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Nanana’s Buried Treasure Volume 8 Chapter 5.10

「Ageha-ojousama I was going to help anyway, and I would have to face Ikusaba-san either way. The timing just changed a bit.」

「The timing has just changed. I see. If you win, that’s true.」

「That’s a mean way to put it.」

That’s absolutely true though.

「Even so, you’re doing things that aren’t really villain-like Hey, Juugo, are you aware that you’re the villain?」

「Who’s the villain? Don’t decide these things from only your perspective.」

「So, you’re saying that you’re a completely honest person and not a villain who would plot anything evil?」

「W..well that’s not true.」

Shut up.

「Don’t lie and roll your eyes, you scoundrel.」

「Well, whatever. Hey, Juugo.」

「What?」

「You are my worthy rival.」

「You said that just a bit ago.」

「So I won’t allow you to lose to anyone other than me.」

She points her finger at me and I couldn’t help but laugh.

「Yeah, yeah.」

「Don’t go around patting people on the head!」

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Juugo follows Ikusaba and leaves. As she watches them leave, Tensai thinks about what exactly makes Juugo Yama so great?

She continues to think about it. No matter what the situation is or how difficult, he never gives up and always looks for a way to turn things around.

Juugo is a cunning villain, and is always coming up with wicked schemes to deceive people. Each of these schemes are excellent, in fact even Tensai thinks they are great.

But Juugo’s evil schemes can often fail. In fact, that was quite the case in this <<game>>.

There aren’t many moves that can guarantee victory. The opponents you fight aren’t always just any random people who will act as predicted. There are plenty of times when you’ll be fighting people who are better than you. So it’s entirely possible that things turned out differently than initially expected.

But even so, even if things don’t go well, even if he fails, Juugo immediately thinks about what to do next. He doesn’t give up, but keeps searching for another way. And when the timing is right, he puts it into action.

He continues to do this repeatedly, and finally brings about the outcome he desires. That is what makes Juugo Yama so amazing… no, Tensai thinks it’s his strength. And this was especially evident in Juugo’s actions tonight.

From the end of the second stage until the conclusion in the third stage, and even after the victory was decided… He continued to think, took many risks, and still continued to act. He just aimed for the best result for him.

That’s why Juugo is so close to achieving the outcome he desires. He was able to help Tetsunoshin. Saki Yoshino’s rescue is also in sight. Now all that’s left is to defeat Hiiyo Ikusaba, obtain the complete ownership of the <<sword of Nanana>> , and then find the culprit who killed Nanana.

With those thoughts, Tensai’s mouth started to talk on its own.

「We will definitely win, Juugo.」

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The setting is located on the upper floors of the royal castle, this place is like a hanging garden. The garden is large enough that you could easily take a stroll. It is lined with flower beds and benches, and during the day you can look down on Seven’s Land below while enjoying the warm sunlight and a cool breeze. This was the location that Ikusaba-san had specified.

「It’s a one-on-on battle.」

I looked around. There was plenty of cover, it was the perfect location for me. Then I started to think hard about how to beat Ikusaba-san.

As of now, I know of three attack styles from Ikusaba’s <<bow of light>>.

Bow style: holding the thumb and pinky on his left hand and pointing with his index and middle fingers. It fires a single arrow of light, and has a long range and great power.

Shotgun: Tilting his left hand to the side and pointing all fingers except for the pinky. Multiple arrows are fired simultaneously from the index, middle, and ring fingers. It has less power and range than the bow, but it has a wider range.

Cannon: which fires from the palm of the hand at the opponent. It has excellent power and range, but it takes several seconds to fire.

For now, there doesn’t seem to be a limit to the number of arrows. There is no sign of physical fatigue from use. However, there doesn’t seem to be anything particularly strange about the movement of the arrows. They have the same properties and trajectory as normal arrows. Nevertheless, this Nanana’s collection is still troublesome.

By the way, if you ask me how I was able to analyze this much, it’s because I had been staring intently and studying at the scene of the humanoids being wiped out earlier. Aside from rescuing Tetsu-kun and the others, I also had another motive in mind: to analyze the abilities of Ikusaba-san’s <<bow of light>>, but let’s keep that a secret between you and me.

Just like Tensai said, the order of things has changed. But as a result, there are some benefits to this.

In any case, close combat is the only way to defeat Ikusaba-san. The farther away I am, the more my opponent will shoot at me. I won’t be able to anything like that. In that case, my only option was to close the distance right from the start and finish it off quickly.

As I faced Ikusaba-san with that plan in mind, the tension inevitably increased.

「Hey, let me join in too.」

When we suddenly heard that voice, both Ikusba and I were taken aback. Yo, are you serious?

「Hey, it’s been a while since I last saw you guys.」

The one who appeared in the hanging garden where Ikusaba-san and I were was none other than Sansa Kurosu. Followed by a few of her subordinates in a line. This is unrelated, but I’m really into the cute little devil fashioned girl next to Sansa-san, but it’s scary the way she’s playing with the knife with that smile on her face.

「Well, I came here because I heard that if I win this I can get that sword.」

I was stunned by Sansa-san’s grin.

「You were there when I said that? More importantly, Sansa-san, did you see Yun-chan!?」

「Yeah, I did. So what?」

「…Well, you have to help her.」

Sansa-san was acting nonchalant to my pointing out an obviously extreme problem.

「Oh, I’m not going to do anything.」

「Huh?」

「It doesn’t matter if I’m worried or not. If Yun can be saved, then she can be saved. And if she can’t, then she can’t.」

「What… are you saying?」

「What’s the matter, Juugo Yama? You look like a pigeon that’s been hit by a peashooter.」

「But Yun-chan is your subordinate, and she adores you! And Tetsu-kun too…」

「I’m not their guardian or anything. They have to help and save themselves. Saving and being saved is entirely up to them. It’s not something I should do.」

「You can help, but you won’t!」

「Don’t get the wrong idea. Even if I was there, I couldn’t help them. So there’s no point in me being there.」

「But! Aren’t you still worried….」

「Do you know what that is, boy? It’s just a waste of time, a wasted effort.」

She spoke so bluntly that I was at a loss for words. Sansa-san grinned as she spoke in the incredibly cold tone.

「So I’ll continue to do what I want to do. I’ll get my hands on the <sword of Nanana>> and quickly return home.」

As if her words were a signal, her subordinates aimed their guns.

「Gwaaa!」

But at that moment, one of her subordinates was blown away. He was shot through the shoulder by an arrow of light.

「It’s true that I couldn’t beat you in a game of strategy, but what about if we just use force?」

Hiiyo Ikusaba laughed fearlessly and suddenly fired an arrow of light. That was the signal for the start of this match.

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「We will arrive shortly.」

A military helicopter flies over Nanaejima, illuminated by the morning sun. The helicopter, carrying the most important people on Nanaejima, is approaching Seven’s Land.