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"Eh, the fourth week?"
"The President isn't joking, is he?"
"Probably not, the President looks very serious..."
Several girls were astonished.
After the time reset, all memories were directly cleared. For them, the third week had just begun.
Amamiya Natsuki said in a low voice, "You'll know if you look at the notebook in your inventory."
Upon hearing this, several girls opened their game inventories.
"There really is a notebook!" Fujiwara Chika's eyes widened in surprise, "It even has my own handwriting on it... When did this happen?"
Amamiya Natsuki said, "Soon after we finished the dungeon mission, to be safe, I had each of you write a diary and store it in your inventory for emergencies. It's coming in handy now."
Pausing, Amamiya Natsuki continued, "You should all have recorded the events of the previous week, so I won't elaborate. You can read it yourselves."
Shinomiya Kaguya softly said, "I now believe that the President truly returned from the third week."
Hayasaka Ai opened her diary and asked curiously, "Let's all see what's written in our diaries first."
At the beginning of the third week, Komi was the only intelligence officer. Later, everyone pieced things together, and each received some diary pages. For Kaguya and the others, there were no related memories in their minds, but the handwriting in the diaries could not be faked.
With subtle feelings, several girls quickly browsed the information they had recorded.
Fujiwara Chika exclaimed softly, "We went to the newly built Hospital, interrogated the director, and then discovered Yote's true identity... a weakened version of Pain and Nagato?"
Yukino Yukinoshita pursed her pink lips and softly said, "Went to the shrine, captured the shrine priestess, who was one of Yote's clones, but unfortunately was killed by the shadow... What a pity."
Shinomiya Kaguya looked at the contents of the notebook and softly said, "Using the title skill of Prime Minister's Possession, we successfully captured Hiruko no Kami and had Hiruko no Kami help us pursue Yote. Did we really get that far?"
Kaguya looked up and asked, "President, since we have already captured Hiruko no Kami, why did time reset and enter the fourth week?"
Fujiwara Chika hurriedly said, "It's not recorded in my diary either."
Amamiya Natsuki endured the pain brought by the mask and said in a low voice, "Because the subsequent changes happened too suddenly..."
Led by the Head Nurse, they entered the cave system, but were ambushed by Yote with explosives, falling into the abyss. Then, he activated Time Stop to save Kaguya, Chika, and Hayasaka, and finally used a grappling hook to swing with Yukino over the abyss...
Speaking of which, Amamiya Natsuki couldn't help but look at Hirano.
"Hmm?"
Yukino Yukinoshita keenly noticed that Amamiya Natsuki's gaze was a bit subtle.
His gaze is strange... Was there something else at that time?
Amamiya Natsuki took a deep breath and quickly recounted how Yote attacked Hiruko no Kami, forcing Hiruko no Kami to reset time.
"...That's how it was."
With the support of the second week's intelligence, the third week's operation could be said to have gone very smoothly, with the situation looking very good. It was just a pity that Yote turned the tables at the last moment.
"That sounds a bit regrettable," Fujiwara Chika put her right hand on her hip and said with concern, "Does the President have any more information to add? If not, please take off your mask quickly. The longer you wear it, the more painful it is."
"No more."
Amamiya Natsuki exhaled lightly, removed the Mark of Memory mask from his face, and the memories of the third week instantly vanished, turning into dust.
"Strange..." Amamiya Natsuki held his head, "Why does my head feel so painful?"
Fujiwara Chika put her hands on her hips and said seriously, "The President was just hit on the head by a coconut again."
"Coconut?"
Amamiya Natsuki looked around. There wasn't even a single coconut tree nearby, so how could he have been hit on the head?
"President," Shinomiya Kaguya reminded him, "Look at your right hand."
"Hmm?"
Amamiya Natsuki looked down, seeing the Engraved Mask in his right hand, and was slightly startled. He quickly recovered and raised an eyebrow, asking, "Is this the fourth loop now?"
"That's right." Shinomiya Kaguya nodded gently and handed over the diary in her hand. "President, this is the information you just brought back."
Amamiya Natsuki's gaze fell on the notebook, and he praised, "Your handwriting is beautiful."
Shinomiya Kaguya's pretty face flushed slightly: "The president should be looking at the diary content! Don't say strange things!"
After quickly reading the information in the notebook, Amamiya Natsuki rubbed his temples and let out a light breath, saying, "I did so many things in the third loop, but it was just a little short."
