Returned from Another World, Earth Turned Out to Be Quite the Fantasy Too. Also, Losing Heroines, Stop Looking This Way. - V4 Chapter 66; Interlude – "Isn’t This About Samatan and Taichiro-kun?"

Chapter 66.5: Interlude – “Isn’t This About Samatan and Taichiro-kun?”

Samael, a demon who once clashed with Satan for control of the Underworld,

Was now… drowning her sorrows at an izakaya on a spring night in the Reiwa era.

“…Tch, damn it! Screw couple channels!”

Slamming her empty beer mug down on the table, Samael grumbled in frustration.

The reason?

Needless to say—it was Mammon, one of her own underlings from the Seven Deadly Sins.

One minute he’s putting out a “staff wanted” notice, and the next, he shows up with his high school girlfriend—flirting in front of everyone like it’s his full-time job.

Ako Mamon wasn’t a bad girl. She was actually a fan of Samatan, and pretty harmless overall.

But the problem was, once Mammon got involved with her, his already annoying personality leveled up into something truly unbearable.

The only way to cope… was to drink.

“Ara-ara, Samatan. You’re drinking way too much~”

“Granny! Another round of draft beer!”

“Alright.”

Every time Ako visited, she’d bring homemade sweets or bento.

Not just for her boyfriend Mammon—she always brought some for Samael too, as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

Her cooking, passed down from her grandma, was delicious.

Samael gratefully accepted it every time.

As for Mammon, he’d shout stuff like, “Ako-san’s homemade food is mammon-mammon!” with a grin that made you want to ask if he was a middle schooler or something.

Still, whenever Samael saw Ako’s happy face—and Mammon’s, who had lived in such a harsh, brutal world until now—she couldn’t really complain.

“You’re looking fired up, Samatan.”

“…Why the hell are you here, Taichiro?”

“You’re the one who called me, remember?”

“…Wait, I did?”

“I flew all the way to Aomori for this, you know.”

The one who sat next to her at the counter, wearing a slightly strained smile,

Was none other than the only demon who had ever defeated Samael in battle—

The Demon King himself, Satan.

“Granny, get me a draft beer too.”

“Honestly, inviting you was one thing… But you actually showing up? That’s a you thing.”

“Well, I’ve been based in Japan lately.”

“…Now that you mention it, I heard you’ve been hanging around Natsuki Yura’s place.”

“Yeah. Every day’s been a blast.”

“Well, it’s been too much of a blast over here!”

The two clinked their mugs at the counter with a sharp cheers,
Then downed their beers in one go—
Only to immediately order another round.

“And while you’re at it—could we get some dashimaki tamago too?”

“Coming right up.”

The cheerful old lady handled the customers with ease, while the quiet old man focused silently on cooking and pouring drinks.

They clearly understood each other well.

Their movements were in perfect sync—like only a couple who’d been together for decades could manage.

“Someday… I’d like to be like that with Haruko-san.”

“You’re a father. What are you even talking about?”

“Even fathers are allowed to dream, okay?”

“You’re always going on and on about Koume-tan.”

“…Koume-tan has found her own tree to nest in. That tree is Natsuki. As her papa, I will simply watch from the shadows.”

“That’s gross.”

“So mean!”

A new round of draft beers arrived, and the two raised their mugs for another toast.

“By the way—I talked a bit with Mammon about this, but what exactly is Natsuki Yura? Even Mammon just said something like, ‘He’s very mammon-mammon,’ so who knows if he even knows what he meant.”

“Mammon’s still Mammon, huh. As for Natsuki… I don’t really get it either.”

“I know he’s got some kind of pure bloodline, but that alone wouldn’t be enough to push the Seven Deadly Sins-level demons into a corner.”

“Exactly. And on top of that, he fought Susanoo-no-Mikoto and Thor the God of Thunder… and won.”

“Okay, that’s just terrifying.”

“Yeah, even from a father-in-law standpoint—terrifying.”

Satan picked up the freshly made, steaming-hot dashimaki tamago in front of her,

Blew on it to cool it down, and took a slow, thoughtful bite.

“Personally, I’d love to fight Natsuki someday. Though… if that happens, one of us would probably die.”

“That’s rare coming from you, Taichiro. Didn’t you say you were done with life-or-death battles?”

“That’s how curious I am about him. That said, if we fought right now—I’d win.”

“If I remember right, Natsuki Yura isn’t able to go all-out, right?”

“He can fight seriously, but only while being in a weakened state.”

“Still… even while weakened, he took down Mammon, Susanoo-no-Mikoto, and Thor? In another era, that alone would’ve become a new legend.”

“No doubt. Speaking of legends, Mammon’s internet fame with all his ‘mammon-mammon’ stuff is practically myth-level too.”

“Don’t bring that up!!”

These days, with new gods starting to appear and stir things up from the shadows—

The fact that an old-school demon like Mammon was now gaining attention and popularity among humans…

Probably made those new gods grind their teeth in frustration.

The scary part was—Mammon wasn’t even trying.

That was just him being himself… and people genuinely liked it.

Which, honestly, was kind of unbelievable.

“Back in the day, people used to say stuff like, ‘What the heck is mammon-mammon? Are you joking or something?’ But now it’s full-on mammon-mammon fever.”

“I heard he’s got a girlfriend now too.”

“Exactly! That’s why I’m here drowning myself in beer! Those two are like, ‘Let’s use this as reference for future videos, mammon-mammon~’ While watching couple channels! What exactly are they trying to learn, huh!?”

“W-Well, hey—at least your underling’s doing well, right? Ah, Granny! One more draft beer, please. And some nikujaga too. C’mon, Samatan, drinks are on me tonight, alright?”

Once rivals who fought to the death for control of the Underworld—

Satan and Samael were now, quietly and unexpectedly… just drinking buddies in the modern world.

〜〜Afterword〜〜

Mammon: “—Mammon? You’re saying we should train content creators in the divine realm, mammon-mammon? Well, from a Mammon perspective, that’s very mammon-mammon… But from a godly perspective, is it also mammon-mammon…?”

If you enjoyed the chapter, a follow, review, or comment would mean a lot!

Thank you, as always, for reading!