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

Day 26 of the month of water. The day after I got back from the demonic world, I ended up going for Alice's grocery store with a souvenir I bought.

I thought I would be spending money again anyway, so I bought a lot of Wyburn meat instead of scones.

I think it's sweet to make my own, but I still can't let it go.

Seeing a souvenir brightens my eyes, and Alice's appearance on my mind eating with momentum I can't imagine from her little body, makes me laugh unexpectedly.

I've been on my feet frequently lately, and walking along a path I'm totally used to seeing... the end of the road was wrapped in deep mist.

... No, wait. Isn't that funny? The time now is 10: 00, it's not the kind of time when the morning fog comes out, and the fog is too thick in the first place.

The Sinfonia King's Capital is prone to fog... I've lived for at least two months and I've never seen anything like it.

I stop my leg feeling creepy about that strange sight.

The silence dominates the surroundings, stirring up anxiety in the mind, even though it is the time before noon.

And around my body, guarding my surroundings, suddenly something like a glowing ring appeared... and immediately afterwards it cracked and scattered with the cracking sound of glass.

"What? Not just illusion magic, but restraint magic doesn't work either... that sounds awesome. Mr. Kite."

"... Alice?

"Ha ha. It's Alice. Welcome home, Mr. Kite. I missed you."

With a familiar voice, Alice emerges from the mist.

The figure was not clothed like a familiar work outfit, and the black cape was woven to hide the body, and the atmosphere was somewhat different from usual.

"... why, here?

"I wondered if I could see Mr. Kite - when he came out, it was Dompisha. No, you feel destined."

……

I don't know... Alice sounds terribly creepy even though she always has the same tone but she feels chilly somewhere...

"Now, before Mr. Kite's strong escort arrives, shall we proceed... Mr. Kite, will you grab me for a moment?

"... what? What the hell..."

"Actually, I don't just eat grocery stores, so I also had a side job. What do you say, anything behind it? It's like that. So, a very tasty request came the other day... to kidnap you."

"Become!?

Shortly after I told her that, Alice had approached me until sometime, poking a knife in my neck.

The exquisite distance between touching or not touching the neck, combined with the dull gloss emitted by the knife, makes me feel nervous similar to breathlessness.

"So, Mr. Kite... for my penny, please be kidnapped. You're the one who escapes love...... huh?

"... ugh!?

"... there's even defensive magic that activates automatically into malicious attacks?

"Huh?"

When I reacted to those words and looked at my body, in front of the knife Alice had... something like a light black membrane appeared around my body at some point.

Speaking of which, I think Mr. Lilia said he had defensive magic in his cro pendant.

"Damn!?

The magic that automatically defends me from malicious attacks, the moment I found out it was there and relieved me a little, a strong impact ran behind my neck, and my body lost power regardless of my will.

"Well, then you just have to do it without magic, wipe out malice and stun it ~"

"... a... squirrel"

"Good night, Mr. Kite. It's okay. I'll carry it gently."

The voices heard at the moment of vanishing consciousness were so disproportionate to this situation... that they were gentle and calm.

Gently holding the fainted Happy Man aside, Alice flies up to the roof of a nearby building.

"Well, if you carry it like this, the request is complete... but it won't be that easy."

The moment Alice squeaks so, a glimmer of flash pierces the dark fog.

It's like a ray of light. After moving it slightly to the side of her face, Alice exhales gently.

It's not going to be that easy...... a strong wind blows around to affirm the word, blowing the fog that was covering my sight.

And when the fog cleared, there were six shadows around Alice's standing roof.

"... you were sooner than I thought. Is it a magic device that sends emergency signals..."

"Let your husband go, impudent!

"Wow!? Scared..."

Standing a few meters or so away from surrounding Alice, Lilia, Lunamaria, Siege, Anima, ETA, Theta… activated by a magic device that sends an emergency signal that Siege used shortly after he lost sight of the Happy Man in the fog, the six people who rushed to the scene stare at Alice with a sharp gaze.

But while Alice says she's scared with her mouth, she doesn't look particularly upset.

"Why didn't you take Kate... as a friend of Kate's?

"I'm a friend. I like Mr. Kite, and I like him... but that's not what I do."

Lilia gives a frustrating look when she sees Alice, who doesn't break her floating attitude to the words she said quietly.

"... a lot of room, huh? You think you can get away with this?

"What do you think?"

Renamaria with words to warn...... Six people are currently surrounding Alice, with some numerical gain.

But more than Alice has a fast man... a powerful attack hurts a fast man, so you can't go into a detour.

And ironically, ETA, who specializes in pinpoint attacks, had previously damaged his weapon in a battle with Siege, and the spears he took out of Lilia's mansion failed to exert their full strength, and he was lightly dodged by Alice earlier.

It was Alice who broke that silence in a stiff six and one in a stiff, skin-stinging silence.

"... 20 white gold coins"

"... Huh?

"… 18, 25, 43…"

"What the hell..."

Lilia asks Alice, who tells Lilia and the others in turn, with a strange look on her face.

"No - I have a habit of putting a price on people. This time I judged it only by my combat power, but you guys are a big deal - it's pretty rare for me to add value in white gold coins."

"... you're not happy"

Sieg also turns a cold eye to Alice, who still speaks in a tone that looks like she ate a person, beyond her usual imagination.

Even though he is exposed to such a stabbing gaze, he continues his words without the way Alice is upset.

"... there are two conditions when I get the job. One is that I'm in the mood. The second is... to offer a reward that exceeds the value I place on the subject."

"... what are you trying to say?

"No. So, thinking about this request for a fee, it's not the right time to fight you."

"When you surrender, is that what you're saying?

"... no. Too bad for all of you... my interests and yours didn't match... that's what I'm saying, okay!

