At the time the "returnee" uproar was calming down, in a certain day where there
would be consecutive holiday in a few more days.
In the living room of his home, Hajime was encountering an extremely troubling
situation.
"If you want to pass through here, then step over your mother's dead body."
"…"
His mother Sumire was standing on his way while repeatedly jumping sideways for
some reason.
Her gaze was sharp, and her movement was agile. She was muttering "kabaddi
kabaddi kabaddi" with small voice… it seemed that it wasn't sideways leaping, but she
was imitating India's sport.
It was completely mysterious that for some reason his mother challenged him with
India sport even though he was only trying to go to the kitchen to take some drink.
And then, speaking of mystery,
"Hajime. Tou-san will cry if you aren't showing any reaction soon you know?"
Surely it also applied to the father――Shuu, standing behind him in Joj○ pose that
looked relatively painful. (TN: Jojo pose)
In other words, currently Hajime who was trying to take drink from the kitchen was
being surrounded by his mother who was doing kabaddi and his father who standing
in Joj○ pose for some reason.
Hajime let out a long sigh and,
"I don't want to say something like this to my parents but… I'll dare to say it.
――Seriously annoying."
"Myy, how can you say that to your father! Just because he is a bit like that, it's cruel!
Apologize!"
"Oii, how can you say that to your mother! Just because she is a bit like that, that's
cruel! Apologize!"
Sumire and Shuu looked at each other. It seemed they both thought that Hajime's
words were directed to the other one. It never crossed their mind that those words
could be for themselves.
"Wait a second dear. Just what is annoying from me. He referred to the father who is
standing in Joj○ pose at the living room you know? In this world there is no human
more annoying than you right now."
"Ha? I don't get what do you mean though? Is there something more annoying than a
mother who is doing kabaddi inside the house? Stop running from reality, Sumire."
A beat. "Aa?" "Oo?" They both pressed on each other. Nagumo family's married couple
were galring at each other while sandwiching their son in between.
Hajime was massaging his forehead to endure the headache from the outbreak of
incomprehensible matrimonial quarrel.
"Anyway leave aside the matrimonial quarrel for now, can you say just what in the
world you two were planning to do?"
Sumire and Shuu who were glaring at each other returned to their original position
with a jump *hyupa-*, then with a good coordination that would make one wonder
just what with the dangerous atmosphere before this, they spoke their desire.
" "We want to go to another world travel!!" "
Sumire and Shuu's eyes were sparkling. It seemed they wanted to go to Tortus. There
would be consecutive holiday soon, so they must be wanting to go to a family trip. And
they were requesting for the destination to be another world.
"…Tortus huh. My bad, but is it no good to postpone it for a bit later? It's not that we
cannot go, but it will make my plan to get disordered greatly."
There was a method to go to Tortus. The method was simple. If there was the compass
and Crystal Key, they could go anywhere.
Although, it wasn't like there was no problem at all. It was the fuel. Even calling the
amount of energy needed to travel between worlds as enormous was still underselling
it, an absurd amount of magic power would be necessary. They couldn't travel that
easily.
For now, there was a stock of magic power that was just barely enough. There was
enough, but there was schedule to use it until Hajime could establish a method to
travel easily and freely to another world. He hesitated to use it merely just to go
playing.
Hajime was looking reluctant, however, Sumire and Shuu showed a complacent smile
as though wanting to say "That reaction is just as expected".
And then, they signaled by whistling in front of the dubious Hajime. By the way, Sumire
couldn't whistle, so she was saying "Pyuuu".
Right after the whistling echoed inside Nagumo house, multiple silhouettes appeared
in the living room. It was a teleport that didn't even use gate――"Divine Existence".
Naturally, the ones that appeared were Yue, and then Myuu, Remia, Shia, and Tio who
seemed to be teleported by Yue. Yue and co then began moving with a smooth
movement that was like trained troupe.
"A-no-ther-world! Want-to-go! A-no-ther-world! Want-to-go!"
