Volume 13 Chapter 358 Yukishiro Emily, Search for the Tokumoto Hidden Treasure!!
Edited by: Kanaa-senpai
Over a week has passed since Nee-san’s delivery.
Even so, the daily life that encompasses me has not changed one bit.
”I have… no money.”
Broke as always, I chug the free water distributed at the Holy Aqua Religion¹ headquarters.
If I had to point out the single best thing about this religion, it would be that anyone can receive water and meals for free.
In that sense, I really feel glad that I established this place.
I take a seat on the sofa and direct my gaze toward Rin, who is munching on pancakes with great relish right in front of me.
Come to think of it, Rin is a total, legit ninja.
I have heard that in the old days, ninjas followed perverted people… wait, no, distinguished people.
I wondered if, by some slim chance, she might have a treasure map hidden by an important person from a connection back then.
”Hey, Rin. You, do you have a map with treasure buried in it?”
”I have one~ de gozaru yo,” Rin replied.
Heh, so she does have one—wait.
Well, there is no way such a convenient story would just be lying around.
Huh?
Did she just say she has one…?
I snap my eyes wide open and press in toward Rin.
”Eh? For real?”
”For real de gozaru. I have an old scroll that Akimaru picked up before sitting in my room de sourou.”
I-it’s, i-it’s, h-e-e-e-e-ere!
Finally, the ‘Great Reversal Saga of Emily Yukishiro’ begins!!
After years of bitter struggle, I am finally being set free from this destitute life.
I thrust both my clenched fists toward the sky.
”Alright, let’s go get it this instant. I need that scroll!!”
”Eh? Ah, understood de sourou,” Rin said.
I try to exit the Holy Aqua Religion headquarters with Rin in tow.
Then, on the path, we happen to run into Claire, who gives us a cold, half-lidded stare.
”Emily-san, you aren’t plotting something weird again, are you?”
I avert my eyes as if trying to flee from Claire’s interrogation.
”I-don’t-know-what-you’re-talking-about.”
”Please do not tell such transparent lies! Honestly!!”
Hey, Rin, hurry up and let’s escape!!
Eh? Since I am a pregnant woman, I must not run? I suppose that is true.
I have no choice but to explain the entire situation to Claire.
”Ugh, for some reason, I have an intensely ominous premonition. Ow… my stomach hurts. Emily-san, treasure hunting is fine and all, but since you’re pregnant, please do not push yourself too hard.”
”Oh! Leave it to me! If there is a lot of it, I’ll give you a proper share too!!”
I wave to Claire and exit the Holy Aqua Religion headquarters with Rin.
Guehehe! If I get my hands on the treasure, I’ll convert it to cash and maybe make a 1:1 scale Aqua-sama doll with an integrated object of worship.
Or, I could make a doll that looks exactly like Kanon and harass it every single night.
Dreams are really expanding here!
Arriving at Shirogane Kingdom², we head to Rin’s room where the treasure map is.
”It is this de sourou.”
”Uoooooooooooh!”
I spread out the scroll, which has become slightly sticky with Akimaru’s drool.
There, it was written that the location of the Tokumoto Hidden Treasure³ was recorded herein.
Speaking of Tokumoto, she is the final Great Shogun of the Edo period.
I feel like I heard Kaede-paisen say on the national broadcaster before that the buried treasure exceeds 300 billion.
”Well then, I shall return to work de sourou.”
”Yeah! Rin, thanks! Leave the rest to me! Once I find the treasure, let’s split the mountain among everyone!!”
Clutching the scroll, I sent a message to the ‘usual four’—the regular members.
Of course, I cannot let Nee-san push herself since she just left the hospital, so we all assemble in Nee-san’s room.
”Emily-senpai, is that scroll actually the real thing?”
My junior with the bad attitude, Kanon (alias Tashinami), gives me a cold look.
Hey now, if you keep saying stuff like that, I’ll suck on those breasts of yours that are swollen from breastfeeding!!
”Idiot, you. This is the real deal!! I mean, a ninja was the one who had it!!”
