"You are courting death!"Natsuki was already prepared, saying, "It's simple. After clearing the dungeon, you must be my maid for a day. You have to fulfill any request I make within twenty-four hours..."
Chika's pretty face flushed slightly. She quickly covered her chest and puffed out her cheeks, saying, "Being a maid is fine... b-but the President can't be lewd!"
Natsuki showed a look of great disappointment and waved his hand, saying, "Then forget it. That's no fun."
Chika's cheeks puffed out, almost turning her into a pufferfish:
"...The President is too much!"
"..."
Finally.
Chika still agreed to Natsuki's excessive request. As the light of humanity, she couldn't stand by and watch those in danger when she could easily help.
"Very good." Natsuki took out a notebook and quickly wrote down a contract. "Chika-chan, please sign."
Chika's beautiful eyes widened as she said, "You actually want me to sign?"
"Of course, you have to sign." Natsuki said, "You often renege on your debts when playing games."
"I do not!"
"When you say you don't, please look into my eyes."
"I don't want to look at the President..." Chika turned her head away and snorted, "Sign then, sign."
Taking the pencil, Chika looked down at the 'contract', her pretty face quickly turning red, and she couldn't help but exclaim, "W-why do you have to specifically write out the lewd clause?!"
Natsuki said righteously, "It's precisely because I'm worried you'll go back on your word that I have to write it out."
"..."
As Chika finished signing, Natsuki satisfactorily put away the contract.
The contract content was simple:
After clearing the dungeon, Chika would act as a maid for one day, at his beck and call for twenty-four hours, which included lewd requests.
"Then, I'll make my move."
Natsuki put away the contract, closed his eyes to sense the direction of the fear aura, then took a step, and his figure suddenly disappeared.
At the entrance of the sanatorium.
Three the passerby players stood in the cold wind, looking at each other.
"Are we... forgotten?"
"It's normal."
"After all, we're just passersby without even names."
"..."
Before he finished speaking, Natsuki's figure appeared out of thin air.
"Natsuki-sama!"
"Senpai!"
Seeing Natsuki appear, the three the passerby players, who were originally full of grievances, immediately became overjoyed, feeling a sense of security welling up within them.
Natsuki extended both hands, saying, "Give me your hands. Go back to the sanatorium to complete the main quest."
The female player naturally did not hesitate and quickly extended her hand, bowing and saying, "Thank you, Natsuki-kun."
Natsuki nodded slightly, saying, "Close your eyes."
"..."
While Natsuki was looking for players in the sanatorium, the others were not idle. Kaguya led Hayasaka and her group and began collecting photos of the patients in the sanatorium.
A moment later.
All the passerby players in the sanatorium were found.
It was uncertain if there were any other players. If they couldn't be found, they would be assumed not to exist.
After waiting silently for a while, the door to the Director's office was soon pushed open, and the young ladies filed in.
"President, mission complete."
"The photos have been taken."
"Some patients were uncooperative, so it took a little longer."
"..."
Patient photos, hospital stamps, death certificates—all materials were collected.
"Everyone, come get a death certificate."
Natsuki called out, "Just stick on the photo and stamp it yourself, and you should be able to complete the main quest."
Several the passerby players looked at each other, unwilling to step forward. Although they had heard Chika explain the reason, they were still skeptical, doubting it wouldn't be that simple. Some with dark thoughts even suspected if Natsuki was using them as guinea pigs for some dangerous experiment.
"I'll do it."
Fortunately, the female player voluntarily stepped forward. Having been rescued by Natsuki from the certain-death ward before, she already trusted Natsuki and his group considerably and was willing to be a guinea pig.
Picking up a death certificate, sticking on the patient's portrait, the female player took a deep breath, then picked up the hospital stamp and pressed it down directly.
Thud.
A blood-red stamp appeared on the death certificate.
"I-I really completed the main quest!"
Soon after, the female player's voice trembled slightly, and her eyes suddenly brightened.
