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Shinomiya Kaguya opened her eyes, gently pressed her fingertips to her brow, and said, "A small, unfamiliar memory appeared in my mind, somewhat like watching a holographic movie. It feels very strange… The content is the method for making a magic item."
Fujiwara Chika's eyes lit up and she said, "Is it the all-purpose flying broom from Kiki's Delivery Service?"
"Of course not." Shinomiya Kaguya retorted speechlessly, "The strength of that item is too overpowered!"
Koyasu Tsubame asked curiously, "What is it?"
"It's a rope." Shinomiya Kaguya pursed her pink lips, "To be precise, it's a rope enchanted with witchcraft that can automatically bind and attack enemies."
As a witch, in addition to concocting potions, making magic items is also very reasonable.
"It sounds suitable for a trap." Amamiya Natsuki mused, "What about the production process?"
Shinomiya Kaguya said:
"The process is a bit complex, and there are several raw materials I haven't heard of."
"No hurry." Amamiya Natsuki said, "Let's ask everyone in the mutual aid group, and we'll just acquire them directly."
One of the biggest advantages of modern society is globalization.
Those witches in the Middle Ages, wanting to concoct potions, had to painstakingly search for raw materials, enduring wind and rain. While concocting a potion only took a day, finding all the materials might take a year, wasting most of their time.
But now it's different. Various online shopping platforms and express delivery companies make shopping so convenient that witches would be envious to tears.
Some raw materials might not be found on ordinary online shopping platforms, but there are many powerful players in the mutual aid group. As long as they ask for help, collecting materials is still very convenient.
"Once we acquire them, we can try to make the magic rope."
Shinomiya Kaguya nodded slightly. Although she didn't get a potion recipe, she wasn't disappointed; on the contrary, she was quite satisfied.
It proved that the Witch's Inheritance Crystal Ball was something that could be continuously exploited.
It's decided, I must diligently exploit it in the future!
"I'll tell everyone."
Fujiwara Chika had extremely high prestige in the mutual aid group and volunteered for the task.
"It's almost time for class." Kitagawa Marin put away her phone, satisfied, and said in a clear voice, "Shall we go to the classroom?"
Before leaving, Amamiya Natsuki bought a daily Blind Box.
[You received a stick of chewing gum. Freshens breath, replaces brushing teeth… ]
After reading the description, Amamiya Natsuki expressionlessly threw the chewing gum into his game inventory.
This was the daily reality of most players' blind boxes; good items were very rare, mostly ordinary items.
"Oh, right, today is also the shop refresh time…"
Amamiya Natsuki remembered the shop refresh and casually opened the shop.
The daily Blind Box had the lowest cost, and what it opened depended entirely on luck.
Items in the shop refreshed every few days, with several items put on sale each time. Not all of them were good, but they were clearly priced and fair to all.
The two consumption methods each had their pros and cons, similar to the mechanics of many mobile games.
Overall, the clearly priced shop was more popular.
"…Hmm?!"
Amamiya Natsuki glanced casually, and his steps suddenly halted.
"Natsuki, what's wrong?"
Seeing Amamiya Natsuki suddenly stop, several girls looked over.
"A very powerful skill just refreshed…"
Amamiya Natsuki quickly calmed down, speaking while showing the shop content to the girls.
[Skill: I'll Extend My Life by One Second]
[Quality: Gold Super Rare]
[Skill Overview: Time Stop]
[Remark: Humans have their limits. The more you play with schemes, the more you will fail in unexpected ways… I reject my humanity, JoJo! ]
"Eh, a Gold SSR?"
"So amazing!"
"I'm giving up my humanity!"
After seeing the skill description, the girls exclaimed.
In front of the Golden shine, the other items in the shop didn't even deserve to be mentioned.
"Why are you all so excited?" Shinomiya Kaguya crossed her arms, her tone a little puzzled, "It's only one second. It's not enough to do anything, is it?"
"Stare—"
The girls all turned to look at the Sheltered Young Lady.
Fujiwara Chika held up a finger and said with a serious expression, "Kaguya-chan hasn't watched JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, has she?"
Shinomiya Kaguya said truthfully:
"…No."
In fact, in her life before, she had never encountered manga or light novels. She had only watched some anime, and that was under Fujiwara Chika's guidance.
