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Nanana’s Buried Treasure Volume 5 Chapter 2.2

As I listen to Yumeji-san’s story with great interest, what I found particularly interesting was what she said about the Tanabata Festival.

「So the GREAT 7 will grant your wish eh? 」

The GREAT 7 are the seven genius students who created Nanaejima twelve years ago. Due to various reasons that number has shrunk as only 5 of them are still alive. By the way I’m acquainted with two of them. One of them is the manager and landlord of the Happiness dorm where I live. And the other is the former head of the GREAT 7 who was killed ten years ago. She is a girl who has become an earthbound spirit and plays online games at home.

「But isn’t there a limit to what the GREAT 7 can achieve? 」

One of them is a useless manager. I’m not sure how many wishes she can grant.

「No, really. Most of the time the GREAT 7 put their prestige on the line and do everything in their power to grant our wishes. There was someone who’s wish was ‘I want to travel the world’ and got to. Another was  ‘I want to own a house’ and got a house built. 」

「Huh, that sounds pretty serious. How does it work? 」

「First of all, for the strips of paper we write ‘request’ and ‘I want this to come true GREAT 7’, followed by the name of who you want to grant the wish. They are collected from all over the island and a few are selected at random on July 7th at the special stage. The GREAT 7 divide the strips of paper according to votes and then do their best to fulfill the wishes written on them. 」

「I see. 」

「The person making the request can write a sincere request, or it can be a joke, but requests that are too unreasonable are invalid. Only wishes that can be granted by the GREAT 7 will be selected. 」

「Ah, so that’s how it is. 」

「Even so, the amazing thing is that even if it seems like an impossible request, they may manage to make it come true. Until now there hasn’t been a single wish that couldn’t be fulfilled because it was ‘impossible’. 」

「Well, that’s pretty cool. 」

After all they made this island with Nanana-chan, so I guess the GREAT 7 is a group of people with a lot of amazing skills. (Other than the bad landlord that is…)

「However, one thing to keep in mind is that if you vote for the wrong person it may end up in an embarrassing result. 」

「What do you mean? 」

「It’s up to the GREAT 7 to decide how to fulfill their requests, so there are often terrible results. A few years ago, the GREAT 7’s leader was Ikkaku Shunjuu… Well, I’m embarrassed to say this, but someone jokingly wrote a request to him, ‘Give me panties from a Gyaru’, and it was chosen. A few days later panties were delivered to that student, but at the same time the police came and arrested him. After that the person had to be suspended from the school he was attending at the time. 」

「Why did he do that? 」

「At the time, Ikkaku-san said, ‘I granted the wish, but obtaining used women’s underwear is a criminal act. From that point of view I could not overlook it.’ 」

「That’s messed up. 」

「It’s because Ikkaku-san is the head of the island and a very serious person. Of course, there are others who are well-versed in drinking alcohol, and there are people who will take even the most ridiculous of requests seriously. That’s why it’s an iron rule to vote after assessing each person’s strengths and weaknesses and sense of humor. 」

「I see, that sounds interesting. 」

「Yeah, many students and residents flock to the venue every year. The event is even broadcast on TV every year. This is a very lively event. 」

「Do you write a wish every year too? 」

「Yes, I came to this island for middle school, so this is my fifth festival. Well, of course, mine was never picked. 」

「So, what kind of request did you make this year? 」

When I asked this Yumeji looked down in embarrassment.

「T..that’s a secret. 」

Yumeji-san has a glimmer while looking down. It seems that I asked something wrong. But seeing Yumeji-san shyly fidgeting like that makes me want to fidget too. ❤

「Realistically what is the chance of getting your wish granted? 」

「It’s hard to accurately guess because of the popularity of the GREAT 7 members and the bias of the people who vote. But there are only 7 wishes granted and considering that the population of the island is roughly 100,000 you could say the chances are 7 in 100,000? 」

That would be approximately 1 in 14,000.

