Chapter 7 – “My elder sister is an Evil God-sama”

I replaced ‘royal guard’ with ‘household guard’. I couldn’t quite put my finger on it last time, but it’s finally come to me.

Oh yeah, and “No retreat! No bowing down! No looking back!” is a quote from Sauzaa of Hokuto no Ken fame, and happens to be my favourite HnK quote. He screams it upon defeat at the hands of Kenshirou, and jumps off the pyramid to fight him.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxJgpxEwo-U&t=16m40s

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When I was immersed in the joy of receiving the order to destroy the capital, that human had suddenly appeared and continued her misdirected words.

That human still thinks that I’m her younger sister? There should be limits to misunderstandings. Even though I spared her life out of mercy, she really is too foolish!

This is why those diminutive humans are beyond saving. But though they were only a temporary family, I did live with them for over ten years. I’ll take her head painlessly. I filled my hand with mana, feeling an emotion similar to compassion.

“Human, even if only temporarily, you were my elder sister. I will at least give you a painless death.”

I flashed a knife hand strike towards the human’s neck.

The sound of an impact resounded through the room――――

I’ve cut it.

But for some reason the response against my hand felt strange. It was like hitting a dense wall of magic power.

I-, It can’t be, how…

Of all things, there was not a single injury on that human.

Impossible!?

If I put magic power into my strike, even a dragon, famed to be the toughest in the world, could be cut through like butter.

“Surely you did not show mercy to them?”

The Viceroy must have thought that I had eased my hand as well, for he questioned me as such.

“Viceroy, that is an insult to me. I put in enough power to even bisect a dragon!”

I understand the Viceroy’s doubts. But I did not ease my hand. Being groundlessly suspected like this is insulting. After that, those in the surroundings began flinging insults upon me.

The only thing you bastards don’t run out of is things to say. There is something wrong with this. Is this one truly a human?

While I was feeling surprised, the Viceroy took everyone outside. In other words, the rest was up to me.

Kuh-, fretting about it will get me nowhere. I probably unconsciously relaxed earlier because they were only a human. This time I’ll do it seriously. As I was firing up my spirit,

“Camilla-sama, please leave this to me.”

My household guard Nielsen said this, and stepped out before me.

Nielsen is always like this. Perhaps he’s a worrywart, but he always takes the initiative to test out irregular dangers like this.

But it would shame me to step down after being looked down on like this!

“Nielsen, there’s no need for you to step forward. I have received my orders.”

“No, you have only just awakened, Camilla-sama. I do not believe you are at your full strength yet. This is a job for I, the captain of the household guard.”

He stubbornly refused to yield to me. He has always been stubborn at times like these. It’s true that I have only just awakened, and it is also a fact that I’m not in my normal condition. Finally deciding to leave it to a member of the household guard, I stepped backwards with the meaning of leaving it to him.

Seeing me step back, Nielsen clenched his fists and let out his killing intent. Filled with fighting spirit, his touki quickly swelled up.

Hu hu, at this point, even I would have a hard time against Nielsen.

Now then, human, what will you do?

“――――I’m going to ask just in case but, could it be that you’re serious?”

Paying no heed to Nielsen’s pressure, she provoked Nielsen, implying that he should “Get serious”.

How interesting. Then shall we have a look at your true power!?

And so, the battle between Nielsen and the human began. Nielsen responded to the provocation, and went all out from the start. He played his hidden card.

Bomber Fire[Super Demonic Flame Burst Fist]…

If I took that head on, even being one of the Six Demon Generals, I wouldn’t escape unharmed. Many strong warriors were buried in the last war by this mighty technique. Letting off incredible touki, Nielsen leapt forward.

Mmn. I can feel magic power even greater than the time of the last war. Something like a human will probably be turned to mincemeat in an instant. The victor has been decided, hasn’t it.

But a situation beyond my expectations occurred…

What on earth is she?

She took Nielsen’s fist head on. But despite that, she didn’t seem to care, as though she was handling a child.

Should I join the fray as well?

It pains me to disgrace Nielsen’s way of the knight, but I cannot allow my most trusted subordinate to be done in.

I quietly let out my magic power, and searched for an opening to counterattack. But far from finding one, the moment I showed signs of going on the attack, she glanced towards me.

C-, Could she have sensed my killing intent or something?

While receiving Nielsen’s blows, she hasn’t let her guard towards me down in the slightest.

What an incredible expert…

At this rate, Nielsen will be killed!

But there are no openings. I could do nothing but watch the battle in a daze.

And then, in the end…

She shouted something, and with three hits, only three hits, she buried the subordinate I trusted the most amongst all my kin.

While I was feeling shocked at Nielsen’s defeat,

“Timu, do you have anything to say?”

she dared to draw near me, and provoked me as such.

Hmph, are you telling me to praise you? My irritation grew at those haughty words of hers, but her strength was the real thing. I hadn’t encountered such a powerful expert even in the previous war.

“Human-, no, with that power you cannot be. What on earth are you?”

She should not be a simple human. If you consider only close combat, then Nielsen’s strength is a match for the Six Demon Generals. And she easily crushed that. It can’t be helped that I wonder about her true form. But she did not answer my question, and continued to draw near.

“So you plan on finishing me off next!? But I am the one known as Camilla of the Flash; I cannot hesitate.”

Indeed. I am one of the Six Demon Generals, Camilla of the Flash, and cannot back down in the face of a strong warrior. I’ll go all out and defeat you.

Now then, what should I do?

I seems that they have the advantage in close combat.

But then how will they fair against magic? It is often the case that those that have enhanced resistance against physical attacks are weak against magic.

I decided to fire off the most powerful magic I had.

“Hmph, this is my most powerful secret technique. O magic bullet, become countless stars! Star Freya![Super Demonic Star Magic Bullets!]”

Star Freya[Super Demonic Star Magic Bullets]…

It’s my most powerful secret technique, and is an emission type magic. Homing magic bullets that number even in the thousands rain down upon the target. It’s impossible to escape. And moreover, even a single bullet has the power to completely annihilate a low ranked demon.

“Feel free to become chunks of flesh!”

I won’t miss. Feel free to become garbage in an instant.

Thousands of magic bullets hit her dead on. Even amongst the strong foes of the past, not one had survived after being hit with this many magic bullets. There is no way to defeat this secret technique of mine except to defend before it’s invoked.

But, once again, my expectations were overturned――

I-, Is such a thing possible?

Indeed, they had hit her dead on. All of the bullets were hitting her, but there was no effect. On occasion, she would look like it hurt, but that was all.

What on earth is her body made of?

I had stiffened from the shock, when suddenly, she dashed forward and got behind me.

C-, Crap!

I had my arms pinned behind me, and was lifted off the ground.

