Returned from Another World, Earth Turned Out to Be Quite the Fantasy Too. Also, Losing Heroines, Stop Looking This Way. - V2 Chapter 25

Chapter 25: “Maybe he’s taken a liking to you?” ①

“Then, I’ll be going to my friend’s place. I’ll come back after shopping, so everyone have lunch without me.”

“Okay, take care!”

“Haruko-san, leave the house in my care!”

“No, you should go home.”

After gulping down the smoothie Alphonse made for breakfast in one go, Haruko, remembering she had a promise to keep, hurriedly got ready and left.

Seeing her off at the entrance were Natsuki and Satan.

“Um,”

“What is it, my son?”

“Should I just kill you now?”

“It’s rare to find someone who doesn’t tremble before Satan and still speaks their mind. Well, let’s have a serious talk then.”

As Natsuki nodded, Satan paused before heading back to the living room. The voices of Koume complaining that the miso soup was too bland, and Alphonse insisting that he had properly extracted the dashi and it was fine as it is, could be heard clashing.

It didn’t seem like the right atmosphere for a serious conversation.

“Shall we go to your room then?”

“…Yeah.”

Resigned, they moved to Natsuki’s room. Upon entering, Satan first peeked under the bed.

“I don’t have any dirty dirty magazines! Don’t do the same thing Koume-chan and Ginko-san did!”

“Sorry, sorry. It’s just a habit when I enter a boy’s room. My eldest and second son seem to have little interest in that sort of thing, which is a bit boring for me as a parent. Though, I did panic when I found an anatomy book under the second one’s bed.”

“Why an anatomy book?”

“That’s a long story for another time. Now, Natsuki Yura. I’ll call you Natsuki. Feel free to call me Satan.”

“Got it, Taichiro-san.”

“Hey.”

“Just kidding. Taichiro is a nice name, don’t you think?”

“That’s beside the point.”

Sighing in response, it seemed Satan wasn’t used to interacting with someone as friendly and open as Natsuki, who appeared to throw him off his usual pace.

“Anyway, about Koume,”

“Yeah?”

“I’m taking Alphonse Michael off the list of potential fiancés since he lost. If I say he was defeated in front of Lucifer and me, they won’t have much room to complain. But Gabriel, who is particularly fond of Koume, might grumble, but that’s none of your concern.”

“Okay.”

“…You’re taking this rather lightly. I might be a bit out of touch with how casual young people are these days. Aren’t you afraid of me?”

“Hmm. Well, you’re Koume-chan’s dad, right?”

Satan is undoubtedly stronger than Natsuki. This is a fact.

While the true extent of Satan’s power remains unknown, Natsuki isn’t fully exerting his own abilities either. Particularly since Natsuki, still a middle school student, has placed several restrictions on himself to minimize the strain on his body. 

Even so, it’s presumed that he couldn’t defeat Satan, but admitting defeat without trying also feels somewhat frustrating.

However, regardless of Satan’s strength, he remains Koume’s father. Therefore, there’s no need to be afraid.

“Hahaha, excellent. Not just as the son of Haruko-san but as an individual man, Natsuki Yura, I’ve taken a liking to you. When you die, I’ll personally come to collect your soul. Then, I’ll transform you into a demon and have you work by my side.”

Satan said with a genuinely pleasant smile.

“I’d rather not work after I’m dead.”

“Say that after you’ve entered society. I’m anxious about whether you can properly enter society with that power, but it’s useless to worry about something years in the future.”

“I’ll get a handle on controlling my powers eventually, so it’ll be fine.”

“Good. Now, back to the matter of Koume, there’s no immediate issue in the divine realm since Alphonse was considered the prime marital candidate. But, dealing with the demons is going to be troublesome.”

Satan, sitting on the bed, rubbed his forehead as if bracing for the challenges ahead.

“Koume is an angel but also the daughter of the Devil. There are those who would marry her to gain power, and those who would use her as a hostage against me. But, that’s not the main issue.”

“It’s not?”

“No, it’s not! What I’m most concerned about is Koume being exploited. Not in terms of gaining the Devil’s support or being taken as a hostage. Natsuki, you understand the kind of power Koume has, right? If she were to have children, it goes without saying, but to put it mildly, those children would have a high potential for power. The idea of Koume and her future children being used by others is not something I’d find amusing as a father.”

“Are there really demons foolish enough to think of such a thing?”

“There are.”

“Really?”

Natsuki mentally flipped through his kill list, preparing to add a name.

“There are a few, but the most troublesome is Mammon.”

“Mammon? Oh, Mammon. Yeah, I was just thinking it’s been a while since I’ve heard anything about Mammon. Yeah yeah, Mammon Mammon.”

“If you don’t know, it’s okay to say so.”

“I don’t know.”

“Figured as much. He’s not as strong as me, but he’s a powerful demon. He governs greed and, despite being cowardly, is very strong. He always gets what he wants.”

“So, Mammon is after Koume-chan?”

Satan shook his head, indicating “no.”

“What he desires is the throne of the Devil. He plans to marry Koume and use her for that purpose.”

“Why not kill him?”

“Conspiring is one thing. Unless he acts on it, I can’t kill him. He may be scum, but he’s also a high-ranking demon. I can’t take him down myself. Well, I could, but that would lead to backlash from others.”

“I don’t really get it, but okay.”

The intricacies of the demon world and the Devil’s troubles are beyond the human Natsuki’s comprehension. However, Natsuki placed Mammon at the top of his hit list.

“So, I just need to kill Mammon, right?”

Natsuki’s ferocious smile prompted Satan to smile back, his lips curling upwards.

〜〜Afterword〜〜

I assume you all have various knowledge about gods and demons. I hope you enjoy this work, keeping in mind that the characters are interpreted and adapted by me in my own way.

※Since different sources say different things, I wanted to combine the interesting parts, so please take this as a disclaimer.

Consider them as characters who bear the names of gods and demons.