“T-that’s a goal…” “Are you serious…” The ball which flew at an astonishing speed made a beautiful goal. I landed without difficulty and called out to Kaede, who had dumbfounded behind me. “Are you okay?” “…Eh!? Eh, ah, u…un! I’m fine!” “Is that so? That’s good, then.” No, I was delighted. Since I went to the different world, my physical abilities have dramatically improved, and I was able to contain the girls without harming them. I wonder if I’ve become pretty strong in here too? This is including with the man who once disturbed Miwa-san before. Anyway, it was good; I still had the time to do that. The reason why I was able to move quickly was that I had a lot of experience kicking and knocked its strong-arm away in the battle with the Devil Bear. I was relieved of that, and when I smiled, Kaede’s face turned beet red, but she immediately shook her face and asked me as if she just remembered something. “…Ah!? Yu-Yuuya-kun! What’s that movement just now!? I’ve only seen such movement in the manga, you know!?” “Eh? U-um… No matter what it was… I just could do it.” Recently, learning how to move my body in the different world, I was able to reproduce the movements I imagined. Well, I had a hard time. My body moves, but my consciousness couldn’t catch up. Nevertheless, what would she think when Kaede sees the movement when I fight against the Devil Bear? During such a conversation, the other girls also say thanks to me. Then, Ryo Page 191 Goldenagato | mp4directs.com
came to us. “I’m sorry, were you all right?” “Yep, Yuuya-kun protected me.” “That’s good, then. Or rather, Yuuya, that was really amazing. Isn’t it okay for you to join the club?” “Eh!? Yuuya-kun, are you in the going home club!?” “W-well…” Until now, I’ve barely been able to move because of that damn fat, anyway. “Yuuya-kun, you don’t look so muscular, though.” “K-Kaede!” When I remember my old days, Kaede touched my arm and stomach. “Wow, that’s amazing. I couldn’t tell it from the top of your clothes, but when I touch it, you have a great muscle! I was surprised by how stiff it was!” “I-I wonder if it is right?” “I’m serious, you know. I’m training in the track and field club, but I really couldn’t get any muscle. Look, it’s soft, isn’t it?” “Ueeee!?” I was ultimately off guard, and Kaede guided my hand to touch her stomach. It’s soft… No, it’s not what I mean! “K-Kaede-san? This is… I think it’s not a good idea to let a boy to touch your body.” “Eh? Ah, s-sorry. I was doing it unconsciously.” Page 192 Goldenagato | mp4directs.com
Kaede hurriedly released my arm and pulled her head with her face turning red. No, I don’t think you’re doing it unconsciously! I think you’re just a little defenseless! “A-ano!” Suddenly, we heard a loud voice. I turned my face to the voice and saw a blonde boy who kicked the ball before. Wondering what had happened, he immediately does dogeza with a flowing movement. “I’m really sorrrryyyyyyyy!” I was fascinated by a moment looking at the excessively beautiful dogeza, Kaede, immediately told him. “It’s ok. It’s ok. I didn’t get hurt at all!” “Oh… Will you forgive me…? I will serve you for my whole life…!” “Eh… No, I don’t need that…” “Goddamn!” He’s kind of funny, isn’t he? He’s a student of the type I had never seen before in high school, but he seemed to be a good boy. He stood up and said, “Well… You saved me as well. Thank you.” he thanked me, too. “Yes, well, I’m glad I could handle it, too. Be careful next time.” “I’ll be handling it carefully next time!” Replying to that, he introduced himself as he just recalled it. “Oh, since you don’t remember my name yet, so I’ll do it again. My name is Akira Ichinose. I’m the one who’s called [Young Noble of The Ousei Gakuen]…!” Page 193 Goldenagato | mp4directs.com
“No, I’ve never heard of it before.” Ryo smiled bitterly, hearing my tsukomi. “As you can see, Akira has some habits, but he’s not a bad guy. Well, it may take some time for you to get used to his joke.” “What did you say. I’m very normal, you know? Hey, look at me!” While saying that he brushed his hair, it might be an action that looks pretentious if he did it normally, but it suits Akira’s well. He’s amazing. Indeed, he has a weird habit, but he seems to be a good boy… This school is really interesting. I can’t think of it in my previous high school. That’s what I thought again. Page 194 Goldenagato | mp4directs.com
Part 2 After the physical education class, Kaede and the other girls went to the changing room to change their clothes. Also, the girls from the next class had already begun to change their clothes there. There is Kaori in it, too, and Kaede, who acquainted with her, called out to her while changing clothes. “Ah, Kaori-san! Could it be that your class after this is P.E class?” “Yeah, how was that?” Kaede’s eyes shined at the words. “Listen, listen. The transfer student, Yuuya-kun, is amazing, you know!” “Eh? Yuuya-san?” “Yes, yes! Today’s boy’s class was football, but the ball that Akira kicked flew towards us who were watching. More precisely, the ball happened flew towards me! I thought, ah, it will hit me! But, Yuuya-kun kicked the ball back with an amazing movement. Moreover, the ball went straight to the goal! Wasn’t it amazing!?” “A-amazing movement, you said?” The confused Kaori asked Kaede, who spoke with excitement. Then, Yukine, who dressed next to Kaede, spoke up while taking off her P.E uniform. “…Hmm. As Kaede said. It’s like in a manga or an anime… It was like a movement in such a world.” “Right!? It was really amazing!” Page 195 Goldenagato | mp4directs.com
“Is that so…?” “It was cool, you know!” “Yup, yup. I mean… Don’t you feel that he’s like a “Prince”?” “Oh, I know that. I feel like that kind of atmosphere from Yuuya-kun, too.” Page 196 Goldenagato | mp4directs.com
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Following Kaede and Yukine, other girls began to talk about Yuuya. By looking at the situation, Kaori knew that Yuuya was accustomed to the class and was relieved. And then, Kaede blurted something out of the blue. “I wonder if Yuuya-kun has a girlfriend.” “Eh!? Y-Yuuya-san, has a girlfriend…?” “Ah, no! I also don’t know the truth, you know? It’s just that he’s so cool.” “Ah… y-you’re right.” Kaori, who was surprised hearing Kaede’s words, was relieved by the words that followed after, but this time she tilted her head in puzzlement as to why she was relieved after knowing that. “Ah, if I don’t hurry, the class will start!” “Really!? Sorry to keep you here.” “No, don’t worry about it.” “Do your best in physical education!” After looking at the clock, Kaede and the others realized that it had been quite a while, rushed to change their clothes, and immediately jumped out of the changing room. “What is this feeling…?” Kaori murmured after Kaede and the others came out of the room. She was just confused by the emotions she had never experienced before. ＊＊＊ Page 198 Goldenagato | mp4directs.com
