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

For now, regarding the return gift, I decided to hear Tre-san’s opinion, who seemed unnecessarily confident.

[Still, even if it’s something the other person wants, a teleportation magic tool is way too expensive to give as a return gift, right?]

[Indeed, that would be far too much as a return gift for ripples.]

Just as Tre-san said, no matter how many ripples she sent, in the end, they’re still just ripples…… Even if each piece is about 200 yen, and there were 300 of them, that’s only around 60,000 yen.

Of course, considering she sent that much just because she heard it was my favorite at the tea party, it’s a significant amount and sum, but compared to a teleportation magic tool, the price is literally in a completely different range.

[Exactly! That’s why I make it myself at a low cost!]

[Oh? Making a teleportation magic tool yourself…… That sounds pretty difficult, doesn’t it? And even if you make it yourself, can it really be that cheap?]

[Don’t worry, first, look at this…… Hmm, ei!]

With that, Tre-san pulled out a rather large chunk of crystal.

Because it was transparent, I initially thought it was just normal crystal, but on closer inspection, I thought I could faintly see a greenish tint.

[Yep. This is a magic crystal with less than 1% purity, too weak in magic power to be used in regular magic tools. They’re instead used as a material for magic paper.]

[Magic paper? That’s the stuff used for disposable magic formulas like in random boxes, right? Isn’t that usually made from scraps left over when processing magic crystals?]

[Exactly, but even as scraps, if you only use high-purity magic crystals, the cost gets high, and any extra magic power is wasted. So we crush low-purity magic crystals like this, which have no other use, into powder and mix it in…… well, basically, it’s just for bulking.]

[I see……]

Indeed, if you only need enough magic power for one magic formula, anything beyond that is wasted, so mixing in low-purity magic crystal powder would make it cheaper to produce.

[……So, what about this magic crystal?]

[Right. Take this, along with this set of metal materials…… all together, 500 R.]

[Huh? You mean I’m buying that from you, Tre-san?]

[Unn.]

[Understood. Here’s 500 R…… actually, that’s cheap. For something this size, only 500 R?]

[It really only has use as bulking for magic paper. If you want it for decoration or something, a normal crystal is fine, and processing a magic crystal requires specialized skills, so it’s not worth the effort to process such a low-purity magic crystal.]

I see, there aren’t many uses, and even for decorative purposes, it requires skill and effort, so using normal crystal is better. Given that, the price of 50,000 yen for this size including other materials makes sense.

[Well, anyway, this magic crystal and materials are now yours, Kaito. And…… Hmph!]

[Whoa……]

When Tre-san touched the magic crystal, the color spread through it as if paint were mixing in transparent water, turning the entire crystal green, gradually deepening in shade.

After a while, the entire magic crystal turned black…… now over 90% purity.

[All right, preparation is complete.]

[Ahh, so now we can make the magic item. That would certainly keep costs down…… but isn’t the magic formula for teleportation magic difficult to inscribe?]

[That part’s fine. I just called the others and told them through hummingbird to come to my room, so they should be arriving soon.]

[Unn? Who?]

Just then, there was a knock at the door, and when Tre-san gestured for them to enter, Funf-san and Sechs-san came in.

[Tre-neesan, you needed me…… Arehh? Kaito’s here too. Welcome.]

[Hello, Funf-san, Sechs-san.]

[Well, well, Miyama-dono. Hello…… it’s been since the birthday party.]

After exchanging brief greetings with Funf-san and Sechs-san, Tre-san placed the plate with the cut ripple in front of them.

[Thanks for coming, you two! First, here, this is the ripple Kaito brought to share! Go ahead, eat up!]

[Eh? Unn…… oh, this is a really tasty ripple.]

[Indeed, it has quite the exquisite flavor.]

Watching Funf-san and Sechs-san eat the ripple, a deep smile spread across Tre-san’s face.

[……You ate it, right?]

[ [ . . . . . . ] ]

At Tre-san’s quiet words, Funf-san and Sechs-san froze mid-motion.

[……W- We did eat it…… Eh? This? Tre-neesan, is this some kind of trap?]

[Calling it trap makes it sound bad~~ It’s not like that. I just thought, since you two ate the ripple Kaito shared, you might as well help with making a teleportation magic tool~~ See, Kaito and I prepared the materials here, so we want to use these to make a teleportation magic tool.]

[A- Ahhh, I see…… so, I’d handle the processing, base, and decorations.]

[And I would inscribe the magic formula on the magic crystal. That’s an easy task. With a magic crystal of this size, even the latest magic formulas can be engraved.]

At first hesitant, the two nodded in understanding after Tre-san’s explanation and willingly agreed to assist with the creation of the teleportation magic tool.

<Afterword>

Serious-senpai : [No, even if you cut production costs, it doesn’t change the burden on the recipient’s stomach though!? And since Tre’s abilities have to remain a secret, in the end, it’ll just be like Kaito buying an enormous, high-purity magic crystal and sending it as a return gift, right!?]

? ? ? : [Do you understand now? I’m sure it wasn’t intentional, but from Tre-san’s explanation, Funf-san and Sechs-san don’t know that the ripple originally came from Marie-san, nor that the teleportation magic tool is meant as a return gift…… In this state, Funf-san and Sechs-san are interpreting it as Kaito wanting a teleportation magic tool for use at home, something not for his personal use but by other people like his servants. With their normal common sense, they’re in no position to say anything to stop it.]

Serious-senpai : [The whole course of this thing…… it’s like they’re trying to give Marie a stomachache on purpose…… you could have just told them yourself……]

? ? ? : [No, I…… Alice-chan finds situations like this funny, and as long as it doesn’t cause any harm, she just watches and laughs.]