“Wha-!? What do you intend to do to me? U-, Unhand me! I-, I can’t move!?”

W-, Why can’t I shake free?

Despite mustering up all of my strength, I couldn’t escape from her bindings. My power can even tear open a box welded shut, so why?

While shocked and writhing about, she showed her intention of hitting me with her open palm.

“Hmph, physical attacks will not affect me so easily, you know. This body of mine has a magical barr――Guhah-!”

W-, What just happened?

The moment I heard a slapping sound, my body was assaulted by a pain like everything inside my was burning to pieces. My body always has a magical barrier protecting it.

Even though half-baked attack shouldn’t even bend it…

“Timu, please reflect on what you’ve done!”

Her palm assaulted my buttocks. She struck me as though my barrier were useless. Moreover, she clad her palm in a massive amount of magic power, so being struck is unbearable.

“Hahh, hahh, i-, impossible! To so easily break through my magic shield――――A-, and moreover, to put in such an enormous amount of mana.”

So easily overcoming my magic barrier, and that gargantuan magic power; what on earth are you!?

Even after that, she let out more words of unknown meaning, and relentlessly struck my buttocks.

Hahh, hahh, each time I receive her strike, the mana in my body runs backwards. Terrifying magic power is rampaging inside my body.

Kuh-, what’s happening? But, I won’t lose! I’m one of the Demon Generals, Camilla of the Flash!

I shouted with all my strength that I would not lose, but each time I was struck, it felt like my spirit was being saved away.

“Hahh, hahh, if you’re going to kill me then kill me!”

…But she would not kill me, and single-mindedly continued to strike me.

Does she intend to continue tormenting me for fun like this?

Hahh, hahh, it’s certainly possible. The people of this world hold tremendous hatred for we of the Demon King Army.

――――Is that what it is!?

The strikes were completely unceasing, and moreover, the power of the strikes were meticulously adjusted so that I wouldn’t lose consciousness. Because of that it was just unbearable.

How long is this torture going to continue for…?

It’s terrifying. Could she be intending on continuing until my spirit breaks?

The moment I arrived at that thought, some taut thread in my heart snapped.

“Uu-, uuuuu――――I-, I was wrong. Please stop it alreadyy!”

Please just kill me already!

I abandoned my pride as a Demon General, my pride as a demon, and entreated her. Don’t degrade the vanquished any further. But, she showed absolutely no sign of killing me.

“Uu-, uuu… K-, Kill me! H-, Having received this kind of humiliation, I can never live it down!”

What on earth does she want to do? I gazed at her resentfully.

“Timu, listen up.”

“W-, What…?”

She looked at me with serious eyes, and talked to me about herself.

Hearing her story, I was shocked…

Shockingly, my elder sister Tilea turned out to be a reincarnater, and was originally the Evil God Dark Matter!

It seems that before she reincarnated, Evil God-sama lived in a nation called ‘Jyapan’. Apparently in ‘Jyapan’, twenty odd years after you’re born, you leave the shelter of your parents’ home and become independent.

How shocking!

Normally a demon lives under the shelter of their parent’s home for hundreds of years. Children will immediately lose their lives when an enemy attacks after all. In their parents’ homes, demons will save up their mana, and learn how to battle.
So in ‘Jyapan’ once you turn twenty something and become independent, almost everybody joins the “Companee” and works for provisions, is it? But it seems that because of the terrible harshness of the circumstances in ‘Jyapan’, each year tens of thousands of people take their lives.

Unbelievable!?

Even we of the Demon King Army that live the epitome of harshness don’t die in such numbers. Moreover, for the deaths to be not because of war, but because they take their own lives, just how terrifying of an environment is it? But it seems that almost everyone subordinates themselves to the ‘Companee’ and work as they shave off their life.

Isn’t there any dissatisfaction? Don’t uprisings occur?

I was thinking these questions, but it seems that as you’d expect, they do happen. The ones who rise in revolt against this trend are a group called ‘Niits’. They’re a group that flies under the banner of “If you work, you lose.” and endure friction with their parents and surroundings as they battle, and it seems that back before Evil God-sama was an “Evil God”, she also battled against her parents each day as a member of this group.

How shocking!

Being the parents of Evil God-sama, they were probably quite the powerful experts. Given that she battled such people each day, there’s no mistaking that it was an extraordinary battlefield. Evil God-sama probably class up’d during these battles.

Even though I only finally surpassed my parent’s mana after a thousand years, Evil God-sama tried to overcome her parents after only a few decades.

And it seems that Evil God-sama had comrades in arms as well, but with each passing year, one by one they would accept defeat, and subordinate themselves to the ‘Companee’.

But with “No retreat! No bowing down! No looking back!” as her motto, Evil God-sama wouldn’t admit defeat, and continued to battle on it seems.

How dignified!

And on the fateful day, having received her final provision, ‘Whell Fere’, Evil God-sama gathered her determination for the final showdown, and in the end she was hit by a ‘truk’ and met her grand end in battle――――

But still, what on earth is a ‘truk’!? This is Evil God-sama who shrugged off even my most greatest secret technique. And this attack ended that Evil God-sama’s life. A Ragnarok class forbidden spell. There’s no mistaking that it’s something of unthinkable destructive power.

“F-, For something like that to have been――――W-, What have I done!?”

After hearing her story to the end, I realised that I committed acts of rudeness against an unimaginable personage. To have lumped such an esteemed personage together with humans, even stupidity should have its limits. Regret surged inside me for the rudeness I committed against this great personage. I’ll probably be killed. It can’t be helped. That’s just how greatly I’ve blundered after all. But, Evil God-sama didn’t hand down punishment, and was kind enough to give words of guidance to this weak me.

Deeply moved, I trembled, when suddenly Evil God-sama bestowed upon me a gentle embrace, and even granted me warm words.

Thinking back, even though I’m one of the Demon Generals who directly serves the Demon King Zorg-sama, I’ve only ever been seen as nothing more than one of the generals. And there seemed to be an eternally large distance between us. But, a personage as great as, no, even greater than Zorg-sama, is treating me, this frail me, as though I’m their real sister.

To have such honourable and unmerited expectations placed on me, what should I do to repay this favour?――

Indeed, there is no way but to offer my heart and body and loyally serve her. That’s why I did as my heart told me to, and expressed my feelings to Evil God-sama.

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tlnote:

“There should be limits to misunderstandings.”

Oh, the irony…

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Chapter 6 – “By ‘Evil God-sama’, you mean me?”

“There’s no response. He’s just like a corpse.” is actually a stock system phrase from Dragon Quest.

Dark History/Black History（黒歴史, kurorekishi）, if you don’t already know, is a tongue-in-cheek Japanese term about embarassing things that a person doesn’t want to remember about their past. Usually stupid shit they do like writing a love poem, or dyeing their hair blonde for a high school debut. Perhaps dating somebody they really shouldn’t have.

