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Nanana’s Buried Treasure Volume 6 Chapter 4.2

A member of each team was on one side of the gorokuma, while the other members were on the other side. The desks are surrounded by simple partitions so that each person cannot see what the others are doing.

While taking in the situation I had a sudden thought.

「You know, I feel like it’s fate that I’m paired with Tetsu-kun, even though we weren’t trying to be. 」

「Don’t even joke about an idea that disgusting. 」

「Yeah, sorry. 」

The twins giggle when they see us like this.

「Well then. 」 「Let’s get started. 」

Me, Tetsu-kun, and the twins are all ready to go. We are holding pens in front of the whiteboards on the desks.

Then the gorokuma stood in the center holding a whiteboard like the ones in front of us and started writing something down with a pen. After he finished writing, he held it up and slowly started rotating around so that all of us could see it.

First Question

What is your favorite food?

Time limit is 30 seconds.

「….Seriously? 」

I glanced over at the twins and saw that they were quickly moving their pens. Behind the gorokuma, who is spinning around like a ballerina, Tetsu-kun is looking down at his desk with a strange expression on his face.

Huh? Is it really like this?

I wasn’t really excited about this game, but now that things have turned out like this I have to take it seriously. If I lose here my coins will be cut in half.

Time to concentrate and lock in. So the rule is that the answers of the team mates have to match each other.

….So, the food that Tetsu-kun would like… swords, samurai, Japanese food…

Then, just as I had finished writing my answers the gorokuma let out a strange cry, ‘Kisha!’. Apparently that’s how it tells us time is up. No, you need to think of a better method. I thought this as I held up the whiteboard for the other three to see.

Sushi – Me

Avacado Sandwich – Twin (with glasses)

Avacado Sandwich – Twin (Without glasses)

Sushi Body Shots – Tetsu-kun

「Eh? What a minute Tetsu-kun! What kind of perverted answer is that! Are you some perverted middle aged man? Are these twins really making you horny? 」

I yell at him desperately. The twins are in matching poses with an expression like ‘Wow, are you serious?’ However Tetsu-kun calmly explains his perverted answer.

「Wait I wasn’t putting my favorite food, I was answering Juugo’s favorite food. 」

「You’re a pervert. 」 「You’re the worst. 」

「No no no. Wait a minute twins! Don’t look at me like that! Or hey Tetsu-kun, what is that? That’s slander! 」

Tetsu-kun looks troubled as he watches me desperately deny it.

「But this is the only food I can think of that you like Juugo. 」

「Why!? What kind of image of me do you have?! 」

Ugh this is awful. I’m shocked to find out that my friend thinks my favorite food is eating sushi off of a woman’s body.

Well, putting aside these horrible feelings. When gorokuma saw our answers, he let out a strange cry, ‘Kisha!’ and then started writing circles on the partitions on the twins’ desks. Apparently that strange sound just now is supposed to represent the ‘ping pong, ping pong’ sound that usually means a correct answer is made, and the circle mark is meant to show the number of correct answers. …Yeah, I guess that’s the best that the gorokuma can do.

As expected, the twins seem to be good at knowing each other’s favorite food. Or maybe they just both like it.

So now that they’ve easily won one point, the next problem comes.

Second Questions

When it comes to the opposite sex, what is your type?

1 minute time limit.

Just like before gorokuma rotates while holding up the whiteboard with the question.

I think about the question while I erase ‘sushi’ from my whiteboard.

Well, it’s easy to imagine Tetsu-kun’s answer to this question. However there are a few things I need to be careful about. With the first question Tetsu-kun tried to match what I would say. In other words, the answer I should write is not ‘little girls’ which is Tetsu-kun’s favorite, but my favorite type instead.

That’s it!

‘Kisha!’ Hearing gorokuma’s strange cry announcing that time was up, everyone raised their white boards at the same time.

