Volume 7 - CH 14

Akechi Hideyori Lies

I see off Uematsu and walk home.

Facing off against an opponent who really intended to kill me gave me an adrenaline rush so I didn’t really notice the pain but now that I relaxed I can feel the tingling sensation on the palms that I used to grab her ice blade.

This should sting for at least 3 more days.

The cut on my cheek already stopped bleeding but I think it will stand out a bit until it heals.

Damn you, you stalker shinobi………

I will make sure to have my revenge when I see her in class…….

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After a while, my house finally came within sight and I was wrapped in the sense of security from the comfort of home.

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“Hideyori-kun! I’m so glad……., you’re alive…….”

“Ah? Emi…….?”

“Look at your hands……, we need to dress them.”

“It’s fine, it’s nothing serious. I will bandage it later.”

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I showed my hands to Emi and smiled to reassure her but Emi didn’t back down and looked at me with upturned eyes.

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“At least let me do it for you.”

“A, Alright……, I will leave it to you.”

“Un! I’m going to get the first-aid kit okay.”

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When I entered my house, Oba-san was surprised when she saw me disinfecting the wound but I lied and told her that I fell down the stairs.

I couldn’t tell her that a ninja ambushed me after school after all.

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“Did you find out who attacked you?”

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When Emi saw that my aunt was out of earshot, she asked in a small voice.

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“It was one of our classmates. That person wanted to try fighting someone strong.”

“Ha?”

“It’s Uematsu from our class. Make sure to give that person an earful tomorrow okay.”

“Uematsu-san? Uematsu-kun? I don’t remember anyone by that name though…….” (TLN: Emi doesn’t know if Uematsu is male or female.)

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Now I told Emi another lie.

Considering how many lies I’ve been telling the people around me, I guess I’m probably not going to have an easy death huh…….

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“Hideyori-kun, thanks for protecting me. Thank you for being alive,………..for coming back home…….”

“D, Don’t cry, Emi……”

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It would be bad if my aunt hears Emi crying so I bring her outside.

I hand her my handkerchief and she wipes her tears with it.

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“I was so scared……I was worried the whole time that you wouldn’t come back……..”

“It’s okay. Of course, I’d be back……….I don’t want to die after all. ……….Emi.”

“Hi, deyori…..-kun?”

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I hugged Emi.

After being back and interacting with Emi, things finally set in and the realization I had was stronger than I expected.

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“………I don’t want to die…….”

“Hideyori-kun……, so this is your weak side. Hm, I don’t want to die too….”

“We have to survive and graduate together okay……..”

“What are you saying, Hideyori-kun, you’re exaggerating.”

“Haha, my bad…….”

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I don’t want to die.

But I can’t even imagine Emi surviving the first year……

After all, she is even more likely to die than me.

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“I won’t die that easily, you know. I have to give birth to the child of the person I love first after all.”

“And who’s that? Haha, now I wonder what Emi’s child will be like.”

“……..idiot.”

“Why so harsh!?”

“Come on, I will dress that for you. Give me your hand.”

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When I released Emi, she briskly proceeded to treat my wounds.

With bandages wrapping my hands and a band-aid on my cheek, Emi finished her treatment.

We parted ways soon after and I sat at home thinking about things while lazing around by myself.

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When I take a bath, I re-wrap the bandages myself and go bad early while thinking how inconvenient it is.

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The real Akechi Hideyori finally decided to interfere with my life.

He sent an order directly to my brain to kill someone.

While fearing that my will might get eroded by his someday, my consciousness started to fade away.

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That day, I had a dream.

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A dream about the fate of the pitiful girl who was supposed to die today.

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“ [Emi, ducks].”

“!?”

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Sensing that some knife-like thing was thrown at Emi from behind us, I ordered her to dodge it with my Gift.

She probably didn’t even realize that she was under attack.

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“Who the hell are you?”

“I’m a shinobi, a Reaper who hunts the Gifted.”

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When I called out to the coward who tried to attack a woman from behind, a woman dressed in an idiotically revealing outfit appeared from the shadows.

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“I can sense the power of a strong Gift from you. I’ve been on your tail since you were at the school.”

“O~h, so you’re a stalker then.”

“I’m not a stalker, I’m a shinobi!”

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She’s concentrating her powers to activate her Gift.

But unlike hers, my Gift doesn’t require something like that.

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“[Submit].”

“Wha….!?”

“[Do not use your Gift], [Lower your head].”

“Impossible……”

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The woman obeys my orders.

She’s probably already realized that she can’t move on her own.

Just like that, I used my Gift and ordered her to follow us back to my house.

The brave look she had on her before already disappeared and it was replaced with a pale expression filled with despair.

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“Gift hunting is just killing people right, you should stop doing that terrible thing and have some fun with me, Ms.Exhibitionist. You went out of your way to dress like that to seduce men in the first place right?”

“N, No……”

“[The answer is yes].”

“Y, Yes……. I was trying to seduce men……”

“Right, follow me then. Emi too.”

“Understood.”

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I brought her up to my room and threw her on the floor.

It’s time to have some fun. Honestly, the most enjoyable time for me is when I consider my options.

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Emi is here too.

She can’t escape from this place.

And I’m the owner of this room…….

TLN: Yabe…….