My Entire Class Was Summoned to Another World except for Me-Chapter 174

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Chapter 174


It’s an unexpectedly gorgeous world



Responding to Ouka’s determination, I eagerly tried to leave for the land of the youkai, but there were many things I was forgetting about .


“Sorry to have kept you waiting, Yato-sama . ”


Ouka called out to me after getting ready to leave while I was waiting outside .


“I’m very sorry . I know I asked you to wait, but you ended up having to wait for a whole day . ”


Ouka bowed apologetically after saying that, but I really didn’t mind waiting .


Just as Ouka said, a whole day has passed since we decided to head for the capital .


“It’s okay . It couldn’t be helped, after all . ”


As I said that, I turned my eyes to the reason of our postponement .


“You’re that human from the other day!”


“Long time no see!”


I could see that the fox cubs seemed to be cheerfully delighted to see us again .


Karen was also there with them, also cheerfully stroking their heads .


“Yeah, it’s been a while . ”


Surrounded by the fox cubs, Karen seemed as delighted as them .


Even though they’re youkai, she just can’t leave small kids to fend for themselves .


They are the reason why we had to wait a whole day before departing .


Last time, Nayame got out without permission just to meet with Karen and me, so we can’t leave them unattended for too long . Otherwise, they might run off somewhere again .


That’s why we needed someone to take care of the fox cubs until we’re back .


So I had asked Karen for help with that, and she happily accepted .


And in order to be able to get this done in a single day, we had to leave early in the morning . That’s why we had to wait until the next day .


There was a time limit written on the letter, but fortunately, it was a little further ahead, so no problem there .


“I’m sorry for asking this of you on your long-awaited day off . ”


“It’s all right . I had something I was looking forward to doing, but I’ll hold it off until the next time . ”


I’m thankful that she told me that .


Back when I asked, I was worried I wouldn’t be able to say that I wanted to go, but she saw right through me .


As I was feeling relieved to see Karen enjoying herself, one of the fox cubs jumped at Karen and started talking to her .


“Hey, hey! Can you show me that thing from the other day again?”


That thing from the other day? That weird thing that Karen showed them that day that Ouka and I weren’t here?


That same thing that she then stopped showing them and then changed to another game for them to play, since they didn’t want to do “that thing” anymore?


I thought that Karen would refuse like usual, but instead of shaking her head in denial, she seemed rather troubled for some reason .


“Don’t?”


“… All right . ”


What was that reaction?


Was she upset? I could feel Karen’s eyes piercing me as if they were nails .


“Let’s play like usual today . ”


“Aww…”


Even if it made the fox cubs feel discouraged and let down, Karen told them that they’d play like usual .


“Please take care of the kids, Karen-sama . ”


“Leave it to me . ”


Ouka courteously bowed her head to Karen, who was still surrounded by the little fox cubs .


Karen put her chest out and returned the gesture with a thumbs-up .


“Shall we go, Ouka?”


I just wanted to go and finish this .


After Ouka said “Yes”, she leaned over to the fox cubs and said:


“You guys make sure to listen to what Karen says, okay?”


The little fox cubs cheerfully replied “Yes!” in unison to Ouka’s advice .


After that had been taken care of, Ouka came next to me, and I placed my hand on her shoulder .


“Thank you very much, Karen-sama . ”


“The usual games will be just fine, okay Karen?”


“You’re so pushy . ”


Karen looked a bit displeased, but still waved her hand at us to see us off .


Looking at Karen and the fox cubs, Ouka and I teleport to the entrance of the capital .


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After reappearing, the first thing that I could see was that we were in a mountain overgrown with trees .


“Are we there?”


“Yes, this is the entrance . ”


After a quick look, all I could see was a deep sea of trees that suspiciously made me wonder if we still were in Japan at all .


Just as I was surveying the area, Ouka’s meek voice prompts me to look towards a different place .


When I looked towards where Ouka indicated, a huge cave was there, as if someone had just made it appear out of nowhere .


Well, of course .


Otherwise, it wouldn’t be hard to imagine humans being able to go in and out at will . When I looked around that same spot a while ago, there was nothing but trees all over the place .


And I could see that there were several charms hanging from those trees, too .


Had those been placed there as a barrier to make the cave invisible to human eyes?


“If we go through here, we’ll soon reach the capital . But first, Yato-sama… here . ”


Ouka reached into the pocket in her chest, took a fox mask out, and handed it to me .


“It would be best if you use this so that no one realizes what you are . It’s not rare for youkai to look like humans, so this should be enough to keep your true nature hidden from them . ”


Of course . If I were to walk in looking like I always do, I would have been exposed .


I nodded at Ouka’s explanation, and after looking at the mask from various angles with great interest, I obediently put it on .


“How do I look?”


“It really suits you well . No matter how I look at you, you don’t look human at all . ”


Was that supposed to be some sort of praise?


I wanted to believe she was flattering me, but I’m glad I didn’t end up asking her about that .


I could see a hint of regret on Ouka’s smiling face .


“Also, please try to hide your presence as much as possible . Your spiritual power looks impressive as it is, Yato-sama . Disguising your appearance alone won’t be enough . ”