I was forcibly dragged into the mansion, taken to the bath together with Beatrice-chan, washed by the maids, dressed up, groomed, forced to eat dinnerā¦ and forced to stay overnight.
Actually, I wanted to go back to the [general store Mitsuha], transfer to my house in Japan, and take a bath slowlyā¦ since there wasnāt such a luxury during the tripā¦ well, having a bath at Bozesā mansion is enough, I guess.
But, being washed by the maids is a little bitā¦
And then, of course, that came.
āIāve been waiting for you in the store. Why didnāt you come!!ā (Sabine-chan)
Ā Yeah, Sabine-chanās information network and her dubious [Mitsuha-neesama Watch-keeping Corps] shouldāve completely grasped my arrival in the royal capital.
ā¦thereās no way she wouldnāt comeā¦
And Sabine-chan, who knew that thereās only Beatrice-chan at Bozesā mansion, was brimming with intentions to sleep over like it was natural.
Sabine-chan seemed to have grasped that information in advance, but she had guessed that Beatrice-chan would stay with me at the [general store Mitsuha]ā¦ however she guessed it wrongly.
Sabine-chan would definitely prefer to stay at [general store Mitsuha] where there are games, DVDs, fan, heater, refrigerator, and stoves, so she seemed to think Beatrice-chan would naturally prefer that way tooā¦
I see, so Sabine-chan thinks Beatrice-chan has also been taught all the useful tools of the Earthā¦
Well, itās because she knew that the mansion in the rock island is just for Beatrice Companyās publicity and that Beatrice-chanās permanent office is at my territory residence, I suppose.\n
Ah, this is bad, I must explain the situation to Sabine-chan who seems to be misunderstanding things before she talks about troublesome thingsā¦
And when Beatrice-chan left her seat, I explained the circumstances to Sabine-chan.
āEeeh!! You shouldāve told me that before!! That was closeā¦ But I see, you barely told her anythingā¦ā (Sabine-chan)
Yeah, I didnāt tell Beatrice-chan about the Earth. All Iāve told her were just [the secret art of migration] and the products that a little more advanced than the countries around here. The upper limit is up to the fan.
The electric fan is just a spinning device, and the shape of the blade can easily explain the reason why it can blow winds, so itās not something strange except [the power that rotates the blade].
āI seeā¦ā (Sabine-chan)
Sabine-chan, who learned that Iāve barely told Beatrice-chan anything, has a surprised and somewhat complicated look on her face.
Well, the two of them have been friends since long before they met me. Now that both of them have made friends with Colette-chan, so maybe she thought that there would be the three of them from now on.
However, if I tell Beatrice-chan everything, the chances of reaching Count Bozes are too high.
No, it doesnāt mean that Beatrice-chan would tell him or betray me. I mean, in case she unintentionally talked about it, or in case that she would take the burnt side for my sake.
She doesnāt have to worry if she doesnāt know anything, and I donāt want troubles coming for her because she knew about somethingā¦
Yes, itās what they say that [There are things in the world that you better off not knowing].\nAnd, with Beatrice-chan who came back, the three of us had a girls-only gathering.
After that, we changed place to the bedroom and have a pajama party.
ā¦weāre not wearing pajamas, but nightclothes, well, itās similar enough.
Sabine-chan sometimes stuttered because she tried not to leak about the Earth or the DVD and the likes, but we had a good night. It was the first time for this members to spend a night together. So Beatrice-chan and Sabine-chan had high tensionsā¦
The next day, I left Beatrice-chan who insisted on me to stay and went to [general store Mitsuha].
No, thereās something I have to do, so it canāt be helped.
Even so, she didnāt let me leave until lunchtimeā¦
And of course, Sabine-chan was sticking to me when I was about to leave. So, Beatrice-chan was even more strongly preventing me from leaving.
ā¦But itās troubling if Sabine-chan continues following me around. After this, Iāll have to go to the new continent to replenish the merchandiseā¦
I havenāt been there for more than ten days, so I think Rephilia Trade is about to be out of stock soon, and of course, the new affiliated companies in neighboring countries too.
Especially, unlike the rock-solid Rephilia Trade, now is an essential phase for the emerging merchants in the surrounding countries, so I canāt let them run out of stock.
And itās still a secret to the King that Iām building a base in the Vanel Kingdom, the homeland of the invasion fleet. So, I havenāt officially told Sabine-chan either.
ā¦well, Sabine-chan mightāve figured something out to some extent. Otherwise, thereās no way Sabine-chan would [secretly study the new continentās language]. And, of course, she knew that Iām always taking Colette-chan with me everywhere I go.\n\nMoreover, thereās a precedent called Colette-chan, so thereās no way she would be reserved at this point~.
Sabine-chan will definitely put up with it if she thinks that she canāt be unreasonable about it. However, when it comes to things like this, she would never yield and would never give up. So when she learned that Colette-chan is going to the new continent with me all the time, she couldnāt help it anymore.
And the only reason that I could use to refuse her, that is [because Colette-chan can speak the local language, but Sabine-chan canāt speak], has been crushed in advance.
ā¦itās hopeless. I canāt do anything about thisā¦
So thatās how Sabine-chan ended up sticking with me doing various things I had planned before returning to the territory with the transport corps.
Well, I have given Colette-chan a mission to [protect the territory during my absence], and have her practice for the future, so I guess this is fine. It would be difficult in various ways if the first-timer Sabine-chan goes there together with Colette-chan, who is already accustomed to the new continent, so now might be just the right time for Sabine-chanās debut there.
ā¦no, I had no intention of debuting her on the new continent at all, thoughā¦
Well, it canāt be helpedā¦
Thatās why, after we took a short break at the [general store Mitsuha]ā¦