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Nanana’s Buried Treasure Volume 1 Chapter 6.3

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“Translator: Goma/Editor: TheNix”

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Your choices of magic that you used just now is simplistic. Fire, ice, wind, earth. You play too many RPGs. I see games are influencing magicians in a bad way, huh? It seemed that imaginations are becoming quite ordinary.

I was thinking this as I looked at president Yuiga’s expressions. He kept on using tons of magic.

It was a fearless smile that was full of confidence. He probably felt like he was so strong by just torturing the weak. He had obtained an overwhelming power and he was showing it off. The way he did so really resembled Colonel Muska [1. TL Note: This refers to Colonel Muska, the main villain of the movie “Laputa: Castle in the Sky”. Known to be an arrogant and condescending character]. He might start saying, 「Kneel down and beg for your life」.

Honestly, I thought that his current actions didn’t suit the Isshin Yuiga I knew. Since I had felt such a big difference in personality, I told him.

「That wand isn’t helping much, huh? I don’t know if you are being cocky, but at this rate you won’t beat me」

Immediately, president Yuiga’s face twitched.

「Well if that’s what you think, I shall stop testing the wand and put it to actual use」

President Yuiga fell for that simple provocation and raised the wand towards the night sky.

「Your agility is a bit troublesome. For starters, 『Stop right there, Jūgo Yama 』」

At his words, the wand gleamed brightly. The bright light forced me to stop.

「That is cheating」

As he ordered, I could not even move my body a single bit anymore.

While I was frozen in place, president Yuiga pointed the wand at me.

「This is going to be a little painful, 『Blast』」

With that word, the wand gleamed.

I received a heavy impact over my whole body and was blasted away. It was as if I had been hit by a car. I rolled on the ground.

「……Oww」

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「I see, blasted for five meters huh. 『Stand up and stay there, Jūgo Yama』」

At his order, the wand gleamed again. My body which hurt a lot started moving and stood up. Then I was frozen in place again.

「Clench your teeth……phew, 『Blast! 』」

I was blasted away with a greater impact. If I was hit by a normal car before, now I was hit by a truck. I skidded across the concrete of the parking lot and moaned. It was really painful.

「I see. The louder a command is, the more powerful the effect is.」

Argh, this guy is using me to experiment.

「……Erm, if possible can you be kinder to me」

The attack that could not be defended was a little too much for me. That’s why I asked him.

「OK, how about this next. 『Float, Jūgo Yama』」

I did not think it would happen. Yet I started floating. My body was floating one meter above ground. I shouldn’t be but I’m kinda happy to experience this. This only lasted a short while though, and my body dropped onto the ground.

「I see. If I do not specify a time, the effect of the magic would stop after a while, huh? Alright, I shall change the command slightly. 『Continue to float until I say so, Jūgo Yama』」

At his order, the wand started to gleam. In accordance with this, my body started floating again.

「Hey, Yama, can you move? 」

While raising the gleaming wand, president Yuiga asked me. I tried moving in the air, but I couldn’t. I started by trying doing breaststroke in the air, then freestyle……nope, I cannot move at all.

「It seems like you can’t」

President Yuiga came up close to me and pushed me with his hand.

I was pushed away and did not immediately stop. Eventually, I slowed to a stop.

President Yuiga who had been looking at me smirked fearlessly and pointed the gleaming wand at me.

「Next, 『Explode and shatter into pieces, Jūgo Yama』」

「Wha, you are suddenly being tough on me」

However, nothing happened.

「I see, as I had thought. While the wand is gleaming, one cannot use other magic, huh? I wonder how it works. Perhaps depending on the difficulty, multiple spells cannot be cast at the same time. Perhaps if one cast a spell too specific, one cannot cast other spells」

While looking at the wand that had been gleaming the whole time I had been floating, president Yuiga talked to himself. Actually, stop making such jokes. It is really bad for my heart.

「『You can come down now 』」

With his words, I was placed onto the ground

「Ah, oh yeah, 『Blast away about five meters, Jūgo Yama』」

I was hit by heavy impact and was blasted away again.

This time, the impact was not as strong, but it was still quite painful.

Actually, I really couldn’t stand it. I started getting irritated. Argh, why do I have to be experimented on?

Even though I had encouraged him to do it I was becoming annoyed.

President Yuiga smiled at me.

「Thank you Yama. Thanks to you, I could obtain a decent amount of data. You should understand by now, right? Please just go home, I want to experiment with you a little more later」

He did not use any more magic since he did not have anything else to do to me. He ordered me to go home. That was the straw that broke the camel’s back.

「Hey, stop right there. Who do you think you are? 」

I stood up while my body hurt and glared at the fool in front of me.

「Really, there are so many irritating people on this island. Whether they want to become a famous detective or world ruler…….you are all idiots! Dominate this island for starters!? What kind of old battle manga is this! You guys are so embarrassing it makes me puke! Stop announcing these declarations so boldly! It is already the 21st century you know! People don’t do that anymore! Just looking at you guys annoys me so much! 」

I shouted all I could as if letting go of all the pent up frustration in my heart. President Yuiga silently looked at me. When I had finished shouting, president Yuiga muttered.

「Yama, I pity you」

「……what? 」

Isshin Yuiga’s eyes were really pitying me.

「What is with your words? Is it embarrassing to dream? Is it embarrassing to say it out loud? Then what about you? 」

His eyes that were pitying me now wielded anger and glared at me.

「Do you think you are “normal”? Don’t make me laugh. Are you saying that if you are the same as others, you are normal? Is it normal to just mock others who are struggling towards their goal? In my opinion, that is utterly disgusting. You are just a bastard! Just a pest that dirties others’ dreams! 」

After lecturing me, Isshin Yuiga shouted.

「Men do not lose their dream! 」

He thinks I can’t mock him by calling him crazy? What is he saying? I could not snort at him with laughter like that?

I thought like that in my heart at one time.

But really, you are just going to be made fun of you know? Even if you announce that in public, there won’t be anything good to come from it……argh, this president really annoys me.

He still says things that I had already given up on many years ago, as if it does not bother him.

Then, I thought again. In fact, rather than saying expressions like a bad guy, the president I knew would more likely shout like this.

「……President Yuiga, tell me something. If you conquer this island……no, once you dominate the world, what are you going to do after? 」

Perhaps he did not expect my sudden question. While making a surprised face for a moment, president Yuiga pondered and answered.

「I would think about that when I dominate the world. I must dominate this world first」

Hearing this, I felt relieved.

Thank you, president Yuiga. You saved me. If you had properly answered my question, I think I would have lost. Nevertheless, I could somehow resist.

World domination should merely be a means to an end. I can fight you if you are just mistaking world domination the “end” instead.

I can fight you, since you are still fighting with the obstacles of the present and not the future. I still can fight with a person who I feel is wrong.

If I don’t give up, I can still fight.

「Let’s fight, president」

At this, president Yuiga said, 「What? 」, and wrinkled his eyebrows.

「Now I understand how magnificent of a dream you have. I do not accept it though. That is why we should fight about who is right. Whether your dream would reign superior or my rotten spirit. Let’s see who endures」

I looked at him with a serious face. President Yuiga smiled.

「Sure, you can experience my magic as much as you want」

I like your demon lord-like line. I felt like the protagonist of a manga.

……Well, I had challenged him in a cool way, but what happened next was really a one-sided game.

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