A few days have passed since I was summoned to another world. I gradually got used to living in Lilia-sanās mansion, and itās not just me, but that also includes Kusunoki-san and Yuzuki-san. Iām starting to see a smile on their faces as well.
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Of course, there are still many things I donāt understand about this world, but thanks to Lilia-sanās goodwill, I think Iāve had enough time to organize my head over the last few days. Well, as for Kuro whoās showing up every night, sheās still a mystery to me, but she doesnāt seem like she intends to do me any harm. In fact, I can even say that I felt more comfortable talking with her compared to Lilia-san.
Well, itās common for the Humans to spend three days at home in the New Year to begin with, and since I didnāt go out, except for this irrational little demon girl, there doesnāt seem to be any incident that happened, so it was very peacefulā¦ā¦ Well, though I say that, thereās a saying in my beloved hometown that tells about āthe calm before the stormāā¦ā¦
[ā¦ā¦An invitation?]
It was early in the afternoon, on the fourth day weāre in here, while we were chatting leisurely over tea and cookies, Lunamaria-san appeared with a grandeur envelope and told us that this is an invitation to a party to be held tomorrow.
[Yes, itās for the night party to be held on the fourth day of the New Year at the royal palace. Since this is the year of the Hero Festival, it will also be a magnificent event where they will introduce the person who holds the role of the Hero. Normally, these invitations should have arrived sooner, but we arranged for everyoneās invitation as well this time, so it took a little longer.]
[Eh? Us too?]
Hearing the words that Lilia-san said with the calm smile she usually had, Kusunoki-san looked surprised as she asked back. Well, I understand how she felt. Itās impossible not to be surprised when you suddenly hear about an evening party at the royal palace.
[Yes, since Mitsunaga-sama will be visiting a number of countries after this, I thought he might want Aoi-san and Hina-san to go in particular.]
[Ah, I see, Seigi plays the role of the Hero after all, so heāll be introduced to the various cities of each country. I wonder if heāll be alright?]
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According to what they told me, the sophomore Kusunoki-san and the freshmen Yuzuki-san and Mitsunaga-kun are clubmates. Kuh, as I thought, club activities really are the shortcut to being a normie, I should have done club activities in high school instead of just playing internet games. No, I didnāt join any circle in college in the end, so maybe it doesnāt really have any connection whether I played internet games at that time or not.
Well, setting aside the story of my lonely lifeā¦ā¦ This would certainly be a good time to have a leisurely conversation with Mitsunaga-kun, who will be traveling from one place to another. The two of them were worried about him, and the trusty Lilia-san followed up on that as well.
As I was thinking about that, Lilia-san took out a letter from a large envelope that seemed to be of very good quality and looked it overā- she still had the smile on her face, but I could see a vein pop out of her forehead.
[ā¦ā¦Luna, are these all the letters from the royal palace?]
[ā¦ā¦Y- Yes.]
[ā¦ā¦I think my eyes may have gone bad. Would you mind reading it for a bit?]
I wonder whatās going on, Lilia-san is smiling, but her eyes arenāt smiling at all. Or rather, she looks terribly scary.
[Well then, please excuse meā- Iāll spare everyone the early parts of the letter as itās just a regular opening sentence. Errā¦ āIn addition, invitations for he who plays the role of the hero, Mitsunaga Seigi-samaās fellow countrymen, Kusunoki Aoi-sama and Yuzuki Hina-sama are enclosed together with this invitation.āā¦ā¦ Eh?]
[ā¦ā¦Hmm?]
Arehh? Thatās weirdā¦ā¦ Because if I heard correctly, I donāt think I heard my name included in the sentence that Lunamaria-san just read out loudā¦ā¦
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[ā¦ā¦Luna. Iām sure Iāve contacted the royal palace to prepare an invitation for āthree peopleā, havenāt I?]
[Y- Yes, thereās no mistaking it.]
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[ā¦ā¦What do you think of this?]
[ā¦ā¦His Majesty, the Kingās bad habit appeared againā¦ā¦]
[ā¦ā¦Is it possible to rearrange it now?]
[ā¦ā¦I- I think it would be difficultā¦ā¦]
Hearing Lilia-sanās words in an indifferent voice that sounds as if sheās suppressing her emotions, Lunamaria-san replied as cold sweat dripped down behind her back.
If Iām not mistaken, His Majesty, the King is Lilia-sanās older brother and is a person Lunamaria-san said to have a severe case of being a sis-con, I think? That Kingās bad habitā¦ā¦ Ah, I see.
After some very heavy silence, Lilia-san stands up from her seat and after a few seconds, she comes back āwith a sword in one handā and bows deeply to me.
[Iām sorry, Kaito-san. It seems that due to an error on our part, we werenāt able to prepare an invitation for Kaito-sanā¦ā¦]
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[Ah, no, thatās totally fine. Iām not really that acquainted with Mitsunaga-kun before, and I donāt have anything, in particular, to talk about.]
[Iām really sorry. Iāll have to keep you waiting at home here in the mansion, but instead of thatā- Iāll be back with a stupid ākingās headā as a souvenir.]
