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Nanana’s Buried Treasure Volume 5 Chapter 1.4

After reading the contents, Tetsu-kun and I both look up at Suruga-chan.

「This is … not Yun-chan. Is this letter really from Yoshino-san? 」

「Yes, this letter is Saki’s letter. Also there is no doubt that the bear drawing at the end is Saki’s work. 」

By bear do you mean the mysterious creature whose name is written here? Apparently Yun-chan has a Picasso-esque art style. Well that’s fine then!

I can’t help but look at Tetsu-kun.

「That’s good. That’s truly good」

Tetsu-kun let out an indescribably sigh of relief after knowing that she was safe for the time being. Seeing that scene I also wanted to say ‘That’s good’, but was startled. Suruga-chan suddenly started crying.

「I had a fight with you Saki. But you wrote me a letter like this. And now you’ve gone off somewhere. I don’t know where you went or where I’m going… I don’t know what to do…」

Watching the tearful first-year student, I empathized with that feeling painfully. Next to me Tetsu-kun also looks depressed.

Tensai hits Tetsu-kun’s shoulder with a pop.

「That’s why I asked you here with Aya Suruga, Tetsunoshin. 」

Tetsu-kun is surprised when Tensai suddenly starts talking about it.

「What, me? Wait. First, did you say you name was Ikkyu? Why didn’t you use honorifics with my name? 」

「Don’t call me by my last name. Call me Tensai or Tensai Ikkyu the Great Detective. And the reason I called you without honorifics is because you are a friend I want to protect. 」

「But why are you calling my name? 」

「In other words it’s because, for me you’re a person who falls into the same category as Juugo. Besides, Tetsunoshin sounds really cool when you say it out loud. 」

Tetsu-kun has an unsatisfied expression on his face because of the incomprehensible reason that Tensai just gave.

「Don’t worry about it Tetsu-kun. This girl’s head is constructed a little different than most humans. 」

「Fufufu, don’t you know Juugo? My brain is constructed like a genius, which is different that most humans. 」

Looking at the boisterous Tensai, and even Tetsu-kun had to backtrack and agree.

「So why would you force the roommate on me? 」

「Hmmm. That’s because I don’t know how to deal with a kouhai who is crying you know? 」

Why is this puffing out his chest and being so proud of being lazy?

「I mean, isn’t it normal for girls to comfort each other in a situation like this? 」

「Shut up Juugo! I don’t know what to do because I’ve never had a kouhai rely on me like this before! 」

For some reason Tensai says this. Apparently she’s quite temperamental. Even though when she is in full swing, whether the other party is a villain or hero she will behave proudly, but she’s flustered by the response of a crying kouhai. Tensai’s interpersonal skills seem a bit strange.

Suruga-chan is desperately wiping the tears that won’t stop even while she’s trying to be sneaky. Seeing Suruga like that Tetsu-kun held out a handkerchief for her saying ‘Are you ok?’ Yeah, Tetsu-kun is a serious and good guy isn’t he?

「Excuse me senpai」

「I know how you feel. 」

「Eh? 」

「My name is Tetsunoshin Tsujimi. I’m on good terms with Yun… I mean Yoshino. 」

「Tetsunoshin… you are… I believe Saki calls you ‘Tetsu’…」

「Ah, yes. 」

「Is that right, that’s you…It’s your fault…」

「? 」

SLAP

Both Yumeji-san and I who were watching the situation, and even the students who were having lunch in the courtyard, turned their gazes to see what was going on after hearing the loud sound.

Suruga-chan slapped Tetsu-kun on the cheek with all her might while shedding tears.

「You’re the one who caused Saki to go down the wrong path. 」

「Ah, uh, wha? 」

Suruga-chan grabs Tetsu-kun’s chest in a complete panic.

