Chapter Summaries

Amamiya Natsuki spent a relaxing beach day with Marin, Zhuzhu, Shoko, and Sayu, then went home with Marin. While they were playing a game that evening, Marin’s possession mark lit up, leaving Natsuki wondering which of the other girls had possessed her.

• Amamiya Natsuki and the girls swam, bought food for a beach picnic, and rested beneath a beach umbrella.
• After waking from a nap, Amamiya Natsuki teased Shoko while she pretended to sleep, and Zhuzhu later accused him of bullying her.
• The group cleaned up the beach and said goodbye before Amamiya Natsuki went home with Marin.
• While Amamiya Natsuki and Marin played a game that evening, Marin’s possession mark lit up.
• Amamiya Natsuki suspected Sayu might be possessing Marin because she had wanted to stay the night and seemed to guess he had plans with Marin.

After Shoko accidentally possessed Marin while trying to use Evil Spirit Repellent, she witnessed Marin and Amamiya Natsuki together and fled the possession in shock. Zhuzhu then possessed Marin out of curiosity, discovered what Shoko had seen, and became trapped as Natsuki continued; an hour later, she emerged from her room dizzy and flushed.

• Zhuzhu lent Shoko a copy of The Reprise of the Red Knight, and Shoko encountered an evil spirit during their video call.
• Shoko accidentally activated Possession instead of Evil Spirit Repellent and possessed Marin, where she saw Amamiya Natsuki and Marin together before escaping in embarrassment.
• Zhuzhu realized Shoko had possessed Marin and activated the skill herself to find out what had happened.
• Zhuzhu saw Natsuki and Marin together, became jealous, and tried to leave the possession.
• Natsuki used Time stop, keeping Zhuzhu trapped in Marin until the night passed.
• An hour later, Zhuzhu emerged from her room flushed and dizzy.

After a night when several girls apparently possessed Amamiya Natsuki, he encountered their embarrassed reactions the next morning at Kitagawa Marin’s apartment. Zhuzhu stayed home claiming she had caught a cold, and Natsuki suspected all three girls had possessed him.

• Zhuzhu fled into the bathroom after her little sister noticed she was sweating and flustered.
• Kitagawa Marin sent Amamiya Natsuki out onto the balcony so Sayu would not find him at her apartment.
• Natsuki met Komie-san outside, noticed her intense embarrassment, and led her back to Marin’s apartment.
• Sayu blushed when Natsuki asked about last night and admitted she had been curious.
• Marin said Zhuzhu was staying home because she had caught a cold, leading Natsuki to suspect all three girls had entered possession mode.
• Natsuki messaged Zhuzhu about her supposed cold, but she read the message without replying.

Amamiya Natsuki brought Zhuzhu the Setsuna cosplay outfit and insisted on checking whether she had a fever, while Zhuzhu tried to hide her embarrassment over what happened the previous night. When she heard her little sister returning, she grabbed Natsuki’s hand but stopped him from entering her bedroom.

• Zhuzhu ignored Amamiya Natsuki’s messages, leading him to suspect she had possessed someone the previous night.
• Kitagawa Marin praised her own cosplay and offered to take photos while Natsuki stepped out to check on Zhuzhu.
• Natsuki delivered the Setsuna outfit to Zhuzhu, pushed his way inside, and teased her about being his girlfriend.
• Zhuzhu denied needing treatment, but Natsuki insisted on taking her temperature because her face was red.
• Hearing her little sister return, Zhuzhu grabbed Natsuki’s hand and told him to hide, then barred him from entering her room.

Amamiya Natsuki hid in Zhuzhu’s bathroom when her younger sister Shinju came home, then persuaded Zhuzhu to help him bathe so he could leave without raising suspicion. Their back-scrubbing turns ended with Zhuzhu catching him touching her chest and angrily confronting him.

• Zhuzhu hid Amamiya Natsuki in the bathroom when Shinju arrived and claimed she was taking a bath.
• Zhuzhu played the shower so Shinju would believe her, then sent Shinju away to eat ice cream.
• Amamiya Natsuki said he could not use Shadow Skill because he had not seen Kaguya for two days, and he asked Zhuzhu to scrub his back.
• Zhuzhu chose her own towel for Amamiya Natsuki, then agreed to bathe so Shinju would not suspect anything when she came out.
• Amamiya Natsuki scrubbed Zhuzhu’s back, but she turned around and yelled at him when she noticed his hand on her chest.

After bathing, Zhuzhu hid Amamiya Natsuki in her room, where he teased her into feeding him water mouth to mouth. She tried on the Setsuna cosplay Marin had ordered, and Amamiya Natsuki took a photo of her fierce expression.

