Hanaori-san Still Wants to Fight in the Next Life (花織さんは転生しても喧嘩がしたい)

I'm back.

Welcome home.

A Demon Lord Returns Home

A Demon Lord Returns Home

I'm beat again today.

Crumple

Ryusei

Former Demon Lord

All-girls' schools are too much for a former pessimistic NEET.

Condition

Hair Tousled

The power of those girls' peppiness is crazy.

Day after day, they shave away so much of my mental and physical stamina.

Thinking about it, before I reincarnated, and back before my demon lord days,

I was a regular mage and a bit of a magic nerd,

who enjoyed just researching magic every day.

I started making public appearances after becoming an imperial mage,

but I always ended up feeling mentally exhausted back then, too.

My time as the demon lord after that was great.

There were no living humans in my army,

so I could relax and read lots of grimoires in peace.

Blegh

Huh? Was I a shut-in in my past life as well?

Time to die.

Bro, are you okay?

Episode 5

Much Ado About Nothing

The Demon Lord vs. the Demon Lord's Little Sister

Hey, bro, why did you suddenly become a shut-in before?

It seemed like you were functioning fine as a teacher.

Did something happen at school?

Ah, well, it's kind of complicated.

But I suppose you could say I was heartbroken.

Seriously? This dingus quit his job 'cause he was heartbroken?

Waaah!

So he recovered when he found love again?

Aghast

I never knew my big brother was such a lovesick fool.

I didn't mean like that!

Narukami-sensei's Long Day

Salary

The Class's Mood

Lesson Planning

Quotas

Overtime

Students' Trust

Hmmmm

Life as a teacher is full of worries.

Tap

Tap

Tap

Tap

Tap

Tap

I have a bad feeling.

Narukami-sensei! Is it true that you help people with their problems?

You just made that up!

Full of worries.

So what's up, Satsuki?

The Incident Begins

Well...

Um, can we do this somewhere we can talk alone?

Sure.

Secretly filmed?

Yeah. Our clubroom was secretly filmed.

I know I should probably tell everyone and talk to our advisor about it,

but then it'd become a huge deal.

Our track meet's coming up, so I don't wanna stress people out.

But I'm at my wits' end, and I need someone I can talk to.

I see.

All right.

I'll help you out.

But if it proves beyond us, we'll take it up with your club's advisor.

I was super anxious, so I'm grateful for your help.

I've also been a bit anxious after I dropped my smartphone.

Hang in there, Sensei.

Searching the Track Club's Clubroom

Track Club

Well, we're in the track club's clubroom now,

so could you walk me through the problem?

I found this camera on top of the lockers,

and it was recording.

What was in the footage?

Everyone changing.

So given that, I can't show it to you.

The door's always locked while we're practicing,

and the club president has the key.

The window was open to air out the room, but it's too narrow to fit through.

For the record, here.

Not that I suspect any of them.

But it's a list of whose lockers were in view of the camera, and whose weren't.

Plus, who was absent from club today.

Are you a great detective's assistant?

She must be incredibly worried that one of her friends did this.

I must do all I can to resolve this without creating a stir.

I'll see what I can do.

Thank you, Sensei.

It'd be great if I could just settle this with magic.

The Witch's Concern

Hm, what should I do?

If it were an object, I'd find it right away with a spell.

Oh, Takigawa.

Hey.

Thinking about it, we resolved that incident with the returner,

but what happened after that?

Well...

As it turned out, Takanashi had opened several other dimensional gates.

We still have a few to deal with as part of the cleanup.

Plus, moves are being made by some to claim that other world's resources and tech.

So the problem's actually still ongoing.

Sounds rough.

It's making my head hurt.

Don't overdo it.

By the way, is there a spell that can identify the owner of an object?

There aren't any spells that convenient.

The Elf's Plant Beds

What's wrong, Nagamori?

Stay back!

Huh? "Stay back"?

My plant beds have been ravaged.

My poor plant beds.

They were yours?

She's like an elf whose forest has burned down.

I can help you look for the culprit.

I don't need help from a human!

She's just like an elf who's closed off her heart.

Meteor's Intel

What are you up to, Meteor?

Lost something?

Huh? Nope. Just taking a walk.

I hear Mako asked you for help. Is everything okay?

Yeah. Just a little trouble in the track club.

That reminds me.

A pale-looking track club girl was walking around saying she'd lost something.

Lost something?

Yeah.

It seemed kind of serious, so I was a little curious.

Do you know her name?

Nishina-san from Class 2-3.

Thanks. You've been a big help. You should head home soon, too.

Yeah, got it.

Class 3's Nishina-san

This camera's yours, isn't it, Nishina-kun?

But you had a reason for filming, didn't you?

Class 2-3 Nishina Yukiko

Yes.

I lost the necklace my boyfriend gave me.

I thought it might've been stolen from the clubroom.

I was worried I'd jumped to conclusions,

and with our track meet coming up, I didn't want to worry everyone,

so I set up the camera there to catch the thief.

I know I acted rashly in trying to find the culprit on my own.

I'm sorry.

It's all right.

Satsuki found it, but she hasn't told anyone yet.

Huh?

Besides, I'm great at finding lost things.

Track Club

The Black Culprit

The culprit...

was a crow.

Caw

Caw

It nabbed the precious metal and took it back to its nest.

This is it. My necklace.

It must've gotten in through the window.

It looks like it stole plenty of other things, too.

It also raided some plant beds.

So there it is. The camera was there to catch the necklace thief, not to film you,

and the theft has been solved.

I'm so glad.

I'm sorry, Mako.

I acted on my own because I didn't want everyone worrying about a thief.

I couldn't ask the others for help, either, so I understand.

Waaaah!

Sorry

Sorry.

Assassin 500m Away

Assassin 500m Away

Assassin 500m Away

Assassin 500m Away

Assassin 500m Away

Assassin 500m Away

So this is Mitsurugi City?

Running surveillance on those witches from Oz was the right call.

Multiple dimensional gates is an irresistible prospect.

Magic beasts. Mythical creatures. Magic swords. Magic gems.

This will be a great payday.

Although we'll need to get Oz's people out of the way first.

Sorry, but those resources from that other world will be all ours.

Now, start the mission.

The ones in control will be us, WAND—

WAND Agent Firestarter Richard Sanada

As if I'd let you do that.

I combined Spell Enhance and Hawk Eye into a maximum-range Soul Crush.

I crushed your mind.

Sleep it off for two weeks.

Honestly.

It's crazy how an enemy showed up right after Takigawa told me about it.

I'm lucky he let his guard down because he was so far away.