Chapter 97 - Volume 6 (2/2)

Is Kako going to take much longer? I received an email from Kako, replying that she was done.

“But papa didn’t want to take me along at first. As expected of a mob character parent.”

“Fuu~hn.”

“So I kept bothering my dad. Mob-girl, if you’re supposed to be part of my entourage, you should have some great ideas for harassment, no?”

“……Eh, aah, I think it’ll be good to go get your hands on some chicken bones.”

“Why would you try to harass people with chicken bones!? Really, you’re useless.”

Ah, was it wrong? Which reminds me, since Dad-chan had been done a good turn by them, perhaps I should go and make my greetings to the President of Nikuno Ham.

Should I mail Ouji-kun too?

“Mob-girl, Kouki-kun is supposed to have come here, did you see him?”

“Nn~? I haven’t seen him.”

“Previously, I had bumped into Kouki-kun at the corner outside the school, but no event occurred. I wonder if it has to be at night, after all. I knew from Papa that the grandfather of the Kuon family had retired, but wasn’t he a bad guy? Even though the event hadn’t occurred, such a thing happened. I don’t understand it at all, even though I’m talking to a mob character~”

“Hoho.”

“Is Kako doing something after all… Damn it, it makes me angry. She really doesn’t reveal her true colors easily, that girl. Hey, you, have you figured out any of Kako’s weaknesses?”

“Recently, it seems that she hasn’t been able to speak to Kouki-kun.”

“Heeh! It’s clearly to be expected! How satisfying.”

Yep yep, it was their puppy love up until now, but it seems that she’s finally realized her romantic feelings now that we’re heading into adolescence, and she went into that cute state, and went into a tizzy when the two of them were alone.

… I didn’t make a mistake, right?  It’s not a pretense, right?

“That’s right, I thought that Kako being here would bring me good. Mob-girl, seize the opportunity and mix this into Kako’s drink.”

“Nn? What’s this?”

“Fufufu, it’s gonna be good. There is no need for one such as you to know. Pupupu.”

“Ah, I see.”

Because it’s a pain in the rear for now, I’m going to leave it in the drink that Matsuri brought. Since it’s a good thing, there’ll be no problems.

“And hey, Mob-girl, about Handsome-kun.”

*twitch*

“Did you know about a woman who’s been involved with the Nikuno family? Apparently there’s someone aiming at the seat of being his fiancé.”

“I know no such thing.”

Ouji-kun sure is popular lately… It wouldn’t be strange even if there was such a person.

“It was, err…… Kabosu or Zabon or something, some citrus-related name. (TL note: Yuzu is a citrus fruit.) I think even a dullard like you would be able to investigate if you know this much.”

What, is that person some freezer accessory……

It seems that in our school, there’s another child who’s named after citrus fruit other than myself.

“The event for Handsome-kun haven’t started either. It seems that in the end, nothing starts if I do not acquire Toshikuni-kun. It’s really annoying. Go search for Toshikuni-kun quickly, Mob-girl, and remove yourself from my surroundings. When a mob character doesn’t remain involved with me, their lives will end, hahaha, ukyuu.”

After saying all these funny things without consideration, Matsuri disappeared somewhere else into the hall.

Just what do you want me to do……?  Do you really think that I am not human but some character in a story instead?

Haha, surely, there’s no idiot that dumb, right?

“……Ara?”

While I was playing with my phone on the sofa as I was, two e-mails had come in. One of them was from Father, and the other was from Ouji-kun.

Both of the mails had roughly the same content, and it seems that both his parents and mine wanted me to go over, and it seems that Ouji-kun was going to come pick me up.

…… This is about Prince-kun’s engagement.

Author’s Notes:

As per usual, the conversation doesn’t really mesh.

Next time, a serious party continuation.