Kaguya-sama Wants Me to Surrender

"You can't expect that to work just by shouting like that... Huh? Huh?! It actually came out?"

Splash, splash.

Ripples spread across the sea.

A little girl with short twin tails and a blue one-piece swimsuit emerged from the water.

The Shadow elementary student had inherited everything from Sakura, so naturally she would react to things that left a deep impression on elementary school students. Amamiya Natsuki had planned to start by shouting, "Mom's calling you home for dinner!" If that didn't work, he would switch to "Ebisu God's calling you home for dinner." As it turned out, it worked beautifully. They'd succeeded on the first try.

The Shadow elementary student walked barefoot out of the sea, one step at a time. She tilted her head at Amamiya Natsuki and asked curiously,

"Is Mom really calling me home for dinner?"

"Of course I'm lying." Amamiya Natsuki shrugged. "You know perfectly well your mother is attending your funeral, don't you?"

The Shadow elementary student's face remained expressionless as she asked,

"Why lie to me?"

"The reason is..." Amamiya Natsuki turned to Chika. "Do it."

There was no suspense.

Under the Combination Skill Sweep away evil, the Shadow elementary student was subdued in an instant.

Amamiya Natsuki didn't rush to act. After a moment's thought, he canceled his transformation, revealing his original appearance, then asked,

"Take a good look at me. Do you know who I am? Do you remember me?"

The Shadow elementary student tilted her head. Even though she'd been caught, her little face remained expressionless, completely unconcerned about life and death. "Who are you? Why should I know you?"

"That's the truth."

Fujiwara Chika held the Truth Mirror and checked whether the little girl's answers were true.

Shinomiya Kaguya folded her arms across her chest. Hearing that, she said