"Natsuki-kun, come back to my room with me."
Yandere Kaguya commanded with a calm expression.
Kaguya is right here, how could I go back to your room!
Amamiya Natsuki lightly coughed twice and whispered:
"That kind of thing requires mutual consent; a forced melon isn't sweet."
Yandere Kaguya crossed her arms over her chest, tilted her head, and looked over, saying:
"You don't want to?"
To be honest, he was actually very willing. This Yandere Kaguya, apart from her different personality, was completely another Kaguya.
The problem was that the real Kaguya was right beside them; only an idiot would dare to agree to you.
Amamiya Natsuki said seriously:
"I don't want to."
Yandere Kaguya gripped her cleaver and said expressionlessly:
"It's okay, I can tie Natsuki-kun up like in the manga, and then do it myself."
Hey, hey, what kind of manga are you reading? The content is too strange!
Shinomiya Kaguya couldn't listen anymore and flashed in front of him, saying:
"Don't even think about that!"
"Why are you stopping me?" Yandere Kaguya tilted her head in confusion. "I've been interested for a long time, wanting to know what it feels like to *** with the President."
"I didn't! Don't talk nonsense!"
Shinomiya Kaguya's pretty face flushed crimson, and she flatly denied it.
No matter what, she would never admit to such a shameful thing!
Yandere Kaguya continued:
"You're with Natsuki-kun every day, and you've done everything. Now it's my turn."
Shinomiya Kaguya couldn't help but shout:
"I'm not as shameless as you; I haven't done anything like that at all!"
"You haven't?" Yandere Kaguya blinked, and a joyful smile suddenly appeared on her face. "Then Natsuki-kun's first time, I'll take it."
Shinomiya Kaguya bit her silver teeth: "I won't give him to you!"
The two Kaguyas looked at each other, their gazes colliding in the air, creating invisible, tiny sparks.
Only Amamiya Natsuki remained silent.
I'm sorry.
While you two were fighting over him, the maid had already successfully stolen home.
Amamiya Natsuki had no choice but to silently call out Mrs. Shimizu, who was eating.
Finally, under the mediation of Mrs. Shimizu, the two Young Ladies temporarily ceased hostilities, but the matter was not over.
Yandere Kaguya was originally just very curious. After reading the strange manga Sayu gave to the Human-Faced Dog, she wanted to experience a feeling she had never experienced before. But after learning that Kaguya had not yet done that kind of thing, her curiosity instantly turned into a desire to win.
"Let's have a competition," Yandere Kaguya crossed her arms over her chest and looked directly at Kaguya. "You set the rules. If I win in the end, let me be the first to experience that with Natsuki-kun."
Shinomiya Kaguya flatly refused:
"Impossible."
The President is mine to begin with; I won't gamble him away!
"If you don't agree, then so be it," Yandere Kaguya's expression remained unchanged. "I'll just tie Natsuki-kun up and take him back to my room."
Amamiya Natsuki: "..."
It feels so strange.
It's like going back to primitive society. From now on, entering the Theater will be like a primitive person walking out of a cave into the wilderness, always at risk of being knocked unconscious with a club and carried back to a cave.
Seeing the two Young Ladies again becoming hostile, Mrs. Shimizu stepped forward again.
"Alright, don't argue, listen to your mom," Mrs. Shimizu held up a finger, standing between the two Kaguyas. "I think we can make a bet."
"Mom?"
Shinomiya Kaguya frowned slightly and looked over.
"Hear me out," Mrs. Shimizu said with a smile. "However, this kind of thing needs to be taken seriously; you can't just do it. You're still in school, and it would be troublesome if you got pregnant with a baby."
Shinomiya Kaguya's pretty face quickly flushed red, her slight annoyance turning into shame and anger: "Mom, what are you talking about?!"
"Of course I'm talking about serious matters," Mrs. Shimizu continued to smile, enjoying the drama. "So I'll set a deadline... How about you two decide Natsuki's ownership before the end of summer break?"
Yandere Kaguya said calmly:
"Okay."
Shinomiya Kaguya bit her lips, knowing that at this point, she couldn't refuse. Her blackened yandere self wouldn't play by the rules. She might accidentally slip up one day, and the President would be dragged into her room.
"Wait a minute..." Amamiya Natsuki raised his right hand and couldn't help but say, "I'm not some merchandise; aren't you going to ask for my opinion?"
"Hmm?" Yandere Kaguya gripped the cleaver in her hand, tilted her head, and looked over. "Does Natsuki-kun have an opinion?"