Kitagawa Marin put her right hand on her hip, leaned forward, and said with burning eyes, "JoJo is the best in the world, super good to watch. It's such a shame Kaguya-chan hasn't seen it."
Shinomiya Kaguya's pink lips moved slightly: "Isn't that a bit exaggerated?"
"Not at all." Tsubame also joined the recommendation, "It's indeed super good to watch. As long as you persevere through the beginning and accept the art style, you'll become immersed in it."
"…"
Shinomiya Kaguya silently turned her head and looked towards Amamiya Natsuki.
Amamiya Natsuki said seriously:
"What Chika and the others said is what I want to say."
"Understood." Shinomiya Kaguya blinked, accepting everyone's recommendation, "I'll watch it tonight when I get back."
Fujiwara Chika suddenly turned and said:
"Natsuki-kun, can you afford this skill?"
Only then did everyone remember, looking at the price of Time Stop for one second, and found that it cost a full three thousand game coins.
"Good, you've hit on the key point." Amamiya Natsuki spread his hands and sighed regrettably, "I can't afford it. There's a gap of several hundred game coins."
Amamiya Natsuki had a fair amount of game coins, but there was still an unbridgeable gap.
"Oh, what a pity." Fujiwara Chika also sighed, "I wanted to experience the joy of Time Stop."
Kitagawa Marin comforted him:
"Natsuki, don't be disheartened. Three thousand game coins is really too expensive. No one can afford such an expensive skill."
The guaranteed game coin reward for clearing a dungeon once was only a few tens.
For ordinary players, this UR skill was like the most expensive high-rise residential building in Tokyo, desirable but out of reach.
Koyasu Tsubame said softly, "If only we could give game coins to Natsuki-kun."
"I actually think the restriction that game coins cannot be traded or transferred is quite good." Amamiya Natsuki said softly, "It's like human organ trading. If game coins could be transferred or traded, the development of things would no longer be up to you."
Since ancient times, the exploitation of the weak by the strong has never disappeared.
Amamiya Natsuki once saw a European and American movie, the general content of which was that a high school suddenly offered free physical examinations, and the mastermind behind the examinations was an old, dying rich man in urgent need of organ replacement… In this world, some people always disappear silently, and the darkness of it is unimaginable.
Tsubame gently pursed her pink lips, not refuting, but rather feeling very fortunate.
Fortunately, they met everyone. If they had unluckily encountered evil people… who knows how terrible things would have happened.
Shinomiya Kaguya proposed a solution and said:
"The shop refreshes every three days. If we can clear a dungeon within three days, maybe we can gather enough game coins?"
"That's indeed feasible." Amamiya Natsuki nodded in agreement, "It's just that dungeons don't appear whenever you want them to; it also depends on luck."
Fujiwara Chika tilted her head and said, "It's been a long time since that zoo dungeon, why hasn't it opened yet?"
Amamiya Natsuki said:
"It's probably too difficult. They don't know how to write it."
"Eh?"
Kitagawa Marin raised her right hand: "What about the summer time rendering dungeon?"
Amamiya Natsuki shook his head: "There's no notification for that one either. I don't know when the dungeon will open."
At this moment, the class bell suddenly rang.
"Hey, hey, hey, class is starting!"
"Oh no, I forgot the time."
"Stop talking, everyone hurry to the classroom."
"…"
The day passed quickly.
After school, Amamiya Natsuki and Shinomiya Kaguya went to the Student Council office to handle daily affairs.
After they finished, Amamiya Natsuki went to the Hospital with her Senpai, first planting a mushroom for her Senpai's cousin, and then applying healing skills to Mizuhara Chizuru, who had been waiting for a long time, receiving constant thanks—
Mizuhara's grandmother actually had cancer, and hospitalization was already the final conservative treatment, but when the doctor did an examination today, she was surprised to find that the cancer cells had stopped spreading.
After receiving the news, Mizuhara Chizuru was overjoyed beyond measure, thanking them repeatedly.
By the time everything was done, it was already evening, with the sun setting.
Amamiya Natsuki slowly returned home alone, pushed open the door, and said:
"I'm home."
"Welcome home~" A Junior, Hayasaka, walked over, reached out to take Amamiya Natsuki's school bag, and then lowered her voice, "You've worked hard, Senpai. Do you want to eat first, or eat me first?"
