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

The castle wasn't far away, and a moment later, all the players arrived at the castle gate.

Looking at the heavy, imposing wooden door, a player hesitated before stepping forward and tentatively giving it a gentle push. To everyone's surprise, the seemingly unshakeable door opened silently inward.

The group exchanged glances, none of them wanting to go inside, but unfortunately, the wind and snow raged outside, and the cold was biting, leaving them with no other choice.

Amamiya Natsuki took the lead and entered the castle.

The eerie castle was deserted.

"……I see!"

Fujiwara Chika suddenly exclaimed, put her right hand on her hip, and said with a serious expression, "It's the Snowstorm Manor!"

(PS: I'm back~ I haven't been feeling well lately and have been drinking traditional Chinese medicine back home. I just got back today, but unfortunately the old doctor's prescription failed, and I'll still need surgery... Chapter 78 is empty, I don't know why it was blocked. I'll revise it and see if it passes the review. If it doesn't, I'll think about what to do. My account level is too low, it seems I can't post in the book review section, which is frustrating. Fortunately, February ends tomorrow, and I'll resume normal updates starting in March... I'm very sorry, bowing.)

The old Chinese medicine doctor misled me!

Chapter 89 Magic Mirror, Magic Mirror, Who is the cutest?

"The Snowstorm Mountain Lodge..."

Upon hearing Fujiwara Chika's soft exclamation, Amamiya Natsuki pondered for a moment and realized that it really did make sense.

An empty castle.

A raging blizzard.

The players trapped in the castle, isolated and helpless... it's a perfect fit, super standard.

The so-called "locked room mystery" is a very common genre in detective novels, in which a group of unlucky people are trapped in a closed environment with no contact with the outside world due to force majeure or human factors, and then a murder occurs.

For example, an isolated island without any means of transportation.

Villas whose roads were destroyed by flash floods.

Hotels where people are not allowed to leave due to COVID-19 monitoring, etc.

To this day, there are countless mystery novels in the locked-room mystery genre, with many classic cases that fascinate and even amaze readers. Unfortunately, becoming the unlucky one in a locked-room mystery is anything but enjoyable.

The other players realized what Fujiwara Chika meant.

"That's right, it really is the Snowstorm Mountain Lodge."

"Where's the horror game I was promised? How did it suddenly turn into a mystery game?"

The atmosphere quickly became tense.

A group of lone players, strangers to each other, are wary of distancing themselves from others.

Anyone who has watched a little bit of "Detective Conan" knows that in the "locked room mystery" type of case, someone will definitely die, and the murderer is often someone close to the victim.

At the crucial moment, Fujiwara Chika stepped forward.

"Don't be like this, everyone. We should help each other and beat the game together." The pink-haired girl clasped her hands in front of her chest and said sincerely, "The game is already dangerous enough. If we can't be honest with each other and trust one another, it will only be more dangerous for each of us."

So dazzling!

Is this the brilliance of humanity shining like stars in the sky?

Unfortunately, what you said is meaningless. Knowing that there might be 'werewolfs' around, no one can be completely honest with each other unless they can prove their identity.

"Let's all show our game panels and see how our main quests are going?"

A stranger suddenly suggested.

“It’s impossible.” Natsuki Amamiya shook her head. “I just tried it. The display function of the game panel is sealed, so it can’t be shown to other people.”

On the way to the castle, Natsuki Amamiya tried to watch the main quest with Kaguya and Chika, but unfortunately they couldn't.

The player who spoke frowned: "...So, it turns out that some people's main quests are different from others?"

"Um, I have a way." Takanashi Rikka raised her hand, took out a small mirror from her pajama pocket, and introduced, "This is a magic mirror that I opened from a blind box a few days ago. It can detect lies, and it's super accurate."

"Huh?" Fujiwara Chika's eyes widened in surprise as she looked over. "Snow White's magic mirror?"

“It’s clearly the Queen’s magic mirror, what does it have to do with Snow White?” Amamiya Natsuki said, squinting. “Besides, this magic mirror is way too tiny. Is it for practicing spotting mistakes?”

The "magic mirror" in Rikka Takanashi's hand is only about half the size of a palm, making it difficult for people with slightly larger faces to see themselves clearly.

"Take a look."

