I'm home, Orica. How are you holding up?
Welcome back, sir. I feel like it's been a long time since I've seen .......
Well, it's the first time I've been away overnight.

　The front door of the mansion. I greeted Orica who greeted me in her maid's uniform.
　I just got home from a two-night and three-day trip to Luclaera, where a lot of things happened.

　Even though we all went out together, I asked Orika to stay by herself, so I might have felt a little sorry for her. Well, it was actually a trip that was a close call, with monsters springing up out of the mountains with a jajah, but that's another story.
　I'll make it up to you somewhere.

'Orica!　I'm home!
I'm home.

　Marina and Deanna follow me into the mansion.

'Oh ...... we're so sorry to see you.'
''Uppu ...... that's an amazing genie power, this house is ............

　Orica's eyes are blackened by the stranger who walks in after them, accompanied by them.
　Naturally, this is the first time she's met Aeon and Shamash-san.

　Shamash-san, who is a demon, in particular, has brown and white hair. He even has horns.
　It's a bit scary looking by this world, or rather Elishe's standards. To me, she has horns, but she's a real brown beauty.
　Well, after that Shamash-san crossed the mansion's wards (he knew immediately that the wards were in place, after all. It's not strictly speaking a spirit ward, this mansion's ward is not a spirit ward, it uses spirit power as an energy source, but it's a witchcraft woven ward, or so they say...), he was drunk on the difference in spirit power, and he was a bit woozy and didn't look scared at all. Orica would be fine with this.
　By the way, Etois, Elepippi and Priestess arrived at Elishe and left without any change, and Rebecca-san also returned home once.
　The grand master is said to be coming to visit in a few days when he's ready.

'Are you a guest?'

　Orica says, glancing at the two new faces.
　They're just a little shy, but they don't seem particularly freaked out by Shamash-san.

'Hmmm. A little different, but something like that.''
Well, I'll get you some tea!　Oh, I didn't boil the water yet!

　After all, he didn't seem to care too much and ran to the kitchen with a pat on the back.
　Well, we can explain the two of them over a cup of tea slowly.

　After that, I gave them a brief but thorough tour of the mansion.
　From Aeon-san's point of view as a former princess, my mansion would be a very mundane place indeed, but it would be much better than living in a cave. The warding system makes it safe for me to play in the garden.
　Shamash has always looked uncomfortable, but according to him, it's just that his body is surprised by the gap in his spiritual power, so he'll be fine soon.
　But, well, it's really going to be difficult for Shamash-san to live in this house. Originally, we were planning to build a house for him to live in nearby, so it's fine.

　In just a few minutes, we finished showing the mansion.
　The problem is the basement where the mirror is located. That's a key point for me.
　Even without believing in the two of them, I feel like ...... is information that doesn't need to be opened up any more than necessary.
　But I've already explained everything about myself. The only person who doesn't know here is Orica, but I'm going to confide in her sooner or later as well.

　............ No, no, it's already a match.

'Mr. Aeon, Mr. Shamash, the rest is in that room.
The basement?　Is this a training room for slaves?
It's the same idea as Deanna, it's ......

　I walk down the stairs and open the heavy wooden door, pondering the uses of this world's cellar.
　The stone basement, equally cool in summer and winter, would be great to use as a wine cellar.
　The only thing I actually keep in there is a piece of junk and this magical mirror that can travel between different worlds.

　I've shown the mirror to Deanna, Marina and Rebecca before.
　As a result, for Deanna, it's just a mirror. In other words, when I stood in front of it, I could see myself, Marina could see the other side of the room - my room, for some reason, and Rebecca could see the blur.
　I don't understand the law of it.

This is the mirror. Can you see the other side ......?

　I show Aeon and Shamash a mirror.

'Wow, this is amazing. You can certainly see a messy room. Is that your world, Ayase?　But wow, this mirror is amazing.
Mr. Shamash, you can see it?
I can see it. Hmm?　Is there something you can't see?　See, it looks like Aeon can see it too.

　Really?

Mr. Aeon, are you seeing this?
Yes. Is that a shed?　Does that mean they're connected to each other in the shed?
I guess I'm half right: ......

