I GOT A CHEAT ABILITY IN A DIFFERENT WORLD, AND BECOME EXTRAORDINARY EVEN IN THE REAL WORLD
#.V2~Prologist

I, Yuuya Tenjou─ was a victim of bullying on earth, but one day I found a mysterious door in my house. Beyond that door is a very dangerous different world where monsters you have never seen on earth run rampant. As the legacy of someone who called himself a sage, I decided to take over a house that monsters could not even attack along with extremely powerful weapons and items.

I managed to make full use of the skills and titles I gained by coming to a different world, as well as the items I inherited from that sage. Moreover, I leveled up by defeating those monsters and could live a life that was a hundred percent opposite of what I had lived until now. I could even make friends in the real world and grow up little by little in a different world…

After I spent as many satisfying days as I had never experienced before, one day, I met a human in a different world for the first time. Before this I only fought with monsters, so meeting someone was very refreshing. Well, there's a wise man, so I know there's a human there…

However, my first encounter with another world was unsatisfactory; it ended with me saving a girl in a dress that was attacked by monsters. I thought I wouldn't meet anyone again unless I came out of the woods. But now, I met the girl again in the same way as before.

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“── Please marry me.”

"……………………..Yea?"

I could only be dumbfounded, hearing the sudden words of the girl wearing the pretty dress.

…What is this girl talking about?

I racked my brain thinking that the thing I had just heard was probably a mistake, but then the middle-aged knight rushed towards the girl; she looked panicked.

“L-Lexia-sama!? What are you thinking?”

"What's wrong…? It was a marriage proposal, you know?”

"I know that! All I ask is, why did you suddenly say such a thing? Are you unaware of the fact that you are a Princess? And you don't know about him yet...!”

“It's love at first sight! Do you have any complaints? ”

"Why are you mad at me even if you're wrong!"

…Uhm, is this like a show?

I was astonished at the manzai-like interaction that was happening in front of me; then I subconsciously looked around, another soldier shrugged like saying, "Oh, it started again". Eh? Is it a daily occurrence? I-That sounds quite troublesome, yes. (TL: Manzai is a traditional style in Japanese culture similar to double action comedy or stand-up comedy.).

While thinking that, I looked back at the middle-aged knight and the girl.

The middle-aged knight who noticed my gaze cleared his throat and said: “ Ahem ! Forgive my impoliteness. I showed you something unsightly. If possible, I would like to introduce myself and talk in a place where we can calm down.”.

“I'm Lexia von Alceria! W-what's your name!?”

“...Lexia-sama. Didn't you hear me say to talk about in a safer place?

"I asked before you decided!"

“A-I don't know anymore.”.

Hearing the girl's words, the middle-aged Knight placed his hand on his forehead and looked up at the sky.

“Yah, uh.. If you don't mind, will you come to my house?”

The middle-aged knight looked pitiful, but since I could only think that my house was a safer place, I suggested it.

...It is very dangerous to invite someone I don't know if they are allies or enemies, but considering they are fighting hard against those goblin elites, I think I can manage it even if it is not their true strength.

If the worst came to the worst, I would only escape to Earth. After all, only I can get through that door... But, well, somehow these people don't seem to be evil. I can't tell you the truth because it's just my intuition.

The soldiers who heard my suggestion seemed to be more agitated than I expected.

“Aa home!? In this Great Demon Nest!?”

“I don't know anymore.. She seems to stay here.”.

"Really, who is he?"

Just like the soldiers, the middle-aged knight opened his eyes in surprise, but he immediately nodded.

“It's good then. Thank you very much."

“He suddenly invited me to his house! W-wait a minute, I have to prepare my heart first.”.

"Lexia-sama, please stop talking ..."

The middle-aged knight sighed as if he was tired.

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“There really is a home..”

“...Isn't this a completely different space?”

"Why is a heartwarming space like this in the middle of this Great Demon Nest?"

At home, or rather, when I invited them to a safe area around the house, the soldiers were dumbfounded, looking around them.

I guided them to such a house, but since there was not enough room for everyone to enter, only the middle-aged knight and the girl would enter, and the others will be waiting outside. We sat on chairs, facing each other, and after taking one breath, the middle-aged knight opened his mouth.