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It seems like Jiisan is out cold, huh.

-poke poke-

I try lightly poking him with my foot.

…………

Mn, there’s no response. He’s just like a corpse.

Now then, since all the obstructions are gone, let’s get to the main point. I turn back towards Timu.

“Timu, do you have anything to say?”

“Human-, no, with that power you cannot be. What on earth are you?”

“Phew~ It seems like you still don’t get it at all, do you?”

Like I thought, it seems that she hasn’t reflected yet. I was thinking that if Timu regretted her actions and apologised then I would forgive her. But, she’s continuing to act as her event character Camilla to avoid the issue.

Well, it’s not as though I don’t understand the feelings of not wanting to apologise. Her feeling of resentment about me leaving her aside and making her feel lonely is probably quite strong. But using chuunibyou to run away from reality will only bring unhappiness to Timu’s life. I suffered because of this in my previous life.

It can’t be helped. This is for Timu’s sake. I closed the distance to swing the whip of love.

“So you plan on finishing me off next!? But I am the one known as Camilla of the Flash; I cannot hesitate.”

Timu began to chant some sort of incantation-sounding chant. And then Timu’s body was enveloped by a magic circle.

“Timu? What are you doi――”

“Hmph, this is my most powerful secret technique. O magic bullet, become countless stars! Star Freya![Super Demonic Star Magic Bullets!]”

“Wha-!? Magic!”

No way! Timu is using magic. Something like bullets of magic are being created from Timu’s hands. And moreover, in countless numbers.

Amazing. Just when did Timu learn to do something like this?

Certainly, it’s possible to use magic in this world. But by no means can everybody use it. Only chosen people who have foundations in magic can use it.

Timu, you…

You’re actually a genius at magic as well, aren’t you!

Today has been nothing but surprises. Her running speed was amazing, and then there was her ability as an actress, and then I found out that she can even use magic.

There’s a school of magic in the capital. And if she enrols there and trains hard, she might be able to work for the palace in the future. Timu, even though you have this much talent…

Timu, I’m begging you. Please take care of yoursel――Huh? Oi oi, isn’t Timu kinda aiming those magical bullets at me?

Isn’t this bad-

“Feel free to become chunks of flesh!”

“Ah-, ow, that hurts-, owowow! H-, Hey, Timu, it hurts I said――”

Just as I expected, the magical bullets were shot from Timu’s hand and hit me. A rapidfire of shots flew from Timu’s hand and hit me without even giving me a chance to breath.

Uu, each time one hits me my skin stings.

How do I say this? Right now Timu is…

Right, she’s like a kid randomly firing BB bullets from their model gun.

…I see. So this is why Timu’s chuunibyou has progressed beyond my expectations. Being able to use magic is like having a kind of status. It’s easy to think that you’re someone special. In Beruga town where I live, the people who can use magic is basically limited to the former adventurer Guard Captain Bizef after all.

Moreover, there’s probably no mistaking that Timu has been practising in secret. And she managed to learn how to use this emission type magic. Even though this is probably beginner’s magic, she probably learnt this all by herself without anybody teaching her.

It’s amazing! She probably wanted somebody to praise her. I bet she especially wanted me, her older sister, to see it.

But I was completely preoccupied with my cooking, and didn’t pay her any attention. And it seems likely that while she was lonely and using magic all by herself, that jiisan(Nielsen) saw her and said, “What’s with this child? She can use magic! And she’s cute! She is surely the master I sought, Camilla-sama! Camilla-tan, lick lick“.

And what happened after that goes without saying. He flattered Timu with cunning words and aggravated her chuunibyou.

Damn it, that damned pervert(Nielsen)! You’re not a jiisan anymore. You’re just a pervert. I’m getting angry again. Should I kick him once more to be safe!?

No, but there’s something I should be doing before that. Disciplining Timu.

Right now, Timu is just like a kid who had somebody buy them a model gun. Usually when a parent buys their child a toy gun, they teach them not to shoot it at others. Teaching them the rules is a matter of course. As her older sister, I have to teach her properly.

That you can’t fire magic at people!

“Geez, Timu, enough already!”

I ran through the barrage of bullets and forced Timu’s arms behind her back. And like that, I lifted Timu’s bottom up. Indeed; this is the typical spanking position.

“Wha-!? What do you intend to do to me? U-, Unhand me! I-, I can’t move!?”

“Timu, naughty children need to be spanked.”

I waved my hand back and forth and showed Timu a spanking motion.

“Hmph, physical attacks will not affect me so easily, you know. This body of mine has a magical barr――Guhah-!”

I spanked Timu’s bottom, whether she agreed or not. Timu let out a cry of suffering. I almost stopped my hand unconsciously, but if I went easy on her here, it would all be for nothing.

“Timu, please reflect on what you’ve done!”

“Hahh, hahh, i-, impossible! To so easily break through my magic barrier――――A-, and moreover, to put in such an enormous amount of mana.”

Timu, you’re still going to speak that nonsense? It seems that you haven’t been punished enough, have you?

I spanked her bottom again.

But Timu continued to say things such as “mana” and “the pride of the Demon King Army” and wouldn’t reflect.

It can’t be helped. I spanked her more.

Each time Timu let out words that weren’t reflecting, I spanked her. With the sound of each sharp slap, I could hear Timu’s moan. Her bottom has become red too.

Uuu, this really is tough. I don’t want to see my beloved little sister suffering. But discipline is important. Taking care that it’s not strong enough to hurt her, but still strong enough that she’ll reflect, I continue to spank her as I regulate the power――――

“Guha-, gahah-! Haa, haa, I-, I’ll die.”

“Should I give you another hit?”

“Uu-, uuuuu――――I-, I was wrong. Please stop it alreadyy!”

Timu finally began to break down in tears. There’s still a little chuunibyou left in her speech, but it seems that she’s finally reflected. Seeing Timu crying hurts my heart.

Timu, I’m sorry.

Even though it was necessary, I still hit my beloved little sister. It was tough for me too. Mn, I’ll stop the scolding here. Timu’s already reflected after all, so I need to comfort her, right?

“Timu.”

I spoke to her in the gentlest voice I could muster.

“Uu-, uuu… K-, Kill me! H-, Having received this kind of humiliation, I can never live it down!”

Timu gave me a frantic and angry glare.

Timu, humiliation, you said?

――――I see! I’m sure Timu is embarassed. Not only did her chuunibyou get really bad, but on top of that she even raised her hand against her older sister. She’s definitely worrying about that. In my past life when my parents gave me a warning and I acted violently, I wanted to die as well. Because my behaviour was shameful, I just kept thinking about it. Timu is probably feeling the same way right now.

