Chapter 25

25.) Shuyas Whimsical Divination

[[~Shu-chan Whimsical Divination Shop]]

It was writteninbiglettersin apaperthat wasplaced at the entrance of his room;with a bitter smile I stand in front of that door.

[Its the piggy duke Did he come here for some fortune telling?] [Is that reallythepiggy duke?Is heslimmer?] [If hecameforadivination,then I have to hear thatShuyas weird voice again]

This is thanks to exercisingand the great weight reducing medicine! You can ask me anything regarding things about dieting,you know!? But there shouldntbeanyside effects,right? This weight reducing medicines effect is so great, thatImkinda worried about it Well, lets put this medicine talk aside for now.

I will use Shuyas divination to reveal that mercenaryswhereabouts.

The bell that hangsonthe door ringswhen I knock.

I thinkit should be okay because its still early togo tosleep.

[Okaaay. Imopeningthe door now. Is it for a divination?]

From inside,I can hear his voicegettingclosertothe door. Thenwhen he opens it,I saw Shuya inhis simple pajamas.

[Geh]

When he meets my eyes, he closesthe doorforcefully.

HAH!? After I realizedit was closed I knock, no, I bang the door!

In the anime it wasspokenthat he was [Too honest], [He trust people easily], [The crystal sans puppet], and you know what?I dont hate that hot blooded Shuya. But now, his actionsdidhurt me a little! Oi Shuya! Come out you little! I wontbemad at you,if you open itrightnow!

[Ah]

The door opens onlya little,justenough for Shuya to peek. All the boysthat witness this onthe corridorstartswondering what happened. Stop looking! Im not a circus show! This is for the sake of protecting everyone! Now off you go! Buhi!

[De, Dening? What do you want to do in my room?]

I can somehow understand Shuyas feelings,when I heardhis troubled voice andtheunnatural wayin whichhespeaksto me.He is somewhat nervous when I am around.

[I want a divination]

[Eh? Divination?]

It seems Shuya is taken abackafterhearing mesaythat.

[I brought some money]

[COME,COME, COME AND ILL GIVE YOUADIVINATION Please, come in. Please sit here]

The power of money is strong.

[De, Deening san. Wh-what do you want me to see?] (its not typo)

Shuya takesouta low tablefrom the corner andarrangethreezabutons(square cushion). Wesitfacing each other while heplacesacrystalballin the middle of the roomin the tableright between us. When heturns offthe lamp, a faint lightcameout from the crystalballmaking its presencestronger. A strong wind came from the window, circulating around the room and rocking the crystalball. Even though we were sitting onzabutons, the atmosphere right nowfeelsreally good.

But somehow I got interested in how Shuya addressedme before.

Deening san, who the hell is that?

[Piggy duke is fine, its easier to call me that isnt it? I don&rs

quo;t mind]

Inside that serious atmosphere, Shuya just haaaaah (stronglysigh)like hewasjust holding his breath up till now.

[Fu, fuu! Yea- yeah! You are a piggy duke after all!Yourimage beforewastruly strong, Deening san, who the heck is he!? De, piggy duke! What do you want me to see?]

It seems he was feeling pressureduntil just now, his usual vigor is back and now he talksto me with so much passion.

So, what kind of thing should I ask to the crystalball? Whohasthe mercenary changedinto? Nah, I cant ask it like that. Shuyawonthold himself,and wouldtake some action if heknewthat some dangerous mercenary is lurking inside the academyrightnow.

Because he is the protagonist, sometimeshedoessome outrageous things.

Okay, lets use that.

[Please look for someone whoisplaying hide and seek,right now inside the academy]

Shuya looksat me with a blankstare.

[What the heck is that? Well as long as you pay me]

And then inside that dark room, Shuya holdsthe crystal ball with both hands.

Ah, Iknow,I have seen before how Shuyas acts prior to a divination. I try to hide my excited heartwhile I remember a fewthings from the past. In the anime whenever hedoesa divination he always showsthat kind ofexpressionthat even gets him to be called[Please stop that voice now], [The voice actor is serious now], [Heisalready reaching that point]

Shuya takesa breath now, and suddenlystartsscreaminghysterically.

[U,waaaaaAAAAAA!! AaAaaaaAAA!!! He has come!!! The God has coOOOOOoome!! MgyaaaaaaaAAaaaAA!!]

[Oi! Youarebeingtoo loud!!!! Dont let out such a strange voice!!! Look theyarealready bangingonthe wall!!!]

[AAAAAaaaaaAAaa! AAAAaaaaAAAA! I CAN SEE IIIIIIIIIT!!!!! aaaAAAAAaa!!]

[!!]