"Sorry, I'm not a cannibal." Amamiya Natsuki changed into slippers, looked towards the kitchen, and saw the Young Lady, wearing an apron, transformed into a chef, making a meal. He said in a surprised whisper, "You actually let Shinomiya Kaguya cook?"
Hayasaka Ai sighed helplessly: "The Young Lady insisted on cooking, I couldn't stop her."
Mrs. Shimizu leaped out from the shadows, happily made a peace sign, and smiled cheerfully: "That's right, it's my credit."
"When I left in the morning, I told Kaguya-chan that to capture a boy's heart, you must first capture a boy's stomach." Mrs. Shimizu smiled, "Clearly, Kaguya-chan listened."
Actually, whether the cooking is good or bad doesn't matter. As long as the Young Lady puts on a maid outfit and kneels at the door waiting for him to come home, it would be more effective than any meal!
"President, you're back?"
Shinomiya Kaguya heard the commotion and looked out from the kitchen.
"I'm back." Amamiya Natsuki calmly distanced himself from Hayasaka, stepped into the kitchen, "Why are you suddenly cooking?"
Shinomiya Kaguya certainly wouldn't admit to being swayed by her mother, and said nonchalantly:
"I just happened to be interested in cooking."
Amamiya Natsuki glanced at the cut ingredients: "Tomato beef brisket?"
"That's right."
"For your first time cooking, you can start with something simple, like potato pancakes…"
"No need." Shinomiya Kaguya crossed her arms, her tone confident, "I've taken cooking classes, and I just watched a cooking video."
What is a genius girl?
Of course, it means she learns whatever she studies.
She never had the chance to cook before, but now that she does, Shinomiya Kaguya is very confident that she can become a top chef in a short amount of time.
"Confidence is a good thing, but…" Mrs. Shimizu pointed, "Your beef is about to burn."
"Eh?"
Shinomiya Kaguya turned her head to look and realized that she had been so busy talking that she forgot about the heat. She hurriedly scrambled to fix it, "You two, get out, don't disturb me."
Amamiya Natsuki walked out: "Then I'll look forward to dinner tonight."
"…"
Arriving in the living room.
Hayasaka Ai was playing on her phone on the sofa.
Amamiya Natsuki walked over and sat down, leaning back: "I want grapes."
Hayasaka Ai tilted her head and looked over: "Is Senpai talking to me?"
Amamiya Natsuki said: "As a maid, it's normal to serve grapes to your master, right?"
"Sorry, I'm Hanamori now." Hayasaka Ai said nonchalantly, "There's no maid."
Amamiya Natsuki whispered: "You don't want the Sheltered Young Lady to do housework every day, do you?"
Hayasaka Ai had already mastered the counter-attack tactic, tilted her head, and smiled:
"Senpai also doesn't want the girl he likes to be bullied by me, does he?"
Amamiya Natsuki: "…"
The transformation skill was terrible; he could tell, but others probably couldn't recognize her.
Hayasaka Ai put down her phone, leaned back, and said:
"Senpai, I want grapes."
"…"
Amamiya Natsuki silently picked up a grape and offered it.
"It tastes very sweet." Hayasaka Ai opened her mouth to take the grape, and smiled, "Good, if Senpai continues to be obedient in the future, I'll give you many rewards."
Amamiya Natsuki was expressionless and picked up another grape, saying:
"Do you want another one?"
"I want it."
Amamiya Natsuki opened his mouth and bit the grape, leaning in towards Hayasaka.
"Wait, wait a minute." Hayasaka Ai finally became nervous, "What if the Young Lady sees us… Ugh!"
The rest of her words were quickly blocked in her mouth.
Hayasaka Ai's pretty face flushed crimson. After eating the grape, she quickly turned her head to look at the kitchen.
Shinomiya Kaguya was still diligently cooking and hadn't noticed what the two outside were doing.
"Whew…"
Hayasaka Ai gently exhaled, relaxing.
Amamiya Natsuki said:
"How does it taste? Another one?"
Hayasaka Ai warily pulled away: "Sorry, perverted Senpai's immoral play is too abnormal, I can't accept it."
But that grape just now… it really tasted better.
Pressing her right hand to her chest, listening to her rapid heartbeat, Hayasaka Ai stuck out her pink tongue and lightly licked her lips.
Although it was dangerous, it was also irresistible.
