On the main street of the royal capital of Symphonia Kingdom, there is a
huge building that stands out from the rest… and standing before that
building, the Symphonia Branch of Seditch Magic Tool Trading
Company, the largest trading company in the world, Miyama Akari and
Kazuya had serious expressions on their faces.
Today was their first day of work as trainees, and even though they
would be studying for a year, this would be their first job in another
world, making the two of them nervous.
[…It's finally time huh, Dear.]
[Yeah, all those good conditions and good treatment… I'm sure there
will be a comparable amount of things we need to learn and a lot of
hard work ahead. However, I'll do whatever I can to keep up!]
[Yes! It seems like… errr, the uniform is going to be provided, so I've
only brought our writing utensils and the bento that Illness-sama made
for us.]
[That's great. It seems like I won't suffer stomach aches after lunch.]
[…Dear?]
[Ah, no, I mean, the aches are from nervousness, okay? A- Ahaha…]
After some light banter to distract themselves from nervousness, Akari
and Kazuya made up their minds and stepped into the huge building.
Just as the morning class was ending and their lunch break started…
Akari talked to the nearby Kazuya.
[…Your thoughts?]
[…The other world is amazing. It's on a different level.]
Kazuya replied to the words Akari muttered with his head in his hands.
That was because the classroom lessons were too difficult… isn't the
case at all.
[…They taught us very carefully and courteously.]
[Yes. There was also that backup system where several assistant
instructors will support and teach those who are lagging behind in
studies…]
[The textbooks are easy to understand, containing lots of illustrations.
It was also only detailed with what we'll learn in one month, and then
we'll apparently get a new textbook for the next lesson…]
[The amount of money they spend on manpower training is
extraordinary. Manpower is treasured the most… It's easy to say that,
the fact that they're putting such a thought in practice makes it feel like
they're quite advanced here.]
Yes, they thought that studying to become a professional engineer
would be quite demanding… but in fact, they teach in a very courteous
and easy-to-understand way, providing them a lot of support.
The content isn't crammed in all at once, but is carefully designed so
that students can diligently learn the basics… It isn't that difficult that
one would think elementary school is harder than the lessons they're
learning, but the two hours of learning were time they enjoyed so
much.
[…Well, that aside, I've heard about this from Kaito… but it seems like
there really are lots of women here huh.]
[Yeah, I can't really tell just based on what we know, but I'd say the ratio
is about 3:7.]
The both of them had heard from Kaito about how there were more
women in this world than men. In fact, 7 of the 10 trainees, including
Akari, were women, and many of their instructors were also women.
Thinking about how this aspect makes them feel the difference between
the two worlds they've lived in… An Elven woman, with their
distinctively long ears, approached the two of them.
[You two… Errr, if I remember correctly, Akari-san and Kazuya-san,
right?]
[Errr… Leonora-san, was it?]
[Yes, nice to meet you. Since it's a great opportunity, I thought it would
be great if all the newbies would come to the cafeteria and deepen our
friendship, so what do you two think about it?]
Looking at Leonora as she said those words with a gentle smile, Akari
and Kazuya looked at each other once and smiled.
[Yes, we'd love to join you.]
[We'll be in your care.]
[Yes, I'm also in your care… Well then, let's go.]
As they stood up and followed Leonora, all the other newbies welcomed
them with a warm atmosphere. Feeling that they would somehow have
a good time here, Akari and Kazuya walked with everyone to the
cafeteria.
After some chit-chat and brief self-introductions along the way, all the
newbies secured seats in the cafeteria and got together to start lunch.
[Akari-san and Kazuya-san are a married couple, right? It seems like
Akari-san is quite good at cooking… You both have beautiful bentos.]
[Ah, no, errr…]
[Pfff…]
[Dear?]
[I- I'm sorry.]
When Leonora saw the matching bento that Akari and Kazuya had
taken out, she spoke to them, looking deeply moved at the complete
splendidness of their bento.
However, their bentos weren't made by Akari. After glancing at Kazuya,
who looked like he was about to burst into laughter after hearing Akari
being complimented as a good cook, Akari responded to Leonora with
an awkward expression on her face.
[N- No, these bentos are made by the maid…]
[Maid!? Ahh, speaking of which, you two have a surname, don't you? Are
you two perhaps nobles?]
Hearing Akari's words, the other newbie girls joined in the
conversation.
[Ah, no, we're not nobles. The maid also wasn't employed by us… Errr,
she was hired by my son.]
[…Son… Eh? Ahh, p- please wait a moment… M- My apologies if I was
mistaken. T- The both of you introduced yourselves with the name
"Miyama" earlier, right?]
[Eh? Yes, that's right?]
Seeing Leonora being obviously shaken after she heard what Akari said,
the puzzled Kazuya also asked back, tilting his head.
Thereupon, Leonara stayed like that under the bewildered gaze of the
couple for a while before she nervously spoke.
[…C- Could it be that your son… is M- Miyama Kaito-sama?]
[Yes, that's right… wait, "-sama"?]
[ ~ ~ ~ ~ ! ? I- I knew it!]
When Akari nodded, Leonora looked extremely moved, and at the same
time, the bodies of the elven newbies were quivering.
Within that strange atmosphere, Leonora stood up from her seat and as
if she's praying, she clasped her hands together.
[…Ahhh, God of Creation-sama, World King-sama, thank you for this
good fortune. C- Coincidence it may be, I never thought that I would be
able to meet Miyama Kaito-sama's parents!]
[E- Errr, Leonora-san?]
[Ahh, my apologies. I was just overcome with emotion.]
Slightly taken aback by what Leonora just did, Akari spoke to her, while
looking a little embarrassed, Leonora returned to her seat.
[…Is Leonora-san acquainted with Kaito?]
[N- No, by no means! It would be disrespectful of me to claim myself as
his acquaintance… It's just that Miyama Kaito-sama is us, "Elves' Hero"!]
[ [ Hero!? ] ]
Yes, although Akari and Kazuya… heck, even Kaito himself didn't know
about this, Kaito's name is incredibly big for the Elves from Rigforeshia.
If the person himself knows about this, he would be holding his head
within his hands… but a certain story featuring Kaito as the protagonist
has already been published its eight volume, and there are even plays
and songs based on Kaito's exploits.
He has quite a lot of fans crazy about him, especially among the young
elves. Leonora is one of them.
She has three copies of each of the first editions of his books, and she
has been to more plays about him than she can count. She can even sing
the songs based on Kaito's exploits.
Since Kaito is an otherworlder, when she first heard Akari and Kazuya's
surname, she thought that it was just a coincidence… but they were
Kaito's parents. It would be unreasonable for her to not get excited.
[Yes! Miyama Kaito-sama is such a great person that in Rigforeshia, his
name is praised along with World King-sama! The books about his
exploits were also extremely popular!!!]
[ [ Books!? ] ]
[U- Ummm, I- I know it might be rude of me to suddenly ask this… but if
it's possible… W- Would it be possible… if I can ask for M- Miyama
Kaito-sama's autograph?]
[ [ Autograph!?!?!? ] ]
Before they knew it, their son was being hailed as a Hero, and books
about him were even being published. Hearing her words that were like
a bolt out of the blue for the two of them, Akari and Kazuya were simply
astonished.
Moreover, this may have been something stated already… but this
would also be a bolt out of the blue for Kaito himself