Returned from Another World, Earth Turned Out to Be Quite the Fantasy Too. Also, Losing Heroines, Stop Looking This Way. - V4 Chapter 25

Chapter 25: “Another Home Visit, Huh?” ①

“See ya, Senju-san, Yusuke-kun! Kappa power! Kappa power!“

“Later, Natsuki-kun, Senju-san! Yokai girls are the best!“

“…You guys could at least try to say goodbye properly. Whatever. See ya, Kappa Hero and Hero of Weird Fetishes.”

After arriving back in Mukaijima City, Natsuki and the others saw Ittanmomen off before going their separate ways.

Senju and Yusuke, having once again been dumped into the ocean, were completely drenched.

Even though spring had brought warmer days, the nights were still chilly.

They needed to get home quickly before they caught a cold.

Natsuki invited both of them over, but they immediately declined, saying, “We’re done for today. Too tired.”

It was as if they expected more events waiting for them if they stepped foot into the Yura household.

With the city now fully blanketed in darkness, Natsuki casually strolled down the familiar streets of Mukaijima.

His thoughts drifted back to Madoka Abe, the Kyoto-based psychic.

A boy with the delicate beauty of a girl—once seen, it would be hard to forget him.

And yet, what truly lingered in Natsuki’s mind was the fact that a boy with his name had been Madoka’s closest friend… and had been killed by an oni.

There was just something about it that bothered him.

Ever since becoming a Hero, Natsuki had learned to trust his instincts.

Whenever he had a gut feeling about something, he followed it—and more often than not, it had saved his life.

“…Still, I have absolutely no memory of anything related to Kyoto.”

In elementary school, he had faked a stomachache to skip the class trip.

If he remembered correctly, the destination had been Tokyo.

The details were fuzzy, but there had been a few particularly annoying classmates, and the thought of spending an entire trip with them was unbearable.

So he simply didn’t go.

As for middle school, their class trip was supposed to be Kyoto, but it hadn’t happened yet.

It was scheduled for the fall.

“—Actually, if I did go to Kyoto on a school trip, I just know it would turn into some kind of massive light novel-style battle. Ugh… No thanks. People get the wrong idea about me, but I’m really not all that into fighting.”

He was strong, yes.

But that didn’t mean he enjoyed it.

That was the conclusion Natsuki had reached about his own abilities.

Of course, if he ever faced off against an actual god or demon straight out of mythology, he’d be curious enough to want to fight.

Back in the other world, he had never had the luxury of enjoying battle.

So now, on Earth, he sometimes found himself tempted to let loose.

“…Man, I just want to enjoy Kyoto. Maybe I should just take out Shuten Doji and be done with it. There’s no way he’s stronger than that annoying susa-susa old man. But ugh, the Abe Clan would be a pain to deal with. Especially Madoka-kun. And even worse, that Shinonome guy—he reeks of trouble. If I ever do run into him, I just know I’ll get dragged into all sorts of nonsense.”

That was as far as his thoughts went.

Thinking about it any further just felt annoying.

“Well, whatever happens, happens. Man, I’m exhausted. A nice hot bath, a good night’s sleep… and tomorrow, I should probably start going to school again.”

“That would be a good idea.”

As the lights of his house came into view, Natsuki stretched his arms with a long sigh, ready to pick up the pace—

But then, he froze.

That voice—he recognized it.

“—Huh? Tsukuyomi-sensei?”

“Good evening, Natsuki-kun. Lovely night, isn’t it?”

“Uh… what brings you here?”

“I came to drop off some class handouts and—seeing as no one else is going to do it—I figured I should, at the very least, give you a proper scolding as your teacher.”

“…A-Ahahaha… go easy on me?”

He had skipped way too much school.

And he definitely had been causing too much chaos.
So, for once, Natsuki decided to accept his scolding without resistance.

〜〜Afterword〜〜

Tsukuyomi-sensei has arrived!

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