Chapter 2: Ever-changing Daily Lives
Translated by BunnyByun
Edited by ArroganceComplex
Episode 39: Surprise!
“Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!”
I can’t stand to hear it anymore, so I gave Cheena the GO signal.
As if she was waiting for it, Cheena took out a stun gun from her pocket and pressed it against Sawai’s stomach.
I had given it to Cheena yesterday after I received the message from Soji.
The blue spark glowed in the darkness and Sawai collapsed to his knees.
It was a perfect surprise attack. Good shot!
I closed the distance between us in a few steps, held Sawai’s head firmly with both hands, and slammed my knee into his face with the momentum.
I did say I wouldn’t aim for his face.
But Sawai wasn’t a good person.
“Gaa…aah…”
Sawai’s body stretched and slumped on the ground.
“Oh my God, it’s something… isn’t it?”
When I turned around, Sasaki’s face was stained with despair.
The other four did the same.
I see, this is the end of your plan.
“Oh, s**t!”
Sasaki, who had lost his hand, was desperate and attacked me without a weapon.
I sank my fist into his stomach, and the other four all came at me in unison, but I was able to strike them all back.
A minute later, there were six boys stretched out at my feet.
None of them are conscious anymore.
Cheena talked in a stunned voice.
“Yori… has gone too far.”
“They even laid their hands on you, Cheena. I’m not going to forgive them.”
“You’re saying it’s cool, but you seem to be having fun hitting them.”
“Iya… not at all.”
Well, there were six of them. No one’s going to attack us now.
Now we just have to drag her out before she escapes.
I call out loudly to the bushes in the darkness.
“Hey! Shiori!”
You’re here, right? You saw the whole thing, didn’t you? The whole thing.
Hearing my voice, a figure emerged from the shadows of a nearby tree. Sure enough, it’s Shiori.
“My, what’s wrong with you guys! What’s going on?”
As soon as she appeared, Shiori rushed over to the fallen men…
While talking in what seemed like a worried voice, she pointed towards the sound recorder in my pocket.
「Turn off the recorder.」
That’s what she’s telling me. She’s not going to say anything unless I turn it off.
I have no choice but to take out my voice recorder and turn it off.
“It’s off. I’m not recording anything anymore.”
When I told her that, Shiori began to talk as if she was dumbfounded.
“Did you know? That I’m here.”
“It’s you. How could you not come and see for yourself?”
“I was just passing by.”
“Curse you.”
Both of us made no effort to hide their annoyance.
Sasaki and the others were unconscious, and Cheena doesn’t understand Japanese perfectly.
In other words, Shiori and I were the only ones who understood what we’re talking about. At least that’s what Shiori thinks.
So, instead of her usual catty way of talking to me, she acted as if she was at home.
“You set up this situation, didn’t you?”
“Don’t say I set this up. I never told these guys to do this or that.”
She didn’t make any direct suggestions, but encouraged Sasaki and the others to do it.
She’s probably telling the truth. She’s such a person.
I’m not sure what kind of hypnosis that is.
“Tell me then, why Sawai went after Cheena.”
“I don’t know. Maybe you told him how Christina-chan is weak and cute, right?”
I see, I see.
“So you’re saying I can’t punish you for this?”
“I never said that.”
“F**k you.”
I cluck my tongue loudly.
This is a great way to use others without taking any risks yourself. She’s still as repulsive as ever.
She must’ve given up on recording fooling Cheena because she already failed.
She’s a smart woman in that area.
This is where Shiori opened her mouth in disgust.
“What the h**l are you, anyway? It’s five against one! And I am unarmed! You’re retarded!” (T/N: I can’t stop myself sorry [it’s supposed to be ‘monster’])
“Oh, come on, you call your own family, monsters?”
“Both of you and mom never treated me as a family.”
“Don’t we send you money to live?”
“Yeah. Thanks for paying my tuition.”
Cheena was listening to our conversation in silence.
I asked her to do the same if Shiori came out.
But she seemed to understand it, staring at Shiori with her fist tightly clenched.
Well, it’s about time.
Leaving for too long isn’t good, and I won’t gain anymore useful information.
Besides, I’ve already heard what I need to hear.
“Well Shiori, here’s the situation you wanted. I’m gonna call a teacher or you go away?”
“Hah! All right, I’m going away! I’ll be careful in the future to not let this happen again!”
The last thing she did was glare at me and Cheena with all her might, and left.
Her back disappeared into the darkness.
Well…
“I hope you got that right. Soji.”
