I Summoned the Hero, to the Present Age Chapter 2

Yuhuu~ This is the second chapter of Summoned Hero, and we’re already halfway to the end. Sad that this is only 4 chapters and there isn’t any talk about a possible sequel from the author. Well, enjoy!

TL: clover

ED: clover

Until the magic circle to send him back was completed, Hero-sama was responsible for protecting me.

Hero-sama's name seemed to be Justy. As expected of a Hero, he seemed to have a strong sense of justice1.

He told me to call him Jus, so I decided to call him that without hesitation.

"Well then, Jus-san. I'm going to buy your clothes now. In the meantime, could you watch the house without leaving this house?"

I saw Jus-san's armored figure so I pressed this idea.

It was an armored figure, you know, although he stood out by simply having blond hair and blue eyes.

If he went out carelessly, he would be questioned by policemen.

Anyway, I had to hurry and buy clothes that he could wear.

I confirmed the time. It was just past 8 p.m.

If it was a shop that opens during late hours, there should be one that still doing business.

As I was preparing to go out in a hurry, Jus-san scrunched his eyebrows.

"Wait. Kasai-dono, you want to go out alone?"

"Of course."

"That's dangerous. I will escort you."

When Jus-san stood up from the sofa and said that, the sword on his waist made a sound as it swings.

No way. The dangerous one was you.

I swallowed the words that popped out in my mind reflexively.

"It will be alright, Jus-san. There is no demon in this world."

"There is no demon?"

"That's right. There is no danger outside. So it will be okay even if I go out alone."

"—But. Even if there is no demon, there might be thugs out there. Besides, it's already dark outside. If you went out at this time, wouldn't the stores already closed?"

"There is no problem since there are stores that open even during this time. This town is very safe, so you don't need to worry about thugs."

"However, for a young woman to go out this late…"

Jus-san had a concerned expression.

I appreciated that you were worried about me, but I would be in trouble if you followed me.

It would be a torture to take an armored foreigner to walk in the streets.

I beg you, please just stay at home obediently.

"Sometimes I get home even later due to overtime. If it is about the late hour, there is no problem."

As I replied to Jus-san's words, I turned my back on him to stop him from asking more questions.

"Jus-san. I don't mind if you want to relax about, but please don't pull out the sword in the room no matter what happens. Because that's dangerous."

"I can't promise you that. What if a monster appeared?"

"As I mentioned earlier, there is no monster in this world, so it's okay."

"Still, there might be circumstances that required me to use my sword."

I wondered what kind of circumstance that would require him to pull out his sword in a one room apartment.

"—If possible, I want to keep your sword under my custody, but that would be unreasonable, right?"

"Of course. My beloved sword is an important thing given by the King. I can't entrust it to other people."

"I thought that you would say so. The sword is a warrior's life."

"Hmm. I'm glad that Kasai-dono understands."

"Eeh. This is due to my illness during the dark ages."

"What are you talking about?"

"It is a case of a special disease that will develop during junior high school days. But, let's put aside the idle chat. I understand. You can have the sword, but please be careful not to pull out the sword as much as possible."

I looked around the room as I said that.

As a poor OL my place was narrow. Now that there was a burly man like Jus-san, it felt even more narrow.

It seemed unthinkable to swing the sword in such a place for whatever reason.

"Understood. I also hate killing. I will not wield the sword unnecessarily."

"Eeh, alright. Also, please be careful not to scratch the wallpaper or the floor. Because this place is a rental."

"……Do I look like a careless person?"

"Just in case. The expense required to restore it into the original state is ridiculous."

As I said that, I wore my mules shoes.

I looked backwards before leaving the house.

In a narrow 1 LDK room, a big armored man was loitering.

—-I was feeling terribly uneasy.

"Will you be alright? Please, don't ever leave the house."

I paid a moment to warn him for the last time and left the house.

Making sure to lock the door, I breathed out.

—–This is bad, this is bad, this is bad, this is bad!!!

Are you serious!?

To summon a Hero to this peaceful Japan like this!

I held my head in front of the entrance door to my house.

"Anyway, if I couldn't return him……!"

I had to write the magic circle to send him back.

I wondered if I could accomplish it. My own magic circle.

Could a 25-year-old ordinary clerk write a magic circle?

No, even if it was impossible, I had to write it.

If I couldn't return him to his own world somehow, his life and mine would pile up.

While rubbing my stomach, which became painful as I imagined his rage, I hastened my steps in order to find clothes for Jus-san.

I bought an LL size men's clothes at an apparel shop in a certain major chain, and I lowered the shopping bags in both hands as my body stiffened at the entrance.

"………Jus-san."

"I, I apologize. Kasai-dono."

In the center of the room, there was a cheap flat-screen TV in its deathbed.

The screen was broken, and electronic parts were visible from the familiar plastic exterior.

The deep cut had to be from a sharp object.

"I, I told you not to pull it out."

"……I apologize."

"But the TV has been torn splendidly."

"……I apologize."

Jus-san seemed to be regretful, he was bending his big body deeply.

I let out a deep breath.

I placed my baggage on the floor as hard as I could and checked the damage.

What a relief. Somehow, the floor and the wall seemed to be fine.

The television……well, there was no way it would be fine. Fortunately, it was a cheap TV.

"Let's start with the reason. What happened? The demons weren't attacking, were they?"

Whatever kind of incident that had happened, I would like to hear about the circumstances that made him felt it was necessary to pull out his sword at an apartment in Tokyo.

"No—There is a demon."

"Don't lie."

My polite speech disappeared unintentionally.

"I-it's not a lie. Because, the demon disappeared in a moment. Inside this thing!"

After saying that, Jus-san pointed to the broken LCD screen.

Then, a realization came to me.