Huh? But wait, was it Akimaru who picked it up? And I think she said she picked it up recently, not at the ninja village…
No! Those trivial details do not matter!!
The most vital fact is that a ninja possessed a scroll with the location of treasure written on it!!
”Hmph. Well, I don’t care if it’s a fake, but this sort of thing is exciting, isn’t it?”
”I understand. When I was a child, they used to air programs like this,” Nee-san said.
Looking at the contents of the scroll, Nee-san’s eyes sparkle.
It is quite unexpected that Nee-san, who usually halts this kind of thing, is so enthusiastic.
When I got carried away and asked if ‘when Nee-san was a child’ meant the Showa era, she glared at me with eyes that looked like they could blink a person out of existence.
Ah, sorry… Nee-san was born in the Heisei era just like me, wasn’t she. Sowwy…
Kaede-paisen looks at the scroll, crosses her arms, and adopts a rare, serious expression.
”Emily, as expected, this is more than we can handle on our own. Even if Kanon is fine, Nee-san just gave birth, and most importantly, both you and I—the power specialist—are pregnant. I think we have no choice but to enlist the help of others.”
True…
Not to mention the leader Nee-san, if the power-type Kaede-paisen and the versatile specialist like me are absent, all that remains is Kanon, who fills the ‘role of falling into perverted traps.’
Personally, I would be perfectly satisfied with just that, but Kanon hasn’t been out of childbirth for very long, so I cannot really let her overexert herself.
”Then, what do we do?”
”What, I have a connection. It’s those guys for times like this, right?”
With that, Kaede-senpai called up the producer of ‘Berry-Berry’⁴.
I see, the ‘Berry-Berry’ staff might indeed be able to manage something.
As expected of you, Kaede-paisen!!
”And that’s how it is.”
”I understand the situation. If that’s the case, please leave it to us! To be honest, I’ve always wanted to try doing something like this!!”
The ‘Berry-Berry’ staff have a reputation for working quickly.
The next day, we were introduced to the members who would search for the hidden treasure by the ‘Berry-Berry’ producer.
”These are the hidden treasure search members!”
”I am the Captain of the Hidden Treasure Search Party, Tenga Akira! A treasure map!? Leave that sort of thing to me!!”
Ah, yeah… Tenga-paisen loves that kind of stuff, doesn’t he.
The four of us look at each other with smiling faces.
”Power specialist! I am the Vice-Captain of the Tenga Akira Expedition Team, Shirogane Aqua!! The one who will protect the staff from flying logs is me!!”
Aqua-sama… whether it’s a ‘Hidden Treasure Search Party’ or an ‘Expedition Team,’ I think you should probably coordinate those setting details properly with Tenga-paisen.
But well, Tenga-senpai was incredibly moved by the sound of ‘Tenga Akira Expedition Team,’ so I guess it’s fine.
”Um, Tenga Akira Expedition Team? I’m team member Mayuzumi Shintaro.”
See! Because you started without properly discussing things, Mayuzumi-kun is bewildered!!
”I am also a team member, Nekoyama Toa. Hey, wasn’t there any other size for this helmet?”
The staff really understands how Toa-chan’s helmet being oversized is a plus.
But, it’s dangerous at the site, so please make him wear one that fits correctly.
Even though I was just a part-timer, for some reason I had been entrusted with being the site supervisor, so I pointed it out with a stern face.
”I’m the General Site Director, Kohina Yukari!! Well, just leave everything to me!!”
Kohina-paisen, why do you have so much money even though you’re so idle…
Please switch with me, who has no money and no free time, for about three days.
Also, with the ‘Berry-Berry’ staff and the usual members all gathered, I’ve suddenly started feeling anxious.
Is that just me?
While I was thinking that, Kanon, who was sitting next to me, tugged firmly on the hem of my clothes.
”Emily-senpai, is this really going to be okay?”
”So you were thinking the same thing after all, Kanon.”
I make a sharp face.
But once the project has started moving, BERYL⁵ and ‘Berry-Berry’ won’t stop.
I steel my resolve.
”So, since we’re going to ask the members of the Tenga Akira Expedition Team here to do the actual searching, I’d like to ask all of you to handle the mystery-solving.”