――――Alright. Then right now, I’ll talk to Timu about my past life. I hadn’t planned on telling anyone about the memories of my past life. I’d hate for them to think I was a crazy after all. But I have to say it. If I tell her about how in my past life, I had a severe case of chuunibyou and raised my hand against my family, Timu should be able to empathise and understand.

Compared to me, Timu has absolutely nothing to be ashamed about.

And to comfort her, I’ll let her know just how much I care about her.

“Timu, listen up.”

“W-, What…?”

I gazed at Timu with a serious expression.

And then about how I was a reincarnater, about how I was born in a country called Japan in my past life, about how in my past life I suffered from chuunibyou, ah, but since she wouldn’t understand the word ‘chuunibyou’, I confessed that as the ‘Evil God Dark Matter’ I did some extremely cringeworthy things.
And then, even about how in the end I was run down by a truck, and passed away all too quickly…

…I told her all of it. It ended up being all of my dark history, didn’t it?

Does Timu understand what I’m really trying to say?

“F-, For something like that to have been――――W-, What have I done!?”

Mmn, though she seems to be in shock, it looks like she believes me.

“Timu, right now you might be weak. But you’ll definitely become strong. You can definitely become strong! Fate has chosen me to be reincarnated as your older sister after all. I’ll always watch over you.”

“I-, I――”

“Let’s keep getting along, okay?”

To show her that we’d made up, I hugged Timu.
And in my arms, Timu looked up at me,

“Yes. As Evil God-sama commands――”

and said that to me with enraptured eyes.

W-, Why?

It seems that my troubles are going to continue.

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tl: “mana” and “the pride of the Demon King Army” is actually “我(ware)” and “the pride of the Demon King Army”. Using 我 in Japanese as a self-pronoun is very umm, grand, I guess. A young girl using it as her default personal pronoun would be a great show of chuunibyou I suppose.

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Chapter 5 – “What’s with this chuunibyou jiisan!?”

For skills, I’m doing it opposite to Japanese. The readings are outside, while the meaning is in brackets for my tl.
Btw, I’m going to go back and change ‘pot’ from the earlier chapters to ‘pan’. I don’t cook, so it turns out that ‘pot’ means something a little more specific than what I thought it did.

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Timu hit me. She raised her hand against her older sister. Probably using these Demon Army theatrics as an excuse, she hit me as revenge for the scolding earlier. As I thought, nothing good comes out of excessive chuunibyou.

I remember. I remember how in my past life, I was too much of a chuunibyou, and raised my hands against my parents. My parents were nagging because they were worried about my future, so I threw things at them, and rampaged. On top of that, I even spat out “I am the Evil God, Dark Matter. Future? Job? In the face of the crisis this world faces, they are meaningless. It is all foolishness!” in the end, and locked myself up in my room.

My parents couldn’t do a thing about me, and just looked sad…

I don’t want Timu to experience that too. I swore that this time I would treasure my family. Timu is probably in her rebellious phase right now. Since the year began, we’ve made Timu do nothing but help around the shop after all. I have fun helping with both the shop and the cooking so I just ended up assuming that Timu would feel the same.

…Yeah.

Timu is still a kid, at an age where she wants to play. Because I’ve been too engaged with my cooking, I haven’t really played with Timu recently. There’s no mistake that Timu ended up participating in this sort of gathering because she was lonely.

Timu, I’m sorry.

――――But there are things that you should do, and things that you shouldn’t. Staying out until late at night. Raising your hand to your family when they scold you. For the sake of her future, as her older sister I need to make it clear what’s acceptable and what isn’t.

I’ll steel my heart!

In my old world, the world debatedly passionately about whether corporal punishment was right or wrong. I think that the key is whether or not there’s love behind it. I want Timu to grow up to be a fine adult. That’s why even if she ends up hating me, right now I need to swing the cane of lov- Oh wait, hang on, hang on. There are too many eyes here. Doing something like that in public will just have the opposite effect. On the contrary, there’s a chance that she’ll rebel and then deflate. People do often say not to scold children in public after all.

What should I do…

While I was agonising over how I should discipline Timu,

“Camilla, I’ll leave the disposal of that human to you. Everyone, let us depart!”

Suddenly, the armoured man said that, and brought everyone outside the cave.

Oooh! As expected of Armoured Man-San. Capable men really are different!

Without destroying the mood of the event, he basically said “The rest is up to your family to discuss, okay? ♪” and left us alone. With this, I can’t refer to him without -san anymore, huh.

After I conveyed my gratitude to Armoured Man-san through my eyes, I turned to Timu to scold her.

――――Mn!?

There’s still one person left. Amongst everyone around us leaving one by one, one man remains standing by Timu’s side.

He’s maybe 60 I guess?

His hair is silver-grey, he’s tall and has a stylish moustache. He’s wearing a suit with an emblem at the torso, and looks like somebody you’d find in a Hollywood film. I guess you could describe him as a stylish older gentleman.

…Why’s he still here? Even though Armoured Man-san went through all that trouble to be considerate, he’s ruining it all.
Even though everybody else understood Armoured Man-san’s true intentions and kindly went outside.

Jiisan, learn to read the atmosphere!

“Camilla-sama, please leave this to me.”

Saying that, the jiisan stepped out before Timu as though to protect her, and faced me in a fighting stance.

What the heck?

He plans on entering battle mode?

What the heck does he mean by glaring at me with an even more fearless expression?

“Nielsen, there’s no need for you to step forward. I have received my orders.”

“No, you have only just awakened, Camilla-sama. I do not believe you are at your full strength yet. This is a job for I, the captain of your household guard.”

“Umm… I need to have a chat with Timu…”

“Human, you have brought disgrace upon Camilla-sama. I shall have you compensate with your life!”

“――――I’m going to ask just in case but, could it be that you’re serious?”

He knows that everything that’s happened is just an event, right? The bloodthirst in his glares has been no joke for a while now, but…

“Am I serious, you ask? Hmph, consider it an honour. For I shall allow you to withness my ultimate secret technique!”

“‘Ultimate secret technique’? You can’t mean――”

The jiisan has his hands clenched into fists and looks incredibly fired up. It’s vigorous enough that his body is trembling, and it seems like his veins will pop.

“Secret Technique, Bomber Fire![Super Demonic Flame Burst Fist!]”

I have a bad feeling about this.

H-, He’s serious… He’s seriously become Camilla’s subordinate, and has freaking taken Armoured Man-san’s words at face value.

T-, This guy’s a chuunibyouuuuuuu!

“UOHHHHH! DIEEEE!”

While raising a roar, the jiisan charged forward and thrust out his fist at my head. His fist struck my temple dead on.

“Ow-!”