[āāHuh?]
[My Lady, My Ladyā¦ā¦ Your eyes are glaring, you know?]
[ā¦ā¦That stupid Older Brother really isā¦ā¦ trying to reach the end of my patienceā¦ā¦]
[My Lady, please calm down! In case you forgot, that is still the king! He may be stupid when it comes to My Lady, but aside from that, heās one of the competent ones!]
[Let go of me, Luna! As his relative, Iāll be the one whoāll make sure that that idiotās misbehavior will be punished accordingly!!!]
[Thatās fine, but please put away the sword for now!]
Ahh~ I guess thatās what happened. Lilia-san was supposed to have arranged for the three of us to go to the evening party, but the Siscon King, who doesnāt like men approaching Lilia-san in the first place, only prepared invitations for Kusunoki-san and Yuzuki-san, but not for me. In the first place, he probably doesnāt like the fact that I, being a man, am living in Lilia-sanās mansion. Thatās probably the part that Lilia-san didnāt let her mess with.
And Lilia-san, who has been bothered by that sisconās behavior for a long time now, finally lost itā¦ā¦. Yep. Sheās super scary. Iāve never seen Lilia-san so angry before, or rather, what the heck have you done in the past, Your Majesty, the Kingā¦ā¦?
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After that, the composition of Lilia-san who was about to pull out her sword and Lunamaria-san who was desperately calming her down continued for a while, and it wasnāt until about half an hour later that Lilia-san calmed down.
I finished bathing and headed to my room. I feel like Iām tired for the day. As far as Iām concerned, I donāt have any problem with not being able to attend the evening party, rather than that, Iām even glad that I didnāt have to attend such an ostentatious occasionā¦ā¦ Lilia-san is trying to treat us equally, but it doesnāt seem like itās something that would be easily approved. She apologized to me over and over again, and I had a really hard time calming her down.
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Maybe itās because sheās a very serious person to begin with? That part of Lilia-san doesnāt seem very noble-like, but itās nice to know that sheās thinking about us seriously. Iām really lucky and grateful that the first person I met when I came to the other world was Lilia-san. If possible, Iād like to repay her in some wayā¦ā¦
[Ah, welcome back~]
[ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦..]
Opening the door to my room, I found Kuro sprawled out on the couch, eating a baby castella. She finally didnāt just show up out of nowhere, she was waiting for me here ahead of time. Iāll say this again because itās important, but Kuro is a stranger in this houseā¦ā¦ Iām not talking about it anymore.
Humans are creatures that adapt. I guess Iāve gotten used to Kuroās unpredictability to some extent, and after letting out a big sigh, I took the teacup she offered me and brought a baby castella to my mouth.
[Unn? You look like youāre a little tired today, huh?]
[Yeah, well, itās not really a big deal butā¦ā¦]
Just as perceptive as ever, Kuro pointed it out and I gave her a rundown of what happened today. Occasionally replying with āUnnā, Kuro listened quietly to the end of my story.
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[Heehhhā¦ Then, you canāt go to the part because of that king, Kaito-kun?]
[Well, I guess thatās kind of a rough way to put it?]
[Alright! Then, Iām going to the palace now and bring the āhalf-dead Kingā here and have him write you an invitation~]
[Why!? No no, nothingās āalrightā there, you know!?]
I hurriedly stop Kuro, who said something as if itās natural, just like what Lilia-san did this morning. Honestly, most of what Lilia-san said was pretty disturbing, but it felt different when itās Kuro who said thatā¦ā¦ I felt like she would really do it. I mean, sheās breaking into the Duchessās house without anyone noticing, and although she doesnāt look like it, she seems to be a very high-ranking demonā¦ā¦
But seriously, please donāt kidnap nor beat down the King until heās half dead. Doesnāt that make me look like a national rebel!?
[Unn? I thought you wanted to go to the party, Kaito-kun?]
[No, itās not that I want to goā¦ā¦ Rather than that, I think Iād like to pass on the trouble of attending a stiff event like that. Iām a bit interested in the fancy foods they have butā¦ā¦]
[Hmmm. I was thinking about joining if youāre going to be there, Kaito-kunā¦.. but I guess Iāll just skip it. Ah, yeah, I have an idea!]
[ā¦ā¦What the heck are you up to now?]
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She was murmuring something, but maybe Kuro was invited too? No, well, putting that aside for nowā¦ā¦ Itās more important to know what kind of outrageous thing she has come up with this time.
[Then, letās eat barbecue tomorrow!]
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[ā¦ā¦Huh?]
[Look, you donāt seem to like those stiff events, letās do it with just us and my friends~ Thereās a nice scenic spot south of the kingdom, so letās have a barbecue there!]
[ā¦ā¦Fumu.]
Even though sheād usually make crazy suggestions, I feel like this one isnāt too bad. Or rather, itās a much more intriguing invitation than the evening party in the royal palace. All of the meals that are served at Lilia-sanās house are fancy-looking meals, and Iām thinking that Iād like to eat some skewered food or something like that, and I think that if Iām with Kuro, it would probably be exhausting, but I know it will be fun. However, thereās an important problem with that.
