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"We ended up back at the Hospital after all this." Fujiwara Chika clasped her hands behind her back and turned to look at Kaguya. "I remember Kaguya-chan and Yukino had a baby this afternoon."
Shinomiya Kaguya bit her silver teeth lightly, tilting her head and smiling sweetly at her: "Chika-chan is very cute."
Fujiwara Chika nervously covered her chest: "So, so scary!"
Kaguya smiled sweetly and said:
"What's so scary?"
"I'm sorry, I was wrong." Fujiwara Chika quickly put her hands together and apologized, "Kaguya, please forgive me."
Shinomiya Kaguya continued to smile:
"Chika-chan didn't do anything wrong, so there's no need for forgiveness."
"Ah ah ah, President, save me!"
Fujiwara Chika cast a pleading look.
Amamiya Natsuki pretended not to hear, and whispered:
"I'm curious about what happened to that Dean."
"Don't worry." Hayasaka Ai gave a thumbs up, "I'm very confident in my binding technique."
"..."
Talking all the way, the group soon arrived at the Hospital's basement level.
The Head nurse usually transported food for Hiruko no Kami, so she was naturally very familiar with the area. She quickly led them to the dissection room on the basement level. After some manipulation, a secret door soon appeared on the wall.
The girls exchanged glances, quietly took out their notebooks, and recorded the information about the secret door.
Better safe than sorry.
It's always good to gather more information.
Click.
A crack silently appeared in the wall, and a cold breeze blew out.
Hiruko no Kami held Amamiya Natsuki's finger, licking an apple candy, and calmly said:
"I just came out from here."
Amamiya Natsuki took a deep breath, his expression becoming serious, and said:
"Let's go down."
"..."
At the same time.
A Yote stood in the monitoring room, glaring viciously at the group on the monitor.
Liar!
He had been tricked!
The player invitation letter didn't exist at all. These players, from the very beginning, just wanted him to take Hiruko out of the cave system, and then use some despicable and shameless means to steal Hiruko's love for him.
Kill them!
Tear them to shreds!!
Take Hiruko back!!
Yote took a deep breath, silently left the monitoring room, and quickly entered the underground passage.
"Kaguya-chan, where do you think Yote will be hiding?" Fujiwara Chika asked curiously.
"I don't know." Shinomiya Kaguya pondered, "But we can think from his perspective. Yote is human, so he can't escape the inherent human way of thinking."
Yukino Yukinoshita softly said:
"For example... what would one generally do if the most important person was taken away by others through despicable means?"
As Yukino spoke, she looked towards Amamiya Natsuki.
Hey hey, it's just a title skill, how is it despicable and shameless?
Using the title skill on you and making you call me Master every day, now that would be despicable and shameless!
Fujiwara Chika tilted her head and looked over, curiously asking:
"President, what would you do?"
"Hmm..." Amamiya Natsuki pressed his eyebrows, "If someone taken advantage of you, I would have already sunk them in Tokyo Bay to feed the fish."
Hayasaka Ai held up a finger and said:
"Yote most likely thinks the same way as my senpai. That guy looks like a very crazy person."
"But Yote can't do it, right?" Fujiwara Chika blinked, "The President has Time Stop, so his sneak attack can't succeed."
"Not necessarily." Shinomiya Kaguya pursed her pink lips and softly said, "Time Stop has a cooldown, so he just needs to trick the President into using Time Stop."
At this point, Shinomiya turned her gaze to Hayasaka.
In the afternoon at the shrine, the reason Amamiya Natsuki was shot was to protect Hayasaka.
In other words, as long as they attack them, the President will use Time Stop at all costs...
Hayasaka Ai also understood this point. She glanced at Amamiya Natsuki, and just as she was about to speak, smoke and fire suddenly engulfed the entire passage.
Boom!
Flames burst forth.
The entire Karst Cave suddenly trembled.
"There's a bomb!"
Amamiya Natsuki reacted instantly.
At this moment, the group was walking on the edge of a cliff. As the passage was blown apart by a bomb from an unknown location, everyone lost their balance and fell.
"It's Yote's attack."
Amamiya Natsuki quickly figured out the cause and effect in a flash.
Undoubtedly, this explosion was definitely Yote's trap. As for the purpose, it was obviously as Shinomiya said, to trick him into using his Time Stop skill.
"...Time Stop!"
Even though he knew it was a trap, Amamiya Natsuki didn't hesitate and decisively activated Time Stop.
The pervasive smoke.
The flying debris.
The girls in mid-air.
Everything in the Karst Cave suddenly froze.
The abyss below was pitch black, at least a hundred meters deep. If they fell like this, even a player would have no chance of survival.
