Volume 9 - CH 20

Ennoia Seduces

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What’s a god?

I was stunned by that grandiose invitation.

No, something like that, just offer it to the protagonist instead of me.

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[[A God. Akechi Hideyori, you have the qualifications to be one.]]

“Haa……”

[[Doesn’t seem like you’re taking me seriously at all huh.]]

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This reeks…..

In the first place, this offer came from the last boss herself, there’s no way that it doesn’t have a catch.

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[[In your world, you may only know this as the game called [Breaking the Chain of Sadness] but this world actually exists, you’re living in it right now!

In other words, you have crossed dimensions and come to this world!

There are occasionally people with previous life memories showing up to this world but this is the first time someone actually crossed dimensions to be here.

It’s as if you came from the 4th dimension!

As a god who has lived for over 10,000 years, this is the first time I’m witnessing such an event!

KuHa, KuHaHa! KuHaHaHaHaHaHa!

That’s why you have what it takes to be a god! You don’t want to die right!? If you become a god, you too can be worshiped just like this god, Ennoia!

It’s amazing right!? Amazing isn’t it!? Now’s your chance to take the title of god into your hand!]]

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“Wait, what are you talking about?”

[[You don’t even understand!?]]

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When she put it like that though, I couldn’t help but think that she’s kinda amazing.

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“You said that you lived for over 10,000 years right? Were you there when the real Honnouji incident happened?”

[[Ah? Yeah, Akechi Mitsuhide’s betrayal right? I kinda remember it.]]

“Amazing, it’s Real Honnouji.”

[[Is that all you got from my speech!?]]

“Do you remember the siege of Osaka too?”

[[The one that Tokugawa Ieyasu got pissed at the young lord right. I remember it.]]

“It’s Real Siege of Osaka.”

[[Uhh, can we get back to the serious talk now?]]

(TLN: Japanese history gag…….)

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I was entirely serious when I brought up the Honnouji incident and the Siege of Osaka but Ennoia is puffing up her cheeks in dissatisfaction.

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[[Besides, you won’t have to worry about love if you become a god you know. You will get to date anyone you want after all.]]

“Love huh……”

[[Onii-chan.]]

“Ha?”

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Ennoia disappeared and in her place, StarChild is sitting on my bed.

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[[You can even be in a relationship with StarCha you know.]]

“…….!?”

[[Men really are honest huh, Onii-chan☆]]

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She stretches her leg toward me with a StarCha smile on her face.

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[[So this is the so-called pitching a tent huh? KuHaHa☆ KuHaHa☆]]

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She’s laughing with that starry smile.

Using Seiko’s voice, she’s teasing me with her leg while wearing the appearance of StarChild.

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[[ Wink☆ ]]

“You, stop messing around…….”

[[Don’t be so angry, Toyotomi-kun.]]

“…….!? What’s up with you!?”

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This time she’s coming at me with the appearance of Kurusu Yumi wearing a single sheet of bath towel.

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[[I love you, Toyotomi-kun. If it’s now, we can go all the way you know. The things that we couldn’t do before……. Kissing, even se–]]

“Stop that already, it’s disgusting.”

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Don’t say those disgusting things with Kurusu-san’s mouth.

You’re not even the real Kurusu-san, don’t you dare try to seduce me.

Disgusting, Disgusting, Disgusting.

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It’s the first time I find the face of Kurusu Yumi so disgusting………

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[[You are not going to agree to this no matter what huh………?]]

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Perhaps she noticed my anger, she reverted back to the dark-skinned, white-haired loli in a black hood.

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“I’m not going to go along with this alright! That just now made me hate you enough to kill you……… Don’t ……..don’t insult Seiko and Kurusu-san like that ever again.”

[[Akechi Hideyori……]]

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Ennoia reaches her hand out as if she wants to cling to me.

It’s me who wants to cling to someone right now……..

I don’t want to die either alright………

It’s why I can understand Ennoia’s feelings so painfully well right now.

Even so……

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“If I have to stoop down to be a wretched god like you to survive then I’d rather remain a human. Get that through your head.”

[[Guh……]]

“I will not become a god. I will do something about my death myself. You just do your thing to prevent yours.”

[[KuHa, KuHaHaHa! You’re saying that even though you might get killed by Juumonji Takeru, and Yoru Hiru? Your own friends!?]]

“I’m not going to die. I will stop whatever you throw at me and survive this.”

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That’s why I started training under Tatsuyuki-san in the first place.

Besides, if it means I can reach an Ending where everyone survives then I don’t mind sacrificing my life to defeat Ennoia.

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[[Y, You’re going to regret this okay! Even if you prostrate at my feet, I’m not going to make this offer again alright!]]

“Whatever.”

[[KuHa, KuHaHaHa! God will never die.]]

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Saying so, Ennoia disappeared like fog.

To think that Ennoia managed to get her hand on my notebook……..

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“………Concept-san.”

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I may have made fun of her as a pathetic last boss but……I did not hate her……..

I even sympathized with her when Yoru killed her in the game…..

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Besides, I’m grateful to her since the Gift she gave me allowed me to escape my uncle’s abuse……..

In that sense, Ennoia is my benefactor.

There’s no way I can hate my own benefactor….

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—–but, she shouldn’t have insulted Seiko and Kurusu-san like that…….

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“Why won’t things ever go my way I wonder……….”

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I’ve always told Madoka that Ennoia is an enemy we must kill.

But you can’t reach the happy end unless Ennoia is killed.

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But I don’t want to kill Ennoia and I don’t want to be killed by Takeru.

I can’t help but look for a route where that is possible.

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Ahh, I don’t want to die…

But if it calls for that then I’d have no choice but to die huh……..

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As if my determination has no meaning whatsoever, the clock is still ticking toward the end……

Would that ending be a happy one?

Or would it turn out to be a bad end?

Author Note: Ennoia was the most popular non-capturable character in the game.

Despite her brattiness and the fact that she’s the last boss with a pathetic end, she had a lot of fans

Her role is an arrogant scumbag of a god who’s supposed to be hateful but somehow, people can’t seem to hate her.

Since the original Hideyori was also scummy, they have good chemistry with each other.

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Ennoia’s attempt to seduce Hideyori with the form of StarCha and Kurusu-san was not meant as a provocation. She simply responded to his desire like [Hey, You like this girl, right?].

She’s a good-for-nothing god who doesn’t understand humans’ feelings.

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Next up, Hideyori remembers the teachings of his previous life parents.