I’m The Only Multilingual Master a Russian Transfer Girl Student Who Can’t Speak Japanese Can Rely On - Episode 54

Chapter 3: Family

Episode 54: Revenge

Translated by Bunnybyun

Edited by ArroganceComplex

『My mom and I never thought of you as a family. 』

A video recording from the forest school was playing in the classroom.

Soji’s camera, which was designed for dark areas, captured Shiori and me perfectly even in the dark.

Tachibana-sensei told us with a wink, ‘I will be late for the morning homeroom because we are dealing with the media right now. Please do self-study together,’ so only the student’s were present at the current situation… 

There was no one to interrupt this moment.

“Th-this…wh-why? That time…”

“I was sure that Iori cut off the recording to not make it any worse. But he didn’t mention the thing about the camera.” 

To  Shiori’s question, Soji paused the video and pretended to be mysterious. 

In the meantime, I lined up next to Soji to show that we were fighting together.

“Hey Shiori. I think I heard you say earlier that you thought of me as family… Did I mishear you?” 

I leaned my elbows on the table and asked Shiori.

This is bad. I’m about to grin. I think I know how Soji feels, stirring things up. 

“No way…”

“Hey, Shiori, there’s been a mistake, right? Isn’t that right?”

Shiori’s followers began to groan. When such evidence is presented in front of them, their usual blind remarks of mine would naturally be drowned as slight suspicions about Shiori begin to grow. 

“…H-hey, Iori. Isn’t this a problem.. of our family, right? There are a lot of people here, so let’s just talk, the two of us. Shimizu-kun also said it the other day, didn’t he? We can do it elsewhere.” 

“Hey, Shiori-san… weren’t you the one who brought so many allies with you?” 

“It’s just that everyone was worried and came along with me…”

Soji bitterly said in response to Shiori’s distress. 

Shiori’s face remained pale, trying to break the ice with her trembling lips. 

“But even if that is the case, are you saying it is not right for the two of you to talk about it since this is a family matter, is it? Because you’re not family anymore?” 

“Yes, that’s a figure of speech… Yes, yes! I’m not saying this to scold Iori, I’m saying it out of the goodness of my heart! You can’t really mean that, can you?” 

I’m not sure if she thought she had come up with a good comeback at the last minute, but her color and confidence came back a little, as if to say, ‘What do you think?’

“That’s right, Kagami! Words can go too far in the midst of a sibling’s quarrel!” 

“And yet, to say that you aren’t a family, Kagami, you’re disgusting!”

Huh. They don’t get it, do they?

I took over from Soji and started attacking Shiori.

“Hey, no matter what you say, it is true that we are no longer family.” 

“What do you mean, Kagami!” 

I answered with a sigh to Shiori’s believers who had come on board, but they didn’t seem to get it. 

All right, I’ll tell them clearly.

“I am not a Kagami anymore. I am Iori Cox now. My legal family relationship with Shiori has already been dissolved, so stop acting like a big sister here and now.” 

Yes, I’m Oliver’s son, not Shiori’s brother anymore.

If you want, I’m not even Japanese. 

“But that doesn’t change the fact that this is between the two of you!”

“No, I’m asking you all to stay to clear up a misunderstanding you’ve been cultivating for years.” 

“Wh-what’s wrong with you?”

That’s right, Soji-san. Please continue.

Soji -> Click here.

『So you’re saying you won’t even send me money to live on? 』

『That’s right. You should be grateful that we’re even paying your tuition.』

“Okay, here comes the recording!”

『Don’t lie like that! It’s natural for her to spend money on her own children, so how can she not be sending you money? if you say anything bad about our mother, I’ll get angry.』 (See Episode 19)

“…………”

Soji’s video and Shiori’s voice coming from my voice recorder.

I’ve been saving up all of the impressions Shiori has been building up steadily. 

Everything you’ve said and done up until now is coming back to you now.

“Hey, Shiori, is this another one of those ‘things I don’t have in mind’? Is the fact that you don’t have any money in your pocket something that just happens because you don’t have it in your heart?” 

“That’s…”

“I still have a lot of other evidence, you know? Hey you guys, do you still think that Shiori is the one who is right  after seeing this? Are you still gonna blindly worship her?”

This time, I asked Shiori’s fanatics spreading out in the classroom and corridor. All of those who received my question had an anguished expression on their faces. 

They won’t deny me out of hand like they have done in the past.

One more breath. 

“That’s it! You still suspect Iorin when you have all this evidence?”

“Yes! Kagam – Cox is not wrong!”

“Iori-kun has been working so hard to make everyone believe in him!”

Miyamoto, Hosoi and Akimoto also raised their voices to shake the hearts of their followers.

