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

Chapter 6 Is it wrong to bully vengeful spirits?

The countdown sounded in my mind.

"Hey, I heard a strange countdown sound." Fujiwara Chika covered her ears, tilted her head, and patted her ears, hopping around like a little bunny. "Did you guys hear it?"

Unfortunately, nobody paid any attention.

This isn't a countdown, it's a death sentence!

Amamiya Natsuki silently glanced at Shinomiya Kaguya, her eyes twitching slightly.

Cheating!

Teaming up is forced; you don't even need to click to confirm!

“…I’m sorry.” As the eldest daughter of the Shinomiya family, she should naturally admit her mistakes bravely. Only a coward would choose to run away. She bit her lower lip tightly. “I just received a notification that the game has optimized the team formation method to improve the player experience. As long as there is physical contact, a team formation can be triggered.”

This isn't optimization; it's clearly a scam against players!

"I didn't run into you, did I?"

Amamiya Natsuki couldn't help but say.

It's one thing for Fujiwara Chika to be your teammate, but why was you chosen in the first place?

Does eye contact also qualify for this criterion?

Kaguya Shinomiya continued:

"Players within three meters will be automatically considered teammates..."

It's too late to reveal this kind of intelligence now!

Amamiya Natsuki closed her eyes and sighed helplessly.

One more "pig teammate" has been added to the list.

"What are you talking about?" Fujiwara Chika opened her eyes wide, looking left and right. "I don't understand."

"Don't ask, you'll find out soon enough."

[Countdown three, two...]

Amamiya Natsuki felt a slight dizziness, and the next moment, she found herself on the playground, surrounded by a group of students in unfamiliar school uniforms... or rather, vengeful spirits.

His face was deathly pale, devoid of any color, his eyes were just empty black holes, and his body was covered in shocking bloodstains. On the dilapidated playground, the blood had congealed into patches, and you could see all sorts of messy marks left by his fingers digging into the ground.

Noticing Natsuki Amamiya's gaze, one of his 'classmates' turned around and grinned, revealing sharp, serrated fangs.

Location: School of Vengeful Spirits

[Game: The Seven Mysteries of School Life]

[Completion Requirements: Complete at least three challenges, or survive to 4:44]

[Current challenge level: Red Light, Red Light, Red Light. Please press the button on the back of the roly-poly toy within the time limit. Those who fail to complete the challenge within the time limit will be eliminated.]

The game is about to begin. We wish all players a pleasant gaming experience.

As the chilling notification ended, Natsuki Amamiya felt a relief in her throat, regaining her ability to speak and move.

"Eh?!" Fujiwara Chika's incredulous voice suddenly rang out, "What... what is this?!"

A loud shout quickly drew the attention of all the players and the vengeful spirits.

"Keep your voice down." Kaguya Shinomiya quickly covered her best friend's mouth, then leaned close to her ear and whispered an explanation, "Last night... I'm sorry, it was all my fault."

Although Fujiwara Secretary often does things that are incomprehensible to ordinary people, she is indeed Kaguya Shinomiya's only friend.

Having dragged her friend into such a dangerous game, Kaguya Shinomiya finally couldn't maintain her indifferent expression even when Mount Tai collapsed before her, and her eyes were filled with guilt and self-reproach.

"I see, it's not Kaguya's fault." Fujiwara Chika clenched her fists, her expression serious, radiating a dazzling light. "Kaguya actually participated in such a dangerous game, how could I, as her friend, just stand by and do nothing... From now on, I'll protect you!"

I don't want to disturb your lesbian relationship, but please apologize to the innocent people you've dragged into this!

Fujiwara Chika gave a thumbs-up and said, "I'm a gaming expert, I'll definitely beat the game easily."

Amamiya Natsuki sensed a strong flag.

In horror movies, the person who says this with a bright smile is often the first to die.

"Ah."

A disdainful sneer rang out.

"You're thinking about protecting others in a game like this? You must be a newbie."

Besides Amamiya Natsuki and her two teammates who entered the game together, there were other players on the playground. These people were obviously not 'newbies' and were not as shocked as Fujiwara Chika, but they all had very ugly expressions.

"Eh, how did you know?" Fujiwara Chika looked over in surprise. "This is indeed my first time entering the game. Please take care of me."

"Impossible!" the woman exclaimed in shock. "The first game for newbies wouldn't be this difficult."

Kaguya Shinomiya lowered her head in shame.

