Volume 1 Chapter 62 Takeru's Confession
"For now, take off that death mask. I don't like talking without seeing your face."
"Ah, okay."
So, I took off the death mask and faced Sakurako-chan.
"Hmm. That's good."
"W-well, I've been wearing the mask for so long, so it's a bit embarrassing to show my face (blush)... Wait, huh?!"
Whoosshh!
"W-wait, wait, wait?! That was a genuine reaction!"
"What? Is that so? But that's the price for your usual actions. You brought this confusing reaction upon yourself."
"Eeehhh..."
That's cruel!
...Now, back to the topic.
"Oh, right! First, I want to confirm something. Sakurako-chan, you're honestly from the other world, right?"
"That's correct."
Wow, she admitted it so easily.
Looks like she has no intention to hide it.
"Oh, um... and you're the chief of the Elves, right?"
"That's right. Impressive."
"No, no, of course, I'd notice. After all, 'Jumper' is a unique magic only held by the chief of the Elves from the other world."
"...That's true."
"!"
Sakurako-chan said this while showing a smile tinged with melancholy.
"Sakurako-chan?"
"I can talk about myself, but first, can I hear your story?"
"Me?"
"Yeah, for now, from what you said earlier, I understand you were in the same 'other world' as me. But beyond that, I know nothing. Who exactly are you?"
"Well, even if you ask who I am..."
"Hmm. Then, let me ask again. ...Despite just becoming F-Class Seeker, you suddenly went to the deepest part of the Lower Floors at the 49th floor of Shinjuku Gyoen dungeon, and you overwhelmed a 'Talking Monster,' said to be an occult level existence appearing after the 70th floor and far stronger than the Floor Boss there, using a 'magic' that doesn't exist in this world... Who are you?"
"Ah, um..."
I was so specifically cornered I couldn't make a sound.
"Ah, uh... How do I explain this?"
"Huh?"
"No, what I mean is around that time..."
"Around that time...?"
"Well... I, *at that time* died in a traffic accident 5 years ago, but I was saved by a goddess, and after that, I was teleported to the other world where Sakurako-chan was."
"You? Teleportation to another world? Wait, a goddess... really?!"
"So, when I got to that other world, I was summoned by the king of that world as a 'Hero' to defeat the Demon King. Then, 5 years later... I defeated the Demon King."
"Demon King...? You mean, the Demon King Vega?!"
"...Yes."
"? What's wrong?"
"Ah, no... I'm sorry. Um... back to the story. After that, the goddess appeared again and forced me to choose whether to stay in the other world or return to my original world, and that's how I came back to this world I was in. However, the original world I returned to was the scene of the traffic accident from 5 years ago, which was the reason I got teleported to the other world."
"Wait?! Hold on... TIME!!"
Whoa.
Hold on a second!
(※There's no such thing)
"? What's wrong?"
"Ah, there's just too much information, I can't keep up! Um, first, you said you were summoned to another world by a goddess. Could that goddess be 'Goddess Terra-sama'?"
"Yes."
"What?!
The Soggy Goddess, known as 'Goddess Terra,' is a deity worshiped by many races in another world.
In that world, we humans are part of the 'Human Race,' and for that tribe, Goddess Terra is revered as the 'One True God' in all their nations.
"But, why did Goddess Terra-sama bring you to our world...?"
"According to the goddess, she felt sympathy for me when I was bullied, and the incident of me getting into a traffic accident ended up helping others. She was deeply moved by that and wanted me to have the experience of being a 'super high-spec protagonist' and to feel that life is wonderful, so she forcibly teleported me to another world."
"Wait, a super high-spec protagonist? Does that mean... you were granted 'special powers' by the goddess after being teleported to our world?"
"Yeah, something like that. It's what you'd call a 'cheat' in modern terms."
"Ah... I see."
Hmm... she know about 'cheats.'
Well done, former Elves chief.
"Also, you mentioned that 5 years have passed since you teleported to another world, but now that you're back, for you, is this 'the world from 5 years ago'... is that correct?"
"Yeah, that's correct."
"Hmm. So you are currently a 17-year-old high school sophomore, but actually 22 years old?"
"Yeah, that's right."
"But for that age, your behavior is quite childish. You fool!"
"Eeehh? That's not truerr!"
"It is! The fact that you unleash 'magic' without thinking proves it!!"
"Well, I thought it wouldn't be a problem if I did it as 'Omega'."
"That's a huge problem!"
"Why?"
"'Magic' being known could lead to it being used for military purposes."
"Eh? But if you say that, modern 'skills' are the same, right?"
"Not at all. In this world, 'skills' source their energy from 'internal magic power,' while the energy for 'magic' comes from 'surrounding mana.' So if someone can use 'magic,' there would definitely be people wanting to capture them for various experiments and research."
"What? No way?"
No way, that's scary!
"If that happens, eventually the source of 'magic' energy will be understood as 'absorbing surrounding mana.' When that time comes, the wicked ones who want world dominance will accelerate their research to find this 'method of mana absorption.' And once the mechanism is revealed, 'those with little internal magic' or 'those who have none'... in other words, even ordinary people will be able to use 'magic.' And that means... it will allow 'ordinary people' to be weaponized as 'magicians.'"
"! ...I see. So that's what Sakurako-chan meant by 'military application' at first."
"Exactly. Even now, there are stories of Seekers who can use 'skills' being 'militarized' through 'sweet deals' or 'exploited weaknesses,' or weaponized by criminal organizations. If 'magicians' are involved, the weaponization and military application can spread to ordinary people, making the impact even more serious."
"..."
I understand how dangerous it is for 'magic' to be revealed to the world.
In other words, if it becomes known that 'beings capable of using magic exist,' they will thoroughly search for the identity of 'Omega' at the national level, and if they find out it is 'Yuki Takeru,' they will come to abduct me as a 'test subject' without hesitation... That's probably what Sakurako-chan is trying to say.
"I've been quite reckless up until now. I understand why Sakurako-chan released her full strength."
"I see. I'm glad you seem to understand. Have you reflected on it?"
"Yes, I'm sorry!"
Whoosh!
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