Chapter 4 – The angel of a parallel world
After school on Friday.
Tatsuya was absent from the club activities and returned home.
The time was 5PM.
He was a bit late in returning home than usual.
After seeing that dream, Tatsuya checked the statuses of both of his parents.
He hadn’t particularly checked them so far.
As a result, he found out that his father’s strength was more than his outward appearance made it seem, but it was also a bit stronger than usual.
As Megumi mentioned a while ago, there wasn’t a skill like Demon Repelling Expert.¹
And then, today.
In the living room, there were 3 people sitting while facing each other, his aunt, mother, father, and the older brother and younger sister, Tatsuya and Saori.
……By the way, Tatsuya had been looking at Mary’s status in this occasion.
Full Name: Endou Mary
Species: Elf
Age: 32
Family Members: Father・Mother・Husband・One Child
Physical Strength: 107
Muscle Strength: 84
(The rest is omitted)
Although Tatsuya had also been expecting it, she wasn’t human.
And, he was also able to see skill names such as『Wind Magic』,『Healing Magic』, and『Fascinating Magic』.
(Aah, that was magic.)
Tatsuya thought back upon some memories.
“Well, there are some important stories……” (Tatsuya’s Father)
Tatsuya’s father, Tatsuji, started the conversation.
“First of all, it has been arranged so that Alicichan will attend the same school as Tatsuya. ……To be exact, when she passes the entrance examination one month later. But, I think it will be alright.” (Tatsuya’s Father->Tatsuji)
“Alicichan is coming here? Hooray~!” (Saori)
Tatsuya’s younger sister, Saori, raised a voice of joy.
As he hadn’t expected this story either, Tatsuya was also pleasantly surprised.
“Also, is she going to live in the house like before?” (Saori)
Saori asked not her father, but her aunt Mary.
Mary and her childMother and Child had been freeloading in Tatsuya’s house until about 10 years ago.
At that time, Saori was an onee-chan that was always stuck to Alicia.
“That is correct, it’s only Alicia this time.” (Mary)
Mary replied to Saori.
“Well, that now was the 2nd story. Alicichan was also separated from Japan for 10 years. Since she will not get used to it, please take care of her, the both of you. Even at school, Tatsuya.” (Mary)
“From when will she live here!?” (Saori)
This time, Saori drew near her father.
“It is from Saturday of next week. She will grow accustomed to Japan until the entrance examination.” (Tatsuji)
Although the period of until the entrance examination felt a little bit long, rather than challenging the examination in an unfamiliar environment, it would be best to have a preparation period of about a month.
As the time was exactly at the end of term examination, it was also fine for them to study together.
“So, it is.” (Tatsuji)
His father straightened his appearance.
“The reason Alicichan returned to Amales, do you know it?” (Tatsuji)
Such a thing was asked to the older sister and brother.
“Now that you mention it……why did she?” (Tatsuya)
“I don’t know.” (Saori)
Neither of the 2 people knew.
Ten years……8 years ago to be exact.
Alicia left Japan almost abruptly.
Saori and so forth had cried and hated it.
Even with such a thing happening, with ‘I will tell you when you get older’, they weren’t informed of the detailed reason.
“The reason is……because that child used magic turned towards a person.” (Mary)
Said Mary.
“Ah, that time……” (Saori)
“Come to think of it, it was soon after that.” (Tatsuya)
Older brother and younger sister agreed to what was said.
The brat that had bullied a girl in the park, Alicia had literally blown off him.
Alicia left Japan after that.
Well, Tatsuya didn’t remember much though.
The thing about the girl that had been bullied was about Youko, and it became a topic at that time, so he had remembered it for some reason or another.²
“……You guys, you were able to understand well. Normally, I think you would laugh like it is a joke or get angry.” (Tatsuji)
Towards the reactions of the older brother and younger sister, their father said so with a little drawn back-like feeling.
“”Well a little……eh!?”” (TatsuySaori)
The voices of the 2 people were in complete harmony.
It appeared that each older brother and younger sister had personally experienced something or other.
