I Was Caught up in a Hero Summoning, but That World Is at Peace - Chapter 2528: Bipolar God Tiana ⑪

While I was drinking tea and chatting pleasantly with Tiana-san, the topic gradually shifted to the people of this world, including my lovers.

[……Kaito-kun, I think it’d be difficult to meet everyone like Electrone did, but I’d like to greet your lovers too, if possible. Would that be alright?]

[Eh? Ah, yeah, I think that should be fine…… Who would you like to meet? I could probably invite Alice, Lilia-san, Anima, or Illness-san right away, but if you have someone specific in mind, I can check with them.]

[If possible, I’d really like to meet Kuromueina-chan. She’s Kaito-kun’s very first lover and someone who had a big influence on you. I won’t deny there’s a bit of a fangirl feeling there, but if possible, I’d like to meet her and say hello.]

[I see…… Alright, I’ll check with her.]

Hearing Tiana-san say she wanted to meet Kuro, I sent a hummingbird to confirm with her. In a way, Kuro might be the safest option. Tiana-san was easy to talk to and kind, but she was still an Otherworld God. Someone like Lilia-san would probably get extremely nervous. Kuro, on the other hand, was already somewhat used to dealing with people like Shiro-san and Makina-san, so she might be the most suitable person to introduce first.

Before long, Kuro replied. Her schedule was apparently open, and she said she could come right away, so I asked her to.

And when I say right away, I really mean it. Less than a minute after sending her reply via hummingbird, Kuro arrived using Teleportation Magic. The moment she saw Tiana-san, she looked surprised…… no, more like completely stunned.

[……Kuro?]

[Eh? Ahh, sorry. It’s just that this is the first time I’ve seen someone who looks this overwhelmingly strong, so I got a bit shocked.]

[Tiana-san looks that strong even from your perspective, Kuro?]

[I think she’s overwhelmingly strong. Leaving aside Shiro’s unfair ability, beings like Earth God, Canalis-san, and Electrone-san all have incredible power…… but I can still roughly grasp how amazing they are. This person, though…… I can tell she’s unbelievably strong, but I can’t even begin to tell just how incredible she is…… It feels like standing at the foot of a mountain and looking up at a peak you can’t see at all.]

Just as Canalis-san had said, Tiana-san apparently possessed such power that even Kuro, who had met multiple World Creators, was astonished.

After hearing Kuro’s words, Tiana-san smiled gently, then composed herself and spoke.

[……Once again, nice to meet you, Kuromueina-chan. I’m Tiana. I’m really happy to meet you like this. You don’t need to use formal language with me, please feel free to talk casually.]

[N- Nice to meet you. You probably already know, but I’m Kuromueina…… Being called with “-chan” is a first for me, so it feels kind of fresh. Well, from your perspective, Tiana-san, I probably still look like a child huh?]

[Sorry if this is something I shouldn’t ask, but…… about how old are you, Tiana-san?]

Kuro had already lived for an incredibly long time, but Tiana-san was probably far older still. Curious about it, I asked, and Tiana-san made a slightly thoughtful expression, as if considering the question.

[……Errr, if it’s according to the standards of this world…… if one year equals about 8,640 hours, right? Let’s see, using the number units you’re familiar with, Kaito-kun…… I’d be…… “7,648 nayuta, 1,023 asōgi, 733 gōgasha, 3,356 goku, 2,213 sai, 6,532 sei, 5,070 jun, 9,761 kō, 4,693 jō, 3,000 gai, 2,253 kei, 8,520 trillion, 2.3 billion, 3,728 ten-thousand, 9,510 years old”…… I think? Roughly speaking, I’m about 7,648 nayuta years old.]

(T/N: The numbers here are from the Japanese Buddhist-derived large-number system. A nayuta is 10⁶⁰ years.)

[……I- I see……]

At the very least, it was clear that her age was completely absurd. No wonder Kuro’s age would seem like that of a child in comparison……

[Well, the age of a World Creator isn’t really a meaningful reference. The laws of time differ from world to world, and there are even World Creators who were born after me but are technically older than I am. This is only what it would be if converted into the time of this world, so there’s no need to worry about it.]

[You’re a World Creator with a completely ridiculous scale, both in power and everything else.]

[But if Kuromueina-chan can sense my power to some extent, then you’re already at a very high level even among those with power comparable to the Omnipotents, so that’s more than amazing enough. Besides, having greater power doesn’t mean someone is more important or superior. I’d be happy if you’d just interact with me casually without worrying about it.]

[……Kaito-kun, until recently I thought World Creators were all some kind of outrageous, troublesome existence…… but lately I’ve started to think maybe it’s just Shiro and Earth God who are the problem children, and most World Creators are actually pretty normal.]

[H- Hmmm, maybe it’s just that those related to Nebula happen to be proper ones?]

I kind of understood what Kuro was getting at, and honestly, I felt the same way. Still, that impression was only because the ones we’d met, Canalis-san, Electrone-san, and Tiana-san, all have relatively sensible personalities. If you considered the countless World Creators out there, it felt like there were probably plenty of dangerous ones too.

Still, the people connected to Nebula were all fairly reasonable…… or at least they gave me a sense of reassurance.

<Afterword>

Makina : [I don’t understand. Seriously, I don’t understand…… why am I being used as an example like I’m the poster child for dangerous people……?]

Airhead God : [……I’m not happy about being put on the same level as Earth God.]

Serious-senpai : [……Well, if we’re talking about how dangerous someone is, Makina is way above, so I have a little sympathy for Shiro being used in the same example. Shiro is just more like a natural airhead……]

Makina : [……And me?]

Serious-senpai : [You’re just crazy.]