“…Lexia-sama has returned safely.” “… What?” It was at the royal capital “Montres” located in the center of Alceria Kingdom. A man had received a report in a room at the royal castle located in that royal capital. “In other words, you have failed?” “…That’s what it’s all about.” “…Tell me more about what happened.” “Yes… it went well until we separated Lexia-sama from the knights who escorted her, but the place where she ran to was…”the Great Devil’s Nest”. “What?” The man frowned at the words of the person wearing the hood. “Great Devil’s Nest… Why did she go into that land?” “It seems Lexia-sama herself didn’t know that she went to the “Great Devil’s Nest”, and the people who were on the task were also chasing her too far, and as a result… they’re all dead.” “Fool… The monsters of that land are unusually strong. That… Wait, you mean Lexia survived?” “Yes… It seems that the escort knights who survived from the attacks of my brethren protected Lexia-sama.” “…I don’t understand. They all set their feet in the “Great Devil’s Nest”, but why was only Lexia is safe and my assassins were killed? Did a monster attack them? Or did the knights chase them in time and kill the assassins?” “My apologies, the information I got is only up to there…” Page 199 Goldenagato | mp4directs.com
“Sigh… Useless.” The person wearing the hood told that apologetically. The man looked down on him and closed his eyes, but he immediately opened it up and turned a sharp glance at the hooded figure who was lowered his head in front of him. “Could it be… Did they tell about my identity?” “…I can’t say for sure, but I don’t think there’s any concern about that.” The man then sat on a luxurious chair and poured the glass of liquor that he had on his hand into his mouth. And then, threw the glass to the person wearing the hood in front of him. “You can’t say, you said? Don’t spit out anything silly. Who you think picked you bastards up and raised you, filthy orphans?” “… It was Your Highness.” “Then don’t ever open your mouth about my information even if you die… Sigh. Considering that there’s no soldier coming here, it seems that they still do not know about this.” As the man says, the identities of the people that attacked Lexia weren’t confirmed yet. It was also because the goblin general had disfigured them to the point that they cannot be recognized anymore, but above all, they did not divulge a single word of information about the man, who was their lord, to Lexia. “But there’s no doubt that this will make them more vigilant. Lexia’s own strength is known, but the knights who follow her are also troublesome. Do you understand?” “…Yes.” “This failure is bigger than you think. If my mistake is known, it will shake my position…” The person wearing the hood can only be silent, hearing the man’s words. Page 200 Goldenagato | mp4directs.com
“…Next. If you screw up your next mission… You won’t be of use anymore.” “I’ll keep that in mind…” “Good then, you can leave now.” “Ha!” Then, the person wearing the hood disappeared from the place as if melting in the darkness. The man leans his back on the chair, then muttering something with a disputing mind. “Dirty blood… Your presence in the royal family… is a hindrance to me… I’ll definitely kill you next time.” The muttering had swallowed up in the darkness. ＊＊＊ The location has changed, and Lexia is resting in her own bed in the royal castle of Alceria Kingdom. On Lexia’s side, a middle-aged knight ─ Owen, asked her with a worried expression. “Excuse me, Lexia-sama. How is your condition?” “Yeah, I’m fine.” After a mysterious group attacked Lexia, she returned safely to the royal capital and has reported the matter about the incident. Still, the King couldn’t make a big move because there was not much information about the mysterious group. “…Are you really sure?” Page 201 Goldenagato | mp4directs.com
“…Yes. I don’t want my father to worry about it anymore. I’m safe like this, so that’s enough.” Owen realizes that there is no use to asking about her condition for more than this and decided to asked Lexia for another matter. “Lexia-sama. Could you tell me what had happened in that Great Devil’s Nest?” “I already said it when I woke up, didn’t I? I have no idea about who that group was or who sent them. And, it was the Goblin General who killed them all…” “That’s strange. When we rushed there, we didn’t see the Goblin General. And considering the situation, it’s hard to believe that only Lexia-sama was being overlooked…” “Even if you say so…” While saying that Lexia remembered something, the appearance of a certain young man crossed her mind even though it’s also a bit vague because of the shock and the fatigue that she received after attacked by the Goblin General. “Come to think of it…! I was saved by a man!” “A man?” said Owen with a wondered expression on his face. “Yes, he was about the same age as me.” “As Lexia-sama!? He beat the Goblin General at an age that seemed to have just come of age…” Owen was deeply surprised by Lexia’s words. Even for Owen, he could barely subdue a Goblin Elite alone, and it wasn’t very unthinkable to defeat the Goblin General that is above it in terms of rank and power. Moreover, Owen is a talented person so that his name is not only known in this Alceria kingdom but also other countries. Unlike in Japan, in this country, one’s could be recognized as an adult at the Page 202 Goldenagato | mp4directs.com
age of fifteen, and it is hard to believe that a young man of that age has a much higher ability than Owen. However, Lexia herself was aware of how far her words were from common sense, so she immediately tried to deny it. “B-but, it could be what I saw was only a mistake or illusion due to my despair, yeah, maybe that.” “No, that’s not true.” “Eh?” Lexia, who never thought she would also be denied, let out her voice involuntarily. “Actually, when we perceived Lexia-sama’s presence, there was another presence near you. However, that presence was disappeared cleanly for some reason, so I thought that I misunderstood it.” “W-well then, that man is real…” “Yes, I don’t know who it is, but he certainly existed. So, how does he look?” “Well, let me see… A beautiful black hair and black eyes. I kind of feel like he was like a foreign aristocrat.” “Black hair and black eyes, huh? It’s certainly rare in this Alceria Kingdom… Moreover, if he’s a foreign noble, it might be a little troublesome.” “Troublesome?” “…No, we can’t find anything, for now, let’s stop speculating things. It’s not clear why that young man erased his presence, but I think there’s no such thing as hostility or harm from him, and I think thus far, there’s no need to be very vigilant about him.” Owen couldn’t welcome more people targeting Lexia. However, considering Page 203 Goldenagato | mp4directs.com
that he didn’t kill Lexia under those circumstances, he thought it would be too early to conclude that he was an adversary, so he decided internally to take the same precautions as the other nobles. Not knowing about the decision Owen had made, Lexia looked out the window and sighed. “I wonder who he was… If I could see him again…” Lexia breathe out a small sigh again. “He saved me, and I must thank him immediately!” “Wha-?” Owen raised such a voice at Lexia’s words and had a bad feeling at the same time. And yes, that feeling was right. “I’ve decided. Let’s go to the “Great Devil’s Nest” once again! We may be able to meet that person again!” “L-Lexia-sama!? That’s dangerous! And you also just got attacked by assassins…” “It’s fine. We’re going to “Great Devil’s Nest”, right? So, no one will come after me.” “The problem is with that “Great Devil’s Nest” itself. You’ve just experienced it yourself, right? That’s very dangerous!” “Yes. But if you come with me, I’ll be fine, right?” “Even if I’m with you, the “Great Devil’s Nest” is still a very dangerous place. First of all, what are you going to say to His Majesty!?” Owen is undoubtedly strong, but the story changes when it comes to whether his strength is acceptable in the “Great Devil’s Nest”. He might be able to Page 204 Goldenagato | mp4directs.com
