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Nanana’s Buried Treasure Volume 8 Chapter 5.6

It was a fair-skinned girl wearing a dirty white cloth. She was tall with a well-defined figure, but her bangs were unusually long.

「..Muke, muke, mukekeke.」

The girl suddenly started making a strange sound. This caused tension among the soldiers from the Nanaejima General Security. It was at that moment that the soldiers were struck by the illusion that the surrounding scenery was shaking.

BANG!!

A loud noise echoed from behind them. It was the sound of the large castle gate they had just entered through suddenly slamming shut. There was a clear sense of panic running through the troops.

And then….

「Muke, muke, mukekaka mukekekekeiiieeeee!」

The girl who had been standing still raised her arms and charged at full speed.

「U..ugaaaaaah!」

Blam!

One of the soldiers fires his gun without thinking.

「Hey, you idiot! What are you doing?!」

The soldier next to him quickly shouts at him. The honorary advisor, Shiki, has strictly forbidden them from attacking students. Even if it’s rubber bullets for riot control, if it hits the wrong spot it can cause serious injury….

CRUNCH

The soldier who fired the shot and the one who yelled at him… no, every soldier present froze up. This was because the girl’s head had been blown off by the rubber bullet. The headless girl’s body arched backwards and fell face-up with a thud.

「Hey, why are you loading live bullets?!」

「N..no! they’re definitely rubber bullets, and they’re not supposed to blow your head off….」

「Owie!」

The panicked troops fell silent as they heard the girl’s voice, as if they had been doused in cold water.

「Owie, it hurts!」

The headless girl’s body trembles violently as she turns onto her back.

「Oww, oww, owwwww.」

Slowly but surely, the girl’s body, now lying on her back, begins to move. She raises the fingers on both of her hands and scratches the floor. Her body trembles violently and arches backwards.

After jerking like this for a while, the girl’s body suddenly stops.

The girl’s body, which had been laying on its back, rose to her feet as if pulled by a string. Everyone aimed their guns at the headless girl, who had just risen to her feet. And then…

Crunch

「It doesn’t hurt.」

The soldier who shot the girl saw her lifeless head fall in front of him.

「Aaaaaahhhhhhhh!」

Immediately, the girl’s body began running towards them.

But that’s not all. One after the other, identical headless girls’ bodies started crawling out. Where did they come from? From the floor, the walls, the ceiling…

「「Mukekekekeke」」

In an instant, the place was transformed into a hellish scene with the girl’s screams, the soldiers’ screams, and the sound of gunfire ringing out.

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「Kuroko, you’re still having some crazy dreams.」

In the room next to the entrance, Taisei Amagi is watching the scene through the gap in the door.

The one who caused this tragedy is Kuroko Ooki, a classmate who is fast asleep right in front of him. The thing Kuroko is using as a pillow is the Nanana collection <<dream pillow>>. Its power is to recreate the dream you are currently having as reality.

Kuroko Ooki has a slightly unusual skill. She has the ability to dream any dream she likes. Apparently, she read a book about it and tried it, and it worked. Not only that, she said that she could manipulate it in great detail. If you’re wondering if it’s true or not, the answer is clear when you look at the devastation.

Kuroko Ooki is a strange person with strange hobbies and interests, and is best friends with Misao Imawano, who for some reason constantly teases her. She is the type of person who is a dreamer… no, more like delusional. That’s Kuroko Ooki.

「Nyum nyum nyum.」

Taisei sighs as he sees her sleeping face peeking out from between her long bangs.

「Geez, she’s so cute when she’s asleep.」

「Don’t say weird things like that!」

Conk

He was hit hard on the back of the head.

「Ouch! That really hurt!」

He turned around and saw Kuroko Ooki standing there. Of course, the real one was sleeping right in front of him, so it was the Kuroko from her dream that hit Taisei.

「Are you stupid? You’re an idiot! Don’t stare at people’s sleeping face! Don’t say dirty things!」

There was something strange about Kuroko, who was unusually agitated and red in the face.

That being said, Taisei is also embarrassed to have his muttering overheard.

