Chapter 7

When we left the store, the sky was already red.

“Ohohoho, Looks at my latest contracted mai phone! I’ m sure it’s too civilized for you primitives.”

Nishinomiya proudly shows us the screen of her smartphone.

I’m not sure what it is, but there are a lot of apps on it.

Yuki and the other girls looked at the screen with envy.

“Nice, I want it soon.”

“Hmph. Showing off. You’re still bad as ever.”

Rika folds her arms and sneers at her, but Nishinomiya doesn’t seem to mind.

“Ohohoho. The envy of the common people. If you have this, you don’t have to go to the library when you need to do research like in other worlds. You don’t have to go all the way to find the store you want. It’s truly a tool of civilization!”

“You’re right, it’s a tough world out there.”

“Un.”

“Right. We almost died one time when we couldn’t find the next town.”

“That was a tough one ……”

When the four of us talk about the past in another world, the mood is definitely not good.

Since we were in such a good mood, we had to liven things up.

“M-more importantly. Now that you’ve bought a smartphone, why don’t you try something with it?”

“That’s right. Well, since we’re here, let’s take a commemorative photo.”

“Wow, photo, photo!”

Yuki raises her hand in delight at Nishinomiya’s suggestion.

Then, Rika takes out a hand mirror, looking a little embarrassed.

“Wait a minute, I wonder if my hairstyle is strange …”

“I’ll prepare a little, too. It’s been two years since I took a photo.”

Nishinomiya did the same, checked her face and began to fix her hair.

This is what girls usually do, right?

Well, I can’t deny that I’m a little nervous too, since we didn’t have photographs in the other world.

I guess it’s understandable that they were so eager to fix their hair.

“It’s kind of a youthful thing, isn’t it? This kind of thing.”

When I said it with shyness, Rika nodded while messing with her hair.

“T-that’s right. It feels a little nice.”

“Yes, I feel like it’s fun.”

“Un Un.”

Nishinomiya and Yuki both have pure smiles on their faces.

Oh. This is starting to look like a high school after school atmosphere.

“Then, I’ll take a photo. Please stay on the screen.”

“Yes, cheese!”

Then we huddled together on the side of the road and took some photos.

When I looked at the picture that was taken, I saw four students looking happy.

A slightly awkward man with a subtle smile, wearing a school uniform.

Rika, a girl with long brown hair who awkwardly and pretentiously puts her hands on her hips.

Yuki, a short-haired girl with a big smile on her face doing a peace sign.

And a beautiful young lady with twin-tailed blonde hair who confident and proud.

The commemoration photo with the friends who spent time together in the other world, it was somewhat embarrassing.

“Wow, that’s a good shot!”

Yuki looked at the screen happily, and Nishinomiya, who was holding the phone, nodded.

“Of course. I’m in the photo.”

“Well, that’s not bad.”

“Yeah. It’s a good photo.”

That’s right. We may have lost our youth, but we have a friend who went to another world together.

Rika. Nishinomiya. Yuki. All three of them are people I can trust.

In a normal life, it would have been difficult to create such a relationship.

“Fufu, this is not bad either.”

“Yeah. It’s youth!”

“Un, it’s fun.”

The three girls looked at each other and smiled.

I’m glad. Now the depression will be lifted a little.

Just when we were feeling better.

Suspicious-looking men approached us.

“Yo, this looks like fun.”

“It’s a shame one guy alone with all these pretty girls. Let’s have some tea together.”

A blond man who grinned and ignored me, calling out to Nishinomiya and the others.

Then there is a guy with piercings and a muscular guy in a tank top.

It was like three delinquents trying to pick up a girl.

Rika looks up at the men and folds her arms, raising her eyebrows in disgust.

“Alisa, what do you think?”

“I don’t think my dignity would allow me to associate with such a flirtatious bunch, no matter how few friends I have.”

“Yeah. I agree with you.”

Rika  naturally nods to Nishinomiya, who has a high-handed attitude.

“Oh, it’s bad.”

Yuki was looking up at the men with a curious look on her face.

Well, I guess I can leave her alone for now.

“You f#cking b#tch ……”

“Don’t you f#cking dare ignoring us.”

The men, apparently in a bad mood, tried to corner Nishinomiya.

Then, Nishinomiya’s eyebrows began to twitch.

This is not good. That’s a danger signal.

I hurriedly stepped in front of the men to intervene.

“Oi. Can you please stop messing with my friend?”

But it seems that these delinquents won’t stop at my words.

“Ha? You’ve got three women with you. You think you’re some kind of harem, huh?”

“I’ll beat you up for real.”

The guy with piercings grabs me by the collar and brings his face close to mine as if to threaten me.

These guys don’t seem to understand the situation at all.

“I’m telling you this because you guys are in danger. Get away from here.”

The blond guy behind him started laughing as I said back while my neck is occupied.

“Hahaha! Hey, man, you’ re really messing with us, huh?”

“This kid …… don’t you dare mess with me!”

The angry guy with piercings swings his arm. It can be seen that the fight has already been sold.

“Ora!”

With a shout, the man’s fist came straight towards my face.

However, the punch was extremely slow.

It would be difficult to hit me with it, wouldn’t it?

Thinking about such unnecessary things, I catch the fist with my hand.

“Huh?”

The guy with piercings looked stunned as his punch was easily caught.

This guy has too many openings. The drunk guy at the bar who was trying to pick a fight with me looked much stronger.

I thrust my right foot forward and lightly kicked the man in the stomach.

“Gah!”

With that, the man was blown backwards and fell.

I can’ t believe how easy it was.

