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

ink it depends on a fortuitous encounteeeeer.]

[Fortuitous encounter huh.]

[You never knooooooow what fate may lie in wait for youuuuuu.
You can’t say that there’s absoluuuuuuutely no chanceeeeee that one day, you will suddenly meet World King-samaaaaaaa.]

[……I guess so.]

[That’s whyyyyy~~ You shouldn’t brood about this matter too muuuuuuuch.]

[……Yes.
Thank you.]

[No, don’t mention iiiiiit.
Well theeeeen.]

Perhaps feeling her emotions getting a little lighter after hearing Illness’ words, Lunamaria smiled and watched Illness’ back as she left.

After that, she put the tea she had prepared on a cart and walked towards the office where Lilia was waiting for her.

(Indeed, the situation may not be something I can optimistically think about, but there’s no need to be overly pessimistic either.
It’s not absolutely impossible that a savior would suddenly appear one day.
I will just do my best to do what I can do “now”.)

Lunamaria, who was walking down the corridor feeling a little lighter than before, suddenly stopped, seemingly having remembered something, and looked out the window.

(……Come to think of it, even with the Blessing of God of Love-sama that Lili was forced to accept in the hope of finding even one good match…… In the end, she never had any good encounters.
Well, it’s all just a matter of fate after all…… Arehh? However, if the effect of the blessing works exactly one year after it’s received…… So it should be in effect for a few more days.
It’s silly to rely on miracles, but just wishing for one is free.)

After thinking that much, Lunamaria removed her gaze from the window and started walking again, quietly muttering to herself.

[……May my suffering best friends have a miraculous encounter……]

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Walking along the main street of Symphonia, which was filled with the liveliness of the end of the year, Illness, who was shopping in a familiar manner, suddenly stopped and looked down an alleyway.

Then, she suddenly disappeared as if blending in with the scenery, moving to an unpopular back alley before quietly muttering.

[It’s been a long tiiiiiiiime, Underworld King-samaaaaaa.]

As if in response to her muttering, the scenery ahead of her gaze distorted and Kuromueina appeared.

[Unnn, it’s been a while, Pandemonium-chan.
I’m sorry for suddenly calling out to you with magic power.]

[No, noooo, please don’t worry about iiiiiit.]

[However, I’m glad I found you here.
This saves me the trouble of asking around in the royal castle.]

[About four years agooooo, I was reassigned and noooooow, I work for the Albert Duchyyyyy.]

[Eh? Is that so!? In that case, I’m really glad that I encountered you nearby by chance.]

[Well theeeeen, how may I be of heeeeelp?]

When Illness asked with a slight tilt of her head, Kuromueina smiled and told her the main issue.

[I’ve been looking for Shalltear, but I can’t find her.
I’m sorry, but could you contact her for me?]

[Understoooood.]

After nodding in response to Kuromueina’s request, Illness produced her magic box and took out a stick-shaped magic tool with five holes in it.

It was a communication tool for direct communication to Shalltear, her King, which was given only to the Phantasmal King’s Executives, the Ten Demons.

Thereupon, from inside her magic box, Illness took out a huge bag and opened it.
Inside the bag, there were hundreds of colorful magic crystals neatly arranged in a row.

[……Did the number of magic crystals increase again?]

[It did increeeeeease.
Shalltear-sama is a very wary person after aaaaaaaall.]

The Communication Magic Tool given to the Ten Demons is used by attaching 5 magic crystals.
Yes, communication is connected to Shalltear only when 5 specific magic crystals are attached in a certain order from among the hundreds of magic crystals given to the Executives.
Incidentally, the combination and order of the magic crystals also changes “irregularly and frequently”.

With familiar movements, Illness took out five magic crystals, attached them on the magic tool and channeled her magic power into it.

“Yes, yes, what’s up?”

[Shalltear-samaaaa, Underworld King-sama wants to contact youuuuu.]

“Oya, Kuro-san does? Oh my, I wonder what this is all about~~”

Hearing the words coming from the Communication Magic Tool, Kuromueina looked somewhat astounded, and letting out a sigh once, she spoke.

[You’re as mean as always.
You already know what I wanted, right?]

“Ah, well…… Yes, I do.
I’m going to clean up a few things…… I will be over there in 30 minutes.”

[Alright, I’ll be waiting then.]

After a brief exchange to end the call, Kuromueina let out a loud sigh once more before turning to Illness and speaking.

[……Thank you, Pandemonium-chan.
I’m sorry for troubling you.]

[No, please don’t worry about iiiiiiit~~]

[Seriously, that was really mean of her.
Even though she already knew I was looking for her, she wouldn’t show up unless I contacted her.]

[In a waaaaay, that’s just like Shalltear-sama, isn’t iiiiiiiit?]

[……Well, you’re right.]

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After thanking Illness and parting ways with her, Kuromueina took a short stroll around the area.
Arriving in one of the royal capital’s plazas, she sits down at the edge of the fountain in the center and pulls out a paper bag.

[……You want some?]

[Well then, I’ll gladly have one.]