"" "" "" Huh!?

Immediately after saying so, Alice releases the hand that was holding the pleasant man.

Alice's standing on the roof of a two-story house, if the unconscious fast man can slap him to the ground, I'm sorry he's not safe.

That's why six people became unconscious for a moment. I turned my gaze to the falling pleasant man and took Alice out of my sight.

Immediately after, Alice disappears and six bodies are bounced wide.

But the boulders were six-person and succeeded in defending Alice's attack.

Alice then turns around faster than the happy man falls to the ground and smiles after taking that body.

"No - great. I didn't know you'd react to me... but you're far away."

"Huh!? Yummy! I'm going to run away!!

Lunamaria, who noticed Alice's thoughts the earliest, screamed, and the six instantly regained their posture and headed for Alice...... but the next moment Alice disappears again and appears further away from the six.

"... I can't. I can't keep up with you guys who couldn't keep up with me earlier."

"Damn!?

"I told you, didn't I? There is no match of interest... you will want to defeat me and take back Mr. Kite at all costs... but I have no advantage in fighting a strong opponent like you. So let me run away."

"Wait - what!?

Alice tells him pale, grins in front of ETA, who tried to chase him, and shortly afterwards Alice's figure braces and increases to 10.

"Phantom magic!?

"" "" "" "" "" I'll see you then ~ "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "

The identities created by phantom magic utter words simultaneously, each fleeing at high speeds in a different direction.

But Lilia and the others can't just shut up and miss Alice.

He is a warrior of war, but therefore each exchanges only eye contact and immediately splits up to track Alice.

Fast Lilia, Siege, Lunamaria and ETA each have two, slightly slow-footed Anima and Theta follow Alice one at a time.

In order to recapture the Happy Man at all costs...

And after six people start tracking in each direction...... the view in the alley a little further away distorts and 'real' Alice shows up.

"... that's too honest. Well, deception is my domain."

Yes, one shrugged, and Alice disappeared like smoke again.

When I opened my eyes to the light I felt slightly, it was a place I had no idea.

The stone room was like a prison, and there were ten or so robe-wrapped people in it.

I honestly didn't think it was a good situation... but apparently my body is tied to a chair and I can't move.

"Oh? Mr. Kite. Are you awake?

"... Alice... where are we?

"You're my client, Ajito."

From behind the person wearing the black robe, Alice, with a glimpse of her face, came talking in the usual tone, not as if she were nervous or anything else.

Speaking of which, I thought you said you were going to kidnap me... I mean, it's pretty much the worst situation right now...

"Nice to meet you, Miyama Kite... I want to get along with you."

"... then I'd like to at least show my face..."

"I'd love to, but there's something here that says I'm in a position... I can't really expose my face."

One of the people in the robe...... a man has spoken to me from his voice, but I'm not comfortable enough to give him back the idea of getting along in this situation.

But here's what's overwhelmingly unfavourable about the situation... I can't say anything weirdly provocative.

"Well... quick but let's get to the point. I know you can already imagine, but we're going to make you --" Ah, is that a little good? "-- something?

Alice blocks the words of a man who tried to tell his purpose in some big way.

He really doesn't read the air...

"By the time I brought Mr. Kite here, my job would be done, wouldn't it? So, I just want to get paid?

"... oh yeah. Look, 30 promised white gold coins."

"Yes, yes... which... yes, indeed"

Apparently, the reward Alice gets for my kidnapping is 30 white gold coins.

300 million yen in Japanese yen... I'm not sure if it's expensive or cheap, but that seems to be my price for Alice.

It makes me feel complicated. You saw through my mind, Alice turns this way and waves gently.

"Mr. Kate, resentment is a mistake. This is just work. Besides, you and I are just friends... not family or lovers, because we're dating to that extent."

"... oh yeah..."

"Well, I'm going home."

Speaking dry words, Alice turns her back on me and walks toward the only door in the room.

...... I have a hard feeling. But there's certainly nothing I can do where I complained to Alice.

I scolded Alice a lot, and I hit her... she said she was a friend I couldn't care less... who I cared for, I thought she was trustworthy, but that's just my impression.

For Alice, I'm just a loud friend...

"... Alice"

"Something?

"... Now, don't waste it"

"... I'll think about it"

That's what he told me. Alice closed the door.

It's hard... but I can't even think about it. More than that, this is the situation now.

"Well, let's get back to it...... oh, it's no use if you're expecting help. This room is made of special ore and does not divulge magic outside. Besides, this place is far from the city... and no one is coming to help you."

……

What will happen to me? Will they torture you or something?

It hurts...... I hate it.

Despair similar to giving up comes crawling to my heart and my body starts to tremble slightly.

When I imagined myself from now on and accidentally closed my eyes...... the door of the room was destroyed with the roar.

"Become!?

The men and those in robes also turned to the door in a stunned manner, and I turned my gaze to you too... From the earthquake, someone appeared who I did not anticipate.

"I'm here to help! Mr. Kite!"

"... what?

She decided to pose as if she was going to make a big noise, and Alice appeared as she had said earlier when she stepped out the door.

Saying you came to help me for some reason or something...

"Hey... what are you going to do!?

"No, look, I earned extra money today, and I thought I'd go to dinner with Kite, who I usually take care of. And then what! You say that Mr. Kite was kidnapped by a bad guy!? That's why I'm here on a dash to help Mr. Kite!

"... what?

"Come on, be prepared, kidnappers! I will make you regret kidnapping Mr. Kite!!

No, you're the executioner of the kidnapping...

Dear Mother, Father - Unhappiness is something that comes down suddenly, and I've been kidnapped. It was supposed to be a crisis situation, but, unwillingly, it's really unwillingness... but now my heart and the kidnappers are one - what are you talking about?