“Once again, I will introduce myself. My name is Owen. I am a knight serving Lexia-sama in the Kingdom of Alceria. This time, I want to thank you for saving Lex. Thank you very much."

“T-please lift your head! I happened to pass by then!”

He suddenly lowered his head, so I hurriedly asked him to raise it, but the middle-aged knight did not want to hear me at all.

“...No, even though it was just a coincidence, after all this was the Great Demon Nest. It was a miracle we were able to get out safely after we stepped on this dangerous place. For that reason, I want you to receive my gratitude.”

“I understand..”

If he takes that far, I can't say anything more.

My cheeks twitched involuntarily, hearing common sense about this forest, even though so far I have done it smoothly, he said, but this place is still a dangerous place from the point of view of people from this different world. While I was thinking that, the girl introduced herself once again.

“I am Lexia von Alceria, the first princess of the Kingdom of Alceria. Thank you so much for saving me!”

“T-no, it's okay, I'm glad you're safe...Hmm? Princess?"

My mind has stopped.

…Now that I think about it again, before we came here, Owen-san and the girl. When they were arguing, of course, Owen-san said that Lexia-san was a princess…

“...Umm, Owen-san.”

"What's that?"

“Err... Lexia-san is... a princess?”

"That's right. She is also the first daughter.”

“...I've treated him disrespectfully, but... Is it okay?”

After I calmed down, I asked Owen-san, and she nodded with a smile.

“Yes, don't mind that, it's okay. After all, this is an informal meeting, and most importantly, you are our benefactor. ”

“...Stay still, I think I'm famous, but...what do you mean exactly..?”.

“Oh, uh.. forgive me.”

I apologized unconsciously.

Please forgive me. I don't know about the common sense of this world... No, it might be something that people should know.

“L-then, should I call you Lexia-sama ?”

“ Lexia will do it! Please let go of that honor! ”

I asked because I didn't know what to call him. He was depressed a moment ago, but this time he said it with enthusiasm—a very quick transition. No, wait, even so, if you think about it normally, isn't it wrong to call a princess without honor?

Thanks to Owen-san, I somehow managed to make him understand.. In the end, I will call him “Lexia-sama” only in public, and “Lexia-san” when in private. I wonder if it's really okay? I'm just a small citizen; after all, I'm a little scared of it…

Now that Owen-san and Lexia-san have finished introducing themselves, it's time for me to introduce myself.

“Um.. I'm Yuuya Tenjou. I live in this forest.”

I don't have anything else to say... I mean, I have something else but, as expected, I can't tell them that I'm an otherworldly person, right?. While in that thought, Lexia-san and Owen-san spoke in a whisper.

“Tenjou Yuuya?… That's a name I've never heard before. It really sounds foreign in our kingdom.”.

“But the fact that he has a surname.. As I said before, maybe he is really a noble or noble from another country.”

“It's true. After all, our common sense has stopped in effect since the moment we heard him living in this Great Demon Nest.”.

“A-ano..?”

“Ah, forgive me.. So, Tenjou is your name, isn't it?”

“Eh? Ah...no, Yuuya is my nickname, and Tenjou is my family name.”

“Fumu.. The order of the name is different from our country. Then, Yuuya-dono. To be honest, we came to this Great Demon Nest to look for Yuuya-dono.” (TL: In Japanese, the last name appears before the given name, for example, the name Yuuya is “Tenjou Yuuya”, but in English order, the name is “Yuuya Tenjou”, the, I also made a mistake to his name earlier, so I will also use "Yuuya Tenjou" from now on.

“Eh? Looking me?"

From the atmosphere, the "Great Devil's Nest" might refer to this area, but it sounds dangerous. Well, it's really dangerous. Rather than that, did they come to a dangerous place just to look for me?

And then Lexia-san leaned her body forward with glittering eyes.

"That's right. I came here because I want to meet Yuuya-sama again!”

“E-eh? Yuuya-sama is. I am not someone suitable for such a thing, so if you call me Yuuya…

"Rejected!"

"That's too absurd ..."

Why should I be summoned like that by a princess from a country? That's not funny.

“I... Ah, do you want to meet me for the same reason as Owen-san?” (TL: He calls himself "Ore" at first and corrects him to "Watashi" to speak more politely.)

