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Nanana’s Buried Treasure Volume 7 Chapter 7.13

「By the way, Nanana-chan is completely ignoring it.」

We don’t talk about it out loud but we both Tensai and I have a mutual understanding. We both know that there was something fishy about what Sansa-san was doing.

「Well Juugo, I like that.」

「Yeah, don’t look at me like a window-shopping girl looks at her boyfriend saying ‘I want that!’「

「Who are you calling your girlfriend?」

「Don’t react to my analogies. And especially not in a way that makes it difficult for me.」

And Yukihime-san, watching us from the Sakura Team base, calm down here. You are emitting a very dark aura.

Eh, whatever.

「Nanana-chan, you’re too strong.」

As expected, when Sansa returned from the robbery room, she was in a terrible mood.

「What a joke, that’s not possible. I’m going to destroy her!」

When Sansa-san returned to the base, she was muttering these things under her breath and looked absolutely murderous.

As soon as she sat down in her chair, she started complaining.

「Ugh, I’ve lost all my motivation now. I just want to go home and sleep. I want to hold Koma and sleep.」

Sansa-san collapses into the chair, slumped over.

So I immediately made a suggestion with a smile.

「What do you think? It looks like the operation failed, so why don’t you go home?」

「…Uh, what?」

「Um, well can you please go home now?」

When I suggested this with a smile, Sansa-san of course showed an appropriate reaction. Lady Ageha, who is on the same team, stood in front of me with an aura that was even more frightening.

Then she grabbed me by the collar with all her strength.

「What do you mean I failed?」

「When you were turning over the cards earlier, you messed around with the order right? It seemed like you were being cautious around Nanana-chan, but I, well I mean all of us who were watching the monitor could tell.」

「……」

「He seemed to be very angry, and his hands were a little shaky. By the way, why did he do that? Wasn’t it to destroy the evidence?」

「…..」

「’After a crisis there is an opportunity, but after a missed opportunity there is only a crisis’「

「What is that?」

「This is a family motto.」

Hearing that, Sansa-san grinned.

「Your clan seems really interesting. I’d like to meet your dad and talk to him some time.」

Yeah, I guess she found out after all.

「In that case, I recommend that you seduce my father. If you send a photo to my mother, it will be a done deal in one shot. Oh, but please don’t lay hands on anyone other than my father.」

Sansa laughed at my request.

「Hey now, don’t glare at me like that. I’m not going to abduct them or eat them or anything.」

「I’m not glaring at you.」

「Why don’t you take a look at yourself in the mirror? You’re looking like you’re going to kill someone if they take even one step into your territory.」

「That’s not true at all.」

Well excuse me, I’m just a good looking young man with serious eyes.

「Do you really want me to go that much?」

「Yes, if this continues we will really lose.」

「Oh?」

「I’m convinced after watching that just now. As long as M is possessed by Nanana-chan, we will never be able to win this 《game》. To be honest, I really wish they’d stop. I feel bad for Nanana-chan, but I wish she’d leave soon. The only way to make that happen is to ask you to go home Sansa-san.」

Hearing my words, Sansa-san grinned.

「Is that what you’ve been thinking this whole time?」

「No way. Nanana-chan is having so much fun, so I feel like I want to continue hanging out with her forever. But we are almost at the limit. If the two of you continue to cause trouble, my plan won’t work.」

Hearing this, Sansa-san burst out laughing. She laughed so hard she was holding her stomach.

「You’re interesting. It’s been a while since I’ve heard a brat like you talking down to me.」

Sansa-san glances at the monitor.

Then she let go of my collar and grinned.

「I sure got carried away playing around with kids. I’ve done what I had to do, so I think it’s time to head home.」

Sansa patted me on the shoulder, which I reacted too with a twitch, then whispered in my ear.

「Yo, Yama Juugo. ….Please help me out with Tetsu as much as you can, even if it’s just a little bit.」

I can’t help but smile.

