The Strongest Onmyoji and the Shikigami With AI are Unparalleled in Another World ~ A Second Life Properly Enjoyed Using Artificial Intelligence ~ - Chapter 95

After finishing my talk with the district head and returning to the guild dormitory, I was resting in my room.

After waiting for a while, the sound of a knock echoed in the room.

“Who is it?”

“It’s me, it’s me.”

It was Pamela’s voice.

“You can come in.”

When I gave permission to enter, the door was opened.

Before Pamela could enter the room, Tama-chan dashed in at an incredible speed.

Then, after running around the room, Tama-chan jumped onto the wardrobe.

“Ah, Tama-chan, you can’t just… oh, wait, this isn’t someone else’s place.”

Pamela stopped speaking as if she realized something.

“Well, have a seat.”

“Okay.”

Pamela took off her shoes and sat diagonally in front of me.

“What about the others?”

“They’re cooking on the second floor. Lily-san is amazing. She managed to take down a deer.”

Oh… so she really is good at hunting.

“That’s quite a feast.”

“Nyaa~.”

A kitten’s meow could be heard from above.

Probably wants to eat, I guess.

“Tell AI-chan. She’s probably helping upstairs anyway.”

“Nya.”

Tama-chan jumped down from the wardrobe and started staring intently at a corner of the room.

“Typical cat.”

“She’s cute though.”

“Does she still step on your face in the morning?”

“Recently, she learned to slap my face with her tail. Also, she goes around different rooms and eats the hidden snacks.”

Yeah, typical cat.

“I see. It feels like she’ll be a kitten forever, but take good care of her.”

“Well, she’s your shikigami… This child, it isn’t just an ordinary cat right?”

“She’s a man-eating monster cat. If a human comes to attack you, she’ll gobble them up.”

“Oh… she is a carnivore… scary.”

Pamela looks at Tama-chan, who is scratching her claws on the wardrobe.

“She’s a shikigami that protects you.”

“Well, she’s cute, so it’s okay… By the way, I heard you met with the district mayor?”

Your father.

I’ve thought this for a while, but you treat him like a stranger.

“Yeah. It’s a summons from the royal capital.”

“Now, huh…”

Just when the western forest has been opened, and it’s about to start…

“It’s hard to refuse an invitation from the king of a country.”

“It can’t be helped. You can’t say no even if your mouth was pried open.”

That’s true.

“Anyway, under Layla’s instructions, when I go to the royal capital, I’ll call the others back.”

“That’s good… So, when do you leave?”

“In three days. I don’t know when I’ll be back.”

“It’s an invitation from the king, after all… I don’t think it’ll take until winter… you’ll come back, right?”

I want to return by winter.

I’ve prepared a kotatsu.

“I’ve already told the king that I have no intention of serving him. If he ignores that and tries to forcibly recruit me, I’ll think about it then.”

“I don’t think that will happen. He’s not a tyrant-like king.”

That’s a relief.

There are sometimes such power-hungry rulers.

“Then there’s no problem.”

“The problem is the guild in the royal capital.”

“You think so?”

“Yes. All the guilds are competing for talented people. So, here. This is from AI-chan.”

Pamela says this and hands over an envelope.

“A letter?”

“Yes. Please give this to Sonia, who works as a receptionist at the guild in the royal capital.”

Sonia?

“Is she an acquaintance?”

“Well, something like that.”

“By the way, what’s written in it?”

“I won’t tell you, and absolutely don’t read it. It’s full of lies.”

I wish you wouldn’t tell me it’s full of lies.

“Well, if this works out, that’s fine. I don’t plan on going to the royal capital often, and I don’t care what happens to my reputation.”

I’m sure nothing good is written in it anyway.

“Aren’t you worried about your name?”

“I’m no longer going by Kisaragi.”

People in this world really don’t use surnames.

Even Natalia and the others don’t use them, and I don’t even know Pamela’s surname.

“I see… Sorry, but we can’t afford to lose Yuuma-san.”

“I’m not moving. You should have realized that when I added Annie to our group.”

The others are from elsewhere, but Annie is from the western district of this town.

She would never leave her hometown.

“Even Jeffrey-san could get caught in a honey trap in the royal capital.”

That old man…

“Who do you think I am? I’m the head of the Kisaragi family. Why would I fall for something like that? Even if I did, I wouldn’t stay in the royal capital, I’d bring the woman back with me. I don’t follow people. People follow me. That’s what it means to be a noble and the head of a distinguished family.”

“Oh… it sounds like you’re talking about women. It must be an undeniable fact. That’s how you ended up with twelve, I guess. I can imagine.”

You have quite an imagination.

“I don’t care. Anyway, I’m not moving, so don’t worry. I’ve decided not to get involved in politics in this life.”

“Is that so… It’s said that the princess you saved is quite charming, so what if she comes after you?”

Charming?

A child…?

“I don’t know. Why do I have to listen to such a kid? I’ll tell you to come then”

Even if they are royalty, there’s no need to be that considerate of another country.

“I see, I see…”

Pamela put her hand on her chin and started thinking.

“My past life wasn’t bad, but my current life is plenty enjoyable. I work with my companions and have silly conversations. The day before yesterday I went fishing, and yesterday I made a kotatsu. It was trivial, but fun.”

“Maybe so…”

Pamela nodded repeatedly.

“It was also fun drinking with you.”

“Ah… I think that’s the point.”

“Nya.”

As Pamela made a puzzled face, Tama-chan jumped onto her head and nodded.