Chapter Summaries

After Lord Zhuzhu fell while walking Wang-chan in the rain, Amamiya Natsuki helped her home, treated her bruised knees, and used Skill Pasting on her foot. The skill was completed, and Zhuzhu hurried to retrieve her laundry before Amamiya Natsuki could see her underwear.

• Lord Zhuzhu explained that Wang-chan had tripped her at the park, leaving her clothes muddy and her knees bruised.
• Amamiya Natsuki carried Zhuzhu to the sofa, where she changed into gym clothes and let him apply ointment to her knees.
• Amamiya Natsuki discovered that holding Zhuzhu's foot counted as physical contact for Skill Pasting and used it to paste Evil Spirit Repellent onto her.
• Zhuzhu became embarrassed and protested as Amamiya Natsuki rubbed and tickled her foot, but the Skill Pasting finished after two minutes.
• Amamiya Natsuki offered to wash Zhuzhu's clothes, and she hurried to stop him because her underwear was still in the bathroom.

Lord Zhuzhu stayed with Amamiya Natsuki while her clothes dried, and Hayasaka Ai later confronted him about his upcoming trip with Marin and his claim of love at first sight. The next day, Amamiya Natsuki and Kitagawa Marin prepared to travel to Kagoshima to check on Marin’s father.

• Amamiya Natsuki took Lord Zhuzhu’s clothes to a laundromat, then returned with dessert and persuaded her to feed him before she went home.
• Hayasaka Ai delivered her speech draft, used Evil Spirit Repellent with Amamiya Natsuki, and accused him of two-timing her when he said he was traveling with Marin.
• Amamiya Natsuki told Hayasaka Ai he had fallen in love with her at first sight, and she left flustered and annoyed.
• Miko arrived with her own bedding and spent the night at Amamiya Natsuki’s home.
• Fujiwara Chika asked about the Kagoshima trip, and Kitagawa Marin said she wanted to check whether her father had become a player.

Amamiya Natsuki and Kitagawa Marin prepared for their trip to Kagoshima by visiting Komie-san and copying protective skills. They left for the journey together, stopping in crowded Shinjuku, where Marin asked Natsuki if he had ever hung out there.

• Shinomiya Kaguya sulked about Natsuki traveling to Kagoshima with Marin, while Mrs. Kaguya promised to keep an eye on him.
• Natsuki and Marin visited Komie-san and Zhuzhu before their trip, and Marin urged Komie-san to ask for help with evil spirits.
• Natsuki copied skills from Komie-san's notebook and pasted Evil Spirit Repellent onto Zhuzhu.
• Marin and Natsuki said goodbye to Komie-san and Zhuzhu and set off for Kagoshima.
• Natsuki and Marin got off the train in crowded Shinjuku, where Marin asked if he had ever come there to hang out.

Amamiya Natsuki and Kitagawa Marin traveled by Shinkansen toward Kagoshima, messaging their friends along the way and sharing a close, affectionate journey. They stopped in rainy Osaka for sushi before continuing their trip, while wandering evil spirits appeared in the quiet streets.

• Amamiya Natsuki and Kitagawa Marin boarded the Shinkansen and began their overnight journey to Kagoshima.
• Amamiya Natsuki messaged Fujiwara Chika about Moeha inviting him to karaoke, prompting Chika to accuse him of planning a date.
• Amamiya Natsuki checked in with Zhuzhu and messaged Shinomiya Kaguya, who spent half an hour fretting over how to reply.
• Kitagawa Marin fed Amamiya Natsuki seafood rice crackers, then fell asleep curled against him during the ride.
• Amamiya Natsuki and Kitagawa Marin arrived in rainy Osaka, shared an umbrella, and went to a conveyor-belt sushi restaurant.
• After dinner, Amamiya Natsuki and Kitagawa Marin walked through the darkening streets as wandering evil spirits appeared nearby.

Natsuki and Marin traveled overnight by Shinkansen from Osaka to Kagoshima, sharing a seat after milk tea spilled on theirs. They arrived at dawn, admired the seaside, and set off to find breakfast.

• Marin spilled milk tea on her seat after two children bumped into her, so Natsuki pulled her onto his lap for the journey.
• Marin coaxed Natsuki into drinking the rest of her milk tea, bargaining with a playful bite.
• Natsuki and Marin stayed awake talking until dawn, and Marin fell asleep in his arms.
• Natsuki woke Marin, and they got off the Shinkansen in Kagoshima at five twenty in the morning.
• Marin and Mrs. Kaguya admired the ocean and said they wanted to swim, while Natsuki suggested finding breakfast.

