38: I Picked It Up…! The Legendary Card!
“A legendary card?”
I heard such a story from the cool boy Crow, who had come to buy packs.
Apparently, it’s recently become a hot topic at the school that Crow and the hot-blooded boy Necca attend.
“Apparently, a legendary card has appeared somewhere in this town. If you find one lying around, you’ll become the strongest Fighter, or so they say.”
“Wow, that’s amazing. …Is that why Necca isn’t here? Is he off searching for that card?”
“That guy’s an idiot. He completely believes the rumor.”
For all that, Crow-boy is telling me about it, so doesn’t he want information?
If you want to know about card rumors in this town, asking me first is the best bet.
Being cool-headed, or rather having a shrewd side, Crow is probably trying to verify the truth of the information by asking me first.
“Unfortunately, this is the first I’ve heard of it—from you, Crow.”
“So that means… the rumor isn’t true after all. Haha, I’ll laugh at Necca tomorrow.”
Saying that, Crow-boy bought his packs and headed to a free table to open them.
By the way, everything that came out was duplicate “Azure Celestial” cards, and Crow collapsed on the spot.
Legendary cards.
It’s not unusual for such stories to circulate among people.
And the possibility that they actually exist is high, and calling them legendary cards isn’t wrong either.
After all, cards that spread as rumors among people like that are usually rare cards of which only one exists in the world. They fetch at least seven-digit prices.
However, whether they’re truly legendary cards is questionable.
After all, even if you call them legendary, there are far too many legends in this world.
It’s said that there are as many legends and traditions as there are Monster categories.
In my opinion, the one spreading these legendary rumors in the first place is probably the Monster dwelling in the card that wants to be picked up.
It’s also strange that people know about the existence of a rare card that’s probably lying on the side of the road.
So, if you want to verify the truth of such legendary card rumors, asking me is the fastest way.
However, whether I’m actually involved with the legendary cards themselves—the answer is no.
After all, I’m the man who can’t get involved in incidents, a born previous protagonist style.
I shouldn’t pick up legendary cards—or so I thought, but—
“I picked it up, a legendary card…”
I totally picked one up. When I casually went “oops” and picked it up, it was a legendary card.
Card name: [Legendary Masquerade Vorpal Bunny].
This can only be called legendary!
This is the first time I’ve seen a card that can only be called legendary!
“I can’t believe I actually picked one up… I’ll show it to Erea later.”
Saying that, I took a photo with my smartphone. snap
Now then, apparently this legendary card is a type of “Masquerade” Monster.
It depicts a Vorpal Bunny—a head-hunting rabbit, looking like something out of a horror movie as one would expect. It’s probably similar to my doppelganger series.
It’s definitely a greedy set-type card that’s both a “Legendary” category and a “Masquerade” category at the same time. My intuition tells me so.
“But you know, if I’m picking up a card… that means I’m supposed to hand it to someone, right?”
Even I understand my previous protagonist power to some extent.
The moment I picked up this legendary card that has nothing to do with me, I can imagine that my role is to guide someone.
It would’ve been nice if it were an “Primordial Holy Angel” Monster of the doppelganger type at least.
Since the card compatibility isn’t good, there’s no point putting it in my deck, so handing it to someone else is the better choice.
It’s rather melancholic that in this world, just because you pick up a rare card doesn’t mean your deck will become stronger.
“Well then, I’ll give this card to the next person I meet. Even if they’re a stranger.”
If I say “the card wants to go to you,” I’m sure it’ll work out somehow.
Thinking that, I was walking randomly down a deserted road when—
“…Oh, Manager-san? Hello.”
Fortunately, the person I encountered was someone I knew.
However, it was a relatively distant acquaintance—Yato-chan’s onee-san, Haku-san.
“Hello, Haku-san. What a coincidence, meeting you here.”
“Our house is nearby. …Why are you here, Manager-san?”
“It’s my day off, so I was just wandering around aimlessly.”
Saying “I picked up a legendary card…” is a hard story to suddenly drop on someone.
After that, I had some small talk with Haku-san.
Then, Haku-san suddenly brought up a certain topic.
“Manager-san… how much do you know about Yato’s secret?”
“…Yato-chan’s secret, huh.”
Honestly, all I know is that Yato-chan has a secret.
The detective-san told me, and Yato-chan mentioned it too.
However, I haven’t stepped into the specific details yet.
The detective-san probably conveyed the existence of the secret itself because she thought it would make things smoother in various ways, regardless of the content. Like now.