「Don’t eavesdrop! Forget it! It’s embarrassing!」

Kuroko Ooki uses the <<dream pillow>> to set up a defensive line at the entrance on the first floor of the royal castle. Taisei accompanies her as a personal guard. Standing next to Taisei is the demon girl summoned by him using the <<gate of double heavens and flowers>>, and <<concealment>> is being used to prevent the defensive line, Taisei, or Kuroko from being seen.

「That’s not true. I’m saying there’s no need for you to go out of your way to guard me.」

Understanding what Kuroko was trying to say, Taisei shuts his mouth.

「Isn’t this a chance for you to stay and show off to your beloved president?」

Taisei is strangely quiet after taking Kuroko’s teasing.

「I just didn’t want to be there.」

「Is it because of Tsujimi-niichan?」

Taisei nods silently.

「I see. It must be tough to watch the girl you love working so hard for another man. So you just ran away like that, you loser.」

As Kuroko teases him, calling him a loser, Taisei mutters, 「It’s painful to see the girl you love being rejected right in front of you.」

Kuroko’s Laughter stopped abruptly.

Taisei continues in a sulky mood.

「Right now, Asumi is in the middle of being dumped. I know all too well how much Asumi loved Tsujimi-danna. So what am I going to do by being there? Should I just stay by Asumi’s side and tell her that it’s okay and that I’m here? No way, I wouldn’t be so insensitive, and I don’t even want to say  it.」

「….」

「I thought the best I could do right now was to leave Asumi alone until she’d sort out her feelings. That’s why I asked you to come over here.」

Because I thought that if I was there I’d be in the way of them coming to terms. Asumi, and Tetsunoshin.

「….」

「Why are you being so quiet now?」

「No, it’s nothing. I just….」

「Just…?」

「You… how should I put it. You really look at things and think about things.」

Kuroko spoke with a tone of admiration that made Teisei pout.

「Don’t insinuate that you think I’m dumb.」

「Well, I mean you are….」

「You….」

「But still… I don’t hate you for being an idiot.」

Having that said to his face, Taisei felt strangely embarrassed.

「Hey, kuroko. Just to be safe… forget all that when you end your dream.」

Suddenly, Kuroko from the dream turns away.

「Ah, well. I guess so. Yeah, I’ll try my best to forget.」

「Hey, what do you mean, try your best? Maybe you won’t forget? Hey! That’s not what you said, you know! You said you’d forget, but we ended up having a serious conversation about things!」

「You should stop shouting. If they notice you, the concealment technique will disappear, right?」

「Guh. Yeah.」

「Anyway, make sure you protect my body. And don’t do anything weird to it.」

「I won’t!」

「Yeah, and that was pretty cool, Vice President.」

With that said and a grin, Kuroko from the dream slithered through the door leading to the entrance.

Now alone, Taisei scratches his head.

「Ahh jeez. What’s up with you Kuroko? What about the surveillance? I’m going to get you later, dammit.」

As Taisei curses to cover up his embarrassment, his sleeve is tugged at and he hears a ‘kui kui’ sound. The one tugging at him is a taciturn demon girl, <<Intoku>>. Intoku lets out a cute ‘niii’ sound.

By the way, the voices of Inuhi and the other demons can only be understood by Taisei who summoned them.

What Intoku said to Taisei was, 「…I also think you’re cool, Master.」

Hearing this from the demon girl who usually never talks, Taisei turned away.

「Don’t tell anyone.」

Intoku didn’t reply. She simply tugged on the sleeve of her master, whose ears were already red.

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Will they be able to hold out?

Asumi Nishi, who is in charge of the final line of defense protecting Saki Yoshino, set up in the middle of a wide corridor, assess the situation.

At the center of their group is Saki Yoshino, lying on the floor. Here, Neidhart D. Polnareff and Isshin Yuiga are working hard to slow down Saki’s time as much as possible using <<Milt Meer’s pocket watch.>>

Standing next to her were myself and Misao Imawano. Misao was in charge of communications, contacting key people through regular use of the <<sacred tree of Anborosa>>. She contacted Taisei Amagi, who was in charge of the defensive line at the first floor entrance, Masaaki Kishitani, who had gone outside the castle to pick up the girl carrying the Nanana collection that heals wounds, and then there was that girl just mentioned.