Glasses – Me

Cool People – Twin (with glasses)

Cool People – Twin (without glasses)

Always cheerful and has a wonderful smile – Tetsu-kun

「Whyyyyyyy did you write YOUR favorite type? Work with me Tetsu-kun! 」

「That’s my line! Like before I thought you would answer the same way you did before! What’s up with that answer? Glasses are an accessory, not a type! 」

「Don’t you dare call glasses an accessory! Treating glasses as an accessory is nonsense! Glasses are a distinct personality trait! What’s with your favorite type Tetsu-kun? Your description is too long and has too many features. But it’s describing a description of Yun-chan isn’t it? 」

「….No, that’s not true. 」

「Don’t’ look away and get flustered! 」

And for some reason gorokuma is fidgeting like it’s embarrassed. Why is that?

The twins were looking at me and giggling.

「Oh I see… the guy with the evil looking eyes has a fetish for glasses. 」

「You like glasses so much that it was the reason you came here. Lucky for us! 」

I can’t say anything back because that point is valid. It is true that if it wasn’t for the bespectacled girl who was kneeling on the street at that time, I would have still gotten worried and taken her to the infirmary, but I’d probably be on my guard so I wouldn’t have gone inside the room. Also, I’m not a glasses fetishist, I’m a glasses worshiper, so get it right!

The twins got matching answers again. Gorokuma made the ‘Kishaa’ sound and made a circle mark.

Isn’t this getting dangerous? As I was thinking that the third question came.

Third Question

Write the name of a person of the opposite sex with whom you’d never go out with for any reason.

2 minute time limit.

This is another question with a broad range of answers. The key to the question is that it doesn’t matter what the reason is. You could interoperate as someone you can’t see as a member of the opposite sex, or someone unobtainable like an idol from tv. …Well if someone was already dead, we wouldn’t be able to go out with them either…

Despite my worries, I was confident that I could match Tetsu-kun’s answer to thism question. I guess Tetsu-kun feels the same way, he’s been giving me a heated gaze since the question was asked.

He’s saying ‘Juugo, I understand.’

I understand, Tetsu-kun. There is no one else in the world with whom we can agree on.

We were able to have this conversation through eye contact based on a common view.

Then we heard gorokuma’s cry of ‘Kishaa’ and excitedly held up our whiteboards.

Batako-san – me

Futoshi Ohwada – Twin (with glasses)

Futoshi Ohwada – Twin (without glasses)

Anego – Tetsu-kun

The moment we saw that, Tetsu-kun and I both pumped our fists and say ‘Yeah!’. I was excited to get the correct answer for the first time.

However.

「? Why are you so happy? 」 「Don’t they have different answers? 」

The twins tilted their heads.

「No, no. I see your confusion, but these are the same person. 」

That was my explanation, but gorokuma let out a strange ‘Kishaa’ noise and did not mark our partition with a circle.

「Hey! What’s the meaning of this you alien? 」

「Isn’t it correct? 」

Tetsu-kun and I desperately protest, but gorokuma made an ‘X’ with both hands as if to say ‘No, the answers are not a match.’

Huh, really? That sucks.

Well, if I think about it with a level head, even though it was the same person we called her different names. I don’t even know her real name in the first place. Whether Tetsu-kun knows her name or not, he specifically answered with ‘Anego’ or sister.

Again I though it sucks. Because we have failed 3 times in a row and they have been correct 3 times in a row. It’s strange that they can guess each other’s favorite food, or type of guy, or even a guy they won’t date right? Is it even possible to match all these questions?

Truly this is the telepathy that twins have. At this point I feel like it’s already over. I mean to win the game in this battle area you have to be the first team to get five matching answers to the questions. It is hard to imagine that the twins, with a 100% answer rate, will miss any at all. If that’s the case then there is no chance for a comeback.

「Seriously? 」

Huh? Have we lost already?

When I look at Tetsu-kun behind gorokuma, he seems to be thinking the same thing as me as he has a depressed look on his face.