After finishing the story of the Little Demon King and the Heroic Heroic Hero, I received a briefing on the Symphonia Kingdom and the surrounding cities.

''..........It's not good to cram too much into it, and I'm sure you all want to clear your minds of many things, so let's leave the explanation to this area for now.''
'Right. It's time to get your room ready--oh....
Luna?
'I'm sorry Miss. I've been remiss in my actions. Miyama-sama's clothing....
Oh....

　After all, it's a good idea to have a good time with them. And the next words uttered with a troubled expression on her face, the situation was immediately understandable.
　Lilia-san's mansion is basically only inhabited by women. That would mean that there are no men's clothes.


Yes, but I don't know much about underwear, either.
''I'm sorry, Kite, I'm sorry. It's my fault. We don't have any men's clothes in our house and we don't have a change of clothes ready.
"Well I don't need to change clothes for a day or so...
'No, fortunately it is still evening. I wish we could purchase them but it's still difficult for us to make decisions about sleeping clothes and such on our own, so I'm sorry to say we're tired, but could you and Luna go into town and pick out some clothes for us?
Oh, yes.

　To be honest, for me, I don't mind not having to change clothes for a day or so, but.......since I've declared that I guarantee food, clothing and shelter, there may be some things that Lilia-san can't give up.

''Miss, what's your budget?''
'For now, for R100,000, please go and buy five pieces of clothing, including spares.
What?
Yes, sir.

　Wait a minute!　I thought 100,000R was about 10 million yen in Japanese yen!　It's not the money you need to buy clothes!　Huh?　Do you think a million dollars a piece is a normal thing for an aristocrat to wear?　
　In front of me, who is stunned, Lilia-san and Lunamaria-san quickly prepare the money in front of me.

''Oh, I almost forgot. Kaito-san, Aoi-san, and Hina-san. If you have a tool called Denki Seihin, we will keep it together. It's a lump of otherworldly technology, so I have to ask the Goddess of Law to take care of it.
Electric appliances like smartphones.
I don't know what a smartphone is, but there was a time when a brave man was targeted for something called Kikai, and now he's going to leave it with the goddess to keep for a year.

　Well, mechanical products are a piece of technology that doesn't exist in this world.......then maybe there are people who want it, so it's only natural that they would want it. Well, in any case, it won't be possible to charge a smartphone or anything, and taking pictures is not going to be good for a lot of things.
　We each put away our phones and digital watches, etc. in the beautiful boxes that Luna Maria prepared for us individually. I wasn't sure what to do with my watch, but she lent me some sort of pocket watch instead. I can already tell by the way it looks. This pocket watch is a very expensive one.........................I feel horrible about having such a thing.


















　The carriage took us about 10 minutes to get in and a few minutes to get out of the carriage. We walked through the town, which gave me an image of medieval Europe, and arrived at a clothing store, where we bought five pieces of clothing, plus underwear and sleeping clothes.
　It should be called the shop of the duke's purveyor, or should I say, all the clothes are made to feel terrifyingly good to the touch and luxury goods, and I'm quite reduced.
　I thought I had managed to find some plain clothes to buy, but the price was 25,000R ... 2.5 million yen... 2.5 million yen... Can you believe it?　I just bought some clothes, okay?

''I wish I could have worn cheaper clothes...''
Miyama-sama is a young lady - a guest of the duke's family. If you wear too cheap clothes, the lady's dignity will be questioned.
Is that what it is?
''........Aristocrats are also supposed to look good, you know. Nevertheless, we have chosen a store that carries relatively simple clothing.
It's simple...

　We exchanged a few words as we walked with Luna Maria through the streets at dusk, which were crowded with many people. There was some kind of awesome sparkly clothes and stuff, but even those seem to be modest, aristocratic clothes.

''Even so, there's an awful lot of people here.
It's a bad time of year. Especially since it's New Year's tomorrow.

　Oh yeah, to my sense, it was before summer vacation, but in this world, it's the end of the year. I don't know what New Year's is like in this world, but I'm told this is the royal capital, so I'm sure it will be crowded with people.
　As I passed by the square with the big fountain, I noticed something like the back of a carriage floating in the air.
　Oh, could that thing be magic?　I was expecting to hear words like "state preservation magic" or something like that, but it's a quintessential other world!　I was a little touched by the way magic seemed to be integrated into my daily life.

