Kannazuki-senpai who seem to have burnt out, somehow recovered from her shock and started to laugh as though she had lost it .

Fu, fufu ufufufufufufufu

Scary scary scary scary scary!! Kannazuki-senpai, youre really scary right now!

I unintentionally drew myself back . Just try looking at those at expressionless eyes and that smile . Who wouldnt get scared of that!

I was the stupid one . Although I knew that I was the only one who knows the most about how enchanting Seiichi-kun is I should have known that there was a possibility of this situation happening

Se, senpai?

Downcasted, Kannazuki senpai muttered something . Eventually, she raised her head slowly and smiled at me .

Since it has come to this, I just need to tie your limbs and confine you so that no one can ever lay their eyes on you .

GUAAAARRDDSSS!!!

Imprisonment is straight lunacy! I dont care who, anybody, bring over Telberts best guards!

Fu fu fu Theres no one who will bring a guard here . And do you think Id let anyone get in my way? My heart and my body, theyre all yours, Seiichi . And, your body and mind are mine . kay?

MY MIND IS BEING READ!? HALP!!! HAAALLPPP!!

Fufufufu . Im pulling this stunt because Im only thinking about you <3 . Only you are reflected in my eyes right now . Ahh, I hope that you accept these crazy feelings of mine~

Your passion literally makes me want to pass on! Wait, I cant afford to make dad jokes nowI!? Oh how I hate myself for even thinking such a stupid joke! For whatever reason, Kannazuki senpai was saying these frightening lines while bashfully smiling though, the light in her eyes were gone . As I hugged my trembling body, Al stepped in between us .

[I dont really get whats going on, but for now, I need you to get away from m-my Seiichi]

Oh, Al-san How cool! Hug me! Oh, how pathetic I am!

While Al and Kannazuki-senpai were glaring at each other, Beatrice-san timidly opened her mouth .

Um Shall we get some lunch?

Beatrice-san, you are one of the few people with common sense here .

As Al and Kannazuki-senpai agreed on a temporary truce, we ordered some food in the dining hall then sat in the vacant seats . Saria was happily enjoying her hamburger next to me . She didnt seem particularly concerned about Kannazuki-senpai . When I unintentionally smiled when looking at her, she tilted her head and looked at me .

N? Whats wrong?

No I was just thinking that it heals my heart just by watching you .

E? Really~? Ehehe~ Its embarrassing, but Im happy!

Saria resumed her meal, smiling . On the other side, Ogla-chan who was seemingly not really that interested in Kannazuki Senpai was, like me, eating omelet rice . And this doesnt really need to be mentioned but, Rurune was working on three servings of meal namely aHamburger Set, anOmelet Rice Set, and aBaked Fish Set all alone with gleaming eyes . And this was with her already holding back her appetite . She really was unwavering, huh!?

Whilest I was envying her , Al asked Kannazuki-senpai with a serious expression .

[Well? Who the hell are you? You said you were Seiichis childhood friend]

At Als sudden direct question, Kannazuki-senpai answered quite blatantly without hiding anything .

As you had just said, Seiichi and I are childhood friends, in other words, those who you usually call Heroes from another world .

What? Heroes? . Hm? Wait a minute then that means Seiichi is

Al turned her eyes to me with an astonished look . Beatrice-san, who got involved involuntary had the same expression as well .

I wasnt deliberately hiding it and I just couldnt find the good time to talk about itWell, those were all but an excuse, huh .

And so, I sighed and started talking in a voice where everyone could hear .

Thats right . I came from the same world as Kannazuki-senpai . However, Im not an existence as great as a Hero or anything of the sort .

Yes, I am definitely not Hero . I wasnt summoned as one after all .

Hah? What do you mean by that? From what Ive heard Kaizer Empire summoned a large number of Heroes .

Hahaha Well, you see, I was kinda bullied back there in that world . When the transition happened, the Hero summoning magic just didnt recognize me as one .

Wha!?

Al was shocked by my words .

Right now, Im slimmer and taller but back on Earth, my appearance was just horrible . Everyone hated me and, harassed me because of that .

