Returned from Another World, Earth Turned Out to Be Quite the Fantasy Too. Also, Losing Heroines, Stop Looking This Way. - Chapter 06

Chapter 06: “I was caught, but could it be a false accusation?” ①

Natsuki Yura was summoned to another world as a hero. 

The humans, who were being invaded by the Demon King, sought salvation. They were looking for the wielder of the Holy Sword, which only the hero could wield. Unable to find one, they desperately used summoning magic to find anyone they could. As a result, they successfully summoned Natsuki from Earth, Japan. It seemed beyond the imagination of the people of the other world to summon a wielder from a different world.

Despite being summoned to another world, Natsuki had almost no special summoning benefits and was terribly disappointed. However, the moment he touched the Holy Sword and was recognized as its wielder, he obtained power that transcended humanity. 

—At the same time, he became aware that he was a true “hero.” 

He was not just a hero chosen by the Holy Sword, but Natsuki himself possessed the power of a hero even without the sword. 

In other words, he came to possess two kinds of heroic powers.

With the Holy Sword in hand, Natsuki awakened. 

As a hero with dual powers, he gained strength. 

Afterward, instead of learning the basics of combat, he was thoroughly instilled with the courage to fight and was immediately thrown into battle against the Demon King’s army.

He faced resistance to harming others, guilt over taking lives, humans who did not see the demon race as people, and demons who were no different from humans.

Through numerous experiences, occasionally learning ways of combat from an old man who claimed to be a sage, he defeated the four generals of the Demon King’s army and the Demon King himself. In the end, he even defeated a Demon God who was trying to lead the world to ruin. 

The power that defeated the Demon King and the Demon God, who sought to dominate the entire other world, undoubtedly resided within Natsuki now.

“Well then…”

Natsuki, who had been sitting cross-legged above the sea, stood on the water’s surface, he placed his left hand on his right arm and aimed it straight up.

“For starters, let’s try firing with all my might!”

He released his magic.

Something inside his body seemed to awaken and surge, racing through his veins. 

By attempting to use magical power with his current body, he could feel the magic becoming familiar to him. Like capillaries spread throughout his body, magic permeated every part of Natsuki Yura and began to circulate.

“Let’s go with a bang! My signature move—Dark Maelstrom Thunder.”

A magic spell, named with a typical teenage flair, was unleashed from his right arm.

Its power was like a black dragon ascending to the heavens.

The aftermath of the thunderbolt caused the sea to explode, and seawater poured down like heavy rain.

“―ugh, ahh!” 

The black thunder raged in the sky, erasing clouds and wreaking havoc. 

Natsuki’s arm, still releasing the thunder, split open, and blood spurted out. Then his forehead cracked, nosebleed dripped, and he felt dizzy. 

Realizing he would lose consciousness if he continued, he stopped the magic.

When he came to his senses, he was out of breath, and his newly bought hoodie was stained with seawater and blood. 

“I see… So, with this fourteen-year-old body, I can’t exert my full strength.”

His untrained, immature body had its limits. Likely, any magic of similar strength would yield the same outcome. 

He had other, more powerful magic, but he was uncertain if he could use them. He decided it would be best to test them gradually.

“The problem is the Holy Sword… That’s also a concern.”

When Natsuki called, a Holy Sword, which at a glance seemed nothing more than an ordinary Western sword, was naturally gripped in his right hand. 

However, judging by the significant impact he had made on the sea and sky with Dark Maelstrom Thunder, using the Holy Sword could likely result in something far worse. 

Above all, the Holy Sword, being difficult to handle and rather “mischievous,” seemed unlikely to be fully controlled by the current Natsuki.

“I had a hard time mastering it even in the other world. It was only thanks to the sage’s teachings about how to use my power that I managed at all. If you ask me whether I had mastered it completely, honestly, I’m not sure.”

Even in the other world, where Natsuki had gained the greatest strength, he hadn’t fully mastered it even at that time. 

With his current young body, not only was Natsuki himself at risk, but using the power carelessly could also potentially harm those around him.

“Well, whatever! There’s probably no one to use it against anyway.”

That was the conclusion he came to.

Power that had no place to be used was as good as not having it at all. 

While flying through the air was fine, Natsuki had no interest in harming powerless humans in this world.

“Kind of a letdown.”

Even after confirming his powers, they felt like wasted treasures. 

The emptiness outweighed the joy, dominating his heart.

“Let’s go home.”

As he cast the healing magic “Heal” on his injured body, he flew just above the water’s surface, heading towards the beach.

He planned to pick up his bicycle where he had left it and wash his uniform at a coin laundry.

It wouldn’t be good to let his mother find out about everything. 

With these thoughts, Natsuki landed on the beach and was about to head towards the distant bicycle parking area when…

“Stop right there!”

He was surrounded by several police officers.

“Eh, w-wait?” 

Among the uniformed officers, there were also individuals in suits. They varied in age from young men and women to middle-aged and elderly. 

One thing they all had in common — they were aiming guns at him.

“We have permission to fire! Get down on the ground now!”

It was only the second day since Natsuki Yura had returned from the other world, and now he was encircled by police officers.