Returned from Another World, Earth Turned Out to Be Quite the Fantasy Too. Also, Losing Heroines, Stop Looking This Way. - Chapter 53

Chapter 53: “Unexpected turn of events, isn’t it?” ①

“We are terribly sorry for what happened today. We intended to apologize and work towards building a friendly relationship, but instead, I ended up dragging you into our family’s turmoil.”

“Ah, no, I should be the one apologizing for saying too much, sorry.”

Judging that further conversation was impossible at the Minazuki household due to the disturbances, Kaya Minazuki decided to have Natsuki driven home in Hiragi’s foreign car.

The fact that the head of the family was sending him off personally made him wonder if there was a deeper meaning to it, but he decided it was a good opportunity to talk about various things.

“Please don’t worry about it. Thanks to this incident, it seems we’ve managed to delay the time to sacrifice Mio.”

“I don’t think delaying it is necessarily a good thing, though.”

“You’re right. What meaning is there in extending the fear my daughter feels… However, I still wish for her to live even a day longer. It’s selfish, isn’t it?”

“Probably, yes.”

Natsuki had never been a parent, but he supposed that if he were in Kaya’s position, he might feel the same way, regardless of what Mio thought.

“Mio must be angry, too.”

“Yes, that child was desperately hiding her powers for the sake of Miyako.”

“You knew?”

“Yes. As her mother, I understand what she’s thinking.”

“And you left her to it?”

“What a terrible mother I am. If one of my daughters had to be sacrificed, I didn’t want Mio’s efforts to be in vain.”

“Sounds troublesome.”

“Yes, truly.”

Instead of showing displeasure at Natsuki’s frankness, Kaya smiled as if in agreement.

“To tell you the truth, I have a favor to ask of you, Yura-sama.”

“A favor?”

“Yes. It may seem presumptuous to ask a favor after Miyako has been rude, but you are the only one I can turn to.”

“Huh? If there’s anything I can do, please tell me.”

“Thank you. Then, with your permission, I’ll make my request.”

Kaya bowed her head to Natsuki inside the car.

“―Could you kill the local god worshipped by the Minazuki family?”

“What?”

Natsuki doubted his ears. No, he doubted Kaya’s sanity.

Would the head of a family, who was even considering sacrifices, ask someone to kill the god they worshipped?

(…Wait, am I being tested here? Like, if I say ‘Yes, gladly’, I lose? The Minazuki family, aside from Miyako, really does the unexpected.)

Unable to hide his turmoil, Natsuki saw Kaya raise her head and look straight at him.

It was no joke or test. It was clear that Kaya truly wished for Natsuki to commit deicide.

“You may be hiding it, but I can sense not just magical power but also divine presence from you, Yura-sama. You have likely been in contact with high-ranking deities. However, what’s more significant is the quality of the divine aura that surrounds you. It’s unclear when or where, but you have killed a god, haven’t you?”

“I’ll leave that to your imagination.”

“Please be assured, probably only someone like me would understand.”

“I’d like to know why you can understand that.”

“Because I have been intimate with a god.”

“Hmm?”

“I loved, was intimate with, and bore the child of a god. That’s why I’m sensitive to divine presence and power.”

(Intimate with a god and bore their child, does that mean—?)

“Just out of curiosity, don’t tell me Mio is—”

“She is the child of me and the local god.”

“Whaaaaaaaat!?”

Natsuki exclaimed in response to Kaya’s revelation, which could surprise even a hero from another world.

It was beyond unexpected.

While Mio’s latent abilities were indeed remarkable, Natsuki had never considered that she was the offspring of a local god and a human. It was a reminder that his own ability to perceive was still lacking.

Personally, he had no intention of meddling in the love affairs of others.

But there was just one thing that puzzled him.

“So, is it okay to kill Mio’s father, the local god, who is also your husband?”

Natsuki asked cautiously, to which Kaya nodded affirmatively.

〜〜Afterword〜〜

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