deal with it if a Goblin Elite attacked them, but if it were a Goblin General, that would be impossible. Before that, he didn’t think that the King would send out his beloved daughter, who was just attacked. “It’s okay. I’ll convince father. And it is not good for the royal family to not express their gratitude after being saved… I want to meet him in person and say my gratitude!” “B-but…!” “I’ve already decided. I’ve already decided to do so, and I’ll go to my father right away!” “P-please wait, Lexia-sama…!” In the end, Owen couldn’t stop Lexia, and Lexia went to talk directly to her father, the King. Page 205 Goldenagato | mp4directs.com
Part 3 While the story progressed with Yuuya’s ignorance, Japanese trends were all about a certain person. “Hey, did you see this month’s CutieBeauty?” “I saw it! Who was the boy next to Miwa-chan!?” “He looks like an ordinary person, but… he’s super cool, isn’t he?” ─Yes, a fashion magazine that uses the photo of the model Miwa and Yuuya has been released. There were many subscribers in the magazine in which Miwa, a model soaring in popularity, was listed in it. They were mostly young women. But, their eyes were snatched away by Yuuya, who was in a two-shot photo with Miwa in that magazine. “That photoshoot was probably done in a nearby shopping mall, but… I wonder if he’s a local person!?” “He’s like at the same age as us… most likely a high school student, too, right?” “Eh!? If so, I’d be super jealous of the girls in the same school as him!” “I might become a fan…” “I mean, that smile is dangerous, right? The photographer’s skill is good, too!” Page 206 Goldenagato | mp4directs.com
The subscribers are not only people who don’t know Yuuya but of course, some people know him, too. “Eh… This is, Yuuya-kun!?” “No way, are you serious!?” “Is he the rumored special admittance student?” “Yes, yes! He’s in the same class as me, but he’s super cool! He’s so amazing at the P.E class the other day!” “Eh, tell me about that in detail!” “I can’t believe there’s such a handsome guy exist… Honestly, he looks better than any idol or actor that I’ve seen on TV.” “Ah, I thought so too!” “No, you don’t even have to compare it.” It was well-known to the people of the same “Ousei Gakuen”, but the topic of Yuuya was also in a particular scene ── . “─ Miwa-chan!” “Ah, Hikari-san! Good morning.” “Good morning. The magazine with a photo of you and Yuuya-kun is selling greatly now, and it seems to be inundated with orders.” “Eh!? I-is that right?” The topic of Yuuya came out again, even among Miwa and Hikari, who had taken the photoshoot with Yuuya. “Yes, I’ve been a photographer for quite a long time, but this is the first time that a magazine that has my photo to be sell this well.” Page 207 Goldenagato | mp4directs.com
“Amazing, Yuuya-san…” “What are you talking about? Miwa-chan’s popularity has also risen, right? The director was also laughing a lot when she suddenly got a lot of work to do.” “Ah-ahahahaha…” Miwa smiled bitterly as she imagined the director of the agency they belonged to. “But Yuuya-kun is really amazing. Only one photoshoot of him has already made a lot of noise in society. How’s it? Miwa-chan. Why don’t you ‘attack’ Yuuya-kun now?” “Eh!? T-that’s impossible! Yuuya-san is indeed very kind, and he had helped me when that male model harassed me, but… because he’s so cool, he probably already has a girlfriend.” “Ara, I don’t know that. But, it’s hard to find such a good boy, so if you get a chance, try to ‘attack’ him.” Miwa tried to react to Hikari’s words, but he had gone away just like that, so she could only mumble. “Geez, Hikari-san… But if Yuuya-san really doesn’t have a girlfriend ──” The story was getting bigger and bigger without Yuuya knowing about it. What will happen to him when he goes to school tomorrow… He doesn’t know yet. ＊＊＊ It’s been a while since I started attending “Ousei Gakuen”, but I felt a lot more gazes toward me than usual. There were a lot of girls who turned their Page 208 Goldenagato | mp4directs.com
glances at me, too. “Wa-wait! Isn’t he that man in the magazine!? “Eh, no way! Isn’t that Ousei Gakuen’s uniform!?” “He looks cooler than in the photos!” “Thank God~, I could see him here.” Some people have pressed their hands together while looking at me for some reason. Is there someone behind me?! What is that? Scary!? (T/N: Pray posture.) Then, one of the girls who was looking at me spoke to me. “A-ano!” “Yes?” “Can we shake hands?” “Eeh!?” S-shake hands? What? This is. What’s with this situation? I was confused by this unreasonable situation. Then, the other girls who were looking at me also came to me all at once. “M-me too, please!” “Ah, you unfair!” “Can I take a picture?” “Please, become my friend…!” No, wait, I really don’t know why!? Perhaps… they mistook me for someone? Other than that, I couldn’t think of any other reason why strangers Page 209 Goldenagato | mp4directs.com
would ask me to shake hands, so I hurriedly turned it down. “S-sorry. Probably you’re mistaking me with someone else! I-I… I have to go now!” “Ah!” Feeling a little fear in a situation where I was suddenly surrounded by strangers, I went to the school to run away. In the school, When I walked in the corridor, somehow, many students also looked at me while whispering, so the doubt inside me only expanded. What’s really going on here? …Could it be, my zipper is open!? …No, it would be strange to ask such a person to shake hands. I checked my pants, but there was nothing unusual about it. It would be the end if I were told that it was weird. In the end, I arrived in the classroom without knowing anything and sat down in my seat, but then, Kaede came over to me in excitement. “Ah, Yuuya-kun, Yuuya-kun! Good morning!” “Good morning. You’re already in full spirits in the morning huh, anything happened?” “I’m always like this, aren’t I? Rather than that, look at this!” “Eh?” Kaede suddenly placed a magazine on my desk. “Here! This page! It’s Yuuya-kun who’s in the picture with Miwa-chan, right!? “Ah yeah, it’s me. The book has been released, huh…” Some time ago, I had a photoshoot with a model, Miwa-san, at a shopping mall. …But when was this picture taken? Page 210 Goldenagato | mp4directs.com
What’s in the magazine was a photo of Miwa-san and I chatting happily on a bench. However, it’s not a pose that instructed by Hikari-san; this scene was… I wonder if it was taken when I was talking about modeling with Miwa-san… So, that’s why we didn’t take anymore shoot after that, huh? Anyway… I was laughing naturally in this photo, so in the end, I guess it was good, right? Other photos were also used, but the photos on the bench were the biggest; they were used in two facing pages. Kaede let out a small breath as she was convinced while looking at the magazine alone. “Haahh~…… So, it’s really Yuuya-kun, huh. This photo is so good.” “Really? Thank you. But the photographer’s skill was excellent. And Miwasan is amazing, too.” “No, no, no! It’s because Yuuya-kun is in the photo with that Miwa-san, that’s why the photo looks amazing!?” Kaede says so, but if she looked at the scene of the photoshoot, she wouldn’t be able to say so. My face and body were so tense. Then, Kaede suddenly pointed at one photo while pouting her cheeks. “But, isn’t this a little too close?” “Eh?” The photo that Kaede pointed to was the one pose that Miwa-san hugged me. “I know it’s a job, but… are you two going out?” “Eeh!? N-no, we’re not!” “Hmm… I see… You aren’t dating yet, huh…” I hurriedly denied it, but looking at Kaede, why did she look somewhat Page 211 Goldenagato | mp4directs.com