'Luna Maria, that floating thing--that?

　My eyes were drawn to the floating carrier for what must have been only a few seconds, but when I looked back, I couldn't see Ms. Lunamaria in my field of vision. You'll be able to find a lot of people in the area, but you won't be able to find Ms. Lunamaria.
　I felt a sensation that made my blood run cold. This is the thing, right?　Even if you don't, that's what you're talking about, right?

...va*in*?

　Oh no, oh no, oh no. I've lost track of Luna Maria!　And there were too many people to try to find it, and since we came in the carriage on the way, we couldn't find our way back.
　What should we do?　In a situation like this, I shouldn't make a bad move, should I?　No, but if I stay here, I'm going to get swept away by the waves of people... oh, yeah!　In front of that big fountain!
　Confused by the situation of getting lost alone in a strange place, I manage to move in front of the fountain that would be a landmark.
　I've done it................................Even though I don't have any knowledge of the land, I'm instantly lost and not funny. I'm sure Lunamaria-san has probably noticed and is looking for me by now, but will she be able to find me in this awesome crowd?　Ugh, I'm starting to get crazy anxious!　I really don't know what to do.

What's going on?　You look like you're in some kind of trouble?
...What?

　As I was holding my head in front of the fountain, I heard a voice clearly even though it was supposed to be in the midst of the hustle and bustle. I reflexively turned my head in the direction of the voice and went rigid. No, perhaps the expression "captivated by the eyes" is correct.
　It's a good idea to say that the atmosphere he or she wears is different, even though the person in front of my gaze was a child who looked no more than 140cm. You'll be able to find a lot more than a few of these in the same way that you'll be able to find a lot more than a few of these in the same way that you can find a lot more than a few of these in the same way that you can find a lot more than a few of these in the same way that you can find a lot more than a few of these in the same way that you can find a lot more than a few of these in the same way that you can find a lot more than a few of these in the same way that you can find a lot more than a few of these in the same way that you can find a lot more than a few of these in the same way that you can find a lot more in the same way that you can find a lot more in the same way that you can find a lot more in the same way that you can find a lot more in the same way that you can find a lot more in the same way that you can. The child, dressed in clothes that looked like robes because he was there, was unconsciously gazing at the sunset, which gave him an alien gleam of art in the light of the setting sun.

'Um?　Are you okay?
"Uh, uh...
You're from another world, aren't you? Maybe you're lost?　If it's okay with me, I'll talk to you about it~
What?

　The child smiled a lovely smile, like a flower blooming, and spoke to me in a gentle voice, but... a man from another world?　How did you know that?

'The magic is similar to that of a brave man or something, and the clothes you wear aren't very common, so I thought maybe it was.
"Well, uh...

　I can still understand the clothes, but does that mean magic power, or the power to use magic... is it something you can see?

Seeing, or feeling, is a better word.
Oh, I see... what?

　Now, I didn't say it out loud, did I?　Is she an esper?

Ha-ha, you're very visible, very obvious.
Ugh.....
'Oh, sorry, sorry. I didn't mean to make fun of you. I prefer that kind of girl.

　It's a bit of a relief to see a child who smiles with a loving face, changing his expression from one expression to the next. However, although the tone and appearance of the child is young, the feel of the voice and atmosphere of the child is quite adult and mysterious.

''Well, anyway ... I'm such a looker, but I've lived hundreds of times longer than you, so if you're in trouble, I can help you, right?
...hundreds of times?
'Yes!　Oh, I see, is this the first time you've seen a demon race?　My name is Chrome Eina you can call me Chrome, Eina, Black, whatever you want~

　Demon race!　Did you say demon?　It looks like a human being, but...

Should I have horns or something?　Alright, then, how about this!
Why the horns from the nose?
'Hmmm, I still know a lot about other worlds!　You've got a story to tell about how your horns grow when you lie.　Just like that!
'No, that's a story about growing a nose...'
"Oh, yeah?

　I don't know how he did it, but I couldn't help but poke at him as he was confidently growing horns from his nose. Then the demon tribe, who called herself Crom Eina, erased her horns with a wry smile and continued to speak with a smile on her face.

