Chapter 12: Awakening and Interrogation
As the dream began to end, the vision before my eyes started to fade, slowly transitioning from pure white to pure black. This was the sign that I was about to wake up.
Since I had already experienced this once, the moment I felt it, I wanted her to let me go quickly.
“I think I’m about to wake up, Nana.”
“Ah, is it time already? What a shame~ Then let’s call it a day. Although it was short, it was very satisfying~ Right? Little Jun Jun~”
“I can only be grateful that this was in a dream.”
If this were reality, I’d probably be dead by now.
Even if I didn’t die, I’d definitely be drained to the point of having only half a breath left, with no strength to even speak.
This was, after all, still half a dream, and for her, a Succubus (Incubus), dreams were her absolute home ground. Although it couldn’t compare to the spiral nightmare she had previously constructed that almost made me lose myself, it was still easy to influence things.
Nana walked over, slinging an arm around my shoulders, and chuckled.
“Hehe, it’s not that bad. Just think of it as a ‘drill’ to gain experience. That way, when it’s time to really go into battle with real weapons, you won’t run into any unexpected situations~”
“No, you never know? After all, the feeling in reality is definitely much more intense than in a dream~” This was her true nature!
In the end, you just wanted to have fun yourself, there’s no need to find excuses, right? I’ve seen through you.
Hearing my thoughts, Nana put on an innocent expression and shifted the topic to me. “But, haven’t they been with you for almost half a year now? And with so many strong girls around you…”
“What’s so strange about that? Aren’t the male protagonists in harem anime like this?”
“Hehe, are they all like impotent?”
“Don’t look at me with that mocking gaze. I think I’m quite normal. They can only be reduced to ‘trophies’.”
I stand to lose more than just my life in their infighting, and I don’t even have the qualifications to be a peacemaker. Even an ordinary person would think so, let alone me, who has always disliked actively participating in things and prefers a passive approach.
Honestly, it’s a bit stifling. It’s hard to imagine how strong-willed the girls around me are. Their constant struggle for dominance and the daily life I want to reclaim are worlds apart.
However, from another perspective, maintaining this kind of relative balance isn’t bad either. It’s relatively peaceful, even if it’s far from ideal.
At least there are no more life-threatening situations, aren’t there? Of course, by taking the medicine, I now have the means to court death, which means I’ve gained some initiative, but I still need to think about whether to break this balance.
“If pushing one will be met with resistance, then just push them all away~”
“Such unconstructive advice.”
This isn’t a question of whether I want to or not; it’s that I fundamentally can’t. Nana’s logic is incomprehensible.
I mean, if even pushing one is fraught with difficulty, how can I push them all away? I don’t quite understand Nana’s reasoning. Of course, a king would build a harem and marry more than ten beautiful wives, and have a large number of beautiful slaves, wouldn’t that be a normal thing?
“King? What king? You’re more like a ‘dead person’.”
No, I’m already dead (bitter smile).
Enough with the jokes. The vision has darkened considerably; I’ll probably wake up in a moment.
I brushed off Nana’s hand and walked in front of the Yata no Kagami, looking at the flawless white soul and clasped my hands in prayer.
“I pray that you can awaken soon, Kuuga.”
Nana came up behind me and spoke. “Don’t worry, this soul will probably recover soon. Look, the Yata no Kagami is also connected to it. Since you’ve obtained this soul? Although I don’t know why, this phenomenon indicates that this mirror is nourishing this soul. Even an imperfect soul can be restored with the nourishment of divine artifacts, not to mention this soul has already been… It’s truly remarkable!”
“filling this soul was done with some kind of ‘secret method’, it’s not something an ordinary person could achieve. It was ‘her’ doing after all, so it’s only natural that it could be achieved to this extent.”
Also, don’t think about extracting information from me, you Succubus! I won’t fall for your trick.
Sensing my thoughts, Nana suddenly burst into tears, pretending to be heartbroken.
“Waaah, Jun Jun, if you keep secrets from Mama, Mama will be very sad~”
“I told you, stop using that title!”
“Oh well, until you call me Mama again, I’ll continue to be your ‘Mama’~ Hehe~”
The ‘Qian’er’ Nana mentioned refers to ‘Aunt Qing’, Li Nai’s adoptive mother and my biological mother.
However, even after knowing this, I still can’t honestly call her Mama. Or should I push her again?
Li Nai said that the Principal, Aunt Qing, and Akiko were good friends, so Nana used…
“How meddlesome. Well, see you next time, my dear…”
“Mom, I understand! Please don’t worry about me, I’ll take good care of myself, Mom!”
“My loving mother!” This is not a small matter.
“Mom” is of course a respectful title, and the highest honorific at that. This clearly had a significant impact on Nana.
