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"How did Natsuki-kun know they would sneak over?"
Sayu asked curiously.
"I know!" Fujiwara Chika said with her hands on her hips, "Because parents are definitely more worried about their children."
"Close enough." Amamiya Natsuki nodded, "I just asked Kaguya. When we went to the restroom, Kaguya and the others weren't attacked… Obviously, these dolls also bully the few and fear the many."
Before coming to Chiba Prefecture, he had specifically made a few more magic ropes for emergencies, and now they came in handy.
Amamiya Natsuki's gaze shifted to the two dolls tied on the ground, and he said, "Continue to interrogate them and find out all the locations where the Ghost Bride is buried."
The girls all looked at the Sheltered Young Lady.
Exploration and puzzle solving?
Of course, it's about making the other party confess and surrender!
Some joys, once experienced, can never be returned from.
"Um…" Shinomiya Kaguya coughed twice and whispered, "Everyone wait a moment, the magic gun needs to be charged."
Fujiwara Chika raised her hand and said, "Kaguya-chan, do you need my help?"
"No need." Shinomiya Kaguya flatly refused, "You just wait."
The Sheltered Young Lady turned and walked towards the backyard. As she passed Amamiya Natsuki, she kept winking: "President, come quickly!"
Amamiya Natsuki remained calm and followed.
The two arrived at the hallway.
The three dolls inside the house were all tied up, so safety was no longer a concern.
"President, President." Shinomiya Kaguya took out the magic gun. "How do I charge this gun?"
Amamiya Natsuki coughed lightly and said, "Didn't Hanamori tell you?"
"No." Shinomiya Kaguya shook her head, "Hanamori just said that you know, and if I want to charge it, I just need to find you directly. She also said to avoid others, especially not to let Chika know."
At this point, the Sheltered Young Lady tilted her head slightly, her tone puzzled: "Why did Hanamori say that?"
Why?
Of course, it was to dig a pit for himself!
Amamiya Natsuki immediately saw through Hayasaka Ai's sinister intentions. She was clearly making him dance on the edge of death repeatedly!
"Actually, it's very simple…" Amamiya Natsuki said seriously, "A Magical Girl represents love and justice. To charge the gun, you either become an envoy of justice, punishing evil, or you replenish the energy of love."
"Punishing evil is out of the question." Shinomiya Kaguya frowned slightly, abandoning the first suggestion, and asked curiously, "How do I replenish the energy of love?"
"You can do happy things to generate energy." Amamiya Natsuki suggested, "Like playing with your favorite small animals, eating your favorite desserts, and so on."
Shinomiya Kaguya pursed her pink lips: "The methods you mentioned are very time-consuming, aren't they?"
"That's right." Amamiya Natsuki nodded, "So there's also a quick way to charge it."
"What way?" Shinomiya Kaguya asked curiously.
Amamiya Natsuki whispered, "…Close your eyes."
"…"
The Sheltered Young Lady's eyelashes trembled slightly, and she closed her eyes as instructed.
What does President want to do?
Why does he want me to close my eyes?
Amidst her curiosity, Shinomiya Kaguya suddenly felt a familiar male scent quietly approaching.
Eh? Eh? Eh?!
The Miss's long eyelashes immediately began to tremble.
President is getting closer to me!
Why? Why? Why?
Could it be that he wants to kiss…
Shinomiya Kaguya secretly opened her eyes a crack and saw that Amamiya Natsuki was only an inch away from her.
The next moment.
A familiar burning sensation was imprinted on her lips.
The Sheltered Young Lady felt her head quickly spin. She instinctively wrapped her arms around Amamiya Natsuki's neck, then dizzily parted her pink lips, opening the door for the thief to enter her home, only knowing to timidly hide her tongue tip away.
Several minutes later.
Amamiya Natsuki released the panting the Sheltered Young Lady, helped wipe the silk thread from the Miss's lips, and then looked at the magic gun in Kaguya's hand, taking a deep breath and saying, "It's charged. We can go back now."
"Oh…"
The Sheltered Young Lady had not yet recovered from the dizziness just now. Led by Amamiya Natsuki's hand, she walked back dazedly.
It wasn't until they returned to the main house that Shinomiya Kaguya finally sobered up.
Wait—
Why was President so skilled?
Why did he know that kissing could charge it?
C-could it be that…
"Kaguya-chan, you're back?" Fujiwara Chika heard footsteps and turned to look, "Is it charged?"
