Volume 9 - CH 25

Akechi Hideyori Gave up

With a bright smile, Madoka picks up the tray from the floor and carries it to a small table in her room.

There are two cups of tea and two puddings.

……ah, so she didn’t prepare any for Nodoka from the start huh.

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“Well, Akechi-kun, this way, let’s talk.”

“S, Sure……”

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I stiffly make my way toward Madoka.

When I got to the table, she offered me the pudding.

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“I made this last night! Have a bite!”

“Y, Yeah.”

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The pudding cutely decorated with fresh cream was placed on a small plate.

The pudding itself looked quite elaborately made and it wouldn’t be weird if I saw it served in a coffee shop or a restaurant.

I scoop it up with a spoon and taste it.

The egg-flavored pudding and the sweet taste of the cream mixed and spread inside my mouth.

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“Ah! This is super delicious!”

“Right!”

“The texture is different from your typical convenient store pudding too, it’s nice!”

“Of course! Making sweets has been my specialty since my previous life after all!”

“Really!?”

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I was impressed at Madoka’s unexpected talent.

I had the image that she wasn’t the homely type after all.

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“So this is what a pro can make huh?”

“I wouldn’t call myself a pro……also, I get what you mean but hearing the word [Pro] coming out was a little surprising you know, Akechi-kun.”

“R, Right….. Foreign words are NG huh.”

“Oh, feel free to use more foreign words from now on, okay!”

“Ehh!?”

“And the surprising thing wasn’t really the word you used but the fact that you praised me you know.”

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She whispered into my ear.

I’m getting embarrassed feeling Madoka’s breath tickling my earlobe.

Somehow, I feel like blushing right now.

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Madoka, the pudding, the atmosphere, everything here is so sweet!

Even when I sip on the tea it was sweet.

For some reason, the inside of my head was dyed pink and I don’t think I can think straight anymore……

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“Ah, there’s something I want to ask you, Akechi-kun.”

“What?”

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Saying so, Madoka blushed a little and started fidgeting.

She also averted her eyes when she looked at my face.

Seriously, I don’t know what to do with the current Madoka at all.

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“A, Akechi-kun and I…….we both have our own past life right?”

“Well, yeah.”

“We agreed that we wouldn’t pry into each other’s past life but………do you want to talk about it now!?”

“……..why?”

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I wonder why, I get the feeling that she has some kind of ulterior motive.

For some reason, I don’t think this is going to be good for me…….

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“Y…….Y, Y, Y, Y, You see, I just want to deepen the bond between Akechi-kun and me!”

“Why are you getting so nervous!? You have some kind of ulterior motive right!?”

“N, No way! Nope, none at all!”

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The deception of Starbuck-neechan made me skeptical of women’s approach.

There’s also the possibility that Concept-san somehow influenced this change too.

I have to be careful.

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“You were the one who decided that we shouldn’t do it in the first place right? Why now?”

“Uu……if I knew it would turn out like this, I should have talked about it from the start…….”

“You even called me Scumbag the first time we met, remember?”

“I’m sorry! I’m sorry! I’m sorry! I’m sorry! I’m so sorry!”

“I’m not angry but I’m not going to just forget the past you know.”

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It’s true that I’m not angry at her but it’s a pain when someone you know suddenly changed like this.

I’ve known her for a long time and since we don’t know each other’s pasts we didn’t have to be reserved around each other. I actually like our relationship.

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“Besides, ……..I don’t have any attachment to my previous life anymore…….”

“Eh!? E, Elaborate please!”

“Elaborate……? Well, it’s not really a big deal but…….”

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Just the other day, Kurusu-san appeared in my dream.

We talked and I realized that we both have already set out on different paths.

I realized then that we wouldn’t see each other again……

I used to think that if I can clear the game, I might be able to go back to being Toyotomi Mitsuhide. But I know now that it’s impossible.

It seems that Kurusu-san has already died and reincarnated in a different world.

I can’t afford to drag my feelings for her with me forever.

That’s why I decided to seal it away.

That dream truly helped me give up on everything.

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“I don’t really want to share this with you but…….the other day, I dreamed of a girl I liked in my previous life.”

“Haa…….Ha? Eh? H, How!?”

“How……? I don’t know either…..”

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It’s just a dream after all.

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“In the dream, I talked a lot with that girl.”

“Hmm. ….Eh? But I didn’t say anything though.”

“Of course, you didn’t…….Well, it seems that she passed away a year after I died, you see.”

“Yep, I died.”

“I mean, I’m not talking about you okay!? ……..So, apparently, she’s also living in a game’s world right now.”

“Yes, I am! I did reincarnate in a game’s world! Wait a minute? How did you get that right?”

“And I’ve been saying that I wasn’t talking about you. I was talking about when the girl I liked in my previous life appeared in my dream okay!?”

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I was talking purely about Kurusu-san but why is Madoka making this about herself?

Like, can you not just insert yourself into my old love life?