That Time I Got Sent to Another World Where All of the Girls Are Super Hot and Super Into Me Because I Am Super Strong and Have Very Powerful Abilities that God Gave to Me Because Me and Them Were Friends When I Was in Grade School and God Is Actually A Loli Who is Also in Love with Me Because I Am A Super Epic Person Who Will Defeat The Demon Lord Who Threatens The Entire World but the Demon Lord Actually is in Love With Me and the Demon Lord is a Super Hot Busty Babe Who is Actually Just Trying to Get My Attention Because I Have a Cellphone That Can Contact the Internet and Can Get Anything Shipped To Me Within 2 Days But I Barely Need It Because I Am Actually the Most Strongest Guy Alive Because I Have Super Strong Powers Like Being Able to Lift Your Mom Really Easily Which is Nearly Impossible Because Your Mom is So Fat But is Actually A Secret Anime Busty Babe Who is Really into Me Because I Am Super Cool and Better Than Your Dad Because He is Super Lame Which I Am Not

Special Ep 2.39(pt 2) - That time I was reincarnated into another world and fought a Warrior of Justice

I sat down on the beach blanket, trying to put out of mind any thoughts about mysterious ninja pick-up artists, or any kind of plot details in general. It was time for the beach picnic, and I was excited to get started! Bonbon was busy unpacking the basket, setting out plates and a few boxes that contained the food. I rubbed my hands together in anticipation.

We'd brought some meat to barbecue, and by a request from Bonbon, I'd also made some onigiri to go with it! (TL Note: Onigiri means Jelly Donut). I'd left most of them plain to go with the meat, but I'd filled a few of the rice balls with various ingredients to try to replicate the taste of home. I couldn't find any Artificial Tuna Slurry, so I'd had to use some actual tuna and mayo. Besides that, we also had sour plum, salmon, pulled pork, and Nacho Cheese, filling out most, but not all of the standards I was used to. My mouth was watering just thinking about it!

"I'm excited to try a new rice dish," Bonbon admitted. "We don't really use rice for cooking here, although I've heard rumors that the Demon Realm uses it quite frequently."

She unrolled her weird backpack roll thing and casually pulled out a charcoal barbecue, setting it on the sand. She cocked her head towards me, giving me a look that was either suspicious, seductive, or both.

"Where were you from, again, Hiro-san? I've meant to ask, since your recipes are so unique, but..."

Uh-oh... This was bad! She was asking where I was from? But I was from Neo-Shinjuku! Another world! I couldn't let her know that I was a reincarnator. I didn't have a particularly good reason why I couldn't tell them about it, but the fact that they didn't immediately recognize me as being from another world the second I arrived must mean that this setting was "reincarnators have to keep their past life a secret".

After all, if I let my secret slip that easily, then what would I use when I needed a dramatic misunderstanding later? It's not like I had any real notable character traits or growth. I mean, I was super powerful, but it's hard to misunderstand the threat of violence. I had to preserve my secret! At all costs!

"Um... definitely this world," I reassured her.

She stopped what she was doing and stared at me, as if I'd said something incomprehensible or something.

"Over, uh... that way." I continued, pointing in a random direction.

"That way?" she repeated.

I nodded.

Bonbon sighed, leaning over to get the box of chicken skewers we'd prepared.

"'That way', huh?" she mused, shaking her head. "I suppose if you don't want to tell me, it doesn't truly matter. It's all the same to me so long as you continue to show me your recipes."

I wiped one comically-large sweat droplet from my forehead, unholding my breath. That was close! I'd almost had my big secret discovered! I smiled at Ciel and Wanda, who were both staring at me.

"A-anyway, we should probably get started on the food, huh?" I asked. "I'm starving!"

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"Thanks for the food!" I said, tossing my empty skewer into the air, so that Wanda could jump and catch it in her mouth. She returned it and I gave her headpats while Bonbon and Ciel cleaned up the plates.

"Those rice ball things were really good!" Ciel declared. "The chicken was great too, Bon-chan! I guess it's a good idea to travel with a cook, huh?"

I finished off the last bite of my onigiri, sighing to myself.

"Yeah... they were really good, but I just wish I'd been able to replicate some of the other flavors. A Cool Ranch onigiri would have been perfect."

Bonbon paused in what she was doing and casually reached over, taking a notepad out from her knife roll.

"Cool Ranch...? What's that?"

I chuckled to myself, reaching over to give her headpats for such an innocent question. She tilted her head out of the way, but Wanda lunged in, pressing her cheek against Bonbon's to receive the headpats instead.