But even so, there were still the passerby players who didn't believe it. Whether the main quest was completed or not was just a matter of words; maybe they were just being tricked...
"Thank you all!"
The female player was full of emotion, bowing and thanking Natsuki and his group one by one. Immediately after, she 'understood the rules' and took out an item to express her gratitude.
Chika smiled and said, "Don't be so polite. We are all players; we should help each other."
"The main quest is complete. Now I just want to go home and rest properly. My daughter is still waiting for me at home..."
The female player, full of gratitude, chose to leave the dungeon.
After a ten-second countdown, the female player's figure turned into a faint light and disappeared.
"Did we really clear the dungeon?"
"It's actually this simple?"
"How is it simple? If it weren't for these experienced players, let alone collecting all the materials, we wouldn't even know about the death certificate, right?"
With proof before their eyes, the remaining few sanatorium players' eyes suddenly brightened, no longer doubting the truth of the matter, and they all stepped forward to complete the main quest.
Of course, these the passerby players also didn't forget the 'rules.' While expressing their gratitude, they all took out items or equipment to show their appreciation.
They might encounter them again in a dungeon in the future. If they were to sneak away like this, it would be a very unwise act.
"Done."
After seeing off the last the passerby player, Natsuki clapped his hands, saying, "Finally, we can go back."
Marin asked, "Natsuki, what about this Director?"
Natsuki looked at the Director, who had completely transformed into a flesh monster, and immediately said, "Of course, it's to send it to nirvana."
Those who sell birth certificates or death certificates, getting only a few years in prison is too cheap for these beasts. It's best to send them to the stake.
Burn it as he said.
Natsuki lit a fire, and the flames burned fiercely, quickly incinerating the entire Director's office.
"Eh, eh, the game popped up a notification saying a side quest was just completed." Chika said in surprise.
Marin raised her hand and said, "I also received a notification. The side quest seems to be called the Sin of Greed."
Tsubame said softly, "Is it because we destroyed a den of evil?"
"Anyway, no loss." Natsuki waved his hand, "Let's go back to the community."
Juju asked curiously, "Do we teleport out?"
So far, she hadn't experienced what teleportation felt like.
Natsuki walked towards the staircase with his hands in his pockets:
"After completing the mission by sneaking in, of course, we walk out openly."
"Tsk."
Juju's main quest was complete, and like Chika and the others, she could stay in the dungeon for another two days or choose to clear the dungeon now.
Needless to say, Juju naturally chose to stay.
"Now only Haruno-nee and Yukino are left." Tsubame said softly, "I wonder how they are doing in the church."
Chika clenched her fists, her voice clear as she said, "As the saying goes, strike while the iron is hot. Since it just got dark, why don't we go directly to the church and help Haruno-nee complete her main quest?"
Marin nodded in agreement, saying, "That makes sense."
Sayu extended a slender, delicate finger and suggested from the side, "For something like confessing sins, Hanamori-chan's Magical Girl gun should come in handy, right?"
Hayasaka folded her arms across her chest and said nonchalantly, "The Magical Girl gun's charge is used up. To continue using it, it needs to be recharged in advance... Well, I can lend it out, but the President needs to be responsible for recharging it."
"Stare—"
Kaguya-ojousama didn't speak, but her cheeks unconsciously puffed out.
Natsuki's forehead broke out in a cold sweat, and he quickly changed the subject, saying, "We'll talk about recharging later. Let's go to the church first to check the situation."
Lending items was false; intentionally digging a pit for himself was the truth!
Kaguya had used the Magical Girl's Confession Gun and knew very well how to replenish the power of 'love and justice.' Lending it to him for recharging, the targets of the recharge would undoubtedly be Haruno and Yukino. It would be strange if she weren't jealous!
"Hayasaka-san, you're now on my blacklist."
The evil spirit director's eyes were bloodshot, his director's uniform suddenly ripped, and his body rapidly distorted and deformed, turning into a distorted creature covered in bloated flesh.