• Zhuzhu carried Amamiya Natsuki, transformed into a leg accessory, from the bathroom and sent her little sister Shinju to bathe.
• Zhuzhu changed Amamiya Natsuki back in her room and reluctantly fetched him water after he threatened to mention their bathroom encounter.
• Amamiya Natsuki persuaded Zhuzhu to feed him the water mouth to mouth, then explained that Marin wanted her to try on the cosplay outfit.
• Zhuzhu put on the Setsuna outfit while Amamiya Natsuki openly watched, then added the tail at his request.
• Amamiya Natsuki suggested a suggestive pose and photographed Zhuzhu when she scowled at him.

Amamiya Natsuki joined Marin and the others for a convention, then explored the crowded grounds with the shy Shoko. The chapter left them outside the convention center, where Shoko clung to Natsuki’s arm to avoid being surrounded by photographers.

• Amamiya Natsuki left Zhuzhu after reminding her to attend the convention the next day, and she worried about how readily she had obeyed him.
• Natsuki returned to Marin’s home, where Marin, Koyasu Tsubame, Sayu, and Shoko prepared to go to the convention.
• The group arrived at the packed convention center and split up, with Natsuki choosing to explore with Shoko.
• Natsuki took Shoko’s hand and lifted her onto his shoulders so she could see a popular cosplayer surrounded by photographers.
• Shoko grew frightened at the prospect of being photographed, so Natsuki reassured her and guided her around the crowded outdoor area.

Amamiya Natsuki accompanied Shoko around the crowded convention, where she was shaken by a book that challenged her pure-love ideals, and later reunited with Koyasu Tsubame and Mrs. Kaguya. After the group split up at the station, Kitagawa Marin asked Natsuki to go home, leaving him wondering why.

• Amamiya Natsuki and Shoko browsed an adult-rated book by a shy artist, and Natsuki bought two copies after Shoko praised it.
• Shoko bought several works at the convention before spotting the hydrangea book, which shocked her and made her urge Natsuki to leave.
• Koyasu Tsubame read the hydrangea book after Natsuki teased her, then refused his suggestion that she come over for punishment over her forgotten promise to kiss him.
• Natsuki realized he had left Mrs. Kaguya trapped in his shadow and summoned her, apologizing when she complained.
• Natsuki, Shoko, Koyasu Tsubame, Mrs. Kaguya, and Kitagawa Marin spent the day at the convention, then parted at the Tram station.
• Kitagawa Marin told Natsuki to go home, and he asked why she was sending him away.

Amamiya Natsuki returned home with Sayu, who fussed over him with a provocative dinner and bath routine. The next day, he met Marin and the others to work on cosplay, where he suggested using his Possession Skill or Eidetic memory to help Koyasu Tsubame study, but she declined his invitation to study at his house.

• The Succubus Girl left by train, and Sayu joined Amamiya Natsuki on his way home, saying she considered wherever he was to be home.
• Sayu stayed home to cook and prepared dinner and a bath for Amamiya Natsuki, then fed him and playfully crawled under the table during the meal.
• Amamiya Natsuki took the dog to the park but failed to find its dream dog, then returned home to Sayu waiting in an apron.
• The next day, Amamiya Natsuki and Sayu met Marin, Koyasu Tsubame, Shoko, and Zhuzhu at Marin's house; Miko had lost interest in cosplay and was focused on making potions.
• Marin suggested that Amamiya Natsuki use his Possession Skill to help Koyasu Tsubame with exams, and he proposed using Eidetic memory instead.
• Koyasu Tsubame declined Amamiya Natsuki's invitation to study at his house, and someone pinched his waist.

Amamiya Natsuki teased Koyasu Tsubame into honoring her promise to kiss him while the others changed, then joined the girls in their Stick Hero cosplays. After taking photos and heading to the convention, he found Zhuzhu had taken over looking after Shoko.

• Everyone opened their Daily Blind Boxes, and Koyasu Tsubame stayed in the living room to wait out the bad luck caused by the Lucky Coin.
• Amamiya Natsuki pulled Koyasu Tsubame onto his lap, spanked her, and teased her before she kissed him as promised.
• The girls finished their Stick Hero cosplays and made Amamiya Natsuki dress as Stick Hero too, but they decided not to attend the convention in costume because Shoko and Zhuzhu were uneasy about the crowds and cameras.
• Mrs. Kaguya took photos of the cosplayers, and the group then headed to the convention.
• Zhuzhu took over looking after Shoko and told Amamiya Natsuki to stay away.

Amamiya Natsuki spent the day at the convention with Kitagawa Marin, then agreed to attend a banquet hosted by the father of the tracksuit girl. At the villa, he reunited with Shinomiya Kaguya and Hayasaka Ai, secretly flirted with Hayasaka, and summoned Mrs. Kaguya, who complained that he had been bullying her.