relieved? And while I was talking with Kaede, a lot of other students were also talking while looking at me. “Look, look, it’s Yuuya-kun!” “The photos are cool, but still, the difference in experience is still visible.” “Haahh… I thought he was cool, but I never thought that he would do a photoshoot alongside with the popular model Miwa-chan…” “But Yuuya-kun is so kind. I somehow calm down when I see him talking with Ryo-kun and the others.” “Tell me more about that!” “Eh, w-what? You scared me…” Looking at the classroom, I guess there are a lot of students who saw the magazine other than Kaede. Wait, did the person who asked me for a handshake while I was on my way to school had also look at the magazine? But, did I really give this much impact in just one shot? I’m not a great model like Miwa-san… If someone wants to shake hands, then they should ask it to Miwa-san instead. While I had that thought, Ryo and Shingo-kun entered the class, and as soon as they found me, they rushed at me with high speed. “Hey, Yuuya! I knew that you were amazing!” “Amazing?” “Yeah, you were featured on TV!” “Eh?” I could only let out a dumb voice hearing Ryo’s words. Me… on TV? “No, no, stop joking. I don’t remember being on TV.” Page 212 Goldenagato | mp4directs.com
“It-it’s true, you know. Who is the man in the photo with Miwa-san, a model whose popularity is skyrocketing…” “…Seriously?” “I’m serious. Here, look!” Ryo showed me some of the news posted on the video site with his smartphone. (── Anyway, who is the man in the photo with Miwa-chan?) (He’s just like a supernova that suddenly appears.) (Yes. His appearance is good, but that aura that can be seen even from the photo is a little different from idols and actors, that elegance isn’t something that everyone can bring out. I can’t believe it’s just an ordinary person, let alone a rookie!) (It’s strange that there hasn’t been any fuss about him until now.) (The people in the industries also wish to bring him, don’t they?) (That’s amazing, isn’t it?) I was mute in amazement, seeing the video. This is… is it really about me? Not another person? “…As far as I watched how Yuuya was, I can’t believe it was you…” “Eh, is that so?” “B-but, Yuuya-kun, you’re completely frozen…” I still didn’t understand it, but I remembered what happened this morning. “…So that’s why I was seen and talked to by so many people this morning…” Page 213 Goldenagato | mp4directs.com
As I thought, it was so odd. I don’t believe that one magazine has an influence on it, and yet, it’s hard to imagine that it would make a situation where so many people are calling out to me. However, the story would substantially change if it were featured on a TV like this. As I watched the video on the smartphone completely dumbfounded, Kaede told me excitedly. “It’s amazing. Yuuya-kun has become a hot topic among the girls right now!” “I don’t know why people get excited by the topic of me like that… After all, I am nothing, I’m not an active idol either… in the first place, why me?” The moment I said so, the three people floated an expression as if the emptiness had pierced them. “Eh? What’s wrong?” “U-um, Yuuya? Are you serious about what you just said?” “Yeah.” Hikari-san is really amazing. Other than the photo on the bench, he could make me look cool in the other photos, too. “Yu-Yuuya-kun… Isn’t your self-confidence too low?” “I wonder? I think it’s appropriate, however…” As everyone says, I think my appearance has changed. But I can’t like myself. My previous appearance has etched into my brain and can’t be separated, and I don’t know how many times I wanted to quit that body even if my appearance changed. Youta and Sora, which should have the same blood as me, were blessed with their appearance, and that just makes me more severed. That’s why I don’t really like myself. …Well, unlike before, I’ve ranked a little bit from “completely hate” to “I Page 214 Goldenagato | mp4directs.com
don’t like it that much”. This is also thanks to me leveled-up in the different world. It would be nice if I could build up my confidence little by little, but I can’t believe my inferiority will suddenly disappear, and I can’t like myself right away. With a slightly dark expression on my face, Ryo said to me with a serious look. “Yuuya. I don’t know what you had experienced in the past, but what are you going to do without admitting yourself?” “Eh?” “That’s why you have to be more confident and honest with yourself!” “…Can I be confident?” “It’s okay if you decided that yourself, right?” “I’m not sure… but it’s okay, isn’t it?” “I’m not sure if you aren’t sure either…” “Ryo-kun, you don’t have to worry about the details.” said Kaede. “I-I’ll help you too. I understand that because I don’t have confidence myself.” said Shingo-kun. …This school is really full of warm people. I felt my heart warmed up, hearing the words of these three people. Page 215 Goldenagato | mp4directs.com
Chapter 7 – One Step of Courage During the class, I was vaguely looking out the window. The words of Ryo and the others this morning made me think about various things. …I have to be more confident, huh? I was writing the contents on the blackboard instinctively in my notebook without paying attention to the teacher’s words. …I should not, and I’m in the class right now, so I have to listen to the teacher seriously, but… I can’t concentrate. Looking at the outside, another class was doing the P.E class right now at the sports ground. And when I looked closely, I could also see Kaori there. I was looking at such a class scene, and our eyes happened to meet; she waved her small hand at me. I also shook my hand to her reflexively, but then I remember that I was in the middle of the classes, I immediately tried to get my consciousness back on the blackboard. “── Hey!? What the heck are you all doing!?” Suddenly the sports ground became noisy. The commotion reaches our classroom, and not only me but also, but the other students also notice it. “What’s wrong?” “What happened?” When everyone looked out the window, there were men with flashy looks running around the sports ground on their bikes. There were dozens of them. Page 216 Goldenagato | mp4directs.com
Moreover, every motorcycle was basically a two-seater, and they also held nailed baseball bats and other dangerous objects in their hands. The students who were studying on the sports ground panicked, and the teacher was frantically soothing them, but before they knew it, those flashy men already surrounded them. “What are you all doing?” “You’re annoying, shut up!” One of the men swung the bat mercilessly to the P.E teacher who approached to warn them. Since he’s a P.E teacher, he somehow managed to avoid the attack. Then, several teachers came out of the staff room. “You guys, continue the study by yourself.” My class teacher also went out of the classroom in a hurry after telling us to self-study. However, since everyone was worried, they couldn’t study and rushed to the window to look at the outside. “What? What’s going on?” “Hmm? That demon’s emblem, I feel like I’ve seen it somewhere…” “I-isn’t that the “Red Ogre’s emblem!?” “Red Ogre!?” I was startled by those words. Why is that? Because that’s a group belongs to Araki, who had bullied me in my previous school. No way… Why are they here!? When I saw the teachers desperately trying to persuade the delinquents on the sports ground, there were people I knew among them. “Wh-… Youta… Sora…?” I found Youta and Sora standing while smiling behind the delinquents. Page 217 Goldenagato | mp4directs.com
