I Was Reincarnated As the Hated Scummy Best Friend in a Gal Game and the Protagonist Is Useless

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22, Akechi Hideyoshi learns about his parents

What I, Akechi Hideyoshi, know about my parents.

・Probably human.

That’s all.

“So I had parents…”

“Of course, you did! Well, you were taken in by my sister and her husband by the time you were aware, right?”

The Master spoke in a contemplative tone.

I suppose he knows two people he recognizes as parents.

“You were taken in by relatives of your father, and your sister by relatives of your mother, right?”

“Eh? I have a sister?”

“You really don’t know, do you?”

“My sister, could she be the cutest in the world?”

“Wow, the moment you learn you have a sister, you awaken as a siscon.”

But still, Akechi Hideyoshi’s sister must be a piece of work, right?

I can’t shake off that feeling.

“In the ‘Breaking the Chains of Sorrow’ series, there wasn’t any interesting setting like a sister for Hideyori… I always thought he was an only child.

Just like in the game, just like in my current life.

I, who have pored over the visual fanbook down to the last detail, have all the family structures of the game’s heroines and characters memorized.

Emi and Eien-chan are only children.

Tsugaru has a sister (not appearing in the game).

Even without asking, I know the sibling situations of the original characters.

That’s why it feels so odd that the existence of a sister for Akechi Hideyori was never hinted at.

It’s strange, definitely strange.

In a world where the game’s settings are reflected, why is the existence of Akechi Hideyori’s sister being tacked on afterward?

I don’t know, but maybe it doesn’t really matter.

I probably won’t ever meet the sister anyway.

‘But to get back to the point, your real father is a bigger scumbag than my sister’s husband,’

‘That’s a harsh judgment…’

Well, that’s how Akechi Hideyori in the original work is.

It’s an inheritance that’s unavoidably transmitted.

‘And he possessed a gift like a devil,’

‘A devil-like gift?’

At my current age, just before my teens.

It’s impossible not to react to expressions beloved by those who love adolescent fantasies.

‘A “gift” that makes the opponent commit suicide. It’s useless in everyday life, and if you have any common sense, you’d never use such a trash gift. But your father was a devil-like man who used it to murder three people, including his own wife and members of the “Gift Administration Bureau.” I can’t forgive the gift that killed her—his wife, my friend, and your mother.’

Speaking of the Gift Administration Bureau, it’s like a research institution for gifts, a police agency exclusively for gift users, and the place where gift-related crimes are judged—mostly this organization handles it.

The acts I’m doing in the original work are almost all crimes.

It’s all cases that would get caught by the Gift Administration Bureau (well, there’s no gentle route where Hideyori gets caught; he dies one way or another every time).

Even in the original work, there are times when I get involved depending on the route.

Putting that aside for now, I’ve seen various backstories about my own parents.

And if I were to say…

…the Akechi Hideyori of the original work is more than ten times more dangerous.

‘That’s why, you see, my feelings towards Hideyori-kun’s existence are complicated,’

‘Is that so?'”

“A child born between a ‘friend’ and a ‘murderer despised enough to be scorned,’ huh? It’s a mix of emotions, wondering whether to cherish or coldly dismiss them.”

“Cherish them, cherish them.”

“And when you first came to the café, I immediately realized that the brat with eyes just like the murderer had arrived. I thought, ‘I should treat this kid coldly.'”

“Why would you think that?!”

“While serving Hideyoshi-kun, I thought, ‘Damn sister, causing unnecessary trouble.'”

“You’re quite the schemer…”

“Hideyoshi-kun has his father’s eyes, but overall, he resembles his mother more.”

In fact, I’d rather not deal with kids who say, “I won’t help with sales since it’s my sister’s introduction, but I’ll take stuff from the shop!”

From the master’s perspective, it’s a perfectly natural sentiment.

I don’t despise the master for that.

“Actually, you were pretty rude to me as a kid when you served me… Come to think of it, you haven’t changed a bit.”

“Why would I be nice to a kid with such an attitude? …But seeing Sakiya play so happily with you, I began to trust you. I never thought I’d see my daughter grow up so much. It’s wrong to view a child through a biased lens just because their parent is a villain, and you made me realize that.”

The master smiles sheepishly.

“Truth be told, I see you like a son. It doesn’t matter if you have a gift or not. I thought of you as a good person. I want you to keep coming to the shop and show your face to me and Sakiya.”

“If it’s okay to come to the shop, I’ll come for coffee as many times as I want.”

That was a relief…

If they had said, “No entry to the shop if you have a gift,” my place of solace would’ve disappeared.

“By the way, I don’t see you as a father figure, master.”

“Maybe not now, but when you’re around 20, I’d like you to call me ‘father-in-law.'”

“Why…? Besides, I don’t see you as a parent, master, but more like a brother. We can say anything to each other.”

“Heh, that’s nice. Having a much younger brother who’s the same age as my daughter is interesting. I’ll rank you as one of the most important people to me, right after Sakiya.”

The master said it as if he wasn’t entirely displeased.

This person truly feels like the most reliable adult in this world.

“By the way, considering Hideyoshi-kun’s gift, could it be something like ‘a gift that completely cures people’s illnesses,’ like healing your sister’s husband’s mental state or curing Sakiya’s cold?”

“It’s not such a peaceful gift. Moreover, it’s a gift ability more dangerous than ‘making someone commit suicide.'”

“Huh…?”

Honestly, my gift can do both…

It’s become blurred and no longer feels threatening.

“‘A gift that completely cures people’s illnesses,’ ‘a gift that makes someone commit suicide.’ If I say these are completely inferior to my gift, would that be bad?”

“…It’s not something that can be settled with ‘bad.'”

“Right… But since the Master has gone this far in sharing, maybe I should share something deep too.”

From noble mtl dot come

“Eh…?”

If he thinks I’m crazy after this, that’s the end of it.

But I thought I could talk to this person.

“It’s a story that involves the Gift… Because you’re the Master, I’ll tell you.”

“What’s with the suddenness? You’re scaring me…”

“…Do you believe in past lives, Master?”

…Besides Tsugaru, I wanted a collaborator in this world.

Someone who doesn’t appear in the original work and won’t be affected by the game.

It was the perfect topic to discuss with the Master.