"Keep looking down."
Amamiya Natsuki said, displaying the third card.
The item in the card was clearly a common civilian drone.
"Eh, it's a drone?"
Fujiwara Chika recognized it at a glance.
"It's a drone."
Amamiya Natsuki chose to reveal the card's attributes.
"Summon: Ghost Drone"
"Category: Marvelous Item"
"Attributes: After using this card, you can summon a drone for reconnaissance. You can share vision with this drone. This drone can be summoned repeatedly. Please note, once this drone is destroyed, the item card will be directly damaged and cannot be repaired."
"Note: Obey the law, no peeking."
Yukinoshita Haruno rested her right hand on her cheek, whispering:
"I've played with drones before. The reconnaissance effect seems pretty good."
"It feels like it has very high environmental requirements for use." Sayu blinked, whispering, "If you encounter a very narrow environment, the drone probably can't take off, right?"
Amamiya Natsuki said:
"Even if it takes off, it's easy for people to shoot it down… I'll keep it for now."
Drones, indeed, had strategic significance in reconnaissance, but they couldn't be used in every dungeon, meaning they had many limitations.
Next was the fourth card.
Amamiya Natsuki directly displayed the attributes for everyone to see.
"Item Card: Police Pistol"
"Category: Weapon"
"Description: (Omitted)"
"Note: You need a certain level of shooting skill to proficiently use this weapon."
"Eh, it's a gun?" Kitagawa Marin's eyes widened. "Could it be the police officer's sidearm from the Island?"
Amamiya Natsuki nodded:
"Police pistol. It shouldn't be the gun that shot me."
Inside the card, a pistol slowly rotated, its black design full of sleek lines.
Unlike Hayasaka's leisurely magic gun, this pistol could inflict real damage.
Yukinoshita Haruno whispered:
"By the way, those monsters in the dungeon shouldn't be afraid of bullets, right?"
"They're not afraid, indeed." Amamiya Natsuki looked at the card. "But most players would be afraid if a gun were pointed at them."
"What is the President talking about!" Fujiwara Chika couldn't help but retort, "Under what circumstances would you even need to point a gun at a player!"
Temporarily putting away the pistol card, Amamiya Natsuki looked at the last reward card, and couldn't help but let out a soft
"Oh?"
"What's the card?"
The girls looked over curiously.
Amamiya Natsuki didn't speak, revealing the card's attributes.
"Item: Hiruko no Kami's Gift"
"Category: Marvelous Item"
"Uses: 1"
"Attributes: There are always some regrets in the world that make people remorseful and regretful for life. After using this card, you will be able to restart time once, for a maximum of twenty-four hours."
"Note: Your cuckolding behavior left a deep impression on Hiruko no Kami. This is a special gift given to you. You are a qualified professional NTR mister who is both physical and emotional."
"Eh eh, so wonderful!"
"It's a Time Restart Card."
"Super reward!"
The girls couldn't help but exclaim softly. Even Kaguya and Yukinoshita looked over in surprise. Anyone with a working brain could see the value of this card.
What is the most painful thing in the world?
It is those regrets that can never be compensated for, only to torment oneself repeatedly throughout the rest of one's life.
With this card, one gains the right to re-choose one's life.
"This is it."
Amamiya Natsuki raised an eyebrow, making his choice decisively.
The value of this Time Restart Card, although it could only be used once, in Amamiya Natsuki's opinion, even exceeded the sum of all previous rewards. Only a fool would choose wrong.
A faint stream of light flashed.
The card, which was originally in a phantom state, solidified at Amamiya Natsuki's fingertips, turning into a real, tangible card with a Hiruko no Kami on the front and a Mobius strip on the back.
"There's only one choice left out of four..." Amamiya Natsuki sighed, "I wish I could have them all."
Hayasaka Ai smiled, her arms crossed over her chest:
"Senpai is truly insatiably greedy."
Fujiwara Chika: "The President is truly insatiably greedy."
Kitagawa Marin: "Natsuki is truly insatiably greedy."
"..."
Amamiya Natsuki, thick-skinned, pretended not to hear everyone's mockery, nonchalantly took a bite of bread, and then inquired about the others' rewards.
The Time Reset Card was a must-choose, and the remaining four rewards could be saved for later, with no need to rush.
The basic rewards for clearing players were game points and basic attribute points.
