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

In front of Cornelia lay several letters. If she were being honest, she didn’t want to look at them…… She wanted to pretend she had seen nothing at all, remove her makeup, crawl into bed, and sleep like a corpse sinking into mud.

But unfortunately, they were things that could not be avoided. No matter how terrifying they might be…… no matter how fiercely her stomach protested in the form of sharp pain, she had no choice but to read them.

Before that, however, there was one thing she had to say. Turning quietly toward Anne, who stood by her side, Cornelia spoke in a calm voice.

[……My stomach hurts, so cancel all of today’s appointments.]

[Understood. In any case, today was mainly scheduled for studying matters related to managing the trading company, and depending on the contents of the letters, it may be necessary to arrange a discussion with your father and mother……]

Fortunately, she had no plans to go out today and had only been scheduled to study company management, so adjusting her schedule was quickly done. Soon, her attention returned to the letters.

Perhaps, when the First Hero, who had once challenged the Demon King as a mere human, faced that battle, she had felt something like this. With that thought in mind, Cornelia picked up a letter.

[……F- First, something with a confirmed matter. The one from the Seditch Magic Tool Trading Company……]

Perhaps she needed a bit of mental preparation after all, because she chose to begin with the letter from the Seditch Magic Tool Trading Company, whose contents she could more or less predict.

As expected, it was a prior greeting regarding their visit the day after tomorrow…… and a request that Cornelia also be present at the negotiation table.

That, at least, was within expectations. Thanks to Kaito’s influence, she had become acquainted with the four Special Advisors, so this fell well within the realm of what she had anticipated.

[As for the Seditch Magic Tool Trading Company, I was planning to attend anyway, and there’s no issue with the contents. I’ll send a reply via teleport delivery saying we look forward to it as well. Now then…… next……]

[It’s Miyama Kaito-sama’s letter, isn’t it?]

[Yes…… I think so. It’s likely related to the contents of the other letters……]

Moving in a manner that could only be described as hesitant, Cornelia picked up Kaito’s letter. She closed her eyes briefly as if in prayer before opening it and reading.

The contents were, as expected, about the exclusive brushes having arrived, and how he was extremely pleased with its feel and usability.

However, what followed was a major problem.

[……Using a specialized tool to convert mana wavelengths? A significant effect in equalizing mana permeation rates? No issue when using it personally even without conversion? ……A- Ahh, in other words…… is that what this means? It wasn’t something unknown to me or the Victor Trading Company, but that brush isn’t just for grooming, it has far greater effects when used for the beauty care of Dragon or Beast-type Demons…… a- and taking that into account…… Kaito-sama has recommended it to those under the Dragon King’s command…… T- Thank goodness I hadn’t eaten breakfast yet…… I feel like I’m going to throw up.]

[……Lady Cornelia, isn’t this an emergency? This is clearly turning into something far beyond what we anticipated.]

[Y- Yes…… Indeed, we did consider the possibility that if Kaito-sama liked the brush, orders might come from the Dragon King’s camp as well. But that assumption was based on “people willing to purchase an expensive exclusive brush purely for brushing”.]

Yes, just as Akane had predicted, Cornelia and the members of the Sharon Trading Company had anticipated that if Kaito took a liking to the exclusive brush, its promotional effect might create significant demand among those under the Dragon King.

However, even so, the exclusive brush was a custom-made luxury item. Certainly high quality, yes, but it wasn’t as though its brushing performance was overwhelmingly superior to commercially available brushes.

Those with particular tastes or ample financial means might purchase it, but it was never expected to result in massive-scale orders. And yet, that very premise had now been completely overturned.

Cornelia was aware, at least as knowledge, that the uniformity of mana permeation rates was an extremely significant factor in terms of beauty for Dragon and Beast-type Demons. She had also heard that it was a fairly advanced technique.

A brush that made such high-level magical beauty treatment comparatively easy to perform…… It was easy to imagine that many would want to obtain one, even if the price were somewhat steep.

[T- This…… there’s a possibility that orders could come in on an outrageous scale…… T- That brush is a custom-made item, and even producing a single one takes a considerable amount of time…… W- We’ll need to expand the scale of the workshop to at least three times…… no, five times what we originally projected or we won’t be able to keep up!?]

[……I shall inform the Master and Madam to gather immediately.]

[P- Please do. In the meantime, I’ll check the other letters.]

Even as she felt the blood draining from her face, somewhere in her mind she could calmly surmise that the letters from Magnawell, Nidzveld, and Eingana were likely related to this matter.

However…… as for the remaining letters from Amel, Bacchus, and Gluttony, what in the world could those be about? Cornelia had been wondering that…… when her eyes fell upon the final line written in Kaito’s letter, her face turned from pale blue to utterly white.

“While I’m at it, if there’s anyone I know outside of the Dragon King’s subordinates who shows interest, I’ll recommend the exclusive brush to them as well.”

I see…… so this is what it feels like to be a prisoner who has just been sentenced to death. With that distant realization, Cornelia slumped limply back against her chair.

<Afterword>

Serious-senpai : [She’s already taken a fatal hit right from the opening move, is she gonna be okay? And this still isn’t even everything you can tell from the letters yet. There’s also going to be talk from the Seditch Magic Tool Trading Company about a revolution in magic tools, you know?]

? ? ? : [So this…… is Stomach Catastrophe huh……]