「It’s because of you that Saki… Saki became a bad girl! Because of you. You. Because of you, Saki…」

「N..no, wait, what do you mean…」

「This is unforgivable! I will never forgive you! 」

The courtyard during the lunch break was in an uproar as Suruga-san burst into tears and sobbed. It wasn’t just the courtyard, also from the windows of the school building the students were sticking their faces out one after another wondering what was going on.

「Give her back, give back Sakiiiiii! 」

Tetsu-kun doesn’t know what to do as Suruga-chan clings to his chest crying. What is this sloppy scene?

「Hmmm, looks like things are getting pretty interesting. 」

「Hey. Don’t just stand there grinning like you’re a bystander, great detective」

「You can expect a muddy development from this. 」

「Yumeji-san’s glasses move slightly on her nose when she let’s out a bit snort. 」

Yumeji-san bite wasn’t half bad. Eh? You like this sort of thing Yumeji-san?

The curiosity of the students looking turned to accusatory stares, and of course they were all directed at Tetsu-kun. Suruga-chan is crying, but Tetsu-kun must be the one who really wants to cry.

 

「I’m really sorry. 」

「…well, I’m glad you cleared up the misunderstanding. 」

Tetsu-kun sighs in relief as Suruga-chan bows her head deeply. Actually… there are a bunch of scratches on his face that were gauged by Suruga-chan when she went wild, but let’s just ignore them.

「I had a fight with Saki as soon as she came home, so I didn’t hear much about it in detail. I never thought Tsujimi-senpai and the other were protecting Saki. 」

After that, with the help of Yumeji-san, Suruga-chan was calmed down and taken back to class. So to summarize, this is the current situation.

I understand what Suruga-chan was saying. It’s hard to imagine that a gang in Tsukuyomi-gai, which some call a den of evil, would do such a nice thing. It would be normal to think that he dragged Yun-chan in and led her down the path of a delinquent.

Tetsu-kun said to Suruga-chan, who apologized over and over again, 「Like Suruga, I’m worried about Yun and looking for her. People may not believe me, but I will definitely find Yun. So don’t worry and be patient. 」

Putting his hands on Suruga-chan’s shoulders, Tetsu-kun said this with serious eyes.

「Yes. Thank you very much Tsujimi-senpai. 」

Looking at those two from the side I think, Tetsu-kun sure looks cool. I wish I could say such cool lines to girls too.

Next to me the great detective says, 「It’s having a kouhai that makes you put in so much time and effort. 」

「No, but you didn’t do anything right? Don’t act like you did all the work here! 」

Then Tensai’s phone rang.

「Hello, D’arc? How was it? 」

Apparently, the one who called was D’arc. After finishing the conversation with D’arc, Tensai went in front of Tetsu-kun and Suruga-chan and grinned.

「By the way, while Saki Yoshino isn’t around, you two have suddenly gotten close? I’ve got some good news. 」

Both of their faces turned bright red at once.

「Ah, that’s… what are you saying…」, 「S..senpai, please don’t say weird things! 」

Seeing the two of them panicking, I lightly poke Tensai in the head.

「Don’t make fun of them because they are serious. And what’s the good news? 」

 

「Fufufu, I’ve found out where Saki Yoshino is. 」

 

For a moment absolute silence descended on the place. Then after everyone’s surprise wears off they immediately close in on Tensai.

「H..hey! W..what’s going on Tensai?! How did you find out!? 」

「I didn’t do anything special. It’s just that Yoshino Saki has been absent from school since yesterday. I had D’arc investigate to see if there was any contact with the school. 」

「No, it’s true that I think normally if someone is going to miss class they’ll contact the school. But… seriously?! 」

Tetsu-kun was worried not only about me, who knew about Friday’s incident, but also about Yun-chan, who suddenly disappeared. Furthermore, it seems that Suruga-chan who became involved in the incident had no idea at all.

To those of us in the bubble, Tensai tells us the results of D’arc’s investigation

 

「In conclusion, it seems that Saki Yoshino submitted a leave of absence notice and left Nanaejima on a ferry. 」