Kaguya-sama: Love Is War wants me to turn myself in.

"Morning~"

The girl with long, straight black hair sounded sleepy.

Four grains see the child.

The eldest daughter of the Yotsuya family next door.

A quiet girl who loves learning.

The Amamiya family moved here three years ago. Amamiya Natsuki and Yotsuya Miko happened to attend the same junior high school, so in a sense, they could be considered childhood sweethearts.

"Your dark circles seem worse again. What have you been up to lately?"

Amamiya Natsuki asked casually.

“I didn’t do anything.” Miko Yotsuya gently bit her lower lip. “I… just watched a horror movie, so I didn’t sleep well.”

"She actually dared to watch a horror movie alone, what courage she has."

"..."

The two talked as they walked toward the school.

As they passed an intersection, Natsuki Amamiya's gaze suddenly sharpened.

Across the street, among the crowd, stood a striking female office worker. She was well-dressed, had a good figure, and was beautiful, making her quite eye-catching.

Natsuki Amamiya silently observed the woman, but his gaze wasn't fixed on her face; rather, it was on her back.

Behind the female office worker, there was a huge, swollen infant ghost lying there, with a long tongue hanging out of its mouth. It would flick the tongue from time to time and flick it at the passers-by, but unfortunately, no one noticed it.

"Ok?"

Amamiya Natsuki suddenly noticed that Yotsuya Miko's pretty face was pale, and she was looking down at her toes, her fingers tightly gripping her sleeves, her knuckles turning slightly white.

"See you?" Amamiya Natsuki lowered her voice. "What's wrong?"

"I am fine."

Yotsuya Miko bit her lip and shook her head slightly.

The green light comes on.

Pedestrians waiting on both sides of the intersection began to walk.

The beautiful woman then moved, and the vengeful spirit of the baby on her back happily wiggled its body.

Amamiya Natsuki took a deep breath and was about to cross the street when a hand suddenly grabbed the hem of his clothes.

"Wait a moment."

Yotsuya Miko looked up at me, her eyes misty with tears, her expression a mixture of wanting to cry and holding back: "I suddenly remembered I need to buy something... come with me to the convenience store?"

"what to buy?"

"Don't ask so many questions, just hurry up and go."

Yotsuya Miko grabbed Amamiya Natsuki's wrist, pulled her around, and walked away.

"call……"

Watching the woman carry the infant's vengeful spirit away, Yotsuya Miko secretly breathed a sigh of relief, a look of relief appearing on her face.

Then... the girl's expression froze again.

At the entrance of the convenience store, a twisted vengeful spirit dressed in a convenience store uniform is bowing, seemingly paying homage to the customers entering and leaving.

Even after becoming vengeful spirits, they still don't forget to work. Typical of Japan Island!

Yotsuya Miko paused for two seconds, then silently turned around: "I'm not buying it anymore. I suddenly remembered I have spare pencils in my bag... Let's go to school."

"..."

Natsuki Amamiya silently looked at the twisted vengeful spirit at the entrance of the convenience store and thought of a possibility.

Can you see the child?

If that's the case, then is Jianzi actually a player of the bizarre game?

After a moment of contemplation, Amamiya Natsuki decided to ask for clarification. He bent down slightly and leaned close to the girl's ear.

"W-What are you doing?"

Yotsuya Miko leaned back slightly, a faint blush rising on her pretty face.

"Weird game?"

Natsuki Amamiya whispered in her ear to avoid being overheard by others.

"Huh? What game?" Yotsuya Miko looked blankly at her, tilting her head in confusion. "What are you talking about?"

"It's nothing." Amamiya Natsuki straightened up and breathed a sigh of relief. "Let's keep going."

It seems I was overthinking things. Jianzi isn't a gamer... That's for the best, at least I don't have to worry about the unknown penalties after losing the game.

But here's the question: why can Jianzi see vengeful spirits?

Just as Amamiya Natsuki was about to ask a question, a girl's clear and melodious voice suddenly rang out from afar.