So Time Stop had to be activated.
Amamiya Natsuki took a deep breath, grabbed Shinomiya, who was closest to him, and threw her to the side. Then he hugged Chika and rolled on the ground, finally pushing Hayasaka, who was not far away.
Three seconds passed in a flash.
Time resumed flowing again.
Gasps and the sound of the explosion echoed once more.
"Ah... Eh?"
"Shinomiya?"
"I'm fine, where's the President?"
"..."
A grappling hook was suddenly thrown from the darkness, gripping onto the rock with a click.
Amamiya Natsuki held Yukino with one hand and the grappling hook with the other, his body swaying above the dark abyss.
"Whew..."
After seeing her situation, Yukino Yukinoshita was first startled, then quickly let out a sigh of relief.
The explosion was right under her feet. When the passage collapsed, Yukino Yukinoshita, having no place to stand, fell directly downwards—the scenes in movies where bridges collapse and the protagonist makes a final leap to escape danger are simply impossible in reality.
In mid-air, Yukino Yukinoshita hadn't yet figured out what to do, when in the next instant, she was embraced by Amamiya Natsuki.
Undoubtedly, Amamiya Natsuki had used his Time Stop skill.
"President?"
"Yukino-chan?"
Chika and Hayasaka's shouts came from above.
"We're down here." Amamiya Natsuki held Yukino with one hand and the grappling hook with the other, looking up and saying, "Pull us up."
With only one hand, it was impossible to pull two people up.
"President, please wait a moment." Fujiwara Chika breathed a sigh of relief and quickly said, "The passage is broken, we'll figure out a way to get around it first."
Yukino Yukinoshita pursed her pink lips, reached out an arm to embrace Amamiya Natsuki's neck, and whispered:
"I should be able to climb up."
"It's better not to move around." Amamiya Natsuki shook his head, "The grappling hook isn't very secure."
"..."
Yukino Yukinoshita thought for a moment and then became quiet.
Moving around could indeed cause the grappling hook to detach. It was better to wait quietly for rescue.
But after a short while, Yukino Yukinoshita frowned slightly, feeling uncomfortable in her lower abdomen. A hint of annoyance quickly welled up in her eyes, and she bit her silver teeth lightly, saying:
"Amamiya Natsuki, what are you thinking about?"
Below them was an endless abyss, and they could fall together if they weren't careful. The situation was clearly so dangerous, what on earth was going through that boy's mind!
"It's my phone." Amamiya Natsuki said without changing his expression, "What you're feeling is my phone."
"Heh."
Yukino Yukinoshita was expressionless: "Amamiya Natsuki, you're truly shameless."
To say it's a phone, even a elementary school student wouldn't believe your nonsense!
Amamiya Natsuki raised an eyebrow and said:
"If you say that again, do you believe I'll get angry?"
Yukino Yukinoshita's pretty face instantly stiffened. Being the typical type who doesn't respond well to toughness, she said:
"What does Amamiya Natsuki want to do?"
Amamiya Natsuki whispered:
"Who do you think blew up the passage?"
Yukino Yukinoshita frowned slightly and quickly said:
"Yote?"
"Most likely him." Amamiya Natsuki said, "But just blowing up the passage is too simple. If I were Yote, there would definitely be a follow-up, so we'll probably have to enter the next loop."
Hearing this, Yukino Yukinoshita couldn't help but bite her lip. Although she didn't want to accept it, it was very likely to become reality.
Amamiya Natsuki's gaze shifted downwards, landing on Yukino's moist, rosy lips, and he whispered:
"After Time Reset, all memories will be reset, so..."
"So what?"
Noticing Amamiya Natsuki's gaze, Yukino Yukinoshita immediately became wary.
"So..." Amamiya Natsuki said seriously, "Yukino, you should fulfill the reward for saving your sister earlier."
"You..."
Without giving Yukino a chance to hesitate, Amamiya Natsuki decisively kissed her lips.
Yukino Yukinoshita's eyes widened. She hadn't expected to be ambushed. Feeling the slippery stickiness on her tongue, a hint of shame and anger quickly welled up in her eyes, but she quickly suppressed it.
Moving around now would only cause both of them to fall.
If time resets, the memories of this loop will be cleared, as will the favor of saving her sister...
Yukino Yukinoshita's eyelashes trembled slightly, and she finally closed her eyes with a flushed face.
"I want a kiss too."
A calm voice suddenly sounded in Yukino's ear.
Yukino Yukinoshita's body trembled, and she quickly sobered up from her daze, turning her head to see the white-haired, red-eyed Hiruko no Kami floating in mid-air.
"Hiruko?"
