Returned from Another World, Earth Turned Out to Be Quite the Fantasy Too. Also, Losing Heroines, Stop Looking This Way. - Chapter 52

Chapter 52: “Would it be okay to just kill her?”

“Wait, wait, wait! Unkai-dono, we cannot so easily overturn a decision made by the consensus of the clan! It’s difficult for me too, to sacrifice Mio, but it’s not as simple as just switching to Miyako! I would take her place if I could, but that’s not possible, we’ve been discussing this for years!”

“Unkai-dono, I also do not wish to sacrifice my beloved daughter. We’ve only explained the situation to Natsuki-sama, and it seems inappropriate to discuss future actions here.”

The clan was thrown into turmoil when Elder Unkai, taking Natsuki’s words seriously, suggested switching the sacrifice from Mio to Miyako.

Miyako, in particular, turned pale at the thought of being offered as a sacrifice, while Mio glared at Natsuki as if she wanted to shoot him.

(…So, Mio was hiding her power, intending to become the sacrifice for her sister’s sake. Yeah. I’m sorry. I didn’t expect things to turn out this way. I just thought to cause a little trouble. The malice was, just a bit.)

Natsuki put his hands together in apology towards Mio, but it seemed to have the opposite effect, turning her face red with anger. Initially, Natsuki had thought Mio was someone who didn’t show much emotion, but it seems she does.

Probably, Mio didn’t want to become the sacrifice either, but was prepared to if it meant saving her sister.

(What is this feeling… is this guilt?)

Clearly, Natsuki had meddled unnecessarily.

To be honest, whether Mio or Miyako became the sacrifice didn’t particularly concern him. If the Minazuki family and the individuals themselves were okay with it, he didn’t mind leaving them to it.

But it seems a bit different now.

(Mio is making a self-sacrifice, and it seems like a tough decision for both her mother and grandfather. Even the grandma, who spoke ill of Mio, probably doesn’t truly want to make a sacrifice. Noble families sure have their own set of problems. But still, it doesn’t sit right with me.)

Unlike the other world where sacrifices are a collective desire of a clan, it’s not the case here. 

They do it because they must, not because they want to. It’s clear that no one wants to make a sacrifice if they can help it, though circumstances have led to Mio, whose father is unknown, being chosen.

(Personally speaking, a god that demands sacrifices might as well be killed without anyone missing them, right?)

It was not out of goodwill or guilt.

It was not about saving Mio or for Miyako’s sake.

Simply, the deity worshipped by the Minazuki family was disagreeable.

Unpleasant foes, be they demons or gods, are to be vanquished.

Having done so in the other world, he applies the same principle here on Earth.

And if anyone complains, they’ll be dealt with at that time.

(Should I kill it? But, the problem is the instability of my power. To kill a god, I’d need the power of my hero status or the holy sword, but with my current state as a frail fourteen-year-old boy, control is an issue. I might end up flattening a mountain by mistake.)

While the Minazuki family continues their heated arguments, Natsuki contemplates how to kill the local deity, arms crossed.

〜〜Afterword〜〜

We’ll do the killing.