I Was Caught up in a Hero Summoning, but That World Is at Peace Chapter 6 - I Met a Mysterious Demon

After we finished speaking about the Small Fry Demon King and the First Hero, we were briefed about the Symphonia Kingdom and the surrounding cities in general.

[……It’s not good to cram too much information into your head, and I’m sure that you all want to clear your minds for a mont. I’ll leave the explanation here for now.]

[That’s right. I guess it’s about ti for to prepare your rooms—- Ah……]

[Luna?]

[……Please accept my apologies, My Lady. It’s just that I completely forgot about it. About Miyama-sama’s clothing……]

[Ah……]

After they explained various things, Lunamaria-san looks as if she suddenly rembered sothing just as we were about to take a break. And the next words she uttered with a troubled expression on her face, I imdiately understood the situation.

Basically, only won live in Lilia-san’s mansion. That also ans there are no n’s clothes in this place.

[Luna…… Can you make it in ti?]

[Yes, but… I wouldn’t know anything about his underwear either…]

[……Kaito-san, my apologies. It was my blunder. We don’t have any n’s clothing in our house and we don’t have a change of clothes ready.]

[……It’s not like I have to change my clothes every single day……]

[No, fortunately, it’s still evening. It should be better if you buy so…… After all, it’s difficult for us to decide on your nightwear by ourselves. That’s why, I’m sure that you must be tired for the day, but I was wondering if you and Luna could go into the city together and pick out so clothes?]

[Ah, yes.]

I honestly think that it would be fine if I were to not change my clothes for the day but…… Since she had declared that she would guarantee food, clothing and shelter to us, this might be sothing non-negotiable for Lilia-san.

[My Lady, how much budget are we to use?]

[In the anti, I want you to go out and buy five sets, including spares, for 100,000R.]

[Pfft!?]

[I respectfully obey.]

Wait a minute!? Isn’t 100,000R about 10 million Japanese yen!? That amount of money would be enough to buy lots of things, not just clothes! Eh? Noble-samas think that 1 million for a piece of clothing is an obvious thing?

In front of the stunned , Lilia-san and Lunamaria-san quickly prepared the money.

[Ah, I almost forgot. Kaito-san, Aoi-san, and Hina-san. If you have any tools called “Elektrikal Apleyanses”, we will be taking care of them for you. It’s a bundle of otherworldly technologies after all, so we’ll have to ask the Goddess of Law to take care of it.]

[Electrical Appliances…… I guess my smartphone counts as one.]

[I don’t really know what this smartphone is but there was a ti when the mashin that a previous Hero-sama carried was targeted before. Now, they were to be kept by the Goddess for a year.]

I see, chanical appliances would be an unknown piece of technology for this world…… If so, there may be people who would want to acquire these and holding unto this for so ti would be obvious. Well, I don’t think I would be able to charge my smartphone in this place anyway, and I don’t think it would be easy to take photos with it.

In the clean box that Lunamaria-san prepared for us individually, all of us placed our smartphones and other digital items, like watches. I wasn’t really sure what to do with my watch, but they lent sothing that looked like a pocket watch instead. I can already tell that based on its appearance. That this is a very expensive pocket watch…… I honestly think it’s scarier to have one like this.

About 10 minutes being shaken by the carriage, we finally got off the carriage. Walking through the city that has the image of dieval Europe, we arrived at a clothing store and bought 5 outfits, underwear, and nightwear.

I guess you could say that it’s to be expected from a shop selling items to the Duchess’s family, every clothing frighteningly feels good to touch and it wouldn’t be an understatent calling these luxury items.

I thought I managed to find and buy so conservative clothes, but the overall cost still ended up being 25,000R…… That’s 2.5 million yen. 2.5 million yen…… Can you believe it? We only bought so clothes, you know?

[……I would have fine with much cheaper clothes……]

[After all, Miyama-san is My Lady—- The Duchess’s guest. If you were to dress to cheaply, My Lady’s dignity may be doubted.]

[Is that how it is?]

[……Being a noble ans that you have to show others that you’re acting like one. Even the store we chose to enter deals with relatively simpler clothes.]

[Those are… simple……]

Walking through the crowded streets at dusk with Lunamaria, I talked about various things with her. There were so very glittery clothes sold on that shop, but even those appears to be modest for nobles.

[Even so, there sure are lots of people around.]

[We chose the wrong ti of the day to shop. Especially since tomorrow is the New Year.]