“It’s very natural. I didn’t get a shot of Shiori hiding out, though.”
The voice was directed to a place in the mountains some distance from where Shiori had appeared.
And from there, Soji appeared, holding a handheld camera that was obviously designed for dark areas.
A cold-hearted demon laughing in the dark.
He’s really more lively than lactic acid bacteria when he does this.
But enough of that, why is Soji here? Of course, it’s not a coincidence.
Soji had suspected that Sasaki and the others were up to something even before the forest school started.
After the forest school started, his suspicion became almost certain. He also realized that Shiori might be behind it.
The message Soji had sent me at noon on the first day had said so.
If we could get around this, Shiori might show her face.
That’s what we thought, and we set up a trap, anticipating that they would move at this time.
As we expected, she showed her face.
I guess they thought they could hunt me with the two-stage strategy of the five armed men and Sawai’s surprise attack. She seemed to be in a state of panic after being completely defeated.
It’s true that I can’t prove Shiori’s involvement in this assault.
But regardless of the circumstances, I finally have the proof I’ve always wanted.
“Well, Iori. I finally got the evidence that Shiori was well-aware how your mother neglected you. Do you accept this data?”
Soji then takes out an SD card from his camera.
Indeed. If I use this evidence, it means that I will decide to retaliate against Shiori.
In some cases, revenge is more cruel than what I have suffered.
He asked me to make a decisio…
So there was definitely a part of me that hadn’t made up my mind.
But now I’m not so sure anymore.
Up until now, I’ve been the only one that Shiori has treated this way. That’s why I was reluctant. But this time, she even messed with Cheena. I can’t allow this.
Yes, she doesn’t mind hurting people other than me.
Now that I knew that, there was no need to hesitate.
I strongly accepted the data weapon that was offered to me. Then, with a smile as cold-hearted as Soji’s, I declared.
“Towards Shiori and mother, I’m going to take away their most precious. There will be no mercy. To that end… help me, Soji.”
“Leave it to me. I’ll make them cry.”
And we laugh at each other like demons.
Aside from Cheena’s frightened face, the two of us, the worst duo, finally became serious.
“… So, Iori. What are you gonna do about Sasaki and these other guys? I think they are harmless as long as you have the evidence.”
“Don’t joke, let’s call the teacher.”
“That’s right.”
Chapter 2: Ever-changing Daily Lives
Translated by BunnyByun
Edited by ArroganceComplex
Episode 39: Surprise!
“Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!”
I can’t stand to hear it anymore, so I gave Cheena the GO signal.
As if she was waiting for it, Cheena took out a stun gun from her pocket and pressed it against Sawai’s stomach.
I had given it to Cheena yesterday after I received the message from Soji.
The blue spark glowed in the darkness and Sawai collapsed to his knees.
It was a perfect surprise attack. Good shot!
I closed the distance between us in a few steps, held Sawai’s head firmly with both hands, and slammed my knee into his face with the momentum.
I did say I wouldn’t aim for his face.
But Sawai wasn’t a good person.
“Gaa…aah…”
Sawai’s body stretched and slumped on the ground.
“Oh my God, it’s something… isn’t it?”
When I turned around, Sasaki’s face was stained with despair.
The other four did the same.
I see, this is the end of your plan.
“Oh, s**t!”
Sasaki, who had lost his hand, was desperate and attacked me without a weapon.
I sank my fist into his stomach, and the other four all came at me in unison, but I was able to strike them all back.
A minute later, there were six boys stretched out at my feet.
None of them are conscious anymore.
Cheena talked in a stunned voice.
“Yori… has gone too far.”
“They even laid their hands on you, Cheena. I’m not going to forgive them.”
“You’re saying it’s cool, but you seem to be having fun hitting them.”
“Iya… not at all.”
Well, there were six of them. No one’s going to attack us now.
Now we just have to drag her out before she escapes.
I call out loudly to the bushes in the darkness.
“Hey! Shiori!”
You’re here, right? You saw the whole thing, didn’t you? The whole thing.
Hearing my voice, a figure emerged from the shadows of a nearby tree. Sure enough, it’s Shiori.
“My, what’s wrong with you guys! What’s going on?”
As soon as she appeared, Shiori rushed over to the fallen men…
While talking in what seemed like a worried voice, she pointed towards the sound recorder in my pocket.
「Turn off the recorder.」
That’s what she’s telling me. She’s not going to say anything unless I turn it off.
I have no choice but to take out my voice recorder and turn it off.
“It’s off. I’m not recording anything anymore.”
When I told her that, Shiori began to talk as if she was dumbfounded.
