banquet was very important, and decided to attend."

Amamiya Natsuki quickly said:

"Let's go to the banquet."

"A wise choice." Puppet Billy's tone was appreciative, "The banquet is located behind the first-floor hall. Please proceed, guests."

"Let's go, together."

Fujiwara Chika walked to Amamiya Natsuki's side.

This pink-haired girl trusted Amamiya Natsuki immensely, so naturally, she would advance and retreat with him.

Shinomiya Kaguya was the same.

Only Yukinoshita Yukino abstained, still choosing to act together.

"…"

As the group walked downstairs, upon reaching the second floor, they suddenly encountered a panicked player girl running around.

The girl's face was pale, and her breathing was rapid. Upon seeing Amamiya Natsuki and the others, she immediately grabbed Amamiya Natsuki's wrist as if she had found a lifeline:

"S-someone died."

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