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Nanana’s Buried Treasure Volume 8 Chapter 7.2

「The medical team will be here shortly. Please put away the Nanana collections you have there until then, they’re too conspicuous. And Asumi Nishi, I’d like you to continue to convey the words of the Board of Directors to the students. Can I ask you to do that?」

「Y..yes! Leave it to me!」

「Then come over here.」

Ikkaku and Asumi distance themselves from the others present and give instructions on a number of matters.

「Are you sure that’s okay?」

Hearing this, Asumi looks confused.

「Is there something missing?」

「No, no. That’s not it… um, can I ask you something?」

「What is it?」

「How did you know about this situation?」

「Because I heard your voice.」

「My voice? You mean the telepathy? But that was….」

「On the way here, I used this wand to get a sense of the situation. And then, by chance, I eavesdropped on your speech.」

「You can do that?」

Asumi looks at Ikkaku’s wand with admiration.

Ikkaku continues with the same expression, 「That was a good speech.」

「Oh, thank you.」

Her cheeks flush at the compliment from the head of the island. She then asks what she’s been wondering about.

「Um… how much do you know, Ikkaku?」

「About what?」

「About the Nanana collection, tonight’s <<game>>, and above all about the leprechaun.」

Ikkaku remains silent for a moment, then answers.

「In that regard, I’m in the same position as you guys.」

「in the same position?」

「That is, we have restrictions.」

「Restrictions?」

「But the biggest difference is in interest.」

「Difference in interest?」

「It’s just that we’re not that interested in this matter, and we don’t have the time to devote to it.」

Shunju Ikkaku answered with that and left the room saying, 「I look forward to your future efforts.」

To Asumi, who was left alone, Ikkaku’s words seemed somewhat like a riddle.

Soon after, a medical team carrying a stretcher arrived. It seemed that Ikkaku had already given instructions, and they immediately began preparing to transport Saki, who was lying there.

As the students watch (Izura Souryuu has become small and is inside Asumi’s clothes, the two komainu incarnations have returned to the sealed gate and are no longer there), Tetsunoshin speaks up.

「Thank you Nishi and everyone. Thank to you all, I was able to save Yun. I’ll come and thank you again next time.」

Asumi smiles at Tetsunoshin, who smiles kindly back.

「I’ll buy you ice cream then.」

「Ahhh.」

Tetsunoshin follows behind to accompany the medical team pushing the stretcher carrying Saki.

Asumi, who remained behind to see them off, looked a little lonely.

「Okay, everyone, let’s meet up with the other participants. I’ll tell them Ikkaku’s message there.」

Still, Asumi smiled bravely at the other participants.

「Oh? Now that I think about it, the little mouse is gone.」

Ageha Kachou looked around. Just as Yutensai Itsuki had said, before anyone noticed, Ikkyu Tensai was nowhere to be seen.

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Asumi and the others moved to the front of the castle where the other students were gathered.

「Isshin-sama <3.」

Yuu Ibara, who was with the soldiers from the General Security, spotted Isshin coming out of the castle and caught his eye.

Next to her was Kagetora Tsurezure.

As the two of them approached, Isshin gave a refreshing smile.

「Yuu Ibara, I thought I told you to leave it to me tonight.」

「Uh… I’m sorry. I was worried about Isshin-sama, so I ended up….」

「Anyway, I’m glad you’re safe. Don’t be so reckless from now on.」

「Yes, Isshin-sama.」

Isshin, who was giving a refreshing smile to Yuu whose eyes had turned into hearts, moved his eyes to his side.

「You look pretty beat up, Kagetora.」

「We were dealing with some pretty troublesome guys.」

「I’m sure. I heard you fought against Shiki Maboro, but what about everyone else?」

「Masaaki Kishitani was taken to the hospital. As for Yukihime Fugi, after Shiki Maboro returned the Nanana collection, she disappeared without a word.」

「What a selfish woman」, Kagetora said, cursing.

「Considering that, you seem pretty happy.」

「I got an unexpected harvest.」

Kagetora smiles fearlessly.

「More importantly, there’s going to be an announcement about our treatment. Let’s listen carefully.」

The participants of tonight’s <<game>> gathered in front of the royal castle. Anxiety was evident on their faces. Some of them looked frightened of the adults (the people from the Nanaejima General Security) who passed nearby.

