CH 4

The day after a portal to another world appeared in my room, I was fidgeting in my room, fantasizing about a new ambition.

The name of that ambition is the birth of internet idol Miya.

By posting the adorable cat-eared girl Miya on the Internet, I will be able to make some money from advertising and other sources, which is definitely a wonderful idea.

Yesterday, I have mastered the operation of the camcorder, as well those related to video-sharing sites and Adsense.

The only remaining hurdle is to somehow get Miya permission to film and post the video on the Internet.

Most girls would not tolerate having their faces exposed on the Internet without receiving compensation. However, the other party is a resident of a different world where the Internet probably does not exist.

She would never know how the video would be uploaded, so I would try to persuade her with a vague explanation. And if I told her it was to pay for the lunch that I would give to her, I am sure she would not object.

As I waited impatiently for Miya to arrive, I heard a knock at the door to another world.

“U-um, Tanaka-san, this is Miya.”

“Yes, I’ll open it now, please wait a moment.”

When I unlocked the door and opened it, I saw Miya, the cat-eared girl, looking up at me.

“Good afternoon, um, thank you for your time today.”

Miya bows deeply. Her cat ears and tail looks wonderful today, too.

Since Meya was barefoot again today, I handed her a towel to wipe her feet.

I locked the door and invited her in after wiping her feet. I asked her to return the towel and suggested she sit on a chair.

“Um, there’s something I’d like you to do for me today, Miya-san.”

As I sat facing Meya across the desk, I quickly cut to the chase.

Miya nodded with a puzzled look on her face.

I took a convenience store lunch box and disposable chopsticks from the plastic bag on the desk and placed them in front of Meya.

Perhaps the bento was unique in another world, or perhaps Meeya is just a very polite girl, but she thanked me in a very polite manner.

It is enough to thank me if she lets me do a short video camera shot later and upload it on the Internet.

“For the time being, please listen while eating.”

“Yes … what’s the stick in this bag?”

Miya said, pointing to the disposable chopsticks.

“They’re disposable chopsticks. …… Oh, maybe you don’t know what chopsticks are?”

“Chopsticks?　I’m sorry, I’ve never seen them. ……”

Taking a fork out of a drawer, I handed it to Mee-Ya.

After receiving the fork, she began to eat her lunch with it.

“Delicious ……”

Unsure of what was going on, Miya seemed to be moved by something, and her cat ears were reacting. I wonder if the food in another world tastes that bad.

Well, if she likes Japanese food so much, I will treat her to Japanese food as long as I can afford it.

“Well, there’ s something…”

“Yes.”

Miya put down her fork and straightened her sitting posture.

“Well, I think today I will ask Miya to show me around the city.”

Eventually, I intend to do business in another world, so I need to learn more about another world while I can.  However, I am afraid to go alone, so I decided to ask Miya to show me around.

“You want me to show you around?”

“Yes, actually I’m a newcomer here, so I don’t know much about the city.”

“I see…, as your guide …”

Miya nodded. While looking at the fork on the desk.

“Yes, and once I know more about the city, I’d like to do some business here …….”

“Doing business?”

Miya looked a little surprised.

“Oh, no, it’s planned but undecided. I don’t know if it will work out, so it’s a maybe.”

Saying boldly that I would do it, and then not being able to do it in the end, is not a very good look.

Well, anyway, business will depend on the results of today’s stroll around the other world, and tomorrow or later, I’ll decide what I want to do.

“I’d like you to show me around the city, but before you do that, I need you to do something for me today.”

“Something to do, is it? ……”

This is today’s main dish.

“……Well, to tell you the truth, that lunch money that I give to Miya, um, it’s not cheap if it’s every day. ……”

It is not a lie. But my heart ached when I saw Miya’s face change color.

“No, I’m fine, totally fine. But, you know, I need your help with something.”

“Yes, I’ll do anything!”

Miya answers vigorously.

“Is that  all right? No, it’s very simple. I just want to make a video of you, Miya.”

“A video?”

As I suspected, Miya did not know about video.

“A video is, in short, something like a moving picture.”

“A moving picture?　The picture moves?”

“Yes. I have a tool to draw moving pictures, so I would like to use it to write a moving picture of Miya’s and show it to many people.”

“I see you have such a magical tool ……, but how are you going to make money with it?”

What is a magical tool? Well, probably something that is a magical.

“Well, leave the rest to me, okay?”

I asked, to which Miya nodded broadly.

Just as planned.

In order to get the video shot, Miya first had to clean herself and change into certain clothes.

After cleaning my desk after lunch, at once I went into action. First, I asked Miya to take a shower to clean herself.

Miya was surprised to see the hot water flowing and wondered if it was a magical tool.

Nodding my head in agreement, I told her, “It’s a magical tool.” Let’s just say that all modern technology that can’t be explained is magical equipment.

