Volume 8 - CH 39

Tsugaru Madoka is in a Good Mood

(TLN: Because of course she is…..)

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“Uu…….”

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When I woke up, I was in my room.

If I remember correctly, I split up with Mishima and Yoru at the ruins then…..

I collapsed when I got home……?

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“Good morning, Akechi-kun.”

“Kuru……Madoka?”

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Just earlier, Kurusu-san appeared in my dream.

She called out to me the same way so I thought she was Kurusu-san for a moment.

However, it was the woman with a star-shaped headband, a scrunchie on her wrist, and beautiful green hair who was sitting beside me.

No matter how I look, it’s definitely Tsugaru Madoka.

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“Eh? How did I get into bed?”

“Uhh….., I heard your uncle carried you here after you collapsed……”

“Oji-san did…..?”

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Come to think of it, it was Sunday huh……

So it was his day off.

Seems like I owe him a strange debt now…..

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“……..Hm? Why are you wearing the uniform, Madoka?”

“You have been asleep for a whole day you know. It’s already Monday.”

“Eh……?”

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To think subjecting myself to [Energy Drain] for two days straight would make me sleep that long…..

That Gift is too powerful after all.

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“Seriously….? So I just skipped school then……”

“Skipping school aside, you should focus on getting better first.”

“………”

“What’s wrong?”

“I mean,……..somehow, aren’t you a little too nice today, Madoka?”

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Did her poisonous tongue take a day off?

It wouldn’t be strange if she says something like [Skipping school? You’re the worst]. Honestly, it makes me end up thinking [Is this person really Madoka?].

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“…..does the usual me look that stuck up to you……?”

“How about you look down at your chest and ask yourself?”

“Eh!? My chest!? Is this sexual harassment!?”

“Eh!?”

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What’s with that reaction…..?

I looked like the bad guy now right…….

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“You, …….have you become clumsier?”

“N, No way! I, I’m just the normal Tsugaru Madoka okay.”

“Really? Then that’s fine but…….”

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I just saw Kurusu-san in my dream and I was expecting the usual toxic Madoka but somehow I got the clutz Madoka instead. 

I mean, this clumsy side of her just resembles Kurusu-san for some reason……. 

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“I’m sorry…… it’s because I forced you to deal with [Energy Drain] that you collapsed……..”

“Madoka…..”

“Even though I was the one who said that I wanted to help Mishima Haruka, I just left everything to you, Akechi-kun……., I’m really sorry……”

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Madoka lowered her gaze and started crying.

I really don’t know what happened to her today.

Still……, it’s not that I’m angry with her or anything……

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“Don’t worry about it. Rather, it ended with only this much damage for me but if Madoka or any other normal person helped Mishima instead, death wouldn’t be out of the question you know. But if you feel that guilty about it, you can always treat me to something okay.”

“I will. Whatever you want. If anything I can pay for you my entire life.”

“It feels heavy when you say your entire life you know.”

“Auu……”

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For some reason, it’s hard dealing with her like this……..

If she just comes at me with her usual barbed words then I would be able to retaliate with no problem after all.

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“H, Hey……, Akechi-kun.”

“Nn?”

“Uhh….. I heard from Nodoka that you showed her a magic trick when you two first met. Do you still remember it?”

“The first time you brought me to your place right? I remember it.”

“First time…….”

“Why are you blushing now?”

“I, I mean, because it was your first time at my place………”

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Madoka’s face is glowing red.

Hey, am I still dreaming?

Did I dream up this naive Madoka?

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“Uh, can you show me the trick you showed Nodoka?”

“………..eh?”

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It was too much of a shock for me to see Madoka request such a thing from me.

Moreover, I’m still traumatized when I went [Magic Nya~] and got lectured by Nodoka after I showed her the trick.

I don’t really get why she wants me to show her that trick but Madoka’s eyes looked serious.

I had her bring me the deck of cards I kept in my drawer and started thinking back on the trick I showed Nodoka while shuffling it.

I usually show the pattern change trick to my first-time audience so that one should be fine for this.

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“Draw a card.”

“Okay…..”

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The atmosphere felt awkward but I continued the trick.

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“Now, let me do this, then……Tadah.”

“…….the pattern changed.”

“Yep…..”

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Is there a colder reaction I can get for performing this kind of trick I wonder…….?

I can’t read Madoka’s expression at all……

What is this!?

Is she doing this on purpose to harass me!?

She’s scary……..

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“Magic Nya~”

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………why did I do that when I already expected her not to get it I wonder?

Madoka’s eyes turned very cold.

The atmosphere felt so awkward that I regret performing for her at all……

It might have been better if I had pretended to be asleep until Madoka left the room……..

I want to just [FAINT] myself right now but unfortunately, [Dominating Decree] doesn’t work on myself.

Like the original Hideyori said, my Gift is still not perfect..…

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“Show me one more time.”

“Ahh….. it’s my policy to not show the same trick to the same person twice. It will lose the freshness and the excitement factor, right? The show’s over.”

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Rather, I don’t even want to show a different trick right now…..

Like hell I’m going to perform the same trick twice in front of Madoka.

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“Madoka……?”

“…….!? Eh!?”

“Your face is even redder than before you know?”

“……….”

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Madoka’s cheeks are as red as a boiled octopus.

I don’t know if she’s embarrassed about something or whatever but I really don’t get her.

Just what’s up with Madoka today?

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“Fu, Fufu. Something good just happened to me, you see.”

“Something good?”

“Yeah! ……I see, so this feeling is not a mistake after all. Yep, I was right.”

“Nn?”

“Goodbye, Akechi-kun. I want to calm down a little first so I’m leaving.”

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Madoka is unusually in a good mood today.

I’ve known her for a long time but it’s the first time I’ve seen Madoka in such a good mood.

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“U, Uhh…..”

“Yeah?”

“I’ve never forgotten you either you know.”

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With that parting words, she left the room.

She’s already impossible to read normally but she’s even more unreadable today.

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Madoka, scary…….

Madoka in a good mood is not Madoka at all……..

It might be a good idea if I stay away from her for a while……..