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Nanana’s Buried Treasure Volume 9 Chapter 2.1

Episode 2: About the Fact That I Have a Fiance

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The story my dad started telling me was way too crazy.

「Marriage?」

「Yes, marriage.」

「Who?」

「You.」

No. Even though you are saying that to me, I don’t understand.

By the way, it seems I’m not the only one who’s surprised, as Kunon-chan and Yukihime-neesan, who are sitting next to me, are also gap mouth agape.

My father tells us, 「Last month, Jurus came to me and said he wanted to fulfill and old promise.」

The Jurus he is talking about is Juras Korunald. He is the head of a historic noble thief family with roots in Europe. He is the father of Neidhart D. Polnareff…. I mean, Ishbal Korunald, as well as Ulysses and my dad’s best friend.

「So, boss, what kind of promise is it?」

Yukihime-neesan, who has been stepping on my toes for a while now, glares at my dad.

「Apparently, they promised to marry each other’s children in the future.」

「What’s kind of vague promise is that?」

「It was just a verbal promise made over drinks. To be honest, I don’t remember it very well.」

Kunon-chan was also taken aback by father’s words, which should be of no concern to her.

「So, does that mean that Juu-kun and Ulysses, or me and Ish-nii have to get married?」

「That’s what I mean. And I would never allow Kunon to marry some idiot brat like Ishbal. That being the case, the only option left is for Ulysses to marry Juugo. I mean, I have no reason to be against a cute girl like Ulysses becoming my daughter-in-law.」

As my father laughs, Yukihime-neesan slams her fists into the desk.

「What are you talking about, boss? Doesn’t that mean Young Master is getting married?」

「Yeah, that’s what I been saying this whole time.」

「Ugh! Young Master has been disowned, so he has nothing to do with the Yama family. He’s just like any other brat with a mean face to us!」

You’re exaggerating about my face, right Yukihime-neesan?

「Well, that’s true. Some members of the <<Matsuri>> got angry at me and said, ‘What are you thinking, disowning Young Master?’ and others cried and said, ‘Please forgive the Young Master!’ I guess if a cute subordinate says all that, I might have to forgive him.」

「I wasn’t crying!」

「I’m not talking about you Yukihime.」

Yukihime groans again.

「What about Madam? There’s no way that the strict Madam would allow a promise made by the boss, like that!」

Yukihime-san points out the secret weapon of the Houtou family; her mother. But my father’s tone didn’t change.

「’Do as you please’, is what she said. By the way, my wife is currently traveling and won’t be back for a while.」

「Gah!」

「Anyway, the day after tomorrow, Jurus and the rest of the family will be coming. The wedding is set for a week from now.」

「That’s way too sudden!」

「Actually, you would have had more time, but some idiot disappeared and so this was inevitable. That’s why they put a bounty on you. Here’s an envelope with the cash.」

「I don’t agree with this!!」

Even though she says that, Yukihime-neesan puts the envelope she received in her pocket.

「If you want to convince me you know what you can do, Yukihime. Besides, that idiot over there getting married might cause some trouble.」

Seeing the middle-aged man’s erotic laughter, Yukhime-neesan turns away and says, 「Oh I don’t know about that…」

「Dad, that’s sexual harassment.」

Her father snorts at his daughter’s harsh remark.

「You don’t get it, Kunon. Harassment is just an excuse for the weak. If you’re upset, you should have the guts to fight back with the intention of killing the other person…」

「Hello, mom. Dad’s trying to do something naughty to Yuki-nee.」

「Hey now! Stop lying on the phone, Kunon!」

「Mom said, ‘When I get home, we’re going to have a talk.’」

「What the hell!?」, Father said, struggling.

「Hello, is this Madam? Boss did something terrible to me…」

「Hey, Yukihime, don’t jump on the bandwagon! My life is in real danger!」

「Madam said, ‘Prepare the white robes and the short sword by the time I get back.’」

「Seppuku! I’m the one who’s going to be forced to commit seppuku!」

Then, the daughter and subordinate all said to Father, who was holding his head.

