Kaguya-sama: Love Is War wants me to turn myself in.

After a brief summary.

Most of the dungeon quests are different, though a few are the same for everyone.

Among them, Yukino Yukinoshita, being a novice player, seems to have received special treatment from the game, as her dungeon missions are the simplest, requiring her to do nothing but survive for 24 hours to clear the game.

The dungeon missions can be roughly divided into four categories: missions to protect targets such as Chika and Haimeng, missions to investigate Kaguya Shinomiya, missions to become a famous detective like Natsuki Amamiya, and finally, missions for newbie players like Haruno who can simply lie down and relax.

The task of protecting targets was the most numerous, and Chika, Haimeng, Zhu Zhu, and Shoko were all assigned protection tasks.

"They must be the island's native inhabitants."

"They could also be tourists."

"In short, if you find them and protect them without any accidents within 24 hours, you've passed the level."

After a brief discussion, everyone decided to split up and take action.

The island is neither too big nor too small, and with only 24 hours left in the mission, it's safest for everyone to gather together, but that would make it less likely to complete all the tasks.

Given this, splitting up is the only option.

“I’ll go with Kaguya-chan,” Hayasaka Ai was the first to step forward. “We’re going to investigate an abandoned shrine later, which happens to be in the same direction as the abandoned hospital.”

As Kaguya's personal maid, she naturally had to stand by Kaguya through thick and thin, protecting her safety closely.

Kitagawa Kaimu put her right hand on her hip and said, "Then I, Chika-chan, Suzu, and Shoko will all go together. What do you say, Sayu-chan?"

Shayou pursed her pink lips, about to speak, when Amamiya Natsuki spoke first:

“Shayou will be working with me for now. I’ve come up with a method to solve cases that makes you a 100% detective.”

Shayou's eyes lit up, and she quickly nodded:

"I'll be acting together with Lady Natsuki."

Yukino Yukinoshita turned her gaze to her older sister.

Yang understood and quickly smiled:

"I'll join Natsuki-kun too, so I can learn from his experience."

As a newbie player, this is my first time participating in a dungeon. I don't need to make any great contributions, just avoid any mistakes. Staying alive is the most important thing, so sticking with Natsuki Amamiya is naturally the best choice.

Yukino Yukinoshita looked up at Natsuki Amamiya and whispered:

"...Please take care of my sister."

Yukino's mission is also to investigate the truth behind the abandoned hospital, so she will be working with Kaguya.

“No problem.” Natsuki Amamiya agreed, lowering her voice, “I want a picture of legs wearing stockings.”

Yukino Yukinoshita's gaze sharpened, and her eyes immediately showed disdain.

If it were an ordinary person, they would probably cower in fear at this moment when faced with the second young lady's piercing gaze.

Unfortunately, Natsuki Amamiya was completely unafraid and continued in a low voice:

"You don't want Yang Nai to get hurt, do you?"

Yukinoshita Yukino: "..."

“You can use your cell phone on the island,” Fujiwara Chika said, holding up her phone. “But you can’t send messages or make calls to the outside world.”

“That’s enough,” said Natsuki Amamiya. “Everyone should contact each other by phone every ten minutes.”

"receive."

"Then... let's get started."

The group split into three teams and acted independently.

Natsuki Amamiya led Sayu and Haruno, while Kaguya Shinomiya was accompanied by Yukino and Hayasaka. The remaining girls formed a small team, and the group quickly got to work.

"Lord Natsuki, what should we do now?"

Shayou asked happily.

Although there was Yang Nai beside her, it didn't affect her good mood at all.

He doesn't bring anyone else along, but he insists on bringing himself along. Choosing to be a pet was definitely the right decision!

Amamiya Natsuki said:

"Of course, it's up to you to take the lead."

Shayou tilted her head in confusion: "Huh?"

Amamiya Natsuki said seriously:

"Quickly use your adorable looks to think of a solution."

Yang blinked beside him and pondered, "Does Natsuki-kun mean to ask someone?"

Amamiya Natsuki nodded approvingly: "Correct answer."

The island has only a thousand permanent residents, but if a murder occurs, it will definitely cause a great stir and become common knowledge.

Sayu and Haruno are both very attractive and approachable, making them ideal for intelligence gathering.

ten minutes later.

Sayu and Yona returned together.

“Lord Natsuki, I’ve found out.” Shayou shook her head and whispered, “I asked a lot of people, including old men and elementary school students, and they all said there was no murder.”

“There’s another possibility: a murder has occurred on the island, but nobody knows about it, like an accident.” Yukino Yukinoshita didn’t keep them in suspense and said softly, “I asked around and found out if anyone on the island had died in an accident recently. I heard that an elementary school student drowned while swimming at the beach.”