Jeez, this girl. After all that violence…

It’s a shame that I can’t see what Sansa’s expression looks like right now.

「I would even if you didn’t tell me to.」

「Well, see you later then」, says Sansa-san as she leaves our team base.

She arrived suddenly, and left casually.

Whatever the case, seeing her leave I feel truly, truly relieved from the bottom of my heart.

「So you finally return huh?」

「Servant A, you’re such a daredevil.」

「Yeah, to be honest, that was really scary.」

If I had been careless I might have been killed, right?」

Having said that, I was only half relieved.

The reason was that something that Sansa-san had just said had somehow stuck in my mind.

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Before the start of the 27th turn, Sansa called M (or rather Nanana) out to the hallway.

「So I’ll be heading home soon.」

「I’m not going home! You really need to stop this! I said that you guys aren’t allowed to search for the Nanana Collection!」

「Ah, I heard it from Shiki. He said it was a message from you, who suddenly appeared in that room nine years ago as an earthbound spirit.」

「If that’s the case, then please abide by it! If Sansa, Haruaki and the others get involved, the kids today won’t be able to get their hands on the Nanana Collection!」

「Shut up, we’re not going through the ruins or anything. We’re just behaving as you said. That’s why we’re just buying them off of who you call the kids of today with money. Both me and Ikkaku.」

Nanana can’t argue this strategy, because it wasn’t forbidden.

Furthermore, at the same time that this method allows Sansa and Ikkaku to obtain the Nanana Collection while following Nanana’s rules, it also increases the chances that the students who sold them will be able to achieve their dreams.

Nanana understands very well from her experience of creating Nanaejima that there are dreams that can be realized with money.

Seeing Nanana remain silent, Sansa takes this opportunity to continue pressing her point.

「And even this time, Tetsu just used the Nanana Collection to summon me, and I didn’t break any promise.」

「Grrrr, you always make excuses like this! That’s why you are bad natured.」

「I don’t want to hear that from you.」

At this, Nanana put on a rather serious expression.

「Hey Sansa. The Nanana Collection was left to the children on this island who are pursuing their dreams. So… please minimize what you do with them.」

Seeing Nanana say such a sad thing, Sansa responded in a sulky way, 「It’s for the people who are here now. So why can’t we use it for the dreams we’re aiming for?」

Nanana’s eyes widen.

「Sansa and everyone’s …. Dream?」

「What? Do you think we are satisfied after the creation of this island? You have to be joking. An island like this is just a stepping stone for us. After you died ten years ago, the dream you left behind has taken on a life of its own. Well, I’m sure you’ll be very satisfied about that. But, we’re still not satisfied. You may still be the same as you were back then, but we’re different. Ten years have passed since then, and we’re still going. Up to now, and from now on.」

「……」

「Don’t just go and die leaving behind your pointless, selfish ideas! That’s what I call forcing things on others!」

Nanana was taken aback by Sansa’s angry yelling.

Seeing Nanana like that, Sansa spat out more words with a guilty look on her face.

「…Well, the reason why Ikkaku and the others are still following what you said is because they believe it is an idea that should be protected.」

「Sansa.」

「I’m telling you, I don’t agree! I just happen to have had similar thoughts in the past!」

「….yeah.」

Seeing Nanana smiling, Sansa finally returns to her usually vulgar way of talking.

「Ah, I feel a bit better now. Seriously, you just died so quickly of your own volition, I couldn’t say anything.」

「I’m still a ghost, so I wish you’d come and see me.」

Sansa let out a deep sigh at Nanana’s carefree response.

「Nanana, since you became an earthbound spirit, has anyone other than Shiki come to see you?」

Nanana is silent after asked that question.

「No one else has, right?」

「Well… Utsuki did once…」

「Were you happy?」

「….no.」

Nanana remembered something unpleasant. Something very, very unpleasant.

「The change in our state of mind in the year between your death and becoming a ghost. It’s not as easy a thing for us as you think it is.」