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Nanana’s Burried Treasure Volume 5 Chapter 3.4

「I can’t help thinking about it now. What are you going to do, Ibara? Are you going to accept the student council president’s proposal? 」

「Exactly the opposite. Because it’s dangerous. Instead it’s much easier to wait until they’ve escaped from the 《ruin》 and kill them. 」

Ibara-senpai and Tsurezure-senpai are able to talk to about such edgy things in a calm way. …well I was thinking the same thing so I can’t be too surprised.

「By the way, can you steal it? 」

「It’s ok. Even if we don’t have chibi, we still have myself and Kagetora. From what I saw in the fight with Senpai the other day, Yama seems to be reasonably strong. So we should have enough strength to fight. Well, there’s a troublesome person over there, but it’ll work out. 」

「? Who is the troublesome one? Are you talking about the vice-chairman? 」

「No. There were two people behind the vice chairman and Nishi-chan right? That guy. 」

「Do you know who he is? 」

「Is that Kishitani Masaki? I saw a photo in an article of a magazine about someone who was the same age as us and participated in a full-contact national tournament last year or the year before. I think it’s definitely him because of the scar on the eyebrow really stood out. 」

「That person certainly does have a different demeanor. 」

Apparently ninja-senpai can perceive the strength of his opponents.

「Well, if we can handle that guy, we can win. 」

With the eyes of a carnivore, Ibara-senpai is eager to hunt Nishi-san and the others down.

「…」

「What is it Yama? If you have something to say, then say it. 」

「I think I can win this fight Ibara. 」

「Oh, can’t you hear me? Do I need to talk to you about the vertical society between upperclassmen and lowerclassmen? 」

Please refrain from such discussions that are likely to be taught by fists. Or I guess it’s fine because it’s already taught to my body daily.

「Actually, Ibara-senpai. Aren’t you forgetting something fundamental? 」

「What’s that? 」

「I mean, the other party will might already have the nanana collection. 」

When I pointed that out, my senpai said, 「Oh. I completely forgot」, and looked up at the ceiling.

「Or more like Nishi-san probably already has it. 」

「Hmm. Yama-kohai, why do you think so? 」

「Tsurezure-senpai, do you remember what the vice chairman said earlier? He talked about the ‘traps in the 2nd half of the 《ruins》’ 」

「Aaaa. Wouldn’t the second half be a mechanism that activates after taking out the nanana collection from the treasure chest? 」

「I think so. And that vice chairman showed me how it worked. 」

「That’s true, but I thought it was a bluff. His words have no basis. 」

「It made him look confident, but I don’t think he was lying. 」

「So what he said was true? 」

「Probably. We should consider the possibility that he used a nanana collection. 」

「I see. So they used a nanana collection that let them know what type of traps were in the 《ruin》. I can’t say that isn’t possible. 」

When you have all the nanana collection you can have just about anything you could wish for. There are so many different types of items with various abilities and also stories about them. I think it’s because I’ve seen so many already, but I don’t think it’s strange that they could have such an ability.

「Well, it’s possible, but you are just making an educated guess. 」

「Maybe they have been challenging lots of 《ruins》 to find the tendencies of the traps? 」

「I don’t want to think about that though. If that was the case then Nishi and the others have conquered quite a few 《ruins》. One more thing, I thought about the possibility that they actually conquered this site once before. That’s not likely the case though. 」

「No way there is a nanana collection in a treasure chest in a 《ruins》 that have already been conquered. 」

「Either way, it’s better to think that Nishi-san has a lot of experience and is accustomed to the challenges of 《ruins》. In that case, she should already own many nanana collection items. 」

As I told them what I was thinking, Ibara-senpai nodded.

「I understand what Yama is saying. However isn’t there a contradiction in what Yama is saying? I understand that Nishi-chan and the others have the Nanana collection so it might be better not to attack them, but then why would you want to have the fight then? Usually it’s the other way around. You can’t win with a straight up fight because they have the nanana collection. That’s why it makes sense to attack from the shadows. 」

He really has an insidious mind doesn’t he?

