ALL NOVEL chapter 99
99
2. Tsugaru Yen wants to prevent cheating
After the Gift aptitude test was over, I had arranged to have another one of those discussions with Tsugaru.
…But.
“It seems the weather will be bad for a while.”
“Yeah, it does…”
Stepping away from the members who were excited about the gifts, Tsugaru and I were discussing in the hallway, looking out the window at the falling rain.
We can’t talk at the usual riverbank.
We need an alternative place to discuss.
“This means I should go to Akechi’s house.”
“No way, that’s impossible. Emi lives next door. She’ll come to interfere right away.”
“What? Are you two dating?”
“We’re not dating! She’s just always at my house without me knowing!”
“That’s practically a girlfriend then…”
I’ll have to remove the label of ‘dating’ before Emi hears and gets outraged.
Especially with Takeru being so close by.
My charm would be overshadowed, no doubt.
The Emi route was a phantom route that was cut from the original work.
If I could see Takeru’s conquest of Emi, as a fan, I’d want to watch.
…Well, the original Emi was just a mob character, leaving no impression, and from the player’s perspective, she’s treated like a joke character who dies quickly, so if you ask me if I want to see such a route, I’d say not really.
The original work spread its wings too wide, leaving a mountain of non-playable characters whose routes I’d want to see.
Among them, Emi is just a minor villain without any juicy scenes.
If you go through from the first to the final, eventually you’d ask, “Who was Sasaki Emi again?” because she’s that forgettable.
Even I, who delved deep into the original work, couldn’t name five of Sasaki Emi’s achievements if asked.
She hardly had any screen time to begin with.
There was quite a demand to see the Tsugaru Madoka route.
There were many perverted fans who wanted to see her, usually so cool towards guys, become all lovey-dovey.
But still, she’s just a lively element that doesn’t get involved in the serious stuff.
With so many attractive characters that can’t be pursued in the original work, prioritizing Tsugaru Madoka just doesn’t pack enough punch.
“We should go to the Tsugaru residence.”
“No way, I’m not letting trash into my house.”
“Did you just call me trash?”
I’m hurt by the pure insult.
Eternal-chan called me trash too, but what does ‘trash’ even mean?
“How about karaoke?”
“…No thanks.”
“Why?”
“I don’t want my memories tainted.”
“You’re always so selfish…”
I too didn’t want my karaoke memories with Kurisu-san to be spoiled, so I swallowed my words.
“Even the Master’s cafe has Sakiya there… There are prying eyes even in a regular coffee shop. It has to be either the Akechi or the Tsugaru residence.”
“Let’s do rock-paper-scissors.”
“Huh?”
Tsugaru thrusts out rock towards me.
“If I win at rock-paper-scissors three times, we’ll go to Akechi-kun’s house. If Akechi-kun wins ten times in a row, we’ll go to my house.”
“My victory condition is abnormal, isn’t it? What’s with the ‘in a row’?”
“Sorry, I just really don’t want to let trash inside.”
“Alright, if I lose ten times in a row, I’ll honestly go to the Tsugaru residence.”
With my Gift, it’ll be a breeze.
Finally, I can use the cheat known as Akechi Hidetaka’s original privilege by using my Gift.
“No using Gifts.”
“That’s just cruel…!”
“That’s cheating.”
The advantage of becoming Akechi Hidetaka turned to trash in an instant.
“But if my memory is erased, no one will know I used a Gift… Oh, then don’t play rock-paper-scissors with me, play with Jumonji-kun. The victory conditions are the same as before.”
“Got it…”
Playing rock-paper-scissors with someone who has the “Anti-Gift” of “Command Domination” makes cheating impossible.
That’s the correct way to use an “Anti-Gift.”
I called out only Takeru, who was in the classroom, and the game began: if Takeru wins three times, Tsugaru wins; if I win ten times in a row, I win.
“But why doesn’t Tsugaru play rock-paper-scissors?”
“I can’t, for religious reasons. That’s why Jumonji-kun is my proxy.”
“Understood!”
Aren’t you curious about what kind of religion it is?
Takeru is truly pure-hearted.
“Here we go, Hidetaka.”
“Rock-paper-scissors, shoot!”
If I’m going to do it, I’m aiming for ten consecutive wins with all my heart.
Now, pondering what Takeru would throw out first, I went with scissors.
Tsugaru and I walked in the rain, umbrellas in hand, heading towards a fairly large apartment building.
That’s what it means.
“Yay, we’re at En-chan’s house!”
“Why does it end up like this!”
I won against Takeru in rock-paper-scissors ten times in a row.
That guy, his rate of throwing paper is abnormally high.
Don’t underestimate an old friend.
Out of ten times, it was paper seven times.
“Your house must be pretty wealthy, right? Exciting! Exciting!”
“Ah, so annoying.”
When Tsugaru opened the door and entered, I followed suit and stepped inside.
Wow, this is indeed a nice apartment.
The walls are well painted and look new.
“Amazing, there’s a strange tapestry hanging in the entrance.”
“Please stop scrutinizing my house, you trash!”
“Stop calling me by that nickname!”
Trash, trash, that’s what they call me!
World, be a little kinder to Hideyori!
As we were making noise at the entrance, the sound of trotting footsteps approached from the hallway, and we stopped in our tracks.
“Welcome back, sister!”
“I’m home, Kazu.”
A girl who seemed to be Tsugaru’s sister was greeting us.
Incredible!
Even Tsugaru En’s unconfigured sister has been replicated!
Wow, that’s really amazing!
Naturally, Tsugaru’s sister was staring at me intently.
“Is that gentleman a friend of yours, sister?”
“No, not really. He’s just trash… garbage.”
“I’m going to try to clarify, but I won’t clarify!”
Even my sister introduced him as trash…
“Nice to meet you! Senior Trash”
“What’s with the weird question?!”
Laughing with a smile at the trash…
As someone with a usual M-like personality, I felt like an unusual fetish was about to sprout.