When Sumire was starting to take the lead, at the front Myuu, Yue, Remia, and then
Sumire were lining up vertically in that order and began doing Choo Choo ○rain. (TN:
Choo Choo Train, google it)
Myuu was laughing while doing her best to move her small body in big circle. Yue was
depicting a circle with slightly delayed movement. She was expressionless, but she
looked like she was having fun somewhat. Remia too was chuckling"Ufufu ♡" while
following their movement splendidly.
Hajime thought. 'These guys, they absolutely practiced this'. At the same time, the face
of his mother who was pleading for another world travel with triumphant look made
him irritated somehow.
"That's right!"
"To another woorld!"
"Let's go! Desuu!"
When he looked back, Tio, Shuu, and Shia were lining up horizontally while making
chuuni pose. Their pose was Joj○ pose that came from accumulating research on top
of research.
At the front was his mother's gang perfectly reproducing a revolving dance that was
leaving impression in the heart somehow even though its formal name still wasn't
clear despite the dance's fame, while at the back was his father's gang who was doing
perfect chuuni pose that was also impossible to forget.
"I waaant to see my son's cool side juust for a biit~♪"
"It was my dream to get my son to take me going to a trip you knooow~. I wish my son
will fulfill his filial piety~"
The mother and father were whining with their all.
Hajime's forehead massage was getting more intense.
When he was holding his head at his wits' end toward the eccentricity that was under
the name of parents' pestering, Yue who was expressionlessly twirling opened her
mouth.
"…Hajime. It's important to do what should be done, but family service is also
important."
"Yue…"
A telepathy suddenly arrived from Yue.
[…Besides, Okaa-sama
mother-in-law
and Otou-sama
father-in-law
want to know the track that Hajime walked.
This isn't simply curiosity. But because this is about their treasured son.]
[…]
[…I understand. Hajime doesn't really want, Okaa-sama and Otou-sama to know about
what Hajime did. Isn't that right?]
[…You're right. I think it's something they don't need to know.]
[…Okaa-sama and Otou-sama also understand that Hajime is thinking like that. But,
exactly because of that, they want to know. In order to convey, that they can embrace
Hajime with their feeling like now even after knowing.]
Hajime looked up.
Tortus was an important place where he met Yue and others. There was no way he
was avoiding it.
But, at the same time, that world was also hell for Hajime. What he did to escape and
return home, should be called as gruesome in earth.
He didn't have the slightest but of regret, and if it was necessary he would do the same
thing even now.
Although, he had already told his parents about what he had done, and even Hajime
would hesitate to make his father and mother to expressly follow his track and made
them felt it for real.
For example, even if he was convinced that how his parents were looking at him
wouldn't change from it, as a son, he felt a hesitation that couldn't be explained with
logic.
The travel to another world had been done several times, but he had never brought
Shuu and Sumire together at those occasions was the manifestation of such thinking.
Seeing Hajime was indecisive, Yue spoke encouragingly at him while still doing
twirling dance.
[…I also want to know. With what kind of feeling, what kind of hardship you overcame,
in order for Hajime to return back to Okaa-sama and Otou-sama. The two of them have
the right to know. Hajime, answer them?]
"…If Yue speak that much, then I cannot escape anymore huh."
That's right, escape. It was unlike Hajime to do that.
Hajime smiled self-depreciatingly and his shoulders that were tensed unconsciously
relaxed.
"Haa. I got it. Kaa-san, Tou-san, I'll invite you two to Tortus at the coming holidays, so
stop doing Choo Choo Trai○ and Joj○ pose inside the house already."
Immediately, "Wa~i!" Sumire and Shuu raised both their hands joyfully. They jumped
for joy while high fiving each other.
Their frolicking caused Hajime to spontaneously want to tsukkomi
retort
"Are you two
children!". That was how happy they were to be able to know about what Hajime went
through in another world.
"We did it dear! With this we can see a lot of animal ears as much as we want!"
"Oi oi, Sumire. Don't forget about elf in the flesh! We've got to see the pointed ears
twitching even at the risk of our life!"
"That's obvious! Especially the girl! Gufufuh, I really cannot wait to see erlf in the flesh
it's painful…" (TN: In Japan, elf is read as erufu, with the 'r' sounds like 'l'. Here Sumire
switched the 'u' in the middle with 'o', into erofu. When Japanese people read it, it will
still sound like elf, but the ero there refer to erotic.)