「Dad, I want ice cream.」

「Boss, there’s some clothes I want.」

「You guys are blackmailing me. I’ll remember this!」

「Don’t take out your wallet, old man. You really have no dignity. Are you really the leader of <<Matsuri>>?」

「I’m the leader. What about it?」

Don’t be so stubborn, old man.

「Actually, Juu-kun is basically the same, isn’t he?」

「They’re really not all that different.」

「」Who are you saying is alike?」」

Putting aside the fact that my voice was in harmony with my dad’s, I have a strong complaint about that statement.

Well, we start afresh, and my dad concludes his talk.

「Anyway, that’s all I have to say. Any questions?」

「Yeah.」

There is a show of hands.

「What is it?」

「In the first place, don’t I have the right to refuse?」

「What, do you really hate Ulysses that much?」

「No, I don’t hate her.」

GLARE

Hey, Yukihime-neesan, stop glaring at me. That’s not what I mean.

「You don’t have a girlfriend anyway. You would be lucky to have a cute girl like that as your wife, it’s a once in your lifetime opportunity.」

「Don’t transfer your own marriage problems on to your son.」

「If you don’t like it, Kunon will be Ishbal’s wife.」

「No way.」

I have no intention of giving my sister to that flirting bastard.

「If you didn’t kill him, I would.」

No, I didn’t say I would kill Isbal… well, I would though.

「Well how about, have you given any thought of breaking the promise of marriage between the Yama family and the Ishbal family?」

When I said that, my father looked me in the eyes and said, 「A man always keeps a promise once he has made it.」

His eyes were filled with unwavering conviction. This man was the head of <<Matsuri>>, Sougo Yama, after all.

Anyway, the three of us left my dad’s room and stood in the hallway, stunned.

「I’ll excuse myself for today.」

Yukihime-neesan, looking as if she had lost her soul, turned her back to me and staggered down the corridor. Oops, she forgot to turn the corner and ran headfirst into the wall.

Once Yukihime-neesan was out of sight, I looked next to me.

「Ummm… Kunon-chan, you didn’t know about this?」

「Right.」

「You heard anything from Ulysses?」

「I haven’t heard anything… Well, I did email you a while ago saying that you were worried about you for some reason, but I never imagined it was about this.」

My sister has always been close with Ulysses, and she still keeps in touch with her best friend, who is on the other side of the world.

「What do you think?」

「Hmm, even my sense of justice is confused by this sudden turn of events.」

Kunon-chan has a frown on her face and crosses her arms.

「That’s right.」

I feel the same way.

「So, Juu-kun, do you love Ulysses?」

「Are you really asking your brother something like that, little sis?」

「Of course I am. It’s about my family and best friend after all. It’s an important question.」

I’m a little happy when she calls me family. That’s beside the point though.

「That’s embarrassing.」

「What could a brother who revealed his fetishes this morning be embarrassed about?」

Well, in that case I tell her.

「I can’t say that I love her.」

「So you hate her then?」

「I don’t hate her. In fact, I like her. She’s like a cute little sister to me.」

「I see. By the way, what do you think of me?」

「You mean my little sister?」

I get hit in the side.

「So who is more important?」

「It’s not something I should compare, right?」

「It’s fine.」

Don’t bare your teeth like that.

「Kunon-chan.」

「Okay, you spoke honestly, Juu-kun.」

Why are you stretching out there to have me pat your head? Besides, I might be lying to you.」

「Because Juu-kun, you really care about me.」

Don’t say things like that to my face. Don’t laugh, it’s embarrassing.

「Just like Ulysses-chan.」

「Yes, yes, don’t be embarrassed, don’t be embarrassed.」

「I’m not embarrassed!」

「Because Juu-kun, you get embarrassed when you tell the truth.」

「…really?」

「Yeah. Juu-kun doesn’t like serious vibes, so you always try to cover it up.」

…I didn’t know this. So that’s how I am. Or rather, does my sister have a good read on me?

As we were having this conversation, I walked down the familiar corridor and opened the door to my room, which I haven’t been in in a long time.

「Hey Kunon-chan.」

「What’s wrong, Juu-kun?」

「There’s nothing.」

My room… No, the room that used to be my room, had become a completely empty room with nothing in it.

「Yeah, because you were disowned, Juu-kun.」