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Nanana’s Buried Treasure Volume 4 Extra Story 1.2.1.1

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“TRANSLATOR:Foxsunes/EDITOR TheNix”

Volume 4 extra story 1.2: Hoshino D’Arc’s several daily struggles and small ambitions

  Hello everyone. My name is Hoshino D’Arc. I take care of Tensai’s everyday necessities as her assistant. My hobby is making western-style clothing, and I make most of Tensai’s wardrobe.

  Tensai is not just fashionable, she also has a tendency to focus on her looks before anything else. That is why she picks a theme and then wants an outfit that goes with it. However, when she suddenly tells me to prepare some clothes that fit some exorbitant theme that’s usually not easily found…

「Then you just make it, D’arc.]

  I think that was probably the start of it.

  You could say that from that moment I have been working hard to make lots of cute clothes for Tensai. However, when she sees the finished designs Tensai always gets mad at me.

「S…Such cute clothes… You know this isn’t something I would ever wear!」

「Don’t be so mean, I made this just for you.」

  I felt very disappointed when I was rejected by Tensai stubbornly saying 「I don’t want it!」while her face was all red.

「But I really think it would look good on you…」

「In that case, why don’t you wear it D’Arc?」

  Then she forced me to strip and made me wear my self-made clothes.

「……. it suits you pretty well.」

「T..there’s no way this suits me well!」

  It’s always like this.

  And just like that, I end up wearing girly clothes, even though I am a boy. In truth, I don’t want to dress like this. However, when Tensai orders me to, I can’t help but go with this kind of look.

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  Even though I am Tensai’s assistant, it’s not like we are always together. Quite the opposite. I’d like to always do everything together. However… you know…. Tensai is a girl. So there are various things that we cannot always do together. There are also times when I get ordered by Tensai to undertake different tasks, and I distance myself when she looks like she wants to be alone. And finally, there are also times when she leaves me behind without saying a word. (how mean!)

  During the lunch break on that day as well Tensai told me 「Don’t follow me」and went somewhere. When I finished eating my home-made bento, I went to the courtyard.

  The school that we are currently attending, the Third Private High School, has three school buildings. In the middle of the buildings there is a courtyard with a fountain. It’s a place for everyone to relax.

  During lunch break, I get lucky and find an empty seat among all the students who can be seen sitting on the benches and on the lawn eating their lunch.

  The bench I found is in a nice spot in the shade, thanks to it being under a large tree. The light from the sun, which occasionally peeks through the canopy, glitters in a beautiful way. After I sit myself down on the bench alone I take a book out of the bag that was hanging over my shoulder.

  It is a book from a writer I have been into as of late. The contents are… well…. it’s a romance novel. As a guy, it’s a little embarrassing to be reading this, but it’s a very interesting book.

  The story is about a girl and a boy who like each other, but they cannot convey it to each other very well. My heart skips a beat everytime I read about impatient feelings of love between the two main characters. It would be embarrassing if Tensai came to know that I’m reading a book like this, so I only read it when I am by myself. I basically share a room with Tensai, so I secretly hide the book so that she won’t find out. However, the other day when I came back to our room, the romance novel that I had been hiding under my bed was lying on the desk. And what’s more, the book cover that I had wrapped it in to make sure the cover is unrecognizable was taken off. It was a public humiliation.

  While I was panicking and making a fuss, someone tapped on my shoulder. To this day, I won’t forget Tensai’s sneerily smiling expression. Since that incident I’ve put it in my bag like this, and constantly carry it around with me.

  I immediately open the book where the bookmark was inserted between the pages and drop my eyes onto the sentences that are lined up there. A bit of time has passed since the last time I read, so I follow the sentences with my eyes while trying to remember the contents of the story up to this point. Soon, I found myself immersed in the world of the book…

「Oh, is that you Hoshino-san?」

「Hiyah!」

  .. and because of that, when someone suddenly called out to me I had jumped off the bench before I knew it.

  I panicked and looked up to see that committee member from the same class as me, Yumeji Yurika-san, standing there. With eyes like a small animal behind her glasses, and her silky hair in a braid, she is a very lovely girl. She does seem to be a bit of a shy type, but as our class representative in the school committee she is a kind girl who is able to watch over her surroundings.

  It seems like Yumeji-san got startled by my loud voice, but she soon smiled and picked up the book that I had dropped out of surprise.

「Hoshino-san, do you like this type of book?」

「Huh?」

「Oh, I’m sorry. I happened to see a bit of its contents」

「Ehm, n-no, I mean…. this is just…」

  I panicked and tried to make excuses. If it’s found out that I (a guy) likes this kind of book, that would be too embarrassing.

「I also like that book a lot.」

「Eh, are you for real?」

「Yes! That’s why I immediately knew which book it was by just seeing one of the pages.」

  It is true that Yumeji-san did not see more than a glimpse of the inside of the book when it fell on the ground. To know what kind of book it is from just that must mean that Yumeji-san has read a considerable number of books like this.

「It seems like you really like it then.」

「Yes. The two main characters both think the other might have a crush on them, but despite that they are afraid of destroying their current relationship. That’s why they don’t convey their true feelings. I am very moved by the emotions of these two!」

「I.. I know, right! I was thinking the exact same!」

  Meeting someone with the exact same thoughts as me, I accidentally raised my voice. I soon became embarrassed though and  look down.

  I was sure Yumeji-san would laugh at me, along with the rest of the class.

  Eewww, what a weirdo. That’s what they would think of me.

「Hoshino-san. If you don’t mind, can we talk for a while?」

  Then she sat down next to me on the bench and we had a fun chat. We talked about the books we love, we talked about who our favorite writers are, and we even talked a little about ourselves. What surprised me in our conversation was hearing that Yumeji-san is aiming to be a novelist. I think that’s wonderful. I think for sure that Yumeji-san will write beautiful and amazing stories. I definitely want to read them.

  When I told her this in all honesty, Yumeji-san’s cheeks flushed red, and she turned her face down in embarrassment.

「Then if, let’s say I were to write something. Could I ask of you to read it for me, Hoshino-san?」

「Eh, are you really okay with me reading it?」

「Of course. I would really like to hear your thoughts on it.」

  Without thinking I enthusiastically reply「I’m looking forward to it」and Yumeji-san says 「Then, that’s a promise」while giving me a cute smile.

  At that time, the school bell rang through the courtyard to signal the end of lunchbreak.

「Ah. It’s already that time, isn’t it? Let’s hurry up and go back to the classroom.」

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