My girlfriend is Saiki Kusunoki

To his surprise, his straight father was thoroughly enjoying it.

After graduating with a bachelor's degree, I pursued a master's degree, and after graduating with a master's degree, I went on to pursue a doctorate.

After obtaining his doctorate, this man, instead of returning to inherit his family fortune, went directly to teach at the University of Tokyo.

He thought he should hide far away so that his father wouldn't catch him.

This really angered his grandfather, who ignored his father for many years. Even Naoto himself seemed to have only seen his grandfather and uncle when he was very young. (Because of his father's influence, Naoto's father changed his surname to Yamashita. It's said that Naoto also has a Chinese name, but we won't go into details here.)

While everyone thought Naoto's dad was just an oddball, Naoto's mom was actually a remarkable and talented individual.

When Naoto's father was teaching in Tokyo, he happened to meet Naoto's mother, who was pursuing her master's degree.

Naoto's mother is similar to his father; she is said to be the daughter of a wealthy tycoon.

She also disliked the job at home, so she ran away from home in a fit of anger.

What I like is folk culture, and I dream of becoming a folk writer.

If this were a novel, these two would definitely be protagonists.

Having shared similar experiences, the two quickly fell in love and had a boyfriend.

Even after Naoto joined the group, the two of them showed no signs of slowing down.

The world is full of research on ancient cultures and various folk customs.

Perhaps due to his parents' influence, Naoto also began to be interested in what his parents were busy with all day long.

After graduating from junior high school, Naoto finally had the opportunity to visit his parents' workplace.

This time, their destination was the legendary ancient city of Pompeii.

Pompeii is located near Naples in southern Italy, 10 kilometers southeast of Mount Vesuvius. About 20 kilometers west of the scenic Bay of Naples, it is a popular summer resort nestled between mountains and the sea.

In the distant past, this place was once a bustling city.

However, due to a natural disaster, all the residents here were buried under volcanic lava.

It is not only a tourist destination but also a sacred site for archaeology.

Although there is a volcano here, it hasn't erupted for hundreds of years, so no one pays much attention to it.

Naoto, in particular, completely regarded this place as his graduation trip destination.

Unfortunately, Naoto was unaware that an ultimate catastrophe was brewing.

According to Kusuo, in Saiki's world...

This world is frequently plagued by massive disasters.

The reason why the world of Saiki has been stagnant is that the Earth in this world is about to experience a global volcanic eruption.

Just like in 2012, if all these volcanoes were to erupt, it would ultimately lead to the destruction of the world.

In order to stop this disaster, Kusuo can only reshape the world year after year, returning it to the previous year.

And for Naoto this time, it just so happens that the volcano has reached its eruption point.

In the volcanic eruption, Naoto and his parents, along with all the members of the archaeological team, perished.

Nanko sensed Naoto's danger and, after preventing the volcanic eruption, did everything in her power to save him.

Then, by rewinding time, Naoto's body was restored to its original state.

However, due to excessive energy expenditure and the limitations of his superpowers, Naoto's parents and the archaeological team were unable to save him.

Actually, if Nanzi were to unleash her full superpowers and control this power, she might be able to restore it.

However, Nanzi simply couldn't fully control her superpowers.

While sealed, she can only use Time Rewind once a day.

However, breaking the seal could lead to unpredictable consequences.

Just like Kusuo in the original work, he used his superpowers with all his might, even creating several timelines and almost causing the destruction of the world.

Fearing that her powers would spiral out of control, Nanako hesitated for a long time before deciding to save Naoto, planning to save the others once her superpowers were strong enough. (Normally, time rewinding is limited to a maximum of 24 hours.)

In order to cover up the apocalypse, Nanzi even altered the memories of all those in the know, turning it into a plane crash.

But what about Naoto's memories?

Actually, it was because Nanko, under extreme fatigue, unleashed her superpowers, causing Naoto's memories to regress too far in the past.

It directly restored all the memories of his past life.

Therefore, in the very beginning, Naoto only had memories of his past life, and no memories of what came after.

As time goes by, Naoto's memories are slowly reviving.

It was on this day that Naoto's memories were all restored at once.