• Amamiya Natsuki browsed the convention with Kitagawa Marin, who teased him about transforming into another girl and suggested they try positions from manga together that night.
• Shinomiya Kaguya messaged Amamiya Natsuki and invited him to a banquet hosted by the tracksuit girl's father, and he agreed to attend.
• Amamiya Natsuki arrived at the villa and greeted Shinomiya Kaguya and Hayasaka Ai, then secretly scratched Hayasaka's palm while handing her mung bean slush.
• Amamiya Natsuki and Shinomiya Kaguya sat together and talked about Little Wang's one-sided crush while holding hands.
• Shinomiya Kaguya asked where her mother was, so Amamiya Natsuki summoned Mrs. Kaguya, who complained that he had been bullying her.

Natsuki teased Hayasaka while she helped him prepare for Shinomiya Kaguya’s banquet, where he later met Mitsui Reiko again. Reiko seemed transformed since their first meeting in the Ghost Bus level, and the chapter ended as she introduced herself to Natsuki.

• Mrs. Kaguya complained to Shinomiya Kaguya that Natsuki had bullied her, but Kaguya sent her to watch TV.
• Natsuki asked Hayasaka to scrub his back, but she refused and led him to bathe alone.
• Hayasaka helped Natsuki dress for the banquet after he teased her, and she threatened to cut off what was making it difficult to put on his pants.
• At seven o’clock, Shinomiya Kaguya appeared at the banquet in a white dress, while Natsuki spotted Shinomiya Unryu and ate by himself.
• Mitsui Reiko approached Natsuki, introduced herself properly, and appeared far less despairing than when they met in the Ghost Bus level.

At a banquet, Mitsui Reiko told Amamiya Natsuki about the growing supernatural crisis and asked him to deal with two dangerous beings in Tokyo. Natsuki agreed to review the details, and Reiko decided to pursue becoming a player herself.

• Mitsui Reiko thanked Amamiya Natsuki for saving her and asked about the events after they left the door, the player group, and the nonexistent Supernatural Investigation Bureau.
• Mitsui Reiko described several concealed supernatural incidents and asked whether players could fight supernatural beings; Amamiya Natsuki explained World Guard Missions and the risks of becoming a player.
• Mitsui Reiko asked Amamiya Natsuki to handle two suspected supernatural beings in Tokyo, and he joked about wanting to marry multiple wives before agreeing to review their details.
• Mitsui Reiko asked how she could become a player, and Amamiya Natsuki explained that she could survive an instance after obtaining an invitation or ticket.
• Mitsui Reiko said she still planned to become a player because she feared being helpless in another supernatural incident.

Amamiya Natsuki and Shinomiya Kaguya considered working with Mitsui Reiko’s group and agreed to investigate a dangerous Supernatural incident on Ichiban Street in exchange for useful items. After arranging to go the next day, Amamiya teased Shinomiya Unryu by calling him “Third Brother” and left with Kaguya.

• Mitsui Reiko told Amamiya Natsuki she chose to gamble rather than face helpless despair, and he wished her luck.
• Amamiya Natsuki told Shinomiya Kaguya that Mitsui Reiko’s backers wanted to cooperate, and they reviewed three files about Supernatural incidents.
• They examined reports on the Eisen Hotel, where guests and investigators had vanished, and Ichiban Street, where victims were being found without facial features.
• Shinomiya Kaguya agreed to help deal with the Ichiban Street incident after Mitsui Reiko offered support, and Amamiya Natsuki requested Skill Imprint Scrolls, Enhancement Stones, and other items as compensation.
• Amamiya Natsuki agreed to investigate Ichiban Street the next day, then called Shinomiya Unryu “Third Brother” before Kaguya sent him home to rest.

After leaving Kaguya’s villa, Amamiya Natsuki warned Hayasaka Ai about the authorities and their plan to investigate Kabukicho, then returned to her room that night. Hayasaka let him in, and their teasing turned into an intimate encounter while she was still wearing her maid outfit.

• Amamiya Natsuki told Hayasaka Ai that Miss Mitsui was the person he and Kaguya had encountered behind the door, and explained that he and Kaguya would investigate Kabukicho the next day.
• Amamiya Natsuki warned Hayasaka not to follow them because the Supernatural being could be dangerous, and Hayasaka told him to be careful.
• Hayasaka returned to the villa and, after the dinner party ended, went to her room hoping Amamiya would be there.
• Amamiya appeared outside her second-floor balcony, and Hayasaka opened the glass door after he shouted that he liked her.
• Amamiya pulled Hayasaka into his arms and teased her about keeping on her maid outfit as their kisses silenced her protests.

Amamiya Natsuki gathered the players for a video call and explained that the Supernatural Story Management Bureau was an official organization established the previous night. The group discussed whether players should join or cooperate with it, and the chapter left the choice open.

