I Don’t Want to Die as a Mob in My Second Life! ～A Story Where I Kept Training from Inside the Womb and Ended Up Being Mistaken for a Monster～

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Chapter 25: Off to the Qualification Exam!

Here’s what happened afterward.

Dad and the others held a meeting with the Supreme Commander and others, and the decision was made to keep [Hihiirokane] at the Spirit Conductor Agency headquarters.

I’ll be dropping by every now and then to feed it some spiritual energy.

As for the giant itself (or maybe I should say the spirit?)—

“MAMAAA, PLEASE DON’T LEAVE ME, WAAAH.”

—it cried like that.

But if it came with me to the frontlines and got exorcised, that’d be a disaster. So, this arrangement is the best choice.

Not to mention… it’s creepy.

Well, since we’ve formed a Soul Bond, we’re connected for real.

If things get truly dangerous, I can summon it, so my combat power has definitely increased.

Now then.

“—Alright, Moss Sharo! Let’s keep going with the ‘Vibrating Blade Rope Skipping.’ Just ten more jumps, you can do it!”

“H-Huff, huff! I’m gonna die, Kanataaa!”

“If you keep up your Spirit Hosting properly, you won’t mess up on [Ninja] techniques. Come on now—jump, jump!”

“J-Jump!”

It’s been a few days since the giant appeared.

While sharpening my own skills, I’ve also been training Sharo.

The progress has been excellent.

At first, she’d run out of energy immediately while Spirit Hosting, but now she’s gotten a lot better at controlling her spiritual energy.

I’m pushing her through some pretty tough training, but I’m being extra careful to make sure she doesn’t get injured.

“Waaaah, it’s too harsh, de gojaru! Kanata, you meanie!”

“Sorry about that. But Miss Sharo, if you go with easy training, you’ll definitely fail the exam, right?”

“Ugh…!”

Time is short, after all.

In the first timeline, Sharo failed the exam outright, panicked, and recklessly charged at a powerful enemy, meeting a tragic fate I like to call the Peeled Shrimp Ending.

I’m doing everything I can to make sure that doesn’t happen again, which means giving her some tough love during training.

Meanwhile…

“Hey! How dare you make my sweet, adorable Sharo cry! Kanata, do you even have a heart!?”

That loud voice, as always, came from the Siscon-Sideboob-Sow known as Setsuna Kirisame, who seems to have taken up permanent residence at my house.

Today too, her cool beauty is dazzling.

Too bad her insides are just plain foolishness.

“Miss Setsuna, I understand your feelings, but—”

“If you understand, then spoil Sharo more, you jerk!”

Loud as ever…

“No, spoiling her is exactly what we shouldn’t do—”

“Oh? Are you challenging me on educational policies? Fine! I spend tons of time online, so I’m strong in arguments!”

Like I care.

“Listen, Miss Setsuna. There’s not much time left before the exam, and Miss Sharo has a bad habit of slacking off whenever she gets the chance. If I’m not strict with her—”

“The fact that she slacks off is exactly what makes her so cute! Dummy, dummy!”

Huh?

“This Sow.”

Before I realized it, I had slapped her exposed sideboob.

BAAAM! The sound echoed loudly through the room.

“Hyaun!?”

Ah, crap.

“O-OWWWWW! Kanata, y-you slapped my chest!?”

“Sorry, it just happened.”

A bright red handprint was now clearly visible on Setsuna’s sideboob.

Hmm… This must’ve been my body acting on its own. Yeah, that’s it.

There’s no way I’d do something like that. I’m supposed to be a kind and decent person, after all.

“Who in the world slaps a chest ‘just because’!? Ugh, being hurt by a man like this—what am I supposed to tell my future husband!?”

Setsuna began gently rubbing her chest where the handprint was.

Though, in the first timeline, she ended up as the ‘Ice Queen,’ unmarried well into her forties.

“I can’t get married anymore! I’m going to tell Grandpa Kagerou about this!”

She then pulled a phone out… from her sideboob.

Where was she even keeping that?

