We rode in the car Kaida had prepared for us.
A little over an hour had passed since we left the city center.
We’d passed through Nerima and were now entering Yamanashi Prefecture.
We decided to take a short break at a service area.
“Whoa! Is this the famous service area food?!”
Lined up in front of the service area building were food stalls.
Skewered konjac balls, takoyaki, grilled skewers, and more.
The delicious smell of food drifted on the wind.
“Master~. I’m hungry~.”
“Alright, alright. What do you want to eat?”
“Everything~!”
Sinri went over to the skewered konjac stall.
Brown, spherical konjac balls were stuck on skewers.
They looked like they’d soaked up the broth well and seemed truly delicious.
Moron sister, your words and actions lately show a particular lack of intelligence. Are you a baby?
“Eh, what is it, Tenri~? You want some skewered konjac too? Too bad! This is Sinri-chan’s. If you’re jealous, then Teleport over here~ Heh heh heh~”
Get fat like a pig and be shipped off to the slaughterhouse, useless swine.
“Konjac has zero calories, so I won’t get fat no matter how much I eat~”
Sinri was munching away happily on the konjac. As for me… I bought an extra skewer of konjac and headed towards the car.
I knocked on the driver’s side window.
“Um, excuse me.”
The door opened, and nuuuu… a large man appeared.
He was a muscular man wearing sunglasses.
Apparently, he’s Niekawa-san’s son.
“Is there something you need from me?”
The man, who looked like the Terminator, asked.
“Thank you for driving. Here, if you’d like.”
He had been driving the whole way here.
I felt kind of bad, so I brought him this snack.
“Thank you kindly.”
Niekawa’s son bowed his head slightly and took the skewered konjac from me.
Contrary to his intimidating appearance, he has polite manners.
“About how much longer until we arrive?”
“First, we’ll go to a place called Shiojiri. It’ll take about two hours to get there. From there, we’ll take the local roads to Kiso, which is another hour. Then it’s one more hour from there to Kaida Kogen.”
Another four hours… Ugh… It’s far.
“Kogen-sama has arranged lodging for us in Kiso. The plan is to stay there overnight and head to Kaida Kogen the next day.”
“Oh, is that so?”
Kaida booked us a place to stay… How thoughtful.
I should send him a LINE message to thank him.
I’ve already sent it.
Apparently, Tenri had used my Smartphone to send the LINE message.
What’s more, Tenri was considerate enough to speak to me via telepathy.
“Um, excuse me… Niekawa’s son, are you, uh, aware of supernatural beings?”
“No, not at all.”
I see… Not everyone knows about supernatural beings (Monsters or humans from another world).
“Hm? But isn’t it dangerous to be near me…?”
Tenri sent me armaments. That means there’s a possibility of trouble (a fight) occurring.
I feel a bit bad about getting an ordinary person like Niekawa’s son involved.
“Thank you for your concern. But it’s alright. I keep myself trained.”
“I-I see…”
That’s certainly very convincing… He’s totally ripped.
“Nagano-sama, please don’t worry about me and just do as you please.”
“Thanks. You’re a good person.”
As we chuckled together…
Master. The idiot.
Idiot? Does she mean Sinri?
The idiot is being hit on.
…………..Huh? Hit on…?
Sure enough, in front of the food stalls, Sinri was being pestered by a man.
Sinri, the ultimate introvert, was flustered, going “Auh, auh.”
Thanks, Tenri.
It’s my job.
Between Niekawa’s son and Tenri, it’s helpful to have so many competent people around.
…As for Sinri, well, yeah.
“Sinri~”
“Master~!”
Sinri came over and clung to me like an otter.
“A normie hit on me!”
“Isn’t that great?”
Sinri looks like a beautiful girl, after all. Her looks, anyway.
“It’s not great! Receiving attention from a guy I don’t even like is just terrifying!”
“Oh, right…”
Well, I guess that’s how it is.
Right then, let’s see the face of the weirdo who tried to hit on Sinri…
“Huh? Demon Race?”
I knew instantly. This blond guy who was bothering Sinri… he’s from the Demon Race.
I knew it instinctively.
“!? H-How did you know…!”
“Eh, just a feeling.”
I’ve fought the Demon Race several times before. I can recognize their aura.
“Kuh…! [Sealed Barrier]”
Fuuzekkai?
Instantly, a Barrier deployed, centered on the Demon Race member.
The Barrier spread over a wide area. What is this…?
It appears to be a Barrier technique unique to this reality. It seems to separate the inner world from the outside, making it invisible from the exterior.
“I-I see…?”
So, what does that mean…?
From outside the Sealed Barrier, we become impossible to perceive.
Which means, we can go wild here without any problems.
It seems the supernatural beings on Earth possess this Sealed Barrier.
Ah, I see… So that’s why ordinary people like us couldn’t perceive magic or Monsters.
“If you’ve found me out, then it can’t be helped!”
The Demon Race member grinned fearlessly. Whoa, he looks kind of strong.
Come to think of it, how strong are the Demon Race members on Earth?
Could they be stronger than the Demon Race from the other world?
“My name is [One-Punch De-Kieryu]!”
Ah… (I get it now)