A few days have passed since I was summoned to the other world. I've gotten used to living in Lilia-san's mansion, and I've started to see smiles on the faces of not only me, but also Kusunoki-san and Yuzuki-san.
　It's not that I don't understand many things about this world, of course, but thanks to Lilia's help, I think I've had enough time to get my head straight these past few days. It's a bit of a mystery to me as to why Kuro, who appears every night, doesn't seem to do me any harm at all, so I can say that he's someone I can talk to more comfortably than Lilia-san.
　It's a good thing that you can't get away from the fact that it's a common practice for human beings to spend three days at home on New Year's Day, and since we don't go out, we don't have any incidents that look like incidents, except for the insane juvenile demon tribe, so it's peaceful. "The calm before the storm," as they say.

...The invitation, sir?

　It's the early afternoon of the fourth day here, and as we were chatting leisurely over tea and cookies, Lunamaria-san appears with a gorgeous envelope and tells me that it's an invitation to a party to be held tomorrow.

Yes, it's for the night party to be held on the fourth day of the new year at the royal palace. Since this is the year of the Festival of the Brave, it will also be a grand affair with the introduction of the role of the brave. Normally the invitations should have arrived earlier, but this time it took a little longer because we also arranged for everyone to be invited.
'What?　Us, too?

　Hearing the words that Lilia-san told her with her usual calm smile, Kusunoki-san asked back with a surprised expression. Well, I understand how you feel. It's impossible not to be surprised when you suddenly hear about an evening party at the royal palace.

''Yes, since Mitsunaga-sama will be visiting a number of countries after this, I thought you and Aoi-san in particular would like to talk to her and Hina-san.
'Oh, I see, Masayoshi plays a brave man, so you'll be greeting him in various cities and countries. Is it okay?

　According to what they told me, Kusunoki-san is a sophomore, and Yuzuki-san and Mitsunaga-kun are first-year students and club mates. I should have taken part in extracurricular activities instead of just playing internet games in high school. No, I didn't join any clubs in college after all, so maybe it doesn't matter what I did with the internet games.
　Well, putting aside the story of my lonely life, this is certainly a good time to have a leisurely conversation with Mitsunaga-kun, who travels from place to place. Both of us were worried about it, and as expected of Lilia-san, she's been following up on that area as well.
　As I was thinking about that, Lilia-san took out a letter from a large envelope that seemed to be of very good quality and looked it over - with a smile on her face, a blue streak appeared on her forehead.

''........Luna, are these all the letters from the royal palace?''
...yeah, yeah.
''I think my eyes may have gone bad. Would you mind reading a bit?

　I wonder what's going on, Lilia-san is smiling, but her eyes aren't smiling at all. Or rather, it's terribly scary.

The actuality of this is that it's a standard sentence, so I'll spare you the early part. Let's see, ''I'm also enclosing the invitations of Mitsunaga Seigi-sama playing the role of the hero, Kusunoki Aoi-sama and Yuzuki Hina-sama, who are from the same hometown as Mitsunaga Seigi-sama, as well as the invitations of.......what?
...hmm?

　Huh?　It's funny........if my ears are normal, I don't think my name was included in the sentence that Lunamaria-san just read out.......

''........Luna. I'm sure I've contacted the Royal Palace to prepare an invitation for 'three people', haven't I?
Yeah, yeah, definitely.
What do you think?
"...another one of His Majesty's bad habits...
Is it possible to re-arrange it now?
Mmm, it might be difficult to...

　Hearing Lilia-san's words in an indifferent voice that sounds as if she is killing her emotions, Lunamaria-san replies with a cold sweat.
　Was His Majesty the King, I believe, the person who was Lilia-san's older brother that Lunamaria-san said was a severe Siskon?　That king's bad habit.............................Ah, I see.
　After some very heavy silence, Lilia-san stands up from her seat, and after a bit, she comes back with 'a sword in one hand' and bows deeply to me.

