Volume 6 - CH 5

Akechi Hideyori can’t remember

“Before we start…..”

“Nn?”

Tsugaru’s eyes were at the door where the younger Tsugaru just left.

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“It seems my sister likes you quite a bit huh.”

“How did you get that impression? Did your eyes rot or something?”

“That’s rich coming from a rotten insensitive guy like you.”

“Eh?”

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Insensitive? Does she mean to say that I’m inconsiderate?

I’ve been following my previous life’s parents’ teaching so I think that I’m a rather considerate guy myself though.

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“I mean, she just dissed you with a smile right.”

“……..so you noticed. As expected of Aneja.”

“Don’t call me Aneja. Nodoka wouldn’t diss someone she doesn’t like with a smile like that you know.”

“You know her well Aneja.”

“Stop calling me Aneja already. In Nodoka’s ranking system, I think you’re already on the Jellyfish level. That’s quite high.”

“You sisters’ ranking system doesn’t make any sense okay!”

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How am I supposed to know if being called a hamster or a jellyfish is a good or bad thing?

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“By the way, what’s the highest rank in your sister’s ranking?”

“He*lslime.”

“He*lslime……..”

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Saying so, Tsugaru pointed at a He*lslime plushie in the room.

She likes jellyfish so her favorite is the He*lslime?

Or is it because she likes He*lslime that she likes jellyfish?

Now I want to ask her to find out.

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“Back on the topic. The result of Emi’s Gift Aptitude test was unexpected wasn’t it.”

“Yeah.”

“The game did say that her test came back positive as well but the explanation we got was that it was due to her being constantly subjected to Akechi Hideyori’s Gift though.”

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The two of us groan.

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“Maybe it was just Akechi Hideyori’s own conjecture?”

“Well, there was no official confirmation or anything after all. It’s also possible that the setting was left like that but didn’t get utilized because Emi’s route was scrapped…….”

“Emi’s route huh. I wanted to see what it’s like but…….Emi didn’t have much screen time in the second game and later. I mean, there was a new heroine who was clearly designed to be her replacement after all.”

“Ahh, Emina huh.”

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The players had so much hate for Emi that even if she becomes a heroine, they say that they don’t even want to bother capturing her…….

it was tragic.

There were only a few events where Emi would leave a favorable impression on the players after all.

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Even though it’s just a gag in the game, Sasaki Emi was the kind of character who would click her tongue whenever she spotted Takeru.

There were a lot of players who started disliking her because of that.

Even though she was controlled by Hideyori, she was mostly depicted as an average evil antagonist in the game.

I thought that letting it slide is no big deal, after all, she was just clicking her tongue at you.

Honestly, she was a character I neither liked nor disliked.

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That said, I still remember going to a convenience store, and some Gyaru I didn’t know clicked her tongue when she saw me.

I mean, she probably did it to everyone she see.

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……still, that was hurtful…..

……..when someone suddenly clicks their tongue at you it’s obviously going to leave a bad impression.

If a heroine does that then I wouldn’t capture her.

That’s why I kinda get where the Emi-haters were coming from.

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I mean, I’d just make a new heroine instead of going through the hassle of upgrading some minor villainess to a heroine too.

However, I do think that the current Emi is so attractive that she wouldn’t lose to the heroines either.

It’s a shame that such a thing can not be conveyed to the other players.

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On the same topic, if I put Emi-haters next to the haters of Akechi Hideyori, the most hated character in the game, Emi-haters would look like gentle souls in comparison.

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It’s amazing what you can find on the auto-complete form when you type the name Akechi Hideyori on the search engines after all.

[Die], [Scumbag piece of trash], [olo], [NTR], [Go to hell], [Freak], [Worthless garbage], such words were commonly on top of the list and it’s just depressing to look at.

Someone who does not know about [Breaking the Chain of Sadness] would be very surprised to see how much the community hates him.

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“That’s right, I’ve been wanting to tell you something, Tsugaru.”

“What?”

“I played the first game quite a lot but honestly, I don’t really remember much about the second and third game anymore.”

“……Ha?”

“I do remember how the story went in general, I even wrote down what I remember in my notebook……but it’s been almost 15 years since I last played, I can’t remember the full details anymore.”

“………….”

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I can no longer recall the specific details of the latter games.

Even if I take a look at the things I wrote down in my notebook, I would be like [Oh, that happened huh].

After all, as I made new memories in this world, the memories from my previous life are gradually fading away.

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“T, T, Th, Th, Then what are you going to do?”

“It’s gonna be fine.”

“What, it is…….?”

“I mean, I can always ask you right?”

“………..”

“Madoka-cha~n? Why are you averting your eyes? It’s me, Mr.Akechi? Don’t you remember me Aneja?”

“………….”

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Tsugaru started to sweat.

She’s clearly panicking.

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“B, By the way, which route does Akechi-kun remember the most?”

“The BirdCage Girl.”

“Right.”

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Eien-chan is obviously my number one right.

What kind of question was that?

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“But……., Miyamura Towa was a secon-h–…….”

“She’s not second-hand! Don’t say it.”

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That’s what the Eien-chan-haters called her.

[Second-hand Heroine].

To put it simply, they implied that she was already ‘used’.

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“The game was rated D(17+) so there’s no way that it’s true alright!”

“I mean, she did say that it was her second time.”

“She only meant that her first love was with the scumbag Hideyori. That’s it! Her body was untainted!”

“He did touch her chest though……..”

“What, you’re one of those TakeXTowa-haters EH?”

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The only ship I can allow to exist for Eien-chan is TakeXTowa.

Just trying to imagine HideXTowa already made me want to puke.

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That said, there was this 【■■】 final command of Hideyori that was censored in the game.

Since it’s two words, the players were divided between [Shut up] and [Do it].

The TakeXTowa-haters would always go with the [Do it] faction and try to push it as cannon.

The reason the damn Hideyori’s last command debate still hasn’t concluded is that Sakura Matsuri, the producer and scenario writer, only said one thing on the matter, [I will leave it to your imagination.]

I firmly believe that he would never write such a despairing scenario.

NEVER!

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“But I remember that a HideXTowa doujin went viral you know. The sense of immorality and how real it felt even got me a little excited.”

“Ahh, the one that mixed Emi in and made it threeways right. That author was famous for writing dark scenarios after all……Anyway, I’m a devout follower of TakeXTowa okay!”

“I got it already.”

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HideXTowa can burn in the trash.

I can’t even stand Hideyori getting anywhere near Eien-chan.

Because of that, I’m a little hesitant to get close to her myself.

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On the contrary though, seeing Takeru talking to Eien-chan in the class gave me a relaxing feeling instead.

I just want Eien-chan to find happiness.

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“By the way, Mr.Eien-chan-expert, Akechi-sensei……”

“Don’t call me Akechi-sensei please.”

“You, how do you feel about Eien-chan, romantically I mean?”

“Haa……., what a stupid question…….”

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It’s so stupid that it’s laughable.

Such a question, of course, I already have an answer inside my heart.