Moreover, when I look carefully, there are also other people who had bullied me with Araki at first on the list. I was overcome in surprise and couldn’t understand why were they here, and then Kaori talked resolutely to the delinquents on the surroundings, even though she had been encircled. “What do you want from our school? Sorry, but my father is not in school right now…” “What do we want? Of course, to make a mess, it had been decided, you know?” Kaori’s question wasn’t answered by one of the delinquents but by Youta. “You’re…” “Oh, you remembered me. I thought the elite-sama had forgotten about me. But if you do remember, I don’t need to explain it, right?” “…What would you do with this? The police will be here soon. Why are you doing this…?” “But you can’t do anything until they come, can you? We have more people here than the teachers there. Most of all, we have many hostages here, yes, it’s you guys!” Kaori was surprised at Youta’s words. As Youta says, there are only a dozen or so teachers, and it’s not very good, they wouldn’t be able to deal with all the members of the “Red Ogre”. Rather, Youta smiled unpleasantly in front of the teachers, Kaori, and the others, who were not able to move. A particular muscular man among the delinquents called out to Youta. “Oi, Youta, are you sure you want to do this? It will be troublesome if the cops come. If your purpose is the woman there, you can just take her, right?” “Ah yeah, but… If he’s really here, I’ve also had some business with my shitty big brother, but that’s fine. Well then, let’s just take that person back.” Page 218 Goldenagato | mp4directs.com
“Yeahhh. Let’s do it flashy when we get back!” A man with a glint in his eye began to close the distance to catch Kaori. The teachers tried to stop him, but the other delinquents restrained them. Besides, they were unable to barge because the delinquents are showing movement to harm other students. “Wait, this is horrible!!” “B-but, what should we do?” Ryo and the other students feel that it’s a terrible situation, but they also can’t move frightened by the delinquents. I… honestly scared, too. The memories when I had been bullied had flashed back, and my body is still trembling now. However, while I’m shaking, the delinquents are getting closer to Kaori. I… I… “Hmm? Hey, Yuuya… Are you okay?” “You look pale, you know?” “Want to go to the infirmary?” Looking at me trembling, Ryo and the others showed me how they were worried from the bottom of their heart. That kind of treatment made me ashamed of myself. They were concerned, I just trembling and couldn’t move… This is, well, isn’t this no different from before I leveled up? I then remembered Ryo’s words in the morning… I don’t have confidence in myself, no matter what I do now. No, I don’t want to have one. Page 219 Goldenagato | mp4directs.com
I was scared and was unable to move, even though Kaori is about to be taken in front of me. What would grandpa say when he saw me like this? When I first met Kaori, I just made a scared voice. I wasn’t able to help her in a cool way at that time, and I only unilaterally was beaten. But… I should have been more proud of myself now. My body has become stronger, but my heart is getting weaker… I have to apologize to grandpa, to the different world, too… and above all, to my old self. I can’t immediately have confidence, but… Still, when I have one someday, I want to be more proud of myself…! Then, what should I do now!? That will be ── “Eh!? Yuuya!?” “Hey, wait a minute, wha-! Whoa!?” My body was moving when I thought about that. I put my foot on the window frame and jumped down… “Uoooooh!? What are you doing!?” “Yuuya-kun!? It’s on the fourth floor, you knooowwww!?” Ryo and Kaede screamed, leaning their body out of the window, looking at my action jumped down in front of their eyes. However, I landed on the ground unscathed after a jump-off from the fourth floor. “Are you alright?! Yuuya!” “I’m fine!” “Oh, that’s good then ── that’s not what I mean! Hey, what are you doing!?” “I’m going to step in for a moment!” “They’re not like a convenience store!!” I thought it was terrible for Ryo and the others up there, but I rushed to Kaori Page 220 Goldenagato | mp4directs.com
and the others anyways. “── Youta, Sora…!” “Yu-Yuuya-san!?” “… Shitty big brother.” “What is it, isn’t he saved us the trouble to look for him.” The teachers, Kaori, and Youta and the others were surprised that I came. Then, Araki smiled and asked Youta. “Hey, Youta. This guy, can I do it?” “Yeah, just do it moderately and then take him together with that girl.” “Hehehe… It’s been a while, you son of a bitch. I’m going to mess up your annoying face right now and put it back to what it was.” Araki said that and surrounded me with the other people who used to bully me. Each hand is holding a metal bat and a wooden sword. …I used to be trembling or just being unilaterally done. But I’ve grown and leveled-up in the different world. I’m no longer afraid of Araki and the others. I just want to help Kaori and the other students and teachers now…! “Well, then… First, I’ll beat you with this one-strike…!” Despite using a metal bat, Araki just swung it with all his might without any hesitation. The teachers and students around me who saw it screamed. However, a completely different feeling came to my mind. …H-huh? Isn’t it too slow? Immediately after making a big decision, I suddenly amazed before the attack. Now that I think about it, I heard the male model who was harassed Miwa-san at the time when I did the photoshoot was a former boxer, but he wasn’t strong at all. In the end, it was nothing compared to the monsters in Page 221 Goldenagato | mp4directs.com
the different world. Despite being in a more critical situation than when with the male model, Araki’s attack didn’t seem to be a threat compared to the monsters in the different world. Uhm… At any rate, it appears to be safe to receive this attack, but it might not be so from the perspective of the people who don’t know the reason… well anyway, it’s bad to take it directly. “Yotto.” “Aah?” I shifted my body upfront to avoid it, Araki opened his eyes for a moment, he didn’t think that I could avoid it, and immediately wrinkled his brow like he was displeased. “You… What are you doing, bastard!” “Oh, I just don’t want to get hit…” “Huh? Don’t get cocky… You just avoided it by chance. I’ll get rid of your impertinent attitude right now…!” As a matter of fact, Araki swings his metal bat again, but none of it is hitting me. It doesn’t have the amazing power of Goblin General, let alone the techniques that have accumulated over many years. An attack that just simply swings just like that wouldn’t hit me. “Dammit, dammit, dammit! Stop avoid it!” “A-Araki? We’ll go, too!” The other delinquents who were puzzled by Araki’s looks also attacked me all at once, but even as the number increased, none of them could hit me. These delinquents other than Araki doesn’t have particularly unique martial arts nor do they have a superhuman stats. On the contrary… Page 222 Goldenagato | mp4directs.com
