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

Chapter 2474 - Movie Watching with Kaori ⑩

The pet-related topic that Kaori had casually brought up turned out, in a sense, to be a landmine. Kaito absolutely doted on his pets, Bellfreed and Lindwurm, and when it came to pet-related subjects, his level of enthusiasm was on an entirely different plane.

That said, unlike a certain God who would talk nonstop in such overwhelming volume that it felt like being crushed, Kaito still retained enough rationality to consider the other person’s circumstances.

This time as well, he didn’t go on so long that it ate into their movie-watching time. If one were to measure it purely by length, Kaito’s talk about his particular obsessions, such as Bellfreed’s coat texture, wasn’t actually all that long.

However, the intensity was something else entirely…… In any case, you could keenly feel just how overwhelming his fixation was. Even though he was speaking in a perfectly normal manner, there was something almost oppressive about it.

[……I’ve learned something today. Talking about Kaito-kun’s pets is like bringing up takoyaki or okonomiyaki when it comes to Akane-san, something you really shouldn’t do lightly……]

[S- Sorry. I got a bit too fired up……]

[Well, I get how you feel. If I started talking about my cooking preferences, I’d probably get carried away too…… When it’s something you love, you just can’t help but put passion into it, right?]

Once Kaito calmed down and realized his enthusiasm had gotten the better of him, he apologized, and Kaori replied with a wry smile, saying she understood how he felt.

Granted, her passion probably didn’t reach the same level as Kaito’s did with his pets, but since Kaori herself had plenty of particular preferences when it came to cooking, there were parts she could sympathize with.

[It ended up taking longer than planned, but shall we head to my room now?]

[Alright. Well then, Bell-chan, Lynn-chan, thanks for playing with me. See you later~~]

[Gau.]

[Kyuu!]

After lightly waving to Bellfreed and Lindwurm, Kaori went inside the house together with Kaito. As they walked down the hallway, their conversation about the pets continued.

That said, it was just ordinary small talk, not the kind of discussion that would send Kaito’s enthusiasm skyrocketing again.

[Lynn-chan was surprisingly affectionate, but Bell-chan felt cool and aloof right up until the end.]

[Bell has a pretty strong sense of pride, so that’s how she is with anyone outside a very select few…… That said, since she’s still a kid, she’s incredibly spoiled with me and Alice……]

[Alice-sama…… Unn? She behaves like a spoiled child around Phantasmal King-sama too?]

[Yes. Alice was the one who named Bell, so she adores her almost like a mother. Also, since Bell’s a smart kid, when she plays with me, she holds back, taking my physical abilities into account, but with Alice, she doesn’t need to restrain herself at all, so when she shows up, she happily pounces on her with everything she’s got.]

In truth, Bellfreed viewed Kaito as something like a father figure and Alice as a mother figure, and around the two of them, she behaved just like a child, clinging to them with all her might.

Especially with Alice, there was no need for restraint, so she would literally go all out…… using power that could turn not only an ordinary person but even an average monster into mincemeat in an instant. Still, to Alice, it was no more troublesome than a kitten playfully pawing at her, so she handled it without any issue.

[Alice is surprisingly good at taking care of others, you know. It seems she plays with Bell quite often. Because of that, Bell listens to Alice more than anyone else after me. Lynn, on the other hand, is friendly with just about anyone…… though lately, she’s been talking to Nebula a lot.]

[Hehh~~ yeah, I kind of get her. Nebula-chan is cute, but she also feels really dependable and attentive…… Like, she’s got this aura where even her cuteness comes with a kind of charisma, so it makes sense that Lynn-chan would get attached to her.]

[It also helps a lot that Nebula can perfectly understand Lynn’s magical wavelength as actual conversation.]

[Arehh? Didn’t you say you could do that too, Kaito-kun?]

[Well, that’s the thing. With Frea-san…… errr, Nidzveld-san, one of the Dragon King’s subordinates, her magical wavelengths come across to me as normal conversation. But with Lynn’s, I can sort of grasp the general feeling, but it’s not that clear-cut…… I think it’s because Lynn is still a child, so her ability to convey intent through magical wavelengths isn’t as refined as Frea-san’s yet. Once she grows more, I think I’ll be able to understand her clearly.]

[I see~~ The fact that you casually use one of the Four Great Demon Dragons as an example is just so like you, Kaito-kun.]

Lindwurm was still very much a young child. While her total magic power was quite large, partly due to the influence of her diet, her ability to communicate through magical wavelengths was still immature, very much a case of waiting for her to grow.

[But Nebula-chan can understand her already huh. That’s amazing. She’s really incredible. She’s good at crafting things, right?]

[Yes, Nebula is amazing. Not just with crafting, she’s talented in a lot of areas, actually……]

[Eh? Arehh? This feeling…… Eh? Don’t tell me, this too!? Talking about Nebula-chan is another one of those topics!?]

She’d spoken lightly, without much thought, but there was no mistaking it, Kaito’s voice now carried almost the same level of passion as when he’d been talking about Bellfreed’s coat earlier. Having dug her own grave in the most unexpected way, Kaori could only watch Kaito launch into another enthusiastic explanation with a wry smile.

(But still, seeing him like this makes him feel like a cute kouhai, no matter how far outside common sense he might be sometimes…… When you look at it that way…… maybe this isn’t so bad either.)

<Afterword>

Serious-senpai : [She’s got a comical side, but at the end of the day, Kaori properly has that neighbor lady vibe too, doesn’t she…… As expected, she’s a heroine you really can’t let your guard down around……]