Volume 8 - CH 6

Juumonji Takeru is Supportive

“Haa, I see.”

Takeru stepped inside the coffee shop and muttered to himself.

“Juumonji-senpai, good afternoon.”

“Hey.”

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He looked at Seiko-chan with kind eyes.

The kind of eyes he never directed at me.

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“Yoru is going for Hideyori huh……., Master, the usual please.”

“Yeah, yeah.”

“Rather, this place’s customers, aren’t they all people related to Hideyori?”

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Sakuya’s muttering dealt mental damage to my mind.

Because of my plan, I ended up being treated as someone related to Akechi…..

Help, somebody, help me…….

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“But Yoru, you said some cruel things to Hideyori though.”

“Uuu…….”

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It seems Takeru still holds a grudge.

I knew that Takeru is very fond of Akechi but I didn’t think that it would be this much.

His feelings for Risa were within the range of my expectations but his fondness for Akechi was simply too much.

Even though Akechi himself doesn’t mind at all, I feel that Takeru got angry in his place……..

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“It’s a carnage.”

“It is, isn’t it.”

“It’s you two’s fault though?”

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Sakuya and Towa are pretending like they are unrelated but the people who set me up were obviously them. Their plan to get rid of rivals for Takeru worked……..

Ahh, they got me…….

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“Are you like, the type that bully the person you like?”

“Ta, Takeru……y, you see…….”

“I got it! I accept your feelings!”

“…..eh? What……?”

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“Fine, I got it!” With an expression of resignation, Takeru muttered.

He really gets it right?

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“I’m tired of looking at Yoru like you’re an enemy the whole time too…….”

“Takeru……, you’re going to forgive me……?”

“Yeah…….”

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Finally, Takeru is going to stop being hostile toward me and treat me normally!

HOORAY!

It’s been so long…….!”

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“That said, you can’t go on making up lies and saying bad things about Hideyori anymore alright.”

“Y, Yeah…….”

“You have to be honest and go talk to Hideyori okay? Well, do your best.”

“…….”

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This isn’t it…….

Why are you looking at me like I’m really aiming for someone like Akechi………

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“Yup, Yoru-senpai, do your best.”

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Seiko spoke in a sympathetic voice while averting her eyes away.

Her attitude says it all.

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“What do we do? Even Yoru is getting in on it now……..”

“I didn’t expect it to be like this………”

“Isn’t this exactly what you should expect?”

“I kinda did but–! Hideyori-sa~~n!”

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[I didn’t expect it to be like this………] Umm, that’s my line though…….

Why do I have to bear this humiliation and let people think that I’m aiming for that trash Akechi…….?

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“ “ “ “ “ “ Haaa……..” “ “ “ “ “

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Six people’s sighs echoed inside the coffee shop.

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“Listen here okay, Yoru? Hideyori didn’t say anything but he’s the type that silently gets hurt and drives himself to the corner. You can’t be too cruel to him alright!”

“……yes.”

“But he’s a really good guy. He’s the kind of guy who helped me look for my StarCha badge for hours when I lost it after all.”

“……yes.”

“Even when I gave up, he continued to look until he found it, you know. I don’t know a better person than that guy.”

“……yes.”

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“I’ve to run home now, excuse me.” Said Seiko as she excused herself first. After that, Takeru sat down on her seat and started to lecture me about Akechi.

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He even told me a story about him that’s so far from my image of Akechi.

It seems that even Towa and Sakuya didn’t know about some of those stories and they went [Ehh] or [He’s so kind!].

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“…………what is going on?”

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Master muttered while washing the cups.

I think that single muttering of his perfectly describes how I feel right now.

The place felt so nice before Towa showed up though…….

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Still, the coffee was really delicious so I decided that I will visit this place once in a while……

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Damn you, Akechi……!

I will never forget this humiliation……..

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Someday I will peel off your mask and make Takeru disillusioned with you!

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“ARGGHHH! DAMN HIM! I’M GOING TO GOUGE OUT YOUR EYES, AKECHI!! DAMN YOU! YOU BASTARD!”

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As I headed back to the academy’s dorm, I spotted a group of familiar girls.

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“When it comes to donuts, chocolate is the best after all!”

“But it’s too sweet and you’ll get fat eating it right. The old-fashioned ones are the best.”

“I’m a parfait person though.”

“I agree, Aneja!”

“We are talking about donuts though. Personally, I’m in the chocolate camp too.”

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4 of my classmates, Emi, Risa, Madoka, Yurika, and a girl I don’t know are walking side by side.

The only thing I know about Yurika is that Akechi is her mark as well but I know that the other 3 have ulterior motives toward Takeru.

The one I don’t recognize kind of looks similar to Madoka so she’s probably her little sister.

When we passed each other, Emi lowered her head and greeted me with [Hello.]

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“Ah! Wait, Yoru-san!”

“Nn?”

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Risa called me to stop while Emi and others turned to me with a serious expression.

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“I heard, Yoru is aiming for Hideyori-kun, correct?”

“……….”

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My time stopped.

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“It seems Nii-san gave you an earful right.”

“Well, you won’t get anywhere unless you be more honest, you know.”

“Ahh, so this is the Yoru-senpai.”

“Yes, she’s my stalker comrade. I’ve long noticed Yoru’s feelings for a while now. You are in love with Master, no?”

“……….”

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It was that day I vowed to kill Akechi.

It was also the day how terrifyingly fast words can spread in modern society………

Author Note: Things are developing even with Hideyori-kun’s absence.

She’s pretty nonchalant here but Yurika’s conversation skill is pretty high.

TLN: Ohh, the suffering of Yoru Hiru……