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Nanana’s Buried Treasure Volume 7 Chapter 7.6

「I don’t really understand what you mean.」

「Hmmm. To put it simply, Sansa’s strength is at the level of a final boss. So, from the very beginning of the battle, she starts attacking you and afflicting abnormal status ailments. Before you know it, it feels like you have all sorts of status effects and all your stats are set to 0. So basically it doesn’t matter what level you are at.」

「I’m not asking for an analogy like that. I’m asking for a specific example.」

After the blunt reaction by Yukihime, M grumbles 「I thought it was a very easy to understand analogy」, and explains it again.

「Sansa is extremely skilled at reading into the psychology of others, and she does it to great accuracy. She never overlooks even the smallest detail. She probably knows the people she’s going up against better than they know themselves. What will the result be when the Sansa effect is added to this? The other person will either be intimidated or charmed by her, much like you are now Yukihime.」

「No way…」

「Yukihime, you’re actually scared of Sansa right now, aren’t you? Her gaze is frightening, it feels like she can see right into your heart and it makes you feel uneasy.」

「That’s…「 Yukihime’s expression shows her agitation.

「That is the poison of sacrilege. It drives the other person into a corner. It clouds their judgment. It makes it impossible for them to make a logical decision.」

「That’s not true at all! I’m my normal self!」

Haruto shakes his head next to Yukihime who was putting on a tough act.

「Yukihime, you’re definitely not your normal self. You realize that, don’t you?」

「No way! I am…」

「I know you can usually control your emotions, but you can’t right now can you? …It only occurred to you when it was pointed out though.」

Yukihime was about to open her mouth as M pointed this out. She lowered her head in frustration instead.

As M said, she had only just realized that now.

「Sansa plants poison deep in the mind of the other person, and it’s really difficult to remove it.」

「Then what should I do?」

「The quickest way to combat it is to change your mindset. ….But it’s not as simple as just changing a few small things, it requires a more fundamental change. After the battle with Sansa, you got really angry, and you became conscious of her, and that’s the worst thing you can do. So one way to avoid this is to run away as soon as the battle is over. In order to get rid of the memories of being involved with Sansa, you can be in a Sansa-free environment.」

That’s when Yukihime notices something.

「Could it be…?」

「Yes, That’s the way Hiiyo over there did it.」

Everyone turned their attention to where M was looking, which was at Ikusaba Hiiyo who had messy hair.

「It seems like a lot of crazy stuff has happened while I was asleep.」

Yukihime scoffed at the yawning Ikusaba.

「I was wondering what you were doing in the waiting room, you were sleeping?」

「Oh well, it’s because my thoughts were not normal. When you can’t control yourself, you have to turn the tide. That’s why I was sleeping, to reset my mind. I’m still trying to avoid it though.」

So Ikusaba receives a glove that one of the real gorokuma stabbed into his temple.

M glared at Ikusaba, who was hiding his mouth.

「Long time no see Hiiyo.」

「Tensai-kun wrote about this in the note she left… but I really hate that she showed up.」

Although Ikusaba-san laughed at this, his eyes were serious.

「I won’t punch you right now. It would end up breaking the bones in the fingers of this girl whose body I’m borrowing.」

In response to M‘s glare, Ikusaba gave a wry smile and asked, 「How hard do you intend to punch me?」

「So, what exactly did you come here for?」

「To drive away Sansa. And to restore this game as much as possible after Sansa has ruined it.」

「Restore this game?」

And then, everyone is surprised as they listen to M‘s plan.

「What’s in it for you?」

「Of course Hiiyo would ask that. It’s not like that though. I just can’t stand it.」

「You are the same as ever. You’re so pure it makes me want to vomit… However, I guess I should rely on you for now. It’s frustrating, but I was no match for Kurosu.」

M looked annoyed upon hearing Ikusaba’s displeased attitude.

「Ikusaba is really quick to change his mind. I guess you could call it a calculation.」

「Putting effort into something that is impossible is just a waste of.」

「If you are persistent, you can push through even the hardest things.」

「That’s not true. The first thing to do is come up with a plan to make the impossible a reality. Put in the effort when it is no longer impossible. That’s the smart and efficient thing to do. And now I have a person right in front of me who’s going to make it happen. Let’s use it to the best of our ability.」

「The way you say it really annoys me though.」

「Let me put it this way then. M, I’m going to go along with whatever you say.」

4

「Damn that Nanana. Just laying my strategy out like that.」

While the rest of the teams were whispering to each other with their gloves covering their mouths, Sansa-san was looking at the ceiling in a bad mood.

I mean, what does that even mean? Anyway, this is a good opportunity to ask about what I want to know.

「Sansa-san, may I ask you something?」

「My hobby is dedicated volunteer work.」

「No, that can’t be true, can it? …No, it’s definitely not.」

「So what is it then?」

「It’s about what you are doing in the 《forced acquisition games》 with Nanana… I mean M.」

「I’m trying, but I’m losing every single one of them. I don’t see how we can win at this point.」

Even though she lost, Sansa-san was laughing out loud and seemed to be having fun.

So I asked her, 「Are you losing on purpose?」

Sansa-san stopped laughing after I asked this.

「Wow, you’re really watching close aren’t you?」

Lady Ageha, who had been listening to our conversation, pulled me by the sleeve.

「What do you mean, Servant A?」

「No, I have no idea.」

「? What’s that? Didn’t you just say it?」

「Well it’s why I feel weird. How should I put it? You lose when you seem like you are winning, and you win when you seem like you are losing. …Anyway, it’s just weird.」

In Sansa-san’s 《forced acquisition games》 against Nanana-chan so far, Sansa-san has lost every time, and our coins are stolen every time. However, they aren’t one-sided games. She has lost 4-1 and 3-2 in the previous match-ups.

So strictly speaking, it’s not like we’re constantly losing.

But there is something I can’t help but wonder about. After all, our opponent is Nanana-chan, who has the strongest natural luck, and I’ve almost never won against her, whether it be in video games or anything else.

With this being the case, why is Sansa-san able to win so many times? I want to know how.

Sansa-san, who had been staring at me intently, raised two fingers on her left hand.

「There are two basic ways to defeat Nanana. One, overpower her. Two, convince her to run away on her own.」

「Overwhelm her… or convince her to run away?」

「The element of luck that humans have comes in waves. There are good and bad days, and even daily horoscope rankings change from day to day right?」

「I understand that. But that has nothing to do with Nanana-chan. That’s because Nanana-chan has more than just good luck. She’s always been the luckiest person by a long shot. In a sense she’s already in the lucky hall of fame.」

「It’s true that Nanana has incredible luck, but Nanana’s luck also comes in waves.」

「Really?」

「Having seen Nanana’s fortunes more than enough times, I have discovered that there are three states of Nanana’s luck.」

「Three states?」

「Excellent, average, and extremely bad.」

「I see.」

「First, when she is in top form, if you play a game of chance against Nanana, you’ll lose 100% of the time.」

「Yeah, that’s true.」

「Next, when she is average, if you play a game of chance against Nanana, you will lose 100% of the time.」

「…」

「And when she’s extremely bad, if you play a game of luck with Nanana, you’ll lose 95% of the time.」

「No no no no, that means you can’t win no matter what the circumstances! I mean, it’s impossible that she wins 100% of the time when her luck is average, and even 95% of the time when her luck is extremely bad!」

As expected, Nanana’s luck is incredible.

Then Sansa laughed.

「You’re an idiot. That’s the answer.」

「W..what?」

「When Nanana is in a bad mood, she sometimes loses in a game of luck. This is important.」

「But it’s only 5% of the time.」