Kazuma returned alone to the Old School Building.
Nothing unusual happened.
After walking with Shinomiya-san for a while, Kazuma said goodbye and left.
Of course, the Wish List still hadn't been revealed.
This girl was extremely good at restraining herself.
He carried the dinner he had bought—fried skewers, rice balls, and drinks.
Sakurazawa Tomomi and the others had already gone home.
Tonight, Kazuma planned to first explore Nanakamado Nanaka-san's residence.
Naturally, he had no intention of bringing anyone else along.
He checked the location marked by the system for the Wish List and took out the Bamboo-Copter.
The ghost girl had already materialized.
She sat on the rooftop, golden hair fluttering in the wind.
Her delicate features were tinged with faint melancholy as she gazed up at the sky, seemingly indifferent to the raindrops falling onto her body.
"Want to try some?" Kazuma landed steadily on the roof, shaking the bag of fried skewers in his hand.
"I'm a ghost. I don't need to eat."
"Not needing something doesn't mean you can't enjoy it," Kazuma replied, removing the Bamboo-Copter and placing the bag beside her. "Even if you're a ghost, you must still long for human life. Or rather… you long for a youthful school life. I can tell."
Kazuma popped a meatball into his mouth.
"Mm. It tastes really good."
"…"
Seeing him reveal an intoxicated, thoroughly enjoying expression in front of her, Nanakamado Nanaka swallowed hard. This guy was deliberately tempting her.
In the end, she couldn't resist. She picked up a skewer of fried chicken and took a bite. "You're the one who told me to eat it. I didn't— Ugh, so spicy——!"
"Oh, my taste might not suit you. There are drinks next to you. Help yourself."
"!!!"
Feeling like she had been tricked, Nanakamado Nanaka grabbed a can of coffee and poured it into her mouth, then looked at the fried skewer in her hand. Although it was extremely spicy, the flavor was undeniably good. Gritting her teeth, she took another bite.
Even though it burned, the experience strangely had its own kind of fun.
"You're very popular at school," Nanakamado Nanaka said, hugging her knees as she looked at him. "That girl this afternoon—was her name Shinomiya Natsuha?"
Kazuma, who had been drinking water, froze when he heard that. "Oh? You saw that?"
"I did. She used your clothes…"
Pfft!!!
Kazuma spat out his water on the spot.
"What did you just say?!"
The golden-haired ghost wore a strange expression and repeated it. "Are people nowadays really that strange? But what does it feel like? I'm kind of curious——"
"No, only a few individuals are strange," Kazuma replied firmly. Then he glanced at Nanakamado Nanaka again. "Including you, Nanakamado-san."
"How am I strange? I'm just yearning for love and youth…"
"We'll set off tonight to see the place you mentioned," Kazuma said, decisively ending the topic. "I'm also curious about what this place called Paradise actually is."
"Tonight?" Nanakamado Nanaka's spirit lifted instantly, excitement overflowing. "Okay!"
Although she longed for youth and romance, her sisters were more important right now.
"Meow, I want to go too," Luna said, raising her head from her fish. "I will help Master fight."
"Yes, yes, we'll bring you along, Luna."
The little one was already a capable helper and possessed considerable combat ability. Kazuma naturally wouldn't forget her. Besides Luna, he carried the Electrolight Ball in one hand and wore the Reflection Cloak. It could be said he was fully armed.
In the Old School Building, Kazuma stared at Nanakamado Nanaka, who was standing in front of the Anywhere Door. Watching the ghost girl materialize and grasp the doorknob, Kazuma, fully prepared, felt a hint of curiosity about what would appear after it opened.
Would it be a Tsukumogami door trap… or Nanakamado Nanaka's sisters?
The golden-haired ghost took a deep breath. Following Kazuma's instructions, she opened the door while concentrating on the place she wished to go—
A man, a ghost, and a cat passed through the Anywhere Door and arrived somewhere completely different.
Stars glittered across the night sky. Compared to Tokyo, the stars here shone brighter and clearer. The air felt slightly hot. There was no sign of rain, and the chirping of insects echoed all around.
The warmth and the constant buzzing of cicadas made it feel unmistakably like midsummer.
But soon Kazuma realized that something was wrong. The temperature here was obviously not just because of the summer, but also because of the hot spring in front of him, and a black-haired woman lying in the hot spring, who was now dumbfounded.
That snow-white skin and plump, mature body, as well as the ample breasts floating on the water, were all stimulating Kazuma's nerves.
Damn… what's going on?!
He was completely frozen.
Not only him, but even the beautiful, mature woman, whose alluring curves were like a ripe peach and who surpassed most women, was also frozen.
Nanakamado Nanaka's mind shut down entirely. Where was this? Where was Paradise? Where were her sisters?
Three equally confused faces.
What on earth was going on?!
"Who are you people?!"
This beautiful and mature lady even forgot to cover her body. She personally saw a door appear out of thin air, and then these two people walked out of the door. The supernatural scene made her think she was hallucinating.
Those large, boobs also shook a few times, and the turbulent waves rippled in the hot spring.
With tremendous willpower, Kazuma forced himself to turn his head away. "This… does look like paradise, cough, well—are you Nanakamado Nanaka's sister?"