"Well... you guys have Ranch dressing on this world, right?" I asked.

She arched an eyebrow at me, but nodded. "Of course."

"Well," I explained, "It's like that, but cooler."

She started to jot something onto her notepad, then stopped, looking up at me. "Um... when you say 'cooler', do you mean-"

"Not so fast!" a voice cried out, interrupting my impromptu cooking lesson. "You did not think I had truly fled, did you?"

I turned to look at who was being so noisy, only to find that ninja girl from earlier, striking a defiant ninja pose on top of the tallest object around: one of the towers of Wanda's sandcastle. Her scarf was flowing in the sea breeze, and she was staring at me, one hand raised with two fingers extended along the bridge of her nose.

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"fufufu... A [Warrior of Justice] appears!"

She leapt down from the sandcastle, doing a somersault as she fell through the air. But since the sand castle was only about a foot high, she basically just did a regular somersault along the ground, before springing up and striking another pose, more triumphant this time.

"Tremble in fear, puny [Legendary Hero], before Nina Janin, [Ninja Extraordinaire]! One of the [Demon Lord]'s vaunted [Elite Four]!"

"[Elite Four]!?" Ciel shouted, springing to her feet and reaching for her mace.

"Ninja!" Wanda exclaimed, clapping her hands to her cheeks in excitement.

"Vaunted?!" I cried, not knowing what that word meant. Still... while this situation was unexpected, it wasn't something I couldn't handle! I quickly activated [Mental Dictionary]. Hm. I naruhodo now. So that's what it meant... (TL Note: Vaunted means widely praised or boasted about)

"Why is a [Warrior of Justice] siding with the [Demon Lord]?" Bonbon asked, holding her tongs protectively in front of her.

"Heh..." Nina chuckled. "Isn't it obvious? You've heard the saying, right? That Justice... is blind?"

Ciel hesitated, lowering her mace a tad as she considered the [Ninja]'s words. "Wait... so are ya saying... that just 'cause the [Demon Lord] is our enemy... doesn't mean he's a bad guy? That seems a little..."

Nina shook her head. "I don't know about that. But consider this:" She held up a single finger, leaning forwards as if she were about to drop some crazy-ass knowledge on us.

"The Demon Realm... is very dark. Which gives Justice a natural advantage against her enemies, who have to rely on sight."

I nodded. Oh, that explained things. She was an idiot.

"The [Demon Lord] is trying to take over the world!" Bonbon protested.

"I dunno about that," Nina replied, crossing her arms. "But what I do know is that you're the [Legendary Hero]! And that means that if I defeat you... that'll make me the [Legendary Hero]!"

I gasped, my mind reeling. If she defeated me, she'd become the [Legendary Hero]?

Ciel hesitated, glancing over at me. "Is... is that how it works? Does it apply to anybody?"

Nina nodded. "Of course! It only makes sense, doesn't it? If somebody defeats the [Legendary Hero], that means they're stronger than the [Legendary Hero], and thus more deserving, probably."

I glanced over at Ciel, who had started to breath heavily and twitch, lights sparkling in her eyes.

"Ciel-san...?"

"So, like, uh, if I was the [Legendary Hero], that'd mean that I would get to meet Kamiko-chama, right? Like, the [Legendary Hero] is her champion to save the world, right? So, I mean..."

I crossed my arms, giving her a stern glance.

"Ciel-chan..."

She flushed. "I... no, I mean, I'm not saying I'm gonna do it! I was just thinking about it. Besides, that'd be like... evil, right?"

"Who cares, wan?"

"It'd be justice," Nina retorted.

Ciel bit her lip, looking extremely conflicted as she kept glancing in my direction. "N-no, I mean... I... I couldn't, right?"

I sighed. "Yes, you'd die in the attempt. Besides, I already said I would introduce you to Kamiko, right?"

Ciel blinked, her resolve un-wavering. "That's... that's right! I guess I got a little carried away and forgot. Sorry about that, Hiro-kun!" She turned and leveled her mace towards Nina.

"We're not gonna let you get away with whatever evil things you're probably doing!" she declared.

Nina chuckled and pulled out a sword (TL Note: Sword means Katana), holding it over her head in a defiant pose.

"So, you've chosen death, have you? Don't you realize, that I've chosen this moment to strike?! You've all just eaten, and everybody knows you have to wait twenty minutes after eating to get into a life-or-death battle! My victory is assured!"

Geez... this was starting to become a real pain! I loved killing bad guys, and loved leveling up, but this was a beach episode, for crying out loud! Couldn't I get at least a little bit of downtime between all this hard work I was doing, like killing [Kings] and having existential crises with ghost pirates? I mean, sure, she was a hot, moderately busty girl in a swimsuit, but that only made up for about 90% of it! I sighed, hanging my head and arms.

