Returned from Another World, Earth Turned Out to Be Quite the Fantasy Too. Also, Losing Heroines, Stop Looking This Way. - V2 Chapter 27

Chapter 27: “Maybe he’s taken a liking to you?” ③

“Hey, hey, which of the Norn sisters do you like?”

“Stop it. Don’t say it in front of everyone.”

“Aww, come on. Is it the eldest? The middle? The youngest? Or is it all three sisters?”

Natsuki, Satan, Lucifer, and Alphonse were clearing the living room table and, lying on their stomachs, propped up on their elbows, they brought their faces close together to gossip about love. The topic was Alphonse and his fateful encounter with the Norn sisters.

Satan, with a grin, pressed for details while Alphonse, blushing, shared his story. Natsuki went along with the fun, while Lucifer was the only one making a face of displeasure.

“Gross! You guys are too creepy!”

“Leaving Natsuki-kun aside, it’s odd seeing grown men having a love chat like it’s a school trip late at night. Besides, do guys even do this kind of thing nowadays?”

“Who cares! After this, Taichiro-kun is probably going to sneak into the girls’ room while avoiding the teacher’s eyes! It’s always just the boys having fun!”

“Huh? Koume-san, are you possibly on their side?”

This was the conversation Koume and Ginko were having as they sipped their coffee to sober up. 

Both seemed to have drunk quite a bit, but surprisingly, they were handling it well.

Like his mother and Satan, everyone seemed to be good with alcohol, except Lucifer, who appeared to have a headache from the remaining effects of the drink and was taking some medicine.

“But, Alphonse becoming involved with the Norse gods? I’ve heard that the power struggles over there are quite something. Please be careful not to get caught up in it. You’re not the strongest, after all.”

“Mind your own business! Do you think I’ve only improved my cooking skills?”

“Oh? Have you become somewhat capable of fighting?”

“My cooking skills are the only thing that’s improved!”

“…Was that exchange really necessary?”

“Come on, it’s fine. Alphonse, who used to cry when Hanako pulled down his pants, is now talking about love. It makes me feel old.”

“It kind of feels like I’ve wandered into a family gathering, and it’s a bit awkward!”

Alphonse and Lucifer exchanged light banter, with Satan nodding as if he had something on his mind.

As Natsuki said, excluding Ginko and Natsuki, Koume and the others are all related, so calling it a “family gathering” isn’t wrong.

“Even so, it’s been a while since we’ve all gathered. Koume-chan has been wandering the earth, Alphonse is in the Nordics. Michael is all work, Gabriel has turned into a nagging old lady, and Uriel and Raphael seem busy too. It’s been over a hundred years since we’ve seen each other.”

Satan’s words were filled with names of significant stature.

“We used to gather for the New Year though.”

“We’re not the age to receive New Year’s money from God anymore.”

“Eh? Doesn’t God appear out of nowhere every year to give out New Year’s money?”

“That old man has a soft spot for Koume-chan alone. Of course, Koume-chan’s cuteness is unparalleled in the divine realm.”

As the atmosphere truly started to resemble a family gathering, Natsuki decided to leave, switching places with Koume.

“Man, starting from Lucifer, then to Lucifer, Satan, and Michael, huh? Even if I told someone I met these supernatural beings, no one would believe me.”

“Right? They’d worry if you were okay in the head.”

“I miss the days when we talked about enchantments and such. Maybe it would have been better to leave everything to these folks instead of the local deity.”

“…Haha.”

Even in his dreams, Natsuki had encountered Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto.

Upon returning from another world, he couldn’t help but feel nostalgic for how surprised he had been by Earth’s fantasy-filled reality.

Natsuki never could have imagined, even while battling demons in another world, that one day he would share sukiyaki with Satan and the others.

“Ginko-san?”

“What’s up?”

“Just wondering.”

“Yes?”

“They’re not going to increase, right?”

“…I don’t know.”

“God’s not going to show up at our house, right?”

“If you’re meeting God, do it outside. I’m just your average psychic.”

“There’s no ‘average’ or ‘not average’ for psychics! Anyway, you have to come with me!”

“No, I’m a non-believer!”

“So am I!”

Natsuki couldn’t help but wonder if, just like Satan casually dropping by for a visit, God might someday come for a visit too.

〜〜Afterword〜〜

With this, the Satan chapter comes to an end, and Mammon begins to do his Mammon thing!

Oh, and you’ll also meet the acting local deity!