Returned from Another World, Earth Turned Out to Be Quite the Fantasy Too. Also, Losing Heroines, Stop Looking This Way. - V6 Chapter 10

Chapter 10: “Okay, but ‘Paoooon’ Is a Bit Much, Right?” ②

The chase between Natsuki and the elephant went on for about five minutes.

While sprinting at full speed along the riverbank, Natsuki suddenly snapped—

“Wait, why am I the one running away!?”

He drew his magic sword, ready to fight back.

“Today’s headline is gonna blow up the internet! ‘Elephant corpse found on Mukaijima riverbank! First witness: a young boy!’—I’m definitely going viral!”

With bloodshot eyes—caught somewhere between panic and weird excitement—Natsuki moved to confront the elephant—

But the elephant suddenly stopped right in front of him, letting out a comical poof along with a cloud of smoke.

From within the smoke—

“Yo! I’m Ganesha! You can call me Ganetan!”

—appeared a figure with an elephant’s head.

“Wait wait wait wait wait wait wait WAIT!”

“My bad, my bad! Couldn’t resist messing with you a bit. Sorry for the scare!”

He wore orange sarouel pants and sandals, with his upper body bare.

His slightly round, well-fed belly gave him a solid, bulky build, and atop it all sat an elephant’s head crowned in gold.

He had four strong, muscular arms, and one of his tusks was broken—something that stood out immediately.

Ganesha.

Even Natsuki knew that name—the famous god of commerce.

“……………”

“What’s wrong?”

“Uh, sorry, but… I’d kinda prefer if visitors from Indian mythology could, you know… maybe not?”

“Hey hey hey hey hey hey HEY!”

“The exit’s over there—thanks for coming!”

Natsuki sheathed his holy sword, then gave a deep bow, clearly trying to send Ganesha on his way.

But Ganesha didn’t budge.

“You trying to discriminate against Indian mythology or what!?”

“People from Indian mythology can literally destroy the world, so no thank youuu!”

“Not everyone can! Just a few are insane! I’m just a cute elephant, alright!?”

“A normal cute elephant doesn’t get their head chopped off and then equip an elephant head like gear!”

“Hey, I didn’t choose that life either! If you’ve got complaints, take it up with my dad!”

“There’s no way I can complain to Lord Shiva, the god who rules over destruction!”

“Oh? Funny, I heard Nacchan here is a hero of destruction too.”

“Why is an Indian god spreading wild misinformation about me!? I’m a kind, gentle hero—basically goodness in human form! Calling me ‘destruction’ is shocking! So shocking I might accidentally slice up this whole riverbank along with Ganetan!”

“H-Hey, don’t pull out that creepy sword! Your words and actions already scream ‘destruction’! That’s terrifying! You’re scarier than my dad!”

Natsuki tried to force Ganesha to go home, but Ganesha clearly had no intention of leaving.

Two arms versus four—both grabbed onto each other, and just like that, it turned into a full-on strength contest.

Natsuki boosted himself with magic, but Ganesha held his ground just as well.

“C’mon, play with meee!”

“I don’t mind playing, but I’ll come to India another time for that! For today, please go home! At this rate, Lord Shiva’s gonna show up! Indian mythology is seriously no joke! I don’t wanna be the reason the world ends!”

“My dad wouldn’t go around destroying everything like that! And even if he did, he’d just recreate it afterward, so it’s all good!”

“That’s exactly why it’s NOT good!”

“Grrrrrr…”

As the two strained against each other on the riverbank—

“What are you even doing, Yura? After causing that much chaos in Kyoto, now you’re messing around with an elephant going ‘paoon’? …Well, good luck with that.”

Senju, dressed in slacks, a sweater, and sunglasses, tapped Natsuki on the shoulder with an exasperated look and started walking off.

“W-Wait! Senju-san! How are you just ignoring this situation!?”

“————Senju? Nah, you’ve got the wrong guy. Name’s Manté. Anyway, see ya.”

“Hey, oi! That ‘I want nothing to do with this’ face is totally obvious! At least try to hide it! Wait—are you seriously leaving? You’re just gonna abandon me!?”

“Shut up! I’ve got a noble mission—deliver souvenirs and give proper greetings! I am NOT getting involved with some elephant that looks straight out of Indian mythology!”

“He’s Ganesha-san, a famous god from India!”

“I KNOW that!”

“Ah, Ganetan! This is Senju Nanamori-san. My best friend—and a huge fan of Indian mythology!”

“Hey, don’t mess with me, Yuraaa! Don’t drag me into this!”

“I’m Ganesha! Call me Ganetan! Sen-chan!”

“Now he’s recognized me! This is definitely another event, isn’t it!? I’m still exhausted from the Kyoto event!”

“Same here!”

“Damn it, why did I even wander over to the riverbank!?”

Letting go of the strength contest with Ganesha, Natsuki jumped onto Senju’s back and clung to him like a whining old goblin, putting his full weight on him without holding back.

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—Meanwhile, as all that was happening, Yusuke-kun…

“No no no no no, this can’t be real, it has to be a lie!?”

“What’s wrong, Hero-sama?”

“HONGEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!?”

〜〜Afterword〜〜

Greetings from Indian mythology!
It’s Ganesha—aka Ganetan!
Now then, you’d think this is where the event really begins… right?