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"Kaguya, what are you doing?"
Amamiya Natsuki couldn't help but ask.
"…"
Shinomiya Kaguya didn't answer, turning her teary eyes towards him.
You're the legendary Ice Princess Kaguya, who bleeds but doesn't cry. What's with this teary-eyed, on-the-verge-of-tears expression?
It's just like a little girl who accidentally ate a super bitter bell pepper, wanted to spit it out, but under an adult's stern gaze, could only swallow it with a wronged expression, trying hard not to let the tears fall!
"Eh, eh, Kaguya-chan, are you okay?"
Fujiwara Chika, who was constantly sticking out her tongue, looked over with concern: "Why are you crying? The borscht is super bitter, but it shouldn't be bitter enough to make you cry, right?"
Shinomiya Kaguya's pretty face was pale, her eyes teary, and she uttered a few trembling words, on the verge of tears:
"My, my eyes…"
"What about your eyes?" Fujiwara Chika widened her eyes and leaned closer. Her clear pink eyes were exceptionally beautiful, and the little bunnies on her chest swayed as she bent over, making one subconsciously think of Newton's cradle. "Did a little bug fly in? Don't be scared, I'll blow on it for you."
Amamiya Natsuki, however, felt a stir in his heart. His gaze fell on the borscht in Shinomiya Kaguya's hand, and he suddenly thought of a possibility.
Eyes…
Borscht that turns fear into illusions…
No way?
You couldn't have been overthinking things in your mind, causing hallucinations, and seeing strange eyes in the borscht, could you?
Stop overthinking right now!
The more you think, the more dangerous it is. A brainless idiot like Fujiwara can actually pass easily!
"Mealtime is about to end." The Butcher's deep, heavy voice came from the back kitchen. "Students, please leave the Cafeteria as soon as possible."
Upon hearing this, the vengeful spirit students and unlucky players in the Cafeteria all stood up as if granted a great pardon, fleeing the Cafeteria one by one.
Shinomiya Kaguya quickly put down the borscht in her hand, wanting to get up.
"Kaguya-chan, you can't run." Fujiwara Chika reached out her right hand and pressed down on Shinomiya Kaguya's shoulder, her expression serious. "You can't waste food, the Chef will get angry, what if he chases us out?"
"Hallucinations, it's all hallucinations. There's nothing in the soup, you're just scaring yourself."
Amamiya Natsuki quickly explained the hidden rule.
"So that's it." Fujiwara Chika suddenly understood. "No wonder everyone looked so scared and found it hard to swallow."
"Even if you say that…"
Shinomiya Kaguya bit her lower lip, her gaze fixed on the borscht, and the tears in her eyes almost rolled down.
As she spoke, the terrifying ingredients in the borscht clearly increased.
She couldn't drink it.
There was no way she could drink it!
"Kaguya-san, can you not be so useless?"
Amamiya Natsuki chose to encourage his teammate in the same way, "Quickly, learn from Fujiwara, pinch your nose, close your eyes, and chug it down."
Unfortunately, this time the encouragement had a poor effect and completely failed to ignite Shinomiya Kaguya's fighting spirit.
"The Cafeteria is about to close for a break, there's definitely no time to buy another one…" Fujiwara Chika was anxious, pressing her two fingers hard against her forehead. Suddenly, her eyes lit up. "Ah, I've thought of a way!"
"Amamiya-kun." Fujiwara Chika clasped her hands in front of her chest, her eyes wide, looking at him with the expectation of a little Bambi. "You haven't finished your borscht, why don't you swap with Kaguya-chan?"
"Huh?"
Amamiya Natsuki was startled, then suddenly enlightened.
It was a good idea, it could indeed solve the current predicament.
Shinomiya Kaguya couldn't drink the borscht because her imagination was too terrifying. As long as they swapped bowls of borscht, the problem would naturally be solved.
"No problem." Amamiya Natsuki nodded in agreement, pushing the remaining half of his borscht in front of Shinomiya Kaguya. Not only was she a teammate, but also a classmate, so he couldn't ignore her. "Let's swap bowls."
Shinomiya Kaguya's expression was hesitant.
"Kaguya-chan, what are you hesitating about?!" Fujiwara Chika shouted, "Now is not the time to care about an indirect kiss!"
"I don't care about that kind of thing!"
Shinomiya Kaguya couldn't help but retort.
What she cared about was clearly the terrible ingredients in the borscht that looked like eyes. Swapping it with Amamiya Natsuki would make her conscience ache a little, that's all!
"Don't worry, an indirect kiss won't make you pregnant." Fujiwara Chika continued to attack her teammate, "If we were trapped in the desert, to survive, even drinking [beep——] would be fine."
What the hell! What terrible thing did you just say that it had to be censored?!
"Amamiya-kun, please."
Shinomiya Kaguya quickly made up her mind and handed over her borscht.
"Remember, keep your mind calm, don't overthink, it's best to learn from Fujiwara, close your eyes, and chug it down."
Amamiya Natsuki took the borscht, tilted his head back, and drank it all in one gulp.
"Kaguya-san, drink it quickly." Fujiwara Chika put her hands on her hips. "Don't worry, it won't make you pregnant."
"Pre, pregnant…"
Shinomiya Kaguya's eyelashes couldn't help but tremble, and the borscht in front of her once again underwent a strange change.
Thump thump thump.
Dull footsteps came from the direction of the back kitchen.
"Eh, the Chef is coming out." Fujiwara Chika said nervously, "Kaguya-chan, we're running out of time."
"I, I know."
Shinomiya Kaguya took a deep breath, cupped the bowl with both hands, closed her eyes, her long eyelashes trembling incessantly, and imitating Amamiya Natsuki's earlier movement, she tilted her head back and drank.
Gulp, gulp, gulp.
"Urgh—"
Unfortunately, there was no Ula horn from the young lady Kaguya-chan, only a wronged, muffled cough.
"Let's leave quickly." Amamiya Natsuki urged.
In the empty, cold Cafeteria, only the Butcher's dull footsteps echoed.
The three quickly left the Cafeteria.
"It would be great if we could stay in the Cafeteria forever."
Amamiya Natsuki's tone was regretful.
The Cafeteria was a rare treasure trove. Borrowing the fearsome reputation of the Butcher felt incredibly good.
Unfortunately, there are no banquets that never end. He wondered if he would ever see the Chef again.
"Where do we go next?"
The three returned to the signpost.
"Hmm…" Fujiwara Chika hugged her chest with her right hand, pondered for two seconds, and then quickly raised her hand to suggest, "Shall we go to the exam room?"
"Kaguya-san is super smart. From elementary school to high school, she's always been first in her grade in every exam. She'll definitely pass the test easily."
"…"
Amamiya Natsuki always felt that this idiot was setting a flag.
"Definitely able to pass easily" sounded a lot like "After this battle, I'm going back to my hometown to get married."
However, as students of Shuchiin Academy, they were all competitive, and no one was afraid of exams.
"Let's go and take a look."
Following the directions of the signpost, the three walked into the teaching building.
"Eh, eh, my body is moving on its own."
Fujiwara Chika, who was walking in front, suddenly shouted.
Amamiya Natsuki and Shinomiya Kaguya behind her were also the same. The three of them were controlled by an unknown force, involuntarily coming to the door of a classroom, pushing the door open, and walking into the classroom.
A chilling, eerie voice faintly sounded.
"The room is full again, the exam starts now."
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