Chapter 16
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Volume 2: The Demons Of The Hananomiya Family
Chapter 16: The Cross-Dressing Boy Gets His Bahamut Kicked
The volleyball tournament, devised by the passionate teacher Hinata Suzunari, concluded successfully with the victory of the acting class.
Originally, the next match was supposed to be between the voice acting class and the acting class. However, since the fourth period ended right after the previous match, there was no requirement for the losing class to clean up after P.E. class this time.
Instead, the entire group ended up having to clean up together, which was an unsatisfactory outcome… though it was a bit harsh.
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A few minutes later, after the volleyballs and nets were cleaned up, the students from the three classes left the gym, chatting with their close friends.
As I absentmindedly watched them, I was approached from behind.
“…I’m surprised. I never expected you to take volleyball class seriously.”
Turning around, I saw Karen, smiling at me.
I sighed deeply and shook my head at her.
“Yeah, I admit it was an unusual action for me.”
“You’ve changed quite a bit. The ‘Fuuma Yanagisawa’ I know would have just stood by and done nothing even if it was his friend being hurt. I remember you had a cold, unfeeling impression during your child acting days.”
“…How do you know about my past? We’ve never met during my child acting days, right?”
“Hehe… True. We haven’t met.”
“Huh? What are you trying to say? You’re still saying strange things…”
“Please don’t call me a weirdo. I think you’re the one who’s more of a weirdo… I mean, the match earlier—what was that all about? You showed up like you were an experienced player, but you were a complete novice! You were surprisingly nervous!”
“Actually, I can quickly memorize what I see. I tried copying your movements, but it didn’t work out well. It’s one thing to memorize movements, but transferring them into practice is difficult.”
“Wait… Do you have photographic memory?”
Photographic memory—the ability to instantly remember scenes, objects, and images seen just once.
It is said to be possessed by geniuses like Junichiro Tanizaki and Yukio Mishima in history.
It’s possible to memorize textbooks entirely, but those with this ability also suffer from the drawback of never forgetting what they see, leading to tormenting memories of nightmares.
Well… since all of this knowledge comes from books, I can’t be sure if it’s true.
“Ah, I think I understand why President Sakuragaoka called you a genius.”
“Huh? Sakuragaoka… You mean Sakurako Sakuragaoka?”
Karen seemed surprised to hear that name from me.
Before I could explain the karaoke incident from the other day, Hanako approached me.
“…The one with the blue eyes.”
Hanako stood about five meters away, looking down while addressing me.
I tilted my head in confusion and spoke to Hanako.
“Oh, Hanako-san. Are you alright? I mean, with your injuries?”
“There is… no problem.”
“Is that so? But… it looks like there are quite a few bruises remaining. Let’s go to the infirmary. I’ll accompany you.”
As I took a step towards Hanako, she stepped back.
“…? Hanako-san…?”
“Please don’t come closer. Francesca-san is not well right now. If you approach too close, her magical power might go berserk and destroy everything around here. It could lead to a catastrophic disaster.”
She usually says weird things, but today she’s particularly strange.
I gave her a skeptical look and continued walking towards her.
“Hey, wait…!!”
I grabbed Hanako’s arm as she tried to escape. Surprised, Hanako looked up with a start.
“Eh…?”
I noticed her doll-like white skin had turned red like an apple.
Does she have a fever?
Her pulse felt quite fast on the wrist I was holding.
Hanako looked at me with a flustered expression and hurriedly spoke.
“Let, let me go… I’m… sweaty… and… smelly…”
“Huh?”
“Smells… of sweat… so… don’t come near…”
“Huh? Smelly sweat?”
“…………Dieeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!! Bahamut!!!!!!!!!!”
“Ughhhhhhh!?”
For some reason, Hanako kicked me in the crotch.
I fell forward, clutching my groin and groaning in pain.
Breathing heavily, Hanako looked down at me and then quickly fled outside the gym.
Why… why is this happening to me…?
Did I do something? Did I do something to Hanako-senpai?
My Bahamut’s HP is in critical condition, you know?
