The thing is from the original game scenario, the daily life part of the scam trial version that Toyotomi and Kurusu played that’s why the protagonist here is Juumonji Takeru while Akechi Hideyori is the best friend character.
This might be the first time we have Takeru’s POV.
Enjoy.
TLN: I shortened the author’s note here.
“Ni, Nii-san…….!”
“What the heck is this!?”
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A package arrives from our parents who are working away from home.
Looking at the contents, Risa and I could only yell in surprise.
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Noon of the next day.
I call out to my best friend, Hideyori, who’s about to leave the classroom.
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“Oi, Hideyori!”
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Hearing my voice, Hideyori turned back with a sour look on his face.
He always looks like he’s in a bad mood so I actually can’t tell when he’s in a good mood.
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“You’re too loud, you bastard. You’re just Takeru so don’t get all chummy with me, fool. You want me to sleep with your girlfriend!?”
“Ahh, whatever! I don’t have time to keep up with your schtick right now! You can drop the character alright.”
“You, you are looking down on me aren’t you.”
“From the peak of the mountain.”
“………I’m going home.”
“Wait, Wait!?”
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Teasing Hideyori was so fun that I ended up making him angry.
He’s such a pain but he’s an interesting guy.
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“The hell do you want, you bastard.”
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He could have just run but he still stopped his feet. I like him because he always reacts like this.
No matter where I look in this world, I don’t think there will be a guy more interesting than him.
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“You hungry?”
“I can eat.”
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We only have our morning classes today and it’s lunchtime right now.
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“So where are you going for lunch?”
“A girl invited me out so I’m heading to a family restaurant.”
“She’s gonna treat you?”
“Obviously. Or what? You want me to pay instead?”
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He replied like it was a matter of fact.
It’s a thing I would never be able to experience.
Rather, where did he find a girl who’s always willing to treat him like that?
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“You will get stabbed someday you know.”
“Are you stupid? Just make sure that she would never stab you in the first place. In short, just train her.”
“You’re the worst……”
“It’s my job as the man to make sure the bitches won’t bite or run off on me. Betray me and she’s dead meat.”
“You really are scum. You’re such a freak when it comes to things like these you know.”
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His common sense is just too different for me to keep up with.
What’s up with him actually?
It really made me doubt whether we really graduated from the same elementary school.
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“Hideyori, it’s a shame but you will have to cancel your plan today.”
“And why do you get to decide that!? I will sleep with your girlfriend, fool!”
“Lunch is on me.”
“What are we waiting for then, let’s go.”
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His attitude changed so fast.
Really, it never gets boring with Hideyori around.
I wonder why our classmates find it so hard to deal with him?
Yoru for one just hates him outright.
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“So, in exchange……..”
“What?”
“It doesn’t matter if it’s a guy or a girl but can you bring someone with you?”
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That’s my condition.
Hearing it, Hideyori let out a sigh.
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“What the heck, so you were just trying to make up the number for a party huh……..it’s rare for you to throw a party though, Takeru.”
“Do I look like the kind of person that knows enough people to throw a party!?”
“Eh? Now that’s just sad…..”
“Stop it! Stop sympathizing with me!”
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Hearing Hideyori dropping his character made me feel like I’ve lost something.
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“Can you only think of women when it comes to a party! There’s more to life than that right? Besides, we’re doing ‘that’.”
“Ah? Well, fine. Guess Emi will do huh.”
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It seems Hideyori’s going to bring Sasaki with him.
Alright, now we have all the people we need.
“You said you’d treat me to lunch and you brought me to your house?”
“It’s fine isn’t it. Here you can eat without worrying about anything else after all.”
“Hmph. So? Including Risa-chan we would have 4 people right? You made me bring Emi so what exactly are we going to eat here?”
“Wanko-Ramen.”
(TLN: There’s this thing called Wanko-Soba which is All-you-can-eat Soba but it’s Ramen here instead)
“Ha? Why?”
“Take a look at this.”
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I show the cardboard box that I received from my parents yesterday.
The box was jammed packed with raw noodles.
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“……….your parents, are they opening a ramen place?”
“Nah, I don’t think so…….maybe.”
“Why are you so vague you idiot. At least keep track of your own parents’ careers will you. Your parents seem to be just as idiotic as you though…….”
“What’s up with that sympathizing gaze, man?”
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Hideyori has never looked at me with such gentle eyes before.
It was like his prickly attitude from when I called out to him at school completely disappeared.
