Volume 8 - CH 11

The End of Sasaki Emi: C

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“I love you Emi.”

Hideyori-kun smiles at me.

“You are my most important person.”

From the outside, his words sound so romantic.

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Even so, those words were simply a constant noise to me.

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“I love how reliable you are, Hideyori.”

“Ahh, you’re my No.1 Yamashita. Your boobs are the best.”

“Oh Hideyori.”

“Close your eyes.”

“Unn…..”

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Hideyori-kun tells everyone that they are his No.1.

Girls from our school, girls from different schools, working people.

He sleeps with a lot of women.

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“I just lied to the others. You are my only No.1 Emi”

“……I see.”

“Haha! This is nice, Emi is jealous huh! Come on, lie down. Let’s have some fun together!”

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I’m not jealous.

I don’t even know what No.1 means.

Hideyori-kun said that he lied to others and that I’m his No.1.

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But Hideyori-kun, out of all the girls you’ve met, I’m the only one you forced to do all those terrible things.

Every day, he snorts and laughs at me like a pig while treating me like livestock.

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“Fufu, you go to him every morning, Emi. It would be nice if you can spare some time for your family too you know.”

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My mother is unaware of Hideyori-kun’s true nature and always teasingly says that she’s jealous of me.

Do other people really find my relationship with Hideyori-kun that enviable?

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“I’m so jealous of Emi and Akechi-kun. You’ve always been together since you two were children right!”

“Is that so?”

“Yeah. Except for Nii-san, I don’t have any other man in my life you know?”

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Risa-chan also said that my situation is enviable.

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“You’ve been dating Hideyori for a long time already right? He must have taken care of you well.”

“You could say that…….”

“It just means that you two have a good relationship.”

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Juumonji-kun says that Hideyori-kun and I have a good relationship.

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“KAHH! That thug always keeps Emi all to himself! I’m so jealous! It’s not fair.”

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Madoka-chan says that it’s not fair.

Everyone simply accepts the relationship between me and Hideyori-kun.

They just say that we have a good relationship.

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—–it felt like I was all alone in a [Separated universe] and it’s very unpleasant.

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“Hahahahaha! Emi is so cute! Ahh, I don’t really know about love but I wonder why I find you so endearing……..”

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Hideyori-kun hugs me and strokes my hair.

Every day, he laughs like a madman.

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“I’m so lucky to discover my Gift and Emi so early in my life. Hey, since I gave you my virginity and told you all my secrets, you really are a special woman to me you know.”

“……..yes, I’m grateful.”

“Hmm, it would be better if you get a little more emotional though. As I thought, my Gift is still weak. Someday I will evolve it to the point that it can overcome the power of [Anti-Gift]. I won’t let my Gift stay this weak forever……”

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Hideyori-kun is not satisfied with the power of his Gift so he’s been devoting himself to studying it.

But I have no interest in that.

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Hideyori-kun said that I’m special.

But I don’t think that he’s special to me at all.

If anything……..

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He’s the man that I despise the most.

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The Gift Academy where many Gift Holders gathered was a good testing ground for Hideyori-kun’s study.

In the first place, it’s not uncommon for students here to die or go missing due to Gift-related incidents so, with Hideyori-kun’s Gift, his misdeeds easily remain hidden.

Like how he murdered his classmate, Uematsu-san, on the first day of school, the students that he dislikes are simply experimental subjects for him to evolve his Gift.

The murder of Miyamura Towa’s parents a few years ago was mostly because he wanted to amuse himself but it was also his experiment to see the chain reaction his Gift would when he use it simultaneously on three people.

When it comes to his evil deeds, I can go on and on about them for days.

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“The Gift this time is particularly dangerous huh……”

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Hideyori-kun said while wiping his sweat.

To be honest, my instinct is telling me to never go near the girl’s body.

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“I see. So this Gift manifested itself as [Compensation for her weakness] huh…… As I thought, my theory that Gifts’ manifestation depends on a person’s mental state and circumstances is correct.”

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Through his many experiments, Hideyori-kun has come up with theories that did not even show up in our textbooks.

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“My Gift was born from my desire to [Order] my damn uncle. This means that a certain emotion can trigger Gift manifestation…… Then what about Takeru? What kind of emotion triggered him to manifest [Anti-Gift]? How did he even acquire such an ability when he himself didn’t even know what it is……. Damn it, this is frustrating……”

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On days he doesn’t sleep with a woman, Hideyori-kun stays up in his room to research and theorize about Gifts.

In the truest sense, he’s a man who’s completely swallowed whole by the power of Gifts.

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Then, a few days after that……

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“Touch her, Emi.”

“…..N, No.”

“Ha?”

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Hideyori orders me to touch the woman who possesses the Gift he called [Compensation for Weakness].

But I can’t.

I can’t make myself touch her.

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“L, Let’s give up this time! This is not a Gift that we can handle alone! Please, just this one time…….”

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She killed her entire family with her Gift.

Just standing near her already makes me feel like fainting.

I can’t, if I touch her I will be killed too…..

I’m going to die so let’s stop this…..

My heart was pounding hard in fear.

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This fool of a man has opened a pandora’s box……

When a Gift like this goes berserk, there’s no way that I and Hideyori-kun can handle it alone.

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Yes, Juumonji-kun.

Since Gifts don’t work on him, he should be able to handle this.

It was because that useless guy approached her that Hideyori-kun had his eyes on this woman in the first place.

Why are there only stupid men around me!

Moreover, that useless man is not even here!

He was the one who found this pandora box but why is he not here!

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Rather than [Dominating Decree], I’m much more scared of this Gift called [Compensation for Weakness]……

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“Please, Hideyori-kun…… I don’t want to die….. Let’s stop studying Gifts! …….I’m scared. I’m scared of her. We can still leave…… Let’s ignore her and run away together…….”

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“Hideyori-kun! I’m saying this for your sake too! I’m worried about you!”

“Haa…… you’re right……”

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Hideyori-kun let out a sigh of resignation.

I got through to him!

I convinced him.

It’s too late for this woman.

We should stay as far away from her as possible!

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“Then I don’t need you anymore.”

“……eh?”

“I told you, I don’t need a traitor.”

“I’m not betraying you! I would never……! I’m just saying that we shouldn’t touch her!”

“Really? Then let me test your loyalty. [Touch that woman].”

“Eh……?”

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My hand moves on its own.

No.

No, No, No, No, No, No, No!

I don’t want to touch her, I don’t want to touch her, I don’t want to touch her, I don’t want to touch her, I don’t want to touch her!

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Unable to stop my body, I touched the girl.

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And just like that, without understanding how or why……

I died.

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“Nn…..?”

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I saw a strange dream again.

Was it Hideyori-kun’s dream?

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Did I think too much about him that he started appearing in my dream……?

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I wonder why?

In my dream, Hideyori-kun told me that he likes me, that I’m special. Still, all I felt was pure disgust.

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I’ve been kissed by Hideyori-kun many times in my dream and I felt Hideyori-kun’s desire on my body but couldn’t stop the nauseous feeling from welling up inside me…..

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Even though I love Hideyori-kun so much…….

Why do I have this much hatred inside me………?

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“I……, what’s going on with me…..?”

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What was that dream……?

Was it truly a dream…..?

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“I love you,……Hideyori-kun……, I love you…….”

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Confused, I started crying before I knew it.

Intending to let the tears wash away this hateful feeling, I let myself keep crying for a while……..

TLN: Next up, we start this vol for real…..