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"Someone is bullying you?"
Amamiya Natsuki frowned and stood up, "I'll be right there."
Only he could take advantage of Juju; no one else could lay a finger on her.
Speaking of which, you're a player, how could you be taken advantage of? That's too embarrassing!
You've strengthened your physical fitness so many times; you're completely on par with an adult now. You could knock someone down with one punch!
"I'm not being taken advantage of." Juju quickly sent a message, "It's a classmate of mine, don't be impulsive."
"Hmm?"
Seeing the message, Amamiya Natsuki sat back down in his office chair, "If a classmate is being taken advantage of, why are you so anxious?"
Juju: "Because that girl looks a lot like Yuuko. She also has braided pigtails and wears black-rimmed glasses. She's a wallflower in the classroom and rarely talks to anyone... If I let it go, I'm worried that what happened to Yuuko will happen again."
"And also, also."
"Yesterday afternoon after school, I also ran into her at the bookstore and saw her being propositioned by a bad youth with dyed blonde hair. That blonde-haired guy didn't look like a good person at all. With her personality, just like Shoko, she definitely isn't good at refusing people, so I feel like it's very dangerous."
Amamiya Natsuki: "What's your classmate's name?"
Juju: "...Yoshida Saki."
"..."
After agreeing to meet after school in the afternoon, Amamiya Natsuki put away his phone and returned to the classroom for class.
In a blink of an eye, it was lunchtime.
Amamiya Natsuki came to the Cafeteria to eat.
"Senpai, good afternoon!"
The clear and cheerful voice of a junior high school girl rang out.
Several junior high school girls, carrying food and drinks, sat down in front of Amamiya Natsuki.
It was Moeha.
"Good afternoon."
Amamiya Natsuki looked up at the junior high school students.
Besides Moeha, there was also Moeha's good friend Hana, and Hinata, who had previously fallen unconscious.
Seeing Amamiya Natsuki look over, Hinata's small face flushed slightly, and she said in a low voice:
"I had a check-up at the Hospital yesterday, and there's nothing wrong with my body, just lack of rest, so I was discharged and went home... Mom originally wanted me to rest at home for a few more days, but it's so boring by myself, it's happier to be at school."
Amamiya Natsuki nodded:
"You didn't have nightmares last night, did you?"
"No, we didn't." Fujiwara Moeha raised her chin, her voice clear, "I even asked the others this morning, wanting my sister to help everyone ward off evil, but everyone said they didn't have nightmares. It's so strange."
"Mm-hmm."
Moeha's good friend nodded repeatedly beside her.
After two days of good rest, no longer troubled by nightmares, this junior high school girl's spirits were clearly much better, and her complexion improved at a visible rate.
Amamiya Natsuki smiled: "That's good."
After eliminating the strange entities that had invaded reality, it was equivalent to cutting off the nightmare curse at its source, which was undoubtedly great news.
Conversely, if the strange entities were resolved, but the nightmare curse still couldn't be stopped from spreading, then that would be terrible—the junior high school students in front of him would be fine, but those passersby playing escape rooms would have no way out.
The three little girls chatted animatedly while eating, quickly returning to their usual cheerfulness and liveliness.
Amamiya Natsuki occasionally responded a few times. After finishing his meal, he picked up his tray and prepared to leave.
"Senpai, wait a moment."
Fujiwara Moeha quietly followed him.
"What's wrong?" Amamiya Natsuki stopped and looked at Moeha.
"I haven't formally thanked Senpai yet." Fujiwara Moeha looked up, her eyes sparkling, "I want to invite Senpai to go singing at a karaoke bar."
Amamiya Natsuki refused:
"I have other things to do this afternoon, no time for singing, and the person you should thank is Chika."
"Hmph hmph, don't try to fool me~"
Fujiwara Moeha lowered her voice and whispered in his ear:
"The person who helped me and Hana lift the curse the night before last was actually Senpai, right?"
Amamiya Natsuki said calmly: "It wasn't me."
"It must have been Senpai, don't try to fool me." Fujiwara Moeha proudly raised her chin, "My sister and I are together day and night, every day. I know very well what my sister is capable of. Besides eating, drinking, and having fun, she's never done anything serious, let alone purified a grudge curse that even doctors can't handle."
Hey, hey, she's your sister after all, don't make her sound so useless!
"Now that I think about it, it was strange for me and Hana to wear blindfolds." Fujiwara Moeha continued, "Even in a Hospital for surgery, patients aren't forbidden from watching."
"That reason doesn't hold up." Amamiya Natsuki said, "Most Hospital patients are already anesthetized and unconscious during surgery."
"There's other evidence." Fujiwara Moeha put her right hand on her hip, "My sister's fingers are usually icy cold, but that night, her finger temperature was so high, it definitely wasn't my sister."
