Chapter 19

I apologize, but this is not a character introduction. I was writing it as a bonus, but it got too long, so I decided to post it as an interlude.

I hope you enjoy it.

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"Today, I think we'll all go shopping at a women's clothing store."

"Why a women's clothing store?"

クロ's question was valid.

The reason is to buy clothes for the little girl.

Right now, she's wearing my clothes, but they're obviously too big. They're baggy. The white robes she was wearing when she was summoned are still around, but one set won't be enough for the future.

"So, I think we'll go shopping for clothes."

"Understood."

"Caw!"

"…!"

It seems everyone understood.

By the way, I've already done my research.

For some reason, the women's clothing store about 100 meters from my house also sells children's clothing. And the store owner is quiet, so there's no need to worry about being hassled unnecessarily for bringing a little girl in baggy clothes. They can try on clothes freely.

"Alright, connect!"

"Caw!"

Using the spirit threads, I connected with the crow and shared its vision. Hmm, it seems there are no students from my high school around here.

"Caw."

"The vibrations were checked with ultrasound, and there are no students in the shadows of the buildings. That's what I'm saying."

"Vibrations? Ultrasound? What kind of function is that!?"

Does he have such a skill? And クロ can understand the crow's words.

Well, never mind, let's focus on the clothes.

"By the way, why do we need to hide? Even if there are high school students, we should be able to walk confidently, right?"

"クロ, you wouldn't know, but... I was a bit of a celebrity until recently."

As a super high school student who caught a dangerous criminal.

"The rumors have finally settled down recently. So, I don't want to draw attention."

Also, if I'm seen by Mizukami-san, she'll find out I'm the masked magician.

"I see. If that's the case, I'd be happy to help. Leave the translation of the crow's words to me."

Great! I can count on you!

After that, I guided the little girl, who wanted to stop at every store, with candy and we finally made it to the women's clothing store—

"…Well, let's go home."

"…Yeah."

—But it was closed on its regular day off.

"Oh, isn't that Kousuke-kun?"

"Ah, Isaka-san."

On the way home, I met Isaka obaa-san, who lives next door. She was a childhood friend of my grandparents.

"Oh, what a cute girl. But, her clothes are so baggy."

"I was going to buy clothes for this girl, but the store was closed."

I steered the conversation towards the clothes.

"Oh dear. If you want, I have some hand-me-downs."

"Really?"

"My granddaughter's clothes. I have extras."

Really?

"I was thinking of getting rid of them someday, but it's a hassle. If you can use them, I think the clothes will be happy too."

"Thank you, I'll take them!"

The size fits perfectly!

This way, I was able to get clothes for the little girl. And there were more varieties than my own.

"…!…!!"

The little girl was overjoyed and spent the late night rummaging through several boxes of clothes.

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"I'm home."

Opening the door, クロ returned from the cat gathering.

"Hey, welcome back... Wait, how did you open the door!?"

"How? Like this?"

A black tail stretched out and wrapped around the doorknob, opening the door.

What kind of skill is that? It's scary.

"Did anyone see you do that?"

"Of course not. I'm careful about that."

Well, if he's careful... Wait a minute?

"Crow! Come here!"

When I called, the crow skillfully opened the sliding door with its beak and walked in. The sliding door... well, never mind.

By the way, the little girl is sleeping in the kotatsu.

"Crow, can you open the front door?"

"Caw!"

With a confident caw, the crow flew over, landed on the doorknob with one foot, and easily opened the door by shifting its weight.

"Thank you. You can go back now."

"Caw!"

After a proud caw, the crow returned to the living room.

The crow sometimes went out, but it was doing it this way.

"Yeah, I'll install a cat flap. That way, the crow can use it too."

"No, we're fine without it."

"No, I'm going to install it."

Even if you say you're careful, if someone sees it, it will definitely cause a commotion. No matter what, I'm going to install the flap!

Using Amaz◯n to gather the necessary tools and Y◯uTube to learn more than necessary home renovation skills, I modified the house without hesitation, as my parents said I could do whatever I wanted with it.

After getting the little girl to help me cut the purchased door, I installed it, and the entrance was successfully completed.

"Hmm, not bad."

"Caw!"

"Right?"

From the order to completion, the entire process took 2 days, and the total cost, including tools, was 3000 yen.

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The next part will be a character introduction. The one after that will be Chapter 2.