Kaguya-sama Wants Me to Surrender

"Master, what do you think?" Mrs. Kaguya turned her head to look.

Amamiya Natsuki, who was spectating from the side, hesitated slightly upon hearing this, but decided to follow his instincts:

"Speaking rationally, that stiff smile is definitely fake."

"Stare—"

Shinomiya Kaguya crossed her arms, tilted her head slightly, and used the skill Death Gaze.

Why are you glaring?

Don't you dare! I'll tell your mom right now!

Amamiya Natsuki took half a step back: "You guys continue."

"Little Kaguya, keep going, keep going," Mrs. Kaguya urged.

Shinomiya Kaguya had a terrible headache. Helpless, she could only force another smile.

"That's so perfunctory, try again."

"……"

Amamiya Natsuki silently took out his phone, wanting to take a commemorative photo.

He had to admit, with constant practice, the smile on the Ice Sculpture Girl's face quickly became natural.

Especially that last smile, which made Amamiya Natsuki's heart race uncontrollably.

Too bad he was a step too slow. If he had captured that smile, he could have sold it at the school for ten thousand yen a piece, and people would have scrambled to buy it!

"Young Lady……"

The blonde maid pushed the door open and walked in, happening to see the smile on Shinomiya Kaguya's face. Her eyes widened in disbelief, almost thinking she was hallucinating.

Kaguya-sama… can actually produce such a beautiful smile?

Could it be that Amamiya Natsuki guy hypnotized her?

Hearing Hayasaka Ai's voice, the smile on Shinomiya Kaguya's face instantly vanished, and she reverted to being an Ice Sculpture Girl.

"What is it?"

Hayasaka Ai reminded her: "It's already evening, Young Lady. It's time to go home."

"I know." Shinomiya Kaguya was silent for a moment, then looked at Amamiya Natsuki, "……Let's go."

The two went downstairs together.

"There's something I need to tell you," Amamiya Natsuki lowered his voice. "After signing the Guardian Spirit Contract, your mother can only stay by my side and can't go back with you."

Shinomiya Kaguya's steps faltered slightly, then she gave a barely audible hum.

As expected.

If a Guardian Spirit could run around anywhere, it wouldn't be called a Guardian Spirit.

But……

(What kind of situation is it for my own mother to suddenly become a boy's Guardian Spirit?!)

(If I can't be away from the boy, what am I supposed to do when I bathe or sleep?)

(And The Manual for Raising a Loyal Dog Boyfriend, I stayed up late last night to secretly finish it. Now that Mom is here, how can I practice what I learned!)

"Get in the car."

Shinomiya Kaguya's heart churned, but her expression remained cool and composed.

"Just take me to the nearest subway station is fine," Amamiya Natsuki got into the car from the side. "Thank you for the trouble."

Mrs. Kaguya sat beside the Ice Sculpture Girl, talking happily. However, with the blonde maid and the driver present, neither Amamiya Natsuki nor Shinomiya Kaguya responded.

The journey was silent.

The black car slowly stopped at the subway station.

Amamiya Natsuki bid farewell and got out. Mrs. Kaguya remained by Kaguya's side, unwilling to get out.

Watching the black car slowly drive away, after about fifty meters, Amamiya Natsuki felt a flash before his eyes, and Mrs. Kaguya suddenly appeared beside him.

"Is the Guardian Spirit's range of activity only a few dozen meters?"

Amamiya Natsuki silently noted the information.

"As expected, I can't do it," Mrs. Kaguya said with regret, watching the black car drive further away. "The further away I got, the more I could feel an inexplicable force pulling me. When I reached the limit, I suddenly appeared next to Natsuki-kun."

As a Guardian Spirit, Mrs. Kaguya instinctively wanted to call him Master, but under Shinomiya Kaguya's strong objection, she finally changed his title to Natsuki-kun.

For Mom to call a boy in the same class Master, what a terrible situation that is!

No matter what, I won't agree!

"Let's go back."

Amamiya Natsuki stepped into the subway station.

"Natsuki-kun, should I buy a ticket?" Mrs. Kaguya asked curiously. After over a decade of being lost, she had finally regained her self-awareness and couldn't stop herself.

"Of course not."

What's the point of a ghost buying a ticket!

Amamiya Natsuki boarded the subway and began his journey home.

Silence all the way.

By the time he returned home, the sun was setting, casting long shadows.

Amamiya Natsuki turned on the lights, changed into slippers, and walked to the refrigerator. He dealt with the human-head evil spirit inside, then took out a can of green tea.

"Natsuki-kun, I want a drink too," Mrs. Kaguya said with expectant eyes. "It's been so long since I've had a drink."

Amamiya Natsuki glanced at her. "You can drink?"