「It’s almost like winning the lottery. 」

「But maybe you’ll hit this lottery. 」

If you give up, then the game ends right there.

「Yeah, I’ll think of something. 」

While laughing, I look at the bamboo with strips of paper that I can see from the window. So this is the Tanabata festival…

 

「Well then Yamato-kun. See you tomorrow. 」

「Yeah, see you tomorrow. 」

I bid farewell to the smiling Yumeji-san and head home by myself.

Weeell, today was fun. Dehehe. This was me trying to force myself to have better moral but it’s not working because there are things I’m worried about. I again think about after leaving the staff room that day.

 

「I’m really thankful to you. Thanks to my senpai I was able to find out what Saki is doing. Or rather, when I think about it calmly, it makes sense to ask the homeroom teacher. I’m sorry, I think I’ve lost my mind. 」 Suruga-chan laughed as she made this apology.

Well I know how you feel. Yun-chan has just caused a commotion with her disappearance the other day. I wouldn’t have thought that you would take such a desperate approach. And we did too.

「Tsujimi-senpai was also really sorry. 」

「Don’t worry. If you have any concerns, feel free to contact me. I’ll be as helpful as possible. 」

「Thank you」, Suruga-chan said with a smile. 「And with that I’ll take off」, she said and left.

「So, Tensai. What do you plan to do? 」

The great detective turned her gaze to me. In her hand was the same paper letter that Yun-chan sent to Suruga-chan.

「I’m worried about something. I thought I’d do a little research」

Now there is no more meaningful words and fearless smiles from Tensai, and no more bowing D’arc. The last two people left were me and Tetsu-kun.

「Well, I’m glad that Yun-chan is safe no matter what else. 」

「Juugo, what do you think? 」

「What do you mean? 」

「I’ve been with Yun every day since I started attending this school, but she never told me her parents were sick. I still can’t believe that Yun would leave Suruga and I without saying a word. 」

「…」

「Juugo, do you think Yun really went back to her parents’ house? 」

2

The dinner scene is in room 202, which is the usual.

「Thank you for waiting. 」

I say ‘Itadakimasu’ as I stick out my chopsticks to the food that D’arc served while in a frilly apron.

The star of tonight’s dinner is D’arc’s handmade hamburg steak. Two slightly small hamburg steaks along with brightly colored vegetables were neatly arranged on the plates. The handmade hamburg steaks are made with D’arc’s tiny hands, so it’s tiny and cute. When you insert your chopsticks into the plump hamburger covered in demi-glaze sauce the meat juices slowly overflow down the sides. Putting it over the rice and bringing it all into my mouth, it’s delicious.

「How is it Juugo-kun? 」

I somehow avert my eyes from D’arc who is watching me in anticipation.

「It’s uh… Well it’s delicious isn’t it? 」

Somehow I got embarrassed and stuttered as I answered in such plain words. However upon hearing my not well explained answer, D’arc put his hands together over his mouth and got a big smile saying, 「Thank goodness. 」

It feels strange. Even though he’s the one making the food for me, my saying ‘it’s delicious’ makes him so happy. But seeing D’arc so happy naturally makes me smile too. How can I describe this except as a good thing?

「…hey, come on! This is making me think something strange! Such a rosy world I live in. Come back, my soul! 」

「What are you yelling for all of a sudden Juugo?! 」

Nanana-chan, who is eating pudding at the dining table with us, is looking at me suspiciously.

「Hmm, I’m going to have a lot of rice today. 」

Then Tensai, who was sitting in front of me holding a teacup, looked at me grinning. Tensai and D’arc came to our room for dinner today as well. And recently it’s become expected that D’arc is the one who will cook dinner. At first I was the one who cooked, but it seemed that she got fed up with the sloppy meals made by a novice and took the initiative to make the meals. As expected of a demanding detective’s attendant, the food that D’arc makes is delicious.