Mayuten ~The Demon King and the Hero Reincarnated as Twin Elementary School Students~ - Volume 2 Chapter 1

Volume 2 The Demon King and the Hero Confront the Bully

Chapter 1   The Demon King and the Hero Meet Classmates

The morning after being discharged from the hospital, Isumi and I prepared to go to “elementary school.” We packed our textbooks, notebooks, and stationery into our “randoseru” bags and headed towards the entranceway. Hikaru and Akari saw us off.

“Kageyo-niichan, Isumi-oneechan, have a great day!”

“Be careful, both of you. Don’t run out onto the road again, okay?”

By the way, Higakure had already left for work. After seeing us off, Akari was going to take Hikaru to the “kindergarten” by bicycle.

With black and red randoseru bags on our backs and yellow school caps on our heads, Isumi and I stepped outside from the entranceway. On my chest, there was a name tag that read “Kamiya Kageyo, Class 5-1 at Setagaya Valley Elementary School.” Of course, Isumi also had a name tag that said “Kamiya Isumi, Class 5-1 at Setagaya Valley Elementary School.”

Randoseru bags, school caps, and name tags were the standard for elementary school students in this world.

By the way, it seems there’s no uniform at Setagaya Valley Elementary School.

The road was filled with office workers commuting and students on their way to school. Cars, trucks, and buses were also passing by.

Hmm. Walking amidst the cars is nerve-wracking, after all. I can’t help but feel uneasy, constantly thinking a car might come crashing into us. Of course, I understand that there are traffic rules in this world and that driving requires a license. However, the fact remains that both Kamiya Kageyo and Kamiya Isumi were involved in a traffic accident. I can’t say for sure that the same thing won’t happen again.

No, but speaking of the accident…

While I was lost in my thoughts, isumi voiced another concern.

“By the way, where is the elementary school located?”

Indeed, I have no idea where Setagaya Valley Elementary School is. It would be suspicious to ask our parents or Hikaru about the location of the school we were attending before the accident. However, I’m not particularly worried.

“Well, I don’t think it’s a big problem.”

“Do you have a map?”

“No, but I have a rough idea of where the elementary school is.”

“Why is that?”

“There should be several other elementary school students carrying their randoseru bags walking in the same direction, right?”

“I see.”

If we walk in the same direction as the other elementary school students, we should arrive at Setagaya Valley Elementary School. With that in mind, I began to walk while observing the other students. Isumi followed closely behind me.

“Hey, are you sure this is the right way?”

“If we follow the direction the other elementary school students are going, it should be fine.”

“But what if they are students from a different school?”

“I’m checking their name tags, so it’s okay.”

“Can you even read kanji?”

“I can at least read my own name and the school’s name.”

“Wow… You can decipher those complex characters?”

Of course, I can. Well, if I couldn’t, it would be troublesome in the future.

“Don’t you remember anything, Isumi?”

“Of course not.”

Why are you acting so proud?

“At least study a bit. You’ll regret it later.”

“I won’t be in trouble even if I can’t read those characters!”

Oh no, you’ll definitely be in trouble.

…Wait, could it be?!

“Wait, could it be that you couldn’t read or write in the other world either?”

“I-I could at least read my own name!”

“What about the rest?”

“…Heroes don’t need to deal with reading and writing!!”

Oh no.

No wonder you easily fell for the words of the human leader.

It must have been easier to brainwash someone who couldn’t even read. In fact, there are suspicions that they deliberately neglected general education to make it easier to brainwash heroes.

“Whether heroes need to read and write or not, it’s necessary for elementary school students. You should study a bit.”

“I’m not good at studying. It makes my back itchy.”

That’s quite a peculiar physiological response. Isn’t it more about ‘disliking’ rather than being ‘not good’ at it?

As we continued walking along the road and chatting, we heard a voice from behind.

“Kageyo-kun, and Isumi-chan!”

When I turned around with Isumi, there was another elementary school student.

With neutral facial features and a black school bag, he appears to be a boy.

I casually checked his name tag, which read ‘5th grade, Class 1 – Sora Aoi.’

Ah, so this boy is…

Sora smiled warmly and said, “Kageyo-kun, and Isumi-chan!”

“I’m glad. Both of you were discharged! I was really worried, you know!”

Hmm.

‘Sora Aoi’ was a classmate who was close to Kageyo, I know that much.

But…

I replied with a cold tone, “You were worried, huh?”

Sora seemed a bit taken aback and replied, “Well… My mom said it’s better not to visit the hospital and cause any trouble…”

It just sounds like an excuse.

“Really? Well, I’ll believe you for now.”

My cold response prompted Isumi to admonish me in a hushed voice, “Hey, he’s Kageyo and Isumi’s friend. How about being a bit kinder? Doesn’t the Demon Lord know how to treat his comrades?”

She was right. If I hadn’t read that yesterday…

Isumi smiled warmly at Sora.

“I’m sorry, Sora-kun. Kageyo was rude.”

However, Sora shook his head and said sadly, “No, it’s okay. It’s only natural for Kageyo to be angry.”

So, he’s aware of it. If that’s the case, then the diary’s description must be accurate.

Sora bowed his head to me and apologized, “Kageyo, I’m sorry for what happened back then!”

Now, what should I do? I recall what happened yesterday, when I first entered Kageyo’s childhood room and read the diary of Kageyo Kamiya…