Volume 10 - CH 1

Fukamori Sisters

The short Golden Week is over.

The news was reporting the unexpected capture of the Holiday Serial Bomber at the hands of LeafChild and StarChild.

That’s all nice and exciting but for an ordinary person, the supposed long holidays felt so short. I could even say that it ended before I knew it.

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[[It burns……, it burns……, it burns…….]]

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I can hear the groan coming from my younger sister’s room.

Today as well, it seems that she’s suffering from the cursed crest on her face.

Unable to leave her alone, I open the door to her room.

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“Misuzu? Are you all right……? Is it more painful than usual today?”

“Shut up! Stay out of it, Onee-sama!”

“Misuzu…..”

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While holding her face, Misuzu chases me out.

But I can not be so cold to my own little sister who has to suffer by herself every day.

The fact that she’s groaning out loud despite how she normally endured her curse probably means that the cursed crest is especially bad today.

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“You can skip school if it’s too paint–.”

“Shut up already! Just leave me alone……I feel even more miserable when you’re pitying me like this……..”

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She cut me off and gave me a teary hateful glare.

I love my sister but Misuzu despises me.

It’s all thanks to the curse that plagues her.

If it were not for this curse, Misuzu and I would have been normal twins.

In the past, we were not so estranged. I have to wonder how it became like this.

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“I hate Onee-sama enough I can kill you. I’m so jealous of you that I want to kill you with my own hands. Leave Misuzu alone!”

“…….I understand.”

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If Misuzu says so then I can do nothing.

I leave her room and shut the door.

I know that she hates me so much she wants me dead.

Even with my Gift, I can only suppress her curse for about 5 minutes.

Knowing that I can not do anything to help her even though I know how much Misuzu has to suffer, I hate how powerless I am.

Nothing I’ve tried manages to lift her curse. Not modern medicine, not hexes, not magic.

I was told that if anything has a chance of lifting my sister’s curse, it would be the miracle of Gifts.

However, no Gift Holders so far managed to even alleviate her curse and our parents already gave up…..

But I can’t leave Misuzu to suffer alone like that.

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“Haa…..”

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No matter how much I studied, I couldn’t do anything about it……

Even Towa, who’s supposed to be even smarter than me, said that it would be impossible.

But there must be something……

There must be someone who possesses the Gift that can take Misuzu’s pain away…….

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That’s why I begged our father to let me take Misuzu, who possesses no Gift, to the Gift Academy.

And I would not be satisfied with just any Gift Academy.

I chose not the small 4th Gift Academy but the 5th. It’s a school where a large number of Gift Holders gather with an advanced curriculum on Gift Study. If the savior of my sister is going to be somewhere, it has got to be here.

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Almost a thousand Gift Positives

No less than 500 Gift-Holder students.

With so many Gift Holders attending the 5th Gift Academy, there must be someone who can help Misuzu.

I might not be able to find that person this year.

But I can keep looking the next year and the year after that.

Besides, some Gift Holders may awaken during their time at the academy.

It’s only been a month since we started here.

There’s still hope.

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I went against Misuzu’s wish to attend a normal school for this.

Even if she resents me for it, I still believe that it’s the right choice.

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“…….Haa.”

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I left Misuzu’s room and leave our apartment.

If she feels better she will head to the academy herself.

Without looking back, I make my way toward the academy.

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“Mitsuki-san, Emi-san, good morning.”

“Umu, good morning.”

“Mornin~~g”

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While I was chatting with Emi, Haruka arrived at the classroom.

It’s been a while. The last time we saw each other was when we went to see a mystery movie Emi wanted to see during Golden Week.

Before we went in, we each took a guess at who the culprit would be and since it would be no fun if we picked the same person, we each had our own pick.

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“What were you two talking about?”

“I was asking Mitsuki about other Gift Holders she knows you see. I want to know what kind of weird Gifts are out there.”

“W, Weird Gift is it…… Ha, HaHa.”

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Haruka’s face stiffened a little.

When the topic of Gifts comes up, Haruka often acts like that.

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“But, well, people don’t really share their Gifts, right? Some guys in our class think that their Gift is so cool and brag about it but that type is always boring isn’t it? Nakayama for one, [Knowing a car’s durability], I mean, what kind of Gift is that?”

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Emi said as she pointed to one of our classmates who looked like a textbook hooligan.

This is the first time I heard about Nakayama’s Gift but [Knowing a car’s durability] probably won’t be of any help to Misuzu.

On the other hand, Haruka went Hm~m.

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“So, Muranishi’s Gift is [Folding an origami in 10 seconds], Takagi’s is [Pencil always remains sharp], Fuji can make his bicycle travel 15 KM without cycling. That’s all I know.”

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There are all kinds of different Gifts but there was none that could help me……

They say cats hide their claws so I guess someone with an amazing Gift wouldn’t just go speak about it huh…….

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“What about yours, Haruka?”

“M, Mine is nothing special….. It would be too much to compare my Gift even to the 4 you just mentioned, it really is a useless Gift……”

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Haruka answered in a panic.

For the time being, it seems I have no choice but to excuse myself from the two and head off to find a Gift Holder who can break my little sister’s curse by myself.

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“Ah! That’s right! I, I know someone who knows a lot about Gifts!”

“What!?”

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Haruka said that as though she just remembered.

When I asked her for more details, Haruka promptly continued.

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“I know someone who claimed to be a Gift Researcher, her name is Yoru Hiru-san!”

“Ehh? That sounds dubious as heck…..”

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Emi’s face was filled with suspicion.

If she hadn’t reacted like that first, I would probably react the same way though.

It does sound that dubious after all.

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“But BUT, Yoru-san is a good person you know! She’s in the same class as Akechi-san too. In fact, I saw her just yesterday!”

“Akechi-san…….. You mean Hideyori?”

“Yes!”

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“In other words, there’s a student named Yoru in Towa’s class right?”

“Yes, I had tea with Towa-san yesterday too!”

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I don’t know why Haruka, Towa, and this Yoru Hiru were together yesterday.

It seems that Haruka and Towa are in the same club but I don’t think there was a Yoru Hiru in the literature club.

It all sounds dubious to me but at this point, this Gift Researcher might as well be my only clue.

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“Ahh. so both of you know Hii-kun huh.”

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Emi muttered something and looked at me and Haruka with a grin on her face……

Author Note: Moon&Bell Start!

Yoru Hiru the Gift Researcher?

That’s a reference to V8C36

Managing flags is so hard…….

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Mitsuki mentioned that her house was actually closer to the 4th Gift Academy.

V8C26

She said that she wanted to study in a larger facility then.

30 percent of that was her true feeling and the other 70 percent was her desire to help Misuzu.

She’s a diligent person so I think she’s rather compatible with Towa.

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V7Extra2

The person plotting to kill her sister was Fukamori Misuzu.

Her complex was indeed strong enough to the point she wants to kill Mitsuki.

Please look forward to her future plot.

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Mob Gift Holders mostly only possess low-rank Gifts.

I think this should make you appreciate how strong the Gifts of our regular cast are……

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D-rank

[Folding an origami in 10 seconds]

[Retain a pencil’s sharpness]

[Making a bike travel for 15 KM without cycling] (TLN: Oddly specific isn’t it…..)

E-rank

[Know a car’s durability]

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Next up, what happens to Hideyori after a sleepless night……?