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Nanana’s Buried Treasure Volume 4 Chapter 1.3

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“TRANSLATOR:Foxsunes/EDITOR TheNix”

 ｢Hmph, it took you guys several months to realize something obvious like that? In all those months I’ve gotten to know that all of you are too naïve. ｣

  Sansa sneered. She was the only one among us seven who didn’t negotiate with others regarding the funds.

 ｢But there were higher chances that…..｣

 ｢True. Ikakui’s talent to see the flow of money and Futaba’s brain filled with perverted delusions, Koma’s prodigious talent for art that attracts everyone and Koma’s smile is attractive too. Combining all those factors our plan had great potential monetarily. ｣

  I feel like she added a personal preference somewhere in there…..leaving it aside.

 ｢If that’s the case then…..｣

 ｢But who’ll give a billion yen for something like that? It isn’t about whether it can generate profit or not, it is beyond that. What kind of an adult is going to invest that much in a kid’s make-believe ideals like that? ｣

 ｢It isn’t a make-believe ideal! We were seriously…..｣

 ｢That isn’t up to you to decide. People who have the right to decide are the adults who have money in their hands. ｣

  The way that Sansa puts things is really annoying but I can’t say anything back, frankly it is frustrating. ｢That’s why, that’s why I am trying to solve it on my own! ｣

 ｢That’s why I am telling you to earn that money here on your own. ｣

 ｢…..But it’s a casino. ｣

 ｢We are back to the beginning again. Yeah, this is a casino. So what? ｣

 ｢…..Money earned through gambling money and stuff earned from a casino feels kinda dirty. ｣

  I gave an honest thought regarding the casino and the moment I did that Sansa glared at me; her eyes were serious as hell.

 ｢Aaah, you are annoying. Big boobs! You are seriously annoying! You lump of fat! ｣

 Squish

 ｢Stop fondling my boobs! ｣

 ｢Nanana, you really are naïve. If you want to speak about ideals then you can go lock yourself up in your home’s bathroom and keep shouting there. What we need to think about now is how we are going to get through this situation, isn’t that right! It’s impossible to earn that huge sum on your own no matter how hard you try! ｣

 ｢Then what should I…..｣

  I asked Sansa and she started to grin like a villain.

 ｢We can snatch money from the people who have it. ｣

 ｢S.. snatch? ｣

 ｢Let me tell you something. People and money are similar, that’s my theory. There are clean people who lead an honest life and there are dirty people who commit crime upon crime. Similarly there is clean money and dirty money. Money you want to earn, the money earned by sincere hard work, like how you want to earn clean money. And this place is filled with dirty money. It probably looks really dirty in the eyes of a girl who’s chasing her dream. But there is a wonderful difference between money and people, it’s that dirty or clean the value of money is the same unlike people. No matter how you earn it, the value and the power it has will remain the same. ｣

 ｢…..｣

 ｢Do you really think that you are in a position to choose or differentiate between clean and dirty? Your dream isn’t noble enough for you to look down on types of funding. But if you still want to fulfill it then stop whining and struggle. Struggle, struggle, and keep struggling. If you can’t do that then stop barking in that annoying voice. Stop chirping, don’t speak a word. It’s hurting my ears. ｣

  Words spoken by Sansa with a great passion had a big impact on me. I couldn’t help myself but listen attentively and at the end Sansa said.

 ｢Well, I lectured you for a while but to do it or not is up to you. Decide what you want to do on your own. ｣

 ｢ I’ll do it. ｣

 I replied immediately.

 ｢ Mhm, you were complaining a lot a few seconds ago, that’s a quick change of mind. ｣

 ｢ I just thought that you were right. At the end of the day, in order to turn our dream into reality, we need money. And it’s likely that we won’t be able to get that money through normal means. ｣

  I reflected on how naïve I was and clenched my fists.

 ｢Hmph, that’s a nice resolve. Leaving that aside though, Nanana you’ve brought money with you right? ｣

 ｢ Oh, yeah. I brought it just like you told me to. Though I didn’t think that I would be using it to gamble. ｣

  I took it out of the bag.

 ｢ What Is that shabby piggy bank? ｣

 ｢It’s the money I had been saving from the little money I got by doing part-time. I think it is around thirty thousand yen. ｣

  Suddenly Sansa’s eyes started tearing up.

 ｢You idiot! I put effort in my makeup so, don’t show me something like that! It’ll ruin my makeup! ｣

  Sansa pushed her fingers against the inner corners of her eyes. Kurosu Sansa calls herself a villain but in reality, she gets easily moved to tears. 

 ｢Now give that to me, I’ll turn it into cash. ｣

 ｢Wha.. why does it need to be changed?｣

 ｢Are you stupid? This isn’t Japan so you can’t use Japanese currency here. ｣

 ｢Oh yeah. ｣

  I realized where we were and gave the piggy bank to Sansa. And then Sansa took out bills that I had never seen before and gave them to me.

 ｢It seems a lot, how much is it worth? ｣

 ｢Around twenty thousand yen. ｣

 ｢Wait, why am I getting less! I told you that the piggy bank had thirty thousand yen! ｣

 ｢It’s a known fact that exchanging money requires money, it’s my commission. And you want me to believe that it has thirty thousand yen in it? ｣

 ｢Excuse me! I wouldn’t do anything to con people! If you are going that far then break it and count the money inside! ｣

 ｢It would be bad for the piggy if I do that! ｣

  Sansa glared at me.

 ｢Oh, eh, yeah, you are right. ｣

  I didn’t have any other choice but to step down from this conversation.

 ｢Alright, I’ll leave the rest to you. ｣

 ｢Hm? Sansa, are you going somewhere? ｣

 ｢I have a thing I need to take care of….You don’t have to worry, so stop looking like that. I have told Hao a couple of things so ask her if you don’t understand something. ｣

  Hao-chan, who stood behind us with a smile on her face, bowed down.

 ｢Leave it up to me.｣

 ｢Take care, I’ll be expecting a good news. The future of the《New Underground society that Kurosu Sansa is going to create and the rest of the six people who are going to support it》rests in your hands now. ｣

  Sansa grinned and encouraged me and that came as a surprise to me.

 ｢That was a bit unexpected. I thought you didn’t care for our plan much. ｣

 ｢It doesn’t change the fact that I was a part of it even if the plan got flopped due to lack of capital. And the reason I was a part of it was because I saw potential in it. ｣

  Sansa smiled boldly.

 ｢Good luck.｣

  And then she disappeared further inside the casino. Sansa left and it was just the two of us, Hao-chan and I. But I wasn’t scared since Sansa gave me encouragement.

  It’s not just me, everyone including Sansa has a dream to chase. And for the sake of that I need to give my best.

 ｢Alright. Let’s start earning tons of money, Hao-chan. ｣

 ｢Okke, Nanana-san. A lot of money and a lot of happiness. ｣

  Now that our morale was high, we went towards the first table that came into view. OK… I have seen this somewhere. This is that game where you need to throw the ball into that round disk going around. It’s just telling which number the ball will go in to, the rules are simple so I think I can do it too.

 ｢Hey, Hao-chan. How are we supposed to bet? ｣

 ｢U need to put the chip on the numbers on the table next to the roulette .｣

 ｢Hmmm. So, what’s that red and black area at the corner? ｣

 ｢It’s just a design.｣

 ｢I see. And why did the person who placed his bet now put their chip on the line between the numbers? ｣

 ｢It not fair. In case it goes into either of those numbers they can say that they placed a bet on that number. It is an atrocious technique that’s almost cheating. ｣ ｢I see, I didn’t know such a method existed, you know a lot. ｣

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