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

With Akane-san's Teleportation Magic, we moved to Kaori-san's shop. Upon entering, Kaori-san went to the back and changed into her usual kappogi-style outfit. It seemed she always wore that when cooking.

She then placed water and menus in front of us.

[Kaori-san, today’s your day off, right? Just make something simple; no need to trouble yourself too much.]

[Ah, it’s fine! I’ve got that large magic box Raz-sama gave me now. Well~~ a high-capacity magic box is a godsend for a restaurant! I can prep ingredients during downtime and store them in the box, so it’s easy to whip up dishes later…… I’ve even added more options to the menu because of it. Prepping ahead of time has become a breeze!]

[Ah~~ I see. Now that you mention it, that makes sense……]

Indeed, just as Kaori-san said, magic boxes could keep food in a freshly made state, so storing pre-prepped dishes was incredibly convenient. Even for labor-intensive tasks like ingredient preparation, storing them in the box meant meals could be completed quickly when ordered.

Preparing meals during slow hours and storing them in a magic box was highly efficient, and for a restaurant, a large-capacity magic box was indeed a powerful ally.

[And so, if it's on the menu, I can make it right away, so feel free to order anything.]

[Thank you. In that case…… I'll have the tastuta-age set meal.]

[I’ll have the stir-fried vegetable set meal.]

Since it didn't seem like ordering would place a heavy burden on Kaori-san, we chose what we wanted to eat. Akane-san and Frau-san also placed their orders, leaving only Megiddo-san.

[What will you have, War King-sama?]

[Ah, I don’t eat much…… just something light to snack on is fine. Do you have any alcohol here?]

[Yes. Would hot sake work for you?]

[Hot sake, huh? Been a while since I had some…… yeah, that’ll do.]

Apparently, Megiddo-san is among the Six Kings who eats the most variety, but her meals typically consist of snacks to go with alcohol. This time, she ordered something light to accompany her alcohol.

However, something about the exchange caught my interest, so I decided to ask Megiddo-san.

[Megiddo-san, you’re familiar with hot sake? Does that mean you’ve had it before?]

[Unn? Ah, yeah. Wasn’t it called nihonshu? Originally, it was something Neun made in small amounts for herself. But my place's Epsilon liked it a lot, so Neun taught her how to make it, and now we’ve set up a production system to make it in large quantities. There are also others like Blossom who love it.]

[Ah~~ I see.]

Now that I think about it, Epsilon-san’s outfit resembles traditional Japanese clothing, so perhaps she likes Japanese culture to some extent———— though maybe not as much as Blossom-san.

I can easily imagine Neun-san or Epsilon-san drinking nihonshu…… Well, as for Blossom-san, while her appearance gives off a Yamato Nadeshiko-vibe, her energetic personality makes it hard to picture her calmly sipping hot sake.

[Oh, that's right. Since it's hot sake, make that one…… that "Atsumori" thing.]

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Megiddo-san declared this with a triumphant look, as if she had just come up with a brilliant idea, but what she just said only made Kaori-san, Akane-san, and I froze in place. It was only natural. Atsumori is an internet slang term referring to "things becoming quite intense (atsuku moriagatta)".

At the very least, it has absolutely nothing to do with hot sake. Clearly, Megiddo-san had misunderstood something.

Frau-san, not knowing what Atsumori meant, looked as calm as ever, but the rest of us had indescribable expressions on our faces. Kaori-san then shot me a silent "help me" look…… Well, it seemed I was the only one in a position to address this.

[Megiddo-san, the word Atsumori did exist in the world we came from, but it has nothing to do with hot sake. Where did you hear about it?]

[What? I heard from Blossom that Atsumori is when you pour hot sake into a big container in large amounts…… Is that not right?]

[Not at all…… but I see. You thought it meant something like a mountain or large serving of hot sake (atsukan no yamamori/omori), didn't you…… Kaori-san, the regular serving is fine.]

[Ah, unn.]

How should I say this…… hearing that Blossom was the source of this information made everything click into place. Unn, I could totally imagine her saying something like that with a smug look on her face.

<Afterword>

Serious-senpai : [I thought Alice had fed her some weird ideas again, but it turns out it was someone else’s doing.]

? ? ? : [How rude. There’s no way Alice-chan would teach anyone such incorrect information…… No, wait. If it’s a gorilla, she’d probably find it amusing and do such a thing.]