Volume 10 - CH 8

Mishima Haruka Introduces

“Tarzan-san?”

“You have business with Tarzan?”

“Yeah.”

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Haruka and Mitsuki seem to be puzzled but since they know him, they guide me inside the classroom.

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“Excuse me, Ta……Tarzan-san! Yoru-san has to talk to you about something!”

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When Haruka called out to Tarzan-san who was lying face down on his desk, his large body twitched.

It seems she woke him up.

Mitsuki is still having that [Why Tarzan?] look on her face but she didn’t say anything.

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“Oh? Who you is?”

“Auuu! I’m Mishima Haruka!”

“I not talk about you. You is mi classbud. I meant red-haired behind you.”

“I’m sorry, I’m sorry……..”

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Haruka started nervously apologizing.

Since Tarzan-san’s look is rather wild, it seems she’s nervous around him.

Tarzan-san lifts his face from the desk, takes out his favorite sunglasses, and puts it on.

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“I, I’m Yoru Hiru! Nice to meet you, sir!”

“Auu”

“What Mishima, Fukamori, Yoru want with Tarzan?”

“Tarzan-san.”

“What?”

“I know that you’re fluent so please speak normally.”

“……….”

“……….”

“………eh?”

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The moment Mitsuki let her voice out in surprise.

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“You saw through that huh…….who are you?”

“HE’S SUDDENLY FLUENT!?”

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Haruka supported Mitsuki who was so surprised her waist almost gave out.

It’s like strength left her leg and she’s struggling to stand.

Perhaps because the students around us were also surprised, the atmosphere felt like it suddenly froze.

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“All you, don’t surprise yo.”

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Tarzan-san deliberately went back to his broken speech but the cold atmosphere doesn’t seem like it was going away any time soon.

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“Tarzan-san, you’re actually fluent in JAPANese……?”

“Tarzan-san’s a foreigner but I heard a rumor that he took a liking to JAPAN’s culture you see.”

“A rumor……?”

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I didn’t hear no rumors about Tarzan-san but I’ve known him for as long as I know Takeru so I know what he’s like.

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“Tarzan-san likes Prince Shotoku so much that you want to write your own version of the 17-article constitution after all.”

(TLN: A prince who had a role in reforming Japan in the Asuka period, the 17-article constitution is a literary work which was later adopted as the basic laws in AD604)”

“You are making me blush.”

“EHHH!?”

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Mitsuki still raises her voice in surprise every time Tarzan-san speaks.

What a rude girl.

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“Tarzan is practicing listening to multiple people talk at the same time. You three try.”

Haruka and Mitsuki looked troublingly at each other.

But since he asked, we decided on a signal and spoke at the same time.

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The three of us said something at the same time. Except for what I said, I don’t know what the others were saying.

But, Tarzan-san is nodding to himself as though he understood the whole thing.

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“Yoru said [Every dog has its day!] correct?”

“Yes, sir!”

“Fukamori said [StarChild]. Tarzan prefers LeafCha though.”

“Correct……”

“Mishima was asking [How much are the sunglasses you’re wearing, Tarzan-san?], am I right?”

“Wow……”

“They’re 2,980 yen.”

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He did manage to tell what each of us said respectively.

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“You’re amazing! Tarzan-san!”

“Tarzan still has a long way to go. Tarzan wants to be able to listen to 10 people at once. Right now 3 is Tarzan’s limit……”

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Tarzan-san said as he bitterly adjusted his sunglasses.

As always, He’s so WILD!

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“Was that your Gift, Tarzan?”

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Asked Mitsuki, convinced of herself.

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“No, just hard work.”

“Eh!? Hard work!?”

“Tarzan’s Gift is something different.”

“That’s right…..his Gift is much more amazing you know…….”

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It would be presumptuous for us to measure the ability of Tarzan-san, the man with the nickname [Living Legend].

He’s the supposed sole survivor of the infamous HALF DEAD GAME after all.

Even Takeru often relied on him.

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“So, what does Yoru want with Tarzan?”

“Actually, I want to ask you about the HALF DEAD GAME.”

“HALF DEAD GAME? What’s that? You mean [Jungle Dead Game] the survival game?”

“No, not that. Didn’t some crazy guy break into the gym a while before Golden Week?”

“…..Ahh! I remember that brown-haired guy talking him down right? I got called by the teachers and asked if I was okay the other day.”

“……..brown-haired guy.”

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What he said matches Kumamoto Sena’s story…..

So it was really Akechi Hideyori who stopped the HALF DEAD GAME huh……

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“Thank you very much!”

“Oh, feel free to visit again if you need something else okay!”

“Yes, sir!”

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Touched by Tarzan-san’s kindness, I deeply lowered my head.

Now then, that concluded my investigation on HALF DEAD GAME.

Next up is the Gift Hunters huh…….

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After that, Haruka and Mitsuki lead me back to the classroom’s door.

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“Thank you for your help, you two!”

“It’s nothing……. Me too, thank you for talking with Mitsuki.”

“Don’t mind it.”

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When I said that, Mitsuki lowered her head.

As a fellow [Gift Maid] I do feel a sense of camaraderie with her.

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“Mitsuki-san! How about we go consult Akechi-san too? I think he knows a lot about Gifts you know!”

“Is that so……right, if there’s time I will go talk to him.”

“Temper your expectations okay.”

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I don’t know if he’s that reliable but I at least understand that he’s not a bad guy.

That said, his face still makes me feel nauseous.

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I parted ways with the two after that.

Thinking that I will have to attend the meeting with all the members of [Western Army] later, I start having a bad feeling……

Author Note: Tarzan-san is not really a main character you know (lol)

Since the topic of HALF DEAD GAME came up, it was just right to insert him.

Originally, I only intended him as a random guy with a strange name but he became popular so I made him a mob.

Yoru is strictly admiring Tarzan-san, no romantic feelings whatsoever.

His purpose in the story is also to say that foreigners also have Gifts.

He pretended to be bad with JAPANese because he thought that a foreign-looking guy like him speaking fluent JAPANese would be lame.

Since his name is Tarzan, I intend him to have a wild side so if you’re not careful, he might go ham on you while shouting [FAKKYUU] to your face.

He’s wearing the sunglasses because it gives him the foreigner vibe but he actually finds it cumbersome.

If he takes it off, he’d look like a refreshing young man, kinda like Hercules in the animated movie.

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Next up, Hideyori makes his move!

TLN: So, Johnny Bravo?