I'm Not Serious Yet

Where am I?

The next thing I knew, I was in a strange city.

The architecture, the clothes of the people around me.

Everything is like I've never seen before, a foreign city.

'I'm Hermes, I love Ortias, and in the future I dream of having all my maids renamed Ortias and dying surrounded by Ortias... yeah.'

My memory is in order.

It's like, "Where am I? Next to "Who am I? I guess I don't have to keep saying that.

Which is why I'm here.

I'll try to remember.

I was napping in my easy chair, as usual, and--

'Yeah. Nephew, can you hear me?

'Hmm?　This voice is Kaori.

I respond, and I look around for a strange voice that has no sense of direction or distance.

Then passersby start looking at me strangely.

I wonder if the rest of the world can hear me?

It's good to know that the Demon King's power is making a proper connection.

Is there a connection?　And even using the power of a demon king... what happened?

"My nephew's head is busted open.

...What?

What are you going to say all of a sudden, you old loli b*tc* demon king?

That's why you hit your head. I was sleeping in the garden, and I turned over and fell down and hit my head.

Yeah.

Somehow I could imagine the scene.

The easy chair is quite comfortable, but it is only on the level of a "chair".

When it comes to "sleeping", it's rather small and it's easy to imagine my nephew going to lie down on the ground after turning over a bit.

My nephew hit his head and his power went out of control and sent his soul to another dimension.

Another dimension....you mean you've crossed a dimensional barrier?

That's right.

It's not even possible.

''My nephew can do it. I mean, your father had it easy.

Who the hell are my ancestors?

That's all well and good, but the problem is the current situation.

The eyes of the passersby were getting tighter and tighter, so I quickly ran into an alleyway and asked Kaori, "What do we do now?

How do I get back?

'Don't worry, I'm doing it. It'll take me a day or so, but I'll make sure my nephew gets back on track.

Do you need help?

''Or rather, it's impossible. My nephew, I'm putting all my power into my body.

Huh?

I try to hold and open my hands.

When I'm told - I have no strength.

It's like I can't wield a sword, use magic, and everything, all of it, anymore.

''........oh.

"That's why. You just wait one day.

Kaori said that and cut off the communication.

Communication across dimensions must be tough even for a demon king.

It's not about that.

I don't have the power.

I was kind of happy.

No power means I don't have to get involved.

You don't have to get involved and no one else can ask you to get involved.

''Well you're on vacation!

An untimely one-day vacation.

The power has come and gone, even the Demon King declared that this situation would take a day.

I decided to savor this one-day vacation, which is certainly not relied upon.

If that's the case--and I went out from the back alley to the front.

Unlike earlier, when I didn't have the luxury of time, I looked around.

You can see a building that looks like a royal palace at a distance of just a hint of mist.

Let's get out of that one.

It sounds like the royal capital of any country, but a royal palace is a mountain of trouble.

Let's stay out of it.

I started walking towards the other side.

As expected of a royal city, the royal palace - I mean, even though it's far from the center, it's still very prosperous and busy.

I went into various shops.

Clothing and accessories and so on.

It's a good idea to avoid shops like the arms store, because it's likely to get you in trouble.

It wasn't that different from the world I'm in.

There are minor differences, but in clothing stores and the like, most of the men's items are highly practical, and most of the women's items are all about cuteness.

I felt like I was in another country rather than another dimension.

However, as expected, I was in a bit of trouble.

It is that we have no money.

As expected, the silver coins of the original world are useless, and I thought that if I were to come to this, I should have always kept a lump of gold in reserve, and I could have exchanged it for money.

If I don't have any gold, I'll have fewer options for killing time........

''Oh?　Bookstore.

I found a deserted and empty shop.

As far as I can see through the window, the interior is a run-of-the-mill store, and the merchandise is a plethora of books on the shelves.

Books ... you can browse through them.

I went into the store.

"Here you are, sir.

The female clerk made a distracted sound.

There were no customers in the store, and from the stagnant air, I could tell it was usually like this.

That's no wonder the clerk is so demoralized.

When I went to the shelves and pulled out one of the books, he only glanced at it and didn't respond in any way.

Then, thankfully, I'm going to let you browse through it.

''Um, what... 'Lottery Special Prize: Muso Harlem Rights Doujin Edition'?　What is this?

When I read the title, I didn't know what it meant.

Anyway, I opened it up and read the inside--.

''This is........Ortia!　Isn't that Oltia the Great Sage!

I was pleasantly surprised.

The book is about pictures and text, and then it's broken up into small panels to create a story.

In other words ... a manga.

And the content of the comic is the person who is responsible for the whores in my world that have come to compete with each other to get that name.

It told the story of Ortia, a rare beauty and great sage, a synonym for beauty.

Ortias is spoiled by a man, with his habit of saying, "It's just Ortias".

He spoils her, and spoils her - and then mangles her.

The whole book is an erotic manga, with Ortia flirting with the man.

I read through the thick book in one sitting, and I felt my heart soar, "Huh....

"I never thought I'd find such a great book here--what are you!

Maybe it was because I was in a trance, or maybe it was because I had lost my faculties.

The female clerk came to my side and stared at my face, completely unnoticed.

''You were able to read this grimoire (...)?''

What?　A grimoire?　What are you talking about? This is just a comic (...), right?

'You could read it. Amazing!

...Wait, let me get this straight.

I left my abilities behind, but the experience remained.

My gut was screaming with all its might, 'Oh no, oh no!

'So I'm talking about being able to read a grimoire, that's amazing!　If I were a normal person, it would take me at least a year to read a grimoire.

'A year!　You know this comic?

'Yes. I'll be able to use magic after I read it, though, so I can't help but take that long.

Oh my god, I'm serious. I'm learning some magic.

I knew right away that I'd left all my powers behind and was in a clean slate.

I can only use one magic now.

Ordinary magic, a rather rudimentary fire spell that will help with injuries and such.

Really?

Yeah, it's just this kind of magic.

Wow....

The female clerk began to have an impressed look on her face as I quickly used it and showed her the flames I created in my palm.

''Can you read the other grimoires by any chance?''

If the grimoire was a manga, it would be easier to read.

After saying that, my experience and intuition that I had failed to come back sounded a great alarm.

At times like this, it's always...

"Aaaaah!

'The nobleman's carriage went out of control and jumped a man!

'Oh my God, my ribs are broken and stuck in my lungs!

Doesn't anyone know any court magicians?

The outside of the store suddenly became noisy.

It was as if what I heard was well-aimed.

A female clerk, who had gone outside the store and confirmed the commotion, turned around and gave me an expectant look.

Then she pulled out another comic from the bookcase and held it in her hand, staring at me.

'Oh shit, I can't hold it like this!

Somebody help me!

It's getting noisier and noisier outside.

''Um ... this grimoire can do healing magic.''

Shit!　Why is this happening - 'I'm not serious yet', what an irony!

I would flip through the manga and use the magic I learned to heal the injured and the people of the city would thank me for it.