Explaining things to Lilia-san is something I canāt avoid. Strictly speaking, Canalis-san is just living in my house, and thereās no real connection to Lilia-san or the Albert Duchyā¦ā¦ but considering theyāll be neighbors, itās better to explain things now. I donāt even want to imagine how angry sheāll be later if I donāt.
Checking with Lilia-san about her schedule, it seemed she was free, so I decided to seize the moment and head to her office with Canalis-san.
[Excuse me, Lilia-san. Sorry for dropping by all of a sudden.]
[No, I just finished my work, so I was free anywayā¦ā¦ So, is something the matter?]
[Actually, thereās someone Iād like to introduce to youā¦ā¦]
[ā¦ā¦Hey, why did her eyes suddenly become as dark and resigned as the night seaā¦ā¦? How many scenes of carnage has this young woman been through to look like thatā¦ā¦?]
As soon as I spoke, the light in Lilia-sanās eyes vanished. Even though she didnāt say a word, I could almost hear her thinking, āDid you bring another troublesome person from somewhere?ā
Even if itās just for a moment, the way she smoothly reached for her stomach medicine gave off an aura of dignity.
[ā¦ā¦So, Kaito-san. From where is this authoritative figure from nowā¦ā¦ Iām afraid this is the first time Iāve seen herā¦ā¦ Ah, excuse my rudeness. I should introduce myself first. My name is Lilia Albert.]
[Nice to meet you, Iām Canalisā¦ā¦ However, Iām not someone of authority, okay? You could say Iām more of a traveler from another world? Iāve come to live at Kaito-samaās house, so I thought Iād introduce myself. Tahaa~~ Sorry for being an unconventional traveler.]
[A traveler from another world? Like Kaito-san and Eden-sama? Normally, this would be a huge dealā¦ā¦ but well, considering itās Kaito-san, itās not surprising youād bring home one or two people from another world.]
[Iām quite an unusual being myself, so I wouldnāt be surprised if you didnāt believe that Iām from another worldā¦ā¦ but it seems like youāve already had your share of unexpected guests being brought by Kaito-sama huh.]
Indeed, under normal circumstances, if someone claimed to be from another world outside of the Hero Summoning, theyād probably be suspected of having a fever or an illnessā¦ā¦ But given past experiences, Lilia-san just stared off into the distance without much doubt.
[Well, I was a God who created my own world, and Iām Omnipotentā¦ā¦ You could say I used to have a position equal to Shallow Vernal in this world.]
[ ! ? ! ? ]
[Lilia-san!?]
A dull thud followed as Lilia-sanās face slammed onto the desk.
[ā¦ā¦I- Iām such an idiotā¦ā¦ How could I have let my guard downā¦ā¦ Itās someone Kaito-san brought along, she obviously wouldnāt be normalā¦ā¦ Uuuuā¦ā¦ My stomach hurts.]
Lilia-san mumbled quietly to herself with her face buried in the desk, but after a moment, she seemed to recover and lifted her head. No, though I fully understood that it was my fault, I still couldnāt help but be impressed by how quickly she bounced back from all her experiences.
No, the actual cause of her feeling like this is me, and Iām really sorry about that butā¦ā¦
[F- Forgive me. So, Canalis-sama mentioned that she would be staying at Kaito-sanās house. Does that mean you plan to stay in this world for a while?]
[Yes. Itās more like Iāll be settling here, although itās not entirely set in stone yet. I plan to work for Kaito-sama.]
[Work?]
[Yesā¦ā¦ Errr, Kaito-sama, should the details be kept private for now?]
[Ah, no, itās alright. I planned to explain everything to Lilia-san anywayā¦ā¦ So, to explain from my side, Iāve been thinking of appointing Canalis-san as the head of the Nifty store expansion that Iāve been planning. Of course, Iāll discuss it with Anima and others first butā¦ā¦]
[ā¦ā¦I seeā¦ā¦ A God on par with Shallow Vernal-samaā¦ā¦ Youāre going to hire such a person as a store managerā¦ā¦ Ahhhh, I canāt take this anymoreā¦ā¦ Just when I thought Iād met most of the influential people in this world, you start bringing in powerful beings from other worldsā¦ā¦ Do you not know how to hold back? Can I lie down for a bit? My stomach hurts.]
With an indescribable expression on her face, as if she was trying to endure a headacheā¦ā¦ Lilia-san muttered with a hint of sorrow in her voice.
[Afterword]
Serious-senpai: [After all the hardships and stomachaches, sheād gotten to the point where she could say she got to know almost all of the major authoritative figures in this world, and then, just when she let her guard down, a stomachache from another world arrivesā¦ā¦]
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