Mitsuha's Perspective
"…so, I held a girls’ party at Haruka-chan’s house with three of my classmates!" (Sabine)
"That's nice..." (Mitsuha)
It'd been over two years since I last had fun talking nonsense with my classmates.
Even after graduation, I sometimes met up with Micchan and other classmates individually, but never in large groups. Somehow, I felt a little lonely…
"Next, will anesama come too?" (Sabine)
"…no. No, no, no!" (Mitsuha)
No matter what, it was tough being a 20-year-old girl to be included in an elementary school girl's night out.
This wasn't Kingdom of Zegreius in another world or Western Europe on Earth.
In Japan, even I was not seen by elementary school students. It could be seen in middle school or first year high school.
If such a person were alone in a crowd of elementary school students…
I couldn't stand the cold eyes of the world!!
"She showed me around the house, the stable horse… No, a garage, there were five or six cars. The kitchen was made of marble. The bathroom was small and cramped… and overall, it was quite small…." (Sabine)
"You went around exploring every nook and cranny of someone else’s house?! …well, I know you want to see it, but… Well, I'm sure everyone at home understand that foreigners are interested in Japanese houses and want to see them…. And don't compare the royal baths in the royal palace with the baths in ordinary Japanese homes! That's like comparing our bath to a hot spring or a super public bath!!" (Mitsuha)
The Ayanokoji family would never have thought that their house would be compared to the royal palace. Poor thing...
"Wait, five or six cars and a marble kitchen? It's a mansion!" (Mitsuha)
Even if I said that, Sabine-chan wouldn't understand…
Because I said that there were many people from the upper class who attended that academy…
For Sabine-chan, upper class equals nobility.
That's why I thought that the academy was a place where the daughters of nobles attended, and that only a few outstanding commoners went there as scholarship students….
And she said that she saw her classmate's house as a standard of noble's house…
It seemed that Sabine-chan had never been to school because she was being taught by a tutor.
That's why, even if you put the other world and the earth together, she should only knew about the school from anime and manga.
…but even in anime and manga, Japanese schools were supposed to be attended by commoners. Except for some special works….
Ah, maybe it's the knowledge she acquired from reading light novels about other worlds?
Or, because of her prejudice from the beginning, did she think that the arrogant student council president was the eldest son of a duke house, and that the followers were the sons of his vassals? Or did they think that the average students were made up of viscounts and earls, and that it was the barons and knights who were being looked down upon and bullied as poor?
No, she had been taught that there's no class system in Japan.
..or rather, Sabine-chan should know that much from anime and manga.
That's why I explained that Japan was not my home country, otherwise it would become clear that everything I'd said about myself up until now was a lie...
Regarding the status system, I said to have run away from my country, so I shouldn't be able to return to my home country.
Perhaps they thought that in Japan there was no class system such as aristocrats, royalty, and commoners, but instead there were clear differences in status, such as wealth and the intellectual class, which were not fixed by family lineage...
I couldn't believe that she would think that buildings other than department stores were private mansions...
No, I never expected Sabine-chan, who was so smart, to make such a misunderstanding….
…however, no matter how smart she was, she was still just a 12-year-old girl in a world with a level of civilization comparable to the Middle Ages. If she was thinking based only on fragmentary knowledge from fictional anime and manga, without proper basic knowledge or peripheral information….
No matter how powerful a computer is, if the input information was incorrect or the amount of information was small, it would not be able to give the correct answer….
Should I teach her a lot of systematic knowledge?
However, if that happened, the chances of Sabine-chan finding out about various things would skyrocket. The fact that I was not actually the older sister of the young king of my own country, nor that I was a noble, I was just a commoner… Wait a miniute?
Currently, I had received the title of nobility from several countries that were participating in the Isecon World Council!
The highest ranking among them was the Count, Count!!
Of course, it was just an honorary title with no territory, no suffrage, and no noble pension.
On the other hand, I had nothing to complain about since I was exempted from paying taxes, military service, and any other obligations or restrictions. They also gave me nationality, which was a big help.
Anyway, the current me was a respectable noble on Earth.
The timeline was a little strange, but no one in the other world noticed it. Hmmmm.
