Kays Translations
Just another Isekai Lover~
Chapter 44: Overlapping Kansai
A few days after the princess visited my home, the barrier detected activity.
“Oh, multiple people detected. Could this be Nara and his group?”
“Uu?”
I had been playing with Leon, but I stood up and handed him over to Ivern.
“…Are you sure it’s okay to leave?”
Ivern, holding Leon, looked confused as he asked.
“That was the plan from the beginning, wasn’t it? I’m escorting the four of you to town. If something happens to Meyleen and me, I’m counting on you to take care of Leon.”
When I said that, Ivern bit his lip.
“…Honestly, I want to help you too. But I’d just be a burden… Damn it! If only I were stronger!”
I patted Ivern on the shoulder as he lamented.
“What are you talking about? It’s because you and Yulia are here to watch over Leon that we can face Nara and his group. This is something only you can do.”
“…Got it. But I’m only watching him for a while. You better come back soon and pick him up.”
“Cut it out. That kind of talk is what we call a death flag.”
Why does he have to say something so ominous?
“Death flag?”
“You know, in stories where characters say stuff like ‘Let’s have a drink when this is over,’ and they’re always the first to die.”
“…Yeah, that does sound ominous.”
“Anyway, don’t worry so much. I want to have a proper talk with Nara. He’s got battle experience from the war against the demons, but… at the same time, he might be carrying some emotional scars.”
Hearing that, Ivern frowned slightly.
“You were 17, right? And this newly summoned guy is also 17? That’s still just a kid. Why are they summoning 17-year-olds?”
He had a point. In Japan, 17 would be a high school junior or senior. Definitely still a child.
And yet, kids that young were being sent to war. At first, I thought it was insane too.
“Well, I think I kind of get it.”
“What do you mean?”
“Kids learn quickly, don’t they? But if they’re too young, they’re not effective in combat. So, they probably choose 16- to 17-year-olds, who are on the brink of maturity, as their ideal candidates.”
“Huh… now that you mention it, that makes sense.”
“Still, Nara being a kid doesn’t change. I’ll start by observing him for a bit. Of course, if he attacks without warning, we’ll have no choice but to fight.”
“Don’t say stuff like that, idiot. If you keep talking like that, it might actually happen.”
“Well, that would be another flag.”
Feeling like the conversation was spiraling, I cut it off.
“Yulia, Ayla, come over here. I’m escorting the four of you to town.”
“Okay!”
“Coming!”
Yulia, as usual, responded casually, and Ayla, mimicking her mother Yulia, replied energetically.
“So cute…”
“Alright, alright. Save the doting for when we get to town. Let’s go.”
I stopped Ivern, who was about to lose himself in Ayla’s cuteness, and escorted the three of them to town before quickly returning.
“Sorry for the wait, Meyleen. Let’s go.”
“Yes.”
And so, Meyleen and I set out together to meet Nara and his group, who had wandered into the barrier.
After teleporting to where Nara and his group’s presence was detected, I found them wandering the forest, looking baffled and muttering, “What is this?”
When I teleported to the area where Nara-kun and his group’s presence was detected, I found them wandering through the forest, muttering in confusion, “What is this?”
Not wanting to startle them, who were clearly panicking after getting lost in what appeared to be an ordinary forest, I refrained from calling out right away. Instead, I slowly revealed myself in front of them.
“!? Y-you are…”
Nara-kun, startled, took a defensive stance and began questioning me.
Though Nara-kun himself only took a stance, the others around him had already drawn their swords.
Honestly, that kind of behavior could get you killed without any complaints.
However, I chose to let it slide for now. Killing them outright would only heighten Nara-kun’s wariness.
“Are you Nara-kun? Nice to meet you. I’m Kenta Maya, the previous summoned person.”
When I introduced myself, Nara-kun’s face showed surprise for a moment before the tension left his body.
“…I’m Mitsuhiko Nara.”
“Ah, nice to meet you. By the way, is your ‘Nara’ from Nara Prefecture?”
“Yes, it is. Also, my name is written as ‘Mitsu’ from ‘light’ and ‘Hiko’ from Hikone.”
“Got it. My name is… well, let me just show you.”
I picked up a fallen branch nearby and wrote my name in kanji on the ground.
“Oh, I’ve seen that before. It’s a mountain in Kobe, right?”
“That’s right. You know it well.”
“I saw it on TV once. They said the most beautiful night view in Kobe isn’t from Mount Rokko, which is famous, but from the neighboring Mount Maya.”
“Huh, I didn’t know that.”
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Oh, we’re having a nice, friendly conversation.
Looks like we might be able to settle this peacefully…
“Nara-dono! Why are you chatting so amicably with the enemy? Cut him down at once!”
As Nara-kun and I were talking, one of the knights accompanying him gave a polite but firm order to kill me.
Enemy, huh?
“…Did you just call me the enemy?”
“!?”
I glared at the knight who had commanded them to attack me.
The knight froze in place under my gaze.
What’s with this guy? Weak as hell, yet acting all high and mighty.
“Hey, Nara-kun.”
“…Yes?”
“Am I your enemy?”
