During these days, Hajime had been haunted by one thought:

"Am I in love with Natsumi?"

This thought emerged the more the time he passed in the TARDIS with her classmate along with that white-haired madman.

And now, after that the Spy gave him an advice, he was seriously thinking about it.

"Hey, something's wrong?" the Doctor asked, seeing his companion worried.

"Hm? Oh, it's nothing. Don't worry..."Hajime tried to dismiss it.

"It's definitely something. Don't worry, I won't tell it to anyone." the Doctor spoke sincerely.

"...I think I'm in love with Natsumi." Hajime said, immediately regretting it.

"...No, really?" the Time Lord said, sarcastically.

"Hey! What do you mean by that?!" Hajime felt a tad offended.

"Well, it was quite obvious that you were attracted to her. " the Doctor explained.

"Really? Was I that obvious?" Hajime blushed.

"Yeah, sure." the Doctor chuckled. "So, do you want to confess to her?"

Hajime nodded, embarrased. "Yeah...But I don't know how to do that. I need to find the right moment and the right place."

"Hmm...I got it!" the Doctor thought of a brilliant idea.

"Huh? What do you mean..."

"No need to worry! I got this!" the Doctor started up the TARDIS engine.

"Hey, I was sleeping! Where are we going?!" Natsumi left her room and entered in the console room.

"Nyahahaha! A new adventure awaits!" Angie left too her room and entered in the console room, excited.

"That's the spirit! Trust me, you're all gonna like it!" the Doctor said.

The TARDIS materialised near a town.

"Guys, welcome to Amamirilia!" the Doctor annouced with joy. "The most famous amusement park for couples! Both romantic and non! You're gonna love it!"

"Why did ya brought us to an amusement park? We ain't kids!" Natsumi said.

"Oh, don't worry, you'll enjoy it! Now, let's go!"

The TARDIS Quartet entered inside the main bulding of the park. It was a red and white 1700s Castle.

"Feels like we're in Disney World..." Hajime said, amazed.

"It's much better than Disney World, trust me!" The Doctor said.

The group arrived at a door. A robotic voice spoke:

"WELCOME. IDENTIFY-YOURSELF."

"I'm Nagito Komaeda."

"WELCOME-NAGITO. HOW-MANY-COUPLES?"

"Two couples. Me and her." The Doctor pointed at Angie. "And these two." He pointed at Hajime and Natsumi.

"COUPLES-CONFIRMED. OPENING-THE-DOORS. HAVE-A-NICE-STAY."

The doors opened and the quartet entered.

Weirdly enough, the whole amusement park was empty. The Quartet were the only visitors at the moment.

"Why is it empty?" Natsumi asked.

"Well, it is strange." The Doctor said.

"Hmm...Atua said that maybe we should continue!" Angie said.

"Well, looks like everything is fine, Maintenance speaking." The Doctor noticed.

The Quarted decided to continue the walk. They arrived at two elevators.

"It says "one elevator per couple"." Hajime thought.

The group divided in two couples: Angie went with the Doctor, leaving Hajime and Natsumi alone.

While the elevator was going down, a embarassing silence fell between the two humans. Especially for the boy, since he was alone with her.

"So...This planet...Seems interesting, isn't it?" Hajime tried to break the ice.

"Yeah, even if I wonder why did the Doctor bring us to an amusement park, like we were children." Natsumi said.

"I-I'm sure he has his good reasons...Maybe he wants to relax."

"...Yeah, that could be it."

"...How much time did we passed in the TARDIS?"

"I dunno, months? It was like, February last time we went to school."

"Right...School. I forgot about that. Thanks to the Doctor, I nearly forgot why I joined Hope's Peak Reserve Course...It's fun having him around, especially if there's Natsumi too." Hajime thought, while looking at Natsumi. "Maybe, Chiaki's was right, I was obsessed with the Main Course and having an SHSL Talent..."

The doors of the elevator opened and...Something was already wrong.

