I Was Caught up in a Hero Summoning, but That World Is at Peace

[That’s true. Besides, to make the beautiful design stand out, it might be better to place it in a brighter spot. It could look lovely in that area where sunlight streams through that window……]

[True, that spot seems ideal. But you don\'t have a furniture at the right height there, so maybe getting a new mini table and placing it on top would work well.]

Normally, direct sunlight isn’t the best for wooden clocks, but Nebula’s tabletop clock has Preservation Magic casted on it, so that shouldn’t be an issue.

After discussing and testing out a few spots, we agreed that the place Lilia-san suggested did indeed seem the best, so we ultimately decided to set up a mini table there.

[This spot really seems perfect. Thank you, Kaito-san. I’ll buy a mini table and set it up here.]

[No, it\'s no problem at all. I\'m just glad I could help……]

[Kaito-san?]

[Ahhh, no, sorry. I couldn’t help but notice your closet is about three times the size of mine…… I guess nobles need that much space for dresses and such?]

While chatting with Lilia-san, my attention had drifted to the closet, the largest piece of furniture in the room. Wondering how many outfits could fit in there, I was lost in thought when Lilia-san, smiling wryly, spoke up.

[Ahhh, no, actually, there are no dresses in that closet. The dresses I wear for evening events are stored in a dedicated room just for that. As expected, they have simply become too many to fit in this room.]

[Ohh, so Lilia-san has a lot of dresses too, then.]

[I am a high-ranking noble after all. With trends constantly changing, I end up with quite a few dresses. It would certainly be easier if I could create clothes with magic like High-ranking Demons can…… but with keeping connections to businesses and shops, it’s a bit tricky.]

[Being a noble sounds challenging in a lot of ways.]

[Fufufu, yes. With great power and wealth come certain inconveniences, I suppose…… Well, watching Kaito-san, an exception among exceptions, sometimes makes me wonder if there is such a thing as too much freedom……]

[A- Ahaha, true, I do get a lot of freedom thanks to the support of everyone around me.]

Wryly smiling at Lilia-san’s teasing tone, I responded. I had caused her quite a bit of trouble with the decisions I had made, but today, her expression remained gentle, with no hint of scolding him.

[Back to the closet…… this is where I keep the clothes I wear regularly. Inside, well…… they\'re something like this.]

[Ahh, I see. So you have the clothes you usually wear, along with easier-to-move-in outfits for training and such, in that closet.]

When Lilia-san opened the closet, it was filled with familiar outfits, items she often wore day-to-day.

[Other than clothes, there are also some accessories. Since they’re precious metals and gems, I keep them here instead of in the dressing room. This closet is enchanted so only I can open it. Look, this section here is filled with just accessories.]

[O- Ohhh…… it’s like a mini jewelry store, so many…… arehh? You seem to have a lot of reddish-brown gemstones here? Lilia-san, is this gem your favorite?]

[Aehh!? Ah, errrr…… that is…… well……]

The accessories Lilia-san showed were all of exceptional quality, and about a third of them had the same color of gemstone, indicating a clear preference. I thought it’d be helpful to ask in case I wanted to give her a gift in the future, but for some reason, she looked flustered, her gaze darting away.

I could swear her face was turning red too…… Is she feeling embarrassed? But why?

[……Errr, umm, it’s something of a noble tradition…… I mean…… It\'s like…… wearing the color of one’s fiancé or partner…… And well…… this gemstone color…… is close to the color of Kaito-san\'s eyes……]

[Ah, I- I see…… So that\'s how it is.]

[……Yes.]

[……S- Somehow, this feels strangely embarrassing.]

[I- I feel the same.]

Learning that Lilia-san owned many reddish-brown gemstone accessories because they matched the color of my eyes———- in other words, my color———— and that she wore them by choice, left me feeling oddly flustered.

No, of course, hearing this makes me happy, but it felt almost ticklish in a way…… Needless to say, it took both Lilia-san and me a little while to regain our composure.

<Afterword>

Serious-senpai : [……This sweet and sour atmosphere…… it’s giving me a stomachache…… Hah!? A stomachache…… for me? Does that mean…… I, too, am a Stomachache Warrior?]

Makina : [……………………]

Serious-senpai : [Oi, the heck are you lurking there for, you gluttonous monster……]