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Nanana’s Buried Treasure Volume 5 Chapter 3.1

Episode 3: While President Yuiga is gone… a showdown?

 

1

 

「Let’s go to the 《ruins》.」

Ibara-senpai summoned Tensai, D’arc, and I to the adventure club. It was our first time being in this room in awhile. There appears to be a senpai sitting where President Yuiga always sits. With both elbows on the desk and a smile on her face, she looks like the father from the Ikari family. (TN: From the Evangelion Anime)

「Go ahead, do you know where the new 《ruins》 are located? 」

The hidden 《ruins》 on Nanaejima. They are a pain every time just to find.

「Do you remember that there were other possible sites of 《ruins》 in the hot springs town where we found the 《ruins》 last time? 」 Tsurezure-senpai (who was standing next to Ibara-senpai) asked this and I tried to remember.

「Come to think of it, when we all went out to eat yakiniku, President Yuiga said something like, ‘There are about three candidate sites’. 」

「I’m going to check out one of the other two places this time. 」

I see, so it hasn’t been checked yet. But I have one concern.

「Um, Tsurezure-senpai. Is this an order from President Yuiga? 」

President Yuiga, who always takes command when we challenge 《ruins》, is currently in the hospital. It’s hard to imagine that President Yuiga asking us to challenge a 《ruin》 without him.

「No, it’s our decision. 」

「I see, and I agree. But, why? 」

Then the senpai grinned.

「The plan is to secretly get a new Nanana collection for Isshin-sama who is in the hospital. I’ll give it to him as a surprise and make him happy. 」

Oh, is that so? Well It’s true that if you bring President Yuiga a new Nanana collection as a gift, he’ll be very happy.

Ibara-senpai got up from her chair and began to write on the whiteboard, ‘The big sympathy plan for Isshin-sama’ with a pen.

Um… what now?

1, Secretly get the Nanana collection.

2. Surprise Isshin-sama by waking him up in his hospital bed and showing it to him. He will be overjoyed.
3. I worked hard. I will be praised by Isshin-sama a lot. I’ll jump on his chest (naked) and roll up in his comforter with him as he says ‘Come here’…

Ibara-senpai began to write about such things in detail with illustrations while making a weird laugh. ‘Gehegehe’ What a naïve delusion.

「Our search will be held after school today, so don’t be late! 」

Looking at Ibara-senpai who is in high spirits, Tensai says, 「Hmph. Would Ibara-dono be going out of control like this if Yuiga-dono was here? 」

「Stop calmly analyzing things, great detective. 」

 

2

 

So after school the story progressed with a bang.

「Well then, let’s go」, said Ibara-senpai, who was full of motivation. We left for the destination, the 《ruins》. It seems that it is quite a distance to the 《ruins》 that we will challenge today, so we will have to change trams to get there.

The tram I boarded with the other students returning home, runs along the coast. While gazing out the window at the sun setting over the horizon, I thought about the upcoming attempt at the 《ruins》. This will be the first time we challenge a 《ruin》 without President Yuiga. Without President Yuiga there, there won’t be any unexpected betrayals. So I’ll be able to challenge this 《ruin》 with confidence.

「So? How are you going to outsmart us and get the Nanana collection this time Juugo? 」

I can’t believe I’m being asked this question. …No, I can’t say that because I have a criminal history.

「Don’t grin when you’re being so rude, great detective. 」

While glaring at Tensai who is sitting in front of me, I turned my eyes towards the two senpai who were sitting a little ways away. I felt safe because they were not aware of what we were saying.

Putting that aside. To be honest, I’m busy with various things right now. So I’d like you to refrain from challenging the 《ruins》. I can’t afford to miss the chance to get my hands on the Nanana collection. My purpose is to find the culprit who killed Nanana-chan 10 years ago.

「You seem busy, thinking about the evil deeds? 」

Tensai asked me as if she could see right through me. I replied ‘kinda’ and leaned my weight on the seat belt. Thanks to all this, I’ve been turning down study sessions with Yumeji-san for the past few days.