Meanwhile, Asumi (who had just finished speaking with Taisei Amagi) had joined them in standing in front of everyone. Asumi first announced that thanks to everyone’s help, the injured girl had survived and had just been taken to the hospital. This caused cheers from the students.

Next, she talked about M, the organizer of tonight’s <<game>>, and the pitch black humanoids. While she explained that she ‘didn’t know’ why the humanoids were acting so violently, she reported that Shunju Ikkaku had eliminated all of them and chased M away. Everyone was speechless and looked shocked.

Asumi then began to tell everyone what Shunju Ikkaku said.

「Regarding tonight’s <<game>>, the Board and General Security basically said nothing. We will be released as is. However, if we request medical treatment for any injuries, they will provide treatment.」

The students looked confused at this announcement.

「Hey, are you sure it’s okay? We defied the General Security, we caused a riot at the amusement park before it opened all night, and then there was the Nanana collection….」

「Yeah, they don’t really care. They said, ‘We didn’t watch much of tonight’s <<game>>, so please interpret it this way’.」

A murmur arose. And it was only natural, since the Nanana collection was not generally known about. Tonight they had used it, exposing it to the General Security. But the response was to look the other way. It was deliberately ignored.

「But….」

Someone raised an anxious voice.

「Tonight’s incident has certainly raised some questions for us. We need to consider what we should do going forward based on that. And I think it’s typical of Nanaejima to say these words in a situation like this.」

Then Asumi looked around at everyone present and continued.

「Everything is your own responsibility. No one else can decide what actions you should take, but you. And the person who bears the responsibility for that is you, and you alone.」

Everyone remained silent, and Asumi continued.

「With that in mind, I would like to declare here and now that I intend to continue searching for the Nanana collection. I certainly have some thoughts about this situation, and I feel anxious about them. But at the same time, I was proud that we were able to join forces and fight to save a girl tonight. With the Nanana collection, we can do the right thing. So I intend to continue searching for the Nanana collection with my head held high.」

Everyone’s eyes were simply on Asumi.

「Of course, I have no intention of abandoning the question at hand. I… no, we, the Seventh High School Community, intend to look into these issues in the future. So if there’s anyone who’s interested in our community, please come and hear what we have to say. And if you agree, please join us.」

The crowd applauded and cheered as Asumi spoke. When it finished, Asumi put on a slightly mischievous look.

「Oh, and one last thing. Ikkaku-san has something to say, being an adult. ‘Even though it’s summer vacation, staying up all night playing games is not something to be praised for. As punishment, everyone’s summer homework will be increased by 20%’.」

At this, everyone shouted 「Whaaaat!?」, followed by lots of booing.

Seeing this, Asumi gave a wry smile and continued.

「If you don’t want that, then your orders are to go home immediately. I’ll repeat one last time: There will be no punishment from the board for what happened tonight. So I want each of you to think carefully about what you’re going to do from now on. There’s plenty of time. After all, summer vacation starts today.」

Asumi finished, but then remembered one last thing.

「Oh, that’s right. There’s just one more thing I need to tell you. About who tonight’s winner is….」

2

I saw the rescue team’s stretcher being loaded onto the large helicopter that had just landed in the square inside Seven’s Land. I could also see Tetsu-kun with the rescue team, looking relieved. Then the helicopter carrying Yun-chan and the others rose into the sky along with the sun, and then it was gone.

A medical team had just arrived at the hanging garden, and one by one, Ikusaba-san (who had lost consciousness after being pinned down by the white tiger that had disappeared), Ikusaba-san who was saying ‘Owwww, it hurts!’, and Kira who was groaning, along with the rest of the Three Skulls, were carried away on stretchers.

Meanwhile, I was left behind with the <<sword of Nanana>>, since I wasn’t too injured.

「Hey, Koma. I’m sorry.」

A little distance away, Sansa-san was getting all lovey-dovey with Mutsumi-san. Well, I wouldn’t say it was mutual, but rather it was just Sansa-san hugging Mutsumi-san. Looking at it like that, it’s strange how Sansa Kurosu, the leader of the Three Skulls who had been toying with us so much, looks like a different person.