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"You must have heard about what happened when I went to call you outside the park earlier and encountered Shadow Juju, right?"
Amamiya Natsuki raised his hands and explained, "As soon as we met, Juju put a knife to my lower back, so it's very necessary to train your vigilance, lest you be easily taken advantage of by Shadow Clones."
"Pfft~"
Juju spat lightly, wiping her pink lips with disdain. Being taken advantage of in front of Shoko, the blush on her face was difficult to dissipate for a while, and she said in annoyance, "You scumbag Natsuki who wants a harem, it serves you right to be stabbed!"
Amamiya Natsuki pretended not to hear and turned to the the timid girl, saying, "Just now, I was held hostage by Juju with a knife and taken to a hotel. Besides Juju, I also saw Shadow Marin, Shadow Tsubame, and Shadow Shoko."
Komi looked up curiously.
Amamiya Natsuki continued, "I didn't expect Shoko's shadow to be amazing; she successfully cured her communication disorder and can communicate easily with anyone."
"Eh?" Juju asked in surprise, "Can Shoko really communicate easily with others?"
"Of course." Amamiya Natsuki nodded, "Not only can she communicate easily, but she also speaks nicely and smiles beautifully, making her super likable... So, desensitization practice is very necessary to stick to."
Komi's pretty face flushed, and she quickly shook her head, her voice weak, "N-no..."
"Desensitization practice?" Juju frowned slightly, noticing Shoko's abnormality, "What is that?"
Amamiya Natsuki said seriously, "That's a proper exercise to help Shoko regain her self-confidence in life."
"..."
Komi quietly bit her lip, peeking over with a wronged expression.
Liar.
It wasn't proper at all!
At this moment, the phone vibrated again.
Juju then remembered the important matter and quickly took out her phone, finding several missed calls.
Connecting the call, Kitagawa Marin's worried voice quickly sounded in Juju's ear, asking repeatedly, "Juju, are you okay? I called you just now, why didn't you answer?"
"I'm fine." Juju bit her lip, turned her head, and glared at Amamiya Natsuki. "I didn't notice my phone just now and made Marin-chan worry. I'm very sorry."
"It's good that you're okay." Kitagawa Marin breathed a sigh of relief, then said, "Kaguya-chan just said that Natsuki has successfully escaped, and told us to gather at the park entrance. I just successfully contacted Shoko and asked Shoko to tell you. Didn't Shoko tell you?"
"..."
Komi hung her head in shame.
Just as she was about to speak, she saw Juju launch a suicide charge and then immediately give up, so she couldn't say anything.
"I know." Juju looked at Shoko helplessly and whispered, "I've already met up with Stupid Natsuki at the park. You guys can come over directly."
A moment later.
The girls gathered at the park.
"President, are you not hurt anywhere?"
The moment she saw Amamiya Natsuki, Fujiwara Chika ran over and anxiously checked him.
Because of her misjudgment earlier, Amamiya Natsuki was left in danger alone. Even though Kaguya said he was safe, Fujiwara Chika was still extremely worried.
"I'm fine, not a single scratch." Amamiya Natsuki ruffled Chika's hair and said gently, "Actually, I discovered Juju's identity at the time, but I wanted to go deep into enemy territory to find out the truth. I made you all worry."
After secretary Chika calmed down, Amamiya Natsuki recounted what had just happened. He hadn't explained it in detail over the phone, but now he could tell the whole story: Shadow Tsubame, Shadow Marin, Shadow Shoko, and Shadow Juju... The Shadow Girls were not truly weak girls; it was no exaggeration to say it was a den of dragons and a tiger's lair.
"Eh?" Kitagawa Marin's eyes lit up, and she put her left hand on her hip, asking expectantly, "What does my shadow look like?"
Amamiya Natsuki thought for a moment and said:
"She looks exactly like you."
"Of course she looks the same." Kitagawa Marin raised her hand to cover her mouth and whispered, "I mean her personality. Will she be like Chika-chan's shadow, cold and expressionless?"
"Not at all..." Amamiya Natsuki was silent for two seconds. "Your shadow is actually super enthusiastic, passionate like fire."
"Eh, eh, eh?" Kitagawa Marin was very surprised. "She's even passionate like fire?"
