Returned from Another World, Earth Turned Out to Be Quite the Fantasy Too. Also, Losing Heroines, Stop Looking This Way. - V3 Chapter 71

Chapter 71: Interlude – “Yeah, That’s… Definitely Impossible?”

Late at night, in the Yura family’s living room.

“Koume-san, I’ve been thinking.”

“…I can already tell it’s going to be something dumb, but go on.”

“Natsuki-kun is going back to school tomorrow, right?”

“Yeah, that’s right.”

“And we’ll be bored, right?”

“—You should be working!”

“Hey, I am working! Just let me finish!”

Ginko puffed out her cheeks in frustration, and Koume sighed, ready to humor her.

“Isn’t it kind of worrying to leave Natsuki-kun at school alone?”

“What do you mean?”

“There’s a chance he could get sniped from a few kilometers away, or worse, get summoned to another world again. That’s where we come in.”

“Yeah, but let’s be real—there’s no way we can handle something like that! Even if we could stop a sniper, how do you expect us to deal with a world-summoning incident!?”

“So, here’s the plan: let’s become middle schoolers!”

“—You’re kidding. You’re a genius!”

The two of them shook hands firmly, and no one was there to stop them.

Ginko and Koume, no matter how hard they tried, didn’t look anything like middle schoolers. Maybe if they aimed for high school, it would be more believable.

“But we can’t exactly get uniforms or enroll ourselves, can we?”

“When in doubt, ask the gods for help! It’s a bit awkward to ask Tsukuyomi-sama, so let’s rely on Teruko-chan.”

“Time to make a call!”

Ginko fiddled with her smartphone and called Amaterasu, despite it being the middle of the night. After a few rings, Amaterasu picked up, her voice clearly irritated.

“What is it, Ginko-chan? I was just about to send a donation to my favorite streamer.”

“You sound super bored!”

“Totally bored!”

“Fufufu, listen to this. None of my favorite streamers ever make it big. It’s the opposite—they end up retiring or getting caught in scandals. It’s a disaster.”

“Ugh…”

“Forget Amaterasu’s blessing; that sounds like a curse.”

“So, what do you want?”

“We want to become middle schoolers!”

“Yeah, make us middle schoolers!”

“…Say that again after you’ve gone to sleep.”

Click. The call ended abruptly.

An awkward silence hung over the living room.

“Uh, what?”

“Must’ve been a bad connection. Call again!”

“Got it! Oh, she’s picking up!”

This time, it felt like the phone rang a little longer, but Amaterasu answered again, her expression clearly fed up.

“…What is it?”

“We want to become middle school girls!”

“Please, goddess, we’re begging you!”

“Let me get this straight—you actually want to go back to school?”

“Uh, well, that’s…”

“The last time I went to school was in ancient times. Back then, I never imagined streaming services would become so popular.”

“Yeah, I’m sure you didn’t! Let me guess, you two just want to enjoy school life with Natsuki, right? Well, sorry to break it to you, but the school romance arc isn’t happening. Even I wish I could walk to and from school with Kazuto-kyun!”

“Yeah, that’s not happening.”

“Have you looked in a mirror lately?”

“Exactly! That’s my way of telling you the same thing nicely! Stop wasting my time with these dumb calls!”

Click. The call ended again.

Another awkward silence filled the room.

“Should we just go to sleep?”

“Yeah, I guess.”

Thanks to Amaterasu-Omikami, Ginko and Koume’s plan to become middle school girls was officially dead.

―Meanwhile, someone lurking near the Yura household…

“Nope. There’s no way those girls could be middle schoolers. Not even close. From a sneaky perspective, that’s a big nope. A huge nope. A massive, slippery nope, nuranura.”

〜〜Afterword〜〜

Sadly, it looks like the school romance arc isn’t happening.

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