Kaguya-sama Wants me to Surrender

"...Amamiya-san, please surrender."

The cold voice, as cold as ice, without any emotion or warmth, came into the ears, as if the cold wind of winter was about to freeze the human body and soul.

The girl who spoke was wearing a moon-white dress and pajamas made of very high-end materials. Her satin-like black hair naturally fell to her back. She had smooth, snow-white skin and exquisite and flawless facial features.

If he's not mistaken, it seems to be his classmate... Shinomiya Kaguya?

The new semester has just started, and he happened to be assigned to the same class as the girl in front of him, but so far, he has never spoken to her. He's a standard 'passerby classmate'.

Amamiya Natsuki took a deep breath, looked down at his hands, holding a black collar in his left and a white leash in his right. He couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

He was clearly about to go out for a walk with my dog, but he just squatted down and lowered his head to tie his shoelaces. When he raised my head, the Akita dog turned into an ice sculpture girl in pajamas?

Could it be the dog girl's repayment?

It's strange that he has to work so hard to walk you every day in vain.

There is no way to repay a favor by asking someone to turn themselves in!

Natsuki Amamiya raised his head and looked around.

The familiar street quietly disappeared, replaced by a strange room. To say it was a room may not be accurate - no one would build a room the size of a football field.

There are no doors or windows on the walls. Except for Amamiya Natsuki and Shinomiya Kaguya, there are no other people or creatures in the room. There are not even tables and chairs, as if it is just an empty box.

What's even more strange is that even though there is no light source, you can see clearly in the room.

The strange phenomenon that cannot be explained by science makes Amamiya Natsuki wonder whether she is in a dream.

"...surrender yourself."

The sound was cold and pleasant, as if the sound of pearls and jade colliding sounded again. Shinomiya Kaguya covered her chest, without any emotion on her face.

"I'm sorry, I refuse." Natsuki Amamiya complained subconsciously.

The first sentence of the conversation with my classmate actually started with surrendering. Sure enough, there was something wrong!

Shinomiya Kaguya's voice was cold, her eyes were like the waves of a lake without any fluctuation: "Although I don't know how you secretly kidnapped me here, the bodyguards will follow you soon... Your only way out now is Surrender yourself."

What's that look like looking at a 'dying person'?

If you don't surrender and plead guilty immediately, will you end up feeding fish in Tokyo Bay?

"Shinomiya-san." Natsuki Amamiya said with a serious expression, "You must have misunderstood something."

"..."

Shinomiya Kaguya didn't say anything, but her eyes moved down and fell on the collar and rope in Amamiya Natsuki's hands.

"I was about to go out to walk my dog." Amamiya Natsuki answered calmly, "Is it normal to hold a collar and a leash?"

Hearing Natsuki Amamiya's explanation, the ice sculpture girl opened her eyes slightly, and a cold air that was several times more violent suddenly broke out.

"Wait a minute." Natsuki Amamiya said quickly, "These are really collars and leashes for walking dogs, not props prepared for you."

The cold wave index has soared again, and the soul is about to freeze.

Amamiya Natsuki silently raised his hands: "...Is it too late for me to surrender now?"

Shinomiya Kaguya didn't speak, but suddenly her eyes widened, her pink lips slightly opened, slightly revealing two rows of braided shell-like teeth. Compared to the ice sculpture girl just now, the stunned expression at this moment was unexpectedly cute.

Huh?

"There's something behind you!"

Amamiya Natsuki's heart moved, and he quickly turned around to look.

Damn it!

What a big snake!

A giant snake, more than ten meters long, appeared in the room at some point. Its body was obviously in the shape of rings, and what was even stranger was that, except for the larger head, the length and thickness of the body were exactly the same.

A moment passed.

A strange voice suddenly sounded in their minds.

[Welcome to the Weird Game]

[Game Copy: Snake Catcher Says]

[Requirements for passing the level: 

1. Successfully catching the snake 

2. Thirty minutes of game time 

If you achieve any one of them, you can leave the dungeon]

[Reward for clearance: see the reality of the world]

[Failure penalty: random]

[The game is about to start, I wish players a happy game]

As the strange sound disappeared, the motionless anaconda suddenly came to life. Without any temptation or hesitation, it swam straight towards Amamiya Natsuki and Shinomiya Kaguya.

Amamiya Natsuki took a deep breath, turned to look at Kaguya Shinomiya, who had a pretty face and was pale, and had obviously not recovered yet: "Why are you dazed? Run quickly!"

Shinomiya Kaguya finally came back to her senses.

Even the 'cold Kaguya' couldn't remain calm and composed when facing the giant snake-like beast.

Fortunately, the giant snake did not pursue him relentlessly. Instead, he turned around and swallowed up a ball of light next to him, and then swam away at a leisurely speed.

In addition to the giant snake, there were also many scattered light groups in the room, about the size of a football. There was one in the corner where the two of them were leaning. Amamiya Natsuki touched it cautiously, as if his fingers were passing through the air, without any touch.

The two stopped against the wall. Natsuki Amamiya took a breath and looked at Kaguya Shinomiya:

"Shinomiya-kun, did you hear any strange noises just now?"

"I heard it." Shinomiya Kaguya's pretty face was pale, her chest couldn't help but rise and fall. She was obviously very afraid of snakes, and there were already signs of melting from ice sculptures into snowmen. She tried her best to keep her voice calm, "It said welcome to the game..."

Sure enough, the two people heard exactly the same sound.

"It seems that the two of us are players." Natsuki Amamiya analyzed in a deep voice, "The snake catcher said... we should catch that giant snake."

In the entire closed space, apart from the two 'players' Amamiya Natsuki and Shinomiya Kaguya, there is only one giant snake, and its goal is particularly clear.

The problem is that this snake is too big!

Ordinary small snakes can still bite their teeth. Can you try to catch snakes and anacondas with your bare hands?

That's the old man eating arsenic, because he thinks he will live longer!

"That giant snake suddenly appeared from the air just now..."

Shinomiya Kaguya took a deep breath, her voice trembling slightly. She could face the robbers calmly, but it was really difficult to calm down for the unknown giant snake that was beyond her comprehension.

"I was just getting ready to walk the dog in the park. I bent down to tie my shoes. When I looked up, I found myself here. And now there is also an anaconda appearing out of thin air... let's call it anaconda." Natsuki Amamiya didn't notice the small movements of the ice sculpture girl. He frowned, "We must have encountered a strange phenomenon that cannot be explained by science."

The giant snake was full of indescribable weirdness, as if it were not a creature on earth. Only the anaconda was the closest in size.

Here comes the problem.

How do ordinary people catch giant anacondas with their bare hands?

Amamiya Natsuki carefully considered all the available props, collars, leashes, and an ice sculpture girl... and quickly came to a conclusion.

Can't catch it.

Just wait to die.

The only way to clear the level seems to be to survive for thirty minutes...

Looking at the giant anaconda in the distance, Natsuki Amamiya was about to lie down when he suddenly felt his eyes heat up slightly. Then in his field of vision, a line of words slowly appeared on the top of the anaconda's head:

[I have a dream...]