Tappity-tap-tap.

“Ah, hello, Grandpa? It’s me, Setsuna. Something terrible has happened with that Kanata guy… Yes, yes… He’s done this awful thing to me, and now I’m ruined. Please punish him properly… Eh? Wait, wait, wait! That would mean making him take responsibility! B-but… I mean, he’s good-looking, sure, but still…!”

What was that all about?

“Ugh… uuuu…”

Eventually, Setsuna hung up the phone.

Her large eyes were teary as she glared at me.

What now?

“What happened, Miss Setsuna? What did your grandfather say?”

“S-Shut up, waaaahhh!”

Her face flushed bright red, she screamed and summoned an ice board, then floated off somewhere.

Your underwear’s showing, by the way.

“To think even that big sister got completely flustered…! Kanata, you’re definitely a fiend, de gojaru!”

Meanwhile, Sharo, who was lying exhausted from her training, chimed in.

“That’s why everyone in Japan is scared of you, de gojaru!”

“Ugh.”

Gah… Sharo, you just had to bring that up, didn’t you?

“Haah… (This must be about the [Hihiirokane] capture incident.)”

After that event, I excitedly searched myself up online.

I mean, I led the regional Reisoushis, captured [Hihiirokane], and made sure no one got hurt, unlike in my previous life!

Sure, Ouma Shiranui had his misunderstandings about me afterward, but that’s just because he’s cautious around me.

Surely, the rest of the world has realized ‘Wow, Kanata is amazing and such a good guy!’ Right?

With that faith in humanity, I asked my father to buy me a phone so I could check…

“Kanata Soranaki is terrifying! He’s threatening the Reisoushis and forcing them to obey…!”

“He turned a ridiculously busty beauty into his masochistic pig slave…!”

“He’s training the giant into submission… This kid is seriously dangerous!”

“Oh no, Kanata Soranaki got ownership of [Hihiirokane]! Is this the end of Japan?!”

“He’s blackmailing Supreme Commander Ouma! I’ve never seen anything so evil!!”

“He seduced Lady Setsuna from the Kirisame family, who was under the Commander’s protection, and bragged about it like a challenge…!”

“He’s got the ‘Yatagarasu’ guy under his control too, warning people not to stab him in the back. What a threat!”

“He even brainwashed his father into forming connections with two noble families!?”

“This guy is trying to take over Japan legally!!!!!!!”

“My Queen’s Conceptual Spirit literally said ‘I’ve lost…’ and ascended to heaven. Take responsibility!!!”

“↑ Stop writing such cheeky comments! If Kanata Soranaki takes control of Japan, you’ll all be erased!”

“I’M SCARED AAAAAAAAAAHHH!”

—And just like that, I was being completely trashed and feared by everyone…!

It’s all just one big misunderstanding!

“Am I really that scary?”

“Super scary, de gojaru! But I understand, Kanata. Your sadistic behavior is just your way of expressing love, de gojaru!”

Stop calling me sadistic. What exactly do you think you understand?

“Alright, Miss Sharo, next we’ll train with Curse Wielding. Try casting a curse on me.”

“Yaaah! I’m going to curse Kanata and get my revenge, de gojaru!”

“And since the exam includes mock battles, I’ll also be casting curses on you as part of the training.”

I formed my sword fingers into a gun and loaded them with advanced spirits.

“G-Gojaa!? Are you planning to break my mind like you did with the giant!?”

“It’s all for your benefit, Miss Sharo.”

“Your love is too intense, de gojaru!”

And so, I thoroughly trained Sharo to prepare her for the exam.

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Finally, the day of the Reisoushi Qualification Exam arrived.

“Mr. Maro, seconds, please.”

“You eat too much, de ojaru!”

At the moment, it’s breakfast time at the Soranaki household.

I’m wolfing down my fifth bowl of rice, paired with Maro’s delicious ham and eggs and his signature pickled vegetables.

“Hahaha. It’s fine for Kanata to eat a lot since he’s still a child. Once you’re an adult, all that just turns into fat.”

