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"…Natsuki-kun!!!"
Seeing Kitagawa Marin jog over, Tsuba wiped her eyes, instantly understanding what was happening. She bit her silver teeth angrily and turned to glare.
"I'm sorry, I was wrong, please forgive ."
Amamiya Natsuki apologized decisively, his attitude of admitting fault exceptionally sincere.
"If apologies worked, what would we need the police for?"
Koyasu Tsuba's pretty face was taut, unmoved.
Earlier, when she heard that she wouldn't need to look for Marin anymore, she thought she had wasted too much ti, causing Marin to be in danger. At that mont, she felt terrible, only to realize it was a prank.
Too much.
Super too much!
I won't forgive you easily!
Amamiya Natsuki apologized sincerely: "Since Senpai won't forgive , I can only show my sincerity."
"…"
Koyasu Tsuba's eyes shifted slightly, glancing over, wanting to see what sincerity Amamiya Natsuki could offer.
The next mont.
Tsuba's pretty face quickly flushed, and she couldn't help but take half a step back, saying in a shy, angry voice:
"W-what are you doing?!"
Amamiya Natsuki said seriously:
"When apologizing, you should expose your chest to show sincerity."
Koyasu Tsuba bit her silver teeth, glaring shyly: "…Then why are you taking off your bottom clothes?"
"Because I don't have a chest, I can only show other sincerity."
"Pfft!"
Koyasu Tsuba spat lightly, turned her head away, and said in a hurried whisper, "Hurry up and put your clothes on, Marin is about to co over."
Amamiya Natsuki lowered his voice, saying,
"If Tsuba-senpai doesn't forgive , I won't put them on."
"...Shaless!"
Koyasu Tsuba bit her silver teeth in sha and anger.
What sincerity? This was clearly coercion!
However, the coercion was quite effective.
Being alone would have been fine; she could have held on for a while, but now Marin was coming over soon, and there was always a risk of exposure.
"I'll forgive you then," Tsuba said, turning her pretty face away, urging in a low voice, "Quickly put your clothes on!"
"Yes, putting them on now."
...
"Tsuba-senpai, you're back."
Kitagawa Marin ran over happily, completely unaware of what had just happened.
Phew...
Koyasu Tsuba let out a soft breath, looked up at Marin, a similarly bright smile on her face, and said happily,
"I'm back."
No matter what, Marin's safe return was incredibly good news.
The girls successfully reunited, naturally leading to chirpy chatting and talking.
Amamiya Natsuki didn't eavesdrop; instead, he found Sadako and continued to bond and make promises.
To get sothing, one must first give.
To recruit kaidan to work for him, the initial investnt was very necessary.
A mont later.
Footsteps quietly approached.
"Natsuki-kun..."
Koyasu Tsuba pursed her pink lips and quietly walked over.
Amamiya Natsuki turned to look: "What's wrong?"
"The mushroom on my head is still there," Koyasu Tsuba lowered her voice, "While no one is around, let's detonate the mushroom first."
"Tsuba-senpai, you've worked hard."
Amamiya Natsuki nodded, then prepared to detonate the mushroom.
"Wait, wait a mont!"
Koyasu Tsuba suddenly reached out and called a halt.
Amamiya Natsuki said, "What's wrong?"
"I suddenly thought of sothing..." Tsuba looked up, her pink eyes bright and clear, "What if I activate Dark Shadow after detonating the mushroom and turn into a shadow?"
"That's a good guess." Amamiya Natsuki pondered upon hearing this, "I really haven't considered this question, but in Dark Shadow state, emotions indeed decrease a lot... Tsuba-senpai can try it now."
Koyasu Tsuba nodded gently: "I'll try."
It's best if it works; if not, it doesn't matter. The skill can be used and then reapplied later, so there's no loss either way.
Bang.
Clothes dropped to the ground.
The mont she transford into Dark Shadow, Koyasu Tsuba suddenly realized:
Wait, when I exit Dark Shadow state, I'll be exposed again... This is clearly a loss!
Amamiya Natsuki waited silently for a while, but didn't see Tsuba exit Dark Shadow state, so he clicked his tongue lightly: "It seems it really is effective."
What do the seven deadly sins of humans have to do with , a shadow in a two-dinsional world?
Amamiya Natsuki didn't leave; he just waited silently in the room.
Several minutes passed in a flash.
The shadow on the ground suddenly rippled gently like flowing water, followed by a Tsuba appearing out of thin air.
"Natsuki-kun, I succeeded..." Geng
Koyasu Tsuba was full of pleasant surprise, but halfway through her words, Tsuba suddenly trembled as if electrocuted, her breathing beca abruptly rapid, and a mournful cry like a cuckoo's lant escaped her lips.
"Tsuba-senpai, what's wrong?"
Amamiya Natsuki frowned and looked over.