"That's right." Amamiya Natsuki said faintly, "When we first met, your shadow took out a knife and said she wanted to dig out my kidney and roast it to eat."
Kitagawa Marin: "..."
The information was finally obtained through interrogation.
"At nine o'clock tonight, Yote will appear on time on Mount Gyokou, where the festival is being held." Amamiya Natsuki looked at Shinomiya and Yukinoshita, and said seriously, "Yote is not the name of a shadow, but a shadow with four arms."
Mount Gyokou was a low mountain not far away. Amamiya Natsuki and his group could even see it directly. The entire mountain path was brightly lit, winding upwards. They could vaguely see many tourists and residents, looking bright and exceptionally lively.
"Mount Gyokou, huh... I heard today is the Island's summer festival." Senpai pursed her pink lips and said softly, "Most people will go up the mountain."
Today was the summer festival event on the small Island. Both tourists and residents would choose to go to the shrine on the mountain to participate in the festival.
Shinomiya Kaguya crossed her arms over her chest and said softly:
"Before going up the mountain, we need to arrange the protection targets for Chika and the others."
"The person who accidentally drowned earlier was an elementary school student, and the person who needs protection is also an elementary school student." Yukinoshita Yukino mused, "There must be some kind of connection that we don't know about."
"We can analyze the commonalities between the targets." Hayasaka Ai rested her right hand on her chin. "For example, besides all being elementary school student, they are all girls?"
Fujiwara Chika raised her right hand and said clearly:
"Could it be that they've all been targeted by lolicons?"
"Stare—"
Upon hearing this, the girls all turned to look at Amamiya Natsuki.
"Why are you all looking at me?" Amamiya Natsuki's eye twitched slightly, and he couldn't help but say, "When was I a lolicon?"
Kitagawa Marin put her right hand on her hip and said:
"As the saying goes, nine out of ten boys are lolicons."
"That's right." Fujiwara Chika added, "And the other one is a pervert."
"Let's stop chatting for now." Shinomiya Kaguya said softly, "Let's go to the homes of those elementary school student first, to prevent any accidents."
Action is all about efficiency.
They left immediately. The group didn't delay, quickly leaving the small park under the night sky and heading straight for the residential area.
Because of the festival being held on the Island, the residential area was quite quiet. Most of the residents had gone up the mountain to participate in the festival.
"This is the first house." Everyone arrived in front of a house. Shinomiya Kaguya stopped and whispered, "The elementary school student wanted to go to the festival earlier. To be safe, Hanamori snuck into the room and put the elementary school student to sleep."
Amamiya Natsuki heard this and turned to look at Spy Maid.
As expected of a maid who had received professional spy training, she was indeed skilled in her work.
"Eh heh~"
Hayasaka Ai closed one eye and happily made a peace sign.
"I'm very curious." Amamiya Natsuki complained, "What method did Hanamori use to make an energetic elementary school student fall asleep so early?"
"I'm sorry, that's a trade secret." Hayasaka Ai crossed her arms over her chest. "If I tell you, it won't work anymore."
Yukinoshita Yukino said softly:
"This family only has one child. Because the elementary school student is asleep, the parents are currently staying at home to take care of her and have not gone out."
After Yukino finished speaking, she looked up at Amamiya Natsuki, her eyes questioning.
Amamiya Natsuki pondered for a second, then decisively waved his hand and said:
"Tie them all up."
"..."
Protecting the elementary school student was a sub-mission that had to be completed. To prevent the elementary school student's parents from causing trouble, tying them all up was safer.
When Amamiya Natsuki met Chika and the others in the afternoon, he proposed the 'kidnapping instead of protection' action plan. At that time, it didn't get many votes, but with the addition of Kaguya, Yukino, and Hayasaka, the kidnapping plan quickly gained the upper hand—running around like firefighters behind the elementary school student was the most foolish approach.
Players are not righteous heroes, but evil forces. Playing kidnappers is not excessive at all.
So... the vote passed.
Amamiya Natsuki looked at Shadow Chika and said softly:
"Chika, you go first and confirm if the three people in the house are humans or shadows."
"Mmm."
Shadow Chika nodded calmly, her body merging into the shadows, then slipping through the gap at the bottom of the door directly into the house.