"See you!"

A girl with short blonde hair and a voluptuous figure ran over happily, waving her arms.

"Ah, Amamiya-san, good morning."

The short-haired girl gave Amamiya Natsuki a bright smile, which seemed to brighten even the sunlight.

Good morning, Baihexue.

Amamiya Natsuki replied politely.

Lily River Flower.

The friends I met at the beginning of the new semester seem to have evolved into best friends, and I occasionally run into them on my way to school.

"Hey, Miko, your dark circles have gotten even worse again!" Yurikawa Hana's attention quickly fell on her best friend. "Staying up late is a girl's worst enemy, you know."

"Ok, I know……"

Yotsuya Miko yawned again.

"I'm sleepy as soon as I get up. You didn't sleep all night, did you?"

Yurikawaka opened her eyes wide.

Yotsuya Miko used the same excuse: "I watched a horror movie with my younger brother last night and didn't sleep well... that's it."

"Ah, I understand. When watching horror movies, even though you know it's all fake, you're still too scared to go to sleep."

No, you don't understand.

The vengeful spirits are all real.

What happened to the promise of being invincible in bed?

I pulled back the covers and found a human head lying inside. It would be a miracle if I could sleep there!

Seeing vengeful spirits but not being able to tell anyone else, since no one else can see them except yourself, and there's no evidence to prove their existence... you'll either be seen as having chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) or suspected of having mental problems, right?

Today was another day of despair.

"Snapped."

Yurikawa slapped her forehead, making a crisp sound: "Oh right, we ran out of pencils last night. Shall we go to the convenience store and buy some?"

"Eh?"

Seeing that Shinomiya's eyes had widened, she quickly came up with a clever idea: "I can lend it to you..."

"The convenience store is right next door, why do we need to borrow it?" The blonde, busty girl grabbed Miko's arm and pulled her toward the convenience store, saying in a clear voice, "Let's go, let's grab some snacks."

Then she turned to look at Amamiya Natsuki and said, "Amamiya-san, you should go to school first."

"...She really is a good best friend."

Amamiya Natsuki silently agreed, watching Miko with tears in her eyes as she was betrayed by her unsuspecting best friend.

At the entrance of a convenience store.

The twisted vengeful spirit in the employee uniform bent down and looked at Jianzi: "Welcome...to your establishment..."

After a moment's hesitation, Amamiya Natsuki activated the Evil Spirit Repelling Aura and took a few steps toward the tearful Miko.

When your childhood sweetheart is bullied by an evil spirit, you certainly can't remain indifferent!

They quickly moved within five meters.

The vengeful spirits of the employees seemed to be scorched by flames, retreating backward as their bodies turned into mist and quickly dissipated and fled.

"Eh eh eh?!"

Seeing Zi's eyes widen, her face filled with disbelief, "How could...disappear?"

"It looks...like they've been driven away?"

When Jianzi suddenly turned her head, she saw Amamiya Natsuki standing behind her, nodding gently at her.

"...Is it Natsuki?"

"Let's go, let's go shopping!"

A close friend interrupted Miko and pulled the puzzled girl into the convenience store.

Natsuki Amamiya turned around and went to school.

They soon arrived at the private Shuchiin Academy.

This college... those who know, know; I won't say more.

Amamiya Natsuki went to the shoe cabinet in the corner of the first floor to change into indoor shoes. Suddenly, she saw a girl with waist-length black hair standing in front of the girls' shoe cabinet. She was an ice sculpture-like girl with a cold aura. It was her game teammate from last night, Shinomiya Kaguya.

Half a month has passed since the start of the first year of school, and the two are still classmates, but Natsuki Amamiya has never spoken to the other.

Princess Kaguya of Ice unleashes her full power; anyone who dares to approach will be frozen into an ice sculpture.

"strangeness……"

Natsuki Amamiya quickly noticed that something was wrong with Kaguya-sama; her body was stiff, and she remained motionless, as if she had opened the shoe cabinet.