Kaguya-sama Wants Me to Surrender

"Good work."

As soon as Amamiya Natsuki let out a sigh of relief, an unbelievable voice reached his ears.

"...What are you guys doing?!"

Chapter 32: Shinomiya Kaguya: I Want to Achieve Hundred Man Kill

Yotsuya Miko stared, her eyes wide with disbelief, even questioning her own sight.

She woke up.

Her bestie was disheveled, her face flushed, eyes teary, and she was miserably slumped by the bedside.

Her childhood friend's right hand was on her bestie's waist, seemingly about to pounce.

Seeing this scene, Yotsuya Miko suddenly thought of a certain scenario.

Husband present...

No, she was a girl, so it should be wife present?

Even though they weren't dating, her childhood friend and bestie doing that right in front of her felt incredibly excessive!

"Ahhh! Miko, listen to my explanation!"

Yurikawa Hana's eyes snapped open, the temperature of her already flushed face breaking past its limits, white steam erupting from her head with a rumbling sound: "The truth isn't what you see!"

Seeing a patch of white on her bestie's chest, Yotsuya Miko's lips twitched slightly. She raised a hand to cover her forehead:

[Redacted]

"Hana, put your clothes on first."

"I'm sorry, my clothes are already ruined." The golden-haired girl's eyes were misty with shame.

Hearing this, Yotsuya Miko's breath hitched, and she silently turned to look at Amamiya Natsuki.

"It has nothing to do with me." Amamiya Natsuki quickly raised both hands to show his innocence. "You listen to my explanation... actually, let classmate Yurikawa explain."

The suspect's defense held no credibility.

"I just..."

Yurikawa Hana covered her chest with both hands, tears welling up as she began to narrate.

Seeing the button lying in her bestie's palm, Yotsuya Miko let out a soft sigh.

With witness and evidence present, it seemed she had indeed misunderstood.

Amamiya Natsuki sighed deeply and said mournfully:

"Being wrongly accused by someone closest to me feels awful."

Yotsuya Miko's face flushed slightly: "I haven't said a single word yet."

Amamiya Natsuki: "A suspicious gaze is more terrifying than an interrogation."

"...Get out."

Yotsuya Miko sat up straight and pointed towards the door: "Bring me the sewing kit."

"..."

Amamiya Natsuki found the sewing kit and handed it to Yotsuya Miko, only to be quickly kicked out of the room again.

A moment later.

The two girls came downstairs.

The button on Yurikawa Hana's chest had been sewn back on, but just to be safe, the golden-haired bestie still covered her neckline with her hand. A faint blush remained on her face as she whispered:

"Goodbye, Natsuki-classmate. I'm going home."

Amamiya Natsuki nodded: "See you tomorrow."

"I'm going home too."

Yotsuya Miko also held her school bag and left with her bestie.

The night passed without incident.

The next day.

Classroom.

"Good morning, Natsuki-kun."

Fujiwara Chika, carrying her school bag with both hands, approached Amamiya Natsuki.

As expected of a girl with extreme social skills, her address had progressed from Amamiya-classmate a couple of days ago, to Natsuki-classmate, and now to Natsuki-kun, which she said quite naturally.

"Morning."

Amamiya Natsuki looked up, his gaze falling on Fujiwara Chika's face, and he was slightly surprised. "Why do you have dark circles under your eyes?"

Hearing this, Fujiwara Chika bit her lower lip miserably: "Last night when I was sleeping, a super scary vengeful spirit suddenly appeared. It just stood by my bed staring at me. When I tried to move to another room, it even followed me. It was so terrifying, I couldn't sleep at all."

As she spoke, Shinomiya Kaguya happened to walk into the classroom from the doorway.

"Kaguya-chan is lying, wearing an eye patch is useless," Fujiwara Chika looked pitifully at the Ice Sculpture Girl. "That vengeful spirit has been staring at me, I can feel it on my skin."

"I never said the eye patch was 100% effective," Shinomiya Kaguya's voice was clear and composed. "It was just a suggestion."

Amamiya Natsuki looked at the Ice Sculpture Girl.

After a night's absence, the girl's dark circles showed no signs of fading, clearly indicating she hadn't rested well.

"Blind Box, Blind Box!" Fujiwara Chika clenched her pink fists, cheering herself on. "Before I left this morning, I specifically watched a horoscope show. The host said my luck today is very good."

Shinomiya Kaguya's eyelashes fluttered slightly. Recalling yesterday's Interest Mission, she couldn't help but bite her lower lip.

Liar.

Horoscopes are completely unreliable!

