Chapter 1962: Intermission: Empty Illusion

Name：I Was Caught up in a Hero Summoning, but That World Is at Peace Author：
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Chapter 1962: Intermission: Empty Illusion

<Author's Notes>

I'm having a bit of a hard time with the next chapter, so here's an Extra Chapter to take a breather.

It was just one of the usual days. I was casually chatting with Kuro, who had come over to hang out, when Kuro suddenly seemed to remember something and called out to a different area.

[Right, Shalltear, you have a moment?]

[Yes, yes, what is it?]

[I have a few additions regarding the patents. Put this one up for free while having this one charged per use.]

[Alrighty.]

Kuro handed some documents to Alice, who appeared in response to Kuro's call. Come to think of it, I recall hearing that Alice manages Kuro’s patents.

In exchange, she receives a portion of the usage fees, which is likely an important source of income for her.

[.......Hahh, but really, having Kaito-kun around makes it so much easier to get in touch with Shalltear.]

[Unn? Was it hard to contact her before?]

[Unn...... Really hard! Shalltear doesn't have any specific base and vanishes quickly. The only guaranteed time I'd see her was at the Festival of Heroes, and if I need to contact her at any other time, I have to start by searching for her!]

It seems like Kuro had been troubled about this more than expected, as hearing my words, Kuro clenched her fists tightly while talking. It’s rare for Kuro to express her dissatisfaction so clearly, so it’s apparent that it was a real struggle.

[By the way, how did you contact Alice in those cases?]

[Evi dance?]

[Stop with the puns please, it just makes my head hurt...... It's "evidence", proof. I'm talking about supporting information.]

Well, I dunno if I should say it's to be expected or not, but the conversation between Kuro and Alice took on a somewhat comedic tone...... Alice was sweating nervously, trying to cover up her mistakes, while Kuro was watching her with a sharp gaze, clearly not missing any of it.

[H- Hmmm, well, it's true that there's no basis or evidence, so it might be a bit forceful to unilaterally assume that Shalltear had any ill intent......]

[That's right, that's right! It’s wrong to put a crack in the friendship between me and Kuro-san based on such flimsy reasons! Kaito-san is just speaking off the cuff based on intuition.]

[I see......]

[.....................]

[.....................]

[......But he got it right, didn't he?]

[......Well~~ I'm genuinely surprised he guessed it so accura——— Ouch!?]

It seems my offhand guess based on intuition was actually spot-on, as Kuro's knuckles struck down on Alice's head, who was making this incredibly annoying tehepero face.

<Afterword>

Serious-senpai : [With Kaito around, she definitely had a close stationed at her miscellaneous goods store, and in the first place, she's always guarding Kaito, making it easy to find her, so I guess it's really made things easier for Kuro.]