“Oryaaa!” “Agahh!?” “A-Araki! What are you doing!?” “Huh!? That guy approached me. It was his fault!!” He was hitting his ally instead of hitting me. I deliberately moved to a position where they could beat each other, but this went unexpectedly well. This technique seems to be usable in the different world, too. I used to be frightened by Araki and the others, but the fear has wholly disappeared while avoiding their attacks. If the fear is gone, the rest is just to do the same as when fighting in the different world. All I have to do is to use my surroundings and move according to my advantage. This time, the target to be used is the other delinquents. Seeing Araki, who has run out of stamina due to striking at the empty air and friendly fire, the muscular man who was approaching Kaori before, had become irritated and shouted. “What are you bastard doing? That’s enough. Hey! You go.” “Usu.” It was a man who was like a wrestler coming over and pushing Araki and the others aside. He has dreadlock hair and a lot of piercings, and he has an unmatched big body compared to the other delinquents. “Hahaha, that guy was so brutal that he was expelled from the sumo wrestling industry. Hey, defeat that man quickly.” “That’s why you were out of luck, brother. Oraa, go to sleep!” The giant sumo-wrestler man gave me a sharp slap. But… “Oops.” Page 223 Goldenagato | mp4directs.com
“Huh?” I grabbed his wrist, stopped the slap. “Th-This is!” I stopped the giant whole might slap, but he began to slap with his other hand. On the other hand, I let go of his wrist and reciprocate by slapping his hand, too. “Haahhh!” “Guaahh!” I only slapped it lightly, but because of the overwhelming difference in stats, my opponent had received a backlash more than I expected. “S-son of a bitch…” The giant distanced himself once after the backlash for being slapped and tried to strike me with his body while showing an angry face. If I’m just an ordinary person, I would have been blown away. On the contrary, it might have become a terrible experience since he will get a mount position. However, I currently caught his body strike right from the front, and hold him without moving even for one step. “Gu-Gugigigi!?” The giant tried to push me while scraping the ground. And then, the muscular man who instructed him showed an irritation when he saw me still moving. “Hey! What are you doing!? Don’t play around and kill him!” “U-usu! …Guuuuu!? Wh-why it’s not moving!?” He seems to have put more power into it, but my looks haven’t changed at all. …Amazing. As a result of fighting directly with the Devil Bear and Goblin Page 224 Goldenagato | mp4directs.com
General, it seems that I won’t be losing by being overmatched against an ordinary person. I was thinking that while watching the giant, who is desperately trying to push me away. However, I can’t keep this position forever, so I put my hand on the giant’s body and tried to lift him slightly. “Hoo~” “Uuaaaaahh!?” I lifted him very easily. I reflexively lift him with one hand since it was too light, but the weight didn’t change at all. And since it was too light, I spontaneously threw him like a ball. “Guoooohhhh!?” I played and tossed the giant with just one hand; he just could scream at this absolutely impossible situation. “What’s going on with my physical strength…?” “H-help meeeeee!” “Ah.” “Gyaaaaaaaahh!?” As a result of the giant’s struggling to escape from my palm, I lost control of him, and the giant flew to the distance with a great force. He fell to the ground from a considerable height, then fainted with blank eyes. Everyone is at a loss for words looking at the scene. No, wait, I’m surprised as well. I thought I was certainly getting stronger, but it was unthinkable for me to have this insane strength on the earth, too… It would be too hard to understand throwing a person just like a baseball ball. But, even though I gained this strength up to this point, it was still dangerous since I could still be overwhelmed in the different world; I have to be stronger. Page 225 Goldenagato | mp4directs.com
While I clutched and opened my palm to ascertain the feeling, the muscular man who had returned to his sanity shouted, getting impatient. “Hey, you! Get rid of that guy first, before taking care of the teachers!” “Y-yes!” the delinquents shouted in unison. “Oh…” The other delinquents who’re keeping the teachers in check gathered and started targeting me. …I was ultimately out of hands, right? And even the giant, too… More than that, it would be troublesome to be involved with the police. No, it may be too late. Well then, I’ll make them attack each other. “Guee!?” “Hey, move, you’re in my way!” “You’re the one who’s in my way ── guhaahh!?” While carefully positioning, I keep avoiding the delinquents’ attacks within a hair’s breadth, and gradually reduce their number. However, since their number has decreased, the frequency of them hitting each other would also be reduced, so I’ll have to move directly soon. “That’s enough, you guys, step back! I’ll do it myself.” At last, the muscular man who might be the leader came to me. He probably couldn’t endure it anymore. “You bastard… How dare you make fun of us “Red Ogre”, huh!? I’ll kill you regardless of your relationship with Youta…” The muscular man standing in front of me, he had blonde hair and was full of piercings like the giant. He has a flame tattoo or something like that on his right arm, and a red demon emblem embroidered on the back of his black jacket. He said such a dangerous thing while cracking his knuckle, and then Page 226 Goldenagato | mp4directs.com
throw his fist aimed at my face. “Oraaa!” “Haaaa!” I responded to it by deflecting the man’s fist with my palm. “Tch… You son of a bitch…!” Yep, as one would expect from a leader of a delinquent group, he was hitting me continuously at a speed that was unmatched by the other delinquent until now. I can tell that each blow will cause considerable damage to the ordinary person. But, I deflected them all with my palm. “Shit… Do you do some martial arts!?” I didn’t really learn martial arts, I just read various martial arts books that I found at the second-hand bookstores, and put it into practice when I fought in the different world, but even if I say that, he won’t believe me, not that I want to tell him anyway. “Stop it and die already…!” The leader who has been hitting consecutively until now suddenly launch a sharp kick aiming at my temple. I was thinking about something while avoiding it. …The monsters in the different worlds fight instinctively, but when it comes to human opponents, they are different. The instinctive attack is unpredictable, but the man’s attack just now is mixed with feints, It’s related to human strategy. From a close look, I could imagine from the movement of the man in front of me was probably doing some kind of martial arts. Although I have real fighting experience against monsters, I only have a little experience in interpersonal fighting, so it gives me a bit of experience against this muscular man. Page 227 Goldenagato | mp4directs.com