"That's it!"
Hajime turned his gaze to Yue.
"What did you say about following my track?"
"…O, of course they also want to know about that, should be…"
Yue's gaze was fiercely swimming around. Seeing how the two were frolicking merrily
while chanting "Erlf! Erlf in the flesh!", no matter how anyone looked, no parental
feeling of wanting to know the son's experience could be seen at all. Rather, their own
interest and desire were bared to see.
There, someone pulled *kui kui* at Hajime's hand…
"Papa. Whaaat is erlf?"
Myuu's pure question. Her eyes were shining with curiosity. No way he could teach
her the meaning of the words of the two dirty adults. Those pure eyes made Hajime
felt like that.
Hajime was directing a nihilistic gaze toward Sumire and Shuu while,
"Myuu. There are things in this world that shouldn't be known."
"??"
He answered like that.
At the morning of the holiday.
A lot of people were inside Nagumo home's living room.
"Kaori? My angel? Won't you get back into good mood soon? Look, somehow Otou-san
is also coming like this. Okay?"
"…"
On the living room's sofa, there was the figure of Kaori who although she was sitting
demurely with upright gesture of both her legs sticking close to each other and her
hands put on the knees, her expression wasn't even trying to hide her sullenness.
Toward such Kaori――the one who was desperately cheering up his beloved daughter
was Shirasaki Tomoichi.
"Kaori, Oji-san
uncle
is seriously depressed, so how about leaving it at that?"
The one who was smiling wryly beside Kaori while intermediating was Shizuku.
"Tomoichi-kun too is getting hardships from his daughter huh."
"…Otou-san? What does that mean? Rather I believe the one getting hardship here is
me who found out about my family's hidden occupation and outrageous behavioral
principle though?"
"…I stirred up the hornet's nest."
The one who sent sympathetic words to Tomoichi and got rewarded with reproachful
gaze from Shizuku was Yaegashi Koichi who averted his eyes. Beside Koichi, the one
who similarly averted her eyes was the grandfather Yaegashi Shuuzou.
"Fufu, Tomoichi-san and Kaori-chan are really close."
"…It's always embarrassing every time, Kirino-san."
There were two ladies leisurely watching the father-daughter quarrel while drinking
tea at the living room's table. One was Yaegashi Kirino, the other one was Shirasaki
Kaoruko. They were respectively the mother of Shizuku and Kaori.
Hearing the talk of Nagumo family going to Tortus for a trip at this consecutive holiday,
Kaori and Shizuku pleaded 'In that case we too!'. The result, the families of both
household were gathering like this in the living room of Nagumo house.
Unfortunately, the family outside these two families wasn't able to take consecutive
holidays. One other family would be the exception and passed off in this time.
In order to bring along that last fellow traveler to this Tortus travel, currently Hajime
wasn't in Nagumo house. The people here were waiting for his return.
Actually, Kaoruko was a great fan of Sumire's shoujo manga
girl comic
, and Kirino who didn't
know about the manga itself but knew about the live-action film knew about Sumire's
true identity as the author. Their tension was rising, they were also getting excited
talking with Remia and Myuu who joined in the conversation about the motherdaughter's story of the fishman tribe.
Shuu was making fun of Tomoichi, Tomoichi who snapped assaulted Shuu…
Yue was making fun of Kaori, Kaori who snapped assaulted Yue…
Shia coaxed Shuuzou and Koichi that she wished to be shown the technique of
Yaegashi-style (hidden), then the two displayed outrageous ninjut――ancient martial
arts technique in the garden…
On that garden's tree, a regrettable dragon who blundered early in the morning was
being hung down wrapped in bamboo mat…
The neighbor saw the garden of such Nagumo house while passing through hurried
footsteps…
The gossip among the neighbors that Nagumo house was a haunted environment of
the residential area was accelerating…
They killed time like that for a while.
Suddenly, the space in the living room began to distort like jelly. It was the proof of
space teleportation using "gate".