"I should be able to touch things..." Mrs. Kaguya tilted her head in thought and took the green tea from Amamiya Natsuki's hand. "But it will consume stamina."

"It actually works."

Amamiya Natsuki was slightly surprised.

It seemed Guardian Spirits were indeed very special existences.

Just as Amamiya Natsuki was about to test Mrs. Kaguya's other abilities, the doorbell suddenly rang.

He walked over and opened the door. Yotsuya Miko stood outside. "I saw your lights were on, so..."

Looking at Mrs. Kaguya sitting on the sofa drinking a beverage, Yotsuya Miko's eyes widened in disbelief.

That brat Natsuki actually tricked a Young Lady from the Shinomiya family into coming home?

Chapter 63: As a Ghost, You Can't Cultivate Immortality?

"That girl is... Kaguya-chan?"

Yotsuya Miko was dumbfounded, unable to believe his eyes.

It was one thing to get into someone else's car before, but now he's bringing her home? There's no way a normal teammate could explain this!

"Miko, let me explain," Amamiya Natsuki pulled Miko into a corner and whispered, "That's not Kaguya-chan."

Yotsuya Miko gently bit his lower lip. "Liar."

Although he hadn't spoken to Kaguya-chan before, he had seen her many times at school. That familiar black hair and red eyes, if it wasn't Kaguya-chan, who else could it be?

Amamiya Natsuki continued:

"That's Kaguya-chan's mother."

"Huh?"

Yotsuya Miko froze, doubting his ears. He looked up in surprise. "What did you say? Kaguya-chan's... mother?"

"That's right," Amamiya Natsuki nodded affirmatively. "It's Mrs. Kaguya."

Yotsuya Miko: "..."

A moment later.

"Wait, let me process this." Yotsuya Miko covered his forehead, a complex expression on his face. "You slept with your classmate's mother?"

Hey, hey, what does 'slept with' mean? This afternoon was just a case of seeing injustice and drawing my sword, but it turned into being the chief of the cuckolds in your mouth!

"It was a coincidence," Amamiya Natsuki corrected him, then brought up the information Miko was concerned about. "Aunt Kaguya was like Uncle, an earthbound spirit before."

"Earthbound spirits look no different from the living, but they don't have their own consciousness. All their actions are just instincts developed from the past."

"We don't know yet what will happen if you talk to an earthbound spirit," Amamiya Natsuki whispered as a warning. "You still need to remain vigilant for now and don't let Uncle discover that you can see him."

Hearing this news, Yotsuya Miko gently bit his lower lip and nodded.

"I understand."

As expected.

Dad, who returned home after passing away, isn't the real Dad... Miko knew this from the beginning.

How could he not notice after living with his father day and night since childhood?

"Let's go to my room," Amamiya Natsuki said. "You haven't helped me with my cultivation today."

Yotsuya Miko crossed his arms. "You have a Guardian Spirit, can't you just ask Mrs. Kaguya?"

"She's a ghost."

"I just saw her drinking a beverage."

"Drinking a beverage doesn't mean she has weight. Besides, she's a classmate's mother," Amamiya Natsuki clasped his hands together. "So I can only ask you, Lord Miko."

"Hurry up, it's getting dark, and I have to go back to cook later."

"..."

Mrs. Kaguya, thinking Miko was like an ordinary person, floated in front of Miko, hands behind her back, scrutinizing him curiously, commenting without regard for anyone else:

"What a sensual body. High schoolers these days are really developing well."

"……"

Yotsuya Miko's eyes twitched slightly, and she raised a hand to cover her chest.

Sensual? That's too much!

I'm just a little better than the average girl, not even exceeding the standard.

Seeing Miko's action, Mrs. Kaguya looked surprised.

"Natsuki-kun, this girl seems to be able to see me."

"It's not 'seems'." Amamiya Natsuki said, "Miko can indeed see you."

"Eh?" Mrs. Kaguya froze. "Is Miko also a player in that horror game?"

"No." Amamiya Natsuki looked at Miko. "It seems she suddenly gained the ability to see evil spirits."

"I searched online, and it should be Spiritual Eyes…" Yotsuya Miko looked at Mrs. Kaguya, slightly dropping her usual lazy expression, and bowed. "Hello, Auntie. It's nice to meet you. I'm Yotsuya Miko, your neighbor. Please take care of me."

It was the first time she had spoken to something she "couldn't see," and Yotsuya Miko's feelings were quite subtle.

It was like Armstrong, the first astronaut to land on the moon, taking a small step, a giant leap for mankind.

"Call me 'older sister'."

"Eh?"

"I… I died of a heart condition before. Mrs. Kaguya said with a hint of melancholy, "I was actually only in my twenties. Calling me 'Auntie' makes me feel like an old lady."

Yotsuya Miko: "……"

They soon walked upstairs.