A Person With Inferior Ability Returns From Demon World

'Huh!　Of course not!

While everyone was having lunch peacefully in the classroom of Class D, the first year of Houraiin Jilin High School, a remarkably loud voice rang out.

Moreover, the voice belongs to a girl who has already attained the status of the number one Madonna of her school year within two months of entering the school, so she attracts a lot of attention, which causes Masato to shrug his shoulders.

''Well, well, Mari, oh, calm down,''

Right now, Yuto was pale in the face, completely regretting the fact that he had consulted with the World Ability Agency on the matter of the request from the World Ability Agency (it was supposed to be a normal part-time job here). Mari's swordsmanship was that much.

Mari huffed and reddened as she unexpectedly shouted loudly to attract attention, and finally sat down to calm down.

''But it's quirky, Yuto. I can understand what you're saying, Shirasawa-san. This isn't good, is it?

Hakamada Ichigo, an evil friend of Yuuto's, also agrees with Mari.

Beside her, Mito Shizuka, Mari's best friend and a member of the same kendo club as Mari, grunted and crossed her arms.

That's right~, taking a week off for a part-time job. There's no way they would ever accept such a reason~

Of course!　What are you thinking about?　Yuto!　And what's it like to go abroad on a part-time basis?　You're definitely being fooled!

No, no, I'm not trying to trick you.

You're being fooled!

Hi!

Masato is not an island to be haunted by Mari right now. Normally Mari is kind and ladylike to everyone, but this side of her comes out only to Masato... or rather, this side is the main one.

The company's part-time job, the expenses of going abroad, where does the compensation come from?　A company, you know, is a place that makes a profit, of course. They don't usually send ordinary high school students to a foreign country part-time and make them do something that pays well!

For Yuto, there's no way he can explain that the place that gave him the job is called the World Ability Agency........

Ichigo also intervenes in between the breathless Mari, as the conversation does not move forward.

The actuality of this is that it's not a problem.　Shirasawa-san has a point, and more importantly, for a week. Even if we were to say that you were sick, the school knows that you live alone, right?　I'm afraid Miss Beauty might come to your house.

'Ugh!　That doesn't taste good....

'Oh, by the way, Mr. Du. Where is the foreign country?　What do you do for a living?

Shizuka asks a question that everyone hasn't really asked before now. Some of the fundamental questions hadn't been asked because Mari was sowing opposition.

'It's ... in a country called Millimer ... and the content is protection ... like a security guard?'

Mari opens her eyes wide when she hears the name of the country Yuto mentioned.

''Yeah!　What did you say?　Yuto!　When I say Miremer, I don't mean a country with a military regime running a dictatorship!　It's a super-dangerous country that's recently been undergoing an escalating movement for democracy, and it's been splintering within the military government and is on the verge of civil war!　What are you thinking?　Are you trying to join the civil war!

'What?　Really?　But it's not!　It's not like that!

Shizuka is surprised by Mari's explanation.

''Hey that's already beyond the realm of a part-time job, Doudou-kun. You don't have to be Mari to object to that! Even I, as a friend, would definitely not want Do-Mori-kun to go to a place like that.

Ichigo put his hand to his chin as he listened and thought about something. He had a look on his face that said he couldn't quite figure it out.

'Hmmm, but isn't travel to such a dangerous country forbidden by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs?　You won't be issued a visa or a ticket. Are you an idiot?　That company,

Yuto is in a groggy state after being vehemently opposed by all of them from every angle, etc., but he is sensitive to the fact that he feels like he can't even tell a lie now, and he confesses.

''That's.......the ticket.......already in hand.

'Really?　What kind of power do you have over that company?

Mari and Shizuka are both surprised, but there's also something about them that is combined with anxiety. Some of them have come to understand that what Yuto is saying is becoming more and more realistic.

''Yuto!　Absolutely no!

Ichigo and Shizuka both nodded at this. All three of them think that if they say this much, Yuto will think they have no choice but to make that decision. However, they get a response from Yuto that goes against their expectations.

''Uh, yeah, but.......I can't say no.''

Why?

What?　What do you mean?　Yuto.