Then…
There was no then.
"Eh, how disgusting!"
"Don, the Outlaw, you are under arrest!"
"…"
The distorted director, as the strongest boss of the hospital, was quickly apprehended in the face of the righteous Seize and Eliminate Evil special struggle.
Bang.
Hayasaka raised her magic gun, aimed at the evil spirit director's forehead, and pulled the trigger again.
This time.
The Magical Girl's repentance attribute was finally triggered.
"I was wrong…"
"I also know that selling birth certificates is illegal, but they gave too much…"
Natsuki said calmly:
"Where are those death certificates?"
"They are all in the safe…"
Kaguya said softly:
"What conditions are needed for a death certificate to be effective?"
In a state of repentance, the evil spirit director was full of self-reproach and answered every question:
"It requires a photo of the patient and a stamped certificate from the hospital…"
Chika crossed her arms over her chest and said:
"What are the requirements for the photo?"
The evil spirit director: "Two-inch, bare-headed photo."
Hayasaka asked:
"Where is the hospital's stamp?"
"In the drawer…"
"…"
The interrogation session came to an end.
Everyone successfully mastered all the procedures for issuing death certificates.
"Whoosh."
Chika opened the drawer and said:
"The hospital's stamp has been found."
Marin's voice was clear as she said:
"Natsuki, Natsuki, the safe is open, there are so many blank death certificates inside."
Kaguya said softly:
"Next is to get the patient's photos."
The matter of the photos was simple. With the evil spirit director kneeling on the ground repenting his sins, a mere patient was naturally not a problem.
At this moment, Chika cautiously walked over, tugged at Natsuki's sleeve, and whispered:
"President, President~! Didn't you say there were other players in the hospital?"
"Yes, there are indeed other players." Natsuki turned to look at Chika, already knowing what secretary Chika meant, and said softly, "You want to help them complete the main quest?"
"That's right." Chika nodded, "We are all players, we should help each other in the dungeon."
Having grown up in an environment of love and justice, Chika, though sometimes unreliable, was definitely 100% good and lawful.
"That's true." Natsuki pondered, "But those people haven't done anything, haven't helped at all. If we just bring them over to help complete the main quest, I feel it would be very unbalanced."
"Eh?" Chika blinked, "Those players should understand the rules, right… And who is unbalanced?"
Natsuki pointed to himself and whispered:
"I'm unbalanced."
"Eh eh eh?"
"Working so hard and expending so much effort, while others can easily complete the main quest without paying any price, it's too unfair." Natsuki looked at Chika, and then changed the subject, "To make me feel balanced, secretary Chika must agree to one of my requests."
"…"
Chika realized what he was getting at.
The psychological imbalance was false; his true intention was to take the opportunity to make a request of her, wasn't it?
"What does President want to do?"
Chika asked in a low voice.
Natsuki was already prepared, saying, "It's simple. After clearing the dungeon, you must be my maid for a day. You have to fulfill any request I make within twenty-four hours..."
Chika's pretty face flushed slightly. She quickly covered her chest and puffed out her cheeks, saying, "Being a maid is fine... b-but the President can't be lewd!"
Natsuki showed a look of great disappointment and waved his hand, saying, "Then forget it. That's no fun."
Chika's cheeks puffed out, almost turning her into a pufferfish:
"...The President is too much!"
"..."
Finally.
Chika still agreed to Natsuki's excessive request. As the light of humanity, she couldn't stand by and watch those in danger when she could easily help.
"Very good." Natsuki took out a notebook and quickly wrote down a contract. "Chika-chan, please sign."
Chika's beautiful eyes widened as she said, "You actually want me to sign?"
"Of course, you have to sign." Natsuki said, "You often renege on your debts when playing games."
"I do not!"
"When you say you don't, please look into my eyes."
"I don't want to look at the President..." Chika turned her head away and snorted, "Sign then, sign."
