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

Chapter 2591 - Demon Realm Amusement Park ㉒

At present, Eris and Cornelia’s thoughts had completely come to a halt. And that was hardly surprising. They had headed toward one of the attractions in Forest Castle, where they had unexpectedly run into Kaito’s group.

That alone was shocking enough, and both of them had undoubtedly found themselves staring into the distance for a moment…… but it was still within the realm of what they had anticipated.

Certainly, before heading to Forest Castle, the two of them had spoken optimistically, but neither had truly believed those words. They had merely voiced a faint hope. Given that Kaito was in this amusement park, they had fully expected that a chance encounter was entirely possible.

The fact that it had happened so quickly was surprising, but since they had already steeled themselves for the possibility of meeting Kaito, they recovered fairly quickly.

As they had expected, the people accompanying Kaito were Lilia and the others. At the very least, there were no beings of extraordinarily high standing such as the Six Kings or the Supreme Gods with him.

In that case, meeting him now was actually fortunate. If they simply exchanged greetings here, they could get the encounter with Kaito over with for the time being. Since both sides were moving around in reasonably large groups, there was a good chance they would not end up traveling together. As long as the greetings were finished, even if some absurdly important figure appeared afterward, they could excuse themselves by saying they did not wish to interrupt Kaito’s conversation and make their escape.

However, fate mocked their thoughts. Just as they approached Kaito and were only a few steps away from calling out to him, Fate suddenly appeared between them and Kaito and threw herself at him.

It truly could not have been worse timing. Naturally, they could not interrupt a conversation between Fate and Kaito, but having come this close, they also could not simply turn around and leave without even offering a greeting. As a result, the two of them froze on the spot, standing before Kaito and Fate.

Their stomachs were already twisting painfully.

[……Gehokk…… Fate-san? H- How should I say this…… I’m a little surprised you’re here.]

After Fate’s headbutt had slammed into his solar plexus, Kaito coughed lightly before speaking to her. To be honest, seeing Fate here was unexpected.

Certainly, compared to before, Fate had developed an interest in far more things, and there were now many situations where she would choose to act even if it was troublesome.

However, that generally only applied to things involving Kaito. Outside of that, she still displayed the same extreme laziness she always had. For someone like Fate to show up at the amusement park’s pre-opening event was genuinely surprising.

[Well, you see, Shall-tan said…… since they’re going to use me for advertising, she wanted me to at least try one attraction. She said I could go home afterward, so she begged me to come…… And Shall-tan is my soul friend, you know? So I powered myself up with the strength of our friendship, came all the way here, entered through the gate…… and managed to walk about “five steps at an average human’s stride length”. But after that, I just couldn’t do it anymore, so I left things to the proxy I brought and was about to head home.]

[……Our friendship is worth five steps huh……]

[I really did try, okay……]

[I have so many complaints, but considering what Fate-san is usually like…… u- uhh……]

Alice, standing behind Kaito, instinctively threw in a retort, but when one considered that the notoriously lazy Fate had actually traveled all the way here, completed the admission procedures, entered the amusement park, and even walked a few steps…… It was sadly difficult to deny that she had, in fact, made an effort.

[So anyway, I was fully prepared to go home…… but then I remembered, oh right, Kai-chan is here too, so I came to see you!]

[I see…… I think I understand the situation now.]

[Well, now that I’ve seen Kai-chan, I’m satisfied, so I can go home…… Unn?]

[ [ ! ? ] ]

Still clinging to Kaito and wearing a relaxed smile, Fate suddenly noticed Eris and Cornelia. She turned toward them and narrowed her eyes suspiciously.

Needless to say, the moment the Supreme God’s gaze fell upon them, both women instinctively straightened their backs.

[……Errr…… I’ve seen you before. W- Wait a second, I’m trying to remember…… I’ve gotten pretty good at remembering things related to Kai-chan without even trying…… Errr, right, at the Archlesia Empire’s Founding Festival, and also at Kai-chan’s birthday party…… Ah! I remember now, it’s Eririn!!!]

[E- Eririn!?]

[Yeah, yeah. You were a noble of the Archlesia Empire…… right?]

At Fate’s words as she looked at Eris, Eris’s mind began racing at the speed of light. Since Fate herself had asked whether she was a noble in this case, Eris judged that it would be acceptable to introduce herself with her family name included, and she gave a respectful bow.

[Y- Yes. I am Eris Dia Hamilton, heir to Hamilton Marquisdom.]

[Alright! I got it right! Kai-chaaan, I’m amazing, aren’t I? Praise me, praise me~~!]

[You certainly are. Compared to before, it’s impressive that you can naturally remember people you’ve never even properly introduced yourself to.]

[Right? Ehehe~~]

Compared to how she used to have virtually no interest in most people, Fate’s growth was evident. Even if it only applied to people connected to Kaito, she could now remember names and faces relatively well, including people she had never directly spoken to or formally introduced herself to.

[……Ah, but I don’t know this one.]

As she said that and turned her gaze toward Cornelia, Cornelia’s back straightened once more. Given that the Supreme God’s attention had suddenly focused on her, it was only natural that sweat began trickling down her forehead from nervousness.

<Afterword>

Serious-senpai : [Just as she said, it’s not that she lacks memory, she just doesn’t bother trying to remember. It seems she clearly remembered meeting Eris at the Founding Festival too……]

? ? ? : [Fate-san seriously has an incredible memory. She just doesn’t recall things because she has no interest in them. Her memory’s good enough that she basically never forgets anything she’s seen once.]

Serious-senpai : [That aside, there was a phrase that caught my attention: “the proxy I brought”…… Could this mean there’s another round of trouble coming?]