Returned from Another World, Earth Turned Out to Be Quite the Fantasy Too. Also, Losing Heroines, Stop Looking This Way. - Chapter 71

Chapter 71: “Isn’t it time for a conclusion?” ①

“Koooora, Natsuki!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What’s become of your power?!”

“Ah, Koume-chan.”

“Ah, Koume-chan, my foot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

On the way from the Minazuki residence to the city, Koume, half-burnt, burst out of the bamboo forest.

“My wings, which I had finally healed, got roasted again! And my arm got charred too!”

“Ah, sorry about that. I tried not to go all out.”

“Not go all out, you say?”

Koume’s face turned pale with disbelief.

“Huh? Where’s Jack?”

“That gray guy’s spaceship broke, so his friends towed it away.”

“The spaceship broke!? How!?”

“You did it, you food? Not only did you break through this Lucifer’s barrier, but you also destroyed the spaceship! Are you some kind of god of destruction or something!?”

Natsuki was shocked.

To think that he had destroyed his best friend’s ship. He wondered how he could apologize or make amends.

“Ah, I have a message from Jack. He said not to worry about it. He must have thought you’d worry if you knew.”

“Jack… what a considerate gentleman.”

“So, did you kill the local god?”

“Yeah.”

“I thought so. If it hadn’t died from that power, it would have been called to the divine realm.”

He had his thoughts about the land god Mizuchi, but he decided not to dwell on them any longer.

Stretching his body, Natsuki finally asked Koume about something he had been curious about.

“Hey, hey, Koume-chan. Was Jack’s ship really a flying saucer?”

“It was an Adamski-type!”

“Really!?”

“He said it was retro, but I didn’t really get it. Anyway, it was my first time seeing a spaceship, and seeing one get destroyed made my heart race.”

“That sounds so cool!”

“Doesn’t that mean they can’t return to their homeland because you broke it?”

“As long as they have friends, it should be fine. Plus, it’d be nice if there was something like a taxi.”

His mother seemed to have taken a liking to everyone, including Koume, Jack, Nancy, and Ginko, so their stay for a while shouldn’t be a problem.

He wasn’t sure how long their pre-marital would be, so he thought he’d ask later.

“Now that the troublesome stuff is over, should we go out and eat? Using powers made me hungry.”

“Do angels get hungry from using their powers?”

“Of course, they do. Hey, I want to eat a calorie-packed ramen.”

“Don’t blame me if you get fat.”

“Idiot! I’ve never gotten fat in my life!”

Koume boasts about something both men and women would envy, and he thought going to a ramen shop with her would be nice.

“Ah, but there’s something I want to take care of first, is that okay?”

“What is it? Are you going to kill someone else?”

“I’m not going to kill, but I think it’s time to settle things with an annoying self-proclaimed childhood friend.”

Koume, tilting her head in confusion, received assurance from Natsuki,

“I’ll wrap this up quickly, so don’t worry about it.”

She replied with a hearty “Alright!”

Grateful for her not meddling or asking unnecessary questions, Natsuki slowly walked towards the city.

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Meanwhile, at that time,

Anzu Ayakawa was sitting on a swing in the park, staring down vacantly.

For some reason, she couldn’t remember why she had forgotten that this was the first place she had played with Natsuki.

However, after meeting Yuto, it also became a place she never visited again.

While Anzu was hanging out with Yuto, Natsuki was here, playing in the park with Kazuto and other friends as usual.

She couldn’t help but wonder how different things might be now if she had chosen to play here with Natsuki instead of Yuto.

She didn’t understand why she had treated Natsuki so coldly or why she suddenly remembered her feelings for Natsuki now.

Anzu still thought things could somehow work out, but unfortunately, Natsuki’s words hadn’t reached her.

No one contacted her on her smartphone.

Even Kazuto, who used to message her annoyingly often, had gone silent since they parted at the Yura residence.

“Such heartless people,” she thought, when someone’s shadow fell over Anzu.

“― Onii”

Hoping it might be her brother coming to pick her up, Anzu lifted her face only to find Yuto Miyahara smiling gently at her as always.

However, for some reason, his smile seemed twisted to Anzu.

“I’ve been looking for you, Anzu.”

〜〜Afterword〜〜

The conclusion will be reached. (But, no one will be killed.)