「It’s as Ibara-senpai said. If the opponent uses the nanana collection I don’t think there is much chance of us winning. After all, we are unarmed. That’s why I think we should take it. 」

「What do you mean? 」

「Before that though, it was Nishi-san and her team that conquered this 《ruin》 first, and I think they have the rights to this 《ruin》 no matter how you look at it. In other words we don’t have the right to acquire the nanana collection from this ruin. That is the main premise. 」

「Yes. It’s as Yama says. If they got to the treasure first they should take the treasure out. 」

「Meanwhile, for some reason Nishi-san is proposing a match. It seems that the other side has some plan, but let’s ignore that at this time. So I think we should follow your suggestion. 」

「What do you mean? 」

「We are completely dependent on Nishi-san’s kindness, and we can present conditions that will be fair, or rather in our advantage. If Nishi-san agrees and accepts in full, fine. If the conditions give the others the upper hand then let’s back off. 」

「You’re being very bold, aren’t you? 」

「A battle while the 《ruin》 traps are activated. I just don’t think this is a game we should play while at a disadvantage. I mean, wouldn’t you hate it if someone died because they were fighting each other? I absolutely hate the idea of one of us dying, and I wouldn’t be able to sleep well if one of them died. I want to sleep well. 」

「I see what you are saying. 」

「However Yama-kouhai. What kind of conditions will you offer? 」

I told them what I had in mind and they grinned.

「I see, that’s a good point. 」

「I also agree. 」

Apparently I convinced them.

「Then let me negotiate. 」

 

「You’re late. 」

When we came to a conclusion and went back to the room, the vice-chairman scolded me.

「Sorry to keep you waiting. 」

「So what will you do? Will you challenge us or not? 」

「It depends on the conditions. 」

「It depends on the conditions? 」

「The win conditions were provided by you earlier. The winner is the ones who escape from the 《ruin>> with the nanana collection from the treasure chest. That’s fine. Therefore, in order to make it a fair fight, we would like you to let us decide the rules. 」

Nishi-san smiled at my suggestion.

「Of course. The spirit of fair play is important. 」

The vice-chairman held Nishi-san’s head down with his hand saying, 「Shut up Asumi. 」

「Set the rules? 」

「Yes. Of course you can decide whether to accept or not after listening to the rules you present. 」

The vice-chairman, who was glaring at me like before, nodded after a short pause.

「OK, let’s hear it. 」

「First of all, I don’t think of this game as ‘win it or lose it’, but of ‘take it or hold it’.

「What do you mean specifically? 」

「The team who opens the treasure chest, takes out the nanana collection, and will try to exit the 《ruin》 will become the ‘defenders’, and the other team who is trying to steal the treasure along the way is called the ‘attackers’. If the defenders slip through the attackers and escapes from this 《ruin》, they win. On the other side, the attackers win when they steal the nanana collection from the defenders’ hands. 」

「Is it enough for the attacker to just steal it? 」

「Yes. That means if the defenders lose the nanana collection, it’s over and you can’t try to take it back. 」

「I see. 」

「This proposal is simply to clarify the scope of the game and make it quicker to decide. After all we have the 《ruin》 traps. So if possible I don’t want to prolong the contest. 」

「Of course. If it’s just a battle, it’s possible that that battle would last forever within the 《ruin》 where trap mechanisms are activating. 」

「What do you think? 」

When the vice-chairman turned his attention to the two comrades behind him, they nodded. 「Leave it to me. 」

「OK. Let’s go! 」

「Don’t answer for us Asumi! … It’s ok. 」

「So would you prefer to be the attackers or defenders? 」

「I can be the one to decide? 」

「Of course. I want the game to be fair. 」

「Then we’ll be the attackers. 」

Well, yeah. Of course the attackers have an overwhelming advantage.

Everything has gone to calculations up to this point.

「The next rule…」

「There are more? 」

「Of course. Well, the next rule is just a matter of stating the obvious. Rule number two: Defenders and attackers can do whatever they want. I mean kicking, punching, grabbing. Anything goes. 」