Amamiya Natsuki licked his lips, "I forgot you could fly."
Seeing Amamiya Natsuki's action, Kaguya was filled with shame and anger, taking a deep breath and saying, "Hiruko, take us up."
Hiruko no Kami tilted her head and glanced at Yukino, showing no reaction.
Apart from Amamiya Natsuki, no one else's words were noticed by Hiruko no Kami.
Amamiya Natsuki said, "Hiruko, from now on, Yukino will be your mother, so you must listen to Mama Yukino."
Ma… Mama?
Yukino Yukinoshita's eyes widened upon hearing this, and she angrily pinched Amamiya Natsuki's waist.
As a result, Hiruko no Kami actually called out, "Mama Yukino."
For Hiruko no Kami, there was no human sense of shame.
Yukino Yukinoshita: "..."
"Hiruko, take us up," Amamiya Natsuki said, knowing when to stop.
"Mhm."
Hiruko no Kami agreed, holding up her hands.
Amamiya Natsuki quickly felt his body lighten, floating upwards.
"Hehehe..."
However, before they could float up to the passage, a deep, sinister sneer sounded.
"It's Yote!"
Amamiya Natsuki and Yukino both raised their guard.
"You bastards..." At the other end of the passage, Yote gripped the black spear in his hand and suddenly threw it, "Give Hiruko back to me!"
Before he finished speaking, the black spear had already turned into a bolt of lightning, flying towards them.
Time Stop had not yet cooled down, so Amamiya Natsuki decisively took out a shield from his game inventory to block, while simultaneously hugging Yukino tightly with his other hand.
Then...
Pfft!
The sound of a spear piercing a body rang out.
Amamiya Natsuki's gaze sharpened, and he turned to look at Hiruko no Kami, who was pierced by the spear, instantly realizing that Yote's target was not himself and Yukino at all; it had always been Hiruko no Kami.
When Hiruko no Kami is severely wounded, she will reset time. Once time resets, the NTR effect will disappear.
Pfft!
Another black spear flew over, piercing Hiruko no Kami's body.
Amamiya Natsuki rolled with Yukino in his arms, successfully returning to the passage.
"Despicable!"
Yukino Yukinoshita gritted her teeth, also understanding Yote's intention.
The two sides were already enemies, so being attacked was normal, but the target of the attack was Hiruko no Kami, and the attack was ruthless and merciless. It was clear that Yote had no feelings for Hiruko no Kami at all, treating her purely as a tool.
"Cough cough..."
Hiruko no Kami coughed up blood. Due to her small body, she was directly nailed to the ground by two spears.
Pfft!
Yote's face was ferocious, and he threw another black spear, piercing Hiruko no Kami's body, saying in a chilling voice, "Hiruko, quickly use your reset ability to bring everything back on track!"
Hiruko no Kami coughed up another mouthful of blood. Her already pale face was now as white as paper, clearly having reached her limit.
Thud!
Amamiya Natsuki took out his shield, blocking Yote's next attack, and reached out to touch Hiruko no Kami's small head, saying calmly, "Hiruko, we'll see each other again in the next week."
After speaking, Amamiya Natsuki took out a mask, put it on his face, pointed his hand at Yote on the other side of the passage, and smiled, "Hiruko is very cute, I'm very satisfied."
Hiruko no Kami's eyes lit up slightly: "...Cute?"
Yukino Yukinoshita held one of Hiruko's hands, biting her lip and saying, "Hiruko-chan is indeed very cute."
Hiruko no Kami's voice was weak: "This is the first time someone has called me cute... I'm happy."
...
Buzz.
Ripples like water spread through the air, and time reset again.
Everything turned into streaks of light, rapidly flowing backward.
Amamiya Natsuki only felt the world in front of him turn into a kaleidoscope of bizarre colors, no longer discernible. When he came to his senses, he was already on the rocky beach by the sea.
"Eh, President?" Fujiwara Chika's surprised voice sounded in his ear, "Why did you put your mask on again?"
Amamiya Natsuki turned to look around and asked, "What are we doing here?"
"Of course, it's to catch that shadowy elementary school student," Fujiwara Chika said, puzzled, "Didn't you, President, return from the second week with information, saying we're here to complete a dungeon mission?"
So that's how it is.
Amamiya Natsuki understood that he had returned to the third week, not the first. In other words, everything that happened before this had already become a fixed outcome.
"President?" Shinomiya Kaguya pursed her pink lips and looked over, already having a guess in her heart, "The mask on your face... could it be...?"
"That's right," Amamiya Natsuki took a deep breath and replied, "I just returned from the third week; it's actually the fourth week now."
Shinomiya Kaguya: "..."
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