As expected, a round hole that a person could pass through was spreading.
"That bastard, he is obviously having lingering attachment. As I thought, perhaps I
should do a scene of Inugami house once to him properly?" (TN: Inugami house,
something like murder story or something in Japan I think)
"That's why I'm saying, why is Hajime-kun is so fixated with Inugami house?"
"Taichi-kun also get a lot of hardships isn't he. More importantly, it's really like
Anywhe○ Door. How amazing~"
The one who entered was Hajime and Aiko, and then Aiko's mother Akiko.
It would be Akiko alone who joined them from Hatayama family. The other family
members couldn't leave alone their farm even temporarily and this time they would
pass up the opportunity. They would participate at another chance when the travel
between worlds became easier.
Hajime who crossed through space while talking about something saw the two fathers
and the two wives scuffling before his eyes, and then he saw the Yaegashi family
displaying things like Katon
Fire Style
or Kawarimi
Substitute Technique
in the garden, then he saw the four
madams chatting and giggling while feeding Myuu, and said a short sentence.
"Eh? What's with this chaos?"
Even though he only left them for thirty minutes, for some reason he was shown great
commotion inside the house. His expression cramped.
And then, he saw the Hatayama mother and daughter whose eyes opened wide,
"Aiko's home is really peacefully nice huh. I really like Hatayama family you see~"
"Hee!? I, is that so? Ehehe~"
"My, Hajime-kun you flatterer, saying happy thing like that. Come again to play in the
future. Our house's fruits are the best thanks to Aiko you know?"
"Yes. I will come at that time without fail."
Hajime and Hatayama mother and daughter conversed peacefully.
Under their feet there was still a great ruckus. "Speaking of the cause, it's the son of
you bastard!" "Ha-ha-ha! Tomo-kun, your heart is really narrow huh~. This is why
recently Kaori-chan is calling me "Otou-san" adoringly――" "Don't say anymoreeeeee!
I'm a bit aware of it after alllll-. Also, Don't call me Tomo-kunnn-" The father of
Shirasaki family and the father of Nagumo family were grappling like that.
Incidentally, beside them was"Muiiiiiiiih, Yue you idioooot" "Nniiiiih, Kaori you
stupiiidd" there was exchange of cat punch and cat kick.
Furthermore, "Pa, papaaa! Save meee!" Myuu who was jostled and treated
affectionately like a cat by the madam group was reaching out her hand to him while
gasping for breath, at the garden Shia VS Shuuzou & Koichi was almost starting,
Shizuku was desperately stopping them.
In the end, it would be one hour later when everyone calmed down and they could
depart.
Everyone was bringing only baggage in the amount that wouldn't become hindrance
and moved to underground the Nagumo house.
The parents from each family were going"A really deep underground room is…" in
surprise. Tomoichi whose occupation was an architect was muttering something
like"The Building Standards Law is…".
Before long they could see the end of the stair, but ahead it became a wall and the path
ended.
While everyone's attention gathered at Hajime wondering what to do, Hajime put his
hand on a corner of the wall. Instantly, brilliant crimson light ran through the whole
wall, and the wall split into two. "Oo~" Admiring voices were raised.
"The wall is using a magic called soul magic. If it's not someone that Hajime-kun give
permission to, they absolutely won't be able to enter inside. After all the magic literally
investigate the compatibility of the soul. Of course, I can enter inside!"
Kaori showed a triumphant look especially toward her father. "I'm trusted by Hajimekun you know!" Such implicit claim caused Tomoichi to display a "sullen face" that was
exactly like his daughter before this.
But, the next moment he made a grand tsukkomi with his eyes snapping wide open.
"WAIT A SECOOOOOOOOND! This is obviously strange isn't it!? What's with this size!"
Yes, the underground space Hajime was proud of had the size a bit like a theater
building. No matter how one looked at it, it was the size that reached until the other
houses in the neighborhood and even underground the main street.
As an architect who often got troubled how to create as much as "size" as possible with
limited space, surely this underground space that felt like saying "It exist for the sake
of crushing Building Standards Law!" "The land of other people is mine. The land of
the country is also mine" couldn't be tolerated no matter what.
