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"Eh, eh, eh? What's going on?"
Kitagawa Marin cried out in surprise.
It happened so suddenly that no one expected two ropes to suddenly dart out of the school bag. Even Amamiya Natsuki didn't react in time.
The ropes were like venomous snakes, incredibly agile. Amamiya Natsuki tried to dodge, but he was a step too slow. The ropes quickly wrapped around his legs.
"It's those two magic ropes."
Amamiya Natsuki already understood what they were.
The successful creation of the magic ropes should have been a happy occasion, but Amamiya Natsuki couldn't be happy no matter what.
This thing actually had indiscriminate attacks, binding anyone it saw, completely disregarding enemies and allies.
"Ugh..."
A girl's muffled sound came from the gymnastics mat.
Amamiya Natsuki looked down at Marin and discovered the second terrible aspect of the magic ropes.
The way they wrapped and bound in circles subtly resembled a tortoise shell posture, making it impossible for Marin to sit steadily. She lay helplessly on the gymnastics mat.
This Succubus Girl already had a good figure, and now, after the terrible binding and her struggles causing her bathrobe to open, her figure appeared even more graceful and exceptionally alluring... With such a terrible Bakudo, the witch who invented the magic rope tool must actually be a pervert!
"What's wrong?"
The Sheltered Young Lady's confused voice came from the bathroom.
"N-nothing," Kitagawa Marin quickly called out, "I accidentally stubbed my toe just now."
Being bound by ropes she made herself, and in such an embarrassing posture, she absolutely did not want anyone else to know.
"Natsuki, what do we do now?"
Kitagawa Marin turned her head, looking panicked at Amamiya Natsuki, who was also bound, and whispered for help.
This Succubus Girl tried to struggle as she spoke, but it was completely useless. Instead, it made the ropes tighter, digging into her tender skin, causing her to let out a soft groan.
"Don't move," Amamiya Natsuki said in a low voice. "Now, there are two pieces of news, one good, one bad. Which do you want to hear first?"
"The bad news."
"The posture you're bound in right now should be a tortoise shell... The last word cannot be said."
Kitagawa Marin: "..."
No wonder she felt strange all over; so it was that terrible Bakudo!
The ropes she made herself not only bound her but also in a tortoise shell posture. How embarrassing!
"And the good news?"
Kitagawa Marin let out a small breath and quickly stopped struggling.
With that special tortoise shell binding, the more she struggled, the more uncomfortable her body would become.
"The good news is..." Amamiya Natsuki whispered, "I'm only bound in a normal way."
Kitagawa Marin couldn't help but exclaim, "How is that good news?!"
Amamiya Natsuki: "For me, it's incredibly good news."
"..."
"It's, it's so uncomfortable..." Kitagawa Marin bit her pink lip, her pretty face flushed as she looked over, pitifully saying, "Natsuki, quickly turn into a shadow and untie the ropes."
"I can't," Amamiya Natsuki shook his head. "I haven't copied Kaguya's skill."
"Th-then what do we do?" Marin was starting to panic.
Amamiya Natsuki whispered, "Call Kaguya out to help..."
"No!"
Kitagawa Marin immediately refused. Being bound in such an embarrassing posture, she absolutely did not want anyone else to see her.
"How about asking Shimizu-nee for help?"
"Shimizu-nee will definitely tease me, don't call her out."
Amamiya Natsuki took a deep breath: "Then there's only one last option left."
"Wh-what option?"
"Use your mouth..."
Amamiya Natsuki's gaze dropped a dozen centimeters from Marin's face. The bathrobe, during her struggles, had slipped from Marin's shoulder, revealing a large expanse of snow-white, delicate skin, dazzlingly white under the light.
This Succubus Girl was already well-developed, and now in the tortoise shell binding state, she appeared even more firm and proud, exceptionally alluring.
As he watched, a prompt quietly appeared before him.
You have carefully observed and discovered the method to untie the ropes...
"With my mouth?" Kitagawa Marin blinked blankly. "Do you mean I have to bite through it?"
"Even though the rope isn't very thick, it's impossible to bite through it with my mouth, right?"
Amamiya Natsuki shook his head and said, "Not biting through the rope."
"Then what is it?"
"The knot is on your chest. You should be able to untie the rope with your mouth."
"Can I really?" Marin was skeptical. "This isn't an ordinary rope."
"We'll know if we try," Amamiya Natsuki said in a low voice. "If it really doesn't work, we'll have no choice but to call Kaguya."
Kitagawa Marin bit her silver teeth lightly, quickly making up her mind: "Then let's try."
"..."
Both of them were lying on the floor now, but fortunately, they were on a gymnastics mat, which was quite soft.
Amamiya Natsuki moved his body closer to Marin, preparing to untie the knot with his mouth.
