I was Caught up in a Hero Summoning, but that World is at Peace (WN)-Chapter 2450: Requested Item ⑧

Since Kaori-san said she also had something she wanted to consult me about, after putting away the matsutake I’d brought, I decided to listen in detail while drinking the tea she served. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

[……Errr, you see. I’m not sure how to put this, and if I’m just being full of myself you can laugh, but lately…… my skin, or rather my whole body just feels like it’s gotten prettier somehow…… younger, maybe? Don’t you feel like there’s something like that going on……?]

[Kaori-san has always looked young and beautiful, but it does feel like you’ve been even more polished lately…… Before, you already gave off an impression of looking like you were in your early 20s, but now, if someone told me you were a teenager, I might actually believe it. You’ve always had this youthful vibe while still feeling properly adult because you’re overflowing with vitality, but…… now that you mention it, your skin really does feel rejuvenated to a degree that can’t be explained by just that.]

[……It's because you're like this, seriously, this exact thing! Because you always give answers that are a perfect 100 points every single time, you end up inviting weird misunderstandings! I’m seriously going to start shifting toward making you take responsibility for that already……]

When I honestly answered what she asked, Kaori-san’s cheeks twitched, looking ard to tell whether she was happy or angry.

However, after taking a deep breath, she quickly composed herself and reset her expression.

[……No, if I keep throwing tsukkomis at Kaito-kun’s womanizing tendencies, we’ll never get anywhere. I mean, it really does feel like I’m strangely getting younger…… It’s a level of change that can’t be explained just by trying harder with skincare or paying attention to my diet. My height and everything else feel the same, but it’s like only my skin is reverting to a younger state.]

[Hmmm…… Does it feel similar to Life-san’s Blessing? If I remember right, Life-san’s Blessing is supposed to bring a person’s age or physique closer to the ideal state they themselves envision.]

Well, even if it’s an "ideal" physique, it seems to be limited to something the person actually was in the past, or could realistically reach through effort. Otherwise, my height should’ve grown too……

So it’s like you can return to a past state, but you can’t arrive at a future one. Fate-san’s "Critical Point of Fate", which uses her Authority of Fate at full power, is apparently something that lets one temporarily reach a future endpoint, but Life-san’s Blessing doesn’t go that far.

More than that, the Blessing itself doesn’t possess power on the level of a God’s own Authority, so what it can do is inherently limited. Of course, from the perspective of Humans like Kaori-san and me, its effects are still far beyond common sense……

[Indeed, I guess it's close to that? Actually, I did think of something along those lines.]

[You got something in mind?]

[Unn. You remember when Olivia-sama, you, and I went out together before? Olivia-sama spoke to me via telepathy then, right? You seemed to hear it too, so maybe you remember, but at that time, Olivia-sama said she had given me something like the Gods' Blessing.]

[……Ah, now that you mention it, she did casually say something like that. Olivia-san is technically outside the Gods' hierarchy, but she’s essentially a being close to the Gods, so it wouldn’t be strange for her to be able to grant a Blessing. In that case, Kaori-san’s changes might be due to Olivia-san’s Blessing?]

[That’s what I thought was most likely, and seeing Kaito-kun's reaction, it really does seem like that’s the strongest possibility.]

[Yeah. I don’t know how much the recipient can adjust it themselves, but the Supreme Gods' Blessings tend to share effects like eternal youth, and Olivia-san’s abilities are said to rival those of a Supreme God. In that case, it feels like she could easily make Kaori-san ageless or rejuvenate your youth.]

In Olivia-san’s case, the abilities that correspond to her Authority are the kind that can be exercised within the Friendship City…… but those are really just her original powers with usage restrictions applied outside Friendship City. That doesn’t mean Olivia-san’s inherent strength changes.

Even at my birthday party, her restrictions were temporarily lifted and she was able to use her full abilities in another world. Since those limitations are imposed on Olivia-san herself, not on her Authority, it doesn’t feel like the effects of her Blessing would disappear outside Friendship City.

[……So, moving on to what I wanted to consult you about…… I want to ask Olivia-sama about this in more detail, but going to the Central Cathedral by myself makes me hesitate a bit…… Would you come with me, Kaito-kun?]

[I don’t mind at all, but wouldn’t it be possible to ask her via telepathy?]

If it were possible to talk with Olivia-san through telepathy, that would probably be the quickest way to ask…… or so I thought.

[Well, you see. Errr, how should I explain this…… It might be easiest if you imagine it like a phone call? Olivia-sama calls me, and if I pick up, we can freely talk until the call ends…… but I don’t know Olivia-sama’s phone number, so I can’t call her from my side.]

[Ahh, I see. So unless Olivia-san connects the line from her side, you can’t telepathically talk to her. In that case, yeah, going to see her directly really would be faster.]

Communicating through hummingbird takes time, and apparently, Olivia-san usually doesn’t check hummingbird while she’s in the middle of prayer, so if she’s praying, there’s a chance the reply would be delayed.

……When I send messages, she always replies at lightning speed, but considering Olivia-san’s personality, that’s probably because it’s me, she prioritizes responding to me over prayer.

Given that, if Kaori-san wants to ask about the Blessing, going to see her in person really does seem like the best option……

<Afterword>

Serious-senpai : [There is a potential stomachache flag, but…… it's rather weak? She’s already on good terms with Olivia to begin with, and Kaori herself has always yearned for eternal youth and having her youth restored, so if she’s given a proper explanation, she’ll probably accept it without much trouble…… And if that’s the case, what awaits after that is a Friendship City date with Kaori, who has a day off and plenty of time on her hands……]