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"How does it feel?"
Yukinoshita Yukino squatted on the ground, slightly raising her pretty face, and looked up to ask.
"Hmm…" Amamiya Natsuki felt carefully, "The numb, stinging sensation has lessened."
"It should be because the dirt in the wound has been cleaned out," Yukinoshita Yukino let out a soft breath. Helping a boy with a wound, especially in that area, was inevitably a bit mentally taxing. "I recommend getting a tetanus shot after we go back."
Amamiya Natsuki looked down from above and casually said:
"How to explain it to the doctor is a problem… Should I say I was scratched by Neko-chan?"
Yukinoshita Yukino's pretty face tightened, and her fluffy cat ears twitched slightly: "Who is Neko-chan?"
Amamiya Natsuki said with righteous indignation:
"That half-bodied woman doesn't have a name, so calling her Neko-chan is possible, right?"
"…"
Yukinoshita Yukino didn't want to speak, she raised her pretty face, and for once, gave him a playful glare.
Swept by the playful glare, Amamiya Natsuki's temper instantly flared.
Although this young lady was unremarkable, flat-chested, and utterly evil, her beauty was incredibly striking, on par with the Young Shimizu. At this moment, squatting on the ground, gently biting her pink lips, looking up at him with a playful glare, her pretty face still smudged with accidental dust… Was this a temptation an ordinary high school student could withstand?
Clearly.
Amamiya Natsuki failed to withstand the test, his body instinctively breaking free from the shackles of his will, giving a normal male high school student's reaction.
"…Pervert!"
Seeing the change in the male student's body in front of her, Yukinoshita Yukino's pretty face quickly flushed red. She then stood up in embarrassment, turning her head to look elsewhere, and couldn't help but retort venomously:
"Garbage-kun, with a head full of [beep-beep], if you don't want to be accused of sexual harassment, it would be better to get a vasectomy."
Hey, hey, suggesting someone get a vasectomy right off the bat, you're too cruel!
This kind of thing is truly a bodily instinct, not controlled by human will. Otherwise, you wouldn't be able to stand up, let alone speak!
Amamiya Natsuki coughed twice, and while putting on his clothes, he argued:
"You've seen others chat in the mutual aid group, right? The stronger your physical fitness, the stronger your instincts. It's really not my fault…"
The Olympic Games are a typical example.
As everyone knows, athletes' physical fitness usually represents the peak of humanity, so their needs in certain aspects are naturally very strong. That's why, whenever the Olympic Games are held, environmentally friendly condoms are on the organizers' essential list, sometimes even hundreds of thousands of them.
The attribute rewards after clearing the dungeon, the basic attributes that are refreshed from time to time in the mall, and the physical fitness accumulated through the back massage skill—Amamiya Natsuki's current physical fitness has already surpassed human limits, far stronger than those athletes.
As a super healthy male high school student, sometimes he really couldn't control himself.
"Appeal denied."
Yukinoshita Yukino clasped her right hand across her chest, gripping her left arm at the elbow, and said with disdain in her eyes:
"Every criminal, when caught, will find excuses for their crimes."
Amamiya Natsuki narrowed his eyes and couldn't help but retort:
"Hey, hey, Neko-chan, be careful. I'm about to get angry out of embarrassment, and then I don't know what I might do."
Yukinoshita Yukino glanced over when she heard that, raising her hand to comb the hair by her ear, completely unafraid, and said calmly, "It doesn't matter, I will recount the entire incident to Kaguya-san."
Amamiya Natsuki: "…"
To actually use Kaguya-san to threaten someone, you are challenging the dignity and bottom line of a male high school student!
"I'm sorry, I was wrong." Amamiya Natsuki put his hands together and apologized sincerely, "I've completely calmed down now."
Yukinoshita Yukino's rosy lips curved slightly upwards, a faint smile flashing across her face as she said, "Natsuki truly has a good understanding… Eh?"
Before she could finish speaking, Amamiya Natsuki suddenly reached out and pulled Nekonoshita to his side.
Because of what happened under the cloak earlier, Yukinoshita Yukino didn't resist this time, allowing Amamiya Natsuki to hold her hand, only raising her eyes to look at him with an inquiring gaze.
Amamiya Natsuki frowned slightly and said in a deep voice, "That woman is gone."
"Hmm?"
When Yukinoshita Yukino heard this, she quickly turned her head and looked towards the corner.
The half-body woman who had been brought in had disappeared at some point.
"Did she go out by herself?" Yukinoshita Yukino muttered to herself, then shook her head, "No, if she could move, it's more likely she would attack us."
Amamiya Natsuki nodded and said, "She must have been stolen by the dolls inside the house."
"What do those dolls want to do?" Yukinoshita Yukino frowned slightly.
"I don't know." Amamiya Natsuki whispered, "The fog is about to dissipate. We'll just stay at the entrance and wait for daylight. No matter what sounds we hear or what people we see, don't wander off."
"Okay."
Yukinoshita Yukino nodded lightly, her gaze shifted, looking at Amamiya Natsuki holding her hand, and reminded him, "You can let go of my hand now."
"No." Amamiya Natsuki said righteously, "You can mysteriously disappear even with so many people around, so of course I have to keep a close eye on you now."