"That's right. I'd like to meet you personally at all costs and thank you. ”

Obviously, I never imagined that the noble would thank you directly, and I cannot think of the situation, but Lexia-san is an honest person. I remember the situation when the goblin general attacked him, and the fact that he came to thank me was...

"So, please marry me!"

"Where is his gratitude?"

Yes, why and how does he use the word marriage for it? Is marriage the same thing as a thank you in this world? It's different, isn't it?

“T-wait. Lexia-san and I just met and talked in person. And also, why me?”

“Why not... The goblin general attacked me, and I fell in love at first sight with the figure who helped me so valiantly!”

“I did save you when the goblin general attacked you, nor do I know what to do now. Can you think about it a little more? Lexia-san is a princess, isn't she?”

"That's no good! It is written in the book that there is love that starts from first sight too!”

“No, no.. Yuuya-dono should also learn more about you first..” said Owen-san.

I-I'm not sure, but I'm having a hard time here, Owen-san.

“Ano. Um... I'm glad Lexia-san feels like that to me, but this is too sudden..”.

Yup, that must be the hanging bridge effect huh? I mean, I guess he was overzealous and couldn't make a decision calmly as he had just come out of the situation being attacked by an elite group of goblins.

I can't talk about love, but I think she should calm down and think about it.. And also, Lexia-san is a princess, right? Our social status is like heaven and earth. I'm just a small citizen after all.

When I apologized and refused, Owen-san did not seem to care much, but Lexia-san blinked her eyes for some reason.

“So... This love doesn't seem easy! But I am getting more excited! There are always obstacles in every love story!”

“Eh?”

“No, it's okay. L-then, what if we start as friends?”

"Friends?"

"That's true ... It's okay, right?"

I'm glad you called me a friend. I didn't have anyone I could call a friend until a while ago. It was an unprecedented experience to say so clearly. But Lexia-san is a princess. Is it okay to decide to be friends with me quickly?

Owen-san, who was aware of my feelings, replied before I asked a question.

“It wouldn't be a problem if it was Yuuya-dono. ...You seem to be a foreign noble or noble, and above all, you live in this Great Demon Nest. There should be no problem with your environment.”.

I couldn't hear well because the words in the second half were not neat. Why don't I have a problem? But I wonder if it's okay even if he approves of it.

I suddenly turned my gaze to Lexia-san; she looked at me with expectant eyes. Ugh. If you see me like that…

"Yes! Also!"

That's what he said; he was very happy and grabbed my hand. Very happy just to be friends with me. I'm also very happy.

“Now we can express our gratitude, actually.. Actually, I have something to discuss with Yuuya-dono.”.

“Discuss with me?”

Owen-san corrected her sitting posture. I also stretched my back.

“Yes, because the story of Yuuya-dono helping Lexia-sama, Your Majesty, the king decided to meet Yuuya-dono to express his gratitude. So, I want you to come to the royal palace with us.”

“B-royal castle!?”

The Royal Palace is the king's residence, isn't it?

“No, no, no, please wait! Even if you are suddenly told to come to the royal palace..!”

“Sorry.. I know it's excessive. However, His Majesty would like to thank Yuuya-dono directly because Lexia-sama is very important to him.”

“Y-yes, but..”

“Also, it is not good not to say anything to the benefactor of a member of the royal family. Extraordinary intelligence agents from other countries will soon find out that Lexia-sama has been attacked and someone is helping her. If we don't do it early, they'll have a chance to sign in.”

“Aduh..”.

The countries here I can't say anything about the different cultures of the world. After all, I was just an outsider lucky enough to arrive at this word. Obviously, I have to follow the culture of this world as well.

“Ano... Is it okay for me to go to the royal palace? I don't know about etiquette at all..”

"It's okay! Even I'm not perfect!”

“Why are you saying that proudly, Lexia-sama? And as for Yuuya-dono, I don't think there is anything in your behavior that bothers me specifically.”

“No, it may not bother you, but what about the king? Shouldn't you be speaking politely in front of the king? There was no way this level could be considered proper etiquette!”

…Still, Hearing Owen-san's story, I have to go to the royal palace.

“One question, how long will it take from here to the place where the royal palace is located?”

“It's not too far away. About one day trip.”