Two minutes later.
Shadow Chika appeared out of nowhere in her original spot and said indifferently:
"Confirmed, they are all humans."
"Then we can act." Amamiya Natsuki whispered, "You don't all need to go in. You stay outside and keep watch. Chika and I can go in."
Dealing with three ordinary people and a sleeping elementary school student was truly effortless. Even Juju could handle them.
"I'll go through the front door."
Shadow Chika merged into the shadows again, directly entering the house.
Amamiya Natsuki, on the other hand, went around to the back, came to the window, jumped up to the second floor, and then climbed in through the window.
Bang.
Amamiya Natsuki landed lightly, his movements agile and professional, making only a faint sound.
"Infiltration successful... Hmm?"
The next second.
Amamiya Natsuki's breathing hitched slightly as he looked at the beautiful woman in the room, wearing pajamas and with a dangerous wife's hairstyle. Her skin was fair, her figure was good, and she looked quite young, probably only around thirty years old.
"..."
Their eyes met.
The air was exceptionally silent.
Then Amamiya Natsuki greeted first, saying softly:
"Good evening, Madam."
The beautiful woman finally regained her senses. After confirming that Amamiya Natsuki was a real person and not an illusion, her face immediately showed expressions of shock, fear, nervousness, and so on. She subconsciously opened her mouth to call out.
"Shh~"
Amamiya Natsuki only made one gesture, and the beautiful woman immediately quieted down, swallowing the cry that had reached her lips.
"Madam, you don't want your child to be in danger, do you?"
Amamiya Natsuki had a dagger in his hand and pointed it at the elementary school student who was sound asleep on the bed, saying in a low voice.
Seeing the dagger, the beautiful woman quickly raised her hands and tightly covered her mouth, then said in a trembling voice:
"Please, please don't hurt Hana. How much money do you want? I'll get it for you right away!"
Clearly, in the beautiful woman's eyes, the young man who had climbed in through the window was most likely a burglar, and his purpose was naturally to seek money.
Amamiya Natsuki shook his head and said:
"I don't want money."
The beautiful woman was startled and became even more nervous: "You can have anything you want, as long as you don't hurt my daughter."
Amamiya Natsuki played with the dagger in his hand and said in a low voice:
"I'm sorry, what I want is actually a person."
"Want... a person?"
The beautiful woman's eyes widened upon hearing this. She took half a step back, leaning against the door, her face showing an exceptionally complex expression for some reason, with nervousness, worry, disgust, and also shame and determination.
"I... I agree." The beautiful woman finally took a deep breath, bit her lower lip tightly, and whispered, "I can agree, but you must promise not to hurt my daughter."
"I promise not to hurt you." Amamiya Natsuki beckoned, "Come here."
"Wh-what?" The beautiful woman's pretty face flushed, and she looked flustered, pleading, "Let's change rooms. What if we wake Hana?"
To do such a thing in front of her daughter, even for her daughter's safety, she would no longer be qualified to be a mother afterward, right?
Amamiya Natsuki said casually:
"If you don't want to wake your daughter, just be gentle when you move later."
"M-move gently?!"
The beautiful woman's breathing hitched slightly, and she widened her eyes in disbelief, her face showing an expression of extreme shame and humiliation.
This young boy not only wanted to do that in front of Hana, but he even wanted her to be proactive?
Pervert!
Today's high school students are too perverted!
The beautiful woman wanted to call the police, wanted to cry for help, but looking at the dagger in Amamiya Natsuki's hand, and her daughter sound asleep on the bed, the beautiful woman finally fell silent, her pearly teeth tightly biting her lower lip. With a face full of humiliation and shame, she walked step by step in front of Amamiya Natsuki.
(Dear, I'm sorry. For Hana's safety, I can only do as he says...)
Amamiya Natsuki instructed:
"You first take off your clothes..."
Before he finished speaking, he saw the beautiful woman pull the tie at her waist, and her pajamas immediately fell to the floor.
Big.
But I was telling you to help the elementary school student put on her clothes, why are you taking off yours?
She must have misunderstood something!
Amamiya Natsuki averted his gaze and saw the beautiful woman's face, full of shame and humiliation. He finally understood what was going on and said seriously:
"Madam, you misunderstood. I'm not that kind of person."
