Chapter 145 - Chapter 145: Epilogue
Epilogue
I thought I had returned to Japan, only to be flung back to another world.
It was the job of spreading the word of Izal and serving as an Apostle.
After all sorts of twists and turns, I was finally able to return to Japan again.
――That period lasted a full 2 years.
However, when I returned to Japan, only a few days had passed since I disappeared.
That part is truly a miracle of the gods.
It seems to transcend time.
If so, I wish you had sent me back immediately when the dungeon disappeared.
And so, I spent a total of 4 years in that other world, yet I don't feel like I've aged much.
Is this also the blessing of the gods?
It would be too sad if I were the only one to age and become an old man while being tossed around everywhere.
"Haa~"
Exhausted as I was, I sat down on the sofa.
"Gyu~!"
The Princess clung tightly to my body.
Sana and Kaorulko were also around, but if I stayed in the other world too long, I feared I might even forget about them.
Coming home after a long time only to find that children had been born and grown up――that would be painful.
"Princess, this time it's not my fault."
"Uu~"
She didn't seem convinced, but there was nothing to be done about it.
"Sana, did you hear from the gods?"
"Yes."
She had received information from the gods, so she showed no signs of panic.
She wore an expression of ease.
"Princess――since you have become an Apostle of Izal, things like this will likely happen often."
"W-will you ask to take me along too?!"
"I think that's a bit impossible..."
While the Saint Sana might be possible, she has her duties as the Saint of this world as well.
On the opposite side of the Princess, Nina came over and rubbed against me.
The moment my fingertips touched the soft black fur, a moist warmth spread through me.
With a deep color as if night itself had been woven into it, its appearance changed slightly with a sheen every time it caught the light.
Unconsciously, I stroked it back slowly once more.
Softness, warmth, a quiet sense of security.
Even in the other world, I was healed by Nina like this.
Though I couldn't say it in front of the Princess.
"N~an♥"
She rubbed her cheek against mine, and her tail stretched out straight and wrapped around in time with my hand's movement.
"Darling! Do that for me too!"
The Princess pouted her lips, but...
"Eh?"
Since she has no fur or tail, it is physically impossible.
"Muu~..."
Even though the Princess glared at me, the owner of the black fur pretended not to know and wagged its tail.
As I was exhausted while stroking the fur, a sudden sound of a table ringing came before my eyes.
Nina reacted with incredible speed and hid behind the sofa.
"What is it?!"
I jumped up as well, and saw an unfamiliar white tablet on the table before my eyes.
Where did it come from? It wasn't there before, and when I looked behind, everyone shook their heads.
Nina sniffed the tablet I picked up.
"Is this another joke from the gods?"
For now, I pressed the switch to turn it on, and there was a video file.
"Pochi-tta na"
"Daisuke, have you received it~"
"Eh?! Tetsuo?!"
The person appearing in the video was Tetsuo, who should be in the other world.
"With the miracle of the gods, it seems we can now send small things, so I tried sending this~. If the machine fails, it'll be a letter from the White Goat-san"
Was this tablet something bought here?
"We're not the Black Goat, you know."
Setting that aside, being able to communicate with the other world has various merits.
If there are things I can't understand with magic, I can ask specialists from the other world.
"That's right, the Dark Elf Elder wanted to meet Daisuke~. It's recorded in another video."
Come to think of it, there are other videos.
I was also in the other world, and I took videos of landscapes and animals with my handheld smartphone, etc.
Maybe those other-world videos would get some traction if I uploaded them to the net.
Though they might be treated as fakes.
I tried playing one of the videos.
"...If you come here, please stop by the village. The whole village will welcome you."
An Elder wrapped in black robes was shown.
"Daisuke-san! Is that person from another world?!"
Kaorulko peeked at the tablet from behind me.
"That's right, they are a race called Dark Elves."
"Can they use magic too?"
"They can. Yes――I collected materials on magic from other worlds, so I'll show you later."
"I'm looking forward to it!"
Kaorulko was happy, but the Princess watching the video shouted.
"Darling! Why is this woman blushing and wiggling! She's obviously suspicious!"
"No, no, Princess, it's just your imagination."
Sharp! Is this what they call a woman's intuition?
"I think she's suspicious too! That woman has very big breasts!"
Sana started shouting along with her.
"No, no, the breasts have nothing to do with it."
"If it's about chests, I have them too."
Kaorulko lifted her large breasts.
"Daisuke-san! My breasts are better than those sagging ones!"
"They aren't sagging."
Reacting to Sana's words, Kaorulko flashed a cold smile.
"Shall we compare them?!"
"......!!"
The two stared each other down, pushing their large breasts together.
Sana did not retreat even a step against Kaorulko's quiet pressure.
In the past few years, she must have become a top-ranking member whose skills and experience are no match for the Princess or Kaorulko.
An old man can't help but feel a warm glow seeing the growth of the youth.
"Now, now, don't stare at each other over something strange."
"Gauu!"
For some reason, the Princess suddenly bit into my neck.
"Ouch! That really hurts! Princess, that's no joke!"
"Shaaaaa!"
Nina, mistaking the biting as an attack, pounced on the Princess.
"Ah, man, this is a mess..."
Even if it's to protect the family, I've ended up in a black profession...
"Ding-dong, ding-dong, ding-dong!"
As I hung my head, the front door bell suddenly rang repeatedly.
"Someone's here. Haaai!"
When I went to the entrance, a woman in a one-piece dress with a robe over her head was standing there.
Her appearance was that of an adventurer mage class――heavy makeup, and a somewhat flashy exposure.
"If you've returned, at least say hello!"
A shrill voice hurt my ears.
"What is it, Kirara..."
Hearing my words, she raised an eyebrow.
"What do you mean 'what is it'!"
"I've been busy with various things..."
"More than that! What is this place! It's cold! It's hot! And it snows unbelievably!"
She seemed to be complaining about my hometown.
"You can't say such things to me. You should have stayed in Tokyo."
"The dungeon disappeared, so what can be done about it!"
"There are dungeons further south, right?"
"This is the forefront of the dungeons!"
Since this is where the scale is largest and various research institutes have moved here, that must be the case.
Even the gods would want to make this place, where their Apostle lives, the base of Izal.
"Okay, okay... oh my."
In the end, it seems almost everyone who was a top-ranking member in the Special District's dungeon has come.
What a hardship for them to be in the Testing Land, and such a remote area.
I let out a sigh.
Epilogue END