If others could tie a knot in a cherry stem with their tongue, it should be normal for him to untie a rope with his mouth, right?
"I'm starting."
"Hurry up, we must untie it before Kaguya-chan comes out... Ah!"
His hot breath fell on her skin, making the Succubus Girl tremble all over, and a soft groan escaped her lips.
The girl's instinct made Marin subconsciously twist her body, wanting to dodge.
"Don't move."
Feeling the corner of the bathrobe pressed by his knee, Amamiya Natsuki quickly called out to stop her.
But it was too late.
The bathrobe was directly pulled down, as if the constantly enveloping clouds had parted, revealing snow-capped peaks of white.
Amamiya Natsuki slightly held his breath, his gaze distorted by an unknown gravitational pull, unable to move away.
Indeed, there was nothing under the bathrobe, only proud plum blossoms in the snow and little rabbits with red eyes.
"Eh, eh, eh?!"
Kitagawa Marin couldn't help but exclaim, her pretty face rapidly flushing red.
Although she wasn't as shy as Komi, with her bathrobe falling off in this situation, the Succubus Girl was still overwhelmed with shame:
"Natsuki, don't look!"
"It's not like I haven't seen it before. I even helped you wash..."
"Hmm?!"
The Succubus Girl's beautiful eyes widened, glaring at him.
"I'm sorry, I was wrong."
Amamiya Natsuki quickly bowed his head in apology, closing his eyes.
"You… you use your mouth to pull my bathrobe up a little." Kitagawa Marin's voice was low and filled with shame.
Amamiya Natsuki said with his eyes closed, "I can't see where the bathrobe is."
"You…"
Kitagawa Marin bit her lower lip with her pearly teeth, listening to the sound of water coming from the bathroom, and quickly made up her mind.
She couldn't delay any longer.
No one knew when Kaguya-chan would finish her bath and come out; they had to untie the rope as quickly as possible.
"You… you're only allowed to open one eye…"
Amamiya Natsuki: "…"
So what's the difference between opening one eye and opening two eyes?
You're just burying your head in the sand, deceiving yourself!
Amamiya Natsuki said in a low voice, "Then should I open my left eye or my right eye?"
"You decide that yourself…" Kitagawa Marin's head faintly steamed, her voice trembling, "Quick, hurry, Kaguya-chan is about to come out."
Amamiya Natsuki then opened one eye.
Little bunny, eyes red, hopping around, so cute.
Kitagawa Marin bit her lips with her pearly teeth, turning her head to look elsewhere, even her fair ear tips had turned crimson.
"I'm starting."
Amamiya Natsuki took a light breath, and a sweet scent of milk wafted into his nostrils, making him want to taste it.
Without wasting time, Amamiya Natsuki quickly began to act, also fearing that the Sheltered Young Lady would suddenly come out.
"Mmm…"
His burning breath fell on her delicate skin, and this time, without the bathrobe's obstruction, her sensitivity was far greater than before, causing Kitagawa Marin to let out a low moan.
"You… don't breathe…"
"I can't do that, how could I possibly do that?"
Amamiya Natsuki grumbled, biting the bathrobe with his mouth and pulling it up.
Just as he was about to cross the peak and leap over the valley, a buzzing vibration suddenly sounded in both their ears.
Kitagawa Marin's nerves were already stretched taut like a string, and now, startled by the sudden vibration of the phone, her body instinctively dodged, causing Amamiya Natsuki to lose balance with her.
Bang.
Amamiya Natsuki helplessly crashed into the Succubus Girl.
The task that was about to be completed was ruined.
Not only that, but he had fallen into the tiger's den, and the sweet scent of milk instantly filled his entire nose.
"Ugh—"
The Succubus Girl's beautiful eyes immediately widened, her neck suddenly arching backward like a swan offering itself for slaughter, her whole body limp and strengthless, as if her soul had flown out of her body.
Click.
The bathroom door opened, and the Sheltered Young Lady, having finished her bath, pushed the door open and came out.
"What… what happened to you two?"
Looking at the blonde girl kneeling in the corner, Shinomiya Kaguya keenly sensed that something was wrong.
Before, she had always sat intimately beside the President, but now she was kneeling alone in the corner?
It felt a bit like… she was hiding from someone?
Kitagawa Marin lightly coughed, the blush on her face not yet completely faded, her right hand covering her chest, she tried to say in a casual tone, "Those ropes are too dangerous, I need to stay far away from them."
There was still half a sentence she hadn't said:
People are even more dangerous, must stay away!
"It's a demonic rope." Amamiya Natsuki reached out to the rope on the table, "It seems to have failed for now."
The next second.
The rope, like a poisonous snake, suddenly shot up and quickly wrapped around Amamiya Natsuki's arm.
Amamiya Natsuki, quick-witted, grabbed the end of the rope, preventing it from binding him.
