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Vol 16 Chapter 2 Part 2
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Part 2
“A-amazing…”
A magnificent high-rise apartment building stood in front of me.
This apartment was the home of Kaori and her family, who I would be staying with this time.
“I knew it, but Kaori really is a young lady, isn’t she…”
What’s more, the car that picked us up on the way to Kaori’s house was also very impressive and even had a driver.
I realize that Kaori is also a member of the upper class, even if not as much as Joshua-sama.
“This way!”
I followed Kaori and the others into the entrance of the apartment building and was even more overwhelmed.
Wow… everywhere I looked was so luxurious; it was more like a luxury hotel than an apartment building… Well, I’ve never stayed in a luxury hotel before.
I kept walking, just admiring the surroundings, and finally arrived at Kaori’s house.
I was starting to get nervous…
In another world, I was invited by Lexia-san to spend some time in the royal castle.
However, the luxury of the place was different from what I had experienced before, and I felt a little overwhelmed.
Besides, it was the first time I’d been invited to a friend’s house like this, so I was nervous in that sense as well.
Ignoring me, Kasumi opened the door and entered the house.
“I’m home!”
“──Welcome back.”
“Ah…”
Then, a woman greeted us.
I could see some resemblance to Kaori and Kasumi in that woman.
Who was that…?
As I looked at the woman, she noticed my gaze.
“Welcome, Yuuya-kun. I’m Kaya, Kaori and Kasumi’s mother. My husband often tells me about you. It’s nice to meet you.”
“Y-yes! It’s a pleasure to meet you!”
Yes, the woman in front of me was Kaori and Kasumi’s mother, Kaya-san.
Then Kaya-san smiled at me as she looked at me.
“No need to be so nervous. You can feel at home here.”
“T-Thank you.”
I felt a sense of maturity and professionalism from Kaya-san.
While I was thinking about these things, Kaori and the others showed me around the room.
“This is Yuuya-san’s room.”
“Oh…!”
The room I was shown was like a room in a luxury hotel, and it was quite spacious.
While I was admiring the size of the room, Kaya-san came over.
“How is it? I’ve prepared some things you might need here.”
“Thank you, it’s fine! I’m sorry for everything…”
“Don’t worry about it. This study abroad is something that was brought about by circumstances beyond your control.”
It seems that Kaya-san also knew the circumstances of this study abroad, and she said so.
Then Kaya-san looked a bit apologetic.
“So… I’m sorry to be so abrupt, but there is an invitation from Joshua-sama.”
“Eh?”
The unexpected words took us by surprise.
“An invitation?”
“Yes. They’re having a welcome party for Kaori tonight.”
“What? S-so suddenly…”
Kaya-san continued, looking tired, while Kaori was surprised.
“I know… I wanted to have a welcome party for Kaori and you at my place tonight…”
“It would be hard to refuse, wouldn’t it?”
“That’s right. If she doesn’t participate here, it would be embarrassing for Joshua-sama. But actually, Yuuya-kun has been invited as well.”
“Eh? Me too?”
For some reason, Joshua-sama had an impression of me, so I assumed that I wouldn’t be invited.
However, since I was invited, I can’t refuse, just like Kaori.
“I-I understand. Then I’ll attend the party tonight.”
“I’ll be very grateful if you can do that.”
I never thought I’d have to wear my formal clothes so soon…
“But there’s still some time before the party, so what are you going to do after that? Yuuya-kun? Shall I show you around?”
“Oh, no! Everyone seems to have reunited with Kaori after a long time, so I’ll just relax in my room.”
“Really? You don’t have to be so reserved.”
“Yes, thank you.”
I appreciated their offer to show me around the city, but Kaori was also reunited with her mother.
It would be nice for the family to relax together.
When I told her this, Kaya-san and the others were satisfied for the time being.
“Okay, then. Call me anytime if you need anything.”
“Well then, Yuuya-san, I’ll see you later!”
And then Kaori and the others left the room.
As I watched Kaori and the others leave, I took a moment to catch my breath.
“Phew… Oh, that’s right, I have to call Saara-san…”
Remembering my promise to Saara-san, I immediately activated my transfer magic and returned to my home in Japan.
Then, sensing my presence, Saara-san came right over.
“Yūuya-san, I’ve been waiting for you.”
“I’m back for now. But… are you sure you want to come with me?”
“Yes. I thought I’d try Yuuya-san’s knack for finding trouble.”
I don’t know, even though it’s true, it’s not very nice…
“Um, shall we go then?”
“Yes!”
And so I returned to Kaori and the others’ house with Saara-san, using the transfer magic once again.
Saara-san, who felt that we had traveled a long distance in an instant, let out a gasp of admiration.
“This is amazing. In my time, there was no technology to move such a long distance in an instant without using ‘star power’. And it was night over there, but it’s day here, right?”
Yes, I realized that when I went to get Saara-san, but even though it was daytime here, it was night in Japan.
Lexia-san and the others seemed to have fallen asleep, but it seemed that Saara-san had woken up, especially for me to come and get her. I’m glad I remembered to do it today…
And with such a time difference, it would have been impossible to bring Lexia-san and the others. If they had come, they would not have had time to sleep.
While I was thinking about these things, Saara-san looked around the room.
“Hmm… it’s quite different from Yuuyu-san’s house.”
In fact, Kaori’s house was a very modern Western-style house, giving it a very sophisticated look, while my house was a traditional Japanese-style house.
