The Unfortunate Girl Wants an Easy Mode in Her Second Life – Chapter 148

Chapter 148: If I had to choose between wanting to meet someone or not, I’d say I don’t want to meet them at all
ㅤThe information room door opens.
ㅤI hastily erase my presence, roll onto the floor, and hide myself behind a desk.
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ㅤ（I forgot to lock it from the inside……）
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ㅤCursing my own carelessness, I peek towards the door.
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ㅤSeeing a familiar face, I almost let out a voice.
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ㅤ（Emily……）
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ㅤA timid female student wearing thick glasses.
ㅤThe girl who had the audacity to call herself my best friend, yet succumbed to peer pressure and participated in bullying me.
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ㅤ（It’s during class, right? Why is she here?）
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ㅤAs I watch, Emily enters the information room with a frightened look and hides in the shadows.
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ㅤ（Her presence is completely obvious.）
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ㅤIs it the thief’s saga that makes me think that?
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ㅤEmily is crouching and trembling.
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ㅤThen, the door swings open with a bang.
ㅤIt seems Emily also forgot to lock it.
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ㅤ”I know you’re in here, you brat!”
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ㅤThat voice made me feel sick.
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ㅤ”Eee-miii-lyyy? Come out, come out, wherever you are? You know what will happen if you don’t come out, right?”
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ㅤ”……っ!”
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ㅤEmily lets out a voiceless cry.
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ㅤThe bully notices the sound.
ㅤHowever, she pretends not to notice and continues to search behind the desks in the information room, calling out, “Here you are!”
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ㅤ（She’s saving Emily’s spot for last, huh?）
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ㅤBut if that’s the case, she’ll come to where I’m hiding too.
ㅤAs long as I’m seriously erasing my presence, she won’t notice me even if she comes right in front of me, though.
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ㅤThe bully pops her head out in front of me.
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ㅤ”Heeere you aaare!”
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ㅤHer face is distorted with sadistic pleasure.
ㅤHer eyebrows are raised high, her eyes wide open, and her mouth stretched wide open from side to side. Her cheeks are pulled into the shape of a strained smile.
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ㅤShe looked like a Namahage.
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ㅤ”Pfft”
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ㅤI couldn’t help but burst out laughing at her ridiculous expression.
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ㅤ”……Huh?”
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ㅤThe bully makes a strange face.
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ㅤ”No…… Must be my imagination.”
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ㅤTilting her head, she walks away without noticing me.
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ㅤAnd then, she appears in front of Emily with a “Boo!”
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ㅤ”Eek!”
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ㅤ”There you are! Why are you running away from me?”
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ㅤ”Because, because……”
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ㅤ”You don’t like the old man I found for you on the bulletin board?”
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ㅤ”N-No! I-I don’t want to sell myself!”
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ㅤ”Well, I want something right now. And I need money for it, but you say you can’t bring any more from home. So, you’ll just have to pay with your body, right?”
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ㅤThe bully is saying some pretty old-man-ish things.
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ㅤ（I thought she was a flashy gal, but…）
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ㅤShe’s escalated things since I was here.
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ㅤEven though she betrayed me, I can’t help but feel sorry for Emily.
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ㅤ”W-Why me!? I offered you Minato!”
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ㅤEmily screams, her hair disheveled.
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ㅤ……I take back what I said.
ㅤMaybe I can’t sympathize with this girl after all.
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ㅤ”But she’s dead, isn’t she? They say she was killed by her father, but didn’t you push her too far? Family breakdown is seriously hilarious.”
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ㅤ”That’s not true! I didn’t do anything! It was Minato’s family problem!”
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ㅤ”Anyway, what’s gone is gone. Honestly, she was more popular with guys than you. I guess it’s that fragile look? Sorry, but I feel like I’d be unlucky if I hung out with you, but guys seem to like that kind of thing.”
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ㅤ”Then let’s stop this!”
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ㅤ”No way. Takeru told me to bring him money.”
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ㅤ”You’re definitely being scammed! That guy is a host, isn’t he!?”
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ㅤ”Takeru would never scam me!”
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ㅤ”Ahh! Stop it, don’t hit me!”
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ㅤ”Then just do as you’re told!”
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ㅤThe gal slaps Emily’s cheeks repeatedly.
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ㅤ（I see……）
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ㅤThis bully gal is in love with a host, but that host is a leech-like guy.
ㅤIt costs money to date him.
ㅤBut she doesn’t want to sell herself. It would be cheating if she slept with another guy while having a boyfriend.
ㅤSo, she should make another girl do it. ←We are here
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ㅤThat’s probably the situation.
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ㅤ（So…… in this scenario, who should I beat the crap out of?）
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ㅤWell, I could just leave them alone.
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ㅤFor now, I quietly slip out of the information room.
ㅤI close the door gently and use a nearby mop as a doorstop.
ㅤThere’s another door at the back of the information room, but it should be blocked with stuff and impossible to open.
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ㅤThe two inside don’t even notice the door closing.
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ㅤIn the meantime, I follow my vague memories to the staff room.
ㅤI choose a female teacher I had no interaction with and speak to her.
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ㅤ”It’s terrible! There are people fighting in the information room!”
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ㅤ”Why are you in plain clothes……”
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ㅤ”It’s terrible! Just come with me!”
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ㅤ”W-Wait a minute!”
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ㅤWhen I grab her hand and start running, the teacher reluctantly follows.
ㅤOr rather, she can’t escape because she’s being pulled by my strength, which I’ve honed as an adventurer.
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ㅤ”Please listen to what’s happening inside first. Oh, do you have a smartphone? It would be helpful if you could record it.”
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ㅤ”Eh, uh?”
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ㅤI rather forcefully make the female teacher take out her smartphone, launch the recording app, and press it against the door.
ㅤThe voices of the two excited girls have finally entered dangerous territory, easily audible even from the hallway.
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ㅤ”This is……”
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ㅤThe female teacher’s face becomes serious.
ㅤLooking at her again, she’s still a young Sensei.
ㅤI don’t recognize her, so she must be new.
ㅤI’m a little uneasy about leaving this situation to her, but this is a school with a culture of turning a blind eye to blatant bullying. On the contrary, a young teacher might be better.
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ㅤ”Well, that’s how it is. I’ll leave the rest to you.”
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ㅤ”H-Hey!?”
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ㅤLeaving the flustered female teacher behind, I resolutely left the scene.