Yukinoshita Yukino: "…"
The two seemed to be chatting idly, but in reality, they were tacitly vigilant about each other's blind spots. However, no accidents occurred until the fog dissipated.
"The fog has cleared." Amamiya Natsuki looked outside, released Nekonoshita's right hand, and said, "Let's go out."
"Okay."
Yukinoshita Yukino subtly put her hand behind her back and followed Amamiya Natsuki out of the house.
A moment later.
The two returned to the wooden house at the village entrance.
"Natsuki-kun! Yukino-chan!" Fujiwara Chika was the first to greet them, "Are you two alright?"
Amamiya Natsuki clutched his chest, his expression pained as he said, "Something is wrong."
"Eh?"
"I urgently need to replenish Chika energy."
Fujiwara Chika put her right hand on her hip and raised her chin: "I'm sorry, scam artists will be blacklisted."
As she spoke, Takanashi Rikka ran out after them: "Yukino-chan, are you alright?"
"I'm fine." Yukinoshita Yukino shook her head lightly, "Sorry for troubling you all."
Shinomiya Kaguya followed behind Rikka, her gaze shifting, quickly landing on Amamiya Natsuki's thigh, and she frowned slightly, "What happened to your leg?"
"I got scratched earlier." Amamiya Natsuki explained, "It's fine now."
After Amamiya Natsuki finished speaking, he changed the subject and said, "How is Shimizu-nee's strategy coming along?"
"It's not working." Fujiwara Chika shook her head, "The black-hearted Kaguya-chan refuses to agree, and still says she wants to keep you forever."
Even Mrs. Shimizu's intervention couldn't handle the Yandere Kaguya. It truly is incredibly difficult.
Sayu stood at the very back, and after everyone had spoken, she quietly came forward and whispered, "Papa, does your leg hurt? Shall I blow on it for you?"
Hey, you're getting more and more comfortable calling me that!
With such adaptability and ability to assess the situation, how did you end up being bullied on campus!
"To be honest, it hurts a lot." Amamiya Natsuki lowered his voice, "You don't need to blow on it, but you can call me a few more times."
"Eh?"
Sayu was startled, her pretty face slightly flushed, then she took a deep breath, clasped her hands in front of her chest, and whispered, "Papa, Papa, Papa, Papa—"
This Sayu's voice was sweet and delicate, like an oriole. Previously, her eyes were hollow and dim, as if she was about to break, but now light has reappeared in her eyes. Her continuous calling of "Papa" made one feel joyful.
Amamiya Natsuki silently gave a thumbs up. No wonder boys like to hear others call them Papa, because it truly brings joy.
A moment later.
The group met up with the other casual players.
"Amamiya-san."
"We've got the limbs."
"What do we do next? Just give the order."
"…"
The concept of admiring strength is deeply ingrained in the souls of Japanese people. Ever since these casual players realized Amamiya Natsuki's identity, they have all been obedient, and even the older middle-aged male players didn't dare to act bossy based on their age.
Amamiya Natsuki nodded and said, "Naturally, it's to find the last puzzle piece and then clear the dungeon."
Upon hearing about clearing the dungeon, these casual players immediately became excited, their action points maxed out.
Only the last head remained of the limb puzzles, so there was no need to split into two groups. Everyone gathered together and headed straight for the final hiding place.
No accidents occurred. After a search, everyone successfully found the last head puzzle piece. Like the previous severed limbs, the head still hadn't decayed; its skin was just deathly pale, and its eyes were tightly closed.
"She looks very beautiful." Fujiwara Chika said with regret in her voice, "It's such a pity she met the wrong person. That husband was too irresponsible. If it were us, we would definitely take her with us."
Amamiya Natsuki looked over: "Please don't jinx it."
"I'm not jinxing it at all." Fujiwara Chika puffed out her pink cheeks, "She really is pitiful."
Rikka nodded in agreement: "Chika-chan is right."
Sayu followed suit: "Exactly, if it were Pa… cough, if it were Natsuki-kun, he definitely wouldn't abandon us."
Hey, hey, where exactly does this trust come from?!
Don't think that just because you've called me Papa a few times, we're actually father and daughter! If we really encounter danger, I'll drop you and immediately throw you aside!
Noticing Amamiya Natsuki's gaze, Sayu secretly blinked, and while no one was looking, she raised her hand to cover her mouth and whispered, "Papa wouldn't abandon me, would he?"
Amamiya Natsuki was expressionless and replied, "Sorry, I would."
Sayu: "Abandoning your daughter and running away, what a scummy Papa!"
"…"
No one noticed that inside the package, the Ghost Bride's eyelashes trembled slightly.
A moment later.
The group returned to the village and headed straight for the ancestral hall.
"The bride's body is in the ancestral hall." A casual player quickly said, "She's lying in a coffin, wearing a white wedding kimono. It must be the Ghost Bride."
"As long as we put the Ghost Bride's limbs in and complete her body, we can leave the village, right?"
While searching for the Ghost Bride's limbs, the players weren't idle. Whenever they had time, they searched for information in the abandoned village, successfully piecing together the dungeon's background.
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