This space that was as though it existed for the sake of making him, a first class
architect wanted to say 'Are you showing off this outrageous thing to me, huuuuh!?'
caused Tomoichi to send a glare at Hajime. Hajime smiled wryly while saying.
"I didn't do anything that will make it troublesome to deal with if it's exposed. I'm
enlarging the underground space using a magic called space magic. You know about
the Treasure Warehouse that Kaori has right? The principle is the same."
"I, is that so… Anything is really possible with magic huh…"
Tomoichi felt like the common sense of architect was overturned right from the root
and he looked up.
He barely ignored the overwhelming gaze of my angel beside him that was looking for
agreement "Hajime-kun is amazing isn't he? Right, right? Otou-san also think so
right?". He was also doing his best to ignore the exasperated gaze of his wife who was
looking at him acting like this.
"Hmmm. This is nice. When Tomoichi-kun yelled just now his voice doesn't really echo.
The wall and floor also look strong against impact, it feels like we will be able to have
good training here without being a bother to the neighbors. And above all else, it's
making the heart dance just from it being underground."
"Right. Hajime-kun. About this underground space, can you make it under Yaegashi
house too if we request it?"
"Otou-san!? Ojii-chan
Grandfather
!? You two are still planning to make our house into even more
outrageous residence!?"
The current house head and assistant instructor of Yaegashi-style who was stepping
repeatedly on the floor and striking the wall roughly were leaking out their admiration
and envy and desire all over. Together they also ignored the grieving voice "Stooopp
it!" of the daugther who wanted them to stop.
"…If Shizuku is okay with it, I won't be reluctant to be of help." (TN: A reminder, Hajime
is using polite language all this time when he is talking with his wives' family here. He is
using casual language when talking with his own parents though)
When Hajime was worrying whether it was all right to increase his lover's hardship
for more than this while looking at Shizuku, Shizuku shook her head left and right in
a display of "Firm rejection!".
"Hajime-san, I wonder if you will also receive request for individual underground
space? I want to have consultation about a space where only limited people can enter
using soul magic though…"
"Okaa-san!?"
Shizuku had no ally. Kiriko's gaze with her index finger touching her cheek and her
head tilted that strangely looked appropriate for her was locking straight at Hajime.
Even while Hajime's cheeks were cramping, for now he put away the problem for the
future by saying "If there is a chance I will be open for consultation".
Except the father of a certain bug rabbit, Hajime was doing his utmost to be
considerate to the speech and conduct of his wive~s' family, so he hesitated to reject
them down bluntly.
"Hmmmm, no matter how many times I hear it, the discomfort from seeing Goshujinsama using polite language art still amazing."
"Isn't it~. A lot has happened since coming to earth, I have also seen Hajime-san like
this several times though."
Tio and Shia were looking at Hajime with a really complicated expression. For the two
of them, the demon king Hajime who was crushing absurdity with even more
absurdity was exactly what Hajime was to them, so they only felt chill that made their
body shiver for some reason when seeing his action and speech that were considerate
to other people.
Although, this was the manifestation of Hajime's feeling that was trying to treasure
the entirety of his wive~s' family, so they didn't intend to stop him.
They advanced deeper into the underground space that was also Hajime's
"underground workshop". Here and there, things like transmutation material, or
modern technology goods were placed, the golems
Grim Reapers
that were in the process of
creation were especially eye-catching.
Even Yue and others, and Sumire and Shuu who were used to seeing them to a certain
degree had their gaze wandering around restlessly in curiosity. While that was going
on, Hajime pulled several books from a bookshelves that were safekeeping various
materials.
Instantly, *gogogo-* a heavy sound resounded and the bookshelves split to left and
right. The wall behind it had a metallic two-leaf door that was also made solidly.
Seeing that, it seemed Shuu had a question suddenly welling up inside and he asked
while tilting his head.
"Come to think of it Hajime. Why are you using that kind of door? If you have that
crystal key something, you can connect the space from anywhere right?"
It was a question that was only natural, which caused everyone's gaze to gather on
Hajime.