"????"
"I don't know her," Nanakamado Nanaka said in surprise.
Kazuma went blank.
He nearly fainted.
"Then why did you lock onto this place?! Why didn't you pick somewhere empty?!" Kazuma shouted furiously. "Don't tell me you're the reincarnation of Nobita Nobi?! Were you trying to sneak into someone's bathroom?!"
The boy nearly burst into tears, crying out in despair.
"Madam, I'm terribly sorry, this is all a misunderstanding—"
He had just begun explaining miserably when hurried footsteps rushed toward them.
"Mom?!"
"Hey! Who are you people?!"
Two beautiful girls ran out—the daughters of the woman in the hot spring. The moment they saw Kazuma, they screamed.
"Someone broke into our house?!"
"Help! There's a pervert——!"
Their screams alerted the neighbors and nearby villagers, and the area quickly grew chaotic. Meanwhile, the mature woman—who had almost been completely seen by Kazuma—remained seated calmly in the water, observing him with sharp, probing eyes.
"It's a misunderstanding! Nanakamado Nanaka opened the door—it has nothing to do with me!" Kazuma felt utterly wronged. Seeing that the situation was spiraling out of control and impossible to explain, he quickly put away the Anywhere Door and turned around.
"Run!!"
There was no point arguing—escape first!
"Stop right there, bastard!!"
The backyard descended into chaos. The short-haired girl chased after them aggressively, but Kazuma and Nanakamado Nanaka were far too fast. Their physical abilities were beyond normal. She watched in disbelief as the two kicked off the wall and leapt onto the towering fence.
They flipped cleanly over and disappeared in one smooth motion.
"Aoi? What happened?!"
At the entrance, neighbors who had rushed over gathered anxiously, asking what was going on. The short-haired girl named Aoi stomped her foot in frustration.
"A pervert broke into my house! They ran in that direction!"
"A pervert?"
"I saw him too—looked young, and not someone from around here."
"Could he be an outsider?"
"Don't worry about it so much. Everyone, hurry and search, and notify the police immediately!"
When most of the people had left, the black-haired lady, now fully dressed, stepped out. Her stunningly beautiful face carried a thoughtful expression. She walked to her daughter's side and spoke in a cool voice, "Aoi."
"Mom," Aoi quickly grabbed her mother's hand. "Mom, were you okay just now? Did those people do anything to you?"
"No." Tohka shook her head and asked calmly, "Did you see their faces clearly?"
"It was a bit blurry, not very clear. I only saw one man and one woman."
"And a cat," another long-haired girl walked over and added.
"If we catch them, we'll definitely make them pay!" Aoi stomped her foot. "Sister, why didn't you come with me to stop them?"
"That would've been too reckless," the long-haired girl shook her head. "Aoi, if those people had hurt you, that would have been even worse."
The two sisters had completely different personalities.
"But…"
"Suiren is right," Tohka pulled her younger daughter closer. "Aoi, you're too impulsive. In situations like that, your safety comes first."
"But Mom was seen naked by him…"
Tohka's calm expression wavered slightly, but it quickly returned to normal, as if being seen by that young man was an insignificant matter. Her eyes flickered faintly.
"In any case, don't act so recklessly next time. Also—if you get any information about those two, report it to me immediately."
After Kazuma and Nanakamado Nanaka escaped, he heard footsteps chasing them from behind. He quickly pulled the girl into the fields, found a patch of tall grass, and dove in. Only after the townspeople had gone far away did he finally let out a breath of relief.
Before them stretched endless rice paddies, and in the distance, mountains formed a continuous range. The sound of insects filled the air under a brilliant starry sky, creating a peaceful and beautiful scene.
But Kazuma had no mood to appreciate it.
He grabbed Nanakamado Nanaka's arm, his face dark.
With a half-smile that wasn't quite a smile, he said, "Miss Nanakamado Nanaka, could you explain what just happened?"
"I don't know." She frowned in confusion. "I was supposed to return to Paradise, but somehow I ended up here instead. Did your tool malfunction?"
"How could that happen?!" Kazuma waved his hand indignantly. "I'm not some blue robotic cat pulling out unreliable gadgets. My tools don't malfunction!"
"…"
"…"
The two stared at each other.
Unwilling to give up, Kazuma asked again, "That woman just now really isn't your sister?"
"Of course not!" Nanakamado Nanaka replied huffily. "How could I mistake my own sister? Besides, my sisters are all eternally seventeen. That woman clearly wasn't!"
After a long silence, Kazuma thought carefully.
"Then there's only one explanation."
"What is it?"
Nanakamado Nanaka looked at him.
"The so-called Paradise," Kazuma sighed, "is a separate special space—not part of the current world. That means the Anywhere Door can't connect directly to it. So instead, we were transported to this town in the real world, at the corresponding location."
"How is that possible?" Nanakamado Nanaka's pupils widened.
"Don't panic. Even if the Anywhere Door can't enter it, the positioning should still be accurate. There's probably an entrance somewhere near this town. Let's investigate the surroundings first and figure out exactly where we are."
For now, it appeared to be nothing more than an ordinary rural town.
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