And I never said I was royalty. The other party simply misunderstood my "Words and actions that can be misunderstood." …it was not my fault.
Yes, no problem!
And the real problem was that the knowledge and technology that I was trying to avoid bringing with me into the world at large would end up in the hands of people who could wield great influence over people who could influence national policy.
In the hands of a very intelligent ruling class who considered it their duty to develop their country and protect it and its people…
I wonder if that was okay…
Hmmmmmm….
…no, it was too late.
Sabine-chan and Colette-chan had already acquired enough dangerous knowledge as people from the other world.
It was something I trusted them with… or rather, I didn't prevent them from having the opportunity.
So even if they used that knowledge to conquer the other world, I would have no regrets.
…although I might do some reflection.
I always made decisions based on all the knowledge and information I had at the time.
So there was no point in regretting it in hindsight.
At the time, I made that decision because I thought it was the best thing to do.
…besides, I felt like I'd like to take a look.
A world ruled and reigned by Sabine-chan and Colette-chan.
Perhaps it was a utopia ruled by goddesses and angels…
"…Is it about to end?" (Sabine)
"Eh, what?" (Mitsuha)
"Mitsuha-nee-sama's delusion time…" (Sabine)
Shut-up!
"Well, this weekend is a day to please the king, so hurry up and get dressed!" (Mitsuha)
"Ye~s…" (Sabine)
Sabine suddenly became nervous.
Colette-chan, who was listening to our conversation next door, did the same.
Yes, this weekend, SABIINECHAN would receive her princess education, while being admired by the king, the queen, her older sister, and her older brothers.
In order not to fall behind in studying during the three months of studying abroad, she was supposed to study while she was back….
On the weekends she spent here, she could play and ate as much as she want.
If she got close to the line where she was going to break her stomach or get fat, her doctor would tell her to stop.
…no, I was not a doctor.
So, well, it was understandable why Sabine-chan didn't want to go back there on the weekends.
And Colette-chan would return to her parents' home instead of my estate.
There was no point in having her work if she only came back once every few weekends.
What I wanted Colette-chan to learn was not physical labor or simple tasks. Therefore, making her do a one-off job with no connection to the previous or next part on the weekend when she should be resting would do more harm than good.
So I wanted her to spend time with her parents. After all, she was still a 10-year-old girl…
Did you think Sabine-chan can't take a break?
There was no way someone like me could interfere in the education policy of the royal family!
…and that was what made Colette-chan's tension drop.
There was no way a 10-year-old girl wouldn't be happy to meet her parents.
However, the toilets in that village were that bad, it was hard to take a bath in a basin, and the food was also mediocre.
It was not like she didn't like meeting her parents, but Colette-chan had become unable to live in that village anymore….
Human beings couldn't let go of the luxury and comfortable life they'd tasted once.
Luxury is a nice enemy! !
…no, sorry, Tobias-san, Eliene-san….
In this way, the plan to steal Colette-chan from the Tobias' family was progressing smoothly!!
Author's Note
Notice.
On February 9th (Thursday), the 11th volume of the comic "Saving 80,000 gold in another world for my retirement" will be released!
Comes with a newly written short story.
In addition to anime and Asahi Broadcasting affiliated 24 stations nationwide, it is being distributed on many TV stations such as BS11 and many other networks.
Thank you! (^^)/
And my work "I shall survive using potions!" comic (Konoe Sensei version) started being published on Yanmaga WEB from February 6th.
(This is a reprint of an already published article.)
For those of you who haven't read it, thank you! (^^)/
On February 12th (Sunday), the garage kit festival "Wonder Festival" will be held. (Makuhari's Message)
Therefore, Komino Kobo (an individual who works as a hobby, not a store) will be selling Mitsuha figures.
…only five.
No, garage kits require a lot of time and money, as you have to make silicone molds and pour resin into each piece one by one.
There are times when they fail to cut out the mold, and there is a limit to how many times the mold can last.
At the moment, this is probably the only Mitsuha figure in the world. (^^ゞ
Ah, Komino Kobo has moved its public relations site from its website to Twitter, so its old website is no longer updated. (^^)/