Ah, I see. I felt that it was just before the sumr holidays…… but it’s the end of the year in this world. I don’t know what New Year is like in this world, but they ntioned that this is the royal capital and that must be why this place is lively.

While I was thinking about this, I ca across a square with a large fountain and stopped to look at sothing that looked like a horse-drawn carriage floating in the air.

Whoa, could that possibly be magic? When I heard the term “State Preservation Magic” earlier, I had my hopes up, but this really is a different world! I was a little impressed by the way magic seems to be built into their everyday lives.

[Lunamaria-san, that floating thing—– Huh?]

It has only been a few seconds before my eyes were drawn to the floating carriage, but Lunamaria-san is nowhere near in sight when I turned around. I hurriedly looked left and right, but there were so many people that I couldn’t find Lunamaria.

I felt like my blood was drained out of . This is that, right? No matter how I look at it, this really is that, right?

[……I got lost?]

Oh no, oh no, oh no. I lost sight of Lunamaria-san!? Moreover, there are too many people to look from, and I had to ride a carriage on the way here… I also don’t know how to get ho.

W- What am I gonna do!? Shouldn’t I just keep calm and stay where I am at tis like this? No, but if by staying here, I’d end up getting swept away by the crowds…… Ah, that’s right! In front of that big mountain!

Confused by the fact that I got lost in a strange place, I walked in front of the fountain that would serve as a landmark.

Now I’ve done it…… Even though I don’t know the place, imdiately turning into a lost child isn’t funny at all. I’m sure Lunamaria-san is probably aware of it by now and is looking for , but will she be able to find in this large crowd of people? Uwaaahhh, I’m getting extrely anxious! Really, what should I do……

[What’s wrong? You look like you’re in trouble.]

[……Eh?]

As I hold my head in front of the fountain, I can hear a clear voice even though I’m supposed to be in the midst of the bustling crowd. Reflexively turning in the direction of the voice, I stiffened up. No, I guess it might be better to say that she’s eye-catching.

It was a child who looked less than 140cm tall, but you could say that the atmosphere she had is different from a normal child. Silver semi-short hair that looks like it shines, golden eyes so beautiful that it makes jewels look dull, and a beautiful face that makes it difficult to determine whether she’s a girl or a boy…… The child dressed in clothing that looks like an oversized black coat—- or perhaps, it may be a robe because of its long sleeves. I was unconsciously gazing at her as she shone like an art form in the setting sun.

[Umm? Are you alright?]

[Ah, E- Err……]

[You, you’re a person from another world, aren’t you? Are you lost perhaps? If you’re fine with , you can consult ~]

(T/N: She refers to herself with boku… and I’m honestly not sure about her gender at the mont. I’m going to be assuming she’s female in the anti.)

[Wha!?]

The child spoke to in a gentle voice with a lovely smile on her face, as if she’s a blooming flower but…… A person from another world? How did she know that?]

[Your magical power is like that of the hero, and those clothes you’re wearing doesn’t look like you’d see it very often, so that’s what I thought~]

[E- Err……]

I can understand when she ntioned what I’m wearing, but that magical power, she must be referring to that energy needed to use my magic huh…… I wonder if it’s sothing people can see?

[Rather than seeing it, I think it would be better to describe it as feeling it.]

[Ah, I see…… Eh?]

I’m not saying my thoughts out loud, right? Is she an esper?

[Hahaha, your thoughts were easily showing in your face, you know?]

[Ughh……]

[Ah, sorry sorry. I didn’t an to make fun of you. Rather, I like those types of children.]

Seeing her facial expression changed, I was a little relieved seeing the child laughing with an adorable look on her face. However, even though her expression and appearance looks young, her voice and the atmosphere around her strangely feels mature for a child.

[Well, be that as it may…… Despite my appearance, I’ve lived several hundred years more than you, so you can rely on if you’re troubled, you know?]

[……Several hundred?]

[Unn! Ah, I see, Is this your first ti seeing a demon? My na is Kuromueina…… Whether you want to call Chro, Eina, or Kuro, feel free to call whatever you want~]

(T/N: クロムエイナ / Kuromueina. I want to call her Chro Eina, but I guess I’ll follow the manga on this one.)

Demon!? Did she just say she’s a Demon? She looks like a human though……

[Should I show you my horn or sothing like that? Alright, then how about this!?]

[Why the heck is your horn in your nose!?]