"Mm…"
Shinomiya Kaguya bit her lip, forcing herself to calm down.
Family shame must not be spread abroad!
We'll talk about it later!
Shinomiya Kaguya gripped the magic gun and fired a shot.
Bang!
Under the effect of confessing sins and turning over a new leaf, the group successfully obtained the five burial locations of the Ghost Bride.
"The fog outside is starting to disperse," Yukinoshita Yukino reminded.
Amamiya Natsuki looked outside upon hearing this and indeed saw the fog beginning to dissipate little by little.
Before long, the gloomy sky reappeared.
"Natsuki-kun," Fujiwara Chika called out, "The dolls don't seem to be moving anymore."
Amamiya Natsuki looked down and saw the three dolls lying limp on the ground, completely motionless: "Clearly, it's still related to the fog."
"Then can we untie the ropes?" Fujiwara Chika squatted down, "I'll untie them."
Sayu whispered, "I'll help."
"Me too." Rikka raised her hand and said, "I want to help too."
Amamiya Natsuki reminded:
"Be careful, these are not ordinary ropes."
"You already said that," Fujiwara Chika waved her hand, indicating not to worry.
A moment later.
"Hmph, I untied it." Fujiwara Chika raised her chin, instinctively put her right hand on her hip, ready to be proud for a while.
But the moment she let go, the end of the rope suddenly shot up and wrapped around Fujiwara Chika.
"Eh? Eh? Eh?"
The girl's cry of surprise followed.
Followed by a thud as she fell to the ground.
The three girls were squatting together, and when Chika fell, she naturally pulled Sayu and Rikka down with her.
Amidst the two girls' cries of surprise, the ropes showed no mercy and quickly bound them.
"Ahhh, help!"
"The r-ropes are so uncomfortable!"
"…"
Amamiya Natsuki looked over at the sound, observing the three girls on the ground, and realized that they were all tied in the same terrible way as Marin.
Hey, hey, isn't this blatant gender discrimination?
Why do girls get bound in turtle shell style, while boys can only be tied normally?
His gaze swept over the three girls, and Amamiya Natsuki subconsciously made a judgment in his mind.
Rikka… unremarkable, extremely vicious, with a figure like the Miss, not worth mentioning.
Chika secretary, needless to say, is the one the Sheltered Young Lady complained about as a cow.
Finally, there's Sayu.
This girl, who was still wearing her school uniform when she entered the dungeon, had an unexpectedly good hidden figure. With the ropes binding her, her clearly defined figure was no less than Chika secretary's.
"Stare—"
The Sheltered Young Lady crossed her arms over her chest, her gaze sharp as she looked over.
"You guys go help." Amamiya Natsuki, being quite sensible, silently turned around and said, "I'll go outside and enjoy the scenery."
"..."
Stepping out of the house, Amamiya Natsuki gently exhaled and observed his surroundings.
From other nearby houses, players continuously emerged, each with expressions of horror, and some even looked sorrowful.
The man Amamiya Natsuki had reasoned with using an axe on the bus earlier, seeing Amamiya Natsuki standing alone at the entrance, was first startled, then a look of schadenfreude quickly appeared on his face.
Amamiya Natsuki noticed the gaze and coldly looked over.
The middle-aged man's heart tensed, and he quickly lowered his head, retracting his gaze.
He didn't dare utter a single word of nonsense to someone who would take out an axe to reason with him at the slightest disagreement; any grievances he had, he only dared to vent internally.
However, not long after, this man was shocked to see five young women emerge from the house, all perfectly accounted for, not a single one missing.
Moreover, three of these young women had flushed faces and stumbled as they walked, as if they had just suffered some humiliation…
Damn it!
While others were desperately struggling for survival, you guys actually had the leisure to do that kind of thing, and not a single person was missing! Is there any justice left in this world?!
As the mist dissipated, players continuously emerged from the houses and gathered at the village entrance.
After waiting a moment longer, when no one else arrived, a player whispered:
"It seems only we are left."
Amamiya Natsuki roughly counted. After this round of mist dissipation, four more players were absent, clearly they were gone.
Not long after entering the dungeon, without even encountering the main boss, half of the players had already disappeared.
"After the mist reappeared, strange things also appeared inside the houses…" A female player hugged her arms, the horror on her face still visible. "Those dolls came to life."
