Volume 7 - CH 8

Tsugaru Madoka doesn’t want to be left behind

I almost lost myself to Eien-chan’s seduction and Sakuya’s cuteness.

After we left the restaurant, we were walking the street while deciding where we should go for Takeru’s present.

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“Hideyori-san, that was delicious wasn’t it.”

“Y, Yeah.”

“I thought Hideyori-san is so cute when I saw your expression change. I really like that about you.”

“Eh……? L, L, Li-!?”

“Your blushing face is so cute. I love that too.”

“…….!?”

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That bewitching smile, that scent that’s tickling my nose.

Eien-chan is teasing me.

Was the Eien-chan that I admired so much in the game such a bold heroine……..?

As she’s the heroine who’s famous for making a virgin get the wrong idea and one of the most popular heroines of [Breaking the Chain of Sadness], I fear that I might fall for her for real.

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“Stop, Towa-san.”

“UUuuuu…….I thought today’s going to be my turn……..”

“There’s no way that’s the case right.”

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Risa stepped in and stopped Eien-chan’s rampage.

The two of them had been in the same class for two years straight so they are no longer reserved around each other.

The fear that I might die from embarrassment and the slight disappointment that it’s over is conflicting in my mind.

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“Hideyori-s~~~an!”

“Sorry, Akechi-kun. I need to have a word with Towa-san.”

“NOOOOOOOO~~~OO!”

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Risa hauled her away………

What was that all about I wonder……?”

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“O, O, Onii-chan, I think you are a little lacking in self-awareness.”

“Self-awareness?”

“Yes! Onii-chan…….you just don’t realize how good-looking you are.”

“So cute.”

“Fueh?”

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Seiko is so cute…..

To think that she wants to cheer me up so much that she said such a thing to me.

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We are related by blood but I’ve spent 17 years of my life living as Toyotomi Mitsuhide and I only met Seiko when I was 14 years old as Akechi Hideyori.

In other words, it’s impossible for me, who had been an only child for over 30 years to look at Seiko [Like a little sister].

I would always end up seeing her as a girl.

Even after I was told that she’s my sister, I still can not be 100 percent convinced even though I know that we’re actually siblings.

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“Seiko……..I………I’m glad that you are my sister.”

“T, Thank you very much!”

“Well….., I like a lot of things about you too.”

“L-………!?”

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I like Seiko and I like StarChild too.

I’m probably the only one in the world who can be so proud of his little sister……..

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“Sei-chan. It’s time to go.”

“Eh?”

“See you later! Scumbag-senpai!”

“AHHHHHHH, ONII-CHA~~N!”

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Seiko was dragged away by Nodoka.

Risa just did that to Eien-chan too. Is hauling your friend away a popular trend these days……..?

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“Hahaha, everyone’s having fun huh.”

“Akechi-kun…….”

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When I was alone, Madoka came to talk to me.

Emi and Sakuya.

Risa and Eien-chan.

Nodoka and Seiko.

Since they’re all in pairs, it just seems natural that I’m chatting with Madoka now.

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“I need to tell you something, Madoka.”

“Eh?”

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I speak to Madoka in a small voice so that the others wouldn’t hear us.

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“Something came up and now there’s a possibility that the owner of this body still exists inside me.”

“Ha? But that would mean………”

“It’s Akechi Hideyori. …….that guy is still alive within me.”

“N, No way right? ………that’s impossible…….”

“If something happens to me, I leave the rest to you……..”

“……..I won’t be doing anything okay.”

“Haha, you really are that type of person huh.”

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Madoka is staring at my face.

Without averting my eyes, I stare back at her.

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“Why do I have to do what Akechi-kun says? There’s nothing in it for me and you’re not making any sense in the first place.”

“Then you will do it if there’s something in it for you?”

“Of course.”

“You sure are a self-serving woman you know.”

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Both Madoka and I are realists after all.

She’s probably like that because she also knows about our previous world though.

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“Let’s make it like this, [I’ll have to do whatever Madoka says]. How about that?”

“Eh…….?”

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Madoka stares straight at my face.

Since she suddenly looked at me with tears in her eyes, I worried that I might have stepped on her landmine again.

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“Stop it……. Don’t say that.”

“W, What’s wrong, Madoka? You looked pale you know?”

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Madoka grabbed my sleeve.

It’s like I just stepped on her trauma……

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“D, Don’t die, I beg you.”

“Haa? I’m not planning to die though…….”

“No more……, I don’t……I don’t want to be left behind again……….”

“I’m not going anywhere you know.”

“Akechi-kun………”

“I don’t know what you are afraid of but I will never leave you alone okay? Hey, let’s clear this game together, alright.”

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We share the bond of someone who has cleared [Breaking the Chain of Sadness] before.

Madoka’s the only one who remembers their past life just like me.

I find her disagreeable sometimes but I still have a certain sense of camaraderie with her as we’re practically in the same boat.

She can be very unwilling to cooperate though.

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“…….-tomi-kun…….”

“What?”

“I……, I’m starting to forget what kind of person you were……..”

“Madoka…….?”

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Madoka holds her head and mutters something in a small voice.

With her sudden change, everyone’s gaze was focused on her.

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“You’re overlapping with him….. No……., don’t say those kind words to me….., stop it……….”

“What’s wrong, Madoka!? Hey, Oi!?”

“Don’t leave me…… don’t leave me by myself again…….”

“I wouldn’t leave you if you don’t want me to so you won’t be alone, okay. Don’t start crying now.”

“Aneja, if you’re not feeling well then let’s go home.”

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“Yeah…….” Madoka answered Nodoka who ran up to her.

Seiko and Sakuya also go with them.

“Let’s meet again, Onii-chan.” Seiko lowered her head and said that before the four of them left.

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“Hideyori-san, what happened to Madoka……?”

“I, I don’t know…”

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Madoka’s crying face lingered in my mind the whole time after that.

It’s just……., for some reason, I overlapped her face with a girl I used to know.

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“Umm……, what do we do with Nii-san’s present now……?”

“A, Ahh…..our group got smaller but since we’re already here, let’s pick something for him.”

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I don’t remember much after this.

I couldn’t get Madoka’s figure out of my head.

There’s no way that Madoka is similar to Kurusu-san in any way but for some reason, I ended up thinking that they look so similar.

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This is bad……..Madoka is overlapping with Kurusu-san so much that I can’t remember what Kurusu-san was like anymore…….

Is that just how weak my feeling is…….?

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Even though I’m choosing a birthday present for my best friend, my heart was somewhere else the entire time……..

TLN: I can hear the sound of shippers rejoicing…….

Next up, the mysterious girl at high school.