Amamiya Natsuki's expression became stern and he said:
"Absolutely no opinion."
"..."
The President is too timid!
Shinomiya Kaguya was so angry that she bit her silver teeth, clenched her pink fists, and turned to leave.
The deadline is the end of summer break. Before then, she must defeat that yandere and claim the President's first experience!
The night passed without a word.
The next day.
After waking up in the morning, the girls returned to their respective rooms to wash up, quickly leaving Amamiya Natsuki alone in the empty room.
Amamiya Natsuki looked at the bed, seeing various colors of hair scattered on it, and couldn't help but sigh. Even the most beautiful girls shed hair. Fortunately, he didn't have OCD, otherwise, he'd be picking up hair for half a day.
An hour later.
Everyone met at the hotel entrance and began their Summer Festival journey for the day.
Japanese Summer Festivals are diverse, colorful, and held from early July to late August each year, basically covering the entire summer. There are various islands, big and small, in the Kyushu sea area, and almost every day there are islands holding celebrations.
However, today was the last day of the Kyushu trip. After one more day of fun, they could return to Tokyo tomorrow. Everyone had their own things to do, and even during summer vacation, they couldn't stay in Kyushu indefinitely. When the girls chose their celebration destination this morning, they decided to go to Fukuoka, just in time to watch the fireworks display in the evening.
Amamiya Natsuki didn't have particularly high expectations for Summer Festivals. Anyone who has truly experienced a Summer Festival knows two things: one, it's hot, and two, there are a lot of people.
In the scorching summer, during the peak of summer, in weather where you sweat even when standing still, going to a crowded place to participate in a celebration, frankly speaking, after a day of walking around and returning to the hotel, even your underwear would be soaked with sweat.
However, most of the girls were particularly enthusiastic, so he naturally wouldn't stay cooped up in the hotel.
They arrived in Fukuoka by Shinkansen, and then it was celebration time. Everyone checked in and participated in the Summer Festival, and before they knew it, it was evening.
"Hoo..."
While the girls were buying yukata, Amamiya Natsuki sat on a bench outside the shop, facing the sea, relaxing comfortably.
A Summer Festival is about eating, drinking, and having fun, and occasionally encountering evil spirits mixed in the crowd. Fortunately, no new dungeon quests were triggered, nor did they encounter any new kaidan.
"President, we're out."
A clear voice drifted into his ears with the evening breeze.
Amamiya Natsuki opened his eyes, turned his head, and saw Kaguya and the others walking out one by one. Every girl had changed into a yukata—pink, white, purple, blue... various colors, all of them super beautiful.
"Eh heh~" Kitagawa Marin lifted her chin and spun around in front of Amamiya Natsuki. "Natsuki, how does this yukata look?"
Amamiya Natsuki said seriously:
"I'm sorry, I'm colorblind."
"Eh?"
"Can't tell blue from green, can't tell if a yukata looks good or not," Amamiya Natsuki said, taking out his phone. "But Marin is super pretty."
"Hehe."
A bright smile bloomed on Succubus Girl's face, and she raised her chin proudly, quite happy.
"Let's go!" Fujiwara Chika pointed with her hand, her voice clear, "To the sea for the fireworks festival!"
Amamiya Natsuki said:
"Not eating dinner?"
Tsubame raised her hand to tuck a strand of hair behind her ear, her bright eyes shifting as she softly said:
"We can eat at the fireworks festival."
"Makes sense."
Everyone walked towards the sea together.
Click, click.
Amamiya Natsuki lagged behind the girls, constantly holding up his phone, adjusting the angle, and taking pictures.
"President, stop taking pictures," Shinomiya Kaguya gently chided him. "Walk faster."
"Coming." Amamiya Natsuki stepped up beside Kaguya. "Actually, I'm not taking photos."
Shinomiya Kaguya pursed her beautiful lips and asked:
"Then what is it?"
Amamiya Natsuki held up his phone, showing Kaguya the photos: "They are incredibly precious and wonderful memories."
"Mmm…" Kaguya crossed her arms, looking at everyone in the photos, and said with a stern expression, "It seems the President has quite a lot of wonderful memories."
Amamiya Natsuki subtly changed the subject:
"Do you want an apple candy?"
"No," Shinomiya Kaguya chided him irritably. "Those things are really inconvenient to eat in real life, aren't they?"
Amamiya Natsuki said:
"Just open your mouth wider."
Shinomiya Kaguya couldn't help but retort:
"I don't want to, that would be too embarrassing!"