So… I'm sorry, Young Lady, I will definitely keep it from you.
Dinner time.
"How does it taste?"
Shinomiya Kaguya looked over expectantly.
Amamiya Natsuki finished a piece of tomato beef brisket and gave a thumbs up: "It's a little salty, but for a beginner, the taste is already quite good."
"The first time, I didn't get the amount right." Shinomiya Kaguya's lips curved slightly upward, "It won't happen again in the future."
Her talent in cooking was indeed good!
Keep it up!
Not only did she have to win the President's heart, but she also had to win the President's stomach!
"Why… why did it turn out like this?"
A faint voice drifted over from the side.
Mrs. Shimizu's tone was resentful: "Kaguya-chan's first time cooking, her first time running away from home, two joys overlapping, it should have been a dreamlike happy time, why did you forget your mother?"
Shinomiya Kaguya looked over speechlessly: "Who forgot you?"
"Kaguya-chan didn't even call her mother for dinner."
"You're a ghost now, and you can't taste food."
"I'm a Guardian Spirit."
"…"
Amamiya Natsuki ignored everything around him and continued eating. Suddenly, he felt his phone vibrate in his pocket.
He took out his phone and saw a message from Fujiwara Chika.
"Natsuki-kun, I thought of a way that might allow us to earn game coins."
Amamiya Natsuki became interested: "What way?"
Fujiwara Chika: "It's the Theater. Last week when I stayed at your place, we talked about how to put on a grand performance using the Theater when we ate breakfast, didn't we?"
Amamiya Natsuki quickly remembered: "Are you talking about the Love Hotel?"
"That's right, that's it!"
Fujiwara Chika sent a smug emoji with hands on her hips:
"Guests at the Love Hotel will try to avoid meeting others. Even if they are pulled into the hotel, they'll just treat it as a dream and it won't cause too much trouble… Do you want to try it tonight?"
"Trying it is fine, but I've never been to a Love Hotel."
"Don't worry, I'll go with you!"
Chika secretary never gets stage fright.
"…"
Amamiya Natsuki put down his phone, looked up, and said: "I won't be sleeping at home tonight, I'm going out."
"Eh?" Shinomiya Kaguya looked up, "What's wrong?"
Amamiya Natsuki briefly explained the situation: "That's how it is. I'm going to try out the Theater's effect. If I can earn more game coins, that would naturally be best."
"You can indeed go." Shinomiya Kaguya nodded in agreement, "But what kind of place is a Love Hotel? Is it different from a hot spring hotel?"
"I haven't been there, so I don't know." Amamiya Natsuki turned to Hayasaka, "You ask Hanamori."
"How would I know?" Hayasaka Ai flatly denied, "I haven't been there, and I don't know the difference."
"That's a bit strange…"
Shinomiya Kaguya blinked her eyes in confusion.
Unfortunately, this area had already touched upon her blind spot in knowledge. She had never encountered anything like a Love Hotel before, nor had she even heard of it.
"Do you want us to go with you?" Shinomiya Kaguya asked.
"No need." Amamiya Natsuki lightly coughed, "I've already arranged it with Chika. She's very familiar with it, and she'll be with me then."
"Alright then." Shinomiya Kaguya picked up her bowl and chopsticks, "Let's continue eating."
Hayasaka Ai opened her pink lips and silently swallowed the words that had come to her mouth.
The Sheltered Young Lady's knowledge base was indeed still too small; she still needed to continue learning.
After dinner, Amamiya Natsuki was responsible for washing the dishes today.
By the time everything was tidied up, it was already past eight in the evening.
"I'm heading out."
Amamiya Natsuki changed out of his school uniform into his clothes, looked at Shinomiya Kaguya and Hayasaka, "Chika has already left, I'm going to meet up with her."
Shinomiya Kaguya saw him off at the entrance: "Be careful."
After Amamiya Natsuki left, the Sheltered Young Lady picked up the vacuum cleaner and happily started doing housework.
Mrs. Shimizu stood by, smiling, saying nothing, enjoying the drama.
Only Hayasaka's expression was subtle.
As the mistress, she thoughtfully sent the master out, letting him go to a Love Hotel with another girl, and even reminded them to be safe… When the Young Lady finds out what a Love Hotel is, she'll explode, won't she?
She'll definitely explode like a pufferfish, with a bang, won't she?
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