"I..." Tsuba leaned against the wall with her right hand, her breathing rapid, her chest heaving, as if every inch of her skin was tinged with pink, her normally cool and bright eyes now hazy, with sothing about to burst forth, "I feel so uncomfortable...!"
"Tsuba-senpai?"
Amamiya Natsuki's expression was grave; he took half a step forward, preparing to check. This state was clearly not right.
Just as he raised his right hand, Koyasu Tsuba suddenly pounced, wrapping her arms tightly around Amamiya Natsuki's neck, her eyes, which had already turned into pink hearts, rapidly approached and magnified, then directly pushed Amamiya Natsuki against the wall.
"Wait, what exactly is going on?"
The incident happened so suddenly that Amamiya Natsuki couldn't react for a mont. Just as he was about to push Tsuba away, his lips suddenly felt a sharp pain.
"I was actually pushed back by Tsuba-senpai."
Amamiya Natsuki was incredibly shocked.
It hadn't even been an hour since the mushroom was planted; she was too thirsty!
Kaguya had endured the lust mushroom for one or two days before, and she wasn't as ravenous as you!
Fortunately, Tsuba's counter-push didn't last long. After only about a minute, Koyasu Tsuba suddenly recoiled as if electrocuted, separating from Amamiya Natsuki in a panic.
"Natsuki-kun, I'm sorry!" Tsuba's pretty face was flushed crimson, almost dripping blood, and smoke seed to rise from her head, "I didn't an to just now!"
"If apologies worked, what would we need the police for?" Amamiya Natsuki wiped his lips, his voice faint, returning her own words, "You even bit until I bled, Tsuba-senpai, you went too far."
"It's my first ti, and I don't have any experience..." Koyasu Tsuba stamred an explanation, then bowed in apology, "In short, it's all my fault!"
Amamiya Natsuki said sternly:
"When you apologize, please show so sincerity."
Koyasu Tsuba: "..."
It was indeed her fault just now, but it looked like he was the one benefiting, right?
He even wanted sincerity, that was too much!
"No sincerity, don't even think about it." Koyasu Tsuba puffed out her pink cheeks, glaring in sha, her earlier panic gradually disappearing, "Turn around!"
There's no such thing as regret dicine in the world; since it's already happened, regretting it is useless, right?
After realizing this, Koyasu Tsuba quickly suppressed her self-reproaching mood.
Amamiya Natsuki faced the wall and said,
"Tsuba-senpai, what happened just now?"
"I'm not sure either." Koyasu Tsuba pursed her pink lips, hesitating, "After becoming Dark Shadow, it seed like all emotions were suppressed; there was a feeling of neither joy nor sorrow... When the skill duration ended and I changed back, I suddenly beca super impulsive, completely unable to control myself, my body wasn't obeying, and I couldn't stop even if I wanted to."
"The mushroom has been planted for less than an hour. Logically speaking, as long as one's willpower is strong enough, one can endure it without doing anything." Amamiya Natsuki frowned and analyzed, "Tsuba-senpai's state just now can be explained by one thing... In Dark Shadow form, you indeed won't be affected by the mushroom, but the sin doesn't disappear; instead, it suddenly erupted the mont you exited Dark Shadow."
Koyasu Tsuba: "..."
Thinking about it carefully, this possibility was quite high.
When planting mushrooms before, whether it was the Anxious Mushroom or the gluttony mushroom, they were actually within the range of endurance. The person was very clear-headed, just physically uncomfortable.
But with the lust mushroom just now, her entire rationality was instantly lost.
"So... I actually dug my own grave?"
Koyasu Tsuba recalled her previous suggestion and covered her face, wanting to cry.
If she had honestly detonated the mushroom instead of trying to skip class, nothing would have happened, right?
Fortunately, Tsuba was not the type to wallow in self-pity. She quickly took a deep breath to calm herself down and said in a low voice with her back to Amamiya Natsuki,
...Everyone should be coming back soon. Let's go out first."
Amamiya Natsuki nodded. Just as he was about to walk out of the kitchen, he suddenly heard a soft thud outside the door, followed by the sound of hurried footsteps fleeing.
"Eh eh eh?" Tsuba stopped in her tracks, her recently cooled pretty face flushing red again, "S-Soone was eavesdropping outside!!"
"Not necessarily eavesdropping." Amamiya Natsuki comforted her, "It's also possible they were peeking."
"P-Peeking..."
Tsuba's body trembled; she only felt an instant social death crisis, "Who was peeking just now?"
Amamiya Natsuki shook his head: "I didn't see clearly."
No matter who it was, what happened has happened, and regretting it is useless.
Koyasu Tsuba could only compose herself and hope the other party wouldn't speak of it.
The two left the back kitchen and went to the restaurant in the front.
"Tsuba-senpai, are you alright now?"
Kitagawa Marin turned and asked.
"Cough, I'm fine."
