Seven days had passed since they returned from space. For all seven days, Tetsuya had done nothing but lie on the sofa or bed in his room, scrolling on his phone.
A life of doing absolutely nothing but enjoying himself was truly relaxing.
Until someone interrupted that peaceful, comfortable life.
Whoosh!
"Hmm?"
The door suddenly swung open. Dressed in bear pajamas and sprawled on the sofa, Tetsuya looked up toward the doorway.
He had expected Izuna, Jigen, or one of the others, but instead, he saw someone completely unexpected.
"Kaguya? What brings you here?"
Kaguya frowned at the messy room.
The table was covered in open snacks, while cushions, throw pillows, and empty drink bottles littered the floor. The television displayed a game's idle screen, the computer was playing one of the ninja dramas popular in the Shinobi World, and Tetsuya himself lay on the sofa like a child, without the slightest concern for posture. His head rested in the corner of the sofa, and he held a phone in his hand, scrolling through short videos.
He looked nothing like a powerful warrior. Instead, he resembled a spoiled, immature child who had been pampered by his family since birth.
Still, she said nothing. Some powerful people had strange hobbies.
Perhaps living like an ordinary person was Chiba Tetsuya's strange hobby.
"During those two years you were gone, were you out in space hunting Ōtsutsuki?"
"Yeah, we were. Didn't I tell you?"
As soon as he said it, Tetsuya realized something.
"Oh, I guess I really didn't tell you. Ahahaha..."
Partway through his laughter, Tetsuya suddenly realized that this wasn't particularly funny.
"How did you find out?"
"Hagoromo told me."
"The Six Paths Old Man?"
Tetsuya sat up and crossed his legs on the sofa.
"Wait, that can't be right. I