This caused Naoto to lose consciousness.

After learning the whole story, Naoto appeared remarkably calm.

Angry? What right does he have to be angry? Nanzi saved him, and he can understand Nanzi's predicament.

He really didn't know how to blame Nanzi.

However, Nanko always believed that it was her fault that she was unable to save Naoto's parents.

So all this time, I haven't told Naoto the truth, intending to delay as long as possible.

Because Nanko was very scared, and Naoto, having regained his memories, blamed her for not saving her parents.

But how could a straight person do that?

Naoto, who had been fast asleep in bed, slowly opened his eyes.

Bathed in the glow of the setting sun, the girl who had fallen asleep beside his bed appeared like a goddess.

Meeting Nanzi in this lifetime is the greatest fortune I've ever had.

In my opinion, I will have to spend my whole life repaying this kindness.

Chapter 61: An Invitation to the Summer Festival

The moment Naoto opened his eyes, Nanko, who had been sleeping beside him, also opened her eyes.

Rather than saying Nanzi was asleep, it's more accurate to say that Nanzi simply didn't know how to face straight people.

The moment she sensed Naoto's inner thoughts beginning to stir, Nanko instinctively opened her eyes.

Naoto and Nanako locked eyes, neither knowing what to say to each other.

Looking at Naoto's complicated expression, Nanko felt a pang of pain in her heart and instinctively wanted to teleport back home.

However, Naoto's body seemed to have anticipated this, and just before Nanako could use her teleportation, he grabbed Nanako's right hand.

"Um, Nanzi, could you please not leave? Could you stay here with me for a bit?"

Faced with Naoto's request, Nanko hesitated for a long time, but in the end she did not choose to teleport away from there.

Nanzi's mind was in turmoil; in fact, she had never been so confused before.

The feeling of being in complete turmoil made it impossible for Nanzi to concentrate on listening to the inner voices around her.

Naoto could even feel the slight tremor in Nanko's hand.

No one truly enjoys being alone.

If given a choice, who would want to spend their life alone?

For Nanko, who is comparable to a goddess, there is probably only one thing she truly fears in her life: loneliness.

Some might say that what Nanzi is truly afraid of is insects.

But in reality, Nanzi could easily wipe out all the insects in the world.

In the original work, Kusuo wanted to lose his superpowers simply because he wanted to be like an ordinary person.

I want to have the fun, life, and friendships of an ordinary person.

But when he actually lost his superpowers, his biggest fear was that his friends would leave him.

Nanzi is in this state of mind right now, and because she is a girl, her heart is even more fragile than Nanxiong's.

Nanko is now terrified that Naoto will leave her because of this.

Her heart may seem cold, but it is gentle and fragile.

This is Nanzi, a girl with superpowers who belongs to straight people.

"Um, there's a temple fair tonight, do you want to go?"

"Don't you blame me?"

"How could I blame you? After all, I only realized after I regained all my memories that I've always been protected by you, Nanzi. Isn't that right?"

If it were a Naoto who hadn't regained his memories of his past life, and without knowing all the circumstances, he might really blame Nanako.

But after learning that Nanako was innocent, and that she had even saved him and helped him so much, Naoto felt only gratitude in his heart.

"But I still couldn't save Uncle and Aunt. I did everything I could, but I'm still afraid—afraid that that power will destroy you too. I..."

"You don't need to be afraid, Nanzi. This isn't your fault. Although I was really in pain after learning about my parents' death, it would be so inhuman of me to blame you for it."

"Besides, you're just inexperienced and afraid, aren't you? I can wait, because you are Nanzi, aren't you? When you are no longer afraid of that power, I believe you can do all of this."

"Naoto..."

"You're right, Nanko-chan, we didn't mean to blame you."

"That's right, that's right. Actually, it feels pretty good."

Just then, Naoto, who was in the room with Nanko, seemed to hear some strange noise.

The two looked up and discovered that Naoto's parents were actually on the ceiling, grinning.

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At that moment, Naoto and Nanko rubbed their eyes at the same time. As a result, Naoto could no longer see, but Nanko could still see Naoto's parents floating in the sky, with a mysterious smile on their faces.

"what's the situation?"