Because the game Summer Time Rendering was quite difficult, the rewards were also quite generous.
For example, a new player like Hina received a full one hundred and fifty game points, plus four basic attribute points, after clearing it.
For new players, every point of basic attribute improvement could bring a very obvious perception.
As Hina put it—
"Woohoo~ I've gotten stronger!"
On the other hand, for veteran players like Amamiya Natsuki, a one or two-point attribute increase was no longer very noticeable.
All in all, everyone had a good harvest from clearing this dungeon, but unfortunately, no one received a skill reward.
"I'm done eating."
Amamiya Natsuki drank the last sip of milk, then poured his thoughts into the clay figure, and the little figure on the dining table 'came alive' again.
It had to be said, this feeling was quite strange, as if his consciousness was divided into two halves, one half in his body, and the other half in the black mud figure, as if he had a doppelganger, but its specific use was still unclear for now.
In addition, the girls had already figured out the conditions for controlling the black mud with their minds: before using it, they had to touch the black mud to create a mental connection.
Only one person could use it at a time; it could not accommodate multiple people's thoughts.
Finally, the manipulation of this thing seemed to be linked to mental power.
For example, Kaguya and others could easily command it, but for a new player like Hina, controlling it was quite strenuous.
After playing for a while and noticing other customers entering the shop, Amamiya Natsuki put away the black mud figure.
As for the use of the Blank Skill Scroll, there was no need to rush; he could consider it slowly.
There were many players in the mutual aid group, and many players had already mastered skills.
Perhaps some people deliberately concealed them, but it didn't matter; there were many interesting skills known, and with Amamiya Natsuki's 'prestige' in the mutual aid group, basically no player would refuse to copy a skill.
After breakfast.
Everyone walked out of the restaurant together.
"My dad works in Kagoshima, so I'm going to visit him, and I won't be playing with everyone today."
Kitagawa Marin smiled brightly, turning to look at Amamiya Natsuki, "Natsuki, come with me.
If I go alone, I can't handle too many evil spirits."
It was reasonable and well-founded, with no suspicious points.
From Tokyo to Kyushu, a journey of over a thousand kilometers; since they had come all this way, of course, they had to visit her father.
Not visiting would be strange.
Amamiya Natsuki agreed, saying:
"Then let's go together."
Everyone else didn't think much of it, but only Hayasaka knew what was going on, her pearly teeth gently biting her lip.
Visiting was one thing, but they probably wanted to take the opportunity to do other things, right?
She wanted to stop them.
She wanted to monopolize him.
But she wasn't even an official girlfriend yet, and she had no legitimate reason to stop them, so she could only turn her head and choose to ignore it.
Sorry, Kaguya, the President is getting more and more impure...
"Marin-chan, President, you two go."
Fujiwara Chika, completely unaware of her good friend's true intentions, said in a clear voice, "Then we'll go play first."
"..."
The two parties separated.
"Eh heh~" After Chika and the others had walked away, Kitagawa Marin happily stretched out her arms, wrapping them around Amamiya Natsuki's arm, and looked up at him with an expectant expression, "Ten times! I want to do it ten times!"
"Don't be so full of yourself," Amamiya Natsuki couldn't help but retort, "Don't you want to walk tomorrow?"
"Hmph."
Kitagawa Marin lifted her chin, revealing a long, slender neck, her waist-length golden hair gently swaying in the wind, dazzlingly beautiful, "Natsuki, you should worry about yourself first.
You might turn into sugarcane Slag first."
Amamiya Natsuki: "..."
"Let's go."
Kitagawa Marin pulled him forward.
"Where are we going now?" Amamiya Natsuki asked curiously.
The Succubus Girl said with righteous indignation:
"To the Love Hotel, of course."
Amamiya Natsuki: "..."
A moment later.
At the entrance of the Love Hotel.
"Last night I already searched for hotels on my phone."
As she walked into the hotel, clutching Amamiya Natsuki's arm, Kitagawa Marin's pretty face flushed slightly, "This place has the highest rating."
You prepared too thoroughly!
Upon entering the hotel, it was like other Love Hotels, with unmanned self-service.
Walking up to the self-service room selection terminal, Kitagawa Marin lifted her chin and whispered:
"Natsuki, what theme do you like?"
Amamiya Natsuki twitched his mouth slightly and couldn't help but say:
"Shouldn't I be asking you that?"
