Returned from Another World, Earth Turned Out to Be Quite the Fantasy Too. Also, Losing Heroines, Stop Looking This Way. - V5 Chapter 11: “Wait, Are We Actually Having a Serious Talk?” ①

Chapter 11: “Wait, Are We Actually Having a Serious Talk?” ①

Natsuki and the gang sat politely on floor cushions, freshly cleaned up and gathered in the Minazuki family’s guest room.

Amaterasu took the seat of honor at the head of the room.

To her right sat Natsuki and his crew.

To her left—the Abe siblings.

“…First of all, I want to sincerely apologize for my sisters targeting Natsuki Yura-kun and Kazuto Miyahara-kun.”

The one to speak was Shinonome Abe.

He bowed deeply, pressing his hands to the tatami and lowering his forehead until it nearly touched the floor.

“Ah—Shinonome-san, you really don’t have to go that far. No one got hurt, so there’s no need to apologize.”

“Yeah, same here. We’re good. I already figured out how the info leak happened. And honestly… it’s not the first time I’ve been targeted because of my brother. It’s just the first time it’s happened from the psychic side. Right, Natsuki-kun?”

“Totally. We’ve had people come at us with actual murder vibes before, remember? Compared to that, trying to use us for their own plans? Eh, it’s whatever.”

Of course, it still pissed them off being used like that.

And getting attacked out of nowhere wasn’t something they could just laugh off.

But Natsuki and Shinonome had already hashed it out in the sauna—some good, old-fashioned sweat therapy.

That had to count for something.

Besides, if you looked at the actual damage done—

The only one who really got hurt was the female psychic who tried to target Natsuki.

And even then, he hadn’t laid a single finger on her.

“I truly appreciate your generosity. As for my sisters… well, they’re kinda out of it right now, but I’ll make sure they properly apologize later. Please forgive them.”

“Ah—yeah, no worries. That’s fine too, I guess.”

It wasn’t just the Abe sisters who were zoning out.

Koume, Ginko, and even Amaterasu were totally spaced out, not joining the conversation at all.

The reason?

Well, it all started when Natsuki and the boys came charging out of the sauna—

And the girls, wearing school swimsuits, got a full, unfiltered look at the glorious nudity on display.

The first to leave a real impact was Kazuto.

Amaterasu had gotten a clear view of the majestic beast between his legs and practically gasped: “Wha—Yamata no Orochi!?”

She’d been stunned into silence.

Even now, she was off in her own world, still mumbling weird things like,

“Nessie was actually Kazuto-kyun all along…”

Next up were Koume and Ginko.

They had tissues jammed up their noses—definitely not a good look—and were whispering bizarre stuff like:

“…That thing actually goes in there?”

“This is more fantasy than actual fantasy.”

What they saw was Natsuki’s holy sword.

Not quite on Kazuto’s legendary level, but for a third-year middle schooler?

Still pretty dang impressive.

Kirara Abe had also gotten a full view of her beloved prince, Natsuki.

Her eyes were hidden behind her bangs, but it was clear she was flustered.

She, too, had tissues sticking out of her nose.

Every now and then, she’d mutter under her breath: “Waah, no way—what even… I can’t deal with this!”

Onsa Abe had also seen more than she bargained for—

Senju’s… senju—and her face lit up bright red like she’d caught a fever.

Then, without thinking, she accidentally started comparing it to Kazuto’s and blurted out:

“Wait, it’s actually bigger than I imagined… but isn’t the size, like, totally different?”

At this point, she had no idea whether it was big or small anymore.

Still, seeing Senju’s naked body right after catching feelings for him?

Yeah, that hit her hard.

The tissues she’d jammed in her nose weren’t doing a thing—

A little red river had already started trickling down beneath her nostrils.

Meanwhile, the man himself—Senju—was muttering to himself under his breath.

“No way, Peni-chan’s Peni-chan isn’t small, okay…”

Which earned him a firm double tap on the shoulders from Yusuke and Seishiro.

Sure, the two of them were embarrassed about being seen naked—

But they were mature enough not to make a scene over it.

Off to the side, little Yoshimasa gave a smooth, knowing grin.

“Size doesn’t make the man,”

He murmured coolly, gazing up at the blue sky through the guest room window.

“Wait—how are we supposed to have a serious conversation after that!?”

Miyako Minazuki, supposedly the neutral party in all this, cried out in total confusion.

Beside her, Mio gave a slow, awkward nod.

〜〜Afterword〜〜

And just like that…
Time for the serious part of the story to begin!