[Game starts——]

As the cold, ruthless voice rang out, the giant roly-poly toy standing at the exit of the playground slowly moved its body, turning its back to the crowd.

Amamiya Natsuki felt her body relax, the invisible binding force disappeared, and she regained her ability to move.

Eerie music, with a bizarre style and a sinister feel, began to play, and everyone on the playground, from players to ghost students, sprang into action.

Not knowing when the roly-poly toy would turn around, each player moved very carefully, and the ghost students were mostly the same. These vengeful students were mostly stiff, and some even showed obvious expressions of fear and helplessness on their faces.

"It's about two hundred meters away, which is very far..."

Natsuki Amamiya silently estimated the distance, her gaze falling on the roly-poly toy, racking her brains for a way to get past it: "The roly-poly toy is about three meters tall, and the button is below its head..."

"Um?!"

Amamiya Natsuki's gaze suddenly sharpened as a line of text appeared on the roly-poly toy in his field of vision.

La la la, I'm a happy roly-poly toy, my vision can't penetrate objects, current turn countdown, three, two...

Amamiya Natsuki quietly stopped in her tracks.

As the countdown ended, the giant roly-poly toy that had been swaying from side to side suddenly turned around at an unimaginable speed. A vengeful spirit student who was a beat too slow to react was caught off guard. He only saw a black shadow flash by in mid-air, and then his head suddenly exploded. Fortunately, there was no blood splattering, only a surge of black energy flowing out, and he fell to the ground with a thud.

Even so, it still made people pale and sweaty.

The playground was deathly silent.

A moment later, the roly-poly toy slowly turned around, and the eerie song started again.

"Y-this is terrifying!" Fujiwara Chika clutched her chest, completely panicked. "Isn't the punishment for failure to be kicked off the field?!"

You actually want to retreat to the sidelines? Do you think this is child's play?!

Natsuki Amamiya continued to gaze at the roly-poly toy.

A dozen seconds later, the same message appeared again.

"Stop."

Natsuki Amamiya stopped abruptly a second before, keeping time with her.

The next instant, the roly-poly toy turned around precisely on time. This time, it was even more unlucky. A gamer accidentally moved his arm and received the exact same punishment as the vengeful student.

A few seconds later, the roly-poly toy turned around, and the game continued.

A tall, vengeful student seemed to be ready to give up, suddenly turning around and reaching out to grab Fujiwara Chika with his blood-stained hands, probably wanting to warm people's hearts before he died.

"Snapped."

Amamiya Natsuki took half a step forward and grabbed the other person's wrist.

"Th-thank you, Amamiya-san..."

Fujiwara Chika turned pale and quickly thanked her.

The vengeful student turned and glared angrily at Amamiya Natsuki, opening his mouth to reveal a mouthful of sharp fangs.

[Countdown to turning around...]

The prompt appears again.

Just a second before turning around, Natsuki Amamiya suddenly bent down and crouched behind the vengeful student.

As the roly-poly toy turned around, two more unlucky ones were eliminated, and the playground fell into a deathly silence.

"It's now."

Amamiya Natsuki took a deep breath, clasped her hands together, and looked at the back of the vengeful spirit student.

"Against the vengeful spirit's ninjutsu, the Thousand Years of Death—"

Chapter 7 Kaguya Brand Sandwich Cookies

[Card Draw Round]

You have drawn Kakashi, the Hero of Sichuan.

You used the ultimate ninjutsu: Thousand Years of Death.

The opponent has been defeated.

As it turns out, neither humans nor vengeful spirits are immune to the damage from the Thousand Year Kill.

The vengeful spirit that had been ambushed by Natsuki Amamiya trembled violently. Then, a black shadow flashed past, instantly blasting it apart, and its body turned into ashes that slowly drifted away.

"Thank you, Amamiya-san."

Secretary Fujiwara breathed a sigh of relief and thanked him gratefully. Although he couldn't move his body, he could speak without any problems.

Natsuki Amamiya didn't speak, but nodded slightly and continued to gaze at the roly-poly toy.

A moment later, the roly-poly toy slowly turned around, and the eerie underworld song began to play again.

The game continues.

Amamiya Natsuki stood up, looked at Shinomiya Kaguya beside her, whose expression remained calm and composed, yet who occasionally uttered the word "How scary!" from above her head, and said in a low voice:

"Shinomiya-kun, wait a minute."

"Ok?"