The Sheltered Young Lady blinked, tilting her head in confusion:
"The rope is clearly moving… why do you say it failed?"
"Because it doesn't distinguish between friend and foe." Amamiya Natsuki sighed, "No matter who it is, anyone who gets close will be attacked."
Shinomiya Kaguya extended her right hand to test it.
Sure enough, the rope shot out again, preparing to bind the Sheltered Young Lady.
Bang.
Amamiya Natsuki pressed the rope onto the table, letting it twist in his palm: "For now, it seems that by holding the head and tail of the rope, you can control it. The way to use it… is probably to throw it at others?"
When encountering an enemy, just throwing the rope out and binding them into a tortoise shell shape would be too embarrassing!
Shinomiya Kaguya pondered and said, "Can we tie blades to the rope to artificially increase its lethality?"
"Eh? Eh? Eh?" Kitagawa Marin was startled and quickly said, "No!"
Shinomiya Kaguya looked over in confusion: "What's wrong, Kitagawa Marin?"
"Blades are too dangerous." Kitagawa Marin stammered, "It's better not to."
Luckily, the rope just now didn't have blades, otherwise, she would have been dumbfounded.
"Indeed, blades are not needed." Amamiya Natsuki said seriously, "The vengeful spirits aren't afraid, and the possibility of accidentally harming allies is quite high."
"That's true…"
Shinomiya Kaguya pursed her pink lips slightly, giving up on the idea of adding high-tech brutal modifications.
The rest of the matter needs no further explanation.
At midnight, Amamiya Natsuki opened the Theater again.
"Playing mahjong…"
Miss Sadako's black hair trembled lightly, and an eager voice came from beneath her hair.
"How can a worker like you only think about slacking off and playing mahjong all day?"
Amamiya Natsuki said mercilessly, "If you want to, you can, but only after you've finished your main job."
Facing Amamiya Natsuki's ruthless exploitation, Miss Sadako could only reluctantly crawl into the television.
"Natsuki, is it time for role-playing?"
Kitagawa Marin looked over excitedly, having temporarily forgotten the shyness of the little bunny being eaten.
After all… serious matters were at hand.
Maintaining a deliberate distance would only make Shinomiya suspicious.
Amamiya Natsuki nodded and said, "It's time to let others witness the terror of Miss Sadako."
By cooperating with Miss Sadako and playing the role of the unfortunate victim, they could bring an even more terrifying sense of oppression to others.
Mrs. Shimizu sighed, "It's just that Kaguya-chan's acting is too poor, she can't even cry and beg for mercy."
Shinomiya Kaguya crossed her arms over her chest and couldn't help but retort, "So, if it's acting, how could I possibly cry?"
"Kaguya-chan is scolding her mommy…"
Mrs. Shimizu covered her face with both hands and began to sob, tears splashing out.
The Sheltered Young Lady remained unmoved, saying expressionlessly, "Ghosts don't have tears."
"Mommy is a guardian spirit."
Amamiya Natsuki took out a blood-stained dress and handed it to Marin: "The performance has begun."
"…"
The night passed without a word.
The next day.
After the Theater closed, Amamiya Natsuki checked the performance earnings, and tens of game coins were credited again.
For ordinary players, this was already a super-high income, making them wish they could spend all day in the Love Hotel, but it was still far from enough.
Today was the last day of the mall refresh, and there was still a gap of several hundred game coins to buy the Golden Skill, so earning money through performances was too late.
Amamiya Natsuki let out a light breath: "It seems I can only go to the dungeon."
After tidying up, Amamiya Natsuki, Shinomiya, and Marin left the hotel together.
The three of them had a simple breakfast at the Convenience Store, then went to school together.
Student Council office.
Fujiwara Chika first chatted with Shinomiya for a while, then walked over and said, "President, someone is selling dungeon invitation tickets, but so far, we've only received two."
"Two?" Amamiya Natsuki interlaced his fingers, "That's a bit few."
The safety of team action far exceeded that of a lone wolf player; only a fool would fight alone.
"No choice, invitations aren't common." Fujiwara Chika also expressed some regret, "It seems only the two of us can go together."
Shinomiya Kaguya's delicate brows furrowed slightly, and she spoke, "Let's go together."
"Eh?" Fujiwara Chika turned to look, "There are only two invitations, Kaguya-chan can't enter the dungeon, can she?"
"The Kaguya-Type Leg Attachment item obtained from the last dungeon." Shinomiya Kaguya said softly, "It should save one invitation."
Amamiya Natsuki nodded and said, "Logically, there's no problem."
"Let's wait and see." Fujiwara Chika said, "Before school ends this afternoon, there might be new invitations."
"…"
Unfortunately, no new invitations appeared until the school bell rang.