Although those time was hard, there were still some people who would accept me as a friend, giving me strength to pull through it . Turning to Al who was lost for words due to the shock, I asked her a question I was never able to muster my nerves for .

Al are you disappointed in me?

What?

Its an entirely different appearance, you know? To the extent where youd be disgusted by it . My smelly odors and such are suppressed by skills now, but in the end, this current appearance of mine is nothing but a fake .

As I thought, telling them that I, like the Heroes, also came from a different world, did not make me feel uneasy . However, what I was really scared of was what Al and the others would think after learning of my true appearance .

But, they told me they love me . And thats why I wanted to tell them the truth . I know its a little late to be saying all this, even so I had continued to look away from this . Even if its only a little, I want Saria and the others to see my past appearance . That was why, meeting Kannazuki senpai here was a good motivation for my resolve, and the perfect trigger to start the talk about myself .

In order to show the appearance of my old self, I collected my own shape from my memories and created a magic that envisioned it onto the palm of my hand .

Figure

When I casted the newly created magic, my old figure appeared on top of my palm . At that time, the classification Seiichi Magic was flowed again into my brain, but I paid it no mind .

Scrubby, fat body . Coarse face filled with foul acnes . Although it didnt reproduce the smelly odor, it was enough to make anyone physiologically disgusted .

This is the old me . One who was helpless and always bullied . .

Seiichi-kun

Kannazuki-senpai looked at my palm with a sad expression .

I guess it was hopeless after all . Rather than a person like me, there should be someone more suitable, much more deserving, for both Saria and Al . Therefore .

But Seiichi is Seiichi, arent you?

As if it was the most natural thing the world, Saria just said so casually, tilted her head in wonder .

Eh?

As I said, Seiichi is Seiichi . Whether it is the past Seiichi, or it is the current Seiichi, nothing has really changed .

Bu, but is that not the case? I mean, look . Doesnt it make you feel disgusted?

Why? Why does Seiichi disgust me?

Why, you ask well, the looks are

Even if your looks changed, your personality didnt change, right?

Eh? W, well I guess my personality didnt change

Yeah, his personality hasnt changed .

For some reason, I also got Kannazuki-senpais acknowledgement who had been observing me for a while .

And therefore!

Huh?

The one whom I love is Seiichi who gets easily surprised, tsukkomis , and jokes about little things Seiichi who merrys everywhere, Seiichi who laughs wholeheartedly!!

Saria

Because its Seiichi I love you because youre Seiichi! Whether it is the past, present, even from now on aaalways! Because its Seiichi and Ill only love Seiichi!

!

Saria floated a sweet smile and said it to me . At the dumbfounded me, Al likewise opened her mouth .

I was wondering what you were going to say So, what of it?

Even you, Al

Seiichi . Tell me, what did you see back then in the Telbert? You think Im going to hate you just because of mere appearances? Dont make me misjudge you .

Im not the only one . Telberts lot is the same . Why would those, who had accepted me, a person labelled a calamity, hate you for something like that? Just as my calamity was nothing but a quirk to them, your appearance, everything that makes up who you are, Seiichi, will be nothing but a personal quirk to them too . Our personal issues dont define us in front of them .

The appearances of those from the guild headquarters, who lived a life faithful to their desires, appeared in my mind . What would happen if I had visited the guild headquarters while in my past form? That thought suddenly came to my mind, so I tried visualizing it .

And

Mu! Seiichi-kun! Your belly is flabby! Now, lets aim for brilliant muscles along with me! First, lets do 1000 sit-ups for warmup!!

Oh my, that body of yours Doesnt that make you want to show it to the people in the street? Doesnt it? Now, lets get naked! Liberate yourself, for the true freedom awaits you right outside the door!

Want to do it? [Mabbos note: The RAW said: Yaranaika? . OMG, Im dying of laughter!]

I could only imagine how easily theyll accept me . On the contrary, they might even try to drag me to their kinks . That realization made me tremble instead . At that moment, a gentle smile crossed Als face as she said to me .

