In the waiting room exclusively to those unneeded in the main storyā¦ā¦ Or rather, in the room exclusively for the embodiment of the concept of seriousness, Serious-senpai reads the 5th Volume of āI was Caught up in a Hero Summoning,, but That World is at Peaceā, just like usual.
However, the expression on her face gave the impression that she wasnāt fully concentrating on the contents, as she was glancing at the stuffed catā¦ā¦ ? ? ? sitting across the table from her.
[ā¦ā¦Doya.]
[Shaddup! I canāt see your face because of that damned costume, but I can clearly tell youāre smug as hell! Just because youāre the main focus in Volume 5, youāre getting carried away!!!]
[Oh my? I wonder what youāre talking about? Iām just a mysterious being/one of Alice-chanās fans who hasnāt appeared in the story. Well~~ Iām just happy that my star Alice-chan is doing so well.]
[ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦.]
Hearing ? ? ? feigning ignorance, Serious-senpai had a sour look on her face. With her excitement on the rise, ? ? ? is even more annoying than usual, making it harder for Serious-senpai to deal with her.
[Alice-chan is one of the most popular characters after all. There are many fans who have been waiting for this moment, especially when she appears on the front cover. Moreover, unlike the previous 4 volumes, the front cover is just made up of her and Kaito-san! Well~~ With the situation like this, couldnāt the author just name Alice-chan the main heroine instead?]
[ā¦ā¦I heard that Alice lost by a wide margin to Isis in a popularity poll for the web novel though.]
[ā¦ā¦Please donāt mention that, us fans were still bothered about it. Iāll say this now, but Iā¦ā¦ Alice-chan got her second place with a wide margin over the third place. It was just that Isis-san was too strong of an opponent.]
[Well Iām in first place though!]
[Ah, yes, in the Afterword section where you didnāt have any opponent?]
[Shaddup!]
The two of them were talking about the popularity poll that had been held on the Web Novel in the past, but then, ? ? ? suddenly looked around them, and confirming that no one was around, she spoke.
[Well, letās not talk about this anymore. If we keep talking about this, the 3rd place Main Heroine (lol) is going to hit usā¦ā¦]
[ā¦ā¦Thatās death youāre walking into.]
[No, no, Iām indebted to her, and I personally like her, so what Iām saying here canāt really be said as me speaking ill of her. In fact, Iām rooting for her to become more popular. But well, reality is just cruelā¦ā¦ Alice-chan just so happens to be more popular than her~~]
[ā¦ā¦Ahh.]
[ā¦ā¦Eh?]
? ? ? said while letting out a sigh, but soon after, she noticed something as she saw Serious-senpaiās face turning pale. Feeling chills running down her spine, she slowly looked behind her.
[ā¦ā¦Thatās quite an interesting conversation you have there. I hope you donāt mind if I join.]
[ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦..]
It was unknown if she had been hiding until now or not, but a girl wearing a name plate āUnder Kingā written on it on her chest, gave an angelic smile towards ? ? ?. Thereupon, ? ? ? began shaking, visible even through her costume.
[N- N- N- Now this is q- q- quite the surpriseā¦ā¦ If it isnāt the Main Heroine (lol)! Well~~, no matter how I look at you, your aura sure is different!]
[ā¦ā¦Unnn, 3rd place what is it again?]
[Ah, no, thatās not it! I was just talking about how the readers of this series should just pluck their eyes out if their votes made it so that the main heroine is in 3rd place! Right!? Serious-senpai!]
Exposed to the overwhelming sense of intimidation, ? ? ? asked Serious-senpai to go along with her wordsā¦ā¦ but Serious-senpai quickly got up from her seat and swiftly retreated from the scene.
[Iāll prepare you some choccy milk.]
[Oiiiii!? The heck is with that mach-like escape of yours!!! Stop! Donāt leave me here!]
Behind the shouting ? ? ?, a shura silently manifested itself.
[Please wait. Calm down, letās talk this out. I- I- If you keep looking like that, even when youāre the most beautiful girl in the series, youāll spoil that beauty of yoursā¦ā¦ Errr, ummmā¦ā¦ Iām sorāāā-]
[Hmph!!!]
[āāāāGinyaaaahhhh!?]
Letās not touch on the topic of the 3rd place in the past Web Novel Popularity Poll again. Else, a half-crying shura will immediately come to visit youā¦ā¦