Next came the time for action.
This group of players was clearly an elite force trained by the Bureau. They worked together seamlessly, stayed calm and composed, and weren't much for talking. One of them was skilled at tracking and actually managed to follow the traces left by the Evil Neighbor—and successfully killed it.
Unfortunately, that thing was still just a clone. The whereabouts of its true body remained unknown.
After the operation, Amamiya Natsuki went with them to the Bureau's headquarters to record a video showing how to make the new potion. Only then was he finally able to go home.
After spending two days lounging around at home, summer vacation was almost over. Amamiya Natsuki was just getting ready to hurry up and finish his summer homework when he suddenly received a notification from [Game].
A dungeon was coming...
[Forced Instance will open in 24 hours. Please prepare...]
Looking at the message that popped up in his notifications, Amamiya Natsuki clicked his tongue softly, but remained quite calm. After all, going by the timing, the instance was about due.
What he needed to do now was...
Amamiya Natsuki took out his phone and sent a message to all the girls.
"Forced Instance incoming. Danger! Get over here, quick!"
"..."
An hour later.
The girls had gathered at Amamiya Natsuki's house. Kaguya, Hayasaka, Yukino, Chika... Even Miko and Ryuzaki Mom had come over. Not a single one was missing.
"President, President," Kitagawa Marin said brightly. "Is a new instance about to open?"
"That's right." Amamiya Natsuki nodded. "I got the message a little while ago. The instance will open on the dot in 24 hours... That leaves us with just 23 hours now."
Tsubame-senpai said softly,
"Time is tight. We need to start preparing now."
Since they couldn't know