Koyasu Tsuba shook her head, her gaze sweeping over the others. So, who was the person peeking outside the door just now?
At the sa ti.
Amamiya Natsuki casually approached Komi and whispered,
"Komi, you don't want Tsuba-senpai to find out, do you?"
Komi's body trembled, and she quickly shook her head in denial: "I wasn't peeking."
"Then you were eavesdropping?"
"Not that either..."
She was already too guilty to face anyone, yet she still said she wasn't.
Amamiya Natsuki whispered:
"You were hiding outside the door peeking. Tsuba-senpai is very angry now and wants to find you and make you do the sa thing. What do you say we do?"
...You're lying."
"Hm?"
"Tsuba-senpai isn't that excessive of a person; you're clearly lying."
Amamiya Natsuki was surprised.
I didn't realize you had gotten smarter!
As they spoke, there was a sound at the restaurant entrance. The few of them walked over to see Kaguya, Hayasaka, and Chika, the three girls, safely returned.
"Marin-chan?"
Fujiwara Chika's eyes lit up.
Kitagawa Marin put her right hand on her hip, her smile bright: "That's right, I'm back with the team."
With the teammates reunited, they were naturally extra happy.
"Tsuba-senpai is amazing." Hayasaka Ai walked over in surprise, "You really found Marin."
"It wasn't ." Koyasu Tsuba shook her head in sha upon hearing this, "It was Natsuki-kun."
"Eh?"
Hayasaka Ai's gaze shifted towards Amamiya Natsuki, "Wait, didn't Senpai say the mushrooms were all planted?"
Amamiya Natsuki nodded: "They were indeed all planted."
"Then how did you find Marin-chan?"
"To be precise, Marin found ."
"…"
After telling the Headless JK, Chainsaw Boy, and Sadako to wait at the restaurant entrance, Amamiya Natsuki and his group held their first full eting in a corner.
"Kitagawa Marin's identity is actually a washed-up idol, and her character mission is to hold a performance and gain fans," Fujiwara Chika complained. "Isn't that too difficult?"
In comparison, her undertaker character mission was much simpler.
"It is indeed a bit tricky," Hayasaka Ai said, resting her right hand on her chin. "We can't sing with her real voice."
"It's fine," Kitagawa Marin quickly said. "Regarding that, Natsuki said lip-syncing would be enough."
Juju nodded: "…Indeed, she can't sing for real."
Her voice was incredibly terrifying; if Marin really sang, it would be like demonic music piercing the ears, just thinking about it sent shivers down one's spine.
"As an idol, she also needs to dance," Koyasu Tsuba lightly coughed twice. "I practiced dancing for several years before, I can teach Marin so simple moves."
Kitagawa Marin looked over: "Learning now, won't there be enough ti?"
"It doesn't need to be too professional," Tsuba-senpai shook her head. "Simple dance steps are no problem."
Shinomiya Kaguya said softly:
"The performance venue can be chosen at the restaurant entrance, which can also attract custors."
Amamiya Natsuki interlaced his fingers and suggested:
"Ti is tight, and it would be very difficult for Marin to sing and dance alone. I suggest you form an idol group and help each other complete the mission."
"Hmm?"
The girls all turned to look at him.
Amamiya Natsuki said earnestly:
"For idols, the more people the better. You can use the title of Muse and form a nine-mber group to debut together; you'll definitely be very popular."
"That sounds interesting," Kitagawa Marin's eyes lit up. "Does everyone want to beco idols together?"
"I agree," Fujiwara Chika said enthusiastically, never shy about expressing herself. "Let's all beco idols together."
Yui, the unlucky student, sat in the corner listening, unable to help but internally complain:
So this is a horror survival ga, becoming an idol is too strange!
Fujiwara Chika said expectantly: "Senpai, will you join us?"
"Hmm…" Koyasu Tsuba hesitated for two seconds, then quickly made up her mind and said, "I have no problem."
She hadn't been able to help much in the process of finding Marin-chan and had wasted a lot of everyone's ti. No matter what, she had to try her best to make up for it.
As long as she could help everyone, a little sacrifice was completely fine.
"What about Juju?"
"Don't ask , I can't go out and et people."
"Komi… never mind." Kitagawa Marin turned her head. "What about Hanamori?"
Hayasaka Ai didn't refuse imdiately: "Let think about it carefully, it's not that easy to make a decision."
Finally, there was the Sheltered Young Lady left.
Fujiwara Chika turned to look at her, extending her hand expectantly: "Kaguya-chan, let's beco idols together?"
"One hundred percent refusal," Shinomiya Kaguya said, crossing her arms over her chest, without the slightest hesitation, decisively stating, "You are enough; you absolutely don't need to be an idol with you."
She was the Young Lady of Shinomiya; singing and dancing in front of a large crowd, no matter how she thought about it, was too embarrassing!
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