Volume 10 - CH 2

Akechi Hideyori feels down

The morning after Golden Week ended.

After I got home yesterday, the fact that the existence of Richiho Aisa was erased even from the student list I have in my room made my head go blank.

There’s no preventing it anymore…….

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I was the trigger of Aisa’s erasure…….

I couldn’t stop sweating and dry laughter escaped my mouth…..

After all, it is now impossible for Takeru and Yoru to break the chain of sadness……

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“Haa……”

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School huh…….

The light coming through the window makes me feel even more depressed.

But there’s no use mulling what’s already done.

I have to face forward and keep going.

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Besides, I can see Emi, Takeru, and Madoka……..MADOKA!?

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“…………”

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That’s right, Madoka was Kurusu-san.

I was completely distracted by the erasure of Richiho Aisa but thinking of it now, I really get the chance to see her again huh!?

And after I finally decided to give up on the past too, Kurusu-san is so unfair……..

What kind of face am I supposed to show in front of her now……….

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I’m happy that she’s Kurusu-san but with how Madoka treated me harshly for so long, it’s just all too complicated.

To be honest, when I see Madoka, I can’t help but stiffen up a little.

I’ve always treated her as Tsugaru Madoka so it’s hard for me to suddenly treat her like Kurusu Yumi. In fact, there’s a part of me that still can’t accept this.

She’s been treating me like a scumbag for years after all…….

It’s all so complicated that my head feels overloaded right now.

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……still, there’s no use overthinking it before I even get to school.

For now, I need to get ready and join up with Emi.

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After that, I quickly readied up for school and left the house.

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“Morning, Emi.”

“Morning, Hideyori-kun!”

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We came out of our houses at almost the same time.

This kind of thing happens a lot because we always go to school at the same time every day.

I don’t know if it’s me matching Emi or Emi matching me but I think there were only about 3 times we missed each other.

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“That said, it’s been a while since I last saw you huh.”

“Uu……”

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Emi frowned.

We only hung out once during the entire Golden Week.

Normally, even for long holidays, we would meet each other at least once every three days so this is rare.

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“I, I hurt my throat….so I couldn’t see you…….”

“How……?”

“I was screaming……..it still itches a little so I’ve been taking cough lozenges. But my voice is back now.”

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She hurt her throat screaming? What was she doing?

Was she singing death metal by herself?

Would she have the same hobby as me though?

Should I ask?

Like, hey, you like Death Metal? Maybe I can recruit her as my Death Metal comrade?

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“What were you screaming about?”

“I was screaming GENETICCCCCC, ….to relieve stress.”

“How does that work?”

“Try it, Try it!”

“GENETICCCCCCCC………, hmm, it does have a calming effect huh.”

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I tried to recruit her to be my Death Metal comrade but it seems the table turned and I’m now her GENETIC comrade instead……..

I’m curious about what led her to scream that word though.

While thinking about such useless things, we arrived at the train station and joined up with the Juumonji siblings.

Sakuya and Eien-chan are also at the station already.

Only Madoka is absent.

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“Hideyori-sa~~~n!”

“Eien-chan! Good morning.”

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Eien-chan seems especially energetic today.

Maybe something good happened to her during the Golden Week?

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“Towa has been like this since yesterday.”

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Even Sakuya, who usually radiates an introvert aura, is speaking normally today.

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“Ah! That’s right! Hideyori-san!”

“Hm?”

“Did Madoka do something to you yesterday!?”

“Eh?”

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Why the sudden question?

As I wondered so, I feel intense gazes from Risa and Sakuya focusing on me.

Emi and Takeru on the other hand seem puzzled.

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“N, Nothing happen though?”

“Yesterday, Nodoka-san told me that Madoka-san chased her out to be alone with you.”

“Eh?”

“Towa’s not alone, me, Risa, Yurika, Haruka, Yoru, and Master heard the same thing from Nodoka.”

“What were you guys doing together……..?

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Even Mishima and Master, I don’t get it………..

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“Tsugaru huh……..? Did something happen, Hideyori?”

“N, N, N, N, Nah…..?”

“Ah, Hideyori-kun is flustered…….”

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Takeru and Emi have a [I see] look on their faces.

Eh?

Did they notice that Madoka and I were reincarnated?

When the atmosphere was getting real weird, I could see Madoka leisurely walking toward us from the corner of my vision.

Then, our eyes met.

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“Good morning, Akechi-kun!”

“H, Hey…… Morning, Madoka.”

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For some reason, the air around Emi, Takeru, Risa, Sakuya, and Eien-chan suddenly turned heavy……

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“They did it huh.”

“DID WHAT!?”

“They definitely did.”

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Even without saying anything out loud, Takeru’s eyes were saying [Yup, they did it].

TLN: ……the shenanigans begin.