As Kuromueina held out the paper bag to her left, the view around that area blurred and Shalltear, dressed in the robes of the Phantasmal King, appeared.
Although there are quite a few people in the plaza, no one is aware that the two are there due to Shalltear’s powerful Recognition Inhibition Magic.

Shalltear took off the hood of her robe and putting the baby castellas she had received into her mouth, she sat down next to Kuromueina.

[Rather, Shalltear.
Isn’t it about time you properly set up your base of operations? It’s troublesome to look for you every single time……]

[I’ll give it some positive consideration and handle it carefully.]

[That reply means you’re not gonna do it, right?]

[Now, now, can I ask what your business with me is?]

[I have some information I’d like to sell……]

[Fumu.]

The two exchanged some information, and when that exchange was over, Kuromueina looked at the city people and muttered.

[……Hey, Shalltear.]

[What is it?]

[Lately, I feel like a lot of things just don’t quite mesh.
Not personally or anything like that, but the world as a whole……]

[Ah~~ It’s been almost a thousand years since the Treaty of Friendship…… but the stagnation that comes after development has shown itself, right?]

[Unnn.
It could be seen a few times back in the Demon Realm…… but at best, it would just be the situation turning stable.]

It’s now evening, and Kuromueina looks a little sad as she gazes at the somewhat melancholic scenery dyed with the reddish tint of the skies.

[……Shalltear…… Is the Summoning Magic Circle still in the same place as it was in the past?]

[Unnn? Yes, the location has never changed.]

[……When would the accumulation of magic power for the magic circle end?]

[It has already ended.
I say one year for clarity’s sake, but in reality, the magic circle will be available for use again in about 350 days.
Asking about that, is something the matter?]

[……No, it’s nothing.
I was just…… a little curious.]

[……I see.]

Seeing Kuromueina’s expression, which seemed to be filled with various thoughts, Shalltear seemed to have realized something…… She didn’t speak of it though, but just silently watched the same sunset that Kuromueina was watching.

A few days later, Kuromueina’s hand poured an excessive amount of magic power into the Summoning Magic Circle…… and the “World’s Singularity” appeared.

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[Twenty-one years old!? Are you sure?]

[Yes.
Since the information came from Pandemonium, there should be no mistake……]

Hearing the report from her subordinate, Pandora, Shalltear asked back with an unusual look of genuine astonishment.
Of course, her reacting like that isn’t that strange.
In the past thousand years, not a single otherworlder in their 20s has been summoned.

The Summoning Magic Circle, regulated by the God of the world, Shallow Vernal herself…… Not only an increase in the number of people summoned, there’s also an Irregularity that should never have appeared.
And because she knows exactly what caused this incident to appear, Shalltear is a little troubled.
After gathering her thoughts for a few moments, she called Pandora.

[……Pandora, I will take care of this matter.]

Phantasmal King’s Head Subordinate, Pandora…… is the only one whom Shalltear, who has more than a billion subordinates, has allowed to act on her behalf.
She has a few personality problems, especially with matters regarding her private life, but other than that…… Especially when it comes to her professional life, she’s a very capable person.

Therefore, she understood exactly what she needed to do with only a few words Shalltear told her.

[Understood.
Well then, until instructed otherwise, I will act as the Phantasmal King No Face.]

[Yes, I’m counting on you.
Also, this matter is of the utmost importance.]

[Hahh.
I will make sure that no more information than necessary is conveyed to the executives.]

Pandora doesn’t need detailed instructions or explanations.
Hence, Shalltear told only the bare minimum before disappearing from the scene, and Pandora, clad in the robes of the Phantasmal King, began to act as No Face.

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Kuromueina was walking down the streets of Symphonia’s royal capital with a slightly guilty look on her face.
The reason she’s visiting Symphonia’s royal capital is to get information about the otherworlders who have been additionally summoned this time.

She intends to support the otherworlders to the best of her ability that had been summoned due to her own selfishness.
Depending on the situation, she was even thinking of bowing down to Shallow Vernal and making arrangements so that they can return to their original world without having to wait for that one-year period.
As soon as the chaos on Symphonia’s side calms down, she intends to meet with the country’s King and ask him about the situation of the otherworlders, so she’s currently walking around the royal capital, waiting to hear from the family that came with her.

In the midst of her walk, Kuromueina…… sensed the presence of “a fragment of her own magic power”.
As if guided by it, she moved and arrived at the plaza…… where, by chance, she found a young man sitting in the same place she had been sitting when she had her conversation with Shalltear a few days ago.
Her first instinct was to feel guilty about the young man who held a fragment of her magic power…… but that feeling was soon overshadowed by another emotion.

She, Kuromueina once told Shallow Vernal…… that “among her baby birds, a special child to which she would feel that spark will appear”, and that “meeting with him will feel like destiny”……

Yes, she certainly felt it at that moment.
She found it difficult to describe…… but she had a feeling that the young man in front of her could be the “special” person for her.

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

And thus, the world that had been on the verge of stagnation began to move in a big way, gaining a gear known as the Singularity…… “Miyama Kaito”, the Heart of the Story……