"Certainly that's true. But this door is also an artifact more or less, it's taking part in
economizing the use of magic power. It erased the need to use magic power for
designating or fixing the coordinate in place. Though it only has the effect of reducing
the cost by twenty percent."
"I see. If I remember right, the exit is fixed at the palace in the other world. Hahah,
Tou-san completely thought that the reason you made this is only because this is
cooler."
Hajime slowly averted his gaze. Actually eighty percent of his reason was that. Also,
he secretly gave the name "World Door" to it.
Even though there was already the door that was locked using soul magic to enter the
workshop, by the point he set up bookshelves to hide this it was beyond obvious that
this was merely his hobby working in full.
The gaze of Yue and co, the wive~s who guessed his reason was lukewarm. Myuu's
praise of "Papa! This bookshelves is cool nano!" echoed inside his heart in bad
meaning. Sumire's wide grin that seemed to say "I understand you know?" was
unbearable.
"A, anyway, I'll open the door so back away a bit."
Hajime took out Crystal Key from his Treasure Warehouse, then put it inside the
keyhole of the World Door that wasn't particularly necessary. Then, crimson light that
was particularly meaningless surged through the whole surface of the World Door,
then a pattern that seemed really meaningful emerged out also without any particular
meaning.
When even more magic power that was taken out from magic crystals in stock was
poured in, before long the World Door started to emit light that was overflowing with
mystique and impact. Of course, the light was meaningless.
There, Yue and others also joined in pouring magic power in order to lighten Hajime's
burden, each of their magic power light brilliantly illuminated the underground
workshop.
Sumire and Shuu were watching in fascination toward that sublime sight without even
making commotion with wide eyes. The other parents were even more so.
Before long, the magic power of Hajime and co that was real cheat was completely
taken by Crystal Key and World Door. Finally space connection to the side of Tortus
was formed.
Hajime rotated the Crystal Key. *Click*, heavy sound of a lock getting opened rang and
the door opened. At the same time, *RINGOOOON!* a bell ringing sound reverberated.
This was the sound that notified the "gate opening" at the palace's side.
Hajime's crimson, Yue's golden, Shia's bluish white, Tio's pure black, Kaori's silver,
Shizuku's lapis lazuli, Aiko's cherry blossom, lights of seven colors overflowed. In front
of the opened gate, Hajime who was illuminated by the backlighting looked back
across his shoulder while smiling.
And then,
"Then, let's start the another world travel."
Saying that he stepped inside the light at the lead.
Sumire and Shuu looked at each other's face and their face burst into a bright smile.
They raised "Yafuuuuuh" a cheer while leaping into the light following their son. After
them, Yue and others followed while smiling.
"Now, Otou-san! Okaa-san! Let's go!"
"O, ooh, yo-yo, you're right! But, is this thing really all right…"
"As expected, it gives a bit of hesitation."
Tomoichi got cold feet and Kaoruko felt nervous. Kaori grasped the hand of her
parents who were like that and jumped into the gate while pulling the two.
"He, hey, Aiko. I know that it's fine, but the other side, that's, it cannot be seen from
here?"
"…It should be visible though… haa. This is because of Hajime-kun's excessive dramatic
act. Geez… sometimes he is just like a child."
Aiko was making expression of 'really can't be helped' while taking the hand of Akiko
who was getting a second thought as expected. Then she led her into the light.
Seeing such Shirasaki family and Hatayama family, Shizuku fired up herself "As
expected, normally anyone will get second thought like that in this time. I have to get
a hold of myself here!".
"To think that I'll be able to have mysterious experience like this in this age. Kukuh,
I'm feeling high spirited that is unbecoming for an old man."
"That's only reasonable, Oyaji
father/old man
. This is the world of sword and magic you know?
It's natural to be thrilled if you are a man. The first one from Yaegashi family who enter
will be me!"
"Muh, damn Koichi! Getting head start is unforgivable!"
"Geez, man will be like boys no matter how much time passed isn't it? But, fufu, my
heart beat also cannot calm down so I cannot say anything about other people myself.
Please wait, dear! Otou-sama
father-in-law
!"
