Kaguya-sama Wants Me to Surrender

The mission was interrupted at the last moment, all efforts wasted, making me very unhappy.

"I'm sorry." The short-haired girl trembled, her voice timid, "I forgot my key in the classroom. I came back to get it... Sorry to bother you, I'll leave right away."

"Stay put."

Shinomiya Kaguya's cool voice echoed in the classroom.

The girl, who was about to flee, flinched. She turned her head back pitifully, her eyes misty with fear.

"The classroom is a public space." Shinomiya Kaguya gently pressed her brow, closed her eyes, and said, "Take your key and then leave."

"Thank you, Kaguya-san."

The short-haired girl's eyes lit up. She scurried to her seat, took out her key, held it with both hands against her chest, and said with conviction, "Don't worry, Kaguya-san. I will definitely keep quiet about your relationship with Amamiya-san and promise not to tell anyone."

"Wait, when did I start dating Kaguya-san?" Amamiya Natsuki couldn't help but open his eyes. "Don't talk nonsense."

It was just a mission, it had nothing to do with dating.

Shinomiya Kaguya crossed her arms and said, "We are not dating."

The short-haired girl blinked, a gossipy expression on her face, "Amamiya-san was just patting Kaguya-san's head."

What's wrong with patting someone's head?

If a head pat means dating, then if I pat someone's foot, do I have to marry them!

"You saw wrong." Amamiya Natsuki said decisively.

"Huh?" The short-haired girl was startled and instinctively retorted, "I saw it very clearly just now, you were..."

Shinomiya Kaguya's voice was soft, "You did see wrong."

"Oh, I-I'm sorry!"

The short-haired girl turned and fled in panic.

Both of them are so scary.

The classroom fell silent again.

"This is it." Amamiya Natsuki showed the ladybug in his hand, then threw it out the window. "The mission wasn't completed, right?"

"No."

"We have to do it again." Amamiya Natsuki sighed. "The classroom is a bit dangerous. It hasn't been long since school ended, and other students might come back later."

Shinomiya Kaguya's delicate eyebrows furrowed slightly.

She didn't join any clubs, so she had no activity room to use and nowhere to go right now.

As expected, she still had to run for student council.

Once she had an office, she wouldn't have to worry about being disturbed.

"Let's rest for a bit." Shinomiya Kaguya's voice was cool and composed, the blush on her face gradually fading. "Let's talk again in half an hour."

Amamiya Natsuki nodded, took a book from his bag, and began to read it seriously.

Half an hour passed in the blink of an eye.

The school gradually quieted down, and there were no footsteps in the hallway for a long time.

"Shall we do it again?" Amamiya Natsuki asked.

"Okay."

Shinomiya Kaguya looked up.

The first time they made eye contact, he was inevitably a little nervous. The second time was much better. Now, for the third time, Amamiya Natsuki was completely relaxed.

Gazing into the Ice Sculpture Girl's beautiful ruby-like eyes, Amamiya Natsuki felt at ease and began to appreciate them.

Their eyes met.

A blush quietly crept onto the girl's snow-white skin again.

This time, there were no accidents, and the mission was successfully completed.

"My eyes hurt." Amamiya Natsuki breathed a sigh of relief, got up, and walked towards the exit. "Kaguya-san, see you tomorrow. I'm going home."

"...See you tomorrow."

As Amamiya Natsuki left, a blonde girl with a side ponytail suddenly slipped in through the door, moving silently and mysteriously, a lollipop in her mouth.

"Young lady, it's time to go back."

Shinomiya Kaguya rubbed her temples and opened her eyes, her voice cool and indifferent. "Where is the information I asked you to investigate?"

"Hmm, here it is."

The blonde girl with the side ponytail took out a file from her school bag.

Shinomiya Kaguya's gaze shifted downwards, landing on the file. In the center was a photo of Amamiya Natsuki.

Age.

Birthday.

Home address.

Parents' identities.

School attended...

"And a childhood friend?"

Shinomiya Kaguya's gaze sharpened slightly, her slender, mountain-like eyebrows lifting gently.

"It's Yotsuya Miko, who's in the same class as me," the blonde girl explained, sucking on a lollipop. "She's neighbors with Amamiya-kun, they went to middle school together, and they seem to be quite close. Maybe they'll start dating officially soon."

"..."

Seeing Shinomiya Kaguya frown in silence, the blonde girl took two books out of her school bag. While still sucking on her lollipop, she said, "When I was investigating, I picked up a book at the bookstore. Miss, you can take a look."

"What book?"

Shinomiya Kaguya looked over curiously, her eyes widening slightly. On the cover of the book, it clearly read...

The Manual for Raising a Loyal Dog Boyfriend

Chapter 30 Make a Tokyo Rich Woman Fall in Love with Me in 100 Days

"The Manual for Raising a Loyal Dog Boyfriend... There's actually a book like that?!"

Shinomiya Kaguya's eyes widened.

