Kaguya-sama Wants Me to Surrender

"Just as the name suggests, they're items that can invite you to become a player."

"Talk is cheap." The Head Nurse quickly regained her composure. "Unless you show us the invitation cards."

"Impossible." Shinomiya Kaguya shook her head. "If we show them to you now, who knows if you'll snatch them? We'll only hand them over if Ebisu God agrees to our deal."

"..."

They wanted something for nothing.

Watching how unbothered the group looked, the Head Nurse could smell a scheme, but... she couldn't refuse.

The only one with the authority to refuse the deal was Ebisu God, not her.

"...Wait here a moment."

The Head Nurse pushed up her glasses, turned, and walked off to the side. Under the group's watchful eyes, she took out a phone.

"Huh?" Fujiwara Chika exclaimed. "Is she going to message Ebisu God?"

"Maybe." Amamiya Natsuki wasn't surprised. "It's only natural for the island's final boss to keep up with the times, right?"

Hayasaka Ai remarked:

"I'm just curious how there's a signal underground in a cavern."

Amamiya Natsuki said:

"Don't ask. The answer is 'superpowers.'"

"..."

A short while later.

The Head Nurse walked back over, her expressionless face cold.

"Come with me. Mother wants to see you."

"We're not going. We're not going anywhere," Fujiwara Chika said, shaking her head. "Right here."

Shinomiya Kaguya spoke softly:

"Exactly. We choose where to meet. If you want to make a deal, come here."

The Head Nurse furrowed her brow slightly. She had no choice but to send another message. At this point, the decision was out of her hands.

"Fine." After receiving a reply, the Head Nurse said calmly, "Wait ten minutes."

"..."

Amamiya Natsuki and the others weren't in a hurry. They waited as if nothing was wrong.

Beneath the lively market,