"So so…"

In other words, it took two days to make a round trip, one day to greet the king, one day for an unexpected situation… I have to go to school, so it seems like the only way is to use the nearest golden week holiday.

"Excuse me, can you wait another month?"

"Annex? In other words, in thirty days?”

Oh, true. I casually say one month, but even if the flow of time is the same, it may not be the same as how to count days and months!

Fortunately, it was roughly the same as on earth, but. I would go to the royal palace, and I had the chance to spend time in a different world as well, so I have to be careful about that. The thirty days that Owen-san said were the same as the number of days until the golden week.

In response to my request, Owen-san showed a little difficulty but nodded.

“...I know this doesn't make sense to say. We'll definitely wait for a month. After a month, it'll be fine, right? ”

"Yes. I could have left home for a while at that point. ”

“You did. Owen! That's the best thing you've ever done!”

“Isn't that so terrible? Lexia-sama..”.

Owen-san sighed; she looked tired. Then, they suddenly looked around inside the house, impressed.

“Although this is so.. This house is amazing. There was no sign of a monster attack at all, despite being in the middle of the Great Devil's Nest. It looks simple, but the house and furniture seem to be made of good wood.

“A-ahahaha..it's confidential..”.

Since I only benefited from a sage, I cannot explain why monsters cannot attack him. If there is anything I can say that the sage-san is impressive. Yeah, he really is!

“I won't force you to answer. For a magician, the outcome of their research is an asset, after all... I don't think it's easy to teach because magic created in the research process is a mysterious technique. But still, if we could learn how to stay safe in a super-dangerous zone like this Great Demon Nest, all of our common sense would be reversed from its roots.”.

Yep. Sage-san, who are you really? It's not normal to reverse common sense, you know?

“Think of it; I want to ask you one thing.”.

"Hmm? What'sthat?"

“It.... Is this forest really dangerous?”

"Huh?" Hearing my question, Lexia-san and Owen-san were stunned.

“T-wait a minute! Didn't Yuuya-dono who lives here know what kind of place it was?”

“No, no, not like that..”.

The only thing that happened was that the door I found was connected to a different world, to be exact, it was connected to the house where this wise man lived, he said, and I don't know anything about the Great Demon Nest that appeared in this conversation. Well, if I say that they won't believe me ...

“Aah. Are you serious?"

"Yes." Yeah."

As I nodded with a serious expression, Owen-san sighed.

“Haah.. I never thought that someone would stay in this forest without knowing anything.”

I looked straight at her face; she fixed her posture and started telling me about this forest.

“This is a place called the Great Devil's Nest, and is said to be top class among the super-dangerous zones decided by many countries.”

"He's ~ h!"

W-do you!?

“Why is dangerous. The deeper you go, the more powerful super monsters run rampant. There are a lot of monsters inhabiting, right? Yet only one of them has the power to destroy a city or even an entire country. Moreover, as monsters vied for survival, they also had territory. However, the adjacent entrance area was also unsafe, as monsters that could destroy large-scale cities like the elite goblins were commonly found there. It's not a nightmare anymore.”

I can't say anything after hearing that, I don't think it's a terrible place.

Sure, when I was helping Owen-san and the others, who were attacked by the elite group of goblins, Owen-san was crossing her sword alone against the goblin elite, but the other soldiers were unable to compete with them, they push everything together. If they continued to fight like that, they would be killed there.

“Now I've been talking about this Great Demon Nest lightly, but if I had to combine it in one simple sentence… I think it is the most brutal land where living things live with the strongest survival rules.”

"Well…"

“And because it is a very dangerous place, it is impossible to collect special medicinal plants in this forest, but there would be no one looking for a very valuable herb without any information. After all, if you enter this Great Demon Nest, you will lose your life.”

I can't say anything hearing many menacing stories about this Great Demon Nest. Sage-san...Why do you live in such a place?

My face couldn't stop twitching from hearing it, then suddenly Lexia-san muttered something while looking around the room.

“In hindsight, we should go back through this Great Demon Nest again, right? That's very troublesome.”

"Ah."

Owen-san looked pale as if she had completely forgotten about it.

“K-you're right. Even to get here risking our lives... Still, we should go back, right!? And if an elite group of goblins..No, if a goblin general attacks us..”.