[Fufufu, I still know lots of things about the other world! Isn’t there that story about his horns getting longer when they lie? It’s sothing like that!]

[No, that story’s about soone’s nose getting longer……]

[Arya?]

I don’t know how she did that, but she was so confident in her lengthened horn that I reflexively throw a tsukkomi. Thereupon, the demon calling herself Kuromueina wrily smiled as she put away her horn. She then continued speaking with that smile still on her face.

It seems that Kuro has so half-baked knowledge about the other world, just so stuff she had heard from other Heroes, and she may not look like it, but she has lived for a long ti, so she may have heard so stories from the past Heroes.

With an innocent smile on her face, she pushed a baby castella into my mouth. The familiar, gentle sweetness spread in my mouth and sohow cald down.

Seeing like that, Kuro brightly smiled as we continued speaking while she ate her baby castellas.

[So, what’s the matter, Kaito-kun? You’ve been looking around since earlier……]

[Ah, I got separated from my companion…… and I didn’t know how to get ho. That’s right! Kuro, do you know where the Duchess Albert’s Residence is?]

[Hnnn…… I’m sorry, I don’t live in this country so I don’t know where that is.]

[I see……]

[Yeah, but it will be alright. I can help you find the person you’re separated from.]

[Eh!?]

Sending a cheerful smile at who felt a bit down, Kuro puts her hand on her coat again and takes out a necklace with a black jewel in it.

[Here, I’ll give you this! Take it and try to think of the person you were separated from.]

[Eh? Ah, okay.]

Placing the necklace on the palm of my hand just as I was told, when I thought of Lunamaria-san…… A line that looked like a black line ford and extended from the jewel.

[W- Whoa!?]

[If you follow that, you should be able to see him. That necklace has Search Magic in it~]

[Ah, thank you! B- But, this…… Is it okay for to take it?]

[Ahaha, you’re still young, you don’t have to be that reserved. We should help each other in tis of need!]

[Young huh…… Just based on appearance, you look a younger than though, Kuro……]

[Ah, that might be so now that you ntioned it.]

Healed by Kuro’s smiled as she talked to , I repeatedly said my thanks. This really was a great help. Thanks to this, I think I can sohow go ho.

After saying my thanks to Kuro again, who have laughed and said that I didn’t need to worry about it, I was about to say goodbye when a question ca to my mind.

[……Speaking of which, Kuro. Are you a boy or a girl?]

[? “It can change either way.” I’m a girl now, though.]

[……Is it normal for demons to be able to freely change their gender?]

[Nope. There are differences among the demons. So are male and female just like the humans do, so that don’t reproduce and don’t have the concept of gender itself, and so that can change to whatever they want just like ~]

[Huhh… How mysterious.]

As I thought, not everything in my common sense works in this world. Ah, that’s right, Lunamaria-san is probably looking for too. I have to quickly et up with her.

[Anyway, thank you very much!]

[Don’t worry about it~ Let’s talk again when we get the chance.]

[Yeah.]

[See you next ti, Kaito-kun.]

Thanking Kuro again as she waved her hand with an innocent smile on her face, I followed the black light extending from the necklace as I left the square.

Dear Mother, Father—– I got lost in the other world and was helped out by soone. She’s childish yet mature, ignorant yet knowledgeable, she may look like she has no clue what’s going on, but she gives a sense of security in my heart. And I—– have t such a mysterious demon.

As the sun gradually sets, in the fountain square. After seeing the young man off until he was out of sight, a quiet voice could be heard from behind the small demon.

[I’m here to pick you up, Chro-sama.]

[Hmm? Are the preparations ready?]

[Yes. “Symphonia Kingdom’s King” awaits.]

[Roger. Well then, let’s go.]

The demon quietly started walking after hearing the words of the knight in jet-black armor who appeared out of nowhere.

[……It seems you’re in a good mood, aren’t you?]

[Unn. I’ve t a very interesting “Jyapanis” earlier.]

[……I’ve heard that the person who holds the role of the Hero is in the castle though……]

[Doesn’t that an he was mistakenly summoned? That may also be the reason why they asked to co all the way out here, asking to show my face if I have the ti.]

[I see.]

[Well, as far as I’m concerned, I’m happy that I have encountered him~]

A small shadow walking with an innocent smile with a knight in tow. The sight of her deliciously eating baby castellas made her look like a child, but in her golden eyes that were quietly gazing into the future—- There was a certain majesty held within them.