Ah, I see. I thought that might be good.
I looked at Kanon and Nee-san, and we nodded at each other in silence.
Except for Kaede-paisen, who’s just spacing out and hasn’t noticed anything, the three of us—me, Kanon, and Nee-san—have realized it, but there’s no way we’d pass up a dream project where BERYL and the Verification Team⁶ join forces to hunt treasure.
One day, when my true identity is revealed, this program will surely be passed down to future generations as a legendary show.
”Understood. If that’s the case, we’ll cooperate!”
”Yeah, we’ll do our best with the mystery-solving too!”
”Yes, let’s all work together and do our best!”
”Hah! Just leave it to me, the intelligence specialist of Mary, the intellectual announcer of the national broadcaster!!”
Hearing Kaede-paisen’s words, the staff all make worried faces in unison.
Yeah, I understand that feeling painfully well, but Kaede-paisen has a wild instinct that even overrides intelligence, so please rest assured.
”Kanon, I’ll leave things on that side to you.”
”Yeah, you do your best too, Aqua.”
Honestly! Those two start flirting the moment they find a gap!!
Good. Do it more!! In fact, squeeze me in between you two!!
”Kotono, you just gave birth, so you must not do anything reckless.”
”Yes, I’ll be fine, Aqua-san. I’ll basically stay here and just do things like consult with everyone about the mystery-solving.”
Nee-san smiles with a blissful face.
Perhaps because she had her daughter, Kotoha-chan, I feel like Nee-san has become much more mellow than before.
Guehehe. Maybe next time I’ll ask her to let me suck on her chest too.
There might be a chance, just maybe!!
”Kaede is also giving birth next month, so make sure not to push yourself.”
”Yeah, I got it!!”
Come to think of it, Kaede-paisen’s belly has gotten quite large too.
Could it be that she’ll give birth much earlier than scheduled?
I suddenly got that kind of feeling.
I’ll make sure to tell Tamamo-sensei and Maria-sensei to definitely have one of them stay at home during the New Year holidays.
”Emily, you must not be reckless either.”
”Yes, I understand!!”
Oh, I feel like my belly moved a little just now.
As expected of my child. They’ve got good spirit.
That’s right. A person’s life is short anyway. You’ll get by somehow if you just live with good spirit!!
”Well then everyone, let’s form a circle again!”
At Kohina-paisen’s call, everyone—including the staff—forms a huddle.
I’m starting to get the feeling that, somehow, we’re actually going to find the hidden treasure.
”Tokumoto Hidden Treasure Search Party, let’s go—!”
””Oooooh!””
And so, our endless journey to find the hidden treasure began.
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Summary:
Emily, struggling with poverty, discovers a lead on the legendary Tokumoto Hidden Treasure through a scroll found by Akimaru and kept by Rin. She assembles her usual group, including the recently hospitalized Kotono, and they decide to involve the ‘Berry-Berry’ production staff. A search expedition team is formed featuring Aqua, Tenga Akira, and others, while the pregnant ladies handle the riddle-solving aspect. The chapter ends with the group energized and ready to begin their televised treasure-hunting journey.
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Character Insight:
Emily shows her characteristic optimism and greed, viewing the treasure as her ‘Great Reversal’ from poverty. Despite her selfish desires (like making lewd dolls), she displays genuine care for her friends, especially the pregnant Kotono and Kaede. The group dynamic remains strong, with the ‘usual members’ instinctively trusting each other’s roles while being wary of the chaotic influence of the BERYL and Berry-Berry staff.
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Behind the Scene:
The author notes at the end indicate this is the final post of the year and tease a ‘broadcast chapter’ next.
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T/L:
Notes:
• Akimaru – Male. A ninja dog given to Kazami Rin as a birthday gift. He had brown fur and was very loyal to Rin. Their relationship was close, but he was tragically killed during Rin’s ninja training. His death deeply affected Rin.
• Maria – female medical genius originally from the United States, now a Japanese citizen, affiliated with Saint Claris and Mary Foundations, renowned for her research and humanitarian work.
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