Besides As Saria said, I also like you because its you . You who accepted all of me, along with my Calamity

The way I put it might be, you know but this is precisely why I can make it clear now .

Saying that as the preamble, Al opened her mouth despite how bashful she was, ignoring the beet red cheeks she had . She declared it, loud and clear .

There is no way for me to love anyone other than you, Seiichi . I know its a bit too girly and doesnt suit me, but From the bottom of my heart, I truly believe you are my destined partner .

!

For now and forever, my companion is only youSeiichi . No one else but you .

Al said it to me as she blushed .

Why, for you to have gone to that extent

Seiichi onii-chan .

Olga-chan?

Im was a slave, but Seiichi onii-chan, didnt care I was very happy

Back then and even now, Seiichi-oniichan remained the same . Even someone like me, who has been with you, for just a short time understands that .

When it was hard you hugged me petted me So, this time its my turn .

Olga said as she then approached me, hugging me with her small body, while stroking my head gently .

There, there

Upon hearing Saria, Al, and Ohga-chans words tears flooded down my cheeks before I knew it . Even though I believed them, I was afraid to reveal my past . Afraid to show them my former self . Even though I knew that, that wouldnt happen, I was still scared . That was why I was really happy . Happy, that they had accepted my past-

!

At that instant, something abnormal happened to my body . No, calling it abnormal wasnt the right word . It was as though my body and mind had united, giving me a sense of complete attunement with my body .

Of course, I had always been able to move my body as I wished, but this was different . Now that Saria and the others had accepted me of that time, I I was finally able to accept myself, both the me from the past and the present . As a result, I - the individual called Hiiragi Seiichi, felt that my body had completely merged with me, becoming my own .

While I was feeling bewildered by the sudden change though the sensations that remained wasnt an unpleasant one Beatrice-san, who had been silently observing the development said in a gentle tone .

Seiichi-san, as Saria-san and the others said, you are what you are . Everyone loves you as is . Please dont forget it .

Yes

As I replied to her while wiping my tears, I suddenly noticed Rurune staring at the figure of my old self on my palm .

Rurune? Whats wrong?

Master . That appearance was the appearance of masters former self, wasnt it?

Eh? Ye, yeah . Thats right

Slurp .

Wait, did you just slurped your saliva!?

HUH!? I, intentionally . The present figure of yours is already so wonderful, but my masters old form also seems so greasy and appetizing

You plan to eat me!?

Rurune didnt seem to be repulsed by my former self as well, but for some reason, her eyes gleamed and she drooled as she looked at my former figure In a way, wasnt this dangerous?

On seeing Rurune, who didnt seem to be fazed by anything, a smile floated on Sarias face as she said .

In addition, didnt Seiichi eat The Seed of Evolution? Thats why, Seiichis current appearance is undeniably the real thing!

Eh?

Ju, just now Did you say The Seed of Evolution just now!?

Stupidly, I raised my voice at Sarias words, while a look of astonishment crossed Beatrice-sans face .

Yup! The Seed of Evolution! The thing I and Seiichi also Rurune-chan ate!

Ah, that really nasty-tasting nut, right? That thing was unimaginably bitter even as I recalled it now!

N, no way To think it actually exists

Come to think of it, The Seed of Evolution was the only thing which effects were unknown even after I appraised it . However, as Saria had lived in the Forest of Endless Sorrow, she seemed to well-informed about it, though I hadnt thought of asking her about it . All I knew was that it was purely an extraordinary seed . And now, another individual, aside from Saria, who seemed to be familiar with The Seed of Evolution, has appeared .

From how surprised Beatrice-san was, it looked like it was a seed more ridiculous than what I thought . Until now, I had never tried to find out about it, but this might be a good opportunity for me to learn more about it as well .

Um Beatrice-san, do you know what The Seed of Evolution is?

Oh yea, that The Seed of Evolution thingy was also mentioned back then when Rurune was transformed into a human, huh

While Al was recalling the time when when Rurunes transformation happened, Beatrice-san, who had regained her composure a little, started talking .

