Vol 3 Chapter 1 (1/2)

Chapter 1: There's No Way My Freeloader Is This Smart

1

“Amakusa-kun, I am sorry but, can you give me an explanation?”

My consciousness got pulled back from my thought by the cla.s.s rep (Gla.s.s beauty) voice.

“I don’t want to step in this private matter but……….your partner is that person so, I think nothing will calm down at this rate”

Just like what the cla.s.s-rep said, everyone in the cla.s.s was looking at me.

Yes, I am right now the target of an emotion similar to hostility by all the boys in the cla.s.s….no, the whole school.

“So are you going out with President Kokubyakuin as expected?”

The main reason why I am placed in this situation right now, is because of the actions of the student president who’s the rank 1 in the female popular ranking -Kokubyakuin Seira, , during the compet.i.tion of the popular ranking and [Reject 5].

“No, it’s not like that…………”

Will this excuse really work? That’s because an unbelievable event where that president confessed to me in front of all the students and hugged me on the spot.

“Then your real target is Chocolat-chan?”

What’s more, since I was entangled with the [Curse removal mission]; the situation got more annoying to a whole new level because Chocolat told me [I like you!] in the mess while I was being hugged by the president.

On a side-note.

Just now, the president purposely came to this cla.s.sroom to land the final blow by causing a misunderstanding to everyone that we were in first names basis like [Kanade-san] and [Seira-san].

“Hey hey, how about it Amakusa-kun?”

*Gui* the cla.s.s rep got closer. Instead of the sense of duty to settle this problem as the cla.s.s rep, the glitter in her eyes simply looks like she was curious in this…………….

“Uuh………..”

At that timing, I frowned my face because of a headache.

“What’s wrong?”

Th-there’s no time to explain!

I confirmed the choices that appeared in my mind again.

“Choose 1. Hug Chocolat

2. Hug Yukihira Furano

3. Hug Yuuouji Ouka”

There were 3 choices.

After clearing the <make every=”” female=”” who=”” joined=”” the=”” compet.i.tion=”” to=”” say=”” [i=”” like=”” you]=””>> mission, I predicted that the choices would change but, I never imagined for this 3 choices……….

However, the only difference is that there is just 3 different targets and isn’t the vulgar part just the same?

“Guh…………”

The demanding headache turned stronger just when he was wasting time thinking. Kuh……..this isn’t good, I have to choose someone.

While ignoring those piercing sights with all my strength, I looked towards Yukihira at the window side.

She often looks expressionless but she was staring at me with eyes fill with difficulty.

It’s hard to say that she’s usually friendly with me but, she looks like she’s emitting a different type of spikey aura today for some reason.

It’s impossible too in normal circ.u.mstances too so, hugging her in this situation is just unthinkable……….no good, Yukihira is a no.

On the other side, as for Yuuouji…………….her cheeks were slightly blus.h.i.+ng and were looking down while acting fidgety.

It seems that it was embarra.s.sing for her when I accidentally saw her panties during an accident in the compet.i.tion but ………….i still can’t understand the standards for her shyness even though she showed me her belly b.u.t.ton in her with that childish thought pattern.

It might be possible if it’s the usual Yuuouji but, things won’t end up as a joke if I hug her at that state…….this side is no good too.

Meaning, the last one……….

I looked towards Chocolat beside me.

“……………”

Over here, that usual smile that feels care-free did not exist.

………….yes, Chocolat is acting weird today.

She came to cla.s.s late and said [I am not hungry]. That’s just plain impossible for the Food craving demon Chocolat.

But I have no time to pin down the reason for that. I brought my face closer to her and whispered with a volume to avoid the cla.s.s rep to hear.

(Sorry Chocolat, I will hug you because a choice came out)

Chocolat didn’t give back any response.

Her eyes looked empty and I feel kind of worried about her but, I won’t be about to look after her if I don’t do something about these choices first. I have to finish what I need to do.

First off, I need to avoid the getting the attentions from everyone. The problem is how and------

“Choose 1. Announce that you want to show your naked body 2. Reincarnate”

….Oi, what happen to number 3, where’s 3.

No matter how much I confirmed, only 2 choices exists in my head.

This………..just like what happened last time, is the change that occurred after a mission clear result in random things mixed inside? If that’s the case then, I won’t be able to know if 2 or 3 choices will appear from now on…………

I don’t know if that’s a good or bad thing but, I have to choose one of those two now.