As a matter of fact I'm contractually obliged to...

What kind of deal?　Yuto, I was relieved to hear from Gaston-san, but isn't that a bit unusual for a company?　I'll call Mr. Gaston and ask him to persuade him to do the same.

Yuto was rather surprised that Gaston had a cell phone from what he'd just said. You're a vampire and you've been a bozo for almost 1500 years.

''And the fact that your job description is a security guard - it's a bit stinky, isn't it? I think it's too dangerous after all, Mr. Doe, don't you think?

Shizuka is still completely opposed to the idea. It's not surprising.

Yuto was completely troubled with tears in his eyes as his consultation backfired. It's been a long time since Mari was this angry. She tried to ask the three of them to help her, and as a result, she was completely away. Shall I tell you the truth already in a desperate moment?　I don't even think about it. About myself and the institution. And also that I'm a pretty strong person.

But I'm sure that if I say that, not only will I be trusted, but I'll even get the title of the painful guy who made me suffer from a junior high disease and I'll be given a blood feast by Mari.

''So when is it leaving?''

When asked by Mari, Yuto remembered the date of departure.

''Since today is Thursday........maybe the day after tomorrow, Sunday.......''

Is it that urgent?

Uh-huh.

Tired of being angry, Mari sighs heavily and just as the chime rings, signaling the end of the lunch break. Mari stood up with her hands on her desk as she had one separate class.

'Yuto, you'll have to decline today. You understand.

Yes.

He had no choice but to say so now. But Yuto knows that he can no longer refuse this request. He was thinking inwardly about what to do.

Then both Ichigo and Shizuka stood up to return to their seats, but as they did so, Ichigo casually pulled his face close to Yuto's ear.

''....Do you have time after school?''

After being told that in a whisper, Yuto looked at Ichigo. Then, he nodded lightly.

With that, the three of them returned to their seats.

As soon as the class was over, Yuto prepared to leave the school as soon as Ichigo told him to, and left the school. Then, Yuto arrived at the park, which was a little off the path that Ichigo had told him to take when he left school beforehand, and after exhaling lightly, he sat down on an empty bench.

It's a very good idea to be able to have a good idea of what you're looking for.

''Yuto, hoi polloi.''

Ichigo threw a can of coffee at him and Yuto caught it with one hand.

''Oh, thanks.''

Hey, hey, hey!

Ichigo raised his fatherly voice and sat down next to Yuto and opened his own can of coffee and sipped it. Masato also opens the can of coffee that he received from Ichigo.

''Nah, Yuto.''

What?

I know you're hiding something.

Boooooooo!

Yuto blew his coffee in a grand manner. Ichigo smiled bitterly as he watched it with his half-eyes.

''You really do have an attitude~''

Hey, what's going on?　Out of the blue.

Not all of a sudden. I've been thinking about it for a while. No, especially since the entrance ceremony...

Yuto looked at Ichigo, who was drinking a can of coffee like it was nothing.

'Because, you know, you're too crazy. You've been kicked out of your house, you're living on your own, and you're working desperately for a part-time job. That's why we're here, right?　Even if it wasn't me, I'm sure there's something to it. Each event doesn't quite connect, though.

Oh, really?

Yeah, well, there's more to it than that.

'What?　Do you have any more?

'Yeah..... Or rather the main reason for this one, though.

Yuto was a little nervous at Ichigo's unusually serious expression. He's known Ichigo for a long time. In the beginning, it was as if we became good friends just because we liked each other. However, it was more than we thought, and now we can call each other our best friends, Yuto thinks. Although they didn't confirm it by talking about it to each other, there was no need for Yuto and Ichigo to say it out loud either.

''It's... what?''

'I consider you my best friend. I can't even remember when it started.

What's this all of a sudden?

Masato is a bit embarrassed by the fact that Ichigo has said something he has never said before. But at the same time, he felt uneasy about what Ichigo was about to say.

Ichigo paused for a moment and looked at the center of the park.

''That you, I........have forgotten something.

..........

"It's not like it's just off the top of my head, you know?　I forgot that there was a person called you....

..........

Yuto received Ichigo's words and lightly lowered his eyes.