Since you said that even in dreams you are affected by the contract, then I won’t be polite and will take revenge!
“Ugh—aaaah!”
Seeing her clutch her stomach and collapse onto the ground, I felt a slight trace of revenge in my heart.
At this moment, the white before my eyes finally turned completely black, and I was about to wake up.
Before leaving, in the darkness, I heard Nana’s last words.
“Oh my, what an disobedient child~ Next time we meet, Mama will continue to ‘love’ you~”
You still call yourself Mama until the end, yet you’re also the type that doesn’t repent.
My consciousness shifted from within to without, my spirit connecting to my body. I heard someone speaking around me.
“So, Class Monitor, you don’t have any memories from your past life? The situation is very special.”
“En, that’s right. Basically, zombies that awaken don’t have memories from their past lives, so Juncheng’s…”
“Where is this? Are those Lianbing and Li Nai’s voices?”
“Ah, Juncheng, you’re awake.”
When I woke up, it was already halfway through the lunch break. Li Nai and Xun were talking as they ate.
It seems Lianbing and the others brought me to Juncheng Pavilion. I turned my head and saw them eating and chatting. Lan Hua was sitting at my feet, holding Xue Qing. But Yu Hui doesn’t seem to be here. Did she go somewhere?
I was about to get up, but Lianbing forcefully pushed me down, letting me continue to rest my head on her lap.
“There’s still some time before the lunch break ends, so Juncheng, please rest well.”
“En, okay. By the way, were you just talking about amnesia?”
“Yeah, Juncheng, you already know, right? Nana doesn’t have any memories from her past life, so we were very curious why you still retained the memories of academic knowledge.”
“Actually, it’s not that I haven’t lost my memory, but rather I’ve lost memories of ‘other parts’. I didn’t want to intentionally tell others before… That’s roughly how it is, I just didn’t elaborate on the details. The existence of the Yama King doesn’t need to be… ”
“Eh?! No knowledge anymore! Doesn’t that make you an idiot?!”
“I don’t think that’s the case. At least Juncheng doesn’t seem as dumb as you, Nana.”
“Why do you call me stupid too, Little Xun’er~! My grades are actually very good!”
What? Li Nai’s grades are good? I think I just heard the funniest joke of the day.
After hearing my words, Lianbing looked at me and said, “—Is that why Juncheng has been so dejected?”
“Ah, um, I’m sorry. I probably can’t go on vacation with you guys.”
Xue Qing, as I had predicted, said this.
Just as I was about to persuade her, I heard Lan Hua say confidently. “Nonsense, giving up now is too early! There’s still a way! For example, if you let me personally teach you, you’ll definitely pass.”
She smiled and proposed to me.
Indeed, if someone taught me, it would definitely be twice the result with half the effort.
In that case, a week wouldn’t be impossible.
“Hey, even if you want to teach Juncheng, it should be me teaching him, not you interfering!”
“Ho ho ho, would Juncheng be able to learn better with you?”
“Ahahaha, I think it’s better than classmate Lan Hua locking Juncheng up to do other kinds of ‘education’. You were planning to do it while I was asleep, weren’t you?”
“I think Juncheng should dump such a shameless girlfriend soon. What did she just say?”
“Ahahaha, this is really interesting. If it were you, wouldn’t you do the same thing, classmate Lan Hua?”
“Absolutely not!”
Lan Hua said righteously, but everyone had a look of disbelief, including me.
Then, Lan Hua was heard licking her lips.
“I’d do something even more excessive!”
“You have nothing to be proud of!”
“But I’ll make Juncheng more comfortable~”
No, even if you wink at me, I won’t accept your advances. I said exaggeratedly.
Seeing that I had no intention of agreeing, Lan Hua broke into a big smile and said in a flippant tone, “Ah~ speaking of which, Juncheng, you were quite energetic just now~ Looks like you had a good dream.”
“Tee hee~ I wonder who you dreamed about~”
As expected, it was discovered. But I definitely couldn’t tell the truth at this moment.
“I don’t remember what I dreamed about.”
“Oh? Spring dreams aren’t that easily forgotten, are they?”
“Damn it, Juncheng, you dreamed of someone else.”
“Ahahaha, I also want to know who Juncheng dreamed about. Can you tell me? Or are you unwilling to tell me? Don’t worry, even if Juncheng dreamed of someone else, I won’t blame you.”
Your expression says otherwise!
If I say someone else’s name, Lianbing will probably kick me off her lap on the spot!
Xue Qing also tugged at my pants and said, “I… I want to know too.” I suddenly felt Immense Pressure.
All eyes were on me, even Li Nai and Xun looked very interested.
So, what is the correct answer at this moment?
If anyone knows, please tell me quickly!
