Volume 5 - CH 24

Nursing Sakuya, revealing my secrets to Master.

A lot happened today.

I just want to go to sleep honestly.

Just lazily rolling in my bed not thinking about anything would be nice.

I headed home with that thought in mind.

“I’m back.”

“Ah, welcome back! Hideyori-kun.”

“……………eh?”

When I got home, Emi fluttery ran down the hallway and greeted me at the front door.

It doesn’t look like I can roll in my bed any time soon. That was the thought that came up when I saw her.

“E, Emi? What are you doing here?”

“I wanted to study with Hideyori-kun but you went out so I waited here.”

“Cute isn’t she.”

My aunt was a fan of Emi from the beginning but over time she grew to like her more and more.

When I’m not around, Emi would come over to talk with her, and they sometimes even cook together so they get along quite well.

Recently, my aunt also seems to be out shopping with our neighbor, Emi’s mom, a lot too.

“Come in, come in, don’t stand around in the corridor. Let’s talk in the living room.”

My aunt walks up to me and Emi and leads us inside.

Perhaps because she’s been chatting with Emi, she seems to be in a good mood.

Emi And I sit down in the living room while my aunt heads to the kitchen to boil some water.

It seems she’s making tea and coffee for us.

“Well, sorry about today. It seems I wasted your holiday huh………”

“It’s okay! It’s fun chatting with Oba-san about Hideyori-kun after all. Besides, I’m already happy that I get to see Hideyori-kun today.”

“You’re such a good child.”

Emi happily smiles and I pat her head.

She grew up a lot.

Year after year, Emi has become cuter and cuter. Somehow, I think that the current Emi is even more charming than the original Emi of the game.

At this rate, she’s going to be quite popular.

“Ehehehe. I like it when Hideyori-kun is like this.”

“Haha.”

Embarrassed, I turned my face away from her.

Why does such a good child like her always fated to face bad ends I wonder.

………..fate is such a cruel thing.

And Akechi Hideyori is the worst.

Without me, Emi might be able to find happiness on her own.

“Here you go, the tea is done. Hideyori-kun will have coffee right?”

“Thank you, Oba-san.”

“Yes, coffee for me please.”

I just drank some at Master’s place but I will drink one here too.

I like Master’s authentic coffee but I also like the instant coffee my aunt brews.

I blow on the coffee a little before sipping it.

“Come to think of it, my brother asked you to run an errand for him today right? What did he ask you to do?”

While sipping her tea, my aunt asks about today.

Right, I didn’t tell her the situation before I left huh.

“Sakuya caught a cold and Master couldn’t close his shop on Sunday so he asked me to take care of her.”

“Eh? Sakuya caught a cold?”

“Yeah, she’s better now so she should be able to go to school tomorrow.”

“This is so not fair! When I caught a cold two years ago, Hideyori-kun never came to nurse me!”

“Eh?”

When I told them what happened, Emi suddenly shouted that it was unfair.

“B, …………..But I was never asked to though?”

“Muuh……. I want to be nursed too! In exchange, if Hideyori-kun catches a cold I will come over to nurse you too.”

“If you don’t put on a maid cosplay then I will kick you out okay.”

“Where can I get a maid costume though……..?”

“Murashima, QloUni, and UG?”

(TLN: Shimamura, Uniqlo, and GU are common everyday clothes brands in Japan)

“I don’t think those places sell maid costumes though.”

“Maybe I should buy one online” After a retort, Emi muttered to herself in a small voice.

The generation gap felt even more real now that online shopping never occurred to me when she asked where she could buy it.

“Do I have to do a maid cosplay too?”

“No, umm…….that was a joke, Oba-san. Please forgive me……..”

Oba-san usually doesn’t tease me like this so I got caught off guard.

She’s Master’s older sister but I just can’t relax and talk to her like I did with her younger brother.

Since I’m not alone with Emi here, I guess I should be mindful of what I say here.

“Emi-chan, is Hideyori usually like this?”