''I knew there was something going on.

Why is that?

Because you're not surprised and you're not angry.

No, no!　I was surprised when Ichigo said something weird, but I couldn't speak...

Yuto.

What?

Is that something I can't tell you?

..........

'Totally you're telling me something's up when you look at me like that.

Ichigo smiled bitterly.

At first glance, Hakamada Ichigo's first impression from the people around him was actually not very good, due to his light appearance.

Moreover, he doesn't have a bad face, and his ability to get along with girls makes him particularly unpopular with the men.

However, once she starts going out with him, she realizes that he has a surprisingly wet way of dealing with his male friends. Ichigo closely observes his male friends' personalities and conditions. He subconsciously tries to figure it out and follows up casually. And there's also an aspect of him that is extremely averse to having that follow-up exposed.

In that sense, Ichigo is a person who can be divided into girl friends and guy friends. He's direct with girls, but keeps a good, solid distance from them in a good way. With guys, he keeps his distance but is accommodating. This personality, if honed, could be considered a quality that would be fine in the center of any group.

At this point in time, Ichigo himself doesn't know himself to be that kind of person. There is a part of him that thinks he is a drier person, and he sometimes says and does things like that.

That's partly because Ichigo thinks that kind of persona is cool. It also means that he is still developing, which is not a bad thing at all.

'Yuto. I'm okay with whatever you are, you know?　No, it's more the fact that I forgot you... It was a bit excruciating, and twice. ...I've been meaning to tell you for a while now... I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

Yuto was silent. No, he didn't say a word. His own family is special. A family of people with abilities that are not ordinary. And he himself is an able-bodied person. In that sense, Yuto might not be normal. That's why there are certainly many secrets.

But that's all. Other than that, Yuto is a normal human being. To be honest, there was a part of me that felt uncomfortable hiding things from the person who had become best friends with that ordinary Yuto. Even if it was something that could not be helped.

Yuto never thought that his own hidden abilities would make the people around him think this way. While he could wield a powerful power by simultaneously activating his spiritual and magical powers, the side effect of that power was that the person who would be forgotten by those around him was himself, and he had thought that he was the only one who could endure that loneliness.

The only time I wielded this power was always to protect the people I cared about. And so I thought it would be forgotten, but that was okay. If those important people could be spared.

But it was different, wasn't it? Yuto thought at the unexpected apology from Ichigo.

Yuto changed this thought. Now, he might have caused his best friend in front of him, or the people around him, some distress.

With that thought in mind, Yuto made up his mind.

''Ichigo........''

Yeah?

I'm... sorry.

What?

'There was a time when I didn't tell you for a long time,'

Okay.

I'll tell you everything.

Yuto stood up and drank down his can of coffee. He then picks up two dead leaves from a dead tree that had fallen at his feet.

Ichigo watches in silence, though none of them have any idea what Yuto is going to do now.

Then Masato threw the can of coffee into the center of the park. And right after that, he clutches a dead tree leaf that Yuto picked up in his fingers and releases his arm in a horizontal cleave.

The dead, tattered tree leaf glided with impossible speed, like a master knife thrower in a story, and sliced the steel can of coffee that Yuto had thrown cleanly into three pieces. Furthermore, the leaves that tore through the steel cans didn't stop there, they also tore through the steel bars that stood at a distance of fifty meters at the back of the park, and the grip of the bars fell down with a thud.

''Ma, seriously........''

When he rolled his eyes and was stunned in amazement, Yuto laughed in annoyance and started to talk about himself and the Dou Dou Dou family. But as expected, he couldn't say anything about the Demon's Grotto and the demon world beyond the Demon's Grotto.

''Such a manga-like story...''

'I'm not surprised you don't believe me, but...'

'No, I can't say that if you show me this.

'Yeah, it's not Ichigo's fault. So I'm sorry.

'Haha, fine. It's good to know I'm not such a dishonest man.

'And Ichigo this thing........'

Yeah, I know. I'm sure you don't want to tell anyone, right?

Yes.