In some of the martial arts books I bought at the second-hand bookstore, The writer said he could steal another style technique just by looking when fighting against them, and I already remembered the movements of this muscular man regardless of whether I can use them or not. “T-this guy!” Perhaps he felt something from my gaze as that was observing him, the man attacked me even harder, hitting and kicking me using another technique. But I avoided it all unscathed, and I burned his movement to my eyes. “You bastaarrrdddd!” The man took the soil of the ground when realizing that it wasn’t possible to win by the straightforward attack, and threw it to my face. Thus, my sight is deprived, showed him a chance for just a moment. “Go to heeelll!” The muscular man didn’t miss the moment; he launches his best attack that he can do aimed at my face. However, my body reacted to the attack, and while I am in a position to receive his blow, I threw him as if I was carrying a backpack. “Agaahhh!?” The man was thrown to the ground vehemently. I won’t give him the time to rest, and just like the time with the male model, I locked his arm to his back and held it like that so he couldn’t move. “Kuh!? Let me go!” The man’s arm is completely locked, and with his movements sealed, he desperately tries to escape from my restraint, but my body doesn’t move at all. Then, the police came, and the delinquents were detained one after another with the help of the other teachers. “B-bastard! Let me go!” Page 228 Goldenagato | mp4directs.com
“Shit!” The delinquents continued to curse while being detained by the police. The muscular man I was holding was also handed over to the police and was about to be taken away. “N-no way… That “Red Ogre” is…” Seeing the delinquents detained in front of them, Youta and Sora looked pale. I was relieved that most of the delinquents were arrested in this way. “Shit, shit, shit… Youtaaaaaa! This is because of you…!” Youta was shrieking in fear, the muscular man who might be the leader of “Red Ogre” escaped from the police restraint by force, and run toward Youta as it is. Then, he gripped Youta’s collar, who wasn’t able to move as if his vigor leaving his hips. “If you hadn’t planned this, we wouldn’t have had this kind of thing…! You are absolutely unforgivable…!” “No, stop it…!” “H-hey! Let Youta go!” “Shut up! You’re also guilty!” “Hyiii!” Sora insists asked the man to release Youta, but the muscular man’s vigor completely withered her. And, the man turns his bloodshot eyes to Youta. “That’s enough. I’ll strangle him to death here and kill you, a shitty woman in the same way!” “Oh, ah, ah! No, no, noooo! A-anyone, anyone! H-h-help…!” The muscular man put his hand on Youta’s neck, who’s crying and shouting with his face messed up. The police tried to stop it, but while the other bad Page 229 Goldenagato | mp4directs.com
guys were detained, they would start to rampage again, they lack manpower. And the moment the muscular man tried to strangle Youta, I noticed that my body was moving. “Let him go.” “Ah?” “B… Big brother…?” I hold the man’s arm and pull it off of Youta’s neck. “Guuh!? W-what is this power!?” The leader desperately resisted, but he couldn’t match my power and released his hands from Youta as is. I pulled the man off of Youta, and he released his arm obediently. “Gahakk! Oeekkk!” “…Are you okay?” I rubbed Youta’s back, who had been choked off violently and asked him. Then, Youta muttered at me, stunned. “W-why… Why, I was…” “I don’t know why… Well, you’re my little brother, after all.” He seemed to be very shocked by hearing my words. “Bastaaarrdddd! Don’t get in my waaayyyy!” Page 230 Goldenagato | mp4directs.com
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Without minding the interaction between Youta and me, the muscular man charged straight to kill Youta. But ── “… As I thought, I can’t let you do that to my family.” “Wh-!? Gahaahh!?” I closed the distance with the man in an instant and kicked his unprotected belly as it was. Even though I’m still holding back, the power of the kick from my leveled-up body was tremendous; the impact penetrated to the back of the muscular man, I chased after him who was floating in the air and gave him a roundhouse kick in the air. Then, the man blew away for a few meters, and when he fell to the ground, his eyes turned white and he blacked out. Everyone has a loss for words looking at it. After a series of flows, the place went quiet. And then ── “Uoooooooohh!” Cheers rose from the school building. “That was awesome!” “What was that movement!? Isn’t it so cool!? “Or rather, he wasn’t hit even once by those delinquents attacks!”. “No, wait, I thought my motor nerves were already amazing when I was in a physical education class, but I can’t say that anymore…” “I’ve never seen someone getting blown off like that!” The students who had been watching the turmoil from the window were Page 232 Goldenagato | mp4directs.com
talking about my action. And then, Kaori was running toward me while I was watching at the surroundings. “Yuuya- san! Are you all right!?” “Ah, yep. I’m okay. What about Kaori, are you okay?” “Eh? Oh, y-yes! I’m fine as well!” I briefly looked at Kaori’s whole body, but it seemed that she was not injured. It’s good then… I was able to help her before something happened to her. I was relieved from the bottom of my heart, and then Kaori collapsed on the spot, probably because her thread of tension has broken. “Are you okay!?” “Eeeh, I’m sorry… I felt relieved, and then, it’s like my power left me all at once.” “Big brother…” While doing such an exchange, Youta and Sora came to me with a sad face. Kaori, who was looking at them, tried to stand again to protect me, but I told her to step back. “Yuuya-san?” “It’s okay.” I smiled to reassure her and faced Youta and Sora. “Big brother… Why did you do that, even though I… I’ve been bullying you…” “… Sure, I’ve had a lot of trouble. Seeing you two who are much better than me, I felt like my heart would break many times. And yet… Yeah, if my family is in trouble, I have to help them… That’s what I thought.” From someone else’s perspective, I’m probably a soft-hearted and naive Page 233 Goldenagato | mp4directs.com
person. If I think about what I’ve been through, it can’t be helped usually. I couldn’t forgive Youta and Sora, either. I can never forgive them for making a fool of grandpa, and given the many things, I’ve received so far… Various dark feelings come to mind. However, it’s still… No matter how sweet it is from the surrounding people say, this is me. I can’t abandon my family. After hearing my words, Youta opened his eyes and started to shed tears. “I… I…! I’m sorry… I am so sorry…!” Sora was also crying next to Youta, and then, they’re also taken by the police. While seeing them off, Kaori asked, worrying about me. “…Was it okay?” “Eh?” “Yuuya-san must have had a hard time because of those two… So…” “…Yeah. There’s been a lot of things, and I didn’t forgive them either.” Kaori fell silent. “But… It’s okay. Because this is me.” “Oh… So that’s it.” Kaori, who felt something in my words, was surprised for a moment and immediately smiled. And the smile on her face turned into a slightly mischievous smile. “Come to think of it… I was helped again.” “Eh? Ah… Was I able to help properly this time?” “It’s not just this time. Even before, Yuuya-san helped me properly. Yuuyasan is my hero!” Page 234 Goldenagato | mp4directs.com
