Returned from Another World, Earth Turned Out to Be Quite the Fantasy Too. Also, Losing Heroines, Stop Looking This Way. - V2 Chapter 40

Chapter 40: “That’s surely not possible, right?” ①

“Yawn”

It was Sunday morning.

Somehow, he made it back from another world by Monday evening and safely reached the seventh morning.

Life in modern Japan felt completely different from the harsh days in the other world. He was so moved and grateful that he bid goodnight to the moon and good morning to the sun, feeling clear-hearted.

“Hmm. Today feels like a good day.”

Dressed in a jersey for pajamas, he grabbed the newspaper from the mailbox while brushing his teeth.

The spring breeze felt delightful, so he continued brushing his teeth by the entrance, waving back at a neighbor who greeted him during her walk. Such a simple life felt incredibly precious.

Even though it was Sunday morning, he could take things easy. 

It was already past eight-thirty. Koume and Ginko were still asleep after drinking with his mother the night before.

Jack and Nancy were flirting over morning coffee.

Despite revealing the truth about supernaturals to Kazuto yesterday, a check on his smartphone first thing in the morning showed a message from Kazuto wanting to hang out again today, so he must have accepted it.

After the events of last night, even making him think, “Psychics? Ah, okay. But aren’t aliens far cooler?” Kazuto must have found it easier to accept the psychic stuff. After experiencing space travel, being surprised now would be unlikely.

“Yawn. We planned to go to the public bath in the evening, but what should I do until then? I want to hang out with Kazuto; it’s been a while.”

Until now, Natsuki had been brushing his teeth carelessly, but in the other world, the concept of brushing teeth did not exist, so using a toothbrush felt pleasantly new to him.

In that world, people who could use a bit of magic would quickly purify the mouths of those around them. It seems reliance on such minor magic prevented the development of toothbrushing habits.

With the refreshing sensation of mint gone, he decided to head back home to rinse his mouth.

“―Natsuki-kun!”

Hearing a familiar yet unfamiliar female voice, Natsuki turned around. 

“Yes?”

There stood a woman in front of his house, seemingly in her college years. 

She had a calm aura, though Natsuki wondered if he sensed some hidden emotions. She wore a long skirt and a cardigan.

After a moment of reflection, Natsuki suddenly recalled who she was. 

Her name was Sayaka Onishi.

She was the neighborhood older sister who used to help him with homework when he was in elementary school. 

Eventually, she became acquainted with Yuto, and their tutoring sessions ended. 

Although she was called a tutor, she mainly assisted with homework, and at the time, Sayaka was also a high school student.

In reality, Sayaka only tutored him for about a month before she started tutoring Yuto, and he thought, “Ah, not this again.”

However, they were never particularly close; they only exchanged greetings and had brief conversations. Even when she focused all her attention on Yuto, he felt more relieved to be freed from studying and even felt grateful to Yuto. 

Since then, whenever they met, she would often say, “You should work hard like Yuto-kun,” but it never really bothered him, nor did it cause any issues like it might with a childhood friend or a step-sister. 

For the past three years, their interactions had been limited to greetings and occasional admonishments, with her parents being more conversational than she was.

As he tilted his head wondering what Sayaka could possibly want, she dropped a bombshell.

“―I’m carrying your child, Natsuki-kun.”

“―Ha?”

〜〜Afterword〜〜

Natsuki-kun is a virgin. A virgin, I repeat, because it’s important.

The third childhood friend makes her appearance. There’s much to speculate, but please look forward to it! 

Next time, it’s the virgin trial.

And yes, there will be a trip to the public bath.

..Just because it’s Sunday doesn’t mean the events take a day off.