「I heard from D’arc. Doesn’t it seem like you’re using him a lot? 」

「Thank you for your cooperation. 」

「It seems that you are forcing him to wear women’s underwear to take pictures of him in racy cloths. 」

「If you only hear that part it sounds like I’m a pervert. 」

「Even today aren’t you sending him to an interview for a questionable part time job?」

「That’s why I don’t speak in a way that might mislead the listener. The group of high school girls next door started whispering, didn’t they? 」

That’s why D’arc is not here to challenge the 《ruins》. Well even he said, 「I don’t think I’ll be of any use even if I’m there. 」

「Lately, every time D’arc comes home he’s been crying and saying, ‘I’ve been defiled by Juugo-kun.’ 」

「Well, that’s not a misunderstanding. You should comfort him. 」

It’s because I’m doing a lot of things. And to the group of high school girls next door, I will ask you not to shout ‘Kyaaa’.

「And I heard that you were joining your parents. 」

「He doesn’t really speak. 」

It’s true that Shuu-san, and in the course of events Yukihime-nee-san helped me. Currently the main members are D’arc, Shuu-san, Yukihime-nee-san, and myself. In addition, we have another student from our school participating behind the scenes who was introduced by D’arc.

「Even so, I never thought Tensai would have friends like that. 」

「Are you talking about Suina? 」

「Yeah yeah. That strange kid. 」

D’arc introduced me to Suina Hiiragi, a first-year student. She seems to be very knowledgeable about mechanics. It seems she shut herself up in his school clubroom to make various machines. She seems to be very quiet and unresponsive. Basically she ignored me and only talked to D’arc.

「Well she is a strange person. 」

「Yeah, if Tensai says so, then she must be REALLY strange. 」

「However, Suina often cooperates. Someone like Suina will likely ignore the villainous side of a man, like you Juugo. 」

「At first they were unresponsive, but when I told them my plan, they became interested. She said she wanted to test how well my power works. 」

「I see, that’s an engineer like idea to have. 」

「So in the end I accepted the condition that Suina-chan suggested, ‘If you give me the right to hug D’arc for 10 minutes’, then she cooperated. 」

「Hmmm, D’arc didn’t report that part to me. 」

Tensai grinned an evil smile. The kinds of cruel treatment she was imagining for her attendant in her head gave me goosebumps.

「So? It’s not quite the date yet, but is it likely to be finished in time? 」

「Somehow it will. 」

「This is good preparation for such a short period of time. 」

「It would have been impossible for me to do it alone. Are you prepared Tensai? 」

「I have no doubts. 」

「That’s good. Then all we have to do is get things finished. 」

After that I changed trams. By the time I had a light meal at a fast food restaurant on the way it was already dark.

 

「Hey, are we there yet? Ibara-dono? 」

「You’ll see it soon, so be patient little one. 」

Senpai shouted at Tensai who had started to lag behind the group. Leaving the downtown area, the four of us walked intently under the streetlights and the sky full of stars.

「Come to think of it Tsurezure-senpai, are your legs ok? 」

It’s been a while, but I remember that Tsurezure-senpai should have been injured when he was chasing after Senjo-san the other day.

「Oh, no worries. 」

「No, but you were in a cast. Wasn’t it broken? 」

「No problem, it’s tolerable. 」

Eh? Doesn’t that mean it’s not healed?

Tsurezure Kagetora-senpai, who is in charge of espionage, seems to be a ninja. I still don’t understand this guys specs.

「I can see it. 」

Tsurezure-senpai points to a warehouses along the coast. You can clearly see several large warehouses of the same shape lined up.

「Is one of them the 《ruins》?」

「That’s right」 says Tsurezure-senpai as he nods.

He takes out a sketch from his pocket and everyone looks at it. It’s a warehouse that seems to be a 《ruin》. The shape is a large rectangle and there seems to be a room in the back, but other than that it seems to be a warehouse-like spacious building with no rooms or walls. The entrance has a large shutter door for loading and one normal door next to that. It’s a really simple design. It’s like a warehouse that doesn’t feel out of place, especially here.

「Um, Tsurezure-senpai. Is this place really a 《ruin》?」

It just looks so much like a warehouse that I want to ask to make sure.

「The conditions are the same as the Western-style building in the hot springs town we went to before. 」