There are two schools on the island, one primary school and one secondary school. Summer temperatures are very high in the south, so summer vacation starts earlier than in other places.

Natsuki Amamiya and the others had just started their summer vacation in Tokyo, while the summer vacation on the island had already lasted for more than a week.

Elementary school students are on summer vacation and naturally like to run around everywhere. Three days ago, an elementary school student had an accident at the beach and drowned.

Serial murder case?

The drowning was an accident, and of course no murder occurred.

"Well……"

Shayou puffed out her pink cheeks slightly.

Even though I'm a 'veteran player,' I seem to have less experience than a newbie.

Amamiya Natsuki looked at Hinano and asked:

"We can go check it out first. What's the address?"

“I’ve already asked,” Yukinoshita Haruno replied. “Just walk straight down this street, turn left at two intersections, and then turn right again and you’ll see it.”

Amamiya Natsuki nodded and said:

"Thanks for your hard work."

The three followed the route and soon found the family of the elementary school student who had drowned in an accident—chrysanthemums for funerals were placed at the door, and many people were paying their respects inside, making it difficult to mistake them.

Natsuki Amamiya silently entered the house and saw a small coffin placed at the door. In the center was a photograph of a little girl with pigtails, who looked to be only seven or eight years old. She was obviously the elementary school student who had drowned.

Amidst the swirling smoke, a man with red-rimmed eyes was talking quietly to someone, while a woman kept covering her face and crying; they were presumably the little girl's parents. The others in the room were likely relatives or neighbors.

Yukinoshita stood in the corner, looking at Natsuki Amamiya with great interest.

(Three days have passed since the elementary school student's accidental drowning, and the body has already been cremated. How should an investigation be conducted in this situation?)

(The 100% Detective's Method for Solving Cases... what is that?)

at the same time.

Amamiya Natsuki looked around, her gaze landing on the photograph. After staring at it for a moment, a prompt quietly appeared before her eyes.

You've discovered a serial killer who doesn't even spare elementary school students. It's time to bring them to justice!

"So it really is a murder case?"

Amamiya Natsuki silently recited a sentence in her mind, and after receiving the information, she withdrew her gaze and turned to walk outside.

Saya and Yo naturally followed.

"Shall we go to the beach now?" Yukinoshita asked. "I've already found out about the beach where the elementary school student had the accident."

Amamiya Natsuki shook her head and said:

"I'm not going to the beach."

"Huh?" Yukinoshita Haruno paused, looking at him with a puzzled expression. "Where are we going? The police station?"

“Three days have passed. Even if there were any clues on the beach, they've all been washed away by the waves,” said Natsuki Amamiya. “If the police were capable of solving the case, they wouldn't have simply dismissed it as an accidental drowning, so…”

Natsuki Amamiya led two girls around the house and soon arrived at the back of the house.

“Excellent, no one's around.” Amamiya Natsuki nodded in satisfaction. “Perfect for our operation.”

"What action?"

Just as Yang was about to ask, he saw Amamiya Natsuki leap suddenly off the wall, landing directly next to the second-floor window. Then, she nimbly flipped over and easily entered the room through the window.

Yukinoshita Yono: "..."

Where's the famous detective we were promised? What kind of famous detective breaks into a house through a window?

Because of "Detective Conan," being a detective has always been a popular profession in Japan, and there are even many specialized detective schools. However, it wasn't until 2007 that Japan officially promulgated the "Detective Law," which clarified the identity and status of detectives—primarily those who accept commissions from others, conduct on-site investigations using methods such as face-to-face questioning, tailing, ambush, and similar methods, and report the investigation results to the client.

However, the Detective Act does not grant detectives special rights; powers such as search and arrest still belong to the Metropolitan Police Department.

Therefore, in reality, 80% of the cases that detectives receive are infidelity investigations, character investigations, and whereabouts investigations. Real major cases are never the case for detectives, unless there is a Grim Reaper in real life.

If someone like Natsuki Amamiya were to be caught illegally trespassing into a residence, their detective career would likely be over.

However, if a high school student suddenly appears at a funeral and claims that the elementary school student's accidental drowning was a hoax and that the real case is a series of murders, asking him to investigate and collect evidence would certainly be ignored and would only alert the perpetrators.

"Come up."

Natsuki Amamiya stood by the window and lowered a rope.

"I'm coming."

Sayu quickly grabbed the rope and was pulled up to the second floor by Amamiya Natsuki.

Following the same method, Amamiya Natsuki pulled Hinano up as well.