I also explained how to use the shampoo for washing the head and body, and asked Miya to wash her hair and body with these.

Miya looks up at me with a nervous look on her face. She was probably feeling uncomfortable about taking a shower in a man’s house.

I told her that I had left a towel and a change of clothes outside and that I would not come in until she finished getting dressed.

Miya nodded, overwhelmed by my enthusiasm. I won.

I left the bathroom and stayed secluded in the next room. I start to hear the sound of the shower running from the bathroom next door. I almost feel strange in this situation, even though the girl I’m talking to is still a young girl.

This is business, business, I told myself. I reminded myself that there was no way a guy like me would be taken seriously or talked to by a girl like that otherwise.

A little later, I hear the bathroom door open. Somehow, I could tell that Miya was puzzled behind the door.

It was only natural, because I had left her only one piece of clothing, a black T-shirt for men (I decided that white was out of the question, as expected). A normal woman would have been outraged.

But Miya was an orphan who was in need of food in another world. She could not refuse. And even if there were child protection laws in other worlds, a black T-shirt would still be safe.

There was a knock at the bathroom door.

“Um, I changed my clothes. But, this is …….”

As expected, Miya’s voice was full of confusion.

“It’s all right, it’s all right.”

I opened the door to the restroom, uttering a few appropriate words.

There, in front of the door, stood a girl with cat ears, dressed in a loose black T-shirt like a one-piece dress, looking puzzled. Her cheeks had turned blood-red and were boiled cherry-red. Her bottom trousers were not given, so her raw legs and tail peeked out from the hem of her shirt.

A being that looked like the sum of a man’s fantasies was looking up at me.

“It’s perfect.”

“But these are big. And it’s …….”

“No, it’s perfect. That’s fine. Let’s get started.”

Before she could say anything else, I decided to start filming. I picked up the video camera and tripod that I had already placed next to the bed. I set the tripod toward the bed and set the video camera there. I sat down in a chair facing the bed.

“Miya, please sit here on this side of the bed for now.”

“Yes.”

Miya does as she is told and sits on the bed.

“Let’s just practice once for now.”

“Um, what do you need me to do?”

“Just answer my questions and you’ll be fine.”

I then realized that if I did this, my voice would be included in the video. That would be bad, because it could be used to identify me.

I took a notebook from the bookshelf and a ballpoint pen from the pen stand. The plan was to use it as a written communication device.

“I’m going to write a question for you, Miya, and you’re going to answer it.”

“Umm, I’m sorry, I can’t read. ……”

Miya said, apologetically.

That was a complete oversight. Indeed, I wondered if Hiragana and Kanji would be understood by Miya, who is from another world.

“Then I will read it aloud for now. I won’t be reading aloud in the performance, so please try to remember as much as possible.”

“Y-yes I will do my best.”

Miya showing her motivation. She is a really good girl.

“Now, let’s start. What is your name?”

“Um, my name is Miya.”

“What are your hobbies?”

“Cooking.”

“You’re very cute.”

“Thank you.”

“And those cat ears and that tail are adorable.”

“Thank you very much.”

Miya’s cat ears and tail twitched, perhaps expressing her feelings of confusion. It was perfect.

“May I take a closer look at those cat ears and tail?”

“Y- yes, you may.”

For the record, I took the video camera off the tripod just like in the show, and with it in my hand, I observed Miya up close. As expected, Miya seemed to be embarrassed by the attention paid to her cat ears, and she turned her head down a bit. Her cat ears were twitching in response to that emotion, and it was wonderful.

Then I moved away from Miya once.

“Next I want to see your tail, may I ask you to turn around?”

“Y-yes.”

Miya turns her back to me. I grabbed the video camera and moved closer to Miya’s buttocks, her tail peeking out from the hem of her T-shirt.

“Miya, can you grab the hem of you dress with both hands and wag your tail a little?”

“Yes.”

Miya, patiently obeying the instructions and wagging her tail. It was wonderful.

“Thank you, you may now sit facing me.”

I set the video camera on the tripod again and sat down in the chair.

“To those who are watching this video, please say, ” Everyone, nice to meet you, Nya!” in a cute way.”

“Eh……, um, everyone, nice to meet you, n-nya?”

“A little smoother and with a softer expression, please.”

” Nice to meet you, nya.”

“Please don’t leave a beat between Nice to meet you and Nya.”

” Nice to meet you, Nya.”

” Nya” part should have a raised voice.

“Nice to meet you, Nya!”

“Great, now it’s done.”

At first, I intend to make it look like a promotional video for Miya, the girl with the cat ears. A longer video would probably be better, but that can’t be helped. If I can get close-ups of the cat’s ears and tail, it should be enough to make a good video.

The rest will be the real work.

“Then, let’s do the real thing. I’m going to ask you the same questions as before with verbal cues, so please answer them in the same way.”

I said this and turned on the video camera.