Amamiya Natsuki retorted:
"Perhaps your sister just washed her hands with hot water when she helped lift the curse."
"Senpai still won't admit it, so I can only bring out my ultimate trump card." Fujiwara Moeha raised her rounded chin, a triumphant smile on her small face, "When I cleaned my room yesterday, I found a strand of hair on the chair cushion. It's short black hair, and it's the same length as Senpai's hair."
Amamiya Natsuki: "..."
A single oversight!
The final flaw actually appeared in his hair. No wonder one of the primary pieces of physical evidence collected at crime scenes is various hairs.
An average person has about 30,000 hairs, and hundreds fall out every day, which is normal metabolism. Such a minor thing as a single strand of hair falling out wouldn't attract attention at all.
"Senpai isn't speaking, so that means you admit it." Fujiwara Moeha smiled triumphantly, like a trainee detective who had painstakingly solved a case, unable to resist showing off, "Hinata said that Senpai, Kaguya-sama, and my sister, the three of you went to the Hospital, and then Hinata woke up. Plus that strand of black hair, the truth is naturally only one—"
Hey, hey, what happened to all of Fujiwara being idiots?
Your IQ is off the charts now!
"Alright, it was me." Amamiya Natsuki reluctantly admitted, whispering, "Don't tell your friend Hana about this."
"Eh, why?"
"You don't want your friend to be shy and socially dead, do you?"
"..."
Fujiwara Moeha blinked her big eyes, and the smile on her face suddenly froze.
Oh no.
She was so focused on reasoning that she forgot that night, she and Hana had unbuttoned their pajamas several times. No wonder her sister was so anxious to stop them... Senpai must have seen everything, right?
She won't be able to get married now!
After realizing this, Fujiwara Moeha's small face quickly turned red, and the junior high school girl's sense of shame exploded. She turned around in a panic and ran:
"S-Senpai, goodbye!"
Amamiya Natsuki said from behind: "What about the karaoke bar we talked about? I'm free now."
"No, I'm not going!"
"..."
In a flash, it was after school in the afternoon.
Amamiya Natsuki made an appearance at the Student Council, handed over the daily affairs to Kaguya, and then left ahead of time.
He had already told Yandere Kaguya about Juju encountering campus bullying. There was nothing to worry about in a normal bullying incident, so Shinomiya Kaguya naturally didn't follow along.
The journey was uneventful.
Amamiya Natsuki quickly arrived at the school Juju attended and took out his phone to send a message:
"I'm here."
Juju: "Wait a moment, I'll be right there."
Amamiya Natsuki put away his phone and waited at the school gate.
It hadn't been long since school ended, and people were continuously walking out of the school.
Seeing Amamiya Natsuki standing at the gate, most of the girls only peeked and whispered.
However, there were always a few bold girls who dared to step forward.
"Um… hello." A blonde girl walked over, her face slightly red, and she whispered, "May I ask if you are a student of Shuchiin Academy?"
Amamiya Natsuki nodded politely, "I am."
Wearing a school uniform, he couldn't just close his eyes and deny it.
"I haven't had a chance to visit Shuchiin Academy yet." The blonde girl's eyes lit up, and she took out her phone, looking expectant, "Um, could we exchange contact information? I've always wanted to visit Shuchiin."
It wasn't just girls who got approached; good-looking boys also had girls asking for their contact information.
Attraction to beauty is a genetic instinct; everyone is attracted to beauty, just to varying degrees.
"Hmm…"
Amamiya Natsuki was about to politely refuse when he suddenly caught sight of a petite junior high student walking over not far away. He raised his hand and waved:
"Juju, come here."
When Juju walked over with a look of disdain, Amamiya Natsuki introduced, "This is my cousin."
"Co-cousin?!"
Juju froze at his words, so angry she almost bit her little fangs off.
Bastard!
You said you liked me, but you called me your cousin in front of someone else. You scumbag, heartless man!
Besides, I'm clearly a year older than you, so I should be your cousin!
Amamiya Natsuki reached out to touch Juju's head, almost getting his hand bitten by Juju with an "Ah—wahhh."
"I'm just your cousin, don't touch me!"
The girl who came to strike up a conversation breathed a sigh of relief: "So it's your cousin. I'm a third-year student. If you have any issues at school, you can always find me, okay?"
Juju tightened her small face: "I'm just your cousin, I don't need anyone else's help."
This Juju was like a bristling kitten, not letting anyone touch her. Amamiya Natsuki didn't mind, he smiled and continued:
"My parents arranged our marriage when we were young. We'll get married after high school graduation, so I'm very sorry."
"Ma-Marriage?!"
Juju's small face quickly flushed red, and she looked over, both shy and angry.