He looks like the type of guy who would be beaten to death by goblins.

“You son of a b#tch.”

This time, a muscular man came at me.

But this man also moves slowly.

I avoid his fist and counter punch him on the cheek.

“Buft!”

The man’s huge body thudded and he fell on the concrete.

“W-what, what the hell?”

The remaining man runs away without helping the two fallen men.

Rika, who was watching from behind, looked at the delinquents in disgust.

“That was so easy. Did they just pick a fight with us?”

“Weak~.”

Yuki seemed to be disappointed with the delinquents’ strength.

“If Yuta hadn’t intervened, I would have beaten them half to death myself.”

Nishinomiya cracked his knuckles in disappointment.

I really don’t know what to do if the two people behind me get their hands on them.

If the two behind me get their hands on them, they might end up getting a lifetime injury. because both of them don’t know how to holding back.

I’m glad I took care of it right away.

Just as I was taking a breath, I heard the voices of unknown girls echoing in the distance.

“Hey, isn’t that the rumored otherworldly harem that went away for two years?”

I shifted my gaze and saw girls in our uniform looking at us.

“The town’s delinquents are being beaten into a pulp ……. Scary.”

“He’ s really strong.”

“The four of them hang out together after school. After all, it’s a harem ……”

“Isn’t he brainwashing them?　I mean, he’s talking about other worlds.”

“Maybe four of them are planning to have a party…….”

Their gossip pours into our ears without stopping.

Why do these girls whisper so loudly that others can hear them?

It is one of the seven wonders of the world.

“Kya! He looked at us!”

“He’s gonna take us too!”

The girls were laughing while running away.

Huh. Even though it was something I was prepared for, it’s really hard on my spirit when I’m surrounded by rumors like that.

Is everyone okay?

When I turned around, I saw three girls whose faces had fallen, and had a ghostly atmosphere.

“… After all, my youth is no longer good.”

Then, Rika in despairs, putting her hands on the ground.

“I’ve been branded a harem member for the rest of my life …”

With tears in her eyes, Nishinomiya slumps her shoulders as if she has lost her strength.

“Uuu, Rika-chan, life is cruel.”

Yuki leaned against Rika as she trembled.

Oh, it is useless

Everyone was starting to lighten up, but in an instant, they were knocked to the bottom of the earth.

“Well, don’t be downhearted. We’ ve decided not to worry about those things at school.”

I tried to comfort them, but Rika was still crouched down and holding her head.

“That doesn’t mean I’m expecting being told suddenly like that outside of school.”

“That’s right. Sudden hits are bad for my heart …”

“My heart still throbbing ……”

Both Nishinomiya and Yuki covered their faces with their hands, looking pained.

Apparently, all three of them were not prepared.

I also seem to have a broken heart, and it’s the same thing.

“I-it’s going to be okay. Nishinomiya also has a smartphone now. You can get in touch with many people.”

“What makes you think I have anyone like that now? Even my old friends don’t come close to me because they’ve heard that I’ve become a delinquent.”

“Ugh……”

“These things are useless if I don’t have anyone to communicate with.”

I hurried to stop Nishinomiya, who was about to throw away her smartphone.

“Hold on, wait a minute. You can’t throw away something that expensive.”

“Because I don’t have anyone to register with right now. It’s just a box!”

“Wait a minute. After three weeks, Yuki and Rinka will be able to register, and I will be able to register, too. You just have to be patient until then.”

“What am I supposed to do for the three weeks ……?”

“Well, you know. Maybe you should study……”

“…..”

The three faded eyes suddenly sharpened and pierced me. Did they hate studying so much?

“No… Well, yeah. Why don’t you try playing with the new app or something?”

“An app?”

When Nishinomiya looks up at me, I spread my hands and try to explain.

“Yeah, we’ve been gone for two years, so I’m sure there are a lot of new things. Playing together with it also can be called a youth.”

“… Sure, that might be good.”

“Un. Looks fun.”

“… That’s right. It’s a decent proposal from Yuta-san.”

The three of them looked at me and nodded a little.

Nishinomiya has a lot of words.

And such a young lady, as if having regained her composure, straightened her posture and said.

“So, Yuta-san. Please look up some interesting apps for us by tomorrow.”

“What, me?”

“Isn’t it obvious? It’s just a waste of time for me to play alone at home. Please find something for the four of us to enjoy tomorrow.”

The other two seemed to agree with Nishinomiya’s natural selfishness.

“Oh, that’s nice. Let’s play a game together.”

“Let’s do it!”

Well, there are some applications that allow you to play party games with four people nowadays.

“I don’t have a smartphone right now to check the app.”

“If you want, I’ll lend you until tomorrow. It’s a hassle and I don’t need it right now.”

Then, Nishinomiya pushes her phone to me.

“Hey, this is Nishinomiya’s, right? My fingerprints or grease will stick to it.”

“It was already given to me anyway, I can just use it as a shared phone for the four of us for three weeks. It’s a necessary expense in order to regain our youth. If it gets dirty, I’ll just buy another one. Besides, I don’t want to be the only one who has to fiddle around with it and do research.”

“Oh so……”

Hmm, rich people are different, aren’t they? Although I have a feeling they’re trying to force me to play the role of researcher.

“Oh, I have to go home soon.”

“See you tomorrow after school”

“See you tomorrow”

With that, the three girls headed off toward the station.

“Huh. Seriously?”

I drop my face and look at the smartphone screen.

“Hmm?”

I saw the wallpaper on the screen already had a picture of the four of us on it.

When did she set it up?

……, well, it can’ t be helped.

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