Returned from Another World, Earth Turned Out to Be Quite the Fantasy Too. Also, Losing Heroines, Stop Looking This Way. - V5 Chapter 37: “Why Is His Hype Level Maxed Out?” ②

Chapter 37: “Why Is His Hype Level Maxed Out?” ②

“Welcome to Kyoto. I, Tamamo-no-Mae, along with my loyal attendants, humbly greet you—the esteemed party of the Galaxy Kappa Hero!”

“A Loli Baba’s heeereeeeeeeeeee!! FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!! Nine-Tailed Foxes have to be loli-babas, it’s the law!! PURUYAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!”

Waiting for Natsuki and the gang in the guest hall was…

A ten-year-old girl.

She sat cross-legged on a cushion, dressed in traditional shrine maiden robes, with nine fluffy tails fanned out behind her.

So yeah, Yusuke’s freakout kinda made sense.

Honestly, if Yusuke hadn’t started screaming like that, Natsuki probably would’ve done something just as embarrassing.

But thanks to Yusuke completely losing it, Natsuki looped all the way back to calm.

“…This kid is terrifying.”

“THANK YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!! FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!”

Trembling and twitching from sheer emotion, Yusuke looked like he was ascending to another plane of existence.

Not just the Nine-Tailed Fox—

Even Natsuki and the others were honestly kind of scared of him now.

“I might be a Hero, but Yusuke-kun seriously scares me.”

“I am Lucifer, and yet this guy terrifies me.”

“Dude, I’m Shuten Doji—and even I think this kid’s way too much.”

“I’m the great Nine-Tailed Fox, but like… this child genuinely frightens me.”

“I’m just a normal guy here, and yeah, I’m completely freaked out!!”

Everyone stared at Yusuke like he was some bizarre alien species they’d never seen before.

Clearly, holding a proper conversation like this was out of the question.

So—

Senju kicked him.

Natsuki pulled a sacred rope from his item box.

And Shuten Doji, moving with the ease of someone who’d done this a hundred times, expertly tied Yusuke up in a textbook shibari knot.

“…He might start saying even grosser stuff. Should we gag him too?”

Koume casually floated that extremely reasonable idea.

Natsuki reached into the item box again—

But unfortunately, no gag in stock.

“…Oh! I saw this in a movie once—what if we just shove a sock in there?”

“Wanna use one of my finest socks?”

Shuten Doji began taking his socks off without hesitation.

Yusuke’s expression twisted into pure despair.

“N-No, please! Anything but that! Not the sweaty old-man sock!! I beg you!! If anything, borrow the elegant tabi socks of the glorious Nine-Tailed Fox instead!! I’d gladly accept those!!”

“…………”

Everyone went dead silent.

Still riding his ultimate high in front of Tamamo-no-Mae…

Yusuke had officially crossed a line.

And yeah—

The whole group was thoroughly creeped out.

“Shuten Doji, forget the socks—take off your underwear instead!”

“…Whoa whoa whoa, Natsuki-kun, that’s way too far! Stop! Don’t do it!! Shuten Doji’s actually unbuckling his belt! Wait, wait, WAIT—if you go through with this, the full glory of the Earth Hero’s gonna get revealed in a tonkatsu restaurant in Kyoto!!”

Yusuke flailed like a fish out of water, struggling with everything he had.

His magic power surged wildly—

No doubt, he was ready to fight for his life over this.

“…Impressive. That kind of power isn’t something a normal human should have.”

“This is insane. Even I’m shocked. I didn’t think there was anyone this crazy strong besides Shinonome Abe. Though to be fair, he’s clearly in a very different category.”

Sensing the spike in Yusuke’s magic, the whole room instantly tensed up.

Tamamo-no-Mae narrowed her eyes in caution.

Shuten Doji, on the other hand, just grinned like he was down for a fight.

But letting Yusuke go berserk any longer would just be a pain, so—

Natsuki, Senju, and Koume all sat down on his back like a bug burrito, still tied up on the tatami mat.

“…Yusuke-kun. One more freak-out, and we’re stuffing you with Shuten Doji’s socks and underwear.”

“Roger that. Earth Hero Yusuke has officially returned to sanity.”

“Cool. So—ready to finally have a serious conversation or what?”

“…Yeah, not happening.”

～～Afterword～～

Yusuke: “Natsuki-kun’s not a hero—he’s a freaking Demon Lord!!”

Koume: “Forget that! Why do I sound exactly like the Nine-Tailed Fox!?”