[That sounds like funā¦ā¦ But if I donāt explain to Lilia-san about Kuro and I just suddenly say that Iām going out to eat dinner, I donāt think I could get Lilia-san to agree.]
Thatās right, I get the feeling that Kuro wouldnāt like thatā- In the first place, she only shows up when Iām alone, and she has always been infiltrating by slipping through the detection barriers, so Iāve kept Kuro a secret to Lilia-san. But if I was invited to a barbecue, which would mean Iām not going out alone, as expected, it would be difficult for me to go without explaining to her.
Lilia-san is really anxious about our circumstances, and I donāt want to sneak out because Iām feeling guilty, hiding Kuro from her.
[Ah, it will be alright~ Iāll go ask an acquaintance to extend a normal dinner invitation to you.]
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[Would Lilia-san agree to that?]
[Sheād probably agree to her, I think? Sheās a child whoās trusted by humans after all.]
[Hmmā¦ā¦ Well, as far as Iām concerned, if Lilia-san were to agree to that, Iād like to goā¦ā¦]
[Really!? Hooray! Then, Iāll go tell everyone, okay!?]
[Eh? Ah, waitā!?]
Hearing my response, Kuro had a big smile on her face as she disappeared. Hmmm, I canāt really say no to her when sheās that happy, and I donāt exactly feel bad agreeing with herā¦ā¦ but how should I say this? I felt some anxiousness when Kuro mentioned āher friendsā and āeveryoneāā¦ā¦ I guess, for the time being, Iāll just go with the flow.
And just as we finished breakfast the next day, Lunamaria-san rain into the dining room with varying expressions on her face.
[M- Myā My Lady!?]
[For you to be that flustered, what happened?]
[A- A- An invitation letter from āSeditch Magic Tool Trading Companyā arrived, āsigned by the Chairmanā and addressed to Miyama-sama!]
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(T/N: ć»ć¼ćć£ćć / sedicchi)
[ā¦ā¦Huh?]
After hearing the words that Lunamaria-san told her, Lilia-san eyes opened wide and she stiffened. Saditch Magic Tool Trading Company? Whatās that?
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[ā¦ā¦A- Are you sureā¦ā¦ that itās not some kind of prank?]
[ā¦ā¦Itās in an envelope made of black magic parchment and sealed with a platinum dragon beard.]
[ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦.]
Ah, Lilia-san completely froze.
[U- Ummm, excuse me. Iām not really following the conversationā¦ā¦ but whatās the Seditch Magic Tool Trading Company?]
[ā¦ā¦Itās the largest trading company that deals with magic tools, and itās a large trading company with financial resources that far exceed those of the major powers. Theyāre in a different league compared to the other trading companies. It was even said that half of the magic tools in the world are products made by the Seditch Magic Tool Trading Company.]
When I asked that question, Lunamaria-san fearfully replied. Letās see, in short, theyāre a huge company that prides itself as the one who holds the worldās largest market shares in magic tools? Eh? The heck, what does that mean?
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Lilia-san glanced at the astonished me, while I made a gesture that told her to go ahead and check it out. Thereupon, LIlia-san took the envelope from Lunamaria-san with her trembling hands, and after a moment, she held the envelope with both of her hands in front of her head.
[ā¦ā¦Thereās no mistake, itās the real deal. Signed by Chairman Sei Riverstar and stamped in goldā¦ā¦]
(T/N: ć»ć¤ć»ćŖćć«ć¹ćæć¼ / Sei Riberusuta)
[ā¦ā¦Even just this invitation alone costs more than a house in the best district in the royal capitalā¦ā¦]
[ā¦ā¦Err, what does it say?]
I knew that I had received something outrageous from some outrageous person, but I had no idea why I was in this situation.
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When I asked her a bit flustered, Lilia-san looks down at the invitation again and read it.
[ā¦ā¦āDear Miyama Kaito-sama. I would like to apologize in advance for the unexpected invitation. At the same time, I hope you forgive me for omitting the greeting and for my rudeness in writing down the main topic. Tonight, we are pleased to hold a small dinner party at our company. It is with great pleasure that I am writing to ask Miyama Kaito-sama to join us, if itās convenient for you. I will have the person who will pick you up this evening to visit Duchess Albertās residence and I would appreciate if you would let me know at that time if you will not participate. In addition, I have a message for Miyama Kaito-sama from a friend of mine, and I will include it in the letterā- Kaito-kun, Iāll be waiting, okay~?āā is what she said. Again, my apologies for the delay in getting in touch with you. I would appreciate your consideration. ā-Sei Riverstarāā¦ā¦]
[ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦..]
As I thought, itās that little demon girl who did this!? What the heck are you doing!? Seriously, what the heck are you doing!? You said that youāre just asking an acquaintance to send an invitationā¦ā¦ I got an invitation from an outrageous place though!? Heck, both Lilia-san and Lunamaria-san are frozen in place, staring at me! How the heck should I explain this to them!?
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Dear Mother, Fatherāā I was ostracized from the evening party in the royal capital. But insteadāā I received an invitation from an outrageous place.
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