Taking the pencil, Chika looked down at the 'contract', her pretty face quickly turning red, and she couldn't help but exclaim, "W-why do you have to specifically write out the lewd clause?!"
Natsuki said righteously, "It's precisely because I'm worried you'll go back on your word that I have to write it out."
"..."
As Chika finished signing, Natsuki satisfactorily put away the contract.
The contract content was simple:
After clearing the dungeon, Chika would act as a maid for one day, at his beck and call for twenty-four hours, which included lewd requests.
"Then, I'll make my move."
Natsuki put away the contract, closed his eyes to sense the direction of the fear aura, then took a step, and his figure suddenly disappeared.
At the entrance of the sanatorium.
Three the passerby players stood in the cold wind, looking at each other.
"Are we... forgotten?"
"It's normal."
"After all, we're just passersby without even names."
"..."
Before he finished speaking, Natsuki's figure appeared out of thin air.
"Natsuki-sama!"
"Senpai!"
Seeing Natsuki appear, the three the passerby players, who were originally full of grievances, immediately became overjoyed, feeling a sense of security welling up within them.
Natsuki extended both hands, saying, "Give me your hands. Go back to the sanatorium to complete the main quest."
The female player naturally did not hesitate and quickly extended her hand, bowing and saying, "Thank you, Natsuki-kun."
Natsuki nodded slightly, saying, "Close your eyes."
"..."
While Natsuki was looking for players in the sanatorium, the others were not idle. Kaguya led Hayasaka and her group and began collecting photos of the patients in the sanatorium.
A moment later.
All the players in the sanatorium were found.
It was uncertain if there were any other players. If they couldn't be found, they would be assumed not to exist.
After waiting silently for a while, the door to the Director's office was soon pushed open, and the young ladies filed in.
"President, mission complete."
"The photos have been taken."
"Some patients were uncooperative, so it took a little longer."
"..."
Patient photos, hospital stamps, death certificates—all materials were collected.
"Everyone, come get a death certificate."
Natsuki called out, "Just stick on the photo and stamp it yourself, and you should be able to complete the main quest."
Several the passerby players looked at each other, unwilling to step forward. Although they had heard Chika explain the reason, they were still skeptical, doubting it wouldn't be that simple. Some with dark thoughts even suspected if Natsuki was using them as guinea pigs for some dangerous experiment.
"I'll do it."
Fortunately, the female player voluntarily stepped forward. Having been rescued by Natsuki from the certain-death ward before, she already trusted Natsuki and his group considerably and was willing to be a guinea pig.
Picking up a death certificate, sticking on the patient's portrait, the female player took a deep breath, then picked up the hospital stamp and pressed it down directly.
Thud.
A blood-red stamp appeared on the death certificate.
"I-I really completed the main quest!"
Soon after, the female player's voice trembled slightly, and her eyes suddenly brightened.
But even so, there were still the passerby players who didn't believe it. Whether the main quest was completed or not was just a matter of words; maybe they were just being tricked...
"Thank you all!"
The female player was full of emotion, bowing and thanking Natsuki and his group one by one. Immediately after, she 'understood the rules' and took out an item to express her gratitude.
Chika smiled and said, "Don't be so polite. We are all players; we should help each other."
"The main quest is complete. Now I just want to go home and rest properly. My daughter is still waiting for me at home..."
The female player, full of gratitude, chose to leave the dungeon.
After a ten-second countdown, the female player's figure turned into a faint light and disappeared.
"Did we really clear the dungeon?"
"It's actually this simple?"
"How is it simple? If it weren't for these experienced players, let alone collecting all the materials, we wouldn't even know about the death certificate, right?"
With proof before their eyes, the remaining few sanatorium players' eyes suddenly brightened, no longer doubting the truth of the matter, and they all stepped forward to complete the main quest.
Of course, these the passerby players also didn't forget the 'rules.' While expressing their gratitude, they all took out items or equipment to show their appreciation.
