Itās been a long time since the last time we meet, and the first thing she said is that!?
ā¦no, I knew it.
I knew that I had become a little, just a little, very littleā¦ slightly plumpā¦
Because it canāt be helped, can it!?
I had to go to parties on the new continent. There is a social gathering with the territory folks in each town and villages, and there are party invitations from nobles and large merchants in the royal capital. And when I thought I donāt need to go to parties in the new continent anymore, I went on sweets spree every time at the [Society] gatheringā¦.
Of course, Iād get fat!
ā¦and surprisingly, invitations not only come from the other world or the isekai conference in this world, but also from the [surface world] of Japan!
Yeah, I was invited to a party by the company I always buy the solar power generation systems from.
Apparently, since I made four contracts in a row, they seemed to think that I have installed the solar power systems on remote islands or mountain huts all over Japan, so they were trying to make an advertisement out of it.
ā¦which, of course, I refused.
It would be bad if they were to use something like [a beautiful girl who strives to spread solar power system throughout Japan] as the subject of their ads and were to be seen by many people.
There is a great number of people in this world who know me as a [noble woman from another world]. Not only by the participants of the ISECON but also by informants and the elites who have seen my photos that were taken in secretā¦\n
I was asked by someone from the solar system company, [What kind of application are they mainly used for?], so I answered [attack on a space fortress].
And so, Iāve gotten fatā¦ no no, thereās another reason that [recently, I feel that Iāve become slightly plump]. And that isā¦
ā¦the transfer ability.
It allows me to move to any other place through the other world, which saves me the transportation costs. ā¦and of course, it also saves the amount of calories burned.
God damn it!!!
āā¦is it over? Delusion time, I meanā¦ā (?)
Urusai wa!!
And so, this is the first generation Mitchan who just came home for a long college vacationā¦
āI heard that you helped us making profits, didnāt you?ā (Mitchan MK1)
āAh, unā¦ā (Mitsuha)
Right, I have asked Wolf Fang to buy a large amount of alcohol since the demand has already become too much for a small store in a rural town to handle.
But then Iād feel bad towards Mitchanās Father who took care of me in the beginning, so Iām still buying from them. For the part that doesnāt go through Rephilia Trade, in other words, the ones that I would personally give to the people at the guard station or other people who are taking care of me, and a little amount of the expensive ones. Of course, rice wine (sake), doburoku, and plum wine, too.
ā¦doburoku has a good reputation even in the other world. I told them that plum wine is more of a snack rather than a drinkā¦ but it is also popular.
Given the amount, itās clear that I donāt buy them for my own consumption, so Mitchanās dad doesnāt have to worry about that. I donāt buy them as the [19 y/o girl, Yamano Mitsuha], but as the [Colette Sculptures]. So it wonāt get him into trouble for selling alcohol to a minor.\nāAfter all, what you need to have is a friend! Thanks to you, my allowance has been slightly increased! Itās a great help!ā (Mitchan MK1)
Yup, it was because I mentioned something like that to her dad. The fact that it helped Mitchan is above all.
The value of 10K yen when you were a student, and 10K yen after you have become a member of society is different after all. And the help when youāre in trouble isnāt ten times as rewarding as when youāre not in trouble. I would be more than glad if I could give back even a little favor to Mitchan, who has been helping me in various ways.
āHowever, I didnāt expect Mitsuha to quit college and workā¦ What was more unexpected than that was that I heard you have succeeded as a sculptor! Itās impossible! That Mitsuha, who always got the lowest score in drawing and art!!ā (Mitchan)
āUrusai wa! Besides, art is something that ordinary people wonāt understand! Thatās why a common art teacher couldnāt understand my talent!ā (Mitsuha)
āā¦but neither the other classmates nor I could understand Mitsuhaās sense of artā¦ā (Mitchan)
āThere are many artists in the world who were never recognized for life but became famous after they died! Besides, my works sell abroad. That makes me an international artist! International, you hear!!ā (Mitsuha)
āHmmmā¦ā (Mitchan)
Mitchan doesnāt seem to be convinced yet, so I showed her a copy of the business registration document, the tax return document, and the international shipping documents. She should be convinced with thisā¦
āOkay-okay, for the time being, letās say that [Itās not unthinkable that such a possibility may exist at a particulate level]ā¦ā (Mitchan)
She still doesnāt believe me!?
ā¦no, I wouldnāt believe such a thing if I were in Mitchanās position!
āBut Mitsuha, if youāre doing such a thing, what about finding employmentā¦ā (Mitchan)
āNo, what are you talking about? This is my job! Iām a sole proprietor, Iām the president of my own business!ā (Mitsuha)
āā¦ah, is that soā¦ā (Mitchan)\n\nI muttered so to myself.
To me, Colette-chan, Sabine-chan, Rephilia, Rudina & Silua, Mitchan No.2, Count Bozes and his family, the Yamano territory folks, the kids in the orphanage, the Wolf Fang, and many othersā¦ tteā¦
Eh?
Itās basically the same as Mitchan No.1 becoming college students and a proper member of society, and making new friends, isnāt it?
From my point of view, it seems that Mitchan is moving away from me, but from Mitchanās point of view, on the contrary, it seems that Iām moving away from her.
Surrounded by many new acquaintances and new friends ā¦
People changeāboth of their position and personality.
And some say that friendship has a shelf life.
I donāt know whether itās true or not.
Does my friendship with Mitchan have a shelf life too?
And if thereās a shelf life, I wonder if itās the shelf life of raw food or the shelf life of a cup noodle, or perhaps itās the shelf life of a rock saltā¦