The Neighborhood High School Girl, Miss Isezaki, Is the Great Saintess Returned from Another World~ And I, Suddenly Awakened as Her Exclusive Mana Supply Uncle, Travel Between Earth and Another World with Time-Space Magic~ - 25. Passage of Time

25. Passage of Time

Time Flows

The following day, at noon, Isezaki-san arrived at the apartment. Upon seeing me, she greeted me with a refined smile.

“Good afternoon, sir. I look forward to working with you today.”

Isezaki-san seemed her usual self, apparently unaware of the “of course” message. Ignoring it was definitely the right move.

Relieved, I invited Isezaki-san into the apartment. Here, we would perform the “Dimensional Transfer Teleportation,” not only for this occasion but for future endeavors as well.

Although I could have visited Isezaki’s mansion,she seemed reluctant for me to visit her place. She insisted on accompanying me.,given the circumstances of me being able to travel to the other world alone. Respecting her feelings was fine, but there was one problem.

From now on, a high school girl would frequently visit an old man’s house as we are commuting to Reymar Trading Company. Moreover, despite it being a holiday, Isezaki-san arrived dressed in her school uniform. I hoped no strange rumors would start circulating…

By the way, I was also in a suit, the attire of a salaryman. It felt somewhat melancholic to wear a suit despite being unemployed, as if I were trying to maintain appearances.

After locking the entrance door, we stood together on the narrow foyer floor. I made sure to wear shoes this time, not repeating the same mistake.

“Let’s go then. Give me your hand.”

“Yes, of course.”

I firmly grasped Isezaki-san’s slender hand. Seeing her nervousness even about shaking hands with an old man like me, I hastened to get us there.

Checking the clock, it was exactly 12 o’clock. Investigating the passage of time was one of the objectives this time. It was a memorable time. Alright…

“Dimensional Transfer Teleportation.”

—

Instantly, our surroundings changed, and we found ourselves in a vast wilderness. The air felt clear, and the temperature was slightly cooler. It seemed to be early morning here.

I and Isezaki-san promptly began our journey. We used the “Leap Warp” magic to instantly move within visible range.

Since we couldn’t fly to the outer wall of the town, which was faintly visible in the distance, we used the scattered rocks in the wilderness as landmarks to “Leap Warp” incrementally.

After repeating this a dozen times, we arrived at the outer wall of the town in no time. From there, we walked to “Emmy’s Inn.”

—

At the inn, we were welcomed by Emmy. While we had promised to come here again, we also wanted to know how many days had passed since we left.

For us, it was just three days ago when we met, but Emmy said it had been almost a month since he last saw us.

It’s a rough calculation, but it seems that spending an hour in Japan equates to about 10 hours passing here.

However, with this in mind, the calculation that Isezaki-san spent six years in Japan before returning here, and when she came to this world with me, 10 years had passed here, doesn’t quite add up.

But according to Isezaki-san, in the case of her “Return from Death” and my “Dimensional Transfer Teleportation,” the rules are different.

Well, in any case, we’re moving between worlds. The flow of time is not necessarily consistent. We’ll need to keep an eye on the time moving forward.

After parting with Emmy, our main goal this time, we headed to the Reymar Trading Company.

Entering the Reymar shop, we approached the same female employee as last time with some anxiety about whether she would remember us after a month. However, she smoothly connected us to our contact, Ryas, who seemed to remember us. Perhaps it was because of the impact of our suits and blazers.

“Oh, Mr. Matsunaga! Thank you so much for the other day! All the products were very well received, and we’ve been happily receiving requests from customers for more!”

As soon as we met in the reception room, Ryas began speaking dramatically, gesturing wildly.

“Thank you very much. This time, in addition to the previous products, I’ve brought some new ones. Would you like to take a look?”

“Oh, that’s very intriguing! …But, uh, where are the products?”

Ryas frowned at me, seeing me empty-handed. This time, I had everything stored in the “Storage Storage.”

“No problem. Let’s start with these.”

With that, I took a lighter out of the “Storage Storage” and placed about 30 of them on the table.

“W-What?! Is that the ‘Storage Storage’!? I’ve been working here for over twenty years, starting as an apprentice, but this is the first time I’ve seen someone proficient in the ‘Storage Storage’!”

Ryas exclaimed in surprise, eyes widening. Huh? Was the magic more unusual than I thought?

When I demonstrated it to Isezaki-san, she just said, “As expected of you, sir!” as usual, so I didn’t really understand.

Isezaki-san always praised everything, so it wasn’t very helpful in determining how impressive it was. …Well, whatever, let’s just continue with the negotiations.

“Thank you very much. How about this? This is a lighter, and when you do this—”

As I pressed the switch on the lighter, a small flame ignited with a soft sound. Seeing it, Ryas’ eyes widened even more than when he saw the “Storage Storage.”

“O-Oh… Th-This is! What a splendid magical tool! I’ve never seen something so compact!”

“No, Ryas-san. This isn’t a magical tool.”

“…? What do you mean?”

“Do you see the liquid inside? With this as fuel, you can light a fire without using magic.”

After hearing my explanation, Ryas remained motionless with his mouth agape for a while. Then, after a few seconds, he snapped back to reality and firmly grasped my hand with both of his.

“T-This is amazing, Mr. Matsunaga…! I definitely want to purchase it!”

It seems that the lighter had quite a favorable impression, just as Isezaki-san advised. Alright, let’s keep selling other products with this momentum.