“T-this is bad everyone! I…….i have an undeniable urge to become fully naked without any reason! Please look outside for a short while!!”

My cla.s.smates looked towards the window all at once without any signs of unrest…………..it’s sad that not one of them thought that this was a joke or lie but, I managed to make everyone look away.

Okay, I’ll take this chance to hug her and end this!

(Let’s do this)

The choices disappeared the moment I lightly hugged Chocolat after whispering to her.

“Fuu…….”

The instant I exhaled in relief and thought of letting go,

“Kanade-san………err…….well……..this is embarra.s.sing”

……………………..Huh?

Those lines Chocolat said made me froze my body.

During that time; my cla.s.smates looked back to us.

What they saw, was Chocolat looking down with her face blus.h.i.+ng while I was hugging her.

“………..Choco-lat?”

“Kanade-san……….Everyone is looking so……….if possible……..can you let go of me?”

…………..What are you saying, nothing is entering my head.

“Err…………….i don’t want you to misunderstand this but………….it’s not like I don’t like Kanade-san doing this and…………err, the problem is the place………”

………Something is weird, something is definitely weird.

No, she’s been weird from just now but, no matter how much I think about it, this totally exceeds the level where she’s feeling sick.

Despite I was losing my composure, Chocolat’s cheeks blushed harder before she opened her mouth.

“…………..Doing this kind of things, when we alone together……will make me happy”

“””!?”””

The atmosphere in the cla.s.s froze.

I don’t understand. I don’t understand this at all but……………the possible response that might occur when they saw this situation through an objective view------

“””Amakusaaa………”””

“””You’re the worst……..”””

Well yeah…………..the guys were looking at me with killing intent, the girls were making expressions of despise as if they were looking at garbage; were all directed at me.

“N-no, this is a misunderstanding”

Even though I said that; I have no idea what’s the misunderstanding at all. The moment the atmosphere of the cla.s.sroom turned into an uproar,

“Everyone, please wait”

A clear and elegant voice echoed.

“Huh?”

Everyone including me, looked towards the owner of that voice.

“Kanade-san has done nothing wrong”

“Cho-chocolat?”

“I was somewhat troubled because of the place but, everyone is misunderstanding this”

The contents of the words coming from the person that looks like Chocolat, did not enter my head at all…………..who is this?

“I do love Kanade-san and Kanade-san does dote on me but, it’s something close to friends.h.i.+p and the unhealthy actions that everyone imagines does not exist”

…………the expression pupils turning into a dot would probably be used at a time like this I wonder.

[Chocolat…………..chan?][W-what is this, what’s going on?][How would I know]

The uproar turned louder in one go. Everyone has reach extreme discomposure from the atmosphere given out by Chocolat in her sudden change.

“Kanade-san, is there something wrong?”

Chocolat lightly tilted her head beside me and smiled.

“No, what do you mean………….”

The way she smile is similar or not to her carefree self but, it was peaceful, refined and even intelligence could be felt.

“Is there something on my face?”

“………..nothing is there but, who are you?”

“I am Chocolat”

“Nono…………you’re more like, *Fuwaaa* like that………...i also feel that you speak somewhat in hiragana too………..”

Chocolat looked at my eyes and smiled again.

“That’s true; I think anyone would lose their composure if I suddenly talked this way. Okay then, I will explain in sequence”

Blond hair emitting a magnificent glow, a face that looks like a small animal, and a compact figure.

The girl in front of me is definitely Chocolat no matter how much I look at her but………….the atmosphere she was giving off was completely from another person.

“It’s something that occurred in the morning but, I woke up on the floor. Judging by that situation, it seems that I fell off the bed when I was sleeping”

She was still sleeping on top of her bed when I tried to wake her up so, this is after that. Well, it’s probably not weird for Chocolat to fall off her bed because of her monstrous urge to sleep.

“It seems that I hit my head when I fell and I gotten a serious headache from the impact. However, it’s not that serious so far to give me difficulties for my actions so I came straight to school but…………my situation did not get any better at all. Forget that, my consciousness were half-hazy and it even influenced to other body parts too”

Her face turning red and saying [I am not hungry] is because of that. But at that time, it feels kind of like the usual Chocolat though…………

“Thinking back, that was probably a sign before I turned back to my original self. However, that level did not regained back my memories and………………I think it lacked a decisive trigger”

“Trigger?”

At that moment, Chocolat’s face blushed again before she lightly nodded.