''I'm sorry, Kite, I'm sorry. It seems that due to an error on our part, we weren't able to prepare an invitation for Kite-san...''
''Oh, no, that's totally fine. I've almost never met Mitsunaga-kun before, and I don't have anything in particular to talk about.
I'm really sorry. I'll have to leave you at the mansion, but instead - I'll bring back the stupid 'King's Head' as a souvenir.
What?
'Miss, Miss you have your eyes on the ground, don't you?
''........that idiot brother really.......I've reached the end of my patience for good......''
'Miss, please calm down!　In a manner of speaking, that's still the king, so I'd be a fool when it comes to your daughter, but other than that, I'm a rather good one!
Let go of me, Luna!　As one of my people, I'm sure that that idiot's misbehavior will be punished accordingly!
Put your sword away for now!

　Ah~ I guess that's what it means. Lilia-san should have arranged for the three of us to attend the evening party, but the King of Siscones, who doesn't like men getting close to Lilia-san in the first place, only prepared invitations for Kusunoki-san and Yuzuki-san and not for me. It's probably not a good thing that I, being a man, am living in Lilia-san's mansion in the first place, but Lilia-san probably doesn't let him meddle in it.
　And Lilia-san, who has been bothered by that cis-con behavior for a long time now, has lost her temper.....yeah. Super scary. It's the first time I've seen Lilia-san so angry, or rather, what has she done in the past, His Majesty the King.......
　After that, the composition of Lilia-san, who was about to pull out her sword, and Lunamaria-san desperately quieting her down continued for a while, and it wasn't until about half an hour later that Lilia-san calmed down.

















　She finished bathing and headed to her room. I feel like I'm rather tired today. Rarely. He's apologized to me so many times that I had a really hard time quieting him down.
　Maybe it's because I'm a very serious person to begin with?　I get the impression that Lilia-san isn't very noble in that way, but I'm happy to feel that she's thinking about us seriously. It's really fortunate and gratifying to have met Lilia-san for the first time since coming to the other world. If I could, I would like to repay you in some way if I could at some point, but....

Hey, welcome back.
....

　I opened the door to my room to find Black sprawled out on the couch, eating a baby sponge cake. Finally, he didn't just show up out of nowhere, he was waiting for me ahead of time. I'll say it again, because it's important, this is someone else's house to Black I'll say nothing more.
　Humans are creatures that adapt. I'm not sure if I've gotten used to Kuro's unpredictability to some extent, but after letting out a big sigh, I take the teacup Kuro offers me and bring the baby sponge cake to my mouth.

'Hm?　You're feeling a little tired today, aren't you?
'Yeah, well, it's not a big deal, but...'

　Black, as perceptive as ever, points out to me that I'm going to explain to him what happened today in broad strokes. I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make the most of your time with us.

"Oh, so you can't go to the party, Kite, because of that king?
Well, I guess that's kind of a rough way to put it?
Good!　Then I'll go to the royal palace now and bring him back with a 'King and a Half', so you can have him write the invitation here~
Why?　No, no, nothing is 'yotsi'!

　I'm not going to be able to get rid of it. To be honest, the things Lilia-san said were mostly dangerous, but when Black says it, it's a whole different reality. I'm sure you'll find it hard to imagine from the looks of it, but it seems to be a very high-ranking demon race.
　Please don't kidnap me on top of the King's half-dead, seriously. Don't make me look like a national traitor!

Yeah?　I thought you wanted to go to the party, Kite?
''No, it's not that I want to go... or rather, I'd rather pass on that kind of stiffness and hassle. I'm a little bit interested in luxurious food and such, but....
Hmm. I was thinking about joining in if you're going to be there, Kite, but I don't think I'll join in then. Oh, yeah, I have an idea!
...What the hell is going on?

　He was whispering something, but maybe Black was invited too?　No, well, that's okay now it's more important to know what kind of crazy thing you've come up with this time.

"So, you'll barbecue with me tomorrow!
...What?
'Look, you don't want to get stubborn, so let's just do it with me and my people - there's a nice scenic spot south of the kingdom, like there!
...hmm.

