Volume 10 - CH 47

Fukamori Mitsuki’s Slip up

“Found you~! Hideyori-sam~~~a!”

“Wha–!?”

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I stiffened at Misuzu’s appearance.

She shouted my first name in a loud voice and she looked so energetic that it’s hard to believe she was lying in bed in the infirmary until earlier.

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Eh? 

She was calling me Akechi-kun until just now, right?

Ah, that’s right, I probably just heard her wrong.

There’s no way Misuzu would be calling me [Hideyori-sama] after all………

Yup, she wouldn’t use -sama on a guy like me.

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“Misuzu is cured now thanks to you Hideyori-sama.”

“……..”

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Nope, I didn’t hear her wrong…..

She seriously just called me [Hideyori-sama]……

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And where did her usual frown go? It’s hard for me to keep up with all her uplifting and bright personality okay?

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“H, Hi, Fukamori-san. You look a lot better.”

“Using Fukamori-san makes us sound like strangers so, please, call me [Misuzu]!”

“Eh? Eh?”

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Of course, I would get confused. She just said the same thing as her sister.

Wh, what is this?

Wasn’t she supposed to fall for Takeru? I thought that Takeru is on Mitsuki’s route because of that in the first place……?

Eh?

Maybe Mitsuki is not in love with Takeru either?

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Until now, I just assumed that Takeru’s already entered Mitsuki’s route but maybe that’s not the case?

Honestly, my knowledge of the game is no longer useful here so it’s just plain confusing for me…….

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Everyone just deviated too much from the story…….

At this rate, if the development is not based on the game then I won’t be able to come up with countermeasures…..

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“Mi, Misuzu…..?”

“Yes! Fukamori Misuzu at your service! Once again, please take good care of Misuzu!”

“……….”

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Did she hit her head? I mean, characteristically speaking, the image of her I had in my mind just collapsed……

I can’t show this Misuzu to Mitsuki.

That’s right, I need to escape to the classroom.

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“……Oi, Hideyori. What happened to Misuzu?”

“Geh……”

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I thought that Mitsuki and Risa had conveniently disappeared from the scene because they didn’t say anything so far but they were still standing right behind me.

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“D, Did you make a mistake? Look, there’s no crest on her face right…….”

“You, do you think I can mistake my own sister’s face because she doesn’t have that crest on her face? I’m Misuzu’s older sister so there’s no way I wouldn’t recognize her right.”

“Figured.”

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And I thought that I wouldn’t have the chance to talk to Misuzu again just 10 minutes earlier.

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“Are you really Misuzu……?”

“O, Onee-sama……, so you’re already acquainted with Hideyori-sama.”

“Yeah. Hideyori is a friend who’s been helping me find a way to lift your curse.”

“Is that so. Thank you very much, Onee-sama!”

“Y, Yeah…..”

“So it’s Onee-sama who brought Misuzu and Hideyori-sama together!”

“………….Nn?”

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Mitsuki seemed to be deep in thought at first but her face suddenly screamed [Eh?].

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“Hideyori-sama has erased the crest for Misuzu so Misuzu will pay this debt with Misuzu’s body.”

“Eh?…HAAAAAAA!?”

“Misuzu! What are you saying!?”

“Please don’t get in Misuzu’s way, Onee-sama. Onee-sama doesn’t need to do anything. Misuzu will repay Hideyori-sama herself.”

“Y, You don’t have to okay? I can’t force you to do that after all.”

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Does Misuzu think of me as the kind of guy that would demand her body in return?

Based on my appearance, I can’t really blame her though……

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“Is that so……, Misuzu understands.”

“Thank goodness.”

“If Misuzu can’t repay this debt with Misuzu’s body then Misuzu will become Hideyori-sama’s wife. ……Misuzu will do her best to support you for the rest of Misuzu’s life.”

“YOU DIDN’T UNDERSTAND ANYTHING AT ALL!”

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What have the Fukamori family been teaching their daughters………

Does rich people’s minds always default to using their body to repay their debt…….?

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“W, What……Then, would you like to marry into Misuzu’s family……? Misuzu would welcome that as well.”

“I told you, you don’t have to repay me……..I don’t need any kind of compensation alright!”

“You don’t want any compensation at all……?”

“Eh?”

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Misuzu has a puzzled expression on her face.

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“Hideyori. I think that compensation is necessary in this case, you know.”

“Mitsuki……”

“If what’s been offered is not enough then I will lower my head to my father and make you the successor of the Fukamori family too.”

“YOU DON’T HAVE TO!”

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To think that there’s such a big discrepancy between the common sense of the rich and the poor……

I just thought that [Hey, Misuzu’s crest is gone. That’s nice] and I was ready to get on with my life. I never expected it to be such a big deal.

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“If you want to repay me then a cup of coffee at Starbucks would be enough.”

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If they really insist on doing something for me then they can just buy me a cup of Starbucks coffee.

I only used my Gift so demanding more than 500 yen for a service fee would be too much after all.

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“Onee-sama, let’s buy Starbucks.”

“The acquisition will take several years but I guess that’s doable.”

“DID YOU HEAR ANYTHING THAT CAME OUT OF MY MOUTH!? I DIDN’T SAY BUY ME STARBUCKS!? I JUST SAID A CUP OF COFFEE FROM STARBUCKS.”

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It would be bad if I become Master’s business competitor after all……

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“Hey, Risa! Help me out he–….? Eh?”

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Risa was just here.

She’s gone.

When I was worrying that she might have been spirited away, I spotted her at the classroom’s door.