“That’s right…………The moment………err……Kanade-san hugged me, I felt my body lighted up and electricity ran through my head………….i guess this is call shock therapy…………by the time I came to, my memories are back”

“Your memories………are back?”

“Yes”

…………Now that I think about it, Chocolat told me that she lost her memories. Because of that, she does not have any information related to the absolute choice and that made me anxious but………

“Kanade-san, I am really sorry that I showed you my pathetic self until now. I will now redeem myself from now on so, please forgive me for my insolence behavior until now.

She lowered her head to show respect.

……………..wait wait wait. The Chocolat until now wasn’t Chocolat and the Chocolat in front of me now is the real one?

Even if you suddenly tell me that, how can I just go “Oh I see” and agree with it.

Chocolat then looked back at the cla.s.smates.

“Everyone might be surprised by the sudden events but, this is my real self. Please forgive me for those over-friendly words I made a few days ago. Also, if possible, please get with me along from now on too”

Everyone froze with a blank expression when she showed a smile at them at the end. That’s probably normal; anyone who could accept this talk immediately is probably the weird ones.

Right when the cla.s.s was covered with a weird silence, Yukihira walked over to us.

“……….Amakusa-kun, can I take this as a new situation play?”

“No no no………..honestly, I don’t understand the situation at all”

“That’s the setting option too right?”

“No that’s not it. Why are you saying it like this is a s.e.x shop”

“Dear customer, an extension will require additional fees”

“Just who are you!”

“Our shop’s motto is [Buy love with money]”

“Like I said, just who are you!”

“I am sorry, can the human garbage please keep quiet for a while”

“So hars.h.!.+?”

I wonder why……….Yukihira is scattering a stronger displeased aura compared to just now.

“Yukihira……..are, you angry?”

“Angry? That emotion does not exist in me, who’s known as the [Grand devil with the clear bright smile]”

“I’ve never heard of that at all before though…………”

“Oh my, I did give you a smile when you were naked and asked me [Want to dance] last time”

“Don’t make such a crazy lie!”

“I am sorry. It should be [Want to eat live s.h.i.+rauo[1]] while you were naked”

“That invitation is too aggressive!”

“The talk got diverted a little but, I don’t have any negative emotions like anger, sadness or hatred. What I have are only pure thoughts that glow bright. What awaits there are unlimited fortune, eternal love and the endless cycle of life and death”

“That just sounds fishy OI!”

“Well, saying that I have no negative emotions at all is just saying too much. I’ll be polite; there are only 3 minus emotions in me”

“3?”

“Yes, I only have [Crude, vulgar and indistinct] in my heart ever since I am born”

“You’re the worst!”

“Amakusa-kun, it’s your bad habit to immediately shout when you’re excited”

“Just who do you think made me like that!”

“See, you’re angry again. Why don’t you go and suck on some cow t.i.ts?”

“Why can’t you just tell me to drink milk like normal!”

“Oh my, milk does not have any effects to cure angry on the spot you know”

“You even answered”

“The actions of sucking a cow’s t.i.ts, is Amakusa-kun’s unchangeable way of comfort”

“There’s a limit for being a pervert!”

No good………..no matter how many times goes, I could no longer handle it anymore. I got fed up and looked back at Chocolat.

Chocolat, who has been quietly looking at our conversation, showed a face of thinking about something before nodding in understanding.

“The memories of both of your relations.h.i.+p are still in my head but, I feel a little troubled after seeing the real thing. i see, this is how you two display your affections to each other”

“No, by affection, you------“

“A-affections!?”

………..Hn? I think I heard an oddly cute voice coming from behind……….

“…………Yukihira, was that your voice?”

“………..what are you talking about?”

When I turned behind; the usual expressionless Yukihira was there.

“No, the voice just now was………..”

Yukihira was the only girl at that direction but…………

“…………….leaving that aside, Please don’t look at me with those [Spoiled eyes which looks like a zombiefied corpse after being abandoned in f.u.kai because you got chocked to death by a tofu stuck in your throat, while imaging a witch coupling a <rotten tai[2] x=”” spoiled=”” mackerel=””>> together]”

“How many rotten parts are there!”

The contents were the usual unknown jokes but, for some reason, is it my imagination that I felt Yukihira’s voice was excited?

“Hn? You, isn’t your face is a little red?”

“Uh!?”

Yukihira’s expression looked shocked for an instant and immediately, waves of killing intent were inside her eyes.