Apple candies are always present at summer festivals, but in reality, they are only suitable for photos, not really for eating. Such a large apple, covered in red syrup, is truly inconvenient to eat.
The sun set, and dusk deepened.
As night fell, the sea became even livelier, with surging crowds, shoulder to shoulder.
While Amamiya Natsuki was talking to Kaguya, the other girls were swallowed by the crowd and disappeared.
"Eh?" Shinomiya Kaguya looked around. "Where are the others?"
"There are too many people," Amamiya Natsuki extended his right hand, speaking earnestly. "Give me your hand, so you don't get lost too."
Shinomiya Kaguya turned her pretty face away, humming softly:
"No need, I won't get lost."
"That's not certain." Amamiya Natsuki stepped forward half a pace, gently taking Kaguya's soft hand. "Didn't the others get lost?"
Shinomiya Kaguya's pretty face flushed slightly. She struggled symbolically, and seeing that she couldn't break free, she allowed Amamiya Natsuki to lead her forward.
Amamiya Natsuki asked:
"Kaguya, have you ever attended a summer festival before?"
In the surging, lively crowd by the sea, Amamiya Natsuki led Kaguya, walking side by side.
Shinomiya Kaguya pursed her lips, thought for a moment, and shook her head:
"I haven't."
From the time she could remember, she had endless things to learn every day: flower arrangement, tea ceremony, etiquette, piano… She only had servants and attendants around her, no family. For her, a summer festival was an extraordinarily distant celebration, as if from another world.
"Actually, you have, you know," Mrs. Shimizu appeared out of nowhere, smiling. "When Kaguya was very, very young, and still wet the bed, I took Kaguya to a summer festival."
"Mama!"
Shinomiya Kaguya looked over in embarrassment, her pretty face stern: "President, quickly seal Mama into the shadow!"
Why would she talk about wetting the bed as a child in front of the President!
"How, how mean…" Mrs. Shimizu covered her face with her hands, looking pitiful. "Kaguya doesn't even want her Mama just to be alone with a boy she likes."
Kaguya was both embarrassed and angry: "Mama, you're still talking!"
Amamiya Natsuki chimed in from the side:
"Shimizu-nee, that's enough, or I'll listen to Kaguya."
"I won't say anything, I won't say anything," Mrs. Shimizu turned and slipped away. "You two have fun. Since Kaguya doesn't remember her childhood, Natsuki, you should take her around properly. Don't lose her, okay?"
Amamiya Natsuki nodded:
"Leave it to me."
"…"
After Mrs. Shimizu disappeared, Amamiya Natsuki turned to Kaguya and declared:
"Since you've never played at a summer festival, let's try all of them… First, let's go scoop goldfish."
"Scooping goldfish?"
Shinomiya Kaguya pursed her lips, looking at the goldfish scooping stall not far away.
Several large plastic basins were placed on the ground, all filled with colorful small goldfish. Many elementary school student gathered around, playing. Shinomiya Kaguya hesitated:
"That's a game for elementary school student, isn't it?"
Amamiya Natsuki led Kaguya forward, casually saying:
"In Nara Prefecture, a goldfish scooping competition is held every August, with tens of thousands of people participating from all over the country, almost all of them adults. The champion of the goldfish scooping competition can even be admitted to university as a special student, so it's not just a game for elementary school student."
The two arrived at the goldfish scooping spot. Shinomiya Kaguya covered her chest with one hand and the hem of her yukata with the other, then squatted down.
Amamiya Natsuki, meanwhile, bought scooping nets from the stall owner.
"Here." Amamiya Natsuki handed a scooping net to Kaguya, explaining from the side, "This scooping net is made of glutinous rice and breaks easily. Try not to soak it in the water for too long when scooping; combine speed and slowness."
"I understand."
Shinomiya Kaguya nodded slightly, holding a glass bowl in her left hand and a scooping net in her right, and began her first goldfish scooping experience with curiosity.
And then…
Plop.
The paper scooping net broke upon contact.
Shinomiya Kaguya frowned slightly: "It broke already?"
"It's normal for the first time," Amamiya Natsuki handed her another paper scooping net. "Try a few more times, and you'll master the technique."
Shinomiya Kaguya exhaled lightly and took the paper scooping net.
Plop…
The second paper scooping net broke again, and a small goldfish dropped with a plop into the wooden basin.
"Don't rush, little girl," the stall owner said with a smile, wiping his sweat. "Your boyfriend is right, scooping goldfish requires a combination of speed and slowness; you can't just go for speed."
