"Hmm?"

Qianxiao maintained her posture of removing her clothes, looking at the floor beside her feet where the runes she had written were still visible. Although she didn't know what they could summon, they were supposed to bring friendly people from other worlds to help them in battle. She remembered a classmate who had given her chalk in the past and always spoke half-truths and half-lies. She couldn't help but smile at the memory of his overly humble attitude. As she removed the tank top that had only half come off, her black sports bra that tightly covered her moderate-sized chest was revealed. Had her bust stopped growing altogether? Lost in thought, Qianxiao realized that the chalk she had used to write the runes had turned to ashes, leaving only a golden ribbon tied around the chalk in the place where she had left it. Had her summoning failed because the runes were gone and the chalk was missing? She put her hand to her forehead and shook her head, resolving to beat up that classmate the next time she saw him. "No, no, the summoning was a complete success, right?" "Huh?" She heard the voice of her classmate, who always wore a modified priest's uniform over his school uniform, from somewhere. Where was he? Qianxiao looked around nervously, even though she no longer attended school and didn't want to meet her classmate half-naked. "Ah, don't worry, this is just a recording. You can't see anything." "No, it's not just a recording. It's definitely a live conversation, isn't it?" Qianxiao didn't voice her doubts because there were more important things than her being half-naked in front of her classmate. "What do you mean by the summoning being successful? I haven't seen anyone summoned, it's been a day already, right?" "Here's where you misunderstand. You can't summon just anyone - you can only summon people related to the thing you want help with. Only people who are connected to you can see the summoning runes, and those who are not connected cannot see them at all." "Hmm, I understand this part." "And it's not a guarantee that they will be summoned in front of you." "What?!" "Don't be angry. If it's someone without a specific connection to this world, they might show up in front of you. But it seems like the person you summoned was already in this world and would go to a place where they have a deeper connection. " "Then what's the point of summoning? You saw that person who even the shopkeeper couldn't defeat, right?" "Don't worry about that. The person who is summoned can see the guiding runes, which will lead them to you. Only after completing the task you want them to help with can they return to their original world." "If there is no coercion, even if they see the runes they won't come, right? What if I summon an evil person who decides not to go back after seeing this world?" "Well, I did say that only people related to what you want them to help with will be summoned, right?" "Hmm." "If the person summoned is someone who thinks this world is good and wants to conquer it, then you can only blame yourself for having a connection with that kind of scoundrel." "Hey!" "I always feel that Little Xin's food is too salty and heavy-handed..." Jingjie sat at the table, looking at me with some concern. She was very different from four years ago when she was a college student who could carry a live pig home. Now with her hair grown long, she wore a very neat professional suit and pencil skirt. She seemed like a reliable new employee. "Well, shouldn't people who can carry live pigs home complain to me?" I sat opposite Jingjie at the dinner table, resting my chin in my hand as I retorted. "I am an adventurer, and what adventurers can cook in the wilderness is just to roast the monster's body after processing it." "It sounds...unexpectedly attractive." (Jingjie, who was also resting her chin on her hand) "It kind of feels like a manga." (Kyouka, who was lazily lying on the table) "Ah, is my brother talking about labyrinth rice?" (Rurui, who had developed an otaku interest without me knowing) "Well...that's probably it, but basically, the only seasonings we can use are salt and pepper, so our taste buds have become accustomed to salty food without us realizing it."I explained and looked around, immobilized for about twenty minutes by the wrestling moves and holds of my sisters as they caught and hugged me tightly upon our reunion, and then, at the suggestion of Jing, we had dinner. So, after a long break, I cooked for them in the kitchen.

Now, after dinner, we all sat around the table and rested while Ruri hummed a song and washed the dishes with her back turned towards us.

By the way, the recipe was stir-fried pork with cabbage. It touched me deeply because it had been a long time since I'd eaten pork. Over in Valhalla, everyone ate herbivorous lizard meat. ...Although that was quite delicious too.

"So, you're a adventurer now?"

Jing, who was still propping her chin up with her hand, asked me anxiously, with a hint of unease that she didn't intend to let me notice.

"Well, it's about that. Basically, I go on adventures by myself after a certain amount of time has passed, and during the other times, I accept requests from others."