And it’s not just the house that’s different.
On the way to Kaori’s house, I looked around the city, and it really had a different atmosphere from Japan.
However, Saara-san, who has never been out on the streets of Japan, probably wouldn’t understand.
“Well, I brought you here as promised, but… what are you going to do now?”
When I said this, Saara-san looked pensive.
“Well, since I’m here, I think I’d like to take a look around the city.”
“I see.”
“So I was wondering if you would be willing to go with me, Yuuya-san.”
“Eh?”
When I asked her back, Saara-san looked serious.
“As I mentioned before, I have very high expectations about your tendency to get involved in things, Yuuya-san.”
“Even if you expect something like that…”
“So I thought that if I went out with Yuuya-san, I might be contacted by the gods… Would you mind going out with me and looking around?”
“W-well, I have some time before nightfall, so that should be fine…”
When someone relied on my tendency to get involved like this, I couldn’t help but feel a certain way…
First of all, I didn’t really want to admit that I had a tendency to get involved in things.
But if the Gods of the Earth were really attacking, I might as well go and see what’s going on.
Anyway, since Saara-san wanted to see the city, I decided to go with her.
I told Kaya-san that I was going to take a walk around town, and she offered to show me around again.
“Are you sure you don’t want me to come with you?”
“Yes, that’s fine. Since we’ve come all this way, please take it easy on Kaori.”
Well, it’s true that I didn’t have much experience abroad, so I wouldn’t say I’m completely without fear, but I don’t plan on buying anything, and I think I’d be able to handle any problems I might encounter, such as pickpockets, which I often hear about abroad.
Besides, I have Saara-san with me this time.
I politely declined Kaya-san’s offer and headed into town.
As I had been told in advance, Saara-san would follow me while remaining invisible.
“It’s strange… I should be able to completely disappear with my ‘star power,’ but Yuuya-san still managed to find me…”
“W-well… for me, this ‘star power’ is more mysterious.”
Thanks to the various powers I possess, I was able to sense Saara-san’s presence even though I couldn’t see her.
“So, what are you going to do? I don’t have any plans, so I’ll follow the direction you want to go, okay?”
“Then please wait a moment.”
Saara-san said this and then closed her eyes silently.
And after a short while, a blue light began to emanate from Saara-san’s body and spread across the city in an instant.
The appearance was just like when Reimei-sama was investigating the movements of the gods.
While I was thinking this, Saara-san opened her eyes.
“…Unfortunately, I couldn’t feel the presence of the gods here.”
“Ah, I see. That was…”
“As you imagined, I used my ‘star power’ to detect them. Of course, it’s not as accurate as it used to be because I’m not in perfect condition yet, but… if it’s the presence of the gods I fought so hard against in the past, I’m sure I wouldn’t miss it. So it’s safe to say that there are no gods here at the moment.”
“I see…”
Speaking of which, when Reimei-sama tried to detect the presence of the gods, she said that she couldn’t feel any of them anywhere in the world.
Saara-san said that she couldn’t imagine the gods hiding their power, but it wouldn’t be surprising if their state of mind changed while she was sealed away.
So even if Saara-san couldn’t feel the presence of the gods right now, there was still a chance that they’re here.
“In any case, let’s be on our guard.”
“That’s right. Even if they’re not here, it’s a good thing if they come towards us. So I’m looking forward to it, Yuuya-san.”
“I’m looking forward to it too.”
After that scene, I started looking around the city with Saara-san, who had disappeared.
The number of people on the street seems about the same as in Japan, where I live, but was it just my imagination that it somehow felt more stylish just because I’m abroad?
More than that, even though I knew it when I went abroad with Miu-san, I was relieved to see that, thanks to my language comprehension skills, I could hear the voices around me in Japanese.
By the way, it seems that Saara-san has a special translation ability that allows her to communicate with people normally, and she was able to understand conversations in foreign languages without any problems. Whether she could understand the content of those conversations was another matter…
Then, looking around the city, Saara-san opened her mouth.
“What can I say… it seems that the civilization of the world has changed quite a bit. And, as I thought, there are so many cars that really drive around on the ground… I wish they could fly.”
“Well, there are ways to get around in the sky.”
“But isn’t that something that individuals can’t own, but is a public transportation system?”
“Well, that’s…”
“And those two-wheeled things I sometimes see…”
“A bicycle?”
“That’s right. Perhaps a bicycle is a more convenient means of transportation than a car, but in my day, we traveled on flying discs called “Flying Discs.” [T/n: Yes, the name is also Flying Disc in Katakana/English].
“A UFO?!”
I was surprised that the name did not come from the mouth of an alien like Merl but from one of the civilizations that once existed on Earth.
The Ancients were amazing…
I was walking along, thinking about these things, when…
BOOM!
“Hmm?”
I heard a loud explosion.
I instinctively looked in the direction of the sound and saw smoke rising from a short distance away.
“Is that…”
“Could it be an attack from the gods?!”
“Eehh…?
But there was no sign of the divine soldiers…
I thought it might be some kind of terrorist attack since we were overseas, but the people around us only looked distracted for a moment and didn’t seem particularly upset.
Most importantly, it looked like a pretty big explosion, but there was no sign of the police or fire department being involved.
What on earth…?
“Let’s have a look!”
“Huh? Ah, Saara-san!”
Then Saara-san said that and started running in the direction of the explosion.
I ran after Saara-san, and we came to the outskirts of the city.
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