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“Who the heck would expect a Wanko-Ramen when all you said was [We’re doing ‘that’], you idiot!”
“I’m so sorry, Akechi-kun. We suddenly received a lot of these and all of them are nearing their expiration date already so I decided to throw a Wanko-Ramen today.”
“So it’s Risa-chan’s idea huh. On the record, this doesn’t make any sense to me at all you know.”
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It didn’t to me either.
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“If it’s a mushroom buffet then I would be able to eat as much as I want though.”
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Muttered Hideyori as he picked up a pack of raw noodles.
Hearing that, Risa got curious.
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“Why mushroom……?”
“Ahh, Hideyori is a big mushroom enthusiast you see. He even grows his own.”
“Mushrooms are delicious after all.”
“……Akechi-kun, when you talk about mushrooms it sounds like you’re talking about something else though.” (TLN: (˵ ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°˵))
“That’s rude you know.”
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When I first heard about his mushroom hobby, my reaction was pretty much the same.
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“Is it not dangerous to grow mushrooms on your own……?”
“You can just get the know-how from books. I gave a lot of my mushrooms to a girl recently so I actually have none left right now.”
“Someone wanted your mushrooms…….?”
“I always give out my mushrooms to those who want them, you know.”
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Said Hideyori with a vague smile.
It is because of that that I realize I shouldn’t dig deeper.
He’s definitely going to start talking about his woman adventure after all.
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After we were done talking about mushrooms, the four of us headed to the kitchen.
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“Let’s boil the noodles first.”
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Just like that, three people started boiling a stupid amount of noodles.
I was left in charge of the soup.
The task was simple as I only needed to dissolve the miso paste that was included in the package in the hot water.
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“Alright, Hideyori! I challenge you to a Wanko-Ramen showdown!”
“Eh? Now we’re having a showdown?”
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My super enthusiastic challenge was returned with Hideyori’s deadpan tone.
If I make more people get to know this side of him I’m sure that people won’t mistake him for some frivolous delinquent anymore.
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“Ah, wait a minute. I promised to meet up with a girl after this. I’ve gotta tell her that I will be there around 5 pm first.”
“That’s like 4 hours away right!?”
“We’re probably just going to have some drinks and kill time anyway.”
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Nope, this guy is clearly a delinquent.
Even if I make others stop mistaking him for a delinquent, everything about him still screams delinquent anyway.
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“Alright, let’s get started then. To prevent cheating, I will be the one who serves Akechi-kun and Emi will serve Nii-san okay.”
“Haa…….”
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Sasaki’s face was practically screaming [Why do I have to do this?].
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“Wait, I’m real hungry over here you know. Can’t we just throw the rules out the window?”
“No, Akechi-kun! You can’t look down on Wanko-Ramen okay!”
“What’s Wanko-Ramen anyway though?”
“It’s a Wanko-Soba where you eat Ramen instead.”
“A Wanko-Soba where you eat Ramen instead……”
This is Wanko-Soba
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Probably unable to process that, Hideyori just repeated what Risa said back to her instead.
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“I and Risa-chan don’t get to eat any?”
“We will once they’re done.”
“I want to go home already……”
“Me too.”
“This is your house alright.”
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When I chimed in with Sasaki who was completely unmotivated for this, Hideyori gave me a retort.
It seems the only one who’s motivated to do this is Risa alone.
Moreover, only Hideyori and I are the ones who are going to do the eating here.
Risa seems like she’s intending to stick to serving alone.
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“Alright, let’s do this Hideyori!”
“OK, come at me Takeru!”
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Thus began a Wanko-Ramen showdown between me and Hideyori.
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“ORAH!”
“Slurp”
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The one who finished the first bowl first was me.
Seeing that, the unmotivated Sasaki refilled it with more ramen. Her eyes were completely lifeless throughout the whole process.
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“I’m taking the lead, Hideyori!”
“You better chew you know. Eating too fast is bad for your body.”
“A serious reply!?”
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Hideyori is also quickly slurping up his noodles.
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“ORAH!”
“Slurp”
“ORAH!”
“Slurp”
“ORAH!”
“Slurp”
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The gap between my score and Hideyori’s kept widening.
I’m already going at a good pace so I decided to slow down a little.
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“Damn it! My pride won’t allow me to lose to Takeru! I’m switching on my serious mode!”
“D, Don’t tell me!?”
“I’m going to take off my jacket!”
“You’re going to eat with that white shirt!?”
