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

As books were added to the fireplace, the fire burned even brighter.

Amamiya Natsuki looked down at the stack of books she had brought from the library, the top one being "The Guide to Raising a Loyal Boyfriend".

I reached out and picked it up, but apart from the title, I still couldn't make out any of the content.

We just discussed this in the library; different people can see different things in books. The Ice Sculpture Young Lady seemed a bit shocked earlier…

Natsuki Amamiya looked at Kaguya.

Did Kaguya-san read this book?

Noticing Natsuki Amamiya's gaze, Kaguya Shinomiya remained outwardly calm, but her heartbeat involuntarily quickened.

I'm being suspected!

That was clearly a look of suspicion!

So why did this book even appear in the game?!

Unable to suppress her inner scream, Kaguya Shinomiya's expression remained unchanged; she even turned her head to look at him.

Stay steady.

As long as one doesn't admit to seeing the contents of the book clearly, no one will know the truth.

Amamiya Natsuki withdrew her gaze and put the book down.

While he wasn't looking, the ice sculpture girl casually tossed the book into the fireplace.

"call……"

As she watched the flames engulf "The Guide to Raising a Loyal Boyfriend," Kaguya Shinomiya secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

These books should definitely be burned! And all the books in real life should be burned after the game ends!

"Tomato aliens are terrifying," Rikka Takanashi whispered.

Natsuki Amamiya looked in the direction of the sound and saw that the chuunibyou girl was holding a comic book as if facing a great enemy. The cover featured several cartoon girls and the title was "The Great Adventure of the Vegetable Aliens".

"Isn't this a children's manga?" Natsuki Amamiya said speechlessly. "The tomato alien in it is clearly cute."

He vaguely remembered this book; it was about anthropomorphizing various vegetables and their encounters with various pests and diseases.

“Not cute at all.” The chuunibyou girl retorted seriously, “The energy of Tomato Planet is a terrible seed. Once the seed enters our body, it will take root and sprout, making our belly grow big quickly.”

Are you telling a dirty joke?

Tomatoes are so popular, they can be eaten as both fruit and vegetable, so what's so terrible about them?

"Burn it, burn it."

Rikka Takanashi throws a comic book into the fireplace, and the flames quickly engulf it.

The flames rose high as the crowd burned the books.

As the flames roared in the fireplace, the temperature in the castle finally began to rise.

"Books are truly wonderful things," Natsuki Amamiya exclaimed, reaching out to warm her hands by the fire.

With the fireplace there, Natsuki Amamiya's role as a heating tool came to an end.

"I survived." Fujiwara Chika breathed a sigh of relief. "I was planning to go skiing in the Alps this summer, but I'm never going again."

"There are still many books in the library, a full ten rows of bookshelves, enough to burn them all in a week."

"The countdown is almost halfway over, now we just have to wait for the game to end!"

"..."

As the fireplace was lit, the players' morale soared.

"Don't let your guard down." Kaguya Shinomiya looked at the happy pink-haired girl, her brows furrowing slightly. "I have a feeling the game isn't that simple."

It's illogical to simply burn books for warmth and then wait for the game to end, making it even simpler than the levels in Snake.

No sooner had he finished speaking than a strange rolling sound suddenly echoed through the castle.

Amamiya Natsuki's ears twitched slightly, and she turned her head to look behind her. She saw a clown made of wood, wearing a red scarf and a little suit, riding a small unicycle out of the shadows.

The other players exclaimed in surprise.

"what is that?"

"It looks like Annabelle's Horror Doll?"

Why are there clowns inside the castle?

As a world-renowned series of horror characters, the image of horror dolls is deeply ingrained in people's minds.

Of all the players present, only one person did not know the Terrifying Clown.

"what is this?"

Kaguya Shinomiya asked in a low voice.

Amamiya Natsuki said seriously:

"This is a teacher with both high moral character and excellent reputation. She often appears at various horror movie shooting locations, and her job is to bring screams and joy to adults and children."

"What's with this 'both virtue and talent' thing?" one player couldn't help but complain. "Besides screaming, there's no joy at all!"