What are you going to do about it? Hey, Okkappa Zashiki-warashi?
I’ve never used this Dragon of Destruction before!! It’s practically brand new!!
“…Seriously. You’re quite a troublesome person.”
Karen said, looking at me in amazement, then followed Hanako out of the gym.
Left behind in the gym was just me, a cross-dressing guy, collapsed on the floor, clutching my crotch.
It’s… really painful. I almost felt like crying.
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————7:30 PM.
Back at home, I turned on my smartphone and absentmindedly checked the screen.
I was still concerned about Hanako’s odd behavior today.
Was she affected mentally by the rough handling from the volleyball club?
Since she helped me a lot with the recent mixer incident, I hoped I could be of some help to her.
“…By the way, didn’t she mention she was a VTuber?”
I opened the video-sharing site YouTube and searched for “Francesca.”
Immediately, an account with a golden-haired twin-tailed girl in a Gothic Lolita outfit appeared.
True Ancestor Vampire Princess, Francesca von Roxanne.
Yeah, this is definitely the character Hanako is playing.
32,000 subscribers… impressive. She must be quite famous in the VTuber industry.
She’s succeeded not only as a voice actress but also as a VTuber… really amazing, Hanako-senpai.
Among my friends, she’s probably the successful one in the entertainment industry, after Akane.
“…Oh? It says she’s live streaming now. Let me check it out.”
I tapped on the live stream thumbnail titled “[Chat Stream] Francesca-chan is Tired Today.”
The stream started, and the screen showed an illustration of a golden-haired twin-tailed girl.
“Hi everyone! It’s Francesca-chan ☆ Hey hey!”
“…Huh?”
“Recently, it’s been raining all the time, and it’s so annoying. So damp and uncomfortable. Oh, Ruri-colored Mushroom-san, thank you for the super chat~~!! Thanks to everyone’s blood donation super chats, Francesca-chan can keep living today too. Really, thank you, my followers~~”
“…Who are you, exactly…”
Is this really Hanako? The voice and character are completely different…
But there are no other VTuber named Francesca… What’s going on?
While I was confused, Francesca’s stream continued.
“Today, something terrible happened at the Demon World School. I’m bad at sports, but I had to join the ball game tournament. So, the orcs and goblins kept throwing balls at me and bullying me… It was really exhausting~~”
Are you talking about… that volleyball game that happened today?
Also, calling the regular volleyball club members orcs and goblins is kind of funny.
“But, but, a popular Female Knight at school helped me. Ah… she was so cool, like a prince rescuing a princess. Even now, thinking about it makes me smile. She said I was a kind person and a precious friend. Hehe…”
“…”
“As thanks for helping me, I tried to make her one of Francesca-chan’s servants, but she told me not to come close because I smelled of sweat. Then she ran away~~. Such a shy person~~!!”
No, that’s you, not me!
“But Francesca-chan won’t give up! Someday, I’ll definitely make that Female Knight mine, as one of my subordinates―――”
I swiped up to close the app and turned off my smartphone screen.
…Yeah, that was something I shouldn’t have watched. It’s better to forget it for Hanako-senpai’s sake.
With a big sigh, I heard a loud voice coming from Rurika’s room.
“Francesca-chan! You’re so cute today too!!”
What…?
So Archangel Rurika was a fan of that Zashiki-warashi…?
How ridiculous…!!
My Goddess is worshiping such a money-grubbing, lecherous bob-haired girl…?!
That girl is the devil who kicked your big brother’s Bahamut, Rurika-chan!!
Also, for educational reasons, I don’t want you to get close to that lewd, bob-haired girl with an erotic game brain, as your big brother!!
“Sigh… Let’s just forget everything and go to sleep.”
I stood up from the sofa and headed towards my room.
I haven’t watched any VTuber named Francesca. Yep, No way.
Author’s Note: Thank you all for reading Chapter 80 | 81! If you enjoyed it, please consider rating, following, or liking to keep me motivated. I plan to post the next chapter tomorrow! I hope you’ll read it again!