Despite blushing hearing of Kaori’s words, I was delighted that I really moved to help… I thought that from the bottom of my heart. ＊＊＊ The commotion quickly settled. All of the delinquents were detained by the police and taken to the police station. The commotion seems to have originated from Youta and Sora, who knew that they were not able to enter “Ousei Gakuen”. Each of the members of the “Red Ogre”, including Araki, originally had a problem with their conduct, so they had been sent to the reform school after being expelled from their original school, but Kaori more or less helped Youta and Sora, so they weren’t expelled. But still, it will resonate greatly in their report and the grades. It was quite a big fuss, but thanks to the board chairman, there was no particular trouble in the media. Speaking of the chairman, when the delinquents came to the school, he wasn’t in the school because of his work, and when the case was resolved, he came back immediately. When he discovered that Kaori was in danger again this time, he showered me with his gratitude as much as he did before. He showered his gratitude again and again, but I was already delighted that I could attend this “Ousei Gakuen”… Well, I had no choice but to receive it. Anyway, in the end, the injured people had been handled… And, the next day, I was a little afraid to go to school. Regardless of the circumstances of what had been occurred, I easily kicked people and send him flying like that. Therefore, when I think about the gaze of fear, even just a little from those kind people… It’s horrifying. I arrived in the classroom while thinking that. I timidly opened the class’ door while feeling depressed ── Page 235 Goldenagato | mp4directs.com
“Oh, Yuuya! I was anxious about yesterday, you know?” “Yuuya-kun! You didn’t get any injury, right? Are you really okay?” “I-I was really scared just looking at it…” “Eh? Eh?” I had no choice but to be perplexed in front of Ryo and the others who had suddenly come to me. The other classmates also called out to me with a smile. “Yuuya-kun, you were so amazing yesterday!” “I can’t believe you could win against that many delinquents, let alone unscathed… It’s really amazing!” “I mean, that big guy, you lifted him with just one hand!? How did you do that?” “In the first place, you jumped off from the fourth floor, didn’t you? Are you sure you’re okay?” “Yuuya-kun! By all means, why don’t you come to the aikido club!?” “No, no, no, It’s better for you to join the judo club!” “Didn’t you guys see that kick!? So, it has to be my taekwondo club!” Everyone treated me gently and brightly. I thought everyone might be afraid, but they all are kinder and warmer than I expected. There was nothing like before I leveled-up in the different world. I thought that only the different world would make me feel at ease… That’s not entirely right. I was able to level up and meet kind people like this. “Thank you, everyone!” Leveled-up has really changed my life. Page 236 Goldenagato | mp4directs.com
Epilogue ── In a room in a certain building… “I finally found you… Yuuya Tenjou…!” A woman laughs fearlessly in front of a series of Yuuya’s photos spread out on her desk. “I can’t let you go with that outstanding talent you have, right?” Muttering so, the woman stood up and called one of her subordinates. “Kurosawa!” “Are you calling me, Manager?” “It’s a job. Please contact this young man.” “Understood.” The woman smiled deeply when she saw her subordinates leave. “I’ll be the one who will get him…!” Looking at the woman, the two people who were invited to this room ─ Hikari and Miwa, looked bewildered. Both of them had tried to hide about Yuuya somehow, but they failed. “Manager… What are you going to do when you find Yuuya-kun?” “No matter what it takes, I’m going to bring him to my agency. With Miwa and Yuuya-kun, who is now so popular, we’ll be even bigger!” Page 237 Goldenagato | mp4directs.com
“But… We have to think about Yuuya-san’s feelings, too…” The woman opened her eyes in surprise, looking at Miwa, who told her opinion, despite her modestness. “Nonsense, It’s a chance to get into the entertainment world. No one would refuse this.” Not only Miwa but also Hikari couldn’t say anything to this woman who says so with absolute confidence. “Fufufu… Yuuya Tenjou… I want to see you with my very own eyes as soon as possible…” ＊ ＊ ＊ The location has changed, and there was a certain rumor in the Alceria Kingdom when the person who was trying to make contact with Yuuya appeared. “Hey, did you hear about that?” “Oh, the thing about Lexia-sama?” “Yes. It seems that something happened during the last visit, and because of that, she’s going to go to the Great Devil’s Nest.” “It’s strange, isn’t it? Speaking of the “Great Devil’s Nest”, it’s a place that even adventurers can’t get close. There are strong monsters, and there are also rumors that say that there is material for making elixir in there…” “It also seems to be a person living in the Great Devil’s Nest, and Lexia-sama is going to meet that person.” “Huh!? Do people live in such a place!? Or rather, why is she going to meet Page 238 Goldenagato | mp4directs.com
that person?” “I don’t know if that’s it, but… If there’s such a person living in there, that person must be eccentric.” It was a place that Yuuya didn’t know, and there was no doubt that his very existence was rumored. ＊ ＊ ＊ “Well, I think I’ll go to the different world today.” A little after the things with Youta and the others, I decided to go to the different world after a while. I’ve been exploring the forest, but I haven’t met anyone from this world besides the ones from the Goblin General’s battle. “…Well, I’ll come across them sooner or later.” Someday, I want to go out of that forest and do some sightseeing in that world, too. I finished eating and went to the different world. I’m currently fighting against a monster that would’ve killed me if I met them in the past. It’s because I became stronger now, and because I think I could still become stronger, and it’s also training that helps me to spend time in this world. “Haahhh!” “Guoooooo!” For that reason, I encountered a Bloody Ogre along the way, and I was actively fighting it now. It’s very different from when I met it before. Stepping in with all its might and making a big fissure on the ground, the Bloody Ogre shook its strong arms to resist my [Omni-Sword]. Page 239 Goldenagato | mp4directs.com
“Haaaahh!” “Gugaaaaaahh!” However, I cut its arm, jumped up without killing the momentum, and cut the Bloody Ogre from its head. At the same time, when I landed with ease, the Bloody Ogre has became a particle of light and disappeared. “Phew… Hmm?” When I was collecting the drop item of the defeated Bloody Ogre, there was a reaction from my [Presence Detection] skill. However, the reaction is not only one, but many. “What is it?” I was kind of worried about the identity from those presences, I moved while erased my presence with [Assimilation], and finally reached the target location ──. “Gaaaaaaaahh!” “Guoooohh!” “Shit! To think we would meet a group of Goblin Elites…!” “What’s wrong with this forest? Even if when only one appear, it’s already dangerous…!” “Don’t just move your mouth. Protect Lexia-sama no matter what!” Four goblin elites are fighting against the soldiers that I saw in this forest before. Among them, the middle-aged knight was fighting alone against one of the goblin elites, but the other soldiers aren’t doing the same, and although it seems like they are somehow managing to hold them up now, they will soon be defeated. Honestly, I don’t know the affiliation of those soldiers, and I don’t know if they are enemies or allies, but I had no choice but to help them. Page 240 Goldenagato | mp4directs.com