I Was Caught up in a Hero Summoning, but That World Is at Peace

It’s actually a pretty well-thought-out quiz in its own way———– it requires a broad range of knowledge, and the fact that different people have strengths in different questions is a nice touch.

Even that difficult question about the Kruels earlier would probably have been a lucky one for Anne-san……

“Alright then, next is…… Question 5 from the Human Realm.”

“Continuing with another Human Realm question, it looks like we’ve now covered one from every major category. For the Human Realm, there are five types of questions: those about the three main Human Realm countries, about Friendship City, and about Kaito-san’s house.”

Apparently, there are even questions about my house. Well, I should be able to answer those without any issues…… I should be able to, right? But if they ask something like how many secret rooms there are in my house, I honestly wouldn’t know.

“Now then, here is the question: among the following choices, select the one that currently does not exist within Kaito-san’s property. Please note that Lilia-san’s mansion grounds are not considered part of Kaito-san’s property. We are strictly referring to what exists within the bounds of Kaito-san’s property. Also, anything stored in subspace, such as inside a Magic Box, is excluded. It’s about whether the item exists right now, at this very moment, within Kaito-san’s property. Now for the options, 1. World Tree, 2. Tea Tree, 3. Stone Sauna, 4. Bar…… You have three minutes to answer.”

Ugh, this is a trick question…… First off, almost everyone knows there’s a World Tree on my property. And since I’ve launched a tea brand, people would naturally assume I’ve got tea trees as well…… which makes it feel obvious, but that’s actually the trap.

Because the correct answer is 2. Tea trees used to be in my backyard…… but if we’re talking about [currently], that’s no longer the case. After Canalis-san arrived, the tea trees and cacao trees were moved into a separate space she created. So technically, what’s left on my property is just the entrance to that space. And since the question explicitly says to exclude subspace and Magic Boxes, the tea trees do not currently exist on my property.

As for the other options, which many people might choose, like the stone sauna and the bar, they do exist. The sauna is in the relaxation room, and the bar is located in the basement.

“……Alright. Time’s up. The correct answer was 2: Tea Tree. Tea trees are currently located in a separate space created by Canalis-san, so based on the condition that excludes subspace and similar areas, they are not considered to exist within Kaito-san’s property.”

“Totally a trick question…… But, well, since Shall-tan specifically mentioned excluding Magic Boxes and subspace, thinking about what could be stored in those, maybe I should’ve been suspicious of the tea tree.”

As Fate-san said, the mention of the Magic Box was probably meant to be a hint. Of all the options, the tea tree is the only one that could realistically be stored in a Magic Box… Of course, storing it in there would stop time, meaning the tea wouldn’t grow, so I wouldn’t actually do that…… Though now that I think about it, I do have the one Shiro-san gave me stored away, but that’s not technically a tea tree, it’s a black tea tree, so……

“Alright, that’s the fifth question done…… and there are still quite a few perfect scores.”

“Whoa~~ Impressive. I guess people who really know their stuff do know this kind of thing. Okay, next up is…… a high-difficulty question, number 2.”

“Ooh, we’re hitting the hard questions now. Alright, here’s the next question. The World Quoits Elite Rankings, updated every half-year, were officially published on the 30th Day of Earth Month. Among the following players, who is not in the top 100 as of that latest update? 1. Player Purple Strong, 2. Player Faraway Maria, 3. Player Lia Maidwing, 4. Player Grand Blue…… You have three minutes to answer.”

“Ugh, that’s tough! I haven’t heard of any of these names……”

“Well, though they were players who made it within the rankings, they’re all on the lower end, so even RINGTOSS fans might not be familiar with them all. It’s a pretty tricky question. Just to clarify, all of the players listed have made it into the Top 100 at least once, but the question is asking who among them is currently not in the Top 100 as of this year’s Earth Month rankings.”

These high-difficulty questions are seriously hard…… but that doesn’t mean there’s no way to reason through them. For instance, among the names listed, I do remember seeing a player named Purple Strong and one called Faraway Maria at a RINGTOSS night match I watched with Dr. Vier before.

Well, maybe the other two also participated in that match, but I don’t remember…… and even for the two familiar names, I don’t recall exactly what ranks they were. Still, I think I remember Dr. Vier mentioning that Faraway Maria had a relatively high ranking that day, aside from Baby Castella Mask, of course.

I don’t really know for sure…… but for now, eliminating the two names I recognize among the choices…… I’ll just go with my gut and pick 4.

“……Alright, the correct answer is number 4: Player Grand Blue. Incidentally, Player Purple Strong is currently ranked 85th, Player Faraway Maria is 75th, and Player Lia Maidwing is 97th. Player Grand Blue, on the other hand, was ranked 98th in the preceding Heaven Month rankings last year, while Player Lia Maidwing was outside the top 100 back then.”

“Whew~~ that’s a tough one. But maybe fans of RINGTOSS would know? I’m clueless about that, but it is a pretty popular sport, so I guess there are probably plenty of people who do.”

Well, I got lucky again this time, but these high-difficulty questions are no joke. That said, if I just guess randomly, I’ll probably end up relying too much on luck stat or something, so I should at least try to reason things out with whatever knowledge I do have…… I mean, in the end I left it to a 50-50 guess…… but I did put thought into narrowing it down, so I’ll call that a win.

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<Afterword>

Serious-senpai : [These high-difficulty questions look merciless, but they actually leave just enough room for Kaito to make an educated guess based on what he already knows, that’s very like Alice. I get the feeling there hasn’t been a single question where Kaito had absolutely no clue at all.]

? ? ? : [Totally. You’ve got to hand it to Alice-chan, it’s a brilliant way to keep Kaito-san from just blindly guessing the right answers.]

Serious-senpai : [Honestly, I feel like you’re intentionally crafting the questions to give Kaito a slight advantage…… just subtle enough not to be obvious.]

? ? ? : [As expected! Countermeasures against luck are flawless!!!]

Serious-senpai : [……………………]