Bufuu. That was dangerous,seeing him like thismakes me want to laugh a little.

Theperson next doorisalready bangingonthe wall like crazy.

I already knowthe reason forthat meaningless performance he showed mejustnow. Hehaspracticedthat act for a long time,so he can make a lot of money fromhis entirecustomerbase.

[I know, I know, I know. Its your old self, the crystal told me Ah! Its not like it was methe onewho was talking! I was only telling you what the crystal told me!]

I know that already. You were justmerelytellingme what you heard from that crystal.

[Dont worry about it. Its the truth that Idisguisemyself as a pig]

[]

Hearing that, he cant help himselfbutto ask me about myself.

[Hey! This is not related tothedivinationyou requested,but Why did you change? You were more Different! Youwereeasily irritatedbyothers! Youweresomeone whowouldpick a fightwithrandom people,andyoueveneasilyprankedtheteachers! Youwerea bad boy since first year,andeven made the seniorstobecome afraid of you! To the pointthatwheneverthose seniors tried to extort us of our money, as long as we liedaboutbeing your friends,they will leave usaloneimmediately!! That is how dangerous your existencebecamein this academy!]

He really threw those feeling about me in only a breath away.

Even those little pranksI did to the teacherscame out. Well, I was like that in the past What a trash.

[Lately everybodyhas beentalking about the new piggy duke, who is succeedingin his diet;Itooalso think its a success! E-eh!? Arent you the one who castedhealon me after the eating competition!? Thanks a lot! You really saved me that time!]

It seems heknowsabout every eventup till nowthatisconnected to me.

[Hey tell me already piggy! What happenedto you,what madeyou change your mind!? Everyoneisonly spouting nonsense rumorsabout you! The most amazing rumor circulatingrightnow is that you are preparing your second form!Itssaidthatyou will turn into something morebizarre,even thinking about it sendsshiver toeverybodysspine!]

Its so funny when Irealizewhat the othersthink about me. What the hell am I? A monster?

Right now Shuya is moving his face really close to me even though there is a table between us.The gaze he shows now, looks like the eyes of someone who has already found something precious. Thatglimmerin his eye looksreally bright even though this roomdoesnthave any source of light;somehow he looksworried about merightnow.

[You are right]

Ihavecome to understand him a bit.

He is such anhonest guy;hewaseven worried about mefromthe bottom of his heart.Thats the reason why he is the protagonist.

That quality you have there is the one thing that makes me recognize you as the protagonist.

[One day I saw a really long dream Shuya, a really long dream That dream I saw that night,mademecrave fora lot of things in my life. Ithelped me realize Iwantto havesomeone who will be besidesmefor the rest of mylifeI also want afriend who can talkto meabout anything and everything without reserveAndto be recognizedbycountlesspeople That is the thing thatmademe want to change. Hey Shuya As a man, there is a time when we have to change for the sake of those important to us right?]

Mysteriouslyonlymy voice can be heard clearly inside that room.

After hearing my words he foldshisarmstrying to think about it in his mind. It seems he is thinking hard he looks likegroaning.After a while he lookslikeheunderstoodsomething and hegazesat me with starson his eyes.

[Aah. Aaah, You are right!! Yeah, you are right! I know! I can understandthatpiggy! I completely understand your feelings!! That is how I think too!! We havea momentwhen we want to changefor thebetter after all!!]

Shuya is nodding his head like he is agreeing with me. Then he is laughing happily when hereminiscence with methe times when Iharassedhim again and again in the past.

Even though he was getting treated badly again and again in the anime, he never hatedeveryone because of it. And I think that is the same reasonwhy at the end of the animehewastrying to help the piggy duke behind the scenes.

[I alwaysthoughtitwasstrange piggy! Whywereyou only picking on me!? If you think about it you pickedon me five times more than the others!]

Hetalkslike abrokendam nowthathe thinksof me as a friend!

Werentyou so afraid of me just now that you shut your door the moment you saw me!? But Im so sorry itwasall my fault! Buhii! Im sorry!

[It was because Iwasreally jealous of you]

[Eeh~!WasI really that special in your eyes!?]

When I nod my head his face beamswithasmile.

[Ah right piggy. Arent you Alicias former fianc?! Please do something abouthow shetreatsme! I know its my fault for breaking her vase, but Iamalready reaching my limit!]

I guess healreadyforgot about my divination because right now heispouringhis dissatisfactionabout howAliciatreats himup till now.

Well, it seems there is no way to continuethedivination.

But when Ifeltsleepy and want to get up, Shuya stopsme.

[Ah, piggy. Wait a sec, it seems the crystal wantsto tell you something_____]