While visiting Kagoshima, Amamiya Natsuki and Kitagawa Marin triggered a multiplayer game instance called Summertime Rendering, which would open within a month. They reached Sakurajima to find Marin’s father, and Marin eagerly tried to persuade Natsuki to ride a bicycle with her.

• Kitagawa Marin and Amamiya Natsuki learned that Marin’s father had gone to Sakurajima for work, so they took a ferry there.
• On the ferry, Amamiya Natsuki and Kitagawa Marin received notifications that they had joined the Summertime Rendering game instance.
• Kitagawa Marin checked with the Player Mutual Aid Society, but no other members had triggered the same instance; Fujiwara Chika and Hayasaka Ai offered to join them.
• Amamiya Natsuki and Kitagawa Marin got off at Sakurajima and saw an active volcano smoking in the distance.
• Kitagawa Marin suggested renting bicycles to reach her father, and Amamiya Natsuki warned her that riding in her short skirt would be inconvenient.
• After seeing a boy carrying a passenger on his bicycle, Kitagawa Marin urged Amamiya Natsuki to ride with her and suggested asking about the rules.

Amamiya Natsuki and Kitagawa Marin visited Marin’s father in Kagoshima and confirmed he was not a player. Natsuki then met the arriving squad members and led them to trigger the Summertime Rendering instance on Sakurajima.

• Amamiya Natsuki and Kitagawa Marin rode a rented bicycle to Akatsumi Observation Plaza, where Marin reunited with her father.
• Kitagawa Marin and Amamiya Natsuki led Marin’s father past a wandering evil spirit and determined that he was not a player.
• Amamiya Natsuki said goodbye to Kitagawa Marin and went to Kagoshima Airport to meet Fujiwara Chika, Shinomiya Kaguya, Hayasaka Ai, Lord Zhuzhu, and Komie-san.
• Amamiya Natsuki took the arriving squad members to the harbor and led them along the route that triggered the Summertime Rendering instance.

Fujiwara Chika, Shinomiya Kaguya, Amamiya Natsuki, Hayasaka Ai, Lord Zhuzhu, and Komie-san spent a day in Kagoshima after deciding against swimming and exploring Sakurajima. At their inn that night, Kaguya accidentally entered the men’s hot spring and discovered Natsuki bathing there, just as Chika called to him from the other side of the fence.

• Fujiwara Chika proposed swimming, but Shinomiya Kaguya, Hayasaka Ai, Lord Zhuzhu, and Komie-san refused, so Amamiya Natsuki suggested they try Kagoshima’s local food instead.
• The group stayed aboard the ferry rather than disembarking at Sakurajima, then returned to Kagoshima and spent the day exploring nearby.
• Fujiwara Chika suggested the girls take a hot spring bath at their inn, and Amamiya Natsuki went to bathe separately.
• Shinomiya Kaguya wandered into the men’s hot spring by mistake, slipped into the water, and saw the naked Natsuki when he helped her up.
• Shinomiya Kaguya tried to flee, but Fujiwara Chika called out to Natsuki from the other side of the bamboo fence.

Amamiya Natsuki found Shinomiya Kaguya pretending to be unconscious in the men's hot spring and teased her while she kept up the act. The moment was interrupted when an evil spirit appeared in the neighboring bath, and Fujiwara Chika called for Natsuki's help.

• Shinomiya Kaguya realized her mother had switched the bath signs and fell into the hot spring while trying to climb out.
• Amamiya Natsuki picked up Kaguya, recognized that she was pretending to be unconscious, and sat her beside him.
• Amamiya Natsuki touched Kaguya's face and foot, while Kaguya kept her eyes shut and tried not to react.
• Fujiwara Chika called to Natsuki from the neighboring bath after an evil spirit appeared.
• Amamiya Natsuki said he had activated his Evil Spirit Repellent and asked whether the spirit was out of range.

Amamiya Natsuki dealt with an evil spirit at the women’s bath, then bathed and joked with the girls at the inn. After receiving a message from Hanamori, he found Komie-san waiting hesitantly outside his room.

• Amamiya Natsuki burned away a disgusting kappa-like evil spirit in the women’s hot spring after Fujiwara Chika called him over.
• Fujiwara Chika and the other girls took over Amamiya Natsuki’s hot spring, while Shinomiya Kaguya appeared and concealed her earlier mishap.
• After the girls finished bathing, Fujiwara Chika scrubbed Amamiya Natsuki’s back, then fled when he offered to scrub hers.
• Hanamori messaged Amamiya Natsuki that she had arrived, but she refused to let him come pick her up.
• Amamiya Natsuki found Komie-san waiting outside his room and teased her about hesitating for three minutes.