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Taking off his jacket, Hideyori asked for a refill from Risa.
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“GO!”
“Slurp”
“GO!”
“Slurp”
“GO!”
“Slurp”
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“HaEE!?”
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Hideyori’s serious mode was dangerous.
My lead was lost in an instant.
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“How’s that, Takeru? This is my serious mode.”
“Then it’s about time I activate my serious mode too.”
“What!? You also have a serious mode, you bastard!?”
“I’m removing my necktie!”
“Y, You’re freeing your throat……?”
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Hideyori raised his voice in astonishment.
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“What a heated battle, as expected of a battle against my best friend and rival, Hideyori! I’m sweating from my entire body.”
“Isn’t your body just getting hot from all the ramen you ate?”
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A cold retort came from Sasaki.
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“Heh, you did well for a Takeru! I never expected that serious mode of yours.”
“Does taking off your jacket or removing your necktie really make that much difference in the first place though?”
(TLN: So a Takeru is like, ….a state of mind?)
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This time the retort came from Risa.
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“Alright, bring it, Sasaki!”
“I’m gonna beat your brother to a pulp, Risa-chan!”
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The Wanko-Ramen showdown only got heated up.
Have I and Hideyori ever fought this hard against each other I wonder…….
The heat from our battle doesn’t cool down at all.
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“………..”
“………..”
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2 hours later, 2 dead bodies were lying on the floor.
Hideyori and I have overcome our limits in the battle and we can no longer move.
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“……….Oi, you alive, Takeru……?”
“Beep, I’m dead…….”
“You’re still alive, fool!”
“Ouch.”
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Hideyori jabbed at my side.
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“Risa, Sasaki……, which one of us ate the most……announce the winner please.”
“I’ve never kept score in the first place though.”
“Eh?”
“Ha?”
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Hearing Risa’s reply, both mine and Hideyori’s eyes went round.
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“Our house doesn’t have any tally counters or anything to keep track of the score, you know?”
“……..”
“……..”
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Hideyori stood up.
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“Go to hell! Don’t you dare talk to me ever again you stupid octopus! I’m definitely going to sleep with your girlfriend!”
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With a sour mood, Hideyori headed for the front door.
“We’re leaving, Emi.”
“……….in the end, I didn’t get to eat anything though…….”
“We’re leaving.”
“………”
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With her eyes even deader than before, Sasaki reluctantly followed behind Hideyori.
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“Tsk…..”
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Immediately before she left the room, Sasaki looked back at me and glared.
She’s usually so nice and friendly but I can tell that she isn’t a fan of me.
She has been with Hideyori for as long as I have but this is the first time she clicked her tongue at me.
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That said, Hideyori is such a domineering boyfriend, isn’t he…….
I feel like I need to apologize to both of them now.
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“Should we buy a tally counter?”
“Please don’t waste our money.”
“Yes……..”
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It was a Wanko-Ramen showdown that brought only misfortune to those involved.
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“But Nii-san ate a lot you know! If we had properly kept count, you might even beat Akechi-kun too!”
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Risa commended my effort.
What a cute little sister she is.
TLN: This chapter was………..weird….?
Author Note: (TLN: Abbreviated version)
This story came from Risa’s route. which can be read on Ch.11-13 of V2
There’s also the thing from V6C5 about how Emi clicked her tongue at Takeru in the original story. This is the first time she did it.
Hideyori said that because of this, many Emi-haters were born but Hideyori was not one of them.
The reason is that Toyotomi Mitsuhide was an M so what Emi did was kind of a reward for him instead.
As expected of our Hideyori-kun.
Also, there are still tons of back story that are still yet unexplored.
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The reason Emi’s presence is so thin in this chapter is that she was originally a side character. Because of that she took a backseat in favor of the 3 main characters’ screen time.
It’s very refreshing for me to write Emi as a minor antagonist with bad attitude.
On a side note, in this time line Risa dropped the honorifics for Emi while Hideyori call Risa, Risa-chan instead.
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I didn’t expect to bring out my trump card(Takeru’s POV) out this early.
Unexpectedly, people found the exchange between the original Hideyori and Takeru enjoyable.
Original Hideyori and Takeru were always trying to make fun of each other so they created an equal relationship where one tease the other while the other retaliate.
They often quarrel but they would be seen merrily going to buy ice cream at a convenience store together the next day.
That’s the kind of friends they are.
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TLN: The rest might be spoilery so I left it out. You won’t miss anything.