Amamiya Natsuki handed her another paper scooping net and said:
"Try again."
"Mmm."
Shinomiya Kaguya took a deep breath, her gaze slightly focused, and a sudden aura emerged, making the stall owner, who was watching with amusement, close his mouth in surprise.
The next second.
Shinomiya Kaguya's right hand, holding the paper scooping net, darted into the water like lightning. A small goldfish was directly scooped out of the water, successfully achieving a first kill.
"You succeeded," Amamiya Natsuki said from the side. "Remember that feeling and try again."
That "feeling" is something mysterious and dependent on one's state for ordinary people, but for players, it is a tangible state.
Thus, in the following time, Shinomiya Kaguya, using the feeling and technique she had just mastered, transformed into a ruthless goldfish scooping machine. Goldfish after goldfish were scooped out of the water.
"So many goldfish!"
"Big Sister is wonderful!"
Many elementary school student gathered around the goldfish scooping stall. As Shinomiya Kaguya began her continuous scooping, it quickly drew exclamations and she became the center of attention.
Hearing the exclamations around her, Shinomiya Kaguya's lips curved slightly upwards.
There was even a elementary school student boy whose eyes sparkled: "Big Sister is so cute, much cuter than my big sister. Come be my big sister at my house."
"Cute, right?" Amamiya Natsuki said with a smile from the side. "She's my girlfriend, and I have to take her home, so she can't go to your house."
"Girl… girlfriend…"
Shinomiya Kaguya's ear tips grew slightly warm. Her hand trembled, and the paper scooping net, having achieved a ten-kill streak, broke with a plop. She couldn't help but puff out her pink cheeks and glare at Amamiya Natsuki.
Amamiya Natsuki smiled and handed her another scooping net, saying:
"Keep going, keep going."
"…"
All in all, Amamiya Natsuki, Kaguya, and the surrounding elementary school student were all very happy. Only the stall owner had a bitter expression.
After ten paper scooping nets were used up, Shinomiya Kaguya's glass bowl already contained dozens of goldfish.
Amamiya Natsuki asked:
"Still want to play?"
"No," Shinomiya Kaguya shook her head slightly and stood up. After mastering the technique, continuing to scoop no longer provided any sense of accomplishment. "Let's go play other games… What should we do with these goldfish?"
"Generally, you take them home to raise them," Amamiya Natsuki said. "But the distance is too far; it's inconvenient to take them back to Tokyo whether by plane or Shinkansen… Giving them to elementary school student is not bad."
"Mmm…"
Shinomiya Kaguya was a little reluctant.
After all, it was her first time attending a summer festival, and these were the first goldfish she and Amamiya Natsuki had personally scooped together.
Amamiya Natsuki noticed Kaguya's hesitation and said from the side:
"Then let's carry them back and keep them in the Theater tonight."
Shinomiya Kaguya nodded gently:
"Just two goldfish will be fine; the rest can be given to the elementary school student."
After giving the remaining goldfish to the children around them, Amamiya Natsuki and Kaguya, each carrying a goldfish, continued to walk forward. Not far away, they encountered a shooting game stall.
Amamiya Natsuki looked at Kaguya and said:
"Have you played before?"
Shinomiya Kaguya shook her head slightly: "Chika mentioned it, but I haven't played."
Amamiya Natsuki led Kaguya over: "Then let's try it."
The result was… no experience at all.
A player's dynamic vision, agility, and so on, comprehensively surpass ordinary people. Shinomiya Kaguya had no difficulty playing the shooting game; she hit whatever she aimed at, with 100% accuracy.
"Here," Amamiya Natsuki handed Kaguya a watermelon ice cream. "To the next stall."
Shinomiya Kaguya parted her lips, taking a small bite of the watermelon ice cream. The cool, sweet watermelon flavor spread between her lips and teeth. With her other hand, she hugged the panda doll she had just won, her steps light as she followed behind Amamiya Natsuki.
The two strolled and ate along the way. They hadn't even finished experiencing all the mini-games at the summer festival when a pillar of fire suddenly shot up, soaring into the night sky.
Amamiya Natsuki stopped and said softly:
"The fireworks have begun."
A few seconds later.
A brilliant firework suddenly exploded in the night sky, illuminating the night, and pedestrians and tourists in the night market stopped to watch.
Shinomiya Kaguya quietly took a breath, then stretched out her arms, and with a flushed face, hugged the arm of the young man beside her…