Kenkyo, Kenjitsu o Motto ni Ikite Orimasu - Chapter 213

Chapter 213

Tired…

Kaburagi was so much worse than I expected that I was honestly at my wit’s end .

After that, even after we returned to the salon, Kaburagi kept talking to me about his ideal confessions .

He was like an bottomless well of worthless ideas .

Naturally he never brought up Wakaba-chan’s name, but anyway, all of his ideas were needlessly bombastic and unrealistic .

This wouldn’t do .

In the end I concluded that I had to put off the confession for now .

What I needed to do first was teach the idiot some common sense .

Uwah, the road ahead was tough…

“Kisshouin-san, I hear that you’ve become Masaya’s strategist?”

“Haah!?”

Since we were in public now, and I was more than a little sick of him, I had told Kaburagi to think about how to word his confession first .

Having given him his homework, I shooed him off and helped myself to some tea, but this time a smiling Enjou had come to accost me .

“What in heaven’s name are you talking about?”

“Hm? I heard it from Masaya . Apparently he employed you as his strategist . ”

What the hell!? Doesn’t that make me his subordinate then!

I’ve never heard of a disciple this arrogant!

“That position seems much too important for one such as I . You are Kaburagi-sama’s closest friend . This role can only be entrusted to you . ”

“Oh no, I could never…” he waved me off .

Hmph .

That’s not something I want to hear from a member of the Fulfilling Romance village like you .

You’ve got plenty of experience . Can’t you just use some of it to give him advice?

“Do you know what it is Kaburagi-sama is asking my advice on?” I asked .

“Yeah, more or less,” he said, sending a glance Kaburagi’s way .

The boy in question was sitting cross-legged by the window, quietly reading a book .

No doubt it was another stupid love poem anthology .

I could already see him sending weird quotes my way…

While I was thinking that to myself, I heard dreamy sighs from here and there .

They could only react that way because they didn’t know what a loser he was inside .

“In that case,” I started again, “would it not make even more sense for you to advise him?”

“Why do you say that?”

Because you’ve got a goddamned girlfriend!

To begin with, I wasn’t even close to Kaburagi .

Shouldn’t Enjou have been considered for the role before any thoughts came my way?

Ah, hang on .

I guess it was because of Iwamuro-kun and Class Rep…

“I think a girl’s opinion would be a lot more useful than mine,” he smiled brightly . “Kisshouin-san, I’ll leave Masaya to you . ”

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Even though I had an urna on my forehead, why was this year full of trouble?

Aaah~

What a pain .

While I pondered this on a particularly lazy Saturday, I suddenly received a message from my fellow Pivoine member, Fuyuko-sama .

‘Might we meet for a chat? It would be lovely if we had a chance to better know each other, Reika-sama . ’

Being overjoyed at the chance to meet a friend outside of school, I agreed without another thought .

Fuyuko-sama had always been in my group .

Moreover, she was even a member of the Pivoine like I was .

Despite all that though, we never really had a chance to really know each other .

I guess it was because we were on different frequencies .

She really gave off the vibe of an ancient noble .

But maybe today was my chance!

She was inviting me out on a weekend after all .

What if I was about to make a new friend!?

I arrived at our meeting place full of anticipation; a lounge in some hotel .

It wasn’t long before I spotted her, as well as an older woman I didn’t know sitting next to her .

Hm?

Was this her oneesama?

I made my way towards them .

“Fuyuko-sama . ”

“Reika-sama!” she exclaimed . “Thank you so much for coming! Please, take a seat!”

“Why, thank you,” I replied .

I sat down opposite the two of them and ordered a herb tea .

“…Umm, so, regarding our meeting today…”

“Ah, of course! You see, I very much wanted a chance to get to speak with you . ”

…I see .

I mean, I was happy to hear that, but in that case what was the strange lady for?

I had a closer look at her .

She was wearing a suit, and seemed to be about 25, but she didn’t have make up on and looked like your everyday woman .

At least, she didn’t look like she was related to Fuyuko-sama .

Seriously, who was this?

I was slightly regretting coming here .

“I’ve noticed recently that you seemed a little threadbare . It’s been on mind for a while now,” she told me .

“Haah, I see . ”

“Indeed . Reika-sama, has something been bothering you?” she asked .

“Bothering me…?” I asked . “I would not say so, no…”

“Goodness, haven’t you been having a lot of trouble with Kaburagi-sama and that commoner girl? And you’ve been speaking with him in the salon too . A lot of girls were envied you, but not me . You never looked happy to me . ”

“I see…”

She was normally so quiet .

It was rare to see her so animated .

“Umm, at any rate, might I ask who this miss is…?”

“Oh, of course! This is lady Lyuleiah! A greater healer!”

Hah?

Hiilah?

What was a hiilah?

Hira?

I looked at her suit .

As in short for “hira’sha’in(rank and file worker)”?

“Healer, as in the English word . A healer refers to a person with the ability sooth and cure . They can use their powers to heal the body and soul!”

“Pleased to meet you . I am Healer Lyuleiah . ”

I gave her another once over .

This woman who didn’t seem to have a drop of foreign blood in her was apparently named Lyuleiah .

“…That is quite an unusual name . ”

“It is my Healer name . It was bestowed upon me by the Virtues of the Second Sphere when they commanded me to heal and guide the people . ”

“Haah…”

She handed me a violet business card .

‘Blessed by the Virtues .

Greater Healer .

Ryu-Rei-A (Dragon Spirit Love)’

Apparently her name was supposed to be Japanese .

“Lady Lyuleiah saved my heart during a rough time in my life . Since then, I have been guided by her teaching,” Fuyuko-sama told me .

“Ah, excuse me,” I called out to nearby waitress . “I would like to order your special for today, the 3-cake sampler . ”

There was something really alluring about the idea of trying 3 different little cakes .

“…And lately you seemed to be having a rough time, Reika-sama, which was why I really wanted to introduce Lady Lyuleiah to you . ”

Hmm~

For a while I listened to her confusing explanation, but since I ever showed much interest, eventually the greater healer glared at me .

“You have been possessed by a fox spirit,” Lyuleiah concluded .

“Oh goodness! This is horrible, Reika-sama!” Fuyuko-sama exclaimed .

“I see…” I replied blandly .

So here it was .

And a fox, huh?

Honestly, at this point I didn’t care anymore .

“Unless we promptly exorcise you, your future will contain dark omens and even greater misfortune…” Lyuleiah warned me ominously .

“There is no need for that,” I said bluntly . “After all, the spirit that plagues me is not a fox, but a tanuki . ”

“Huh?”

“The curse that ails me is the curse of the tanuki pup . It is a terrible curse that tanukifies your stomach if you so much as let your guard down . And the worst news is that this curse cannot be broken . ”

“Reika-sama, what are you saying…?”

“However, I have grown fond of this tanuki, and am prepared to have him with me for life . Annoying perhaps, but quite cute once you get used to him . For this reason, I must decline your exorcism . Dark omens will be crushed, misfortunes conquered, should they ever impede my path . ”

Having finished up the cakes and herb tea, I gave a confident,

“Well then, gokigen’yoh . ”

And promptly took my leave .

I had thought Fuyuko-sama was somebody who lived in another world, untouched by our common troubles, but it turned out that she was actually one of those types…

Geez…

When I returned home, the evil tanuki spirit was lying in wait with tarts of this season’s fruit in order to curse me .

Eei!

Your dark magic tempts me not!