The elementary school student on the bed was only wearing pajamas. It would be a bit inappropriate to tie her up like that. Amamiya Natsuki called the beautiful woman over just to have her help the elementary school student put on clothes; he truly had no other intentions.
The beautiful woman was startled upon hearing this. After two seconds of hesitation, she bit her lower lip again. The expression on her face not only did not ease but became even more shameful and humiliating.
(Liar.)
(It's definitely a lie.)
(This young man not only wants to toy with my body, but also with my soul!)
(First, he makes me relax, even grateful, then suddenly reveals his ugly face... It's too despicable!)
"I... I will cooperate..." The beautiful madam's face was filled with shame and humiliation as she walked step by step towards Amamiya Natsuki, her voice trembling as she pleaded, "Please, don't hurt Hana."
"Madam, you've really misunderstood," Amamiya Natsuki said helplessly. "I truly didn't intend to do such a thing; I just wanted you to help your daughter change her clothes."
Seeing Amamiya Natsuki still acting, the beautiful madam bit her lip, covered her chest, and squatted down.
Hey, hey, what are you doing?
I really just asked you to help your daughter change clothes, not to take off someone else's clothes!
Bang bang.
A knock on the door suddenly sounded.
"Ah..."
The beautiful madam, who had already given up and was prepared to satisfy Amamiya Natsuki's malicious desires, was startled and let out a soft cry, hurriedly covering her body as the shameful feeling of immorality instantly reached its peak.
However, the voice from outside the door was not her father's, but that of an unfamiliar young girl, sounding quite indifferent:
"President, I've tied up the man; I couldn't find the madam."
The beautiful madam turned her head blankly towards the door:
"...Who's speaking?"
"The madam is in her daughter's room," Amamiya Natsuki said calmly. "I'll bring them down immediately."
"Mm."
Amamiya Natsuki picked up the pajamas from the floor, draped them over the beautiful madam, then whispered:
"It's too complicated to explain, so I won't for now. Just put on your clothes, change your daughter's clothes, and then come downstairs with me."
Only then did the beautiful madam finally believe that Amamiya Natsuki was truly not playing a game of toying with people's hearts. A look of deep shame immediately appeared on her face, and she quickly put on her pajamas, then found a set of clothes for her daughter to change into.
"Alright," Amamiya Natsuki said. "Let's go downstairs."
The beautiful madam nervously held her daughter, biting her lip as she followed behind Amamiya Natsuki, not daring to show any resistance, and whispered:
"Excuse me... what exactly do you want to do?"
"It's too complicated to explain," Amamiya Natsuki said, stepping downstairs. "But I can guarantee that we definitely won't harm you."
Downstairs, Shadow Chika sat in the living room, and on the sofa beside her was the unconscious middle-aged man. The beautiful madam immediately became worried.
"Don't worry, he just fainted," Shadow Chika said calmly. "He's still breathing and has a heartbeat; if you don't believe me, you can come and check."
The beautiful madam walked over with her daughter, checked her husband's condition, and then breathed a slight sigh of relief.
Amamiya Natsuki casually picked up the middle-aged man and walked out, saying:
"Let's go."
The beautiful madam had no choice but to hold her daughter and follow out uneasily. She was then surprised to find that there were many beautiful girls around her house.
"President, you're out?"
"How was the operation?"
Seeing the girls emerge from the dim corners, the beautiful madam finally relaxed; at least she didn't have to worry about her purity... With so many beautiful girls, they surely wouldn't be interested in an older woman like herself, right?
Next, the group repeated the process, kidnapping two more elementary schoolers from two other households, then headed to a hiding place they had chosen that afternoon.
"This is it," Hayasaka Ai pushed open the door and said softly. "I inquired this afternoon; this family went abroad for a trip, so there's no need to worry about anyone coming back."
The beautiful madam held her daughter, growing increasingly confused, and asked softly:
"What... what exactly do you want to do?"
"I apologize for gathering you all in this manner," he said apologetically. "It's inconvenient to explain, but as soon as the sun rises tomorrow, we will let everyone leave."
"President, it's almost time," Shinomiya Kaguya gently reminded. "We can depart."
Amamiya Natsuki nodded and said:
"Let's go up the mountain."
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