Stupid Natsuki, what on earth are you saying?!
Not only are you making up a cousin, but you're also saying stupid things like marriage. What nonsense, how shameless!
Juju wanted to explain, but she glanced at the dumbfounded girl from the same school, moved her pink lips slightly, and then swallowed the words back.
Forget it.
It's better to let this girl give up hope, so she doesn't get deceived by this harem scumbag.
"I-I'm sorry…" The blonde girl naturally understood the polite refusal. She bit her lower lip, bowed in apology, "I have something else to do, so I'll be leaving first."
Without waiting for Amamiya Natsuki to speak, the blonde girl apologized and then hurried away with her head down.
The cousin must just be an excuse for a polite refusal. There's only one truth—such a handsome boy is actually a lolicon!
Amamiya Natsuki looked down at Juju and asked, "Where is Komi?"
Juju snorted lightly: "I'm just your cousin, how would I know where Shoko is?"
Amamiya Natsuki stroked Juju's small head. This time, he wasn't bitten. He smiled and said, "My cousin and I were engaged since childhood, agreeing to marry after high school graduation. So Juju, you agree to marry me after high school graduation?"
"Pfft!"
Juju's small face flushed red, and she couldn't help but lightly spit, "Who wants to marry you?!"
When I graduate high school, you'll only be in your third year of high school, so you won't be able to get married!
In Japan, most parents and schools hold a positive attitude towards students dating, believing that dating is a very important part of life, and that youthful affection should not be suppressed.
As long as no lives are lost, no one really cares.
There are many loving young couples who get married right after high school graduation.
It is well known that Japan has been in a fertility trap for a long time. They are not afraid of you having children, and they offer various welfare subsidies for those who do. They are only afraid that you won't have children, which is a different concept from not daring to have them.
"Shoko is still in the classroom… Hurry up and go." Juju turned and led the way.
Amamiya Natsuki stepped to follow.
After walking for a while, seeing that Amamiya Natsuki remained silent, Juju couldn't help but ask, "Why aren't you talking?"
Amamiya Natsuki said, "I'm thinking about something."
"What is it?"
"What to name our child after I marry Juju."
Juju's small face flushed red, and she clenched her small fists in anger, unable to resist kicking him:
"Stupid Natsuki! You need to know when to stop!"
Amamiya Natsuki looked down: "Juju, haven't you ever thought about your future child's name?"
"No!" Juju denied vehemently, "Never!"
Amamiya Natsuki raised an eyebrow: "Liars will have flat chests their entire lives."
"…Die!!!"
The two walked forward, talking, and happened to encounter five identical-looking girls walking towards them.
Their appearance and height were exactly the same, as if cast from the same mold, only their hairstyles differed, which made Amamiya Natsuki look twice.
"Stop staring." Juju snorted lightly and whispered, "They're famous quintuplets in the school. One of them is even my classmate… They probably have boyfriends already. They eat lunch with a boy named Asakawa in the Cafeteria every day during lunch break."
Amamiya Natsuki withdrew his gaze: "How do you know that boy's name?"
Juju rolled her eyes: "Asakawa is the top student in the entire school, even more impressive than the academically unbalanced Fumino. It would be strange not to know his name."
Amamiya Natsuki straightened his face and said, "I'm jealous."
"Huh?"
"I won't leave unless you kiss me."
"…Shameless!"
Thick-skinned, well-fed.
In a relationship, one person always has to be shameless first. When it's time to hold hands, hold hands. When it's time to kiss, kiss. If the boy isn't shameless, are you expecting the girl to be shameless?
Gentle politeness must be abandoned.
Of course, the premise of being shameless is mutual affection, otherwise it's a criminal act.
Following Juju to the teaching building, Amamiya Natsuki finally met the timid girl.
"A-Afternoon…"
Komi's pink lips parted slightly, and she spoke softly.
After this period of practice, Komi's communication disorder had improved somewhat. In front of familiar people, she dared to speak, but her voice was still very soft.
"Shoko, good afternoon." Amamiya Natsuki nodded slightly, greeting her.
With Juju by his side, he naturally couldn't take advantage of the timid girl. Amamiya Natsuki changed the subject and said, "Where is the girl you mentioned?"
"Yoshida Saki is cleaning the restroom. It's not her day for duty today, but she got bullied by those girls again." Juju furrowed her small brow, "…She's coming out."
Amamiya Natsuki looked over at the sound and saw a black-haired girl with black-rimmed glasses and braided pigtails walk out. She walked with her head down, as if afraid of stepping on the flowers and plants on the ground, and her face clearly displayed the words "weak-willed."
It must be said, she did resemble Sayu's friend Yuuko somewhat.
Yoshida Saki?
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