Kaguya-sama Wants Me to Surrender

The raw, cramped atmosphere instantly made it hard to breathe.

"Zhuzhu, what time is it?" Amamiya Natsuki asked quietly.

Zhuzhu glanced at her watch and whispered,

"It's already 11:59."

"One minute left."

Amamiya Natsuki held out his right hand. A card glowing with purple light appeared at his fingertips, floating and slowly spinning in midair. It was clearly no ordinary object.

"Little Yukino, what's that?" Yukinoshita Haruno asked quietly.

"It should be a Rule Card..." Yukino-classmate answered softly. "This is my first time seeing one, too."

"Ah, Little Yukino, you're so slow. It seems like everyone else already knows." Yukinoshita Haruno raised a hand to cover her mouth, her eyes curving into a smile. "In that case, I won't hold back."

Yukinoshita Yukino: "..."

A minute passed in the blink of an eye.

As the clock struck midnight, the Rule Card in Amamiya Natsuki's hand silently changed shape, becoming a jack-o'-lantern burning with gorgeous purple flames.

"Open the theater..." Amamiya Natsuki took a deep breath and thought to himself, "Set the rules... Time Restart is forbidden."

Miss Sadako Is Hunting for Targets

"Failed to set the rule..." Amamiya Natsuki opened his eyes and said quietly. "Just as expected, I can't directly set a rule forbidding Time Restart."

Shinomiya Kaguya crossed her arms over her chest and said softly,

"Try one of the backup rules."

Naturally, everyone hadn't just stood around doing nothing before entering the cavern. They had prepared as thoroughly as they could, with several backup rules ready.

"Okay."

Amamiya Natsuki nodded lightly and closed his eyes again.

"First backup rule: All creatures in the Nightmare Theater, once called by their full names, must perform a standing 360-degree backflip, or else they won't be able to speak... The rule needs adjustment... Adjustment complete... Rule set successfully."

The rule had