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“Come quick, Towa-san!”

“Come on, what is it, Risa?”

“…………”

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Risa called Eien-chan over and I turned silent.

Eien-chan seems to have noticed Mitsuki, Misuzu, and me in front of the classroom.

Her eyes met with mine.

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It was then that Mitsuki………

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“In, Instead of Misuzu, you can settle with me too right? I can marry Hideyori myself…….”

“Haaaaa!?”

“O, Onee-sama!? That’s not fair!”

“Mitsuki!? What are you saying!?”

“Oh? Towa.”

“You’re smooth aren’t you!?”

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Mitsuki was restrained by her sister and best friend.

What is this? Without the crest, the Fukamori sisters are completely in sync. Dealing with them feels like a headache now.

Mentally speaking, my mind is as exhausted as my body when I helped Mishima with her [Energy Drain].

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“That’s Misuzu right!?”

“Ara, Towa. It’s been a while.”

“We see each other in class almost every day right!? More importantly, what happened to the crest!? It’s gone!?”

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Eien-chan immediately hopped on the topic that I don’t want to touch on the most.

[Ah, That’s right!] As though she completely forgot, Mitsuki exclaimed.

Airheaded Mitsuki-san is so cute.

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“Nnn. Misuzu doesn’t really get it but Hideyori-sama erased it for Misuzu.”

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She doesn’t remember anything about my Gift so my command is still working but she still gave out my name……

If I knew this would happen then I would have erased her memory about me lifting her curse.

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“Hi, Hideyori-sama…….. Why does Misuzu call Hideyori-san [Hideyori-sama]……..?”

“That doesn’t matter, doesn’t it? What I want to know is how Hideyori erased Misuzu’s crest!? D, Don’t tell me, Hideyori, you have a Gift?”

“……..eh!? Hideyori-san, you’re a Gift Holder!?”

“I get the feeling that Akechi-kun has one but I didn’t know what it is………..”

“………..”

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Because they have known me for a long time, it seems the fact that I have a Gift came as a shock for both Eien-chan and Risa.

That being said, Emi, Madoka, Yurika, Yoru, and Mishima should already know that. The ones who don’t know are these two, Takeru, Sakuya, and Nodoka. Looks like I will have to proceed with the resolve to tell them too.

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Here’s the thing though. It’s not like I can just say [Yep, I can brainwash people with my words].

They would only be like [His Gift is dangerous] or [That guy is bad news] and distance themselves from me.

I would lose my friends and the death flags I went through all the troubles to break might come back.

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That’s why, I——-

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“I do have a Gift.”

“Eh!?”

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I replied to Eien-chan’s question.

I knew that it would come to this one day.

So I give them an affirmation.

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“My Gift is [Magic].”

“That is weirder than I expected. Could it be that it was the magic trick you showed me back in the day?”

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Risa asked a follow-up question.

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“Nope, that one was just a good old magic trick. I didn’t use my Gift back then…….Well, since I’m already pretty good with magic tricks, the Gift is not all that useful though.”

“I see. I expected it to be something amazing since it’s Akechi-kun but it’s just a normal one huh.”

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Apparently, Risa thought that I have some kind of amazing Gift.

She’s not really wrong there though…….

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“So it’s [Magic]? How did that help with removing Misuzu’s crest?”

“R, Right! It’s like a disappearing coin trick, I just erased Misuzu’s crest in the same way.”

“…….I think the principle behind those two cases is completely different though?”

“W, Well, it’s just–”

“Just?”

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Mitsuki still seems to be doubting me.

In that case, I have no choice.

While recalling Nodoka’s hurtful words, I revolved myself.

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“It’s, ……..It’s just [Magic]nya.”

“That again!? Seriously what is it!?”

“Kyah! Hideyori-san’s cat voice is so cute!”

“Oh? You mentioned before that you want to go to a cat cafe right, Hideyori.”

“Fufu, Hideyori-sama is so playful!”

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4 girls are bullying me at the same time.

That’s my MagicNya~ the get-out of Gift Talk free card.

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“Anyway, that Gift is pretty amazing, Hideyori.”

“Th, Thanks.”

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Incidentally, Mitsuki’s [Solitary World of the Moon] is lower in rank than my [Dominating Decree] but in terms of output, hers is stronger.

In the game, both Hideyori’s [Dominating Decree] and Emi’s brute strength were nothing before Mitsuki’s Gift after all.

So, Mitsuki’s [Pretty Amazing] only feels like a simple [flattery] to me.

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Everyone found out that I’m a Gift Holder over the course of lunch break.

There, Eien-chan said [Oh, the bell is about to ring] and we disbanded.

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Still, I did let my guard down.

I never expected that a huge death flag would be waiting for me just this weekend……..

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“Hey, Towa-san. I was planning to introduce Mitsuki-san to the members of the Western Army but do you think I should make this mandatory?”

“Not just Mitsuki, we have to bring Misuzu in too……… Seriously, I don’t want to increase the number of my love rivals anymore than this……..”

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Unrelated to the death flag I’m going to encounter this weekend, the number of participants in the upcoming girls’ party has increased……

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Author Note: The time Hideyori showed off his magic trick. V2C10

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Now both Mitsuki and Misuzu would safely(?) join the Western Army.

Yup, I know.

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Next up, Hideyori and Takeru are going camping with Tatsuyuki-san………(+Death Flag).

TLN: The rest of the chapters in this volume are pretty weird but they do give some insight into the universe. Still weird though…….