First, where were the Doctor and Angie?

Second, why there were stalls in an amusement park?

Then, stage lights were pointed at the two, and a brown-haired man dressed in red started speaking with a mid-atlantic accent.

"Welcome, challengers!" He said.

"The hell are ya?" Natsumi asked.

"I am the Host, I rule this place." The Host introduced himself. "Welcome to my Amusement Park!"

"Your Amusement park? And where is the Doctor?" Hajime asked.

"Oh, The Doctor...Unfortunately, he cannot be here! Unless, you hear me out..." The Host said.

"What do you want?!" Hajime asked.

"Simple, young man! You'll have to play my game! It'll be miscellanous, a Quiz, hard challenges, it'll be a Game Show! And, if you manage to win, I'll free your Doctor and his little tanned friend!"

"A...Game Show?" Natsumi said.

"Correct! So, will you participate?" The Host asked.

"Like hell we will-"

"Wonderful! Let's start!" The Host interrupted Natsumi. He pressed a button and the two humans fell into a trapdoor.

Luckily for them, they landed in water.

"That bastard...! Now I'm soaked wet!" Natsumi complained.

"Why does he wants from us, I wonder-" Hajime looked at Natsumi and noticed that her clothes were in a worse state than his, since her bra was basically visible.

He immediately turned away. "L-Let's continue."

The two walked through the tunnel they were until they found a big monitor. The monitor turned on and the Host appeared once again.

"Welcome to the First Level of 3!" The Host said. "It's rather simple: All you need to do is go through this maze without getting captured by them. At the end, you'll need to answer a question about your partner!"

" "Them"...Who?" Natsumi asked.

Then, the two heard a robotic voice:

"EX-TER-MI-NATE!" A robot-like monster appeared. That thing...Was a Dalek.

"Them." The Host said. "Now, have fun!"

"RUN!" Natsumi said.

"Say no more!" Hajime responded.

The two ran as fast as they could inside the maze, in order to escape for the Dalek.

Natsumi found two buttons: One red and the other blue. At the centre, there was a question:

"What does Hajime like of Natsumi?"

A. The Personality

B. Her busom.

"What kind of question is that?!" Natsumi thought, flustered. "H-Huh... I don't know..."

Then, she noticed that there was an hint, too.

"Think outside of the box."

Natsumi decided to follow the hint and presses both buttons at the same time.

A little fanfare played and the Host spoke again!

"Well done, Natsumi! Now, you're protected by this shield field, so you won't be followed by the Dalek. Hurry up, Hajime~!"

At the same time, Hajime found another question:

"Does Natsumi have a Brother Complex?"

A. Yes

B. No

C. Yes, along with a Inferiority Complex.

"Well, she always talked about her older brother and wants to go in the Main Course because of him. Plus, she thinks she's worthless if she doesn't have talent, so..." Hajime presses the C button.

Suddenly, the Dalek stopped moving and "Merrily We Roll Along" started playing

"Congraaatulations! You have passed Stage 1! Go through that big red door to enter in Stage 2!" The Host said.

Silence fell between the two.

"S-So...D-Did you have a question about me, too?" Hajime asked.

"Y-Yeah..." Natsumi said. She tried to retain composure, hiding her embarassment behind a smug smirk. "Let's...Not talk about it."

"Deal."

The two continued their journey and entered in Stage 2.

"Welcome! In this Stage, you need to pass through this room without getting hit by the baloons and falling into this pit! Warning: The baloons have different liquids inside!" The Host said.

"What kind of liquids?" Hajime asked.

"Oh, you know, Water, Wine... Aphrodisiacs, Poison...silly things. Now, have fun!" The Host said.

The two walked on the ropes. The baloons were throwed fast, but not enough to not be dodged.

Hajime managed to arrive at the end with getting hit only by one baloon, while Natsumi got hit by two baloons.

"We...Did it..." Hajime said, panting.