"It is indeed a pity." Fujiwara Chika nodded and said, "President, what should we do now?"
Amamiya Natsuki pondered for a moment and said, "Let's go behind the reef first, deal with the Shadow Elementary Schoolers, complete the dungeon's prerequisite quest, and then meet up with everyone. We can discuss it together then."
"Understood."
"..."
The group arrived behind the reef beach. With the intelligence from the previous loop, they easily dealt with the Shadow Elementary Schoolers and completed the prerequisite quest.
"The transformation time isn't enough; I need to re-paste the skills." Amamiya Natsuki turned to look at Hayasaka, "Give me your right hand."
"Ah... oh."
Hayasaka Ai seemed to have just come to her senses, extending her right hand as if waking from a dream. Her eyes met Amamiya Natsuki's, and her pretty face involuntarily flushed quickly.
"Why is your face so red?" Amamiya Natsuki asked with concern, "Are you feeling unwell?"
"I'm perfectly fine." Hayasaka Ai turned her head to look elsewhere. "Senpai, stop nagging."
By now, merely holding hands, hugging, or even kissing could no longer make Hayasaka Ai blush.
There was only one truth behind the spy maid's flushed face and occasional dazed moments—
"First Experience Diary."
To be precise, it was diary content entirely unrelated to the intelligence, tucked within the notebook.
"Hello, me of the next loop. To prevent forgetting everything when time resets, after careful consideration, I've decided to record the entire process—such an important thing as a first experience, of course, can't be forgotten!"
F-first experience?!
Hayasaka Ai still clearly remembered the shock and shame she felt when she first saw that first experience diary.
This was a dangerous dungeon space; the location for a first experience was far too terrible!
"It all started at the shrine... The president blocked a bullet for me, getting shot in the back... After the Young Miss and Chika left, only the president and I remained... I asked the president to share the pain with me, but he refused, saying he was stubborn. He even got angry and said there was a place harder than his mouth. I was dismissive, saying I wouldn't believe it unless I tried it myself... Then the president went wild... Besides the initial pain, it was actually super comfortable afterward... We tried many positions... this way... that way..."
Is that an idiot?
The me of the previous loop must have been an idiot!
Hayasaka Ai bit her lower lip, wanting to deny the content on the paper, but there were no issues with the tone, handwriting, or small habits.
Without a doubt, the author of the "First Experience Diary" was herself from the previous loop.
So... she and the president really did that kind of thing?
Although even without the bullet-blocking incident, she probably wouldn't have refused, as long as she kept it a secret from the Young Miss... the problem was, if she experienced it again later, wouldn't it hurt twice?
"Hanamori-chan?" Fujiwara Chika waved her hand, "Why are you spacing out again?"
"I'm fine." Hayasaka Ai snapped back to reality, quickly dispelling the terrible images in her mind. The reason for her distraction, of course, couldn't be spoken aloud. "Let's go quickly."
Skill pasting completed.
The group assumed the identities of passing tourists and soon met up with Marin and the others.
"Chika-chan!"
"Yukino-chan!"
"Senpai-kun said we're in the fourth loop now?"
"..."
After everyone reunited, they went to a secluded corner, and Chika recounted the events of the third loop.
"Time has reset again." Senpai pressed her temples. "I have no memory at all."
Sayu's eyes sparkled, without the slightest doubt, trusting Amamiya Natsuki one hundred percent: "It's all thanks to Natsuki-sama, otherwise we wouldn't know anything."
Kitagawa Marin asked with concern:
"How long did Natsuki wear the mask? Does his head still hurt?"
"I don't know." Amamiya Natsuki squinted. "Anyway, I got hit by a coconut and lost my memory again."
Fujiwara Chika raised her chin:
"Ehehe~"
With the information recorded, everyone quickly began discussing the main business.
Amamiya Natsuki said, "The Prime Minister's possession ability is unlikely to last until the fourth loop. In other words, everything has to start over."
"Not only that." Shinomiya Kaguya folded her arms across her chest and said softly, "With the time reset effect, we can't use the same trick twice."
Yukinoshita Yukino calmly said, "Going to the shrine now, it's either a trap or the place is deserted."
Kitagawa Marin extended a finger and guessed, "Could that Yote be sending people to search for us?"