When I asked, Nara-kun hesitated for a moment, then lowered his gaze and answered.
“…To be honest, I don’t know. Before coming here… before meeting you, Maya-san, I thought you were the enemy of this world. But Maya-san, you spoke to me. I can’t see you as someone who could commit such terrible acts… but the image of Lindor… the scene of Lindor won’t leave my mind.”
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“Ah, that… yeah…”
It’s true that I half-destroyed the royal capital of Lindor.
As I pondered how to explain, Nara-kun suddenly turned his gaze to Meyleen, who stood beside me.
“And… the person next to Maya-san is a member of the demon race, isn’t she?”
“She is.”
For now, I decided not to mention her name or the fact that she’s my wife.
I couldn’t tell why he was asking, and it was better to be cautious.
As I stayed on guard, Nara-kun suddenly bowed deeply toward Meyleen.
“I-I’m so sorry!”
Startled by Nara-kun’s abrupt and earnest apology, Meyleen’s eyes widened.
“U-um, what exactly are you apologizing for?”
Meyleen, just as confused as I was, asked Nara-kun about the meaning behind his apology. His face contorted with pain as he began to speak.
“I… I… I’ve killed so many… so many of the demon race…”
Tears began to stream down Nara-kun’s face as he continued.
“I’ve taken the lives of your people… It’s an unforgivable act… I’m so, so sorry…”
…Ah, this weighs heavily on his heart.
I understand that all too well.
“What are you saying, Nara-dono!? Your actions on the battlefield are nothing short of heroic! You should feel pride, not remorse! And to apologize to a mere demon woman like her—”
“Huh?”
Before the knight could finish his sentence, I used magic to cut off his head.
The sight caused the remaining knights to immediately heighten their guard, and Nara-kun’s eyes widened in shock.
“!? M-Maya-san! What are you doing?!”
“What am I doing? My woman was insulted. Isn’t it obvious I’d be angry?”
“B-but still…”
Ah, this kid…
He really is just someone who’s been summoned here a few months ago.
He’s still clinging to the ethics of his old world, despite this one being governed by an entirely different moral code.
“And besides, Nara-kun, didn’t that guy just call you a hero for defeating so many demons? And then, he referred to her as ‘just’ a demon woman. That means they don’t even consider the demon race to be people. Now imagine what they might do with her standing right in front of them. What do you think?”
“…It’s dangerous, isn’t it?”
“Exactly. And one more thing…”
I glared at the knights, who looked like they might attack at any moment, and continued.
“They don’t see you as anything more than a tool, either.”
“!! Don’t spew such nonsense! Nara-dono! Pay no heed to this man’s lies!”
When I exposed their true thoughts, the knights desperately shouted that I was lying.
Nara-kun, his expression serious, looked at me and asked.
“Why… why do you think that?”
His face was a mix of disbelief and reluctant realization, as if he didn’t want to believe it but had already started to notice the truth.
“Because,” I said, patting Nara-kun on the shoulder.
“You’re only 17, right? Forcing someone so young onto the battlefield just because they’re strong is proof enough that they see you as nothing more than a tool.”
Hearing this, Nara-kun’s eyes widened briefly before his face crumpled, and tears began to flow.
“Ugh… gah… guhhhhh!”
He tried desperately to stop his tears, but they wouldn’t stop.
As Nara-kun began to sob uncontrollably, I patted him on the head and turned to face the knights.
“And with that, my only enemies are you lot.”
I stepped forward and continued,
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“So… die.”
With those words, I drew my sword and charged at the knights.
No matter how skilled these human knights were, they were no match for me. Thanks to the bonuses from being summoned and my magic-enhanced physical abilities, they might as well have been moving in slow motion.
In an instant, I cut down every single knight there.
“Seriously, why are these weaklings always so full of themselves?”
As I flicked the blood off my sword and turned around, I saw Nara-kun staring at me in shock, his sobbing completely stopped.
“Hm? What’s wrong?”
I asked as I approached, and Nara-kun, his face slightly twitching, responded,
“Maya-san, are you some kind of serial killer?”
“You want me to kill you too?”
Honestly, after freeing him from their control, this is the thanks I get?
I put Nara-kun into a headlock and started heading back home. Naturally, since he was in the headlock, he came along too.
“Ouch! Maya-san, you’re gonna leave a corpse here—mine!”
“Shut up. This is what you get for being cheeky.”
“What kind of logic is that!?”
As we bantered, Meyleen followed us with a smile on her face.
And so, what was supposed to be an attack on the summoned person ended as Nara-kun being taken home with me.
Oh, right.
“I should probably deal with that.”
Releasing Nara-kun from the headlock, I turned around.
“Huh? Kenta? What’s up?”
“Well, if I leave them like that, it’ll be unsanitary.”
With that, I cast a spell to set the bodies of the knights ablaze.
“Gotta burn them, or else they’ll attract bugs.”
“You’re so meticulous.”
Meyleen said with a soft laugh.
Right?
As Meyleen and I shared this lighthearted exchange, Nara-kun muttered under his breath,
“…You’re both psychopaths.”
Needless to say, Nara-kun’s head ended up in my headlock again.