For Yuto, this is the only thing he needs to be sure to protect. However, Masato knows that Ichigo looks like this and is very tight-lipped when it comes to things that should never be said. That's also why he was willing to talk. He hadn't suspected it from the beginning, but with a relieved look on his face, Yuto sat down beside Ichigo again.

Because of that........Masato didn't notice that an unusually large amount of cold sweat was flowing from Ichigo's face......

''Ah, you know what, hi hi hi Yuto?''

Yeah?　What?　Awareness

That Yuto's face is a radiant expression. That's right, he has just now let out a secret that he hasn't told anyone since he was born. Yuto's face has turned into a brilliant smile, as if a huge weight has been lost.

''Ugh!　No, no ... well, that's the thing.

At that uncharacteristic attitude of Ichigo, who is getting flustered, Yuto's face turns dark as if he noticed something.

''That's right........this isn't normal....... You got scared, didn't you?　It's me....

'No!　It's not!

It's okay ... you don't have to do it.

Yuto stared forlornly into the distance. He had thought about this happening. But he wanted to ease the pain he was causing his best friend with his abilities, even if it was just a little bit. So I was prepared for this, too. He had to keep the secret strictly, though........

Yuto turned around with a smile as much as he could so as not to scare Ichigo, including his gratitude for being his best friend until now.

But Ichigo was gone.

''Oh, that?''

Yuto looked for Ichigo as he disappeared from sight.......and he could see the back of Ichigo's head below.

Ichigo was on his knees.

It was deeply on its knees on the bench facing Yuto in a splendid kneeling position.

'Hey, what are you doing?　Awareness

I'm sorry, Eugene.

What is...

Yuto, I felt a presence behind the bench where Ichigo was.

''Well, no way........''

'No, no I didn't expect to get into this conversation, did I?　I just thought you were hiding something about this part-time job... and I was just hoping to hear it...

As he said this, Ichigo had moved from his kneeling position to a five-body throw.

Yuto was blubbering and sweat was flowing from his entire body.

Yuto slowly.........checks behind him.......

''Mari!　Mr. Mito!

Mari and Shizuka were standing there with a surprised but mysterious look on their faces.

''Yi, Ichigo!　You~!

Yuto grabbed Ichigo's chest and became teary-eyed.

''No!　Sorry!　Because you wouldn't normally think that this is the kind of thing you'd want to talk about!

You can't talk to me like that!　I'll think of something!　What can you do about it?　I don't want to talk about this!　You idiot!　Rotten strawberries!

The tempestuous Yuto accused Ichigo of saying things, including the old bad words he was often told.

'Well, even if you said that, you came up with it on your own!　In general, if you have such an amazing skill, you can't even detect the presence of people!

I can't recognize a hint of a presence unless I'm aware of it, unless it's a murderous or harmful intent!

I don't know!　That's what happens when you make your own mistakes and set the mood!

Yuto let go of Ichigo and got his hands on the ground.

'Ah, it's over........ A lot of things are over........If it was just Ichigo, I would have managed it by force or by any means necessary, but......

Yuto mumbled through tears, mumbling like a survivor of humanity on the day the world ended. For Yuto, he didn't want to be heard, especially by Mari. Because, due to the length of their relationship, Mari would be the person who had been kept in the dark about this serious matter by Yuto for the longest time.

If she was going to confide in him, if the time came when she could confide in him, then she was the one who should sort out her feelings and tell him directly from Yuto himself, Yuto thought.

''Didn't I just say something disturbing?''

Ichigo rushes in, but Masato is in no mood to do so.

The Mari stands quietly in front of Yuto.

'Yuto,'

Hi!

At Mari's quiet call, Yuto reacts with a jolt to her back. It's honestly scary just how quiet that Mari's call is.

Would Mari be angry that she kept it a secret?　Or would they be creeped out?　Or would you still not believe it?　Lucky you didn't see it?　

But Yuto had obviously been seen and heard the exchange with Ichigo earlier. There was no point in getting jittery now, Yuto stood up. For Yuto, the secret has been revealed and he doesn't know what will happen now. But for now, we have to face it. Unwillingly, Yuto looks at Mari. Then, Masato was surprised.

Mari in front of him was crying.