“Yori has… always denied… Shiori’s words! Yori has done nothing wrong!”

And Cheena, too.

They are desperately, desperately appealing for me. 

My friendly classmates began to shout, “Yes, yes, yes.”

“Hey, you guys are on my side, right? You believe me, right?”

The situation was overwhelmingly disadvantageous for her. Realizing this, Shiori began to cry out to her followers.

Seeing this, one of the Guards leaders finally opened her mouth.

“I’m sorry, Shiori, I can’t trust you anymore.”

“Eh…”

At last, a statement to deny Shiori was released.

From that point on, her fanatics began to rage as if a dam had been broken.

“Me too! So everything Shiori said was a lie!”

“I’m so disappointed!”

“What.. is happening! Everyone had always believed in me!”

Shiori’s sorrowful voice echoed, but there was no one on her side.

Not a single voice came up to defend her.

All that could be heard were words of condemnation, accusing her of betrayal.

It’s Shiori’s lost…

“Hey, Kagami – no, would you prefer Cox?”

In the midst of the commotion, the girl who was the leader of the group walked up to me.

“Iori is fine.”

“Well, Iori-kun. I’m really sorry for what I’ve done. It’s not something that can be forgiven with an apology, but from now on, can’t we just make up… little by little?”

She folded her hands in front of her chest and smiled at me.

I can’t feel the lie in her words.

Before I knew it, the fanatics behind her were looking at me with warm eyes.

Finally, they understand me.

Realizing this, I naturally smiled and replied.

“You can’t do that.” 

“Eh…?” 

I guess this is exactly what a pigeon looks like after being hit by a peashooter.

The leader of the Guards is frozen in place with her eyes wide open.

“Of course. You guys are just as guilty as I am, right? You said it yourself,  it’s not something that can be forgiven by apologizing, and you don’t seem to be lying.”

“…………”

They really are a bunch of flowers in the head, aren’t they?

Reconciliation? You wish. I am sorry, but I am small-minded. 

“Look. If you feel bad for me, please stay out of my life as long as you can. After everything that’s happened, I can’t have a peaceful, everyday conversation with you.”

“But… I understand.” 

The Shiori Fan Leader backed down with a shocked look on her face. She has a stern attitude. 

She knew there was no point in trying to fight back here, so she just went back to her original spot.

“And also, Shiori!”

“…What?”

Shiori’s eyes were red and swollen with tears as she called out to her.

But there is one last thing left that I must confront you with.

“What do you think will happen if this evidence is leaked to the press?”

“—-!”

As soon as she heard that, Shiori’s whole body stiffened.

Her hair stood upside down in fear, and she seemed to have forgotten how to even breathe.

“Of course, you won’t be able to continue being an idol because the world will beat you up.”

Soji explained on behalf of Shiori, who could not answer.

Yes. If this video or audio is released, Shiori’s social standing will fall to the ground, just like Saki.

Of course, there is no way she can continue to be an idol.

“Iori, please don’t do that! It was my fault, it was all my fault!”

“Yes, it’s all your fault. You deserve it.”

“Please! Just don’t do that, just don’t do that!”

Shiori desperately pleaded with me. There was no trace of the poisonous sister who had tortured me until now.

It was truly a pitiful sight.

Well, even Shiori never messed with my dreams before. 

My only reason for revenge is that my family and my school life were interrupted. I’m done with that revenge.

“But you know what, Shiori? I don’t want to tell you who it is, but you hurt my dearest friend too! I can’t forgive you for this. I won’t forgive you for this. So, Shiori, if you do anything even remotely strange in the future, I’ll take this evidence to the media without mercy!” 

“…………”

So I’ll use this card as a deterrent to keep Cheena and the others from messing with me any further.

If I let her get to the point where we drop it, we don’t know what she’ll do, and if we push her too far, she might end up killing herself. 

Besides, living a life in the entertainment industry while being vulnerable and scared would probably lead to more long-term pain than being beaten straight up.

She should just chase her dreams while treading in thin ice not knowing when it will be ‘broken’. 

“You can continue to play the role of a tragic heroine as an idol while there are many people who know your true nature. We can all laugh at you from the other side of the TV when you pretend to be a victim of your mother’s abuse!” 

And so my revenge came to an end.

A/N: We’ve finally come this far. Next time, chapter 3 will be complete.

I apologize for the lack of Cheena’s appearances lately.

M(。>__<。)m

Chapter 4 will have more Cheena, which is a lot of her daily life! 

T/N: Author-sama, please make that fluffy. I am hungry for Cheena crumbs (つ .•́ _ʖ •̀.)つ