After that, I was completely soaked in the World Tree’s lake, and after about four days, my body finally felt right again.
「Yeah, it’s settled. You should be good now」
For some reason, I got the OK from God-sama who’s wearing a nurse outfit cosplay, and I started getting dressed.
「Oh, by the way, Rina-chan’s parents are still alive in this world」
「Huh?」
Did she just casually drop something super important?
「I explained this before, but when we reincarnate someone, we adjust things so that they’ll be happy. In that process, they either get reborn immediately, or they live out the rest of their natural life in this world before reincarnating. Rina-chan’s parents both chose to live here」
「But… how am I supposed to explain that…?」
「Ah, remember what the Student Council President told you? Use the power you’ve been given properly…」
「Still… in this case… wait, I can use Appraisal!」
「Yup! I’ve been thinking for a while now, just use it already! But you kept forgetting…」
「Ahh… haha…」
「Sigh… well, try it out now」
「Alright then… Appraisal」
「Hmm… let’s see… my height! It increased! 185 cm!? I’ll skip the three sizes, but it even gives BMI… this thing could beat TAN◯TA…」
「Skip that part! Check the magic section instead!」
「Uh… elemental magic, healing magic, enhancement, ‘Space-Time Magic’… wait, Space-Time Magic!?」
「Yep yep. You can’t time travel or anything, but you can use things like item boxes or teleportation」
「Eh… I’ve never been able to use those before… why now?」
「Ah… that’s because you’ve got crazy high aptitude, Hikari-chan. Remember that attack you unleashed when you awakened? That used space magic too」
「Ah… now that you mention it… the way it hit was kind of abnormal」
「Also, your power works by giving your abilities to your harem members and receiving something in return. Think about it. Healing magic can’t regrow a hand in perfect condition, or restore burned cells. Growing hair or fully restoring a body? That’s not healing. That’s regeneration」
「True, now that I think about it, it was more like regeneration than just healing」
「So yeah, you’ve gained the power to cross between worlds」
「…What?」
Did she just drop another bomb on me…?
「Anyway, I’m gonna go check on Rinka-chan」
「Eh? Hey! Wait!」
She’s gone… Well… I guess I’ll try some things out.
First… let’s try using the Item Box.
I focused on placing a nearby stone and some mushrooms into a pocket dimension.
「Ah… it went in」
They disappeared from my hand.
Next, I focused on pulling them back out.
They reappeared in my hand.
「I guess it is convenient…」
After that, I tried a bunch of things…
Max range is 2 meters
Living things can’t be stored (tested on some bugs)
Magic power cost is negligible
Can’t store magic itself
Liquids like water need to be in a container, or things get messy when retrieved
Storage capacity is unknown
「That’s about it, I think」
As I was organizing that in my head, there was a knock at the door.
「Come in」
Kagurazaka-san timidly stepped inside.
「It’s been a while. Are you feeling okay?」
「Huh, Kaminagi-san? Um… yeah…」
「That’s good to hear. So, what’s going on?」
「Well… I woke up in an unfamiliar place and… I was wondering where I am…」
「Um, did anyone explain it to you?」
「Kind of… but it’s hard to believe…」
「Yeah, I get that. It’s pretty unbelievable.」
「Kaminagi-san? You seem used to this…」
「It’s my second time in this world.」
「Huh?」
She looked at me like I was talking nonsense.
「You’re not really Kaminagi-san… are you?」
「Why not!?」
「You’ve changed so much I can’t even tell who you are anymore…」
「I see… I did spend five years living in this world.」
「Five years!? Then what about the world we came from!?」
「Oh, don’t worry. I just mean I spent five years here before. Since you arrived, it’s only been about a week.」
「I see… but even so, there’s no way back, right…?」
「Actually, I think we can go back.」
「Eh?」
「I’ve learned teleportation magic.」
「So we can go home then…?」
「But before that… God-sama, you’re watching, right?」
「I’m watching～」
「You called us here for a reason, didn’t you?」
「That’s right. I’ve got a job I want you to take.」
「A job…? What kind of job?」
「Well, someone should be showing up soon to explain.」
As God-sama looked toward the door, Aerith came rushing in.
「Yuuki-sama! Something terrible has happened! Wait… huh? Everyone’s already gathered?」
「What’s going on, Aerith?」
「About half a month ago, monsters started attacking the area near a dungeon city southwest of our kingdom. My father went there to assess the situation and plan a response, but things aren’t looking good…」
「So that’s why he wasn’t at the castle when we left… Alright, leave it to me.」
「It sounds like the village chief will be heading out as well. The departure is in three days.」
「That’s… pretty bad, isn’t it?」
「Yes. Even our mages have been defeated. Most of the locals fled, but about ten percent stayed behind to fight. Half of them have already lost their lives.」
「I see… then I guess we should gather some reliable allies.」
「Allies?」
「Yeah. We’ve got strong companions here, but I also have people I can count on from my world.」
When I said that, Aerith narrowed her eyes at me.
「Are they… women?」
「They are, but…」
「Hmph…」
Why is Aerith sulking…?
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Author desu.
With the start of the otherworld arc, the protagonist’s sudden power-up might feel abrupt…
But I’ve been setting it up since the end of Volume 2, like the regeneration of the child’s body or growing Mary’s hair.
Actually, the protagonist has reached a level of strength like a typical OP protagonist… but he’s completely unaware of it.
He’ll gradually come to realize his abilities over time.
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