Overloaded With Attributes Chapter 48

 Tsk!

The scene changes... back to the Director's office. Rokujou-san's room. Shouko-san is sitting next to me. Across the table are Rokujou-san and the motorcycle driver... Takatsukasa Kazura-san.

"Anyway, Shouko-san."

"...Yes."

"Tsk!"

"T-Tsk...?"

Rokujou : Kazura, what on earth is "Tsk"!? I have no idea, but I'm incredibly jealous of what's happening right now.

Kazura : How should Kazura know... Oh! Wait! Maybe it's short for "Perish" (Metsu)...

Rokujou : I'm pretty sure that's not it...

"Shouko-san."

"...Y-yes..."

"Tsk!"

Rokujou : Kazura, is he going to keep doing this until she understands what "Tsk!" means?

Kazura : What is this, an infinite loop...? What Kazura even doing here? Shouko begged me to look after her "fiancé with mana aptitude," so Kazura took this unpaid gig... but Kazura isn't this bored.

Rokujou : Ah... so that's it. We've decided to handle that matter here at Rokujou, so you can go home.

Kazura : Shouko, Ayaka-neesan... what is with you two? Sure, he seems less scummy than other 'men,' but... is he really worth all this?

Rokujou : Well... a woman like you, Kazura, whose 'only purpose in life is swinging a blade,' would never understand his appeal.

Kazura : It's not that bad! Eh? Is that really what people think of me?!

"Uu... Yuugiri-san, I... I just don't understand what "Tsk!" means..."

Eh? This world doesn't have "Tsk!"?

"Shouko-san, I am angry right now."

"Ah... yes. Um... is it... because you preferred Rokujou-san's proposal...?"

Kazura : By the way, what was Ayaka-neesan's proposal?

Rokujou : Same as hers. To provide an escort for him until his party gets used to the mana. ...Wait, did you really do that 'motorcycle charge' without knowing any of this?

Kazura : Fufu, an advanced Explorer has to make a scene!

Rokujou : ...Spoken like a true 'blade-swinging, drooling' woman... then again, he caused a riot in the food court and got arrested as a 'terrorist'...

Kazura : Kazura don't drool! Wait, what's that interesting story?!

"Proposal? No, I haven't heard anything from Rokujou-san... Anyway, that's not what's important!"

I put on a serious face and stared into her eyes. "Shouko-san... no, Shouko."

"Hyuh?! Y-y-y-yes...!"

Rokujou : Eh?! He just dropped the '-san'?! Even my father doesn't call me that! And why is my heart pounding when he's talking to her?!

Kazura : Kazura've never even wanted to meet a man for 'breeding' purposes... but still, that was... kinda hot.

"That entrance earlier... why did you do something so dangerous?"

"Eh? Dangerous? ...I don't believe I did anything dangerous."

Eh? She's serious?! A full-speed motorcycle stopping on a dime! Thrown from the back, doing a full rotation in the air, and landing?! A stuntman would call that suicide!

Rokujou : ...Dangerous? ...He does know she's a GENE Knight, right?

Kazura : If he didn't, what's the point of living together? ...He's probably never seen her real abilities.

"...Shouko."

"Y-Yes!!"

"Your body... whose is it?"

"Goh?! M-my... my body?! I-Is it... is it... yours, Yuugiri-san...?"

Rokujou : Kah?! 'Whose is your body' while using her first name?! What is this?!

Kazura : Kuh?! What is he saying?! 'Your body'... so he's interested in a woman's body?!

"Hm? Why are you hesitating? Don't tell me... even after we got engaged... you don't realize that you're mine?"

"I do!! I realize it every day!!"

Rokujou : She realizes it every day?!

Kazura : She realizes it every day?!

"Oh? Really?"

"Absolutely! I am always... for your sake...!"

Rokujou : Uu... Yuugiri-san! Me too! I'd do anything for your sake...!

Kazura : Ayaka-neesan, he's talking to Shouko. You're getting a little too into this. ...Wait, is he using some illegal 'brainwashing' item?

"See... you don't get it at all!"

"Hii?! I-I'm sorryyy...!"

Rokujou : Hyau?! I-I'm sorry...

Kazura : Kuh... Kazura doesn't bow to anyone!

"Listen. Being 'mine' means... you're 'my treasure'."

Rokujou : ...Treasure... To Yuugiri-san... I'm his treasure...

Kazura : ...Treasure... Hah?! Don't fall for it, Shouko! No 'real man' thinks like that!

"Treasure... I'm... your treasure?"

"That's right. Shouko is my treasure. And I'm Shouko's treasure. ...Or am I wrong?"

"You're not! Because... ever since we first met... even back then, when you didn't know me... you were so kind..."

Rokujou : Wh-What?! What did you do when we first met?!

Kazura : Ayaka-neesan, why are you acting like you were there?

"...Then... why... did you do something so reckless?"

"But... as I said... I didn't do anything reckless..."

"Okay. What if I did the same thing? What if... I tried to jump out that window right now? What would you do?"

Rokujou : I'd stop you with all my strength, obviously!

Kazura : Also, these windows are all 'fixed'. They're bulletproof...

"Th-That's... I'd risk my life to stop you, of course!"

"Right, you'd stop me. ...But only stop me?"

"Of course not! I'd probably cry, and hit you, and scold... ah..."

"...Looks like you finally understand why I was angry. If... my precious, beloved Shouko-san got hurt... "

Rokujou : If she got hurt?

Kazura : If she got hurt?

"Yuugiri Rabbit... might just die from sadness."

"N-No! You can't! That's absolutely not allowed! If that happened, Shouko Kitty would also..."

Rokujou : Don't die, Yuugiri Rabbit-shan!

Kazura : Y-Y-Yuugiri Rabbit?! LOLOLOLOLOL... S-Shouko Kitty?! LOLOLOLOL

Kazura : ...Huh? Why are Shouko and Ayaka-neesan both looking at him with teary eyes? ...He just said something insane, right? ...Wait, does Kazura the weird one here?

Translator Notes : Kazura is calling herself with her own name

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