Miss Kaguya Wants My Surrender

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After setting the broadcast content to automatically loop, Amamiya Natsuki turned and walked out of the broadcast room.

"Why did it suddenly become a power-leveling service?"

Kitagawa Marin asked curiously.

"For example," Amamiya Natsuki extended a finger. "You're walking alone on a dangerous, unfamiliar street, and suddenly someone comes over and offers you free water and food. Would you take it?"

"Of course not," Kitagawa Marin said, putting her hands on her hips. "Even children know not to eat strangers' food."

"Ah, I see," Fujiwara Chika said, suddenly enlightened. "If we offer help for free, others might suspect we have ulterior motives."

"Exactly."

Turning 'unpaid help' into 'equivalent exchange' could, on the contrary, make people feel at ease accepting it.

Both sides got what they needed, and everyone was happy.

Hearing this, the Passerby, the Glasses Girl, walked over and whispered, "This is my item..."

In the Glasses Girl's opinion, paying protection money in exchange for the chance to clear the game was actually super cost-effective.

Amamiya Natsuki raised an eyebrow: "Put your things away."

"Eh?"

Amamiya Natsuki glanced at Kitagawa: "We're friends; we don't need these."

Marin was already in a precarious situation at that time; if it had been even a little later, the consequences would have been unpredictable. For this alone, he had to thank the other party.

Kitagawa Marin looked up.

Their eyes met.

Everything was unsaid.

"Here," Amamiya Natsuki took out the purple circulating coins he had just obtained and handed them to the Glasses Girl and the silver-haired loli, one for each, which was exactly their 'ransom.' "If you're not in a hurry to clear the game, I hope you can stay and help."

"No problem!" The Glasses Girl gripped the clearance coin and thanked him excitedly, "Just give me anything to do!"

The silver-haired loli Aharen raised her right hand: "Oh~~"

Next, at Shinomiya Kaguya's suggestion, everyone split up.

Amamiya Natsuki and the others continued to collect monsters and search for circulating coins.

The Glasses Girl and the silver-haired loli stayed at the cashier on the first floor, responsible for guarding. If any players came seeking 'Player Support Service,' they would immediately notify Amamiya Natsuki and the others via mobile phone to return.

Now, both of them had already received their 'ransom money' and met all the clearance conditions. Even if they encountered danger, they could quickly pass through the air wall to ensure their own safety.

However, at Fujiwara Chika's suggestion, Amamiya Natsuki still pasted the 'Seize and Eliminate Evil' temporary combo skill on the two Roadside Girls to ensure foolproof safety.

"Done," Amamiya Natsuki said, looking at Hayasaka. "Where's the nearest monster?"

Hayasaka Ai looked at the tablet: "Fourth floor, there's a dinosaur doll with a broken tail."

"That's the one."

"…"

The result was obvious; the dinosaur monster was quickly put onto the mini-train and began to experience the joy of driving without a license.

"Natsuki-kun," Fujiwara Chika said, pulling out her phone and speaking softly, "Aharen and the others sent a message saying that players have arrived."

Kitagawa Marin put her right hand on her hip: "There really are other players in the shopping mall."

Amamiya Natsuki said, "Let's go down."

"…"

The group returned downstairs.

The first player to come and purchase the 'Player Support Service' was a male student, who looked like a university student based on his age. He was a lone wolf, all by himself. It was unclear what had happened to him earlier, but his face was pale, and a faint trace of blood was visible on his chest.

Seeing Amamiya Natsuki and the others approach, the male player instinctively recoiled half a step, wanting to escape, but then forced himself to endure, cautiously asking:

"Can you really help people clear the game?"

"We exchange game items for a way to clear the game. It's a fair trade for everyone, no deception," Amamiya Natsuki said seriously. "We've already conducted game-clearing services in multiple games, and our current satisfaction rate is one hundred percent. After the transaction is complete, please don't forget to like and give a good review."

Kitagawa Marin: "…"

He's tricking people again.

The Player Support Service service had just started; this man was surely the very first player customer!

The male player's expression was complex, clearly somewhat speechless, but since he was already here, he naturally leaned towards believing, muttering:

"You only need game items opened from Blind Box, any type is fine, even common items?"

"That's right," Amamiya Natsuki said emphatically. "The most important thing for a person is credibility. Our Player Support service is a century-old brand; the signboard is paramount."

The horror game had only just begun; the claim of a century-old brand was too fake!

The male player suppressed his urge to complain and said softly:

"…How much?"

"What I say doesn't count," Amamiya Natsuki said, looking at Kaguya. "Please discuss with our senpai manager."

Shinomiya Kaguya stepped forward, her voice clear and composed: "Please set the items you wish to exchange to display status. We need to conduct a simple value assessment."

"…"

The items opened from Blind Box were bizarre; besides being able to be stored in the game backpack, some things truly had no value.

'Endless Leeks' was still acceptable; it could be useful in certain special situations, like feeding Miss Milk Cow. But 'A Bag of Suspicious Tissues,' 'Half an Eraser,' 'Expired Bread,' and so on—it was truly hard to imagine any use for them.

Shinomiya Kaguya's goal was to be a capitalist; if she wasn't a philanthropist, she naturally wouldn't be willing to exchange things that had absolutely no use.

"…"

A moment later.

The transaction was successful.

The male player took out several game items and handed them to Shinomiya Kaguya, while Amamiya Natsuki handed over the clear coin next to her.

Both sides exchanged money and goods.

"Holding this strange coin, I can go out by passing through the air wall?"

The male player nervously confirmed.

"That's right," Kitagawa Marin nodded. "You can try it now."

The male player exhaled, reached out to touch the invisible air wall, and his eyes immediately lit up.

The invisible air wall that had blocked him before now allowed him to pass through with ease.

As his body crossed the cashier counter, the game notification sounded, excitedly saying:

"I received the game clear notification!"

"Pleasure doing business," Amamiya Natsuki smiled. "Please give us a five-star review."

"…"

The male player instantly disappeared, teleported away.

"Helping one is helping one," Fujiwara Chika said softly, not very interested in the exchanged items. "I wonder if there are any other players."

As soon as she finished speaking, a soft thud suddenly echoed from a dark corner.

Amamiya Natsuki followed the sound and saw a dog-headed doll rolling on the ground.

"Everyone, don't do anything, it's one of us!"

After rolling two times, the dog-headed doll shook its head, sat up, and then quickly removed its head, revealing a young girl's face:

"I'm a player, and I also want to purchase the 'Player Support Service'."

Clearly.

This female player had arrived long ago but hadn't shown herself immediately. Only after the previous man cleared the game and left did she finally appear.

"And me, I want to trade too."

Another voice came from the darkness, and another player dressed in a dinosaur doll costume appeared.

Fujiwara Chika: "…"

So there are so many people who play it safe; everyone is too cautious!

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