Fujiwara Chika quickly purchased today's Blind Box. Upon opening it, a faint golden light shimmered, immediately attracting the attention of Amamiya Natsuki and Shinomiya Kaguya.

There's a golden light? Could it be a legendary drop?

[Tenfold Critical Hit!]

[Congratulations: You have obtained one hundred Game Coins]

Amamiya Natsuki looked at Fujiwara Chika in surprise.

Just casually opening a Blind Box and getting a tenfold critical hit? Are you the legendary Chosen One?

As it stands, Game Coins are quite precious.

Amamiya Natsuki and Shinomiya Kaguya each received ten Game Coins through the beginner's mission. Even after clearing Vengeful Spirit Academy, they only had a total of seventy Game Coins. All their hard-earned coins combined were less than what Fujiwara Chika got from one Blind Box.

"Mmm..." Fujiwara Chika blinked. "I guess my luck is pretty good?"

"..."

Shinomiya Kaguya silently bit her lower lip.

Unfair!

Yesterday, the horoscope host said my luck was great, so why was it such a terrible mission?

Is someone targeting me?

"Natsuki-kun, look quickly, what's in your Blind Box," Fujiwara Chika looked over expectantly.

Amamiya Natsuki responded with a sound and purchased today's Blind Box from the shop.

He had checked it when he woke up this morning. The item in the Blind Box was a prop, not a vengeful spirit. It was a shame he didn't know what it was specifically.

Upon opening the Blind Box, Amamiya Natsuki felt his palm become slightly heavier.

"Huh, it's a comb?" Fujiwara Chika's eyes were curious.

Shinomiya Kaguya said softly, "A normal comb?"

"It's probably... not normal."

Amamiya Natsuki's tone was subtle, and he quickly displayed the comb's attributes to the two girls.

[Item: Blood-stained Comb] [This is a comb from the Showa Era. Its previous owner was a barber who, for thirty years, meticulously gave customers center-parted hairstyles. The technique for center-parting has been imprinted into the comb. As long as the target has hair, they can be forcibly styled into a center-parted look.] [Note: Don't go, let me give you a center part.]

"The era of the center-parted hairstyle is long gone," Fujiwara Chika couldn't help but complain. "This comb is completely useless, isn't it?"

"Objection! Even useless things have their uses," Amamiya Natsuki said earnestly. "What if we encounter an extremely cold environment someday? It could be used as firewood."

Fujiwara Chika: "Such a small comb, it wouldn't be enough to burn."

"This comb has no additional conditions for use; it can be used anytime, anywhere," Amamiya Natsuki looked at the two girls with interest. "Do you want to try it out?"

"I refuse," Fujiwara Chika quickly covered her bangs and retreated warily. "I don't want a center-parted hairstyle!"

"What about you, Kaguya-classmate?" Amamiya Natsuki looked at the Ice Sculpture Girl again. "Want to experience the center-parted hairstyle?"

Shinomiya Kaguya crossed her arms, a smile of someone looking after a small animal on her face. "Amamiya-classmate is very cute."

"I'm sorry, I take back what I just said."

"..."

No one was willing to try the center-part comb for now. Soon, it was time for Shinomiya Kaguya's Blind Box.

The Blind Box disappeared.

The girl's hands were empty.

Amamiya Natsuki raised an eyebrow slightly, disbelieving. "Kaguya-classmate, you didn't win again, did you?"

"..."

Shinomiya Kaguya bit her lower lip aggrievedly.

[Congratulations, you have obtained the Interest Mission: Hundred-Man Slash!]

Chapter 33: Let's Skip Class, Kaguya-classmate

[Interest Mission: Hundred-Man Slash]

[Mission Content: It's time to show your true strength. Please defeat one hundred opponents by force before 24:00 today and let your fame spread far and wide.]

[Mission Reward: Exclusive Bound Equipment]

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

[Note: The reward is quite precious, please don't miss it.]

[Note: Cheating is prohibited. Please ensure a fair and just dueling environment. Colluding in secret, bribing in advance, etc., will all result in invalid defeats.]

"..."

"Kaguya-chan, are you okay?"

Fujiwara Chika asked cautiously.

Other than slightly biting her lower lip, Shinomiya Kaguya showed no outward signs of distress. Her expression was cool and composed, and her tone was calm as she said, "I'm fine."

"That's good then." Fujiwara Chika breathed a sigh of relief. "Two days in a row with strange missions. If it were me, I might have burst into tears already."

You've been deceived. The Ice Sculpture Girl is just very good at managing her expressions. On the surface, she's calm, but inside, she's anything but!

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

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

Why is it always me?

I feel like someone is targeting me in secret!