“I know that a secret exists… that’s about it.”
“I… see.”
Haku-san showed a slightly troubled gesture before continuing.
“I’m… conflicted. Yato thinks her secret isn’t that important.”
“She said the same thing to me.”
“In reality, Yato isn’t troubled by it now, and she isn’t suffering any disadvantages compared to others because of it. But…”
I see, I understand. I feel like I can see what Haku-san wants to say.
“That’s precisely why you’re troubled yourself, Haku-san—whether Yato-chan should face her secret.”
“…Yes.”
Such secrets usually call forth some kind of major incident.
Even if it’s unrelated to Yato-chan now, it will surely involve Yato-chan’s “destiny” someday. Haku-san is in a position to feel that firsthand from beside her.
“Truthfully, I don’t want Yato to work as an Agent either.”
“Because it’s dangerous?”
“That’s right. …But, the current Yato seems more lively than before she became an Agent. That’s why I… don’t know if it’s right for me to want Yato not to do dangerous things.”
Haku-san kept the Agent work secret from Yato-chan out of pure goodwill.
However, Yato-chan has been living a more fulfilling life since becoming an Agent.
In fact, she made a friend named Erea because she met me through Agent activities.
But that’s precisely why Yato-chan’s current life is nothing other than gradually bringing her closer to the secret.
It’s no wonder Haku-san is troubled. What I can say is…
“First of all, what you’re doing, Haku-san, is definitely not wrong. It’s the right thing to do.”
“Is… that so?”
“On top of that, Yato-chan might feel that your actions are restrictive and seek freedom.”
Honestly, I don’t know if the currently fulfilled Yato-chan would think such a thing.
But misunderstandings can happen in any situation.
Just like how Necca-boy’s onii-san repeatedly falls to darkness over trivial reasons.
“But even that would be the right thing. In other words, it’s not that one side is wrong—both sides are right, which is why there are conflicting parts.”
“Both sides… are right, which is why…”
“On top of that, there’s just one thing I want to say to you, Haku-san.”
I continued while holding up one finger.
“Aren’t you too focused on Yato-chan’s matters, Haku-san?”
It’s a very simple matter.
Haku-san is Yato-chan’s older sister.
For the two of them, whose parents are apparently missing, they are each other’s only family.
That’s why Haku-san thinks Yato-chan is important, but…
By thinking of her too importantly, there are parts where she’s neglecting herself.
“That’s why, Haku-san, I think it could be one option for you to try doing what you want to do for once, to your heart’s content.”
“…That, is…”
“Because it’s true, right? The current Yato-chan has Erea, and Ren-san… she has comrades in the organization. And—”
And,
“I’m here. There are so many people around who can support Yato-chan. So Haku-san, why don’t you try doing what you want to do?”
At those words, Haku-san’s eyes widened greatly. She probably had never thought of it.
The act of doing or starting something is far more difficult than maintaining the status quo.
Until now, Haku-san has only thought about maintaining the status quo to protect Yato-chan.
It wouldn’t be strange if she hadn’t even conceived of it.
“What I… want to do… I’m sorry, I can’t think of anything right away.”
“Then… here.”
“…? What’s this?”
“This card wants to go to you.”
Well, I don’t actually know. But when handing cards to others, I basically say this.
Because most of the time, that ends up being correct.
“Probably, this card has some kind of meaning. I have no clue what it means, but it should be a hint for you to think about.”
“…Masquerade… Vorpal Bunny… what on earth is this…?”
“Recently, it’s become a hot topic among elementary schoolers—the legendary card thing.”
“Ah… I heard from Ren-san. She likes those kinds of rumors.”
Ren-san, the leader of the Dark Card Countermeasures Agency and Haku-san and Yato-chan’s boss.
If the information is from her, it’s probably accurate.
In fact, I found this legendary card like this.
“…I’ll think about it a bit.”
“Yeah, I’m looking forward to your answer.”
I wrap up the conversation like that.
Honestly, I don’t understand why I’m having this conversation and handing over a “Masquerade” card.
Still, there’s one thing I can say.
“…But still, this legendary card somehow…”
“Yeah.”
Saying that, we both look down at the legendary card.
“…It’s really, very much a legendary card…”
“That’s the only way to describe it… isn’t it?”
I mean, it literally has “legendary” written in the card name…
The feeling of being bewildered by such things isn’t exclusive to reincarnators.
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