Summoned to Another World?

In short, this is a city that perfectly fits any of the settings of a so-called "Other World".

It sits beneath a cloudless blue sky, bathed in bright sunshine.

The medieval-style buildings stand side by side.

The ground was covered with neat stone slabs.

People wore all sorts of strange and unusual costumes.

It looks like an urban landscape full of adventurous elements, appearing only in a fantasy world.

Although it can't compare to the diversity of species in the Main God Space, you can still see things here that would never exist in the real world.

For example, people with animal ears and characteristics of some kind of wild animal.

For example, there are lizard-like variants, like the tall lizard people mentioned in fantasy novels.

Such beings walk the streets of the city as if it were their own business, entering and exiting buildings. Sometimes they buy things at the surrounding stalls, and sometimes they eat at the surrounding restaurants and bars, making the lively atmosphere in the air last for a long time, which is quite incredible.

Of course, there are humans here.

However, these humans were also dressed in various strange medieval costumes, some even wearing armor and carrying longswords, looking like adventurers and great knights, which was quite surprising.

Add to that the carriages pulled by enormous lizards, each comparable in size to a horse, running through the streets—no matter how you look at it, this perfectly matches every transmigrator's idea of an "Other World," without the slightest incongruity.

Unfortunately, to the native inhabitants of this Other World, the existence of so-called time travelers would be completely out of place.

Because here, men can wear armor and protective gear, but they will not walk around in casual clothes or sportswear.

If such a person existed, it would seem completely out of place no matter how you look at it, right?

And this sense of incongruity arises at this very moment.

It's located in a square-like area in a corner of the city.

"..."

"..."

An indescribable silence filled the space between the two, making the air seem somewhat subtly thick.

In front of a finely crafted fountain, a man in casual clothes and a man in sportswear stared at each other, both speechless.

All around, residents turned to watch this scene, whispering among themselves as they quickly moved away, as if afraid of being drawn into some conflict.

But this is just worrying for nothing.

At least, neither party involved intended to cause any conflict.

Fang Li, in particular, was simply speechless.

"What exactly is going on here?"

After the quest in the Instance World was released, Fang Li was teleported here amidst a familiar dizzying sensation.

Immediately afterward, the boy in front of him, dressed in a dowdy tracksuit and looking to be about the same age as Fang Li, who appeared to be a high school student from an island nation, stared at Fang Li with an incredulous look, leaving Fang Li completely speechless.

The reason was simply that Fang Li recognized the other party's identity and knew what the current situation was.

On the contrary, the other party has completely fallen into a delusion that is hardly admirable.

Because, in the very next second, Fang Li heard this sentence.

"... Summoning from Other World is one thing, but what kind of plot is it to have two protagonists?"

There's no need to explicitly remind them; in reality, these words would not only sound childish, but would also make the listener think the other person is crazy.

However, the boy in front of him was completely unaware of this. He crossed his arms, closed his eyes, and began to mutter to himself as if he were pondering some serious question.

"Wait, is this the feeling of a formidable rival appearing? Two protagonists who are simultaneously transported to Other World initially support each other and depend on each other for survival. Then, in a crucial triggering event, one upholds justice while the other succumbs to misfortune, ultimately leading to a showdown between them?"

"But isn't this destined to end in tragedy? What a terrible plot!"

"Besides, shouldn't a so-called Other World summoning only involve beautiful girls, beautiful girls, and more beautiful girls? What's with the appearance of a man?"

"Well, having someone to keep me company is better than having no one at all. In any case, let's say hello to the pretty girl before she shows up!"

After his self-directed and self-acted performance, the boy acted as if nothing had happened. He opened his eyes, tossed his hair, and then raised a hand in Fang Li's direction to greet him.

"Hey bro, looks like we've both been summoned. I don't know how it happened, but I'm actually a guy named Subaru Natsuki. As you can see, I'm a high school student who's about to become the protagonist. How about that? Pretty Other World setting, right?"

As he said this, the boy named Subaru Natsuki gave a hearty laugh, revealing his pearly white teeth, which even seemed to gleam with a blinding light.

If you ignore the plastic bag the other person is holding in their raised hand as a greeting.

"..."

Fang Li had to admit that this was the first time he had felt so powerless since entering the Main God Space.

To be honest, Fang Li didn't even know whether to be happy or to sigh.

The reason for the sigh is self-evident.

Imagine having a delusional teenager, lost in their own world, acting foolishly in front of you. Anyone would sigh in frustration.

As for being happy, Fang Li did have that at the beginning.

Because Fang Li's main purpose in coming to this world was this boy in front of him.

A boy named Subaru Natsuki.

It was because of this boy that Fang Li specifically chose this world and entered this instance.

Now that he has found his target so effortlessly, shouldn't Fang Li be happy?

However, even the happiest mood will be instantly extinguished when faced with this situation.

So, Fang Li fell silent.

Under these circumstances, Subaru Natsuki's smile seemed to become somewhat stiff.

That doesn't mean the other person is very good at reading between the lines and understands Fang Li's feelings; it just means they've been maintaining that posture for too long and are a little tired.

So, with a stiff smile, Subaru Natsuki began to move closer to the Fang Li.

"Um... is it a language barrier? Hello? Hi?"

As Subaru Natsuki's silly face moved closer to him, Fang Li for 0.001 seconds before finally making a decision.

He threw a punch at the somewhat foolish face in front of him.

"Bang—!"

A muffled thud resounded.