Chapter 35: Chapter 35: Shinomiya Kaguya: Elementary Schooler God of War
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Shinomiya Kaguya: "Ora Ora Ora Ora Ora Ora Ora—"
Amamiya Natsuki: "Muda Muda Muda Muda Muda Muda—"
"…Fujiwara!"
Shinomiya Kaguya bit her lower lip and turned to look at the girl standing behind her, doing the voiceover.
"I won't say anything more." Fujiwara Chika covered her mouth with both hands, her eyes innocent, "It's all because Kaguya-chan's expression was too serious, so I wanted to lighten the mood."
Just now, Shinomiya Kaguya had already lost five consecutive games, without exception, all crushing defeats.
"One more round."
Shinomiya Kaguya looked at Amamiya Natsuki, flames burning in the girl's wine-red eyes.
As a genius girl, Shinomiya Kaguya's competitive spirit had always been exceptionally strong. Whether in academics or other areas, her standard of action was always to either not do it, or to do it to the best of her ability.
The same game characters.
A fair and just competitive match.
She had actually lost five consecutive games, and without any power to fight back… Humiliation!
Losing is not shameful.
Not being able to win back is shameful.
So, no matter what, she had to win it back!
"I'm not playing anymore." Amamiya Natsuki shook his head and refused.
If he continued to play, Shinomiya Kaguya would achieve the hidden achievement of one hundred consecutive losses. With the ice sculpture girl's extremely strong self-esteem and proud personality, she might secretly cry.
Shinomiya Kaguya's delicate brows furrowed slightly. Just as she was about to speak, Amamiya Natsuki had already reminded her:
"If we don't go back now, we'll be late for class."
"Eh, eh, we've been playing for so long." Fujiwara Chika, who was watching the show from the side, quickly pulled out her phone and exclaimed, "Kaguya-chan, hurry back to school, we're going to be late!"
"…"
Although she really wanted to continue dueling with Amamiya Natsuki, skipping class was also not an option.
Shinomiya Kaguya exhaled softly, her fingers tucking the strands of hair falling across her chest behind her ear, her tone calming down: "Let's go."
The three of them walked out of the game center, jogging all the way, and successfully made it back to school before class started.
The day passed quickly.
The dismissal bell rang on time.
"Kaguya-chan, I've already talked to my friends." Fujiwara Chika walked up to the ice sculpture girl and saluted, "We can act anytime."
"Wait." Shinomiya Kaguya looked up, "What did you tell your friends?"
Fujiwara Chika smiled brightly: "Of course, it's to find a hundred friends to help you complete the task."
Upon hearing this, Amamiya Natsuki could only sigh inwardly:
This girl with extreme social skills, how terrifying.
It hasn't even been a month since school started, and she can pull out a hundred friends in minutes. Are you trying to dominate the entire academy!
"Your friends…" Shinomiya Kaguya gently furrowed her delicate brows, "Perhaps not."
"Eh, why do you say that?" Fujiwara Chika looked bewildered.
Amamiya Natsuki said from the side: "Your friends are all school classmates, right?"
"That's right." Fujiwara Chika nodded.
Amamiya Natsuki said: "Shinomiya is quite formidable in school…"
"Hmm?"
Shinomiya Kaguya looked up at him, her eyes dangerous.
"I misspoke, she's a flower of the high peaks." Amamiya Natsuki silently changed his words. A flower of the high peaks is a flower blooming on the top of a high mountain, unattainable for ordinary people. "When ordinary classmates see her, it's like mice seeing a cat; they even avoid her when walking. Asking them to do a task together will probably make them hesitant and then be judged as not meeting the limited conditions."
Family background, beauty, aura… these things, though unseen, are real and not illusory.
"Of course, that's just a guess. The truth still needs to be verified." Amamiya Natsuki concluded, "Fujiwara, you can call one friend over first to verify and see what the situation is."
