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Nanana’s Buried Treasure Volume 4 Extra Story 1.2.2.3

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“TRANSLATOR:Foxsunes/EDITOR TheNix”

  The voices of Tensai, Juugo-kun, and me sounded in unison.

  The people who had come in were none other than president Yuiga Isshin-senpai and vice-president Ichihara Yuu-senpai, from the Adventure club that we were all a part of. On top of that, Ibara-senpai was holding the latest volume of the magazine『NanNan』to her chest.

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「Ahh sorry for the bother of making us sit with you guys.」

  Another two people had been added to our table.

  This time it was not that Tensai had invited them. Club president Yuiga had suggested we share our table once he discovered us.

  President Yuiga had taken his place next to Juugo-kun with a smile. Ibara-senpai, who was in a very toxic mood, had sat down next to Yumeji-san while muttering, 「Shit, why are these guys here?」.

  President Yuiga had already been wanting to drink to begin with, so the two of them were quick to decide on their order. When all of us had decided on what to order, we immediately asked the master.

  After a short while, the master came to bring the cake and coffee for several people. It was placed in front of all of us in order. Just like the magazine had described, the designs and sizes of the mugs were all over the place.

「The amount is the same in each cup, just so you know.」Adding on just this one piece of information, the master went back.

「Well then, let’s eat.」

「Of course」and「Yes, let’s.」Juugo-kun and Tensai nodded as they responded to the words of the oldest person at the table, Yuiga-senpai.

  However, unlike the three of them, on the other side of the table Ibara-senpai, Yumeji-san, and I were just looking at our counterparts. All three of us looked very troubled.

  As for why, Tensai’s mug seemed to be almost completely covered with a sticker that said 《Winner》on it. Tensai and the others seemed not to have noticed it. However, for the three of us on the other side of the table it was clear to see. This sticker with 《Winner》written on it was extremely notable to us.

  When I saw that sticker, I genuinely thought it was all one big shitty lie. It was somewhat strange. No it really was strange. Even though a sticker with《Winner》was stuck on it, I could not think of it as anything else than a sticker that had 《Loser》written on it. The feeling of having hit the jackpot was absolutely zero.

  When I looked to my sides, the other two also had expressions that conveyed very clearly that they were thinking something similar.

  It was a shitty lie. There was no questioning how fake this was.

  Certainly the mug had a “mystical” design. The thing appeared to be a sort of silver cup, and on the surface multiple layers of glossy red lines that appeared to be entangled in each other had been drawn. This pattern looked like the cup was wrapped in branches that were aflame. And to prove its genuinely mystic appeal, the silver cup was laid in with small red stones the size of the tip of your pinky. Could they be real gemstones? Rather than a mug to drink coffee from, it seemed more like some sort of special chalice…… However, the sticker with “Winner” stuck over all of it, really ruined it. To hell with the mysterious atmosphere. It made everything about this cup seem fake and a lie.

  However, while I was thinking about such things, if this cup was really the one then I would be so lucky. What I mean is if the mug that Tensai was about to drink from was really the legendary cup. I got a little bit excited. With the help of this mug, I was able to have tea with Tensai. And I’m sure Tensai would also…..

「Oy, Juugo. Your drink looks way better than mine. Switch with mine.」

 「……. heh?!」

  My voice came out unintentionally. Inside my mind I continued to scream out loud. Wait a sec, what are you saying, Tensai?! Taking little notice of how much I was panicking, Juugo-kun showed a sour expression upon hearing Tensai’s suggestion.

「That’s clearly out of the question. I decided that I am drinking bitter coffee, after all.」

  Exactly, among everyone who ordered coffee, Juugo-kun’s cup was a size smaller and contained an espresso. In this shop, it was the most bitter coffee. It was ordered at the request of Yumeji-san, so there was no way he was going to hand that to Tensai.

  Ahh, that was a close one. I felt relieved.

「I.. I find guys who drink normal coffee a lot cooler than guys who drink bitter coffee !」

  Next to me, Yumeji-san suddenly said something like that.

  Yu- Yumeji-san, what are you doing!? I was shook.

  It was as if her being down just a minute ago had been a joke. I was surprised she was turning out to be the kind of girl to make a move by herself in order to change her destiny. A desperately evolving young woman: Yumeji-san was definitely desperate.

  Of course Juugo-kun, once again being an idiot who is always wanting to show off, nodded with a very serious expression upon hearing Yumeji-san’s words.

「Tensai, it’s all right, I’ll switch with you. No actually, I’m begging you. So switch your drinks with me.」

  He’s an idiot. This man is a hardcore idiot. He was being played wonderfully, this idiot here.

「Hm-mm, the negotiations have been successful.」

  What a change of events. Tensai and Juugo-kun ended up exchanging their mugs after all!

  By the way, next to me I heard the voice of Ibara-senpai who was struggling in vain. 「I- Isshin-sama, I want to see how you look when drinking out of the cup that Juugo is about to drink from.」 Meanwhile the club president, who had seen through her perfectly, was enjoying the coffee he had ordered himself, saying 「Pfew, the coffee here really is delicious, isn’t it?」. But that didn’t matter now.

  The problem was the mug that had been exchanged right in front of my eyes.

  I decided to embrace the new reality that arose from this unlikely change of events. The results were cruel. I couldn’t help but hang my head dejectedly.

  I heard a snicker and went「Huh?」

  I cast my eyes upon the giggling girl sitting in the chair in front of me. Yes, it was none other than Ikkyuu Tensai, my master.Tensai was laughing in an improper way, and her eyes were speaking to me.

  (Hahaha, D’arc. You thought I wasn’t going to ruin your expectations?)

  I widened my eyes in astonishment.

  (There is no way… you noticed?)

  (Of course I did. One of the pages of that magazine that was lying on the table in the bedroom was folded. There was a cute pink note in it saying 『Let’s do my best and take Tensai to this place tomorrow!』. Anyone would have realized something so obvious.)

  The hollow echo of my self-disappointment resounded in my head. I was a failure. I was shocked to hear that I had left behind that kind of physical evidence. Of course I had been a bit over excited the night before and encircled the article with a flower mark. I hadn’t thought for a second that doing something like that would come back to bite me in the butt. It was a careless mistake.

  I was aghast, and Tensai’s eyes seemed to harbor an evil glow.

  (An assistant like you trying to screw over his master? You belong among the dense idiots, together with Juugo)

  Tensai was laughing with her eyes. Then I understood everything. Tensai asking Yumeji-san and the others to join our table, it had all been part of her plan. This girl really had some savage and cruel thoughts. Just to seize and crush my humble wish wasn’t satisfying enough for her, she was going to make me a victim of my love.

「….. ehm. You two, what have you been staring at and giving weird reactions to…?」

  Juugo-kun whispered this while looking at us. He sipped from his coffee.Naturally, all attention went to Juugo-kun. Yumeji-san, Ibara-senpai, Tensai and I; our lines of sight all focused on Juugo-kun.

「Mmm, this coffee really is tasty.」

  Juugo said with a smile, as he put the coffee to his mouth……

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