"Thank God...Looks like those baloons didn't do jackshit, huh? I feel normal." Natsumi said.

"Me too...Come on, one last Stage and we'll save the Doctor and Angie." Hajime was determinated.

"You're so cool when you're determinated-Mmf!" Natsumi put her hand on her mouth, shocked about how blunt and sincere she was. "W-Why did I say that?"

"What did you say?" Hajime asked.

"Nothing!", That's what she wanted to say.

"Oh, I just complimented you-LET'S CONTINUE, OKAY?!" She snapped out of it and, now a blushing mess, Natsumi walked away.

Hajime followed her. "Why is it so hard to tell her? I can't even try to say something important to her that I ended up in some shenanigans. Guess the Doctor isn't the only one with bad luck...But, however...I'm weirdly happy, I don't know why. I felt like that when we were stucked on Angie's island, is it because... The Doctor isn't here?"

"Welcome to the final stage." The Host said.

"What are the rules, now?" Natsumi asked, annoyed.

"Well, to leave this level...You need to tell the truth. No lies, not trickery, simple and pure truth! Have fun!"

The Host disappeared, leaving the two inside a empty room, except for a table and two chairs.

The two sat down, silence fell.

It was awkward, awfully awkward.

"Just telling the truth will free the Doctor and Angie, huh? It...Looks like the perfect chance to..."

The brown-haired boy took a deep breath, he didn't want to be blunt about it.

"N-Natsumi..."

"What?" Natsumi responded in her usual annoyed tone.

"You know, I was thinking about...Everything we went through since we met the Doctor...Before we met him, I always admired Hope's Peak Academy and was desperate to join the Main Course. I'm kinda thankful that I had that obsession, because if I didn't...I wouldn't have met you."

Natsumi's eyes brightened slightly.

"I first thought you were an arrogant nobody that was delusional to join Hope's Peak but luckily, it wasn't like that. You are actually pretty nice. I'm happy that I befriended you, even if you're from a family of Yakuzas and...I would really like to go further with our relationship..."

"Y-You mean..." Natsumi spoke with an uncharateristic soft tone.

"I...I can't believe I'm saying it but...I think I've fallen in love with you. When we'll stop this thing, h-how about we go on a date?" Hajime finally confessed.

Natsumi was stunned by the revelation, her face became fully red. Then, she tried unsuccessfully to regain her usual smug persona and said:

"F-Fine, if you're really that desperate..."

Hajime, who knew Natsumi for a year by now, realized that her answer meant that she accepted him.

Natsumi kissed the boy but...They were suddenly interrupted by music, joyful one, Merrily We Roll Along played once again.

The Doctor and Angie appeared and applauded for the two.

"Congratulations!" Angie said, joyful.

"You finally did it!" The Doctor said.

Hajime and Natsumi were confused. "What the-? Where's the Host?" The Yakuza princess asked.

"Oh, him? It never existed. I staged all of this to make Hajime confess. You didn't faced " The Doctor said bluntly.

"YOU WHAT?!" Natsumi and Hajime yelled in unison.

"Yeah, it was better if you didn't have third and fourth wheels around so, I planned this and Angie sticked around with me. It was successful, I see! A new hopeful couple was bor-" Natsumi punched the Doctor in the face.

"Ya better not do shit like that ever again, got it?!" she said.

"...Well, guess I deserved it." the Doctor commented. "Well, let's return to the TARDIS, then!"

"Oh and, Doctor. During Stage 2, you said that those baloons that Aphrodisiacs. Was that a lie?"

"Well..."

"H-Hey, Hajime..." Natsumi said, panting. "I-i feel weird..."

"Well, Hajime, I can give you one advice...Use protections, I don't want another "Melody Pond" case." the Doctor said, then, the Doctor ran towards the TARDIS, trying to not get punched by Hajime. Not even his Venusian Aikido can save him.

Thus, the journey continues.

-To Be Continued in the Main Story-