Listen here, okay? The Seed of Evolution is, in factA fictional seed .

Eh? Fi, fiction?

I inadvertently let out a dumb voice to her statement .

Yes, its fictitious . Because no one knows where it comes from at all .

Eh? Th, then how couldThe Seed of Evolution existence be known?

Your doubt is well-founded . However, there was one book that has recorded information regarding The Seed of Evolution . Its said that Its a miraculous seed that is capable of raising the rank of an organism, the only absolute plant that the gods couldnt predict .

Erm so, what does that mean?

In other words, The Seed of Evolution originally never existed

Huh?

I became increasingly confused . No, it existed because eating it was what has allowed me to survive until now .

Maybe I should put it this way to make it easier to understand? All the phenomena in this world are events planned by the gods In other words, they are predestined, so the gods know everything about them .

W-Well, how God was called omniscient and such was similar, even on Earth . I supposed God could probably have our lives in His grasp as well . However, if the story was true about how God oversees all the things in this world, then there should be nothing in this world that is beyond Gods grasp

And, The Seed of Evolution is something that such gods have failed to grasp An unpredictable existence, one that has completely detached itself from fate .

That is to say For the Gods, The Seed of Evolution is a completely unidentified thing, a matter that perfectly shrouded in mystery?

Exactly .

The level of the conversation had escalated through the roof, hadnt it? Isnt such complexity more than an ordinary person like me could handle? THIS . This was something only for enlightened men!

B, but, how do you even ascertain it? Directly asking it to the Gods?

Yes .

Now thats unexpected!

Directly asking the gods!? No, in a sense I also did have a conversation with a god, so it wouldnt be all strange to directly converse huh!

How do you ask them?

Thats right Ive now understood that Seiichi-san comes from a different world, so its not a surprise that you dont know about it . Actually, this world has already been abandoned by the gods .

Im sorry, I did know it .

Ive heard about the beings called God that reside in places like dungeons and so on, but those are different No, I guess it would be more accurate to say that the world has been deserted by the gods from the higher dimensions .

Certainly, the Black Dragon God whom Ive defeated were also revered by humans as a god as well, although he was nowhere near the God who transported us to this world, so I kind of understand .

Be that as it may, long time ago, we were still blessed by the Gods bliss . But, at one point a conflict happened amidst them .

What?

One of the Pillar Gods attack the other gods, as he was aiming for the throne of the King of the Gods . The other gods didnt stay silent as they got attacked, they put up resilient resistances, beginning a fierce war between gods . Because this worlds resident at that time were supporting that Pillar God, we were ultimately left all alone by ourselves . Of course, the war ended with the opposing side as the winner .

Um May I ask why the people of this world supported that Pillar God?

There are various theories but, the most likely one would be that we, humans, were spoiled by Him .

Despite there were already so much mysteries shrouding The Seed of Evolution, wed come this far only to find more puzzles? Where was that certain High School detective with a child body when we need him?

Maybe she figured out I was at sixes and sevens, Beatrice-san courteously explained it to me .

Seiichi-san, do you think its alright to always be pampered?

Thats

I think I can envision it to a certain extent . Humans, who were spoiled by the God, who have lost the necessity to do anything would just further degenerate .

Please think about it . A world without any disaster, where monsters no longer existed, and disputes among people ended before it could ever happen . I truly believe it would be a very beautiful world . However, wed also lose the emulation named Competition between us, and would always be provided the best environment possible by the Gods, and eventually lost the desire to live an even better life . We would lose our Evolution as a human .

What Beatrice-san was trying to convey, I understood . Of course, if war were to disappear, it would be wonderful thing . A peaceful world would be a place where everyone dreamed of . One that resembled a utopia . However, as a result, it would also cause the value of the existence, known as human, to disappear as well .

If the story Beatrice-san told us were true, then not only conflicts, we would also live comfortably and provided with everything in all aspects . That was, until the extent where you wouldnt even need to move at all .

To only stay alive . A world solely for that purpose . And Evolution wouldnt exist there .

