Returned from Another World, Earth Turned Out to Be Quite the Fantasy Too. Also, Losing Heroines, Stop Looking This Way. - V2 Chapter 07

Chapter 07: “I was invited, but doesn’t it make you feel nauseous?”

After school, in the classroom, Natsuki stretched with a long “Hmm” after finishing the homework he had as punishment for skipping class.

A little distance away, Miyako was reading, careful not to disturb Natsuki. Given her role as a watcher, she seemed to stay close while Natsuki was at school.

Miyako was engrossed in a guidebook for an amusement park she planned to visit with her sister, so much so that Natsuki hesitated to interrupt her.

(I wonder how Mio-san is doing. I’m a bit curious.) 

Since Mio was also listed as a watcher, in name at least, Natsuki looked forward to possibly meeting her. 

Just as he was about to call Miyako as it was time to leave,

“Ah! There you are!”

Asuka Matsushima entered the classroom with the same light-hearted demeanor as in the morning. 

Natsuki made a visibly displeased face, but Asuka, either not noticing or not caring, approached regardless. 

Miyako stood up, her guard up, but he signaled with his eyes, “It’s okay.”

Natsuki didn’t want Yuto, Anzu, or even Asuka involved in the fantasy elements that existed on Earth. 

It wasn’t out of goodwill. 

Natsuki, who, despite everything, loved fantasy, specifically didn’t want them to cross over to this side.

“I went looking for you. Kazuto wouldn’t give me Natsuki’s contact no matter what, annoyingly, and I couldn’t reach Anzu or Yuto, who might know. I knew you were at school because your shoes were there, but in the classroom doing printouts?”

“It’s none of your business. Do you need something?”

“Oh, right. Are you free after this, Natsuki? Even if you’re not, I’d like you to come with me.”

“No, thanks.”

“Immediate response!? But you really should come. You’ll regret it if you don’t.”

“No, I’m good.”

“You say that but I know you’re curious.”

“Are you listening to me? Can you hear my voice? Let’s have a back-and-forth conversation, shall we?”

No matter what he says, Asuka doesn’t seem to grasp Natsuki’s words.

He sighs at the sheer annoyance of it all.

Oblivious to Natsuki’s attitude, Asuka cheerfully approaches, saying,

“We’re going to have a good time with the guys from the basketball team. You should come too, Natsuki.”

She uttered words that could only suggest trouble.

“Ugh.”

Natsuki felt nauseated at the same time.

(How bold of her, especially in front of Miyako-san… And the idea of doing it in a group, no way! Gross! She might seem like a goddess to hormone-driven teenage boys, but to me, it’s just disgusting.)

Covering his mouth, Natsuki recalls being confessed to by a lady of nobility in another world. She was a seemingly innocent and adorable girl, but behind her facade, she indulged in unspeakable acts, even keeping slaves. 

Natsuki, of course, had not entertained her advances from the start, and after learning of her preferences, he had kept his distance even more.

“What’s with the ‘ugh’? Oh, are you just embarrassed? Boys pretend to be uninterested at first, but I know they’re actually very curious. See?”

“No way.”

“Eh?”

“Really, no way. Please spare me. Is it money you want? Will you leave me alone if I pay you? Seriously, no way. Really, no way. Gross, gross. Ugh.”

Natsuki, being a teenage boy, does have sexual desires and an interest in women.

However, he finds Asuka physically repulsive.

Despite not being influenced by Yuto’s charm, Natsuki feels a strong aversion to Asuka’s casual manner of invitation.

“Enough already!” 

Miyako, who had been dumbstruck by Asuka’s persistence, raised her voice in defense of Natsuki. 

However, Asuka merely glanced at Miyako and, losing interest, turned away.

“Can’t you see Yura-kun is bothered, no, clearly rejecting you?”

“Minazuki-san, right? You might not understand since you act uninterested despite being popular with boys, but boys are shy. It’s all an act, just an act.”

“If you can look at Yura-kun now and still think that way, perhaps you should see a doctor. I’ve been silently watching, thinking you were a victim, but it seems you were predisposed to this behavior.”

“I don’t get what you mean, but I’d prefer if you didn’t interrupt a conversation with a childhood friend.”

“Ha, please don’t make me laugh. A person who was only briefly played with in childhood, and even then was mistaken for a boy.”

“Maybe, but now I’m a girl, see? All the boys recognize me as such.”

“It seems my words were poorly chosen. Yura-kun is to become my sister’s husband. He wouldn’t associate with someone like you.”

“Eh? That’s the first time I’m hearing this!”

While he felt he had heard something that he couldn’t ignore, escaping Asuka was the priority, with confronting Miyako about it to follow later.

Deciding he had had enough, Natsuki grabbed his school bag and hurried to leave the school.

However, 

“Hou? Minazuki-san’s sister, isn’t she a gal-like person but kinda sketchy?”

Asuka crossed a line with Miyako, who was in the midst of mending her relationship with her sister. It felt as if something snapped inside Miyako.

“―YOU DARE INSULT MY SISTER!? COME OUTSIDE, YOU BITCH!”

〜〜Afterword〜〜

Miyako was furious.