Kays Translations
Just another Isekai Lover~
Chapter 39: No Newspapers
“So, mind if I ask you something?”
It all started with a casual question from Ivern.
“What is it?”
“How many years ago was the summoned person before Kenta? I don’t remember, so it must have been at least twenty years ago, right?”
By the way, I forgot to mention—Ivern is two years older than me, making him 23.
Oh, and I’ve just turned 21 this year.
Time really flies when you’re living a laid-back life like this, especially with a baby like Leon around.
Anyway, back to Ivern’s question.
“Uh… how many years ago was it? I think it was over fifty years ago, but I don’t remember the exact number.”
“I don’t need an exact number. It’s just that you’ve been here for three years now—wait, no, four years. If summoning can happen this quickly, wouldn’t there be more summoned persons out there? But there aren’t, are there?”
I was genuinely shocked by his remark.
“…Ivern, since when did you get so sharp?”
“Wow, harsh.”
Setting that aside, Ivern’s observation made me pause and think.
“I only read about past summoned persons in the archives at Lindor Castle, so I’ve never considered how much of a gap is needed between summons. Now that you mention it, if summoning can happen in such a short time, there should definitely be more summoners.”
“Right? But as far as I know, the only summoners in this world right now are you and those two in Admos.”
“The Lindor royal family were a greedy bunch. If summoned persons could be called this frequently, they’d have formed an army of them by now. Why haven’t they?”
The idea that the selfish Lindor royalty showed restraint in this regard? Unlikely.
Which means…
“Could there be a reason they can’t summon more?”
“It’s not about the interval; otherwise, the recent summonings wouldn’t have been possible.”
“Exactly. So, what is it?”
Ivern and I put our heads together to figure it out, but I couldn’t think of anything and eventually raised the white flag.
“No idea.”
Ivern smirked as he watched me give up.
“Well, it’s not like we’ll solve it by thinking about it here. If there’s some kind of repercussion, it’ll probably show up in Lindor anyway.”
Wow, Ivern just casually wrote off Lindor because it’s another country.
Isn’t his mindset starting to resemble mine?
“By the way, it’s rare for you to come back without any new information. Got any interesting stories?”
When I asked, Ivern scowled in annoyance.
“I’ve told you before—I’m not an informant.”
“Then how about a newspaper?”
“A what?”
“Wait, there’s no such thing as newspapers in this world?”
“What’s a newspaper?”
“Oh, it’s something that reports events or incidents that happened that day, written in articles and sold as a paper. It lets people know about all kinds of things.”
After I explained, Ivern let out an “Ah,” but shook his head.
“I don’t think the rulers of this world would ever allow that. Their policy is to avoid giving the populace unnecessary knowledge.”
“Wow, this world is so rotten.”
Information here is controlled by a handful of rulers.
That means anything they announce—even lies—becomes the truth for the populace.
“No wonder my wanted status is never lifted.”
“…No, that’s just because of your actions.”
“What did I even do?”
I’m living such a quiet life in this world!
The chaos is everyone else’s fault.
“Oh, speaking of which, what’s going on with the demons? They’ve been quiet since that incident.”
The reason humans summon heroes is to invade the demon realm.
Last time, I was tricked by their lies into killing the Demon King.
Now that a new hero has been summoned, the demons should be suspicious. It wouldn’t be surprising if they struck preemptively or tried to take down the summoners in Admos.
“Ah, not sure. I haven’t been keeping tabs on that.”
“Well, next time you’re in town, look into it. They might decide to invade Admos to eliminate the summoned persons.”
When I said that, Ivern suddenly froze in surprise.
“What?”
“I just didn’t expect you to be worried about Admos or the summoners.”
“Huh?”
What are you even talking about, Ivern?
“You’ve got it wrong. If the demons invade Admos, the summoned persons will get involved, right? That would give them actual combat experience. I just think that would be a hassle.”
When I said that, Ivern slumped his shoulders in exasperation.
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“Yep, Kenta is Kenta after all.”
What? What’s that supposed to mean?
“Of course I am.”
Who else would I be?
“Ah, whatever. Anyway, I’ll look into what the demon nation is up to next time.”
“Yeah, I’m counting on you.”
Seriously, this guy has a knack for gathering intel.
If I had him write newspapers and sell them, we could probably make some money.
Maybe I’ll get him to try it next time.