It was the first time she had ever seen the term 'loyal dog boyfriend.' But that didn't stop her from understanding its meaning—raising a boyfriend like a loyal dog. Is he a boyfriend, or a pet?

"Where there's demand, there's a market," the blonde girl said, pulling the lollipop from her mouth with a soft 'pop.' She twirled a strand of hair with her slender fingers, then unselfconsciously stuck out her pink tongue to gently lick the lollipop, her voice calm. "I also saw Make a Tokyo Rich Woman Fall in Love with Me in 100 Days and Step-by-Step Guide to Conquering the Neighbor's Wife at the bookstore..."

"Wait, did some strange book titles get mixed in there?"

Shinomiya Kaguya couldn't help but exclaim.

Tokyo rich women were one thing, but conquering the neighbor's wife was just too much!

"Don't mind the details," the blonde girl tilted her head and looked at her. "Miss, you have absolutely no experience in love, you're a complete novice. It's very necessary to learn the 'raising' methods in these books, otherwise, you'll just watch the boy you like get snatched away."

"You're overthinking it," Shinomiya Kaguya's pretty face flushed slightly as she retorted loudly, "I don't like him at all."

"Volume doesn't correlate with persuasiveness," the blonde girl leaned against the door. "Miss, you haven't been eating or sleeping well for the past few days because of that boy. You've even got dark circles under your eyes."

"That's because..."

Shinomiya Kaguya bit her lower lip.

The day before yesterday, when she encountered the strange incident, she had told Hayasaka immediately. But Hayasaka didn't believe her at all. Without any evidence, nothing she said would be useful.

"Forget it, let's go home," Shinomiya Kaguya's tone calmed down.

"Are you going to read this book, Miss, or not?" the blonde girl said lightly. "If not, I'll throw it away."

Shinomiya Kaguya's footsteps paused slightly. She silently took the book and put it into her bag, her expression cool and composed.

"Don't litter."

She didn't care about the 'loyal dog boyfriend' part. There were definitely methods in there for manipulating others, which she might be able to learn from.

That's right.

She was only reading this book to better utilize that man!

"..."

On the way home.

Amamiya Natsuki ran into Miko and Yurikawa Hana.

"Good afternoon, Amamiya-kun," the blonde girl waved happily, her smile bright, a stark contrast to Miko's fish-like expression next to her. "Shall we continue studying together today?"

"Huuu..."

Miko covered her mouth with her hand and yawned. The dark circles under her eyes seemed to have gotten even worse.

Amamiya Natsuki walked over to the two girls and looked at Miko. "Couldn't sleep well again last night?"

"No."

Yotsuya Miko bit her lower lip aggrievedly.

Vengeful spirits could pass through walls. Closing the door was completely useless. They were more annoying than flies or mosquitoes.

After Amamiya Natsuki left last night, Yotsuya Miko had intended to get a good night's sleep. But then a ghastly spirit with eyes all over its face walked through the door and, right in front of her, crawled under the bed as if no one else was there.

She couldn't look.

She absolutely couldn't look.

Yotsuya Miko didn't know how long she lay there before she finally fell asleep. It wasn't strange at all that her dark circles had gotten worse.

They chatted as they walked and soon arrived at their doorstep.

"Shall we study at Natsuki-kun's house today?" Yurikawa Hana raised her right hand and said crisply.

Amamiya Natsuki turned to look at her and said slowly, "It's very dangerous to go to a strange boy's house."

"It's okay, Natsuki and I are already friends," Yurikawa Hana said with a bright smile, reaching out to hug Miko's arm. "Besides, with Miko here, Natsuki won't bully me."

Miko's eyes were glazed over, her voice weak. "Sorry, I'll choose to turn a blind eye."

"Ehh, that's so mean."

"..."

Amamiya Natsuki took out his key and opened the door. "Come in, the slippers are in the shoe cabinet. Change them yourselves."

Yotsuya Miko, who often came over to play, agreed and put on the lazy fish slippers.

"Thank you, Natsuki."

Yurikawa Hana, on the other hand, was quite polite. After changing her shoes, she carefully arranged all three pairs neatly before happily petting the dog.

"What do you guys want to drink?" Amamiya Natsuki opened the refrigerator. "I have barley tea, oolong tea, and cola."

Amamiya Natsuki paused.

Opening the refrigerator and seeing a vengeful spirit's head lying inside, he had to admit, he was quite startled.

"Barley tea."

"Oolong tea."

The two girls quickly replied.

Amamiya Natsuki's expression was blank as he activated his Evil Spirit Repellent aura. The vengeful spirit's head in the refrigerator let out a hollow scream, turning into gray mist and beginning to dissipate.

Trespassing into someone's home was one thing, but daring to hide in the refrigerator to scare people? Great Might Heavenly Dragon!

He took out the cans of drinks and handed them to Miko and Yurikawa Hana, then led the two girls upstairs and into his room.

"Excuse me for intruding."

Yurikawa Hana followed behind Miko, walking in cautiously and looking around the room with curiosity. "Wow, it's so clean. I thought it would be messy."