I Was Caught up in a Hero Summoning, but That World Is at Peace - Chapter 2398: Purchase of Exclusive Brush ㉗

Not long after we took our seats, Canalis-san came over to our table, probably thanks to the message I had sent earlier.

[Well then, thank you for waiting. Waitress God here. You can order whichever sweets you’d like, but first, here is the tea I prepared according to Kaito-sama’s request. Now, please, have a sip and see what you think.]

With practiced grace, Canalis-san poured the tea and set the cups in front of Cornelia-san and me. Cornelia-san, with her elegant manners, examined the color and aroma of the tea, her expression turning slightly curious.

[This is…… MK Blend, isn’t it?] Follow current ɴᴏᴠᴇʟs on 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹·𝖿𝗂𝗋𝖾·𝗇𝖾𝗍

[Eh? You can tell just by the color and smell?]

[Ah, well, it’s not as though I can identify every kind of tea, but I quite like MK Blend and often drink it, so I’m familiar with it……]

Cornelia-san had mentioned that she shopped frequently at Nifty, but it seemed she also often drank MK Blend, the original blend I created myself.

It was a little embarrassing, but honestly, it made me happy to have my blend appreciated.

[Yes, exactly. It’s Kaito-sama’s MK Blend, but I’ve added a little of my God Power to it…… Let’s see, if I were to name it, maybe I’d call it MK Blend: Healing Special! Tahaa~~ Sorry for the unoriginal name!]

Cornelia-san took a sip of the MK Blend HS and looked astonished. I took a sip too, but I couldn’t tell any difference from the usual MK Blend. Well, I’m not exactly sensitive to subtle flavor changes anyway……

[Yes, this MK Blend HS was adjusted at Kaito-sama’s request to help relieve Cornelia-san’s fatigue. From what I could see, Cornelia-san’s stomachache seemed mainly caused by mental exhaustion, so it’s effective only against stomachache arising from mental stress.]

[So it’s kind of like Recovery Magic?]

[Ah, no, it’s more of a conceptual thing. I used my God Power to grant the MK Blend the effect of “soothing only stomachache caused by mental stress”. It’s not that strong though. Hmmm…… for example, if stomachache levels range from 1 to 10, this MK Blend HS would heal about 5 levels’ worth. So level 1-5 pain would be completely cured, but anything above that would just be alleviated a bit. Tahaa~~ of course, it would be great if it could heal completely, but since it’s stress-related, any stronger effect would start interfering with the mind itself.]

[I see, so it only works on stomachaches caused by mental fatigue.]

[Exactly. It doesn’t work on illnesses or other kinds of stomachaches, and it has no other effects at all. It’s purely for relieving stress-induced stomachache. Any stronger, and it might even violate my contract with Shallow Vernal, so this is the limit. Tahaa~~ sorry, it kinda fails to live up to its HS name!]

No, I don’t think it fails to live up to its name at all. In other words, if it’s a moderate level of stomachache caused by stress, it disappears the moment you drink it, and even if it’s severe, it can still ease the pain to some extent.

Of course, it’s not like the mental stress itself goes away, so the pain might return after some time. But if drinking the tea lets you forget your stomach pain for a while, then it’s probably the best kind of break for when you’re exhausted.

As I was thinking that, Cornelia-san, who had been listening, clasped her hands together in a praying gesture and bowed her head toward Canalis-san.

[……P- Please, sell this to me.]

[……You look like someone who’s seen hell in a short span of time. You’ve had quite the day, haven’t you? Hmmm, the owner is Kaito-sama, so if he has no problem with it……]

[Errr, is it actually fine to distribute something like this?]

[For anyone not suffering from stress-related stomachache, it’s just a regular MK Blend. Since the effect is added using my own God Power, no one else can really make it, but for me, it’s no trouble at all. I just grab a can of MK Blend, go “Ei!”, and it’s done.]

[Then, umm, could you please sell some to her…… Also, if possible, I’d like a can for myself too. It’d make me really happy if you could prepare one.]

After all, today alone Cornelia-san had run into Frea-san, Eingana-san, Megiddo-san, Magnawell-san, Tre-san, Sechs-san, Nove-san, Tetra-san, Cento-san, and Cien-san. That’s two of the Six Kings, one Duke-rank, six Count-ranks, and one other, so the mental fatigue she’s accumulated must be considerable.

Even if those encounters were mostly coincidental, part of it happened because she was with me. If this tea could help her even a little, I wanted her to have it.

And while I’m at it, I’ll take one myself and give it to Lilia-san…… Though honestly, I’m probably the biggest cause of her stomachaches on a daily basis. It feels kind of like I brought a solution to a problem I myself made, but if this can at least ease that pain a bit, then it’s worth giving her.

Besides, even if I don’t do anything, Lilia-san seems to attract stomachache-inducing situations to a degree that even Kuro and Alice get astounded…… Really, even a little, I just hope this helps her……

<Afterword>

Serious-senpai : [Shouldn’t that be distributed to all the other Stomachache Warriors too?]

? ? ? : [I think, probably, in Kaito-san’s mind, most of the others don’t really fall into the category of people suffering from stomachache. Kaori-san is someone he worries about getting stomachaches, but since she doesn’t really give off the image of someone who drinks tea, he unconsciously excluded her. As for Cornelia-san, once she reached her limit and could no longer keep up appearances, like Eris-san, Kaito-san started to genuinely worry about her mental fatigue. I think it was around the time she met Megiddo-san and Magnawell-san that she entered the group of people he tries to look out for……]

Serious-senpai : [So in the end, maybe enduring it like Eris is the wrong approach. Showing that you’re suffering from stomachache might actually be the key to gaining concessions from the Stomachache Devil.]