Instead of moving via the bathroom, I entered from the outside of the hospital, took the formal visit procedure, and went to Colette-chanās hospital room.
ā¦ā¦Of course, no matter how private the room sheās in, I donāt teleport directly into her room every time.
Youāll never know when the Doctor, doing his rounds, will arrive, or when the nurses will come to check on her IV.
Even if she is not sick, Colette-chan needs to be nourished, and she needs to be given several intravenous drips every day to prevent suppuration, and sheās not able to eat a full meal for now.
Besides, Colette-chan seems to be getting special treatment, so she seems to be visited more often to see how sheās doing.
So thatās why I teleported outside the hospital and properly passed through the reception desk.
Sabine-chan, however, was so bothered by this that she demanded a transition to the toilet, so I allowed it only during times when they were definitely not making their rounds, during meal times, or afternoonā¦ā¦.
Otherwise, we properly transitioned outside the hospital.
Now Sabine-chan is not here (sheās up all night playing games and currently sleeping at my Japanese home) and thereās a stranger.
Not an adult, but a little girl, about the same age as Colette-chan.
Since she is in pajamas, she may be a patient.
ā¦ā¦If this is this girlās everyday clothes for walking around town, then we have a bit of a problem.
Children who were in the hospital for long periods of time get bored and wander around the hospital, you know, except for those who were seriously injured or too sick to get out of bedā¦ā¦
And then she found a hospitalized patient her own ageā¦ā¦
This girl doesnāt seem to have any injuries that would require her to be hospitalized, so I guess sheās sick.
ā¦ā¦Even so, if she really is a patientā¦ Thenā¦
āAre~, did you make a friend?ā (Mitsuha)
I smiled at Colette-chan and her guests.
āYeah! Itās my friend, Laurin-chan!ā (Colette)
āIām sorry to bother you, my name is Laurin!ā
Following Colette-chan, the girl greets me with a smile.
Umumumuā¦ā¦.
There is nothing unnatural about the girlās appearance.
ā¦And that part isā¦ unnaturalā¦
No, there should be something!
Like panicking about meeting your friendās family for the first time, or the anxiety of suddenly meeting them at an unexpected timeā¦ā¦
A perfectly smooth smile and answer without such things.
Yeah, smells like a pro, a child actress in the entertainment industryā¦ā¦
āNice to meet you! I am her sister, Aletta.ā (Mitsuha)
āPleased to meet you!ā (Laurin)
See, she just made an āEh?ā face! But only for a brief moment.
Based on my apparent age, it should be easy to guess that I am Colette-chanās older sister.
So why did she react so unexpectedly? Even if it was only for a moment.
No, she could tell from our hair, eyes, skin color, and appearance that we were not similar.
Still, I may be her half-sister, her sister-in-law, and so on. And yet, that blatant āIām in an unexpected situation!ā face. Whatās with that reaction, I wonder?
And her response was natural, but Iām olderā¦ At her age, sheāll be gradually making slip-upsā¦
If a little girl was surprised that I was Colette-chanās sister, she would normally have a much bigger reaction, like āWhat?ā. She would be letting her voice slip out of her mouthā¦ā¦
What kind of self-control was that? A slight swaying facial expression for a moment?! Did you have any kind of training?!!
ā¦or rather, I guess she did trainā¦
I told Colette-chan in advance that I would use a false name to third parties.
Itās a different name registered in the hospital records, a name that was not even the same as the one that was knighted in a certain country.
And Colette-chan must not have said a single word to anyone about us or her family.
ā¦ā¦Itās the thing that makes them feel uncomfortable or be skeptical of my name and my relationship with Colette-chan, and then slightly expresses it.
She knew my name and my relationship with Colette-chan beforehand. So she was at a loss for words for a moment. Because she couldnāt speak the lines that she had prepared.
And if she was surprised that I am the sister, her reaction would have been much greater.
ā¦ā¦For a normal girl around 10 years old, that is.
Yes, normallyā¦
And as a bonus, sheās cute. Very cute.
No, itās true that all the girls I met in the other world were cute.
But thatās because all the girls I know, except for Colette-chan, were children of royalty or nobility.
ā¦ā¦The result of the hard work of top breeders that has continued for hundreds of years.
Combining only beautiful men and women with high standings, the offspring will also be beautiful men and women.
In addition, they were polished from an early age, so it was only natural that they should be pretty.
So, thatās fine and all. It makes sense scientifically, statistically, and genetically.
ā¦ā¦But the little girl I met at the hospital, who happened to be hospitalized at the same hospital as Colette-chan, was a beautiful girl.
No, itās stochastically, not impossible. I know thatā¦ā¦ But still, it smells fishy.
Besides, this is one of the things I had previously envisioned as āit may likely beā.
ā¦ā¦Well, Iām sure she doesnāt mean to harm me or Colette-chan or anything like that.
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Just gathering information, or trying to make friends and get us to be sympathetic, and then later trying to get us to help in some way by saying āActually, my father is in a difficult positionā or something like thatā¦ā¦
But this child was not supposed to know who we areā¦ and I donāt think she will have the opportunity to find out in a reasonable way in the futureā¦
What in the world were you going to do about it?ā¦ā¦
And itās normal for her to leave when her friendās family comes.
As she was hospitalized here, she can come and talk to Colette-chan anytime she wants, and no one would want to interrupt the time spent with a family who have come all the way here.
There should be none.
ā¦I donāt think there isā¦
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Sheās not backing off~~!
Itās not like sheās talking to me herselfā¦ā¦ she probably doesnāt know how to talk to me. Iām sure she has at least secretly seen my photo, but since I told her Iām Colette-chanās sister, āAletta,ā she can only talk to me on that basisā¦ā¦ so sheās silently waiting for me to talk to Colette-chan.
ā¦Umumu, what should I do nowā¦
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Uwa, sheās still sitting there unfazed by this silenceā¦
Child actors shouldāve been scared by now!!!
ā¦But this one doesnāt make any hint of impatience.
āIām sorry, Iām going to talk about something important with my familyā¦ā (Colette)
As expected, she could not stay when she was told so clearly.
I mean, thereās no point if me and Colette-chan canāt have a conversation as long as she was there.
Well, I guess there were probably hidden cameras and listening devices, so there was no need to force herself to stay, knowing that we would be suspiciousā¦ She was pretty persistent with that, though.
And after the little actress, Laurin, left the roomā¦ā¦.
Hyuhyun~!
Hidden cameras, recorders, and wiretapping devices set up in the room were all transferred away in an instant.
Well, when Colette-chan was not in the room for an inspection or something, they would probably set them up again, but Colette-chan and Sabine-chan only talk to each other knowing that, and they use the other worldās language to talk about things that were a bit more secretive.
The reason we donāt talk in the other worldās language all the way was that once they have some data, they may be able to decipher it.
ā¦I would not underestimate the scientific power of mankind.
And Iām thankful that we have access to many state-of-the-art hidden cameras and recording devices used by professionals.
Eventually, the time will come when it will be useful again.
And, perhaps Colette-chan knows all this while talking to that little girl.
General information about this countryā¦ common information that girls around the age of 10 know. As a source of information, to get fashion, entertainment, food, and much moreā¦
Colette-chan grew up in a rural area with little information, and although she was naive, she wasnāt stupid.
She knows what to say and what not, she never forgets what I teach herā¦ā¦ and she follows my instructions to the letter. No matter what.
So, in a way, Colette-chan is more trustworthy than Sabine-chan.