“Did you know? That I’m here.”
“It’s you. How could you not come and see for yourself?”
“I was just passing by.”
“Curse you.”
Both of us made no effort to hide their annoyance.
Sasaki and the others were unconscious, and Cheena doesn’t understand Japanese perfectly.
In other words, Shiori and I were the only ones who understood what we’re talking about. At least that’s what Shiori thinks.
So, instead of her usual catty way of talking to me, she acted as if she was at home.
“You set up this situation, didn’t you?”
“Don’t say I set this up. I never told these guys to do this or that.”
She didn’t make any direct suggestions, but encouraged Sasaki and the others to do it.
She’s probably telling the truth. She’s such a person.
I’m not sure what kind of hypnosis that is.
“Tell me then, why Sawai went after Cheena.”
“I don’t know. Maybe you told him how Christina-chan is weak and cute, right?”
I see, I see.
“So you’re saying I can’t punish you for this?”
“I never said that.”
“F**k you.”
I cluck my tongue loudly.
This is a great way to use others without taking any risks yourself. She’s still as repulsive as ever.
She must’ve given up on recording fooling Cheena because she already failed.
She’s a smart woman in that area.
This is where Shiori opened her mouth in disgust.
“What the h**l are you, anyway? It’s five against one! And I am unarmed! You’re retarded!” (T/N: I can’t stop myself sorry [it’s supposed to be ‘monster’])
“Oh, come on, you call your own family, monsters?”
“Both of you and mom never treated me as a family.”
“Don’t we send you money to live?”
“Yeah. Thanks for paying my tuition.”
Cheena was listening to our conversation in silence.
I asked her to do the same if Shiori came out.
But she seemed to understand it, staring at Shiori with her fist tightly clenched.
Well, it’s about time.
Leaving for too long isn’t good, and I won’t gain anymore useful information.
Besides, I’ve already heard what I need to hear.
“Well Shiori, here’s the situation you wanted. I’m gonna call a teacher or you go away?”
“Hah! All right, I’m going away! I’ll be careful in the future to not let this happen again!”
The last thing she did was glare at me and Cheena with all her might, and left.
Her back disappeared into the darkness.
Well…
“I hope you got that right. Soji.”
“It’s very natural. I didn’t get a shot of Shiori hiding out, though.”
The voice was directed to a place in the mountains some distance from where Shiori had appeared.
And from there, Soji appeared, holding a handheld camera that was obviously designed for dark areas.
A cold-hearted demon laughing in the dark.
He’s really more lively than lactic acid bacteria when he does this.
But enough of that, why is Soji here? Of course, it’s not a coincidence.
Soji had suspected that Sasaki and the others were up to something even before the forest school started.
After the forest school started, his suspicion became almost certain. He also realized that Shiori might be behind it.
The message Soji had sent me at noon on the first day had said so.
If we could get around this, Shiori might show her face.
That’s what we thought, and we set up a trap, anticipating that they would move at this time.
As we expected, she showed her face.
I guess they thought they could hunt me with the two-stage strategy of the five armed men and Sawai’s surprise attack. She seemed to be in a state of panic after being completely defeated.
It’s true that I can’t prove Shiori’s involvement in this assault.
But regardless of the circumstances, I finally have the proof I’ve always wanted.
“Well, Iori. I finally got the evidence that Shiori was well-aware how your mother neglected you. Do you accept this data?”
Soji then takes out an SD card from his camera.
Indeed. If I use this evidence, it means that I will decide to retaliate against Shiori.
In some cases, revenge is more cruel than what I have suffered.
He asked me to make a decisio…
So there was definitely a part of me that hadn’t made up my mind.
But now I’m not so sure anymore.
Up until now, I’ve been the only one that Shiori has treated this way. That’s why I was reluctant. But this time, she even messed with Cheena. I can’t allow this.
Yes, she doesn’t mind hurting people other than me.
Now that I knew that, there was no need to hesitate.
I strongly accepted the data weapon that was offered to me. Then, with a smile as cold-hearted as Soji’s, I declared.
“Towards Shiori and mother, I’m going to take away their most precious. There will be no mercy. To that end… help me, Soji.”
“Leave it to me. I’ll make them cry.”
And we laugh at each other like demons.
Aside from Cheena’s frightened face, the two of us, the worst duo, finally became serious.
“… So, Iori. What are you gonna do about Sasaki and these other guys? I think they are harmless as long as you have the evidence.”
“Don’t joke, let’s call the teacher.”
“That’s right.”