I wasnt saying that humans evolve just to fight . It isnt just wars . Humans, who were spoiled by the God, could grow an abundant crops of any kind . They could live efficiently with minimal effort Because it had become such an environment that they abandoned the need to think for themselves, and change .

Although the foreword got a became a bit longer than expected, I tried to tell you there were times like that . And so, that Pillar God who was defeated by other Gods is sealed beneath this land .

In this world!? Does that mean he didnt die yet!?

It is a God after all, he wouldnt get destroyed that easily . Even more so, if he was a being of higher dimension, being humans, we could never even hope to lay even a finger on him . And the byproduct that showed up by chance when he was being sealed by the other Gods, was nothing but a seedThe Seed of Evolution .

It was a no-joke; the story was too magnificent I couldnt follow .

The human who was able to discovered The Seed of Evolution was the author of the only book that scripted the description of The Seed of Evolution, and the past Heros Sword InstructorHis Duchy Zeanos Zeford .

!?

And now the Forest of Endless Sorrows Dark Aristocrat name, Zeanos, came out!?

Zeanos tale of tragedy in the era where the Pillar God had been sealed, where monsters appeared and disasters occurred, wars waged and conflicts broke, is still being narrated to this day . He, who was betrayed by the kingdom he served, ditched by his beloved wife, disappeared from this worlds light . At the time before he vanished the time he was yet to be betrayed by the kingdom, he discovered The Seed of Evolution . And then he knew, as he asked the gods, that The Seed of Evolution was something even the Gods fail to predict . His Duchy judged that The Seed of Evolution was something he would never be able to handle, so he handed it to the Gods .

However, The Seed of Evolution couldnt be destroyed even by the power of the gods . There was speculation among researchers, but it was said that The Seed of Evolution was probably the byproduct of the enormous power used by the gods when they sealed that one God to this place, the so-called crystallization of power Present researchers consider The Seed of Evolution to be merely a fictitious seed and havent studied it a great deal, so, for the time being, that theory is continued as a historical research .

So that was why that was the reason why Zeanos seemed familiar with The Seed of Evolution

Because Zeanos holed himself inside that cave, the possibility of him went out to the forest to find them was low, huh . Or maybe he just couldnt get out from that cave . The dungeons name was Forest after all .

Also, wouldnt Mary, the maid who served Zeanos not necessarily have to die if he found the Seed of Evolution? Was what I thought, but she died long before that huh, it couldnt be helped .

Nevertheless if the Seed of Evolution exists in the Forest of Endless Sorrow that would mean that the gods threw the seed into that forest because they couldnt manage it, right? That was it, wasnt it?

By the way, the gods who had received The Fruit of Evolution from Lord Zeford were troubled over how they should deal with it, so it was sealed in a place unknown by us, just as the Pillar God was .

They definitely did not sealed it! They just threw it away!

I have a feeling that that was definitely the case! They must have thrown it away! Thats because the clever monkey and aqua wolf were competing for it normally! If they wanted to seal it, they shouldve done it in a much stricter manner!

Oh yeah, when I read The Monologue of Zeanos the Dark Aristocrat, it was said when he lost Mary, Zeanos was hiding in a certain forest Come to think of it, wasntRevival Grass which is the basis of Elixir that could revive human, was why Zeanos was in theForest of Endless Sorrow, not because the Gods sealed The Seed of Evolutionthere?

I couldnt hide my surprised expression from how the strings connected in weird places .

Do you understand? If what Seiichi-san ate was really The Seed of Evolution it will bring a great impact to this world .

You might not believe this, but my appearance has changed into my present one because I had eaten The Seed of Evolution .

Lets see If the description about The Seed of Evolution left behind was correct, then though Seiichi-sans look has changed, because your rank as an organism has increased, it would be more accurate to say that you have literally been reborn . Thats why, your current appearance is unmistakably your own appearance .

All I could do was be stupefied . Then, Saria told me this with grins on her face .

I told you, didnt I? Seiichi is Seiichi!

What flowed after hearing those words was not tears, but smiles .