This guy seriously hit me. The jiisan is beating me up. His fist accurately hit my chin up, and then he drove it into my stomach.

Is this guy right in the head? I am technically a girl you know! And despite that, this guy is beating me up without hesitation. Thinking about it normally, this is assault, and would be a no-go, socially.

Shit, that was scary. From the very beginning he let out a war cry and came flying towards me to hit me, so I was shocked.

But… he’s weak. Way too weak.

How do I say this, his fists themselves don’t have any real power behind them.

Why…? It feels like a crying primary schooler hitting you in a tantrum. An elderly jiisan is frantically hitting a girl with all his might. The scene is way too surreal. Considering his cringeworthy actions, and the chuuni-esque lines he’s been spewing, and the fact that he can’t seperate reality from play, there’s probably no way this guy has a job. There’s no mistaking it. This jiisan is this world’s version of an “M.A.N. (middle-aged NEET)”.

――――Alright! This is a good chance to make Timu look at reality. I’ll show her just how hopeless a person suffering an acute case of chuunibyou is. It would be simple to just shake him free, but I decided to continue letting him hit me.

“HAAHHHH! EI! HAHP! YAH!”

The jiisan continued driving his fists into me, screaming kiai’s all the while.

See? Look Timu. Look at this disappointing jiisan. If you don’t get a job like an adult, avert your eyes from reality, and continue to immerse yourself in fantasy, this is how you’ll end up, you know!

…I wonder if Timu has understood.

When I chanced a glance at Timu, I found that she was gazing at the jiisan in worry. Her gaze looks worried for the jiisan.

But why? Why is she worried for this dangerous jiisan who’ll even attack girls?

――――I see! I’m sure that there’s a good chance that this jiisan is the reason for Timu becoming a chuunibyou. He kept going ‘Camilla-sama, Camilla-sama’, and made her feel important. And then he took advantage of her lonely heart to progressively worsen her chuunibyou!

I-, It’s definitely possible…

If you think about it like this, even if he’s a dangerous jiisan who’ll attack somebody who looks like a girl, from Timu’s point of view, he might seem like a knight who’s protecting her from the enemy.

Damn it! It seems that Timu’s chuunibyou is an even more advanced case than I had predicted.

Ah~ Thinking about it like that, this jiisan really pisses me off, huh. When all’s said and done, he’s the culprit behind pulling Timu onto the path of misfortune(chuunibyou). And moreover, I’m getting really sick of being punched by this guy. Even though the jiisan’s breathing has gotten rough, he’s continuing to hit me even now. Even though I’m getting hit, I wasn’t really sure about getting violent with a complete stranger, but I’ve had enough.

“You-, cut it out already! You damned chuuni bastard!”

I grabbed the hand that was hitting me, and thrust him back. Being shoved by me, he lost his balance. Jiisan’s body is completely open now.

My chance!

I dashed forward towards the jiisan’s stomach and drove my fist in.

“Punishment! Punishment! Punishment!”

Like a boxer, I throw straights at Jiisan’s face, jaw, and solar plexus; all clean hits.

“Guha-, gahu-, gohah-! Hahh, hahhh――――w-, what terrifying speed and weight those punches have… I-, I’ll die.”

After suffering my fists, Jiisan slumped to the floor on the spot.

Even the words he gave when collapsing stank of chuuni.

“I’ll die” he says…

As if they had that much power!

But well, it was probably unexpected for this jiisan too. He probably didn’t think it was possible that he’d lose to a young girl like me, after all. But life doesn’t always go as you plan. Even if I look like this, I’m a cook; my muscled are trained from always shaking up the pan. If it’s somebody like a powerless NEET jiisan, I can take him down with ease.

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tl: 初老ニート (middle aged (or above) NEET) is a set phrase in Japan. The meaning is as you can see. That’s why I put it as an abbreviation to make it look like a ‘set phrase’ that everybody uses.

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Chapter 4 – “I was hit by my little sister”

I turned to Timu and sternly scolded her, but for some reason the atmosphere is a little strange.
The members who were about to leave earlier all turned back and began surrounding me.

Their stares are painful. Are they angry?

No, it would be better to call it bloodlust.

Why?

――――Ohh, crap!

Today’s gathering was for the Demon King Revival Event. Everyone had completely changed into their characters for the event. You could say that all the participants were acting as realistically as possible. In particular, that armoured man’s speech had enough impact that it wouldn’t be strange even if you called it the real thing.

In this perfectly acted world, I barged in with reality. With this many people attending, there’s bound to be some chuunibyou participants mixed in, but the majority of them might actually be people who normally work seriously, and who participated as their only enjoyment.

And among the participants are dragonoids and birdmen as well. They’re not races that live in this area. They probably travelled from far, far away for this event. In the face of these people, my remark just now was clearly a breach of manners.

What do I do…?

I’ve really wrecked the world they’ve created, haven’t I?

While I was regretting having caused everybody trouble,

“Human. You have done well finding this place. For you to have broken through two layers of barriers is…”

said the armoured man to me.

Ohhh! I see!

He’s making it so that my intrusion here is part of the event too, isn’t it?

Good job, armoured man!

Geez~ When I first saw this man in armour I was thinking “So much cringe…” but then why is he…

From his attention to detail and his demeanour, it might be that this armoured man is actually a wholesale store manager, or the president of a company. Even in an event like this he’s taking his role seriously, so there’s a good chance of it being true.

“Kill them! Kill the human!”

“Kihihi… I’ll make you cry nicely.”

“Hyahhaa, my first human meat in a while!”

In response to the armoured man, the people around made an uproar. The event participants had begun acting as the Demon King Army’s soldiers.

Mn, mn. It seems that everybody has understood the situation, huh? Everybody can read the mood. And the acting is amazing. This atmosphere really feels like I’m going to get torn apart. In particular, that beastman drooling with his mouth hanging open looks like he’s going to bite into me at any second.

I can’t lose to them either. Right now my role is that of the hero who entered the barriers of the Demon King Army. Given that, how should I act from now on…?

While I was considering various lines, Timu walked briskly before me.

“I don’t know how you found this place, but you sure are a fool!”

“Timu…”

If I remember correctly, the setting was that she was the Demon General Camilla, right?

Huhu, her realistic acting is so cute. But you know, playtime is over. It’s time to go home now.

“Human, even if only temporarily, you were my elder sister. I will at least give you a painless death.”

“Heh? What do you mea――wh-, wah?”

Timu drew a knifehand to my neck at a speed that seemed to leave a flash.

The sound of an impact resounded through the room――――

But, the knifehand was stopped soundly by my neck.

“I-, Impossible!? The strike that I put my mana into was…”

Timu panicked as though something impossible had happened.

“Surely you did not show mercy to them?”