Everyone of Yaegashi family leaped into the light eagerly. Leaving behind their
daughter.
Inside the spacious underground workshop, Shizuku was left alone. Even though she
was fired up because it was a travel to unknown world for her family… her eyes were
turning hollow.
But, seeing the light was gradually getting weaker, she suddenly returned to her
senses and,
"Wa, waiiiit! Don't leave me behiiind!"
She raised her voice in panic while leaping into the gate.
The World Door that was set up inside Nagumo house's underground workshop.
That door that was connected to another world with lights of seven colors overflowing
was passed through by people who were fearful, people who were used to it, and also
people who were high spirited.
Like that, while *ringooon* sound that was like church's bell was ringing out, they
whose eyes were narrowed because of the dazzling light finally managed to secure
back their sight. There, what leaped into their sight was――
"…This is another world."
"Haha… what grandeur. No more words are coming to me."
It was a grandeur nature.
The World Door at Tortus side was on the summit of a tower that was connected to
the place with sky corridor. Naturally, the sight was a 360 degree of great panorama.
The God Mountain was destroyed, so although they couldn't pay respect to the sight
of the highest peak that once displayed majestic appearance, the view around became
better instead.
The mountain range that was continuing on and on to the north without end was truly
the very sigh of another world that was usually seen from fantasy movie and the like.
The great plain that was spreading to the south, the palace that was right nearby, and
then the scenery of the capital that was filled with the sounds of reconstruction.
It was a magnificent sight that was the same like in earth. But, without any reason,
from the air that the skin felt, the people who was currently watching in fascination at
the scenery of Tortus from the summit of the tower felt it.
That this wasn't earth. That this was another world of sword and magic.
Sumire's dazed muttering was agreed by Shuu who was similarly having his eyes wide
open.
Their voice finally caused the parents of each family to return to their senses.
The round tower was about a hundred meter above ground. Just in case there was
fence set up, but normally anyone would refrain from approaching the edge.
But, Tomoichi and Kaoruko, also Shuuzou and Koichi, Kirino too, and then even Akiko
followed behind Sumire and Shuu who were striving to be the first to reach the
handrail and they ran their gaze until the sight below.
"…Nn, nnh. Ee~, below, you can see the capital of Hairihi Kingdom that is in the middle
of reconstruction."
Suddenly Yue pointed one hand slowly toward the capital while saying such thing
theatrically.
"Yue? What are you doing?"
Hajime asked as the representative of everyone.
"…I am tour guide Yue. Entertaining the group is my mission!"
"Eh? Why tour guide?"
"…Bus guide-san at the school trip was amazing in various things, she looked like she
was having fun so I wanted to give it a try."
"I, I see. Or rather, was that guide really that amazing?"
She was amazing. Her mental strength was.
Yue said that and then coughed.
"…And then, the mountain of rubbles that is visible over there, is God Mountain that
once boasted a height at the same level with Everest in earth. It was destroyed from
the meteors that Hajime rained down by a lot."
" " " " " "…" " " " " "
For now, there were three convulsing expressions, and three expressions that were
unknown what kind of thought they contained. And then,
"As expected from my son! You got flashy there huh, oi! So you destroyed another
world's Everest!"
"Please tell me! How did it turn out like that!"
Even though their son was carrying out large scale destruction that changed the
geography, for some reason the Nagumo married couple Sumire and Shuu were
making ruckus with rocketing tension.
Kaori answered in the place of Hajime who was making really conflicted expression.
"See, we knew that the enemy would come out from the God Mountain, so in that case
it's fine isn't it if the they are blown away along with the God Mountain right after the
battle started! That was the idea wasn't it? It was really amazing."
"I guess. Countless meteors were raining down from the sky, and they impacted on
God Mountain one after another… a shockwave that was like great earthquake was
spreading… I thought, perhaps the end of the world is something like this."
Shizuku talked with a faraway look. Tomoichi asked with convulsing expression still
on his face.
"Ha, Hajime-kun. You, are you really able to make meteor rain down? I, I don't think
it's possible but, you cannot do the same at earth too right?"
