Interlude: The Universal Isekai Summoning – The Little Sister’s Case
8:00 AM – Walking to School.
The usual routine. The usual path. The usual time.
Yet, for some reason, the world around me seemed duller than ever.
My restless heart—was it because my brother hadn’t woken up at his usual time?
Even though today was his graduation ceremony…
“……Brother…… Will he make it in time?”
A murmur escaped my lips.
I walked alone, drawing stares—ones I despised.
Whether my well-proportioned face, inherited from my parents, was a blessing or a curse… right now, it felt more like the latter.
For example—
“Hizaki! Morning!”
“……Good morning.”
A boy—probably some club’s ace—greeted me.
Even after I coldly rejected him (despite being the crush of many girls in our grade), he still pretended to “coincidentally” run into me.
Honestly, it was exhausting. Was it because we were in the same class? Or just because of my face? …Whatever.
“School’s ending at noon today, so if you want—”
“I have plans with my brother.”
“O-Oh… Okay! Next time, then!”
I didn’t respond.
If I gave him even a sliver of hope, he’d just get clingier.
Confessions, rejections, confessions again—what was I supposed to do?
But after turning him down, the girls around me suddenly became nicer. Probably because so many of them were after him.
Not that I cared.
High school romance? Society’s views on relationships? …None of it mattered.
I loved my brother—Hizaki Shiou.
Not that I could openly admit it, with all the disgusted and scornful looks I’d get.
There wasn’t any grand reason.
No, to be precise—there wasn’t any dramatic reason.
It was just that, ever since I was little, all my admiration for men had been directed at him.
For example—his face.
Since we shared the same parents, of course he was good-looking.
To put it bluntly—ridiculously good-looking.
A victory of genetics.
For example—his attitude.
He cherished his family, and since I was part of that circle, he spoiled me rotten.
He pampered me. Looked after me.
Having grown up with him like that… was it really so strange for me to develop feelings?
Maybe the reason I felt so down today was because it was his graduation.
The scenery changed.
During a brief explanation about attending the ceremony, my classmates and I found ourselves in a white room.
“Aah… So this is how it’s gonna be, huh?”
A woman in ridiculous clothes surveyed the restless students as she spoke.
[GOD.]
That’s what her T-shirt read.
The reactions to her were mixed—some stared in awe, others shouted in anger, some clenched their fists as if savoring the moment.
“Sorry, but you’re all getting summoned to another world. Good luck.”
She said it so casually, like it was nothing special.
“A-Another world!?”
“The hell’s going on!?”
“……Tch, don’t you know what an isekai summoning is? …Fucking normies.”
Even the usually quiet students joined in, plunging the room into chaos.
I silently raised my hand, catching the woman’s attention.
“Yeah?”
“Send me back. I don’t want to go.”
“Can’t. I didn’t summon you. Complain to the locals over there.”
With a single dismissive glance, my plea was rejected.
After brushing me off, she floated a glowing blue sphere in the air.
“Once you’re ready, touch this. It’ll send you straight to the other world! You’ll each get a special ability and are expected to help the summoner’s cause. Other than that, do whatever you want. No more studying, no more work—just live however you like. Get swept up by the man of your dreams, embrace the woman you desire, make money, and live in a world that affirms you. What’s there to hesitate over?”
She declared it with absolute confidence.
Even though she looked young, I could tell this speech would work on modern kids—
especially aimless high schoolers like us.
“……I’m going!”
Almost without hesitation, one of the quieter boys—the type who usually looked down on everyone—ran forward.
Stumbling in his excitement, he touched the sphere and vanished instantly.
Some screamed at the sight, but most just gulped.
Then—
“M-Me too!”
“I’m going!”
“Move! I’m first!”
“Give me the strongest ability!”
“……Everyone knows the weakest skills end up being the strongest… Fucking noobs.”
Like an avalanche, the students swarmed the sphere.
Some held hands as they touched it, afraid of being left alone.
Peer pressure, I guess.
An unspoken rule had formed—you had to touch the sphere.
Only two of us remained—me, and…
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“H-Hizaki… Let’s go!”
The boy from this morning reached out to me.
There was no reason for me to take his hand—yet…
“Go ahead. I need to think.”
“T-Then I’ll stay too—”
“I want to think alone. Go if you’re going.”
“……!”
Reluctantly, he looked back at me before finally succumbing to the fear of being left behind.
He sprinted forward, stretching his hand out—
And in an instant, he was gone. Now, only the woman and I remained in the white space.
“Not going? I’m closing up soon.”
“What happens if I don’t go?”
“Maybe I’ll just trap you here forever?”
“……Please let me go back.”
“Nope.”
I couldn’t leave my brother behind.I couldn’t just disappear into another world.
I stood up and approached the sphere.
“Finally decided to—”
I pivoted—and wrapped my hands around the woman’s throat.
“——What happens if I kill you?”
“……Heh. Got some guts, kid. But too bad—I can’t die. Pointless.”
“……”
“What’s your name?”
“……Hizaki… Hyouka.”
The moment I answered, her eyes widened slightly.
Then, grinning slyly, she raised a finger.
“The mystery behind your brother’s one-month disappearance… lies ahead.”
“……!?”
She knew.
This woman knew about my brother. And if he could return… maybe I could too.
I loosened my grip, glaring at her.
“If I fulfill the objective… I can go back?”
“He did.”
“……Brother.”
A one-way ticket with no return? Then…
“I wonder how many of you will survive this time…?”
Her amused voice was the last thing I heard before I had no choice but to touch the sphere.
“It seems… the last hero has arrived.”
As I sat on the ground, my classmates and a lavishly dressed man greeted me.
The boys visibly sighed in relief when they saw me, while some of the girls didn’t bother hiding their displeasure.
The opulent man spread his arms, addressing all of us.
“Welcome, honored guests, to the Holy Kingdom of Griffil! I am its king, Dart-El-Griffil. The crystallized malice plaguing this world—[Helheim]—must be stopped! We beg for your strength… to slay the Corpse Emperor!”
Ignoring the stunned students, the middle-aged man clasped his hands as if in prayer.
Of course, none of us cared about his grand speech. This was nothing more than a large-scale kidnapping.
While the others buzzed with reactions, Hyouka scanned the area—her gaze locking onto a girl holding a brilliantly colored jewel.
A blonde girl, slightly younger than us, stared at Hyouka and the others with eyes full of hope and duty.
Noticing Hyouka’s scrutiny, the man beckoned the girl forward.
“This is my daughter, Asha-El-Griffil—the summoner chosen by the Interdimensional Summoning Jewel. She will guide you and accompany you in this world.”
Hyouka clicked her tongue internally as the man continued speaking like everything was already decided.
The girl—Asha—stepped forward with confident strides and performed an elegant bow.
Her demeanor, her beauty… everything about her was unreal, unfamiliar. The students were mesmerized by her every move.
“I am the Fifth Princess, Asha-El-Griffil. Heroes… please, lend us your strength!”
Despite her exhaustion, Asha’s eyes burned with determination.
While everyone else was captivated, Hyouka merely toyed with the ends of her hair, utterly unimpressed.
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