They might encounter them again in a dungeon in the future. If they were to sneak away like this, it would be a very unwise act.
"Done."
After seeing off the last the passerby player, Natsuki clapped his hands, saying, "Finally, we can go back."
Marin asked, "Natsuki, what about this Director?"
Natsuki looked at the Director, who had completely transformed into a flesh monster, and immediately said, "Of course, it's to send it to nirvana."
Those who sell birth certificates or death certificates, getting only a few years in prison is too cheap for these beasts. It's best to send them to the stake.
Burn it as he said.
Natsuki lit a fire, and the flames burned fiercely, quickly incinerating the entire Director's office.
"Eh, eh, the game popped up a notification saying a side quest was just completed." Chika said in surprise.
Marin raised her hand and said, "I also received a notification. The side quest seems to be called the Sin of Greed."
Tsubame said softly, "Is it because we destroyed a den of evil?"
"Anyway, no loss." Natsuki waved his hand, "Let's go back to the community."
Juju asked curiously, "Do we teleport out?"
So far, she hadn't experienced what teleportation felt like.
Natsuki walked towards the staircase with his hands in his pockets:
"After completing the mission by sneaking in, of course, we walk out openly."
"Tsk."
Juju's main quest was complete, and like Chika and the others, she could stay in the dungeon for another two days or choose to clear the dungeon now.
Needless to say, Juju naturally chose to stay.
"Now only Haruno-nee and Yukino are left." Tsubame said softly, "I wonder how they are doing in the church."
Chika clenched her fists, her voice clear as she said, "As the saying goes, strike while the iron is hot. Since it just got dark, why don't we go directly to the church and help Haruno-nee complete her main quest?"
Marin nodded in agreement, saying, "That makes sense."
Sayu extended a slender, delicate finger and suggested from the side, "For something like confessing sins, Hanamori-chan's Magical Girl gun should come in handy, right?"
Hayasaka folded her arms across her chest and said nonchalantly, "The Magical Girl gun's charge is used up. To continue using it, it needs to be recharged in advance... Well, I can lend it out, but the President needs to be responsible for recharging it."
"Stare—"
Kaguya-ojousama didn't speak, but her cheeks unconsciously puffed out.
Natsuki's forehead broke out in a cold sweat, and he quickly changed the subject, saying, "We'll talk about recharging later. Let's go to the church first to check the situation."
Lending items was false; intentionally digging a pit for himself was the truth!
Kaguya had used the Magical Girl's Confession Gun and knew very well how to replenish the power of 'love and justice.' Lending it to him for recharging, the targets of the recharge would undoubtedly be Haruno and Yukino. It would be strange if she weren't jealous!
"Hayasaka-san, you're now on my blacklist."
Natsuki looked at Hayasaka and whispered.
"Tsk." Hayasaka didn't know where she got a lollipop from, put it in her mouth, and slowly ate it. Hearing this, she looked over with disdain, "You've already done it, are you still afraid of what others will say?"
Natsuki said expressionlessly:
"I'm just reminding you, once you're on the little notebook, the consequences will be very serious."
Hayasaka tilted her head and said:
"Like what?"
Natsuki looked over and asked back:
"What do you think?"
Hayasaka didn't know what she thought of, her pretty face quickly flushed red, and she raised her foot and feigned a kick at Natsuki:
"The perverted president whose head is full of filth, don't even think about touching a single finger of mine again!"
"…"
No words were exchanged along the way.
Everyone passed through the town and safely arrived at the church entrance.
"President, should we just teleport in?"
Chika looked up.
"I'll go in and scout first." Natsuki shook his head, "I've teleported too many times before, and I feel a bit of a headache and discomfort."
Tsubame said softly:
"Is it because of excessive mental power consumption?"
Kaguya pondered:
"There's also another possibility, Sadako feeds on fear, and the President only exercised, he didn't 'eat'."