"…"
Hajime-san slowly averted his gaze. As expected, no matter what he couldn't say that
he was able to drop meteor even on earth. Furthermore it didn't just stop there, he
had sent up a lot of satellite weapons to the orbit, where he would be able to go
*buppa* with sunlight convergence laser anytime. It was even harder to say that.
Although, it could be guessed from his behavior. Tomoichi's expression was grandly
convulsing even more. One of the cause of his expression was also because Kaori was
making a triumphant look for some reason. He wondered since when my angel had
become a child who would be proud of mass destruction…
There, as though reading the mood, Shuu tapped on Tomoichi's shoulder. When
Tomoichi who was busily rethinking the cultivation of his beloved daughter's aesthetic
sensibility turned a conflicted gaze at him, Shuu made a nice smile that seemed to say
"It's all right, leave it to me" while nodding with a thumb up and,
"Listen well, Hajime! Absolutely don't use it at earth! You understand right!? It's a
promise with Tou-san!"
He rebuked with an unusual strong tone like that. Hajime's eyes turned round seeing
that, even so he smiled wryly and answered "I got it. There is no way I will use
something like this there".
But,
"Are you serious? It's absolute you know? You really, really mustn't use it I'm telling
you! A~bbsolutely y'know! Really――"
"Are you pretending!? Are you planning to make Hajime-kun use it!? I've been thinking
of this since some time ago though! Hajime-kun's unprecedented conduct was
inherited from you right!? Nagumo-Shuu!"
Tomoichi howled. The person in question himself was making a happy face like
"Tomo-kun's reaction is really nice huuuh". It went without saying that pulsing vein
snapped into place on Tomoichi's forehead.
It looked like the grappling of Tomoichi VS Shuu would start again. Beside them
Kaoruko smiled wryly saying "I'm sorry for my husband everytime", while Sumire
lowered her head saying "My husband himself, it looks like he is really pleased with
Tomoichi-san… I'm sorry that he is an idiot".
There, tour guide Yue-san went *buppa* with bombshell announcement that would
send the place falling into even deeper chaos.
"…By the way, there was the headquarter of the sacred teaching church that was the
largest religion in this Tortus, but they were the puppet of the evil god with the pope
for starters, so all the people there were bombed to death. By Aiko."
"Hauh!?"
Aiko's chest was pierced by spear of words and she crumbled. Akiko was saying "I
heard the story but, when looking at the actual spot of the scene like this… I don't have
any words…" with her expression somewhat pale and her body slightly trembling.
"Oh my. Geez Aiko-sensei, even though you are cute like a small animal… you are
unexpectedly radical aren't you?"
"Hmmm. A teacher who won't shirk from bombing many to death for the sake of the
students… you are truly a model teacher."
"I'm glad that you are the one in charge of Shizuku."
"I'm sorry-sorry-sorry-sorry-sorry-sorry-sorry-sorry-sorry――police officer-san, I'm
the culprit. Sorry-sorry-sorry-sorry-sorry"
Kirino hid her mouth elegantly with her hand while chuckling "hohoho", and Shuuzou
with Koichi gave her words of praise… for Aiko it became additional blow instead.
She was fiercely doubly stimulated with trauma and guilt that she even prostrating on
the ground with hollow eyes while beginning to apologize profusely.
The parents who were in the verge of fighting because of what the child did, the
apologizing to each other, pale expression, praise from playful sense of values…
Shia who was watching that smiled wryly, while Tio spoke with a troubled face.
"I have anticipated this but, as I thought, the travel in Tortus has become chaos."
"The number of people shouldst be reduced a bit mayhaps."
On the other hand,
"Papaa~. We still aren't going down nano~"
"My my, geez Myuu… to not only acting completely unperturbed, but instead even feel
bored in this situation"
Myuu was already urging to embark on the lift. As though to say that the chaos
situation before her eyes 'ain't my business at all'. Remia's expression was turning
conflicted seeing her daughter's nerve that was getting bolder day by day.
Seeing everything including Myuu just now, Hajime looked up to the sunny sky and,
"This is bad. I want to go home already."
He muttered such thing earnestly