[Chapter:28][Finally! Home!]

"Well, time's up."

I watched as the timer went from 5 to 4, to 3, to 2…

"Bye girls, Kiba-kun."

"Bye everyone! See you later!"

Everyone not belonging to Rias' world waved to those present to send them off, that is, the whole of Rias' peerage, except Gasper-chan who I actually managed to talk to, albeit through the internet(I said goodbye to him already, of course), and the whole of Sona's peerage.

Well, our arrival and stay in this world somehow caused the relationship between Sona's and Rias' peerages and between Sona and Rias herself to get a lot closer, so I wonder what the future would be like?

Especially considering the protagonist of this world has been taken away by Ajuka-kun for 'research' after he promised to give the Boosted Gear to Rias-chan, one of the major players in the world, Zeus, got eaten by mom (I wonder if she got a stomach ache? Hope not, he seemed like a nasty guy to eat), and one of the end bosses actually got arrested too…

Eh, I'm sure the future would be really interesting.

"Bye." "Bye."

Two low voices come from within me, as two hands poke their way from beneath my shirt. This would have been extremely scary if those in the room hadn't gotten used to Zashiki Warishi's shyness. It got better to the point where they talk to me and the others sometimes, but they never left my body after they first went in.

I wonder if my body is so comfortable?

Oh, I also named them Ichiko (white-haired one) and Niko (black-haired one), which they seemed to like. Well, those were there future names had I not summoned them, after all.

"Bye, Ophis-chan. I'll learn new cookie recipes for you."

Just as I said goodbye to my cute little Ourboros, however…

"I'm coming."

"???"

I blinked as Ophis-chan suddenly glowed, her figure turning into a small, black snake, which zoomed across space, shooting straight into my body.

"???"

Before I, or the similarly startled people around, could say anything, we were surrounded by a bright flash…

"Did you just steal my world's infinity dragon?"

Rias-chan, that's not nice! I didn't steal her, I promise!

Probably…

. . . . . .

. . . . . .

"Ah, I'm back."

I blinked as I found myself back in the bathroom, where I had been when the Group teleported me.

As usual, there was no real discomfort from the trans-dimensional teleportation. As expected of the Group.

I brought the smartphone out of my pocket and opened the Chat.

((Admin [Tanaka] is online))

[Admin] Tanaka : Everyone got home safe?

(([Kuroneko] is online))

(([Irene] is online))

(([Kaguya] is online))

(([Mikoto] is online))

(([Rias] is online))

(([Tsunade] is online))

Kuroneko : Hai~! I'm back in my bed like I never left! But now it's 2 in the morning and I'm not sleepy at all…

Irene : I'm back in my room in Alvarez, and the guy I set aflame before leaving is still screaming. Guess time really did stop.

Mikoto : Set aflame? Seriously?

Irene : Ah, don't mind him, he tried to peek at the ladies hot spring. Alvarez has some pretty hard laws on harassment.

Kaguya : I'm back safe and sound, thank you for your concern, Admin-san.

Tsunade : Ah! Finally back…three days without drinks and gambling almost drove me mad!

Rias : Arara, looks like the Legendary Sucker is about to donate money to luck gamblers who get chosen again.

Tsunade : Hey! What's that supposed to mean!?

Mikoto : Well, Tsunade-san, considering your luck…

Tsunade : I'll have you know I'm feeling particularly lucky today! I'll win enough to bankrupt the casino!

Irene : You mean lose enough and skip out on payment to bankrupt the casino?

Kuroneko : Pff!

Rias : Pff!

Kaguya : Pff!

Mikoto : Pff!

Tsunade : You all…!

I looked at the chat going off on a tangent and sighed.

Tanaka : It's night here, so good night.

((Admin [Tanaka] is offline))

I put the smartphone back in my pocket and walked out of the bathroom.

"Oh, Onii-chan, you're…back?"

Rino, my dear little sister, I haven't seen you for three whole days.

"Huh, weird…"

Rino looked at me curiously, before tilting her head in confusion.

"Did you get…more handsome…somehow?"

"Hmm, did I?"

I blinked as I took a glance at my reflection in the mirror. Indeed, being reborn seemed to have made me a little more…charming?

It's hard to explain, since I still looked the same as usual, and those not familiar with me probably wouldn't notice anything different.

"You seem…different. Like you just got reborn anew, or something, if that makes any sense…"

Wow, you've got real good instincts, Rino.

"I did. Sort of.", I answered as I unbuttoned my shirt.

Rino blushed at my actions as she fidgeted.

"O-onii-chan…I…"

Any other little sister would panic and run away or maybe slap me, but as expected of my adorable little bro-con, she just stood there blushing madly, pretending to look down while taking not-so-secret glances at my chest.

"Come out and introduce yourselves, you three."

If they were going to live in my house, of course, I want them to introduce themselves to Rino.

Then, as if a scene from a horror film, three heads popped out of my chest.

"…"

"…"

"Hello."

Ichiko and Niko looked at her silently, while Ophis-chan waved her hand and greeted her. She wouldn't have done it before, but I worked hard to train her to say hi.

Oh, my blood, sweat, and tears have finally…

*thud*

Oh, Rino fainted.

"Sweet dreams, Rino."