Amamiya Natsuki said, "Yote was already looking for us in the previous loop, but with the transformation skill, he obviously couldn't find us."
Juju raised her small face and said, "Could that guy activate the shadows and start a battle royale on everyone on the island?"
"Eh, a battle royale?" Fujiwara Chika jumped in fright, "That guy wouldn't be that crazy, would he?"
Amamiya Natsuki disagreed, shaking his head and saying, "I actually think what Juju said is possible. As a pervert, he can do anything."
"Stare—"
The girls all looked at him.
Amamiya Natsuki straightened his face and said, "Why are you all looking at me?"
"The president knows in his heart."
"Exactly."
"Perverted president."
"..."
Of course, mere speculation couldn't provide an answer. The group didn't waste too much time and quickly set out to complete the dungeon's prerequisite quests.
The entire process went remarkably smoothly, without encountering any danger.
"Strange." Fujiwara Chika said, puzzled, "It's been so long, how come we haven't encountered a single shadow?"
"It is a bit strange."
Amamiya Natsuki squinted, having prepared for an island battle royale, but not a single shadow appeared.
At this moment, Shinomiya Kaguya suddenly said softly, "We can investigate those shadows that replaced humans to see if they've disappeared."
"That makes sense." Hayasaka Ai nodded in agreement. "We should definitely investigate."
"Be careful." Amamiya Natsuki said, "Come over here and paste the skills first."
"..."
With the transformation skills pasted, it was time for investigation.
Regarding the identities of the shadows that replaced humans, the group had already gathered a lot of information in the previous loop, making their investigation quite targeted.
Then... "President, the shadow police on the island are gone."
"President, the shadow head nurse in the hospital is also gone."
"The shadow employee in the shrine is also nowhere to be found."
"..."
To be safe, the group hadn't split up, but now it seemed that this caution was unnecessary.
The shadow head nurse, the shadow staff in the shrine, and all the shadows they had encountered before seemed to have vanished into thin air, leaving no trace.
"Shadows don't just disappear into thin air." Amamiya Natsuki interlaced his fingers, pressing them against his temples, and said in a deep voice, "They should have been gathered together."
Shinomiya Kaguya said softly, "The underground cave."
"Ah, I get it." Fujiwara Chika's eyes lit up, and she quickly said, "It's Yote! He called all the shadows on the island to the underground cave!"
The other girls also understood one after another.
Senpai pursed her pink lips and said softly, "So... Yote chose a defensive tactic?"
"What the heck." Kitagawa Marin put her hands on her hips and couldn't help but complain, "He's clearly the dungeon boss, yet now he's hiding in a cave and won't come out. How embarrassing."
"I don't think there's anything wrong with that." Hayasaka Ai was quite calm. "Yote has already been killed by us three times. Choosing to retreat is actually the safest option."
Yukinoshita Yukino said softly, "Yote knows that our mission has a time limit. It's both a retreat and a way to stall for time."
"..."
Contrary to Juju's guess, Yote did not choose to initiate an island-wide battle royale but opted for another extreme—the turtle tactic.
His main body and two clones all hid in the underground cave, and he gathered all the shadows on the island for close protection. It seemed so cowardly that it was speechless, but after careful consideration, one had to admit that the turtle tactic was indeed extremely difficult to break.
This was like an ancient siege battle; as long as one side was determined to hunker down and not come out, the other side truly had no way to quickly conquer them.
Everyone frowned for a moment, pondering countermeasures, but unfortunately, they couldn't come up with a solution.
At this moment, Amamiya Natsuki suddenly spoke, his tone confident: "The turtle tactic is actually more advantageous for us."
"Eh?" The girls all looked over, "What is the president talking about?"
Amamiya Natsuki said softly, "Since Yote chose to retreat, then we can see midnight."
"Eh, Nightmare Theater?"
The girls quickly understood Amamiya Natsuki's meaning. In the previous loops, they never even reached midnight; time was constantly reset by Hiruko no Kami, so they didn't even have a chance to open the Nightmare Theater.
Amamiya Natsuki nodded and said, "Successfully opening the Nightmare Theater will make it our home turf."
At this moment, a voice suddenly rang out:
"What if the theater fails to open?"
Amamiya Natsuki looked towards Juju, following the sound, and waved, "Juju, come over here. I'll give you some extra confidence."
"Bah!"
"..."
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