The one laughing so cheerfully was my father, Michitaka.

Despite his casual remark, his body looked noticeably more toned than it had a week ago.

“Father, you’ve really become more dashing lately, haven’t you?”

“Have I? Haha, maybe it’s thanks to all the time I’ve spent rigorously training with you.”

He smiled, radiating the calm confidence of an experienced adult.

It’s been a week since he met me in my second life. In that time, he’s been fully committed to my intense training sessions despite my high-spec body. On top of that, he’s been negotiating over [Hihiirokane] rights, securing alliances with two noble families while battling it out verbally with government officials.

After going through all that, it’s no surprise his demeanor has leveled up.

I can no longer picture him meeting the fate he did in the previous timeline, where he died in battle ten years later.

Ah well, let’s just sip some miso soup.

Sluurp.

“Hmm, today’s miso soup is a bit stronger than usual.”

“W-What did you say, Kanata!? Are you dissatisfied with my seasoning!?”

The one who suddenly stood up was Setsuna, who had now fully transformed into our live-in traditional-style maid.

Initially, she was only supposed to handle cleaning.

Yet somehow, she’s recently started learning to cook from Maro.

So this miso soup was her creation, huh?

“Hmph. It’s not like I’ve ever been anything but a training-obsessed woman before, so…”

“Not at all. It’s delicious, Miss Setsuna.”

“Eh?”

I was just surprised by the different flavor—it’s not like I had any complaints!

“Actually, since today is the exam, and we’ll be moving a lot, the extra salt is appreciated. It goes great with rice, too. Miss Setsuna, you’re quite a skilled cook.”

“…! W-Well, it’s not like I’m happy to be praised by you or anything!”

Setsuna turned her head away with a huff.

Haha, guess she still doesn’t like me.

Our initial meeting was terrible, and ever since the day she called her family head, she’s been acting strangely distant.

She was probably told something like, ‘Keep your distance from that monster.’

Oh well, it’s understandable.

“It’s really delicious. Miss Setsuna, you’d make a great wife someday.”

“!?! K-Kanata! You’re saying that on purpose, aren’t you?!”

“Huh?”

Somehow, I’ve made her even angrier.

Was calling her a good wife because of her cooking skills an outdated compliment?

It is the year 2030, after all.

In this gender-equal age, men should also be involved in housework.

“Maybe I should ask Mr. Maro to teach me how to cook, too. For my future family…”

“F-Family!? You… you really do know what my grandfather said to me, don’t you!?”

“Huh??? (What is she even talking about?)”

Anyway, amidst all the noise and commotion, we enjoyed our lively breakfast together.

“—Alright, Kanata. It’s about time to head out.”

After breakfast, as we settled down, Dad spoke.

“The exam will be held at the Spirit Conductor Agency’s Tokyo headquarters, in the special training arena.”

I nodded.

—Technically, this is my second time taking the exam.

“I see… (In my first life, I didn’t pass until I was eighteen.)”

And even then, I barely scraped through.

Thinking about how talentless I was back then still stings…

“You’ll meet Miss Sharo Kirisame at the venue. I’ll be there to cheer you on as well. Of course, Hinami and Michio are also scheduled to take the exam.”

Ah, right. My sister and brother, who are currently boarding at the Spirit Conductor Academy.

They’re about ten years old now, the same age as Sharo.

I wonder if they know each other since Sharo’s also an academy student?

“I’m looking forward to seeing my sister and brother again. (If I remember correctly, those two passed the exam this time around in my first life.)”

Their personalities may be a bit unique, but they really are impressive.

Compared to them, though, my first-life self was…

Honestly, it’s like I was just the diluted leftovers of those two.

“Oh, and Mr. Hinosuke from the ‘Muramasa Group’ will also be coming. He said he has something he wants to give you by the second half of the exam.”

“Really?”

Now that’s exciting. I’ll keep my expectations high.

“Anyway, let’s give it our all for the Reisoushi Qualification Exam!”

“I really don’t think Kanata needs to try any harder…”