Tatsuya was surprised at the fact that his younger sister seemed to have personally experienced something the same as himself.
“……Well, let’s do that one later. Let’s finish talking about this one first.” (Tatsuji)
Tatsuya did a sigh of relief at his father’s declaration.
Honestly, he found it difficult to decide what extent it would be fine to talk about.
If he tried to think about it calmly, it was natural that it would turn into the flow of talking about the things he had personally experienced.
“Though, I was worried……I had prepared even a story to make you believe, but I wonder, is it also okay to abridge this?” (Tatsuji)
Tatsuya scrutinized the matters that were spoken about hurriedly while his father was troubled.
If his father’s story ended, next would be his turn.
If he chose the things he would talk about in advance, it would end without him saying unnecessary things.
——It came to be that he was able to see statuses.
It would be fine for him to say this.
If it was as usual, him being sent to a psychiatric hospital might happen, but if there were such things as magic and elves near himself, there shouldn’t be a problem.
——His girlfriend was a succubus.
……Although he was a little worried, well, Succubi would also be tolerated if elves were okay. Tatsuya thought about it optimistically.
——Incidentally, his lovers were also an ogre and a vampire.
……That would be out.
Not the race, but the number.
Tatsuya decided to only convey the fact that he was able to see statuses for the time being.
The talk also advanced while Tatsuya was thinking about such things; it was also officially announced that Mary was an elf, and a demonstration of magic was also done. Although their ears were long if speaking of elves, Mary’s ears were also, as a matter of fact, long.
It appeared that he was deceived by magic usually.
“Then, Alicichan is a half elf?” (Saori)
Although Saori asked thus, it was said that Alicia was also an elf.
Children of mixed parentage were said to be the species of either parent.
Now that he mentioned it, all 3 of Tatsuya’s lovers weren’t halfs, they were either species.
“Now, although I think it will be guessed any time now……it has been a secret until now, but Amales is a parallel world.” (Tatsuji)
His father said that the『Parallel World Japanese Army』film that Tatsuya and Kanae watched before was roughly non-fiction, and the parallel world that was the setting was called Amales.
Although Tatsuya had memories of being taken to Amales when he was very young, it had become vague in various meanings.
Whether his memories were manipulated by magic, or it simply was just too long ago, Tatsuya didn’t remember how it took place.
He didn’t have any memories of getting on an airplane or ship.
As there was no reason that they could go with a vehicle like that to a parallel world, it was an impossible story.
After that, it was basically about keeping the things like Amales and magic a secret. (Obviously)
Tatsuya and others were informed that it was fine to expose it to their friends they were able to trust and their lovers they had promised in the future.
“Now, it seems you both have various things.” (Tatsuji)
To such words of his father, Tatsuya confessed that he was able to see statuses first of all.
“Aah, it’s the same skill as Mother……your guys’ grandmother. Alicichan and Big Bro……Uncle Kōichi have it as well. Although I don’t have it……is it something of skipping a generation, I wonder? You, too, Saori?” (Tatsuji)
His father was convinced easily, and brought up the subject to his younger sister.
“I don’t have such a thing. Um, he’s going out with me……” (Saori)
“Aah, you had said things like you made a boyfriend. Soon, I want you to show me at least some pictures, but……” (Tatsuji)
Even this father, he seemed to not have a character that says ‘My daughter doesn’t do such things!’ even if his daughter had boyfriend.
“Um, the photograph is for afterwards still. ……And, my boyfriend……um, he’s a beastman.” (Saori)
“Hou, what kind of beastman?” (Tatsuji)
——Beastmen were also okay……
Rather than the story of his younger sister, Tatsuya had turned towards his father’s reaction.
If it was this degree, it would be fine even if it was a succubus, ogre, or vampire.
……but he wasn’t able to say it yet because there were was the problem of the number of people.
After that, with his father who was interested in his daughter’s boyfriend with one thing or another, the stories from his younger sister wanting to speak fondly of her loved one piled up……
Author’s Notes
It is a new chapter ‘An Elf Classmate (Temporary)’ from next time.
It is the official name although (Temporary). Just to be sure.