“He’s normally even cheekier than this.”

“I’m right here okay!?”

They spoke in a small voice but I could clearly hear them.

That was probably intentional though.

“What is he like when he’s alone with you, Oba-san?”

“He usually speaks very formally you know…….. Is it a rebellious phase I wonder?”

“I don’t think I can bear listening any more than this so please forgive me.”

“Hideyori-kun, you are acting completely different than usual you know.”

Emi reached for my cheek and pinched it with her fingers.

It’s just awkward for me to act like normal in front of my aunt.

“What are you like with Sakuya-chan’s father though? What kind of thing do you talk about?”

“I just talk to Master like a sibling though………”

“Rather than me, it seems he’s closer to my brother huh……….”

My aunt’s voice sounded a bit lonely.

It’s probably because there are only men in my aunt’s environment that she’s particularly fond of the cute Emi.

“But what kind of thing do I talk to Master about huh…….? Hmmm…….”

Obviously, I can’t tell them about our shared appreciation of Sawamura Yama’s body……..

What I talk about with Master……….

Right, there’s that…….

“Today, Master told me about my parents.”

“Eh…….?”

“Parents……..?”

The eyes of my aunt and Emi immediately turned toward me.

“So my brother told you about them huh?”

“Today is the first time he brought it up though. It’s not a fun topic and I honestly didn’t really care about it.”

“Hideyori…….., do you want to know more about your parents?”

My aunt and uncle never brought the topic of my parents up in front of me.

But for me, my previous life parents ————in other words, the parents of Toyotomi Mitsuhide are the ones I consider my real parents. I couldn’t care less about what kind of parents Akechi Hideyori has.

“I didn’t care about it but today, I heard about what my father’s done, how he was as a person, and about my sister…….that’s what we talked about today.”

“………we really don’t talk about them here after all huh.”

“I thought that it was a taboo since neither Hideyori-kun nor Oba-san ever talked about his parents.”

“It’s not like I miss them or anything you know. I think of Oba-san as a mother and Master as a brother. I think I’m already blessed to have friends like Emi, Sakuya, and Takeru. I’m satisfied with what I have now.”

About my uncle,……..I don’t really think much about him other than the fact that he’s a relative.

Still, unlike in the past, I don’t hate him anymore.”

“Hideyori-kun has a little sister?”

“Yeah. I never knew that so it was a surprise you know. She’s probably a cute beauty with big boobs.”

“That’s just your desire talking right……….”

Emi retorted in a fed-up tone.

I kinda understand why Takeru is so protective of his sister now.

“Your sister, her name’s [Seiko] I think. Other than that, I don’t know anything about her. I’ve never met her after all.”

“She is probably using a different surname now too.”

“Hmm. I kinda want to see how Hideyori-kun’s sister is like now.”

Having a sister I’ve never met sure is a strange feeling……..

As far as I know, there was no character called [Seiko] in [Breaking the Chain of Sadness] or its shared universe.

Such an irregular existence.

If you ask me——her existence just sounds like a glitch in the system.

Because of that, I’m feeling anxious since the setting behind Hideyori’s character might have been changed from the game.

Still, my normal life will not change.

I like my everyday right now.

That has nothing to do with my parents or my sister.

I will survive this world.

Surviving is my top priority.

Even if it’s just by a little, I want the everyday life I have right now to last longer.

That’s the trivial wish I have.

Author Note: the Aunt and Uncle do not have any children of their own.

Although they are not connected by blood, the aunt has come to think of Hideyori as her own son.

However, both are being burdened by the abusive past due to the uncle so they are awkward around each other.

The aunt likes Emi and she cheers for Emi to be with Hideyori.

Of course, she knows about Sakuya since she’s Master’s daughter. However, she doesn’t like her much since she considers Sakuya as a strange child with bad language (It’s not that she dislikes her).

That’s why her end goal is in conflict with Master.

TLN: The name Seiko is spelled with 2 Kanjis, one means Star, another means Child…….