I Was Caught up in a Hero Summoning, but That World Is at Peace

As usual, I received the letters that Anima had neatly sorted and brought to me, and among them was one from Eris-san. It was in a rather sturdy, high-quality envelope, and when I opened it, it turned out to be an invitation.

Ahhh, this must be for the tea party she mentioned back when we first met, when I told her I’d like to attend one someday, and she said she’d arrange an opportunity for me eventually……

Along with the invitation, there was a letter containing details about the tea party, so I read through it…… Errr, the location is the Hamilton Marquisdom’s villa, and it seems the tea party will mainly consist of young nobles who are not heads of their households or high-ranking officials.

Her leaving out the heads of the noble families, I guess this is her being considerate toward me? Eris-san is amazing when it comes to that sort of thoughtfulness, so I imagine she’s also made various other arrangements so that a tea party novice like me won’t have any trouble.

While reading, I came across a line that caught my attention.

“Additionally, only one attendant is permitted, and for this tea party, nobles will not be recognized as attendants. Please bring a non-noble attendant.”

Attendant? Do noble tea parties normally allow people to bring attendants? Ahh, maybe it’s for cases where someone brings their betrothed. Nobles being engaged to someone isn’t unusual, and the hosting noble might not necessarily know both parties, so that kind of consideration could be necessary.

Since it says nobles are excluded this time, I guess normally nobles are allowed……

Or maybe this is another kindness on Eris-san’s part, since I’m inexperienced with tea parties and won’t know anyone besides her, she might have made it so I can bring along someone I’m familiar with.

In that case, maybe I should also bring someone along…… it would also feel safer…… But nobles are out huh…… If nobles were allowed, the best choice would be to have Lilia-san come with me but……

Lilia-san is well-versed in noble tea parties, and she said she got to know Eris-san at the previous party, so she’d be ideal…… but with nobles banned, that’s not an option.

[Hmmm……]

[Kaito-kun! I came to visit~~]

[Oh, Kuro, welcome. You came at noon today, that’s unusual.]

[Unn. The development of the new instant products has finally settled down, so I have a lot more free time lately. Arehh? Kaito-kun, is that an invitation?]

Kuro, who had come to visit, tilted her head when she saw the fancy envelope in my hand. Come to think of it, it’s kind of similar to the one I got from Seditch Magic Tool Company for the barbecue invitation. I guess there’s a certain standard format for invitation envelopes.

[Yeah, it’s an invitation from Eris-san for a tea party. I’ve been wanting to attend one for a while…… And it seems I can bring one attendant, but perhaps out of consideration towards me, nobles aren’t allowed, so Lilia-san’s not an option. I’m trying to figure out who I should bring instead.]

[Hehh, then how about I go with you?]

[Eh? You, Kuro?]

[Unn. I met Eris-chan at your birthday party before, and we got along pretty well.]

[Ahh, I see…… In that case, I guess I’d like to ask you to come with me.]

It seemed that Kuro had met Eris-san at the party and at least knew her by face. In that case, from Eris-san’s perspective, bringing Kuro, someone she was already acquainted with, would be easier than having to deal with a complete stranger, and for me, having Kuro along would be reassuring as well.

[Unn, leave it to me. I know the World Coordinates for Hamilton Marquisdom’s estate, so I can just use Teleportation Magic to take us there.]

[By the way, Kuro, have you ever been to a noble tea party before?]

[Hmmm…… not really. I do get invited to parties sometimes, but tea parties? Almost never. The only ones I’ve attended would be the ones Lillywood hosts after the Harmonic Symphony. I do have tea with Chris sometimes, but I wouldn’t really call that a tea party.]

[Hehh, so this might be kind of a fresh experience for you too.]

[Yeah. But I’m fairly familiar with a lot of nobles because of business connections, so there might be a few people I know there. Well, either way, if I’m with Kaito-kun, it’ll be fun, so I’m already looking forward to it.]

I smiled back at Kuro, who was grinning cheerfully. In the end, having my girlfriend Kuro attend the tea party with me was something I truly appreciated, and I had a feeling we’d enjoy ourselves, so I was already starting to look forward to it.

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<Afterword>

~ ~ This Chapter’s Summary ~ ~

Baby Castella Demon : [So, it’s going to be a body-blow after all…… When do we depart? I’ll come along too.]

Stomachache Devil : [Stomachache Culprit, leading one to the Stomachache Hospital.]