Instantly; Yukihira made a scissor shape with her first and thrust those 2 fingers straight at my eyeb.a.l.l.s.

This girl-----is trying to break them.

I have to dodge! Was what I thought but, my body won’t react to that thought. It’s that pattern where my thoughts is only fast and my surrounding movements were in slow motion, like those scenes that often appear in Mangas.

N-no good! I have to close my eyes at least------

“Uu………………………….Ah-re?”

I timidly opened my eyes because the attacking impact did not come. Yukihira’s fingers stopped right before it reached my eyeb.a.l.l.s.

“……….Yukihira?”

Yukihira continued staying frozen but after a few seconds, she made a light sigh before lowering her hand. Chocolat looked lonely and mumbled beside me when I was tilting my head.

“…………I’ll be going”

“Ah, oi, Yukihira………..”

Well, Yukihira’s words being weird are normal in a certain way but, this is a little too incomprehensible. Chocolat looked lonely and mumbled beside me when I was tilting my head.

“I am envious of………….Kanade-san’s relations.h.i.+p with Furano-san”

“Huh? Envious? Of that?”

Potent poison, the worst of jokes, and flying absurd violence to finish things off. I think there isn’t any factor that looks envious.

“Yes, Kanade-san looked really energetic when you are talking with Furano-san”

No, I am just tried handling her…………

“I, who only has the ability to serve with my whole heart, cannot communicate with Kanade-san that openly”

Well that’s obvious. She’s probably the only high school female to reply with those jokes, even if you look all over j.a.pan.

“That’s why, after seeing that exchange in front of me…………..”

Chocolat shyly moved her legs while looking down with blus.h.i.+ng cheeks.

“What’s wrong”

She mumbled with a disappearing voice.

“Erhm….i am…….a little jealous”

……..no seriously, who is this.

2

Inside the Amakusa family living room, around the time 7pm.

“Are you serious………….”

I let out a voice of admiration while looking at the food spread out on the table in front of me.

A steak dripping with meat juice and rich sauce, capriccio with a.s.sorted fishes, pasta into something three-dimensional way as an arrangement, white stew giving out steam at the right temperature, and a fine colorful salad. All of it is a little too luxuries for a normal dinner.

I wasn’t the one that made these dishes.

“This is the first time cooking for Kanade-san so…………..i might have went too far”

Even though approximately half a day pa.s.sed since the impactful change but, Chocolat was still doing things right.

She did not sleep in cla.s.s and was taking down notes normally; she would shock the teacher by giving an accurate answer when she was questions; during break time too, our cla.s.smates showered her with questions and she replied them logically, making them perplexed.

A never ending smile and reserved gracefulness, but her splendid behavior would not make anyone feel any distance to her; she’s exactly the manifestation of everyone male’s convenient imaginations.

When will I wake up? was what I felt when I looked at her as if I was watching a dream but, even if I pinched or hit my cheeks, there was no signs of waking up; bringing us to this point.

“No……this is……….”

Chocolat who saw me in lost in words after seeing the food, placed her hands inside her chest pocket and took out a bundle of money.

“Ah, of course, I worked out the necessary cost for it from here so; it will not influence the family’s finances at all”

No, I am not worried about that……………….even though I saw her actually do the cooking, it was still hard to believe that Chocolat was the one that made these.

“Okay, please eat before it gets cold”

“Y-yeah…………..”

I extend my hands to the food while still unable to accept the scene in front of me.

“……….delicious”

No, it’s already a known fact that it won’t taste bad by its appearance but, the taste completely exceeds my expectations.

“This level is enough to ask for money…………”

I have confidence that I have some good cooking skills but, the dishes lined up in front of me, has a quality of a different cla.s.s.

Chocolat joined her hands in front of her chest and smiled.

“I am happy that Kanade-kun likes it”

“Uu…………..”

I felt somehow very embarra.s.sing so, I urged Chocolat to eat to play it off.

“Ch-chocolat, you eat too”

“No, I will eat the remaining after Kanade-san is satisfied”

……………..i could not believe my ears.

Even if she gained her memories, I never would have imagined that the Food craving demon would say those words…………..

“N-no, I don’t like that so, let’s eat together”

“I understand, if Kanade-san says so then”

Chocolat distributed each dish into a small plate and moved it into her mouth.

Because her actions were so refined; it was completely different from her previous way of eating which was perfect for the sound *Paku**Paku**Musha**Musha*.

