Returned from Another World, Earth Turned Out to Be Quite the Fantasy Too. Also, Losing Heroines, Stop Looking This Way. - V6 Chapter 06

Chapter 06: “Isn’t This a Descent?” ②

Seeing Natsuki tilt his head in complete confusion, God seemed to understand and shrugged.

He realized this was a topic better not dug into too deeply.
Reading the room, God explained things in a simpler way.

“The princess of the country that summoned you… is planning to summon another hero again, without learning her lesson.”

“Oooh.”

“Hey, at least pretend to be interested!”
“No, seriously, I’m just not interested.”

“But still, you’ll go to the other world if needed, right?”
“I made a promise, so I’ll properly go and destroy that other world! Don’t worry!”

“Wait, no, that’s not it! We’re sending you there because we don’t want that world to be destroyed! If you destroy it, that defeats the whole purpose! Nooo!”

“…Then what exactly do you want me to do?”

Being treated like a god of destruction, Natsuki’s way of thinking had fully become that of one.

Still, anyone who went through what he had in another world would probably end up the same way.

“I do sympathize, considering what you went through, Natsuki-kun…”

“Yeah, yeah, let’s skip that part. So what exactly do I do in the other world?”

“Join the demon side and go all-out in that world.”

“Gladly!”

“That was way too fast! No, this kid is definitely planning to destroy the entire world along with everything in it!”

“N-No, no, no, no, I wouldn’t do that! Nacchan is all about peace!”

“That sounded completely fake!?”

“Even if the world gets destroyed, it’ll still live on in God’s heart.”

“…How are you saying something that insane with such pure eyes? You said the same thing before going to Kyoto, didn’t you?”

“Ahahaha, just kidding, just kidding! A hero joke!”

God let out a deep sigh while Natsuki laughed it off.

For Natsuki, that other world was something he’d like to destroy—but at the same time, it wasn’t even worth the effort.

“The conflict between humans and demons will only grow more extreme. The demons will gain the upper hand, but in the end, the human side will likely snap and try to take the whole world down with them… That outcome is not desirable on a cosmic level. The only thing I can do is send you back to that world at the point in time after you left. The Demon King is someone you can reason with, so work together and defeat the humans.”

“…Being told by God to defeat humans… that’s pretty rare, huh!”

“It is. But my duty is to maintain the balance of the universe. I apologize for making use of you like this.”

“It’s fine, really. Thinking about it, I never actually did anything to repay that world anyway. So this is a good chance.”

With a creepy grin spreading across his face, Natsuki looked nothing like a hero.
If anything—he looked exactly like a Demon King plotting destruction.

“—We’ll talk more properly at a café another day.”
“Got it! Oh, by the way, does it have to be just me going?”
“Of course not.”

“Alright then, I’ll bring Koume-chan and Ginko-san for sure… and if I leave Kazuto out, he’ll sulk, so him too. Then Senju-san, Yusuke-kun, and Seishiro-san… oh, and I wanna bring Shinonon and Madoka-chan too. Oh, God-sensei!”

“For snacks, God will cover the cost. Ah, but please don’t forget to bring a receipt.”
“…Being asked for a receipt by God feels kinda weird. That’s not the point! Can I invite Shuten-ossan, Susa-Susa, Seimei-san, Doman-san, Jack, and Nancy too!?”

“No. Absolutely not.”

“Aww…”

“From God’s perspective, that exact group—Ginko Aoyama, Seishiro Kanna, Yoshimasa Kanna, Jack, Nancy, Susanoo-no-Mikoto, and Mammon—already almost destroyed an entire world! Please, I’m begging you, keep it under control!”

“…That lineup is insane. Yeah, no wonder the world almost ended.”

Now Natsuki fully understood why Ginko had been so exhausted.

She must’ve been dragged around nonstop.

“Oh? Looks like it’s about time for you to wake up, Natsuki-kun.”

“…I don’t feel like I slept at all.”

“My apologies. And while I’m apologizing—about Yusuke-kun… I’m truly sorry.”

“Huh? Wait—what do you mean?”

“I-I can’t say. Yusuke-kun is… uuh…”

God made a crying gesture, and Natsuki immediately started panicking.

Yusuke was already unlucky enough—what else could possibly happen to him?

“W-Wait! What happened to Yusuke!? No, hold on—did something already happen!? Hey, don’t just fade out like that! Seriously, I don’t like this! If I miss school again tomorrow because of some big event, my mom’s gonna beat me up, you know!? And just so we’re clear, my mom is stronger than a Demon King! Even a hero fresh back from another world can’t do anything against her! Hey—!”

“—अस्य कः अर्थः!?”

With a shout, Natsuki shot upright.

“…Seriously, even for me, being woken up by someone yelling in Sanskrit first thing in the morning makes me want to ask, ‘What does that even mean?’”

Before he knew it, Satan—who had somehow made it a habit to sleep in the same room—was staring at him with a surprised expression.

“Ah, sorry.”

“You don’t have to apologize, but… did you receive something or what?”

“—God showed up in my dream.”

“Yeah, that’s definitely a nightmare.”

Even Satan ended up sympathizing with him.

But before anything else, there was something Natsuki had to do.

He grabbed his phone—still plugged into the charger—and immediately called Yusuke.

“—Yusuke-kun isn’t picking up… isn’t that kinda bad?”

〜〜Afterword〜〜

W-What in the world happened to Yusuke-kun!?