Chapter 115: A rule for otherworldly people to follow when they come to Earth

「I really did come back…」

I muttered while staring blankly at the scenery around me.

Next to me, Fitis and Dora-chan, who had come with me, looked at everything with disbelief and said, 「Oh. 」.

Shortly before that, Fitis and Dora-chan came along after hearing my dad’s incomprehensible proposal.

When I explained the situation to them, they said, 「We’d love to see Lord Kyou’s hometown, too! 」, and my dad gave his permission without my consent.

After that, my dad shook my hand, which wasn’t even ready yet, and suddenly everything went white, and the next moment, a familiar scene unfolded before my eyes.

I stood in the middle of a road lined with residential areas.

When I was a kid, I used to write graffiti on that road or climb telephone poles to play.

And right in front of me was my recognizable family home, unchanged.

「Ah, I’m tired. I’ll go home and have a beer. 」

「Heyyyyy!! Wait a second!! Why are you trying to relax already!! 」

I immediately grabbed my dad who was trying to go inside the house as if nothing had happened.

「What are you talking about? You’ve come home after a long time, so the first thing you should do is relax. Besides, you have guests, so it’s basic manners to let them into the house. 」

「Well, that’s true, but you should explain things to me before that! Why do you have this ability? To be honest, the fact that you’re traveling to another world is a mystery to me! I’ve been ignoring it up until now, but you should explain it already! And why did you have to bring me back to Earth?! 」

I was confused because there were so many things I wanted to ask this damn old man, but he muttered just one thing.

「By the way, I’ve bought all the Jump magazines you liked since you went to the other world, so why don’t you read those first? 」

After hearing that, I immediately took Fitis and the others into the house.

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「Phew…!!!!」

That was the first thing I said after I finished reading the pile of Jump magazines that had piled up since I went to the other world.

I mean…I knew it…Of course, I knew it, but why did Hunter X Hunter always take a break at the right moment?!

I couldn’t help but call out the name of the author of Hunter X Hunter in a voice filled with anticipation.

「Lo…Lord Kyou! This box is amazing! Lots of people come out of it and various scenery and places appear! But even if I try to put my hand in, I can’t get past this box! Is it a barrier? Are these people trapped in some kind of barrier?! 」

「Ma…Master! This strange round thing is moving around the room!! How is it absorbing the trash in the room?! What kind of monster is it?! Or maybe it’s just my imagination, but it seems to be following me…Aah! It’s coming!! 」

Meanwhile, Fitis and Dora-chan were flustered and surprised by the unknown machines of this Earth civilization.

Yes. They did a great job of portraying the reaction of people from another world coming to this modern society. Good work, both of you.

「Ah, anyway, you two. They’re civilizational products of this Planet Earth. There are a lot of tools that don’t exist in the world you two came from, so I’ll start by explaining those first. 」

And so I explained to Fitis, who was glued to the TV, and Dora-chan, who was having fun riding on the cleaning robot Roomba*.

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「I see…so these are civilizational products that exist in Lord Kyou’s world, called “machines”, and they’re a substitute for what we call “magic” in our world, right? 」

「That’s right. Instead of magic, we use machines to produce and use things like electricity, heat, and fire. The TV we saw earlier seems to be a machine that reproduces what you call magic over there, which is to send images and sounds far away. 」

「I see…what a wonderful world you have, Lord Kyou…」

Fitis nodded, sighing in admiration.

Dora-chan, on the other hand, was also shocked that there were no monsters in this world, and that the only food that existed was the one that my dad showed them before they became “vegetables”.

「Tha…That’s not possible…Well, a world without monsters…Is there such a world…? Or rather, what are those vegetables…? Are they not monsters? Are they mutant monsters…Or maybe silent monsters…I always thought they were silent for some reason, but am I wrong…? 」

Hmm…Hmm. I was even more shocked when I first went to that world.

I guessed if you went from a world where only monsters existed to a world with vegetables, well that was what happened.

