My Personal Gain Return! Even After Coming Back to Earth from Another World, I Can Still Use Magic? I Have an Item Box? Even If Earth Ends Up in Trouble, It’s All a Win for Me!

The day the white figure (a god?) appeared in our dreams, an emergency meeting was convened at Yamato-ya.

Ten years ago, we were transported from Earth to this world. Over the past decade, we’ve managed to adapt to life here.

We leveled up as adventurers to survive in a world teeming with monsters and started Yamato-ya, a bento shop, to establish a stable lifestyle.

Through interactions with the guild, the church, and the orphaned children of the slums, we gradually built a life that felt as natural as if we had been born in this world.

We had accepted a harsh truth that we learned ten years ago: humanity on Earth had apparently been wiped out due to a meteor strike.

I say apparently because none of us witnessed Earth’s demise firsthand. Before the extinction, we had been transported to this world by some force (I like to think of it as divine intervention).

This phenomenon—being transported to another world—is what’s often referred to as isekai ten’i. It’s a popular genre in the light novels I used to read back on Earth: isekai fantasy or isekai transfer.

The fact that I experienced something straight out of fiction was shocking, but in the end, the act of living remains the same, no matter where you are.

And so, ten years have passed since we adjusted to this world. But last night, something—or rather, someone—completely white (yes, a god, I’d say) appeared in my dream and said:

“A path back has been opened. Will you stay here or return? The choice is yours.”

At first, I thought it was just a dream. But by morning, all the transferred residents of Yamato-ya had gathered in the living room.

Yama-san, Acchan and Riddle-kun, Yui-chan, Kick and Lemon-san, the Para family, and the Lin family—all of them, who live in this house or nearby and work at Yamato-ya, were there.

When everyone started talking about having the same dream, it became clear: it wasn’t just a dream. It was a divine revelation from the god who brought us to this world.

I felt a wave of relief when everyone expressed their intent to stay in this world.

If they had all chosen to return to Earth—back to Japan—what would I have done?
I had grown so accustomed to living in a community here, a stark contrast to my solitary life in Japan.

A short while later, Tau-san and the others arrived via teleportation.

When Tau-san told us he would return, I managed to keep my expression neutral, but it was a massive shock.

Tau-san, Kanta, Mireille, Anessa, and Yugo all planned to return to Earth. As I looked at their faces one by one, I couldn’t stop my mouth from twitching, like a child trying to hold back tears. I could feel the wrinkles forming on my chin, like a dried plum.

“Kaoru…”

The soft hand patting my back belonged to Acchan.

After looking at the five who planned to return, I turned to the faces of those who had said they would stay—Acchan, Para-san, Yama-san, and the rest. But I couldn’t help but wonder: would Tau-san’s words sway their decisions?

Tau-san had a strong presence and was deeply respected. If his decision influenced them, I wouldn’t be able to stop it. I couldn’t bring myself to ask them to stay.

Despite my worries, the people of Yamato-ya chose to remain.

Para-san, Lin-san, Yama-san, and Acchan had all managed to reunite with their families here, even growing their families in this world. They had fully settled into life here and chose to continue as part of this world.

As for Tau-san and the others, their families had been left behind on Earth.

While I hadn’t thought to ask the white god any questions, Tau-san and his group had inquired about their families’ whereabouts.

The answer was harsh:
“Those aged 15 and older are considered adults and were not linked to their parents.”

Only children under 15 and spouses were brought along during the transfer. Those who were older had been left behind on Earth.

Now, according to the divine message, Earth had avoided complete destruction. Although it had become a harsh world, returning there was now possible.

Tau-san’s wife and two daughters.
Kanta-san’s son, Shota.
Mireille-san’s sister and niece.
Anessa’s parents, brother, and sister.
Yugo’s grandmother.

The five of them decided to return to Earth to reunite with the families they had spent ten years searching for.

It was a bittersweet feeling.

For Tau-san and the others, it was a long-awaited reunion with their loved ones. I should be happy for them and send them off with a smile. Yet, I couldn’t shake the heaviness in my heart.

Was I simply sad to see them go?

We didn’t live together. Tau-san and his group lived in the clan base in the royal capital, while we—Para-san, Lin-san, Yama-san, Acchan, and I—lived and worked here in the town of Muu-na, based at Yamato-ya.

Even on Earth, I had lived alone for nearly 30 years after leaving my family home. Yet, I had never felt this way before. Perhaps I had come to rely on Tau-san and the others far more than I realized.

“So, ten days from now, huh? Will the god appear again, or will we just be teleported back to Japan out of nowhere?”

Acchan’s question was valid.

“I didn’t ask, since I planned to stay,” Para-san said with a bitter expression.

Tau-san chuckled softly.

“I asked. On the tenth night, just as the day changes, a gate will open,” Tau-san explained.

“When the day changes? So, probably midnight?”
“Yes.”
“What exactly is this gate?”
“I imagine it will be something like the transfer mechanism we experienced before. Though, since we were unconscious during the initial transfer, we never actually saw the gate.”

“Hmm… I want to stay with everyone until the very last moment. After all, I won’t get to see Lin again,” Anessa murmured sadly, caught between joy and sorrow.

“Yes, let’s stay together until just before midnight on the tenth day,” I suggested.

“Sounds good. But where should we gather? The clan base is being sold, right?”

That was true. Tau-san was passing the leadership of the Moon Desert clan to Para-san and selling the royal capital’s clan base. Para-san, now based in Muu-na, planned to establish a new base here.

“Then let’s gather here,” I said, almost instinctively.

All eyes turned to me.