Rikka Takanashi reveals the attributes of the Magic Mirror.

Amamiya Natsuki looked over curiously and was surprised to find that Rikka didn't have any chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) tendencies. She really was a magic mirror.

[Item: Magic Mirror]

【Origin: Country of Honesty】

[Attribute: You will be unable to lie when you look at yourself in the mirror]

[Note: This is a find from a certain gray witch's travels. She then solidified the 'honesty' magic on a mirror. Every morning when she wakes up, she asks the magic mirror, 'Who is the cutest person in the world?']

That's right, it's me!

Whether she's cute or not is another matter, but she's definitely number one in narcissism.

"I tried, and I really can't lie." Rikka Takanashi looked in the mirror, her ahoge (a stray hair on her head) swaying gently. "My favorite food is tomatoes..."

Under the watchful eyes of all the players, the girl with the ahoge (cowlick) suddenly pouted: "I...I really dislike tomatoes!"

"Look, this is it." Rikka Takanashi raised her right hand and placed it on her eyepatch, her tone serious. "Tomatoes are super scary. All the seeds inside are monster eggs. If you eat them, they'll hatch inside your stomach..."

When you dislike something, you can come up with a million reasons. Your reasons are ridiculous!

"Rikka-chan, let me try it." Fujiwara Chika said enthusiastically.

"Now, here you go."

Rikka Takanashi handed over the magic mirror.

Fujiwara Chika took the magic mirror, looked at herself in the mirror, blinked, and quickly said, "Magic mirror, magic mirror, I hate eating ramen..."

Before he could finish speaking, his tone suddenly changed: "I like ramen!"

“I knew it! Ramen is so delicious, how could anyone hate it?” Fujiwara Chika’s eyes sparkled. “Kaguya-chan, you should try it.”

Kaguya Shinomiya frowned slightly as she looked at the magic mirror in her hand: "What should I say?"

A question suddenly popped into her mind, making the ice sculpture young lady's heart stir.

This magic mirror can be used to see your true self when you are confused.

"I would never like the boy next to me..."

Kaguya Shinomiya almost blurted out the question that was on her mind.

No.

Be patient.

What if I tell you and the reflection in the magic mirror doesn't deny it?

Doesn't that mean he's confessing his feelings?

Never admit defeat or surrender!

"Magic mirror, magic mirror, I love cilantro..."

No, I don't like cilantro.

Amamiya Natsuki looked at Shinomiya Kaguya in surprise: "Cilantro is such a delicious thing, how can you not like it?"

"I don't find anything delicious about it at all." Kaguya Shinomiya crossed her arms. "I can't eat anything."

"What a pity, you missed out on the finest taste of life."

"I don't feel regretful at all."

"..."

"for you."

Kaguya Shinomiya handed over the magic mirror.

Amamiya Natsuki took the small round mirror. It looked like an ordinary mirror, with nothing special about it. She quickly said:

"I hate cilantro... but I absolutely love it!"

Shinomiya Kaguya: "..."

To be fair, other players came over to verify the magic mirror's ability to tell the truth.

"I like math class... I absolutely hate it."

"I believe the Chinese national football team can win... but I don't believe it from the bottom of my heart."

"I hate Tifa... Tifa in the 3D zone is the best in the world."

"I'm not a lolita fanatic... but I really am!"

For some reason, the magic mirror's answers included some strange questions.

“Everyone has seen the results, right?” Fujiwara Chika said. “Everyone, tell us your missions in front of the magic mirror… I’ll go first.”

"Main mission: Survive. Sometimes, the one who laughs last is not the winner."

"There's a strange countdown after that, with the time being four hours and twenty-three minutes, decreasing every minute and every second."

Fujiwara Chika looked at the magic mirror and said the words, but the 'Mirror of Honesty' did not react.

Next up is Natsuki Amamiya.

"Main mission: Survive... Countdown is five hours and thirty-four minutes."

Once someone takes the lead, things become much simpler.

Other players then shared their main quests.

Kaguya Shinomiya: "Survive... 3 hours and 58 minutes countdown."

Rikka Takanashi: "Live on... The countdown is three hours and twenty minutes."

Yukino Yukinoshita: "Live on... 3 hours and 40 minutes countdown."

After a while.