Right after I heard the story, I completely understood why Owen-san turned pale. Well, it's no fun just thinking of going home in a horrible place. I wonder if it exists? A miracle that allows you to return to the place you want to go in an instant.

I knew that magic itself existed ever since I saw that warrior treating Lexia-san's wounds before, and on top of that, the demon bear also used it against me.

“Ano... If you know the way, I will accompany you back.”

“Eh!?” they were surprised, heard my advice and then started to look at me.

“No, I mean, dangerous around here, and I'm used to it.. Ah, I mean, I..” (TL: same as before, he “ore” at first then corrected it to “watashi ”, <TAG1>, I don't know how to put it in English, so be patient :D)

“No, you don't need to fix it. It's just us and Yuuya-dono here. More than that, is it really okay? No matter how many monsters stay, letting you accompany us along this Great Demon Nest is just.”.

“It's okay. Oh, but when it's late at night, the monsters will get stronger, you know? So if you want to go back, you better leave early. ”

I have never experienced it that much, but sometimes when I explore this forest at night, I meet very powerful individuals of the same kind of monster. Therefore, daylight is preferred if I want to explore safely in the forest. Visibility is also incredible.

And moreover, now that I know the true nature of this forest, I don't want to know how powerful the monsters I encounter at night are. Because, you know, there are monsters that can destroy a country…

Seeing me looking into the distance, Owen-san nodded with some difficulty.

“I understand. Then, we better go now!”

“Yuuya-san is still with us, right? This is an opportunity to get along!”

“Lexia-sama. You are a princess, so please be a little more humble.”.

"I've left that!"

Apologize to humility. Lexia-san is a pity to throw away your modesty, so please don't do that. Just like that, I accompanied Owen-san and the others to the forest entrance.

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"That's right here .. isn't it?"

“Y-yes... That's right..”.

Following Owen-san's direct decision to leave the house, I am currently at the entrance of the forest with Lexia-san and the soldiers. Of course, I followed them to protect them from monsters, but if I had to go to the royal palace a month later, I would have to, I thought it would be better for me to know the entrance to this forest.

They went into the forest to find me, it was dangerous, so I thought I should remember the way to the entrance, so they just needed to wait for me and go from there together to the royal palace.

“Despite this, I'm glad we didn't find such a powerful monster.”

“Eh?” the soldiers are dumbfounded.

Perhaps, we are lucky because the strongest monsters that appear are demon bears, and the others are just a bunch of bloody ogres, goblin elites, and hell slimes. In other words, I did not find any new monsters.

“...H-hey, did I just mishear? I heard that he said it was not a powerful monster. ”

“I think so. It is said that a country must mobilize an army for the demon bear, or that hellish slime, it will be the end after you meet him. ”

"Huh? Didn't we just get attacked by one? And we're still alive.”

“... Sigh , I don't know what it means anymore..”.

“As expected of Yuuya-sama…! After all Yuuya-sama is my prince.!”.

Hm? I somehow felt like I was being seen with mixed emotions. I didn't make a mistake, did I?

Owen-san looked at me as I thought about that.

“ Sigh ?! I don't think about how big the impact is..”.

“Eh, are you okay?”

"I'm doing fine. Even so, it seems that only Yuuya-dono can break the balance of this world. This... I wonder if well Lexia-sama is doing her best here..?”.

Hm? I don't know; I didn't hear it, I thought it would be painful to return to my world again when I came back.

“Yuuya-sama!”

"Yes? Eh!?”

I turned around, reacting to Lexia-sama voice, but she suddenly hugged me!?

“Yuuya-sama, I do not want to say goodbye here... I will be very lonely..”.

“Eh, ah, no, that.. I understand if you are lonely, but what are you doing?”

Lexia-sama hugged me from the front; her entire body was transmitted directly, but... Perhaps because I exceeded the allowed range that could be processed with my brain, I had returned to my original tone by accident. No, wait, but this situation is too bad!

“Yuuya-sama indeed rejected my marriage proposal, but..I will not give up! I am increasingly attracted to the dashing figure of Yuuya-sama and the kindness that cares for the soldiers and me along the way.”

“Eh!?”

“Therefore, when we meet again in a month.. I will captivate Yuuya-sama then! No, I'll show you!”

Lexia-san finally changed her tone and used her finger to point at me.

"Prepared."

All I can do is nod.