As they spoke, the wooden clown rode his unicycle to a stop in front of Amamiya Natsuki and the others. He then adjusted the bow tie on his chest and made strange, low sounds as he opened and closed his mouth:

"Welcome, esteemed guests. I apologize for being so late in welcoming you. To express my apologies, please..."

Before she could finish speaking, Fujiwara Chika suddenly took half a step forward, pointed her finger, and shouted:

"Zhang San, you outlaw, if I call your name, will you dare to answer?"

The puppet clown's voice abruptly stopped, then his mouth opened and closed: "...Zhang San is here."

"Hmph, it really works."

The pink-haired girl tilted her chin slightly, turned her face to the side, and gave Amamiya Natsuki a smug look that seemed to say, "Praise me quickly."

As the saying goes, a villain dies because he talks too much.

What should you do if you encounter an evil spirit?

Of course, the first thing to do is arrest him and bring him to justice!

We will show no mercy in our crackdown on organized crime and evil forces.

As Amamiya Natsuki looked at the outlaw Zhang San in front of her and was about to go over and arrest him, she suddenly saw something slowly emerge from the darkness.

"It seems our guests are not satisfied with our hospitality." The puppet clown looked down at himself. "Then it's necessary to provide mandatory services."

next moment.

Two tall, thin monsters wearing hats and tattered cloaks emerged from the darkness, with tangled straws sticking out from under their cloaks.

"This is... a scarecrow?"

Chapter 94 Ladies and gentlemen, I'll run first!

"Hey, hey, hey, what are other vengeful spirits?"

Fujiwara Chika panicked immediately, "Natsuki-san, what do we do?"

Two scarecrow guards approached the puppet clown in bizarre poses. Then, dry straws began to emerge from under the tattered cloak, spreading rapidly across the floor like tree roots and sweeping towards the crowd.

"Don't panic in a crisis. In times like these, we should trust in the power of the group." Amamiya Natsuki said calmly, turning to look at the others. "Does anyone here know how to handle those two scarecrows?"

"No."

Everyone shook their heads.

"That's a vengeful spirit; how could an ordinary person possibly handle it?"

One female player couldn't help but accuse, "The vengeful spirits in the game usually don't attack us right away. You must have angered that clown butler."

“That’s right,” someone else shouted. “You should have listened to that clown. It’s all your fault.”

"..."

Faced with danger, the loose alliance crumbled instantly.

Since Amamiya Natsuki hadn't had time to capture the clown butler, the blame was now being placed on Fujiwara Chika alone.

"Sorry……"

Fujiwara Chika bit her lower lip, feeling wronged.

Kaguya Shinomiya's eyebrows furrowed slightly.

Fujiwara herself can speak freely, but others cannot speak ill of her.

"Chika-chan didn't do anything," Rikka Takanashi quickly said. "Don't say that."

“I’ve got an idea,” Natsuki Amamiya suddenly said.

"any solution?"

Everyone quickly looked over.

“It’s simple, the scene has now turned into a game of hide-and-seek.” Amamiya Natsuki stretched his arms and legs, secretly winked at Kaguya, then grabbed Fujiwara Chika’s right hand, turned and slipped away, “I’ll run first.”

"Eh eh eh?"

With Amamiya Natsuki holding her hand, the pink-haired girl involuntarily started running after him: "Are we running away like this?"

if not?

If you could change everyone's name to Zhang San, you could show everyone what it means to take down a kid with one punch.

Unfortunately, the combo skill for eliminating organized crime is a single-target skill, which is completely ineffective in team battles. It's like a mid-lane mage with a puppet body who can easily kill a lone enemy, but if there's even one more enemy, he'll have to kneel down!

During their eye contact just now, Kaguya Shinomiya understood the meaning behind Natsuki Amamiya's gaze, and she followed behind without hesitation.

The remaining players were stunned. After a couple of seconds of hesitation, they realized what was happening and ran away without saying a word.

There are only two scarecrow guards, and the castle is so big that, if you're lucky, the chances of being caught by a scarecrow aren't high.

From this moment on, the game has changed from banding together for survival to individual escape.

Amamiya Natsuki pulled the pink-haired girl up to the second floor, but when they reached the corner of the corridor, they suddenly stopped.