Amamiya Natsuki helped Komie-san search the hot spring for her missing bracelet and rescued her when she began to drown. After he found the bracelet, Zhuzhu arrived in a panic, believing Komie-san had disappeared, while Komie-san hid in Natsuki’s bathroom.

• Komie-san told Amamiya Natsuki that her birthday bracelet was missing, and he invited her to search the hot spring.
• Amamiya Natsuki returned to the courtyard and found Komie-san struggling in the water, so he pulled her out and learned that a moth had frightened her.
• Amamiya Natsuki searched the hot spring and found Komie-san’s bracelet, which she happily took back.
• Amamiya Natsuki brought Komie-san into his room, where she hid in the bathroom when Zhuzhu knocked.
• Zhuzhu told Amamiya Natsuki that Komie-san was missing because her room was empty and her phone was left charging.

Amamiya Natsuki kept Lord Zhuzhu from discovering that Komie-san was hiding in the washroom, but Hayasaka Ai’s visit led to another misunderstanding. Lord Zhuzhu and Komie-san left after Amamiya Natsuki took Hayasaka Ai out, and Komie-san finally spoke to correct Zhuzhu’s assumptions.

• Amamiya Natsuki convinced Lord Zhuzhu to wait ten minutes before searching for Komie-san, who was hiding in the washroom.
• Hayasaka Ai arrived and teased Amamiya Natsuki about hugging her, making Lord Zhuzhu embarrassed as she listened from the washroom.
• Amamiya Natsuki took Hayasaka Ai out to get her qualified for a copy, leaving Lord Zhuzhu and Komie-san alone.
• Lord Zhuzhu found Komie-san struggling to stand and assumed Amamiya Natsuki had forced her into something, then warned her not to get pregnant.
• Komie-san, overwhelmed by Lord Zhuzhu’s misunderstanding, finally spoke up.

Amamiya Natsuki and Hayasaka Ai returned from Sakurajima, teasing each other on the ferry while avoiding Marin’s dad. Hayasaka went to stay with Lord Zhuzhu and Komie-san to maintain her disguise, and Amamiya had just settled in when Fujiwara Chika messaged him.

• Komie-san explained to Lord Zhuzhu that she had been looking for a bracelet in the hot spring when Zhuzhu knocked.
• Amamiya Natsuki and Hayasaka Ai bought ice cream and teased each other aboard the ferry to Sakurajima.
• Hayasaka told Amamiya she had received the game-instance notification, though she had actually received it earlier.
• Amamiya spotted Marin’s dad on the return ferry and pulled Hayasaka close, but she covered her lips to stop him from kissing her.
• After returning to the inn, Hayasaka joined Lord Zhuzhu and Komie-san in their room, then Amamiya received a message from Fujiwara Chika.

Amamiya Natsuki agreed to take Fujiwara Chika swimming at the beach early in the morning, then invited Shinomiya Kaguya and woke the others so they could all go. Hayasaka Ai avoided the outing to return to her maid role, leaving her plan to maintain her double act disrupted.

• Fujiwara Chika asked Amamiya Natsuki to go swimming at the beach with her at five in the morning, and he agreed.
• Shinomiya Kaguya confronted Amamiya Natsuki when he came to get ready, and he insisted that she join them.
• Amamiya Natsuki messaged Komie-san, who hesitated before waking Zhuzhu and Spy Maid.
• Lord Zhuzhu stopped Amamiya Natsuki from entering the girls' room, then agreed to get changed for the swim.
• Hayasaka Ai claimed she was too tired to swim and asked to borrow Amamiya Natsuki's room so she could change back into her maid role.

Amamiya Natsuki took Komie-san to buy a swimsuit, teasing her as she shyly let him hold her hand. They reached the fitting room, where Komie-san began trying on swimsuits while Natsuki waited nearby.

• Hayasaka Ai agreed to message the girl Natsuki liked in exchange for the key, then returned to her room and covered up her absence.
• The group set out for the beach, and Natsuki went to a convenience store with Komie-san because she had not brought a swimsuit.
• Komie-san flinched at the cashier’s greeting and let Natsuki take her hand as they walked through the store.
• Natsuki kept squeezing Komie-san’s fingers, and she stopped resisting after hearing tourists speculate about their future child.
• At a clothing store, Komie-san went to try on a swimsuit while Natsuki picked out swim trunks.

Amamiya Natsuki helped Komie-san untie her swimsuit in a fitting room, then joined the others at the beach as the sun rose. Shinomiya Kaguya stayed out of the water, and Natsuki praised her swimsuit when Mrs. Kaguya asked for his opinion.