You're a new player, don't pretend to be a veteran!
Kitagawa Marin coughed twice, her pretty face flushed, and said:
"Um... how about a classroom theme?"
Amamiya Natsuki said:
"As long as you like it."
The Succubus Girl turned her pretty face away: "Cough... then that's the one."
Amamiya Natsuki took out his wallet, just about to pay, when Kitagawa Marin stopped him and said seriously:
"It's my first time at a hotel, so of course I'm paying.
Natsuki just needs to wash up and lie down."
"..."
Amamiya Natsuki felt a subtle emotion, inexplicably feeling that he was the one about to be taken advantage of.
After choosing a room.
The two walked up to the second floor together.
"Oh, it's just like our classroom..." After entering the room, Kitagawa Marin curiously looked around, "It feels so familiar."
Amamiya Natsuki retorted:
"You can't say it's similar; you can only say it's identical."
To provide guests with an immersive experience, Love Hotel designers would, of course, conduct on-site surveys to achieve an authentic theme style.
Of course, that being said, the room still had a bathroom, a changing room, and so on; though small, it was fully equipped.
"It's so hot, I'm sweating a lot... Natsuki, wait outside, I'll go shower first."
Only after truly entering the room did this Succubus Girl become nervous.
Amamiya Natsuki, thick-skinned, said nonchalantly:
"Want to shower together?"
Kitagawa Marin shook her head, refusing: "No, I don't want to shower together!"
Amamiya Natsuki said:
"It's not like we haven't showered together before."
"Before was before, now is now... Anyway, you wait for me outside now."
"Hai hai."
"..."
After waiting twenty minutes, Kitagawa Marin finally pushed open the door and cautiously stepped out of the bathroom.
Amamiya Natsuki put down his phone and looked up.
The Succubus Girl, having just showered, was wrapped in a white bath towel, her fragrant shoulders subtly revealed, and her hair was wrapped in a white towel.
Whether it was from the hot water or other reasons, her pretty face was flushed crimson, and even the exposed skin had turned pink.
"Natsuki, you can go shower now."
Kitagawa Marin's pretty face was crimson, and after their eyes met, she quickly turned her head to look elsewhere.
Amamiya Natsuki nodded, got up, and walked towards the bathroom.
"Wash thoroughly," Kitagawa Marin whispered, urging, "Hygiene is very important."
Amamiya Natsuki straightened his face and said:
"I've always been very clean."
"Hmph~"
After showering in a few minutes, Amamiya Natsuki pushed the door open and walked out of the bathroom, only to see the Succubus Girl sitting on the bed in a daze.
Hearing him come out, she was startled like a frightened deer, almost jumping up.
Indeed, no matter how much she pretended to be a veteran, she would still be afraid in the end.
"T-Too fast, wasn't it?" Kitagawa Marin stammered, "Washing so quickly, you definitely didn't get clean."
"I'm already clean."
Amamiya Natsuki walked over and sat down, reaching out to gently stroke Marin's little head, and said softly, "Think about it carefully, don't act out of spite.
If you regret it later, it'll be too late."
"I really do regret it."
Kitagawa Marin puffed out her pink cheeks upon hearing this, her tone resentful, "I was clearly the first official girlfriend, yet someone else got ahead of me! I regret not taking the initiative earlier!"
Amamiya Natsuki said softly:
"I wasn't talking about that regret..."
"Besides this regret, there's no other regret."
The Succubus Girl suddenly got up, pushed Amamiya Natsuki onto the bed, her pretty face flushed, and said from above, "It's time to fulfill the boyfriend's duties!"
"..."
And then... a night without words.
It proved that humans have limits.
The promised goal of ten times, indeed, could not be achieved.
It wasn't until noon that the unyielding Succubus Girl finally couldn't help but beg for mercy: "T-That's enough for today... Let's go see Dad quickly."
"Okay."
Amamiya Natsuki naturally agreed.
Marin's mother had passed away, and her father worked alone in Kagoshima, which was very hard on him.
He only returned to Tokyo during the Obon Festival and New Year, seeing her only a few times a year.
The two packed up and left the hotel.
"Dad should be on his lunch break right now, we'll secretly go over and give him a surprise... Eh eh eh?" Just as she finished saying 'surprise', Kitagawa Marin couldn't help but widen her beautiful eyes, looking at the middle-aged man walking by on the street, "Dad?!"
