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

While we were having tea with Kuro, Tiana-san once again brought out the snack she had first given me earlier, that thing that looked like a marble but turned into a cookie when you ate it.

Kuro probably hadn’t tried it yet, so it was likely Tiana-san’s kindness, wanting her to experience ingredients from another world too.

[Kuromueina-chan, if you’d like, please have one.]

[……Errr…… a glass bead? No, maybe a candy?]

[I gave one to Kaito-kun earlier. It’s a food from my world, something like what you’d call a cookie in this world.]

[Hehh, so this is a cookie…… Well then, I’ll have one———!? S- So amazing! It felt hard when I held it, but when I ate it, it was all crispy and crumbly. It really tastes like a cookie!?]

After eating it, Kuro’s eyes sparkled with amazement, and seeing her reaction made Tiana-san smile.

[I got to try quite a few things too, and since they’re ingredients from another world, there were a lot of things you’d never imagine by this world’s standards. It was pretty fun.]

[I see…… ingredients from another world……]

Hmmm, I’ve been with Kuro long enough to know…… Right now, this girl…… is thinking about baby castellas.

[U- Umm, Tiana-san…… I’m really interested in ingredients from another world, so I’d love to hear more about them. And I know this is a bit of an unreasonable request, but…… i- if possible, could you maybe give me just one kind……?]

That face…… she completely looked like she discovered a brand-new possibility for baby castellas. From her expression and gestures, it’s painfully obvious she wants those otherworld ingredients.

However, when Tiana-san heard Kuro’s request, she made a troubled expression.

[H- Hmmm, letting you eat them here is fine since I already got permission from Shallow Vernal…… But if it’s giving them away, that’s not something I can decide on my own. After all, this is Shallow Vernal’s world……]

[Uuu, y- yeah, that makes sense. You have that contract with Shiro too, right? I’m the one making the unreasonable request, so it can’t be helped.]

After hearing that she couldn’t give away the ingredients without Shiro-san’s permission, Kuro slumped her shoulders. She had probably expected as much, because she backed down more easily than I thought she would.

……Or so I thought, but then she glanced at me for a moment before quickly sliding over to my side and clinging to my arm.

[……Kaito-kun. I…… I really, really want ingredients from another world…… Please, lend me your help……]

She pleaded in an incredibly sweet voice, looking up at me as if trying to charm me…… Does she want those otherworldly ingredients that badly? Yeah…… she definitely does.

And Kuro understands the situation perfectly. There’s no reason for Shiro-san to cooperate with her baby castella project, so if Kuro asked directly, it would almost certainly be rejected.

However, if I asked, there might be a chance. That’s why she’s coaxing me like this. And sadly…… It’s effective. The way she’s acting spoiled like this, probably something she only does with me, her boyfriend…… I have to admit, it works incredibly well.

……Errr, Shiro-san, you probably heard that conversation, right?

(……I did hear it, but why would I need to help that baby-castella maniac over there?)

You’re absolutely right, but I still want to grant Kuro’s wish somehow…… Shiro-san is the only one I can rely on!

(……Fumu fumu…… say that again.)

……Huh?

(Please repeat what you just said.)

That just now? Errr…… ah, Shiro-san is the only one I can rely on!

(……Your beloved lover…… Yes, now then, one more time.)

……Errr…… My beloved lover Shiro-san is the only one I can rely on! Please help me!

(I suppose it can’t be helped. I was the one who previously told you to seek my help when you’re in trouble, and if you’re asking me that earnestly, then as your lover, I can hardly refuse.)

Somehow…… she seemed quite pleased. Come to think of it, when I relied on Makina-san before, she complained quite a lot about it, so maybe she’s actually happy when I rely on her.

While I was thinking that, Tiana-san suddenly reacted with a small twitch.

[……Eh? Shallow Vernal? Eh? Eehhh!? Permission for free visits? Just for transferring one kind of item? No, it’s not that I’m dissatisfied at all, in fact, with those terms I’m getting way more out of this, so I’ll put forward something I’d been planning to use for negotiations later. Unn, regarding that topic…… Though I think it’ll probably only be usable in situations where you and Kaito-kun use it together, but still. Unn. We can discuss the details later…… Right, it looks like we’ll be able to make a pretty good contract for both sides.]

It seemed Shiro-san had already taken action. Just like that, she exchanged something with Tiana-san and apparently reached some kind of agreement.

[……Errr, you may have guessed it, Kuromueina-chan. It’s definitely thanks to Kaito-kun, but Shallow Vernal has given permission, so I’ll transfer one kind of ingredient from my world to you.]

[ ! ? T- Thank you…… Kaito-kun! I love you!]

Overcome with emotion, Kuro leapt forward and hugged me tightly. I guess I really do go a bit soft when it comes to Kuro, but seeing her this happy made me feel that asking Shiro-san for help was absolutely worth it.

<Afterword>

Serious-senpai : [Peaceful. It really feels peaceful…… The light lovey-dovey flirting stings my skin a little, but basically it’s peaceful…… Just how are they going to turn this into stomachache from here?]

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Scene from a few chapters earlier ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Tiana’s Aura : [……I’m not like that vulgar kind of magic power that recklessly intimidates everything around it. Without applying any pressure, yet still naturally making others understand the pecking order, that one is an absolute superior being. That is the refinement of the aura of an overwhelmingly superior existence……]

Little Epilogue : […………]

Tiana’s Aura : [……That’s not it…… no, that’s really not it. I mean, that’s just the general idea, you see. Of course Kaito-sama is excluded from that. I would never pressure Kaito-sama, and I would promptly adjust myself with a respectful bow from my side……]

※ Tiana judged that the adjustments to her aura were fine after observing “Kaito’s reaction”.

※ When Kuro first saw Tiana, she felt that Tiana was an existence of unbelievable strength.

※ When Electrone first appeared, everyone except Kaito clearly felt the aura of a superior being, and she adjusted it after seeing their reactions.

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Serious-senpai : [……Ah, I see. This is one of those situations where Tiana goes to visit Stomachache Duchess while still wrapped in her superior-being aura without even realizing it……]