"Sigh..." I said, out loud, "Look, do we have to go through with this right now? Can killing you wait until tomorrow? We were going to play beach volleyball, and I don't know if you know this, but it involves a lot of swimsuits and girls hopping and bouncing around, so I was really looking forward to it."

Nina blinked at me, then grinned a smile defiantly. "Beach volleyball, eh? Very well! I accept your challenge!"

Huh? My challenge?

"My challenge?" I asked.

"That's right..." Nina replied. "Beach Volleyball! If I win... then I get to kill you and take your title!"

"Sounds fun, wan!" Wanda interjected, "What do we get if we win?"

A spark of light shot from Nina's eye. "If you win... then I don't kill you! What do you say?"

Bonbon shook her head. "That's... not even a real wager, is it? Hiro-san can probably beat you in a single hit, you know? Why would we ever-"

"I accept!" I declared. Bonbon stared at me, her elf eyes boggling from her face.

"Hi-Hiro-san?! Why would you accept those terms?!"

I chuckled, lowering my head. "A man can never back down from a challenge like that..." I explained. Yes! I'd always wanted to drop a cool phrase like that! I could see Ciel nodding emphatically, and knew that the rest of my harem was probably also gaining tons of respect for me now.

"Besides," I continued, "I plan to make it a little more interesting, after all. If I win..."

I paused and looked at her a little closer. She was weird, but she was actually pretty hot, wasn't she? She blinked at me, her eyes wide and sparkling. She had a nice, slender figure, and a good face. In fact...

"Wait a second..." I said, pointing an accusatory finger at her. "How are you an [Elite Four], anyways? You're pretty cute, so you have to be at least a 10/10."

She chuckled, blushing slightly out of pride. "Heh... you fool. Don't you know that [Ninja] are masters of disguise? What would you think if you saw..."

She turned away from me, her hands blurring around her face, then turned back. She'd changed her hairstyle into a pair of braids, and had put on a thick-rimmed pair of coke-bottle glasses which obscured her face, complete with tape around the middle. She'd even painted on a few freckles, giving her a much more nerdy, mousey look.

"This!" she declared.

"I'd say that I think it's awakening something in me," I replied.

In response, she merely crossed her arms and pointed a finger gun at me. I dodged preemptively, but she was only using it to indicate me rather than as some magic attack.

"As expected of the [Legendary Hero]! You have a fine discerning eye and excellent taste to fit your position. But most people would be fooled: and they would definitely say I'm ugly now!"

I looked over to Bonbon for confirmation. "Is she?"

"Eh?!" The elf looked at me, then back at Nina, then back at me. "Uh? I mean, I don't... I'm not into girls, so are you asking, um, like on an aesthetic level, or...?"

"She's still cute, wan!" Wanda declared.

Nina bowed her head, sighing to herself. "Heh... I guess there's no fooling you guys, huh? She's right, after all! I AM cute!"

"Okay," I replied.

"So go ahead! Name your terms for our challenge, so that I can defeat you! Now that you've seen my cuteness first-hand, you should know that you stand no chance!"

I gasped in shock. Th-that's right! She was cute! And I still had to name my reward for when I inevitably beat her at Beach Volleyball. If my life was on the line here, then I could... I could probably ask for all kinds of things as the reward, right? Even something l-lewd? I blushed immediately. W-what would I ask for? I was getting embarrassed just trying to think of something. I glanced over at Wanda. O-of course!

"Wanda-san," I called out, playing my trump card of deferring responsibility to somebody else, "What should we ask for if we win?"

Wanda seemed to have excellent taste in lewd stuff, which was kind of weird for somebody who was probably a virgin, but it was useful to me right now! I could rely on her to come up with some outrageous punishment to put on Nina when we won.

"Wan... if Hiro-san wins... you have to buy us all ice cream!"

I jerked back in shock.

"I-Ice cream?!"

That... actually, ice cream sounded really good right now. I nodded to myself.

"Very well. If I win, you have to buy us ice cream!"

"D-damn... so you'd go that far, huh?" Nina muttered, starting to sweat nervously. "But I guess I've got no choice but to accept! Fine! Your terms are acceptable! Let the Beach Volleyball challenge begin!"

She walked over to the volleyball court that Ciel had set up and stood proudly on one side, her hands on her hips and her scarf blowing in the breeze.

"Very well!" she declared. "Which one of you wants to be on my team?"