"No problem, leave it to me." Fujiwara Chika accepted the task, her eyes sweeping across the classroom, quickly landing on a short-haired girl who hadn't left yet, and waved, "Asuka-chan, come here."
Amamiya Natsuki looked at the short-haired girl, Kashiwagi Asuka, who was the same classmate who had stumbled upon their 'good deed' yesterday afternoon.
"Um… Chika-chan is calling me?"
The short-haired girl timidly pointed to herself.
"It's you, hurry up and come over."
"Oh."
Glancing at the ice sculpture Kaguya standing beside Fujiwara Chika, the short-haired girl's face turned slightly pale as she timidly walked over.
"Asuka-chan, do you have any club activities this afternoon?" Fujiwara Chika asked.
"No."
"Then that's perfect, it's you." Fujiwara Chika clasped her hands in front of her chest, "There's something I want to ask you to do."
"Wh-what is it?"
"Kaguya-chan wants to battle, so you can be her opponent."
Op-opponent?
The short-haired girl's body trembled slightly, her face grew even paler, and mist even welled up in her eyes.
Called an opponent, but it's actually murder, isn't it?
She thought she had survived after stumbling upon Kaguya-san and Amamiya-kun doing that in the classroom yesterday afternoon, but in the end, was Kaguya-san still going to murder her!
"I-I'm sorry!" The short-haired girl bowed ninety degrees in apology, "Kaguya-san is so amazing, and I'm so weak. Forget being an opponent, I can't even be a sparring partner. Please let me go!"
"…"
The short-haired girl still ended up following Amamiya Natsuki and the two girls out of school.
There was no other way; Shinomiya Kaguya's cool eyes were quite terrifying, making it impossible to refuse.
The four walked in silence and quickly arrived at the game center.
"I've said it many times, we're just calling Asuka-chan over to play a game, don't be so nervous." Fujiwara Chika walked in front, "I'm here."
Entering the game center, the short-haired girl felt a little relieved; it really wasn't a scary place like an abandoned warehouse.
There were more players in the afternoon than in the morning, but it wasn't packed. The machine they played on in the morning was empty, so Shinomiya Kaguya walked over and sat down.
"Asuka-chan, sit next to Kaguya-chan." Fujiwara Chika reminded her.
"Oh."
Amamiya Natsuki, meanwhile, turned to find a staff member and exchanged for a handful of coins.
Upon returning, Fujiwara Chika had just finished explaining the basic game controls, and she clenched her right hand into a fist, saying: "Asuka-chan, what you need to do now is play one game with Kaguya-chan."
"Um… what happens if I lose?" The short-haired girl asked cautiously.
Amamiya Natsuki handed her a coin and said gently, "Don't be nervous. There's no penalty for losing. It's just that Kaguya-san is bad at the game but very addicted, so she just wants to find someone to play with."
"Stare—"
A sharp gaze fixed on him.
Shinomiya Kaguya was unhappy.
What does 'bad at the game but very addicted' mean?
She only lost a few rounds to him this morning. Just wait and see, she would definitely win them back!
"That's good."
The short-haired girl sighed softly, inserted the coin, and entered Versus Mode.
The game began.
Immediately after, the battle ended.
"I'm sorry, I'm too weak." The short-haired girl timidly apologized, "And it's my first time playing this kind of game."
"It's okay to lose, you know. Here, have a drink to calm your nerves." Fujiwara Chika handed her a can of soda, then turned to Kaguya, "Kaguya-chan, how's the task?"
Shinomiya Kaguya gently shook her head.
Winning the game, but with no increase in mission progress, it was clear that the two sides were not engaged in 'fair competition'.
"It really isn't possible," Fujiwara Chika said, greatly disappointed, and looked pitifully at Amamiya Natsuki. "Natsuki, what do we do now?"
Amamiya Natsuki pondered for a few seconds, his gaze falling on an elementary schooler nearby.
"Kaguya-san, please be prepared, your reputation is about to spread among the elementary schoolers.."
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