''So, what's your name?''
Yeah, I'm Miyama Kaito...
You're Kite!　Nice to meet you~
Yo, nice to meet you. Um, Chromeaina?
'I don't need an honorific, and you can call me Black, too.
Well, I'll let you know. Black?
'Yeah, nice to meet you!　Well then, as a sign of closeness.......one for you~

　As he introduces himself as he flows, Black puts his hand into his coat with a happy smile and takes out a paper bag. I mean, didn't you just come out of the fabric of your coat?
　Inside the paper bag offered to me was a sweet and savory ... familiar pastry.

''Could this be...?''
'Oh yeah, it's your world's candy, isn't it?　Heavy cocktails!
Baby sponge cake.
'Huh?　Well, look, look, it's delicious.

　Black seems to have knowledge of the other world halfway through, he said something about other brave men earlier, and although it's hard to imagine from his appearance, it means he's been alive for a long time, so he may have heard stories from past brave men.
　The innocent smile pushed me to bring the baby sponge cake to my mouth, the familiar gentle sweetness spread in my mouth, and I felt somehow calmer.
　Seeing me, Kuro smiled brightly and continued to speak as he ate the baby sponge cake.

'So, what was your problem, Kite?　You were scurrying around earlier, but...
Yeah, I got separated from my companion and I couldn't find my way home. Oh, yeah!　Black, do you know where the Duke of Albert's house is?
Well I'm sorry, I don't really know what country I'm in, but I don't know where I live.
I see...
Yeah, but that's okay. I can find the missing person.
What?

　After smiling to cheer up my depressed state, Black reached into his coat again and took out a necklace with a black jewel on it.

'Yes, this is for you!　Take this and think of the stragglers~
'What?　Oh, yeah.

　I place the necklace in my palm as I'm told, and when I think of Luna Maria-san.............a light like a black line stretches out from the jewel.

''Oh, oh!''
You can meet them if you follow it. There's a search spell on that necklace~
Oh, thank you!　So, but....can I have this?
'Haha, you don't have to be shy when you're young. If you're in trouble, you're on your own!

'Oh, come to think of it,'

　I repeat my thanks a few times while being soothed by Black, who smiles and talks to me with a smile. This was really helpful. Thanks to this, I think I'll be able to go home somehow.
　After thanking Black, who smiles and says it doesn't bother me, I was about to say goodbye when one question came to mind.

I'm sure you're not going to be able to find a way to make it work.　Girl?
Me?　'I can change either way. I'm a girl now.
Is it normal for demons to be able to change their gender at will?
No. There are many different types. There are men and women just like the human race, some don't reproduce and don't have a gender, and some can change at will just like me~
Huh. It's strange.

　It seems that my common sense doesn't apply in this world after all. I can't just be surprised, but I'm sure Lunamaria is looking for me too, so I have to hurry up and meet her.

Anyway, thank you so much!
'Don't worry about it - we'll talk about it when we get a chance to do it again.
Yeah.
I'll see you later, kite.

　I thank Black once more for his innocent smile and wave to him, and leave the square, following the black light that extends from the necklace.

　Dear Mother and Father - I got lost in another world and was rescued. It seems childish and mature, ignorant and knowledgeable, grasping and ungrasping, but it gives me a sense of security in my heart. I met such a - mysterious demon race.





















　The fountain square where the sun is setting little by little. After seeing off the young man until his back is out of sight, a quiet voice comes from behind the small demon tribe.

''We're here to pick you up, Chrome-sama.''
Hmm?　Are you ready?
Yes, sir. "The King of Sinfonia is waiting for you.
All right. Let's get out of here.

　Hearing the words of the jet-black armored knight who appeared out of nowhere, the demon tribe starts walking quietly.

''........You are in a very good mood, aren't you?
'Yeah. I met an interesting looking 'Nihonjin'~
'....I heard that the hero is in the castle, but...'
'Isn't it a mis-summons?　Maybe that's why he went out of his way this time to ask you to show up at the castle if you have the time.
Okay.
Well, as far as I'm concerned, I'm just happy to have met someone.

　A small shadow walking with a knight in tow and an innocent smile. The sight of him holding a baby sponge cake to his mouth with relish was the very image of a child, but his golden eyes, as if he was quietly looking into the future - a certain dignity dwelt in them.