"Brother seems to have settled down in Colleen, right?"

Ruri, who had washed the dishes, came over with tea she had prepared and distributed cups of hot tea to us before sitting down at the table with us.

"Colleen? Where is that?"

Tong, who was still resting on the table, reacted and rubbed her messy hair, looking at me with tired eyes.

You know, this girl, who was wearing a tank top and shorts now, had just come back wearing exactly the same clothes as Jing. I thought her lazy personality had already changed...

"I remember that Colleen is the trading center of the continent where my brother now lives, and there's also a slave market."

"How do you know that?"

"You forgot that I told Brother I can see his adventures?"

With a smile, Ruri tilted her head towards me.

"Ah... what kind of place do you live?"

Tong sighed like that while still resting on the table. Then, with a curious glance, she looked at me.

"So, adventurers have some skills or equipment?"

"Yes..."

I took out one by one the things in my dimensional pocket from my waist belt.

"This one is my main sword."

I put my greensword on the table.

"It seems to have a cool name, but I call her Naikamoko."

"What kind of name is Naikamoko..."

"Ah, I remember that Brother really likes Nishimura Naikamoko?"

"That's not true!"

While we were talking like this with Tong and Ruri, Jing drew her sword from its scabbard.

"Hmm... although I don't understand much about it, it's a good weapon, isn't it?"

"What's good about it? It looks like fish bones."

"I usually use a sword, and sometimes I use magic..."

Ignoring Tong's mockery of Naikamoko, I continued to introduce the combat benefits on which I now depended as an adventurer.

"Magic?"

"I don't know if I can use it now..."

I reached out my hand, and since I didn't know if I could use magic in this world, I decided to try using the 【Flame Finger】 spell first. Since this was a frequently used spell, I could activate it without incantations...

I snapped my fingers with my right hand, and the flames were burning on my fingertips.

"Ah!"

"Magic!"

"It actually worked!"

"No, this is even more intense than what I usually use!"

I quickly extinguished the flames on my fingertips and reassured my sisters and Ruri, who had been frightened.

But I had been surprised myself. Normally, the flames would be like the ones on a lighter, and ultimately, the Flame Finger was just a ignition skill that was good enough for this. But the flame I had just lit was not only easily exceeding the flames of a gas stove but approaching those of a small bonfire...

If I had used the Chaotic Fireball just now... I couldn't even imagine.

"If you go on adventures... you'll be injured..."

Jing looked at me with a worried expression and couldn't organize her words properly.

"Well, I've suffered quite a bit of injuries."

I nodded and took off my left gauntlet to reveal my arms, which looked like a mixture of burnt flesh and metal.

"What's wrong with you... I remember it's a wraith..."

"Does it hurt?"

"I think it was a wraith..."

"I see."The three of them were speechless when they saw the scars on my left arm. Although I shouldn't have told them, I didn't plan on hiding it from my family for four years.

"Well, don't worry too much. There's a way to treat it, it's just not available yet."

I smiled, and put my armor back on. Seeing that the three of them still had uneasy expressions, I had to emphasize it again.

"It's really okay. Besides, I've died a few times before, so this level of injury is considered light."

"A few times?"

Jing suddenly raised her voice, and Luli next to her also looked worried.

Wait, didn't Luli tell her sisters about my adventures and deaths in Varola Mainland?!

"What do you mean by a few times?"

Jing grabbed my collar across the table.

"The person who got hit by a truck four years ago, went to another world and died a few times? We were heartbroken by it once, and you can still say it like it's nothing."

"No, over there you can revive if you accidentally die, right Luli?"

Nervously, I begged Luli for help as she held onto my collar. She stiffly nodded.

"Yes, yes! Every time we thought my brother was done for, he comes back to life!"

"Hmph, so you're invincible?"

Jing still couldn't accept it and let go of my collar. She went to the refrigerator and skillfully pulled out a can of beer.

"And then? Are you planning to stay here this time?"

After drinking a few sips of beer, she stared at me with a serious expression, and I could only shake my head.

"It's probably not possible. I think I was summoned here for some reason, but after I finish my business, I'll probably have to go back."

"I see..."

After taking another sip of beer, Jing looked at the next room seriously.

"Before you leave, remember to go see that person."

"I understand."