“Viceroy, that is an insult to me. I put in enough power to even bisect a dragon!”

“Is that true?”

“I-, Impossible…”

“Camilla of the Flash is pathetic!”

The people around us began to loudly make a fuss.

I could feel something fall straight to the ground inside me.

Timu hit me.

And it hurt quite a bit too. It might have left a bruise on my neck.

With my little sister acting violently towards me for the first time, I was stricken with shock.

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Chapter 3 – “I am the Demon General Camilla”

My name is Camilla Bo Malferand, one of the Six Demon Generals who serve Demon King Zorg directly.
With Zorg-sama as our leader, we, the Demon Army, destroyed many living beings in the previous war, and dropped people into the deepest depths of terror.
The soldiers of the royal capital, S-ranked adventurers, the various heroes, those called rulers; we killed them all. The people wailed in despair, and we believed that the glory of our Demon Army would forever continue, but――――

Ku-, to think that we would end up being sealed by those detestable gods!

Indeed, on that day, the gods all worked together and turned their blades to us, and not only Zorg-sama, but all powerful members of the Demon Army had their souls sealed by the gods.
Moreover, our bodies as demons were destroyed, and our souls were sealed in the bodies of humans, beastmen, and other exceptionally inferior species.

What disgrace!

And those who were not sealed were destroyed even to the soul, and our Demon Army was literally erased.

Hu hu, it has been several thousand years, and even those sealed souls escaped from their bindings. Many fell victim to those detestable gods in the previous war, but we’ve finally revived.

Thinking back on it, ever since the time that I lived as a frail human, there was a sense of discomfort in the corner of my mind. My memories as a demon that I tried to, but couldn’t recall.

And then, I finally remembered. I was not a puny existence such as a human. I was a demon; an absolute conqueror, an existence who could with but a brief show of their power, crush and destroy any and all beings.

I had woken up a few days ago as Demon General Camilla. At any rate, I have only just awakened.
So that I could get used to this body, and collect information about the outside world, I stayed low and acted with my temporary family.

But, I have reached my limit!

Despite being a puny existence, that Tilea human knew no discretion. She would readily touch me. I even considered killing her, but I was concerned about the state of the gods so it wasn’t prudent to be conspicuous, and so I suppressed my anger.

These last few days, I had been sneaking out in the shadow of the night, and getting in touch with my earlier awakened kin. According to their information, those gods had not lived through the war unscathed, and lost a great deal of their power, and presently those gods are as good as powerless.

It is a good time, isn’t it. My retainers have all awakened.

It seems that today, as the right hand of Zorg-sama and the one who controls the Six Demon Generals, Viceroy Hidler will be giving everybody their orders in Pinedelia Cave. Under the banner of Zorg-sama, it is the revival of the Demon Army.

My heart dances with joy. While I was unable to suppress the excitement in my heart, that human touched me again.

“Ti~mu, is this where you were? It’s time to help out at the shop, you know?”

And overfamiliar voice. I no longer have any reason to hide my identity.

“Human, choose your words wisely! I am one of the Six Demon Generals under Demon King Zorg, Camilla!”

Fear me! Shudder as much as you like!

I let out my overpowering killing intent.

“Timu…”

Hmph, it seems that she’s petrified from my overwhelming power. There is no human that can take my killing intent and stay themselves. I am surprised that she did not die from shock on the spot, but I have only just revived, so I am probably not at my best.

“Hmph. Well, no matter. Today is one that should be celebrated, for my kin have all awakened. Out of mercy, I shall spare your life!”

Indeed. I care not for the life of a single human. Here begins the Demon Army’s trampling of the world. It is merely a difference of dying today, or dying tomorrow. Without spending my fangs on some puny existence, I headed for Pinedelia Cave.

Hu hu hu, running once in a while is nice too. In the previous war, I rode my kin, the magic beast Gargan and rampaged freely in all directions. My magic beast Gargan has revived as well, and I can ride it, but it is on standby. From now on I will work them hard whether they wish it or not. I shall let them rest for today at least.

――――After running for a while, I strangely felt a gaze.

Am I being tailed?

I turned my head, but nobody was there.

Am I being targetted by an S rank adventurer or the like?

No, unless they are a demon like me, and moreover at the level of a Demon General, following me would be impossible.

Is it my imagination…?

Hmm. I have only just awakened. The pressure I emitted earlier was lacking after all, so I am probably not in my normal condition.

Having come to that conclusion, I headed to the cave where my companions awaited.

When I entered the cave, some familiar people appeared. The demonic birdman Bard, and the demonic dragonoid Drag were there as well. The distinguished upper members of the Demon Army had gathered.

“Camilla, we’ve been waiting!”

The powerful voice of the Viceroy resounded through the surroundings. As always, it is a majestic voice. And moreover, overflowing mana is being emitted from the Viceroy’s armour. Even though the Viceroy has only just awakened, he has more mana that in the previous war. Without using mana to probe I can’t really say, but my guess is that he has over 50% more power than at the time of the previous war.

“Your mana is powerful as always, Viceroy.”

“Our dearest wish is almost here, after all. My training has been enthusiastic.”

“Then it is truth that Zorg-sama’s revival is close at hand?”

“Indeed. With good timing, everyone has gathered. I’m about to speak of the details.”

The Viceroy gathered everyone in the clearing. I quickly lined up as well. The Viceroy spoke of how Zorg-sama’s revival was close, and how with the revival, we would need human sacrifices.
Finally, the Viceroy gave a command, and the many demons departed to attack the important locations of the human side.

And then, my Camilla Unit was given the mission of destroying the most important location of all; the royal capital. My subordinates and I can run wild for the first time in thousands of years. While I was secretly excited, one human suddenly came and stood before us.

“Ah~ Hello, I’m Timu’s older sister, Tilea. It seems that lately you’ve been kind enough to let Timu play with you.”

“…”

Because of this sudden situation, even the Viceroy and I were lost for words. And then, that human turned to me, and,

“Timu! What happened to helping out at the store!? I’m not saying that you can’t play at all. But you need to do the things you’re supposed to!”

of all things, she began to lecture me.

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Chapter 2 – “Demon General Camilla? Who’s that?”

“Timu…”

My beloved little sister suddenly suffered an outbreak of chuunibyou. I froze from the shock.

“Hmph. Well, no matter. Today is one that should be celebrated, for my kin have all awakened. Out of mercy, I shall spare your life!”

After spewing out that arrogant line, Timu walked outside looking extremely disinterested.

This is bad.

What did Timu say?

Demon King! And Six Demon Generals!

And it seems that she’s even come up with a position for herself that cuts straight to the point. From my experience, Timu is probably obsessed with this right now. If I don’t immediately take action, Timu’s future is in danger. To chase her down, I leapt out of the house.