"Both are possible, we'll just have to slowly research and verify it later." Natsuki took a deep breath, the night wind was cold, "You all be careful, I'll go in and check the situation first."
Marin exhorted:
"Natsuki, be careful."
"Wait a moment." Hayasaka took out a Magical Girl gun and handed it over, "Here, the item is for the President."
"…"
Natsuki silently took the Magical Girl's Gun of Repentance and smiled:
"I'm very grateful."
Hayasaka smiled back and said:
"President, you're welcome, this is what I should do."
Very good.
Causing trouble, are we?
I'll make two more notes on the little notebook, and by then, it'll be useless even if you cry and beg for mercy!
Natsuki waved his hand, closed his eyes to sense and find the direction from which the fear aura emanated in the church, then took a step, and his entire person suddenly disappeared.
At the same time.
Inside the church.
"Yukino, you should go back to the residential area." Haruno said softly, "You are currently an ordinary tourist, staying in the church all the time might put you in danger."
Yukino, wearing a Shadow Cloak, stood in a dark corner, her voice calm:
"Natsuki-kun gave me the Shadow Cloak, so I won't be discovered."
Haruno was still a little worried:
"Even if Yukino says so, the cloak isn't an omnipotent item, there's still a possibility of being discovered… Eh, what's that?"
The light in the corner distorted, and Haruno only saw a distorted figure appear out of thin air, immediately startled.
"Hmm?!"
Yukino quickly turned her head and saw a figure appear out of thin air. She thought she was being ambushed, so she immediately, without hesitation, kicked out with a whip kick.
As the second young lady of the Yukinoshita family, Yukino had studied karate, and her rank was not low.
Natsuki had just teleported into the church and hadn't had time to see the situation clearly when he heard a strong wind whistling towards him. He decisively used Time Stop.
Drip.
A drop of water instantly solidified in mid-air.
Natsuki looked closely and then clearly saw that the person who attacked him was Yukino. It was clear that the position where he teleported appeared behind Yukino, so he was subjected to Yukino's subconscious counterattack.
"Tsk~"
Natsuki looked Yukino up and down, then gave a satisfied evaluation:
"The high whip kick movement is quite standard."
"The over-the-knee socks feel amazing."
"And the absolute territory…"
Natsuki suddenly remembered that when he was young and ignorant, he had seen a masterpiece describing absolute territory:
"The name seems to be IPX… 177?"
The three-second Time Stop quickly ended.
Time resumed flowing.
Slap!
Yukino only heard a soft sound, and her right foot, which was in a whip kick, had already been firmly grasped in someone's palm. Immediately after, a familiar voice entered her ear:
"Yukino, it's me."
"It's Natsuki!"
Haruno exclaimed.
"You…" Seeing the boy in front of her, Yukino's eyebrows slightly furrowed, and she said in a low voice, "Let go of me first."
"Yes, yes."
Natsuki released Yukino's right foot.
Yukino quickly retreated a few steps, came to Haruno's side, and said cautiously:
"How do you prove your identity?"
"That's simple." Natsuki pondered for two seconds, then took out a love amulet, "Yukino only agreed to my confession this evening, have you forgotten already?"
"Eh?"
Haruno said with surprise:
"Yukino finally agreed to date everyone together?"
"I didn't agree."
Yukino denied with a straight face.
Sharing a boyfriend with other girls, no matter what, she would never agree!
"But the amulet is indeed correct…"
Yukino quietly took out the love amulet, and then Natsuki's voice echoed in her mind.
"Yukino, one must be true to their word. Going back on your word is not a good habit."
"I'm sorry, I can't hear what you're saying."
Yukino silently put away the love amulet.
That's right, the guy in front of her was indeed Garbage-kun.
"I checked, there's definitely no one behind me." Yukino pursed her lips and asked in confusion, "How did you suddenly appear behind me?"
"Of course, it's because I evolved into a Trisolaran…"