"Perhaps Jus-san, did you turn on the TV?"

"TV?"

"This box. Didn't you see anything on this screen?"

When I said that, Jus-san nodded with a pale face.

"Aa, that's right. A terrible demon was trying to attack from inside this box……!"

As he told me, I remembered the program guide.

During this time, there was a certain famous zombie film broadcast.

"What a terrible timing……"

"Kasai-dono, believe me. I was just retaliating from the attacks of the demon."

"Aah—Yes. Yes, I understand. You just faced the demon as a Hero."

"That's right! So you do understand!"

"Yes. I really understand."

It would be a serious thing if I didn't send this person back to his original world as soon as possible.

This situation made me understand that very well.

"Jus-san. This box is called TV. It is a tool that allows you to see distant images and the monster that appeared here will never leave the box."

"I see. —Then, I didn't need to swing my sword."

"Yes. I'm very glad that you understand."

"But, Kasai-dono didn't you lie to me?"

"—What do you mean?"

Did he realize that the creator of the magic circles was me?

"It's about demons. The fact that distant images can be seen means that the scene before was happening in the distance. There are demons in this world as well."

"………Please be rest assured. The demons are in a really distant place all the time."

I wondered how to explain the concept of a movie, so I replied appropriately since the explanation was troublesome.

Recent movies looked very real.

Even if I explained that it wasn't real, I didn't have confidence that he would believe me.

"By the way, what kind of footage was it?"

"A humanoid monster whose skin had melted was eating human beings. A horrible demon like that wasn't even in my world."

The face of Jus-san was blue, I guessed it was very shocking.

"I wonder if the people in that village were safe. I hope the Knight Order arrived in time."

"I agree. Surely, everyone is fine."

It was just a fiction.

After that, I finally succeeded in convincing Jus-san to take off his armor.

The armor was to be placed in the closet for the moment, but to think that he was wearing that heavy armor calmly this whole time.

Every time I opened the closet, the appearance of an armor was very surreal.

Jus-san was very dirty with soil and perspiration, and there was a sweaty smell so I forced him into the bathroom to wash his body before changing clothes.

I taught him how to use the shower so it wouldn't be a problem.

It was a bit funny to see Jus-san being surprised by the structure of the shower and the water supply system, but in the end he was tired of the explanation.

It was tough to have different cultures.

While feeling such a thing, I opened my black history notebook.

As I was reading it, I felt regretful when I saw the magic circles that was written pretty neatly.

Well, well, I made such a thing.

I was afraid of my passion during my junior high school era.

So it really was my tremendous passion that had summoned the Hero to the modern age.

But, didn't I used to cast this spell a long time ago?

I had a memorable memory that I had chanted the made-up spells properly while writing a magic circles and grinning.

At that time, naturally, the Hero wasn't summoned.

Then, how could I have summoned him a while ago?

No, it was useless thinking about that right now.

For the time being, I had to recall what I did when I wrote the magic circles, and wrote the returning magic circle.

At that time, I was really fascinated to write something like this, and I was creating original magical characters.

Each character had its own meaning, and I would write the magic circle following some kind of rule.

The summoning magic circle had a proper meaning of summoning.

That was why, if I remembered that rule or the characters, I could write a returning magic circle.

The problem was that I had forgotten both the characters and the rule.

"Anyway, it was 10 years ago……"

No, because I had thought this myself, surely I could remember it.

This character was certainly meant to have such meaning. No, no, it might have been 'fire'.

Damn it, there was no list of letters somewhere.

Before writing a lot of magic circles, you should prepare such things, the past me.

While I was calling forth my forgotten chuuni-self and deciphering the magic circles, Jus-san came out of the bathroom.

Jus-san walked towards me while drying his wet hair with a towel.

He was wearing a V-neck black shirt and a simple G-pants.

It was a very simple outfit, which was why it seemed to complement the goodness of his features.

……This man, he looked like a model.

My eyes only saw his armored appearance and didn't notice it, but Jus-san had a very good style.

His tempered muscles were refined even as they tightened, and his limbs were long.

Long blond hair proudly regained its radiance, somehow, his sex appeal after coming out of the bath was dangerous.

"This different world outfit was somehow weird to wear comfortably."

While pulling the hem of the shirt, Jus-san said such thing.

That was not good, you, the abdomen was accidentally seen.

This was the opposite of violence of sight.

"Hm, what's wrong, Kasai-dono. Did I wear this outfit wrongly?"

"—-No, I'm glad that the outfit suits you very well."

Following my line of sight, Jus-san raised a little bit of confusion.

"Does it suit me? This kind of clothes are the first time for me, so it feels strange."

"Please be rest assured. You're dressed very nicely."

Even if he couldn't return to the original world, I guessed he could work as a model, this person.

No, because he didn't have a family register, could he find a job?

However, his sex appeal was dangerous. Jus-san, I guessed you were quite popular in the original world?

"Kasai-dono, are you starting to create the magic circle?"

Just looking at the notes spread out on the desk, Jus-san raised a voice as if admiring them.

"Yes, well. I have to send Jus-san to the original world as soon as possible."

"I see. I apologize, it must be burdensome."

"Not at all. Even though it was an accident, this also happened because I summoned you."

If I didn't make such magic circle, there wouldn't be any accident happening.

I had to take responsibility in any way.

"I see….It was a relief that someone like Kasai-dono was the one who summoned me."

Jus-san smiled at me.

At that smiling face, my heart jumped a little bit.

Even though he was summoned to another world unwillingly, he could still say such gratitude, this person.

If I was told in such a way, I had no choice but to do my best.

I dropped my eyes on the black history notebook at my hand and desperately analyzed it.

1 His name is a pun from Justice. So yeah, this whole sentence became kinda punny: The Hero named Justy has a sense of justice.