• At breakfast, Shinomiya Kaguya told Hayasaka Ai to pack her belongings because she planned to stay elsewhere for a while.
• Amamiya Natsuki ate breakfast, reassured Miko that the bureau was not a scam, and invited her to his home to hear what had happened.
• Amamiya Natsuki started a video call and gathered Miko, Tsubame-senpai, Fujiwara Chika, Yukinoshita Yukino, Hayasaka Ai, and the other players.
• Amamiya Natsuki explained that the Supernatural Story Management Bureau was an official organization established the previous night and that players could join or cooperate freely.
• Hayasaka Ai observed that most new players would probably choose to join the official organization.

Amamiya Natsuki helped Miko negotiate a deal with the authorities so she could keep making Witch's Potion after selling them the recipe. As the Supernatural Story Management Bureau expanded its operations, Amamiya Natsuki continued advising players and ended the chapter teasing Miko for a kiss.

• Amamiya Natsuki announced that players could contact Miss Mitsui for advice about joining the Supernatural Story Management Bureau or remaining independent.
• Miko told Amamiya Natsuki that the authorities wanted to buy the Witch's Potion recipe and worried that mass production would end her potion income.
• Amamiya Natsuki suggested that Miko sell the recipe but keep producing potions for the authorities at the current price.
• Amamiya Natsuki messaged Miss Mitsui, who agreed that the authorities would buy Miko's potions directly.
• Amamiya Natsuki asked Miko to show her gratitude with a kiss.

Amamiya Natsuki picked Yukinoshita Yukino up at Shinjuku Station and accompanied her to meet Yukinoshita Hiyori, learning that Yukino had come to Tokyo to help protect her sister. After they discussed the Bureau’s operation that night, Yukino reacted when Natsuki prepared to hug Hiyori, leaving the identity of the person tugging his shirt unresolved.

• Miko snorted at Amamiya Natsuki and returned to making Witch's Potion while he checked his messages.
• Amamiya Natsuki agreed to pick Yukinoshita Yukino up at Shinjuku Station after Yukinoshita Hiyori told him Yukino was coming to Tokyo.
• Amamiya Natsuki interrupted a young man who was accompanying Yukinoshita Yukino, and Yukino accepted his offer to guide her.
• Yukinoshita Yukino explained that she had come because Yukinoshita Hiyori planned to search for a Supernatural being in Kabukicho Ichiban Street.
• Amamiya Natsuki held Yukinoshita Yukino's hand as they crossed the street and asked her and Hiyori to stay with him during the Bureau's first operation that night.
• At the restaurant, Yukinoshita Hiyori asked Amamiya Natsuki for a hug, and someone tugged at his shirt when he opened his arms.

Amamiya Natsuki reunited Yukino with Haruno over lunch, then went with Sayu and his companions to Kabukicho for the Supernatural Story Management Bureau’s first operation. After the Bureau’s strategy meeting, Natsuki agreed to grant skills to the other players, stunning them with his extensive skill list.

• Amamiya Natsuki told Yukinoshita Yukino he had kept his promise and teased her about buying a renewal service before leaving lunch.
• Sayu joined Amamiya Natsuki for a trip to Kabukicho, where they met Kitagawa Marin, Fujiwara Chika, Zhuzhu, Shoko, Yukino, Haruno, Shinomiya Kaguya, and Miss Mitsui.
• Miss Mitsui led the group to the Bureau’s strategy meeting, where she announced that thirty-two civilians had been killed and assigned players to search Kabukicho in small teams.
• The Bureau distributed tracking watches with emergency call devices and instructed the players to work together in designated areas.
• Miss Mitsui asked Amamiya Natsuki to grant skills to the other players, and he agreed.
• Amamiya Natsuki displayed his many skills, including Time Stop, leaving the unfamiliar players stunned.

Amamiya Natsuki and the girls searched Kabukicho Ichiban Street for belongings of two victims, collecting Miss Takeuchi’s things from an Information Center and heading to the bar tied to Miss Yamashita. They entered the crowded bar to find its manager, while Zhuzhu and Shoko stayed outside with Tsubame-senpai.

• After copying skills for the players, Amamiya Natsuki led the girls through Kabukicho Ichiban Street and warned Shoko about its dangers.
• At the Information Center, Amamiya Natsuki used Miss Mitsui’s call to secure Miss Takeuchi’s personal belongings.
• The group went to the bar connected to Miss Yamashita, but Zhuzhu and Shoko stayed outside with Tsubame-senpai because Zhuzhu was mistaken for an elementary school student.
• Amamiya Natsuki used Evil Spirit Repellent Aura to clear the spirits from the stairway as he led the others into the bar.
• Inside the loud, crowded bar, Amamiya Natsuki and Shinomiya Kaguya decided to find the manager and collect Miss Yamashita’s belongings.