Third person view
"...And so, I'll create a record of activities." (Mitsuha)
"What, all of a sudden..." (Sabine)
During tea time at the General Store Mitsuha, Mitsuha suddenly started saying something with a serious face. This time, only Mitsuha and Sabine remained. Colette was in the mansion. And it seemed like Mitsuha ignored Sabine's remark and continued talking.
"Well, this incident was caused by Theresa-chan and Lastena-chan's hasty and rash actions, but... I think the other members feel the same way, to a greater or lesser extent... When it came to the New Continent's Society, things were going incredibly well from the start, so I wasn't really worried about that sort of thing... But this Sorority hasn't achieved any results yet externally, right? ...Well, since it's just a social organization for the daughters of nobles, there's no need for them to produce results. Everyone interacts with each other in a friendly manner, shares information with each other, and cooperates when problems arise. The absence of incidents means peace and no problems, so it should be a welcome situation. ...Or at least it should be..." (Mitsuha)
"Young ladies with big dreams, are you saying that's not enough?" (Sabine)
"Yeah……" (Mitsuha)
"So, are you planning on doing something scam-like?" (Sabine)
"No, no! I don't mean to do that! If that were to be discovered, both Sorority and I would lose all credibility in an instant..." (Mitsuha)
"So, as long as no one finds out, it's fine...?" (Sabine)
"…………" (Mitsuha)
"...No! No no no no!!" (Mitsuha)
Instinctively thinking of such a method, Mitsuha hastily shook her head from side to side to shake the thought away.
"Ane-sama, it’s best not to be hasty and do anything ridiculous like that. If you push yourself too hard, you will usually fail and make things worse." (Sabine)
"So that's what you think after all, huh..." (Mitsuha)
Mitsuha, who had a high regard for Sabine-chan's judgment, had to give up on her plan and slumped her shoulders in disappointment...
Mitsuha's perspective
A few weeks had passed since then. Arsha-chan's wound—the stump seemed to be in good condition. And training on the prosthetic arm had already begun.
Until the wound closed and the pressure resistance of the stump improved so that a prosthetic arm could be fitted, Arsha-chan was taken in by the Yamano family for a while and given classroom instruction. I had to teach her basic science, like how to wash the electronic parts of the prosthetic with water, how to avoid electrocution from mishandling the battery, and how to use the charging station.
...And for some reason, Sabine-chan and Colette-chan were also taking the class together. Well, since I'm the instructor, it's fine...
Furthermore, while they were there, our veteran maids used their free time to give suspicious lessons on subjects like "Maid's Secrets" and "Maid's Tricks".
...It seems that the maids noticed that I was worried about not being able to help her, so they gave Arsha-chan a special favor...
Again, Sabine-chan and Colette-chan were taking classes together.
No, what would the princess and my potential vassal gain from learning the work of a maid? ...Well, that's okay though...
And of course, I also taught Arsha-chan a lot of useful knowledge as a maid, in addition to knowledge directly related to the prosthetic arm, so that she would have confidence. Things like Earth cuisine and grandmother's wisdom...
When I told her that it's good to rub glass windows with newspaper, she asked me, "What's newspaper?" Yeah, there were no newspapers here, right?
Anyway, I taught her a lot of things. Japanese detergents, abrasives—metal polishing agent Pical—how to use them... Of course, I'll accept orders for cleaning supplies from Arsha-chan at any time. The payment will be billed to the Marquis's family. I've devised various schemes to increase the value of Arsha-chan, but using common sense, it's not me or Arsha-chan who should bear the costs, it's the Marquis' family who will benefit from it... Hmm.
I would sell not only cleaning supplies to Arsha-chan, but also sweets and other items—Of course, this is at the client's (Arsha-chan) own expense. Arsha-chan isn't the type of person who would think about reselling them, but I guess she'll probably give them to her colleagues for free... I'll tell her to charge at least the cost price.
Anyway, that's why Arsha-chan received special maid training and material support. Now that her education was completed, she had returned to the Marquis's household and was training with her prosthetic arm while doing tasks she could do with one hand. Sometimes she was taken to Earth via transfer to receive medical examinations and training. Of course, I would be there to interpret.
Arsha-chan was grateful and said, "It's such a shame to have Archpriestess-sama interpret for me...", but it's not that big a deal. After the transfer, I sometimes asked Colette-chan to act as an interpreter while I did other works.
...If I asked Sabine-chan to translate, Arsha-chan would probably faint, so that's not going to happen. Well, that was how I returned to my relaxed everyday life...
"...An invitation?" (Mitsuha)
"Let's see... Ah, it's an invitation to a party for the Vibolt Marquis family's anniversary, which is also the couple's wedding anniversary. In order to save money and cut down on the number of parties they hold, many families schedule their weddings on other anniversaries when parties are usually held... Well, since their young lady is a member of Sorority and there's also that incident, it wouldn't be strange to invite Ane-sama, but..." (Sabine)
As I looked at the invitation that had arrived from Theresa-chan's house with a puzzled look on my face, Sabine-chan snatched it from me from the side and said this to me.
"Most of the members of Sorority are minors (under 15 years old), but since you're the head of a noble family, there's no problem with formally inviting you. …But, I wonder if that alone is enough to invite Ane-sama… There are many noble families who want to invite Ane-sama to their parties, but it's common sense that you can't attend all of them, so if it was just that, I think they would normally be shy about not inviting you. You haven't received any invitations from other Sorority members' houses until now, have you?" (Sabine)
"Ah, yeah… As expected, I get invited to birthday party, but I don’t be invited to any historical events related to their parents or their home…" (Mitsuha)
That's why I was a little confused when I saw the invitation...
"Anyway, since there's the Arsha-chan thing, I think we'll just drop by." (Mitsuha)
"Yes. Of course, I'll come along." (Sabine)
Ah, it would be quite a surprise for the other party if they invited the Viscount and then Her Highness the Princess showed up. I need to make sure to write clearly in my attendance reply that there will be a bonus included...
As expected, I couldn't let the Marquis family be humiliated by a surprise attack...
Author's Note
Announcement! (^^)/
A novel by Mamori Akira, a long-time partner of Akata Itsuki, who is in charge of the illustrations for my work, "Didn't I Say to Make My Abilities Average in the Next Life?!", is going to be published!
"The Black Witch Arness' Familiar's Favourite ~I've been summoned and reincarnated, so I'm going to make my master a national idol!~"
The publication date is Thursday, November 7th from SQEX Novel.
It's a newly written novel, and the illustrations are, of course, done by Akata Itsuki-sensei!! (^^)/
Yoji is summoned by the young black witch Arness as a familiar in the form of a small dog.
Now, in another world, the battle to become two idols begins!!
...Involving the White Witch, the Sacred Fire Dragon, and the Magic Knights...
Thank you very much! (^^)/