Classmate wa Isekai de Yuusha ni Natta kedo, Ore dake Gendai Nihon ni Okizari ni Narimashita - Chapter 49

Chapter 49- The Test of Courage Begins(Part 5)

What? What the hell just happened...?

Before I could comprehend the bizarre sight unfolding before me, my entire thought process—me, Hisai Takehiko—was instantly overwhelmed by confusion, panic, and fear.

The barrier techniques passed down through the Hisai family are said to be as impenetrable as a fortress.

Yet, from the spot where those beast-like creatures had been, something emerged.

A grotesque creature—a fusion of a stag beetle and a flying saucer—fired a beam of light from its mouth and shattered the defensive barrier I had constructed in a single blow.

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"H-Hey! You're sure we're gonna be okay, right?!"

"Shut up! Just stay quiet!"

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Okajima, terrified by the scene, grabbed my arm and shouted.

I shook him off roughly and tried to focus on restoring the barrier.

But—

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――Screeeee…

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The grotesque monster clung to the barrier, rotating its body as if trying to widen the hole it had made.

"Shit!"

Not to be outdone, I poured even more spiritual power into the barrier, attempting to cut the monster in half.

Gi… gi…

Eventually, the monster’s rotation slowed.

Just a little more. I could take it down.

Convinced of victory, I focused all my attention on the monster—

And in that exact moment—

"Wha—?!"

The beam pierced through the barrier once more—this time with the monster itself still embedded in it.

And that’s when I finally realized...

There wasn’t just one of them.

"Hiii!?"

Ten... twenty... no, more.

There had to be at least a hundred of them.

All of them were aiming their mouths at the barrier.

In the next instant, the creatures fired their beams all at once.

The defensive barrier I had crafted—into which I had poured my all—was ripped to shreds by the simultaneous assault.

Soon after, with a loud shattering sound like breaking glass, the barrier crumbled into fragments.

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"Ah… ah, ahh…!"

I have to run.

That thing… there's no way I can defeat it.

My mind screamed at me to flee, but my body—frozen by fear and confusion—refused to move an inch.

As I stood there helplessly, the disk-like monsters that had broken through the barrier began to surround me, emitting eerie sounds, all turning their mouths toward me.

"……Ah… huh?"

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The impending threat reminded me of death.

Instinctively, I shut my eyes.

But… there was no pain.

Timidly, I opened them—and found my body completely intact.

It seemed I had avoided being pierced by that beam.

But that didn’t mean I was safe.

Because—

"...What is this…?"

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Covering both Okajima and me from the neck down was a sticky, slime-like substance that robbed us of any ability to move.

If the enemy attacked us in this state, we’d be killed instantly without being able to resist.

Even if they didn’t, we’d starve to death if left like this.

This was hopeless.

We were completely stuck.

While I was drowning in that miserable realization, I heard a rustling from the bushes beyond.

Was I finally going to face the one responsible for driving us to this point?

Fear… and a bit of curiosity—what kind of sorcerer could accomplish something like this?—swirled inside me as I waited.

And then—

(Is that the sorcerer…?)

What emerged was a boy and a girl, who looked like ordinary high school students.

The girl possessed greater spiritual power than your average exorcist.

At first, I thought she must be the one who created the monsters and broke the barrier.

But the moment I turned my gaze to the boy beside her, that idea was immediately dismissed.

"...!?"

The boy had no face.

No—not exactly.

It was more like… I couldn’t perceive his face at all.

He wasn’t wearing a mask or anything. If I wanted to see it, I should have been able to.

But—

My instincts screamed at me.

"Don’t look at his face. If you do… you’ll see something more horrifying than anything you've ever known."

While I stood paralyzed in fear of the boy, a second girl appeared before me, as if from nowhere.

Her face… looked oddly familiar.

She looked down at me with an expression that suggested she had something to say.

"…Surrender and follow our instructions. If you do, I promise we won’t harm you further."

And that’s when I finally remembered.

The girl standing before me—was Kuon’s daughter.

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(…Now then.)

While Kuon was confronting the one responsible for this barrier, I was checking over the thought-controlled wireless drone I had made using Water Magic.

The idea came to me after watching a certain sci-fi anime.

Its gun barrel can fire lasers and other destructive attacks, and it can also launch slime to immobilize enemies, or a sleep-inducing mist.

Blades modeled after stag beetle pincers were attached to its sides, and had cutting power equivalent to a water jet cutter.

(Alright. No signs of malfunction so far.)

After finishing the check with the skill 『Appraisal』, I turned my gaze to Kuon, who was speaking with the man named Hisai.

(Still, I never thought she’d say she wanted to meet them face-to-face without hiding her identity…)

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According to Kuon,

"Even though you were exiled, if you've spent time in the supernatural world, you should know who I am. I can use that to bluff them into thinking the Kuon main family is involved."

(Well, I’ve used 『Concealment Magic』 to make them instinctively fear me, and I have a ton of drones on standby. It should be fine. And if it comes down to it―――)

"Then, once the barrier is removed, you will be taken into the custody of the proper authorities. Do you understand?"

"…Yeah, I get it."

Looks like negotiations were over.

From here on, it was my turn.

After confirming Kuon’s nod, I approached Hisai and began preparing to activate 『Dispel』 to remove the barrier.

That’s when—

"Not… not yet!!!"

"Huh?!"

The man named Kai—who had been restrained in slime—shouted with bloodshot eyes, then swallowed something he must have hidden in his mouth beforehand.

"Agh! It hurts! It hurts!"

At the same time, Okajima—who was also restrained and should have been unable to move—stretched his hand out toward the rusty sword he had been clutching close to his chest.

I hastily tried to activate 『Dispel』, but—

It was already too late.

"Damn it—!"

In a careless moment…

The final charm attached to the sword had been peeled off.

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Translator's Note:

“Recognition Impairment Magic (認識阻害魔法)”  as "Concealment  magic" refers to a type of illusion or mental magic that prevents accurate perception—common in fantasy, particularly when dealing with mysterious or divine entities.

The unnamed boy's facelessness evokes a cognitive horror trope: “that which cannot be perceived without consequence.” Think Lovecraftian influence.

The tension builds toward a likely awakening or power release from the rusty sword, possibly foreshadowing a berserker transformation or sealed weapon event.