Where did she go?

I looked around to find her.

Found her! She’s gotten pretty far, huh~

Timu was already about to leave the town. I thought I had immediately jumped out of the house, but it seems that was wrong. The time probably passed while I was in shock. Having figured it out, I observed Timu. It seems that Timu is going somewhere.

Should I chase her down and call out?

No, wait. If I’m not wrong, she said ‘kin’.

Is she meeting with somebody?

Maybe Timu has made friends with some other chuunibyou. Rather, it might be the influence of her new friends that caused this…

Mn, that’s definitely it.

I decided to stealthily follow her. If she has friends with chuunibyou as well, then just lecturing her isn’t enough after all. I need to fix those friends as well, or else!

I followed Timu from a few hundred metres back so that she wouldn’t notice. Once in a while Timu would look back though, and making sure I didn’t get caught was really tough. I constantly hid in the shadows of buildings while I moved.

But gee, Timu sure is fast, huh~

While I was maintaining the distance, it seems that we’d crossed over a mountain before I’d noticed. I’ve never gone past Mt. Beruga like this, you know?

No matter what, isn’t this too fast?

In terms of car speed, I feel like we’re going 60 kilometres an hour. Could it be, that we’re actually doing something really ama――――no, no, no, there’s no way that’s true. I almost had a relapse.

Mm~n, I accidentally had a chuuni kind of thought just like my old life.

This is one of those!

Where I’m thinking it’s strange because I was considering things from my old life’s sense of values. That’s it. In this world, isn’t it obvious that everybody is fast!? We don’t have any cars after all, and our movement is basically all on foot, so it’s natural that our legs are trained. And 60 kilometres an hour is just how it feels. It’s not like I’m actually using a machine to measure it. It’s probably actually an ordinary pace. Because I’m stuck with the sense from my old world, it feels fast to me. After assenting to this, I followed after Timu.

Even so, Timu probably counts as one of the faster people in this world. Even though Timu is only 14 years old and doesn’t move much, she’s running as fast as me; a cook that trains hard every day. If she trained, she might make it in life as an athlete.

Only, I’m not sure if this world has the concept of sports. At any rate, my lifestyle involves nothing but cooking so I’m quite ignorant about this world. My parents are both completely into cooking as well after all, and in this small town, which would really be better called the countryside, there’s no good flow of information.
If this world does have sports, then I want to make Timu do it. I think that exercising healthily will cure her chuunibyou after all.

While I was thinking about all this, it seems that we’ve arrived at the destination. Timu just walked straight into a large cave.

Ohh~? So there was a cave in a place like this…

From a glance, it seemed to be just a normal cave. What’s different was that there was a gorgeous door placed in front, and on each side were ominous statues.

Mm~mm, from what I can tell, it completely smells of chuuni. There’s no doubt that Timu’s companions are in here. And what’s more, it seems that these companions of her are rich. The hobbies of the rich…

I’m sure they’re selfish ones. I’m going to break my back convincing them.

But, I can’t get scared here. For Timu’s sake, I gathered my courage and entered the cave. The inside of the cave is dim and looks exactly where a monster would live. They did an excellent job in finding such a suitable place. I’m honestly praising the proactivity of this chuunibyou patient.

I searched further into the cave. When I got further in, just how many hundreds of people were there? A huge crowd of people was lined up before one man. With everybody’s attention on him, the man was clad completely in armour, and this too was an extremely cliched appearance. I stealthily eavesdropped on the fully armoured man.

“Everybody, the long-awaited day comes to us at last!”

” ” “YEAHHHHHH!” ” ”

Because of the armoured man’s words, the surrounding people all screamed excitedly at once.

Huh? Huh? Could it be that some sort of hobby event is being held today?

I judged the crazy enthusiasm to be as intense as the concerts in my old world. So there were these kinds of cosplay parties in this world as well, huh?

When I looked about the inside of the cave, I found that beastmen, and birdmen and people of all types of appearances were gathered here. But still, just when did Timu find out about this event? Lately I’ve been immersing myself in my cooking after all… I’m reflecting on the fact that I didn’t notice Timu’s change.

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………………

The man’s speech continued.

“Zorg-sama’s revival is at hand. We must reform our armies immediately.”

” “It is as you say. Please instruct us!” ”

“Very well. Then go forth! Offer living sacrifices to Zorg-sama! We will destroy the humans!”

” “Sir! All for the sake of the great Zorg-sama, Milord!!” ”

Once the speech was finished, most of the people around the armoured man left. The ones remaining were just the armoured man, Timu, and about ten others.

“Yose. How is the present state of the Six Demon Generals?”

“Sir. As of present, among the Six Demon Generals, only Luxembourg-sama and Poe-sama have not awakened.”

“Hmm. There are individual differences when it comes to the awakening. It cannot be helped. The destruction of the royal capital will be carried out by Camilla.”

“My unit alone is plenty!”

Timu declared this, brimming with ambition and power. That remark, that tone, and more than anything, that bewitching smile as she flicked her hair back pulled her surroundings into a whirlpool of charm.

――――Hah-! No good, no good!

They spoke so believably about everything that I ended up getting drawn in. It seems they’re planning some kind of interesting event, huh. There’s magic in this world after all, so I’m sure it’ll be even more fun than the events in my old world.

Timu seemed somewhat really onboard with it, so for a moment I even ended up thinking that it really wasn’t Timu, but the Demon General Camilla. Timu definitely has talent as an actress.

…But, right now as her older sister, I have to clearly scold her. Skipping out on helping with the store, and playing around at this hour is a problem. As I thought, when chuunibyou gets too extreme, no good can come out of it.

I stepped forward from behind the rock, and gallantly headed down to the clearing where Timu’s group was gathered.

“Ah~ Hello, I’m Timu’s older sister, Tilea. It seems that lately you’ve been kind enough to let Timu play with you.”

“…”

I gave the armoured man a light nod, and conveyed my thanks. And then I turned to Timu and,

“Timu! What happened to helping out at the store!? I’m not saying that you can’t play at all. But you need to do the things you’re supposed to!”

told her that very clearly.

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Chapter 1 – “My little sister became a chuunibyou!”

Right now it’s been over ten years since I was reincarnated. I was reincarnated as a female. My name is Tilea. This year I’ll turn 17. Because I have memories of being a man, there were a lot of inconveniences, but I’m already used to it. As for my appearance, you could say that with the silky hair that runs down to my waist, my big double-eyelidded eyes, and a somewhat dignified atmosphere, I’m a bishoujo.

And my family runs a restaurant. The name of the shop is 『Berum』. The name comes from playing around with the name of the town I was born in, Beruga. Restaurant 『Berum』 is the only restaurant in town, and everybody in town says that it’s delicious. That reputation is all thanks to Dad. Dad’s skill in cooking is exceptional. I want to hurry up and be able to cook food that people admire as well, so each day I exert myself in my cooking training.

