Volume 8 - CH 18

Akechi Hideyori is Exhausted

About 10 minutes before the first period is over, I finally feel like moving my body again.

Seriously, I didn’t want to lift myself up from the desk at all……

The desks just felt so cozy that I ended up moving from seat to seat collapsing down on the desk 6 more times.

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Now then, the class should still be in session but let’s take a peek inside.

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That said, it’s not my own class that I’m sneaking a look at……I’m peeking at Mishima Haruka’s.

I peer inside the classroom through a gap.

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Ohh, Mitsuki is as gorgeous as always.

The Sawamura Yama lookalike girl from yesterday is cute too.

While I was messing around, I spotted seats that were unnaturally left vacant inside the classroom.

The people sitting around Mishima Haruka have already been wiped out.

They are probably taking a break from school due to cold-like symptoms or a fever.

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It seems that I acted too late. Looks like things will only worsen if I don’t make a move as soon as possible.

At this rate, she won’t be able to get close to anyone in her class and she will fail her high school debut for sure…….

It doesn’t seem like I can take my time as I did with Eien-chan here……..

Ahh, I really want to just hand this role over to people with [Anti-Gift] like Takeru and Yoru.

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“Nn?”

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I spotted a girl with pigtails a few seats away from Mishima.

Ah….., isn’t that Emi, the heroine from the second game? (TLN: Yes, Emi’s replacement was also named Emi….)

No way, seriously……?

What’s up with this class…..

Emi is…….

That girl alone is the heroine I never want to meet……..

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She’s even above Yoru in my ranking of the heroine I don’t want to meet……

Let’s make sure that she never spots me…….

Still, this class already has 3 heroines huh?

This will be one inconvenient class in more ways than one.

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That said, counting Yoru, Eien-chan, and Risa, my class has 3 heroines too.

Man, this school’s scale of beauty is really on the high side huh.

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The bell should start ringing any time now.

Let’s not hang around the door and hide in the toilet.

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“ Staring. This guy is acting suspicious…….”

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“Hideyori-kun!? Where have you been?”

“Ahh, I was feeling sick so I took a nap……”

“Eh? A, Are you okay?”

“Don’t worry about it.”

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When I got back to class, Emi worriedly questioned me.

I can’t really tell her that I collapsed from anemia.

She would force me to leave school early after all.

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“Right, you do look a little sick. Are you really okay?”

“Akechi-kun!? Do you want Nii-san to carry you to the infirmary!?”

“Master, this herbal medicine works wonders for any disease. Please take it at once.”

“Hideyori-san, did something happen after we split up yesterday!?”

“Hideyori can have my coffee. It’s morning shot.”

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Takeru, Risa, Yurika, Eien-chan, and Sakuya worriedly speak to me one after another.

My condition is even worse than when I was doing sword practice in full protective gear at the gym with no cooler during summer.

Maybe I should train more under Tatsuyuki-san.

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When I told him how I defeated Yurika he only said [Oh, well done!], a simple compliment.

I still can not reach his level.

Yurika is calling me her Master but compared to that siscon, I still have a long way to go.

Even if I try taking him by surprise, he would be able to avoid my strike and plant his fist in my face with his eyes closed.

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Honestly, he truly put a dent in my kendo pride…….

If I try going at him seriously with all my kendo skills then we would be about even.

In fact, if I tried hiding my strength like I did in my previous life for the sake of playing a cool light novel protagonist, it would have been an instant kill…….

Honestly, it troubled me when he’s that strong but still telling people that his main job is a manager or a consultant……

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“Akechi-kun……”

“I’m okay.”

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Even Madoka gave me a worried gaze.

Since she was the only one who knew all the circumstances, she could guess that my condition came from my contact with Mishima Haruka.

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“Speaking of which, Takeru? Did you meet a girl who uses [Boku] recently?

“[Boku]? ……Ahh, I think I ran into her on the first day of school I guess? The short-haired one?”

“Yeah, that girl. She feels off to me for some reason, did you get any strange vibe from her?”

“No, not really.”

“…..I see.”

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So the story is still following the game’s prologue.

If that’s the case then there should be an event where he gets surprised by Mitsuki’s little sister as well.

Still, even though her [Energy Drain] was already activated, this guy didn’t feel a thing huh?

I can see why the original Akechi Hideyori was jealous of his Gift.

That very same Gift would make noticing any abnormalities in Mishima impossible for him though……

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“Oh? What, I thought Yoru take a day off today but you’re here huh. Did you skip the first period?”

“Ohh. Takeru is worried about me huh?”

“It’s, it’s not like that……..eh? Were you with Hideyori earlier then?”

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Hearing Takeru, sweat runs down my back.

What did he say……?

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“I was just slacking off. There’s no way I would be with Akechi right.”

“Really?”

“Oh? Are you jealous, Takeru? Are you? So a siscon like you can get jealous for something like this too huh?”

“No, not really.”

“Is, Is that so…….”

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Takeru gave his reply with a straight face.

Are you that dense, man……?

Look, Yoru’s making a sad face now.

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“………..”

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Am I being watched by Yoru?

The others probably won’t notice since I’m wearing a blazer but I can feel goosebumps breaking out all over my body.

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Right now, I just couldn’t help but be afraid of her blood-red eyes…..

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“You seriously don’t look so well though, Hideyori-kun…….”

“Don’t worry about it. I’m okay.”

“…….I see.”

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Emi worriedly looked at me.

It’s okay.

I should be able to recover from this much soon enough.

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A moment later, the bell started ringing so I hurriedly rushed to my seat.

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“…….”

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There’s no end to my worries these days.

About the game.

About Mishima.

About Emi.

About Madoka.

About Eien-chan.

About Yoru.

And about Akechi Hideyori.

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I don’t even know which one I should prioritize.

Even If I managed to help Mishima, Takeru might be mentally damaged or even lose his life in [Moon&Bell] route.

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Ahh, there are just too many confusing changes happening in this world……

With no time to rest, I might die from overwork at this rate…