　Although the outlandish proposal is the usual thing, I feel it's not too bad. Or rather, it's a much more intriguing invitation than an evening party at the royal palace. It's a good thing that you're able to have all the meals that you're going out to at Lilia-san's house, all of which look fancy, and I think I'd like to have a spit-roast or something like that, and I think it would probably be exhausting but fun if Kuro was with you. But there's an important problem with that.

I'm not sure Lilia-san would agree with me if I didn't explain to her about Kuro and suddenly went out for dinner.

　It's not that he doesn't want to be a part of this, but he only appears when he's alone, and he's trying to get through the detection wards. But if I'm invited to a barbecue, or if I'm going out alone, there's no way I won't explain to her.
　Lilia-san is really concerned about our situation, and I don't want to do anything that would make me feel guilty about hiding Black from her, so I don't want to sneak out.

It's a good idea to ask my acquaintances to send out invitations as a normal dinner party.
Does that make sense to you, Lilia?
'Maybe it's all right, isn't it?　She's a girl who is trusted by her people.
''Umm... well, as for me, if Lilia-san is convinced, I'd like to go...''
Really?　Yes!　Well, I'll go tell everyone about it then!
'What?　Oh, what?

　Hearing my response, Black smiles a big smile on his face and then disappears. Hmmm, I can't say no to her when she's that happy, or maybe I don't feel bad about it, but.......what is it?　The words "Black's relatives" and "everyone" made me feel a bit uneasy... for now, I'll just let it flow.


























　And just as we finished breakfast the next day, Lunamaria-san rushed into the cafeteria with a change in her blood.

''Oh, oh, miss!
What's going on, so upset?
''C'mon, c'mon, an invitation from the 'Sedeitch Magic Tool Trading Company' with the signature of the 'Chairman' is addressed to Miyama-sama!
...What?

　After receiving the words Lunamaria-san told her, Lilia-san also opened her eyes wide and stiffened. The Sadich Magic Tool Trade Association?　What's that?

Are you sure it's not....some kind of....prank?
"...an envelope made of black magic parchment and sealed with a platinum dragon beard.
....

　Oh, Lilia froze completely.

''Oh, um, excuse me. I'm not following the conversation, but........what is the Sadeitch Magic Tool Trading Company?
It's the largest trade association that deals in magic tools, and it's a large trade association with financial resources that far exceed those of the major powers. It is said that half of the magic tools in the world are made by the Sedić Magic Tool Trading Association, which is an order of magnitude greater than any other trade association.

　When I ask a question, Lunamaria-san replies in a fearful manner. Let's see, at the end of the day, it's the world's largest market share in magic tools, is it already like a ridiculously large company?　Huh?　What does that mean?
　Lilia-san glances at me in surprise, and I gesture to her to please check it out. Then Lilia-san takes the envelope from Luna Maria-san with trembling hands and holds her head in both hands after a while.

''........It's definitely the real thing. It's handwritten by President Sei Liberstar, and even has a gold seal.......

...Uh, what does it say?

　I knew that I had received something outrageous from some extraordinary person, but I had no idea why I was in that situation.
　When I asked with some panic, Lilia-san looked down at the invitation again and read it out loud.

".........Dear Miyama Kaito-sama. I would like to apologize ahead of time for the sudden invitation. At the same time, please forgive my rudeness in omitting the greeting and writing down the main subject. Tonight, we are pleased to hold a small dinner party at our company. It is my pleasure to invite Mr. Miyama Kite to join us this evening. I will have the person who will pick you up this evening to visit the Duke Albert's house, and I would appreciate it if you could let me know if you will not be there. In addition, I have a message for Mr. Miyama Kite from a friend of mine, and I will include it in the message as well - Kite, I'm waiting for you. I apologize for the delay in contacting you again, but I would appreciate it if you would consider it. Sei Liberstar'....
....

　I knew it was that little girl demon tribe!　What are you doing?　What are you really doing?　I'm going to ask someone I know to send out invitations... and I'm getting invitations from some crazy place!　Lilia and Lunamaria are frozen in place looking at you!　What the hell do you want me to say?

　Dear Mother and Father - I was hubbed at the Royal Night Party. But instead - I received an invitation from the most extraordinary place.