“Hey, mind if I sit with you?”
“Ah, please go ahead… wait…?”
While I was munching away alone, my former party member and Great Sage Rin-Rin was standing right in front of me.
Ah, this is dangerous! Rin is talking to me! Isn’t the probability of encountering her with this face strangely high?! What’s going on?!
No, I was really startled. I think I managed to interact normally, but I was really startled.… Read more
How I Came to Call You “Natsuki” Volume 1 Chapter 3 part 10
“…And what is that?”
Kimiya’s quiet question was like an arrow aiming straight at me.
No—maybe that question wasn’t coming from the girl in front of me, but from my past self.
Can I be proud of who I am now?
It was a question thrown at the old me, who just wanted to be “a good guy” without thinking.
So I answered.
“──Shiranui’s a bit like how I used to be.”… Read more
Mind-Reading Detective Volume 1 Chapter 3 part 5
“That’s right, the culprit who had been seeing that selfish body up close had been feeling frustrated day after day! And when they learned that the director had recently become obsessed with anthocyanin-based black tea, their delusions exploded with the idea of making him drink blue-colored sleeping pills to do naughty things! Unable to contain themselves any longer, they made him drink that drug!”
(That’s just wishful thinking, Kabemura-san.)
Being able to let your imagination run that wild just from seeing bluish tea is admirable in a way, but… both I and the two doctors were exasperated.… Read more
Corpse King Volume 2 Chapter 1 part 6
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“Hi-Hizaki-sama… th-thank you very much for coming today!”
“Ah, yeah.”
Once we entered the door marked “No Staff Beyond This Point,” a dimly lit corridor stretched out ahead.
As we moved further in, the glasses-wearing beauty, who seemed to be the Branch Manager, looked back at me with a trembling voice.
I was honestly bewildered by this level of hospitality, which was far beyond anything I had imagined.
In her eyes was—I think—not respect, but awe.… Read more
The Last Magic Volume 1 Chapter 3
03 Kato
When I was in fifth grade, there were two eccentric girls in my class: Rin Shiba and Sakurako Nagumo.
When you hear “eccentrics,” you probably imagine the guy who wears short sleeves and shorts even in winter, the guy who memorizes the names of all the world’s capitals, or the person who is unusually good at drawing—just your typical “weird” kids. But these two weren’t that common type. They had characters so distinct they could have appeared in an anime or manga.… Read more
I Tell You Monster. Volume 2 Epilogue
Epilogue
“Elteel! You! Hey! Come here for a moment!”
“That’s why! That’s not how you do it here! Are your ears rotting!?”
Norman heard the two voices echoing through the detective agency [Elementary].
First, he looked at Lonzder in the kitchen and Elteel, who had been called by her.
“Haa. What is it? You’re so loud.”
“Of course I’m loud! What is this tea?”
“I mixed alcohol into the freshly brewed tea just as you requested.”… Read more
The Last Magic Volume 1 Chapter 2
02 At the Elementary School
I often wondered what “normal” actually meant. My dad and mom were always saying “Normally this,” or “Normally that,” but there aren’t actually many things that are “normal.”
When I entered elementary school, my mom told me:
“You shouldn’t hang out with weird kids; it’s better to make friends with normal kids, okay?”
So, I looked around the classroom I’d just entered, trying to find who the “normal” kids were, but I couldn’t really tell.… Read more
Mob Who Died Volume 1 Chapter 3
【Era of Succession Year 150, Spring / 2】
Yo.
Last time, I was blessed with a pretty great body.
When you’ve had a run like that, the first thing you want to do the moment you wake up is check the specs on the new one.
Hmm. Average build. Bearded. No standout physical traits. A kitchen knife at my waist. No armor. And I definitely smell.
A plain old bandit (Zoku). Well, this is the “usual” for me, but having a body like the last one gave me a lot more freedom.… Read more
The Last Magic Volume 1 Chapter 1
01 Sakurako
I wonder when I first learned about magic?
By the time I was old enough to remember, it was naturally just… there.
It wasn’t something “convenient” or anything like that. My grandmother would chant long incantations like she was telling a story and light a tiny flame on the palm of her hand.
It was so beautiful and fantastical that I was completely captivated.
But when I said,
“Magic is so amazing!”
my grandmother would look happy, yet also a bit sad.… Read more
Become the Mastermind Volume 2 Chapter 4 part 3
“If we’re selling them as gemstones, the value changes greatly depending on the craftsman’s skill and the place of origin. If I arrange for craftsmen, profits will decrease, and considering Felmund’s bad reputation, even if we process them into gemstones, the bad reputation will limit potential buyers. In that case, it’s better to wholesale them as raw stones where profit calculations are easier.”
“Yes, I also think that’s the best plan if we prioritize the stability of territorial management.”… Read more