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VIDEO: Onikakushi-hen | TIP 7: What kind of name is “Rena”?
BGM: Hello!
"Huh? She was just there, actually... Hey, Mion. Where did Rena go?"
"Rena~? Didn't she go to the bathroom? She did say that she's been having bowel troubles lately."
I hadn't heard anything about that!
"...Satoko, do you know where Rena went?"
"Rena, you say? I just passed her in the hallway. Rena has class duties today, so she's off to water the flower bed."
"Ah~ It was Rena's turn for class duty. That's very much appreciated."
...Upon hearing it repeated, a thought came to mind.
It's rude to say this about someone's name... but it was a weird name. It was like some foreigner's name.
"What kind of name is Rena, I wonder... What kind of kanji does her name use?"
"...Rena is her nickname. She has a proper name as well."
"What, really!? I was sure that Rena Ryuugu was her full name."
"Well... I can understand you making that mistake since we only call her Rena."
She even signs her name as "Rena." It's like it's her real name in school.
"I wonder what her real name is... Let's ask her when she comes back!"
"...You don't need to ask her. We'll tell you what it is."
"It's the 'rei' from 'orei' and the 'na' from 'nara.' Her real name is Reina Ryuugu!"
Specifically, in the Japanese script, it’s 礼 from お礼 and 奈 from 奈良. Reina 礼奈.
"Reina, is it? ...Hmm. So it's read out as Rena instead of Reina? That's a pretty interesting reading."
"...No, that's not it. 'Reina' is the correct way."
"Rena had told us that she wanted us to call her 'Rena.' So we call her Rena."
I understood what Mion was saying.
It didn't matter what her real name was, only what names we used between us!
Rena Ryuugu is Rena. She's nobody other than that.
"So I was thinking, if I had a nickname, would you call me by that?"
"If it's good. So what do you want to be called?"
"Con man."
One of the juniors near the door told Rena people were looking for her.
"What's this now? Who is looking for me, I wonder? I wonder?"
BGM: Sutakorasassa (Helter Skelter)
Seeing that, both Mion and I sneered.
"Con man, you're quite sinister... Hwah hwah hwah!!!"
"Damn you, Renanosuke Ryuugu! Today doth be when thou meetest thy maker. Have at thee~!!"
"Wah! Wah! Suke-san, Kaku-san, show them what-for!"
"Aye aye, sir!!!"
"...I expect my fee to be paid to my Swiss bank account."
Since it's come to this, we have no choice! We'll just have a grand battle with five people...!
Rena's fierce punches exploded just as soon as she had shown her seal.
The evil that was Mion and myself was vanquished in the end...
"...I do hope that Rena does go on a journey to make the world a better place. How about heading to parliament first?"
"...Spare me. I’ll get kyute stuff for you on my travels."
SFX: Bell
The toll of the bell signaled that break time was over.
I took Rena's hand and stood up.
It was just as the teacher had entered the classroom.
...Just one more hour. Man oh man. ...Got to buckle down for one more!