In my old life I was a super useless guy that didn’t even do his housework properly, but right now a few dishes in the restaurant are being left to me. It’s because of Dad’s strict but warm guidance. Dad is a respectable person who’s not only reliable, but has good cooking skills. And Mum is somebody you can respect as well. She supports her inflexible cook of a husband, and is a gentle person who is considerate of others.

And, I have a younger sister who’s three years younger than me. Her name is Timu, and I’m not sure if it was a sudden mutation, but unlike my parents and I, she has silver hair.

Anyway, her silver hair is beautiful. Sometimes it catches the light of the sun and sparkles, and I unconsciously end up looking at it in a daze. I’ve been taking care of Timu since she was young. Timu goes “Oneechan, Oneechan” at every chance, and anyway, she’ s just cute! I’m not sure if it’s the recoil effect from being an only child in my previous life, but I’m particularly affectionate with Timu.

I love my family right now, and I want to master cooking. That’s why even though this is a parallel fantasy universe, I don’t think about going on adventures or anything at all. There’s no meaning to that.

And moreover, there’s no demon king in this world. It seems that there was one in the distant past. He was called Demon King Zorg, and he was ripped into pieces and was destroyed by humans, beastmen, dragonoids and the other people who lived there. It’s a completely standard story, and is what you’d call a fairy tale. I guess even in parallel worlds, you get things like this.

In my old world as well there were stories about oni and kappa after all; things you’d call myths and folklore. The people of this world seem to believe in the demon king, proportional to the amount of scientific advancement they’re missing, but because I have the knowledge of science from my old world, it doesn’t really fit with me. It’s probable that a powerful elf or beastmen was called the demon king.

That’s why there’s no fantasy-esque setting of the hero defeating the demon king. Adventurers don’t go dungeon raiding either, and their main job is hunting wild animals called magic beasts. It might be more on the mark to call them hunters, rather than adventurers. No matter how much magic we can use, there’s not much romance or dreams in this world.

But well, had I suffered an outbreak of chuunibyou like I had in my previous life, I’d have probably gleefully become an adventurer and travelled the world though, huh? Right now my dream is to be a normal cook who loves her family, to continually refine my cooking, and to help Restaurant 『Berum』 prosper.

And I was living a fulfilling everyday life and heading towards that dream, but…

Lately something’s been troubling me.

Actually, it’s about my cute little sister, Timu. Even though she used to go “Oneechan, Oneechan” so much, these last few days she’s been oddly distant.

I do think that I went a little overboard with the skinship as well, yesterday, but anyway, when I was rubbing her cheeks and saying “Timu, you’re so cute and healthy today as well!”, she wordlessly brushed me away.

Is this what they call the rebellious phase?

Kuh~! This is too sad!

What do I do if Timu ignores me today as well? The more I think about it, the worse my anxiety is getting. Would it be better if I gave her some room for a while? No, at times like these, you have to act normally, right?

I made up my mind, and decided to call out to Timu.

“Ti~mu, is this where you were? It’s time to help out at the shop, you know?”

“Human, choose your words wisely! I am one of the Six Demon Generals under Demon King Zorg, Camilla!”

H-, How could this be…

My little sister suffered a chuunibyou outbreak.

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I like misunderstanding comedies, but only when they have enough believability. Incidentally, the best done one I can remember over the last few years is this for me. That cafe scene.

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Prologue

“Tilea, three fried rices please.”

“Comingggg.”

Receiving the order I headed into the kitchen, and brought out my carefully maintained, and favourite kitchen knife. It’s just a cast iron knife, but it’s my prided and beloved knife. Using this, I finely chopped vegetables similar to spring onion, lettuce, and carrots into fine pieces.
Next I spread oil in the pot, and mixed in rice and egg with the chopped vegetables from earlier, and put it all through the heat. The fire was strong and shaking the pot so that it wouldn’t burn was the trick to it. After putting in our secret spices for flavour, I completed my parallel world fried rice.

I can smell a delicious fragrance. Newly made and still piping hot, I delivered it to the customer.

“Thank you for waiting.”

“Oh! The smell is making me hungry.”

The guest received the plate and began vigorously digging into it.

“Ah, ah, hot, mn, yummy, yummy.”

Noisily and heartily wolfing down the food, the plate was empty in an instant.

“That was great. Today’s was delicious as well, Tilea-chan.”

“Thank you as always.”

I politely bowed, and tidied up the completely empty plate.

Phew, I’ve been working hard today as well, huh.

Seeing the customers happily wolf down the food I spent so much effort cooking makes me so happy that I can’t bear it. There’s nothing happier than being a cook.
You can say that right now I’m living a fulfilling life every day. It makes me keenly realise just how useless I was in my past life.

I have memories of my past life. As the slang goes in Japanese circles, I’m a reincarnater. I was called Shioda Tetsuya in my old life, and I was a Japanese guy born to an extremely normal household. But, as it often is with us reincarnaters, I lived an unhappy life, and passed away from the world in despair as a 33-year-old jobless virgin. I didn’t work, and lived as what you’d call a NEET, completely inconveniencing my parents.

Moreover, because I suffered from the Middle Schooler Syndrome; Chuunibyou, I was pretty hard to deal with. I always thought that I was a special human; that I had some special power and would be entrusted with a mission. So I never thought about studying hard for exams, or working to pay for food. I looked down on people who busied themselves working hard.

As you’d expect, I was bullied at school and then stopped going, and couldn’t even get a job. In the end I was abandoned by my parents, and having fallen halfway into self-abandonment, I was hit by a truck and died.
Even when I was hit, I half believed that because I was a special person I couldn’t die, so I really was beyond help. It was only when I was carried into the hospital with one foot in the grave that I opened my eyes.

I wasn’t special. I realised that I only convinced myself that I was special to run away whenever things got tough. I wanted to do it all over.

I wanted this time, to live a life that I wouldn’t regret.

With these strong feelings of regret, my consciousness faded…

And when I awakened, I had become a baby.

Eh? Huh? What is this?

is not what I thought.

Because I was a chuunibyou, I indulged myself in reading all sorts of manga and novels, so I was able to immediately understand my situation. I had been born again, with memories of my old life.

What an incredibly chuuni-esque development!

Moreover, I was even in a world of swords and magic as a bonus. But even if I reincarnated, I no longer thought of myself as special. Were this a novel then there’d be stuff like being born with OP powers, or a harem, or crap like that, but the reality isn’t that kind. In my old life, it was this kind of conceit that was why I had such a hard time.

God had even given me a second chance at life.

I told myself that this time, I would live seriously.

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