Miss Kaguya Wants My Surrender

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[Fun Task: Defeat a Hundred People]

[Task Content: It's time to show your true strength. Please physically defeat one hundred opponents before twenty-four o'clock today to spread your fame far and wide.]

[Task Reward: Exclusive Bound Equipment]

[Failure Penalty: Hearing sealed for twenty-four hours]

[Note: The reward is extremely precious, please do not miss it.]

[Note: Cheating is forbidden. Please ensure the duel environment is fair and just. Secret collusion, advance bribery, and other such behaviors will result in the defeat being invalid.]

"..."

"Kaguya-chan, are you alright?"

Fujiwara Chika asked cautiously.

Aside from biting her lower lip slightly, Shinomiya Kaguya showed no other signs of abnormality; her expression was cool and composed, and she said calmly: "I'm fine."

"That's good." Fujiwara Chika breathed a sigh of relief, "Two days in a row getting strange tasks, if it were me, I might have already cried."

You've been deceived; the ice sculpture girl is just very good at managing her expressions. She might appear calm on the surface, but her heart is not calm at all!

Amamiya Natsuki looked at Shinomiya Kaguya and could clearly see text gushing out above the girl's head.

[Unfair, unfair, unfair, unfair...]

Why me again?

I feel like someone is secretly targeting me!

"It's been two consecutive days of missions. Kaguya-chan's astrological forecast must be a Mercury retrograde day," Fujiwara Chika suggested. "Kaguya-chan, when you leave tomorrow morning, remember to check the daily horoscope on NHK."

I checked the horoscope yesterday morning, but it was completely useless!

Amamiya Natsuki pondered and said,

"Let's discuss how to complete the mission first."

A boy's way of thinking: encounter a problem, solve a problem.

"Understood." Fujiwara Chika rested her right hand on her chin, murmuring to herself, "Hundred-man slayer… it sounds a bit…"

Their eyes met.

Amamiya Natsuki and Fujiwara Chika tacitly looked away.

They were all seasoned veterans.

"Defeat a hundred people." Shinomiya Kaguya's delicate brows furrowed slightly, as she also pondered seriously. "It would be much simpler if we could bribe our opponents."

As the young lady of the Shinomiya, it was not shameful to rely on real-world power.

If there were no rules against cheating, let alone achieving a hundred-man slayer in one day, even a thousand-man slayer might be possible.

"Ah, I've got it!" Fujiwara Chika's eyes lit up, and she quickly raised her right hand, saying crisply, "How about rock-paper-scissors?"

"Playing rock-paper-scissors is simple and convenient; we can complete the mission in minutes."

"That sounds unreliable." Amamiya Natsuki shook his head. "We can try it first to see if it meets the requirements."

"Let's duel, Kaguya-chan!"

Fujiwara Chika put her left hand on her hip and extended her right hand towards Shinomiya Kaguya.

Shinomiya Kaguya also thought it was unreliable, but… it's just rock-paper-scissors, there's no harm in trying.

Then Shinomiya Kaguya lost five consecutive rounds.

"Eh, I won again?" Fujiwara Chika blinked, her voice clear. "It seems the horoscope show was right; my luck is indeed very good today."

Looking at Fujiwara, who was proudly raising her chin, Shinomiya Kaguya began to doubt her life.

Could her luck really be that bad?

"I'll do it." Amamiya Natsuki looked at Kaguya Ji, raising his right hand. "Fujiwara's luck seems to be very good today, so the best way is not to play with her."

"…"

Shinomiya Kaguya bit her lower lip slightly and began to play rock-paper-scissors.

This time, she finally won.

"Kaguya-chan, how was it?" Fujiwara Chika looked over expectantly.

Shinomiya Kaguya gently shook her head, her expression calm: "It's useless."

As expected, the rock-paper-scissors Game did not meet the mission requirements.

"Let me think again…" Fujiwara Chika pondered once more. "Well, Kaguya-chan is so good at archery, how about entering an archery competition?"

As an all-rounder beautiful girl, in addition to her academic prowess, Shinomiya Kaguya also excelled in tea ceremony, flower arrangement, dance, guzheng, aikido, naginata, and archery. Her archery skills were the strongest, having won first prize in the national competition in junior high.

If she participated in an archery duel, the probability of completing the mission would indeed be very high.

However…

"My stamina won't allow it." Shinomiya Kaguya gently shook her head.

Even as an all-rounder beautiful girl, Shinomiya Kaguya had her weaknesses, such as stamina. As a young lady, she had many things to learn daily and no time for running, jumping, or physical exercise. Therefore, Shinomiya Kaguya's basic stamina was even lower than that of an average girl.

In a Game, she would probably be a high-damage but squishy archer who collapses at a touch.

Shinomiya Kaguya had considered the possibility of an archery duel earlier.

She was confident in achieving a hundred-man slayer, but not within a single day; her arms would give out midway.

In fact, Shinomiya Kaguya had considered all duels related to sports, but unfortunately, her severe lack of stamina meant she had to reject them all.

"How about playing shogi?" Fujiwara Chika asked again. "Kaguya-chan is super smart, she's great at both shogi and Go. She should be able to achieve a hundred-man slayer in one day, right?"

"The mission requires a display of martial prowess. Chess should be a game of intellect," Amamiya Natsuki mused. "Regardless, we won't know until we try."

"I remember there's shogi in the Tabletop Game Club's drawer," Fujiwara Chika quickly said. "Should we go verify it now?"

"Mm."

The three of them went to the Tabletop Game Club together.

Fujiwara Chika found the shogi board and started playing against Shinomiya Kaguya.

In less than ten minutes, the two had a winner, with Fujiwara Chika completely routed and defeated.

"Still no good." Shinomiya Kaguya's delicate brows furrowed slightly.

"I can't think of anything." Fujiwara Chika slumped listlessly on the table.

Amamiya Natsuki deliberated before speaking:

"I've thought of a method that might work."

"Eh, what method?" Fujiwara Chika quickly sat upright. "Natsuki-kun, tell us quickly."

"Have you two ever played arcade fighting games?" Amamiya Natsuki asked.

"I've heard of them, but never played," Fujiwara Chika shook her head.

Shinomiya Kaguya crossed her arms over her chest: "I haven't played."

Well, he should have expected that.

Shinomiya Kaguya was a proper young lady, and while Fujiwara was a bit ditzy, her upbringing was also very good. It was clear that neither girl would have had exposure to arcade fighting games.

"Even if you've only heard of them, it's fine. In short, they are fighting Games played on arcade machines," Amamiya Natsuki continued. "One-on-one fair duels, martial competitions, might meet the mission's specific conditions."

"We won't know if it works until we try."

"There's a game center on my way to school. I suggest we go verify it now," Amamiya Natsuki finished directly. "If it doesn't meet the mission's specific conditions, we'll think of other methods."

"That sounds pretty good," Fujiwara Chika quickly voted in favor. "Let's skip class, Kaguya-chan!"

"No need to skip class," Amamiya Natsuki retorted. "There's still some time before class starts. If we walk faster, we won't be late."

Shinomiya Kaguya pondered for two seconds, then nodded gently:

"Let's go, to the game center."

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