"Natsuki-kun, there are no dungeon invitations, but there's a new item that should be useful." Fujiwara Chika ran over, holding her phone up to Amamiya Natsuki.
The content described in the chat log was a mall item lock card, as the name suggests, after use, it can lock a certain mall item for a period of time, so it won't disappear with refreshes.
The item holder was also an acquaintance.
"Aharen…"
Amamiya Natsuki looked at the name, and the figure of a silver-haired girl quickly appeared in his mind; her elementary school student physique left a deep impression.
Shinomiya's Bunny Girl uniform card was traded from the silver-haired little girl.
"Trade with her." Amamiya Natsuki didn't hesitate and quickly made his choice.
Fujiwara Chika nodded and said, "Aharen is in Tokyo. I'll send her a message and have her come to the school. It won't take long."
"Natsuki-kun, leave today's Student Council matters to me," Koyasu Tsubame said softly. "You, Chika, and Kaguya-san, please be careful."
The instance invitation letter had to be written personally, so to join the instance, they still had to meet Takanashi Rikka.
Kitagawa Marin was unhappy: "If only there was one more instance invitation letter. It's too dangerous with just the three of you, isn't it?"
Amamiya Natsuki said: "You have to believe in the strength of our Iron Triangle team."
Because they were going into the instance, Juju and Komi came over from the neighboring school together after class.
"Be careful…" Juju walked over when Amamiya Natsuki was alone and whispered, "You must come back safely."
Amamiya Natsuki said gently:
"When I get back, shall we go eat the ramen we didn't finish?"
"Who said we didn't finish…" Halfway through, Juju quickly reacted, her small face rapidly reddening, and she glared at him shyly, "Are boys' heads full of only those things?"
"Congratulations, you answered correctly."
"Pfft!"
Juju scoffed lightly, her eyes full of disdain, and she turned and walked away.
Not long after, Juju-sama sent a message via phone.
"...Let's eat ramen together when you get back."
After Juju left, Komi hesitantly walked over, sat upright on the sofa, then extended her right hand with a red face, waiting for Amamiya Natsuki to copy her skill.
Amamiya Natsuki sighed: "We're entering the instance tonight, and Komi still owes me five lap pillows…"
"It's two…" The timid girl's face was crimson, and she stammered in a voice only the two of them could hear, "I already used one before."
"As long as you admit it," Amamiya Natsuki smiled slightly, "I'm going to redeem a lap pillow right now."
"N-no!"
Komi immediately shook her head continuously.
It would be fine if it were just the two of them, but everyone was in the Student Council, so a lap pillow was out of the question.
Amamiya Natsuki whispered:
"Then, like last time we entered the instance, give me a hug?"
"…"
Komi hesitated for two seconds but still shook her head.
With so many people around, a hug was, of course, impossible.
"This won't do, that won't do." Amamiya Natsuki sighed, "Shoko really doesn't care about me, does she?"
Komi's pink lips opened and closed, and she became anxious: "N-no, that's not it…"
Amamiya Natsuki took the opportunity to push his luck: "Then give me five more lap pillow coupons."
Komi: "…"
Just before they were about to set off, Hayasaka Ai, dressed in a sailor uniform and disguised as Hanamori, finally appeared.
"Kaguya-chan, this gun is for you."
Hayasaka Ai directly handed over the magic gun. This item was not bound equipment; any female player could use it, it just needed to be charged.
"Thank you." Shinomiya Kaguya nodded slightly in thanks.
Shinomiya Kaguya naturally had a grasp of basic shooting skills.
"Everyone is a comrade. Your safe return is the most important thing."
Hayasaka Ai's gaze shifted, then she looked at Amamiya Natsuki, extending her right hand and saying:
"Senpai, copy my skill."
"Eh?" Kitagawa Marin exclaimed in surprise, "When did Hanamori-chan learn a skill?"
"I had really good luck opening a Blind Box today and got a skill. I hadn't had time to tell everyone yet." Hayasaka Ai said, making a peace sign, showing no signs of lying.
"Senpai." Hayasaka Ai secretly tightened her grip on Amamiya Natsuki's hand and whispered, "Take good care of the Miss, or I'll never forgive you."
Don't underestimate people! Kaguya never drops the ball in instances; she's much more capable than you!
Amamiya Natsuki raised an eyebrow and said:
"You didn't secretly collect instance invitation letters this time?"
"Of course, I collected them." Hayasaka Ai was very unhappy, "What could I do without me?"
"Senpai~" Hayasaka Ai then stood on tiptoe and whispered in his ear, "When you come back safely, I can grant you one wish, even something sesshou."
"Heh, woman."
She says anything is possible, but at the critical moment, she'll try every means to escape, won't she!
In any case.
After all preparations were complete, Amamiya Natsuki, Kaguya, and Chika set off together for Chiba Prefecture, where Rikka was located.
Ghost Bride
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