「Well, I guess that’s how guests from another world react. Wow, it’s been a while since I’ve seen such a reaction. It’s a bit amusing to me. 」

As I said this, my dad approached us with a tray in each hand, with some food on it.

「Anyway, since you’ve come all the way here, why don’t you try some food from Earth? Wiener** and spinach carbonara with a soft-boiled egg and tomato and cabbage salad. Come on, eat up. 」

And with that, what was placed in front of us was a carbonara that also had a really rich smell.

The soft-boiled egg was also nicely melted, and it looked delicious.

And next to it was a simple salad of fresh tomatoes on top of shredded cabbage.

It had been a while since I had eaten vegetables from this world.

「This…This is pasta…right? At first glance it doesn’t look that different from the food in our world…but what is this spinach thing? And is this salad over here a vegetable…? 」

「Yeah, that’s right. By the way, those tomatoes taste similar to the fruit of the Killer Plant. The ones on Earth may be smaller, but they’re just as fresh. By the way, spinach is that green grass-like thing that’s stuck to the pasta. Try it for now. 」

With that, I urged Fitis and Dora-chan to eat, and they both nodded and put the pasta and salad in their mouths.

The next moment, an unknown emotion overflowed from their mouths.

「It’s delicious! As expected from Lord Kyou’s father, this spinach has a strange texture…soft and rich flavor…how can I describe it…it’s similar to the algae that grows on the bodies of forest dragons! Is there a lot of such high-class ingredients in this world?! 」

「Well, I guess so. It’s pretty common actually. 」

Algae that grew on dragons’ bodies.

I was about to interject, but from the way Fitis spoke I could tell it was quite valuable.

The idea of ​​traveling between worlds, filling boxes with spinach from this world and selling it there later, crossed my mind.

「Master! This salad is also very fresh! As you said, these tomatoes look like the fruit of a Killer Plant, but they are just as fresh and sweet as the ones you mentioned! This is probably more delicious than the Killer Plants over there, except for the Killer Plants that you bred! 」

And Dora-chan seemed to like the salad too.

Even the cabbage was highly praised, saying that it was crispier and tastier than the monster cabbage balls.

It was the first time the two of them had eaten vegetables, so they were probably feeling more impressed and thought it was more delicious than it should be.

I also compared the monsters over there with the vegetables from Earth, but I thought that both had their pros and cons, and each had its own deliciousness.

Though I thought that, I was surprised to find myself finishing the whole thing.

The ingredients were great, but I was reminded that my dad’s skills in making such delicious food were top notch.

「Well, since the three of you seem to have had a good meal, why don’t you, Kyou, take them and show them around the town? 」

「Huh? 」

I praised my dad for a moment, but he immediately made an incomprehensible suggestion, and my mind froze again.

「Why are you suggesting that?! But first, tell me about how and why you brought me back to Earth!! 」

My dad spoke, as if to stop me from attacking again.

「Well, calm down, I’ll explain it to you properly. However, I’m sure that your two young ladies are curious about everything since it’s their first time in another world. In that case, I think it would be better to fulfill their wishes first and then I can explain things slowly later. 」

I turned to the two of them and noticed that they both looked at me with smiles on their faces. They wanted to deny it, but it was obvious from their bodies that they were itching to see the sights of this new world.

「…Well. First of all, I should’ve let the two of them see the sights of Planet Earth. 」

Now that I thought about it, Fitis was the only one who didn’t get an invitation to the dance party, so it would be polite to accompany her here to fill that gap.

Above all, the urge to see the new world was something I knew better than anyone else, having been to another world.

「Okay then, why don’t you two take a look around the world I came from? 」

I could see their faces light up at my suggestion.

「Great!! 」

And they nodded without a moment’s hesitation, so I made another suggestion.

「But before that, I need to ask you two to change your clothes first. 」

I said this while pointing to Fitis and Dora-chan, who had come to this world wearing the same clothes of the other world and made my declaration.

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*Roomba is an autonomous vacuum and one of the most popular consumer robots in existence.

**Wiener is a type of sausage, which resembles the hotdog.