My eyes were fixed on her because her beauty was enough to be art.

Having noticed that, Chocolat stopped moving and opened her mouth apologetically.

“Kanade-san, errr……………..it’s embarra.s.sing when you look at me eating………….”

“So-Sorry”

I quickly looked away and choose a dish.

“…………….”

“…………….”

Chocolat and I moved our respective chopsticks in silence………….what’s with this atmosphere.

“L-let’s on the TV”

Unable to bear the silence, I extend my hands to the remote control.

“Hn….Hmuu……Ah………..”

A pa.s.sionate kiss scene was on. The couple hugging wildly then fell onto the bed like that.

“Oi oi, why is this being shown during 7------uu”

Right when I changed the channel, I accidentally met with Chocolat’s eyes which were staring at me. Her cheeks were slightly blus.h.i.+ng.

“Ah, So-sorry. I was the one that told you not to look at me just now and yet……………”

“N-no, I don’t mind……………”

“…..”

“…..”

We immediately looked away and kept quiet……………..seriously, what’s wrong with this atmosphere!

“I am done eating”

After a few minutes later, Chocolat quickly announced that she was done eating.

“Eh, is that enough?”

“Yes, this is enough”

Not much was diminished from the dishes on the table, and it felt as if only a pinch of it was gone. Are you serious……………however, even without comparing to the old Chocolat, I think her food intake is too little compared to a normal girl.

“Hey, you don’t have to be so reserved you know”

“Thank you for your concern. But, servants of G.o.d have extremely good energy ratio so, we don’t need to take in nutrients from food that much”

“……………….eh?”

“I enjoy the activity called eating so; I would eat a bento with the girls in school but, judging by the point of maintaining my life; taking in the amount of 1 meal for several days, would be enough. That’s why, I am already full”

“………..”

“Err…………Kanade-san, is there something wrong?”

I silently stared at Chocolat’s stomach when I heard that impactful truth.

If that story was true then, what happen to the enormous amount of food that disappeared in there.

Having guessed my question, Chocolat placed both her hands on her blus.h.i.+ng cheeks.

“Err………………I am sorry. There’s something wrong with the me until yesterday. Even though I am a girl, it really is shameful that I devoured things like that……………..”

“No well, leaving that aside. If Chocolat is not eating anymore then………….”

On the table, there is at the very least an estimate of 5 people worth of food. I thought that she considered herself when she cooked.

“All of this is my portion huh…………..”

“I am sorry, I guess it’s too much……….”

*Shyun* Chocolat became depressed.

“Errr, there are things to preserve them and disposing them is also an option-----“

“No, I will eat everything”

“Kanade-san”

I have a small appet.i.te for a male but, there’s no way I simply could leave any food that a girl made for me.

I made up my mind and continued eating.

Un, it’s delicious like I thought. The taste is first cla.s.s so, that point is a life-saver.

“……Hn? What’s wrong?”

After a while, I noticed something weird about Chocolat. She was acting shy and was trying to say something.

“Err……………I caused a problem to Kanade-san because of my clumsiness so, I will help you eat”

“Help?”

“Err…….meaning…….”

While hesitating to say it, she took a piece of the steak with her chopsticks and moved it to my mouth.

“……….like this”

Oi, doesn’t this mean……….

“………….ahhn”

My thoughts froze when I heard the words that came out from Chocolat’s mouth without any hesitation.

“N-no, this is a little……………”

Chocolat’s eyes looked slightly wet when I respond to her by bending behind in reflex.

“……….was I being an annoyance”

“Uu………..”

………That expression is cheating.

“I-I get it, go ahead……………..”

One complete turn; Chocolat nodded happily.

“Okay, ahhn”

The steak brought out to me, entered my mouth while I felt perplex.

“Un……delicious”

After slowly biting it down, I gave out my honest opinion.

But, Chocolat looked away for some reason.

“What’s wrong?”

“Err………it’s more embarra.s.sing…….than I thought”

……….what’s with that.

“……..I-I see. It can’t be helped if it’s embarra.s.sing”

“I am sorry, any further……is just…………”

“I-I’ll eat the rest”

“Y-yes……….”

“………..”

“………..”

Like I said, what is with this atmosphere, seriously………..

Within the awkward silence which occurred who knows how many times already today; I quietly moved my chopsticks.

“Upuuu…………..”

After 1 hour later, I finished eating all the food.

“I- I am done eating”