It's been 9 months since we looked at volume 4 of No Longer Allowed in Another World, but volume 5 picks up with the main cast in the dwarf stronghold in the desert, currently under siege by the Fallen Angel of Dejection and his armies. The dwarves have the aid of one of Annette's fellow priests, an elf mage named Wolff, but when the battle starts anew, he freezes up when instead confronted with the Fallen Angel of Greed, a young woman he once mentored with who drains his strength and abducts him.
Castle under siege, the dwarves can't spare manpower for a rescue, so it's down to Annette, Tama, and Nir. Sensei gets left behind because their ride (the curly-haired guy from the previous volume, now reformed and running a bus service) refuses to give a lift to the guy who killed his scorpion/motorcycle. But an elderly lady with some connection to Wolff insists they go, so Sensei gives in, if she'll explain why.
As it turns out, the elderly woman (Hikari) and the Fallen Angel (Yuriko) are sisters. In their world, Yuriko was the elder sister, and Hikari the younger. Hikari was always sick, and Yuriko's parents forced the role of caretaker on her, even pulling her from school. When the Isekai Jackpot Truck hit her, Yuriko figured she finally had a chance to be seen for herself by Wolff, and tried her best to unlock her cheat. Except then Hikari appeared, seeming to instantly seize Wolff's attention. Bitterness and resentment bloomed, and here we are, Hikari with a skill that lets her take what she desires, while believing she killed her sister when her skill unlocked.
Sensei finds the whole tale wonderful, demanding to know what it was Yuriko desired, specifically. He especially likes the part where Wolff focused his efforts on Hikari because she asked him to. Because she knew what her sister sacrificed for her in the other world, and wanted Yuriko to be able to live as she pleased, then and now. But, it's too beautiful a tale to be penned by him, so he rips it up and sends them both back home (Hikari restored to normal when Yuriko releases all the lifeforce she's taken.)
Except they wake up back in their home, Hikari in bed, Yuriko sitting by her side. So Hikari's back to a life of debilitating illness? Wouldn't they be better off still in Zauberberg? Hikari was healthy there, and now her youth is restored. Yuriko can just, you know, stop being one of the Fallen Angels. It's funny, because at the end of the volume, Wolff expresses doubts about His Holiness' plan to bring Otherworlders here to fight for them. These people supposedly weren't happy in their worlds, but who decided that, or that they'd be happier here (a point Sensei made when her first arrived)? Setting aside how many Otherworlders are becoming criminals, warlords or general nuisances themselves, many aren't finding greater happiness here than they were are home. All true, but I'm not sure Sensei sending some of them back to the same old lives is doing them much good, either. Sometimes a fresh start really is needed.
But hey, that's two Fallen Angels down. And the Fallen Angel of Dejection crashes the proceedings, so Wolff can finish him like he said he would! Or not, the guy's armor being immune to magic. And he's strong enough to just catch Tama's best attack with his hand. But Nir's sword is able to shatter the Angel's weapon, and the guy withdraws, looking pleased about the whole thing. Which leads me to suspect he's Nir's dad, and that used to be his sword before whatever got him so dejected happened.
Then, right at the end, Sac-chan, the young woman Sensei intended to commit suicide with, makes an appearance. And he's ready for them to throw themselves out a window together right now, but she says he's not the same man she knew, and they can't be together. So she leaves, rejoining the remaining Fallen Angels, but Sensei takes it well.
Or not.
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