　They say they can certainly see it.

'...... To me, it's still just a mirror. Why ......

　Deanna's shoulders slump in plain sight and she's gacked.
　So Marina can see over there too, and since she's here, that means Deanna is the only one who can't see. She's a high elf, so she's a bit special.

'Where did you get this, Ayase-kun?
Where, I mean, in this world, it was originally here.

　It was found in an old family storehouse in Japan, but I guess that's where it came from in this world, Shamash says. It's been here since the beginning and hasn't been moved an inch.

'Well, ....... I don't know who made it, but it's a top-of-the-line advanced magic treasure (artifact) woven with quite advanced magic and spirit arts, as well as an unknown technology. At the very least, it's hard to think of it as a modern one. It must be from the age of spirit civilization.
How do you know all that?

　As expected of the demon race, they are excellent.
　Or rather, I learned a little more about the mirror that had been a mystery to me until now.
　First of all, it's not of earth origin. It's a round trip ticket from another world to earth.
　And someone seems to have made it. Well, that's true. If someone didn't make it, it just popped up on its own.
　...... No, wait.
　This world is a world where monsters spring up with weapons of their own accord.
　So, is it possible?　It's a fantasy world, so it's hard to draw the line there.

　But, well, Shamash-san says it's made, so it must have been made by someone else.

'But if spirit magic is being used, that means at least the elves are chewing on one piece. Does Deanna know what it is?

　I turn the water on Deanna, who is still bummed out and depressed.
　Even Deanna is an elf at one point or another, so she should know something about it.

''...... My family has several treasures from the spirit civilization era, but the mirrors are similar to those in the way they are woven with spirit power and magic power. So I thought it was a treasure trove from that era. ...... Isn't it?
'No, I don't know the details. It's a find for me, too.

　I mean, did you know that?
　Well, as far as Deanna was concerned, she was probably shocked that she wasn't the only one who could see the other side, she was just a mirror.

'Well, let's see if we can get through, as we always do!

　So, I did just that.
　Walking around Japan with super-beauty Aeon, or super-brown beauty Shamash, you're a bit of a legend!

　--In conclusion, neither of us could get past it.
　Well, even if we did, there's nothing to do in Japan.
　There's really nothing to do in Japan except to go eat ramen.
　We're not disappointed!　I swear!


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　I walked out of the basement and introduced the two of them over a cup of tea with Orica.

It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're going to do with it. I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about this, but I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about this.
This is Shamash. It's a pleasure to meet you, Orica.
Hi. Nice to meet you. I'm Orica.

And this is Aeon. I'm going to be working for Orica as a maid, and I need you to show me how to do it.
It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Orica.
'What!　What?!

　Orica was told out of the blue that she's going to get a new colleague, and she's been caught off guard.

'What's not eh? Aeon is the daughter of Mr. Shamash's family," said Orica. Shamash and I brought her here together. She is very shy and can't leave the house, so you can continue to ask Orica to do the shopping, but you can let her do the work of the house.
Okay. Well, I mean, it's nice to meet you.

　Orica scrubbed her palms with her clothes and asked Aeon to shake her hand.

''Yes. I know there are some things I can't do, but I'm looking forward to working with you.

　Hmmm ....... I wonder if it's okay .......
　Aeon-san is a princess, for what it's worth, and she's different from the average person in terms of her aura.
　Orica was easy to get along with Marina, but not so much with Deanna, and it might be difficult to see if she and Aeon-san are a good match.
　Well, I'm sure Ion-san knows his place, and he'll get along just fine.
　Besides, Marina has been helping Orica with her work for a long time, and if Marina, the type of person who isn't afraid of things, gets in between them, they'll be able to communicate with each other in their own way.


　After a cup of tea, we got to talking about our beds for tonight.
　What to do for a moment!　But I had Aeon sleep in the same bed as Deanna and Marina (which Aeon might not have liked) and Shamash slept on the couch in the living room.
　I didn't sleep with them, of course, but I went back to my room and reported back to my mother, who reported me back home and gave me some small talk about not getting a job and playing around.
　Maybe it's time to really think about leaving home.