The middle-aged man also looked over in shock: "Marin, why are you here...?"
His gaze swept over the hotel behind the two, and the middle-aged man's expression changed slightly.
"Cough cough."
Kitagawa Marin's pretty face flushed, and holding Amamiya Natsuki's arm, she introduced him, enduring the shame, "This is my boyfriend~ We had nothing to do during summer vacation, so we came together to visit Dad."
It had to be said that if the daughter was beautiful, the father's appearance was not bad either; he was a quite handsome middle-aged man, just a bit scruffy and unkempt.
Facing his daughter who had traveled thousands of miles to visit him, the middle-aged man was naturally very happy, but when he saw Amamiya Natsuki beside Marin, the middle-aged man's eyes became somewhat fierce.
"I am Amamiya Natsuki, currently dating Marin.
It's a pleasure to meet you for the first time."
Amamiya Natsuki bowed respectfully.
When facing elders, proper etiquette was, of course, not to be lacking.
"Marin said she wanted to visit you, Uncle, and I was worried, so I accompanied Marin to visit you."
You came to visit me, but ended up visiting the hotel instead!
The middle-aged man roared in his heart, forcing a smile onto his face and saying:
"When did you two arrive? Why didn't you tell me?"
"Because we wanted to give Dad a surprise!" Kitagawa Marin stuck out the tip of her tongue.
No matter how bold she was, being caught by her dad coming out of a hotel still made her face burn with shame, "Who knew Dad would just happen to be passing by."
The middle-aged uncle continued to roar in his heart: What you gave me wasn't a pleasant surprise, it was clearly a fright!
However, his daughter was already sixteen, so it was normal for her to have a boyfriend...
With the complex feeling of his daughter being stolen away, the middle-aged uncle took a deep breath and said, "You haven't eaten yet, have you? There's a very good restaurant nearby... Come with me."
The three entered the restaurant and sat down in a corner.
The middle-aged uncle couldn't help but ask Amamiya Natsuki many questions, such as how long they had been dating, when he and Marin met, and where he was currently studying, among others.
Aside from his identity as a Player and the matter of 'I want them all,' Amamiya Natsuki answered truthfully to all questions.
After listening, the middle-aged uncle's expression finally improved. He drank a glass of wine and then said earnestly, "School romance is a beautiful thing; it can make people cherish memories for a lifetime. I don't object to you and Marin dating, but there's one thing you must promise me."
Amamiya Natsuki sat up straight, his back rigid, and said, "Uncle, please speak, I'm listening."
"You are still in the learning stage, so you should focus on your studies..." The middle-aged uncle paused, then said in a deep voice, "Before graduation, don't let anything happen that results in a human life."
"Eh?"
Kitagawa Marin froze, her pretty face quickly flushed red, and then she stammered as she looked out the window.
Before today, she could have righteously said not to worry, but now she couldn't bring herself to say it.
Amamiya Natsuki said seriously, "Uncle, please rest assured, I will definitely take good care of Marin."
"..."
After lunch.
The middle-aged uncle had planned to take half a day off to take Amamiya Natsuki and Marin out to play, but Marin waved her hand and said, "Dad, you go to work. Natsuki and I can go play by ourselves. We'll talk when you get off work tonight."
The middle-aged uncle sighed, his gaze wistfully turning to Amamiya Natsuki, and he said in a low voice, "Do you remember what you just promised?"
Amamiya Natsuki nodded and said, "I remember very clearly."
"Dad, what are you talking about!" Kitagawa Marin's pretty face flushed, and she couldn't help but exclaim, "Natsuki and I are really just going out to play, don't get the wrong idea!"
Marin kept her word.
She said it was just for fun, so they didn't go to a hotel. The two of them spent half the afternoon exploring Kagoshima, and in the evening, they had dinner with the middle-aged uncle before returning to the hotel they were staying at.
"President, you're back!" Fujiwara Chika happily greeted them, "Without President and Marin, it feels like something is missing."
Amamiya Natsuki calmly said, "We're back. We're tired after a day, so we won't go out tomorrow."
"O-one day?"
Hayasaka, standing in the corner, secretly gritted her teeth and couldn't help but glare in disgust. His *** should be chopped off; anyway, it won't be useful for long!