Another player looked angry: "What about the promise that it would be safe to hide inside the house?"
A player sighed: "If you recall carefully, the rules on the stone tablet only said to hide inside the house after dark, it didn't say the house would definitely be safe."
"Damn it!"
Some players cursed loudly, while others looked despairing and gave up:
"We haven't found any clues yet, and so many people have already died. It won't be long before it's our turn."
At this moment, Fujiwara Chika stepped forward and announced loudly:
"Everyone, listen to me. We have already obtained information about this dungeon…"
As the Light of Humanity, Fujiwara Chika's principle had always been mutual aid, so she naturally wouldn't conceal anything now. She fully disclosed the information about the Ghost Bride, including the reason for the village's abandonment, the resentful mist that caused people to get lost, and so on.
Amamiya Natsuki and Shinomiya Kaguya had no intention of stopping her. Chika's personality had always been like this, and with Copy and Paste, the more players around, the stronger the overall power.
However, most people were skeptical of Chika's information and did not believe it—the vast majority of players were solo adventurers, cold and wary in dungeons, and did not believe in free lunches in this world.
Fujiwara Chika sighed helplessly and turned her head, saying:
"Natsuki-kun, it's up to you."
"Mm."
Amamiya Natsuki nodded lightly and stepped forward under the gaze of the other players.
How to gain the trust of others in a perilous environment?
The method is simple.
Just show your strength.
As long as you are strong enough, others will naturally gravitate towards you.
It's like this in school; those at the top of the class food chain can easily order others to run errands.
It's the same in dungeons.
Amamiya Natsuki didn't waste words; he directly opened his skill panel, setting it to visible to everyone.
"So, so many skills!"
A group of other players looked on in shock, exclamations rising one after another.
"Impossible!"
"I only have one skill so far, how can he have so many skills?"
"..."
The game did not have a clear leveling system, but the difficulty of acquiring skills was obvious to all.
Currently, players generally only had one or two skills. Now, seeing Amamiya Natsuki's skill panel with dozens of skills, they all confirmed one thing—
The boy in front of them wasn't just good-looking; he was clearly a true powerhouse.
After demonstrating his strength and prowess, the other players, who had initially been skeptical, no longer had any doubts and all believed the information Fujiwara Chika had provided.
"Big shot, what do we do next?"
"Just give us your orders."
"Whatever you tell us to do, we'll do it."
All the other players gathered around, incredibly enthusiastic.
Amamiya Natsuki said unhurriedly:
"The information has been confirmed. As long as we find the Ghost Bride's dismembered body, the mist surrounding the village will dissipate."
"The locations have already been marked on the map. Everyone, let's split up."
He paused, then Amamiya Natsuki continued:
"Before that, I can Copy and Paste a skill for you all for free."
This last sentence earned him the unanimous gratitude of the other players.
Being strong isn't enough; being strong while also being able to provide practical protection to others is what truly earns trust.
The skill Amamiya Natsuki pasted for these other players was 'Shadow Incarnation', a life-saving skill, and you can never have too many of those.
At the same time.
Fujiwara Chika also took the opportunity to promote the Witch Potion.
Of course, the Witch Potion wasn't given away for free; it required items for trade, otherwise, she would truly become a philanthropist.
Knowing that drinking the Witch Potion allowed them to see clearly in the mist, a group of other players immediately went into a buying frenzy.
It was only when Shinomiya Kaguya set a limit of two bottles per person that the scramble stopped.
After receiving the potion and seeing that its appraisal attribute was "Player-made," these other players were shocked, but at the same time, their determination to cling to the strong grew even firmer.
After the skill pasting was completed, everyone quickly took action.
Amamiya Natsuki naturally moved with Shinomiya Kaguya and Chika. The remaining other players did not plan to separate but instead stuck together for warmth. Both sides chose a target and began to act.
"There's a pond on the mountain, which contains a part of the Ghost Bride's dismembered body… Let's go."
Amamiya Natsuki identified the direction and walked up the mountain with the young women.
When there was no mist, the entire mountain forest was dead silent, with no other dangers.
They walked in silence.
The group followed the stream upstream and soon found a pond in the mountains.
The pond was quite large, covering dozens of square meters, with green water that obscured what was below.
"This should be it." Amamiya Natsuki stood on a bluestone by the shore, observing the surroundings. "Next is to go into the water and find the Ghost Bride's body… Who among you is a good swimmer?"
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