• Komie-san pulled Amamiya Natsuki into the fitting room so he could untie her knotted swimsuit tie, and the saleswoman caught them together.
• Komie-san emerged in her swimsuit, then she and Natsuki paid and headed to the beach.
• Natsuki met Shinomiya Kaguya, Hayasaka Ai, Fujiwara Chika, and Lord Zhuzhu at the beach as sunrise began.
• Lord Zhuzhu took Komie-san to change, while Natsuki changed into swim trunks and approached Shinomiya Kaguya.
• Shinomiya Kaguya said the seawater was too cold, and Natsuki told Mrs. Kaguya that Lady Kaguya was number one in the world.

Amamiya Natsuki and the others spent the morning at the beach, where teasing and swimsuit comparisons stirred up jealousy among the girls. After warming up, they joined Fujiwara Chika, Shinomiya Kaguya, Zhuzhu, and Komie-san in the sea.

• Shinomiya Kaguya tried to hide her happiness when Amamiya Natsuki called her the cutest girl in the world, then joined Fujiwara Chika's water-gun fight.
• Fujiwara Chika emerged from the sea in a seashell-patterned swimsuit, and Amamiya Natsuki urged her to warm up before swimming.
• Shinomiya Kaguya noticed Amamiya Natsuki staring at Fujiwara Chika and sent him away, so he turned his attention to Hayasaka Ai and annoyed her with a remark about her figure.
• Zhuzhu and Komie-san came out in their swimsuits, and Amamiya Natsuki flustered Zhuzhu by praising her swimsuit and cuteness.
• Zhuzhu and Komie-san headed into the sea, and Amamiya Natsuki warmed up before joining them.

Amamiya Natsuki and Fujiwara Chika raced through the sea toward a rocky island, with the winner earning the right to make a request. After Chika’s swimsuit came off, Natsuki found it and swam with her to the island so she could put it back on.

• Fujiwara Chika challenged Amamiya Natsuki to a race, and he accepted after persuading her to agree to his request if she lost.
• Fujiwara Chika surged ahead, but Amamiya Natsuki caught up and ultimately reached the rocky island first.
• Fujiwara Chika pretended to need help to distract Natsuki, then claimed her swimsuit had fallen off.
• Amamiya Natsuki found Fujiwara Chika’s swimsuit underwater and returned it to her.
• Fujiwara Chika and Amamiya Natsuki swam to the island so she could put on her swimsuit.

Amamiya Natsuki beat Fujiwara Chika in a swimming contest after tricking her into stopping to help him, and the group returned to the inn after watching the sunrise. Kitagawa Marin arrived early, flirted with Natsuki, and then went to join Zhuzhu and Komie-san.

• Fujiwara Chika slipped while climbing onto the island, and Amamiya Natsuki caught her; she stopped him from kissing her and put her swimsuit back on.
• Amamiya Natsuki gave Fujiwara Chika a ten-second head start in a race back to shore, then faked a cramp to make her turn back and help him.
• Amamiya Natsuki won the contest, and Fujiwara Chika claimed she was flushed because she had swum too fast when Shinomiya Kaguya questioned her.
• Fujiwara Chika suggested the group take a hot-spring bath before breakfast, while Amamiya Natsuki found a note saying his junior had returned to Tokyo.
• Kitagawa Marin arrived early after her father was called away for work, teased Amamiya Natsuki about bathing with him, and then went to Zhuzhu's room.
• Zhuzhu ended up between Komie-san and Kitagawa Marin, overwhelmed by their attention.

After returning to Tokyo from their trip, Amamiya Natsuki and Shinomiya Kaguya shared an awkward, intimate moment on the Shinkansen before the group arrived in the rain. Natsuki got out at Komie-san’s home, planning to take the train rather than ride with the others in the opposite direction.

• Amamiya Natsuki handed drinks to Fujiwara Chika and Kitagawa Marin as the group waited for their Shinkansen.
• On the train, Shinomiya Kaguya woke while leaning against Amamiya Natsuki and hazily puckered her lips toward him, but a dropped bottle startled them apart.
• Shinomiya Kaguya threatened Komie-san into denying what she had seen, then insisted to Natsuki that nothing had happened.
• The group arrived at Shinjuku Station in the rain, and Shinomiya Kaguya offered to have her driver take everyone home.
• After Kitagawa Marin, Lord Zhuzhu, and Komie-san were dropped off, Amamiya Natsuki got out at Komie-san’s house to take the train home instead of riding farther in the opposite direction.